93rd United States Congress
   HOME

TheInfoList



OR:

The 93rd United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, composed of the
United States Senate The United States Senate is the upper chamber of the United States Congress, with the House of Representatives being the lower chamber. Together they compose the national bicameral legislature of the United States. The composition and po ...
and the
United States House of Representatives The United States House of Representatives, often referred to as the House of Representatives, the U.S. House, or simply the House, is the lower chamber of the United States Congress, with the Senate being the upper chamber. Together they ...
. It met in
Washington, DC ) , image_skyline = , image_caption = Clockwise from top left: the Washington Monument and Lincoln Memorial on the National Mall, United States Capitol, Logan Circle, Jefferson Memorial, White House, Adams Morg ...
from January 3, 1973, to January 3, 1975, during the last 18 months of Richard Nixon's presidency, and the first 6 months of
Gerald Ford Gerald Rudolph Ford Jr. ( ; born Leslie Lynch King Jr.; July 14, 1913December 26, 2006) was an American politician who served as the 38th president of the United States from 1974 to 1977. He was the only president never to have been elected ...
's. This Congress was the first (and, to date, only) Congress with more than two Senate Presidents (the
Vice President of the United States The vice president of the United States (VPOTUS) is the second-highest officer in the executive branch of the U.S. federal government, after the president of the United States, and ranks first in the presidential line of succession. The vice p ...
), in this case, three. After the resignation of Spiro Agnew,
Gerald Ford Gerald Rudolph Ford Jr. ( ; born Leslie Lynch King Jr.; July 14, 1913December 26, 2006) was an American politician who served as the 38th president of the United States from 1974 to 1977. He was the only president never to have been elected ...
was appointed under the authority of the newly ratified
25th Amendment The Twenty-fifth Amendment (Amendment XXV) to the United States Constitution deals with presidential succession and disability. It clarifies that the vice president becomes president if the president dies, resigns, or is removed from office, a ...
. Ford became president the next year and
Nelson Rockefeller Nelson Aldrich Rockefeller (July 8, 1908 – January 26, 1979), sometimes referred to by his nickname Rocky, was an American businessman and politician who served as the 41st vice president of the United States from 1974 to 1977. A member of t ...
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. This is the earliest Congress to feature a member of the current
117th Congress The 117th United States Congress is the current 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 convened in Washington, D.C., on ...
, Representative
Don Young Donald Edwin Young (June 9, 1933 – March 18, 2022) was an American politician from the state of Alaska. At the time of his death, he was the longest-serving Republican in congressional history, having been the U.S. representative for fo ...
(R-AK), who served until he died in 2022.


Major events

* January 20, 1973: President
Richard Nixon Richard Milhous Nixon (January 9, 1913April 22, 1994) was the 37th president of the United States, serving from 1969 to 1974. A member of the Republican Party, he previously served as a representative and senator from California and was ...
began his second term. * January 22, 1973: Supreme Court issued abortion decision, ''
Roe v. Wade ''Roe v. Wade'', 410 U.S. 113 (1973),. was a landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court in which the Court ruled that the Constitution of the United States conferred the right to have an abortion. The decision struck down many federal and st ...
'' * January 27, 1973:
Paris Peace Accords The Paris Peace Accords, () officially titled the Agreement on Ending the War and Restoring Peace in Viet Nam (''Hiệp định về chấm dứt chiến tranh, lập lại hòa bình ở Việt Nam''), was a peace treaty signed on January 27, 1 ...
signed * October 10, 1973: Vice President Spiro Agnew resigned * October 20, 1973: Saturday Night Massacre * October 30, 1973: Impeachment process against Richard Nixon initiated * December 6, 1973: Vice President
Gerald Ford Gerald Rudolph Ford Jr. ( ; born Leslie Lynch King Jr.; July 14, 1913December 26, 2006) was an American politician who served as the 38th president of the United States from 1974 to 1977. He was the only president never to have been elected ...
confirmed and inaugurated * August 9, 1974: President
Richard Nixon Richard Milhous Nixon (January 9, 1913April 22, 1994) was the 37th president of the United States, serving from 1969 to 1974. A member of the Republican Party, he previously served as a representative and senator from California and was ...
resigned. Vice President Gerald Ford became
President of the United States The president of the United States (POTUS) is the head of state and head of government of the United States of America. The president directs the Federal government of the United States#Executive branch, executive branch of the Federal gove ...
. * November 5, 1974: United States midterm elections: Democrats increased their majorities in both houses * December 19, 1974: Vice President
Nelson Rockefeller Nelson Aldrich Rockefeller (July 8, 1908 – January 26, 1979), sometimes referred to by his nickname Rocky, was an American businessman and politician who served as the 41st vice president of the United States from 1974 to 1977. A member of t ...
confirmed and inaugurated


Major legislation

* July 1, 1973:
Case–Church Amendment The Case–Church Amendment was legislation attached to a bill funding the U.S. State Department. it was approved by the U.S. Congress in June 1973 that prohibited further U.S. military activity in Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia unless the presi ...
, , title I, * August 13, 1973: Federal Aid Highway Act of 1973, , title I, * September 26, 1973: Rehabilitation Act of 1973, , * October 1, 1973:
Domestic Volunteer Services Act of 1973 AmeriCorps VISTA is a national service program designed to alleviate poverty. President John F. Kennedy originated the idea for VISTA, which was founded as Volunteers in Service to America in 1965, and incorporated into the AmeriCorps network of ...
( VISTA), , * October 4, 1973:
Oil Pollution Act of 1973 The Oil Pollution Act of 1973 or Oil Pollution Act Amendments of 1973, 33 U.S.C. Chapter 20 §§ 1001-1011, was a United States federal law which amended the United States Statute . The Act of Congress sustained the United States commitment to con ...
, , * November 3, 1973: Amtrak Improvement Act, , * November 7, 1973: War Powers Resolution, , * December 28, 1973: Comprehensive Employment and Training Act, * December 28, 1973:
Endangered Species Act The Endangered Species Act of 1973 (ESA or "The Act"; 16 U.S.C. § 1531 et seq.) is the primary law in the United States for protecting imperiled species. Designed to protect critically imperiled species from extinction as a "consequence of ec ...
, , * December 29, 1973: Health Maintenance Organization Act of 1973, * March 7, 1974: Water Resources Development Act of 1974, , * May 22, 1974:
Disaster Relief Act of 1974 The Disaster Relief Act of 1974 (Public Law 93-288) was passed into law by the then President Richard Nixon as a United States federal law that established the process of presidential disaster declarations. The bill was introduced by Senator Quen ...
, , * July 12, 1974: Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974, , * July 25, 1974: Legal Services Corporation Act, , * August 21, 1974:
Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 (FERPA or the Buckley Amendment) is a United States federal law that governs the access to educational information and records by public entities such as potential employers, publicly funded ...
, , title V, §513, * September 2, 1974: Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA), , * September 7, 1974: Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974, , * October 15, 1974:
Federal Election Campaign Act The Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (FECA, , ''et seq.'') is the primary United States federal law regulating political campaign fundraising and spending. The law originally focused on creating limits for campaign spending on communicati ...
, , * October 28, 1974:
Equal Credit Opportunity Act The Equal Credit Opportunity Act (ECOA) is a United States law (codified at et seq.), enacted 28 October 1974, that makes it unlawful for any creditor to discriminate against any applicant, with respect to any aspect of a credit transaction, on ...
, , * October 29, 1974: Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974, , * November 26, 1974:
National Mass Transportation Assistance Act The National Mass Transportation Assistance Act of 1974 is a United States federal law that extended the Urban Mass Transportation Act to cover operating costs as well as construction costs. This act was the culmination of a major lobbying effort b ...
, , * December 3, 1974: Vietnam Era Veterans' Readjustment Assistance Act, , * December 16, 1974: Safe Drinking Water Act, , * December 31, 1974:
Privacy Act of 1974 The Privacy Act of 1974 (, ), a United States federal law, establishes a Code of Fair Information Practice that governs the collection, maintenance, use, and dissemination of personally identifiable information about individuals that is maintain ...
, , * January 2, 1975: An Act to Establish Rules of Evidence for Certain Courts and Proceedings, , * January 3, 1975:
Trade Act of 1974 The Trade Act of 1974 (, codified at ) was passed to help industry in the United States become more competitive or phase workers into other industries or occupations. Fast track authority The Trade Act of 1974 created fast track authority fo ...
, , * January 3, 1975:
Hazardous Materials Transportation Act The Hazardous Materials Transportation Act (HMTA), enacted in 1975, is the principal federal law in the United States regulating the transportation of hazardous materials. Its purpose is to "protect against the risks to life, property, and the env ...
, , title I, * January 4, 1975: Magnuson–Moss Warranty Act, , * January 4, 1975:
Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act of 1975 The Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act of 1975 (Public Law 93-638) authorized the Secretary of the Interior, the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare, and some other government agencies to enter into contracts with, a ...
, , * January 4, 1975:
National Health Planning and Resources Development Act The National Health Planning and Resources Development Act, or Public Law 93-641 is a piece of 1974 American Congressional legislation. Many Certificate of Need programs trace their origin to the act which offered incentives for states to implem ...
, ,


Hearings

* May 17, 1973:
Watergate The Watergate scandal was a major political scandal in the United States involving the administration of President Richard Nixon from 1972 to 1974 that led to Nixon's resignation. The scandal stemmed from the Nixon administration's continu ...
hearings began ( Senate Select Committee on Presidential Campaign Activities) * May 9, 1974: Hearings on the impeachment of President Nixon began (
House Judiciary Committee The U.S. House Committee on the Judiciary, also called the House Judiciary Committee, is a standing committee of the United States House of Representatives. It is charged with overseeing the administration of justice within the federal courts, ...
)


Party summary


Senate


House of Representatives


Leadership


Senate

*
President President most commonly refers to: *President (corporate title) * President (education), a leader of a college or university * President (government title) President may also refer to: Automobiles * Nissan President, a 1966–2010 Japanese ...
: Spiro Agnew (R) until October 10, 1973 **
Gerald Ford Gerald Rudolph Ford Jr. ( ; born Leslie Lynch King Jr.; July 14, 1913December 26, 2006) was an American politician who served as the 38th president of the United States from 1974 to 1977. He was the only president never to have been elected ...
(R) December 6, 1973 – August 9, 1974 ***
Nelson Rockefeller Nelson Aldrich Rockefeller (July 8, 1908 – January 26, 1979), sometimes referred to by his nickname Rocky, was an American businessman and politician who served as the 41st vice president of the United States from 1974 to 1977. A member of t ...
(R) from December 19, 1974 *
President pro tempore A president pro tempore or speaker pro tempore is a constitutionally recognized officer of a legislative body who presides over the chamber in the absence of the normal presiding officer. The phrase '' pro tempore'' is Latin "for the time being". ...
:
James Eastland James Oliver Eastland (November 28, 1904 February 19, 1986) was an American attorney, plantation owner, and politician from Mississippi. A Democrat, he served in the United States Senate in 1941 and again from 1943 until his resignation on De ...
(D) * Permanent acting president pro tempore:
Lee Metcalf Lee Warren Metcalf (January 28, 1911 – January 12, 1978) was an American lawyer, judge, and politician. A member of the Democratic Party, he served as a U.S. Representative (1953–1961) and a U.S. Senator (1961–1978) from Montana. He was the ...
(D)


Majority (Democratic) leadership

*
Majority Leader In U.S. politics (as well as in some other countries utilizing the presidential system), the majority floor leader is a partisan position in a legislative body.
: Mike Mansfield *
Majority Whip A whip is an official of a political party whose task is to ensure party discipline in a legislature. This means ensuring that members of the party vote according to the party platform, rather than according to their own individual ideolog ...
: Robert Byrd * Democratic Caucus Secretary:
Frank Moss Frank Edward "Ted" Moss (September 23, 1911 – January 29, 2003) was an American lawyer and politician. A Democrat, he served as a United States Senator from Utah from 1959 to 1977. Early life and education Frank Moss was born in Holla ...


Minority (Republican) leadership

* Minority Leader: Hugh Scott *
Minority Whip The positions of majority leader and minority leader are held by two United States senators and members of the party leadership of the United States Senate. They serve as the chief spokespersons for their respective political parties holding t ...
:
Robert P. Griffin Robert Paul Griffin (November 6, 1923 – April 16, 2015) was an American politician. A member of the Republican Party, he represented Michigan in the United States House of Representatives and United States Senate and was a Justice of the ...
* Republican Conference Chairman:
Norris Cotton Norris Henry Cotton (May 11, 1900 – February 24, 1989) was an American politician from the state of New Hampshire. A member of the Republican Party, he served as a U.S. Representative and subsequently as a U.S. Senator. Early life Cotton was ...
*
Republican Conference Secretary Republican can refer to: Political ideology * An advocate of a republic, a type of government that is not a monarchy or dictatorship, and is usually associated with the rule of law. ** Republicanism, the ideology in support of republics or agains ...
:
Wallace F. Bennett Wallace Foster Bennett (November 13, 1898 – December 19, 1993) was an American businessman and politician. A member of the Republican Party, he served as a US Senator from Utah from 1951 to 1974. He was the father of Bob Bennett, who late ...
* National Senatorial Committee Chair:
Bill Brock William Emerson Brock III (November 23, 1930 – March 25, 2021) was an American Republican politician who served in both chambers of the United States Congress from 1963 to 1977 and later in the United States Cabinet from 1981 to 1987. He was ...
* Policy Committee Chairman:
John Tower John Goodwin Tower (September 29, 1925 – April 5, 1991) was an American politician, serving as a Republican United States Senator from Texas from 1961 to 1985. He was the first Republican Senator elected from Texas since Reconstruction. Towe ...


House of Representatives

*
Speaker Speaker may refer to: Society and politics * Speaker (politics), the presiding officer in a legislative assembly * Public speaker, one who gives a speech or lecture * A person producing speech: the producer of a given utterance, especially: ** In ...
: Carl Albert (D)


Majority (Democratic) leadership

*
Majority Leader In U.S. politics (as well as in some other countries utilizing the presidential system), the majority floor leader is a partisan position in a legislative body.
:
Tip O'Neill Thomas Phillip "Tip" O'Neill Jr. (December 9, 1912 – January 5, 1994) was an American politician who served as the 47th speaker of the United States House of Representatives from 1977 to 1987, representing northern Boston, Massachusetts, as ...
*
Majority Whip A whip is an official of a political party whose task is to ensure party discipline in a legislature. This means ensuring that members of the party vote according to the party platform, rather than according to their own individual ideolog ...
:
John J. McFall John Joseph McFall (February 20, 1918 – March 7, 2006) was a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives, representing the state of California, rising to the position of House Majority Whip. Early life and career McFall was ...
* Democratic Caucus Chairman:
Olin E. Teague Olin Earl "Tiger" Teague (April 6, 1910 – January 23, 1981) was a World War II veteran and congressional representative for Texas's 6th congressional district for 32 years, from 1946 to 1978. He is buried in Arlington National Cemetery. ...
* Democratic Caucus Secretary:
Leonor Sullivan Leonor Kretzer Sullivan (August 21, 1902 – September 1, 1988) was a member of the United States House of Representatives from Missouri. She was a Democrat and the first woman in Congress from Missouri. Biography Born Leonor Kretzer in St. ...
* Democratic Campaign Committee Chairman:
Wayne Hays Wayne Levere Hays (May 13, 1911 – February 10, 1989) was an American politician who served as a U.S. Representative of Ohio, in the Democratic Party, from 1949 to 1976. He resigned from Congress after a much-publicized sex scandal. Early year ...


Minority (Republican) leadership

* Minority Leader:
Gerald Ford Gerald Rudolph Ford Jr. ( ; born Leslie Lynch King Jr.; July 14, 1913December 26, 2006) was an American politician who served as the 38th president of the United States from 1974 to 1977. He was the only president never to have been elected ...
until December 6, 1973 **
John Jacob Rhodes John Jacob Rhodes Jr. (September 18, 1916 – August 24, 2003) was an American lawyer and politician. A member of the Republican Party, Rhodes was elected as a U.S. Representative from Arizona. He was the Minority Leader in the House 1973– ...
from December 7, 1973 *
Minority Whip The positions of majority leader and minority leader are held by two United States senators and members of the party leadership of the United States Senate. They serve as the chief spokespersons for their respective political parties holding t ...
:
Leslie C. Arends Leslie Cornelius Arends (September 27, 1895July 17, 1985) was a Republican politician from Illinois who served in the United States House of Representatives from 1935 until 1974. A native and lifelong resident of Melvin, Illinois, Arends atten ...
* Republican Conference Chairman:
John B. Anderson John Bayard Anderson (February 15, 1922 – December 3, 2017) was an American lawyer and politician who served in the United States House of Representatives, representing Illinois's 16th congressional district from 1961 to 1981. A member ...
* Republican Conference Vice-Chairman: Samuel L. Devine *
Republican Conference Secretary Republican can refer to: Political ideology * An advocate of a republic, a type of government that is not a monarchy or dictatorship, and is usually associated with the rule of law. ** Republicanism, the ideology in support of republics or agains ...
: Jack Edwards * Policy Committee Chairman: Barber Conable * Republican Campaign Committee Chairman:
Robert H. Michel Robert Henry Michel (; March 2, 1923 – February 17, 2017) was an American Republican Party politician who was a member of the United States House of Representatives for 38 years. He represented central Illinois' 18th congressional distric ...


Caucuses

* Congressional Black Caucus * House Democratic Caucus * Senate Democratic Caucus


Members

This list is arranged by chamber, then by state. Senators are listed by
class Class or The Class may refer to: Common uses not otherwise categorized * Class (biology), a taxonomic rank * Class (knowledge representation), a collection of individuals or objects * Class (philosophy), an analytical concept used differently ...
, and representatives are listed by district. : Skip down to House of Representatives


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, facing re-election in 1976; Class 2 means their term began with this Congress, facing re-election in 1978; and Class 3 means their term ended with this Congress, facing re-election in 1974.


Alabama

: 2. John Sparkman (D) : 3. James Allen (D)


Alaska

: 2. Ted Stevens (R) : 3.
Mike Gravel Maurice Robert "Mike" Gravel ( ; May 13, 1930 – June 26, 2021) was an American politician and writer who served as a United States Senator from Alaska from 1969 to 1981 as a member of the Democratic Party, and who later in life twice ran for ...
(D)


Arizona

: 1.
Paul Fannin Paul Jones Fannin (January 29, 1907January 13, 2002) was an American businessman and politician. A Republican, he served as a U.S. Senator from Arizona from 1965 to 1977. He previously served as the 11th governor of Arizona from 1959 to 1965. E ...
(R) : 3.
Barry Goldwater Barry Morris Goldwater (January 2, 1909 – May 29, 1998) was an American politician and United States Air Force officer who was a five-term U.S. Senator from Arizona (1953–1965, 1969–1987) and the Republican Party nominee for president ...
(R)


Arkansas

: 2. John L. McClellan (D) : 3. J. William Fulbright (D), until December 31, 1974


California

: 1.
John V. Tunney John Varick Tunney (June 26, 1934 – January 12, 2018) was an American politician who served as a United States Senator and Representative from the state of California in the 1960s and 1970s. He was the son of boxing champion Gene Tunney. ...
(D) : 3.
Alan Cranston Alan MacGregor Cranston (June 19, 1914 – December 31, 2000) was an American politician and journalist who served as a United States Senator from California from 1969 to 1993, and as a President of the World Federalist Association from 1949 to ...
(D)


Colorado

: 2. Floyd Haskell (D) : 3. Peter H. Dominick (R)


Connecticut

: 1. Lowell Weicker (R) : 3. Abraham Ribicoff (D)


Delaware

: 1. William Roth (R) : 2. Joe Biden (D)


Florida

: 1.
Lawton Chiles Lawton Mainor Chiles Jr. (April 3, 1930 – December 12, 1998) was an American politician who served as the 41st governor of Florida from 1991 until his death in 1998. A member of the Democratic Party, he previously served as a United State ...
(D) : 3.
Edward Gurney Edward John Gurney Jr. (January 12, 1914 – May 14, 1996) was an attorney and an American politician based in Florida, where he served as a Representative and a United States Senator. Born and reared in Portland, Maine, Gurney moved to Flor ...
(R), until December 31, 1974 :: Richard Stone (D), from January 1, 1975


Georgia

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


Hawaii

: 1.
Hiram Fong Hiram Leong Fong (born Yau Leong Fong; October 15, 1906 – August 18, 2004) was an American businessman, lawyer, and politician from Hawaii. Born to a sugar plantation Cantonese immigrant worker, Fong became the first Chinese-American and firs ...
(R) : 3.
Daniel Inouye Daniel Ken Inouye ( ; September 7, 1924 – December 17, 2012) was an American lawyer and politician who served as a United States senator from Hawaii from 1963 until his death in 2012. Beginning in 1959, he was the first U.S. representative ...
(D)


Idaho

: 2.
James A. McClure James Albertus McClure (December 27, 1924 – February 26, 2011) was an American lawyer and politician from the state of Idaho, most notably serving as a Republican in the U.S. Senate for three terms. Early life and education McClure attende ...
(R) : 3.
Frank Church Frank Forrester Church III (July 25, 1924 – April 7, 1984) was an American politician and lawyer. A member of the Democratic Party, he served as a United States senator from Idaho from 1957 until his defeat in 1981. As of 2022, he is the longes ...
(D)


Illinois

: 2. Charles H. Percy (R) : 3.
Adlai Stevenson III Adlai Ewing Stevenson III (October 10, 1930 – September 6, 2021) was an American attorney and politician of the Democratic Party who represented Illinois in the United States Senate from 1970 until 1981. A member of the prominent Stevenson fami ...
(D)


Indiana

: 1.
Vance Hartke Rupert Vance Hartke (May 31, 1919July 27, 2003) was an American politician who served as a Democratic United States Senator from Indiana from 1959 until 1977. Hartke won election to the Senate after serving as the mayor of Evansville, Indiana. I ...
(D) : 3. Birch Bayh (D)


Iowa

: 2.
Dick Clark Richard Wagstaff Clark (November 30, 1929April 18, 2012) was an American radio and television personality, television producer and film actor, as well as a cultural icon who remains best known for hosting '' American Bandstand'' from 1956 to 19 ...
(D) : 3.
Harold Hughes Harold Everett Hughes (February 10, 1922 – October 23, 1996) was the 36th Governor of Iowa from 1963 until 1969, and a United States senator from Iowa from 1969 until 1975. He began his political career as a Republican but changed his affi ...
(D)


Kansas

: 2. James B. Pearson (R) : 3.
Bob Dole Robert Joseph Dole (July 22, 1923 – December 5, 2021) was an American politician and attorney who represented Kansas in the United States Senate from 1969 to 1996. He was the Republican Leader of the Senate during the final 11 years of his t ...
(R)


Kentucky

: 2. Walter "Dee" Huddleston (D) : 3.
Marlow Cook Marlow Webster Cook (July 27, 1926 – February 4, 2016) was an American politician who served Kentucky in the United States Senate from his appointment in December 1968 to his resignation in December 1974. He was a moderate Republican. He ...
(R), until December 27, 1974 :: Wendell Ford (D), from December 28, 1974


Louisiana

: 2.
J. Bennett Johnston John Bennett Johnston Jr. (born June 10, 1932) is a retired American attorney, politician, and later lobbyist. A member of the Democratic Party, Johnston represented Louisiana in the U.S. Senate from 1972 to 1997. Beginning his political career ...
(D) : 3.
Russell B. Long Russell Billiu Long (November 3, 1918 – May 9, 2003) was an American Democratic politician and United States Senator from Louisiana from 1948 until 1987. Because of his seniority, he advanced to chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, servin ...
(D)


Maine

: 1.
Edmund Muskie Edmund Sixtus Muskie (March 28, 1914March 26, 1996) was an American statesman and political leader who served as the 58th United States Secretary of State under President Jimmy Carter, a United States Senator from Maine from 1959 to 1980, the 6 ...
(D) : 2.
William Hathaway William Dodd Hathaway (February 21, 1924June 24, 2013) was an American politician and lawyer from Maine. A member of the Democratic Party, he served as a United States senator for Maine from 1973 to 1979, as the U.S. representative for Maine's 2 ...
(D)


Maryland

: 1. J. Glenn Beall Jr. (R) : 3. Charles Mathias (R)


Massachusetts

: 1.
Ted Kennedy Edward Moore Kennedy (February 22, 1932 – August 25, 2009) was an American lawyer and politician who served as a United States senator from Massachusetts for almost 47 years, from 1962 until his death in 2009. A member of the Democratic ...
(D) : 2. Edward Brooke (R)


Michigan

: 1. Philip Hart (D) : 2.
Robert P. Griffin Robert Paul Griffin (November 6, 1923 – April 16, 2015) was an American politician. A member of the Republican Party, he represented Michigan in the United States House of Representatives and United States Senate and was a Justice of the ...
(R)


Minnesota

: 1.
Hubert Humphrey Hubert Horatio Humphrey Jr. (May 27, 1911 – January 13, 1978) was an American pharmacist and politician who served as the 38th vice president of the United States from 1965 to 1969. He twice served in the United States Senate, representing ...
(DFL) : 2.
Walter Mondale Walter Frederick "Fritz" Mondale (January 5, 1928 – April 19, 2021) was an American lawyer and politician who served as the 42nd vice president of the United States from 1977 to 1981 under President Jimmy Carter. A U.S. senator from Minnesota ...
(DFL)


Mississippi

: 1. John C. Stennis (D) : 2.
James Eastland James Oliver Eastland (November 28, 1904 February 19, 1986) was an American attorney, plantation owner, and politician from Mississippi. A Democrat, he served in the United States Senate in 1941 and again from 1943 until his resignation on De ...
(D)


Missouri

: 1. Stuart Symington (D) : 3.
Thomas Eagleton Thomas Francis Eagleton (September 4, 1929 – March 4, 2007) was an American lawyer serving as a United States senator from Missouri, from 1968 to 1987. He was briefly the Democratic vice presidential nominee under George McGovern in 1972. H ...
(D)


Montana

: 1. Mike Mansfield (D) : 2.
Lee Metcalf Lee Warren Metcalf (January 28, 1911 – January 12, 1978) was an American lawyer, judge, and politician. A member of the Democratic Party, he served as a U.S. Representative (1953–1961) and a U.S. Senator (1961–1978) from Montana. He was the ...
(D)


Nebraska

: 1.
Roman Hruska Roman Lee Hruska () (August 16, 1904April 25, 1999) was an American attorney and politician who served as a Republican U.S. senator from the state of Nebraska. Hruska was known as one of the most vocal conservatives in the Senate during the 19 ...
(R) : 2.
Carl Curtis Carl Thomas Curtis (March 15, 1905 – January 24, 2000) was an American attorney and politician from the U.S. state of Nebraska. He served as a Republican in the United States House of Representatives (1939–1954) and later the United States ...
(R)


Nevada

: 1.
Howard Cannon Howard Walter Cannon (January 26, 1912 – March 5, 2002) was an American politician from Nevada. Elected to the first of four consecutive terms in 1958, he served in the United States Senate from 1959 to 1983. He was a member of the Democrati ...
(D) : 3. Alan Bible (D), until December 17, 1974 :: Paul Laxalt (R), from December 18, 1974


