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Wikipedia / 105th United States Congress

The 105th 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, 1997, to January 3, 1999, during the fifth and sixth years of Bill Clinton's presidency. Apportionment of seats in the House of Representatives was based on the 1990 United States census.

This is the most recent Congress with a Republican senator from New York, Al D'Amato, who lost re-election in 1998, and a Democratic senator from Kentucky, Wendell Ford, who retired at the end of the Congress.

Both chambers retained a Republican majority. President Clinton was impeached by the US House of Representatives of the 105th Congress.

Major events

Major legislation

Major resolutions

Party summary

Senate

There was no change in the parties during this Congress.

House of Representatives

Leadership

Senate

Majority (Republican) leadership

Minority (Democratic) leadership

House of Representatives

Majority (Republican) leadership

Republican Conference Vice-Chairman: Susan Molinari, until July 17, 1997

Republican Conference Secretary: Jennifer Dunn, until July 17, 1997

Minority (Democratic) leadership

Caucuses

Members

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Senate

In this Congress, Class 3 meant their term ended with this Congress, facing re-election in 1998; Class 1 meant their term began in the last Congress, facing re-election in 2000; and Class 2 meant their term began in this Congress, facing re-election in 2002.

List of United States senators from AlabamaAlabama

  1. 2. Jeff Sessions (R)

  2. 3. Richard Shelby (R)

List of United States senators from AlaskaAlaska

  1. 2. Ted Stevens (R)

  2. 3. Frank Murkowski (R)

List of United States senators from ArizonaArizona

  1. 1. Jon Kyl (R)

  2. 3. John McCain (R)

List of United States senators from ArkansasArkansas

  1. 2. Tim Hutchinson (R)

  2. 3. Dale Bumpers (D)

List of United States senators from CaliforniaCalifornia

  1. 1. Dianne Feinstein (D)

  2. 3. Barbara Boxer (D)

List of United States senators from ColoradoColorado

  1. 2. Wayne Allard (R)

  2. 3. Ben Nighthorse Campbell (R)

List of United States senators from ConnecticutConnecticut

  1. 1. Joe Lieberman (D)

  2. 3. Chris Dodd (D)

List of United States senators from DelawareDelaware

  1. 1. William Roth (R)

  2. 2. Joe Biden (D)

List of United States senators from FloridaFlorida

  1. 1. Connie Mack III (R)

  2. 3. Bob Graham (D)

List of United States senators from GeorgiaGeorgia

  1. 2. Max Cleland (D)

  2. 3. Paul Coverdell (R)

List of United States senators from HawaiiHawaii

  1. 1. Daniel Akaka (D)

  2. 3. Daniel Inouye (D)

List of United States senators from IdahoIdaho

  1. 2. Larry Craig (R)

  2. 3. Dirk Kempthorne (R)

List of United States senators from IllinoisIllinois

  1. 2. Dick Durbin (D)

  2. 3. Carol Moseley Braun (D)

List of United States senators from IndianaIndiana

  1. 1. Dick Lugar (R)

  2. 3. Dan Coats (R)

List of United States senators from IowaIowa

  1. 2. Tom Harkin (D)

  2. 3. Chuck Grassley (R)

List of United States senators from KansasKansas

  1. 2. Pat Roberts (R)

  2. 3. Sam Brownback (R)

List of United States senators from KentuckyKentucky

  1. 2. Mitch McConnell (R)

  2. 3. Wendell Ford (D)

List of United States senators from LouisianaLouisiana

  1. 2. Mary Landrieu (D)

  2. 3. John Breaux (D)

List of United States senators from MaineMaine

  1. 1. Olympia Snowe (R)

  2. 2. Susan Collins (R)

List of United States senators from MarylandMaryland

  1. 1. Paul Sarbanes (D)

  2. 3. Barbara Mikulski (D)

List of United States senators from MassachusettsMassachusetts

  1. 1. Ted Kennedy (D)

  2. 2. John Kerry (D)

List of United States senators from MichiganMichigan

  1. 1. Spencer Abraham (R)

  2. 2. Carl Levin (D)

