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100th United States Congress
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United States Capitol
January 3, 1987 – January 3, 1989
Members100 senators
435 representatives
5 non-voting delegates
Senate majorityDemocratic Party
Senate PresidentGeorge Bush (R)
House majorityDemocratic Party
House SpeakerJim Wright (D)
Sessions
1st: January 6, 1987 – December 22, 1987
2nd: January 25, 1988 – October 22, 1988

The One Hundredth 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 Twentieth Census of the United States in 1980. Both chambers had a Democratic majority.

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

Senate representation by state
Party
(shading shows control) 		Total Vacant
Democratic
(D) 		Republican
(R)
End of previous congress 47 53 100 0
Begin 55 45 100 0
End 54 991
Final voting share 54.5% 45.5%
Beginning of next congress 55 45 100 0

House of Representatives

House representation by state
Party
(shading shows control) 		Total Vacant
Democratic
(D) 		Republican
(R)
End of previous congress 252 180 432 3
Begin 258 177 435 0
End 254 178 4323
Final voting share 58.8% 41.2%
Non-voting members 4 1 5
Beginning of next congress 251 183 434 1

Leadership

Senate

Majority (Democratic) leadership

Minority (Republican) leadership

House of Representatives

Majority (Democratic) leadership

Minority leadership

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.

House of Representatives

Changes in membership

Senate

See also: List of special elections to the United States Senate

Template:Ordinal US Congress Senate

|- | Nebraska
(1) | nowrap style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF" | Edward Zorinsky (D) | style="font-size:80%" | Died March 6, 1987 | nowrap style="background-color:#FFB6B6" | David Karnes (R) | March 11, 1987 |- | Nebraska
(1) | nowrap style="background-color:#FFB6B6" | David Karnes (R) | style="font-size:80%" | Resigned November 8, 1988, after losing election | colspan=2 | Vacant to the end of this Congress |}

House of Representatives

See also: List of special elections to the United States House of Representatives

Template:Ordinal US Congress Rep

|- | California's 5th | style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF" | Sala Burton (D) | style="font-size:80%" | Died February 1, 1987 | style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF" | Nancy Pelosi (D) | June 2, 1987 |- | Connecticut's 4th | style="background-color:#FFB6B6" | Stewart McKinney (R) | style="font-size:80%" | Died May 7, 1987 | style="background-color:#FFB6B6" | Chris Shays (R) | August 18, 1987 |- | Tennessee's 5th | style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF" | Bill Boner (D) | style="font-size:80%" | Resigned October 5, 1987 | style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF" | Bob Clement (D) | January 19, 1988 |- | Virginia's 5th | style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF" | Dan Daniel (D) | style="font-size:80%" | Died January 23, 1988 | style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF" | Lewis F. Payne, Jr. (D) | June 14, 1988 |- | Louisiana's 4th | style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF" | Buddy Roemer (D) | style="font-size:80%" | Resigned March 14, 1988, after being elected Governor of Louisiana | style="background-color:#FFB6B6" | Jim McCrery (R) | April 16, 1988 |- | New Jersey's 3rd | style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF" | James J. Howard (D) | style="font-size:80%" | Died March 25, 1988 | style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF" | Frank Pallone (D) | November 8, 1988 |- | Illinois's 21st | style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF" | Melvin Price (D) | style="font-size:80%" | Died April 22, 1988 | style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF" | Jerry Costello (D) | August 9, 1988 |- | Tennessee's 2nd | style="background-color:#FFB6B6" | John Duncan, Sr. (R) | style="font-size:80%" | Died June 21, 1988 | style="background-color:#FFB6B6" | Jimmy Duncan (R) | November 8, 1988 |- | New York's 19th | style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF" | Mario Biaggi (D) | style="font-size:80%" | Resigned August 5, 1988 | colspan=2 | Vacant to the end of this Congress |- | American Samoa's At-large | style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF" | Fofó I. F. Sunia (D) | style="font-size:80%" | Resigned September 6, 1988 | colspan=2 | Vacant to the end of this Congress |- | Alabama's 3rd | style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF" | William F. Nichols (D) | style="font-size:80%" | Died December 13, 1988 | colspan=2 | Vacant to the end of this Congress |}

Employees

Senate

House of Representatives

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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