New Hampshire

: 2.
Thomas J. McIntyre Thomas James McIntyre (February 20, 1915August 8, 1992) was an American lawyer and politician. A member of the Democratic Party (United States), Democratic Party, he served as a United States Senate, United States Senator from New Hampshire fro ...
(D) : 3.
Norris Cotton Norris Henry Cotton (May 11, 1900 – February 24, 1989) was an American politician from the state of New Hampshire. A member of the Republican Party, he served as a U.S. Representative and subsequently as a U.S. Senator. Early life Cotton was ...
(R), until December 31, 1974 :: Louis C. Wyman (R), from December 31, 1974


New Jersey

: 1. Harrison A. Williams (D) : 2.
Clifford P. Case Clifford Philip Case Jr. (April 16, 1904March 5, 1982), was an American lawyer and politician. A member of the Republican Party, he served as a U.S. Representative (1945–1953) and a U.S. Senator (1955–1979) from New Jersey. He is currently ...
(R)


New Mexico

: 1.
Joseph Montoya Joseph Manuel Montoya (September 24, 1915June 5, 1978) was an American politician and member of the Democratic Party who served as the lieutenant governor of New Mexico (1947–1951 and 1955–1957), in the U.S. House of Representatives (1957– ...
(D) : 2. Pete Domenici (R)


New York

: 1. James L. Buckley ( C) : 3. Jacob Javits (R)


North Carolina

: 2.
Jesse Helms Jesse Alexander Helms Jr. (October 18, 1921 – July 4, 2008) was an American politician. A leader in the conservative movement, he served as a senator from North Carolina from 1973 to 2003. As chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committe ...
(R) : 3.
Sam Ervin Samuel James Ervin Jr. (September 27, 1896April 23, 1985) was an American politician. A Democrat, he served as a U.S. Senator from North Carolina from 1954 to 1974. A native of Morganton, he liked to call himself a "country lawyer", and often ...
(D), until December 31, 1974


North Dakota

: 1. Quentin Burdick (D-NPL) : 3.
Milton Young Milton Ruben Young (December 6, 1897 – May 31, 1983) was an American politician, most notable for representing North Dakota in the United States Senate from 1945 until 1981. At the time of his retirement, he was the most senior Republican in t ...
(R)


Ohio

: 1. Robert Taft Jr. (R) : 3.
William B. Saxbe William Bart Saxbe ( ; June 24, 1916 – August 24, 2010) was an American diplomat and politician affiliated with the Republican Party, who served as a U.S. Senator for Ohio, and was the Attorney General for Presidents Richard M. Nixon and ...
(R), until January 3, 1974 :: Howard Metzenbaum (D), January 4, 1974 – December 23, 1974 ::
John Glenn John Herschel Glenn Jr. (July 18, 1921 – December 8, 2016) was an American Marine Corps aviator, engineer, astronaut, businessman, and politician. He was the third American in space, and the first American to orbit the Earth, circling ...
(D), from December 24, 1974


Oklahoma

: 2.
Dewey F. Bartlett Dewey Follett Bartlett Sr. (March 28, 1919 – March 1, 1979) was an American politician who served as the 19th governor of Oklahoma from 1967 to 1971, following his fellow Republican, Henry Bellmon. In 1966, he became the first Roman Cat ...
(R) : 3.
Henry Bellmon Henry Louis Bellmon (September 3, 1921 – September 29, 2009) was an American Republican politician from the U.S. State of Oklahoma. A member of the Oklahoma Legislature, he went on to become both the 18th and 23rd governor of Oklahoma, ...
(R)


Oregon

: 2.
Mark Hatfield Mark Odom Hatfield (July 12, 1922 – August 7, 2011) was an American politician and educator from the state of Oregon. A Republican, he served for 30 years as a United States senator from Oregon, and also as chairman of the Senate Approp ...
(R) : 3.
Bob Packwood Robert William Packwood (born September 11, 1932) is an American retired lawyer and politician from Oregon and a member of the Republican Party. He resigned from the United States Senate, under threat of expulsion, in 1995 after allegations of ...
(R)


Pennsylvania

: 1. Hugh Scott (R) : 3. Richard Schweiker (R)


Rhode Island

: 1. John Pastore (D) : 2. Claiborne Pell (D)


South Carolina

: 2.
Strom Thurmond James Strom Thurmond Sr. (December 5, 1902June 26, 2003) was an American politician who represented South Carolina in the United States Senate from 1954 to 2003. Prior to his 48 years as a senator, he served as the 103rd governor of South Car ...
(R) : 3. Fritz Hollings (D)


South Dakota

: 2. James Abourezk (D) : 3.
George McGovern George Stanley McGovern (July 19, 1922 – October 21, 2012) was an American historian and South Dakota politician who was a U.S. representative and three-term U.S. senator, and the Democratic Party presidential nominee in the 1972 pr ...
(D)


Tennessee

: 1.
Bill Brock William Emerson Brock III (November 23, 1930 – March 25, 2021) was an American Republican politician who served in both chambers of the United States Congress from 1963 to 1977 and later in the United States Cabinet from 1981 to 1987. He was ...
(R) : 2.
Howard Baker Howard Henry Baker Jr. (November 15, 1925 June 26, 2014) was an American politician and diplomat who served as a United States Senator from Tennessee from 1967 to 1985. During his tenure, he rose to the rank of Senate Minority Leader and then ...
(R)


Texas

: 1.
Lloyd Bentsen Lloyd Millard Bentsen Jr. (February 11, 1921 – May 23, 2006) was an American politician who was a four-term United States Senator (1971–1993) from Texas and the Democratic Party nominee for vice president in 1988 on the Michael Dukakis t ...
(D) : 2.
John Tower John Goodwin Tower (September 29, 1925 – April 5, 1991) was an American politician, serving as a Republican United States Senator from Texas from 1961 to 1985. He was the first Republican Senator elected from Texas since Reconstruction. Towe ...
(R)


Utah

: 1.
Frank Moss Frank Edward "Ted" Moss (September 23, 1911 – January 29, 2003) was an American lawyer and politician. A Democrat, he served as a United States Senator from Utah from 1959 to 1977. Early life and education Frank Moss was born in Holla ...
(D) : 3.
Wallace F. Bennett Wallace Foster Bennett (November 13, 1898 – December 19, 1993) was an American businessman and politician. A member of the Republican Party, he served as a US Senator from Utah from 1951 to 1974. He was the father of Bob Bennett, who late ...
(R), until December 20, 1974 ::
Jake Garn Edwin Jacob "Jake" Garn (born October 12, 1932) is an American politician and member of the Republican Party who served as a United States senator representing Utah from 1974 to 1993. Garn became the first sitting member of Congress to fly in sp ...
(R), from December 21, 1974


Vermont

: 1.
Robert Stafford Robert Theodore Stafford (August 8, 1913 – December 23, 2006) was an American politician from Vermont. In his lengthy political career, he served as the 71st governor of Vermont, a United States representative, and a U.S. Senator. A Repu ...
(R) : 3.
George Aiken George David Aiken (August 20, 1892November 19, 1984) was an American politician and horticulturist. A member of the Republican Party, he was the 64th governor of Vermont (1937–1941) before serving in the United States Senate for 34 years, ...
(R)


Virginia

: 1. Harry F. Byrd Jr. ( I) : 2. William L. Scott (R)


Washington

: 1.
Henry M. Jackson Henry Martin "Scoop" Jackson (May 31, 1912 – September 1, 1983) was an American lawyer and politician who served as a U.S. representative (1941–1953) and U.S. senator (1953–1983) from the state of Washington. A Cold War liberal and anti ...
(D) : 3. Warren Magnuson (D)


West Virginia

: 1. Robert Byrd (D) : 2. Jennings Randolph (D)


Wisconsin

: 1.
William Proxmire Edward William Proxmire (November 11, 1915 – December 15, 2005) was an American politician. A member of the Democratic Party, he served as a United States Senator from Wisconsin from 1957 to 1989. He holds the record for being the longest-serv ...
(D) : 3. Gaylord Nelson (D)


Wyoming

: 1. Gale W. McGee (D) : 2.
Clifford Hansen Clifford Peter Hansen (October 16, 1912October 20, 2009) was an American politician from the state of Wyoming. A Republican, he served as the 26th Governor of Wyoming (January 7, 1963 – January 2, 1967) and subsequently as a United States ...
(R)


House of Representatives

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


Alabama

: . Jack Edwards (R) : .
William Louis Dickinson William Louis "Bill" Dickinson (June 5, 1925 – March 31, 2008), was an American politician. A member of the Republican Party, Dickinson served in the United States House of Representatives for Alabama's 2nd congressional district from 1965 to ...
(R) : . Bill Nichols (D) : . Tom Bevill (D) : .
Robert E. Jones Jr. Robert Emmett Jones Jr. (June 12, 1912 – June 4, 1997) was a member of the United States House of Representatives from the 8th district of Alabama. He was the last to represent that district before it was removed as a result of the 1970 Unite ...
(D) : . John Hall Buchanan Jr. (R) : .
Walter Flowers Walter Winkler Flowers, Jr. (April 12, 1933 – April 12, 1984) was an American Democratic politician who represented Alabama's 5th congressional district and Alabama's 7th congressional district in the United States House of Representativ ...
(D)


Alaska

: .
Don Young Donald Edwin Young (June 9, 1933 – March 18, 2022) was an American politician from the state of Alaska. At the time of his death, he was the longest-serving Republican in congressional history, having been the U.S. representative for fo ...
(R), from March 6, 1973


Arizona

: .
John Jacob Rhodes John Jacob Rhodes Jr. (September 18, 1916 – August 24, 2003) was an American lawyer and politician. A member of the Republican Party, Rhodes was elected as a U.S. Representative from Arizona. He was the Minority Leader in the House 1973– ...
(R) : . Mo Udall (D) : . Sam Steiger (R) : .
John Bertrand Conlan John Bertrand Conlan (September 17, 1930 – June 18, 2021) was an American lawyer and Republican politician. He served as a State Senator from 1965 to 1972 and as a United States representative from Arizona from 1973 to 1977. Early life an ...
(R)


Arkansas

: .
William Vollie Alexander Jr. William Vollie Alexander Jr. (born January 16, 1934) is a retired American politician who represented the U.S. state of Arkansas in the United States House of Representatives from 1969 to 1993, rising to the post of Chief Deputy Majority Whip. ...
(D) : . Wilbur Mills (D) : . John Paul Hammerschmidt (R) : . Ray Thornton (D)


California

: . Donald H. Clausen (R) : .
Harold T. Johnson Harold Terry "Bizz" Johnson (December 2, 1907 – March 16, 1988) was an American businessman and politician who served as a United States Congressman from California from 1959 to 1981. He was a member of the Democratic Party. Biography Born ...
(D) : .
John E. Moss John Emerson Moss (April 13, 1915 – December 5, 1997) was an American politician of the Democratic Party, noted for his championing of the federal Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) through multiple sessions of the United States House of Repre ...
(D) : . Robert L. Leggett (D) : . Phillip Burton (D) : .
William S. Mailliard William Somers Mailliard (June 10, 1917 – June 10, 1992) was an American banker and World War II veteran who was member of the U.S. House of Representatives from California from 1953 to 1974. Early life William S. Mailliard was born on June ...
(R), until March 5, 1974 :: John Burton (D), from June 4, 1974 : .
Ron Dellums Ronald Vernie Dellums (November 24, 1935 – July 30, 2018) was an American politician who served as Mayor of Oakland from 2007 to 2011. He had previously served thirteen terms as a Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Californ ...
(D) : .
Pete Stark Fortney Hillman Stark Jr. (November 11, 1931 – January 24, 2020), known as Pete Stark, was an American businessman and politician who was a member of the United States House of Representatives from 1973 to 2013. A Democrat from California, S ...
(D) : . Don Edwards (D) : .
Charles Gubser Charles Samuel Gubser (February 1, 1916 – August 20, 2011) was an American politician who served as a member of the United States House of Representatives from California from 1953 to 1974. Early life and education Born in Gilroy, California ...
(R), until December 31, 1974 : .
Leo Ryan Leo Joseph Ryan Jr. (May 5, 1925 – November 18, 1978) was an American teacher and politician. A member of the Democratic Party, he served as the U.S. representative from California's 11th congressional district from 1973 until his assassinati ...
(D) : . Burt Talcott (R) : .
Charles M. Teague Charles McKevett Teague (September 18, 1909 – January 1, 1974) was a congressman in the United States House of Representatives from Ventura County, California, from 1955 to 1974. Early life and family Teague was born in Santa Paula, Californi ...
(R), until January 1, 1974 :: Robert J. Lagomarsino (R), from March 5, 1974 : .
Jerome Waldie Jerome Russell Waldie (February 15, 1925 – April 3, 2009) was an American politician, he served five terms in the United States House of Representatives from California from 1966 to 1975. Early life Born in Antioch, California on Februa ...
(D) : .
John J. McFall John Joseph McFall (February 20, 1918 – March 7, 2006) was a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives, representing the state of California, rising to the position of House Majority Whip. Early life and career McFall was ...
(D) : .
B. F. Sisk Bernice Frederic Sisk (December 14, 1910 – October 25, 1995) was an American politician who served as a Congressman from California from 1955 to 1979. He was a Democrat. Life and career Sisk was born in 1910 in Montague, Texas, the so ...
(D) : .
Pete McCloskey Paul Norton McCloskey Jr. (born September 29, 1927) is an American politician who represented San Mateo County, California as a Republican in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1967 to 1983. Born in Loma Linda, California, McCloskey pursued ...
(R) : . Bob Mathias (R) : .
Chester E. Holifield Chester Earl "Chet" Holifield (December 3, 1903 – February 6, 1995) was a businessman and politician, a United States representative from California's 19th congressional district. He was known for his work on issues of atomic energy. He was ...
(D), until December 31, 1974 : . Carlos Moorhead (R) : .
Augustus Hawkins Augustus Freeman Hawkins (August 31, 1907 – November 10, 2007) was an American politician of the Democratic Party who served in the California State Assembly from 1935 to 1963 and the U.S. House Of Representatives from 1963 to 1991. Over the co ...
(D) : . James C. Corman (D) : . Del M. Clawson (R) : . John H. Rousselot (R) : .
Charles E. Wiggins Charles Edward Wiggins (December 3, 1927 – March 2, 2000) was a United States representative from California, and later a United States federal judge, United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. He wa ...
(R) : .
Thomas M. Rees Thomas Mankell "Tom" Rees (March 26, 1925 – December 9, 2003) was an American lawyer and politician who served six terms as a U.S. Representative from California from 1966 to 1977. Early life and career Born in Los Angeles, California, Re ...
(D) : .
Barry Goldwater Jr. Barry Morris Goldwater Jr. (born July 15, 1938) is an American businessman and politician. He is a former Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from California, serving from 1969 to 1983. He is the son of U.S. Senator ...
(R) : . Alphonzo E. Bell Jr. (R) : . George E. Danielson (D) : . Edward R. Roybal (D) : . Charles H. Wilson (D) : .
Craig Hosmer Chester Craig Hosmer (May 6, 1915 – October 11, 1982) was an American lawyer and politician who served as a United States representative from California from 1953 to 1974. Early life and career Hosmer was born in Brea, California, in Orange ...
(R), until December 31, 1974 : . Jerry Pettis (R) : .
Richard T. Hanna Richard Thomas Hanna (June 9, 1914 – June 9, 2001) was a U.S. Representative from California. He became involved in a scandal dubbed Koreagate by accepting bribes from a businessman working for the South Korean government. He was found guilty ...
(D), until December 31, 1974 : .
Glenn M. Anderson Glenn Malcolm Anderson (February 21, 1913 – December 13, 1994) was an American politician. He was the 37th Lieutenant Governor of California and later represented Southern Los Angeles County (including Carson, San Pedro, and Long Beach) in ...
(D) : .
William M. Ketchum William Matthew Ketchum (September 2, 1921 – June 24, 1978) was an American businessman and Republican Party (United States), Republican Party politician who was a member of the California State Assembly from 1967 to 1973 and a member of the U ...
(R) : . Yvonne Brathwaite Burke (D) : .
George Brown Jr. George Edward Brown Jr. (March 6, 1920 – July 15, 1999) was an American Democratic politician from California. He represented suburban portions of Los Angeles County in the United States House of Representatives from 1963 to 1971 and parts of ...
(D) : .
Andrew J. Hinshaw Andrew Jackson Hinshaw (August 4, 1923 – January 21, 2016) was an American politician who served as a Congressman for California between 1973 and 1977. In 1977 he was convicted of accepting bribes from the Tandy Corporation in his previous j ...
(R) : . Bob Wilson (R) : . Lionel Van Deerlin (D) : . Clair Burgener (R) : . Victor Veysey (R)


Colorado

: .
Pat Schroeder Patricia Nell Scott Schroeder (born July 30, 1940) is an American politician who represented Colorado in the United States House of Representatives from 1973 to 1997. A member of the Democratic Party, Schroeder was the first female U.S. Represe ...
(D) : .
Donald G. Brotzman Donald Glenn Brotzman (June 28, 1922 – September 15, 2004) was a United States House of Representatives, U.S. Representative from Colorado. History Brotzman was born on a farm in near Sterling, Colorado in Logan County, Colorado, Logan County ...
(R) : . Frank Evans (D) : .
James Paul Johnson James Paul Johnson (born June 2, 1930) is an American politician, lawyer and jurist from Colorado. He served in the United States House of Representatives as a Republican. Life James Paul Johnson was born in Yankton, Yankton County, South Dak ...
(R) : .
William L. Armstrong William Lester Armstrong Jr. (March 16, 1937 – July 5, 2016) was an American businessman, administrator, and politician. He was a member of the Republican Party and served as a United States representative and Senator from Colorado. Early l ...
(R)


Connecticut

: . William R. Cotter (D) : . Robert H. Steele (R) : . Robert Giaimo (D) : . Stewart McKinney (R) : . Ronald A. Sarasin (R) : . Ella Grasso (D)


Delaware

: .
Pete du Pont Pierre Samuel "Pete" du Pont IV (January 22, 1935 – May 8, 2021) was an American attorney, businessman, and politician from Rockland, in New Castle County, Delaware, near Wilmington. He was the United States representative for Delaware from ...
(R)


Florida

: .
Bob Sikes Robert Lee Fulton Sikes (June 3, 1906September 28, 1994) was an American politician of the Democratic Party who represented the Florida Panhandle in the United States House of Representatives from 1941 to 1979, with a brief break in 1944 and 1945 ...
(D) : . Don Fuqua (D) : . Charles E. Bennett (D) : .
Bill Chappell William Venroe Chappell Jr. (February 3, 1922 – March 30, 1989) was an American Democratic politician from Florida who served in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1969 to 1989. Early life, education and military service Born in Kendr ...
(D) : .
Bill Gunter William Dawson Gunter Jr. (born July 16, 1934) is an American politician from the state of Florida. Early life and education Gunter was born in Jacksonville in 1934. He attended public schools in Live Oak and received his Bachelor of Science in ...
(D) : . Bill Young (R) : .
Sam Gibbons Sam Melville Gibbons (January 20, 1920 – October 10, 2012) was an American politician from the state of Florida, who served in the Florida State House of Representatives, Florida State Senate, and the U.S. House of Representatives. He represen ...
(D) : .
James A. Haley James Andrew Haley (January 4, 1899 – August 6, 1981) was a U.S. Representative from Florida. Born in Jacksonville, Alabama, Haley attended the public schools and the University of Alabama. During World War I, Haley enlisted in the Unit ...
(D) : . Louis Frey Jr. (R) : .
Skip Bafalis Louis Arthur "Skip" Bafalis (born September 28, 1929) is an American businessman and former politician who served as the U.S. representative for Florida's 10th congressional district from 1973 to 1983. A member of the Republican Party, he was the ...
(R) : . Paul Rogers (D) : . J. Herbert Burke (R) : . William Lehman (D) : .
Claude Pepper Claude Denson Pepper (September 8, 1900 – May 30, 1989) was an American politician of the Democratic Party, and a spokesman for left-liberalism and the elderly. He represented Florida in the United States Senate from 1936 to 1951, and the M ...
(D) : .
Dante Fascell Dante Bruno Fascell (March 9, 1917 – November 28, 1998) was an American politician who represented Florida as a member of the United States House of Representatives from 1955 to 1993. He served as chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee ...
(D)


Georgia

: . Ronald 'Bo' Ginn (D) : .
Dawson Mathis Marvin Dawson Mathis (November 30, 1940 – April 17, 2017) was an American politician who served as a U.S. Representative from Georgia. Born in Nashville, Georgia, Mathis attended the Nashville public schools. He attended South Georgia Colle ...
(D) : . Jack Brinkley (D) : .
Benjamin B. Blackburn Benjamin Bentley Blackburn (born February 14, 1927) is a former U.S. Representative from Georgia who served from 1967 to 1975. Life and career Born in Atlanta, Blackburn attended public school there and graduated in 1947 from the University of ...
(R) : . Andrew Young (D) : . John Flynt (D) : .
John William Davis John William Davis (April 13, 1873 – March 24, 1955) was an American politician, diplomat and lawyer. He served under President Woodrow Wilson as the Solicitor General of the United States and the United States Ambassador to the United Kingdo ...
(D) : .
W. S. Stuckey Jr. Williamson Sylvester Stuckey Jr. (born May 25, 1935) is an American businessman and former politician. He is a former member of the Democratic Party. His father, W. S. Stuckey Sr., founded the Stuckey's chain of gift shops, of which Stuckey Jr. ...
(D) : .
Phillip M. Landrum Phillip Mitchell Landrum (September 10, 1907 – November 19, 1990) was a Democratic U.S. Representative from Georgia. Born in Martin, Georgia, Landrum attended the public schools and Mercer University, in Macon, Georgia. He graduated from Pied ...
(D) : . Robert Grier Stephens Jr. (D)


Hawaii

: .
Spark Matsunaga Spark Masayuki Matsunaga ( ja, 松永 正幸, October 8, 1916April 15, 1990) was an American politician and attorney who served as United States Senator for Hawaii from 1977 until his death in 1990. Matsunaga also represented Hawaii in the U.S. ...
(D) : . Patsy Mink (D)


Idaho

: . Steve Symms (R) : .
Orval H. Hansen Orval Howard Hansen (August 3, 1926 – November 2, 2017) was an American politician who served as a congressman from Idaho. He served three terms as a Republican in the House from 1969 to 1975, representing the state's 2nd district. Early yea ...
(R)


Illinois

: . Ralph Metcalfe (D) : .
Morgan F. Murphy Morgan Francis Murphy (April 16, 1932 – March 4, 2016) was an American attorney and United States Representative from Illinois. Murphy attended Chicago parochial schools. He received a Bachelor of Science from Northwestern University in 1955 a ...
(D) : .
Robert P. Hanrahan Robert Paul Hanrahan (February 25, 1934 – January 7, 2011) was a former United States House of Representatives, U.S. Representative from Illinois. Born in Chicago Heights, Illinois, Hanrahan was educated in the public schools. He attended Tho ...
(R) : .
Ed Derwinski Edward Joseph Derwinski (September 15, 1926 – January 15, 2012) was an American politician who served as the first Cabinet-level United States Secretary of Veterans Affairs, serving under President George H. W. Bush from March 15, 1989 to Septe ...
(R) : . John C. Kluczynski (D) : . Harold R. Collier (R) : . Cardiss Collins (D), from June 5, 1973 : . Dan Rostenkowski (D) : .
Sidney R. Yates Sidney Richard Yates (August 27, 1909 – October 5, 2000) was an American politician from the state of Illinois. A native of Chicago, he graduated from Lake View High School in 1928. He received bachelor's (1931) and law (1933) degrees fro ...
(D) : . Samuel H. Young (R) : . Frank Annunzio (D) : . Phil Crane (R) : . Robert McClory (R) : .
John N. Erlenborn John Neal Erlenborn (February 8, 1927 – October 30, 2005) was an American lawyer and a former Republican member of the U.S. Congressional Delegations from Illinois, representing the 14th (then after 1980s redistricting the 13th) district. ...
(R) : .
Leslie C. Arends Leslie Cornelius Arends (September 27, 1895July 17, 1985) was a Republican politician from Illinois who served in the United States House of Representatives from 1935 until 1974. A native and lifelong resident of Melvin, Illinois, Arends atten ...
(R), until December 31, 1974 : .
John B. Anderson John Bayard Anderson (February 15, 1922 – December 3, 2017) was an American lawyer and politician who served in the United States House of Representatives, representing Illinois's 16th congressional district from 1961 to 1981. A member ...
(R) : . George M. O'Brien (R) : .
Robert H. Michel Robert Henry Michel (; March 2, 1923 – February 17, 2017) was an American Republican Party politician who was a member of the United States House of Representatives for 38 years. He represented central Illinois' 18th congressional distric ...
(R) : .
Tom Railsback Thomas Fisher Railsback (January 22, 1932 – January 20, 2020) was an American politician and lawyer who served eight terms in the United States House of Representatives from 1967 to 1983 for . A member of the Republican Party, he sat on the Ho ...
(R) : . Paul Findley (R) : . Edward Rell Madigan (R) : . George E. Shipley (D) : . Melvin Price (D) : . Kenneth J. Gray (D), until December 31, 1974


Indiana

: .
Ray Madden Ray John Madden (February 25, 1892 – September 28, 1987) was an American lawyer and World War I veteran who served 17 terms as a United States representative from Indiana from 1943 to 1977. Biography He was born in Waseca, Minnesota. He att ...
(D) : .
Earl Landgrebe Earl Fredrick Landgrebe (January 21, 1916 – June 29, 1986) was an American politician and businessman who served as a Republican senator in the Indiana Senate and member of the United States House of Representatives. During the Watergate sca ...
(R) : . John Brademas (D) : . J. Edward Roush (D) : .
Elwood Hillis Elwood Haynes "Bud" Hillis (March 6, 1926 – January 4, 2023) was an American politician and lawyer from Indiana. He was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives, serving Indiana's 5th congressional district for 8 term ...
(R) : .
William G. Bray William Gilmer Bray (June 17, 1903 – June 4, 1979) was an American lawyer and World War II veteran who served twelve terms as a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from Indiana from 1951 to 1975. Early life an ...
(R) : . John T. Myers (R) : . Roger H. Zion (R) : . Lee H. Hamilton (D) : .
David W. Dennis David Worth Dennis II (June 7, 1912 – January 6, 1999) was an American attorney and Republican United States Representative from Indiana from 1969 to 1975. Early life and education He was born in Washington, D.C. and was named for his gran ...
(R) : . William H. Hudnut III (R)


Iowa

: .
Edward Mezvinsky Edward Maurice Mezvinsky (; born January 17, 1937) is an American politician and lawyer from Iowa. He is a former U.S. Representative and felon. A Democrat, he represented Iowa's 1st congressional district in the U.S. House of Representatives fo ...
(D) : . John Culver (D) : . H. R. Gross (R) : . Neal Edward Smith (D) : . William J. Scherle (R) : . Wiley Mayne (R)


