<P> The One Hundred Fourteenth United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government , composed of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives . It met in Washington , D.C. from January 3 , 2015 , to January 3 , 2017 , during the final two full years of Barack Obama 's presidency . The 2014 elections gave the Republicans control of the Senate ( and control of both houses of Congress ) for the first time since the 109th Congress . With 248 seats in the House of Representatives and 54 seats in the Senate , this Congress began with the largest Republican majority since the 71st Congress of 1929 -- 1931 . </P>
<P> The One Hundred Fourteenth United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government , composed of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives . It met in Washington , D.C. from January 3 , 2015 , to January 3 , 2017 , during the final two full years of Barack Obama 's presidency . The 2014 elections gave the Republicans control of the Senate ( and control of both houses of Congress ) for the first time since the 109th Congress . With 248 seats in the House of Representatives and 54 seats in the Senate , this Congress began with the largest Republican majority since the 71st Congress of 1929 -- 1931 . </P>
who hold the majority in the house of representatives
who hold the majority in the house of representatives
the Republicans
the Republicans