The 97th 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 pow ...

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. ) , image_skyline = , image_caption = Clockwise from top left: the Washington Monument and Lincoln Memorial on the National Mall, United States Capitol, Logan Circle, Jefferson Memorial, White House, Adams Morgan, ...

from January 3, 1981, to January 3, 1983, during the final weeks of Jimmy Carter's presidency and the first two years of Ronald Reagan's presidency. The apportionment of seats in the

House of Representatives House of Representatives is the name of legislative bodies in many countries and sub-national entitles. In many countries, the House of Representatives is the lower house of a bicameral legislature, with the corresponding upper house often c ...

was based on the Nineteenth Census of the United States in 1970. While the House of Representatives retained a Democratic majority (albeit reduced from the

96th Congress The 96th United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, composed of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, D.C. from January 3, 197 ...

). The Republicans gained control of the Senate, marking the first time that they had control of either chamber of Congress since the 83rd Congress in 1953.

Major events

Early 1980s recession The early 1980s recession was a severe economic recession that affected much of the world between approximately the start of 1980 and 1983. It is widely considered to have been the most severe recession since World War II. A key event leading to ...

* January 20, 1981: Inauguration of President Ronald Reagan * January 20, 1981:

Iran hostage crisis On November 4, 1979, 52 United States diplomats and citizens were held hostage after a group of militarized Iranian college students belonging to the Muslim Student Followers of the Imam's Line, who supported the Iranian Revolution, took over ...

ended * March 30, 1981:

Reagan assassination attempt On March 30, 1981, President of the United States Ronald Reagan was shot and wounded by John Hinckley Jr. in Washington, D.C. as he was returning to his limousine after a speaking engagement at the Washington Hilton. Hinckley believed the att ...

* April 12, 1981: First space shuttle launched * June 5, 1981: First recognized case of AIDS * August 5, 1981: President Reagan fired the air traffic controllers * September 21, 1981: Senate confirmed the first female

United States Supreme Court The Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) is the highest court in the federal judiciary of the United States. It has ultimate appellate jurisdiction over all U.S. federal court cases, and over state court cases that involve a point o ...

justice, Sandra Day O'Connor * April 21, 1982:

Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands Beatrix (Beatrix Wilhelmina Armgard, ; born 31 January 1938) is a member of the Dutch royal house who reigned as Queen of the Netherlands from 1980 until her abdication in 2013. Beatrix is the eldest daughter of Queen Juliana and her husba ...

addressed a joint meeting of Congress. * November 2, 1982: United States general elections; Republicans retained Senate and Democrats increased control in House.

Major legislation

* August 13, 1981: Economic Recovery Tax Act (ERTA or Kemp-Roth Tax Cut), , * August 13, 1981: Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1981, , * September 3, 1982:

Tax Equity and Fiscal Responsibility Act of 1982 The Tax Equity and Fiscal Responsibility Act of 1982 (), also known as TEFRA, is a United States federal law that rescinded some of the effects of the Kemp-Roth Act passed the year before. Between summer 1981 and summer 1982, tax revenue fell by ...

, , * September 8, 1982: Uniformed Services Former Spouses' Protection Act (USFSPA), , * September 13, 1982: Codification of Title 31 of the United States Code, "Money and Finance", , * September 20, 1982: Bus Regulatory Reform Act, , * October 13, 1982: Job Training Partnership Act of 1982, , * October 15, 1982:

Garn–St. Germain Depository Institutions Act The Garn–St Germain Depository Institutions Act of 1982 (, , enacted October 15, 1982) is an Act of Congress that deregulated savings and loan associations and allowed banks to provide adjustable-rate mortgage loans. It is disputed whether the a ...

, , * January 6, 1983: Surface Transportation Assistance Act, , * January 7, 1983: Nuclear Waste Policy Act, ,

Special or select committees

* Senate Select Committee on Small Business — Became a standing committee on March 25, 1981 * United States Senate Select Committee on Law Enforcement Undercover Activities of the Justice Department — March 24, 1982 – December 15, 1982

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), until January 20, 1981 ** George H. W. Bush (R), from January 20, 1981 * President pro tempore: Strom Thurmond (R)

Majority (Republican) 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.

: Howard Baker *

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 ideology ...

Ted Stevens Theodore Fulton Stevens Sr. (November 18, 1923 – August 9, 2010) was an American politician and lawyer who served as a U.S. Senator from Alaska from 1968 to 2009. He was the longest-serving Republican Senator in history at the time he left ...

* Republican Conference Chairman: James A. McClure * Republican Conference Secretary:

Jake Garn Edwin Jacob "Jake" Garn (born October 12, 1932) is an American politician and member of the Republican Party who served as a United States senator representing Utah from 1974 to 1993. Garn became the first sitting member of Congress to fly in sp ...

* National Senatorial Committee Chair:

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 ...

* 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. Tower ...

Minority (Democratic) leadership

* Minority Leader:

Robert Byrd Robert Carlyle Byrd (born Cornelius Calvin Sale Jr.; November 20, 1917 – June 28, 2010) was an American politician and musician who served as a United States senator from West Virginia for over 51 years, from 1959 until his death in 2010. A ...

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 holdin ...

: Alan Cranston * Democratic Caucus Secretary: Daniel Inouye * Democratic Campaign Committee Chairman:

Wendell Ford Wendell Hampton Ford (September 8, 1924 – January 22, 2015) was an American politician from the Commonwealth of Kentucky. He served for twenty-four years in the U.S. Senate and was the 53rd Governor of Kentucky. He was the first person to be ...

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: ** I ...

: Tip O'Neill (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 *

Tom Foley Thomas Stephen Foley (March 6, 1929 – October 18, 2013) was an American lawyer and politician who served as the 49th speaker of the United States House of Representatives from 1989 to 1995. A member of the Democratic Party, Foley represen ...

* Chief Deputy Majority Whip: William Vollie Alexander Jr. * Democratic Caucus Chairman:

Gillis William Long Gillis William Long (May 4, 1923 – January 20, 1985) was an American politician and lawyer who served as a U.S. representative from Louisiana. He was a member of the Long family and was the nephew of former governors Huey Long and Earl Long ...

* Democratic Caucus Secretary:

Geraldine Ferraro Geraldine Anne Ferraro (August 26, 1935 March 26, 2011) was an American politician, diplomat, and attorney. She served in the United States House of Representatives from 1979 to 1985, and was the Democratic Party's vice presidential nominee ...

* Democratic Campaign Committee Chairman:

Tony Coelho Anthony Lee Coelho (born June 15, 1942) is an American politician from California who served in the United States House of Representatives. A member of the Democratic Party, he was the primary sponsor of the Americans with Disabilities Act and is ...

Minority (Republican) leadership

* Minority Leader:

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 ...

Trent Lott Chester Trent Lott Sr. (born October 9, 1941) is an American lawyer, author, and politician. A former United States Senator from Mississippi, Lott served in numerous leadership positions in both the United States House of Representatives and the ...

* Chief Deputy Whip: David F. Emery * Republican Conference Chairman: Jack Kemp * Republican Conference Vice-Chairman: Jack Edwards * Republican Conference Secretary:

Clair Burgener Clair Walter Burgener (December 5, 1921 – September 9, 2006) was an American politician who served as a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from 1973 to 1983. Early life Clair Burgener was born in Vernal, Utah, and grew ...

* Policy Committee Chairman: Dick Cheney * Republican Campaign Committee Chairman:

Guy Vander Jagt Guy Adrian Vander Jagt ( ; August 26, 1931 – June 22, 2007) was a Republican politician from Michigan. He was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives and Chairman of the National Republican Congressional Committee. Vander Jagt was desc ...

Caucuses

Congressional Arts Caucus The Congressional Arts Caucus is a registered Congressional Member Organization for the US House of Representatives in the 115th Congress. History The Congressional Arts Caucus was created in the 1980s as a way for the various members of Congres ...

Congressional Black Caucus The Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) is a caucus made up of most African-American members of the United States Congress. Representative Karen Bass from California chaired the caucus from 2019 to 2021; she was succeeded by Representative Joyce B ...

* Congressional Friends of Ireland Caucus *

Congressional Hispanic Caucus The Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC) is an organization of 38 Democratic members of the United States Congress of Hispanic and Latino descent. The Caucus focuses on issues affecting Hispanics and Latinos in the United States. The CHC was fou ...

* Congressional Travel & Tourism Caucus * Congresswomen's Caucus *

House Democratic Caucus The House Democratic Caucus is a congressional caucus composed of all Democratic Representatives in the United States House of Representatives and is responsible for nominating and electing the Democratic Party leadership in the chamber. In its ...

Senate Democratic Caucus The Democratic Caucus of the United States Senate, sometimes referred to as the Democratic Conference, is the formal organization of all senators who are part of the Democratic Party in the United States Senate. For the makeup of the 117th Cong ...

Members

This list is arranged by chamber, then by state. Senators are listed by class, 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 1 meant their term ended with this Congress, requiring reelection in 1982; Class 2 meant their term began in the last Congress, requiring reelection in 1984; and Class 3 meant their term began in this Congress, requiring reelection in 1986.

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 = 135,765 ...

: 2. Howell Heflin (D) : 3.

Jeremiah Denton Jeremiah Andrew Denton Jr. (July 15, 1924 – March 28, 2014) was an American politician and military officer who served as a U.S. Senator representing Alabama from 1981 to 1987. He was the first Republican to be popularly elected to a Sen ...

(R)

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.S. ...

: 2.

(R) : 3.

Frank Murkowski Frank Hughes Murkowski (born March 28, 1933) is an American politician and a member of the Republican Party. He was a United States Senator from Alaska from 1981 until 2002 and the eighth governor of Alaska from 2002 until 2006. In his 2006 re ...

(R)

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 (D) : 3. Barry Goldwater (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 David Hampton Pryor (born August 29, 1934) is an American politician and former Democratic United States Representative and United States Senator from the State of Arkansas. Pryor also served as the 39th Governor of Arkansas from 1975 to 1979 a ...

