96th United States Congress

96th United States Congress
95th ← → 97th
United States Capitol (2002)
January 3, 1979 – January 3, 1981
Senate President	Walter Mondale (D)
Senate Pres. pro tem	Warren Magnuson (D) except December 5, 1980 Milton Young (R) December 5, 1980
House Speaker	Tip O'Neill (D)
Members	100 senators 435 representatives 5 non-voting delegates
Senate Majority	Democratic
House Majority	Democratic
Sessions
1st: January 15, 1979 – January 3, 1980 2nd: January 3, 1980 – December 16, 1980

The Ninety-sixth 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, 1979, to January 3, 1981, during the last two years of the administration of U.S. President Jimmy Carter.

The apportionment of seats in this House of Representatives was based on the 1970 Census. Both chambers had a Democratic majority.

Major events

Main articles: 1979 in the United States, 1980 in the United States, and 1981 in the United States

• March 28, 1979: Partial nuclear meltdown at Three Mile Island
• July 11, 1979: Skylab began its return to earth
• November 4, 1979: Iran hostage crisis began
• 1979 energy crisis
• February 2, 1980: Abscam became public
• May 18, 1980: Mount St. Helens erupted
• 1980 United States heat wave
• November 4, 1980: United States elections: Reagan/Bush defeated Carter/Mondale. Republicans gain control of the Senate; the first time Republicans gain control of any chamber since 1954.

Major legislation

Main article: List of United States federal legislation, 1901–2001 § 96th United States Congress

• September 9, 1979: Panama Canal Act of 1979, Pub.L. 96–70, 93 Stat. 452
• April 10, 1979: Taiwan Relations Act, Pub.L. 96–8
• October 17, 1979: Department of Education Organization Act, Pub.L. 96–88, 93 Stat. 668
• March 17, 1980: Refugee Act, Pub.L. 96–212, 94 Stat. 102
• September 19, 1980: Regulatory Flexibility Act, Pub.L. 96–354, 94 Stat. 1164
• September 29, 1980: Fish and Wildlife Conservation Act of 1980, Pub.L. 96–366, 94 Stat. 1322
• October 14, 1980: Staggers Rail Act of 1980, Pub.L. 96–448, 94 Stat. 1895
• October 15, 1980: Classified Information Procedures Act, Pub.L. 96–456, 94 Stat. 2025
• December 2, 1980: Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act, Pub.L. 96–487, 94 Stat. 2371
• December 11, 1980: Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA or Superfund), Pub.L. 96–510, 94 Stat. 2767
• December 11, 1980: Paperwork Reduction Act of 1980, Pub.L. 96–511, 94 Stat. 2812
• December 12, 1980: Defense Officer Personnel Management Act, Pub.L. 96–513
• December 12, 1980: Bayh–Dole Act, Pub.L. 96–517, 94 Stat. 3018
• December 22, 1980: Nuclear Safety, Research, Demonstration, and Development Act of 1980, Pub.L. 96–567, 94 Stat. 3329

Party summary

Senate

Party standings on the opening day of the 96th Congress

  57 Democratic Senators

  1 Independent Senator, caucusing with Democrats

  42 Republican Senators

	Party (shading shows control)			Total	Vacant
	Democratic (D)	Independent (I)	Republican (R)
End of the previous congress	58	1	41	100	0
Begin	58	1	41	100	0
End	55		44
Final voting share	7001550000000000000♠55.0%	7000100000000000000♠1.0%	7001440000000000000♠44.0%
Beginning of the next congress	46	1	53	100	0

House of Representatives

House seats by party holding plurality in state
80+% to 100% Republican	80+% to 100% Democratic
60+% to 80% Republican	60+% to 80% Democratic
50+% to 60% Republican	50+% to 60% Democratic
striped: 50–50 split

• Democratic: 277
• Republican: 158

Total members: 435

Leadership

Senate

• President of the Senate: Walter Mondale (D)
• President pro tempore: Warren Magnuson (D)
  • Milton Young (R), for just for one day: December 5, 1980

Majority (Democratic) leadership

• Majority Leader: Robert Byrd
• Majority Whip: Alan Cranston
• Caucus Secretary: Daniel Inouye
• Campaign Committee Chairman: Wendell H. Ford

Minority (Republican) leadership

• Minority Leader: Howard Baker
• Minority Whip: Ted Stevens
• Republican Conference Chairman: Bob Packwood
• Republican Conference Secretary: Jake Garn
• National Senatorial Committee Chair: H. John Heinz III
• Policy Committee Chairman: John Tower

House of Representatives

• Speaker: Tip O'Neill (D)

Majority (Democratic) leadership

• Majority Leader: Jim Wright
• Majority Whip: John Brademas
• Chief Deputy Majority Whip: Dan Rostenkowski
• Democratic Caucus Chairman: Tom Foley
• Caucus Secretary: Shirley Chisholm
• Democratic Campaign Committee Chairman: James C. Corman

Minority (Republican) leadership

• Minority Leader: John Jacob Rhodes
• Minority Whip: Robert H. Michel
• Conference Chair: Samuel L. Devine
• Conference Vice-Chair: Jack Edwards
• Conference Secretary: Clair Burgener
• Policy Committee Chairman: Bud Shuster
• Campaign Committee Chairman: Guy Vander Jagt

Caucuses

• Congressional Black Caucus
• Congressional Hispanic Caucus
• Congressional Travel & Tourism Caucus
• Congressional Caucus for Women's Issues
• House Democratic Caucus
• Senate Democratic Caucus

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, In this Congress, Class 3 meant their term ended with this Congress, requiring reelection in 1980; Class 1 meant their term began in the last Congress, requiring reelection in 1982; and Class 2 meant their term began in this Congress, requiring reelection in 1984.

