101st United States Congress
101st United States Congress | |
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100th ← → 102nd | |
United States Capitol (2002) | |
January 3, 1989 – January 3, 1991 | |
Senate President |
George H. W. Bush (R)[1] until January 20, 1989 Dan Quayle (R) from January 20, 1989 |
Senate Pres. pro tem | Robert Byrd (D) |
House Speaker |
Jim Wright (D) until June 6, 1989 Tom Foley (D) from June 6, 1989 |
Members |
100 senators 435 representatives 5 non-voting delegates |
Senate Majority | Democratic |
House Majority | Democratic |
Sessions | |
1st: January 3, 1989 – November 22, 1989 2nd: January 23, 1990 – October 28, 1990 |
The One Hundred First United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, composed of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, DC from January 3, 1989, to January 3, 1991, during the final weeks of the administration of U.S. President Ronald Reagan and the first two years of the administration of U.S. President George H. W. Bush.
The apportionment of seats in this House of Representatives was based on the Twentieth Census of the United States in 1980. Both chambers had a Democratic majority.
Major events
- January 20, 1989: George H. W. Bush became President of the United States
- February 23, 1989: Senate Armed Services Committee rejected, President Bush's nomination of John Tower for Secretary of Defense
- March 24, 1989: Exxon Valdez oil spill
- December 20, 1989: Operation Just Cause launched to overthrow Panamanian leader Manuel Noriega
Major legislation
Enacted
- April 10, 1989: Whistleblower Protection Act, Pub.L. 101–12, 103 Stat. 16
- October 28, 1989: Flag Protection Act of 1989, Pub.L. 101–131, 103 Stat. 777
- May 22, 1990: Biological Weapons Anti-Terrorism Act of 1989, Pub.L. 101–298, 104 Stat. 201
- July 26, 1990: Americans with Disabilities Act, Pub.L. 101–336, 104 Stat. 327
- August 18, 1990: Oil Pollution Act of 1990, Pub.L. 101–380, 104 Stat. 484
- September 25, 1990: Hotel and Motel Fire Safety Act of 1990, Pub.L. 101–391, 104 Stat. 747
- October 30, 1990: Native American Languages Act of 1990, Pub.L. 101–477, 104 Stat. 1152
- October 30, 1990: Individuals with Disabilities Education Act of 1990. Pub.L. 101–476, 104 Stat. 1142
- November 5, 1990: Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1990, Pub.L. 101–508, 104 Stat. 1388 (including Human Genome Project funding)
- November 12, 1990: Water Resources Development Act of 1990 (WRDA 1990), Pub.L. 101–640
- November 15, 1990: Administrative Dispute Resolution Act, Pub.L. 101–552, 104 Stat. 2736
- November 16, 1990: Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act, Pub.L. 101–601, 104 Stat. 3048
- November 28, 1990: Tongass Timber Reform Act, Pub.L. 101–626
- November 29, 1990: Negotiated Rulemaking Act, Pub.L. 101–648, 104 Stat. 4969
- November 29, 1990: Immigration Act of 1990, Pub.L. 101–649, 104 Stat. 4978
- December 1, 1990: Judicial Improvements Act of 1990, Pub.L. 101–650, 104 Stat. 5128 (including Visual Artists Rights Act)
Vetoed
- October 22, 1990: Civil Rights Act of 1990, S. 2104. Override attempt failed in Senate, 66-34 (67 needed).
Treaties ratified
- March 1, 1989: Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works, an international treaty on copyrights, ratified
Party summary
Senate
Party (shading shows control) |
Total | Vacant | ||
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Democratic (D) |
Republican (R) | |||
End of the previous congress | 54 | 45 | 99 | 1 |
Begin | 55 | 45 | 100 | 0 |
End | ||||
Final voting share | 55.0% | 45.0% | ||
Beginning of the next congress | 56 | 44 | 100 | 0 |
House of Representatives
Party (shading shows control) |
Total | Vacant | |||
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Democratic (D) |
Republican (R) | Independent (I) | |||
End of the previous congress | 258 | 177 | 0 | 435 | 0 |
Begin | 251 | 183 | 0 | 434 | 1 |
End | 250 | 433 | 2 | ||
Final voting share | 57.7% | 42.3% | 0.0% | ||
Beginning of the next congress | 270 | 164 | 1 | 435 | 0 |
Leadership
This list is arranged by chamber, then by state. Senators are listed in order of seniority, and Representatives are listed by district.
