page_title: 110th United States Congress
hierarchical_section_title: 110th United States Congress
caption_attribution_description: English: The western front of the United States Capitol. The Capitol serves as the seat of government for the United States Congress, the legislative branch of the U.S. federal government. It is located in Washington, D.C., on top of Capitol Hill at the east end of the National Mall. The building is marked by its central dome above a rotunda and two wings. It is an exemplar of the Neoclassical architecture style. Español: La fachada oeste del Capitolio de los Estados Unidos. El Capitolio es la sede del gobierno del Congreso de los Estados Unidos, el depositario del poder legislativo del Gobierno de los Estados Unidos. Se encuentra en Washington, D.C., en la cima de la colina del Capitolio, este del National Mall. El edificio destaca por su cúpula, rotonda, y dos cámaras. Français&#160;: Façade ouest du Capitole des États-Unis d'Amérique. Le capitole abrite le congrès, la branche législative du gouvernement fédéral des États-Unis. Il se situe à washington D.C., sur le sommet de Capitol Hill et à l'est du National Mall. Le bâtiment possède une coupole surplombant une rotonde et encadrée de deux ailes. C'est un exemple d'architecture néoclassique américaine.
context_page_description: The 110th United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, between January 3, 2007, and January 3, 2009, during the last two years of the second term of President George W. Bush. It was composed of the Senate and the House of Representatives. The apportionment of seats in the House was based on the 2000 U.S. Census.
  The Democratic Party controlled a majority in both chambers for the first time since the end of the 103rd Congress in 1995. Although the Democrats held fewer than 50 Senate seats, they had an operational majority because the two independent senators caucused with the Democrats for organizational purposes. No Democratic-held seats had fallen to the Republican Party in the 2006 elections. Democrat Nancy Pelosi became the first female Speaker of the House. The House also received the first Muslim and Buddhist members of Congress.
context_section_description: The 110th United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, between January 3, 2007, and January 3, 2009, during the last two years of the second term of President George W. Bush. It was composed of the Senate and the House of Representatives. The apportionment of seats in the House was based on the 2000 U.S. Census.
  The Democratic Party controlled a majority in both chambers for the first time since the end of the 103rd Congress in 1995. Although the Democrats held fewer than 50 Senate seats, they had an operational majority because the two independent senators caucused with the Democrats for organizational purposes. No Democratic-held seats had fallen to the Republican Party in the 2006 elections. Democrat Nancy Pelosi became the first female Speaker of the House. The House also received the first Muslim (Keith Ellison) and Buddhist (Hank Johnson and Mazie Hirono) members of Congress.
caption: United States Capitol (2007)
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