Alabama

• 2. Howell T. Heflin (D)
• 3. Donald W. Stewart (D), until January 2, 1981
  • Jeremiah Denton (R), from January 2, 1981

Alaska

• 2. Ted Stevens (R)
• 3. Mike Gravel (D)

Arizona

• 3. Barry Goldwater (R)
• 1. Dennis DeConcini (D)

Arkansas

• 3. Dale Bumpers (D)
• 2. David Pryor (D)

California

• 3. Alan Cranston (D)
• 1. S.I. Hayakawa (R)

Colorado

• 3. Gary Hart (D)
• 2. William L. Armstrong (R)

Connecticut

• 1. Lowell P. Weicker, Jr. (R)
• 3. Abraham A. Ribicoff (D)

Delaware

• 1. William V. Roth, Jr. (R)
• 2. Joseph R. Biden, Jr. (D)

Florida

• 1. Lawton Chiles (D)
• 3. Richard B. Stone (D), until December 30, 1980
  • Paula Hawkins (R), from January 1, 1981

Georgia

• 3. Herman Talmadge (D)
• 2. Sam Nunn (D)

Hawaii

• 3. Daniel K. Inouye (D)
• 1. Spark Matsunaga (D)

Idaho

• 3. Frank Church (D)
• 2. James A. McClure (R)

Illinois

• 2. Charles H. Percy (R)
• 3. Adlai Stevenson III (D)

Indiana

• 3. Birch Bayh (D)
• 1. Richard Lugar (R)

Iowa

• 3. John Culver (D)
• 2. Roger Jepsen (R)

Kansas

• 3. Bob Dole (R)
• 2. Nancy Landon Kassebaum (R)

Kentucky

• 2. Walter D. Huddleston (D)
• 3. Wendell H. Ford (D)

Louisiana

• 3. Russell B. Long (D)
• 2. J. Bennett Johnston (D)

Maine

• 2. William S. Cohen (R)
• 1. Edmund Muskie (D), until May 7, 1980
  • George J. Mitchell (D), from May 19, 1980

Maryland

• 3. Charles Mathias, Jr. (R)
• 1. Paul S. Sarbanes (D)

Massachusetts

• 1. Edward M. Kennedy (D)
• 2. Paul Tsongas (D)

Michigan

• 1. Donald W. Riegle, Jr. (D)
• 2. Carl Levin (D)

Minnesota

• 2. Rudy Boschwitz (R)
• 1. David Durenberger (R)

Mississippi

• 1. John C. Stennis (D)
• 2. Thad Cochran (R)

Missouri

• 3. Thomas F. Eagleton (D)
• 1. John C. Danforth (R)

Montana

• 1. John Melcher (D)
• 2. Max Baucus (D)

Nebraska

• 1. Edward Zorinsky (D)
• 2. Jim Exon (D)

Nevada

• 1. Howard W. Cannon (D)
• 3. Paul Laxalt (R)

New Hampshire

• 2. Gordon J. Humphrey (R)
• 3. John A. Durkin (D), until December 29, 1980
  • Warren B. Rudman (R), from December 29, 1980

New Jersey

• 1. Harrison A. Williams (D)
• 2. Bill Bradley (D)

New Mexico

• 2. Pete V. Domenici (R)
• 1. Harrison Schmitt (R)

New York

• 3. Jacob K. Javits (R)
• 1. Daniel Patrick Moynihan (D)

North Carolina

• 2. Jesse Helms (R)
• 3. Robert Burren Morgan (D)

North Dakota

• 3. Milton Young (R)
• 1. Quentin N. Burdick (D)

Ohio

• 3. John Glenn (D)
• 1. Howard Metzenbaum (D)

Oklahoma

• 2. David L. Boren (D)
• 3. Henry Bellmon (R)

Oregon

• 2. Mark O. Hatfield (R)
• 3. Bob Packwood (R)

Pennsylvania

• 1. John Heinz (R)
• 3. Richard Schweiker (R)

Rhode Island

• 2. Claiborne Pell (D)
• 1. John H. Chafee (R)

South Carolina

• 2. Strom Thurmond (R)
• 3. Ernest F. Hollings (D)

South Dakota

• 3. George McGovern (D)
• 2. Larry Pressler (R)

Tennessee

• 2. Howard Baker (R)
• 1. Jim Sasser (D)

Texas

• 2. John G. Tower (R)
• 1. Lloyd Bentsen (D)

Utah

• 3. Jake Garn (R)
• 1. Orrin G. Hatch (R)

Vermont

• 1. Robert T. Stafford (R)
• 3. Patrick Leahy (D)

Virginia

• 1. Harry F. Byrd, Jr. (I)
• 2. John W. Warner (R)

Washington

• 3. Warren G. Magnuson (D)
• 1. Henry M. Jackson (D)

West Virginia

• 2. Jennings Randolph (D)
• 1. Robert C. Byrd (D)

Wisconsin

• 1. William Proxmire (D)
• 3. Gaylord Nelson (D)

Wyoming

• 1. Malcolm Wallop (R)
• 2. Alan K. Simpson (R)

House of Representatives

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

Alabama

(4–3 Democratic)

• 1. Jack Edwards (R)
• 2. Bill Dickinson (R)
• 3. Bill Nichols (D)
• 4. Tom Bevill (D)
• 5. Ronnie G. Flippo (D)
• 6. John Hall Buchanan, Jr. (R)
• 7. Dick Shelby (D)

Alaska

(1 Republican)

• At-large. Don Young (R)

Arizona

(2–2 split)

• 1. John J. Rhodes (R)
• 2. Morris K. Udall (D)
• 3. Bob Stump (D)
• 4. Eldon Rudd (R)

Arkansas

(2–2 split)

• 1. Bill Alexander (D)
• 2. Ed Bethune (R)
• 3. John Paul Hammerschmidt (R)
• 4. Beryl Anthony, Jr. (D)

California

(26–17 Democratic)

