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93rd United States Congress
92nd ←
→ 94th

January 3, 1973 – January 3, 1975
Members100 senators
435 representatives
Senate majorityDemocratic
Senate PresidentSpiro Agnew (R)
until October 10, 1973
Vacant
Oct 10–Dec 6, 1973
Gerald Ford (R)
December 6, 1973 to August 9, 1974
Vacant
Aug 9–Dec 19, 1974
Nelson Rockefeller (R)
from December 19, 1974
House majorityDemocratic
House SpeakerCarl Albert (D)
Sessions
1st: January 3, 1973 – December 22, 1973
2nd: January 21, 1974 – December 20, 1974

The Ninety-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, DC from January 3, 1973, to January 3, 1975, during the end of Richard Nixon's presidency, and the beginning of Gerald Ford's. This Congress was the first (and, to date, only) Congress with more than two Senate Presidents (the Vice President of the United States), in this case, three. After the resignation of Spiro Agnew, Gerald Ford was appointed under the authority of the newly ratified 25th Amendment. Ford became President the next year and Nelson Rockefeller was appointed in his place. The apportionment of seats in the House of Representatives was based on the Nineteenth Census of the United States in 1970. Both chambers had a Democratic majority.

Major events

Senate President
Spiro Agnew
Spiro Agnew (R)
(until October 10, 1973)
Gerald Ford
Gerald Ford (R)
(December 6, 1973 – August 9, 1974)
Nelson Rockefeller
Nelson Rockefeller (R)
(from December 19, 1974)

Major legislation

Hearings

Party summary

Makeup of the U.S. Senate at the start of this Congress, color-coded by party. Note: The orange stripes in New York and the gray stripes in Virginia denote Conservative James Buckley and Independent Harry F. Byrd Jr., respectively.

Leadership

Senate

Majority (Democratic) leadership

Minority (Republican) leadership

House of Representatives

Majority (Democratic) leadership

Minority (Republican) leadership

Senate

Party
(shading indicates majority caucus)
Total
style="background-color:Template:Democratic Party (United States)/meta/color" | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (United States)/meta/color" | style="background-color:Template:Conservative Party (New York)/meta/color" | style="background-color:Template:Independent Party (United States)/meta/color" |
Democratic Republican Conservative Independent Vacant
End of the previous Congress 54 44 1 1 100 0
Begin 56 42 1 1 100 0
End 57 40 1 99 1
Final voting share 57.6% 40.4% 1.0% 1.0%
Beginning of the next Congress 60 37 1 1 99 1

House of Representatives

House seats by party holding plurality in state
  over 80% Democratic
  over 80% Republican
  60+% to 80% Democratic
  60+% to 80% Republican
  up to 60% Democratic
  up to 60% Republican
Party
(shading indicates majority caucus)
Total
style="background-color:Template:Democratic Party (United States)/meta/color" | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (United States)/meta/color" |
Democratic Republican Vacant
End of previous Congress 252 178 430 5
Begin 241 192 433 2
End 235 182 420 18
Final voting share 56.4% 45.6%
Beginning of next Congress 291 144 435 0

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. Preceding the names in the list below are Senate class numbers, which indicate the cycle of their election. In this Congress, Class 1 means their term began in the last Congress, requiring reelection in 1976; Class 2 means their term began with this Congress, requiring reelection in 1978; and Class 3 means their term ended with this Congress, requiring reelection in 1974.

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

|- | Ohio
(3) | style="background-color:#FFB6B6" | William B. Saxbe (R) | Resigned January 3, 1974, to become Attorney General.
Successor appointed January 4, 1974 to finish the term. | style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF" | Howard Metzenbaum (D) | January 4, 1974

|- | Nevada
(3) | style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF" | Alan Bible (D) | Resigned December 17, 1974, to give successor preferential seniority.
Successor appointed December 18, 1974, having already been elected to the next term. | style="background-color:#FFB6B6" | Paul Laxalt (R) | December 18, 1974

|- | Utah
(3) | style="background-color:#FFB6B6" | Wallace F. Bennett (R) | Resigned December 20, 1974, to give successor preferential seniority.
Successor appointed December 21, 1974, having already been elected to the next term. | style="background-color:#FFB6B6" | Jake Garn (R) | December 21, 1974

|- | Ohio
(3) | style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF" | Howard Metzenbaum (D) | Resigned December 23, 1974, to give successor preferential seniority.
Successor appointed December 24, 1974, having already been elected to the next term. | style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF" | John Glenn (D) | December 24, 1974

|- | Kentucky
(3) | style="background-color:#FFB6B6" | Marlow Cook (R) | Resigned December 27, 1974, to give successor preferential seniority.
Successor appointed December 28, 1974, having already been elected to the next term. | style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF" | Wendell H. Ford (D) | December 28, 1974