(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 (R) : 3. Alan Cranston (D)

Colorado Colorado (, other variants) is a state in the Mountain states, 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 wes ...

: 2. William L. Armstrong (R) : 3. Gary Hart (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 to the west, and Long Island Sound to the south. Its capita ...

: 1.

Lowell Weicker Lowell Palmer Weicker Jr. (; born May 16, 1931) is an American politician who served as a U.S. Representative, U.S. Senator, and the 85th Governor of Connecticut. He unsuccessfully sought the Republican nomination for president in 1980. He was ...

(R) : 3.

Chris Dodd Christopher John Dodd (born May 27, 1944) is an American lobbyist, lawyer, and Democratic Party politician who served as a United States senator from Connecticut from 1981 to 2011. Dodd is the longest-serving senator in Connecticut's history. ...

(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 Del ...

: 1.

William Roth William Victor Roth Jr. (July 22, 1921 – December 13, 2003) was an American lawyer and politician from Wilmington, Delaware. He was a veteran of World War II and a member of the Republican Party. He served from 1967 to 1970 as the lone U.S ...

(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 to ...

: 1.

Lawton Chiles Lawton Mainor Chiles Jr. (April 3, 1930 – December 12, 1998) was an American politician who served as the 41st governor of Florida from 1991 until his death in 1998. A member of the Democratic Party, he previously served as a United State ...

(D) : 3. Paula Hawkins (R)

Georgia Georgia most commonly refers to: * Georgia (country), a country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia * Georgia (U.S. state), a state in the Southeast United States Georgia may also refer to: Places Historical states and entities * Related to the ...

: 2.

Sam Nunn Samuel Augustus Nunn Jr. (born September 8, 1938) is an American politician who served as a United States Senator from Georgia (1972–1997) as a member of the Democratic Party. After leaving Congress, Nunn co-founded the Nuclear Threat Initia ...

(D) : 3. Mack Mattingly (R)

Hawaii Hawaii ( ; haw, Hawaii or ) is a state in the Western United States, located in the Pacific Ocean about from the U.S. mainland. It is the only U.S. state outside North America, the only state that is an archipelago, and the only state ...

: 1.

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

(D) : 3. Daniel Inouye (D)

Idaho Idaho ( ) is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the Western United States. To the north, it shares a small portion of the Canada–United States border with the province of British Columbia. It borders the states of Montana and Wyomi ...

: 2. James A. McClure (R) : 3.

Steve Symms Steven Douglas Symms (born April 23, 1938) is an American politician and lobbyist who served as a four-term congressman (1973–81) and two-term U.S. Senator (1981–93), representing Idaho. He is a partner at Parry, Romani, DeConcini & Symms, a ...

(R)

Illinois Illinois ( ) is a state in the Midwestern United States. Its largest metropolitan areas include the Chicago metropolitan area, and the Metro East section, of Greater St. Louis. Other smaller metropolitan areas include, Peoria and Rockf ...

: 2. Charles H. Percy (R) : 3.

Alan J. Dixon Alan John Dixon (July 7, 1927 – July 6, 2014) was an American politician and member of the Democratic Party who served in the Illinois General Assembly from 1951 to 1971, as the Illinois Treasurer from 1971 to 1977, as the Illinois Secretary ...

(D)

Indiana Indiana () is a U.S. state in the Midwestern United States. It is the 38th-largest by area and the 17th-most populous of the 50 States. Its capital and largest city is Indianapolis. Indiana was admitted to the United States as the 19th s ...

: 1. Richard Lugar (R) : 3.

Dan Quayle James Danforth Quayle (; born February 4, 1947) is an American politician who served as the 44th vice president of the United States from 1989 to 1993 under President George H. W. Bush. A member of the Republican Party, Quayle served as a U.S. ...

(R)

Iowa Iowa () is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States, bordered by the Mississippi River to the east and the Missouri River and Big Sioux River to the west. It is bordered by six states: Wisconsin to the northeast, Illinois to th ...

: 2. Roger Jepsen (R) : 3.

Chuck Grassley Charles Ernest Grassley (born September 17, 1933) is an American politician serving as the president pro tempore emeritus of the United States Senate, and the senior United States senator from Iowa, having held the seat since 1981. In 2022, h ...

(R)

Kansas Kansas () is a state in the Midwestern United States. Its capital is Topeka, and its largest city is Wichita. Kansas is a landlocked state bordered by Nebraska to the north; Missouri to the east; Oklahoma to the south; and Colorado to th ...

: 2.

Nancy Kassebaum Nancy Jo Kassebaum Baker (née Landon; born July 29, 1932) is an American politician who represented the State of Kansas in the United States Senate from 1978 to 1997. She is the daughter of Alf Landon, who was Governor of Kansas from 1933 to 1 ...

(R) : 3. Bob Dole (R)

Kentucky Kentucky ( , ), officially the Commonwealth of Kentucky, is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States and one of the states of the Upper South. It borders Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio to the north; West Virginia and Virginia ...

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

(D)

Louisiana Louisiana , group=pronunciation (French: ''La Louisiane'') is a state in the Deep South and South Central regions of the United States. It is the 20th-smallest by area and the 25th most populous of the 50 U.S. states. Louisiana is borde ...

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

Maine Maine () is a state in the New England and Northeastern regions of the United States. It borders New Hampshire to the west, the Gulf of Maine to the southeast, and the Canadian provinces of New Brunswick and Quebec to the northeast and ...

: 1. George J. Mitchell (D) : 2.

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

(R)

Maryland Maryland ( ) is a state in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States. It shares borders with Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia to its south and west; Pennsylvania to its north; and Delaware and the Atlantic Ocean to ...

: 1.

Paul Sarbanes Paul Spyros Sarbanes (; February 3, 1933 – December 6, 2020) was an American politician and attorney. A member of the Democratic Party from Maryland, he served as a member of the United States House of Representatives from 1971 to 1977 ...

(D) : 3.

Charles Mathias Charles McCurdy Mathias Jr. (July 24, 1922 – January 25, 2010) was an American politician and attorney. A Republican, he served as a member of the United States Senate, representing Maryland from 1969 to 1987. He was also a member of ...

(R)

Massachusetts Massachusetts (Massachusett: ''Muhsachuweesut Massachusett_writing_systems.html" ;"title="nowiki/> məhswatʃəwiːsət.html" ;"title="Massachusett writing systems">məhswatʃəwiːsət">Massachusett writing systems">məhswatʃəwiːsət'' En ...

: 1.

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

(D) : 2. Paul Tsongas (D)

Michigan Michigan () is a U.S. state, state in the Great Lakes region, Great Lakes region of the Upper Midwest, upper Midwestern United States. With a population of nearly 10.12 million and an area of nearly , Michigan is the List of U.S. states and ...

: 1.

Donald Riegle Donald Wayne Riegle Jr. (born February 4, 1938) is an American politician, author, and businessman from Michigan. He served for five terms as a Representative and for three terms as a Senator in the U.S. Congress. Early life and family Donald W ...

(D) : 2. Carl Levin (D)

Minnesota Minnesota () is a state in the upper midwestern region of the United States. It is the 12th largest U.S. state in area and the 22nd most populous, with over 5.75 million residents. Minnesota is home to western prairies, now given over to ...

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

Mississippi Mississippi () is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States, bordered to the north by Tennessee; to the east by Alabama; to the south by the Gulf of Mexico; to the southwest by Louisiana; and to the northwest by Arkansas. Miss ...

: 1. John C. Stennis (D) : 2.

Thad Cochran William Thad Cochran (; December 7, 1937 – May 30, 2019) was an American attorney and politician who served as a United States Senator for Mississippi from 1978 until his resignation due to health issues in 2018. A Republican, he previously ...

(R)

Missouri Missouri is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States. Ranking 21st in land area, it is bordered by eight states (tied for the most with Tennessee): Iowa to the north, Illinois, Kentucky and Tennessee to the east, Arkansas t ...

: 1.

John Danforth John Claggett Danforth (born September 5, 1936) is an American politician, attorney and diplomat who began his career in 1968 as the Attorney General of Missouri and served three terms as United States Senator from Missouri. In 2004, he served br ...

(R) : 3.

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

(D)

Montana Montana () is a state in the Mountain West division of the Western United States. It is bordered by Idaho to the west, North Dakota and South Dakota to the east, Wyoming to the south, and the Canadian provinces of Alberta, British Columb ...

: 1.

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

(D) : 2.

Max Baucus Maxwell Sieben Baucus ( Enke; born December 11, 1941) is an American politician who served as a United States senator from Montana from 1978 to 2014. A member of the Democratic Party, he was a U.S. senator for over 35 years, making him the long ...

(D)

Nebraska Nebraska () is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States. It is bordered by South Dakota to the north; Iowa to the east and Missouri to the southeast, both across the Missouri River; Kansas to the south; Colorado to the sout ...

: 1.

Edward Zorinsky Edward Zorinsky (November 11, 1928March 6, 1987) was an American politician who served as a Democrat in the U.S. Senate from 1976 until his death in 1987. He represented Nebraska and had previously served as mayor of Omaha, elected as a Republ ...

(D) : 2. J. James Exon (D)

Nevada Nevada ( ; ) is a state in the Western region of the United States. It is bordered by Oregon to the northwest, Idaho to the northeast, California to the west, Arizona to the southeast, and Utah to the east. Nevada is the 7th-most extensive, ...

: 1. Howard Cannon (D) : 3.

Paul Laxalt Paul may refer to: *Paul (given name), a given name (includes a list of people with that name) * Paul (surname), a list of people People Christianity *Paul the Apostle (AD c.5–c.64/65), also known as Saul of Tarsus or Saint Paul, early Chri ...

(R)

New Hampshire New Hampshire is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States. It is bordered by Massachusetts to the south, Vermont to the west, Maine and the Gulf of Maine to the east, and the Canadian province of Quebec to the nor ...

: 2. Gordon J. Humphrey (R) : 3. Warren Rudman (R)

New Jersey New Jersey is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York; on the east, southeast, and south by the Atlantic Ocean; on the west by the Delaware ...

: 1.

