House of Representatives

The House of Representatives is composed of 435 members representing Congressional districts in every state, as well as 6 non-voting members representing the U.S. Territories (American Samoa, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands) and Washington DC. Representatives are normally elected to 2-year terms, with all members up for re-election every two years. The presiding officer of the House of Representatives is the Speaker of the House. The Speaker administers the oath of office to House members, chairs and nominates chairmanships to House Committees, and appoints Committee members. The current Speaker of the House is Nancy Pelosi. 

The Vice President of the United States serves as the president of the Senate and has the power of casting the tie-breaking vote on Senate decisions.

There are 435 voting members in the House of Representatives:

• Democrats - 220
• Republicans - 211
• Vacant - 4

Alabama - 7

• Democrat - 1
• Republican - 6

Alaska - 1

• Vacant

Arizona - 9

• Democrat - 5
• Republican - 4

Arkansas - 4

• Republican - 4

California - 53

• Democrat - 42
• Republican - 11

Colorado - 7

• Democrat - 4
• Republican - 3

Connecticut - 5

• Democrat - 5

Delaware - 1

• Democrat - 1

Florida - 27

• Democrat - 11
• Republican - 16

Georgia - 14

• Democrat - 6
• Republican - 8 

Hawaii - 2

• Democrat - 2

Idaho - 2

• Republican - 2

Illinois - 18

• Democrat - 13
• Republican - 5 

Indiana - 9

• Democrat - 2
• Republican - 7

Iowa - 4

• Democrat - 1
• Republican - 3 

Kansas - 4

• Democrat - 1
• Republican - 3 

Kentucky - 6

• Democrat - 1
• Republican - 5 

Louisiana - 6

• Democrat - 1
• Republican - 5 

Maine -2

• Democrat - 2

Maryland - 8

• Democrat - 7
• Republican - 1 

Massachusetts - 9

• Democrat - 9

Michigan - 14

• Democrat - 7
• Republican - 7

Minnesota - 8

• Democrat - 4
• Republican - 3
• Vacant - 1

Mississippi - 4

• Democrat - 1
• Republican - 3

Missouri - 8

• Democrat - 2
• Republican - 6

Montana - 1

• Republican - 1

Nebraska - 3

• Republican - 3

Nevada - 4

• Democrat - 3
• Republican - 1

New Hampshire - 2

• Democrat - 2

New Jersey - 12

• Democrat - 10
• Republican - 2

New Mexico - 3

• Democrat - 2
• Republican - 1

New York - 27

• Democrat - 18
• Republican - 7
• Vacant - 2

North Carolina - 13

• Democrat - 5
• Republican - 8

North Dakota - 1

• Republican - 1

Ohio - 16

• Democrat - 4
• Republican - 12

Oklahoma - 5

• Republican - 5

Oregon - 5

• Democrat - 4
• Republican - 1

Pennsylvania - 18

• Democrat - 9
• Republican - 9

Rhode Island - 2

• Democrat - 2

South Carolina - 7

• Democrat - 1
• Republican - 6

South Dakota - 1

• Republican - 1

Tennessee - 9

• Democrat - 2
• Republican - 7

Texas - 36

• Democrat - 12
• Republican - 24

Utah - 4

• Republican - 4

Vermont - 1

• Democrat - 1

Virginia - 11

• Democrat - 7
• Republican - 4

Washington - 10

• Democrat - 7
• Republican - 3

West Virginia - 3

• Republican - 3

Wisconsin - 8

• Democrat - 3
• Republican - 5

Wyoming - 1

• Republican - 1

Non-voting Representatives cannot vote on legislation, but they can vote in committees on which they serve and they can introduce legislation.. 

There are 6 non- voting members in the House of Representatives:

• Resident Commissioner representing Puerto Rico - New Progressive Party (Caucuses with Republicans). The Resident Commissioner is the only House member that serves a 4-year term
• Delegate representing Washington, DC - Democrat
• Delegate representing American Samoa - Republican
• Delegate representing Guam - Democrat
• Delegate representing Northern Mariana Islands - Independent (Caucuses with Democrats)
• Delegate representing U.S. Virgin Islands - Democrat

Before a bill can become a law, it is assigned to a committee to study its merits. The House of Representatives has 20 Standing committees: 

• Agriculture
• Appropriations
• Armed Services
• Budget
• Education and Labor
• Energy and Commerce
• Ethics
• Financial Services
• Foreign Affairs
• Homeland Security
• House Administration
• Judiciary
• Natural Resources
• Oversight and Reform
• Rules
• Science, Space, and Technology
• Small Business
• Transportation and Infrastructure
• Veterans' Affairs
• Ways and Means

All committees, with the exception of the Budget Committee, have at least one subcommittee.

Future enhancements will add separate links for each committee to connect to a page with detailed information on the committee's function, membership, and activities. The planned build will include similar information on sub-committees and  non-standing committees.