What is 115th United States Congress?
'''The 115th United States Congress''' was the 115th legislative cycle of the [[United States House of Representatives]] and the [[United States Senate]]. It lasted from January 3, 2017, as a result of the [[2016 elections]], till January 3, 2019, when the [[116th United States Congress|116th Congress]] began. In this cycle, both the House and Senate were controlled by [[Republican Party (United States)|Republicans.]] <br /> == Leadership == === Senate. === [[File:Joe Biden (48548455397) (cropped).jpg|thumb|upright|President of the Senate [[Joe Biden]].]] ==== President of the Senate ==== [[Vice President of the United States|The President of the Senate]] was [[Joe Biden]] (a [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrat]]). ==== Senate President Pro Tempore ==== [[Senate President Pro Tem|The Senate President Pro Tem]] was [[Orrin Hatch]] (a [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]). [[File:Mitch McConnell 2016 official photo (1).jpg|thumb|upright|[[Mitch McConnell]], R-[[Kentucky|KY]], Senate Majority Leader]] ==== Majority Leader ==== The Majority Leader was [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] [[Mitch McConnell]] of [[Kentucky]]. ==== Minority Leader ==== The Minority Leader was [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrat]] [[Chuck Schumer|Charles Schumer]] of [[New York (state)|New York.]] ==== Majority Whip ==== The Majority Whip was [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] [[John Cornyn]] of [[Texas]]. ==== Minority Whip ==== The Minority Whip was [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrat]] [[Dick Durbin]] of [[Illinois]]. === House === ==== Speaker ==== [[Speaker of the House of Representatives (United States)|The Speaker of the House]] was [[Paul Ryan]] (a [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]). ==== Majority Leader ==== [[File:Steve Scalise 113th Congress.jpg|thumb|upright|House Majority Whip [[Steve Scalise]] of Louisiana.]] The Majority Leader was [[Kevin McCarthy|Republican Kevin McCarthy]] of [[California]]. ==== Minority Leader ==== The Minority Lead