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==External links== |
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* [http://www.gpoaccess.gov/serialset/cdocuments/hd108-222/index.html Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress] |
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20060601025644/http://www.gpoaccess.gov/serialset/cdocuments/hd108-222/index.html Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress] |
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* [http://clerk.house.gov/histHigh/Congressional_History/index.html U.S. House of Representatives: Congressional History] |
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20060601013451/http://clerk.house.gov/histHigh/Congressional_History/index.html U.S. House of Representatives: Congressional History] |
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* [http://www.senate.gov/pagelayout/reference/two_column_table/stats_and_lists.htm U.S. Senate: Statistics and Lists] |
* [http://www.senate.gov/pagelayout/reference/two_column_table/stats_and_lists.htm U.S. Senate: Statistics and Lists] |
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* {{cite book |title=House of Representatives Session Calendar for the 99th Congress |url= http://library.clerk.house.gov/reference-files/House_Calendar_99th_Congress.pdf#page=1 }} |
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Revision as of 16:04, 30 September 2016
99th United States Congress | |
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98th โ โ 100th | |
January 3, 1985 โ January 3, 1987 | |
Members | 100 senators 435 representatives 5 non-voting delegates |
Senate majority | Republican |
Senate President | George H. W. Bush (R) |
House majority | Democratic |
House Speaker | Tip O'Neill (D) |
Sessions | |
1st: January 3, 1985 โ December 20, 1985 2nd: January 21, 1986 โ October 18, 1986 |
The Ninety-ninth 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, 1985 to January 3, 1987, during the fifth and sixth years of Ronald Reagan's presidency. The apportionment of seats in the House of Representatives was based on the Twentieth Census of the United States in 1980. The Republicans maintained control of the Senate, while the Democrats maintained control of the House of Representatives.
Major events
- January 20, 1985: Ronald Reagan was privately sworn in for a second term as U.S. President (publicly sworn in, January 21).
- January 28, 1986: Space Shuttle Challenger disaster: Destruction of the shuttle and death of the crew shortly after lift-off.
- April 15, 1986: Operation El Dorado Canyon: At least 15 people die after United States planes bomb targets in the Libyan capital, Tripoli, and the Benghazi region.
- October 21, 1986: The Marshall Islands achieved independence from U.S.-administered UN Trusteeship and became an associated state under the Compact of Free Association.
- November 3, 1986: The Federated States of Micronesia achieved independence from U.S.-administered UN Trusteeship and became an associated state under the Compact of Free Association.
- November 3, 1986: IranโContra affair: The Lebanese magazine Ash-Shiraa reported that the United States has been selling weapons to Iran in secret to secure the release of American hostages held by pro-Iranian groups in Lebanon.
- November 4, 1986: United States general elections, 1986: Congressional Democrats regained (+8) their Senate majority (55-45), and slightly increased (+5) their House majority (258-177).
Major legislation
- December 12, 1985: Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (Gramm-Rudman-Hollings Balanced Budget Act) Pub. L. 99โ177 (title II)
- December 17, 1985: Gold Bullion Coin Act of 1985, Pub. L. 99โ185
- April 7, 1986: Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 (COBRA) Pub. L. 99โ272 (including Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act)
- May 19, 1986: Firearm Owners Protection Act, Pub. L. 99โ308
- October 1, 1986: Goldwater-Nichols Act of 1986 (Defense Reorganization), Pub. L. 99โ433
- October 2, 1986: Comprehensive Anti-Apartheid Act, Pub. L. 99โ440
- October 17, 1986: Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act, Pub. L. 99โ499 (title III)
- October 21, 1986: Electronic Communications Privacy Act of 1986, Pub. L. 99โ508
- October 22, 1986: Tax Reform Act of 1986, Pub. L. 99โ514
- October 27, 1986: Anti-Drug Abuse Act, Pub. L. 99โ570
- October 31, 1986: Age Discrimination in Employment Act, Pub. L. 99โ592
- November 6, 1986: Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986 (Simpson-Mazzoli Act), Pub. L. 99โ603, S. 1200
- November 17, 1986: Water Resources Development Act of 1986, Pub. L. 99โ662
Party summary
Senate
Affiliation | Members | Democratic Party | 47 | Republican Party | 53 | |
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Total | 100 |
House of Representatives
House seats by party holding majority in state | |
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80+ -100% Republican | 80+ -100% Democratic |
60+ -80% Republican | 60+ -80% Democratic |
50+ -60% Republican | 50+ -60% Democratic |
striped: evenly split |
Affiliation | Members | Voting share |
Democratic Party | 253 | 58.2% | |
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Republican Party | 182 | 41.8% | ||||
Total | 435 |
Leadership
Senate
Majority (Republican) leadership
Minority (Democratic) leadership
House of Representatives
- Speaker: Tip O'Neill (D)
Majority (Democratic) leadership
Minority (Republican) leadership
Caucuses
- Congressional Arts Caucus
- Congressional Automotive Caucus
- Congressional Black Caucus
- Congressional Friends of Ireland Caucus
- Congressional Hispanic Caucus
- Congressional Pediatric & Adult Hydrocephalus Caucus
- Congressional Travel & Tourism Caucus
- Congresswomen's Caucus
- House Democratic Caucus
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 six years, with one-third beginning new six-year terms with each Congress.