Kansas

: . Keith Sebelius (R) : . William R. Roy (D) : . Larry Winn (R) : . Garner E. Shriver (R) : . Joe Skubitz (R)


Kentucky

: .
Frank Stubblefield Frank Albert Stubblefield (April 5, 1907 – October 14, 1977), a Democrat, represented Kentucky in the United States House of Representatives. Stubblefield was born and schooled in Kentucky and attended the University of Arizona for one yea ...
(D), until December 31, 1974 : .
William Natcher William Huston Natcher (September 11, 1909 – March 29, 1994) was a Democratic congressman, serving in the United States House of Representatives from 1953 until his death from heart failure in Bethesda, Maryland in 1994. He is the second lo ...
(D) : .
Romano Mazzoli Romano Louis "Ron" Mazzoli (November 2, 1932 – November 1, 2022) was an American politician and lawyer from Kentucky. He represented Louisville, Kentucky, and its suburbs in the United States House of Representatives from 1971 through 1995 as ...
(D) : . Gene Snyder (R) : .
Tim Lee Carter Tim Lee Carter (September 2, 1910 – March 27, 1987) was an American politician serving as a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives for the Commonwealth of Kentucky from 1965 until 1981. Background Congressman Car ...
(R) : . John B. Breckinridge (D) : .
Carl D. Perkins Carl Dewey Perkins (October 15, 1912 – August 3, 1984), a Democrat, was an American politician and member of the United States House of Representatives from the state of Kentucky serving from 1949 until his death from a heart attack in Lexi ...
(D)


Louisiana

: . F. Edward Hébert (D) : . Hale Boggs (D), until January 3, 1973 :: Lindy Boggs (D), from March 20, 1973 : . Dave Treen (R) : . Joe Waggonner (D) : . Otto Passman (D) : . John Rarick (D) : .
John Breaux John Berlinger Breaux (; born March 1, 1944) is an American lobbyist, attorney, and retired politician who was a member of the United States Senate from Louisiana from 1987 until 2005. He was also a member of the U.S. House of Representatives ...
(D) : . Gillis William Long (D)


Maine

: . Peter Kyros (D) : .
William Cohen William Sebastian Cohen (born August 28, 1940) is an American lawyer, author, and politician from the U.S. state of Maine. A Republican, Cohen served as both a member of the United States House of Representatives (1973–1979) and Senate (19 ...
(R)


Maryland

: .
William Oswald Mills William Oswald Mills Sr. (August 12, 1924 – May 24, 1973), was a Republican U.S. congressman who represented the 1st Congressional district of Maryland from May 25, 1971 until his death in Easton, Maryland on May 24, 1973. Life and ca ...
(R), until May 24, 1973 ::
Robert Bauman Robert E. Bauman (born April 4, 1937) is an American lawyer and politician. He is a former member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Maryland's 1st congressional district (1973–1981). Bauman was a prominent conservative advocate in the ...
(R), from August 21, 1973 : . Clarence Long (D) : . Paul Sarbanes (D) : .
Marjorie Holt Marjorie Sewell Holt (September 17, 1920 – January 6, 2018), a Republican, was a U.S. Congresswoman who represented Maryland's 4th congressional district from January 3, 1973, to January 3, 1987. She was the first Republican woman elected to ...
(R) : . Lawrence Hogan (R) : .
Goodloe Byron Goodloe Edgar Byron (June 22, 1929 – October 11, 1978), a Democrat, was a U.S. Congressman who represented the 6th congressional district of Maryland from January 3, 1971, until his death from a heart attack on October 11, 1978. He was ...
(D) : . Parren Mitchell (D) : . Gilbert Gude (R)


Massachusetts

: .
Silvio O. Conte Silvio Ottavio Conte (November 9, 1921 – February 8, 1991) was an American lawyer and politician. He was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives for 16 terms, representing the 1st Congressional District of Massachusett ...
(R) : .
Edward Boland Edward Patrick Boland (October 1, 1911 – November 4, 2001) was an American politician from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. A Democrat, he was a representative from Massachusetts's 2nd congressional district. Early life and education Bol ...
(D) : .
Harold Donohue Harold Daniel Donohue (June 18, 1901 – November 4, 1984) was an American politician. He represented the third district and fourth district of Massachusetts in the United States House of Representatives from 1947 to 1974. Donohue was born in ...
(D), until December 31, 1974 : .
Robert Drinan Robert Frederick Drinan (November 15, 1920 – January 28, 2007) was a Jesuit priest, lawyer, human rights activist, and Democratic U.S. Representative from Massachusetts. Drinan left office to obey Pope John Paul II's prohibition on political ...
(D) : . Paul W. Cronin (R) : . Michael J. Harrington (D) : .
Torbert Macdonald Torbert Hart Macdonald (June 6, 1917 – May 21, 1976) was an American Democratic politician from Massachusetts. He represented the northern suburbs of Boston, including his home town of Malden, in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1955 u ...
(D) : .
Tip O'Neill Thomas Phillip "Tip" O'Neill Jr. (December 9, 1912 – January 5, 1994) was an American politician who served as the 47th speaker of the United States House of Representatives from 1977 to 1987, representing northern Boston, Massachusetts, as ...
(D) : . Joe Moakley (D) 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

/ref> : . Margaret Heckler (R) : . James A. Burke (D) : . Gerry Studds (D)


Michigan

: .
John Conyers John James Conyers Jr. (May 16, 1929October 27, 2019) was an American politician of the Democratic Party who served as a U.S. representative from Michigan from 1965 to 2017. The districts he represented always included part of western Detroit ...
(D) : . Marvin L. Esch (R) : . Garry E. Brown (R) : .
J. Edward Hutchinson J. Edward Hutchinson (October 13, 1914 – July 22, 1985) was an American lawyer and politician from the state of Michigan. A member of the Republican Party, he represented Michigan's 4th congressional district in the United States House of R ...
(R) : .
Gerald Ford Gerald Rudolph Ford Jr. ( ; born Leslie Lynch King Jr.; July 14, 1913December 26, 2006) was an American politician who served as the 38th president of the United States from 1974 to 1977. He was the only president never to have been elected ...
(R), until December 6, 1973 :: Richard Vander Veen (D), from February 18, 1974 : . Charles E. Chamberlain (R), until December 31, 1974 : .
Donald Riegle Donald Wayne Riegle Jr. (born February 4, 1938) is an American politician, author, and businessman from Michigan. He served for five terms as a Representative and for three terms as a Senator in the U.S. Congress. Early life and family Donald Wa ...
(R), then (D) : . R. James Harvey (R), until January 31, 1974 :: J. Bob Traxler (D), from April 23, 1974 : . Guy Vander Jagt (R) : . Elford Albin Cederberg (R) : .
Philip Ruppe Philip Edward Ruppe (born September 29, 1926) is an American former politician from the U.S. state of Michigan and a member of the Republican Party. He served in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1967 to 1979 before running, unsuccessfully ...
(R) : .
James G. O'Hara James Grant O'Hara (November 8, 1925 – March 13, 1989) was a soldier and politician from the U.S. state of Michigan, serving as U.S. Representative from 1959 to 1977. Early life O'Hara was born in Washington, D.C. He moved with his parents to ...
(D) : .
Charles Diggs Charles Coles Diggs Jr. (December 2, 1922 – August 24, 1998) was an American politician from the U.S. state of Michigan who served in the state senate and U.S. House of Representatives. He was the first African American elected to Congress ...
(D) : .
Lucien Nedzi Lucien is a male given name. It is the French form of Luciano or Latin ''Lucianus'', patronymic of Lucius. Lucien, Saint Lucien, or Saint-Lucien may also refer to: People Given name * Lucien of Beauvais, Christian saint *Lucien, a band membe ...
(D) : . William D. Ford (D) : . John Dingell (D) : .
Martha Griffiths Martha Wright Griffiths (January 29, 1912 – April 22, 2003) was an American lawyer and judge before being elected to the United States House of Representatives in 1954. Griffiths was the first woman to serve on the House Committee on Ways and M ...
(D), until December 31, 1974 : .
Robert J. Huber Robert James Huber (August 29, 1922 - April 23, 2001) was a politician from the U.S. state of Michigan. Huber was born in Detroit, Michigan, where he attended the public schools. He attended the University of Detroit 1935–1937, and graduated f ...
(R) : . William Broomfield (R)


Minnesota

: .
Al Quie Albert Harold Quie ( ; born September 18, 1923) is an American politician and farmer. Quie, who served as member of the United States House of Representatives and Governor of Minnesota, is regarded as a moderate Republican. Quie was strongly c ...
(R) : .
Ancher Nelsen Ancher Nelsen (October 11, 1904 – November 30, 1992), was an American politician who served as the 34th Lieutenant Governor of the state of Minnesota and an eight-term congressman. Biography Nelsen was born October 11, 1904, near Buffalo Lake ...
(R), until December 31, 1974 : . Bill Frenzel (R) : .
Joseph Karth Joseph Edward Karth (August 26, 1922 – May 29, 2005) was a U.S. Representative from Minnesota. He was a member of the Democratic Party. Born in New Brighton, Ramsey County, Minnesota; all four of his grandparents were German immigrants. He ...
(DFL) : .
Donald M. Fraser Donald MacKay Fraser (February 20, 1924 – June 2, 2019) was an American politician from Minnesota who served as U.S. Representative from Minnesota's 5th congressional district from 1963 to 1979 and as mayor of Minneapolis from 1980 to 1994. ...
(DFL) : .
John M. Zwach John Matthew Zwach Sr. (February 8, 1907 – November 11, 1990) is an American farmer, rural school teacher, and politician. Zwach was most notably a U.S. Representative from Minnesota. He also served for several terms in the Minnesota legi ...
(R) : . Robert Bergland (DFL) : .
John Blatnik John Anton Blatnik (August 17, 1911 – December 17, 1991) was a United States Congressman from Minnesota. He was a member of the Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party (DFL), which is affiliated with the Democratic Party. Early life Bla ...
(DFL), until December 31, 1974


Mississippi

: .
Jamie Whitten Jamie Lloyd Whitten (April 18, 1910September 9, 1995) was an American politician and member of the Democratic Party who represented the Deep South state of Mississippi in the United States House of Representatives from 1941 to 1995. He was at the ...
(D) : . David R. Bowen (D) : . Sonny Montgomery (D) : . Thad Cochran (R) : . Trent Lott (R)


Missouri

: . Bill Clay (D) : .
James W. Symington James Wadsworth Symington (; born September 28, 1927) is an American lawyer and politician who represented Missouri from 1969 to 1977 as a four-term member of the U.S. House of Representatives. Prior to that, in the late 1960s, he served as Chief ...
(D) : .
Leonor Sullivan Leonor Kretzer Sullivan (August 21, 1902 – September 1, 1988) was a member of the United States House of Representatives from Missouri. She was a Democrat and the first woman in Congress from Missouri. Biography Born Leonor Kretzer in St. ...
(D) : . William J. Randall (D) : .
Richard Walker Bolling Richard Walker Bolling (May 17, 1916 – April 21, 1991) was a prominent American Democratic Congressman from Kansas City, Missouri, and Missouri's 5th congressional district from 1949 to 1983. He retired after serving for four years as the cha ...
(D) : . Jerry Litton (D) : . Gene Taylor (R) : .
Richard Howard Ichord Jr. Richard Howard Ichord Jr. (June 27, 1926 – December 25, 1992) was U.S. representative from Missouri and a significant U.S. anti-Communist political figure. A member of the Democratic Party, he served as the last chairman of the House Un-American ...
(D) : .
William L. Hungate William Leonard Hungate (December 14, 1922 – June 22, 2007) was a United States representative from Missouri from November 3, 1964 (special election upon the death of Congressman Clarence Cannon), to January 3, 1977, representing the Ninth Con ...
(D) : .
Bill Burlison Billy Dean Burlison (March 15, 1931 – March 17, 2019) was an American politician who held office in the states of Missouri and Maryland. Biography Burlison, the son of John Ivy "J.I." and Lillie (née Marler) Burlison, was born and died in W ...
(D)


Montana

: . Richard G. Shoup (R) : .
John Melcher John David Melcher (September 6, 1924 – April 12, 2018) was an American politician of the Democratic Party who represented Montana as a member of the United States House of Representatives from 1969 to 1977 and as a United States Senator from ...
(D)


Nebraska

: .
Charles Thone Charles Thone (January 4, 1924 – March 7, 2018) was an American Republican politician. He was the 34th Governor of Nebraska, serving from 1979 to 1983. He previously served as a member of the United States House of Representatives, representi ...
(R) : . John Y. McCollister (R) : .
David Martin David or Dave Martin may refer to: Entertainment *David Martin (artist) (1737–1797), Scottish painter and engraver *David Stone Martin (1913–1992), American artist *David Martin (poet) (1915–1997), Hungarian-Australian poet and novelist *Dav ...
(R), until December 31, 1974


Nevada

: . David Towell (R)


New Hampshire

: . Louis C. Wyman (R), until December 31, 1974 : .
James Colgate Cleveland James Colgate Cleveland (June 13, 1920 – December 3, 1995) was an American politician in the U.S. state of New Hampshire. He served as a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from 1963 to 1981. Early life Cleve ...
(R)


New Jersey

: . John E. Hunt (R) : .
Charles W. Sandman Jr. Charles William Sandman Jr. (October 23, 1921 – August 26, 1985) was an American Republican Party politician who represented Cape May County in the New Jersey Senate from 1954 to 1966 and represented southern New Jersey in the United States H ...
(R) : .
James J. Howard James John Howard (July 24, 1927 – March 25, 1988) was an American educator and Democratic Party politician who represented in the United States House of Representatives from 1965 until his death from a heart attack in Washington, D.C. in ...
(D) : . Frank Thompson (D) : . Peter Frelinghuysen Jr. (R) : .
Edwin B. Forsythe Edwin Bell Forsythe (January 17, 1916 – March 29, 1984) was an American Republican Party politician from New Jersey who represented parts of Burlington, Ocean, and Camden Counties in the United States House of Representatives from 1970 until ...
(R) : .
William B. Widnall William Beck Widnall (March 17, 1906 – December 28, 1983) was a Republican Party politician who served as a member of the United States House of Representatives for 24 years representing New Jersey's 7th congressional district. Born in ...
(R), until December 31, 1974 : . Robert A. Roe (D) : .
Henry Helstoski Henry Helstoski (March 21, 1925 – December 16, 1999) was an American politician. Helstoski, a Democrat, represented New Jersey in the United States House of Representatives for twelve years, lasting from 1965 until 1977. He was the representa ...
(D) : .
Peter W. Rodino Peter Wallace Rodino Jr. (June 7, 1909 – May 7, 2005) was an American Democratic politician. He represented parts of Newark, New Jersey and surrounding Essex and Hudson counties for twenty terms from 1949 to 1989. He was the longest-serving ...
(D) : .
Joseph Minish Joseph George Minish (September 1, 1916 – November 24, 2007) was an American Democratic Party politician from New Jersey who represented in the United States House of Representatives. Early life Born in Throop, Pennsylvania, Minish was t ...
(D) : . Matthew John Rinaldo (R) : .
Joseph J. Maraziti Joseph James Maraziti (June 15, 1912 – May 20, 1991) was a one-term U.S. Representative from New Jersey from 1973 to 1975. Early life and career Maraziti was born in Boonton, New Jersey and attended the public schools. He attended Fordham Un ...
(R) : .
Dominick V. Daniels Dominick Vincent Daniels (October 18, 1908 – July 17, 1987) was an American Democratic Party politician who represented New Jersey's 14th congressional district from 1959 to 1977. Early life and education He was born in Jersey City, New Jerse ...
(D) : . Edward J. Patten (D)


New Mexico

: .
Manuel Lujan Jr. Manuel Archibald Lujan Jr. (May 12, 1928 – April 25, 2019) was an American politician from New Mexico who served in the U.S. House of Representatives as a Republican from 1969 to 1989 and as the United States Secretary of the Interior from 1 ...
(R) : .
Harold L. Runnels Harold Lowell Runnels (March 17, 1924 – August 5, 1980) was a U.S. Representative from New Mexico. Runnels attended Dallas public schools and Cameron State Agricultural College (now Cemeron University) in Lawton, Oklahoma. He was employed by ...
(D)


New York

: .
Otis G. Pike Otis Grey Pike (August 31, 1921 – January 20, 2014) was an American lawyer and politician who served nine terms as a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives from New York from 1961 to 1979. Early life Pike was born in ...
(D) : .
James R. Grover Jr. James Russell Grover Jr. (March 5, 1919 – October 14, 2012) was an American lawyer and politician from New York. Biography Grover was born in Babylon, New York to James and Christine Grover. His father was the village police chief. He graduate ...
(R) : . Angelo D. Roncallo (R) : . Norman F. Lent (R) : .
John W. Wydler John Waldemar Wydler (June 9, 1924 – August 4, 1987) was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from New York. Wydler was born in Brooklyn. He served in the United States Army Air Corps from 1942 until 1945. He gra ...
(R) : .
Lester L. Wolff Lester Lionel Wolff (January 4, 1919 – May 11, 2021) was an American politician who served as a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives from New York. He also held the position of president of the International Trade ...
(D) : . Joseph P. Addabbo (D) : . Benjamin Stanley Rosenthal (D) : .
James J. Delaney James Joseph Delaney (March 19, 1901 – May 24, 1987) was an American politician from New York. He was a member of the Democratic Party and served 16 terms in the House of Representatives from 1945 to 1947 and from 1949 to 1978. Biography Earl ...
(D) : .
Mario Biaggi Mario Biaggi (October 26, 1917 – June 24, 2015) was an American politician, attorney, and police officer. He served as a member of the United States House of Representatives from New York (state), New York from 1969 to 1988. Prior to his polit ...
(D) : . Frank J. Brasco (D) : .
Shirley Chisholm Shirley Anita Chisholm ( ; ; November 30, 1924 – January 1, 2005) was an American politician who, in 1968, became the first black woman to be elected to the United States Congress. Chisholm represented New York's 12th congressional distr ...
(D) : .
Bertram L. Podell Bertram Lawrence "Bert" Podell (December 27, 1925 – August 17, 2005) was an American politician who served in the New York State Assembly for six terms and part of a seventh, and was a member of the United States House of Representatives from Ne ...
(D) : . John J. Rooney (D), until December 31, 1974 : . Hugh Carey (D), until December 31, 1974 : . Elizabeth Holtzman (D) : .
John M. Murphy John Michael Murphy (August 3, 1926 – May 25, 2015) was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York's 16th (1963–1973) and 17th (1973–1981) districts. He was convicted of taking bribes in the 1980 Abscam scanda ...
(D) : . Ed Koch (D) : . Charles Rangel (D) : . Bella Abzug (D) : . Herman Badillo (D) : .
Jonathan Brewster Bingham Jonathan Brewster Bingham (April 24, 1914 – July 3, 1986) was an American politician and diplomat. He was the US delegate to the United Nations General Assembly and was elected to Congress from The Bronx, serving in the House of Representatives ...
(D) : .
Peter A. Peyser Peter A. Peyser (September 7, 1921 – October 9, 2014) was a United States representative from New York, serving from 1971 to 1977 as a Republican and from 1979 to 1983 as a Democrat. Political career Peyser's political career began in ...
(R) : .
Ogden Reid Ogden Rogers Reid (June 24, 1925 – March 2, 2019) was an American politician and diplomat. He was the U.S. Ambassador to Israel and a six-term United States Representative from Westchester County, New York. Early life Reid was born in New Y ...
(D) : .
Hamilton Fish IV Hamilton Fish IV or Hamilton Fish Jr. (June 3, 1926 – July 23, 1996) was an American Republican politician who represented parts of New York's Hudson Valley region in the United States House of Representatives for thirteen terms from 1969 to ...
(R) : . Benjamin Gilman (R) : .
Howard W. Robison Howard Winfield Robison (October 30, 1915 – September 26, 1987) was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from New York. Robison was born in Owego, New York. He graduated from Cornell University in 1937 and receiv ...
(R) : . Samuel S. Stratton (D) : . Carleton J. King (R), until December 31, 1974 : . Robert C. McEwen (R) : .
Donald J. Mitchell Donald Jerome Mitchell (May 8, 1923 – September 27, 2003) represented New York in the United States House of Representatives from 1973 to 1983. Early life Donald J. "Don" Mitchell, a native of Central Upstate New York's Mohawk Valley, wi ...
(R) : .
James M. Hanley James Michael Hanley (July 19, 1920 – October 16, 2003) was an American businessman, World War II veteran, and politician who represented New York in the House of Representatives for eight terms from 1965 to 1981. Biography James M. Hanley ...
(D) : . William F. Walsh (R) : . Frank Horton (R) : . Barber Conable (R) : . Henry P. Smith III (R) : .
Thaddeus J. Dulski Thaddeus Joseph Dulski (September 27, 1915 – October 11, 1988) was an American congressman who represented the state of New York from 1959 to 1974. Biography Dulski was born in Buffalo, New York, USA on September 27, 1915. He graduated fro ...
(D), until December 31, 1974 : .
Jack Kemp Jack French Kemp (July 13, 1935 – May 2, 2009) was an American politician and a professional football player. A member of the Republican Party from New York, he served as Housing Secretary in the administration of President George H. W. B ...
(R) : . James F. Hastings (R)


North Carolina

: .
Walter B. Jones Sr. Walter Beaman Jones Sr. (August 19, 1913 – September 15, 1992), was an American Democratic politician from the state of North Carolina who served in the United States House of Representatives from 1966 until his death from natural causes in ...
(D) : .
Lawrence H. Fountain Lawrence H. Fountain (April 23, 1913 – October 10, 2002) was a Democratic U.S. representative from North Carolina from 1953 to 1983. Early life Fountain was educated in the public schools of Edgecombe County and at the University of North C ...
(D) : . David N. Henderson (D) : .
Ike Franklin Andrews Ike Franklin Andrews (September 2, 1925 – May 10, 2010) was an American politician. He served as a Democratic U.S. Congressman from North Carolina's Fourth Congressional District between 1973 and 1985, when he was defeated for reelection b ...
(D) : .
Wilmer Mizell Wilmer David "Vinegar Bend" Mizell, Sr. (August 13, 1930 – February 21, 1999), was an American athlete and politician. From 1952 to 1962, he was a left-handed pitcher for the St. Louis Cardinals, Pittsburgh Pirates and New York Mets of Major Le ...
(R) : . L. Richardson Preyer (D) : .
Charlie Rose Charles Peete Rose Jr. (born January 5, 1942) is an American former television journalist and talk show host. From 1991 to 2017, he was the host and executive producer of the talk show '' Charlie Rose'' on PBS and Bloomberg LP. Rose also co- ...
(D) : . Earl B. Ruth (R) : . James G. Martin (R) : .
Jim Broyhill James Thomas Broyhill (born August 19, 1927) is an American former businessman and Republican U.S. Representative and Senator from the state of North Carolina. He represented much of the Foothills region of the state in the House from 1963 to ...
(R) : . Roy A. Taylor (D)


North Dakota

: . Mark Andrews (R)


Ohio

: .
William J. Keating William John Keating (March 30, 1927 – May 20, 2020) was an American lawyer, businessman and politician of the Republican party. He served in the United States House of Representatives from 1971 to 1974. Background Keating was born in Cinci ...
(R), until January 3, 1974 :: Tom Luken (D), from March 5, 1974 : .
Donald D. Clancy Donald D. Clancy (July 24, 1921 – June 12, 2007) was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives. He represented the 2nd District of Ohio from 1961 until 1977. Early life and education Clancy was born in Cincinnati, ...
(R) : .
Charles W. Whalen Jr. Charles William Whalen Jr (July 31, 1920 – June 27, 2011) was an American politician from Ohio. Whalen was a member of the Republican Party who served in the Ohio House of Representatives, Ohio State Senate, and the United States House of Rep ...
(R) : . Tennyson Guyer (R) : .
Del Latta Delbert Leroy Latta (March 5, 1920 – May 12, 2016) was an American lawyer and politician who served 15 terms as a United States Representative from Ohio's 5th district from 1959 to 1989. A Republican, he is one of the state's longest-servi ...
(R) : .
Bill Harsha William Howard Harsha Jr. (January 1, 1921 – October 11, 2010) was an American politician who represented Ohio as a Republican in the United States House of Representatives from January 3, 1961, to January 3, 1981. Biography Born in Portsm ...
(R) : . Bud Brown (R) : . Walter E. Powell (R) : .
Thomas L. Ashley Thomas William Ludlow "Lud" Ashley (January 11, 1923 – June 15, 2010) was an American businessman and politician of the Democratic Party. He served as a U.S. representative from Ohio from 1955 to 1981. Early life and education Ashley was ...
(D) : .
Clarence E. Miller Clarence Ellsworth Miller, Jr. (November 1, 1917 – August 2, 2011) was a Republican Congressman from Ohio, serving January 3, 1967, to January 3, 1993. He was born in Lancaster, Ohio, one of six children of an electrician father. After ...
(R) : .
J. William Stanton John William Stanton (February 20, 1924 – April 11, 2002) was an American politician who served as a Republican U.S. Representative from Ohio from 1965 to 1983. Biography Stanton was born in Painesville, Ohio. His father, Francis Michael Stan ...
(R) : . Samuel L. Devine (R) : .
Charles Adams Mosher Charles Adams Mosher (May 7, 1906 – November 16, 1984) was an American newspaperman and politician who served eight terms as a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from Ohio from 1961 to 1977. Early life and car ...
(R) : . John F. Seiberling (D) : .
Chalmers Wylie Chalmers Pangburn Wylie (November 23, 1920 – August 14, 1998) was an American politician and lawyer from Ohio, who served in various public offices in that state before serving thirteen terms as a member of the United States House of Represen ...
(R) : .
Ralph Regula Ralph Straus Regula (December 3, 1924 – July 19, 2017) was an American politician from Ohio. A member of the Republican Party, he served in the Ohio House of Representatives, the Ohio State Senate and the United States House of Representatives. ...
(R) : .
John M. Ashbrook John Milan Ashbrook (September 21, 1928 – April 24, 1982) was an American politician and newspaper publisher. A member of the Republican Party, he served in the United States House of Representatives from Ohio from 1961 until his death.
(R) : .
Wayne Hays Wayne Levere Hays (May 13, 1911 – February 10, 1989) was an American politician who served as a U.S. Representative of Ohio, in the Democratic Party, from 1949 to 1976. He resigned from Congress after a much-publicized sex scandal. Early year ...
(D) : . Charles J. Carney (D) : . James V. Stanton (D) : . Louis Stokes (D) : . Charles Vanik (D) : . William Edwin Minshall Jr. (R), until December 31, 1974