Harrison A. Williams Harrison Arlington "Pete" Williams Jr. (December 10, 1919November 17, 2001) was an American politician and lawyer. He was a Democrat who represented New Jersey in the United States House of Representatives (1953–1957) and the United States Sena ...

(D), until March 11, 1982 :: Nicholas F. Brady (R), from April 27, 1982, until December 27, 1982 ::

Frank Lautenberg Frank Raleigh Lautenberg (; January 23, 1924 June 3, 2013) was an American businessman and Democratic Party politician who served as United States Senator from New Jersey from 1982 to 2001, and again from 2003 until his death in 2013. He was ori ...

(D), from December 27, 1982 : 2. Bill Bradley (D)

New Mexico ) , population_demonym = New Mexican ( es, Neomexicano, Neomejicano, Nuevo Mexicano) , seat = Santa Fe , LargestCity = Albuquerque , LargestMetro = Tiguex , OfficialLang = None , Languages = English, Spanish ( New Mexican), Navajo, Ke ...

: 1.

Harrison Schmitt Harrison Hagan Schmitt (born July 3, 1935) is an American geologist, retired NASA astronaut, university professor, former U.S. senator from New Mexico, and the most recent living person—and only person without a background in military aviation� ...

(R) : 2.

Pete Domenici Pietro Vichi "Pete" Domenici (May 7, 1932 – September 13, 2017) was an American attorney and politician who served as a United States Senator from New Mexico from 1973 to 2009. A member of the Republican Party, he served six terms in the S ...

(R)

New York

: 1. Daniel Patrick Moynihan (D) : 3.

Al D'Amato Alfonse Marcello D'Amato (born August 1, 1937) is an American politician born in Brooklyn, Kings County, New York. He served as United States Senator for New York between 1981 and 1999. He subsequently founded a lobbying firm, Park Strategies. ...

(R)

North Carolina North Carolina () is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States. The state is the 28th largest and 9th-most populous of the United States. It is bordered by Virginia to the north, the Atlantic Ocean to the east, Georgia and ...

: 2. Jesse Helms (R) : 3. John Porter East (R)

North Dakota North Dakota () is a U.S. state in the Upper Midwest, named after the indigenous Dakota Sioux. North Dakota is bordered by the Canadian provinces of Saskatchewan and Manitoba to the north and by the U.S. states of Minnesota to the east, So ...

: 1.

Quentin Burdick Quentin Northrup Burdick (June 19, 1908 – September 8, 1992) was an American lawyer and politician. A member of the North Dakota Democratic-NPL Party, he represented North Dakota in the U.S. House of Representatives (1959–1960) and the U ...

(D-NPL) : 3. Mark Andrews (R)

Ohio Ohio () is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States. Of the fifty U.S. states, it is the 34th-largest by area, and with a population of nearly 11.8 million, is the seventh-most populous and tenth-most densely populated. The sta ...

: 1.

Howard Metzenbaum Howard Morton Metzenbaum (June 4, 1917March 12, 2008) was an American politician and businessman who served for almost 20 years as a Democratic member of the U.S. Senate from Ohio (1974, 1976–1995). He also served in the Ohio Hous ...

(D) : 3. John Glenn (D)

Oklahoma

: 2.

David Boren David Lyle Boren (born April 21, 1941) is a retired American lawyer and politician from the state of Oklahoma. A member of the Democratic Party, he served as 21st governor of Oklahoma from 1975 to 1979 and three terms in the United States Sen ...

(D) : 3.

Don Nickles Donald Lee Nickles (born December 6, 1948) is an American politician and lobbyist who was a Republican United States Senator from Oklahoma from 1981 to 2005. He was considered both a fiscal and social conservative. After retiring from the Senat ...

(R)

Oregon Oregon () is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the Western United States. The Columbia River delineates much of Oregon's northern boundary with Washington, while the Snake River delineates much of its eastern boundary with Idaho. T ...

: 2. Mark Hatfield (R) : 3.

(R)

Pennsylvania Pennsylvania (; ( Pennsylvania Dutch: )), officially the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, is a state spanning the Mid-Atlantic, Northeastern, Appalachian, and Great Lakes regions of the United States. It borders Delaware to its southeast, ...

: 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 and ...

(R) : 3.

Arlen Specter Arlen Specter (February 12, 1930 – October 14, 2012) was an American lawyer, author and politician who served as a United States Senator from Pennsylvania from 1981 to 2011. Specter was a Democrat from 1951 to 1965, then a Republican fr ...

(R)

Rhode Island Rhode Island (, like ''road'') is a state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It is the smallest U.S. state by area and the seventh-least populous, with slightly fewer than 1.1 million residents as of 2020, but it ...

: 1.

John Chafee John Lester Hubbard Chafee ( ; October 22, 1922 – October 24, 1999) was an American politician and officer in the United States Marine Corps. A member of the Republican Party (United States), he served as the 66th Governor of Rhode Island, as ...

(R) : 2.

Claiborne Pell Claiborne de Borda Pell (November 22, 1918 – January 1, 2009) was an American politician and writer who served as a U.S. Senator from Rhode Island for six terms from 1961 to 1997. He was the sponsor of the 1972 bill that reformed the Basic ...

(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. James Abdnor (R)

List of United States senators from Tennessee, Tennessee

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

List of United States senators from Texas, Texas

: 1. Lloyd Bentsen (D) : 2.

(R)

List of United States senators from Utah, Utah

: 1. Orrin Hatch (R) : 3.

(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. Slade Gorton (R)

List of United States senators from West Virginia, West Virginia

: 1.

(D) : 2. Jennings Randolph (D)

List of United States senators from Wisconsin, Wisconsin

: 1. William Proxmire (D) : 3. Bob Kasten (R)

List of United States senators from Wyoming, Wyoming

: 1. Malcolm Wallop (R) : 2. Alan Simpson (American politician), Alan Simpson (R) 97th United States Congress Senators

House of Representatives

Members of the House of Representatives are listed by their district numbers.

List of United States representatives from Alabama, Alabama

: . Jack Edwards (R) : . William Louis Dickinson (R) : . Bill Nichols (politician), Bill Nichols (D) : . Tom Bevill (D) : . Ronnie Flippo (D) : . Albert L. Smith Jr. (R) : . Richard Shelby (D)

List of United States representatives from Alaska, Alaska

: . Don Young (R)

List of United States representatives from Arizona, Arizona

: . John Jacob Rhodes (R) : . Mo Udall (D) : . Bob Stump (D) : . Eldon Rudd (R)

List of United States representatives from Arkansas, Arkansas

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

List of United States representatives from California, California

: . Eugene A. Chappie (R) : . 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) : . Tom Lantos (D) : . Pete McCloskey (R) : . Norman Mineta (D) : . Norman D. Shumway (R) : .

(D) : . Leon Panetta (D) : . Chip Pashayan (R) : . Bill Thomas (R) : . Robert J. Lagomarsino (R) : . Barry Goldwater Jr. (R) : . Bobbi Fiedler (R) : . 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), until March 9, 1982 :: Matthew G. Martínez (D), from July 13, 1982 : . Mervyn Dymally (D) : . Glenn M. Anderson (D) : . Wayne R. Grisham (R) : . Dan Lungren (R) : . David Dreier (R) : . George Brown Jr. (D) : . Jerry Lewis (California politician), Jerry Lewis (R) : . Jerry M. Patterson (D) : . William E. Dannemeyer (R) : . Robert Badham (R) : . Bill Lowery (politician), Bill Lowery (R) : . Duncan L. Hunter (R) : .

(R)

List of United States representatives from Colorado, Colorado

: . Pat Schroeder (D) : . Tim Wirth (D) : . Ray Kogovsek (D) : . Hank Brown (R) : . Ken Kramer (R)

List of United States representatives from Connecticut, Connecticut

: . William R. Cotter (politician), William R. Cotter (D), until September 8, 1981 :: Barbara B. Kennelly (D), from January 12, 1982 : . Sam Gejdenson (D) : . Lawrence J. DeNardis (R) : . Stewart McKinney (politician), Stewart McKinney (R) : . William R. Ratchford (D) : . Toby Moffett (D)

List of United States representatives from Delaware, Delaware

: . Thomas B. Evans Jr. (R)

List of United States representatives from Florida, Florida

: . Earl Hutto (D) : . Don Fuqua (D) : . Charles E. Bennett (politician), Charles E. Bennett (D) : . Bill Chappell (D) : . Bill McCollum (R) : . Bill Young (R) : . Sam Gibbons (D) : . Andy Ireland (D) : . Bill Nelson (D) : . Skip Bafalis (R) : . Dan Mica (D) : . Clay Shaw (politician), Clay Shaw (R) : . William Lehman (Florida politician), William Lehman (D) : . Claude Pepper (D) : . Dante Fascell (D)

List of United States representatives from Georgia, Georgia

: . Ronald 'Bo' Ginn (D) : . Charles Floyd Hatcher (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

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

List of United States representatives from Idaho, Idaho

: . Larry Craig (R) : . George V. Hansen (R)

List of United States representatives from Illinois, Illinois

: . Harold Washington (D) : . Gus Savage (D) : . Marty Russo (D) : . Ed Derwinski (R) : . John G. Fary (D) : . Henry Hyde (R) : . Cardiss Collins (D) : . Dan Rostenkowski (D) : . Sidney R. Yates (D) : . John Porter (Illinois politician), John Porter (R) : . Frank Annunzio (D) : . Phil Crane (R) : . Robert McClory (R) : . John N. Erlenborn (R) : . Tom Corcoran (politician), Tom Corcoran (R) : . Lynn Morley Martin (R) : . George M. O'Brien (R) : .