List of United States senators from MinnesotaMinnesota

  1. 1. Rod Grams (R)

  2. 2. Paul Wellstone (DFL)

List of United States senators from MississippiMississippi

  1. 1. Trent Lott (R)

  2. 2. Thad Cochran (R)

List of United States senators from MissouriMissouri

  1. 1. John Ashcroft (R)

  2. 3. Kit Bond (R)

List of United States senators from MontanaMontana

  1. 1. Conrad Burns (R)

  2. 2. Max Baucus (D)

List of United States senators from NebraskaNebraska

  1. 1. Bob Kerrey (D)

  2. 2. Chuck Hagel (R)

List of United States senators from NevadaNevada

  1. 1. Richard Bryan (D)

  2. 3. Harry Reid (D)

List of United States senators from New HampshireNew Hampshire

  1. 2. Bob Smith (R)

  2. 3. Judd Gregg (R)

List of United States senators from New JerseyNew Jersey

  1. 1. Frank Lautenberg (D)

  2. 2. Robert Torricelli (D)

List of United States senators from New MexicoNew Mexico

  1. 1. Jeff Bingaman (D)

  2. 2. Pete Domenici (R)

List of United States senators from New YorkNew York

  1. 1. Daniel Patrick Moynihan (D)

  2. 3. Al D'Amato (R)

List of United States senators from North CarolinaNorth Carolina

  1. 2. Jesse Helms (R)

  2. 3. Lauch Faircloth (R)

List of United States senators from North DakotaNorth Dakota

  1. 1. Kent Conrad (D-NPL)

  2. 3. Byron Dorgan (D-NPL)

List of United States senators from OhioOhio

  1. 1. Mike DeWine (R)

  2. 3. John Glenn (D)

List of United States senators from OklahomaOklahoma

  1. 2. James Inhofe (R)

  2. 3. Don Nickles (R)

List of United States senators from OregonOregon

  1. 2. Gordon H. Smith (R)

  2. 3. Ron Wyden (D)

List of United States senators from PennsylvaniaPennsylvania

  1. 1. Rick Santorum (R)

  2. 3. Arlen Specter (R)

List of United States senators from Rhode IslandRhode Island

  1. 1. John Chafee (R)

  2. 2. Jack Reed (D)

List of United States senators from South CarolinaSouth Carolina

  1. 2. Strom Thurmond (R)

  2. 3. Fritz Hollings (D)

List of United States senators from South DakotaSouth Dakota

  1. 2. Tim Johnson (D)

  2. 3. Tom Daschle (D)

List of United States senators from TennesseeTennessee

  1. 1. Bill Frist (R)

  2. 2. Fred Thompson (R)

List of United States senators from TexasTexas

  1. 1. Kay Bailey Hutchison (R)

  2. 2. Phil Gramm (R)

List of United States senators from UtahUtah

  1. 1. Orrin Hatch (R)

  2. 3. Bob Bennett (R)

List of United States senators from VermontVermont

  1. 1. Jim Jeffords (R)

  2. 3. Patrick Leahy (D)

List of United States senators from VirginiaVirginia

  1. 1. Chuck Robb (D)

  2. 2. John Warner (R)

List of United States senators from WashingtonWashington

  1. 1. Slade Gorton (R)

  2. 3. Patty Murray (D)

List of United States senators from West VirginiaWest Virginia

  1. 1. Robert Byrd (D)

  2. 2. Jay Rockefeller (D)

List of United States senators from WisconsinWisconsin

  1. 1. Herb Kohl (D)

  2. 3. Russ Feingold (D)

List of United States senators from WyomingWyoming

  1. 1. Craig L. Thomas (R)

  2. 2. Mike Enzi (R)

House of Representatives

Representatives are listed by districts.