Oklahoma

: .
James R. Jones James Robert Jones (born May 5, 1939) is an American lawyer, diplomat, Democratic politician, a retired U.S. Congressman from Oklahoma, and a former U.S. Ambassador to Mexico under President Bill Clinton. Jones grew up in Muskogee, Oklahoma, ...
(D) : . Clem McSpadden (D) : . Carl Albert (D) : .
Tom Steed Thomas Jefferson Steed (March 2, 1904 – June 8, 1983) was an American politician and a U.S. Congressman from Oklahoma. Early life Steed was born on a farm near in Eastland County, Texas (near Rising Star, Texas) on March 2, 1904. His family l ...
(D) : .
John Jarman John Henry Jarman II (July 17, 1915 – January 15, 1982) was a member of the US House of Representatives from Oklahoma for 26 years, from 1951 to 1977. Early life and career Jarman was born in Sallisaw, Oklahoma, on July 17, 1915, and graduate ...
(D) : .
John Newbold Camp John Newbold Camp, known as Happy Camp (May 11, 1908 – September 27, 1987) was an American politician and a Republican U.S. Representative from Oklahoma. Biography Born in Enid, Camp was the son of Minnie C. Newbold and John R. Camp. Becau ...
(R)


Oregon

: . Wendell Wyatt (R) : .
Al Ullman Albert Conrad Ullman (March 9, 1914 – October 11, 1986) was an American politician in the Democratic Party who represented in the United States House of Representatives from 1957 to 1981. One of the most influential Oregonians ever to be elec ...
(D) : . Edith Green (D), until December 31, 1974 : .
John R. Dellenback John Richard Dellenback (November 6, 1918 – December 7, 2002) was a Republican U.S. congressman from Oregon. Born in Chicago, Illinois, Dellenback's maternal grandparents were Norwegian and his paternal grandparents were each from Alsa ...
(R)


Pennsylvania

: .
William A. Barrett William Aloysius Barrett (August 14, 1896 – April 12, 1976) was an American lawyer, politician, and member of the Democratic Party who served in the United States House of Representatives, representing Pennsylvania's 1st congressional dist ...
(D) : . Robert N. C. Nix Sr. (D) : . William J. Green III (D) : . Joshua Eilberg (D) : .
John H. Ware III John Haines Ware III (August 29, 1908 – July 29, 1997) was an American politician who served as a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives for Pennsylvania's 9th congressional district from 1970 to 1973 and Pennsylvania's 5th con ...
(R) : .
Gus Yatron Constantine "Gus" Yatron (October 16, 1927 – March 13, 2003) was an American businessman, boxer, and politician who served as a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives for Pennsylvania's 6th congressional district from ...
(D) : . Lawrence G. Williams (R) : .
Edward G. Biester Jr. Edward George Biester Jr. (born January 5, 1931) is a retired Republican politician and judge who served as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania, from 1967 to 1977. Biester graduated from George School in Newtown, ...
(R) : . Bud Shuster (R) : . Joseph M. McDade (R) : . Dan Flood (D) : .
John P. Saylor John Phillips Saylor (July 23, 1908 – October 28, 1973) was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania serving from 1949 until his death from a heart attack in Houston, Texas in 1973. Biography Saylor was ...
(R), until October 28, 1973 :: John Murtha (D), from February 5, 1974 : .
Lawrence Coughlin Robert Lawrence Coughlin Jr. (April 11, 1929 – November 30, 2001) was an American lawyer and politician from Pennsylvania who served as a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives representing the 13th district of Pe ...
(R) : .
William S. Moorhead William Singer Moorhead (April 8, 1923 – August 3, 1987) was an American politician serving as a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Moorhead was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, th ...
(D) : .
Fred B. Rooney Frederick Bernard Rooney Jr. (November 6, 1925 – December 23, 2019) was an American politician from Pennsylvania who served as a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives for Pennsylvania's 15th congressional district from 1963 to ...
(D) : . Edwin Duing Eshleman (R) : . Herman T. Schneebeli (R) : .
John Heinz Henry John Heinz III (October 23, 1938 – April 4, 1991) was an American businessman and Republican politician from Pennsylvania. Heinz represented the Pittsburgh suburbs in the United States House of Representatives from 1971 to 1977 ...
(R) : . George Atlee Goodling (R) : .
Joseph M. Gaydos Joseph Matthew Gaydos (July 3, 1926 – February 7, 2015) was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania. Gaydos was the first Slovak American to serve in the United States Congress. Early life and education Gayd ...
(D) : .
John Herman Dent John Herman Dent (March 10, 1908 – April 9, 1988) was an American politician who served as a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania. Early life and education John Dent was born in Jeannette, Pennsylvani ...
(D) : .
Thomas E. Morgan Thomas Ellsworth Morgan (October 13, 1906 – July 31, 1995) was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania. Thomas E. Morgan was born in Ellsworth, Pennsylvania; his mother was an immigrant from England and hi ...
(D) : . Albert W. Johnson (R) : . Joseph P. Vigorito (D) : . Frank M. Clark (D), until December 31, 1974


Rhode Island

: .
Fernand St. Germain Fernand Joseph St Germain (January 9, 1928 – August 16, 2014) was an American politician from Rhode Island. He was a member of the Democratic Party and served in the Rhode Island House of Representatives and the United States House of Rep ...
(D) : . Robert Tiernan (D)


South Carolina

: .
Mendel Jackson Davis Mendel Jackson Davis (October 23, 1942 – May 13, 2007) was an attorney and a United States Representative from South Carolina. Early life and career Mendel Jackson Davis was born in North Charleston to Felix Charles Davis and Elizabeth J ...
(D) : . Floyd Spence (R) : .
William Jennings Bryan Dorn William Jennings Bryan Dorn (April 14, 1916 – August 13, 2005) was a United States politician from South Carolina who represented the western part of the state in the United States House of Representatives from 1947 to 1949 and from 1951 to 197 ...
(D), until December 31, 1974 : . James Mann (D) : . Thomas S. Gettys (D), until December 31, 1974 : . Edward Lunn Young (R)


South Dakota

: . Frank E. Denholm (D) : . James Abdnor (R)


Tennessee

: . Jimmy Quillen (R) : . John Duncan Sr. (R) : . LaMar Baker (R) : .
Joe L. Evins Joseph Landon Evins (October 24, 1910 – March 31, 1984) was an American lawyer and politician who served 15 terms as a Democratic U.S. Representative from Tennessee from 1947 to 1977. Early life Evins was a native of the Blend Communit ...
(D) : .
Richard Fulton Richard Harmon Fulton (January 27, 1927 – November 28, 2018) was an American Democratic politician who served as a member of the Tennessee State Senate and of the United States House of Representatives, and the second mayor of the Metropolit ...
(D) : . Robin Beard (R) : . Ed Jones (D) : .
Dan Kuykendall Dan Heflin Kuykendall (July 9, 1924 – June 12, 2008) was an American politician and businessman who served as a United States Representative from Tennessee's 8th and 9th congressional districts from 1967 until 1975. A member of the Repub ...
(R)


Texas

: .
Wright Patman John William Wright Patman (August 6, 1893 – March 7, 1976) was an American politician. First elected in 1928, Patman served 24 consecutive terms in the United States House of Representatives for Texas's 1st congressional district from 1929 to 1 ...
(D) : . Charlie Wilson (D) : . James M. Collins (R) : . Ray Roberts (D) : . Alan Steelman (R) : .
Olin E. Teague Olin Earl "Tiger" Teague (April 6, 1910 – January 23, 1981) was a World War II veteran and congressional representative for Texas's 6th congressional district for 32 years, from 1946 to 1978. He is buried in Arlington National Cemetery. ...
(D) : . Bill Archer (R) : . Robert C. Eckhardt (D) : . Jack Brooks (D) : .
J. J. Pickle James Jarrell "Jake" Pickle (October 11, 1913 – June 18, 2005) was a United States Representative from the 10th congressional district of Texas from 1963 to 1995. Pickle was born in Roscoe, Texas and brought up in Big Spring. He acquired ...
(D) : .
William R. Poage William Robert Poage (December 28, 1899 – January 3, 1987) was a Texas politician who was won election to the United States House of Representatives 21 times, serving 42 years. Early life and education William Robert "Bob" Poage was born in ...
(D) : .
Jim Wright James Claude Wright Jr. (December 22, 1922 – May 6, 2015) was an American politician who served as the 48th speaker of the United States House of Representatives from 1987 to 1989. He represented Texas's 12th congressional district as a ...
(D) : . Bob Price (R) : . John Andrew Young (D) : .
Kika de la Garza Eligio "Kika" de la Garza II (September 22, 1927March 13, 2017) was an American politician who served as the Democratic representative for the 15th congressional district of Texas from January 3, 1965, to January 3, 1997. Biography De la Garza ...
(D) : .
Richard Crawford White Richard Crawford White (April 29, 1923February 18, 1998) was an American lawyer, World War II veteran, and Democratic politician from El Paso, Texas, who served in the Texas House of Representatives from 1955 to 1959 and in the U.S. House of Re ...
(D) : .
Omar Burleson Omar Truman Burleson (March 19, 1906 – May 14, 1991) was an attorney, judge, FBI agent and veteran of World War II when he was first elected in 1946 as a Democratic U.S. Representative from Texas's 17th congressional district. He was re-elected ...
(D) : . Barbara Jordan (D) : . George H. Mahon (D) : . Henry B. González (D) : .
O. C. Fisher Ovie Clark Fisher (November 22, 1903 – December 9, 1994) was an attorney and author who served for 32 years as the U.S. representative for Texas's 21st congressional district. Early life Fisher was born in Junction in Kimble County, Texas t ...
(D), until December 31, 1974 : . Robert R. Casey (D) : .
Abraham Kazen Abraham Kazen Jr., usually known as Chick Kazen (January 17, 1919 – November 29, 1987), was a U.S. Representative from Texas's 23rd congressional district, the first to serve in that particular position. Elected in 1966, Kazen served until ...
(D) : . Dale Milford (D)


Utah

: .
K. Gunn McKay Koln Gunn McKay (February 23, 1925 – October 6, 2000) was an American politician who represented the state of Utah. He served from January 3, 1971 to January 3, 1981, beginning in the ninety-second Congress and in four succeeding congresses. ...
(D) : . Wayne Owens (D)


Vermont

: . Richard W. Mallary (R)


Virginia

: .
Thomas N. Downing Thomas Nelms Downing (February 1, 1919 – October 23, 2001) was a lawyer, politician, and Democratic Congressman from for nine terms. Biography Downing was born and raised in Newport News, Virginia. He attended Newport News High School, an ...
(D) : .
G. William Whitehurst George William Whitehurst (born March 12, 1925) is an American former journalist and politician who served in the United States House of Representatives from the commonwealth of Virginia. He began his career as a professor at the Norfolk campu ...
(R) : . David E. Satterfield III (D) : .
Robert Daniel Robert Williams Daniel, Jr. (March 17, 1936 – February 4, 2012) was an American farmer, businessman, teacher, and politician from Virginia who served five terms in the U.S. House of Representatives as a Republican. He was first elected in ...
(R) : . Dan Daniel (D) : .
M. Caldwell Butler Manley Caldwell Butler (June 2, 1925 – July 28, 2014) was an American lawyer and politician widely admired for his integrity, bipartisanship and courage. A native of Roanoke, Butler served his hometown and wider community first as a member ...
(R) : .
J. Kenneth Robinson James Kenneth Robinson (May 14, 1916 – April 8, 1990) was a State Senator and U.S. Representative from Virginia. Early life Born in Winchester, Virginia, Robinson attended the city's public schools, including Handley High School. He grad ...
(R) : . Stanford Parris (R) : .
William C. Wampler William Creed Wampler Sr. (April 21, 1926 – May 23, 2012) was an American businessman and Republican politician who served multiple terms in the United States House of Representatives. Early and family life Born in Pennington Gap near the c ...
(R) : . Joel Broyhill (R), until December 31, 1974


Washington

: .
Joel Pritchard Joel McFee Pritchard (May 5, 1925 – October 9, 1997) was an American businessman and politician who served in the U.S. House of Representatives and as the 14th Lieutenant Governor of Washington as a member of the Republican party. Pritchard a ...
(R) : .
Lloyd Meeds Edwin Lloyd Meeds (December 11, 1927August 17, 2005) was an American politician who served as a member of the United States House of Representatives from 1965 to 1979. He represented the second district of Washington as a Democrat. Early yea ...
(D) : . Julia Butler Hansen (D), until December 31, 1974 : . Mike McCormack (D) : . Tom Foley (D) : . Floyd Hicks (D) : . Brock Adams (D)


West Virginia

: .
Bob Mollohan Robert Homer Mollohan (September 18, 1909 – August 3, 1999) was an American politician who served member of the United States House of Representatives from 1953 to 1957 and again from 1969 to 1983. A Democrat from West Virginia, Mollohan was ...
(D) : . Harley Orrin Staggers (D) : . John M. Slack (D) : . Ken Hechler (D)


Wisconsin

: .
Les Aspin Leslie Aspin Jr. (July 21, 1938 – May 21, 1995) was an American Democratic Party politician who served as the U.S. representative for Wisconsin's 1st congressional district from 1971 to 1993 and as the 18th United States Secretary of Defen ...
(D) : .
Robert Kastenmeier Robert William Kastenmeier (January 24, 1924March 20, 2015) was an American Democratic politician who represented central Wisconsin in the United States House of Representatives for 32 years, from 1959 until 1991. He was a key sponsor of the Cop ...
(D) : .
Vernon Wallace Thomson Vernon Wallace Thomson (November 5, 1905 – April 2, 1988) was an American attorney and politician who served as the 34th Governor of Wisconsin from 1957 to 1959. Early life and education Vernon Thomson was born in Richland Center, Wisconsin. ...
(R), until December 31, 1974 : . Clement J. Zablocki (D) : . Henry S. Reuss (D) : .
William A. Steiger William Albert Steiger (May 15, 1938 – December 4, 1978) was a member of the US House of Representatives from 1967 to his death from a heart attack in Washington, DC, in 1978. He served as a Republican from Wisconsin. Early life Steiger was b ...
(R) : .
Dave Obey David Ross Obey ( ; born October 3, 1938) is an American lobbyist and former politician who served as a member of the United States House of Representatives for from 1969 to 2011. The district includes much of the northwestern portion of the st ...
(D) : . Harold Vernon Froehlich (R) : .
Glenn Robert Davis Glenn Robert Davis (October 28, 1914 – September 21, 1988) was a member of the United States House of Representatives for Wisconsin. He represented Wisconsin's 2nd congressional district from April 22, 1947 to January 3, 1957, and Wiscons ...
(R), until December 31, 1974


Wyoming

: . Teno Roncalio (D)


Non-voting members

: . Walter Fauntroy (D) : .
Antonio Borja Won Pat Antonio Borja Won Pat (December 10, 1908 – May 1, 1987) was a Guamanian politician and member of the Democratic Party of Guam. He served as the first Delegate from Guam to the United States House of Representatives from 1973 to 1985. Ear ...
(D) : .
Jaime Benítez Rexach Jaime Benítez Rexach (October 29, 1908 – May 30, 2001) was a Puerto Rican author, academic and politician. He was the longest serving chancellor and the first president of the University of Puerto Rico. Early life Jaime Benítez Rexach was b ...
(Resident Commissioner) ( PPD) : . Ron de Lugo (D)


Changes in membership


Senate

, - ,
Ohio Ohio () is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. Of the List of states and territories of the United States, fifty U.S. states, it is the List of U.S. states and territories by area, 34th-l ...

(3) , ,
William B. Saxbe William Bart Saxbe ( ; June 24, 1916 – August 24, 2010) was an American diplomat and politician affiliated with the Republican Party, who served as a U.S. Senator for Ohio, and was the Attorney General for Presidents Richard M. Nixon and ...
(R) , Resigned January 3, 1974, to become
Attorney General In most common law jurisdictions, the attorney general or attorney-general (sometimes abbreviated AG or Atty.-Gen) is the main legal advisor to the government. The plural is attorneys general. In some jurisdictions, attorneys general also have exec ...
.
Successor appointed January 4, 1974 to finish the term. , , Howard Metzenbaum (D) , January 4, 1974 , - ,
Nevada Nevada ( ; ) is a U.S. state, state in the Western United States, Western region of the United States. It is bordered by Oregon to the northwest, Idaho to the northeast, California to the west, Arizona to the southeast, and Utah to the east. N ...

(3) , , 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. , , Paul Laxalt (R) , December 18, 1974 , - ,
Utah Utah ( , ) is a state in the Mountain West subregion of the Western United States. Utah is a landlocked U.S. state bordered to its east by Colorado, to its northeast by Wyoming, to its north by Idaho, to its south by Arizona, and to its ...

(3) , ,
Wallace F. Bennett Wallace Foster Bennett (November 13, 1898 – December 19, 1993) was an American businessman and politician. A member of the Republican Party, he served as a US Senator from Utah from 1951 to 1974. He was the father of Bob Bennett, who late ...
(R) , Resigned December 20, 1974, to give successor preferential seniority.
Successor appointed December 21, 1974, having already been elected to the next term. , ,
Jake Garn Edwin Jacob "Jake" Garn (born October 12, 1932) is an American politician and member of the Republican Party who served as a United States senator representing Utah from 1974 to 1993. Garn became the first sitting member of Congress to fly in sp ...
(R) , December 21, 1974 , - ,
Ohio Ohio () is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. Of the List of states and territories of the United States, fifty U.S. states, it is the List of U.S. states and territories by area, 34th-l ...

(3) , , 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. , ,
John Glenn John Herschel Glenn Jr. (July 18, 1921 – December 8, 2016) was an American Marine Corps aviator, engineer, astronaut, businessman, and politician. He was the third American in space, and the first American to orbit the Earth, circling ...
(D) , December 24, 1974 , - ,
Kentucky Kentucky ( , ), officially the Commonwealth of Kentucky, is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States and one of the states of the Upper South. It borders Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio to the north; West Virginia and Virginia ...

(3) , ,
Marlow Cook Marlow Webster Cook (July 27, 1926 – February 4, 2016) was an American politician who served Kentucky in the United States Senate from his appointment in December 1968 to his resignation in December 1974. He was a moderate Republican. He ...
(R) , Resigned December 27, 1974, to give successor preferential seniority.
Successor appointed December 28, 1974, having already been elected to the next term. , , Wendell Ford (D) , December 28, 1974 , - ,
New Hampshire New Hampshire is a U.S. state, state in the New England region of the northeastern United States. It is bordered by Massachusetts to the south, Vermont to the west, Maine and the Gulf of Maine to the east, and the Canadian province of Quebec t ...

(3) , ,
Norris Cotton Norris Henry Cotton (May 11, 1900 – February 24, 1989) was an American politician from the state of New Hampshire. A member of the Republican Party, he served as a U.S. Representative and subsequently as a U.S. Senator. Early life Cotton was ...
(R) , Resigned December 31, 1974, to give successor preferential seniority.
Successor appointed December 31, 1974, having already been elected to the next term. , , Louis C. Wyman (R) , December 31, 1974 , - ,
Florida Florida is a state located in the Southeastern region of the United States. Florida is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the northwest by Alabama, to the north by Georgia, to the east by the Bahamas and Atlantic Ocean, and ...

(3) , ,
Edward Gurney Edward John Gurney Jr. (January 12, 1914 – May 14, 1996) was an attorney and an American politician based in Florida, where he served as a Representative and a United States Senator. Born and reared in Portland, Maine, Gurney moved to Flor ...
(R) , Resigned December 31, 1974, in an influence peddling scandal.
Successor appointed January 1, 1975, having already been elected to the next term. , , Richard Stone (D) , January 1, 1975 , - ,
Arkansas Arkansas ( ) is a landlocked state in the South Central United States. It is bordered by Missouri to the north, Tennessee and Mississippi to the east, Louisiana to the south, and Texas and Oklahoma to the west. Its name is from the O ...

(3) , , J. William Fulbright (D) , Resigned December 31, 1974.
Successor began next term. , Vacant , Not filled this Congress , - ,
North Carolina North Carolina () is a U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern region of the United States. The state is the List of U.S. states and territories by area, 28th largest and List of states and territories of the United ...

(3) , ,
Sam Ervin Samuel James Ervin Jr. (September 27, 1896April 23, 1985) was an American politician. A Democrat, he served as a U.S. Senator from North Carolina from 1954 to 1974. A native of Morganton, he liked to call himself a "country lawyer", and often ...
(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. , - , , Vacant , style="font-size:80%" , Rep. George W. Collins (D) died during previous congress. , , Cardiss Collins (D) , June 5, 1973 , - , , 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. , ,
Don Young Donald Edwin Young (June 9, 1933 – March 18, 2022) was an American politician from the state of Alaska. At the time of his death, he was the longest-serving Republican in congressional history, having been the U.S. representative for fo ...
(R) , nowrap , March 6, 1973 , - , , , 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. , , Lindy Boggs (D) , March 20, 1973 , - , , ,
Donald Riegle Donald Wayne Riegle Jr. (born February 4, 1938) is an American politician, author, and businessman from Michigan. He served for five terms as a Representative and for three terms as a Senator in the U.S. Congress. Early life and family Donald Wa ...
(R) , style="font-size:80%" , Switched party affiliation. , ,
Donald Riegle Donald Wayne Riegle Jr. (born February 4, 1938) is an American politician, author, and businessman from Michigan. He served for five terms as a Representative and for three terms as a Senator in the U.S. Congress. Early life and family Donald Wa ...
(D) , February 27, 1973 , - , , nowrap,
William Oswald Mills William Oswald Mills Sr. (August 12, 1924 – May 24, 1973), was a Republican U.S. congressman who represented the 1st Congressional district of Maryland from May 25, 1971 until his death in Easton, Maryland on May 24, 1973. Life and ca ...
(R) , style="font-size:80%" , Committed suicide May 24, 1973. , nowrap ,
Robert Bauman Robert E. Bauman (born April 4, 1937) is an American lawyer and politician. He is a former member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Maryland's 1st congressional district (1973–1981). Bauman was a prominent conservative advocate in the ...
(R) , August 21, 1973 , - , nowrap , , ,
John P. Saylor John Phillips Saylor (July 23, 1908 – October 28, 1973) was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania serving from 1949 until his death from a heart attack in Houston, Texas in 1973. Biography Saylor was ...
(R) , style="font-size:80%" , Died October 28, 1973. , , John Murtha (D) , nowrap , February 5, 1974 , - , , ,
Gerald Ford Gerald Rudolph Ford Jr. ( ; born Leslie Lynch King Jr.; July 14, 1913December 26, 2006) was an American politician who served as the 38th president of the United States from 1974 to 1977. He was the only president never to have been elected ...
(R) , style="font-size:80%" , Resigned December 6, 1973, to become vice president. , , Richard Vander Veen (D) , February 18, 1974 , - , , nowrap ,
Charles M. Teague Charles McKevett Teague (September 18, 1909 – January 1, 1974) was a congressman in the United States House of Representatives from Ventura County, California, from 1955 to 1974. Early life and family Teague was born in Santa Paula, Californi ...
(R) , style="font-size:80%" , Died January 1, 1974. , nowrap , Robert J. Lagomarsino (R) , March 5, 1974 , - , , ,
William J. Keating William John Keating (March 30, 1927 – May 20, 2020) was an American lawyer, businessman and politician of the Republican party. He served in the United States House of Representatives from 1971 to 1974. Background Keating was born in Cinci ...
(R) , style="font-size:80%" , Resigned January 3, 1974. , , Tom Luken (D) , March 5, 1974 , - , , , R. 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. , , J. Bob Traxler (D) , April 23, 1974 , - , , ,
William S. Mailliard William Somers Mailliard (June 10, 1917 – June 10, 1992) was an American banker and World War II veteran who was member of the U.S. House of Representatives from California from 1953 to 1974. Early life William S. Mailliard was born on June ...
(R) , style="font-size:80%" , Resigned March 5, 1974. , , John Burton (D) , June 4, 1974 , - , , ,
Charles Gubser Charles Samuel Gubser (February 1, 1916 – August 20, 2011) was an American politician who served as a member of the United States House of Representatives from California from 1953 to 1974. Early life and education Born in Gilroy, California ...
(R) , style="font-size:80%" , Resigned December 31, 1974. , colspan=2 rowspan=28, Remained vacant until next Congress , - , , ,
Chester E. Holifield Chester Earl "Chet" Holifield (December 3, 1903 – February 6, 1995) was a businessman and politician, a United States representative from California's 19th congressional district. He was known for his work on issues of atomic energy. He was ...
(D) , style="font-size:80%" , Resigned December 31, 1974. , - , , ,
Craig Hosmer Chester Craig Hosmer (May 6, 1915 – October 11, 1982) was an American lawyer and politician who served as a United States representative from California from 1953 to 1974. Early life and career Hosmer was born in Brea, California, in Orange ...
(R) , style="font-size:80%" , Resigned December 31, 1974. , - , , ,
Richard T. Hanna Richard Thomas Hanna (June 9, 1914 – June 9, 2001) was a U.S. Representative from California. He became involved in a scandal dubbed Koreagate by accepting bribes from a businessman working for the South Korean government. He was found guilty ...
(D) , style="font-size:80%" , Resigned December 31, 1974. , - , , ,
Leslie C. Arends Leslie Cornelius Arends (September 27, 1895July 17, 1985) was a Republican politician from Illinois who served in the United States House of Representatives from 1935 until 1974. A native and lifelong resident of Melvin, Illinois, Arends atten ...
(R) , style="font-size:80%" , Resigned December 31, 1974. , - , , , Kenneth J. Gray (D) , style="font-size:80%" , Resigned December 31, 1974. , - , , ,
Frank Stubblefield Frank Albert Stubblefield (April 5, 1907 – October 14, 1977), a Democrat, represented Kentucky in the United States House of Representatives. Stubblefield was born and schooled in Kentucky and attended the University of Arizona for one yea ...
(D) , style="font-size:80%" , Resigned December 31, 1974. , - , , ,
Harold Donohue Harold Daniel Donohue (June 18, 1901 – November 4, 1984) was an American politician. He represented the third district and fourth district of Massachusetts in the United States House of Representatives from 1947 to 1974. Donohue was born in ...
(D) , style="font-size:80%" , Resigned December 31, 1974. , - , , , Charles E. Chamberlain (R) , style="font-size:80%" , Resigned December 31, 1974. , - , , ,
Martha Griffiths Martha Wright Griffiths (January 29, 1912 – April 22, 2003) was an American lawyer and judge before being elected to the United States House of Representatives in 1954. Griffiths was the first woman to serve on the House Committee on Ways and M ...
(D) , style="font-size:80%" , Resigned December 31, 1974. , - , , ,
Ancher Nelsen Ancher Nelsen (October 11, 1904 – November 30, 1992), was an American politician who served as the 34th Lieutenant Governor of the state of Minnesota and an eight-term congressman. Biography Nelsen was born October 11, 1904, near Buffalo Lake ...
(R) , style="font-size:80%" , Resigned December 31, 1974. , - , , ,
John Blatnik John Anton Blatnik (August 17, 1911 – December 17, 1991) was a United States Congressman from Minnesota. He was a member of the Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party (DFL), which is affiliated with the Democratic Party. Early life Bla ...
(DFL) , style="font-size:80%" , Resigned December 31, 1974. , - , , ,
David Martin David or Dave Martin may refer to: Entertainment *David Martin (artist) (1737–1797), Scottish painter and engraver *David Stone Martin (1913–1992), American artist *David Martin (poet) (1915–1997), Hungarian-Australian poet and novelist *Dav ...
(R) , style="font-size:80%" , Resigned December 31, 1974. , - , , , Louis C. Wyman (R) , style="font-size:80%" , Resigned December 31, 1974, after being appointed to the U.S. Senate. , - , , ,
William B. Widnall William Beck Widnall (March 17, 1906 – December 28, 1983) was a Republican Party politician who served as a member of the United States House of Representatives for 24 years representing New Jersey's 7th congressional district. Born in ...
(R) , style="font-size:80%" , Resigned December 31, 1974. , - , , , John J. Rooney (D) , style="font-size:80%" , Resigned December 31, 1974. , - , , , Hugh Carey (D) , style="font-size:80%" , Resigned December 31, 1974. , - , , , Carleton J. King (R) , style="font-size:80%" , Resigned December 31, 1974. , - , , ,
Thaddeus J. Dulski Thaddeus Joseph Dulski (September 27, 1915 – October 11, 1988) was an American congressman who represented the state of New York from 1959 to 1974. Biography Dulski was born in Buffalo, New York, USA on September 27, 1915. He graduated fro ...
(D) , style="font-size:80%" , Resigned December 31, 1974. , - , , , William Edwin Minshall Jr. (R) , style="font-size:80%" , Resigned December 31, 1974. , - , , , Edith Green (D) , style="font-size:80%" , Resigned December 31, 1974. , - , , , Frank M. Clark (D) , style="font-size:80%" , Resigned December 31, 1974. , - , , ,
William Jennings Bryan Dorn William Jennings Bryan Dorn (April 14, 1916 – August 13, 2005) was a United States politician from South Carolina who represented the western part of the state in the United States House of Representatives from 1947 to 1949 and from 1951 to 197 ...
(D) , style="font-size:80%" , Resigned December 31, 1974. , - , , , Thomas S. Gettys (D) , style="font-size:80%" , Resigned December 31, 1974. , - , , ,
O. C. Fisher Ovie Clark Fisher (November 22, 1903 – December 9, 1994) was an attorney and author who served for 32 years as the U.S. representative for Texas's 21st congressional district. Early life Fisher was born in Junction in Kimble County, Texas t ...
(D) , style="font-size:80%" , Resigned December 31, 1974. , - , , , Joel Broyhill (R) , style="font-size:80%" , Resigned December 31, 1974, after being defeated for re-election. , - , , , Julia Butler Hansen (D) , style="font-size:80%" , Resigned December 31, 1974. , - , , ,
Vernon Wallace Thomson Vernon Wallace Thomson (November 5, 1905 – April 2, 1988) was an American attorney and politician who served as the 34th Governor of Wisconsin from 1957 to 1959. Early life and education Vernon Thomson was born in Richland Center, Wisconsin. ...
(R) , style="font-size:80%" , Resigned December 31, 1974. , - , , ,
Glenn Robert Davis Glenn Robert Davis (October 28, 1914 – September 21, 1988) was a member of the United States House of Representatives for Wisconsin. He represented Wisconsin's 2nd congressional district from April 22, 1947 to January 3, 1957, and Wiscons ...
(R) , style="font-size:80%" , Resigned December 31, 1974 .


