On January 3, 2017, the 435 Members of Congress and 100 Senators were sworn in to begin the 115th Congress. Senator Kamala Harris replaces Senator Barbara Boxer, and there are five new California members of the House of Representatives. There were no changes in the RCRC delegation from the last Congress.
One of the first orders of business in Congress was the beginning procedural steps initiated this week to repeal the Affordable Care Act, a process that could take months and possibly years.