• 1. Harold T. Johnson (D)
• 2. Don H. Clausen (R)
• 3. Robert T. Matsui (D)
• 4. Vic Fazio (D)
• 5. John L. Burton (D)
• 6. Phillip Burton (D)
• 7. George Miller (D)
• 8. Ronald V. Dellums (D)
• 9. Pete Stark (D)
• 10. Don Edwards (D)
• 11. William Royer (R), from April 3, 1979
• 12. Paul N. McCloskey, Jr. (R)
• 13. Norman Y. Mineta (D)
• 14. Norman D. Shumway (R)
• 15. Tony Coelho (D)
• 16. Leon Panetta (D)
• 17. Chip Pashayan (R)
• 18. William M. Thomas (R)
• 19. Robert J. Lagomarsino (R)
• 20. Barry Goldwater, Jr. (R)
• 21. James C. Corman (D)
• 22. Carlos J. Moorhead (R)
• 23. Anthony C. Beilenson (D)
• 24. Henry A. Waxman (D)
• 25. Edward R. Roybal (D)
• 26. John H. Rousselot (R)
• 27. Bob Dornan (R)
• 28. Julian C. Dixon (D)
• 29. Augustus F. Hawkins (D)
• 30. George Elmore Danielson (D)
• 31. Charles H. Wilson (D)
• 32. Glenn M. Anderson (D)
• 33. Wayne R. Grisham (R)
• 34. Daniel E. Lungren (R)
• 35. James F. Lloyd (D)
• 36. George Brown, Jr. (D)
• 37. Jerry Lewis (R)
• 38. Jerry M. Patterson (D)
• 39. William E. Dannemeyer (R)
• 40. Robert E. Badham (R)
• 41. Bob Wilson (R)
• 42. Lionel Van Deerlin (D)
• 43. Clair Burgener (R)

Colorado

(3–2 Democratic)

• 1. Patricia Schroeder (D)
• 2. Timothy E. Wirth (D)
• 3. Raymond P. Kogovsek (D)
• 4. James Paul Johnson (R)
• 5. Ken Kramer (R)

Connecticut

(5–1 Democratic)

• 1. William R. Cotter (D)
• 2. Christopher J. Dodd (D)
• 3. Robert N. Giaimo (D)
• 4. Stewart McKinney (R)
• 5. William R. Ratchford (D)
• 6. Toby Moffett (D)

Delaware

(1 Republican)

• At-large. Thomas B. Evans, Jr. (R)

Florida

(12–3 Democratic)

• 1. Earl Hutto (D)
• 2. Don Fuqua (D)
• 3. Charles Edward Bennett (D)
• 4. William V. Chappell, Jr. (D)
• 5. Richard Kelly (R)
• 6. Bill Young (R)
• 7. Sam M. Gibbons (D)
• 8. Andy Ireland (D)
• 9. Bill Nelson (D)
• 10. Louis A. Bafalis (R)
• 11. Daniel A. Mica (D)
• 12. Edward J. Stack (D)
• 13. William Lehman (D)
• 14. Claude Pepper (D)
• 15. Dante B. Fascell (D)

Georgia

(9–1 Democratic)

• 1. Ronald Bryan Ginn (D)
• 2. Dawson Mathis (D)
• 3. Jack T. Brinkley (D)
• 4. Elliott H. Levitas (D)
• 5. Wyche Fowler, Jr. (D)
• 6. Newt Gingrich (R)
• 7. Larry McDonald (D)
• 8. Billy Lee Evans (D)
• 9. Ed Jenkins (D)
• 10. Doug Barnard, Jr. (D)

Hawaii

(2 Democrats)

• 1. Cecil Heftel (D)
• 2. Daniel K. Akaka (D)

Idaho

(2 Republicans)

• 1. Steven Symms (R)
• 2. George V. Hansen (R)

Illinois

(13–11 Republican)

• 1. Bennett M. Stewart (D)
• 2. Morgan F. Murphy (D)
• 3. Marty Russo (D)
• 4. Edward J. Derwinski (R)
• 5. John G. Fary (D)
• 6. Henry J. Hyde (R)
• 7. Cardiss Collins (D)
• 8. Dan Rostenkowski (D)
• 9. Sidney R. Yates (D)
• 10. Abner J. Mikva (D), until September 26, 1979
  • John E. Porter (R), from January 22, 1980
• 11. Frank Annunzio (D)
• 12. Philip M. Crane (R)
• 13. Robert McClory (R)
• 14. John N. Erlenborn (R)
• 15. Tom Corcoran (R)
• 16. John B. Anderson (R)
• 17. George M. O'Brien (R)
• 18. Robert H. Michel (R)
• 19. Tom Railsback (R)
• 20. Paul Findley (R)
• 21. Edward R. Madigan (R)
• 22. Dan Crane (R)
• 23. Melvin Price (D)
• 24. Paul M. Simon (D)

Indiana

(7–4 Democratic)

• 1. Adam Benjamin, Jr. (D)
• 2. Floyd Fithian (D)
• 3. John Brademas (D)
• 4. Dan Quayle (R)
• 5. Elwood Hillis (R)
• 6. David W. Evans (D)
• 7. John T. Myers (R)
• 8. H. Joel Deckard (R)
• 9. Lee H. Hamilton (D)
• 10. Philip R. Sharp (D)
• 11. Andrew Jacobs, Jr. (D)

Iowa

(3–3 split)

• 1. James A. Leach (R)
• 2. Tom Tauke (R)
• 3. Chuck Grassley (R)
• 4. Neal Smith (D)
• 5. Tom Harkin (D)
• 6. Berkley Bedell (D)

Kansas

• 1. Keith Sebelius (R)
• 2. James Edmund Jeffries (R)
• 3. Larry Winn, Jr. (R)
• 4. Dan Glickman (D)
• 5. Bob Whittaker (R)

Kentucky

(4–3 Republican)

