92nd Arabin Congress

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92nd Arabin Congress
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January 5, 2021 – January 5, 2023
Leadership
Senate PresidentMelissa Hewitt (D)
(until July 29, 2021)
Vacant
(July 29–October 1, 2021)
Robert Stephens (D)
(from October 1, 2021)
Senate Vice PresidentPoppy Smith (D)
House SpeakerChelsea Pickering (D)

Membership
Members32 senators
195 members of the House
1 non-voting delegate(s)
228 total members
Senate MajorityDemocratic
House MajorityDemocratic

Sessions
1st: January 5, 2021 – January 5, 2022
2nd: January 5, 2022 – January 5, 2023

The 92nd Arabin Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the federal government of Arabi, composed of the Arabin Senate and the Arabin House of Representatives. It convened in the District, on January 5, 2021 and ended of January 5, 2023.

The elections of December 2020 decided control of both houses. There were 48 new seats added to the House due to the ratification of the 16th Amendment, which sets a permanent number of seats in the House to 195. The Democratic Party retained their majority in both Chambers.

Major events

  • January 5, 2021: 92nd Arabin Congress begins due to the Congressional Inauguration Act of 2020 becoming law on January 23, 2020, which moves the inauguration date for Congress from January 8 to January 5.
  • February 1, 2021: The State of the Federation is scheduled to take place during a joint session of Congress.
  • July 29, 2021: Melissa Hewitt resigned as Vice President citing political differences within the Freeman administration.
  • October 1, 2021: Robert Stephens was sworn in as the 33rd Vice President of Arabi.

Major legislation

Enacted

Proposed (but not enacted)

  • H.B. 988: District of Arabi Admission Act of 2022[2]

Constitutional amendments

Leadership

Senate

Presiding

Senate leadership

  • Senate Majority Leader: Mary Nichols (D)
  • Senate Minority Leader: Lucien Orton (R), until December 19, 2022
    • Spencer Pickering (R), from December 19, 2022

House of Representatives

Presiding

House leadership

  • House Majority Leader: Steven Turner (D), until August 22, 2022
    • Ethan Pratt (D), since August 22, 2022
  • House Minority Leader: James Young (R)

Members

Senate

The numbers refer to their Senate classes. All Class 1 Senators are at the beginning of their terms (2021-2027), having been elected in 2020. All Class 2 Senators are at the end of their terms (2017-2023), facing re-election in 2022. All Class 3 Senators are in the middle of their terms (2019-2025), having been elected in 2018 and facing re-election in 2024.

Italicized means person left office during this Congress.

House of Representatives

Notes

  1. Starting January 1, 2023, the minimum age will change from $10.00 to $15.00
  2. This bill would admit the District of Arabi as the 17th state. It would rename the District to the State of Republica. Republica would be a "Capitol State" meaning it houses the federal government of Arabi but the new state government would not have jurisdiction over any buildings, property, territories or land residing within the state borders that is operated or owned by the federal government.