Committees


Senate

* Aging (Special) (Chair:
Frank Church Frank Forrester Church III (July 25, 1924 – April 7, 1984) was an American politician and lawyer. A member of the Democratic Party, he served as a United States senator from Idaho from 1957 until his defeat in 1981. As of 2022, he is the longes ...
) * Aeronautical and Space Sciences (Chair:
Frank Moss Frank Edward "Ted" Moss (September 23, 1911 – January 29, 2003) was an American lawyer and politician. A Democrat, he served as a United States Senator from Utah from 1959 to 1977. Early life and education Frank Moss was born in Holla ...
; Ranking Member:
Barry Goldwater Barry Morris Goldwater (January 2, 1909 – May 29, 1998) was an American politician and United States Air Force officer who was a five-term U.S. Senator from Arizona (1953–1965, 1969–1987) and the Republican Party nominee for president ...
) * Agriculture and Forestry (Chair:
William R. Poage William Robert Poage (December 28, 1899 – January 3, 1987) was a Texas politician who was won election to the United States House of Representatives 21 times, serving 42 years. Early life and education William Robert "Bob" Poage was born in ...
; Ranking Member: Carl T. Curtis) ** Environment, Soil Conservation and Forestry (Chair:
James Eastland James Oliver Eastland (November 28, 1904 February 19, 1986) was an American attorney, plantation owner, and politician from Mississippi. A Democrat, he served in the United States Senate in 1941 and again from 1943 until his resignation on De ...
; Ranking Member:
Jesse Helms Jesse Alexander Helms Jr. (October 18, 1921 – July 4, 2008) was an American politician. A leader in the conservative movement, he served as a senator from North Carolina from 1973 to 2003. As chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committe ...
) ** Agriculture Credit and Rural Electrification (Chair:
George McGovern George Stanley McGovern (July 19, 1922 – October 21, 2012) was an American historian and South Dakota politician who was a U.S. representative and three-term U.S. senator, and the Democratic Party presidential nominee in the 1972 pr ...
; Ranking Member:
George D. Aiken George David Aiken (August 20, 1892November 19, 1984) was an American politician and horticulturist. A member of the Republican Party, he was the 64th governor of Vermont (1937–1941) before serving in the United States Senate for 34 years, ...
) ** Agricultural Production, Marketing and Stabilization of Prices (Chair: Walter "Dee" Huddleston; Ranking Member: Milton R. Young) ** Agricultural Research and General Legislation (Chair: James Allen; Ranking Member:
Bob Dole Robert Joseph Dole (July 22, 1923 – December 5, 2021) was an American politician and attorney who represented Kansas in the United States Senate from 1969 to 1996. He was the Republican Leader of the Senate during the final 11 years of his t ...
) ** Rural Development (Chair:
Dick Clark Richard Wagstaff Clark (November 30, 1929April 18, 2012) was an American radio and television personality, television producer and film actor, as well as a cultural icon who remains best known for hosting '' American Bandstand'' from 1956 to 19 ...
; Ranking Member: Carl T. Curtis) ** Foreign Agricultural Policy (Chair:
Hubert Humphrey Hubert Horatio Humphrey Jr. (May 27, 1911 – January 13, 1978) was an American pharmacist and politician who served as the 38th vice president of the United States from 1965 to 1969. He twice served in the United States Senate, representing ...
; Ranking Member:
Henry Bellmon Henry Louis Bellmon (September 3, 1921 – September 29, 2009) was an American Republican politician from the U.S. State of Oklahoma. A member of the Oklahoma Legislature, he went on to become both the 18th and 23rd governor of Oklahoma, ...
) * Appropriations (Chair: John L. McClellan; Ranking Member:
Milton Young Milton Ruben Young (December 6, 1897 – May 31, 1983) was an American politician, most notable for representing North Dakota in the United States Senate from 1945 until 1981. At the time of his retirement, he was the most senior Republican in t ...
) ** Agriculture, Environmental and Consumer Protection (Chair: Gale W. McGee; Ranking Member: Hiram L. Fong) **
Defense Defense or defence may refer to: Tactical, martial, and political acts or groups * Defense (military), forces primarily intended for warfare * Civil defense, the organizing of civilians to deal with emergencies or enemy attacks * Defense indus ...
(Chair: John L. McClellan; Ranking Member: Milton R. Young) **
Intelligence Operations Intelligence has been defined in many ways: the capacity for abstraction, logic, understanding, self-awareness, learning, emotional knowledge, reasoning, planning, creativity, critical thinking, and problem-solving. More generally, it can be d ...
(Chair: John L. McClellan; Ranking Member: Milton R. Young) **
District of Columbia ) , image_skyline = , image_caption = Clockwise from top left: the Washington Monument and Lincoln Memorial on the National Mall, United States Capitol, Logan Circle (Washington, D.C.), Logan Circle, Jefferson Memoria ...
(Chair: Birch Bayh; Ranking Member: Charles Mathias) ** Foreign Operations (Chair:
Daniel Inouye Daniel Ken Inouye ( ; September 7, 1924 – December 17, 2012) was an American lawyer and politician who served as a United States senator from Hawaii from 1963 until his death in 2012. Beginning in 1959, he was the first U.S. representative ...
; Ranking Member: Edward W. Brooke) ** Housing and Urban Development, Space, Science and Veterans (Chair:
William Proxmire Edward William Proxmire (November 11, 1915 – December 15, 2005) was an American politician. A member of the Democratic Party, he served as a United States Senator from Wisconsin from 1957 to 1989. He holds the record for being the longest-serv ...
; Ranking Member: Charles Mathias) ** Interior (Chair: Alan Bible; Ranking Member: Ted Stevens) ** Labor, Health, Education and Welfare (Chair: Warren Magnuson; Ranking Member:
Norris Cotton Norris Henry Cotton (May 11, 1900 – February 24, 1989) was an American politician from the state of New Hampshire. A member of the Republican Party, he served as a U.S. Representative and subsequently as a U.S. Senator. Early life Cotton was ...
) **
Legislative A legislature is an assembly with the authority to make laws for a political entity such as a country or city. They are often contrasted with the executive and judicial powers of government. Laws enacted by legislatures are usually known ...
(Chair: Fritz Hollings; Ranking Member:
Norris Cotton Norris Henry Cotton (May 11, 1900 – February 24, 1989) was an American politician from the state of New Hampshire. A member of the Republican Party, he served as a U.S. Representative and subsequently as a U.S. Senator. Early life Cotton was ...
) ** Military Construction (Chair: Mike Mansfield; Ranking Member: Richard S. Schweiker) ** Public Works, AEC (Chair: John C. Stennis; Ranking Member: Mark O. Hatfield) ** State, Justice, Commerce and the Judiciary (Chair: John Pastore; Ranking Member: Roman L. Hruska) **
Transportation Transport (in British English), or transportation (in American English), is the intentional movement of humans, animals, and goods from one location to another. Modes of transport include air, land ( rail and road), water, cable, pipelin ...
(Chair: Robert Byrd; Ranking Member:
Clifford P. Case Clifford Philip Case Jr. (April 16, 1904March 5, 1982), was an American lawyer and politician. A member of the Republican Party, he served as a U.S. Representative (1945–1953) and a U.S. Senator (1955–1979) from New Jersey. He is currently ...
) ** Treasury, U.S. Postal Service and General Government (Chair:
Joseph Montoya Joseph Manuel Montoya (September 24, 1915June 5, 1978) was an American politician and member of the Democratic Party who served as the lieutenant governor of New Mexico (1947–1951 and 1955–1957), in the U.S. House of Representatives (1957– ...
; Ranking Member:
Henry Bellmon Henry Louis Bellmon (September 3, 1921 – September 29, 2009) was an American Republican politician from the U.S. State of Oklahoma. A member of the Oklahoma Legislature, he went on to become both the 18th and 23rd governor of Oklahoma, ...
) * Armed Services (Chair: John C. Stennis; Ranking Member:
Strom Thurmond James Strom Thurmond Sr. (December 5, 1902June 26, 2003) was an American politician who represented South Carolina in the United States Senate from 1954 to 2003. Prior to his 48 years as a senator, he served as the 103rd governor of South Car ...
) ** Central Intelligence (Chair: John C. Stennis; Ranking Member: Peter H. Dominick) ** Preparedness Investigating (Chair: John C. Stennis; Ranking Member:
Strom Thurmond James Strom Thurmond Sr. (December 5, 1902June 26, 2003) was an American politician who represented South Carolina in the United States Senate from 1954 to 2003. Prior to his 48 years as a senator, he served as the 103rd governor of South Car ...
) ** National Stockfile and Naval Petroleum Reserves (Chair:
Howard Cannon Howard Walter Cannon (January 26, 1912 – March 5, 2002) was an American politician from Nevada. Elected to the first of four consecutive terms in 1958, he served in the United States Senate from 1959 to 1983. He was a member of the Democrati ...
; Ranking Member: William L. Scott) ** Status of Forces (Chair:
Sam Ervin Samuel James Ervin Jr. (September 27, 1896April 23, 1985) was an American politician. A Democrat, he served as a U.S. Senator from North Carolina from 1954 to 1974. A native of Morganton, he liked to call himself a "country lawyer", and often ...
; Ranking Member: William L. Scott) ** Military Construction Authorization (Chair: Stuart Symington; Ranking Member:
John Tower John Goodwin Tower (September 29, 1925 – April 5, 1991) was an American politician, serving as a Republican United States Senator from Texas from 1961 to 1985. He was the first Republican Senator elected from Texas since Reconstruction. Towe ...
) **
Arms Control Arms control is a term for international restrictions upon the development, production, stockpiling, proliferation and usage of small arms, conventional weapons, and weapons of mass destruction. Arms control is typically exercised through the u ...
(Chair:
Henry M. Jackson Henry Martin "Scoop" Jackson (May 31, 1912 – September 1, 1983) was an American lawyer and politician who served as a U.S. representative (1941–1953) and U.S. senator (1953–1983) from the state of Washington. A Cold War liberal and anti ...
; Ranking Member:
Barry Goldwater Barry Morris Goldwater (January 2, 1909 – May 29, 1998) was an American politician and United States Air Force officer who was a five-term U.S. Senator from Arizona (1953–1965, 1969–1987) and the Republican Party nominee for president ...
) ** Nuclear Test Ban Treaty Safeguards (Chair:
Henry M. Jackson Henry Martin "Scoop" Jackson (May 31, 1912 – September 1, 1983) was an American lawyer and politician who served as a U.S. representative (1941–1953) and U.S. senator (1953–1983) from the state of Washington. A Cold War liberal and anti ...
; Ranking Member:
William B. Saxbe William Bart Saxbe ( ; June 24, 1916 – August 24, 2010) was an American diplomat and politician affiliated with the Republican Party, who served as a U.S. Senator for Ohio, and was the Attorney General for Presidents Richard M. Nixon and ...
) ** Tactical Air Power (Chair:
Howard Cannon Howard Walter Cannon (January 26, 1912 – March 5, 2002) was an American politician from Nevada. Elected to the first of four consecutive terms in 1958, he served in the United States Senate from 1959 to 1983. He was a member of the Democrati ...
; Ranking Member:
Barry Goldwater Barry Morris Goldwater (January 2, 1909 – May 29, 1998) was an American politician and United States Air Force officer who was a five-term U.S. Senator from Arizona (1953–1965, 1969–1987) and the Republican Party nominee for president ...
) **
Research and Development Research and development (R&D or R+D), known in Europe as research and technological development (RTD), is the set of innovative activities undertaken by corporations or governments in developing new services or products, and improving existi ...
(Chair:
Thomas J. McIntyre Thomas James McIntyre (February 20, 1915August 8, 1992) was an American lawyer and politician. A member of the Democratic Party (United States), Democratic Party, he served as a United States Senate, United States Senator from New Hampshire fro ...
; Ranking Member: Peter H. Dominick) ** General Legislation (Chair: Harry F. Byrd Jr.; Ranking Member:
William B. Saxbe William Bart Saxbe ( ; June 24, 1916 – August 24, 2010) was an American diplomat and politician affiliated with the Republican Party, who served as a U.S. Senator for Ohio, and was the Attorney General for Presidents Richard M. Nixon and ...
) ** Reprograming of Funds (Chair: John C. Stennis; Ranking Member:
John G. Tower John Goodwin Tower (September 29, 1925 – April 5, 1991) was an American politician, serving as a Republican United States Senator from Texas from 1961 to 1985. He was the first Republican Senator elected from Texas since Reconstruction. Towe ...
) ** Drug Abuse in the Military (Chair:
Harold Hughes Harold Everett Hughes (February 10, 1922 – October 23, 1996) was the 36th Governor of Iowa from 1963 until 1969, and a United States senator from Iowa from 1969 until 1975. He began his political career as a Republican but changed his affi ...
; Ranking Member: Peter H. Dominick) * Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs (Chair: John Sparkman; Ranking Member:
John G. Tower John Goodwin Tower (September 29, 1925 – April 5, 1991) was an American politician, serving as a Republican United States Senator from Texas from 1961 to 1985. He was the first Republican Senator elected from Texas since Reconstruction. Towe ...
) ** Consumer Credit (Chair:
William Proxmire Edward William Proxmire (November 11, 1915 – December 15, 2005) was an American politician. A member of the Democratic Party, he served as a United States Senator from Wisconsin from 1957 to 1989. He holds the record for being the longest-serv ...
; Ranking Member:
Bill Brock William Emerson Brock III (November 23, 1930 – March 25, 2021) was an American Republican politician who served in both chambers of the United States Congress from 1963 to 1977 and later in the United States Cabinet from 1981 to 1987. He was ...
) ** Financial Institutions (Chair: John C. Stennis; Ranking Member:
Wallace F. Bennett Wallace Foster Bennett (November 13, 1898 – December 19, 1993) was an American businessman and politician. A member of the Republican Party, he served as a US Senator from Utah from 1951 to 1974. He was the father of Bob Bennett, who late ...
) **
Housing Housing, or more generally, living spaces, refers to the construction and assigned usage of houses or buildings individually or collectively, for the purpose of shelter. Housing ensures that members of society have a place to live, whether ...
(Chair:
John J. Sparkman John Jackson Sparkman (December 20, 1899 – November 16, 1985) was an American jurist and politician from the state of Alabama. A Southern Democrat, Sparkman served in the United States House of Representatives from 1937 to 1946 and the United S ...
; Ranking Member:
John G. Tower John Goodwin Tower (September 29, 1925 – April 5, 1991) was an American politician, serving as a Republican United States Senator from Texas from 1961 to 1985. He was the first Republican Senator elected from Texas since Reconstruction. Towe ...
) **
International Finance International finance (also referred to as international monetary economics or international macroeconomics) is the branch of financial economics broadly concerned with monetary and macroeconomic interrelations between two or more countries. Inter ...
(Chair:
Adlai Stevenson III Adlai Ewing Stevenson III (October 10, 1930 – September 6, 2021) was an American attorney and politician of the Democratic Party who represented Illinois in the United States Senate from 1970 until 1981. A member of the prominent Stevenson fami ...
; Ranking Member:
Bob Packwood Robert William Packwood (born September 11, 1932) is an American retired lawyer and politician from Oregon and a member of the Republican Party. He resigned from the United States Senate, under threat of expulsion, in 1995 after allegations of ...
) ** Production and Stabilization (Chair:
J. Bennett Johnston John Bennett Johnston Jr. (born June 10, 1932) is a retired American attorney, politician, and later lobbyist. A member of the Democratic Party, Johnston represented Louisiana in the U.S. Senate from 1972 to 1997. Beginning his political career ...
; Ranking Member: Robert Taft Jr.) ** Securities (Chair: Harrison A. Williams; Ranking Member: Edward W. Brooke) **
Small Business Small businesses are types of corporations, partnerships, or sole proprietorships which have fewer employees and/or less annual revenue than a regular-sized business or corporation. Businesses are defined as "small" in terms of being able to ...
(Chair:
Alan Cranston Alan MacGregor Cranston (June 19, 1914 – December 31, 2000) was an American politician and journalist who served as a United States Senator from California from 1969 to 1993, and as a President of the World Federalist Association from 1949 to ...
; Ranking Member: Lowell P. Weicker) *
Commerce Commerce is the large-scale organized system of activities, functions, procedures and institutions directly and indirectly related to the exchange (buying and selling) of goods and services among two or more parties within local, regional, natio ...
(Chair: Warren Magnuson; Ranking Member:
Norris Cotton Norris Henry Cotton (May 11, 1900 – February 24, 1989) was an American politician from the state of New Hampshire. A member of the Republican Party, he served as a U.S. Representative and subsequently as a U.S. Senator. Early life Cotton was ...
) **
Aviation Aviation includes the activities surrounding mechanical flight and the aircraft industry. ''Aircraft'' includes airplane, fixed-wing and helicopter, rotary-wing types, morphable wings, wing-less lifting bodies, as well as aerostat, lighter- ...
(Chair:
Howard Cannon Howard Walter Cannon (January 26, 1912 – March 5, 2002) was an American politician from Nevada. Elected to the first of four consecutive terms in 1958, he served in the United States Senate from 1959 to 1983. He was a member of the Democrati ...
; Ranking Member:
Norris Cotton Norris Henry Cotton (May 11, 1900 – February 24, 1989) was an American politician from the state of New Hampshire. A member of the Republican Party, he served as a U.S. Representative and subsequently as a U.S. Senator. Early life Cotton was ...
) **
Communications Communication (from la, communicare, meaning "to share" or "to be in relation with") is usually defined as the transmission of information. The term may also refer to the message communicated through such transmissions or the field of inquir ...
(Chair:
Frank Moss Frank Edward "Ted" Moss (September 23, 1911 – January 29, 2003) was an American lawyer and politician. A Democrat, he served as a United States Senator from Utah from 1959 to 1977. Early life and education Frank Moss was born in Holla ...
; Ranking Member: Howard H. Baker Jr.) **
Consumer A consumer is a person or a group who intends to order, or uses purchased goods, products, or services primarily for personal, social, family, household and similar needs, who is not directly related to entrepreneurial or business activities. ...
(Chair:
Frank Moss Frank Edward "Ted" Moss (September 23, 1911 – January 29, 2003) was an American lawyer and politician. A Democrat, he served as a United States Senator from Utah from 1959 to 1977. Early life and education Frank Moss was born in Holla ...
; Ranking Member: Marlow W. Cook) **
Environment Environment most often refers to: __NOTOC__ * Natural environment, all living and non-living things occurring naturally * Biophysical environment, the physical and biological factors along with their chemical interactions that affect an organism or ...
(Chair: Philip Hart; Ranking Member: Marlow W. Cook) ** Foreign Commerce and Tourism (Chair:
Daniel Inouye Daniel Ken Inouye ( ; September 7, 1924 – December 17, 2012) was an American lawyer and politician who served as a United States senator from Hawaii from 1963 until his death in 2012. Beginning in 1959, he was the first U.S. representative ...
; Ranking Member:
Robert P. Griffin Robert Paul Griffin (November 6, 1923 – April 16, 2015) was an American politician. A member of the Republican Party, he represented Michigan in the United States House of Representatives and United States Senate and was a Justice of the ...
) ** Merchant Marine (Chair:
Russell B. Long Russell Billiu Long (November 3, 1918 – May 9, 2003) was an American Democratic politician and United States Senator from Louisiana from 1948 until 1987. Because of his seniority, he advanced to chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, servin ...
; Ranking Member: J. Glenn Beall Jr.) ** Oceans and Atmosphere (Chair: Fritz Hollings; Ranking Member: Ted Stevens) ** Surface and Transportation (Chair:
Vance Hartke Rupert Vance Hartke (May 31, 1919July 27, 2003) was an American politician who served as a Democratic United States Senator from Indiana from 1959 until 1977. Hartke won election to the Senate after serving as the mayor of Evansville, Indiana. I ...
; Ranking Member: James B. Pearson) *
District of Columbia ) , image_skyline = , image_caption = Clockwise from top left: the Washington Monument and Lincoln Memorial on the National Mall, United States Capitol, Logan Circle (Washington, D.C.), Logan Circle, Jefferson Memoria ...
(Chair:
Thomas Eagleton Thomas Francis Eagleton (September 4, 1929 – March 4, 2007) was an American lawyer serving as a United States senator from Missouri, from 1968 to 1987. He was briefly the Democratic vice presidential nominee under George McGovern in 1972. H ...
; Ranking Member: Charles Mathias) ** Business, Commerce and Judiciary (Chair:
Adlai Stevenson III Adlai Ewing Stevenson III (October 10, 1930 – September 6, 2021) was an American attorney and politician of the Democratic Party who represented Illinois in the United States Senate from 1970 until 1981. A member of the prominent Stevenson fami ...
; Ranking Member:
Pete V. Domenici Pietro Vichi "Pete" Domenici (May 7, 1932 – September 13, 2017) was an American attorney and politician who served as a United States Senator from New Mexico from 1973 to 2009. A member of the Republican Party, he served six terms in the ...
) ** Fiscal Affairs (Chair:
Thomas Eagleton Thomas Francis Eagleton (September 4, 1929 – March 4, 2007) was an American lawyer serving as a United States senator from Missouri, from 1968 to 1987. He was briefly the Democratic vice presidential nominee under George McGovern in 1972. H ...
; Ranking Member:
Dewey F. Bartlett Dewey Follett Bartlett Sr. (March 28, 1919 – March 1, 1979) was an American politician who served as the 19th governor of Oklahoma from 1967 to 1971, following his fellow Republican, Henry Bellmon. In 1966, he became the first Roman Cat ...
) ** Public Health, Education, Welfare and Safety (Chair:
John V. Tunney John Varick Tunney (June 26, 1934 – January 12, 2018) was an American politician who served as a United States Senator and Representative from the state of California in the 1960s and 1970s. He was the son of boxing champion Gene Tunney. ...
; Ranking Member: Charles Mathias) *
Finance Finance is the study and discipline of money, currency and capital assets. It is related to, but not synonymous with economics, the study of production, distribution, and consumption of money, assets, goods and services (the discipline of f ...
(Chair: Abraham Ribicoff; Ranking Member:
Wallace F. Bennett Wallace Foster Bennett (November 13, 1898 – December 19, 1993) was an American businessman and politician. A member of the Republican Party, he served as a US Senator from Utah from 1951 to 1974. He was the father of Bob Bennett, who late ...
) **
International Trade International trade is the exchange of capital, goods, and services across international borders or territories because there is a need or want of goods or services. (see: World economy) In most countries, such trade represents a significa ...
(Chair: Abraham Ribicoff; Ranking Member:
Paul Fannin Paul Jones Fannin (January 29, 1907January 13, 2002) was an American businessman and politician. A Republican, he served as a U.S. Senator from Arizona from 1965 to 1977. He previously served as the 11th governor of Arizona from 1959 to 1965. E ...
) **
Health Health, according to the World Health Organization, is "a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease and infirmity".World Health Organization. (2006)''Constitution of the World Health Organ ...
(Chair: Herman Talmadge; Ranking Member: Clifford P. Hansen) ** Private Pension Plans (Chair: Gaylord Nelson; Ranking Member: Carl T. Curtis) ** State Taxation of Interstate Commerce (Chair:
Walter Mondale Walter Frederick "Fritz" Mondale (January 5, 1928 – April 19, 2021) was an American lawyer and politician who served as the 42nd vice president of the United States from 1977 to 1981 under President Jimmy Carter. A U.S. senator from Minnesota ...
; Ranking Member: Clifford P. Hansen) ** Foundations (Chair:
Vance Hartke Rupert Vance Hartke (May 31, 1919July 27, 2003) was an American politician who served as a Democratic United States Senator from Indiana from 1959 until 1977. Hartke won election to the Senate after serving as the mayor of Evansville, Indiana. I ...
; Ranking Member: Carl T. Curtis) ** International Finance and Resource (Chair: Harry F. Byrd Jr.; Ranking Member:
Bob Dole Robert Joseph Dole (July 22, 1923 – December 5, 2021) was an American politician and attorney who represented Kansas in the United States Senate from 1969 to 1996. He was the Republican Leader of the Senate during the final 11 years of his t ...
) * Foreign Relations (Chair: J. William Fulbright; Ranking Member:
George D. Aiken George David Aiken (August 20, 1892November 19, 1984) was an American politician and horticulturist. A member of the Republican Party, he was the 64th governor of Vermont (1937–1941) before serving in the United States Senate for 34 years, ...
) ** Near Eastern Affairs (Chair: J. William Fulbright; Ranking Member:
George D. Aiken George David Aiken (August 20, 1892November 19, 1984) was an American politician and horticulturist. A member of the Republican Party, he was the 64th governor of Vermont (1937–1941) before serving in the United States Senate for 34 years, ...
) **
European Affairs Europe is a large peninsula conventionally considered a continent in its own right because of its great physical size and the weight of its history and traditions. Europe is also considered a Continent#Subcontinents, subcontinent of Eurasia ...
(Chair: John Sparkman; Ranking Member:
Clifford P. Case Clifford Philip Case Jr. (April 16, 1904March 5, 1982), was an American lawyer and politician. A member of the Republican Party, he served as a U.S. Representative (1945–1953) and a U.S. Senator (1955–1979) from New Jersey. He is currently ...
) ** Far Eastern Affairs (Chair: Mike Mansfield; Ranking Member:
George D. Aiken George David Aiken (August 20, 1892November 19, 1984) was an American politician and horticulturist. A member of the Republican Party, he was the 64th governor of Vermont (1937–1941) before serving in the United States Senate for 34 years, ...
) ** Oceans and International Environment (Chair: Claiborne Pell; Ranking Member:
Clifford P. Case Clifford Philip Case Jr. (April 16, 1904March 5, 1982), was an American lawyer and politician. A member of the Republican Party, he served as a U.S. Representative (1945–1953) and a U.S. Senator (1955–1979) from New Jersey. He is currently ...
) ** Western Hemisphere Affairs (Chair: Gale W. McGee; Ranking Member:
George D. Aiken George David Aiken (August 20, 1892November 19, 1984) was an American politician and horticulturist. A member of the Republican Party, he was the 64th governor of Vermont (1937–1941) before serving in the United States Senate for 34 years, ...
) ** Arms Control, International Law and Organization (Chair:
Edmund Muskie Edmund Sixtus Muskie (March 28, 1914March 26, 1996) was an American statesman and political leader who served as the 58th United States Secretary of State under President Jimmy Carter, a United States Senator from Maine from 1959 to 1980, the 6 ...
; Ranking Member:
Clifford P. Case Clifford Philip Case Jr. (April 16, 1904March 5, 1982), was an American lawyer and politician. A member of the Republican Party, he served as a U.S. Representative (1945–1953) and a U.S. Senator (1955–1979) from New Jersey. He is currently ...
) ** South Asian Affairs (Chair:
George McGovern George Stanley McGovern (July 19, 1922 – October 21, 2012) was an American historian and South Dakota politician who was a U.S. representative and three-term U.S. senator, and the Democratic Party presidential nominee in the 1972 pr ...
; Ranking Member: Charles H. Percy) **
African Affairs ''African Affairs'' is a peer-reviewed academic journal published quarterly by Oxford University Press on behalf of the London-based Royal African Society. The journal covers any Africa-related topic: political, social, economic, environmental an ...
(Chair:
Hubert Humphrey Hubert Horatio Humphrey Jr. (May 27, 1911 – January 13, 1978) was an American pharmacist and politician who served as the 38th vice president of the United States from 1965 to 1969. He twice served in the United States Senate, representing ...
; Ranking Member: James B. Pearson) ** U.S. Security Agreements and Commitments Aboard (Chair: Stuart Symington; Ranking Member:
George D. Aiken George David Aiken (August 20, 1892November 19, 1984) was an American politician and horticulturist. A member of the Republican Party, he was the 64th governor of Vermont (1937–1941) before serving in the United States Senate for 34 years, ...
) ** Multinational Corporations (Chair:
Frank Church Frank Forrester Church III (July 25, 1924 – April 7, 1984) was an American politician and lawyer. A member of the Democratic Party, he served as a United States senator from Idaho from 1957 until his defeat in 1981. As of 2022, he is the longes ...
; Ranking Member:
Frank Church Frank Forrester Church III (July 25, 1924 – April 7, 1984) was an American politician and lawyer. A member of the Democratic Party, he served as a United States senator from Idaho from 1957 until his defeat in 1981. As of 2022, he is the longes ...
) * Government Operations (Chair:
Sam Ervin Samuel James Ervin Jr. (September 27, 1896April 23, 1985) was an American politician. A Democrat, he served as a U.S. Senator from North Carolina from 1954 to 1974. A native of Morganton, he liked to call himself a "country lawyer", and often ...
; Ranking Member: Charles H. Percy) ** Permanent Investigations (Chair:
Henry M. Jackson Henry Martin "Scoop" Jackson (May 31, 1912 – September 1, 1983) was an American lawyer and politician who served as a U.S. representative (1941–1953) and U.S. senator (1953–1983) from the state of Washington. A Cold War liberal and anti ...
; Ranking Member: Charles H. Percy) **
Intergovernmental Relations Intergovernmental can refer to: *Intergovernmentalism *Intergovernmental immunity (disambiguation) *Intergovernmental Risk Pool *Intergovernmental organization Globalization is social change associated with increased connectivity among societies ...
(Chair:
Edmund Muskie Edmund Sixtus Muskie (March 28, 1914March 26, 1996) was an American statesman and political leader who served as the 58th United States Secretary of State under President Jimmy Carter, a United States Senator from Maine from 1959 to 1980, the 6 ...
; Ranking Member:
Edward J. Gurney Edward John Gurney Jr. (January 12, 1914 – May 14, 1996) was an attorney and an American politician based in Florida, where he served as a Representative and a United States Senator. Born and reared in Portland, Maine, Gurney moved to Flor ...
) ** Reorganization, Research and International Organizations (Chair: Abraham Ribicoff; Ranking Member: Jacob K. Javits) ** United States Senate Government Operations Subcommittee on Budgeting, Management and Expenditures, Budgeting, Management and Expenditures (Chair:
Lee Metcalf Lee Warren Metcalf (January 28, 1911 – January 12, 1978) was an American lawyer, judge, and politician. A member of the Democratic Party, he served as a U.S. Representative (1953–1961) and a U.S. Senator (1961–1978) from Montana. He was the ...
; Ranking Member:
William B. Saxbe William Bart Saxbe ( ; June 24, 1916 – August 24, 2010) was an American diplomat and politician affiliated with the Republican Party, who served as a U.S. Senator for Ohio, and was the Attorney General for Presidents Richard M. Nixon and ...
) ** United States Senate Government Operations Subcommittee on Surplus Property, Surplus Property (Ad Hoc) (Chair: James Allen; Ranking Member:
Edward J. Gurney Edward John Gurney Jr. (January 12, 1914 – May 14, 1996) was an attorney and an American politician based in Florida, where he served as a Representative and a United States Senator. Born and reared in Portland, Maine, Gurney moved to Flor ...
) ** United States Senate Government Operations Subcommittee on Inpoundment of Funds, Inpoundment of Funds (Ad Hoc) (Chair:
Lawton Chiles Lawton Mainor Chiles Jr. (April 3, 1930 – December 12, 1998) was an American politician who served as the 41st governor of Florida from 1991 until his death in 1998. A member of the Democratic Party, he previously served as a United State ...
; Ranking Member: Charles H. Percy) ** United States Senate Government Operations Subcommittee on Procurement, Procurement (Ad Hoc) (Chair:
Lawton Chiles Lawton Mainor Chiles Jr. (April 3, 1930 – December 12, 1998) was an American politician who served as the 41st governor of Florida from 1991 until his death in 1998. A member of the Democratic Party, he previously served as a United State ...
; Ranking Member: William V. Roth Jr.) * United States Senate Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs, Interior and Insular Affairs (Chair:
Henry M. Jackson Henry Martin "Scoop" Jackson (May 31, 1912 – September 1, 1983) was an American lawyer and politician who served as a U.S. representative (1941–1953) and U.S. senator (1953–1983) from the state of Washington. A Cold War liberal and anti ...
; Ranking Member: Paul J. Fannin) ** United States Senate Interior and Insular Affairs Subcommittee on Indian Affairs, Indian Affairs (Chair: James Abourezk; Ranking Member:
Dewey F. Bartlett Dewey Follett Bartlett Sr. (March 28, 1919 – March 1, 1979) was an American politician who served as the 19th governor of Oklahoma from 1967 to 1971, following his fellow Republican, Henry Bellmon. In 1966, he became the first Roman Cat ...
) ** United States Senate Interior and Insular Affairs Subcommittee on Minerals, Materials and Fuels, Minerals, Materials and Fuels (Chair:
Lee Metcalf Lee Warren Metcalf (January 28, 1911 – January 12, 1978) was an American lawyer, judge, and politician. A member of the Democratic Party, he served as a U.S. Representative (1953–1961) and a U.S. Senator (1961–1978) from Montana. He was the ...
; Ranking Member: James L. Buckley) ** United States Senate Interior and Insular Affairs Subcommittee on Parks and Recreation, Parks and Recreation (Chair: Alan Bible; Ranking Member: Clifford P. Hansen) ** United States Senate Interior and Insular Affairs Subcommittee on Public Lands, Public Lands (Chair: Floyd Haskell; Ranking Member:
James A. McClure James Albertus McClure (December 27, 1924 – February 26, 2011) was an American lawyer and politician from the state of Idaho, most notably serving as a Republican in the U.S. Senate for three terms. Early life and education McClure attende ...
) ** United States Senate Interior and Insular Affairs Subcommittee on Territories and Insular Affairs, Territories and Insular Affairs (Chair:
J. Bennett Johnston John Bennett Johnston Jr. (born June 10, 1932) is a retired American attorney, politician, and later lobbyist. A member of the Democratic Party, Johnston represented Louisiana in the U.S. Senate from 1972 to 1997. Beginning his political career ...
; Ranking Member: Paul J. Fannin) ** United States Senate Interior and Insular Affairs Subcommittee on Water and Power Resources, Water and Power Resources (Chair:
Frank Church Frank Forrester Church III (July 25, 1924 – April 7, 1984) was an American politician and lawyer. A member of the Democratic Party, he served as a United States senator from Idaho from 1957 until his defeat in 1981. As of 2022, he is the longes ...
; Ranking Member: Mark O. Hatfield) * United States Senate Committee on Judiciary, Judiciary (Chair:
James Eastland James Oliver Eastland (November 28, 1904 February 19, 1986) was an American attorney, plantation owner, and politician from Mississippi. A Democrat, he served in the United States Senate in 1941 and again from 1943 until his resignation on De ...
; Ranking Member: Roman L. Hruska) ** United States Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Administrative Practice and Procedure, Administrative Practice and Procedure (Chair:
Ted Kennedy Edward Moore Kennedy (February 22, 1932 – August 25, 2009) was an American lawyer and politician who served as a United States senator from Massachusetts for almost 47 years, from 1962 until his death in 2009. A member of the Democratic ...
; Ranking Member:
Strom Thurmond James Strom Thurmond Sr. (December 5, 1902June 26, 2003) was an American politician who represented South Carolina in the United States Senate from 1954 to 2003. Prior to his 48 years as a senator, he served as the 103rd governor of South Car ...
) ** United States Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Antitrust Monopoly, Antitrust Monopoly (Chair: Philip Hart; Ranking Member: Roman L. Hruska) ** United States Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Constitutional Amendments, Constitutional Amendments (Chair: Birch Bayh; Ranking Member: Marlow W. Cook) ** United States Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Constitutional Rights, Constitutional Rights (Chair:
Sam Ervin Samuel James Ervin Jr. (September 27, 1896April 23, 1985) was an American politician. A Democrat, he served as a U.S. Senator from North Carolina from 1954 to 1974. A native of Morganton, he liked to call himself a "country lawyer", and often ...
; Ranking Member:
Edward J. Gurney Edward John Gurney Jr. (January 12, 1914 – May 14, 1996) was an attorney and an American politician based in Florida, where he served as a Representative and a United States Senator. Born and reared in Portland, Maine, Gurney moved to Flor ...
) ** United States Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Criminal Laws and Procedures, Criminal Laws and Procedures (Chair: John L. McClellan; Ranking Member: Roman L. Hruska) ** United States Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on FBI Oversight, FBI Oversight (Chair: James O. Eastland; Ranking Member: Roman L. Hruska) ** United States Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Federal Charters, Holidays and Celebrations, Federal Charters, Holidays and Celebrations (Chair:
James Eastland James Oliver Eastland (November 28, 1904 February 19, 1986) was an American attorney, plantation owner, and politician from Mississippi. A Democrat, he served in the United States Senate in 1941 and again from 1943 until his resignation on De ...
; Ranking Member: John L. McClellan) ** United States Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Immigration and Naturalization, Immigration and Naturalization (Chair:
James Eastland James Oliver Eastland (November 28, 1904 February 19, 1986) was an American attorney, plantation owner, and politician from Mississippi. A Democrat, he served in the United States Senate in 1941 and again from 1943 until his resignation on De ...
; Ranking Member: Hiram L. Fong) ** United States Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Improvements in Judicial Machinery, Improvements in Judicial Machinery (Chair: Quentin Burdick; Ranking Member:
Roman Hruska Roman Lee Hruska () (August 16, 1904April 25, 1999) was an American attorney and politician who served as a Republican U.S. senator from the state of Nebraska. Hruska was known as one of the most vocal conservatives in the Senate during the 19 ...
) ** United States Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Internal Security, Internal Security (Chair:
James Eastland James Oliver Eastland (November 28, 1904 February 19, 1986) was an American attorney, plantation owner, and politician from Mississippi. A Democrat, he served in the United States Senate in 1941 and again from 1943 until his resignation on De ...
; Ranking Member: Hugh Scott) ** United States Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Juvenile Delinquency, Juvenile Delinquency (Chair: Birch Bayh; Ranking Member:
Marlow Cook Marlow Webster Cook (July 27, 1926 – February 4, 2016) was an American politician who served Kentucky in the United States Senate from his appointment in December 1968 to his resignation in December 1974. He was a moderate Republican. He ...
) ** United States Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Patents, Trademarks and Copyrights, Patents, Trademarks and Copyrights (Chair: John L. McClellan; Ranking Member: Hugh Scott) ** United States Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Penitentiaries, Penitentiaries (Chair: Quentin Burdick; Ranking Member: Marlow W. Cook) ** United States Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Rufugees and Escapees, Rufugees and Escapees (Chair:
Ted Kennedy Edward Moore Kennedy (February 22, 1932 – August 25, 2009) was an American lawyer and politician who served as a United States senator from Massachusetts for almost 47 years, from 1962 until his death in 2009. A member of the Democratic ...
; Ranking Member: Hiram L. Fong) ** United States Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Revision and Codification, Revision and Codification (Chair:
Sam Ervin Samuel James Ervin Jr. (September 27, 1896April 23, 1985) was an American politician. A Democrat, he served as a U.S. Senator from North Carolina from 1954 to 1974. A native of Morganton, he liked to call himself a "country lawyer", and often ...
; Ranking Member: Hugh Scott) ** United States Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Separation of Powers, Separation of Powers (Chair:
Sam Ervin Samuel James Ervin Jr. (September 27, 1896April 23, 1985) was an American politician. A Democrat, he served as a U.S. Senator from North Carolina from 1954 to 1974. A native of Morganton, he liked to call himself a "country lawyer", and often ...
; Ranking Member: Charles Mathias) * United States Senate Committee on Labor and Public Welfare, Labor and Public Welfare (Chair: Harrison A. Williams; Ranking Member: Jacob K. Javits) ** United States Senate Labor and Public Welfare Subcommittee on Labor, Labor (Chair: Harrison A. Williams; Ranking Member: Jacob K. Javits) ** United States Senate Labor and Public Welfare Subcommittee on Handicapped Workers, Handicapped Workers (Chair: Jennings Randolph; Ranking Member: Robert T. Stafford) ** United States Senate Labor and Public Welfare Subcommittee on Education, Education (Chair: Claiborne Pell; Ranking Member: Peter H. Dominick) ** United States Senate Labor and Public Welfare Subcommittee on Health, Health (Chair:
Ted Kennedy Edward Moore Kennedy (February 22, 1932 – August 25, 2009) was an American lawyer and politician who served as a United States senator from Massachusetts for almost 47 years, from 1962 until his death in 2009. A member of the Democratic ...
; Ranking Member: Richard S. Schweiker) ** United States Senate Labor and Public Welfare Subcommittee on Employment, Poverty and Migratory Labor, Employment, Poverty and Migratory Labor (Chair: Gaylord Nelson; Ranking Member: Robert Taft Jr.) ** United States Senate Labor and Public Welfare Subcommittee on Children and Youth, Children and Youth (Chair:
Walter Mondale Walter Frederick "Fritz" Mondale (January 5, 1928 – April 19, 2021) was an American lawyer and politician who served as the 42nd vice president of the United States from 1977 to 1981 under President Jimmy Carter. A U.S. senator from Minnesota ...
; Ranking Member: Robert Taft Jr.) ** United States Senate Labor and Public Welfare Subcommittee on Aging, Aging (Chair:
Thomas Eagleton Thomas Francis Eagleton (September 4, 1929 – March 4, 2007) was an American lawyer serving as a United States senator from Missouri, from 1968 to 1987. He was briefly the Democratic vice presidential nominee under George McGovern in 1972. H ...
; Ranking Member: J. Glenn Beall Jr.) ** United States Senate Labor and Public Welfare Subcommittee on Railroad Retirement, Railroad Retirement (Chair:
William Hathaway William Dodd Hathaway (February 21, 1924June 24, 2013) was an American politician and lawyer from Maine. A member of the Democratic Party, he served as a United States senator for Maine from 1973 to 1979, as the U.S. representative for Maine's 2 ...
; Ranking Member: Richard S. Schweiker) ** United States Senate Labor and Public Welfare Subcommittee on Alcoholism and Narcotics, Alcoholism and Narcotics (Chair:
Harold Hughes Harold Everett Hughes (February 10, 1922 – October 23, 1996) was the 36th Governor of Iowa from 1963 until 1969, and a United States senator from Iowa from 1969 until 1975. He began his political career as a Republican but changed his affi ...
; Ranking Member: Richard S. Schweiker) ** United States Senate Labor and Public Welfare Subcommittee on Arts and Humanities, Arts and Humanities (Chair: Claiborne Pell; Ranking Member: Jacob K. Javits) ** United States Senate Labor and Public Welfare Subcommittee on National Science Foundation, National Science Foundation (Chair:
Ted Kennedy Edward Moore Kennedy (February 22, 1932 – August 25, 2009) was an American lawyer and politician who served as a United States senator from Massachusetts for almost 47 years, from 1962 until his death in 2009. A member of the Democratic ...
; Ranking Member: Peter H. Dominick) ** United States Senate Labor and Public Welfare Subcommittee on Human Resources, Human Resources (Chair:
Alan Cranston Alan MacGregor Cranston (June 19, 1914 – December 31, 2000) was an American politician and journalist who served as a United States Senator from California from 1969 to 1993, and as a President of the World Federalist Association from 1949 to ...
; Ranking Member: J. Glenn Beall Jr.) * United States Senate Select Committee on Nutrition and Human Needs, Nutrition and Human Needs (Select) (Chair:
George McGovern George Stanley McGovern (July 19, 1922 – October 21, 2012) was an American historian and South Dakota politician who was a U.S. representative and three-term U.S. senator, and the Democratic Party presidential nominee in the 1972 pr ...
) * United States Senate Committee on Post Office and Civil Service, Post Office and Civil Service (Chair: Gale W. McGee; Ranking Member: Hiram L. Fong) ** United States Senate Post Office and Civil Service Subcommittee on Civil Service Policies and Practices, Civil Service Policies and Practices (Chair: Jennings Randolph; Ranking Member:
Henry Bellmon Henry Louis Bellmon (September 3, 1921 – September 29, 2009) was an American Republican politician from the U.S. State of Oklahoma. A member of the Oklahoma Legislature, he went on to become both the 18th and 23rd governor of Oklahoma, ...
) ** United States Senate Post Office and Civil Service Subcommittee on Compensation and Employment Benefits, Compensation and Employment Benefits (Chair: Quentin Burdick; Ranking Member: Ted Stevens) ** United States Senate Post Office and Civil Service Subcommittee on Postal Operations, Postal Operations (Chair: Fritz Hollings; Ranking Member:
William B. Saxbe William Bart Saxbe ( ; June 24, 1916 – August 24, 2010) was an American diplomat and politician affiliated with the Republican Party, who served as a U.S. Senator for Ohio, and was the Attorney General for Presidents Richard M. Nixon and ...
) * United States Senate Select Committee on Presidential Campaign Activities, Presidential Campaign Activities (Select) (Chair: Sam J. Ervin Jr.) * United States Senate Committee on Public Works, Public Works (Chair: Jennings Randolph; Ranking Member: Howard H. Baker Jr.) ** United States Senate Public Works Subcommittee on Air and Water Pollution, Air and Water Pollution (Chair:
Edmund Muskie Edmund Sixtus Muskie (March 28, 1914March 26, 1996) was an American statesman and political leader who served as the 58th United States Secretary of State under President Jimmy Carter, a United States Senator from Maine from 1959 to 1980, the 6 ...
; Ranking Member: James L. Buckley) ** United States Senate Public Works Subcommittee on Economic Development, Economic Development (Chair:
Joseph Montoya Joseph Manuel Montoya (September 24, 1915June 5, 1978) was an American politician and member of the Democratic Party who served as the lieutenant governor of New Mexico (1947–1951 and 1955–1957), in the U.S. House of Representatives (1957– ...
; Ranking Member:
James A. McClure James Albertus McClure (December 27, 1924 – February 26, 2011) was an American lawyer and politician from the state of Idaho, most notably serving as a Republican in the U.S. Senate for three terms. Early life and education McClure attende ...
) ** United States Senate Public Works Subcommittee on Water Resources, Water Resources (Chair:
Mike Gravel Maurice Robert "Mike" Gravel ( ; May 13, 1930 – June 26, 2021) was an American politician and writer who served as a United States Senator from Alaska from 1969 to 1981 as a member of the Democratic Party, and who later in life twice ran for ...
; Ranking Member: William L. Scott) ** United States Senate Public Works Subcommittee on Roads, Roads (Chair:
Lloyd Bentsen Lloyd Millard Bentsen Jr. (February 11, 1921 – May 23, 2006) was an American politician who was a four-term United States Senator (1971–1993) from Texas and the Democratic Party nominee for vice president in 1988 on the Michael Dukakis t ...
; Ranking Member: Robert T. Stafford) ** United States Senate Public Works Subcommittee on Disaster Relief, Disaster Relief (Chair: Quentin Burdick; Ranking Member: Pete Domenici) ** United States Senate Public Works Subcommittee on Buildings and Grounds, Buildings and Grounds (Chair:
Dick Clark Richard Wagstaff Clark (November 30, 1929April 18, 2012) was an American radio and television personality, television producer and film actor, as well as a cultural icon who remains best known for hosting '' American Bandstand'' from 1956 to 19 ...
; Ranking Member: William L. Scott) * United States Senate Committee on Rules and Administration, Rules and Administration (Chair:
Howard Cannon Howard Walter Cannon (January 26, 1912 – March 5, 2002) was an American politician from Nevada. Elected to the first of four consecutive terms in 1958, he served in the United States Senate from 1959 to 1983. He was a member of the Democrati ...
; Ranking Member: Marlow W. Cook) ** United States Senate Rules and Administration Subcommittee on Standing Rules of the Senate, Standing Rules of the Senate (Chair: Robert Byrd; Ranking Member:
Robert P. Griffin Robert Paul Griffin (November 6, 1923 – April 16, 2015) was an American politician. A member of the Republican Party, he represented Michigan in the United States House of Representatives and United States Senate and was a Justice of the ...
) ** United States Senate Rules and Administration Subcommittee on Privileges and Elections, Privileges and Elections (Chair: Claiborne Pell; Ranking Member: Mark O. Hatfield) ** United States Senate Rules and Administration Subcommittee on Printing, Printing (Chair:
Howard Cannon Howard Walter Cannon (January 26, 1912 – March 5, 2002) was an American politician from Nevada. Elected to the first of four consecutive terms in 1958, he served in the United States Senate from 1959 to 1983. He was a member of the Democrati ...
; Ranking Member: Hugh Scott) ** United States Senate Rules and Administration Subcommittee on Library, Library (Chair:
Howard Cannon Howard Walter Cannon (January 26, 1912 – March 5, 2002) was an American politician from Nevada. Elected to the first of four consecutive terms in 1958, he served in the United States Senate from 1959 to 1983. He was a member of the Democrati ...
; Ranking Member: Mark O. Hatfield) ** United States Senate Rules and Administration Subcommittee on Smithsonian Institution, Smithsonian Institution (Chair: James Allen; Ranking Member: Marlow W. Cook) ** United States Senate Rules and Administration Subcommittee on Restaurant, Restaurant (Chair: James Allen; Ranking Member: Marlow W. Cook) ** United States Senate Rules and Administration Subcommittee on Computer Services, Computer Services (Chair:
Howard Cannon Howard Walter Cannon (January 26, 1912 – March 5, 2002) was an American politician from Nevada. Elected to the first of four consecutive terms in 1958, he served in the United States Senate from 1959 to 1983. He was a member of the Democrati ...
; Ranking Member: Mark O. Hatfield) * United States Senate Special Committee on Secret and Confidential Government Documents, Secret and Confidential Government Documents (Special) (Chair: ) * United States Senate Select Committee on Small Business, Small Business (Select) (Chair: Alan Bible) * United States Senate Select Committee on Standards and Conduct, Standards and Conduct (Select) (Chair:
Frank Church Frank Forrester Church III (July 25, 1924 – April 7, 1984) was an American politician and lawyer. A member of the Democratic Party, he served as a United States senator from Idaho from 1957 until his defeat in 1981. As of 2022, he is the longes ...
) * United States Senate Special Committee on the Termination of the National Emergency, Termination of the National Emergency (Special) (Chair:
Frank Church Frank Forrester Church III (July 25, 1924 – April 7, 1984) was an American politician and lawyer. A member of the Democratic Party, he served as a United States senator from Idaho from 1957 until his defeat in 1981. As of 2022, he is the longes ...
) * United States Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs, Veterans' Affairs (Chair:
Vance Hartke Rupert Vance Hartke (May 31, 1919July 27, 2003) was an American politician who served as a Democratic United States Senator from Indiana from 1959 until 1977. Hartke won election to the Senate after serving as the mayor of Evansville, Indiana. I ...
; Ranking Member: Clifford P. Hansen) ** United States Senate Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Housing and Insurance, Housing and Insurance (Chair:
Harold Hughes Harold Everett Hughes (February 10, 1922 – October 23, 1996) was the 36th Governor of Iowa from 1963 until 1969, and a United States senator from Iowa from 1969 until 1975. He began his political career as a Republican but changed his affi ...
; Ranking Member:
James A. McClure James Albertus McClure (December 27, 1924 – February 26, 2011) was an American lawyer and politician from the state of Idaho, most notably serving as a Republican in the U.S. Senate for three terms. Early life and education McClure attende ...
) ** United States Senate Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Readjustment, Education and Employment, Readjustment, Education and Employment (Chair:
Vance Hartke Rupert Vance Hartke (May 31, 1919July 27, 2003) was an American politician who served as a Democratic United States Senator from Indiana from 1959 until 1977. Hartke won election to the Senate after serving as the mayor of Evansville, Indiana. I ...
; Ranking Member: Robert T. Stafford) ** United States Senate Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Health and Hospitals, Health and Hospitals (Chair:
Alan Cranston Alan MacGregor Cranston (June 19, 1914 – December 31, 2000) was an American politician and journalist who served as a United States Senator from California from 1969 to 1993, and as a President of the World Federalist Association from 1949 to ...
; Ranking Member:
Strom Thurmond James Strom Thurmond Sr. (December 5, 1902June 26, 2003) was an American politician who represented South Carolina in the United States Senate from 1954 to 2003. Prior to his 48 years as a senator, he served as the 103rd governor of South Car ...
) ** United States Senate Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Compensation and Pensions, Compensation and Pensions (Chair: Herman Talmadge; Ranking Member: Clifford P. Hansen) * Committee of the whole, Whole