• 1. Carroll Hubbard, Jr. (D)
• 2. William H. Natcher (D)
• 3. Romano L. Mazzoli (D)
• 4. Gene Snyder (R)
• 5. Tim Lee Carter (R)
• 6. Larry Hopkins (R)
• 7. Carl D. Perkins (D)

Louisiana

(5–3 Democratic)

• 1. Robert L. Livingston, Jr. (R)
• 2. Lindy Boggs (D)
• 3. David C. Treen (R), until March 10, 1980
  • Billy Tauzin (D), from May 22, 1980
• 4. Anthony Claude Leach, Jr. (D)
• 5. Jerry Huckaby (D)
• 6. Henson Moore (R)
• 7. John Breaux (D)
• 8. Gillis William Long (D)

Maine

(2 Republicans)

• 1. David F. Emery (R)
• 2. Olympia J. Snowe (R)

Maryland

(6–2 Democratic)

• 1. Robert Bauman (R)
• 2. Clarence D. Long (D)
• 3. Barbara A. Mikulski (D)
• 4. Marjorie S. Holt (R)
• 5. Gladys Spellman (D)
• 6. Beverly B. Byron (D)
• 7. Parren J. Mitchell (D)
• 8. Michael D. Barnes (D)

Massachusetts

(10–2 Democratic)

• 1. Silvio O. Conte (R)
• 2. Edward P. Boland (D)
• 3. Joseph D. Early (D)
• 4. Robert Drinan (D)
• 5. James Michael Shannon (D)
• 6. Nicholas Mavroules (D)
• 7. Edward J. Markey (D)
• 8. Thomas P. O'Neill, Jr. (D)
• 9. John Joseph Moakley (D)
• 10. Margaret M. Heckler (R)
• 11. Brian J. Donnelly (D)
• 12. Gerry E. Studds (D)

Michigan

(13–6 Democratic)

• 1. John Conyers, Jr. (D)
• 2. Carl D. Pursell (R)
• 3. Howard Wolpe (D)
• 4. David Stockman (R)
• 5. Harold S. Sawyer (R)
• 6. Milton Robert Carr (D)
• 7. Dale E. Kildee (D)
• 8. Bob Traxler (D)
• 9. Guy Vander Jagt (R)
• 10. Donald J. Albosta (D)
• 11. Robert William Davis (R)
• 12. David E. Bonior (D)
• 13. Charles C. Diggs, Jr. (D), until June 3, 1980
  • George W. Crockett, Jr. (D), from November 4, 1980
• 14. Lucien N. Nedzi (D)
• 15. William D. Ford (D)
• 16. John D. Dingell (D)
• 17. William M. Brodhead (D)
• 18. James J. Blanchard (D)
• 19. William S. Broomfield (R)

Minnesota

(4–4 split)

• 1. Arlen Erdahl (R)
• 2. Tom Hagedorn (R)
• 3. Bill Frenzel (R)
• 4. Bruce F. Vento (DFL)
• 5. Martin Olav Sabo (DFL)
• 6. Richard M. Nolan (DFL)
• 7. Arlan Stangeland (R)
• 8. James L. Oberstar (DFL)

Mississippi

(3–2 Democratic)

• 1. Jamie L. Whitten (D)
• 2. David R. Bowen (D)
• 3. Gillespie V. Montgomery (D)
• 4. Jon Hinson (R)
• 5. Trent Lott (R)

Missouri

(8–2 Democratic)

• 1. William L. Clay (D)
• 2. Robert A. Young (D)
• 3. Richard A. Gephardt (D)
• 4. Ike Skelton (D)
• 5. Richard Bolling (D)
• 6. Tom Coleman (R)
• 7. Gene Taylor (R)
• 8. Richard H. Ichord II (D)
• 9. Harold L. Volkmer (D)
• 10. William D. Burlison (D)

Montana

(1–1 split)

• 1. John Patrick Williams (D)
• 2. Ron Marlenee (R)

Nebraska

(2–1 Republican)

• 1. Doug Bereuter (R)
• 2. John Joseph Cavanaugh III (D)
• 3. Virginia Smith (R)

Nevada

(1 Democrat)

• At-large. James David Santini (D)

New Hampshire

(1–1 split)

• 1. Norman D'Amours (D)
• 2. James Colgate Cleveland (R)

New Jersey

(10–5 Democratic)

• 1. James J. Florio (D)
• 2. William J. Hughes (D)
• 3. James J. Howard (D)
• 4. Frank Thompson, Jr. (D), until December 29, 1980
• 5. Millicent Fenwick (R)
• 6. Edwin B. Forsythe (R)
• 7. Andrew Maguire (D)
• 8. Robert A. Roe (D)
• 9. Harold C. Hollenbeck (R)
• 10. Peter W. Rodino, Jr. (D)
• 11. Joseph George Minish (D)
• 12. Matthew J. Rinaldo (R)
• 13. Jim Courter (R)
• 14. Frank J. Guarini (D)
• 15. Edward J. Patten (D)

New Mexico

(1–1 split)

• 1. Manuel Lujan, Jr. (R)
• 2. Harold L. Runnels (D), until August 5, 1980

New York

(26–13 Democratic)

