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The 96th 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, D.C. from January 3, 1979, to January 3, 1981, during the last two years of the
administration Administration may refer to: Management of organizations * Management, the act of directing people towards accomplishing a goal ** Administrative Assistant, traditionally known as a Secretary, or also known as an administrative officer, admini ...
of U.S. President
Jimmy Carter James Earl Carter Jr. (born October 1, 1924) is an American politician who served as the 39th president of the United States from 1977 to 1981. A member of the Democratic Party (United States), Democratic Party, he previously served as th ...
. The apportionment of seats in this House of Representatives was based on the 1970 Census. Both chambers retained a Democratic majority (though downgraded from the
supermajority A supermajority, supra-majority, qualified majority, or special majority is a requirement for a proposal to gain a specified level of support which is greater than the threshold of more than one-half used for a simple majority. Supermajority ru ...
status in the previous Congress), and with President Carter, maintained an overall federal government trifecta. This is the most recent Congress to feature a Democratic Senator from Idaho,
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 ...
, who lost re-election in 1980.


Major events

* March 28, 1979: Partial nuclear meltdown at Three Mile Island * July 11, 1979:
Skylab Skylab was the first United States space station, launched by NASA, occupied for about 24 weeks between May 1973 and February 1974. It was operated by three separate three-astronaut crews: Skylab 2, Skylab 3, and Skylab 4. Major operations ...
began its return to earth * November 4, 1979: Iran hostage crisis began *
1979 energy crisis The 1979 oil crisis, also known as the 1979 Oil Shock or Second Oil Crisis, was an energy crisis caused by a drop in oil production in the wake of the Iranian Revolution. Although the global oil supply only decreased by approximately four pe ...
* February 2, 1980: Abscam became public * April 7, 1980: End of Iran-United States diplomatic relations * May 18, 1980: Mount St. Helens erupted * 1980 United States heat wave * November 4, 1980: United States elections: Reagan/Bush defeated Carter/Mondale. Republicans gain control of the Senate; the first time Republicans gain control of either chamber since 1954.


Major legislation

* April 10, 1979: Taiwan Relations Act, * September 9, 1979: Panama Canal Act of 1979, , * October 17, 1979: Department of Education Organization Act, , * March 17, 1980: Refugee Act, , * September 19, 1980: Regulatory Flexibility Act, , * September 29, 1980: Fish and Wildlife Conservation Act of 1980, , * October 14, 1980: Staggers Rail Act of 1980, , * October 15, 1980: Classified Information Procedures Act, , * December 2, 1980: Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act, , * December 11, 1980: Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA or
Superfund Superfund is a United States federal environmental remediation program established by the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA). The program is administered by the Environmental Protection Agency ...
), , * December 11, 1980:
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1980 The Paperwork Reduction Act of 1980 (Pub. L. No. 96-511, 94 Stat. 2812, codified at ) is a United States federal law enacted in 1980 designed to reduce the total amount of paperwork burden the federal government imposes on private businesses and ...
, , * December 12, 1980:
Defense Officer Personnel Management Act The Defense Officer Personnel Management Act (DOPMA) () is a United States federal law passed in 1980 that for the first time standardized officer personnel management across the United States Armed Forces. It established ceilings on the number o ...
, * December 12, 1980: Bayh–Dole Act, , * December 22, 1980: Nuclear Safety, Research, Demonstration, and Development Act of 1980, ,


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 ...
:
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 ...
(D) *
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". ...
: Warren Magnuson (D) **
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), for just for one day: December 5, 1980


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.
: Robert Byrd *
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 ...
:
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 ...
* Democratic Caucus Secretary:
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 ...
* Democratic Campaign Committee Chairman: Wendell Ford


Minority (Republican) leadership

* Minority Leader:
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 ...
*
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 ...
: Ted Stevens * Republican Conference Chairman:
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 ...
*
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 ...
: Jake Garn * National Senatorial Committee Chair:
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 ...
* 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 ...
:
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)


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.
:
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 ...
*
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 Brademas * Chief Deputy Majority Whip: Dan Rostenkowski * Democratic Caucus Chairman: Tom Foley * Democratic Caucus Secretary:
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 ...
* Democratic Campaign Committee Chairman: James C. Corman


Minority (Republican) leadership

* Minority Leader:
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– ...
*
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 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 ...
* Republican Conference Chairman: Samuel L. Devine * Republican Conference Vice-Chairman: Jack Edwards *
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 ...
: Clair Burgener * Policy Committee Chairman: Bud Shuster * Republican Campaign Committee Chairman: Guy Vander Jagt


Caucuses

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


Members

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


Senate

Senators are popularly elected statewide every two years, with one-third beginning new six-year terms with each Congress, In this Congress, Class 3 meant their term ended with this Congress, requiring reelection in 1980; Class 1 meant their term began in the last Congress, requiring reelection in 1982; and Class 2 meant their term began in this Congress, requiring reelection in 1984.


Alabama (We dare defend our rights) , anthem = " Alabama" , image_map = Alabama in United States.svg , seat = Montgomery , LargestCity = Huntsville , LargestCounty = Baldwin County , LargestMetro = Greater Birmingham , area_total_km2 = 135,7 ...

: 2.
Howell Heflin Howell Thomas Heflin (June 19, 1921 – March 29, 2005) was an American lawyer and politician who served in the United States Senate, representing Alabama, from 1979 to 1997. Early life Heflin was born on June 19, 1921, in Poulan, Georgia. He att ...
(D) : 3. Donald Stewart (D), until January 2, 1981 :: Jeremiah Denton (R), from January 2, 1981


Alaska Alaska ( ; russian: Аляска, Alyaska; ale, Alax̂sxax̂; ; ems, Alas'kaaq; Yup'ik: ''Alaskaq''; tli, Anáaski) is a state located in the Western United States on the northwest extremity of North America. A semi-exclave of the U ...

: 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 Arizona ( ; nv, Hoozdo Hahoodzo ; ood, Alĭ ṣonak ) is a state in the Southwestern United States. It is the 6th largest and the 14th most populous of the 50 states. Its capital and largest city is Phoenix. Arizona is part of the Fou ...

: 1.
Dennis DeConcini Dennis Webster DeConcini (; born May 8, 1937) is an American lawyer, philanthropist, politician and former Democratic U.S. Senator from Arizona. The son of former Arizona Supreme Court Judge Evo Anton DeConcini, he represented Arizona in the Uni ...
(D) : 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 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 ...

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


California California is a state in the Western United States, located along the Pacific Coast. With nearly 39.2million residents across a total area of approximately , it is the most populous U.S. state and the 3rd largest by area. It is also the m ...

: 1.
S. I. Hayakawa Samuel Ichiye Hayakawa (July 18, 1906 – February 27, 1992) was a Canadian-born American academic and politician of Japanese ancestry. A professor of English, he served as president of San Francisco State University and then as U.S. Senator from ...
(R) : 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 Colorado (, other variants) is a state in the Mountain West subregion of the Western United States. It encompasses most of the Southern Rocky Mountains, as well as the northeastern portion of the Colorado Plateau and the western edge of the ...

: 2.
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) : 3.
Gary Hart Gary Warren Hart (''né'' Hartpence; born November 28, 1936) is an American politician, diplomat, and lawyer. He was the front-runner for the 1988 Democratic presidential nomination until he dropped out amid revelations of extramarital affairs. ...
(D)


Connecticut Connecticut () is the southernmost state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It is bordered by Rhode Island to the east, Massachusetts to the north, New York (state), New York to the west, and Long Island Sound to the ...

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


Delaware Delaware ( ) is a state in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States, bordering Maryland to its south and west; Pennsylvania to its north; and New Jersey and the Atlantic Ocean to its east. The state takes its name from the adjacent ...

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


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 ...

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


List of United States senators from Georgia, Georgia

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


List of United States senators from Hawaii, Hawaii

: 1. Spark Matsunaga (D) : 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)


List of United States senators from Idaho, Idaho

: 2. James A. McClure (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)


List of United States senators from Illinois, Illinois

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


List of United States senators from Indiana, Indiana

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


List of United States senators from Iowa, Iowa

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


List of United States senators from Kansas, Kansas

: 2. Nancy Kassebaum (R) : 3. Bob Dole (R)


List of United States senators from Kentucky, Kentucky

: 2. Walter "Dee" Huddleston (D) : 3. Wendell Ford (D)


List of United States senators from Louisiana, Louisiana

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


List of United States senators from Maine, Maine

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


List of United States senators from Maryland, Maryland

: 1. Paul Sarbanes (D) : 3. Charles Mathias (R)


List of United States senators from Massachusetts, Massachusetts

: 1. Ted Kennedy (D) : 2. Paul Tsongas (D)


List of United States senators from Michigan, Michigan

: 1. Donald Riegle (D) : 2. Carl Levin (D)


List of United States senators from Minnesota, Minnesota

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


List of United States senators from Mississippi, Mississippi

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


List of United States senators from Missouri, Missouri

: 1. John Danforth (R) : 3. Thomas Eagleton (D)


List of United States senators from Montana, Montana

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


List of United States senators from Nebraska, Nebraska

: 1. Edward Zorinsky (D) : 2. J. James Exon (D)


List of United States senators from Nevada, Nevada

: 1. Howard Cannon (D) : 3. Paul Laxalt (R)


List of United States senators from New Hampshire, New Hampshire

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


List of United States senators from New Jersey, New Jersey

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


List of United States senators from New Mexico, New Mexico

: 1. Harrison Schmitt (R) : 2. Pete Domenici (R)


List of United States senators from New York, New York

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


List of United States senators from North Carolina, North Carolina

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


List of United States senators from North Dakota, 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)


List of United States senators from Ohio, Ohio

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


List of United States senators from Oklahoma, Oklahoma

: 2. David Boren (D) : 3. Henry Bellmon (R)


List of United States senators from Oregon, Oregon

: 2. Mark Hatfield (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)


List of United States senators from Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania

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


List of United States senators from Rhode Island, Rhode Island

: 1. John Chafee (R) : 2. Claiborne Pell (D)


