Incoming House Members Pose for the Official 120th Congress Class Photo on the Capitol Steps Ahead of the January 3 Swearing-In

Incoming members of the U.S. House of Representatives gathered on the steps of the Capitol on Thursday for their official 120th Congress class photo, ahead of the January 3, 2027 swearing-in.

Incoming members of the U.S. House of Representatives gathered on the steps of the U.S. Capitol on Thursday for their official class photo for the 120th Congress.

The newly elected lawmakers posed together in front of the Capitol's columns and dome ahead of the start of the next congressional term.

The 120th Congress is sworn in on January 3, 2027, after Democrats won the House in the November 3, 2026 midterm elections. House Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries is expected to become Speaker.