• 1. William Carney (R)
• 2. Thomas J. Downey (D)
• 3. Jerome Ambro (D)
• 4. Norman F. Lent (R)
• 5. John W. Wydler (R)
• 6. Lester L. Wolff (D)
• 7. Joseph Patrick Addabbo (D)
• 8. Benjamin Stanley Rosenthal (D)
• 9. Geraldine Ferraro (D)
• 10. Mario Biaggi (D)
• 11. James H. Scheuer (D)
• 12. Shirley Chisholm (D)
• 13. Stephen J. Solarz (D)
• 14. Frederick W. Richmond (D)
• 15. Leo C. Zeferetti (D)
• 16. Elizabeth Holtzman (D)
• 17. John M. Murphy (D)
• 18. S. William Green (R)
• 19. Charles B. Rangel (D)
• 20. Ted Weiss (D)
• 21. Robert García (D)
• 22. Jonathan Brewster Bingham (D)
• 23. Peter A. Peyser (D)
• 24. Richard Ottinger (D)
• 25. Hamilton Fish, Jr. (R)
• 26. Benjamin A. Gilman (R)
• 27. Matthew F. McHugh (D)
• 28. Samuel S. Stratton (D)
• 29. Gerald B.H. Solomon (R)
• 30. Robert C. McEwen (R)
• 31. Donald Jerome Mitchell (R)
• 32. James M. Hanley (D)
• 33. Gary Alcide Lee (R)
• 34. Frank Horton (R)
• 35. Barber B. Conable, Jr. (R)
• 36. John J. LaFalce (D)
• 37. Henry J. Nowak (D)
• 38. Jack Kemp (R)
• 39. Stan Lundine (D)

North Carolina

(9–2 Democratic)

• 1. Walter B. Jones, Sr. (D)
• 2. Lawrence H. Fountain (D)
• 3. Charles Whitley (D)
• 4. Ike F. Andrews (D)
• 5. Stephen L. Neal (D)
• 6. Lunsford R. Preyer (D)
• 7. Charlie Rose (D)
• 8. Bill Hefner (D)
• 9. James G. Martin (R)
• 10. James T. Broyhill (R)
• 11. V. Lamar Gudger (D)

North Dakota

(1 Republican)

• At-large. Mark Andrews (R)

Ohio

(13–10 Republican)

• 1. Bill Gradison (R)
• 2. Tom Luken (D)
• 3. Tony P. Hall (D)
• 4. Tennyson Guyer (R)
• 5. Del Latta (R)
• 6. Bill Harsha (R)
• 7. Clarence J. "Bud" Brown Jr. (R)
• 8. Tom Kindness (R)
• 9. Thomas L. Ashley (D)
• 10. Clarence E. Miller (R)
• 11. J. William Stanton (R)
• 12. Samuel L. Devine (R)
• 13. Don Pease (D)
• 14. John F. Seiberling (D)
• 15. Chalmers Wylie (R)
• 16. Ralph Regula (R)
• 17. John M. Ashbrook (R)
• 18. Douglas Applegate (D)
• 19. Lyle Williams (R)
• 20. Mary Rose Oakar (D)
• 21. Louis Stokes (D)
• 22. Charles Vanik (D)
• 23. Ronald M. Mottl (D)

Oklahoma

(5–1 Democratic)

• 1. James R. Jones (D)
• 2. Mike Synar (D)
• 3. Wes Watkins (D)
• 4. Tom Steed (D)
• 5. Mickey Edwards (R)
• 6. Glenn English (D)

Oregon

(4 Democrats)

• 1. Les AuCoin (D)
• 2. Albert Conrad Ullman (D)
• 3. Robert B. Duncan (D)
• 4. James Weaver (D)

Pennsylvania

(15–10 Democratic)

• 1. Michael J. Myers (D), until October 2, 1980
• 2. William H. Gray, III (D)
• 3. Raymond F. Lederer (D)
• 4. Charles F. Dougherty (R)
• 5. Dick Schulze (R)
• 6. Gus Yatron (D)
• 7. Robert W. Edgar (D)
• 8. Peter H. Kostmayer (D)
• 9. Bud Shuster (R)
• 10. Joseph M. McDade (R)
• 11. Daniel J. Flood (D), until January 31, 1980
  • Raphael J. Musto (D), from April 9, 1980
• 12. John P. Murtha (D)
• 13. Lawrence Coughlin (R)
• 14. William S. Moorhead (D)
• 15. Donald L. Ritter (R)
• 16. Robert Smith Walker (R)
• 17. Allen Edward Ertel (D)
• 18. Doug Walgren (D)
• 19. William F. Goodling (R)
• 20. Joseph M. Gaydos (D)
• 21. Donald A. Bailey (D)
• 22. Austin J. Murphy (D)
• 23. William F. Clinger (R)
• 24. Marc Lincoln Marks (R)
• 25. Eugene Atkinson (D)

Rhode Island

(2 Democrats)

• 1. Fernand St. Germain (D)
• 2. Edward Beard (D)

South Carolina

(4–2 Democratic)

• 1. Mendel J. Davis (D)
• 2. Floyd Spence (R)
• 3. Butler Derrick (D)
• 4. Carroll A. Campbell, Jr. (R)
• 5. Kenneth Lamar Holland (D)
• 6. John W. Jenrette, Jr. (D), until December 10, 1980

South Dakota

(1–1 split)

• 1. Thomas Daschle (D)
• 2. James Abdnor (R)

Tennessee

(5–3 Democratic)

• 1. James H. Quillen (R)
• 2. John J. Duncan, Sr. (R)
• 3. Marilyn Lloyd (D)
• 4. Al Gore (D)
• 5. Bill Boner (D)
• 6. Robin L. Beard (R)
• 7. Ed Jones (D)
• 8. Harold E. Ford, Sr. (D)

Texas

(20–4 Democratic)

• 1. Sam B. Hall, Jr. (D)
• 2. Charles Wilson (D)
• 3. James M. Collins (R)
• 4. Herbert R. Roberts (D)
• 5. Jim Mattox (D)
• 6. Phil Gramm (D)
• 7. William Reynolds Archer, Jr. (R)
• 8. Robert C. Eckhardt (D)
• 9. Jack Brooks (D)
• 10. J. J. Pickle (D)
• 11. Marvin Leath (D)
• 12. Jim Wright (D)
• 13. Jack Hightower (D)
• 14. Joseph P. Wyatt, Jr. (D)
• 15. Kika de la Garza (D)
• 16. Richard C. White (D)
• 17. Charles W. Stenholm (D)
• 18. Mickey Leland (D)
• 19. Kent Hance (D)
• 20. Henry B. Gonzalez (D)
• 21. Tom Loeffler (R)
• 22. Ron Paul (R)
• 23. Abraham Kazen (D)
• 24. Martin Frost (D)