|- | New Hampshire
(3) | style="background-color:#FFB6B6" | Norris Cotton (R) | Resigned December 31, 1974, to give successor preferential seniority.
Successor appointed December 31, 1974, having already been elected to the next term. | style="background-color:#FFB6B6" | Louis C. Wyman (R) | December 31, 1974

|- | Florida
(3) | style="background-color:#FFB6B6" | Edward Gurney (R) | Resigned December 31, 1974, in an influence peddling scandal.
Successor appointed January 1, 1975, having already been elected to the next term. | style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF" | Richard Stone (D) | December 31, 1974

|- | Arkansas
(3) | style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF" | J. William Fulbright (D) | Resigned December 31, 1974.
Successor began next term. | Vacant | Not filled this Congress

|}

House of Representatives

There were three deaths before this Congress began.


Template:Ordinal US Congress Rep |- | Illinois 7th | Vacant | style="font-size:80%" | Rep. George W. Collins (D) died during previous congress. | style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF" | Cardiss Collins (D) | June 5, 1973 |- | Alaska At-large | Vacant | style="font-size:80%" | Nick Begich (D) and Hale Boggs (D) were lost in a plane crash, and the estate of Rep. Begich was issued a presumptive death certificate from the State of Alaska during previous congress. Both were also declared dead pursuant to H. R. Res. 1 issued January 3, 1973. | style="background-color:#FFB6B6" | Don Young (R) | nowrap | March 6, 1973 |- | Louisiana 2nd | style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF" | Hale Boggs (D) | style="font-size:80%" | Nick Begich (D) and Hale Boggs (D) were lost in a plane crash during previous congress. Both were declared dead pursuant to H. R. Res. 1 issued January 3, 1973. | style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF" | Lindy Boggs (D) | March 20, 1973 |- | Michigan 7th | style="background-color:#FFB6B6" | Donald W. Riegle Jr. (R) | style="font-size:80%" | Switched party affiliation. | style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF" | Donald W. Riegle Jr. (D) | February 27, 1973 |- | Maryland 1st | style="background-color:#FFB6B6" nowrap| William Mills (R) | style="font-size:80%" | Committed suicide May 24, 1973. | style="background-color:#FFB6B6" nowrap | Robert Bauman (R) | August 21, 1973 |- | nowrap | Pennsylvania 12th | style="background-color:#FFB6B6" | John Saylor (R) | style="font-size:80%" | Died October 28, 1973. | style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF" | John Murtha (D) | nowrap | February 5, 1974 |- | Michigan 5th | style="background-color:#FFB6B6" | Gerald Ford (R) | style="font-size:80%" | Resigned December 6, 1973, to become Vice President. | style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF" | Richard VanderVeen (D) | February 18, 1974 |- | California 13th | style="background-color:#FFB6B6" nowrap | Charles Teague (R) | style="font-size:80%" | Died January 1, 1974. | style="background-color:#FFB6B6" nowrap | Robert Lagomarsino (R) | March 5, 1974 |- | Ohio 1st | style="background-color:#FFB6B6" | William Keating (R) | style="font-size:80%" | Resigned January 3, 1974. | style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF" | Tom Luken (D) | March 5, 1974 |- | Michigan 8th | style="background-color:#FFB6B6" | James Harvey (R) | style="font-size:80%" | Resigned January 31, 1974, after being appointed as a judge of the US District Court of the Eastern District of Michigan. | style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF" | Bob Traxler (D) | April 23, 1974 |- | California 6th | style="background-color:#FFB6B6" | William Mailliard (R) | style="font-size:80%" | Resigned March 5, 1974. | style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF" | John Burton (D) | June 4, 1974 |- | California 10th | style="background-color:#FFB6B6" | Charles S. Gubser (R) | style="font-size:80%" | Resigned December 31, 1974. | colspan=2 | Remained vacant until next Congress |- | California 19th | style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF" | Chester E. Holifield (D) | style="font-size:80%" | Resigned December 31, 1974. | colspan=2 | Remained vacant until next Congress |- | California 32nd | style="background-color:#FFB6B6" | Craig Hosmer (R) | style="font-size:80%" | Resigned December 31, 1974. | colspan=2 | Remained vacant until next Congress |- | California 34th | style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF" | Richard T. Hanna (D) | style="font-size:80%" | Resigned December 31, 1974. | colspan=2 | Remained vacant until next Congress |- | Illinois 24th | style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF" | Kenneth J. Gray (D) | style="font-size:80%" | Resigned December 31, 1974. | colspan=2 | Remained vacant until next Congress |- | Kentucky 1st | style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF" | Frank Stubblefield (D) | style="font-size:80%" | Resigned December 31, 1974. | colspan=2 | Remained vacant until next Congress |- | Massachusetts 3rd | style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF" | Harold Donohue (D) | style="font-size:80%" | Resigned December 31, 1974. | colspan=2 | Remained vacant until next Congress |- | Michigan 6th | style="background-color:#FFB6B6" | Charles E. Chamberlain (R) | style="font-size:80%" | Resigned December 31, 1974. | colspan=2 | Remained vacant until next Congress |- | Michigan 17th | style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF" | Martha Griffiths (D) | style="font-size:80%" | Resigned December 31, 1974. | colspan=2 | Remained vacant until next Congress |- | Minnesota 2nd | style="background-color:#FFB6B6" | Ancher Nelsen (R) | style="font-size:80%" | Resigned December 31, 1974. | colspan=2 | Remained vacant until next Congress |- | Minnesota 8th | style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF" | John Blatnik (DFL) | style="font-size:80%" | Resigned December 31, 1974. | colspan=2 | Remained vacant until next Congress |- | Nebraska 3rd | style="background-color:#FFB6B6" | David T. Martin (R) | style="font-size:80%" | Resigned December 31, 1974. | colspan=2 | Remained vacant until next Congress |- | New Hampshire 1st | style="background-color:#FFB6B6" | Louis C. Wyman (R) | style="font-size:80%" | Resigned December 31, 1974, after being appointed to the U.S. Senate. | colspan=2 | Remained vacant until next Congress |- | New Jersey 7th | style="background-color:#FFB6B6" | William B. Widnall (R) | style="font-size:80%" | Resigned December 31, 1974. | colspan=2 | Remained vacant until next Congress |- | New York 14th | style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF" | John J. Rooney (D) | style="font-size:80%" | Resigned December 31, 1974. | colspan=2 | Remained vacant until next Congress |- | New York 15th | style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF" | Hugh L. Carey (D) | style="font-size:80%" | Resigned December 31, 1974. | colspan=2 | Remained vacant until next Congress |- | New York 29th | style="background-color:#FFB6B6" | Carleton J. King (R) | style="font-size:80%" | Resigned December 31, 1974. | colspan=2 | Remained vacant until next Congress |- | New York 37th | style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF" | Thaddeus J. Dulski (D) | style="font-size:80%" | Resigned December 31, 1974. | colspan=2 | Remained vacant until next Congress |- | Ohio 23rd | style="background-color:#FFB6B6" | William Edwin Minshall Jr. (R) | style="font-size:80%" | Resigned December 31, 1974. | colspan=2 | Remained vacant until next Congress |- | Oregon 3rd | style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF" | Edith S. Green (D) | style="font-size:80%" | Resigned December 31, 1974. | colspan=2 | Remained vacant until next Congress |- | Pennsylvania 25th | style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF" | Frank M. Clark (D) | style="font-size:80%" | Resigned December 31, 1974. | colspan=2 | Remained vacant until next Congress |- | South Carolina 3rd | style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF" | W.J. Bryan Dorn (D) | style="font-size:80%" | Resigned December 31, 1974. | colspan=2 | Remained vacant until next Congress |- | South Carolina 5th | style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF" | Thomas S. Gettys (D) | style="font-size:80%" | Resigned December 31, 1974. | colspan=2 | Remained vacant until next Congress |- | Texas 21st | style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF" | O. C. Fisher (D) | style="font-size:80%" | Resigned December 31, 1974. | colspan=2 | Remained vacant until next Congress |- | Virginia 10th | style="background-color:#FFB6B6" | Joel Broyhill (R) | style="font-size:80%" | Resigned December 31, 1974, after being defeated for re-election. | colspan=2 | Remained vacant until next Congress |- | Washington 3rd | style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF" | Julia B. Hansen (D) | style="font-size:80%" | Resigned December 31, 1974. | colspan=2 | Remained vacant until next Congress |- | Wisconsin 3rd | style="background-color:#FFB6B6" | Vernon W. Thomson (R) | style="font-size:80%" | Resigned December 31, 1974. | colspan=2 | Remained vacant until next Congress |- | Wisconsin 9th | style="background-color:#FFB6B6" | Glenn R. Davis (R) | style="font-size:80%" | Resigned December 31, 1974 . | colspan=2 | Remained vacant until next 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 (2 links), 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

House of Representatives

Joint committees

Employees and legislative agency directors

Senate

House of Representatives

See also

Footnotes

  1. ^ Joe Moakley (D–MA) was elected as "Independent Conservative," based on official report of Congress by Benjamin Guthrie. "Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 7, 1972." But he was sworn in as a Democrat at the beginning of the Congress, January 3, 1973. [1]
  • 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.

References