House of Representatives
Changes in membership
Senate
Template:Ordinal US Congress Senate
|-
| West Virginia
(2)
| Vacant
| style="font-size:80%" | Seat remained vacant at end of previous congress until Sen-elect Rockefeller finished term as Governor of West Virginia
| nowrap style="background-color:#B0CEFF" | Jay Rockefeller (D)
| January 15, 1985
|-
| North Carolina
(3)
| nowrap style="background-color:#FFB6B6" | John Porter East (R)
| style="font-size:80%" | Died June 29, 1986. Successor appointed until a Special Election.
| nowrap style="background-color:#FFB6B6" | Jim Broyhill (R)
| July 14, 1986
|-
| North Carolina
(3)
| nowrap style="background-color:#FFB6B6" | Jim Broyhill (R)
| style="font-size:80%" | Interim appointee lost Special Election.
His successor was elected to finish the term.
| nowrap style="background-color:#B0CEFF" | Terry Sanford (D)
| November 5, 1986
|}
House of Representatives
Template:Ordinal US Congress Rep
|- | Indiana's 8th | Disputed | style="font-size:80%" | House declared McCloskey the winner after auditors from the US General Accounting Office conducted a recount and Republican floor votes were rejected | style="background-color:#B0CEFF" | Frank McCloskey (D) | May 1, 1985 |- | Louisiana's 8th | style="background-color:#B0CEFF" | Gillis W. Long (D) | style="font-size:80%" | Died January 20, 1985 | style="background-color:#B0CEFF" | Catherine S. Long (D) | March 30, 1985 |- | Texas's 1st | style="background-color:#B0CEFF" | Sam B. Hall (D) | style="font-size:80%" | Resigned May 27, 1985 after being appointed judge for the US District Court for the Eastern District of Texas | style="background-color:#B0CEFF" | Jim Chapman (D) | August 3, 1985 |- | New York's 6th | style="background-color:#B0CEFF" | Joseph P. Addabbo (D) | style="font-size:80%" | Died April 10, 1986 | style="background-color:#B0CEFF" | Alton R. Waldon, Jr. (D) | June 10, 1986 |- | Hawaii's 1st | style="background-color:#B0CEFF" | Cecil Heftel (D) | style="font-size:80%" | Resigned July 11, 1986 | style="background-color:#B0CEFF" | Neil Abercrombie (D) | September 20, 1986 |- | North Carolina's 10th | style="background-color:#FFB6B6" | Jim Broyhill (R) | style="font-size:80%" | Resigned July 14, 1986 after being appointed to the US Senate | style="background-color:#FFB6B6" | Cass Ballenger (R) | November 4, 1986 |- | Illinois's 4th | style="background-color:#FFB6B6" | George M. O'Brien (R) | style="font-size:80%" | Died July 17, 1986 | Vacant | Not filled this term |- | Illinois's 14th | style="background-color:#FFB6B6" | John E. Grotberg (R) | style="font-size:80%" | Died November 15, 1986 | Vacant | Not filled this term |- | North Carolina's 3rd | style="background-color:#B0CEFF" | Charles O. Whitley (D) | style="font-size:80%" | Resigned December 31, 1986 | Vacant | Not filled this term |}
Committees
Lists of committees and their party leaders.
