100th_United_States_Congress

100th United States Congress

100th United States Congress

1987–1989 U.S. Congress

The 100th United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, composed of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, D.C., from January 3, 1987, to January 3, 1989, during the last two years of Ronald Reagan's presidency. The apportionment of seats in the House of Representatives was based on the 1980 United States census.

Quick Facts January 3, 1987 – January 3, 1989, Members ...

This is the most recent Congress with a Democratic senator from the state of Mississippi, John C. Stennis, who retired at the end of Congress, and a Republican senator from the state of Connecticut, Lowell Weicker, who lost re-election in 1988.

Both chambers had a Democratic majority, with the Democrats increasing their lead in the House, and regaining the Senate for the first time since the 96th Congress from 1979 to 1981.

Major events

President Ronald Reagan with Vice President George Bush and House Speaker Jim Wright during the 1988 State of the Union Address, January 25, 1988
Main articles: 1987 in the United States, 1988 in the United States, and 1989 in the United States

Major legislation

President Reagan signed the Civil Liberties Act of 1988 into law, August 10, 1988.
Main article: List of United States federal legislation

Treaties ratified

Hearings

Party summary

Senate

Senators' party membership by state at the opening of the 100th Congress in January 1987
  2 Democrats
  1 Democrat and 1 Republican
  2 Republicans
More information Party (shading shows control), Total ...

House of Representatives

House representation by state
More information Party (shading shows control), Total ...

Leadership

Senate

Senate President
George H. W. Bush (R)
Senate President pro Tempore
John C. Stennis (D)
George J. Mitchell (D)
(Deputy)

Majority (Democratic) leadership

Minority (Republican) leadership

House of Representatives

House Speaker
Jim Wright (D)

Majority (Democratic) leadership

Minority leadership

Caucuses

Members

This list is arranged by chamber, then by state. Senators are listed by class, and representatives are listed by district.

Senate

Senators are popularly elected statewide every two years, with one-third beginning new six-year terms with each Congress, In this Congress, Class 1 meant their term ended with this Congress, facing re-election in 1988; Class 2 meant their term began in the last Congress, facing re-election in 1990; and Class 3 meant their term began in this Congress, facing re-election in 1992.

House of Representatives

Changes in membership

Senate

See also: List of special elections to the United States Senate
More information State (class), Vacated by ...

House of Representatives

See also: List of special elections to the United States House of Representatives
More information District, Vacated by ...

Committees

Lists of committees and their party leaders for members of the House and Senate committees can be found through the Official Congressional Directory at the bottom of this article. The directory after the pages of terms of service lists committees of the Senate, House (Standing with Subcommittees, Select and Special) and Joint and, after that, House/Senate committee assignments. On the committees section of the House and Senate in the Official Congressional Directory, the committee's members on the first row on the left side shows the chairman of the committee and on the right side shows the ranking member of the committee.

Senate

House of Representatives

Joint committees

Employees

Legislative branch agency directors

Senate

House of Representatives

See also

Notes

  1. When seated or oath administered, not necessarily when service began.

References

  • Martis, Kenneth C. (1989). The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
  • Martis, Kenneth C. (1982). The Historical Atlas of United States Congressional Districts. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
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