Senate
- President: George H. W. Bush (R), until January 20, 1989
- Dan Quayle (R), from January 20, 1989
- President pro tempore: Robert Byrd (D)
Democratic majority
Republican minority
House of Representatives
- Speaker: Jim Wright (D), until June 6, 1989
- Tom Foley (D), from June 6, 1989
Democratic majority
- Majority Leader: Tom Foley, until June 6, 1989
- Dick Gephardt, from June 6, 1989
- Majority Whip: Tony Coelho, until June 15, 1989
- William H. Gray, from June 15, 1989
- Chief Deputy Majority Whip: David E. Bonior
- Caucus Chairman: William H. Gray, until June 15, 1989
- Steny Hoyer, from June 15, 1989
- Caucus Vice-Chairman: Steny Hoyer, until June 21, 1989
- Vic Fazio, from June 21, 1989
- Democratic Campaign Committee Chairman: Beryl Anthony Jr.
Republican minority
- Minority Leader: Robert H. Michel
- Minority Whip: Dick Cheney, until March 20, 1989
- Newt Gingrich, from March 20, 1989
- Chief Deputy Whip: Robert Smith Walker
- Conference Chairman: Jerry Lewis
- Conference Vice-Chair: Bill McCollum
- Conference Secretary: Vin Weber
- Policy Committee Chairman: Mickey Edwards
- Campaign Committee Chairman: Guy Vander Jagt
Caucuses
- Congressional Arts Caucus
- Congressional Automotive Caucus
- Biomedical Research Caucus
- Congressional Black Caucus
- Congressional Fire Services Caucus
- Congressional Friends of Ireland Caucus
- Congressional Hispanic Caucus
- Congressional Pediatric & Adult Hydrocephalus Caucus
- Congressional Travel & Tourism Caucus
- Congresswomen's Caucus
- House Democratic Caucus
- Senate Democratic Caucus
Members
Senate
Senators are popularly elected statewide every two years, with one-third beginning new six-year terms with each Congress, In this Congress, Class 2 meant their term ended with this Congress, facing re-election in 1990; Class 3 meant their term began in the last Congress, facing re-election in 1992; and Class 1 meant their term began in this Congress, facing re-election in 1994.
House of Representatives
The names of members of the House of Representatives are preceded by their district numbers.
Changes in membership
Senate
State (class) |
Vacator | Reason for change | Successor | Date of successor's formal installation |
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Indiana (3) |
Dan Quayle (R) | Resigned January 3, 1989 to become U.S. Vice President. Successor was appointed. |
Dan Coats (R) | January 3, 1989 |
Hawaii (1) |
Spark Matsunaga (D) | Died April 15, 1990. Successor was appointed. |
Daniel Akaka (D) | May 16, 1990 |
New Hampshire (2) |
Gordon J. Humphrey (R) | Retired and resigned early December 4, 1990, having been elected to the New Hampshire Senate. Successor was appointed. |
Bob Smith (R) | December 7, 1990 |
House of Representatives
District | Vacator | Reason for change | Successor | Date of successor's formal installation |
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Alabama 3 | Vacant | Rep. William F. Nichols died during previous congress. New member elected April 4, 1989. |
Glen Browder (D) | April 4, 1989 |
Indiana 4 | Dan Coats (R) | Resigned January 3, 1989 to become U.S. Senator. New member elected March 28, 1989. |
Jill Long (D) | March 28, 1989 |
Florida 2 | Bill Grant (D) |
Changed party February 21, 1989. | Bill Grant (R) |
February 21, 1989 |
Wyoming at-large | Dick Cheney (R) | Resigned March 17, 1989, to become U.S. Secretary of Defense. New member elected April 26, 1989.[2] |
Craig L. Thomas (R) | April 26, 1989 |
Florida 18 | Claude Pepper (D) | Died May 30, 1989. New member elected August 29, 1989.[3] |
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R) | August 29, 1989 |
California 15 | Tony Coelho (D) | Resigned June 15, 1989. New member elected September 12, 1989. |
Gary Condit (D) | September 12, 1989 |
Texas 12 | Jim Wright (D) | Resigned June 30, 1989. New member elected September 12, 1989.[4] |
Pete Geren (D) | September 12, 1989 |
Arkansas 2 | Tommy F. Robinson (D) |
Changed party July 28, 1989. | Tommy F. Robinson (R) |
July 28, 1989 |
Texas 18 | Mickey Leland (D) | Died August 7, 1989. New member elected December 9, 1989.[5] |
Craig A. Washington (D) | December 9, 1989 |
Mississippi 5 | Larkin I. Smith (R) | Died August 13, 1989. New member elected October 17, 1989.[6] |
