*Party division totals are based on election day results.
Democrats controlled the 111th Congress (2009–2011) with majorities in both houses of Congress alongside the country’s first African-American president, Democrat Barack Obama. Congress addressed the financial meltdown and subsequent global recession by clearing a stimulus package followed by comprehensive financial regulation. After months of negotiations, Democratic leadership passed a healthcare reform bill in a close vote that split down party lines. In its last weeks, after Republicans won the House during the 2010 election, the 111th Congress renewed expiring tax cuts and repealed policies that prevented gays and lesbians from openly serving in the armed forces. A number of issues remained unaddressed, however, including deficit reduction, energy and the environment, campaign-finance reform, and regular appropriations.
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| Number | Date | Petition to Discharge |
|---|---|---|
| No. 0001 | March 23, 2009 | the Committee on House Administration, and the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform from consideration of the bill (H.R. 581) |
| No. 0002 | March 31, 2009 | the Committee on Ways and Means from consideration of the bill (H.R. 735) |
| No. 0003 | May 7, 2009 | the Committee on Rules from the consideration of the resolution (H. Res. 359) |
| No. 0004 | July 15, 2009 | the Committee on Rules from the consideration of the resolution (H.Res.460) |
| No. 0005 | July 23, 2009 | the Committee on Energy and Commerce from the consideration of the bill (H.Res.391) |
| No. 0006 | September 23, 2009 | the Committee on Rules from the consideration of the resolution (H.Res.554) |
| No. 0007 | November 18, 2009 | the Committee on Armed Services from the consideration of the bill (H.R.2294) |
| No. 0008 | December 2, 2009 | the Committee on Natural Resources from the consideration of the bill (H.R.3105) |
| No. 0009 | January 13, 2010 | the Committee on Rules from the consideration of the resolution (H.Res.847) |
| No. 0010 | March 15, 2010 | the Committee on Armed Services from the consideration of the bill (H.R.775) |
| No. 0011 | June 16, 2010 | the Committees on Energy and Commerce, Ways and Means, Education and Labor, the Judiciary, Natural Resources, Rules, House Administration, and Appropriations from the consideration of the bill (H.R.4972) |
| No. 0012 | August 10, 2010 |
the Committees on Energy and Commerce, Appropriations, Ways and Means,
Education and Labor, the Judiciary, Natural Resources, House
Administration, and Rules from the consideration of the bill (H.R.5424) |
| No. 0013 | September, 15, 2010 |
the Committee on Ways and Means from the consideration of the bill (H.R.5141) |
1Appointed July 18, 2010, to exercise temporarily the duties of Chief Administrative Officer. See, Congressional Record, 111th Cong., 2nd sess., (July 15, 2010): H5656.