List of United States senators from South Carolina, South Carolina

: 2. Strom Thurmond (R) : 3. Fritz Hollings (D)


List of United States senators from South Dakota, South Dakota

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


List of United States senators from Tennessee, Tennessee

: 1. Jim Sasser (D) : 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)


List of United States senators from Texas, Texas

: 1. Lloyd Bentsen (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)


List of United States senators from Utah, Utah

: 1. Orrin Hatch (R) : 3. Jake Garn (R)


List of United States senators from Vermont, Vermont

: 1. Robert Stafford (R) : 3. Patrick Leahy (D)


List of United States senators from Virginia, Virginia

: 1. Harry F. Byrd Jr. (I) : 2. John Warner (R)


List of United States senators from Washington, Washington

: 1. Henry M. Jackson (D) : 3. Warren Magnuson (D)


List of United States senators from West Virginia, West Virginia

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


List of United States senators from Wisconsin, Wisconsin

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


List of United States senators from Wyoming, Wyoming

: 1. Malcolm Wallop (R) : 2. Alan Simpson (American politician), Alan Simpson (R)


House of Representatives

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


List of United States representatives from Alabama, Alabama

(4–3 Democratic) : . Jack Edwards (R) : . William Louis Dickinson (R) : . Bill Nichols (politician), Bill Nichols (D) : . Tom Bevill (D) : . Ronnie Flippo (D) : . John Hall Buchanan Jr. (R) : . Richard Shelby (D)


List of United States representatives from Alaska, Alaska

(1 Republican) : . Don Young (R)


List of United States representatives from Arizona, Arizona

(2–2 split) : .
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) : . Bob Stump (D) : . Eldon Rudd (R)


List of United States representatives from Arkansas, Arkansas

(2–2 split) : . William Vollie Alexander Jr. (D) : . Ed Bethune (R) : . John Paul Hammerschmidt (R) : . Beryl Anthony Jr. (D)


List of United States representatives from California, California

(25–18 Democratic) : . Harold T. Johnson (D) : . Donald H. Clausen (R) : . Bob Matsui (D) : . Vic Fazio (D) : . John Burton (American politician), John Burton (D) : . Phillip Burton (D) : . George Miller (California politician), George Miller (D) : . Ron Dellums (D) : . Pete Stark (D) : . Don Edwards (D) : . William Royer (R), from April 3, 1979 : . Pete McCloskey (R) : . Norman Mineta (D) : . Norman D. Shumway (R) : . Tony Coelho (D) : . Leon Panetta (D) : . Chip Pashayan (R) : . Bill Thomas (R) : . Robert J. Lagomarsino (R) : . Barry Goldwater Jr. (R) : . James C. Corman (D) : . Carlos Moorhead (R) : . Anthony Beilenson (D) : . Henry Waxman (D) : . Edward R. Roybal (D) : . John H. Rousselot (R) : . Bob Dornan (R) : . Julian Dixon (D) : . Augustus Hawkins (D) : . George E. Danielson (D) : . Charles H. Wilson (D) : . Glenn M. Anderson (D) : . Wayne R. Grisham (R) : . Dan Lungren (R) : . James F. Lloyd (D) : . George Brown Jr. (D) : . Jerry Lewis (California politician), Jerry Lewis (R) : . Jerry M. Patterson (D) : . William E. Dannemeyer (R) : . Robert Badham (R) : . Bob Wilson (politician), Bob Wilson (R) : . Lionel Van Deerlin (D) : . Clair Burgener (R)


List of United States representatives from Colorado, Colorado

(3–2 Democratic) : . Pat Schroeder (D) : . Tim Wirth (D) : . Ray Kogovsek (D) : . James Paul Johnson (R) : . Ken Kramer (R)


List of United States representatives from Connecticut, Connecticut

(5–1 Democratic) : . William R. Cotter (politician), William R. Cotter (D) : . Chris Dodd (D) : . Robert Giaimo (D) : . Stewart McKinney (politician), Stewart McKinney (R) : . William R. Ratchford (D) : . Toby Moffett (D)


List of United States representatives from Delaware, Delaware

(1 Republican) : . Thomas B. Evans Jr. (R)


List of United States representatives from Florida, Florida

(12–3 Democratic) : . Earl Hutto (D) : . Don Fuqua (D) : . Charles E. Bennett (politician), Charles E. Bennett (D) : . Bill Chappell (D) : . Richard Kelly (Florida politician), Richard Kelly (R) : . Bill Young (R) : . Sam Gibbons (D) : . Andy Ireland (D) : . Bill Nelson (D) : . Skip Bafalis (R) : . Dan Mica (D) : . Edward J. Stack (D) : . William Lehman (Florida politician), William Lehman (D) : . Claude Pepper (D) : . Dante Fascell (D)


List of United States representatives from Georgia, Georgia

(9–1 Democratic) : . Ronald 'Bo' Ginn (D) : . Dawson Mathis (D) : . Jack Brinkley (D) : . Elliott H. Levitas (D) : . Wyche Fowler (D) : . Newt Gingrich (R) : . Larry McDonald (D) : . Billy Lee Evans (D) : . Ed Jenkins (U.S. politician), Ed Jenkins (D) : . Doug Barnard Jr. (D)


List of United States representatives from Hawaii, Hawaii

(2 Democrats) : . Cecil Heftel (D) : . Daniel Akaka (D)


List of United States representatives from Idaho, Idaho

(2 Republicans) : . Steve Symms (R) : . George V. Hansen (R)


List of United States representatives from Illinois, Illinois

(13–11 Republican) : . Bennett Stewart (D) : . Morgan F. Murphy (D) : . Marty Russo (D) : . Ed Derwinski (R) : . John G. Fary (D) : . Henry Hyde (R) : . Cardiss Collins (D) : . Dan Rostenkowski (D) : . Sidney R. Yates (D) : . Abner Mikva (D), until September 26, 1979 :: John Porter (Illinois politician), John Porter (R), from January 22, 1980 : . Frank Annunzio (D) : . Phil Crane (R) : . Robert McClory (R) : . John N. Erlenborn (R) : . Tom Corcoran (politician), Tom Corcoran (R) : . John B. Anderson (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 (R) : . Paul Findley (R) : . Edward Rell Madigan (R) : . Dan Crane (R) : . Melvin Price (D) : . Paul Simon (politician), Paul Simon (D)


List of United States representatives from Indiana, Indiana

(7–4 Democratic) : . Adam Benjamin Jr. (D) : . Floyd Fithian (D) : . John Brademas (D) : . Dan Quayle (R) : . Elwood Hillis (R) : . David W. Evans (D) : . John T. Myers (congressman), John T. Myers (R) : . H. Joel Deckard (R) : . Lee H. Hamilton (D) : . Philip Sharp (politician), Philip Sharp (D) : . Andrew Jacobs Jr. (D)


List of United States representatives from Iowa, Iowa

(3–3 split) : . Jim Leach (R) : . Tom Tauke (R) : . Chuck Grassley (R) : . Neal Edward Smith (D) : . Tom Harkin (D) : . Berkley Bedell (D)


List of United States representatives from Kansas, Kansas

: . Keith Sebelius (R) : . James Edmund Jeffries (R) : . Larry Winn (R) : . Dan Glickman (D) : . Bob Whittaker (R)


List of United States representatives from Kentucky, Kentucky

(4–3 Democratic) : . Carroll Hubbard (D) : . William Natcher (D) : . Romano Mazzoli (D) : . Gene Snyder (R) : . Tim Lee Carter (R) : . Larry J. Hopkins (R) : . Carl D. Perkins (D)


List of United States representatives from Louisiana, Louisiana

(5–3 Democratic) : . Bob Livingston (R) : . Lindy Boggs (D) : . Dave Treen (R), until March 10, 1980 :: Billy Tauzin (D), from May 22, 1980 : . Buddy Leach (D) : . Jerry Huckaby (D) : . Henson Moore (R) : . John Breaux (D) : . Gillis William Long (D)


List of United States representatives from Maine, Maine

(2 Republicans) : . David F. Emery (R) : . Olympia Snowe (R)


List of United States representatives from Maryland, Maryland

(6–2 Democratic) : . Robert Bauman (R) : . Clarence Long (D) : . Barbara Mikulski (D) : . Marjorie Holt (R) : . Gladys Spellman (D) : . Beverly Byron (D) : . Parren Mitchell (D) : . Michael D. Barnes (D)


List of United States representatives from Massachusetts, Massachusetts

(10–2 Democratic) : . Silvio O. Conte (R) : . Edward Boland (D) : . Joseph D. Early (D) : . Robert Drinan (D) : . James Shannon (Massachusetts politician), James Shannon (D) : . Nicholas Mavroules (D) : . Ed Markey (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) : . Margaret Heckler (R) : . Brian J. Donnelly (D) : . Gerry Studds (D)


List of United States representatives from Michigan, Michigan

(13–6 Democratic) : . John Conyers (D) : . Carl Pursell (R) : . Howard Wolpe (D) : . David Stockman (R) : . Harold S. Sawyer (R) : . Milton Robert Carr (D) : . Dale Kildee (D) : . J. Bob Traxler (D) : . Guy Vander Jagt (R) : . Donald J. Albosta (D) : . Robert William Davis (R) : . David Bonior (D) : . Charles Diggs (D), until June 3, 1980 :: George Crockett Jr. (D), from November 4, 1980 : . Lucien Nedzi (D) : . William D. Ford (D) : . John Dingell (D) : . William M. Brodhead (D) : . James Blanchard (D) : . William Broomfield (R)


List of United States representatives from Minnesota, Minnesota

(4–4 split) : . Arlen Erdahl (R) : . Tom Hagedorn (R) : . Bill Frenzel (R) : . Bruce Vento (DFL) : . Martin Olav Sabo (DFL) : . Rick Nolan (DFL) : . Arlan Stangeland (R) : . Jim Oberstar (DFL)


