The annual salary received by members of the United States Congress in 2025 is 174,000 U.S. dollars. This has been the case since 2009. The Government Ethics Reform Act of 1989 provides an automatic cost of living adjustment increase in line with the

The most recent polling data from February 2025 puts the approval rating of the United States Congress at 29 percent, reflecting a significant increase from January. The approval rating remained low throughout the 118th Congress cycle, which began in January 2025. Congressional approval Congressional approval, particularly over the past few years, has not been high. Americans tend to see Congress as a group of ineffectual politicians who are out of touch with their constituents. The 118th Congress began in 2023 with a rocky start. The Democratic Party maintains control of the Senate, but Republicans took back control of the House of Representatives after the 2022 midterm elections. The House caught media attention from its first days with a contentious fight for the position of Speaker of the House. Representative Kevin McCarthy was eventually sworn in as Speaker after a historic fifteen rounds of voting. Despite the current Congress having a historic share of women and being the most diverse Congress in American history, very little has been done to improve the opinion of Americans regarding its central lawmaking body. Ye of little faith However, Americans tend not to have much confidence in many of the institutions in the United States. Additionally, public confidence in the ability of the Republican and Democratic parties to work together has decreased drastically between 2008 and 2022, with nearly 60 percent of Americans having no confidence the parties can govern in a bipartisan way.

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Description This polygon layer contains the two elective districts for congressmen in Cambridge in the United State Congress.

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United States CBO Projection: Deficit or Surplus: % of GDP data was reported at -5.120 % in 2028. This records a decrease from the previous number of -4.588 % for 2027. United States CBO Projection: Deficit or Surplus: % of GDP data is updated yearly, averaging -4.712 % from Sep 2007 (Median) to 2028, with 22 observations. The data reached an all-time high of -1.150 % in 2007 and a record low of -11.226 % in 2009. United States CBO Projection: Deficit or Surplus: % of GDP data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Congressional Budget Office. The data is categorized under Global Database’s USA – Table US.F003: Federal Government Receipts & Outlays: Projection: Congressional Budget Office.

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This map shows Congressional District boundaries for the United States. The map is set to middle Georgia.

Congressional districts are the 435 areas from which members are elected to the U.S. House of Representatives. After the apportionment of congressional seats among the states, which is based on decennial census population counts, each state with multiple seats is responsible for establishing congressional districts for the purpose of electing representatives. Each congressional district is to be as equal in population to all other congressional districts in a state as practicable. The boundaries and numbers shown for the congressional districts are those specified in the state laws or court orders establishing the districts within each state.

Congressional districts for the 108th through 112th sessions were established by the states based on the result of the 2000 Census. Congressional districts for the 113th through 115th sessions were established by the states based on the result of the 2010 Census. Boundaries are effective until January of odd number years (for example, January 2015, January 2017, etc.), unless a state initiative or court ordered redistricting requires a change. All states established new congressional districts in 2011-2012, with the exception of the seven single member states (Alaska, Delaware, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Vermont, and Wyoming).

For the states that have more than one representative, the Census Bureau requested a copy of the state laws or applicable court order(s) for each state from each secretary of state and each 2010 Redistricting Data Program state liaison requesting a copy of the state laws and/or applicable court order(s) for each state. Additionally, the states were asked to furnish their newly established congressional district boundaries and numbers by means of geographic equivalency files. States submitted equivalency files since most redistricting was based on whole census blocks. Kentucky was the only state where congressional district boundaries split some of the 2010 Census tabulation blocks. For further information on these blocks, please see the user-note at the bottom of the tables for this state.

The Census Bureau entered this information into its geographic database and produced tabulation block equivalency files that depicted the newly defined congressional district boundaries. Each state liaison was furnished with their file and requested to review, submit corrections, and certify the accuracy of the boundaries.

United States CBO Projection: Medicare: Contribution to Federal Deficit: % of GDP data was reported at -1.459 % in 2018. This records an increase from the previous number of -1.606 % for 2017. United States CBO Projection: Medicare: Contribution to Federal Deficit: % of GDP data is updated yearly, averaging -1.661 % from Sep 2015 (Median) to 2018, with 4 observations. The data reached an all-time high of -1.459 % in 2018 and a record low of -1.752 % in 2016. United States CBO Projection: Medicare: Contribution to Federal Deficit: % of GDP data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Congressional Budget Office. The data is categorized under Global Database’s USA – Table US.F003: Federal Government Receipts & Outlays: Projection: Congressional Budget Office.

United States CBO Projection: Revenues: Other: % of GDP data was reported at 1.450 % in 2018. This records an increase from the previous number of 1.397 % for 2017. United States CBO Projection: Revenues: Other: % of GDP data is updated yearly, averaging 1.558 % from Sep 2015 (Median) to 2018, with 4 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 1.682 % in 2016 and a record low of 1.397 % in 2017. United States CBO Projection: Revenues: Other: % of GDP data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Congressional Budget Office. The data is categorized under Global Database’s USA – Table US.F003: Federal Government Receipts & Outlays: Projection: Congressional Budget Office.

