100th United States Congress
100th United States Congress | |
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99th ← → 101st | |
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January 3, 1987 – January 3, 1989 | |
Members | 100 senators 435 representatives 5 non-voting delegates |
Senate majority | Democratic |
Senate President | George H. W. Bush (R) |
House majority | Democratic |
House Speaker | Jim 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
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- October 19, 1987: Black Monday: Stock market levels fell sharply on Wall Street and around the world
- November 18, 1987: Iran–Contra affair: Senate and House panels released reports charging President Reagan with 'ultimate responsibility' for the affair
- January 25, 1988: 1988 State of the Union Address
- November 8, 1988: United States presidential election, 1988: George Bush was elected over Michael Dukakis; United States Senate elections, 1988 & United States House of Representatives elections, 1988: Democrats retained control of Congress
Major legislation
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- April 2, 1987: Surface Transportation and Uniform Relocation Assistance Act, Pub. L. 100–17, 101 Stat. 132
- July 22, 1987: McKinney–Vento Homeless Assistance Act, Pub. L. 100–77, 101 Stat. 482
- August 20, 1987: Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Improvement Act of 1987, Pub. L. 100–107, 101 Stat. 724
- September 29, 1987: Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Reaffirmation Act of 1987 (Gramm–Rudman–Hollings Balanced Budget Act), Pub. L. 100–119, title I
- January 7, 1988: Computer Security Act of 1987, Pub. L. 100–235, 101 Stat. 1724
- March 22, 1988: Civil Rights Restoration Act of 1987 Pub. L. 100–259
- June 27, 1988: Supreme Court Case Selections Act of 1988, Pub. L. 100–352, 102 Stat. 662
- July 1, 1988: Medicare Catastrophic Coverage Act, Pub. L. 100–360, 102 Stat. 683
- August 4, 1988: Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act, Pub. L. 100–379, 102 Stat. 890
- August 10, 1988: Civil Liberties Act of 1988, Pub. L. 100–383, title I, 101 Stat. 904
- October 13, 1988: Family Support Act, Pub. L. 100–485, 102 Stat. 2343
- October 17, 1988: Indian Gaming Regulatory Act, Pub. L. 100–497, 102 Stat. 2467
- October 24, 1988: Health Maintenance Organization Amendments of 1988, Pub. L. 100–517, 102 Stat. 2578
- October 25, 1988: Department of Veterans Affairs Act, Pub. L. 100–527, 102 Stat. 2635
- November 4, 1988: AIDS amendments of 1988, Pub. L. 100–607, 102 Stat. 3048
- November 17, 1988: Water Resources Development Act of 1988, Pub. L. 100–676
- November 18, 1988: Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1988, Pub. L. 100–690, including Child Protection and Obscenity Enforcement Act and Alcoholic Beverage Labeling Act
Treaties ratified
- May 27, 1988: Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty
Hearings
- May 6, 1987: Iran–Contra affair hearings began
- October 23, 1987: Robert Bork Supreme Court nomination: Senate rejected Robert Bork's nomination 42–58 to the Supreme Court of the United States
- February 3, 1988: Senate approved Anthony Kennedy's nomination 97–0 to the Supreme Court of the United States
Party summary
Senate
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Party (shading shows control) |
Total | Vacant | ||
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Democratic (D) |
Republican (R) | |||
End of previous congress | 47 | 53 | 100 | 0 |
Begin | 55 | 45 | 100 | 0 |
End | 54 | 99 | 1 | |
Final voting share | 54.5% | 45.5% | ||
Beginning of next congress | 55 | 45 | 100 | 0 |
House of Representatives
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Party (shading shows control) |
Total | Vacant | ||
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Democratic (D) |
Republican (R) | |||
End of previous congress | 252 | 180 | 432 | 3 |
Begin | 258 | 177 | 435 | 0 |
End | 254 | 178 | 432 | 3 |
Final voting share | 58.8% | 41.2% | ||
Non-voting members | 4 | 1 | 5 | |
Beginning of next congress | 251 | 183 | 434 | 1 |
Leadership
Senate
- President: George Bush (R)
- President pro tempore: John Stennis (D)
- Deputy President pro tempore: George J. Mitchell (D)
Majority (Democratic) leadership
- Majority Leader, Democratic Conference Chairman, and Democratic Policy Committee Chairman: Robert Byrd
- Majority Whip: Alan Cranston
- Democratic Campaign Committee Chairman: John Kerry
- Caucus Secretary: Daniel Inouye
Minority (Republican) leadership
- Minority Leader: Bob Dole
- Minority Whip: Alan Simpson
- Republican Conference Chairman: John Chafee
- Republican Conference Secretary: Thad Cochran
- Republican Policy Committee Chairman: William L. Armstrong
- Republican Campaign Committee Chairman: Rudy Boschwitz
House of Representatives
- Speaker: Jim Wright (D)
Majority (Democratic) leadership
- Majority Leader: Tom Foley
- Majority Whip: Tony Coelho
- Chief Deputy Majority Whip: David E. Bonior
- Democratic Caucus Chairman: Dick Gephardt
- Caucus Vice-Chairman: Mary Rose Oakar
- Democratic Campaign Committee Chairman: Beryl Anthony Jr.