List of United States representatives from AlabamaAlabama

  1. . Sonny Callahan (R)

  2. . Terry Everett (R)

  3. . Bob Riley (R)

  4. . Robert Aderholt (R)

  5. . Robert E. Cramer (D)

  6. . Spencer Bachus (R)

  7. . Earl Hilliard (D)

List of United States representatives from AlaskaAlaska

  1. . Don Young (R)

List of United States representatives from ArizonaArizona

  1. . Matt Salmon (R)

  2. . Ed Pastor (D)

  3. . Bob Stump (R)

  4. . John Shadegg (R)

  5. . Jim Kolbe (R)

  6. . J. D. Hayworth (R)

List of United States representatives from ArkansasArkansas

  1. . Robert Marion Berry (D)

  2. . Vic Snyder (D)

  3. . Asa Hutchinson (R)

  4. . Jay Dickey (R)

List of United States representatives from CaliforniaCalifornia

  1. . Frank Riggs (R)

  2. . Wally Herger (R)

  3. . Vic Fazio (D)

  4. . John Doolittle (R)

  5. . Bob Matsui (D)

  6. . Lynn Woolsey (D)

  7. . George Miller (D)

  8. . Nancy Pelosi (D)

  9. . Ron Dellums (D), until February 6, 1998

    1. Barbara Lee (D), from April 21, 1998

    . Ellen Tauscher (D)

  10. . Richard Pombo (R)

  11. . Tom Lantos (D)

  12. . Pete Stark (D)

  13. . Anna Eshoo (D)

  14. . Tom Campbell (R)

  15. . Zoe Lofgren (D)

  16. . Sam Farr (D)

  17. . Gary Condit (D)

  18. . George Radanovich (R)

  19. . Cal Dooley (D)

  20. . Bill Thomas (R)

  21. . Walter Capps (D), until October 28, 1997

    1. Lois Capps (D), from March 17, 1998

    . Elton Gallegly (R)

  22. . Brad Sherman (D)

  23. . Buck McKeon (R)

  24. . Howard Berman (D)

  25. . James E. Rogan (R)

  26. . David Dreier (R)

  27. . Henry Waxman (D)

  28. . Xavier Becerra (D)

  29. . Matthew G. Martínez (D)

  30. . Julian Dixon (D)

  31. . Lucille Roybal-Allard (D)

  32. . Esteban Edward Torres (D)

  33. . Maxine Waters (D)

  34. . Jane Harman (D)

  35. . Juanita Millender-McDonald (D)

  36. . Steve Horn (R)

  37. . Ed Royce (R)

  38. . Jerry Lewis (R)

  39. . Jay Kim (R)

  40. . George Brown Jr. (D)

  41. . Ken Calvert (R)

  42. . Sonny Bono (R), until January 5, 1998

    1. Mary Bono (R), from April 7, 1998

    . Dana Rohrabacher (R)

  43. . Loretta Sanchez (D)

  44. . Christopher Cox (R)

  45. . Ron Packard (R)

  46. . Brian Bilbray (R)

  47. . Bob Filner (D)

  48. . Duke Cunningham (R)

  49. . Duncan L. Hunter (R)

List of United States representatives from ColoradoColorado

  1. . Diana DeGette (D)

  2. . David Skaggs (D)

  3. . Scott McInnis (R)

  4. . Bob Schaffer (R)

  5. . Joel Hefley (R)

  6. . Dan Schaefer (R)

List of United States representatives from ConnecticutConnecticut

  1. . Barbara B. Kennelly (D)

  2. . Sam Gejdenson (D)

  3. . Rosa DeLauro (D)

  4. . Chris Shays (R)

  5. . James H. Maloney (D)

  6. . Nancy Johnson (R)

List of United States representatives from DelawareDelaware

  1. . Mike Castle (R)

List of United States representatives from FloridaFlorida

  1. . Joe Scarborough (R)

  2. . Allen Boyd (D)

  3. . Corrine Brown (D)

  4. . Tillie Fowler (R)

  5. . Karen Thurman (D)

  6. . Cliff Stearns (R)

  7. . John Mica (R)

  8. . Bill McCollum (R)

  9. . Michael Bilirakis (R)

  10. . Bill Young (R)

  11. . Jim Davis (D)

  12. . Charles T. Canady (R)

  13. . Dan Miller (R)

  14. . Porter Goss (R)

  15. . Dave Weldon (R)

  16. . Mark Foley (R)

  17. . Carrie Meek (D)

  18. . Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R)

  19. . Robert Wexler (D)