Utah

(1–1 split)

• 1. K. Gunn McKay (D)
• 2. Dan Marriott (R)

Vermont

(1 Republican)

• At-large. James M. Jeffords (R)

Virginia

(6–4 Republican)

• 1. Paul S. Trible, Jr. (R)
• 2. G. William Whitehurst (R)
• 3. David E. Satterfield III (D)
• 4. Robert Williams Daniel, Jr. (R)
• 5. Dan Daniel (D)
• 6. M. Caldwell Butler (R)
• 7. J. Kenneth Robinson (R)
• 8. Herbert Harris (D)
• 9. William Creed Wampler (R)
• 10. Joseph L. Fisher (D)

Washington

(6–1 Democratic)

• 1. Joel Pritchard (R)
• 2. Al Swift (D)
• 3. Don Bonker (D)
• 4. Mike McCormack (D)
• 5. Thomas S. Foley (D)
• 6. Norman D. Dicks (D)
• 7. Mike Lowry (D)

West Virginia

(4 Democrats)

• 1. Robert H. Mollohan (D)
• 2. Harley O. Staggers (D)
• 3. John M. Slack, Jr. (D), until March 17, 1980
  • John G. Hutchinson (D), from June 30, 1980
• 4. Nick J. Rahall II (D)

Wisconsin

(6–2 Democratic)

• 1. Les Aspin (D)
• 2. Robert Kastenmeier (D)
• 3. Alvin Baldus (D)
• 4. Clement J. Zablocki (D)
• 5. Henry S. Reuss (D)
• 6. Tom Petri (R), from April 3, 1979
• 7. David R. Obey (D)
• 8. Toby Roth (R)
• 9. F. James Sensenbrenner, Jr. (R)

Wyoming

(1 Republican)

• At-large. Dick Cheney (R)

Non-voting members

(4–1 Democratic)

• District of Columbia. Walter E. Fauntroy (D)
• Guam. Antonio Borja Won Pat (D)
• Puerto Rico. Baltasar Corrada del Rio (PNP)
• Virgin Islands. Melvin H. Evans (R)

Changes in Membership

The count below reflects changes from the beginning of the first session of this Congress.

Senate

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

• replacements: 4
  • Democratic: 3 seat net loss
  • Republican: 3 seat net gain
• deaths:
• resignations: 4
• vacancy:
• Total seats with changes: 4

State (class)	Vacator	Reason for change	Successor	Date of successor's formal installation
Maine (Class 1)	Edmund Muskie (D)	Resigned May 7, 1980 to become United States Secretary of State. Successor appointed to finish the term.	George J. Mitchell (D)	May 19, 1980
New Hampshire (Class 3)	John A. Durkin (D)	Resigned December 29, 1980 to give successor priority in seniority. Successor appointed to finish the term.	Warren Rudman (R)	December 29, 1980
Florida (Class 3)	Richard Stone (D)	Resigned December 30, 1980 to give successor priority in seniority. Successor appointed to finish the term.	Paula Hawkins (R)	January 1, 1981
Alabama (Class 3)	Donald Stewart (D)	Resigned January 2, 1981 to give successor priority in seniority. Successor appointed to finish the term.	Jeremiah Denton (R)	January 2, 1981

House of Representatives

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

• replacements: 7
  • Democratic: 0 seat net loss
  • Republican: 0 seat net gain
• deaths: 1
• resignations: 4
• expulsion: 1
• contested election:
• Total seats with changes: 10

District	Vacator	Reason for change	Successor	Date of successor's formal installation
California 11th	Vacant	Rep. Leo Ryan died during previous congress	William Royer (R)	April 3, 1979
Wisconsin 6th	Vacant	Rep. William A. Steiger died during previous congress	Tom Petri (R)	April 3, 1979
Illinois 10th	Abner J. Mikva (D)	Resigned September 26, 1979, after being appoined judge of U.S. Court of Appeals	John Porter (R)	January 22, 1980
Pennsylvania 11th	Daniel J. Flood (D)	Resigned January 31, 1980	Ray Musto (D)	April 9, 1980
Louisiana 3rd	David Treen (R)	Resigned March 10, 1980, after being elected Governor of Louisiana	Billy Tauzin (D)	May 22, 1980
West Virginia 3rd	John M. Slack, Jr. (D)	Died March 17, 1980	John G. Hutchinson (D)	June 30, 1980
Michigan 13th	Charles Diggs (D)	Resigned June 3, 1980	George W. Crockett, Jr. (D)	November 4, 1980
New Mexico 2nd	Harold L. Runnels (D)	Died August 5, 1980	Vacant	Not filled this term
Pennsylvania 1st	Michael Myers (D)	Expelled October 2, 1980	Vacant	Not filled this term
South Carolina 6th	John Jenrette (D)	Resigned December 10, 1980	Vacant	Not filled this term
New Jersey 4th	Frank Thompson (D)	Resigned December 29, 1980, after being censured by the House of Representatives	Vacant	Not filled this term