List of United States representatives from Mississippi, Mississippi

(3–2 Democratic) : . Jamie Whitten (D) : . David R. Bowen (D) : . Sonny Montgomery (D) : . Jon Hinson (R) : . Trent Lott (R)


List of United States representatives from Missouri, Missouri

(8–2 Democratic) : . Bill Clay (D) : . Robert A. Young (D) : . Dick Gephardt (D) : . Ike Skelton (D) : . Richard Walker Bolling (D) : . Tom Coleman (Missouri politician), Tom Coleman (R) : . Gene Taylor (Missouri politician), Gene Taylor (R) : . Richard Howard Ichord Jr. (D) : . Harold Volkmer (D) : . Bill Burlison (D)


List of United States representatives from Montana, Montana

(1–1 split) : . Pat Williams (Montana politician), Pat Williams (D) : . Ron Marlenee (R)


List of United States representatives from Nebraska, Nebraska

(2–1 Republican) : . Doug Bereuter (R) : . John Joseph Cavanaugh III (D) : . Virginia D. Smith (R)


List of United States representatives from Nevada, Nevada

(1 Democrat) : . James David Santini (D)


List of United States representatives from New Hampshire, New Hampshire

(1–1 split) : . Norman D'Amours (D) : . James Colgate Cleveland (R)


List of United States representatives from New Jersey, New Jersey

(10–5 Democratic) : . James Florio (D) : . William J. Hughes (D) : . James J. Howard (D) : . Frank Thompson (D), until December 29, 1980 : . Millicent Fenwick (R) : . Edwin B. Forsythe (R) : . Andrew Maguire (D) : . Robert A. Roe (D) : . Harold C. Hollenbeck (R) : . Peter W. Rodino (D) : . Joseph Minish (D) : . Matthew John Rinaldo (R) : . Jim Courter (R) : . Frank Joseph Guarini (D) : . Edward J. Patten (D)


List of United States representatives from New Mexico, New Mexico

(1–1 split) : . Manuel Lujan Jr. (R) : . Harold L. Runnels (D), until August 5, 1980


List of United States representatives from New York, New York

(26–13 Democratic) : . William Carney (politician), William Carney (C) : . Thomas Downey (D) : . Jerome Ambro (D) : . Norman F. Lent (R) : . John W. Wydler (R) : . Lester L. Wolff (D) : . Joseph P. Addabbo (D) : . Benjamin Stanley Rosenthal (D) : . Geraldine Ferraro (D) : . Mario Biaggi (D) : . James H. Scheuer (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) : . Stephen Solarz (D) : . Fred Richmond (D) : . Leo C. Zeferetti (D) : . Elizabeth Holtzman (D) : . John M. Murphy (D) : . Bill Green (New York politician), Bill Green (R) : . Charles Rangel (D) : . Theodore S. Weiss (D) : . Robert Garcia (New York politician), Robert Garcia (D) : . Jonathan Brewster Bingham (D) : . Peter A. Peyser (D) : . Richard Ottinger (D) : . Hamilton Fish IV (R) : . Benjamin Gilman (R) : . Matthew F. McHugh (D) : . Samuel S. Stratton (D) : . Gerald Solomon (R) : . Robert C. McEwen (R) : . Donald J. Mitchell (R) : . James M. Hanley (D) : . Gary A. Lee (R) : . Frank Horton (New York politician), Frank Horton (R) : . Barber Conable (R) : . John J. LaFalce (D) : . Henry J. Nowak (D) : . Jack Kemp (R) : . Stan Lundine (D)


List of United States representatives from North Carolina, North Carolina

(9–2 Democratic) : . Walter B. Jones Sr. (D) : . Lawrence H. Fountain (D) : . Charles Orville Whitley (D) : . Ike Franklin Andrews (D) : . Stephen L. Neal (D) : . L. Richardson Preyer (D) : . Charlie Rose (politician), Charlie Rose (D) : . Bill Hefner (D) : . James G. Martin (R) : . Jim Broyhill (R) : . V. Lamar Gudger (D)


List of United States representatives from North Dakota, North Dakota

(1 Republican) : . Mark Andrews (politician), Mark Andrews (R)


List of United States representatives from Ohio, Ohio

(13–10 Republican) : . Bill Gradison (R) : . Tom Luken (D) : . Tony P. Hall (D) : . Tennyson Guyer (R) : . Del Latta (R) : . Bill Harsha (R) : . Bud Brown (politician), Bud Brown (R) : . Tom Kindness (R) : . Thomas L. Ashley (D) : . Clarence E. Miller (R) : . J. William Stanton (R) : . Samuel L. Devine (R) : . Donald J. Pease (D) : . John F. Seiberling (D) : . Chalmers Wylie (R) : . Ralph Regula (R) : . John M. Ashbrook (R) : . Douglas Applegate (D) : . Lyle Williams (R) : . Mary Rose Oakar (D) : . Louis Stokes (D) : . Charles Vanik (D) : . Ronald M. Mottl (D)


List of United States representatives from Oklahoma, Oklahoma

(5–1 Democratic) : . James R. Jones (D) : . Mike Synar (D) : . Wes Watkins (D) : . Tom Steed (D) : . Mickey Edwards (R) : . Glenn English (D)


List of United States representatives from Oregon, Oregon

(4 Democrats) : . Les AuCoin (D) : . Al Ullman (D) : . Robert B. Duncan (D) : . Jim Weaver (Oregon politician), Jim Weaver (D)


List of United States representatives from Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania

(15–10 Democratic) : . Michael Myers (Pennsylvania politician), Michael Myers (D), until October 2, 1980 : . William H. Gray III (D) : . Raymond Lederer (D) : . Charles F. Dougherty (R) : . Richard T. Schulze (R) : . Gus Yatron (D) : . Robert W. Edgar (D) : . Peter H. Kostmayer (D) : . Bud Shuster (R) : . Joseph M. McDade (R) : . Dan Flood (D), until January 31, 1980 :: Ray Musto (D), from April 9, 1980 : . John Murtha (D) : . Lawrence Coughlin (R) : . William S. Moorhead (D) : . Donald L. Ritter (R) : . Robert Smith Walker (R) : . Allen E. Ertel (D) : . Doug Walgren (D) : . William F. Goodling (R) : . Joseph M. Gaydos (D) : . Donald A. Bailey (D) : . Austin Murphy (D) : . William F. Clinger Jr. (R) : . Marc L. Marks (R) : . Eugene Atkinson (D)


List of United States representatives from Rhode Island, Rhode Island

(2 Democrats) : . Fernand St. Germain (D) : . Edward Beard (D)


List of United States representatives from South Carolina, South Carolina

(4–2 Democratic) : . Mendel Jackson Davis (D) : . Floyd Spence (R) : . Butler Derrick (D) : . Carroll A. Campbell Jr. (R) : . Kenneth Lamar Holland (D) : . John Jenrette (D), until December 10, 1980


List of United States representatives from South Dakota, South Dakota

(1–1 split) : . Tom Daschle (D) : . James Abdnor (R)


List of United States representatives from Tennessee, Tennessee

(5–3 Democratic) : . Jimmy Quillen (R) : . John Duncan Sr. (R) : . Marilyn Lloyd (D) : . Al Gore (D) : . Bill Boner (D) : . Robin Beard (R) : . Ed Jones (Tennessee politician), Ed Jones (D) : . Harold Ford Sr. (D)


List of United States representatives from Texas, Texas

(20–4 Democratic) : . Sam B. Hall Jr. (D) : . Charlie Wilson (Texas politician), Charlie Wilson (D) : . James M. Collins (R) : . Ray Roberts (D) : . Jim Mattox (D) : . Phil Gramm (D) : . Bill Archer (R) : . Robert C. Eckhardt (D) : . Jack Brooks (American politician), Jack Brooks (D) : . J. J. Pickle (D) : . Marvin Leath (D) : .
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(D) : . Jack Hightower (D) : . Joseph P. Wyatt Jr. (D) : . Kika de la Garza (D) : . Richard Crawford White (D) : . Charles Stenholm (D) : . Mickey Leland (D) : . Kent Hance (D) : . Henry B. González (D) : . Tom Loeffler (R) : . Ron Paul (R) : . Abraham Kazen (D) : . Martin Frost (D)


List of United States representatives from Utah, Utah

(1–1 split) : . K. Gunn McKay (D) : . David Daniel Marriott (R)


List of United States representatives from Vermont, Vermont

(1 Republican) : . Jim Jeffords (R)


List of United States representatives from Virginia, Virginia

(6–4 Republican) : . Paul Trible (R) : . G. William Whitehurst (R) : . David E. Satterfield III (D) : . Robert Daniel (R) : . Dan Daniel (politician), Dan Daniel (D) : . M. Caldwell Butler (R) : . J. Kenneth Robinson (R) : . Herbert Harris (D) : . William C. Wampler (R) : . Joseph L. Fisher (D)


List of United States representatives from Washington, Washington

(6–1 Democratic) : . Joel Pritchard (R) : . Al Swift (D) : . Don Bonker (D) : . Mike McCormack (politician), Mike McCormack (D) : . Tom Foley (D) : . Norm Dicks (D) : . Mike Lowry (D)


List of United States representatives from West Virginia, West Virginia

(4 Democrats) : . Bob Mollohan (D) : . Harley Orrin Staggers (D) : . John M. Slack Jr. (D), until March 17, 1980 :: John G. Hutchinson (D), from June 30, 1980 : . Nick Rahall (D)


List of United States representatives from Wisconsin, Wisconsin

(6–2 Democratic) : . Les Aspin (D) : . Robert Kastenmeier (D) : . Alvin Baldus (D) : . Clement J. Zablocki (D) : . Henry S. Reuss (D) : . Tom Petri (R), from April 3, 1979 : . Dave Obey (D) : . Toby Roth (R) : . Jim Sensenbrenner (R)


List of United States representatives from Wyoming, Wyoming

(1 Republican) : . Dick Cheney (R)


Non-voting members

(4–1 Democratic) : . Walter Fauntroy (D) : . Antonio Borja Won Pat (D) : . Baltasar Corrada del Rio (PNP) : . Melvin H. Evans (R)


Changes in membership

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


Senate

* Replacements: 4 ** Democratic: 3 seat net loss ** Republican Party (United States), Republican: 3 seat net gain * Deaths: 0 * Resignations: 4 * Vacancy: 0 *Total seats with changes: 4 , - , nowrap , List of United States senators from Maine, Maine
(Class 1) , nowrap , Edmund Muskie
(D) , Resigned May 7, 1980 to become United States Secretary of State.
Successor appointed to finish the term. , nowrap , George J. Mitchell
(D) , May 19, 1980 , - , nowrap , List of United States senators from New Hampshire, New Hampshire
(Class 3) , nowrap , John A. Durkin
(D) , Resigned December 29, 1980 to give successor priority in seniority.
Successor appointed to finish the term. , nowrap , Warren Rudman
(R) , December 29, 1980 , - , nowrap ,
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 ...