There are 435 seats in the U.S. House of Representatives, of which 52 are allocated to the state of California. Seats in the House are allocated based on the population of each state. To ensure proportional and dynamic representation, congressional apportionment is reevaluated every 10 years based on census population data. After the 2020 census, six states gained a seat - Colorado, Florida, Montana, North Carolina, and Oregon. The states of California, Illinois, Michigan, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia lost a seat.

United States CBO Projection: LT: Rev Less Total Noninterest Spending: % of GDP data was reported at -3.300 % in 2048. This records a decrease from the previous number of -3.200 % for 2047. United States CBO Projection: LT: Rev Less Total Noninterest Spending: % of GDP data is updated yearly, averaging -2.500 % from Sep 2012 (Median) to 2048, with 37 observations. The data reached an all-time high of -1.500 % in 2017 and a record low of -6.100 % in 2012. United States CBO Projection: LT: Rev Less Total Noninterest Spending: % of GDP data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Congressional Budget Office. The data is categorized under Global Database’s USA – Table US.F003: Federal Government Receipts & Outlays: Projection: Congressional Budget Office.

Plan of the city intended for the permanent seat of the government of t[he] United States : projected agreeable to the direction of the President of the United States, in pursuance of an act of Congress passed the sixteenth day of July, MDCCXC, "establishing the permanent seat on the bank of the Potowmac" : [Washington D.C.] / by Peter Charles L'Enfant.

United States CBO Projection: Outlays data was reported at 7,046.283 USD bn in 2028. This records an increase from the previous number of 6,615.111 USD bn for 2027. United States CBO Projection: Outlays data is updated yearly, averaging 4,074.945 USD bn from Sep 2007 (Median) to 2028, with 22 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 7,046.283 USD bn in 2028 and a record low of 2,734.966 USD bn in 2007. United States CBO Projection: Outlays data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Congressional Budget Office. The data is categorized under Global Database’s USA – Table US.F003: Federal Government Receipts & Outlays: Projection: Congressional Budget Office.

United States CBO Projection: LT: Spending: NI: % of GDP data was reported at 23.100 % in 2048. This records an increase from the previous number of 23.000 % for 2047. United States CBO Projection: LT: Spending: NI: % of GDP data is updated yearly, averaging 20.900 % from Sep 2009 (Median) to 2048, with 40 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 23.100 % in 2048 and a record low of 17.400 % in 2009. United States CBO Projection: LT: Spending: NI: % of GDP data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Congressional Budget Office. The data is categorized under Global Database’s USA – Table US.F003: Federal Government Receipts & Outlays: Projection: Congressional Budget Office.

The United States House of Representatives has 435 members. The number of seats allocated to each state is determined by a state's population. The 119th Congress was sworn-in in January 2025, with the Republicans holding a majority with 220 seats. In this year, the Republican Party was in control of the Senate, House of Representatives, and the Presidency.

In the fiscal year of 2025, the budget for the Department of Health and Human Services is expected to be about 1.83 trillion U.S. dollars. In comparison, the Small Business Administration is expected to have a budget of 1.46 billion U.S. dollars.

United States Federal Government

The federal government in the United States is comprised of three branches of the government: the legislative, executive, and judicial branches. The executive branch is the office of the President of the United States, the legislative branch is the United States Congress, and the judicial branch is the United States Supreme Court.The U.S. cabinet belongs to the executive branch of the government, which belongs to the president and vice president.

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is the department of the federal government that provides health services to Americans. The Secretary of the department is Xavier Becerra, who was appointed by current president Joe Biden. Some of the Operating Divisions in this department include the Food and Drug Administration, the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, and the National Institutes of Health. The outlays for the Department of Health and Human Services have been steadily increasing since 2000. The agency that had the highest amount of spending in this department in 2020 was the Centers of Medicare and Medicaid Services.

In the 119th Congress which began in January 2025, almost 27 percent of members of the House of Representatives were between the ages of 50 and 59 in 2025- more than any other age group.

While the average age of members of Congress in the United States has gradually risen in recent years, this number decreased slightly with the beginning of the 119th Congress in 2025. This Congress first convened on January 3rd, 2025, and will end on January 3, 2027. In this Congress, the average age in the House of Representatives was 57 years, and the average age in the Senate was 64 years.

As of 2025, the average age of senators in the 119th Congress was 64. Of the total 100, 33 members of the U.S. Senate were between the ages of 60 and 69 - more than any other age group. The minimum age requirement to be a member of the Senate is 30, opposed to the House of Representatives which has a minimum age requirement of 25. The average age of members of Congress from 2009 to 2023 can be found here.

United States CBO Projection: LT: Spend: NI: Medicaid, CHIP & Subsidies: % of GDP data was reported at 3.300 % in 2048. This stayed constant from the previous number of 3.300 % for 2047. United States CBO Projection: LT: Spend: NI: Medicaid, CHIP & Subsidies: % of GDP data is updated yearly, averaging 2.600 % from Sep 2012 (Median) to 2048, with 37 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 3.300 % in 2048 and a record low of 1.700 % in 2013. United States CBO Projection: LT: Spend: NI: Medicaid, CHIP & Subsidies: % of GDP data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Congressional Budget Office. The data is categorized under Global Database’s USA – Table US.F003: Federal Government Receipts & Outlays: Projection: Congressional Budget Office.