Senate
- Aging (Special)
- Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry
- Appropriations
- Agriculture and Related Agencies
- Commerce, Justice, State and Judiciary
- Defense
- District of Columbia
- Energy and Water Development
- Foreign Operations
- HUD-Independent Agencies
- Interior
- Labor-Health, Education and Welfare
- Legislative Branch
- Military Construction
- Transportation
- Treasury, Postal Service and General Government
- Armed Services
- Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs
- Budget
- Commerce, Science and Transportation
- Energy and Natural Resources
- Environment and Public Works
- Ethics (Select)
- Finance
- Foreign Relations
- Governmental Affairs
- Impeachment of Harry E. Claiborne (Select)
- Indian Affairs (Select)
- Judiciary
- Intelligence (Select)
- Labor and Human Resources
- Nutrition and Human Needs (Select)
- Rules and Administration
- Security and Cooperation in Europe (Special)
- Small Business
- Veterans' Affairs
- Whole
House of Representatives
- Aging (Select)
- Agriculture
- Appropriations
- Agriculture, Rural Development and Related Agencies
- Commerce, Justice, State and the Judiciary
- Defense
- District of Columbia
- Energy and Water Development
- Foreign Operations
- HUD-Independent Agencies
- Interior
- Labor-Health and Human Services
- Legislative
- Military Construction
- Transportation
- Treasury, Postal Service and General Government
- Armed Services
- Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs
- Financial Institutions Supervision, Regulation and Insurance
- Housing and Community Development
- Consumer Affairs and Coinage
- Domestic Monetary Policy
- International Finance, Trade and Monetary Policy
- General Oversight and Renegotiation
- Economic Stabilization
- International Development Institutions and Finance
- Budget
- Children, Youth and Families (Select)
- District of Columbia
- Education and Labor
- Energy and Commerce
- Foreign Affairs
- Government Operations
- House Administration
- Hunger (Select)
- Interior and Insular Affairs
- Judiciary
- Merchant Marine and Fisheries
- Narcotics Abuse and Control (Select)
- Post Office and Civil Service
- Public Works and Transportation
- Rules
- Science and Technology
- Small Business
- SBA and SBIC Authority, Minority Enterprise and General Small Business Problems
- General Oversight and the Economy
- Antitrust and Restraint of Trade Activities affecting Small Business
- Energy, Environment and Safety Issues affecting Small Business
- Tax, Access to Equity Capital and Business Opportunities
- Export Opportunities and Special Small Business Problems
- Standards of Official Conduct
- Veterans' Affairs
- Ways and Means
- Whole
Joint appointments
Employees and legislative agency directors
Legislative branch agency directors
- Architect of the Capitol: George M. White
- Attending Physician of the United States Congress: Freeman H. Cary (until 1986), William Narva (starting 1986)
- Comptroller General of the United States: Charles A. Bowsher
- Director of the Congressional Budget Office: Rudolph G. Penner
- Librarian of Congress: Daniel J. Boorstin
- Public Printer of the United States: Ralph E. Kennickell, Jr.
Senate
- Chaplain: Richard C. Halverson
- Historian: Richard A. Baker
- Parliamentarian: Bob Dove
- Secretary: Jo-Anne L. Coe
- Secretary for the Majority: Howard O. Greene, Jr.
- Secretary for the Minority: David Pratt
- Sergeant at Arms: Larry E. Smith (until June 3, 1985), Ernest W. Garcia (starting June 3, 1985)
House of Representatives
- Chaplain: James David Ford
- Clerk: Benjamin J. Guthrie
- Doorkeeper: James T. Molloy
- Historian: Ray Smock
- Parliamentarian: William H. Brown
- Postmaster: Robert V. Rota
- Sergeant at Arms: Jack Russ
See also
- United States elections, 1984 (elections leading to this Congress)
- United States elections, 1986 (elections during this Congress, leading to the next Congress)
See also
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.
External links
- Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress
- U.S. House of Representatives: Congressional History
- U.S. Senate: Statistics and Lists
- House of Representatives Session Calendar for the 99th Congress (PDF).
- Congressional Pictorial Directory for the 99th Congress.
- Congressional Pictorial Directory for the 99th Congress (Revised).
- Official Congressional Directory for the 99th Congress.