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43 unusual facts about 111th United States 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.

Barack Obama speech to joint session of Congress, September 2009

United States President Barack Obama discussed his plan for health care reform in a speech delivered to a joint session of the 111th United States Congress on September 9, 2009 at 8:00 PM (EDT).

Bobby Bright

The National Journal named Bright the most conservative Democrat during the first session of the 111th United States Congress.

Cathy Bissoon

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

Collinsville Renewable Energy Promotion Act

Identical legislation passed the House of Representatives in both the 111th and 112th Congresses as H.R. 4451 and H.R. 5625, respectively.

Congressional Pro-Trade Caucus

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

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

In July 2010, Congress passed the Dodd–Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, during the 111th United States Congress in response to the Late-2000s recession and financial crisis.

Diana Saldaña

During the 111th United States Congress, Democrats from the Texas House delegation and Republican Senators John Cornyn and Kay Bailey Hutchison agreed to recommend Saldaña for a Laredo vacancy on the Southern District of Texas.

Diane Watson

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

Eddie Bernice Johnson

In 2007, Congresswoman Johnson was appointed by House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman Jim Oberstar (D-MN) to serve as Chairwoman of the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment during the 110th and 111th Congresses.

Fracturing Responsibility and Awareness of Chemicals Act

The 111th United States Congress adjourned on January 3, 2011, without taking any significant action on the FRAC Act.

Helping Families Save Their Homes Act of 2009

The stated purpose of the act, a product of the 111th United States Congress, was to allow bankruptcy judges to modify mortgages on primary residences, among other purposes; however, that provision was dropped in the Senate and is not included in the version that was eventually signed into law.

International Violence Against Women Act

The House of Representatives Bill (HR. 4594) was brought before the 111th United States Congress, sponsored by Representative William Delahunt, Massachusetts's 10th congressional district and 134 co-sponsors, but it never made it further than its assignment to a committee.

Invitations to the first inauguration of Barack Obama

Invitations were sent to constituents, who received one of the 240,000 color-coded tickets to the inaugural ceremony distributed by House and Senate congressional members of the 111th U.S. Congress.

Medicaid Drug Rebate Program

The Drug Rebate Equalization Act of 2009 (DRE), introduced in the 111th United States Congress by Representative Bart Stupak as H.R. 904, and in the Senate by Senator Jeff Bingaman as S. 547, would equalize the treatment of prescription drug discounts between Medicaid managed care and Medicaid fee-for-service.

Mutual insurance

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

Northern Mariana Islands' at-large congressional district

On November 4, 2008, the first delegate was elected to the 111th United States Congress which began on January 3, 2009.

Operation Sacred Trust

Funding for the Supportive Services for Veterans Families program was provided by the 111th United States Congress through implementation of the provisions of section 604 of the Veterans’ Mental Health and Other Care Improvements Act of 2008, as published in the Federal Register.

Patent Reform Act of 2009

The Patent Reform Act of 2009 (S. 515/S. 610/H.R. 1260) was a set of proposals introduced in the 111th United States Congress for changes in United States patent law.

Personal Data Privacy and Security Act of 2009

This bill did not come up for debate during the 111th United States Congress and at the end of the 2009-2010 session and never became law.

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.

Saxbe fix

Senator Ken Salazar, the Secretary of the Interior, also required a Saxbe Fix by the 111th United States Congress.

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.

Webloyalty

The Congress' act was considered and passed the by Senate on 30 November 2010, and considered and passed the House of Representatives on 15 December 2010.