House of Representatives

* United States House Committee on Agriculture, Agriculture (Chair:
William R. Poage William Robert Poage (December 28, 1899 – January 3, 1987) was a Texas politician who was won election to the United States House of Representatives 21 times, serving 42 years. Early life and education William Robert "Bob" Poage was born in ...
; Ranking Member:
Charles M. Teague Charles McKevett Teague (September 18, 1909 – January 1, 1974) was a congressman in the United States House of Representatives from Ventura County, California, from 1955 to 1974. Early life and family Teague was born in Santa Paula, Californi ...
) ** United States House Agriculture Subcommittee on Cotton, Cotton (Chair:
B. F. Sisk Bernice Frederic Sisk (December 14, 1910 – October 25, 1995) was an American politician who served as a Congressman from California from 1955 to 1979. He was a Democrat. Life and career Sisk was born in 1910 in Montague, Texas, the so ...
; Ranking Member: Robert B. Mathias) ** United States House Agriculture Subcommittee on Dairy and Poultry, Dairy and Poultry (Chair: Ed Jones; Ranking Member:
William C. Wampler William Creed Wampler Sr. (April 21, 1926 – May 23, 2012) was an American businessman and Republican politician who served multiple terms in the United States House of Representatives. Early and family life Born in Pennington Gap near the c ...
) ** United States House Agriculture Subcommittee on Forests, Forests (Chair: John Rarick; Ranking Member: George A. Goodling) ** United States House Agriculture Subcommittee on Livestock and Grains, Livestock and Grains (Chair: Tom Foley; Ranking Member: Wiley Mayne) ** United States House Agriculture Subcommittee on Oilseeds and Rice, Oilseeds and Rice (Chair:
Walter B. Jones Sr. Walter Beaman Jones Sr. (August 19, 1913 – September 15, 1992), was an American Democratic politician from the state of North Carolina who served in the United States House of Representatives from 1966 until his death from natural causes in ...
; Ranking Member:
William C. Wampler William Creed Wampler Sr. (April 21, 1926 – May 23, 2012) was an American businessman and Republican politician who served multiple terms in the United States House of Representatives. Early and family life Born in Pennington Gap near the c ...
) ** United States House Agriculture Subcommittee on Tobacco, Tobacco (Chair:
Frank Stubblefield Frank Albert Stubblefield (April 5, 1907 – October 14, 1977), a Democrat, represented Kentucky in the United States House of Representatives. Stubblefield was born and schooled in Kentucky and attended the University of Arizona for one yea ...
; Ranking Member:
Wilmer Mizell Wilmer David "Vinegar Bend" Mizell, Sr. (August 13, 1930 – February 21, 1999), was an American athlete and politician. From 1952 to 1962, he was a left-handed pitcher for the St. Louis Cardinals, Pittsburgh Pirates and New York Mets of Major Le ...
) ** United States House Agriculture Subcommittee on Conservation and Credit, Conservation and Credit (Chair:
William R. Poage William Robert Poage (December 28, 1899 – January 3, 1987) was a Texas politician who was won election to the United States House of Representatives 21 times, serving 42 years. Early life and education William Robert "Bob" Poage was born in ...
; Ranking Member:
John M. Zwach John Matthew Zwach Sr. (February 8, 1907 – November 11, 1990) is an American farmer, rural school teacher, and politician. Zwach was most notably a U.S. Representative from Minnesota. He also served for several terms in the Minnesota legi ...
) ** United States House Agriculture Subcommittee on Domestic Marketing and Consumer Relations, Domestic Marketing and Consumer Relations (Chair: Joseph P. Vigorito; Ranking Member: George A. Goodling) ** United States House Agriculture Subcommittee on Department Operations, Department Operations (Chair:
Kika de la Garza Eligio "Kika" de la Garza II (September 22, 1927March 13, 2017) was an American politician who served as the Democratic representative for the 15th congressional district of Texas from January 3, 1965, to January 3, 1997. Biography De la Garza ...
; Ranking Member: Bob Price) ** United States House Agriculture Subcommittee on Family Farms and Rural Development, Family Farms and Rural Development (Chair:
William Vollie Alexander Jr. William Vollie Alexander Jr. (born January 16, 1934) is a retired American politician who represented the U.S. state of Arkansas in the United States House of Representatives from 1969 to 1993, rising to the post of Chief Deputy Majority Whip. ...
; Ranking Member: Keith G. Sebelius) * United States House Committee on Appropriations, Appropriations (Chair: George H. Mahon; Ranking Member: Elford A. Cederberg) ** United States House Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture, Environmental and Consumer Protection, Agriculture, Environmental and Consumer Protection (Chair:
Jamie Whitten Jamie Lloyd Whitten (April 18, 1910September 9, 1995) was an American politician and member of the Democratic Party who represented the Deep South state of Mississippi in the United States House of Representatives from 1941 to 1995. He was at the ...
; Ranking Member: Mark Andrews) ** United States House Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense, Defense (Chair: George H. Mahon; Ranking Member: William E. Minshall) ** United States House Appropriations Subcommittee on District of Columbia, District of Columbia (Chair:
William Natcher William Huston Natcher (September 11, 1909 – March 29, 1994) was a Democratic congressman, serving in the United States House of Representatives from 1953 until his death from heart failure in Bethesda, Maryland in 1994. He is the second lo ...
; Ranking Member: John T. Myers) ** United States House Appropriations Subcommittee on Foreign Operations, Foreign Operations (Chair: Otto Passman; Ranking Member: Garner E. Shriver) ** United States House Appropriations Subcommittee on Housing and Urban Development/Space, Science and Veterans, Housing and Urban Development/Space, Science and Veterans (Chair:
Edward Boland Edward Patrick Boland (October 1, 1911 – November 4, 2001) was an American politician from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. A Democrat, he was a representative from Massachusetts's 2nd congressional district. Early life and education Bol ...
; Ranking Member: Burt L. Talcott) ** United States House Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Interior (Chair: Julia Butler Hansen; Ranking Member: Joseph M. McDade) ** United States House Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health, Education and Welfare, Labor, Health, Education and Welfare (Chair: Dan Flood; Ranking Member:
Robert H. Michel Robert Henry Michel (; March 2, 1923 – February 17, 2017) was an American Republican Party politician who was a member of the United States House of Representatives for 38 years. He represented central Illinois' 18th congressional distric ...
) ** United States House Appropriations Subcommittee on Legislative, Legislative (Chair: Robert R. Casey; Ranking Member: Louis C. Wyman) ** United States House Appropriations Subcommittee on Military Construction, Military Construction (Chair:
Bob Sikes Robert Lee Fulton Sikes (June 3, 1906September 28, 1994) was an American politician of the Democratic Party who represented the Florida Panhandle in the United States House of Representatives from 1941 to 1979, with a brief break in 1944 and 1945 ...
; Ranking Member: Robert C. McEwen) ** United States House Appropriations Subcommittee on Public Works, Public Works (Chair:
Joe L. Evins Joseph Landon Evins (October 24, 1910 – March 31, 1984) was an American lawyer and politician who served 15 terms as a Democratic U.S. Representative from Tennessee from 1947 to 1977. Early life Evins was a native of the Blend Communit ...
; Ranking Member:
Glenn Robert Davis Glenn Robert Davis (October 28, 1914 – September 21, 1988) was a member of the United States House of Representatives for Wisconsin. He represented Wisconsin's 2nd congressional district from April 22, 1947 to January 3, 1957, and Wiscons ...
) ** United States House Appropriations Subcommittee on State, Justice, Commerce and Judiciary, State, Justice, Commerce and Judiciary (Chair: John J. Rooney; Ranking Member: Elford A. Cederberg) ** United States House Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Transportation (Chair: John J. Rooney; Ranking Member:
Silvio O. Conte Silvio Ottavio Conte (November 9, 1921 – February 8, 1991) was an American lawyer and politician. He was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives for 16 terms, representing the 1st Congressional District of Massachusett ...
) ** United States House Appropriations Subcommittee on Treasury, Postal Service and General Government, Treasury, Postal Service and General Government (Chair:
Tom Steed Thomas Jefferson Steed (March 2, 1904 – June 8, 1983) was an American politician and a U.S. Congressman from Oklahoma. Early life Steed was born on a farm near in Eastland County, Texas (near Rising Star, Texas) on March 2, 1904. His family l ...
; Ranking Member:
Howard W. Robison Howard Winfield Robison (October 30, 1915 – September 26, 1987) was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from New York. Robison was born in Owego, New York. He graduated from Cornell University in 1937 and receiv ...
) * United States House Committee on Armed Services, Armed Services (Chair: F. Edward Hébert; Ranking Member:
William G. Bray William Gilmer Bray (June 17, 1903 – June 4, 1979) was an American lawyer and World War II veteran who served twelve terms as a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from Indiana from 1951 to 1975. Early life an ...
) ** United States House Armed Services Subcommittee No.#1, Subcommittee No.#1 (Chair: Melvin Price; Ranking Member: Charles S. Gubser) ** United States House Armed Services Subcommittee No.#2, Subcommittee No.#2 (Chair:
O. C. Fisher Ovie Clark Fisher (November 22, 1903 – December 9, 1994) was an attorney and author who served for 32 years as the U.S. representative for Texas's 21st congressional district. Early life Fisher was born in Junction in Kimble County, Texas t ...
; Ranking Member: William Louis Dickinson, William L. Dickinson) ** United States House Armed Services Subcommittee No.#3, Subcommittee No.#3 (Chair: Charles E. Bennett; Ranking Member: Bob Wilson) ** United States House Armed Services Subcommittee No.#4, Subcommittee No.#4 (Chair: Samuel S. Stratton; Ranking Member: John E. Hunt) ** United States House Armed Services Subcommittee No.#5, Subcommittee No.#5 (Chair:
Otis G. Pike Otis Grey Pike (August 31, 1921 – January 20, 2014) was an American lawyer and politician who served nine terms as a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives from New York from 1961 to 1979. Early life Pike was born in ...
; Ranking Member: Carleton J. King) ** United States House Armed Services Subcommittee on Intelligence, Intelligence (Chair:
Lucien Nedzi Lucien is a male given name. It is the French form of Luciano or Latin ''Lucianus'', patronymic of Lucius. Lucien, Saint Lucien, or Saint-Lucien may also refer to: People Given name * Lucien of Beauvais, Christian saint *Lucien, a band membe ...
; Ranking Member:
William G. Bray William Gilmer Bray (June 17, 1903 – June 4, 1979) was an American lawyer and World War II veteran who served twelve terms as a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from Indiana from 1951 to 1975. Early life an ...
) ** United States House Armed Services Subcommittee on Human Relations, Human Relations (Chair: Floyd Hicks; Ranking Member: John E. Hunt) ** United States House Armed Services Subcommittee on Armed Services Investigation, Armed Services Investigation (Chair: F. Edward Hébert; Ranking Member:
Leslie C. Arends Leslie Cornelius Arends (September 27, 1895July 17, 1985) was a Republican politician from Illinois who served in the United States House of Representatives from 1935 until 1974. A native and lifelong resident of Melvin, Illinois, Arends atten ...
) * United States House Committee on Banking and Currency, Banking and Currency (Chair:
Wright Patman John William Wright Patman (August 6, 1893 – March 7, 1976) was an American politician. First elected in 1928, Patman served 24 consecutive terms in the United States House of Representatives for Texas's 1st congressional district from 1929 to 1 ...
; Ranking Member:
William B. Widnall William Beck Widnall (March 17, 1906 – December 28, 1983) was a Republican Party politician who served as a member of the United States House of Representatives for 24 years representing New Jersey's 7th congressional district. Born in ...
) ** United States House Banking Subcommittee on Domestic Finance, Domestic Finance (Chair:
Wright Patman John William Wright Patman (August 6, 1893 – March 7, 1976) was an American politician. First elected in 1928, Patman served 24 consecutive terms in the United States House of Representatives for Texas's 1st congressional district from 1929 to 1 ...
; Ranking Member: Phil Crane) ** United States House Banking Subcommittee on Housing, Housing (Chair:
William A. Barrett William Aloysius Barrett (August 14, 1896 – April 12, 1976) was an American lawyer, politician, and member of the Democratic Party who served in the United States House of Representatives, representing Pennsylvania's 1st congressional dist ...
; Ranking Member:
William B. Widnall William Beck Widnall (March 17, 1906 – December 28, 1983) was a Republican Party politician who served as a member of the United States House of Representatives for 24 years representing New Jersey's 7th congressional district. Born in ...
) ** United States House Banking Subcommittee on Consumer Affairs, Consumer Affairs (Chair:
Leonor Sullivan Leonor Kretzer Sullivan (August 21, 1902 – September 1, 1988) was a member of the United States House of Representatives from Missouri. She was a Democrat and the first woman in Congress from Missouri. Biography Born Leonor Kretzer in St. ...
; Ranking Member: Chalmers P. Wylie) ** United States House Banking Subcommittee on International Trade, International Trade (Chair:
Thomas L. Ashley Thomas William Ludlow "Lud" Ashley (January 11, 1923 – June 15, 2010) was an American businessman and politician of the Democratic Party. He served as a U.S. representative from Ohio from 1955 to 1981. Early life and education Ashley was ...
; Ranking Member:
Benjamin B. Blackburn Benjamin Bentley Blackburn (born February 14, 1927) is a former U.S. Representative from Georgia who served from 1967 to 1975. Life and career Born in Atlanta, Blackburn attended public school there and graduated in 1947 from the University of ...
) ** United States House Banking Subcommittee on Small Business, Small Business (Chair: Robert Grier Stephens Jr.; Ranking Member:
J. William Stanton John William Stanton (February 20, 1924 – April 11, 2002) was an American politician who served as a Republican U.S. Representative from Ohio from 1965 to 1983. Biography Stanton was born in Painesville, Ohio. His father, Francis Michael Stan ...
) ** United States House Banking Subcommittee on Bank Supervision and Insurance, Bank Supervision and Insurance (Chair:
Fernand St. Germain Fernand Joseph St Germain (January 9, 1928 – August 16, 2014) was an American politician from Rhode Island. He was a member of the Democratic Party and served in the Rhode Island House of Representatives and the United States House of Rep ...
; Ranking Member: John H. Rousselot) ** United States House Banking Subcommittee on International Finance, International Finance (Chair: Henry B. González; Ranking Member: Albert W. Johnson) ** United States House Banking Subcommittee on Urban Mass Transit, Urban Mass Transit (Chair:
Joseph Minish Joseph George Minish (September 1, 1916 – November 24, 2007) was an American Democratic Party politician from New Jersey who represented in the United States House of Representatives. Early life Born in Throop, Pennsylvania, Minish was t ...
; Ranking Member: Garry E. Brown) * United States House Select Committee on Crime, Crime (Select) (Chair: ; Ranking Member: ) * United States House Committee on District of Columbia, District of Columbia (Chair:
Charles Diggs Charles Coles Diggs Jr. (December 2, 1922 – August 24, 1998) was an American politician from the U.S. state of Michigan who served in the state senate and U.S. House of Representatives. He was the first African American elected to Congress ...
; Ranking Member:
Ancher Nelsen Ancher Nelsen (October 11, 1904 – November 30, 1992), was an American politician who served as the 34th Lieutenant Governor of the state of Minnesota and an eight-term congressman. Biography Nelsen was born October 11, 1904, near Buffalo Lake ...
) ** United States House District of Columbia Subcommittee on Business, Commerce and Taxation, Business, Commerce and Taxation (Chair:
W. S. Stuckey Jr. Williamson Sylvester Stuckey Jr. (born May 25, 1935) is an American businessman and former politician. He is a former member of the Democratic Party. His father, W. S. Stuckey Sr., founded the Stuckey's chain of gift shops, of which Stuckey Jr. ...
; Ranking Member:
Bill Harsha William Howard Harsha Jr. (January 1, 1921 – October 11, 2010) was an American politician who represented Ohio as a Republican in the United States House of Representatives from January 3, 1961, to January 3, 1981. Biography Born in Portsm ...
) ** United States House District of Columbia Subcommittee on Education, Education (Chair:
Ron Dellums Ronald Vernie Dellums (November 24, 1935 – July 30, 2018) was an American politician who served as Mayor of Oakland from 2007 to 2011. He had previously served thirteen terms as a Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Californ ...
; Ranking Member: Stewart B. McKinney) ** United States House District of Columbia Subcommittee on Government Operations, Government Operations (Chair: Brock Adams; Ranking Member: Earl F. Landgrebe) ** United States House District of Columbia Subcommittee on Judiciary, Judiciary (Chair: Walter Fauntroy; Ranking Member: Henry P. Smith III) ** United States House District of Columbia Subcommittee on Labor, Social Services and the International Community, Labor, Social Services and the International Community (Chair:
Romano Mazzoli Romano Louis "Ron" Mazzoli (November 2, 1932 – November 1, 2022) was an American politician and lawyer from Kentucky. He represented Louisville, Kentucky, and its suburbs in the United States House of Representatives from 1971 through 1995 as ...
; Ranking Member: Gilbert Gude) ** United States House District of Columbia Subcommittee on Revenue and Financial Services, Revenue and Financial Services (Chair:
Thomas M. Rees Thomas Mankell "Tom" Rees (March 26, 1925 – December 9, 2003) was an American lawyer and politician who served six terms as a U.S. Representative from California from 1966 to 1977. Early life and career Born in Los Angeles, California, Re ...
; Ranking Member: Joel T. Broyhill) * United States House Committee on Education and Labor, Education and Labor (Chair:
Carl D. Perkins Carl Dewey Perkins (October 15, 1912 – August 3, 1984), a Democrat, was an American politician and member of the United States House of Representatives from the state of Kentucky serving from 1949 until his death from a heart attack in Lexi ...
; Ranking Member:
Al Quie Albert Harold Quie ( ; born September 18, 1923) is an American politician and farmer. Quie, who served as member of the United States House of Representatives and Governor of Minnesota, is regarded as a moderate Republican. Quie was strongly c ...
) ** United States House Education and Labor Subcommittee on Education, Education (Chair:
Carl D. Perkins Carl Dewey Perkins (October 15, 1912 – August 3, 1984), a Democrat, was an American politician and member of the United States House of Representatives from the state of Kentucky serving from 1949 until his death from a heart attack in Lexi ...
; Ranking Member: Alphonso Bell) ** United States House Education and Labor Subcommittee on Labor, Labor (Chair: Frank Thompson; Ranking Member:
John M. Ashbrook John Milan Ashbrook (September 21, 1928 – April 24, 1982) was an American politician and newspaper publisher. A member of the Republican Party, he served in the United States House of Representatives from Ohio from 1961 until his death.
) * United States House Committee on Foreign Affairs, Foreign Affairs (Chair:
Thomas E. Morgan Thomas Ellsworth Morgan (October 13, 1906 – July 31, 1995) was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania. Thomas E. Morgan was born in Ellsworth, Pennsylvania; his mother was an immigrant from England and hi ...
; Ranking Member:
John N. Erlenborn John Neal Erlenborn (February 8, 1927 – October 30, 2005) was an American lawyer and a former Republican member of the U.S. Congressional Delegations from Illinois, representing the 14th (then after 1980s redistricting the 13th) district. ...
) ** United States House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on National Security Policy and Scientific Developments, National Security Policy and Scientific Developments (Chair: Clement J. Zablocki; Ranking Member: Marvin L. Esch) ** United States House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on State Department Organization and Foreign Operations, State Department Organization and Foreign Operations (Chair:
Wayne Hays Wayne Levere Hays (May 13, 1911 – February 10, 1989) was an American politician who served as a U.S. Representative of Ohio, in the Democratic Party, from 1949 to 1976. He resigned from Congress after a much-publicized sex scandal. Early year ...
; Ranking Member: Edwin D. Eshleman) ** United States House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Inter-American Affairs, Inter-American Affairs (Chair:
Dante Fascell Dante Bruno Fascell (March 9, 1917 – November 28, 1998) was an American politician who represented Florida as a member of the United States House of Representatives from 1955 to 1993. He served as chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee ...
; Ranking Member: Vernon W. Thomson) ** United States House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Africa, Africa (Chair:
Charles Diggs Charles Coles Diggs Jr. (December 2, 1922 – August 24, 1998) was an American politician from the U.S. state of Michigan who served in the state senate and U.S. House of Representatives. He was the first African American elected to Congress ...
; Ranking Member: Edward J. Derwinski) ** United States House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Asian and Pacific Affairs, Asian and Pacific Affairs (Chair: Robert N. C. Nix Sr.; Ranking Member: William S. Broomfield) ** United States House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on International Organizations and Movements, International Organizations and Movements (Chair:
Donald M. Fraser Donald MacKay Fraser (February 20, 1924 – June 2, 2019) was an American politician from Minnesota who served as U.S. Representative from Minnesota's 5th congressional district from 1963 to 1979 and as mayor of Minneapolis from 1980 to 1994. ...
; Ranking Member: H. R. Gross) ** United States House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Europe, Europe (Chair: Benjamin Stanley Rosenthal; Ranking Member: Peter Frelinghuysen Jr., Peter Frelinghuysen) ** United States House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Foreign Economic Policy, Foreign Economic Policy (Chair: John Culver; Ranking Member: J. Herbert Burke) ** United States House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Near East and South Asia, Near East and South Asia (Chair: Lee H. Hamilton; Ranking Member: John H. Buchanan Jr.) ** United States House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Review of Foreign Aid Programs, Foreign Aid Programs (Chair:
Thomas E. Morgan Thomas Ellsworth Morgan (October 13, 1906 – July 31, 1995) was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania. Thomas E. Morgan was born in Ellsworth, Pennsylvania; his mother was an immigrant from England and hi ...
; Ranking Member:
William S. Mailliard William Somers Mailliard (June 10, 1917 – June 10, 1992) was an American banker and World War II veteran who was member of the U.S. House of Representatives from California from 1953 to 1974. Early life William S. Mailliard was born on June ...
) * United States House Committee on Government Operations, Government Operations (Chair:
Chester E. Holifield Chester Earl "Chet" Holifield (December 3, 1903 – February 6, 1995) was a businessman and politician, a United States representative from California's 19th congressional district. He was known for his work on issues of atomic energy. He was ...
; Ranking Member: Frank Horton) ** United States House Government Operations Subcommittee on Conservation and Natural Resources, Conservation and Natural Resources (Chair: Henry S. Reuss; Ranking Member: Guy Vander Jagt) ** United States House Government Operations Subcommittee on Foreign Operations and Government Information, Foreign Operations and Government Information (Chair:
William S. Moorhead William Singer Moorhead (April 8, 1923 – August 3, 1987) was an American politician serving as a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Moorhead was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, th ...
; Ranking Member:
John N. Erlenborn John Neal Erlenborn (February 8, 1927 – October 30, 2005) was an American lawyer and a former Republican member of the U.S. Congressional Delegations from Illinois, representing the 14th (then after 1980s redistricting the 13th) district. ...
) ** United States House Government Operations Subcommittee on Government Activities, Government Activities (Chair: Jack Brooks; Ranking Member: John H. Buchanan Jr.) ** United States House Government Operations Subcommittee on Intergovernmental Relations, Intergovernmental Relations (Chair:
Lawrence H. Fountain Lawrence H. Fountain (April 23, 1913 – October 10, 2002) was a Democratic U.S. representative from North Carolina from 1953 to 1983. Early life Fountain was educated in the public schools of Edgecombe County and at the University of North C ...
; Ranking Member: Clarence J. Brown) ** United States House Government Operations Subcommittee on Legal and Monetary Affairs, Legal and Monetary Affairs (Chair: William J. Randall; Ranking Member: Sam Steiger) ** United States House Government Operations Subcommittee on Legislation and Military Operations, Legislation and Military Operations (Chair:
Chester E. Holifield Chester Earl "Chet" Holifield (December 3, 1903 – February 6, 1995) was a businessman and politician, a United States representative from California's 19th congressional district. He was known for his work on issues of atomic energy. He was ...
; Ranking Member: Frank Horton) ** United States House Government Operations Subcommittee on Special Studies, Special Studies (Chair: Floyd Hicks; Ranking Member:
John W. Wydler John Waldemar Wydler (June 9, 1924 – August 4, 1987) was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from New York. Wydler was born in Brooklyn. He served in the United States Army Air Corps from 1942 until 1945. He gra ...
) * United States House Committee on House Administration, House Administration (Chair:
Wayne Hays Wayne Levere Hays (May 13, 1911 – February 10, 1989) was an American politician who served as a U.S. Representative of Ohio, in the Democratic Party, from 1949 to 1976. He resigned from Congress after a much-publicized sex scandal. Early year ...
; Ranking Member: William Louis Dickinson, William L. Dickinson) ** United States House Administration Subcommittee on Accounts, Accounts (Chair: Frank Thompson; Ranking Member: Samuel L. Devine) ** United States House Administration Subcommittee on Elections, Elections (Chair:
John Herman Dent John Herman Dent (March 10, 1908 – April 9, 1988) was an American politician who served as a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania. Early life and education John Dent was born in Jeannette, Pennsylvani ...
; Ranking Member: R. James Harvey) ** United States House Administration Subcommittee on Library and Memorials, Library and Memorials (Chair:
Lucien Nedzi Lucien is a male given name. It is the French form of Luciano or Latin ''Lucianus'', patronymic of Lucius. Lucien, Saint Lucien, or Saint-Lucien may also refer to: People Given name * Lucien of Beauvais, Christian saint *Lucien, a band membe ...
; Ranking Member: James C. Cleveland) ** United States House Administration Subcommittee on Printing, Printing (Chair: John Brademas; Ranking Member: James C. Cleveland) ** United States House Administration Subcommittee on Electrical and Mechanical Office Equipment, Electrical and Mechanical Office Equipment (Chair:
Augustus Hawkins Augustus Freeman Hawkins (August 31, 1907 – November 10, 2007) was an American politician of the Democratic Party who served in the California State Assembly from 1935 to 1963 and the U.S. House Of Representatives from 1963 to 1991. Over the co ...
; Ranking Member: R. James Harvey) ** United States House Administration Subcommittee on Contracts, Contracts (Chair: Thomas S. Gettys; Ranking Member: James C. Cleveland) ** United States House Administration Subcommittee on Police, Police (Chair: Kenneth J. Gray; Ranking Member: Samuel L. Devine) ** United States House Administration Subcommittee on Personnel, Personnel (Chair: Frank Annunzio; Ranking Member: Phil Crane) * United States House Select Committee on the House Beauty Shop, House Beauty Shop (Select) (Chair: Martha W. Griffiths) * United States House Select Committee on the House Restaurant, House Restaurant (Select) (Chair: John C. Kluczynski) * United States House Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs, Interior and Insular Affairs (Chair:
James A. Haley James Andrew Haley (January 4, 1899 – August 6, 1981) was a U.S. Representative from Florida. Born in Jacksonville, Alabama, Haley attended the public schools and the University of Alabama. During World War I, Haley enlisted in the Unit ...
; Ranking Member:
Craig Hosmer Chester Craig Hosmer (May 6, 1915 – October 11, 1982) was an American lawyer and politician who served as a United States representative from California from 1953 to 1974. Early life and career Hosmer was born in Brea, California, in Orange ...
) ** United States House Interior and Insular Affairs Subcommittee on Environment, Environment (Chair: Mo Udall; Ranking Member: Philip E. Ruppe) ** United States House Interior and Insular Affairs Subcommittee on National Parks and Recreation, National Parks and Recreation (Chair: Roy A. Taylor; Ranking Member: Joe Skubitz) ** United States House Interior and Insular Affairs Subcommittee on Water and Power Resources, Water and Power Resources (Chair:
Harold T. Johnson Harold Terry "Bizz" Johnson (December 2, 1907 – March 16, 1988) was an American businessman and politician who served as a United States Congressman from California from 1959 to 1981. He was a member of the Democratic Party. Biography Born ...
; Ranking Member:
Craig Hosmer Chester Craig Hosmer (May 6, 1915 – October 11, 1982) was an American lawyer and politician who served as a United States representative from California from 1953 to 1974. Early life and career Hosmer was born in Brea, California, in Orange ...
) ** United States House Interior and Insular Affairs Subcommittee on Territorial and Insular Affairs, Territorial and Insular Affairs (Chair: Phillip Burton; Ranking Member: Don H. Clausen) ** United States House Interior and Insular Affairs Subcommittee on Indian Affairs, Indian Affairs (Chair:
Lloyd Meeds Edwin Lloyd Meeds (December 11, 1927August 17, 2005) was an American politician who served as a member of the United States House of Representatives from 1965 to 1979. He represented the second district of Washington as a Democrat. Early yea ...
; Ranking Member:
Manuel Lujan Jr. Manuel Archibald Lujan Jr. (May 12, 1928 – April 25, 2019) was an American politician from New Mexico who served in the U.S. House of Representatives as a Republican from 1969 to 1989 and as the United States Secretary of the Interior from 1 ...
) ** United States House Interior and Insular Affairs Subcommittee on Mines and Mining, Mines and Mining (Chair: Patsy Mink; Ranking Member:
John Newbold Camp John Newbold Camp, known as Happy Camp (May 11, 1908 – September 27, 1987) was an American politician and a Republican U.S. Representative from Oklahoma. Biography Born in Enid, Camp was the son of Minnie C. Newbold and John R. Camp. Becau ...
) ** United States House Interior and Insular Affairs Subcommittee on Public Lands, Public Lands (Chair:
John Melcher John David Melcher (September 6, 1924 – April 12, 2018) was an American politician of the Democratic Party who represented Montana as a member of the United States House of Representatives from 1969 to 1977 and as a United States Senator from ...
; Ranking Member: Sam Steiger) * United States House Committee on Internal Security, Internal Security (Chair:
Richard Howard Ichord Jr. Richard Howard Ichord Jr. (June 27, 1926 – December 25, 1992) was U.S. representative from Missouri and a significant U.S. anti-Communist political figure. A member of the Democratic Party, he served as the last chairman of the House Un-American ...
; Ranking Member:
John M. Ashbrook John Milan Ashbrook (September 21, 1928 – April 24, 1982) was an American politician and newspaper publisher. A member of the Republican Party, he served in the United States House of Representatives from Ohio from 1961 until his death.
) * United States House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce, Interstate and Foreign Commerce (Chair: Harley Orrin Staggers; Ranking Member: Samuel L. Devine) ** United States House Interstate and Foreign Commerce Subcommittee on Commerce and Finance, Commerce and Finance (Chair:
John E. Moss John Emerson Moss (April 13, 1915 – December 5, 1997) was an American politician of the Democratic Party, noted for his championing of the federal Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) through multiple sessions of the United States House of Repre ...
; Ranking Member:
Jim Broyhill James Thomas Broyhill (born August 19, 1927) is an American former businessman and Republican U.S. Representative and Senator from the state of North Carolina. He represented much of the Foothills region of the state in the House from 1963 to ...
) ** United States House Interstate and Foreign Commerce Subcommittee on Communications and Power, Communications and Power (Chair:
Torbert Macdonald Torbert Hart Macdonald (June 6, 1917 – May 21, 1976) was an American Democratic politician from Massachusetts. He represented the northern suburbs of Boston, including his home town of Malden, in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1955 u ...
; Ranking Member: Clarence J. Brown) ** United States House Interstate and Foreign Commerce Subcommittee on Public Health and Environment, Public Health and Environment (Chair: Paul Rogers; Ranking Member:
Ancher Nelsen Ancher Nelsen (October 11, 1904 – November 30, 1992), was an American politician who served as the 34th Lieutenant Governor of the state of Minnesota and an eight-term congressman. Biography Nelsen was born October 11, 1904, near Buffalo Lake ...
) ** United States House Interstate and Foreign Commerce Subcommittee on Transportation and Aeronautics, Transportation and Aeronautics (Chair:
John Jarman John Henry Jarman II (July 17, 1915 – January 15, 1982) was a member of the US House of Representatives from Oklahoma for 26 years, from 1951 to 1977. Early life and career Jarman was born in Sallisaw, Oklahoma, on July 17, 1915, and graduate ...
; Ranking Member: R. James Harvey) ** United States House Interstate and Foreign Commerce Subcommittee on Investigations, Investigations (Chair: Harley Orrin Staggers; Ranking Member: Samuel L. Devine) * United States House Committee on Judiciary, Judiciary (Chair:
Peter W. Rodino Peter Wallace Rodino Jr. (June 7, 1909 – May 7, 2005) was an American Democratic politician. He represented parts of Newark, New Jersey and surrounding Essex and Hudson counties for twenty terms from 1949 to 1989. He was the longest-serving ...
; Ranking Member: J. Edward Hutchinson, Edward Hutchinson) ** United States House Judiciary Subcommittee on Civil Rights and Constitutional Rights, Civil Rights and Constitutional Rights (Chair: Don Edwards; Ranking Member:
Charles E. Wiggins Charles Edward Wiggins (December 3, 1927 – March 2, 2000) was a United States representative from California, and later a United States federal judge, United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. He wa ...
) ** United States House Judiciary Subcommittee on Claims and Governmental Relations, Claims and Governmental Relations (Chair:
Harold Donohue Harold Daniel Donohue (June 18, 1901 – November 4, 1984) was an American politician. He represented the third district and fourth district of Massachusetts in the United States House of Representatives from 1947 to 1974. Donohue was born in ...
; Ranking Member:
M. Caldwell Butler Manley Caldwell Butler (June 2, 1925 – July 28, 2014) was an American lawyer and politician widely admired for his integrity, bipartisanship and courage. A native of Roanoke, Butler served his hometown and wider community first as a member ...
) ** United States House Judiciary Subcommittee on Courts, Civil Liberties and the Administration of Justice, Courts, Civil Liberties and the Administration of Justice (Chair: Robert W. Kastenmeier; Ranking Member:
M. Caldwell Butler Manley Caldwell Butler (June 2, 1925 – July 28, 2014) was an American lawyer and politician widely admired for his integrity, bipartisanship and courage. A native of Roanoke, Butler served his hometown and wider community first as a member ...
) ** United States House Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime, Crime (Chair: John Conyers Jr.) ** United States House Judiciary Subcommittee on Criminal Justice, Criminal Justice (Chair:
William L. Hungate William Leonard Hungate (December 14, 1922 – June 22, 2007) was a United States representative from Missouri from November 3, 1964 (special election upon the death of Congressman Clarence Cannon), to January 3, 1977, representing the Ninth Con ...
; Ranking Member: Henry P. Smith III) ** United States House Judiciary Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship and International Law, Immigration, Citizenship and International Law (Chair: Joshua Eilberg; Ranking Member:
Hamilton Fish IV Hamilton Fish IV or Hamilton Fish Jr. (June 3, 1926 – July 23, 1996) was an American Republican politician who represented parts of New York's Hudson Valley region in the United States House of Representatives for thirteen terms from 1969 to ...
) ** United States House Judiciary Subcommittee on Monopolies and Commercial Law, Monopolies and Commercial Law (Chair: Peter W. Rodino Jr.; Ranking Member: J. Edward Hutchinson, Edward Hutchinson) * United States House Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries, Merchant Marine and Fisheries (Chair:
Leonor Sullivan Leonor Kretzer Sullivan (August 21, 1902 – September 1, 1988) was a member of the United States House of Representatives from Missouri. She was a Democrat and the first woman in Congress from Missouri. Biography Born Leonor Kretzer in St. ...
; Ranking Member:
James R. Grover Jr. James Russell Grover Jr. (March 5, 1919 – October 14, 2012) was an American lawyer and politician from New York. Biography Grover was born in Babylon, New York to James and Christine Grover. His father was the village police chief. He graduate ...
) ** United States House Merchant Marine and Fisheries Subcommittee on Merchant Marine, Merchant Marine (Chair: Frank M. Clark; Ranking Member:
William S. Mailliard William Somers Mailliard (June 10, 1917 – June 10, 1992) was an American banker and World War II veteran who was member of the U.S. House of Representatives from California from 1953 to 1974. Early life William S. Mailliard was born on June ...
) ** United States House Merchant Marine and Fisheries Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife Conservation and the Environment, Fisheries, Wildlife Conservation and the Environment (Chair: John Dingell; Ranking Member: George A. Goodling) ** United States House Merchant Marine and Fisheries Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Navigation, Coast Guard and Navigation (Chair:
John M. Murphy John Michael Murphy (August 3, 1926 – May 25, 2015) was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York's 16th (1963–1973) and 17th (1973–1981) districts. He was convicted of taking bribes in the 1980 Abscam scanda ...
; Ranking Member: Philip E. Ruppe) ** United States House Merchant Marine and Fisheries Subcommittee on Oceangraphy, Oceangraphy (Chair:
Thomas N. Downing Thomas Nelms Downing (February 1, 1919 – October 23, 2001) was a lawyer, politician, and Democratic Congressman from for nine terms. Biography Downing was born and raised in Newport News, Virginia. He attended Newport News High School, an ...
; Ranking Member: Charles A. Mosher) ** United States House Merchant Marine and Fisheries Subcommittee on Panama Canal, Panama Canal (Chair: Robert L. Leggett; Ranking Member: Gene Snyder) * United States House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service, Post Office and Civil Service (Chair:
Thaddeus J. Dulski Thaddeus Joseph Dulski (September 27, 1915 – October 11, 1988) was an American congressman who represented the state of New York from 1959 to 1974. Biography Dulski was born in Buffalo, New York, USA on September 27, 1915. He graduated fro ...
; Ranking Member: H.R. Gross) ** United States House Post Office and Civil Service Subcommittee on Investigations, Investigations (Chair:
Thaddeus J. Dulski Thaddeus Joseph Dulski (September 27, 1915 – October 11, 1988) was an American congressman who represented the state of New York from 1959 to 1974. Biography Dulski was born in Buffalo, New York, USA on September 27, 1915. He graduated fro ...
; Ranking Member: Walter E. Powell) ** United States House Post Office and Civil Service Subcommittee on Postal Service, Postal Service (Chair:
James M. Hanley James Michael Hanley (July 19, 1920 – October 16, 2003) was an American businessman, World War II veteran, and politician who represented New York in the House of Representatives for eight terms from 1965 to 1981. Biography James M. Hanley ...
; Ranking Member: Albert W. Johnson) ** United States House Post Office and Civil Service Subcommittee on Retirement and Employee Benefits, Retirement and Employee Benefits (Chair:
Jerome Waldie Jerome Russell Waldie (February 15, 1925 – April 3, 2009) was an American politician, he served five terms in the United States House of Representatives from California from 1966 to 1975. Early life Born in Antioch, California on Februa ...
; Ranking Member: Lawrence J. Hogan) ** United States House Post Office and Civil Service Subcommittee on Manpower and Civil Service, Manpower and Civil Service (Chair: David N. Henderson; Ranking Member: Edward J. Derwinski) ** United States House Post Office and Civil Service Subcommittee on Postal Facilities, Mail and Labor Management, Postal Facilities, Mail and Labor Management (Chair: Charlie Wilson; Ranking Member:
Elwood Hillis Elwood Haynes "Bud" Hillis (March 6, 1926 – January 4, 2023) was an American politician and lawyer from Indiana. He was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives, serving Indiana's 5th congressional district for 8 term ...
) ** United States House Post Office and Civil Service Subcommittee on Census and Statistics, Census and Statistics (Chair:
Richard Crawford White Richard Crawford White (April 29, 1923February 18, 1998) was an American lawyer, World War II veteran, and Democratic politician from El Paso, Texas, who served in the Texas House of Representatives from 1955 to 1959 and in the U.S. House of Re ...
; Ranking Member: John H. Rousselot) * United States House Committee on Public Works, Public Works (Chair:
John Blatnik John Anton Blatnik (August 17, 1911 – December 17, 1991) was a United States Congressman from Minnesota. He was a member of the Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party (DFL), which is affiliated with the Democratic Party. Early life Bla ...
; Ranking Member: John H. Rousselot) ** United States House Public Works Subcommittee on Water Resources, Water Resources (Chair: Ray Roberts; Ranking Member:
Bill Harsha William Howard Harsha Jr. (January 1, 1921 – October 11, 2010) was an American politician who represented Ohio as a Republican in the United States House of Representatives from January 3, 1961, to January 3, 1981. Biography Born in Portsm ...
) ** United States House Public Works Subcommittee on Transportation, Transportation (Chair: John C. Kluczynski; Ranking Member: Don H. Clausen) ** United States House Public Works Subcommittee on Public Buildings and Grounds, Public Buildings and Grounds (Chair: Kenneth J. Gray; Ranking Member:
James R. Grover Jr. James Russell Grover Jr. (March 5, 1919 – October 14, 2012) was an American lawyer and politician from New York. Biography Grover was born in Babylon, New York to James and Christine Grover. His father was the village police chief. He graduate ...
) ** United States House Public Works Subcommittee on Economic Development, Economic Development (Chair:
Robert E. Jones Jr. Robert Emmett Jones Jr. (June 12, 1912 – June 4, 1997) was a member of the United States House of Representatives from the 8th district of Alabama. He was the last to represent that district before it was removed as a result of the 1970 Unite ...
; Ranking Member: John Paul Hammerschmidt) ** United States House Public Works Subcommittee on Investigations and Review, Investigations and Review (Chair:
Jim Wright James Claude Wright Jr. (December 22, 1922 – May 6, 2015) was an American politician who served as the 48th speaker of the United States House of Representatives from 1987 to 1989. He represented Texas's 12th congressional district as a ...
; Ranking Member: James C. Cleveland) ** United States House Public Works Subcommittee on Energy, Energy (Chair:
James J. Howard James John Howard (July 24, 1927 – March 25, 1988) was an American educator and Democratic Party politician who represented in the United States House of Representatives from 1965 until his death from a heart attack in Washington, D.C. in ...
; Ranking Member: Gene Snyder) * United States House Select Committee to Regulate Parking, Regulate Parking (Select) (Chair:
B. F. Sisk Bernice Frederic Sisk (December 14, 1910 – October 25, 1995) was an American politician who served as a Congressman from California from 1955 to 1979. He was a Democrat. Life and career Sisk was born in 1910 in Montague, Texas, the so ...
) * United States House Committee on Rules, Rules (Chair:
Ray Madden Ray John Madden (February 25, 1892 – September 28, 1987) was an American lawyer and World War I veteran who served 17 terms as a United States representative from Indiana from 1943 to 1977. Biography He was born in Waseca, Minnesota. He att ...
; Ranking Member: David T. Martin) * United States House Committee on Science and Astronautics, Science and Astronautics (Chair:
Olin E. Teague Olin Earl "Tiger" Teague (April 6, 1910 – January 23, 1981) was a World War II veteran and congressional representative for Texas's 6th congressional district for 32 years, from 1946 to 1978. He is buried in Arlington National Cemetery. ...
; Ranking Member: Charles A. Mosher) ** United States House Science and Astronautics Subcommittee on Aeronautics and Space Technology, Aeronautics and Space Technology (Chair:
Ray Madden Ray John Madden (February 25, 1892 – September 28, 1987) was an American lawyer and World War I veteran who served 17 terms as a United States representative from Indiana from 1943 to 1977. Biography He was born in Waseca, Minnesota. He att ...
; Ranking Member:
John W. Wydler John Waldemar Wydler (June 9, 1924 – August 4, 1987) was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from New York. Wydler was born in Brooklyn. He served in the United States Army Air Corps from 1942 until 1945. He gra ...
) ** United States House Science and Astronautics Subcommittee on Science, Research and Development, Science, Research and Development (Chair:
John William Davis John William Davis (April 13, 1873 – March 24, 1955) was an American politician, diplomat and lawyer. He served under President Woodrow Wilson as the Solicitor General of the United States and the United States Ambassador to the United Kingdo ...
; Ranking Member: Alphonso Bell) ** United States House Science and Astronautics Subcommittee on Manned Space Flight, Manned Space Flight (Chair: Don Fuqua; Ranking Member: Larry Winn Jr.) ** United States House Science and Astronautics Subcommittee on Space Science and Applications, Space Science and Applications (Chair:
James W. Symington James Wadsworth Symington (; born September 28, 1927) is an American lawyer and politician who represented Missouri from 1969 to 1977 as a four-term member of the U.S. House of Representatives. Prior to that, in the late 1960s, he served as Chief ...
; Ranking Member: Marvin L. Esch) ** United States House Science and Astronautics Subcommittee on International Cooperation in Science and Space, International Cooperation in Science and Space (Chair:
Richard T. Hanna Richard Thomas Hanna (June 9, 1914 – June 9, 2001) was a U.S. Representative from California. He became involved in a scandal dubbed Koreagate by accepting bribes from a businessman working for the South Korean government. He was found guilty ...
; Ranking Member: Louis Frey) ** United States House Science and Astronautics Subcommittee on Energy, Energy (Chair: Mike McCormack; Ranking Member: Barry M. Goldwater) * United States House Committee on Standards of Official Conduct, Standards of Official Conduct (Chair: Melvin Price; Ranking Member: Jimmy Quillen) * United States House Select Committee on Small Business, Small Business (Select) (Chair:
Joe L. Evins Joseph Landon Evins (October 24, 1910 – March 31, 1984) was an American lawyer and politician who served 15 terms as a Democratic U.S. Representative from Tennessee from 1947 to 1977. Early life Evins was a native of the Blend Communit ...
) * United States House Committee on Veterans' Affairs, Veterans' Affairs (Chair:
William Jennings Bryan Dorn William Jennings Bryan Dorn (April 14, 1916 – August 13, 2005) was a United States politician from South Carolina who represented the western part of the state in the United States House of Representatives from 1947 to 1949 and from 1951 to 197 ...
; Ranking Member: John Paul Hammerschmidt) ** United States House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Compensation and Pension, Compensation and Pension (Chair:
Olin E. Teague Olin Earl "Tiger" Teague (April 6, 1910 – January 23, 1981) was a World War II veteran and congressional representative for Texas's 6th congressional district for 32 years, from 1946 to 1978. He is buried in Arlington National Cemetery. ...
; Ranking Member: John Paul Hammerschmidt) ** United States House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Education and Training, Education and Training (Chair:
Henry Helstoski Henry Helstoski (March 21, 1925 – December 16, 1999) was an American politician. Helstoski, a Democrat, represented New Jersey in the United States House of Representatives for twelve years, lasting from 1965 until 1977. He was the representa ...
; Ranking Member: Margaret M. Heckler) ** United States House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Hospitals, Hospitals (Chair: David E. Satterfield III) ** United States House Science and Astronautics Subcommittee on Housing, Housing (Chair: Charles J. Carney; Ranking Member:
Elwood Hillis Elwood Haynes "Bud" Hillis (March 6, 1926 – January 4, 2023) was an American politician and lawyer from Indiana. He was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives, serving Indiana's 5th congressional district for 8 term ...
) ** United States House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Insurance, Insurance (Chair: Sonny Montgomery; Ranking Member:
John M. Zwach John Matthew Zwach Sr. (February 8, 1907 – November 11, 1990) is an American farmer, rural school teacher, and politician. Zwach was most notably a U.S. Representative from Minnesota. He also served for several terms in the Minnesota legi ...
) ** United States House Committee on Ways and Means, Ways and Means (Chair: Wilbur Mills; Ranking Member: Herman T. Schneebeli) * Committee of the Whole (United States House of Representatives), Whole