(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

: . Adam Benjamin Jr. (D), until September 7, 1982 :: Katie Hall (American politician), Katie Hall (D), from November 2, 1982 : . Floyd Fithian (D) : . John P. Hiler (R) : . Dan Coats (R) : . Elwood Hillis (R) : . David W. Evans (D) : . John T. Myers (congressman), John 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

: . Jim Leach (R) : . Tom Tauke (R) : . T. Cooper Evans (R) : . Neal Edward Smith (D) : . Tom Harkin (D) : . Berkley Bedell (D)

List of United States representatives from Kansas, Kansas

: . Pat Roberts (R) : . James Edmund Jeffries (R) : . Larry Winn (R) : . Dan Glickman (D) : . Bob Whittaker (R)

List of United States representatives from Kentucky, Kentucky

: . Carroll Hubbard (D) : . William Natcher (D) : . Romano Mazzoli (D) : . Gene Snyder (R) : . Hal Rogers (R) : . Larry J. Hopkins (R) : . Carl D. Perkins (D)

List of United States representatives from Louisiana, Louisiana

: . Bob Livingston (R) : . Lindy Boggs (D) : . Billy Tauzin (D) : . Buddy Roemer (D) : . Jerry Huckaby (D) : . Henson Moore (R) : . John Breaux (D) : .

(D)

List of United States representatives from Maine, Maine

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

List of United States representatives from Maryland, Maryland

: . Roy Dyson (D) : . Clarence Long (D) : . Barbara Mikulski (D) : . Marjorie Holt (R) : . Gladys Spellman (D), until February 24, 1981 :: Steny Hoyer (D), from May 19, 1981 : . Beverly Byron (D) : . Parren Mitchell (D) : . Michael D. Barnes (D)

List of United States representatives from Massachusetts, Massachusetts

: . Silvio O. Conte (R) : . Edward Boland (D) : . Joseph D. Early (D) : . Barney Frank (D) : . James Shannon (Massachusetts politician), James Shannon (D) : . Nicholas Mavroules (D) : . Ed Markey (D) : . Tip O'Neill (D) : . Joe Moakley (D) : . Margaret Heckler (R) : . Brian J. Donnelly (D) : . Gerry Studds (D)

List of United States representatives from Michigan, Michigan

: . John Conyers (D) : . Carl Pursell (R) : . Howard Wolpe (D) : . David Stockman (R), until January 27, 1981 :: Mark D. Siljander (R), from April 21, 1981 : . Harold S. Sawyer (R) : . James Whitney Dunn (R) : . Dale Kildee (D) : . J. Bob Traxler (D) : .

(R) : . Donald J. Albosta (D) : . Robert William Davis (R) : . David Bonior (D) : . George Crockett Jr. (D) : . Dennis Hertel (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

: . Arlen Erdahl (R) : . Tom Hagedorn (R) : . Bill Frenzel (R) : . Bruce Vento (DFL) : . Martin Olav Sabo (DFL) : . Vin Weber (R) : . Arlan Stangeland (R) : . Jim Oberstar (DFL)

List of United States representatives from Mississippi, Mississippi

: . Jamie Whitten (D) : . David R. Bowen (D) : . Sonny Montgomery (D) : . Jon Hinson (R), until April 13, 1981 :: Wayne Dowdy (D), from July 7, 1981 : .

(R)

List of United States representatives from Missouri, Missouri

: . 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) : . Wendell Bailey (R) : . Harold Volkmer (D) : . Bill Emerson (R)

List of United States representatives from Montana, Montana

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

List of United States representatives from Nebraska, Nebraska

: . Doug Bereuter (R) : . Hal Daub (R) : . Virginia D. Smith (R)

List of United States representatives from Nevada, Nevada

: . James David Santini (D)

List of United States representatives from New Hampshire, New Hampshire

: . Norman D'Amours (D) : . Judd Gregg (R)

List of United States representatives from New Jersey, New Jersey

: . James Florio (D) : . William J. Hughes (D) : . James J. Howard (D) : . Chris Smith (New Jersey politician), Chris Smith (R) : . Millicent Fenwick (R) : . Edwin B. Forsythe (R) : . Marge Roukema (R) : . 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) : . Bernard J. Dwyer (D)

List of United States representatives from New Mexico, New Mexico

: . Manuel Lujan Jr. (R) : . Joe Skeen (R)

List of United States representatives from New York, New York

: . William Carney (politician), William Carney (C) : . Thomas Downey (D) : . Gregory W. Carman (R) : . Norman F. Lent (R) : . Raymond J. McGrath (R) : . John LeBoutillier (R) : . Joseph P. Addabbo (D) : . Benjamin Stanley Rosenthal (D) : .

(D) : . Mario Biaggi (D) : . James H. Scheuer (D) : . Shirley Chisholm (D) : . Stephen Solarz (D) : . Fred Richmond (D), until August 25, 1982 : . Leo C. Zeferetti (D) : . Chuck Schumer (D) : . Guy Molinari (R) : . 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) : . David O'Brien Martin (R) : . Donald J. Mitchell (R) : . George C. Wortley (R) : . 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

: . Walter B. Jones Sr. (D) : . Lawrence H. Fountain (D) : . Charles Orville Whitley (D) : . Ike Franklin Andrews (D) : . Stephen L. Neal (D) : . Walter E. Johnston III (R) : . Charlie Rose (politician), Charlie Rose (D) : . Bill Hefner (D) : . James G. Martin (R) : . Jim Broyhill (R) : . Bill Hendon (R)

List of United States representatives from North Dakota, North Dakota

: . Byron Dorgan (D-NPL)

List of United States representatives from Ohio, Ohio

: . Bill Gradison (R) : . Tom Luken (D) : . Tony P. Hall (D) : . Tennyson Guyer (R), until April 12, 1981 :: Mike Oxley (R), from June 25, 1981 : . Del Latta (R) : . Bob McEwen (R) : . Bud Brown (politician), Bud Brown (R) : . Tom Kindness (R) : . Ed Weber (R) : . Clarence E. Miller (R) : . J. William Stanton (R) : . Bob Shamansky (D) : . Donald J. Pease (D) : . John F. Seiberling (D) : . Chalmers Wylie (R) : . Ralph Regula (R) : . John M. Ashbrook (R), until April 24, 1982 :: Jean Spencer Ashbrook (R), from June 29, 1982 : . Douglas Applegate (D) : . Lyle Williams (R) : . Mary Rose Oakar (D) : . Louis Stokes (D) : . Dennis E. Eckart (D) : . Ronald M. Mottl (D)

List of United States representatives from Oklahoma, Oklahoma

: . James R. Jones (D) : . Mike Synar (D) : . Wes Watkins (D) : . Dave McCurdy (D) : . Mickey Edwards (R) : . Glenn English (D)

List of United States representatives from Oregon, Oregon

: . Les AuCoin (D) : . Denny Smith (R) : . Ron Wyden (D) : . Jim Weaver (Oregon politician), Jim Weaver (D)

List of United States representatives from Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania

: . Thomas M. Foglietta (D) : . William H. Gray III (D) : . Raymond Lederer (D), until April 29, 1981 :: Joseph F. Smith (Pennsylvania politician), Joseph F. Smith (D), from July 21, 1981 : . Charles F. Dougherty (R) : . Richard T. Schulze (R) : . Gus Yatron (D) : . Robert W. Edgar (D) : . James K. Coyne III (R) : . Bud Shuster (R) : . Joseph M. McDade (R) : . James Nelligan (R) : . John Murtha (D) : . Lawrence Coughlin (R) : . William J. Coyne (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), changed to (R) October 14, 1981

List of United States representatives from Rhode Island, Rhode Island

: . Fernand St. Germain (D) : . Claudine Schneider (R)

List of United States representatives from South Carolina, South Carolina

: . Thomas F. Hartnett (R) : . Floyd Spence (R) : . Butler Derrick (D) : . Carroll A. Campbell Jr. (R) : . Kenneth Lamar Holland (D) : . John Light Napier (R)

List of United States representatives from South Dakota, South Dakota

: . Tom Daschle (D) : . Clint Roberts (politician), Clint Roberts (R)

List of United States representatives from Tennessee, Tennessee

: . 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

: . Sam B. Hall Jr. (D) : . Charlie Wilson (Texas politician), Charlie Wilson (D) : . James M. Collins (R) : . Ralph Hall (D) : . Jim Mattox (D) : . Phil Gramm (D) : . Bill Archer (R) : . Jack Fields (R) : . Jack Brooks (American politician), Jack Brooks (D) : . J. J. Pickle (D) : . Marvin Leath (D) : . Jim Wright (D) : . Jack Hightower (D) : . William Neff Patman (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

: . James V. Hansen (R) : . David Daniel Marriott (R)

List of United States representatives from Vermont, Vermont

: . Jim Jeffords (R)

List of United States representatives from Virginia, Virginia

: . Paul Trible (R) : . G. William Whitehurst (R) : . Thomas J. Bliley Jr. (R) : . Robert Daniel (R) : . Dan Daniel (politician), Dan Daniel (D) : . M. Caldwell Butler (R) : . J. Kenneth Robinson (R) : . Stanford Parris (R) : . William C. Wampler (R) : . Frank Wolf (politician), Frank Wolf (R)

List of United States representatives from Washington, Washington

: . Joel Pritchard (R) : . Al Swift (D) : . Don Bonker (D) : . Sid Morrison (R) : .

(D) : . Norm Dicks (D) : . Mike Lowry (D)

List of United States representatives from West Virginia, West Virginia

: . Bob Mollohan (D) : . Cleve Benedict (R) : . Mick Staton (R) : . Nick Rahall (D)

List of United States representatives from Wisconsin, Wisconsin

: . Les Aspin (D) : . Robert Kastenmeier (D) : . Steve Gunderson (R) : . Clement J. Zablocki (D) : . Henry S. Reuss (D) : . Tom Petri (R) : . Dave Obey (D) : . Toby Roth (R) : . Jim Sensenbrenner (R)

List of United States representatives from Wyoming, Wyoming

: . Dick Cheney (R)

Non-voting members

: . Fofó Iosefa Fiti Sunia (D) : . Walter Fauntroy (D) : . Antonio Borja Won Pat (D) : . Ron de Lugo (D) : . Baltasar Corrada del Rio (PNP)

Changes in membership

Senate

There were 2 resignations. , - , nowrap ,

New Jersey New Jersey is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York; on the east, southeast, and south by the Atlantic Ocean; on the west by the Delaware ...