Minority leadership
- Minority Leader: Robert H. Michel
- Minority Whip: Trent Lott
- Chief Deputy Whip: Edward Rell Madigan
- Republican Conference Chairman: Dick Cheney
- Conference Vice-Chair: Lynn Morley Martin
- Conference Secretary: Robert J. Lagomarsino
- Policy Committee Chairman: Jerry Lewis
- Campaign Committee Chairman: Guy Vander Jagt
Caucuses
- Congressional Arts Caucus
- Congressional Automotive Caucus
- Congressional Black Caucus
- Congressional Fire Services Caucus
- Congressional Friends of Ireland Caucus
- Congressional Hispanic Caucus
- Congressional Pediatric & Adult Hydrocephalus Caucus
- Congressional Travel & Tourism Caucus
- Congresswomen's Caucus
- House Democratic Caucus
- Senate Democratic Caucus
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
Template:Ordinal US Congress Senate
|-
| Nebraska
(1)
| nowrap style="background-color:#B0CEFF" | Edward Zorinsky (D)
| Died March 6, 1987.
Successor was appointed to finish the term.
| nowrap style="background-color:#FFB6B6" | David Karnes (R)
| March 11, 1987
|-
| Nebraska
(1)
| nowrap style="background-color:#FFB6B6" | David Karnes (R)
| Lost election and resigned November 8, 1988.
| colspan=2 | Vacant to the end of this Congress.
|}
House of Representatives
Template:Ordinal US Congress Rep
|- | California's 5th | style="background-color:#B0CEFF" | Sala Burton (D) | style="font-size:80%" | Died February 1, 1987 | style="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="background-color:#B0CEFF" | Bill Boner (D) | style="font-size:80%" | Resigned October 5, 1987 | style="background-color:#B0CEFF" | Bob Clement (D) | January 19, 1988 |- | Virginia's 5th | style="background-color:#B0CEFF" | Dan Daniel (D) | style="font-size:80%" | Died January 23, 1988 | style="background-color:#B0CEFF" | Lewis F. Payne, Jr. (D) | June 14, 1988 |- | Louisiana's 4th | style="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="background-color:#B0CEFF" | James J. Howard (D) | style="font-size:80%" | Died March 25, 1988 | style="background-color:#B0CEFF" | Frank Pallone (D) | November 8, 1988 |- | Illinois's 21st | style="background-color:#B0CEFF" | Melvin Price (D) | style="font-size:80%" | Died April 22, 1988 | style="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="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="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="background-color:#B0CEFF" | William F. Nichols (D) | style="font-size:80%" | Died December 13, 1988 | colspan=2 | Vacant to the end of this Congress |}
Committees
Lists of committees and their party leaders, for members (House and Senate) of the committees and their assignments, go into the Official Congressional Directory at the bottom of the article and click on the link (1 link), in the directory after the pages of terms of service, you will see the committees of the Senate, House (Standing with Subcommittees, Select and Special) and Joint and after the committee pages, you will see the House/Senate committee assignments in the directory, 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
- Aging (Special) (Chair: John Melcher)
- Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry (Chair: Patrick Leahy)
- Appropriations (Chair: John C. Stennis)
- Agriculture, Rural Development and Related Agencies
- Commerce, Justice, State, Judiciary and Related Agencies
- Defense
- District of Columbia
- Energy and Water Development
- Foreign Operations
- HUD-Independent Agencies
- Interior and Related Agencies
- Labor-Health, Human Services, Education and Related Agencies
- Legislative Branch
- Military Construction
- Transportation and Related Agencies
- Treasury, Postal Service and General Government
- Armed Services (Chair: Sam Nunn)
- Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs (Chair: William Proxmire)
- Budget (Chair: Lawton Chiles)
- Commerce, Science and Transportation (Chair: Ernest Hollings)
- Energy and Natural Resources (Chair: J. Bennett Johnston)
- Environment and Public Works (Chair: Quentin N. Burdick)
- Ethics (Select) (Chair: Howell Heflin)
- Finance (Chair: Lloyd Bentsen)
- Foreign Relations (Chair: Claiborne Pell)
- Governmental Affairs (Chair: John Glenn)
