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unusual facts about 111th Congress



Amy Totenberg

Senators returned Totenberg's nomination to President Obama at the end of the 111th Congress and he resubmitted the nomination on January 5, 2011.

Carlton W. Reeves

During the 111th Congress, a committee including Mississippi Democratic Party Chairman Jamie Franks and Democratic members of the Mississippi House delegation recommended Reeves for filling a vacancy on the United States District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi.

Cathy Bissoon

During the 111th Congress, Pennsylvania Senators Arlen Specter and Bob Casey recommended Bissoon for a seat on the Western District of Pennsylvania.

Congressional Pro-Trade Caucus

The Congressional Pro-Trade Caucus (CPTC), founded by Democratic Congressman Henry Cuellar in 2009, during the 111th Congress.

Diane Watson

She was re-elected four times, but retired after the end of the 111th Congress.

Mutual insurance

In the 111th Congress, Carolyn Maloney sponsored a bill that she claimed would have protected mutual holding company owners.

Predicted effects of the FairTax

Congressman John Linder, the bill sponsor, is considering adding language to H.R. 25 during the 111th Congress that would require a supermajority vote of Congress to exempt any industry from the tax.

River Raisin National Battlefield Park

The first step toward promotion to the national level was the River Raisin National Battlefield Act (H.R. 401.IH), which was passed by the House of Representatives of the 111th Congress on January 9, 2009.

Safe Drinking Water Act

The Fracturing Responsibility and Awareness of Chemicals Act (H.R. 2766, S. 1215), dubbed the "FRAC Act," was introduced to both houses of the 111th Congress on June 9, 2009.

The Rachel Maddow Show

The segment restarted on November 9, 2010 to cover the lame-duck sessions of the 111th Congress.

United States House Financial Services Subcommittee on Domestic and International Monetary Policy, Trade, and Technology

In the 111th Congress it was split into two subcommittees: Domestic Monetary Policy and Technology, and International Monetary Policy and Trade.

United States House Financial Services Subcommittee on Domestic Monetary Policy and Technology

The committee was formerly part of the Subcommittee on Domestic and International Monetary Policy, Trade, and Technology until the 111th Congress, when a separate Subcommittee on International Monetary Policy and Trade was created.

United States House Financial Services Subcommittee on Monetary Policy and Trade

It was formerly part of the Subcommittee on Domestic and International Monetary Policy, Trade, and Technology until the 111th Congress, when a separate Subcommittee on Domestic Monetary Policy and Technology was created.

United States House of Representatives election in Alaska, 2008

Representatives are elected for two-year terms; whoever is elected will serve in the 111th Congress from January 4, 2009 until January 3, 2011.

United States House of Representatives election in American Samoa, 2008

The non-voting delegate to the United States House of Representatives is elected for two-year terms; whoever is elected will serve in the 111th Congress from January 3, 2009 until January 3, 2011.

United States House of Representatives election in the District of Columbia, 2008

The winner of the race was incumbent Eleanor Holmes Norton (D), who is now serving in the 111th Congress from January 4, 2009, until her term of office expires on January 3, 2011.

United States House of Representatives election in Wyoming, 2010

Representatives are elected for two-year terms; the elected served in the 111th Congress from January 4, 2011 until January 3, 2013.

United States House of Representatives elections in Alabama, 2008

Representatives are elected for two-year terms; those elected will serve in the 111th Congress from January 4, 2009 until January 3, 2011.

United States House of Representatives elections in Georgia, 2008

Representatives are elected for two-year terms; those elected will serve in the 111th Congress from January 3, 2009 until January 3, 2011.

United States House of Representatives elections in Hawaii, 2006

The 2006 congressional elections in Hawaii were held on November 4, 2006 to determine who was to represent the state of Hawaii in the United States House of Representatives for the 111th Congress.

United States House of Representatives elections in Hawaii, 2008

The 2008 congressional elections in Hawaii were held on November 4, 2008 to determine who was to represent the state of Hawaii in the United States House of Representatives for the 111th Congress from January 3, 2009, until their terms of office expire on January 3, 2011.

United States House of Representatives elections in New Hampshire, 2008

The 2008 congressional elections in New Hampshire were held on November 4, 2008 to determine who would represent the state of New Hampshire in the United States House of Representatives during the 111th Congress from January 3, 2009 until January 3, 2011.

United States House of Representatives elections in Ohio, 2008

Representatives are elected for two-year terms; those elected in November 2008 will serve in the 111th Congress from January 4, 2009 until January 3, 2011.

United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee, 2008

Representatives are elected for two-year terms; the elected served in the 111th Congress from January 4, 2009 until January 3, 2011.

United States House of Representatives elections in Utah, 2008

The 2008 congressional elections in Utah were held on November 4, 2008 to determine the representatives of the state of Utah in the United States House of Representatives for the 111th Congress from January 3, 2009, until their terms of office expire on January 3, 2011.

United States Senate Finance Subcommittee on Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Growth

The Senate Finance Subcommittee on Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Growth is one of the six subcommittees within the Senate Committee on Finance, having been created on February 16, 2011, during the 111th Congress.

Virginia's 7th congressional district

According to the United States Census Bureau's 2010 data for the 111th Congress, the total population of the district is 757,917.


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Aggregate Spend

These bills were reintroduced in 111th Congress as the Physician Payments Sunshine Act of 2009 (S. 301 and H.R. 3138), again by Senator Chuck Grassley and in the House of Representatives by Rep. Baron Hill (D-Indiana).

Main Street Fairness Act

The Main Street Fairness Act was introduced by William Delahunt, a Democrat from Massachusetts, on June 30, 2010 and the bill expired at the end of the 111th Congress without being enacted.

Personal Use of Marijuana by Responsible Adults Act of 2008

It has been re-introduced in the 111th Congress as H.R. 2943, the Personal Use of Marijuana by Responsible Adults Act of 2009 with ten cosponsors.