  20. . Peter Deutsch (D)

  21. . Lincoln Díaz-Balart (R)

  22. . Clay Shaw (R)

  23. . Alcee Hastings (D)

List of United States representatives from GeorgiaGeorgia

  1. . Jack Kingston (R)

  2. . Sanford Bishop (D)

  3. . Mac Collins (R)

  4. . Cynthia McKinney (D)

  5. . John Lewis (D)

  6. . Newt Gingrich (R)

  7. . Bob Barr (R)

  8. . Saxby Chambliss (R)

  9. . Nathan Deal (R)

  10. . Charlie Norwood (R)

  11. . John Linder (R)

List of United States representatives from HawaiiHawaii

  1. . Neil Abercrombie (D)

  2. . Patsy Mink (D)

List of United States representatives from IdahoIdaho

  1. . Helen Chenoweth (R)

  2. . Mike Crapo (R)

List of United States representatives from IllinoisIllinois

  1. . Bobby Rush (D)

  2. . Jesse Jackson Jr. (D)

  3. . Bill Lipinski (D)

  4. . Luis Gutierrez (D)

  5. . Rod Blagojevich (D)

  6. . Henry Hyde (R)

  7. . Danny K. Davis (D)

  8. . Phil Crane (R)

  9. . Sidney Yates (D)

  10. . John Porter (R)

  11. . Jerry Weller (R)

  12. . Jerry Costello (D)

  13. . Harris W. Fawell (R)

  14. . Dennis Hastert (R)

  15. . Thomas W. Ewing (R)

  16. . Don Manzullo (R)

  17. . Lane Evans (D)

  18. . Ray LaHood (R)

  19. . Glenn Poshard (D)

  20. . John Shimkus (R)

List of United States representatives from IndianaIndiana

  1. . Pete Visclosky (D)

  2. . David M. McIntosh (R)

  3. . Tim Roemer (D)

  4. . Mark Souder (R)

  5. . Steve Buyer (R)

  6. . Dan Burton (R)

  7. . Edward A. Pease (R)

  8. . John Hostettler (R)

  9. . Lee H. Hamilton (D)

  10. . Julia Carson (D)

List of United States representatives from IowaIowa

  1. . Jim Leach (R)

  2. . Jim Nussle (R)

  3. . Leonard Boswell (D)

  4. . Greg Ganske (R)

  5. . Tom Latham (R)

List of United States representatives from KansasKansas

  1. . Jerry Moran (R)

  2. . Jim Ryun (R)

  3. . Vince Snowbarger (R)

  4. . Todd Tiahrt (R)

List of United States representatives from KentuckyKentucky

  1. . Ed Whitfield (R)

  2. . Ron Lewis (R)

  3. . Anne Northup (R)

  4. . Jim Bunning (R)

  5. . Hal Rogers (R)

  6. . Scotty Baesler (D)

List of United States representatives from LouisianaLouisiana

  1. . Bob Livingston (R)

  2. . William J. Jefferson (D)

  3. . Billy Tauzin (R)

  4. . Jim McCrery (R)

  5. . John Cooksey (R)

  6. . Richard H. Baker (R)

  7. . Chris John (D)

List of United States representatives from MaineMaine

  1. . Tom Allen (D)

  2. . John Baldacci (D)

List of United States representatives from MarylandMaryland

  1. . Wayne Gilchrest (R)

  2. . Bob Ehrlich (R)

  3. . Ben Cardin (D)

  4. . Albert Wynn (D)

  5. . Steny Hoyer (D)

  6. . Roscoe Bartlett (R)

  7. . Elijah Cummings (D)

  8. . Connie Morella (R)

List of United States representatives from MassachusettsMassachusetts

  1. . John Olver (D)

  2. . Richard Neal (D)

  3. . Jim McGovern (D)

  4. . Barney Frank (D)

  5. . Marty Meehan (D)

  6. . John F. Tierney (D)

  7. . Ed Markey (D)

  8. . Joseph P. Kennedy II (D)

  9. . Joe Moakley (D)

  10. . Bill Delahunt (D)

List of United States representatives from MichiganMichigan

  1. . Bart Stupak (D)