- Indian Affairs (Select) (Chair: Daniel Inouye)
- Judiciary (Chair: Joe Biden)
- Intelligence (Select) (Chair: David L. Boren)
- Labor and Human Resources (Chair: Ted Kennedy)
- Nutrition and Human Needs (Select)
- Rules and Administration (Chair: Wendell H. Ford)
- Small Business (Chair: Dale Bumpers)
- Veterans' Affairs (Chair: Alan Cranston)
House of Representatives
- Aging (Select)
- Agriculture (Chair: Kika de la Garza)
- Appropriations (Chair: Jamie L. Whitten)
- Commerce, Justice, State and the Judiciary
- Defense
- District of Columbia
- Energy and Water Development
- Foreign Operations
- HUD-Independent Agencies
- Interior and Related Agencies
- Labor-Health and Human Services
- Legislative
- Military Construction
- Agriculture, Rural Development and Related Agencies
- Transportation and Related Agencies
- Treasury, Postal Service and General Government
- Armed Services (Chair: Les Aspin)
- Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs (Chair: Fernand St. Germain)
- Consumer Affairs and Coinage
- Domestic Monetary Policy
- Economic Stabilization
- Financial Institutions Supervision, Regulation and Insurance
- General Oversight and Investigations
- Housing and Community Development
- International Development Institutions and Finance
- International Finance, Trade and Monetary Policy
- Budget (Chair: William H. Gray)
- Children, Youth and Families (Select)
- District of Columbia (Chair: Ron Dellums)
- Education and Labor (Chair: Augustus F. Hawkins)
- Energy and Commerce (Chair: John Dingell)
- Foreign Affairs (Chair: Dante Fascell)
- Government Operations (Chair: Jack Brooks
- House Administration (Chair: Frank Annunzio)
- Hunger (Select)
- Interior and Insular Affairs (Chair: Mo Udall)
- Investigate Covert Arms Transactions with Iran (Select)
- Judiciary (Chair: Peter W. Rodino)
- Merchant Marine and Fisheries (Chair: Walter B. Jones Sr.)
- Narcotics Abuse and Control (Select)
- Post Office and Civil Service
- Public Works and Transportation (Chair: James J. Howard, then Glenn M. Anderson)
- Rules (Chair: Claude Pepper)
- Science and Technology (Chair: Robert A. Roe)
- Small Business (Chair: John J. LaFalce)
- Standards of Official Conduct (Chair: Julian C. Dixon)
- Veterans' Affairs (Chair: Gillespie V. Montgomery)
- Ways and Means (Chair: Dan Rostenkowski)
- Whole
Joint committees
Employees and legislative agency directors
Legislative branch agency directors
- Architect of the Capitol: George M. White
- Attending Physician of the United States Congress: William Narva
- Comptroller General of the United States: Charles A. Bowsher
- Director of the Congressional Budget Office: Rudolph G. Penner (until April 28), Edward Gramlich (starting April 28)
- Librarian of Congress: Daniel J. Boorstin (until September 12), James H. Billington (starting September 14)
- Public Printer of the United States: Ralph E. Kennickell, Jr. (until 1988), Joseph E. Jenifer (starting 1988)
Senate
- Secretary of the Senate: Walter J. Stewart
- Secretary for the Majority: David Pratt
- Secretary for the Minority: Howard O. Greene, Jr.
- Sergeant at Arms: Henry K. Giugni
- Parliamentarian: William H. Brown
- Historian [1]: Richard A. Baker
- Chaplain: Richard C. Halverson
House of Representatives
- Clerk [2]: Donnald K. Anderson
- Sergeant at Arms: Jack Russ
- Doorkeeper: James T. Molloy
- Parliamentarian: William Holmes Brown
- Postmaster: Robert V. Rota
- Reading Clerks:
- Historian: Ray Smock
- Chaplain: James D. Ford
- See also: Rules of the House: "Other officers and officials"
See also
- United States elections, 1986 (elections leading to this Congress)
- United States elections, 1988 (elections during this Congress, leading to the next Congress)
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
- "Videos of House of Representatives Sessions for the 100th Congress from www.C-SPAN.org".
- "Videos of Senate Sessions for the 100th Congress from www.C-SPAN.org".
- "Videos of Committees from the House and Senate for the 100th Congress from www.C-SPAN.org".
- House of Representatives Session Calendar for the 100th Congress (PDF).
- Congressional Pictorial Directory for the 100th Congress.
- Official Congressional Directory for the 100th Congress.