(Class 3) , nowrap , Richard Stone
(D) , Resigned December 30, 1980 to give successor priority in seniority.
Successor appointed to finish the term. , nowrap , Paula Hawkins (politician), Paula Hawkins
(R) , January 1, 1981 , - , nowrap ,
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(Class 3) , nowrap , Donald Stewart
(D) , Resigned January 2, 1981 to give successor priority in seniority.
Successor appointed to finish the term. , nowrap , Jeremiah Denton
(R) , January 2, 1981


House of Representatives

* Replacements: 7 ** Democratic: 0 seat net loss ** Republican Party (United States), Republican: 0 seat net gain * Deaths: 1 * Resignations: 4 * Expulsion: 1 * Contested election: *Total seats with changes: 10 , - , , Vacant , style="font-size:80%" , Rep. Leo Ryan died during previous congress , nowrap , William Royer (R) , April 3, 1979 , - , , Vacant , style="font-size:80%" , Rep. William A. Steiger died during previous congress , nowrap , Tom Petri (R) , April 3, 1979 , - , , nowrap , Abner Mikva (D) , style="font-size:80%" , Resigned September 26, 1979, after being appointed judge of U.S. Court of Appeals , nowrap , John Porter (Illinois politician), John Porter (R) , January 22, 1980 , - , , nowrap , Dan Flood (D) , style="font-size:80%" , Resigned January 31, 1980 , nowrap , Ray Musto (D) , April 9, 1980 , - , , nowrap , Dave Treen (R) , style="font-size:80%" , Resigned March 10, 1980, after being elected Governor of Louisiana , nowrap , Billy Tauzin (D) , May 22, 1980 , - , , nowrap , John M. Slack Jr. (D) , style="font-size:80%" , Died March 17, 1980 , nowrap , John G. Hutchinson (D) , June 30, 1980 , - , , nowrap , Charles Diggs (D) , style="font-size:80%" , Resigned June 3, 1980 , nowrap , George Crockett Jr. (D) , November 4, 1980 , - , , nowrap , Harold L. Runnels (D) , style="font-size:80%" , Died August 5, 1980 , rowspan=4 , Vacant , rowspan=4 , Not filled this term , - , , nowrap , Michael Myers (Pennsylvania politician), Michael Myers (D) , style="font-size:80%" , Expelled October 2, 1980 , - , , nowrap , John Jenrette (D) , style="font-size:80%" , Resigned December 10, 1980 , - , , nowrap , Frank Thompson (D) , style="font-size:80%" , Resigned December 29, 1980, after being censured by the House of Representatives