  2. . Pete Hoekstra (R)

  3. . Vern Ehlers (R)

  4. . Dave Camp (R)

  5. . James A. Barcia (D)

  6. . Fred Upton (R)

  7. . Nick Smith (R)

  8. . Debbie Stabenow (D)

  9. . Dale Kildee (D)

  10. . David Bonior (D)

  11. . Joe Knollenberg (R)

  12. . Sander Levin (D)

  13. . Lynn N. Rivers (D)

  14. . John Conyers (D)

  15. . Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick (D)

  16. . John Dingell (D)

List of United States representatives from MinnesotaMinnesota

  1. . Gil Gutknecht (R)

  2. . David Minge (DFL)

  3. . Jim Ramstad (R)

  4. . Bruce Vento (DFL)

  5. . Martin Olav Sabo (DFL)

  6. . Bill Luther (DFL)

  7. . Collin Peterson (DFL)

  8. . Jim Oberstar (DFL)

List of United States representatives from MississippiMississippi

  1. . Roger Wicker (R)

  2. . Bennie Thompson (D)

  3. . Chip Pickering (R)

  4. . Michael Parker (R)

  5. . Gene Taylor (D)

List of United States representatives from MissouriMissouri

  1. . Bill Clay (D)

  2. . Jim Talent (R)

  3. . Dick Gephardt (D)

  4. . Ike Skelton (D)

  5. . Karen McCarthy (D)

  6. . Pat Danner (D)

  7. . Roy Blunt (R)

  8. . Jo Ann Emerson (I), changed to (R) on January 8, 1997

  9. . Kenny Hulshof (R)

List of United States representatives from MontanaMontana

  1. . Rick Hill (R)

List of United States representatives from NebraskaNebraska

  1. . Doug Bereuter (R)

  2. . Jon Lynn Christensen (R)

  3. . Bill Barrett (R)

List of United States representatives from NevadaNevada

  1. . John Ensign (R)

  2. . Jim Gibbons (R)

List of United States representatives from New HampshireNew Hampshire

  1. . John E. Sununu (R)

  2. . Charles Bass (R)

List of United States representatives from New JerseyNew Jersey

  1. . Rob Andrews (D)

  2. . Frank LoBiondo (R)

  3. . Jim Saxton (R)

  4. . Chris Smith (R)

  5. . Marge Roukema (R)

  6. . Frank Pallone (D)

  7. . Bob Franks (R)

  8. . Bill Pascrell (D)

  9. . Steve Rothman (D)

  10. . Donald M. Payne (D)

  11. . Rodney Frelinghuysen (R)

  12. . Michael James Pappas (R)

  13. . Bob Menendez (D)

List of United States representatives from New MexicoNew Mexico

  1. . Steven Schiff (R), until March 25, 1998

    1. Heather Wilson (R), from June 25, 1998

    . Joe Skeen (R)

  2. . Bill Richardson (D), until February 13, 1997

    1. Bill Redmond (R), from May 13, 1997

List of United States representatives from New YorkNew York

  1. . Michael Forbes (R)

  2. . Rick Lazio (R)

  3. . Peter T. King (R)

  4. . Carolyn McCarthy (D)

  5. . Gary Ackerman (D)

  6. . Floyd Flake (D), until November 17, 1997

    1. Gregory Meeks (D), from February 3, 1998

    . Thomas J. Manton (D)

  7. . Jerry Nadler (D)

  8. . Chuck Schumer (D)

  9. . Edolphus Towns (D)

  10. . Major Owens (D)

  11. . Nydia Velázquez (D)

  12. . Susan Molinari (R), until August 2, 1997

    1. Vito Fossella (R), from November 4, 1997

    . Carolyn Maloney (D)

  13. . Charles Rangel (D)

  14. . José E. Serrano (D)

  15. . Eliot Engel (D)

  16. . Nita Lowey (D)

  17. . Sue W. Kelly (R)

  18. . Benjamin Gilman (R)

  19. . Michael R. McNulty (D)

  20. . Gerald Solomon (R)

  21. . Sherwood Boehlert (R)

