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109th United States Congress

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109th - United States Congress
Senate Majority Leader	Bill Frist
Speaker of the House	Dennis Hastert
Previous	108th Congress
Next	110th Congress

This is the daily summary of the actions in 109th United States Congress as a whole, for Overview.

The 109th United States Congress meet from January 4, 2005, to January 1, 2007. All members of the House of Representatives were elected in the November 2004 House elections, while 34 of the members of the Senate were elected in the November 2004 Senate elections.

Contents 1 Activites 2 Legislation 2.1 Major legislation passed 2.1.1 First Session 2.1.2 Second Session 3 Composition 4 Related Articles 5 References 6 External links

Activites

The 109th Congress began its first day swearing in and performing many of the ceremonial and pedestrian activities associated with a new Congress. (NOTE: Better write-up and format/structure to follow).

Legislation

• February 17, 2005: Class Action Fairness Act of 2005
• April 14, 2005: Bankruptcy Reform Act of 2005

Major legislation passed

First Session

• Feb 17 - Class Action Fairness Act of 2005
• March 21 - Theresa Marie Schiavo's law
• April 20 - Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act
• April 27 - Family Entertainment and Copyright Act
• July 28 - Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade Agreement (DR-CAFTA)
• July 29 - Energy Policy Act of 2005
• Aug 10 - Transportation Equity Act of 2005
• Oct 26 - Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act
• Dec 1 - Caribbean National Forest Act of 2005
• Dec 30 - Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2006
  

(including McCain Detainee Amendment)

Second Session

• May 17 - Tax Increase Prevention and Reconciliation Act of 2005
• May 29 - Respect for America's Fallen Heroes Act
• July 27 - Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act
• Sept 26 - Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act of 2006
• Oct 13 - Safe Port Act including title VIII, Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act of 2006
• Oct 17 - Military Commissions Act of 2006
• Oct 26 - Secure Fence Act of 2006
• Dec 20 - Tax Relief and Health Act of 2006

Composition

See the listing of the membership of the 109th United States Congress.

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108th Congress

109th Congress   2005–2007

110th Congress

Related Articles

• Executive Branch
• Judicial Branch
• Legislative Branch
  • United States Congress
    • Senate
      • List of Members of the U.S. Senate
    • House of Representatives
      • List of Members of the U.S. House

• List of United States Congresses

References

• This article uses material from the Wikipedia article "109th United States Congress"

External links

• Members of Congress Under Investigation

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