The 116th United States Congress is the current meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government. The Senate includes 74 men and 26 women — the most women to date. There are 101 women in the House, the largest number in history. Most members of this Congress are Christian, with approximately half being Protestant and 30. 5% being Catholic.
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The 116th United States Congress is the current meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government. The Senate includes 74 men and 26 women — the most women to date. There are 101 women in the House, the largest number in history. Most members of this Congress are Christian, with approximately half being Protestant and 30. 5% being Catholic. The demographics of the 116th U.S. Congress were more diverse than any previous incoming class. At least 25 new congressional representatives were Hispanic, Native American, or persons of color. The first Muslim women and the youngest women ever elected to the House included Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Donna Shalala.
The 116th Congress will end on January 3, 2021, during the final two years of the Presidency of Donald Trump. It is the first split Congress since the 113th Congress of 2013–2015, and the first Republican Senate–Democratic House split since the 99th Congress of 1985–1987. It convened in Washington, D. C., on Jan 3, 2019, and will end in January 2021, when the new Congress convenes. It will be sworn in on January 8, 2019 and will last until January 6, 2020.
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