  22. . John M. McHugh (R)

  23. . James T. Walsh (R)

  24. . Maurice Hinchey (D)

  25. . Bill Paxon (R)

  26. . Louise Slaughter (D)

  27. . John J. LaFalce (D)

  28. . Jack Quinn (R)

  29. . Amo Houghton (R)

List of United States representatives from North CarolinaNorth Carolina

  1. . Eva Clayton (D)

  2. . Bob Etheridge (D)

  3. . Walter B. Jones Jr. (R)

  4. . David Price (D)

  5. . Richard Burr (R)

  6. . Howard Coble (R)

  7. . Mike McIntyre (D)

  8. . Bill Hefner (D)

  9. . Sue Myrick (R)

  10. . Cass Ballenger (R)

  11. . Charles H. Taylor (R)

  12. . Mel Watt (D)

List of United States representatives from North DakotaNorth Dakota

  1. . Earl Pomeroy (D-NPL)

List of United States representatives from OhioOhio

  1. . Steve Chabot (R)

  2. . Rob Portman (R)

  3. . Tony P. Hall (D)

  4. . Mike Oxley (R)

  5. . Paul Gillmor (R)

  6. . Ted Strickland (D)

  7. . Dave Hobson (R)

  8. . John Boehner (R)

  9. . Marcy Kaptur (D)

  10. . Dennis Kucinich (D)

  11. . Louis Stokes (D)

  12. . John Kasich (R)

  13. . Sherrod Brown (D)

  14. . Thomas C. Sawyer (D)

  15. . Deborah Pryce (R)

  16. . Ralph Regula (R)

  17. . James Traficant (D)

  18. . Bob Ney (R)

  19. . Steve LaTourette (R)

List of United States representatives from OklahomaOklahoma

  1. . Steve Largent (R)

  2. . Tom Coburn (R)

  3. . Wes Watkins (R)

  4. . J. C. Watts (R)

  5. . Ernest Istook (R)

  6. . Frank Lucas (R)

List of United States representatives from OregonOregon

  1. . Elizabeth Furse (D)

  2. . Robert Freeman Smith (R)

  3. . Earl Blumenauer (D)

  4. . Peter DeFazio (D)

  5. . Darlene Hooley (D)

List of United States representatives from PennsylvaniaPennsylvania

  1. . Thomas M. Foglietta (D), until November 11, 1997

    1. Bob Brady (D), from May 19, 1998

    . Chaka Fattah (D)

  2. . Robert A. Borski Jr. (D)

  3. . Ron Klink (D)

  4. . John E. Peterson (R)

  5. . Tim Holden (D)

  6. . Curt Weldon (R)

  7. . James C. Greenwood (R)

  8. . Bud Shuster (R)

  9. . Joseph M. McDade (R)

  10. . Paul Kanjorski (D)

  11. . John Murtha (D)

  12. . Jon D. Fox (R)

  13. . William J. Coyne (D)

  14. . Paul McHale (D)

  15. . Joe Pitts (R)

  16. . George Gekas (R)

  17. . Mike Doyle (D)

  18. . William F. Goodling (R)

  19. . Frank Mascara (D)

  20. . Phil English (R)

List of United States representatives from Rhode IslandRhode Island

  1. . Patrick J. Kennedy (D)

  2. . Robert Weygand (D)

List of United States representatives from South CarolinaSouth Carolina

  1. . Mark Sanford (R)

  2. . Floyd Spence (R)

  3. . Lindsey Graham (R)

  4. . Bob Inglis (R)

  5. . John Spratt (D)

  6. . Jim Clyburn (D)

List of United States representatives from South DakotaSouth Dakota

  1. . John Thune (R)

List of United States representatives from TennesseeTennessee

  1. . Bill Jenkins (R)

  2. . Jimmy Duncan (R)

  3. . Zach Wamp (R)

  4. . Van Hilleary (R)

  5. . Bob Clement (D)

  6. . Bart Gordon (D)

  7. . Ed Bryant (R)

  8. . John S. Tanner (D)

  9. . Harold Ford Jr. (D)

List of United States representatives from TexasTexas

  1. . Max Sandlin (D)

