{"id":86183,"date":"2025-01-02T12:09:14","date_gmt":"2025-01-02T17:09:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/?p=86183"},"modified":"2025-01-02T12:24:36","modified_gmt":"2025-01-02T17:24:36","slug":"republicans-set-to-take-control-as-119th-congress-meets-for-first-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2025\/01\/02\/republicans-set-to-take-control-as-119th-congress-meets-for-first-time\/","title":{"rendered":"Republicans set to take control as 119th Congress meets for first time"},"content":{"rendered":" <a href=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2025\/01\/02\/republicans-set-to-take-control-as-119th-congress-meets-for-first-time\/uscapitol-26\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-86268\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1536\" data-attachment-id=\"86268\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2025\/01\/02\/republicans-set-to-take-control-as-119th-congress-meets-for-first-time\/uscapitol-26\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/02\/uscapitol-4.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2048,1536\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"U.S. Capitol\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;U.S. Capitol&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;The U.S. Capitol building in Washington, D.C., houses the legislative branch of the federal government. Photo by Indianz.Com &lt;a href=&quot;https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-nc-sa\/4.0\/&quot;&gt;(CC BY-NC-SA 4.0)&lt;\/a&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/02\/uscapitol-4.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/02\/uscapitol-4.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/02\/uscapitol-4.jpg\" alt=\"U.S. Capitol\"   class=\"size-full wp-image-86268\" \/><\/a> <figcaption class=\"figure-caption\">The U.S. Capitol building in Washington, D.C., houses the legislative branch of the federal government. Photo by Indianz.Com <a href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-nc-sa\/4.0\/\">(CC BY-NC-SA 4.0)<\/a><\/figcaption>\r\n<div class=\"h3-responsive font-weight-bold\">Republicans set to take control as 119th Congress meets for first time<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"date\">Thursday, January 2, 2025<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"source\">Indianz.Com<\/div>\r\n<p><\/p>\r\nThe 119th Congress is scheduled to begin on January 3, 2025, with both chambers of the legislative branch of the U.S. government coming under Republican control.\r\n<p><\/p>\r\nThe <a href=\"https:\/\/www.house.gov\">U.S. House of Representatives<\/a> and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.senate.gov\">U.S. Senate<\/a> meet  on Friday at 12pm Eastern. Republicans will control 219 seats out of 435 in the House and 52 out of 100 in the Senate. \r\n<P><\/P>\r\nIn the House, only three tribal citizens will be serving in office, down from four during the 118th Congress. They are: <a href=\"https:\/\/brecheen.house.gov\">Rep. Josh Brecheen<\/a> (R-Oklahoma), a citizen of the Choctaw Nation;  <a href=\"https:\/\/cole.house.gov\/\">Rep. Tom Cole<\/a> (R-Oklahoma), a citizen of the Chickasaw Nation; and <a href=\"http:\/\/davids.house.gov\">Rep. Sharice Davids<\/a> (D-Kansas), a citizen of the Ho-Chunk Nation.\r\n<P><\/p>\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/peltola.house.gov\">Rep. Mary Peltola<\/a> (D-Alaska), who was the first Alaska Native to serve in the U.S. Congress, did not win re-election in November 2024. Her term officially ends when the 118th Congress convenes for the last time at 11am Eastern on Friday.\r\n<P><\/P>\r\nIn the Senate, <a href=https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2022\/11\/08\/markwayne-mullin-becomes-first-native-u-s-senator-in-nearly-two-decades\/>only one tribal citizen<\/a> is in office. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mullin.senate.gov\">Sen. Markwayne Mullin<\/a> (R-Oklahoma), a citizen of the Cherokee Nation, <a herf=https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2022\/09\/29\/the-only-true-native-american-in-the-senate-markwayne-mullin-assures-himself-of-victory-at-tribal-event\/>won election to the chamber in November 2022<\/a>, after serving five terms in the House.\r\n<P><\/P>\r\nDuring the 117th Congress, a record five tribal citizens were serving in office. At one point in the session, which took place from January 2021 through January 2023, there were a total of six lawmakers of American Indian, Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian origin.\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I will be voting for Mike Johnson as Speaker on January 3rd, and any report suggesting otherwise is dead wrong. I believe <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SpeakerJohnson?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@SpeakerJohnson<\/a> and President <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/realDonaldTrump?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@realDonaldTrump<\/a> are the winning combination to deliver results within our window of opportunity.<\/p>&mdash; Congressman Josh Brecheen (@RepBrecheen) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepBrecheen\/status\/1873788840051380357?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 30, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\r\n<P><\/P>\r\nAs the House meets on Friday, members will elect a <a href=https:\/\/www.speaker.gov>Speaker of the House<\/a>. <a href=https:\/\/mikejohnson.house.gov>Rep. Mike Johnson<\/a> (R-Louisiana) is seeking to lead the chamber, following his rise to the position last October.\r\n<P><\/P>\r\nIn a <a href=https:\/\/x.com\/RepBrecheen\/status\/1873788840051380357>December 30, 2024, post on social media<\/a>, Brecheen said he will vote for Johnson. Cole has also <a href=https:\/\/cole.house.gov\/media\/press-releases\/cole-congratulates-house-leadership>expressed his backing for Johnson<\/a>, who has pointed out that <a href=https:\/\/www.speaker.gov\/2024\/12\/30\/president-trump-endorses-speaker-mike-johnson\/>Republican president-elect Donald Trump  has endorsed<\/a> him.