Gene Taylor (D) | October 17, 1989 |
New York 14 | Guy Molinari (R) | Resigned December 31, 1990. New member elected March 20, 1990. |
Susan Molinari (R) | March 20, 1990 |
New York 18 | Robert García (D) | Resigned January 7, 1990. New member elected March 20, 1990. |
José E. Serrano (D) | March 20, 1990 |
New Jersey 1 | James Florio (D) | Resigned January 16, 1990, after being elected Governor of New Jersey. New member elected November 6, 1990. |
Rob Andrews (D) | November 6, 1990 |
Hawaii 2 | Daniel Akaka (D) | Resigned May 15, 1990 to become U.S. Senator. New member elected November 6, 1990. |
Patsy Mink (D) | November 6, 1990 |
Ohio 8 | Buz Lukens (R) | Resigned October 24, 1990. | Vacant | Not filled this term |
New Hampshire 1 | Bob Smith (R) | Resigned December 7, 1990 to become U.S. Senator. | Vacant | Not filled this term |
Committees
Lists of committees and their party leaders, for members (House and Senate) of the committees and their assignments, go into the Official Congressional Directory at the bottom of the article and click on the link (1 link), in the directory after the pages of terms of service, you will see the committees of the Senate, House (Standing with Subcommittees, Select and Special) and Joint and after the committee pages, you will see the House/Senate committee assignments in the directory, on the committees section of the House and Senate in the Official Congressional Directory, the committee's members on the first row on the left side shows the chairman of the committee and on the right side shows the ranking member of the committee.
Senate
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House of Representatives
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Joint committees
Employees and legislative agency directors
Legislative branch agency directors
- Architect of the Capitol: George M. White
- Attending Physician of the United States Congress: William Narva
- Comptroller General of the United States: Charles A. Bowsher
- Director of the Congressional Budget Office: vacant (until March 6), Robert D. Reischauer (starting March 6)
- Librarian of Congress: James H. Billington
- Public Printer of the United States: vacant (until 1990), Robert Houk (starting 1990)
Senate
- Chaplain: Richard C. Halverson
- Historian: Richard A. Baker
- Parliamentarian: Alan Frumin
- Secretary: Walter J. Stewart
- Secretary for the Majority: C. Abbott Saffold
- Secretary for the Minority: Howard O. Green, Jr.
- Sergeant at Arms: Henry K. Giugni
House of Representatives
- Chaplain: James David Ford
- Clerk: Donnald K. Anderson
- Doorkeeper: James T. Molloy
- Historian: Ray Smock
- Reading Clerks: Meg Goetz (Democratic) and Paul Hays along with Bob Berry (Republican)
- Parliamentarian: William H. Brown
- Postmaster: Robert V. Rota
- Sergeant at Arms: Jack Russ
See also
- United States elections, 1988 (elections leading to this Congress)
- United States elections, 1990 (elections during this Congress, leading to the next Congress)
References
- ↑ George Bush served until his term ended at noon on January 20, 1989, when Dan Quayle was sworn in and his term began.
- ↑ "Wyoming's Election For U.S. House Seat Goes to Republican". April 26, 1989. Retrieved December 4, 2017.
- ↑ "First Cuban-American Elected to Congress". August 29, 1989. Retrieved December 4, 2017.
- ↑ Suro, Roberto (September 14, 1989). "Jim Wright As Speaker For Texans". Retrieved December 4, 2017.
- ↑ "Texas State Senator Elected to Congress To Fill Leland Seat". December 9, 1989. Retrieved December 4, 2017.
- ↑ "Democrat Wins a House Seat in Mississippi". October 17, 1989. Retrieved December 4, 2017.
External links
- Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress
- U.S. House of Representatives: Congressional History
- U.S. Senate: Statistics and Lists
- "Videos of House of Representatives Sessions for the 101st Congress from www.C-SPAN.org".
- "Videos of Senate Sessions for the 101st Congress from www.C-SPAN.org".
- "Videos of Committees from the House and Senate for the 101st Congress from www.C-SPAN.org".
- House of Representatives Session Calendar for the 101st Congress (PDF).
- Congressional Pictorial Directory for the 101st Congress.
- Official Congressional Directory for the 101st Congress.