(Class 1) , nowrap ,

(D) , Incumbent resigned March 11, 1982, before a planned expulsion vote, having been convicted of bribery in the Abscam sting operation.
A successor was appointed April 12, 1982, to finish the term. , nowrap , Nicholas F. Brady
(R) , April 12, 1982 , - , nowrap ,

(Class 1) , nowrap , Nicholas F. Brady
(R) , Incumbent resigned December 27, 1982, so his elected successor could be appointed for preferential seniority.
A successor was appointed December 27, 1982, to finish the term. , nowrap ,

(D) , December 27, 1982

House of Representatives

There were 4 deaths, 4 resignations, one declared vacancy, and one party change. , - , , nowrap , David Stockman (R) , style="font-size:80%" , Resigned January 27, 1981, after being appointed Director of the Office of Management and Budget , nowrap , Mark D. Siljander (R) , April 21, 1981 , - , , nowrap , Gladys Spellman (D) , style="font-size:80%" , Incapacitated since last Congress and seat declared vacant February 24, 1981 , nowrap , Steny Hoyer (D) , May 19, 1981 , - , , nowrap , Tennyson Guyer (R) , style="font-size:80%" , Died April 12, 1981 , nowrap , Mike Oxley (R) , June 25, 1981 , - , , nowrap , Jon Hinson (R) , style="font-size:80%" , Resigned April 13, 1981 , nowrap , Wayne Dowdy (D) , July 7, 1981 , - , , nowrap , Raymond Lederer (D) , style="font-size:80%" , Resigned April 29, 1981, before a planned expulsion vote, having been convicted of bribery in the Abscam sting operation , nowrap , Joseph F. Smith (Pennsylvania politician), Joseph F. Smith (D) , July 21, 1981 , - , , nowrap , William R. Cotter (politician), William R. Cotter (D) , style="font-size:80%" , Died September 8, 1981 , nowrap , Barbara B. Kennelly (D) , January 12, 1982 , - , , nowrap , Eugene Atkinson (D) , style="font-size:80%" , Changed parties October 14, 1981 , nowrap , Eugene Atkinson (R) , October 14, 1981 , - , , nowrap , George E. Danielson (D) , style="font-size:80%" , Resigned March 9, 1982, after being appointed associate justice of the California Courts of Appeal , nowrap , Matthew G. Martínez (D) , July 13, 1982 , - , , nowrap , John M. Ashbrook (R) , style="font-size:80%" , Died April 24, 1982 , nowrap , Jean Spencer Ashbrook (R) , June 29, 1982 , - , , nowrap , Fred Richmond (D) , style="font-size:80%" , Resigned August 25, 1982 , colspan=2 , Vacant until end of Congress , - , , nowrap , Adam Benjamin Jr. (D) , style="font-size:80%" , Died September 7, 1982 , nowrap , Katie Hall (American politician), Katie Hall (D) , November 2, 1982

Committees

Senate

* United States Senate Special Committee on Aging, Aging (Special) (Chair: H. John Heinz III) * United States Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry, Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry (Chair: Jesse Helms; Ranking Member: Howell Heflin) ** Soil and Water Conservation (Chair: Roger W. Jepsen; Ranking Member:

) ** Agricultural Credit and Rural Electrification (Chair: Paula Hawkins; Ranking Member: Walter D. Huddleston) ** Agricultural Production, Marketing and Stabilization of Prices (Chair:

; Ranking Member: David L. Boren) ** Agricultural Research and General Legislation (Chair: Richard G. Lugar; Ranking Member:

) ** Rural Development, Oversight and Investigations (Chair: Mark Andrews; Ranking Member:

) ** Foreign Agricultural Policy (Chair: Rudy Boschwitz; Ranking Member:

) ** Nutrition (Chair: Bob Dole; Ranking Member: Patrick J. Leahy) ** Foreign, Water Resources and Environment (Chair: S.I. Hayakawa; Ranking Member:

) * United States Senate Committee on Appropriations, Appropriations (Chair: Mark Hatfield; Ranking Member: William Proxmire) ** Agriculture and Related Agencies (Chair:

; Ranking Member: Thomas F. Eagleton) ** United States Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense, Defense (Chair:

; Ranking Member: John C. Stennis) ** United States Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on District of Columbia, District of Columbia (Chair:

; Ranking Member: Patrick J. Leahy) ** United States Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, Energy and Water Development (Chair: Mark Hatfield; Ranking Member: J. Bennett Johnston) ** United States Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Foreign Operations, Foreign Operations (Chair: Bob Kasten; Ranking Member: Daniel K. Inouye) ** HUD-Independent Agencies (Chair:

; Ranking Member: Walter D. Huddleston) ** Interior (Chair: James A. McClure; Ranking Member: Robert C. Byrd) ** Labor-Health, Education and Welfare (Chair:

; Ranking Member: William Proxmire) ** Legislative (Chair: Mack Mattingly; Ranking Member: Dale Bumpers) ** Military Construction (Chair:

; Ranking Member: Jim Sasser) ** State, Justice, Commerce and Judiciary (Chair: Lowell P. Weicker; Ranking Member: Ernest F. Hollings) ** Transportation (Chair: Mark Andrews; Ranking Member:

) ** Treasury, Postal Service and General Government (Chair: James Abdnor; Ranking Member: Dennis DeConcini) * United States Senate Committee on Armed Services, Armed Services (Chair:

; Ranking Member: Gary Hart) ** United States Senate Armed Services Subcommittee on Military Construction, Military Construction (Chair: Strom Thurmond; Ranking Member: Howard Cannon) ** United States Senate Armed Services Subcommittee on Tactical Warfare, Tactical Warfare (Chair: Barry Goldwater; Ranking Member: Henry M. Jackson) ** United States Senate Armed Services Subcommittee on Strategic and Theater Nuclear Forces, Strategic and Theater Nuclear Forces (Chair: John W. Warner; Ranking Member: Carl Levin) ** United States Senate Armed Services Subcommittee on Preparedness, Preparedness (Chair: Gordon J. Humphrey; Ranking Member: Carl Levin) ** United States Senate Armed Services Subcommittee on Sea Power and Force Projection, Sea Power and Force Projection (Chair: William S. Cohen; Ranking Member: Harry F. Byrd Jr.) ** United States Senate Armed Services Subcommittee on Manpower and Personnel, Manpower and Personnel (Chair: Roger W. Jepsen; Ranking Member: J. James Exon) * United States Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs, Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs (Chair:

; Ranking Member: Harrison A. Williams Jr.) ** United States Senate Banking Subcommittee on Housing and Urban Affairs, Housing and Urban Affairs (Chair: Richard G. Lugar; Ranking Member: Harrison A. Williams Jr.) ** United States Senate Banking Subcommittee on Financial Institutions, Financial Institutions (Chair:

; Ranking Member: Alan Cranston) ** United States Senate Banking Subcommittee on International Finance and Monetary Policy, International Finance and Monetary Policy (Chair: H. John Heinz III; Ranking Member: William Proxmire) ** United States Senate Banking Subcommittee on Economic Policy, Economic Policy (Chair: William L. Armstrong; Ranking Member: Donald W. Riegle Jr.) ** Securities (Chair:

; Ranking Member:

) ** Rural Housing and Development (Chair:

; Ranking Member: Alan Dixon) ** Consumer Affairs (Chair: John H. Chafee; Ranking Member:

) * United States Senate Committee on the Budget, Budget (Chair:

; Ranking Member: Ernest F. Hollings) * United States Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, Commerce, Science and Transportation (Chair:

; Ranking Member: Howard Cannon) ** Aviation (Chair: Nancy L. Kassebaum; Ranking Member: Howard Cannon) ** Business, Trade and Tourism (Chair: Larry Pressler; Ranking Member: J. James Exon) ** Communications (Chair: Barry Goldwater; Ranking Member: Ernest F. Hollings) ** Consumer (Chair: Bob Kasten; Ranking Member: Wendell H. Ford) ** Merchant Marine (Chair: Slade Gorton; Ranking Member: Daniel K. Inouye) ** Science, Technology and Space (Chair:

; Ranking Member: Donald W. Riegle Jr.) ** Surface Transportation (Chair: John C. Danforth; Ranking Member: Russell B. Long) * United States Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, Energy and Natural Resources (Chair: James A. McClure; Ranking Member: Henry M. Jackson) ** United States Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee on Energy Conservation and Supply, Energy Conservation and Supply (Chair: Lowell P. Weicker; Ranking Member: Howard M. Metzenbaum) ** United States Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee on Energy Regulation, Energy Regulation (Chair: Gordon J. Humphrey; Ranking Member: J. Bennett Johnston) ** United States Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee on Energy Research and Development, Energy Research and Development (Chair:

; Ranking Member: Wendell H. Ford) ** United States Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee on Energy and Mineral Resources, Energy and Mineral Resources (Chair: John W. Warner; Ranking Member: Spark M. Matsunaga) ** United States Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee on Water and Power, Water and Power (Chair: Frank H. Murkowski; Ranking Member:

) ** United States Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee on Public Lands and Reserved Water, Public Lands and Reserved Water (Chair: Malcolm Wallop; Ranking Member: Dale Bumpers) * United States Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works, Environment and Public Works (Chair: Robert Stafford; Ranking Member: Jennings Randolph) ** United States Senate Environment and Public Works Committee on Environmental Pollution, Environmental Pollution (Chair: John H. Chafee; Ranking Member: Jennings Randolph) ** United States Senate Environment and Public Works Committee on Nuclear Regulation, Nuclear Regulation (Chair: Alan K. Simpson; Ranking Member: George J. Mitchell) ** United States Senate Environment and Public Works Committee on Water Resources, Water Resources (Chair: James Abdnor; Ranking Member: Gary Hart) ** United States Senate Environment and Public Works Committee on Transportation, Transportation (Chair:

; Ranking Member: Lloyd Bentsen) ** United States Senate Environment and Public Works Committee on Toxic Substances and Environmental Oversight, Toxic Substances and Environmental Oversight (Chair: Slade Gorton; Ranking Member:

) ** United States Senate Environment and Public Works Committee on Regional and Community Development, Regional and Community Development (Chair: Frank H. Murkowski; Ranking Member: Quentin N. Burdick) * United States Senate Select Committee on Ethics, Ethics (Select) (Chair: Malcolm Wallop; Vice Chairman: Howell Heflin) * United States Senate Committee on Finance, Finance (Chair: Bob Dole; Ranking Member: Harry F. Byrd Jr.) ** United States Senate Finance Subcommittee on Taxation and Debt Management, Taxation and Debt Management (Chair:

; Ranking Member: Lloyd Bentsen) ** United States Senate Finance Subcommittee on International Trade, International Trade (Chair: John C. Danforth; Ranking Member:

) ** United States Senate Finance Subcommittee on Savings, Pensions and Investment Policy, Savings, Pensions and Investment Policy (Chair: John H. Chafee; Ranking Member:

) ** United States Senate Finance Subcommittee on Economic Growth, Employment and Revenue Sharing, Economic Growth, Employment and Revenue Sharing (Chair: H. John Heinz III; Ranking Member: George J. Mitchell) ** United States Senate Finance Subcommittee on Energy and Agricultural Taxation, Energy and Agricultural Taxation (Chair: Malcolm Wallop; Ranking Member: Bill Bradley) ** United States Senate Finance Subcommittee on Estate and Gift Taxation, Estate and Gift Taxation (Chair:

; Ranking Member: David L. Boren) ** United States Senate Finance Subcommittee on Oversight of the Internal Revenue Service, Oversight of the Internal Revenue Service (Chair:

; Ranking Member:

) * United States Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, Foreign Relations (Chair: Charles H. Percy; Ranking Member:

) ** United States Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on International Economic Policy, International Economic Policy (Chair: Jesse Helms; Ranking Member:

) ** United States Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on Arms Control, Oceans, International Operations and Environment, Arms Control, Oceans, International Operations and Environment (Chair: S.I. Hayakawa; Ranking Member: John Glenn) ** United States Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere Affairs, Western Hemisphere Affairs (Chair: Jesse Helms; Ranking Member:

) ** United States Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on East Asian and Pacific Affairs, East Asian and Pacific Affairs (Chair: S.I. Hayakawa; Ranking Member: John Glenn) ** United States Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on European Affairs, European Affairs (Chair: Richard G. Lugar; Ranking Member: Joe Biden) ** United States Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on International Economic Policy, International Economic Policy (Chair:

; Ranking Member:

) ** United States Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on African Affairs, African Affairs (Chair:

; Ranking Member: Paul Tsongas) ** United States Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on Near Eastern and South Asian Affairs, Near Eastern and South Asian Affairs (Chair: Rudy Boschwitz; Ranking Member:

) ** United States Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on Arms Control, Oceans, International Operations and Environment, Arms Control, Oceans, International Operations and Environment (Chair: Larry Pressler; Ranking Member: Alan Cranston) * United States Senate Committee on Governmental Affairs, Governmental Affairs (Chair: Bill Roth (politician), Bill Roth; Ranking Member: Thomas F. Eagleton) ** Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations (Chair: William V. Roth; Ranking Member:

) ** Intergovernmental Relations (Chair: David Durenberger; Ranking Member: Jim Sasser) ** Governmental Efficiency and the District of Columbia (Chair:

; Ranking Member: Thomas F. Eagleton) ** Energy, Nuclear Proliferation and Federal Services (Chair: Charles H. Percy; Ranking Member: John Glenn) ** Federal Expenditures, Research and Rules (Chair: John C. Danforth; Ranking Member:

) ** Civil Service, Post Office and General Services (Chair:

; Ranking Member: Jim Sasser) ** Oversight of Government Management (Chair: William S. Cohen; Ranking Member: Carl Levin) ** Congressional Operations and Oversight (Chair: Mack Mattingly; Ranking Member:

) * United States Senate Select Committee on Indian Affairs, Indian Affairs (Select) (Chair:

) * United States Senate Committee on Judiciary, Judiciary (Chair: Strom Thurmond; Ranking Member: Joe Biden) ** United States Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Criminal Law, Criminal Law (Chair:

; Ranking Member: Joe Biden) ** United States Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Regulatory Reform (Chair:

; Ranking Member: Patrick J. Leahy) ** United States Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, Constitution (Chair: Orrin Hatch; Ranking Member: Dennis DeConcini) ** United States Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Courts, Courts (Chair: Bob Dole; Ranking Member: Howell Heflin) ** United States Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Immigration and Refugee Policy, Immigration and Refugee Policy (Chair: Alan K. Simpson; Ranking Member:

) ** United States Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Separation of Powers, Separation of Powers (Chair: John P. East; Ranking Member:

) ** United States Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Agency Administration, Agency Administration (Chair:

; Ranking Member: Howard M. Metzenbaum) ** United States Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Security and Terrorism, Security and Terrorism (Chair:

; Ranking Member:

) ** United States Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Juvenile Justice, Juvenile Justice (Chair:

; Ranking Member: Howard M. Metzenbaum) * United States Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, Intelligence (Select) (Chair: Barry Goldwater; Vice Chairman: Daniel Moynihan) * United States Senate Committee on Labor and Human Resources, Labor and Human Resources (Chair: Orrin Hatch; Ranking Member:

) ** United States Senate Labor and Human Resources Subcommittee on Labor, Labor (Chair:

; Ranking Member:

) ** United States Senate Labor and Human Resources Subcommittee on Education, Arts and Humanities, Education, Arts and Humanities (Chair: Robert Stafford; Ranking Member:

) ** United States Senate Labor and Human Resources Subcommittee on Employment and Productivity, Employment and Productivity (Chair:

; Ranking Member: Howard M. Metzenbaum) ** United States Senate Labor and Human Resources Subcommittee on the Handicapped, Handicapped (Chair: Lowell P. Weicker; Ranking Member: Jennings Randolph) ** United States Senate Labor and Human Resources Subcommittee on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse, Alcoholism and Drug Abuse (Chair: Gordon J. Humphrey; Ranking Member: Donald W. Riegle Jr.) ** United States Senate Labor and Human Resources Subcommittee on Aging, Family and Human Services, Aging, Family and Human Services (Chair:

; Ranking Member: Thomas F. Eagleton) ** United States Senate Labor and Human Resources Subcommittee on Investigations and General Oversight, Investigations and General Oversight (Chair: Paula Hawkins; Ranking Member:

) * 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:

; Ranking Member: Wendell H. Ford) * United States Senate Committee on Small Business, Small Business (Chair: Lowell P. Weicker Jr.; Ranking Member:

) * United States Senate Small Business Subcommittee on Capital Formation and Retention, Capital Formation and Retention (Chair:

; Ranking Member:

) * United States Senate Small Business Subcommittee on Government Regulation and Paperwork, Government Regulation and Paperwork (Chair: Orrin G. Hatch; Ranking Member: Dale Bumpers) * United States Senate Small Business Subcommittee on Urban and Rural Economic Development, Urban and Rural Economic Development (Chair:

; Ranking Member:

) * United States Senate Small Business Subcommittee on Government Procurement, Government Procurement (Chair:

; Ranking Member: Jim Sasser) * United States Senate Small Business Subcommittee on Productivity and Competition, Productivity and Competition (Chair: Slade Gorton; Ranking Member:

) * United States Senate Small Business Subcommittee on Innovation and Technology, Innovation and Technology (Chair: Warren Rudman; Ranking Member: Carl Levin) * United States Senate Small Business Subcommittee on Export Promotion and Market Development, Export Promotion and Market Development (Chair: Rudy Boschwitz; Ranking Member: Walter D. Huddleston) * United States Senate Small Business Subcommittee on Advocacy and Future of Small Business, Advocacy and Future of Small Business (Chair: S.I. Hayakawa; Ranking Member: Paul Tsongas) * United States Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs, Veterans' Affairs (Chair: Alan K. Simpson; Ranking Member: Alan Cranston) * 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: Kika de la Garza; Ranking Member: William C. Wampler) ** Cotton, Rice and Sugar (Chair: David R. Bowen; Ranking Member: Bill Thomas) ** United States House Agriculture Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy and Poultry, Livestock, Dairy and Poultry (Chair: Tom Harkin; Ranking Member: Tom Hagedorn) ** Tobacco and Peanuts (Chair: Charlie Rose (politician), Charlie Rose; Ranking Member: Larry J. Hopkins) ** Wheat, Soybeans and Feed Grains (Chair:

; Ranking Member: Paul Findley) ** Conservation Credit and Rural Development (Chair: Ed Jones (Tennessee politician), Ed Jones; Ranking Member: Jim Jeffords) ** Department Operations Research and Foreign Agriculture (Chair: George E. Brown Jr.; Ranking Member: William C. Wampler) ** Domestic Marketing, Consumer Relations and Nutrition (Chair: Frederick W. Richmond; Ranking Member: Ron Marlenee) ** Forests, Family Farms and Energy (Chair: Jim Weaver (Oregon politician), Jim Weaver; Ranking Member: Jim Weaver (Oregon politician), Jim Weaver) * United States House Committee on Appropriations, Appropriations (Chair: Jamie L. Whitten; Ranking Member: Silvio O. Conte) ** United States House Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development and Related Agencies, Agriculture, Rural Development and Related Agencies (Chair: Jamie L. Whitten; Ranking Member: Virginia D. Smith, Virginia Smith) ** United States House Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense, Defense (Chair: Joseph P. Addabbo; Ranking Member: Jack Edwards) ** United States House Appropriations Subcommittee on District of Columbia, District of Columbia (Chair: Julian C. Dixon; Ranking Member: Lawrence Coughlin) ** United States House Appropriations Subcommittee on Energy and Power, Energy and Power (Chair: Tom Bevill; Ranking Member: John T. Myers (congressman), John T. Myers) ** United States House Appropriations Subcommittee on Foreign Operations, Foreign Operations (Chair: Clarence D. Long; Ranking Member: Jack F. Kemp) ** United States House Appropriations Subcommittee on HUD-Independent Agencies, HUD-Independent Agencies (Chair: Edward P. Boland; Ranking Member: Bill Green (New York politician), Bill Green) ** 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 and Human Services, Labor-Health and Human Services (Chair: William Huston Natcher; Ranking Member: Silvio O. Conte) ** United States House Appropriations Subcommittee on Legislative, Legislative (Chair: Vic Fazio; Ranking Member: Clair W. Burgener) ** United States House Appropriations Subcommittee on Military Construction, Military Construction (Chair: Bo Ginn; Ranking Member: Ralph Regula) ** United States House Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, State and the Judiciary, Commerce, Justice, State and the Judiciary (Chair: Neal Edward Smith; Ranking Member: George M. O'Brien) ** United States House Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Transportation (Chair: Adam Benjamin Jr.; Ranking Member: Lawrence Coughlin) ** United States House Appropriations Subcommittee on Treasury, Postal Service and General Government, Treasury, Postal Service and General Government (Chair: Edward Roybal; Ranking Member: Clarence E. Miller) * United States House Committee on Armed Services, Armed Services (Chair: Charles Melvin Price; Ranking Member: William Louis Dickinson, William L. Dickinson) ** United States House Armed Services Subcommittee on Research and Development, Research and Development (Chair: Charles Melvin Price; Ranking Member: William Louis Dickinson, William L. Dickinson) ** United States House Armed Services Subcommittee on Seapower, Strategic and Critical Materials, Seapower, Strategic and Critical Materials (Chair: Charles Edward Bennett; Ranking Member: Floyd Spence) ** United States House Armed Services Subcommittee on Procurement and Military Nuclear Systems, Procurement and Military Nuclear Systems (Chair: Samuel S. Stratton; Ranking Member: Marjorie S. Holt) ** United States House Armed Services Subcommittee on Investigations, Investigations (Chair: Richard Crawford White; Ranking Member: Robin Beard) ** United States House Armed Services Subcommittee on Military Personnel and Compensation, Military Personnel and Compensation (Chair: Bill Nichols (politician), Bill Nichols; Ranking Member: Donald J. Mitchell) ** United States House Armed Services Subcommittee on Military Installations and Facilities, Military Installations and Facilities (Chair: Jack Brinkley; Ranking Member: Paul S. Trible) ** United States House Armed Services Subcommittee on Readiness, Readiness (Chair: Dan Daniel (politician), Dan Daniel; Ranking Member: G. William Whitehurst) * United States House Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs, Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs (Chair: Fernand St. Germain; Ranking Member: J. William Stanton) ** Financial Institutions Supervision, Regulation and Insurance (Chair: Fernand St. Germain; Ranking Member: Chalmers P. Wylie) ** Housing and Community Development (Chair: Henry B. Gonzalez; Ranking Member: J. William Stanton) ** General Oversight and Renegotiation (Chair: Joseph G. Minish; Ranking Member: Ron Paul) ** Consumer Affairs and Coinage (Chair: Frank Annunzio; Ranking Member: Thomas B. Evans Jr.) ** International Development Institutions and Finance (Chair: Jerry M. Patterson; Ranking Member: Henry J. Hyde) ** Domestic Monetary Policy (Chair: Walter E. Fauntroy; Ranking Member: George V. Hansen) ** International Trade, Investment and Monetary Policy (Chair: Stephen L. Neal; Ranking Member: Jim Leach) ** Economic Stabilization (Chair: James J. Blanchard; Ranking Member: Stewart B. McKinney) * United States House Committee on the Budget, Budget (Chair: James R. Jones; Ranking Member: Del Latta) * 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 Government Operations and Metropolitan Affairs, Government Operations and Metropolitan Affairs (Chair: William H. Gray III; Ranking Member: Stanford Parris) ** United States House District of Columbia Subcommittee on Judiciary and Education, Judiciary and Education (Chair: Mervyn M. Dymally; Ranking Member: Thomas J. Bliley Jr.) * 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 Employment Opportunities, Employment Opportunities (Chair: Augustus F. Hawkins; Ranking Member: Jim Jeffords) ** United States House Education and Labor Subcommittee on Labor-Management Relations, Labor-Management Relations (Chair: Phillip Burton; Ranking Member: John M. Ashbrook) ** United States House Education and Labor Subcommittee on Health and Safety, Health and Safety (Chair: Joseph M. Gaydos; Ranking Member: Ken Kramer) ** United States House Education and Labor Subcommittee on Human Resources, Human Resources (Chair: Ike Andrews; Ranking Member: Tom Petri) ** United States House Education and Labor Subcommittee on Postsecondary Education, Postsecondary Education (Chair: Paul Simon (politician), Paul Simon; Ranking Member: E. Thomas Coleman) ** United States House Education and Labor Subcommittee on Labor Standards, Labor Standards (Chair: George Miller (California politician), George Miller; Ranking Member: E. Thomas Coleman) ** United States House Education and Labor Subcommittee on Select Education, Select Education (Chair: Austin J. Murphy; Ranking Member: Arlen Erdahl) * United States House Committee on Energy and Commerce, Energy and Commerce (Chair: John Dingell; Ranking Member: Jim Broyhill) ** United States House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, Oversight and Investigations (Chair: John D. Dingell; Ranking Member: Marc L. Marks) ** United States House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Energy Conservation and Power, Energy Conservation and Power (Chair: Richard L. Ottinger; Ranking Member: Carlos J. Moorhead) ** United States House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health and the Environment, Health and the Environment (Chair: Henry Waxman; Ranking Member: Edward R. Madigan) ** United States House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Telecommunications, Consumer Protection and Finance, Telecommunications, Consumer Protection and Finance (Chair: Timothy E. Wirth; Ranking Member: James M. Collins) ** United States House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Fossil and Synthetic Fuels, Fossil and Synthetic Fuels (Chair: Philip R. Sharp; Ranking Member: Clarence J. Brown) ** United States House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Commerce, Transportation and Tourism, Commerce, Transportation and Tourism (Chair: James J. Florio; Ranking Member: Norman F. Lent) * 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 B. Fascell; Ranking Member: Edward J. Derwinski) ** United States House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Europe and the Middle East, Europe and the Middle East (Chair: Lee H. Hamilton; Ranking Member: Paul Findley) ** United States House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Asian and Pacific Affairs, Asian and Pacific Affairs (Chair: Stephen J. Solarz; Ranking Member: N/A) ** United States House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on International Economic Policy and Trade, International Economic Policy and Trade (Chair: Jonathan B. Bingham; Ranking Member: Robert J. Lagomarsino) ** United States House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Human Rights and International Organizations, Human Rights and International Organizations (Chair: Stephen J. Solarz; Ranking Member: Jim Leach) ** United States House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Africa, Africa (Chair: Howard Wolpe; Ranking Member: William F. Goodling) ** United States House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Inter-American Affairs, Inter-American Affairs (Chair: Michael D. Barnes; Ranking Member: Benjamin A. Gilman) * 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: Clarence J. Brown) ** United States House Government Operations Subcommittee on Commerce, Consumer and Monetary Affairs, Commerce, Consumer and Monetary Affairs (Chair: Benjamin S. Rosenthal; Ranking Member: Lyle Williams) ** United States House Government Operations Subcommittee on Manpower and Housing, Manpower and Housing (Chair: Cardiss Collins; Ranking Member: Paul N. McCloskey Jr.) ** United States House Government Operations Subcommittee on Government Activities and Transportation, Government Activities and Transportation (Chair: John L. Burton; Ranking Member: Robert S. Walker) ** United States House Government Operations Subcommittee on Government Information and Individual Rights, Government Information and Individual Rights (Chair: Glenn English; 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: H. Joel Deckard) * United States House Committee on House Administration, House Administration (Chair: Augustus F. Hawkins; Ranking Member: Bill Frenzel) ** United States House Administration Subcommittee on Accounts, Accounts (Chair: Frank Annunzio; Ranking Member: Robert E. Badham) ** United States House Administration Subcommittee on Contracts and Printing, Contracts and Printing (Chair: Joseph M. Gaydos; Ranking Member: Newt Gingrich) ** 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: Bill Thomas) ** United States House Administration Subcommittee on Personnel and Police, Personnel and Police (Chair: Joseph G. Minish; Ranking Member: Gary A. Lee, Gary Lee) ** United States House Administration Subcommittee on Policy Group on Information and Computers, Policy Group on Information and Computers (Chair: Charlie Rose (politician), Charlie Rose; Ranking Member: James K. Coyne) * United States House Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs, Insular Affairs (Chair: Mo Udall; Ranking Member: Manuel Lujan Jr.) ** United States House Interior and Insular Affairs Subcommittee on Energy and the Environment, Energy and the Environment (Chair: Mo Udall; Ranking Member: Manuel Lujan Jr.) ** United States House Interior and Insular Affairs Subcommittee on Water and Power Resources, Water and Power Resources (Chair: Abraham Kazen Jr.; Ranking Member: Don H. Clausen) ** United States House Interior and Insular Affairs Subcommittee on Public Lands and National Parks, Public Lands and National Lands (Chair: John Seiberling; Ranking Member: Don Young) ** United States House Interior and Insular Affairs Subcommittee on Insular Affairs, Insular Affairs (Chair: Antonio B. Won Pat; Ranking Member: Robert J. Lagomarsino) ** United States House Interior and Insular Affairs Subcommittee on Mines and Mining, Mines and Mining (Chair: Jim Santini; Ranking Member: Dan Marriott) ** United States House Interior and Insular Affairs Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, Oversight and Investigations (Chair: Edward J. Markey; Ranking Member: Ron Marlenee) * 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, Refugees and International Law (Chair: Romano L. Mazzoli; 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 W. Kastenmeier; Ranking Member: Thomas 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: William J. Hughes; Ranking Member: John M. Ashbrook) ** United States House Judiciary Subcommittee on Criminal Justice, Criminal Justice (Chair: John Conyers; Ranking Member: James Sensenbrenner) * United States House Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries, Merchant Marine and Fisheries (Chair: Walter B. Jones Sr.; Ranking Member: Gene Snyder) ** United States House Merchant Marine and Fisheries Subcommittee on Merchant Marine, Merchant Marine (Chair: Mario Biaggi; Ranking Member: Paul N. McCloskey Jr.) ** United States House Merchant Marine and Fisheries Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife Conservation and the Environment, Fisheries, Wildlife Conservation and the Environment (Chair: John B. Breaux; Ranking Member: Edwin B. Forsythe) ** United States House Merchant Marine and Fisheries Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Navigation, Coast Guard and Navigation (Chair: Gerry E. Studds; Ranking Member: Don Young) ** United States House Merchant Marine and Fisheries Subcommittee on Oceangraphy, Oceangraphy (Chair: Norman D'Amours; Ranking Member: Joel Pritchard) ** United States House Merchant Marine and Fisheries Subcommittee on Panama Canal and Outer Continental Stuff, Panama Canal and Outer Continental Stuff (Chair: Carroll Hubbard Jr.; Ranking Member: Norman F. Lent) * United States House Select Committee on Narcotics Abuse and Control, Narcotics Abuse and Control (Select) (Chair: Leo C. Zeferetti) * United States House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service, Post Office and Civil Service (Chair: William D. Ford; Ranking Member: Edward J. Derwinski) ** United States House Post Office and Civil Service Subcommittee on Investigations, Investigations (Chair: William D. Ford; Ranking Member: Edward J. Derwinski) ** United States House Post Office and Civil Service Subcommittee on Postal Operations and Services, Postal Operations and Services (Chair: Bill Clay; Ranking Member: Gene Taylor (Missouri politician), Gene Taylor) ** United States House Post Office and Civil Service Subcommittee on Civil Service, Civil Service (Chair: Patricia Schroeder; Ranking Member: Chip Pashayan) ** United States House Post Office and Civil Service Subcommittee on Compensation and Employee Benefits, Compensation and Employee Benefits (Chair: Mary Rose Oakar; Ranking Member: William E. Dannemeyer) ** 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 Postal Personnel and Modernization, Postal Personnel and Modernization (Chair: Mickey Leland; Ranking Member: Benjamin A. Gilman) ** United States House Post Office and Civil Service Subcommittee on Human Resources, Human Resources (Chair: Geraldine A. Ferraro; Ranking Member: Tom Corcoran (politician), Tom Corcoran) * United States House Committee on Public Works and Transportation, Public Works and Transportation (Chair: James J. Howard; Ranking Member: Don H. Clausen) ** United States House Public Works and Transportation Subcommittee on Aviation, Aviation (Chair: Norman Y. Mineta; Ranking Member: Gene Snyder) ** United States House Public Works and Transportation Subcommittee on Economic Development, Economic Development (Chair: Jim Oberstar; Ranking Member: Tom Hagedorn) ** United States House Public Works and Transportation Subcommittee on Investigations and Oversight, Investigations and Oversight (Chair: Elliott H. Levitas; Ranking Member: Barry M. Goldwater) ** United States House Public Works and Transportation Subcommittee on Public Buildings and Grounds, Public Buildings and Grounds (Chair: John G. Fary; Ranking Member: Arlan Stangeland) ** United States House Public Works and Transportation Subcommittee on Surface Transportation, Surface Transportation (Chair: Glenn M. Anderson; Ranking Member: Bud Shuster) ** United States House Public Works and Transportation Subcommittee on Water Resources, Water Resources (Chair: Robert A. Roe; Ranking Member: John Paul Hammerschmidt) * 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 W. Long; Ranking Member:

) ** United States House Rules Subcommittee on Rules of the House, Rules of the House (Chair: Joe Moakley; Ranking Member: Gene Taylor (Missouri politician), Gene Taylor) * United States House Committee on Science and Technology, Science and Technology (Chair: Don Fuqua; Ranking Member: Larry Winn Jr.) ** United States House Science and Technology Subcommittee on Energy Development and Applications, Energy Development and Applications (Chair: Don Fuqua; Ranking Member: Hamilton Fish IV) ** United States House Science and Technology Subcommittee on Natural Resources, Agriculture Research and Environment, Natural Resources, Agriculture Research and Environment (Chair: James H. Scheuer; Ranking Member: William Carney (politician), William Carney) ** United States House Science and Technology Subcommittee on Energy Research and Production, Energy Research and Production (Chair: Marilyn Lloyd; Ranking Member: Manuel Lujan Jr.) ** United States House Science and Technology Subcommittee on Science, Research and Technology, Science, Research and Technology (Chair: Doug Walgren; Ranking Member: Margaret M. Heckler) ** United States House Science and Technology Subcommittee on Space Science and Applications, Space Science and Applications (Chair: Ronnie G. Flippo; Ranking Member: Harold C. Hollenbeck) ** United States House Science and Technology Subcommittee on Transportation, Aviation and Materials, Transportation, Aviation and Materials (Chair: Dan Glickman; Ranking Member: Barry M. Goldwater) ** United States House Science and Technology Subcommittee on Investigations and Oversight, Investigations and Oversight (Chair: Al Gore; Ranking Member: Robert S. Walker) * United States House Committee on Small Business, Small Business (Chair: Parren Mitchell; Ranking Member: Joseph M. McDade) ** United States House Small Business Subcommittee on SBA and SBIC Authority, Minority Enterprise and General Small Business Problems, SBA and SBIC Authority, Minority Enterprise and General Small Business Problems (Chair: Parren J. Mitchell; Ranking Member: Joseph M. McDade) ** United States House Small Business Subcommittee on General Oversight, General Oversight (Chair: John J. LaFalce; Ranking Member: J. William Stanton) ** United States House Small Business Subcommittee on Antitrust and Restraint of Trade Activities affecting Small Business, Antitrust and Restraint of Trade Activities affecting Small Business (Chair: Tom Luken; Ranking Member: Lyle Williams) ** United States House Small Business Subcommittee on Energy, Environment and Safety Issues affecting Small Business, Energy, Environment and Safety Issues affecting Small Business (Chair: Berkley Bedell; Ranking Member: Silvio O. Conte) ** United States House Small Business Subcommittee on Tax, Access to Equity Capital and Business Opportunities, Tax, Access to Equity Capital and Business Opportunities (Chair: Henry Nowak; Ranking Member: Dan Marriott) ** United States House Small Business Subcommittee on Export Opportunities and Special Small Business Problems, Export Opportunities and Special Small Business Problems (Chair: Andy Ireland; Ranking Member: William S. Broomfield) * United States House Committee on Standards of Official Conduct, Standards of Official Conduct (Chair: Louis Stokes; Ranking Member: Floyd D. Spence) * United States House Committee on Veterans' Affairs, Veterans' Affairs (Chair: Gillespie V. Montgomery; Ranking Member: John Paul Hammerschmidt) ** United States House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, Oversight and Investigations (Chair: Gillespie V. Montgomery; Ranking Member: Elwood Hillis) ** United States House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Hospitals and Health Care, Hospitals and Health Care (Chair: Ronald M. Mottl; Ranking Member: John Paul Hammerschmidt) ** United States House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Education, Training and Employment, Education, Training and Employment (Chair: Bob Edgar; Ranking Member: Margaret M. Heckler) ** United States House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Compensation, Pension and Insurance, Compensation, Pension and Insurance (Chair: Sam B. Hall; Ranking Member: Chalmers P. Wylie) ** United States House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Housing and Memorial Affairs, Housing and Memorial Affairs (Chair: Marvin Leath; Ranking Member: N/A) * United States House Committee on Ways and Means, Ways and Means (Chair: Dan Rostenkowski; Ranking Member: Barber B. Conable) ** United States House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Trade, Trade (Chair: Sam Gibbons; Ranking Member:

) ** 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 Oversight, Oversight (Chair: Charles Rangel; Ranking Member: Phil Crane) ** United States House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Select Revenue Measures, Select Revenue Measures (Chair: William R. Cotter (politician), William Cotter; Ranking Member: John Duncan Sr.) ** United States House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Public Assistance and Unemployment Compensation, Public Assistance and Unemployment Compensation (Chair: Pete Stark; Ranking Member: Skip Bafalis) ** United States House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Health, Health (Chair: Andrew Jacobs Jr.; Ranking Member: Bill Gradison) * Committee of the Whole (United States House of Representatives), Whole

Joint committees

* Joint Economic Committee, Economic (Chair: Rep. Henry S. Reuss; Vice Chair: Sen. Roger W. Jepsen) * Joint Committee on Taxation, Taxation (Chair: Rep. Dan Rostenkowski; Vice Chair: Sen. Bob Dole) * Joint Committee on the Library, The Library (Chair: Rep. Augustus F. Hawkins; Vice Chair: Sen.

) * Joint Committee on Printing, Printing (Chair: Sen.

; Vice Chair: Rep. Augustus F. Hawkins)

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, until March 3, 1981 ** Charles A. Bowsher, starting date unknown in 1981 * Director of the Congressional Budget Office: Alice M. Rivlin * Librarian of Congress: Daniel J. Boorstin * Public Printer of the United States: Danford L. Sawyer Jr.

Senate

*Chaplain of the United States Senate, Chaplain: Edward L.R. Elson (Presbyterian), until February 9, 1981 ** Richard C. Halverson (Presbyterian), from February 9, 1981 *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: Robert Dove *Secretary of the United States Senate, Secretary: William Hildenbrand *United States Senate Librarian, Librarian: Roger K. Haley *Sergeant at Arms of the United States Senate, Sergeant at Arms: Howard S. Liebengood *Secretary for the Majority of the United States Senate, Secretary for the Majority: Howard O. Greene Jr. *Secretary for the Minority of the United States Senate, Secretary for the Minority: Walter J. Stewart, until September 1, 1981 ** Terrence E. Sauvain, from September 1, 1981

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 * Postmaster of the United States House of Representatives, Postmaster: Robert V. Rota * Reading Clerk of the United States House of Representatives, Reading Clerks: Meg Goetz (D) and Bob Berry (R) * Sergeant at Arms of the United States House of Representatives, Sergeant at Arms: Benjamin J. Guthrie

Notes

References

* *

External links

Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress

* * * * * * {{USCongresses 97th United States Congress,