  2. . Jim Turner (D)

  3. . Sam Johnson (R)

  4. . Ralph Hall (D)

  5. . Pete Sessions (R)

  6. . Joe Barton (R)

  7. . Bill Archer (R)

  8. . Kevin Brady (R)

  9. . Nick Lampson (D)

  10. . Lloyd Doggett (D)

  11. . Chet Edwards (D)

  12. . Kay Granger (R)

  13. . Mac Thornberry (R)

  14. . Ron Paul (R)

  15. . Rubén Hinojosa (D)

  16. . Silvestre Reyes (D)

  17. . Charles Stenholm (D)

  18. . Sheila Jackson-Lee (D)

  19. . Larry Combest (R)

  20. . Henry B. González (D)

  21. . Lamar Smith (R)

  22. . Tom DeLay (R)

  23. . Henry Bonilla (R)

  24. . Martin Frost (D)

  25. . Ken Bentsen Jr. (D)

  26. . Dick Armey (R)

  27. . Solomon P. Ortiz (D)

  28. . Frank Tejeda (D), until January 30, 1997

    1. Ciro Rodriguez (D), from April 12, 1997

    . Gene Green (D)

  29. . Eddie Bernice Johnson (D)

List of United States representatives from UtahUtah

  1. . James V. Hansen (R)

  2. . Merrill Cook (R)

  3. . Chris Cannon (R)

List of United States representatives from VermontVermont

  1. . Bernie Sanders (I)

List of United States representatives from VirginiaVirginia

  1. . Herbert H. Bateman (R)

  2. . Owen B. Pickett (D)

  3. . Bobby Scott (D)

  4. . Norman Sisisky (D)

  5. . Virgil Goode (D)

  6. . Bob Goodlatte (R)

  7. . Thomas J. Bliley Jr. (R)

  8. . Jim Moran (D)

  9. . Rick Boucher (D)

  10. . Frank Wolf (R)

  11. . Tom Davis (R)

List of United States representatives from WashingtonWashington

  1. . Rick White (R)

  2. . Jack Metcalf (R)

  3. . Linda Smith (R)

  4. . Doc Hastings (R)

  5. . George Nethercutt (R)

  6. . Norm Dicks (D)

  7. . Jim McDermott (D)

  8. . Jennifer Dunn (R)

  9. . Adam Smith (D)

List of United States representatives from West VirginiaWest Virginia

  1. . Alan Mollohan (D)

  2. . Bob Wise (D)

  3. . Nick Rahall (D)

List of United States representatives from WisconsinWisconsin

  1. . Mark Neumann (R)

  2. . Scott L. Klug (R)

  3. . Ron Kind (D)

  4. . Jerry Kleczka (D)

  5. . Tom Barrett (D)

  6. . Tom Petri (R)

  7. . Dave Obey (D)

  8. . Jay W. Johnson (D)

  9. . Jim Sensenbrenner (R)

List of United States representatives from WyomingWyoming

  1. . Barbara Cubin (R)

Non-voting delegations

  1. . Eni Faleomavaega (D)

  2. . Eleanor Holmes Norton (D)

  3. . Robert A. Underwood (D)

  4. . Donna Christian-Christensen (D)

  5. . Carlos Romero Barceló (Resident Commissioner) (D/PNP)

Changes in membership

Senate

There were no changes in Senate membership during this Congress.

House of Representatives

Four members of the House of Representatives died, and four resigned.

