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Political Studies
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10/08/2013

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80th Congress (1947-1948)
Definition
passed 400 bills
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112th Congress (2011-2012)
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219 Bill
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113th Congress
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15 Bills
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U.S. House of Representatives
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435 members [term length = 2 years]
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United States Senate
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100 members [term length = 6 years]
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5 Delegates + 1 Comm
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Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands, Okinawa, Guam, W. Samoa +No. Marianas
+ Wash., D.C. Delegate = six non-voting members
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House members
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233 Republicans; 200 Democrats; 2 vacancies [special elections scheduled]
80 women and 353 men – with 2 seats vacant = historic high number of women
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