Committees


Senate

* United States Senate Special Committee on Aging, Aging (Special) (Chair: Lawton Chiles) * United States Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry, Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry (Chair: Herman Talmadge; Ranking Member: Jesse Helms) ** Agricultural Research and General Legislation (Chair: Donald Stewart; Ranking Member: Richard G. Lugar) ** Rural Development (Chair: Patrick Leahy; Ranking Member: Rudy Boschwitz) ** Foreign Agricultural Policy (Chair: Richard Stone; Ranking Member: Thad Cochran) ** United States House Agriculture Subcommittee on Nutrition, Nutrition (Chair: George McGovern; Ranking Member: Bob Dole) ** Environment, Soil Conservation and Forestry (Chair: John Melcher; Ranking Member: Roger W. Jepsen) ** Agricultural Credit and Rural Electrification (Chair: Edward Zorinsky; Ranking Member: S.I. Hayakawa) ** Agricultural Production, Marketing and Stabilization of Prices (Chair: Walter "Dee" Huddleston; Ranking Member:
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) * United States Senate Committee on Appropriations, Appropriations (Chair: Warren Magnuson; Ranking Member:
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) ** Agriculture and Related Agencies (Chair: Thomas Eagleton; Ranking Member: Thomas F. Eagleton) ** United States House Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense, Defense (Chair: John C. Stennis; Ranking Member:
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) ** District of Columbia (Chair: Patrick Leahy; Ranking Member: Charles Mathias) ** Foreign Operations (Chair:
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; Ranking Member: Jake Garn) ** HUD-Independent Agencies (Chair: William Proxmire; Ranking Member: Charles Mathias) ** Interior (Chair: Robert Byrd; Ranking Member: Ted Stevens) ** Labor-Health, Education and Welfare (Chair: Warren Magnuson; Ranking Member: Richard S. Schweiker) ** Legislative (Chair: Jim Sasser; Ranking Member: Ted Stevens) ** Military Construction (Chair: Walter "Dee" Huddleston; Ranking Member: Paul Laxalt) ** United States House Appropriations Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, Energy and Water Development (Chair: J. Bennett Johnston; Ranking Member: Mark O. Hatfield) ** United States House Appropriations Subcommittee on State, Justice, Commerce and Judiciary, State, Justice, Commerce and Judiciary (Chair: Fritz Hollings; Ranking Member: Lowell P. Weicker Jr.) ** United States House Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Transportation (Chair: Birch Bayh; Ranking Member: James A. McClure) ** United States House Appropriations Subcommittee on Treasury, Postal Service and General Government, Treasury, Postal Service and General Government (Chair: Lawton Chiles; Ranking Member: Harrison H. Schmitt) * United States Senate Committee on Armed Services, Armed Services (Chair: John C. Stennis; Ranking Member:
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) ** United States House Armed Services Subcommittee on Arms Control, Arms Control (Chair: Henry M. Jackson; Ranking Member: William S. Cohen) ** United States House Armed Services Subcommittee on General Procurement, General Procurement (Chair: Harry F. Byrd Jr.; Ranking Member:
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) ** United States House Armed Services Subcommittee on Manpower and Personnel, Manpower and Personnel (Chair: Sam Nunn; Ranking Member: Roger W. Jepsen) ** United States House Armed Services Subcommittee on Research and Investigations, Research and Investigations (Chair: John Culver; Ranking Member: John W. Warner) ** United States House Armed Services Subcommittee on Military Construction and Stockfiles, Military Construction and Stockfiles (Chair:
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; Ranking Member: Strom Thurmond) ** United States House Armed Services Subcommittee on Procurement Policy and Reprogramming, Procurement Policy and Reprogramming (Chair: Robert Burren Morgan; Ranking Member: Gordon J. Humphrey) * United States Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs, Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs (Chair: William Proxmire; Ranking Member: Jake Garn) ** United States House Banking Subcommittee on Housing and Urban Affairs, Housing and Urban Affairs (Chair: Harrison A. Williams; Ranking Member: Jake Garn) ** United States House Banking Subcommittee on Financial Institutions, Financial Institutions (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:
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) ** United States House Banking Subcommittee on International Finance, International Finance (Chair: Adlai Stevenson III; Ranking Member: H. John Heinz III) ** United States House Banking Subcommittee on Rural Housing and Development, Rural Housing and Development (Chair: Robert Burren Morgan; Ranking Member: Nancy L. Kassebaum) ** United States House Banking Subcommittee on Economic Stabilization, Economic Stabilization (Chair: Donald Riegle; Ranking Member: Richard G. Lugar) ** United States House Banking Subcommittee on Securities, Securities (Chair: Paul Sarbanes; Ranking Member: Richard G. Lugar) ** United States House Banking Subcommittee on Insurance, Insurance (Chair: Donald Stewart; Ranking Member: Jake Garn) ** United States House Banking Subcommittee on Consumer Affairs, Consumer Affairs (Chair: Paul Tsongas; Ranking Member:
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) * United States Senate Committee on the Budget, Budget (Chair: Edmund Muskie, then Fritz Hollings; Ranking Member: Henry Bellmon) * United States Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, Commerce, Science and Transportation (Chair: Howard Cannon; Ranking Member:
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) ** United States Senate Commerce Subommittee on Aviation, Aviation (Chair: Howard Cannon; Ranking Member: Nancy L. Kassebaum) ** United States Senate Commerce Subcommittee on Communications, Communications (Chair: Fritz Hollings; Ranking Member:
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) ** United States Senate Commerce Subcommittee on Consumer, Consumer (Chair: Wendell Ford; Ranking Member: John C. Danforth) ** United States Senate Commerce Subcommittee on Merchant Marine and Tourism, Merchant Marine 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: John W. Warner) ** United States Senate Commerce Subcommittee on Science, Technology and Space, Science, Technology and Space (Chair: Adlai Stevenson III; Ranking Member: Harrison H. Schmitt) ** United States Senate Commerce Subcommittee on Surface Transportation, Surface Transportation (Chair: Russell B. Long; Ranking Member: Larry Pressler) * United States Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, Energy and Natural Resources (Chair: Henry M. Jackson; Ranking Member: Mark O. Hatfield) ** United States Senate Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Energy R&D, Energy R&D (Chair:
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; Ranking Member: James A. McClure) ** United States Senate Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Energy Regulation, Energy Regulation (Chair: J. Bennett Johnston; Ranking Member: Pete Domenici) ** United States Senate Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Energy Conservation and Supply, Energy Conservation and Supply (Chair: John A. Durkin; Ranking Member: Malcolm Wallop) ** United States Senate Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Energy Resources and Materials Production, Energy Resources and Materials Production (Chair: Wendell Ford; Ranking Member: Lowell P. Weicker) ** United States Senate Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Parks, Recreations and Renewable Resources, Parks, Recreations and Renewable Resources (Chair: Dale Bumpers; Ranking Member: Mark O. Hatfield) * United States Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works, Environment and Public Works (Chair: Jennings Randolph; Ranking Member: Robert T. Stafford) ** United States Senate Environment and Public Works Subcommittee on Environmental Pollution, Environmental Pollution (Chair: Edmund Muskie; Ranking Member: Robert T. Stafford) ** United States Senate Environment and 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: Pete Domenici) ** United States Senate Environment and Public Works Subcommittee on Transportation, Transportation (Chair: Lloyd Bentsen; Ranking Member: Larry Pressler) ** United States Senate Environment and Public Works Committee on Regional and Community Development, Regional and Community Development (Chair: Quentin Burdick; Ranking Member: John H. Chafee) ** United States Senate Environment and Public Works Committee on Resource Protection, Resource Protection (Chair: John Culver; Ranking Member: Howard H. Baker Jr.) ** United States Senate Environment and Public Works Committee on Nuclear Regulation, Nuclear Regulation (Chair:
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; Ranking Member: Alan K. Simpson) * United States Senate Select Committee on Ethics, Ethics (Select) (Chair: Adlai Stevenson III, then
Howell Heflin Howell Thomas Heflin (June 19, 1921 – March 29, 2005) was an American lawyer and politician who served in the United States Senate, representing Alabama, from 1979 to 1997. Early life Heflin was born on June 19, 1921, in Poulan, Georgia. He att ...
; Ranking Member: Harrison H. Schmitt) * United States Senate Committee on Finance, Finance (Chair: Russell B. Long; Ranking Member: Bob Dole) ** United States Finance Subcommittee on Health, Health (Chair: Herman Talmadge; Ranking Member: Bob Dole) ** United States Finance Subcommittee on International Trade, International Trade (Chair: Abraham Ribicoff; Ranking Member: William V. Roth Jr.) ** United States Finance Subcommittee on Taxation and Debt Management Generally, Taxation and Debt Management Generally (Chair: Harry F. Byrd Jr.; Ranking Member:
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) ** United States Finance Subcommittee on Social Security, Social Security (Chair: Gaylord Nelson; Ranking Member: John C. Danforth) ** United States Finance Subcommittee on Energy and Foundations, Energy and Foundations (Chair:
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; Ranking Member: Malcolm Wallop) ** United States Finance Subcommittee on Private Pension Plans and Employee Fringe Benefits, Private Pension Plans and Employee Fringe Benefits (Chair: Lloyd Bentsen; Ranking Member: Bob Dole) ** United States Finance Subcommittee on Tourism and Sugar, Tourism and Sugar (Chair: Spark Matsunaga; Ranking Member: Malcolm Wallop) ** United States Finance Subcommittee on Public Assistance, Public Assistance (Chair: Daniel Patrick Moynihan; Ranking Member: H. John Heinz III) ** United States Finance Subcommittee on Oversight of the Internal Revenue Service, Oversight of the Internal Revenue Service (Chair: Max Baucus; Ranking Member: H. John Heinz III) ** United States Finance Subcommittee on Unemployment and Related Programs, Unemployment and Related Programs (Chair: David Boren; Ranking Member: John H. Chafee) ** United States Finance Subcommittee on Revenue Sharing, Ingovernmental Revenue Impact and Economic Problems, Revenue Sharing, Ingovernmental Revenue Impact and Economic Problems (Chair: Bill Bradley; Ranking Member: David Durenberger) * United States Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, Foreign Relations (Chair:
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; Ranking Member: Jacob Javits) ** United States Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on International Economic Policy, International Economic Policy (Chair: Paul Sarbanes; Ranking Member: Jacob Javits) ** United States Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on Arms Control, Oceans, International Operations and Environment, Arms Control, Oceans, International Operations and Environment (Chair: Claiborne Pell; Ranking Member: Charles H. Percy) ** United States Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on African Affairs, African Affairs (Chair: George McGovern; Ranking Member: S.I. Hayakawa) ** United States Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on European Affairs, European Affairs (Chair: Joe Biden; Ranking Member: Jacob Javits) ** United States Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on East Asian and Pacific Affairs, East Asian and Pacific Affairs (Chair: John Glenn; Ranking Member: Jesse Helms) ** United States Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on Near Eastern and South Asian Affairs, Near Eastern and South Asian Affairs (Chair: Richard Stone; Ranking Member: Charles H. Percy) ** United States Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere Affairs, Western Hemisphere Affairs (Chair: Edward Zorinsky; Ranking Member: Richard G. Lugar) * United States Senate Committee on Governmental Affairs, Governmental Affairs (Chair: Abraham Ribicoff; Ranking Member: Charles H. Percy) ** United States Senate Governmental Affairs Subcommittee on Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations (Chair: Sam Nunn; Ranking Member: Charles H. Percy) ** United States Senate Governmental Affairs Subcommittee on Intergovernmental Relations, Intergovernmental Relations (Chair: Jim Sasser; Ranking Member: William V. Roth Jr.) ** United States Senate Governmental Affairs Subcommittee on Governmental Efficiency and the District of Columbia, Governmental Efficiency and the District of Columbia (Chair: Thomas Eagleton; Ranking Member: Charles Mathias) ** United States Senate Governmental Affairs Subcommittee on Energy, Nuclear Proliferation and Federal Services, Energy, Nuclear Proliferation and Federal Services (Chair: Lawton Chiles; Ranking Member: Jacob K. Javits) ** United States Senate Governmental Affairs Subcommittee on Civil Service and General Services, Civil Service and General Services (Chair: David Pryor; Ranking Member: Ted Stevens) ** United States Senate Governmental Affairs Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management, Oversight of Government Management (Chair: Carl Levin; Ranking Member: William S. Cohen) * United States Senate Select Committee on Indian Affairs, Indian Affairs (Select) (Chair: John Melcher) * United States Senate Committee on Judiciary, Judiciary (Chair: Ted Kennedy; Ranking Member: Strom Thurmond) ** United States Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, The Constitution (Chair: Birch Bayh; Ranking Member: Orrin Hatch) ** United States Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Antitrust, Monopoly and Business Rights, Antitrust, Monopoly and Business Rights (Chair: Howard Metzenbaum; Ranking Member: Strom Thurmond) ** United States Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Improvements in Judicial Machinery, Improvements in Judicial Machinery (Chair:
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; Ranking Member: Bob Dole) ** United States Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Criminal Justice, Criminal Justice (Chair: Joe Biden; Ranking Member: Charles Mathias) ** United States Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Administrative Practice and Procedure, Administrative Practice and Procedure (Chair: Joe Biden; Ranking Member: Paul Laxalt) ** United States Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Limitations of Contracted and Delegated Authority, Limitations of Contracted and Delegated Authority (Chair: John Culver; Ranking Member: Thad Cochran) ** United States Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Jurisprudence and Governmental Relations, Jurisprudence and Governmental Relations (Chair:
Howell Heflin Howell Thomas Heflin (June 19, 1921 – March 29, 2005) was an American lawyer and politician who served in the United States Senate, representing Alabama, from 1979 to 1997. Early life Heflin was born on June 19, 1921, in Poulan, Georgia. He att ...
; Ranking Member: Alan K. Simpson) * United States Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, Intelligence (Select) (Chair: Birch Bayh; 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 ...
) * United States Senate Committee on Labor and Human Resources, Labor and Human Resources (Chair: Harrison A. Williams; Ranking Member: Richard S. Schweiker) ** United States Senate Labor and Human Resources Subcommittee on Handicapped, Handicapped (Chair: Jennings Randolph; Ranking Member: Robert T. Stafford) ** United States Senate Labor and Human Resources Subcommittee on Education, Arts and the Humanities, Education, Arts and the Humanities (Chair: Claiborne Pell; Ranking Member: Robert T. Stafford) ** United States Senate Labor and Human Resources Subcommittee on Health and Scientific Research, Health and Scientific Research (Chair: Ted Kennedy; Ranking Member: Richard S. Schweiker) ** United States Senate Labor and Human Resources Subcommittee on Employment, Poverty and Migratory Labor, Employment, Poverty and Migratory Labor (Chair: Gaylord Nelson; Ranking Member: Jacob K. Javits) ** United States Senate Labor and Human Resources Subcommittee on Aging, Aging (Chair: Thomas Eagleton; Ranking Member:
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) ** United States Senate Labor and Human Resources Subcommittee on Child and Human Development, Child and Human Development (Chair:
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; Ranking Member: Gordon J. Humphrey) ** United States Senate Labor and Human Resources Subcommittee on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse, Alcoholism and Drug Abuse (Chair: Donald Riegle; Ranking Member: Orrin G. Hatch) * United States Senate Select Committee on Nutrition and Human Needs, Nutrition and Human Needs (Select) (Chair: ; Ranking Member: ) * United States Senate Committee on Rules and Administration, Rules and Administration (Chair: Claiborne Pell; Ranking Member: Mark O. Hatfield) * United States Senate Select Committee on Small Business, Small Business (Select) (Chair: Gaylord Nelson) * United States Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs, Veterans' Affairs (Chair:
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; Ranking Member: Alan K. Simpson) * Committee of the whole, Whole


