Home Good Bites Record Number of Women Sworn into New U.S. Congress Good Bites Record Number of Women Sworn into New U.S. Congress By Good News Network - Jan 4, 2013 On January 3, 2013, a record number of women were sworn in as members of the 113th U.S. Congress. 80 new congresswomen joined a total of 20 female senators to produce a record number serving in both chambers. Leave a Reply Cancel replyYou must be logged in to post a comment.