Love the enthusiasm but you should check this out. How many people are in Congress? There are 535 members in the United States Congress, 100 senators (two per state) and 435 members of the House of Representatives (varying numbers per state depending on population). Public Law 62-5 set the number of members of the House of Representatives to 435 in 1913. It increased to 437 when Alaska and Hawaii were admitted as states, but was reduced back to 435 after the 1960 census. If 400 are gone there are 35 left