House of Representatives

* United States House Select Committee on Aging, Aging (Select) (Chair: Claude Pepper) * United States House Committee on Agriculture, Agriculture (Chair: Tom Foley; Ranking Member: William C. Wampler) ** Cotton (Chair: David R. Bowen; Ranking Member: Margaret M. Heckler) ** Dairy and Poultry (Chair: Alvin Baldus; Ranking Member: Jim Jeffords) ** Forests (Chair: Jim Weaver (Oregon politician), Jim Weaver; Ranking Member: James P. Johnson) ** Livestock and Grains (Chair: Charlie Rose (politician), Charlie Rose; Ranking Member: Keith G. Sebelius) ** Oilseeds and Rice (Chair: Dawson Mathis; Ranking Member: Paul Findley) ** Tobacco (Chair: Walter B. Jones Sr.; Ranking Member: Richard Kelly (Florida politician), Richard Kelly) ** Conservation and Credit (Chair: Ed Jones (Tennessee politician), Ed Jones; Ranking Member: Edward Madigan) ** Department Investigations, Oversight and Research (Chair: Kika de la Garza; Ranking Member: William C. Wampler) ** Domestic Marketing, Consumer Relations and Nutrition (Chair: Fred Richmond; Ranking Member: Steve Symms) ** Family Farms, Rural Development and Special Studies (Chair: Rick Nolan; Ranking Member: Chuck Grassley) * United States House Committee on Appropriations, Appropriations (Chair: Jamie Whitten; Ranking Member: Silvio O. Conte) ** Agriculture, Rural Development and Related Agencies (Chair: Jamie Whitten; Ranking Member: Mark Andrews (politician), Mark Andrews) ** United States House Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense, Defense (Chair: Joseph P. Addabbo; Ranking Member: Jack Edwards) ** District of Columbia (Chair: Charlie Wilson (Texas politician), Charlie Wilson; Ranking Member: Carl D. Pursell) ** United States House Appropriations Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, Energy and Water Development (Chair: Tom Bevill; Ranking Member: John T. Myers (congressman), John T. Myers) ** United States House Appropriations Subcommittee on Foreign Operations, Foreign Operations (Chair: Clarence Long; Ranking Member: Bill Young) ** United States House Appropriations Subcommittee on HUD-Independent Agencies, HUD-Independent Agencies (Chair: Edward Boland; Ranking Member: Lawrence Coughlin) ** United States House Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Interior (Chair: Sidney R. Yates; Ranking Member: Joseph M. McDade) ** United States House Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor-Health, Education and Welfare, Labor-Health, Education and Welfare (Chair: William Natcher; 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: Adam Benjamin Jr.; Ranking Member:
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) ** United States House Appropriations Subcommittee on Military Construction, Military Construction (Chair: K. Gunn McKay; Ranking Member: Robert C. McEwen) ** United States House Appropriations Subcommittee on State, Justice, Commerce and Judiciary, State, Justice, Commerce and Judiciary (Chair: K. Gunn McKay; Ranking Member: George M. O'Brien) ** United States House Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Transportation (Chair: Robert B. Duncan; Ranking Member: Silvio O. Conte) ** United States House Appropriations Subcommittee on Treasury, Postal Service and General Government, Treasury, Postal Service and General Government (Chair: Tom Steed; Ranking Member: Clarence E. Miller) * United States House Committee on Armed Services, Armed Services (Chair: Melvin Price; Ranking Member: Bob Wilson (politician), Bob Wilson) ** United States House Armed Services Subcommittee on Procurement and Military Nuclear Systems, Procurement and Military Nuclear Systems (Chair: Melvin Price; Ranking Member: Bob Wilson (politician), Bob Wilson) ** United States House Armed Services Subcommittee on Seapower, Strategic and Critical Materials, Seapower, Strategic and Critical Materials (Chair: Charles E. Bennett (politician), Charles E. Bennett; Ranking Member: Floyd D. Spence) ** United States House Armed Services Subcommittee on Research and Development, Research and Development (Chair: Richard Howard Ichord Jr.; Ranking Member: William Louis Dickinson, William L. Dickinson) ** United States House Armed Services Subcommittee on Military Personnel, Military Personnel (Chair: Richard Crawford White; Ranking Member: Marjorie S. Holt) ** United States House Armed Services Subcommittee on Investigations, Investigations (Chair: Samuel S. Stratton; Ranking Member: Robin Beard) ** United States House Armed Services Subcommittee on Military Installations and Facilities, Military Installations and Facilities (Chair: Melvin Price; Ranking Member: G. William Whitehurst) ** United States House Armed Services Subcommittee on Military Compensation, Military Compensation (Chair: Bill Nichols (politician), Bill Nichols; Ranking Member: Donald J. Mitchell) ** United States House Armed Services Special Subcommittee on Nato Standardization, Interoperability and Readiness, Nato Standardization, Interoperability and Readiness (Chair: Dan Daniel (politician), Dan Daniel; Ranking Member: William Louis Dickinson, William L. Dickinson) * United States House Select Committee on Assassinations, Assassinations (Select) (Chair: ; Ranking Member: ) * United States House Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs, Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs (Chair: Henry S. Reuss; Ranking Member: J. William Stanton) ** United States House Banking Subcommittee on The City, The City (Chair: Henry S. Reuss; Ranking Member: Richard Kelly (Florida politician), Richard Kelly) ** United States House Banking Subcommittee on Housing and Community Development, Housing and Community Development (Chair: Thomas L. Ashley; Ranking Member: J. William Stanton) ** United States House Banking Subcommittee on Economic Stabilization, Economic Stabilization (Chair: William S. Moorhead; Ranking Member: Stewart B. McKinney) ** United States House Banking Subcommittee on Financial Institutions Supervision, Regulation and Insurance, Financial Institutions Supervision, Regulation and Insurance (Chair: Fernand St. Germain; Ranking Member: Chalmers P. Wylie) ** United States House Banking Subcommittee on International Development Institutions and Finance, International Development Institutions and Finance (Chair: Henry B. González; Ranking Member: Henry J. Hyde) ** United States House Banking Subcommittee on General Oversight and Renegotiation, General Oversight and Renegotiation (Chair: Joseph Minish; Ranking Member: Bill Green (New York politician), Bill Green) ** United States House Banking Subcommittee on Consumer Affairs, Consumer Affairs (Chair: Frank Annunzio; Ranking Member: Thomas B. Evans Jr.) ** United States House Banking Subcommittee on Domestic Monetary Policy, Domestic Monetary Policy (Chair: Parren Mitchell; Ranking Member: George V. Hansen) ** United States House Banking Subcommittee on Historic Preservation and Coinage, Historic Preservation and Coinage (Chair: Stephen L. Neal; Ranking Member: N/A) ** United States House Banking Subcommittee on International Trade, Investment and Monetary Policy, International Trade, Investment and Monetary Policy (Chair: Stephen L. Neal; Ranking Member: Jim Leach) * United States House Committee on the Budget, Budget (Chair: Robert Giaimo; Ranking Member: Del Latta) ** United States House Budget Subcommittee on Task Forces, Task Forces (Chair: N/A; Ranking Member: N/A) ** United States House Budget Subcommittee on Economic Policy, Projections and Productivity, Economic Policy, Projections and Productivity (Chair: Thomas L. Ashley; Ranking Member: Jim Broyhill) ** United States House Budget Subcommittee on State and Local Governments, State and Local Governments (Chair: Elizabeth Holtzman; Ranking Member: Marjorie S. Holt) ** United States House Budget Subcommittee on Regulations and Spending Limitations, Regulations and Spending Limitations (Chair: Dave Obey; Ranking Member: Del Latta) ** United States House Budget Subcommittee on Inflation, Inflation (Chair: Paul Simon (politician), Paul Simon; Ranking Member: Bud Shuster) ** United States House Budget Subcommittee on Budget Process, Budget Process (Chair: Norman Mineta; Ranking Member: Barber B. Conable Jr.) ** United States House Budget Subcommittee on Defense and International Affairs, Defense and International Affairs (Chair: Jim Mattox; Ranking Member: Del Latta) ** United States House Budget Subcommittee on Tax Expenditures and Tax Policy, Tax Expenditures and Tax Policy (Chair: James R. Jones; Ranking Member: Jim Broyhill) ** United States House Budget Subcommittee on Human and Community Resources, Human and Community Resources (Chair: Louis Stokes; Ranking Member: Marjorie S. Holt) ** United States House Budget Subcommittee on Legislative Savings, Legislative Savings (Chair: Leon Panetta; Ranking Member: Del Latta) * United States House Select Committee on Committees, Committees (Select) (Chair: ; Ranking Member: ) * United States House Select Committee on Congressional Operations, Congressional Operations (Select) (Chair: Jack Brooks (American politician), Jack Brooks) * United States House Select Committee on Crime, Crime (Select) (Chair: ; Ranking Member: ) * United States House Committee on District of Columbia, District of Columbia (Chair: Ron Dellums; Ranking Member: Stewart B. McKinney) ** United States House District of Columbia Subcommittee on Fiscal Affairs and Health, Fiscal Affairs and Health (Chair: Ron Dellums; Ranking Member: Stewart B. McKinney) ** United States House District of Columbia Subcommittee on Governmental Affairs and Budget, Governmental Affairs and Budget (Chair: Walter Fauntroy; Ranking Member: Robert W. Daniel Jr.) ** United States House District of Columbia Subcommittee on Judiciary, Manpower and Education, Judiciary, Manpower and Education (Chair: Romano Mazzoli; Ranking Member: Marc L. Marks) ** United States House District of Columbia Subcommittee on Metropolitan Affairs, Metropolitan Affairs (Chair: Pete Stark; Ranking Member: Stewart B. McKinney) * United States House Committee on Education and Labor, Education and Labor (Chair: Carl D. Perkins; Ranking Member: John M. Ashbrook) ** United States House Education and Labor Subcommittee on Elementary, Secondary and Vocational Education, Elementary, Secondary and Vocational Education (Chair: Carl D. Perkins; Ranking Member: William F. Goodling) ** United States House Education and Labor Subcommittee on Labor-Management Relations, Labor-Management Relations (Chair: Frank Thompson; Ranking Member: John M. Ashbrook) ** United States House Education and Labor Subcommittee on Employment Opportunities, Employment Opportunities (Chair: Augustus Hawkins; Ranking Member: Jim Jeffords) ** United States House Education and Labor Subcommittee on Postsecondary Education, Postsecondary Education (Chair: William D. Ford; Ranking Member: John Buchanan (American politician), John Buchanan) ** United States House Education and Labor Subcommittee on Health and Safety, Health and Safety (Chair: Joseph M. Gaydos; Ranking Member: Mickey Edwards) ** United States House Education and Labor Subcommittee on Human Resources, Human Resources (Chair: Ike Franklin Andrews; Ranking Member: E. Thomas Coleman) ** United States House Education and Labor Subcommittee on Select Education, Select Education (Chair: Paul Simon (politician), Paul Simon; Ranking Member: Ken Kramer) ** United States House Education and Labor Subcommittee on Labor Standards, Labor Standards (Chair: Edward Beard; Ranking Member: John N. Erlenborn) * United States House Select Committee on Ethics, Ethics (Select) (Chair: ; Ranking Member: ) * United States House Committee on Foreign Affairs, Foreign Affairs (Chair: Clement J. Zablocki; Ranking Member: William S. Broomfield) ** United States House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on International Security and Scientific Affairs, International Security and Scientific Affairs (Chair: Clement J. Zablocki; Ranking Member: William S. Broomfield) ** United States House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on International Operations, International Operations (Chair: Dante Fascell; Ranking Member: John Buchanan (American politician), John Buchanan) ** United States House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Europe and the Middle East, Europe and the Middle East (Chair: Lester L. Wolff; Ranking Member: Paul Findley) ** United States House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Asian and Pacific Affairs, Asian and Pacific Affairs (Chair: Lester L. Wolff; Ranking Member: Tennyson Guyer) ** United States House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on International Economic Policy and Trade, International Economic Policy and Trade (Chair: Jonathan Brewster Bingham; Ranking Member: Robert J. Lagomarsino) ** United States House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Inter-American Affairs, Inter-American Affairs (Chair: Gus Yatron; Ranking Member: Benjamin A. Gilman) ** United States House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Africa, Africa (Chair: Stephen Solarz; Ranking Member: William F. Goodling) ** United States House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on International Organizations, International Organizations (Chair: Don Bonker; Ranking Member: Edward J. Derwinski) * United States House Committee on Government Operations, Government Operations (Chair: Jack Brooks (American politician), Jack Brooks; Ranking Member: Frank Horton (New York politician), Frank Horton) ** United States House Government Operations Subcommittee on Legislation and National Security, Legislation and National Security (Chair: Jack Brooks (American politician), Jack Brooks; Ranking Member: Frank Horton (New York politician), Frank Horton) ** United States House Government Operations Subcommittee on Ingovernmental Relations and Human Resources, Ingovernmental Relations and Human Resources (Chair: Lawrence H. Fountain; Ranking Member: John W. Wydler) ** United States House Government Operations Subcommittee on Commerce, Consumer and Monetary Affairs, Commerce, Consumer and Monetary Affairs (Chair: Benjamin Stanley Rosenthal; Ranking Member: Lyle Williams) ** United States House Government Operations Subcommittee on Manpower and Housing, Manpower and Housing (Chair: Cardiss Collins; Ranking Member: Wayne Grisham) ** United States House Government Operations Subcommittee on Government Activities and Transportation, Government Activities and Transportation (Chair: John Burton (American politician), John Burton; Ranking Member: Robert S. Walker) ** United States House Government Operations Subcommittee on Government Information and Individual Rights, Government Information and Individual Rights (Chair: L. Richardson Preyer; Ranking Member: Thomas N. Kindness) ** United States House Government Operations Subcommittee on Environment, Energy and Natural Resources, Environment, Energy and Natural Resources (Chair: Toby Moffett; Ranking Member: Paul N. McCloskey) * United States House Committee on House Administration, House Administration (Chair: Frank Thompson, then Lucien Nedzi; Ranking Member: William Louis Dickinson, William L. Dickinson) ** United States House