103rd United States Congress

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103rd United States Congress
102nd ←
→ 104th

January 3, 1993 – January 3, 1995
Members100 senators
435 representatives
5 non-voting delegates
Senate majorityDemocratic
Senate PresidentDan Quayle (R),
until Jan 20, 1993
Al Gore (D),
from Jan 20, 1993
House majorityDemocratic
House SpeakerTom Foley (D)
Sessions
1st: January 5, 1993 – November 26, 1993
2nd: January 25, 1994 – December 1, 1994

The One Hundred Third 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, 1993, to January 3, 1995, during the first two years of Bill Clinton's presidency. The apportionment of seats in the House of Representatives was based on the Twenty-first Census of the United States in 1990. Both chambers had a Democratic majority.

Major events

Major legislation

Party summary

Senate

Senate party standings on the opening day of Congress
  57 Democratic Senators
  43 Republican Senators
Party
(shading shows control)
Total Vacant
Democratic
(D)
Republican
(R)
End of previous congress 57 43 100 0
Begin 57 43 100 0
End 53 47
Final voting share 53.0% 47.0%
Beginning of next congress 47 53 100 0

House of Representatives

House seats by party holding plurality in state
  80.1–100% Democratic
  80.1–100% Republican
  60.1–80% Democratic
  60.1–80% Republican
  50.1–60% Democratic
  50.1–60% Republican
  striped: 50–50 split
  1 independent
Party
(Shading indicates majority caucus)
Total
style="background-color:Template:Democratic Party (United States)/meta/color" | style="background-color:Template:Independent Party (United States)/meta/color" | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (United States)/meta/color" |
Democratic Independent Republican Vacant
End of the previous Congress 270 1 164 435 0
Begin 258 1 176 435 0
End 256 177 434 1
Final voting share 59.2% 40.8%
Non-voting members 4 0 0 5 0
Beginning of the next Congress 204 1 230 435 0

Leadership

Senate

President pro tempore of Senate
Robert Byrd (D)

Majority (Democratic) leadership

Minority (Republican) leadership

House of Representatives

Speaker of the House
Tom Foley (D)

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.

House of Representatives

Changes in membership

Senate

Template:Ordinal US Congress Senate


|- | Texas
(1) | nowrap style="background-color:#B0CEFF" | Lloyd Bentsen (D) | style="font-size:80%" | Resigned January 20, 1993, to become United States Secretary of the Treasury.
His successor was appointed. | nowrap style="background-color:#B0CEFF" | Bob Krueger (D) | January 21, 1993 |- | Texas
(1) | nowrap style="background-color:#B0CEFF" | Bob Krueger (D) | style="font-size:80%" | Interim appointee lost special election June 6, 1993.
His successor was elected to finish the term. | nowrap style="background-color:#FFB6B6" | Kay Bailey Hutchison (R) | June 14, 1993 |- | Alabama
(3) | nowrap style="background-color:#B0CEFF" | Richard Shelby (D) | style="font-size:80%" | Changed party November 9, 1994 | nowrap style="background-color:#FFB6B6" | Richard Shelby (R) | November 9, 1994 |- | Oklahoma
(2) | nowrap style="background-color:#B0CEFF" | David L. Boren (D) | style="font-size:80%" | Resigned November 15, 1994, to become President of the University of Oklahoma.
His successor was elected in a special election to finish the term. | nowrap style="background-color:#FFB6B6" | Jim Inhofe (R) | November 17, 1994 |- | Tennessee
(2) | nowrap style="background-color:#B0CEFF" | Harlan Mathews (D) | style="font-size:80%" | Interim appointee did not seek election.
His successor was elected in a special election November 8, 1994, to finish the term. | nowrap style="background-color:#FFB6B6" | Fred Thompson (R) | December 2, 1994 |}

House of Representatives

Template:Ordinal US Congress Rep

|- | Wisconsin's 1st | style="background-color:#B0CEFF" | Les Aspin (D) | style="font-size:80%" | Resigned to January 20, 1993, become United States Secretary of Defense | style="background-color:#B0CEFF" | Peter W. Barca (D) | May 4, 1993 |- | Mississippi's 2nd | style="background-color:#B0CEFF" | Mike Espy (D) | style="font-size:80%" | Resigned January 22, 1993, to become United States Secretary of Agriculture | style="background-color:#B0CEFF" | Bennie Thompson (D) | April 13, 1993 |- | California's 17th | style="background-color:#B0CEFF" | Leon Panetta (D) | style="font-size:80%" | Resigned January 23, 1993, to become Director of the Office of Management and Budget | style="background-color:#B0CEFF" | Sam Farr (D) | June 8, 1993 |- | Ohio 2nd | style="background-color:#FFB6B6" | Bill Gradison (R) | style="font-size:80%" | Resigned January 31, 1993, to become president of the Health Insurance Association of America | style="background-color:#FFB6B6" | Rob Portman (R) | May 4, 1993 |- | Michigan 3rd | style="background-color:#FFB6B6" | Paul B. Henry (R) | style="font-size:80%" | Died July 31, 1993 | style="background-color:#FFB6B6" | Vern Ehlers (R) | December 7, 1993 |- | Oklahoma's 6th | style="background-color:#B0CEFF" | Glenn English (D) | style="font-size:80%" | Resigned January 7, 1994, to become CEO of the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association | style="background-color:#FFB6B6" | Frank Lucas (R) | May 10, 1994 |- | Kentucky's 2nd | style="background-color:#B0CEFF" | William H. Natcher (D) | style="font-size:80%" | Died March 29, 1994 | style="background-color:#FFB6B6" | Ron Lewis (R) | May 24, 1994 |- | New Jersey 11th | style="background-color:#FFB6B6" | Dean Gallo (R) | style="font-size:80%" | Died November 6, 1994 | colspan=2 | Vacant for remainder of term |- | Oklahoma's 1st | style="background-color:#FFB6B6" | Jim Inhofe (R) | style="font-size:80%" | Resigned November 15, 1994, when elected to the U.S. Senate | style="background-color:#FFB6B6" | Steve Largent (R) | November 29, 1994 |}

Committees

Lists of committees and their party leaders.

Senate

House of Representatives

Joint committees

Employees and legislative agency directors

Legislative branch agency directors

Senate

House of Representatives

See also

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 103rd Congress (PDF).
  • Congressional Pictorial Directory for the 103rd Congress.
  • Official Congressional Directory for the 103rd Congress.