\r\n<P><\/P>\r\nAfter the Speaker election, members will formally be sworn in, according to the <a href=https:\/\/www.majorityleader.gov\/schedule\/weekly-schedule.htm>House Majority Leader&#8217;s calendar<\/a>. The <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.house.gov\/floor\/\">chamber is also scheduled<\/a> to adopt rules for the 119th Congress, with the document listing 12 bills that Republicans see as critical to their agenda. [<a href=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/02\/119thRulesPackageforCirculation.pdf\">Rules Package<\/a> |\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/02\/119thCongressRulesSectionbySectionFINAL.pdf\">Section-By-Section Analysis<\/a>]\r\n<P><\/P>\r\nThe list of Republican priority bills, affecting everything from gender in sports to   voting rights, follows:\r\n<P><\/P>\r\n<div class=mx-4>\r\n\u2022 A bill to amend the Education Amendments of 1972 to provide that for\r\npurposes of determining compliance with title IX of such Act in athletics,\r\nsex shall be recognized based solely on a person\u2019s reproductive biology and\r\ngenetics at birth.<p><\/p>\r\n\u2022 A bill to require the Secretary of Homeland Security to take into custody\r\naliens who have been charged in the United States with theft, and for\r\nother purposes.<p><\/p>\r\n\u2022 A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide that\r\naliens who have been convicted of or who have committed sex offenses or\r\ndomestic violence are inadmissible and deportable.<p><\/p>\r\n\u2022 A bill to make the assault of a law enforcement officer a deportable\r\noffense, and for other purposes.<p><\/p>\r\n\u2022 A bill to provide that sanctuary jurisdictions that provide benefits to\r\naliens who are present in the United States without lawful status under\r\nthe immigration laws are ineligible for Federal funds intended to benefit\r\nsuch aliens.<p><\/p>\r\n\u2022 A bill to impose criminal and immigration penalties for intentionally\r\nfleeing a pursuing Federal officer while operating a motor vehicle.<p><\/p>\r\n\u2022 A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit a health care\r\npractitioner from failing to exercise the proper degree of care in the case of\r\na child who survives an abortion or attempted abortion.<p><\/p>\r\n\u2022 A bill to impose sanctions with respect to the International Criminal\r\nCourt engaged in any effort to investigate, arrest, detain, or prosecute any\r\nprotected person of the United States and its allies.<p><\/p>\r\n\u2022 A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide special rules\r\nfor the taxation of certain residents of Taiwan with income from sources\r\nwithin the United States.<p><\/p>\r\n\u2022 A bill to amend the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 to require\r\nproof of United States citizenship to register an individual to vote in\r\nelections for Federal office, and for other purposes.<p><\/p>\r\n\u2022 A bill to amend the Controlled Substances Act with respect to the\r\nscheduling of fentanyl-related substances, and for other purposes.<p><\/p>\r\n\u2022 A bill to prohibit a moratorium on the use of hydraulic fracturing.\r\n<\/div>\r\n<P><\/P>\r\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">America has spoken. Congress MUST quickly deliver President Trump&#39;s agenda.<br><br>The American people cannot afford to wait for relief when their lives and livelihoods are at stake.<br><br>Let\u2019s get to work \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/6v9PDcxc86\">https:\/\/t.co\/6v9PDcxc86<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Speaker Mike Johnson (@SpeakerJohnson) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SpeakerJohnson\/status\/1874514636172939719?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 1, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The 119th Congress is scheduled to begin on January 3, 2025, with both chambers of the legislative branch of the U.S. government coming under Republican control.","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":86268,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"_vp_format_video_url":"","_vp_image_focal_point":[],"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[18,11,19,1,14,23],"tags":[3586,5366,3786,78,79,77,427,428,101,94,75,570,56,284,155,1016,1324,48,697,660,3709,835,511,296,4292,55,127,85,91,299,4590,499,297,177,44],"class_list":["post-86183","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-education","category-environment","category-health","category-national","category-politics","category-world","tag-118th","tag-119th","tag-3786","tag-alaska","tag-alaska-native","tag-cherokee","tag-chickasaw","tag-choctaw","tag-crime","tag-democrats","tag-donald-trump","tag-drugs","tag-elections","tag-energy","tag-fracking","tag-gender","tag-ho-chunk","tag-house","tag-immigration","tag-irs","tag-josh-brecheen","tag-kansas","tag-law-enforcement","tag-markwayne-mullin","tag-mike-johnson","tag-native-vote","tag-oklahoma","tag-republicans","tag-senate","tag-sharice-davids","tag-taiwan","tag-taxation","tag-tom-cole","tag-voting-rights","tag-women","no-wpautop"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/02\/uscapitol-4.jpg","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pcoJ7g-mq3","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/86183","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=86183"}],"version-history":[{"count":12,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/86183\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":86270,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/86183\/revisions\/86270"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/86268"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=86183"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=86183"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=86183"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}