Joint committees

* Joint Committee on Atomic Energy, Atomic Energy (Chair: Rep. Charles Melvin Price; Vice Chair: Sen. John O. Pastore) * Joint Committee on Congressional Operations, Congressional Operations (Chair: Sen.
Lee Metcalf Lee Warren Metcalf (January 28, 1911 – January 12, 1978) was an American lawyer, judge, and politician. A member of the Democratic Party, he served as a U.S. Representative (1953–1961) and a U.S. Senator (1961–1978) from Montana. He was the ...
; Vice Chair: Rep. Jack Brooks) * Joint Committee on Defense Productions, Defense Productions (Chair: Sen.
John J. Sparkman John Jackson Sparkman (December 20, 1899 – November 16, 1985) was an American jurist and politician from the state of Alabama. A Southern Democrat, Sparkman served in the United States House of Representatives from 1937 to 1946 and the United S ...
; Vice Chair: Rep.
Wright Patman John William Wright Patman (August 6, 1893 – March 7, 1976) was an American politician. First elected in 1928, Patman served 24 consecutive terms in the United States House of Representatives for Texas's 1st congressional district from 1929 to 1 ...
) * Joint Economic Committee, Economic (Chair: Rep.
Wright Patman John William Wright Patman (August 6, 1893 – March 7, 1976) was an American politician. First elected in 1928, Patman served 24 consecutive terms in the United States House of Representatives for Texas's 1st congressional district from 1929 to 1 ...
; Vice Chair: Sen.
William Proxmire Edward William Proxmire (November 11, 1915 – December 15, 2005) was an American politician. A member of the Democratic Party, he served as a United States Senator from Wisconsin from 1957 to 1989. He holds the record for being the longest-serv ...
) * Joint Committee on Internal Revenue Taxation, Internal Revenue Taxation (Chair: Sen.
Russell B. Long Russell Billiu Long (November 3, 1918 – May 9, 2003) was an American Democratic politician and United States Senator from Louisiana from 1948 until 1987. Because of his seniority, he advanced to chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, servin ...
; Ranking Member: Rep. Wilbur D. Mills) * Joint Committee on the Library, The Library (Chair: Sen.
Howard Cannon Howard Walter Cannon (January 26, 1912 – March 5, 2002) was an American politician from Nevada. Elected to the first of four consecutive terms in 1958, he served in the United States Senate from 1959 to 1983. He was a member of the Democrati ...
; Vice Chair: Rep. Lucien N. Nedzi) * Joint Committee on Printing, Printing (Chair: Rep. Wayne L. Hays; Vice Chair: Sen.
Howard Cannon Howard Walter Cannon (January 26, 1912 – March 5, 2002) was an American politician from Nevada. Elected to the first of four consecutive terms in 1958, he served in the United States Senate from 1959 to 1983. He was a member of the Democrati ...
) * Joint Committee on Reduction of Federal Expenditures, Reduction of Federal Expenditures (Chair: Rep. George H. Mahon) * Joint Study Committee on Budget Control, Budget Control (Chair: Rep.
Al Ullman Albert Conrad Ullman (March 9, 1914 – October 11, 1986) was an American politician in the Democratic Party who represented in the United States House of Representatives from 1957 to 1981. One of the most influential Oregonians ever to be elec ...
)


Employees


List of federal agencies in the United States#Legislative branch, Legislative branch agency directors

* Architect of the Capitol: George M. White * Attending Physician of the United States Congress: Rufus Pearson, until 1974 ** Freeman H. Cary, starting 1974 * Comptroller General of the United States: Elmer B. Staats * Librarian of Congress: Lawrence Quincy Mumford, until 1974 * Public Printer of the United States: Thomas F. McCormick, starting 1973


Senate

* Secretary of the United States Senate, Secretary: Francis R. Valeo * United States Senate Librarian, Librarian: Roger K. Haley * Parliamentarian of the United States Senate, Parliamentarian: Floyd Riddick, until 1974 ** Murray Zweben, starting 1974 * Sergeant at Arms of the United States Senate, Sergeant at Arms: William H. Wannall * Chaplain of the United States Senate, Chaplain: Edward L.R. Elson (Presbyterian) * Curator of the United States Senate, Curator: James R. Ketchum * Democratic Party (United States), Democratic Party Secretary: Joseph Stanley Kimmitt, J. Stanley Kimmitt * Republican Party (United States), Republican Party Secretary: J. Mark Trice, until 1974 ** William Hildenbrand, starting 1974


House of Representatives

* Chaplain of the United States House of Representatives, Chaplain: Edward G. Latch (Methodism, Methodist) * Clerk of the United States House of Representatives, Clerk: W. Pat Jennings * Doorkeeper of the United States House of Representatives, Doorkeeper: Fishbait Miller, William M. Miller, until December 31, 1974 ** James T. Molloy, ''interim'' * Parliamentarian of the United States House of Representatives, Parliamentarian: Lewis Deschler, until June 27, 1974 ** William Holmes Brown, appointed June 27, 1974 * Postmaster of the United States House of Representatives, Postmaster: Robert V. Rota * Reading Clerk of the United States House of Representatives, Reading Clerk: ** Bob Berry (R) ** Charles W. Hackney Jr. (D) * Sergeant at Arms of the United States House of Representatives, Sergeant at Arms: Kenneth R. Harding


See also

* United States elections, 1972 (elections leading to this Congress) ** 1972 United States presidential election ** United States Senate elections, 1972 ** United States House of Representatives elections, 1972 * United States elections, 1974 (elections during this Congress, leading to the next Congress) ** United States Senate elections, 1974 ** United States House of Representatives elections, 1974


Notes


Footnotes

* *


References


Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress




* * * * {{USCongresses 93rd United States Congress,