Legislative branch
Standards
SSCG9: The student will explain the differences between the House of Representatives and the Senate, with emphasis on terms of office, powers, organization, leadership, and representation of each house.
SSCG10: The student will describe the legislative process including the roles played by committees and leadership.
SSCG11: The student will describe the influence of lobbyists(business, labor, professional organizations) and special interests groups on the legislative process.
SSCG10: The student will describe the legislative process including the roles played by committees and leadership.
SSCG11: The student will describe the influence of lobbyists(business, labor, professional organizations) and special interests groups on the legislative process.
senate and house of representatives requirements chart
Congressional powers chart
Senate
mike pencePresident
57 Republican Indiana chuck schumerMinority leader
66 Democrat New York |
orrin hatchPresident Pro Tempore
82 Republican Utah john cornynMajority whip
65 Republican Texas |
Mitch mcconnellMajority leader
75 Republican Kentucky dick durbinMinority whip
72 Democrat Illinos |
House of representatives
paul ryanspeaker of the house
47 Republican Wisconsin nancy pelosiMinority leader
76 Democrat California |
kevin mccarthyMajority leader
52 Republican California steny hoyerMinority whip
77 Democrat Maryland |
steve scaliseMajority whip
51 Republican Louisiana |
georgia representatives
buddy carterRepublican
District 1: . Bacon, Brantley, Bryan, Camden, Charlton, Chatham, Clinch, Echols, Glynn, Liberty, Long, McIntosh, Pierce, Ware, and Wayne counties and parts of Effingham, and Lowndes counties committee assignment: Energy and Commerce 59 years old henry johnson jrDemocrat
District 4: Rockdale County and parts of Dekalb, Gwinnett, and Newton counties in the Atlanta Metropolitan Area Committee assignment: the Judiciary Transportation 62 years old robert woodallRepublican
District 7: portions of Forsyth and Gwinnett counties. Committee assignment: Rules the Budget Transportation 47 years old jody hiceRepublican
District 10: Baldwin, Barrow, Butts, Glascock, Greene, Hancock, Jasper, Jefferson, Johnson, Lincoln, McDuffie, Morgan, Oconee, Oglethorpe, Putnam, Taliaferro, Walton, Warren, Washington, and Wilkes counties and portions of Clarke, Columbia, Gwinnett, Henry, and Newton counties Committee assignment: Natural Resources Oversight and Government 57 years old david scottDemocrat
District 13: Douglas County and portions of Clayton, Cobb, Fayette, Fulton, and Henry counties. Committee assignment: Agriculture Financial Services 71 years old |
sanford bishopDemocrat
District 2: Baker, Calhoun, Chattahoochee, Clay, Crawford, Crisp, Decatur, Dooly, Dougherty, Early, Grady, Lee, Macon, Marion, Miller, Mitchell, Peach, Quitman, Randolph, Schley, Seminole, Stewart, Sumter, Talbot, Taylor, Terrell, and Webster counties. Committee assignment: Appropriations 70 years old john lewisDemocrat
District 5: central Fulton and parts of Dekalb and Clayton counties and also includes the state capital and largest city of Atlanta, and many of the surrounding suburbs Committee assignment: Joint taxation ways and means 77 years old austin scottRepublican
District 8: Atkinson, Ben Hill, Berrien, Bleckley, Brooks, Colquitt, Cook, Dodge, Houston, Irwin, Jones, Lanier, Monroe, Pulaski, Telfair, Thomas, Tift, Turner, Twiggs, Wilcox, Wilkinson, and Worth counties and portions of Bibb and Lowndes counties Committee assignment: Agriculture Armed Services 47 years old barry loudermilkRepublican
District 11: Bartow and Cherokee counties and parts of Cobb and Fulton counties. Committee assignment: Financial Services House Administration Joint Library Science, Space, and Technology 53 years old tom gravesRepublican
District 14: Catoosa, Chattooga, Dade, Floyd, Gordon, Haralson, Murray, Paulding, Polk, Walker, Whitfield, and a portion of Pickens counties Committee assignment: Appropriations 47 years old |
drew fergusonRepublican
District 3: Carroll, Coweta, Harris, Heard, Lamar, Meriwether, Pike, Spalding, Troup and Upson counties. and parts of Fayette, Henry, and Muscogee counties. Committee assignment: Education and the Workforce the Budget Transportation 50 years old tom priceRepublican
District 6: many of the northern suburbs of Atlanta and includes eastern Cobb County, northern Fulton County, the Dunwoody area of northern Dekalb County. Committee assignment: Health and human services 62 years old doug collinsRepublican
District 9: Banks, Dawson, Elbert, Fannin, Franklin, Gilmer, Habersham, Hall, Hart, Jackson, Lumpkin, Madison, Rabun, Stephens, Towns, Union, and White counties and parts of Clarke, Forsyth, and Pickens counties Committee assignment: Rules the Judiciary 50 years old rick allenRepublican
District 12: Appling, Bulloch, Burke, Candler, Coffee, Emanuel, Evans, Jeff Davis, Jenkins, Laurens, Montgomery, Richmond, Screven, Tattnall, Toombs, Treutlen, and Wheeler counties and Portions of Columbia and Effingham counties Committee assignment: Agriculture Education and the Workforce 65 years old |
Georgia senators
johnny isaksonRepublican
Committee assignments: Veterans’ Affairs and Ethics 72 years old |
david perdueRepublican
Committee assignments: Armed services, banking, housing and urban affairs committee, agriculture, nutrition, and forestry committee, and budget committee 67 years old |