Members & Votes

Meet the People Who Represent You

Congress has two chambers. If you live in a state, your House member represents your district and two senators represent your state. D.C. and the territories have different representation, explained below.

Congress represents you in two different ways.

House: You → your congressional district → 1 representative · 2-year term
Senate: You → your state → 2 senators · 6-year terms

House vs. Senate

🏠 U.S. House

435 voting seats

House seats are apportioned among the states by population. Representatives serve congressional districts and are elected to two-year terms.

🏛️ U.S. Senate

100 senators

Every state has two senators regardless of population. Senators serve six-year staggered terms, with roughly one-third regularly elected every two years.

Why can the House directory contain more than 435 people?

In addition to the 435 voting representatives from the states, the House includes non-voting delegates for D.C., American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands and the U.S. Virgin Islands, plus Puerto Rico's resident commissioner.

Why Two Chambers?

The House represents states according to population, while the Senate gives every state equal representation. Legislation ordinarily must pass both chambers before it can go to the President.

Who Represents Me?

For people living in a state, a congressional delegation includes one voting House representative for the district where they live and two U.S. senators for the entire state.

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Current Congress

👥 Find Members of Congress

Browse this saved roster by name, chamber, state or territory, or party. Select a member to open their USA Simple Civics profile.

Roster checked October 17, 2026: 439 House members (including 5 delegates and Puerto Rico’s resident commissioner) and 100 senators. The House source is dated October 1, 2026 and lists vacancies in Florida’s 20th and Texas’s 23rd districts. This is a saved snapshot, not a live feed.

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What Does a Member of Congress Actually Do?

📝 Legislation

Members introduce and consider bills and resolutions, propose amendments, debate measures and vote.

🏛️ Committees

Much of Congress's detailed work happens in committees and subcommittees, including hearings and consideration of legislation.

🔎 Oversight

Congress investigates and reviews how federal laws, programs and agencies are operating and how public money is used.

📬 Constituent Services

Congressional offices may help constituents communicate with and navigate federal agencies.

The Chambers Also Have Different Constitutional Jobs

House

The House has the sole power of impeachment. The Constitution also requires bills for raising revenue to originate in the House, although the Senate may propose or concur with amendments.

Senate

The Senate conducts impeachment trials, considers many presidential nominations, and decides whether to give advice and consent to treaty ratification. Technically, the Senate does not itself ratify treaties.

A practical reason to know your members

Your Congressional Office May Be Able to Help With a Federal Agency

Congressional casework can help constituents communicate with federal agencies, request information about a delayed case, or understand where a matter stands. An office may require a signed Privacy Act release before an agency can share information about an individual's case.

What an office generally cannot do:

It cannot guarantee a favorable outcome, simply order an agency to approve a case, ignore applicable law or agency rules, act as your lawyer, or control a court's decision. Individual offices set their own casework procedures.

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🗳️ Understanding a Member's Voting Record

Congress votes on more than final passage of major bills. Depending on the chamber, votes can involve bills, amendments, resolutions, motions, nominations, treaties and procedural questions. Some congressional business also occurs without a member-by-member recorded roll call.

USA Simple Civics' Important Votes collection is not a member's complete voting record. We select consequential votes to explain in plain language and connect them to official records. For a complete voting history, use official House and Senate sources.

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How This Directory Works

This directory lists members in the checked roster. Each profile links to our general Important Votes collection; it does not yet show that person’s own vote-by-vote record. A former member’s saved profile may remain available from an old link.

Congressional membership can change during a term because of resignations, deaths, appointments to Senate vacancies where state law permits, and special elections. Official House and Senate directories are the authoritative sources for current membership.

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