Administration Subcommittee on Accounts, Accounts (Chair: John Brademas; Ranking Member: Samuel L. Devine) ** United States House Administration Subcommittee on Libraries and Memorials, Libraries and Memorials (Chair: Lucien Nedzi; Ranking Member: Bill Frenzel) ** United States House Administration Subcommittee on Printing, Printing (Chair: Augustus Hawkins; Ranking Member: James C. Cleveland) ** United States House Administration Subcommittee on Personnel and Police, Personnel and Police (Chair: Frank Annunzio; Ranking Member: Samuel L. Devine) ** United States House Administration Subcommittee on Contracts, Contracts (Chair: Joseph M. Gaydos; Ranking Member: James C. Cleveland) ** United States House Administration Subcommittee on Services, Services (Chair: Ed Jones (Tennessee politician), Ed Jones; Ranking Member: William Louis Dickinson, William L. Dickinson) ** United States House Administration Subcommittee on Office Systems, Office Systems (Chair: Bob Mollohan; Ranking Member: David Stockman) * United States House Select Committee on the House Beauty Shop, House Beauty Shop (Select) (Chair: ; Ranking Member: ) * United States House Select Committee on Intelligence, Intelligence (Select) (Chair: Edward Boland; Ranking Member: ) * United States House Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs, Insular Affairs (Chair: Mo Udall; Ranking Member: Don H. Clausen) ** United States House Interior and Insular Affairs Subcommittee on Energy and the Environment, Energy and the Environment (Chair: Mo Udall; Ranking Member: Steve Symms) ** United States House Interior and Insular Affairs Subcommittee on Water Resources, Water and Power Resources (Chair: Abraham Kazen; Ranking Member: Manuel Lujan Jr.) ** United States House Interior and Insular Affairs Subcommittee on Public Lands, Public Lands (Chair: John F. Seiberling; Ranking Member: James P. Johnson) ** United States House Interior and Insular Affairs Subcommittee on National Parks and Insular Affairs, National Parks and Insular Affairs (Chair: Phillip Burton; Ranking Member: Keith G. Sebelius) ** United States House Interior and Insular Affairs Subcommittee on Mines and Mining, Mines and Mining (Chair: James David Santini; Ranking Member: Don Young) ** United States House Interior and Insular Affairs Subcommittee on Oversight/Special Investigations, Oversight/Special Investigations (Chair: Harold L. Runnels; Ranking Member: Don H. Clausen) ** United States House Interior and Insular Affairs Subcommittee on Pacific Affairs, Pacific Affairs (Chair: Antonio Borja Won Pat; Ranking Member: Robert J. Lagomarsino) * 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 Energy and Power, Energy and Power (Chair: John Dingell; Ranking Member: Clarence J. Brown) ** United States House Interstate and Foreign Commerce Subcommittee on Communications, Communications (Chair: Lionel Van Deerlin; Ranking Member: James M. Collins) ** United States House Interstate and Foreign Commerce Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, Oversight and Investigations (Chair: Robert C. Eckhardt; Ranking Member: Norman F. Lent) ** United States House Interstate and Foreign Commerce Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Finance, Consumer Protection and Finance (Chair: James H. Scheuer; Ranking Member: Jim Broyhill) ** United States House Interstate and Foreign Commerce Subcommittee on Health and the Environment, Health and the Environment (Chair: Henry Waxman; Ranking Member: Tim Lee Carter) ** United States House Interstate and Foreign Commerce Subcommittee on Transportation and Commerce, Transportation and Commerce (Chair: James Florio; Ranking Member: Edward R. Madigan) * United States House Committee on Judiciary, Judiciary (Chair: Peter W. Rodino; Ranking Member: Robert McClory) ** United States House Judiciary Subcommittee on Immigration, Rufugees and International Law, Immigration, Citizenship and International Law (Chair: Elizabeth Holtzman; Ranking Member: Hamilton Fish IV) ** United States House Judiciary Subcommittee on Administrative Law and Governmental Relations, Administrative Law and Governmental Relations (Chair: George E. Danielson; Ranking Member: Carlos J. Moorhead) ** United States House Judiciary Subcommittee on Courts, Civil Liberties and the Administration of Justice, Courts, Civil Liberties and the Administration of Justice (Chair: Robert Kastenmeier; Ranking Member: Thomas F. Railsback) ** United States House Judiciary Subcommittee on Civil and Constitutional Rights, Civil and Constitutional Rights (Chair: Don Edwards; Ranking Member: Henry J. Hyde) ** United States House Judiciary Subcommittee on Monopolies and Commercial Law, Monopolies and Commercial Law (Chair: Peter W. Rodino; Ranking Member: Robert McClory) ** United States House Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime, Crime (Chair: John Conyers; Ranking Member: John M. Ashbrook) ** United States House Judiciary Subcommittee on Criminal Justice, Criminal Justice (Chair: Robert Drinan; Ranking Member: Thomas N. Kindness) * United States House Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries, Merchant Marine and Fisheries (Chair: John M. Murphy, then Thomas L. Ashley; Ranking Member: Paul N. McCloskey Jr.) ** United States House Merchant Marine and Fisheries Subcommittee on Merchant Marine, Merchant Marine (Chair: John M. Murphy; Ranking Member: Gene Snyder) ** United States House Merchant Marine and Fisheries Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife Conservation and the Environment, Fisheries, Wildlife Conservation and the Environment (Chair: John Breaux; Ranking Member: Edwin B. Forsythe) ** United States House Merchant Marine and Fisheries Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Navigation, Coast Guard and Navigation (Chair: Mario Biaggi; Ranking Member: David C. Treen) ** United States House Merchant Marine and Fisheries Subcommittee on Oceangraphy, Oceangraphy (Chair: Gerry Studds; Ranking Member: Joel Pritchard) ** United States House Merchant Marine and Fisheries Subcommittee on Panama Canal, Panama Canal (Chair: Carroll Hubbard; Ranking Member: Robert E. Bauman) * United States House Special Committee on Modernization of House Gallery Facilities, Modernization of House Gallery Facilities (Special) (Chair: ; Ranking Member: ) * United States House Select Committee on Narcotics Abuse and Control, Narcotics Abuse and Control (Select) (Chair: Lester L. Wolff) * United States House Select Committee on Outer Continental Shelf, Outer Continental Shelf (Ad Hoc/Select) (Chair: John M. Murphy) * United States House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service, Post Office and Civil Service (Chair: James M. Hanley; Ranking Member: Edward J. Derwinski) ** United States House Post Office and Civil Service Subcommittee on Investigations, Investigations (Chair: James M. Hanley; Ranking Member: Gene Taylor (Missouri politician), Gene Taylor) ** United States House Post Office and Civil Service Subcommittee on Postal Operations and Services, Postal Operations and Services (Chair: Charlie Wilson (Texas politician), Charlie Wilson; Ranking Member: Edward J. Derwinski) ** United States House Post Office and Civil Service Subcommittee on Postal Personnel and Modernization, Postal Personnel and Modernization (Chair: Bill Clay; Ranking Member: Benjamin A. Gilman) ** United States House Post Office and Civil Service Subcommittee on Civil Service, Civil Service (Chair: Pat Schroeder; Ranking Member: Jim Leach) ** United States House Post Office and Civil Service Subcommittee on Compensations and Employee Benefits, Compensations and Employee Benefits (Chair: Gladys Spellman; Ranking Member: Tom Corcoran (politician), Tom Corcoran) ** United States House Post Office and Civil Service Subcommittee on Census and Population, Census and Population (Chair: Robert Garcia (New York politician), Robert Garcia; Ranking Member: Jim Courter) ** United States House Post Office and Civil Service Subcommittee on Human Resources, Human Resources (Chair: Herbert Harris; Ranking Member: Benjamin A. Gilman) * United States House Committee on Public Works and Transportation, Public Works and Transportation (Chair: Harold T. Johnson; Ranking Member: Bill Harsha) ** United States House Public Works and Transportation Subcommittee on Aviation, Aviation (Chair: Glenn M. Anderson; Ranking Member: Gene Snyder) ** United States House Public Works and Transportation Subcommittee on Economic Development, Economic Development (Chair: Robert A. Roe; Ranking Member: John Paul Hammerschmidt) ** United States House Public Works and Transportation Subcommittee on Oversight and Review, Oversight and Review (Chair: Norman Mineta; Ranking Member: James C. Cleveland) ** United States House Public Works and Transportation Subcommittee on Public Buildings and Grounds, Public Buildings and Grounds (Chair: Elliott H. Levitas; Ranking Member: James Abdnor) ** United States House Public Works and Transportation Subcommittee on Surface Transportation, Surface Transportation (Chair: James J. Howard; Ranking Member: Bud Shuster) ** United States House Public Works and Transportation Subcommittee on Water Resources, Water Resources (Chair: Ray Roberts; Ranking Member: Don H. Clausen) * United States House Committee on Rules, Rules (Chair: Richard Walker Bolling; Ranking Member: Jimmy Quillen) ** United States House Rules Subcommittee on The Legislative Process, The Legislative Process (Chair: Gillis William Long; Ranking Member: Trent Lott) ** United States House Rules Subcommittee on Rules of the House, Rules of the House (Chair: Joe Moakley; Ranking Member: John B. Anderson) * United States House Committee on Science and Technology, Science and Technology (Chair: Don Fuqua; Ranking Member: John W. Wydler) ** United States House Science and Technology Subcommittee on Space Science and Applications, Space Science and Applications (Chair: Don Fuqua; Ranking Member: Larry Winn Jr.) ** United States House Science and Technology Subcommittee on Energy Research and Development, Energy Research and Development (Chair: Mike McCormack (politician), Mike McCormack; Ranking Member: John W. Wydler) ** United States House Science and Technology Subcommittee on Science, Research and Technology, Science, Research and Technology (Chair: George Brown Jr.; Ranking Member: Harold C. Hollenbeck) ** United States House Science and Technology Subcommittee on Energy Development and Applications, Energy Development and Applications (Chair: Richard Ottinger; Ranking Member: Hamilton Fish IV) ** United States House Science and Technology Subcommittee on Transportation, Aviation and Communication, Transportation, Aviation and Communication (Chair: Tom Harkin; Ranking Member: Barry M. Goldwater) ** United States House Science and Technology Subcommittee on Investigations and Oversight, Investigations and Oversight (Chair: James F. Lloyd; Ranking Member: Manuel Lujan Jr.) ** United States House Science and Technology Subcommittee on Natural Resources and Environment, Natural Resources and Environment (Chair: Jerome Ambro; Ranking Member: Robert S. Walker) * United States House Committee on Small Business, Small Business (Chair: Neal Edward Smith; Ranking Member: Joseph M. McDade) ** United States House Small Business Subcommittee on SBA and SBIC Authority and General Small Business, SBA and SBIC Authority and General Small Business (Chair: Neal Edward Smith; Ranking Member: Joseph M. McDade) ** United States House Small Business Subcommittee on General Oversight and Minority Enterprise, General Oversight and Minority Enterprise (Chair: John J. LaFalce; Ranking Member: Tim Lee Carter) ** United States House Small Business Subcommittee on Antitrust and Restraint of Trade Activities affecting Small Businesses, Antitrust and Restraint of Trade Activities affecting Small Businesses (Chair: Berkley Bedell; Ranking Member: Dan Quayle) ** United States House Small Business Subcommittee on Impact of Energy Programs, Environment, Safety Requirements and Government Research on Small Business, Impact of Energy Programs, Environment, Safety Requirements and Government Research on Small Business (Chair: Tom Luken; Ranking Member: Silvio O. Conte) ** United States House Small Business Subcommittee on Access to Equity Capital and Business Opportunities, Access to Equity Capital and Business Opportunities (Chair: Henry Nowak; Ranking Member: J. William Stanton) ** United States House Small Business Subcommittee on Special Small Business Problems, Special Small Business Problems (Chair: Marty Russo; Ranking Member: William S. Broomfield) * United States House Committee on Standards of Official Conduct, Standards of Official Conduct (Chair: Charles E. Bennett (politician), Charles E. Bennett; Ranking Member: Floyd Spence) * United States House Committee on Veterans' Affairs, Veterans' Affairs (Chair: Ray Roberts; Ranking Member: John Paul Hammerschmidt) ** United States House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Medical Facilities and Benefits, Medical Facilities and Benefits (Chair: David E. Satterfield III; Ranking Member: John Paul Hammerschmidt) ** United States House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Compensation, Pension and Insurance, Compensation, Pension and Insurance (Chair: Sonny Montgomery; Ranking Member: Chalmers P. Wylie) ** United States House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Housing, Housing (Chair: Jack Brinkley; Ranking Member: James Abdnor) ** United States House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Education, Training and Employment, Education, Training and Employment (Chair: Bill Hefner; Ranking Member: Margaret M. Heckler) ** United States House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Special Investigations, Special Investigations (Chair: Ronald M. Mottl; Ranking Member: Elwood Hillis) * United States House Committee on Ways and Means, Ways and Means (Chair: Al Ullman; Ranking Member: Barber B. Conable Jr.) ** United States House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Select Revenue Measures, Select Revenue Measures (Chair: Dan Rostenkowski; Ranking Member: John Duncan Sr.) ** United States House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Social Security, Social Security (Chair: J. J. Pickle; Ranking Member: Bill Archer) ** United States House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Health, Health (Chair: Charles Rangel; Ranking Member: Phil Crane) ** United States House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Trade, Trade (Chair: Charles Vanik; Ranking Member: Guy Vander Jagt) ** United States House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Public Assistance and Unemployment Compensation, Public Assistance and Unemployment Compensation (Chair: James C. Corman; Ranking Member: John H. Rousselot) ** United States House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Oversight, Oversight (Chair: Sam Gibbons; Ranking Member: Willis D. Gradison Jr.) ** United States House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Social Security, Social Security (Chair: J. J. Pickle; Ranking Member: Bill Archer) * Committee of the Whole (United States House of Representatives), Whole