|- | | nowrap | Frank Tejeda (D) | style="font-size:80%" | Died January 30, 1997 | nowrap | Ciro Rodriguez (D) | April 12, 1997 |- | | nowrap | Bill Richardson (D) | style="font-size:80%" | Resigned February 13, 1997, to become Ambassador to the United Nations | nowrap | Bill Redmond (R) | May 20, 1997 |- | | nowrap | Susan Molinari (R) | style="font-size:80%" | Resigned August 2, 1997, to become a television journalist for CBS | nowrap | Vito Fossella (R) | November 5, 1997 |- | | nowrap | Walter Capps (D) | style="font-size:80%" | Died October 28, 1997 | nowrap | Lois Capps (D) | March 17, 1998 |- | | nowrap | Thomas M. Foglietta (D) | style="font-size:80%" | Resigned November 11, 1997, to become Ambassador to Italy | nowrap | Bob Brady (D) | May 21, 1998 |- | | nowrap | Floyd Flake (D) | style="font-size:80%" | Resigned November 17, 1997, to return full-time to his duties as pastor of Allen A.M.E. Church | nowrap | Gregory Meeks (D) | February 5, 1998 |- | | nowrap | Sonny Bono (R) | style="font-size:80%" | Died January 5, 1998 | nowrap | Mary Bono (R) | April 21, 1998 |- | | nowrap | Ron Dellums (D) | style="font-size:80%" | Resigned February 6, 1998 | nowrap | Barbara Lee (D) | April 21, 1998 |- | | nowrap | Steven Schiff (R) | style="font-size:80%" | Died March 25, 1998 | nowrap | Heather Wilson (R) | June 25, 1998 |}

Committees

Senate

Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry (Richard Lugar, Chair; Tom Harkin, Ranking Member)

Appropriations (Ted Stevens, Chair; Robert C. Byrd, Ranking Member)

Armed Services (Strom Thurmond, Chair; Carl Levin, Ranking Member)

Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs (Al D'Amato, Chair; Paul Sarbanes, Ranking Member)

Commerce, Science and Transportation (John McCain, Chair; Ernest F. Hollings, Ranking Member)

Energy and Natural Resources (Frank H. Murkowski, Chair; Dale Bumpers, Ranking Member)

Environment and Public Works (John H. Chafee, Chair; Max Baucus, Ranking Member)

Finance (Bill Roth, Chair; Daniel Moynihan, Ranking Member)

Foreign Relations (Jesse Helms, Chair; Joe Biden, Ranking Member)

Governmental Affairs (Fred Thompson, Chair; John Glenn, Ranking Member)

Judiciary (Orrin Hatch, Chair; Patrick Leahy, Ranking Member)

Labor and Human Resources (Jim Jeffords, Chair; Edward Kennedy, Ranking Member)

House of Representatives

Agriculture (Robert F. Smith, Chair; Larry Combest, Ranking Member)

Appropriations (Bob Livingston, Chair; Dave Obey, Ranking Member)

Banking and Financial Services (Jim Leach, Chair; Henry B. Gonzalez, Ranking Member)

Commerce (Thomas J. Bliley, Chair; Paul E. Gillmor, Ranking Member)

Education and the Workforce (Bill Goodling, Chair; Tom Petri, Vice Chair)

Government Reform and Oversight (Dan Burton, Chair; Henry Waxman, Vice Chair)

International Relations (Benjamin Gilman, Chair; Lee H. Hamilton, Ranking Member)

Judiciary (Henry J. Hyde, Chair; John Conyers, Ranking Member)

National Security (Floyd Spence, Chair; Ron Dellums, Ranking Member)

Resources (Don Young, Chair; George Miller, Ranking Member)

Rules (Gerald B.H. Solomon, Chair; Joe Moakley, Ranking Member)

Science (Jim Sensenbrenner, Chair; George E. Brown Jr., Ranking Member)

Small Business (Jim Talent, Chair; John J. LaFalce, Ranking Member)

Transportation and Infrastructure (Bud Shuster, Chair; James L. Oberstar, Ranking Member)

Veterans' Affairs (Bob Stump, Chair; Lane Evans, Ranking Member)

Ways and Means (Bill Archer, Chair; Charles Rangel, Ranking Member)

Joint committees

Employees

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

Architect of the Capitol: William L. Ensign (acting), until February 1997

Comptroller General of the United States: vacant, until 1998

Senate

Sergeant at Arms: Gregory S. Casey, until November 9, 1998

House of Representatives

Chief Administrative Officer: Jeff Trandahl (acting), until July 31, 1997

  • James M. Eagen III, from July 31, 1997

Clerk: Robin H. Carle, until December 21, 1998

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See also

1996 United States elections (elections leading to this Congress)

1998 United States elections (elections during this Congress, leading to the next Congress)

Notes

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