101st United States Congress

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101st United States Congress
100th ←
→ 102nd

January 3, 1989 – January 3, 1991
Members100 senators
435 representatives
5 non-voting delegates
Senate majorityDemocratic Party
Senate PresidentGeorge Bush (R) [1]
until Jan 20, 1989
Dan Quayle (R)
from Jan 20, 1989
House majorityDemocratic Party
House SpeakerJim Wright (D) (until June 6, 1989)
Tom Foley (D)
Sessions
1st: January 3, 1989 – November 22, 1989
2nd: January 23, 1990 – October 28, 1990

The One Hundred First 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, DC from January 3, 1989, to January 3, 1991, during the first two years of the administration of U.S. President George H. W. Bush.

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

Major events

Major legislation

Enacted

Vetoed

Treaties ratified

Party summary

Senate

Party standings in the Senate
  55 Democratic Senators
  45 Republican Senators
Party
(shading shows control)
Total Vacant
Democratic
(D)
Republican
(R)
End of previous congress 54 45 99 1
Begin 55 45 100 0
End
Final voting share 55.0% 45.0%
Beginning of next congress 56 44 100 0

House of Representatives

Party
(shading shows control)
Total Vacant
Democratic
(D)
Republican
(R)
Independent
(I)
End of previous congress 258 177 0 435 0
Begin 251 183 0 434 1
End 250 4332
Final voting share 57.7% 42.3% 0.0%
Beginning of next congress 270 164 1 435 0

Leadership

This list is arranged by chamber, then by state. Senators are listed in order of seniority, and Representatives are listed by district.

Senate

Democratic majority

Republican minority

House of Representatives

Democratic majority

Republican minority

Members

Senate

Senators are popularly elected statewide every two years, with one-third beginning new six-year terms with each Congress.

House of Representatives

The names of members of the House of Representatives are preceded by their district numbers.

Changes in membership

Senate

Template:Ordinal US Congress Senate

|- | Indiana
(3) | nowrap style="background-color:#FFB6B6" | Dan Quayle (R) | style="font-size:80%" | Resigned January 3, 1989, to become Vice President of the United States.
His successor was appointed. | nowrap style="background-color:#FFB6B6" | Dan Coats (R) | January 3, 1989 |- | Hawaii
(1) | nowrap style="background-color:#B0CEFF" | Spark Matsunaga (D) | style="font-size:80%" | Died April 15, 1990.
His successor was appointed. | nowrap style="background-color:#B0CEFF" | Daniel Akaka (D) | May 16, 1990 |- | New Hampshire
(2) | nowrap style="background-color:#FFB6B6" | Gordon J. Humphrey (R) | style="font-size:80%" | Retired and resigned early December 4, 1990, having been elected to the New Hampshire Senate.
His successor was appointed. | nowrap style="background-color:#FFB6B6" | Bob Smith (R) | December 7, 1990 |}

House of Representatives

Template:Ordinal US Congress Rep

|- | Alabama's 3rd | Vacant | style="font-size:80%" | Rep. William F. Nichols died during previous congress | style="background-color:#B0CEFF" | Glen Browder (D) | April 4, 1989 |- | Indiana's 4th | style="background-color:#FFB6B6" | Dan Coats (R) | style="font-size:80%" | Resigned January 3, 1989, after being appointed to the US Senate | style="background-color:#B0CEFF" | Jill Long (D) | March 28, 1989 |- | Florida 2nd | style="background-color:#B0CEFF" | Bill Grant
(D) | style="font-size:80%" | Changed party affiliation February 21, 1989 | style="background-color:#FFB6B6" | Bill Grant
(R) | February 21, 1989 |- | Wyoming's At-large | style="background-color:#FFB6B6" | Dick Cheney (R) | style="font-size:80%" | Resigned March 17, 1989, after being appointed United States Secretary of Defense | style="background-color:#FFB6B6" | Craig L. Thomas (R) | April 26, 1989 |- | Florida's 18th | style="background-color:#B0CEFF" | Claude Pepper (D) | style="font-size:80%" | Died May 30, 1989 | style="background-color:#FFB6B6" | Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R) | August 29, 1989 |- | California's 15th | style="background-color:#B0CEFF" | Tony Coelho (D) | style="font-size:80%" | Resigned June 15, 1989 | style="background-color:#B0CEFF" | Gary Condit (D) | September 12, 1989 |- | Texas's 12th | style="background-color:#B0CEFF" | Jim Wright (D) | style="font-size:80%" | Resigned June 30, 1989 | style="background-color:#B0CEFF" | Pete Geren (D) | September 12, 1989 |- | Arkansas 2nd | style="background-color:#B0CEFF" | Tommy F. Robinson
(D) | style="font-size:80%" | Changed party affiliation July 28, 1989 | style="background-color:#FFB6B6" | Tommy F. Robinson
(R) | July 28, 1989 |- | Texas's 18th | style="background-color:#B0CEFF" | Mickey Leland (D) | style="font-size:80%" | Died August 7, 1989 | style="background-color:#B0CEFF" | Craig A. Washington (D) | December 9, 1989 |- | Mississippi's 5th | style="background-color:#FFB6B6" | Larkin I. Smith (R) | style="font-size:80%" | Died August 13, 1989 | style="background-color:#B0CEFF" | Gene Taylor (D) | October 17, 1989 |- | New York's 14th | style="background-color:#FFB6B6" | Guy Molinari (R) | style="font-size:80%" | Resigned December 31, 1989 | style="background-color:#FFB6B6" | Susan Molinari (R) | March 20, 1990 |- | New York's 18th | style="background-color:#B0CEFF" | Robert García (D) | style="font-size:80%" | Resigned January 7, 1990 | style="background-color:#B0CEFF" | José E. Serrano (D) | March 20, 1990 |- | New Jersey's 1st | style="background-color:#B0CEFF" | James Florio (D) | style="font-size:80%" | Resigned January 16, 1990, after being elected Governor of New Jersey | style="background-color:#B0CEFF" | Rob Andrews (D) | November 6, 1990 |- | Hawaii's 2nd | style="background-color:#B0CEFF" | Daniel Akaka (D) | style="font-size:80%" | Resigned May 15, 1990, after being appointed to the US Senate | style="background-color:#B0CEFF" | Patsy Mink (D) | September 22, 1990 |- | Ohio's 8th | style="background-color:#FFB6B6" | Buz Lukens (R) | style="font-size:80%" | Resigned October 24, 1990 | Vacant | Not filled this term |- | New Hampshire's 1st | style="background-color:#FFB6B6" | Bob Smith (R) | style="font-size:80%" | Resigned December 7, 1990, after being appointed to the US Senate | Vacant | Not filled this term |}

See also

References

  1. ^ George Bush served until his term ended at noon on January 20, 1989, when Dan Quayle was sworn in and his term began.

External links

  • Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress
  • U.S. House of Representatives: Congressional History
  • U.S. Senate: Statistics and Lists
  • Congressional Pictorial Directory for the 101st Congress.
  • Official Congressional Directory for the 101st Congress.