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

• Aging (Special) (Chair: Lawton Chiles)
• Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry (Chair: Herman Talmadge)
  • Agricultural Research and General Legislation
  • Rural Development
  • Foreign Agricultural Policy
  • Nutrition
  • Environment, Soil Conservation and Forestry
  • Agricultural Credit and Rural Electrification
  • Agricultural Production, Marketing and Stabilization of Prices
• Appropriations (Chair: Warren Magnuson)
  • Agriculture and Related Agencies
  • Defense
  • District of Columbia
  • Foreign Operations
  • HUD-Independent Agencies
  • Interior
  • Labor-Health, Education and Welfare
  • Legislative
  • Military Construction
  • Energy and Water Development
  • State, Justice, Commerce and Judiciary
  • Transportation
  • Treasury, Postal Service and General Government
• Armed Services (Chair: John C. Stennis)
  • Arms Control
  • General Procurement
  • Manpower and Personnel
  • Research and Investigations
  • Military Construction and Stockfiles
  • Procurement Policy and Reprogramming
• Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs (Chair: William Proxmire)
  • Housing and Urban Affairs
  • Financial Institutions
  • International Finance
  • Rural Housing and Development
  • Economic Stabilization
  • Securities
  • Insurance
  • Consumer Affairs
• Budget (Chair: Edmund Muskie, then Ernest Hollings)
• Commerce, Science and Transportation (Chair: Howard Cannon)
  • Aviation
  • Communications
  • Consumer
  • Merchant Marine and Tourism
  • Science, Technology and Space
  • Surface Transportation
• Energy and Natural Resources (Chair: Henry M. Jackson)
  • Energy R&D
  • Energy Regulation
  • Energy Conservation and Supply
  • Energy Resources and Materials Production
  • Parks, Recreations and Renewable Resources
• Environment and Public Works (Chair: Jennings Randolph)
  • Environmental Pollution
  • Water Resources
  • Transportation
  • Regional and Community Development
  • Resource Protection
  • Nuclear Regulation
• Ethics (Select) (Chair: Adlai Stevenson III, then Howell Heflin)
• Finance (Chair: Russell B. Long)
  • Health
  • International Trade
  • Taxation and Debt Management Generally
  • Social Security
  • Energy and Foundations
  • Private Pension Plans and Employee Fringe Benefits
  • Tourism and Sugar
  • Public Assistance
  • Oversight of the Internal Revenue Service
  • Unemployment and Related Programs
  • Revenue Sharing, Ingovernmental Revenue Impact and Economic Problems
• Foreign Relations (Chair: Frank Church)
  • International Economic Policy
  • Arms Control, Oceans, International Operations and Environment
  • African Affairs
  • European Affairs
  • East Asian and Pacific Affairs
  • Near Eastern and South Asian Affairs
  • Western Hemisphere Affairs
• Governmental Affairs (Chair: Abraham A. Ribicoff)
  • Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations
  • Intergovernmental Relations
  • Governmental Efficiency and the District of Columbia
  • Energy, Nuclear Proliferation and Federal Services
  • Civil Service and General Services
  • Oversight of Government Management
• Indian Affairs (Select) (Chair: John Melcher)
• Judiciary (Chair: Ted Kennedy)
  • The Constitution
  • Antitrust, Monopoly and Business Rights
  • Improvements in Judicial Machinery
  • Criminal Justice
  • Administrative Practice and Procedure
  • Limitations of Contracted and Delegated Authority
  • Jurisprudence and Governmental Relations
• Intelligence (Select) (Chair: Birch Bayh)
• Labor and Human Resources (Chair: Harrison A. Williams)
  • Handicapped
  • Education, Arts and the Humanities
  • Health and Scientific Research
  • Employment, Poverty and Migratory Labor
  • Aging
  • Child and Human Development
  • Alcoholism and Drug Abuse
• Nutrition and Human Needs (Select)
• Rules and Administration (Chair: Claiborne Pell)
• Small Business (Select) (Chair: Gaylord Nelson)
• Veterans' Affairs (Chair: Alan Cranston)
• Whole

