102nd_United_States_Congress

102nd United States Congress

102nd United States Congress

1991–1993 U.S. Congress

The 102nd 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, 1991, to January 3, 1993, during the last two years of George H. W. Bush's presidency. This is the most recent Congress where Republicans held a Senate seat from California.

Quick Facts January 3, 1991 – January 3, 1993, Members ...

The apportionment of seats in this House of Representatives was based on the 1980 United States census. Both chambers maintained a Democratic majority.

Notable events

Main articles: 1991 in the United States, 1992 in the United States, and 1993 in the United States

Major legislation

Main article: List of United States federal legislation § 102nd United States Congress

Constitutional amendments

Party summary

Senate

Party standings on the opening day of the 102nd Congress
  56 Democratic Senators
  44 Republican Senators
More information Party (shading shows control), Total ...

House of Representatives

More information Party (Shading indicates majority caucus), Total ...

Leadership

Senate President
Dan Quayle (R)
Senate President pro Tempore
Robert Byrd (D)
House Speaker
Tom Foley (D)

Senate

Majority (Democratic) leadership

Minority (Republican) leadership

House of Representatives

Majority (Democratic) leadership

Minority (Republican) leadership

Caucuses

Members

This list is arranged by chamber, then by state. Senators are listed in order of seniority, 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 3 meant their term ended with this Congress, requiring reelection in 1992; Class 1 meant their term began in the last Congress, requiring reelection in 1994; and Class 2 meant their term began in this Congress, requiring reelection in 1996.

House of Representatives

More information House seats by party holding majority in state ...

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

  1. [1]
    Dean, John W. (September 27, 2002). "The Telling Tale of the Twenty-Seventh Amendment". FindLaw. Retrieved July 9, 2013.
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