Major events 113th United States Congress

a government shutdown notice posted on october 1, 2013, statue of liberty in far background




january 3, 2013: election of speaker. incumbent speaker john boehner re-elected despite largest number of defections in vote speaker since @ least 1991.
january 4, 2013: joint session count electoral college votes 2012 presidential election.
january 20–21, 2013: second inauguration of president barack obama , vice president joe biden. terms began january 20, because sunday, joint committee on inaugural ceremonies scheduled inauguration ceremony next day.
february 12, 2013: joint session hear 2013 state of union address.
march 6–7, 2013: senator rand paul led filibuster of nomination of john o. brennan director of central intelligence agency 12-hour, 52-minute speech.
june 5, 2013: first media reports of edward snowden s surveillance disclosures surfaced in media.
june 25, 2013: supreme court struck down section 4(b) of voting rights act of 1965 in shelby county v. holder, ending need counties , states receive preclearance justice department before changing election laws.
june 26, 2013: supreme court struck down section 3 of defense of marriage act in united states v. windsor, forcing federal government acknowledge same-sex marriages granted under laws of states.
july 16, 2013: senate reached deal allow presidential nominations come vote, avoiding nuclear option filibuster reform.
september 24–25, 2013: senator ted cruz delivered 21-hour, 19-minute speech, 1 of longest in senate history, in opposition affordable care act. cruz s speech not filibuster, delayed no vote.
october 1–17, 2013: united states federal government shut down routine operations curtailed after congress failed enact legislation appropriating funds fiscal year 2014, or continuing resolution interim authorization of appropriations fiscal year 2014.
october 3, 2013: united states capitol shooting incident
november 21, 2013: in 52–48 vote, senate ended use of filibuster on executive branch nominees, on judicial nominees. filibuster remained in place supreme court nominees , legislation.
november 4, 2014: united states elections, 2014, including united states senate elections, 2014 , united states house of representatives elections, 2014.




^ bailey, holly (october 1, 2013). federal shutdown closes statue of liberty , other top tourist sites . yahoo news. retrieved october 26, 2013. 
^ cohen, micah. fivethirtyeight blog: gop votes against boehner historic rejection? . nytimes.com. new york times. 
^ h.j.res. 122
^ joint committee on inaugural ceremonies . inaugural.senate.gov. retrieved january 3, 2013. 
^ volz, dustin (december 31, 2013). learned edward snowden in 2013 . national journal. retrieved january 25, 2015. 
^ mccain claims senate leaders have deal avert showdown on obama nominees . foxnews. retrieved july 16, 2013. 
^ peters, jeremy w. (september 25, 2013). after 21 hours, cruz ends senate speech . new york times. retrieved september 25, 2013. 
^ in landmark vote, senate limits use of filibuster . new york times.