House of Representatives

• Aging (Select) (Chair: Claude Pepper)
• Agriculture (Chair: Tom Foley)
  • Cotton
  • Dairy and Poultry
  • Forests
  • Livestock and Grains
  • Oilseeds and Rice
  • Tobacco
  • Conservation and Credit
  • Department Investigations, Oversight and Research
  • Domestic Marketing, Consumer Relations and Nutrition
  • Family Farms, Rural Development and Special Studies
• Appropriations (Chair: Jamie L. Whitten)
  • Agriculture, Rural Development and Related Agencies
  • Defense
  • District of Columbia
  • Energy and Water Development
  • Foreign Operations
  • HUD-Independent Agencies
  • Interior
  • Labor-Health, Education and Welfare
  • Legislative
  • Military Construction
  • State, Justice, Commerce and Judiciary
  • Transportation
  • Treasury, Postal Service and General Government
• Armed Services (ChaiR: Charles Melvin Price)
  • Procurement and Military Nuclear Systems
  • Seapower, Strategic and Critical Materials
  • Research and Development
  • Military Personnel
  • Investigations
  • Military Installations and Facilities
  • Military Compensation
  • Nato Standardization, Interoperability and Readiness
• Assassinations (Select)
• Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs (Chair: Henry S. Reuss)
  • The City
  • Housing and Community and Development
  • Economic Stabilization
  • Financial Institutions Supervision, Regulation and Insurance
  • International Development Institutions and Finance
  • General Oversight and Renegotiation
  • Consumer Affairs
  • Domestic Monetary Policy
  • Historic Preservation and Coinage
  • International Trade, Investment and Monetary Policy
• Budget (Chair: Robert Giaimo)
  • Task Forces
  • Economic Policy, Projections and Productivity
  • State and Local Governments
  • Regulations and Spending Limitations
  • Inflation
  • Budget Process
  • Defense and International Affairs
  • Tax Expenditures and Tax Policy
  • Legislative Savings
• Committees (Select)
• Congressional Operations (Select)
• Crime (Select)
• District of Columbia (Chair: Ron Dellums)
  • Fiscal Affairs and Health
  • Governmental Affairs and Budget
  • Judiciary, Manpower and Education
  • Metropolitan Affairs
• Education and Labor (Chair: Carl D. Perkins)
  • Elementary, Secondary and Vocational Education
  • Labor-Management Relations
  • Employment Opportunities
  • Postsecondary Education
  • Health and Safety
  • Human Resources
  • Select Education
  • Labor Standards
• Ethics (Select)
• Foreign Affairs (Chair: Clement J. Zablocki)
  • International Security and Scientific Affairs
  • International Operations
  • Europe and the Middle East
  • Asian and Pacific Affairs
  • International Economic Policy and Trade
  • Inter-American Affairs
  • Africa
  • International Organizations
• Government Operations (Chair: Jack Brooks)
  • Legislation and National Security
  • Ingovernmental Relations and Human Resources
  • Commerce, Consumer and Monetary Affairs
  • Manpower and Housing
  • Government Activities and Transportation
  • Government Information and Individual Rights
  • Environment, Energy and Natural Resources
• House Administration (Chair: Frank Thompson, then Lucien N. Nedzi)
  • Accounts
  • Libraries and Memorials
  • Printing
  • Personnel and Police
  • Contracts
  • Services
  • Office Systems
• House Beauty Shop (Select)
• Intelligence (Select) (Chair: Edward Boland)
• Insular Affairs (Chair: Mo Udall)
  • Energy and the Environment
  • Water Resources
  • Public Lands
  • National Parks and Insular Affairs
  • Mines and Mining
  • Oversight/Special Investigations
  • Pacific Affairs
• Interstate and Foreign Commerce (Chair: Harley Orrin Staggers)
  • Energy and Power
  • Communications
  • Oversight and Investigations
  • Consumer Protection and Finance
  • Health and the Environment
  • Transportation and Commerce
• Judiciary (Chair: Peter W. Rodino)
  • Immigration, Citizenship and International Law
  • Administrative Law and Governmental Relations
  • Courts, Civil Liberties and the Administration of Justice
  • Civil and Constitutional Rights
  • Monopolies and Commercial Law
  • Crime
  • Criminal Justice
• Merchant Marine and Fisheries (Chair: John M. Murphy, then Thomas W. L. Ashley)
  • Merchant Marine
  • Fisheries, Wildlife Conservation and the Environment
  • Coast Guard and Navigation
  • Oceangraphy
  • Panama Canal
• Modernization of House Gallery Facilities (Special)
• Narcotics Abuse and Control (Select)
• Outer Continental Shelf (Ad Hoc/Select)
• Post Office and Civil Service
  • Investigations
  • Postal Operations and Services
  • Postal Personnel and Modernization
  • Civil Service
  • Compensations and Employee Benefits
  • Census and Population
  • Human Resources
• Public Works and Transportation (Chair: Harold T. Johnson)
  • Aviation
  • Economic Development
  • Oversight and Review
  • Public Buildings and Grounds
  • Surface Transportation
  • Water Resources
• Rules (Chair: Richard Walker Bolling)
  • The Legislative Process
  • Rules of the House
• Science and Technology (Chair: Don Fuqua)
  • Space Science and Applications
  • Energy Research and Development
  • Science, Research and Technology
  • Energy Development and Applications
  • Transportation, Aviation and Communication
  • Investigations and Oversight
  • Natural Resources and Environment
• Small Business (Chair: Neal Edward Smith)
  • SBA and SBIC Authority and General Small Business
  • General Oversight and Minority Enterprise
  • Impact of Energy Programs, Environment, Safety Requirements and Government Research on Small Business
  • Access to Equity Capital and Business Opportunities
  • Capital Investment and Business Opportunities
  • Special Small Business Problems
• Standards of Official Conduct (Chair: Charles Edward Bennett)
• Veterans' Affairs (Chair: Ray Roberts)
  • Medical Facilities and Benefits
  • Compensation, Pension and Insurance
  • Housing
  • Education, Training and Employment
  • Special Investigations
• Ways and Means (Chair: Al Ullman)
  • Social Security
  • Health
  • Trade
  • Public Assistance and Unemployment Compensation
  • Oversight
  • Social Security
  • Health
• Whole

Joint committees

• Economic
• Taxation
• Library
• Printing

Employees and legislative agency directors

Legislative branch agency directors

• Architect of the Capitol: George M. White
• Attending Physician of the United States Congress: Freeman H. Cary
• Comptroller General of the United States: Elmer B. Staats
• Director of the Congressional Budget Office: Alice M. Rivlin
• Librarian of Congress: Daniel J. Boorstin
• Public Printer of the United States: John J. Boyle (until 1980)

Senate

• Chaplain: Edward L.R. Elson
• Historian: Richard A. Baker
• Parliamentarian: Robert Dove
• Secretary: J. Stanley Kimmitt
• Sergeant at Arms: Frank Hoffmann
• Secretary for the Majority: Howard O. Greene, Jr.
• Secretary for the Minority: Walter J. Stewart

House of Representatives

• Chaplain: James D. Ford
• Clerk: Edmund L. Henshaw, Jr.
• Doorkeeper: James T. Malloy
• Parliamentarian: William Holmes Brown
• Reading Clerks: Bob Berry (R), N/A (D)
• Postmaster: Robert V. Rota
• Sergeant at Arms: Benjamin J. Guthrie

See also

• United States elections, 1978 (elections leading to this Congress)
  • United States Senate elections, 1978
  • United States House of Representatives elections, 1978
• United States elections, 1980 (elections during this Congress, leading to the next Congress)
  • United States presidential election, 1980
  • United States Senate elections, 1980
  • United States House of Representatives elections, 1980

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 96th Congress from www.C-SPAN.org". 
• "Videos of Committees from the House and Senate for the 96th Congress from www.C-SPAN.org". 
• House of Representatives Session Calendar for the 96th Congress (PDF). 
• Congressional Pictorial Directory for the 96th Congress. 
• Congressional Pictorial Directory for the 96th Congress (Revised). 
• Official Congressional Directory for the 96th Congress, 1st Session.