Joint committees

* Joint Economic Committee, Economic (Chair: Sen. Lloyd Bentsen; Vice Chair: Rep. Richard Walker Bolling) * Joint Committee on Taxation, Taxation (Chair: Rep. Al Ullman; Vice Chair: Sen. Russell B. Long) * Joint Committee on the Library, The Library (Chair: Sen. Claiborne Pell; Vice Chair: Rep. Lucien N. Nedzi) * Joint Committee on Printing, Printing (Chair: Rep. Frank Thompson; Vice Chair: Sen. Claiborne Pell)


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: Freeman H. Cary * Comptroller General of the United States: Elmer B. Staats * Director of the Congressional Budget Office: Alice Rivlin * Librarian of Congress: Daniel J. Boorstin * Public Printer of the United States: John J. Boyle (Public Printer), John J. Boyle, until 1980


Senate

*Chaplain of the United States Senate, Chaplain: Edward L. R. Elson (Presbyterian) *Curator of the United States Senate, Curator: James R. Ketchum *Historian of the United States Senate, Historian: Richard A. Baker (historian), Richard A. Baker *Parliamentarian of the United States Senate, Parliamentarian: Murray Zweben *Secretary of the United States Senate, Secretary: Joseph Stanley Kimmitt, J. Stanley Kimmitt *United States Senate Librarian, Librarian: Roger K. Haley *Sergeant at Arms of the United States Senate, Sergeant at Arms: Frank "Nordy" Hoffman *Secretary for the Majority of the United States Senate, Secretary for the Majority: Walter J. Stewart *Secretary for the Minority of the United States Senate, Secretary for the Minority: William Hildenbrand


House of Representatives

*Chaplain of the United States House of Representatives, Chaplain: James D. Ford (Lutheranism, Lutheran) *Clerk of the United States House of Representatives, Clerk: Edmund L. Henshaw Jr. *Doorkeeper of the United States House of Representatives, Doorkeeper: James T. Molloy *Parliamentarian of the United States House of Representatives, Parliamentarian: William Holmes Brown * Reading Clerk of the United States House of Representatives, Reading Clerks: Bob Berry (R), Charles W. Hackney Jr. (D) *Postmaster of the United States House of Representatives, Postmaster: Robert V. Rota *Sergeant at Arms of the United States House of Representatives, Sergeant at Arms: Kenneth R. Harding, until February 29, 1980 ** Benjamin J. Guthrie, from March 1, 1980


See also

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


Notes


References

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External links


Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress




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