105th United States Congress

105th United States Congress
104th ← → 106th
United States Capitol (1997)
January 3, 1997 – January 3, 1999
Members	100 senators 435 representatives 5 non-voting delegates
Senate Majority	Republican
Senate President	Al Gore (D)
House Majority	Republican
House Speaker	Newt Gingrich (R)
Sessions
1st: January 7, 1997 – November 13, 1997 2nd: January 27, 1998 – December 19, 1998

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 Twenty-first Census of the United States in 1990.

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

Major events[]

Tickets dated January 14 and 15, 1999, for President Bill Clinton's impeachment trial

Opponents of Clinton's impeachment demonstrating outside the Capitol in December 1998

• January 20, 1997: President Bill Clinton began his second term
• May 18, 1998: United States v. Microsoft decision
• August 7, 1998: 1998 United States embassy bombings
• December 19, 1998: Impeachment of Bill Clinton

Major legislation[]

• August 5, 1997: Balanced Budget Act of 1997
• August 5, 1997: Taxpayer Relief Act of 1997
• November 19, 1997; The Adoption and Safe Families Act
• November 21, 1997 Food and Drug Administration Modernization Act of 1997
• June 9, 1998: Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century
• July 22, 1998: Internal Revenue Service Restructuring and Reform Act of 1998 ("Taxpayer Bill of Rights III")
• August 7, 1998: Workforce Investment Act of 1998
• October 21, 1998: Children's Online Privacy Protection Act
• October 27, 1998: Copyright Term Extension Act ("Sonny Bono Copyright Term Extension Act")
• October 28, 1998: Digital Millennium Copyright Act (including WIPO Copyright and Performances and Phonograms Treaties Implementation Act and Online Copyright Infringement Liability Limitation Act)
• October 31, 1998: Iraq Liberation Act
• November 3, 1998: Securities Litigation Uniform Standards Act of 1998

Major resolutions[]

• July 1997: Byrd–Hagel Resolution S.Res. 98 (Senate)

• December 19, 1998: Impeachment of Bill Clinton, H.Res. 611

Party summary[]

Senate[]

Party standings in the 105th Congress

  45 Democratic Senators

  55 Republican Senators

There was no change in the parties during this Congress.

House of Representatives[]

Leadership[]

Senate[]

Senate President

Al Gore (D)

Senate President pro Tempore

Strom Thurmond (R)

• President: Al Gore (D)
• President pro tempore: Strom Thurmond (R)

Majority (Republican) leadership[]

• Majority Leader: Trent Lott
• Majority Whip: Don Nickles
• Republican Conference Chairman: Connie Mack III
• Republican Conference Vice-Chairman: Paul Coverdell
• Policy Committee Chairman: Larry Craig
• Republican Campaign Committee Chairman: Mitch McConnell

Minority (Democratic) leadership[]

• Minority Leader: Tom Daschle
• Minority Whip: Wendell Ford
• Democratic Conference Chairman: Tom Daschle
• Democratic Conference Secretary: Barbara Mikulski
• Policy Committee Co-Chairs: Tom Daschle and Harry Reid
• Democratic Campaign Committee Chairman: Bob Kerrey
• Chief Deputy Whip: John Breaux

House of Representatives[]

Speaker of the House

Newt Gingrich (R)

• Speaker: Newt Gingrich (R)

Majority (Republican) leadership[]

• Majority Leader: Dick Armey
• Majority Whip: Tom DeLay
• Chief Deputy Whip: Dennis Hastert
• Republican Conference Chairman: John Boehner
• Republican Conference Vice-Chairman: Susan Molinari, until July 17, 1997
  • Jennifer Dunn, after July 17, 1997
• Republican Conference Secretary: Jennifer Dunn, until July 17, 1997
  • Tillie Fowler, after July 17, 1997
• Policy Committee Chairman: Christopher Cox
• Republican Campaign Committee Chairman: John Linder

Minority (Democratic) leadership[]

• Minority Leader: Dick Gephardt
• Minority Whip: David Bonior
• Chief Deputy Minority Whips: Rosa DeLauro, Chet Edwards, John Lewis, & Bob Menendez
• Democratic Caucus Chairman: Vic Fazio
• Democratic Caucus Vice-Chairman: Barbara B. Kennelly
• Democratic Campaign Committee Chairman: Martin Frost

Caucuses[]

• Congressional Arts Caucus
• Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus
• Congressional Bike Caucus
• Congressional Black Caucus
• Congressional Friends of Ireland Caucus
• Congressional Hispanic Caucus
• Congressional Progressive Caucus
• Congressional Western Caucus
• Congresswomen's Caucus
• House Democratic Caucus
• New Democrat Coalition
• Senate Democratic Caucus

Members[]

Skip to House of Representatives, below

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.

Alabama[] 2. Jeff Sessions (R) 3. Richard Shelby (R) Alaska[] 2. Ted Stevens (R) 3. Frank Murkowski (R) Arizona[] 1. Jon Kyl (R) 3. John McCain (R) Arkansas[] 2. Tim Hutchinson (R) 3. Dale Bumpers (D) California[] 1. Dianne Feinstein (D) 3. Barbara Boxer (D) Colorado[] 2. Wayne Allard (R) 3. Ben Nighthorse Campbell (R) Connecticut[] 1. Joe Lieberman (D) 3. Chris Dodd (D) Delaware[] 1. William Roth (R) 2. Joe Biden (D) Florida[] 1. Connie Mack III (R) 3. Bob Graham (D) Georgia[] 2. Max Cleland (D) 3. Paul Coverdell (R) Hawaii[] 1. Daniel Akaka (D) 3. Daniel Inouye (D) Idaho[] 2. Larry Craig (R) 3. Dirk Kempthorne (R) Illinois[] 2. Dick Durbin (D) 3. Carol Moseley Braun (D) Indiana[] 1. Dick Lugar (R) 3. Dan Coats (R) Iowa[] 2. Tom Harkin (D) 3. Chuck Grassley (R) Kansas[] 2. Pat Roberts (R) 3. Sam Brownback (R) Kentucky[] 2. Mitch McConnell (R) 3. Wendell Ford (D) Louisiana[] 2. Mary Landrieu (D) 3. John Breaux (D) Maine[] 1. Olympia Snowe (R) 2. Susan Collins (R) Maryland[] 1. Paul Sarbanes (D) 3. Barbara Mikulski (D) Massachusetts[] 1. Ted Kennedy (D) 2. John Kerry (D) Michigan[] 1. Spencer Abraham (R) 2. Carl Levin (D) Minnesota[] 1. Rod Grams (R) 2. Paul Wellstone (DFL) Mississippi[] 1. Trent Lott (R) 2. Thad Cochran (R) Missouri[] 1. John Ashcroft (R) 3. Kit Bond (R)

Montana[] 1. Conrad Burns (R) 2. Max Baucus (D) Nebraska[] 1. Bob Kerrey (D) 2. Chuck Hagel (R) Nevada[] 1. Richard Bryan (D) 3. Harry Reid (D) New Hampshire[] 2. Bob Smith (R) 3. Judd Gregg (R) New Jersey[] 1. Frank Lautenberg (D) 2. Robert Torricelli (D) New Mexico[] 1. Jeff Bingaman (D) 2. Pete Domenici (R) New York[] 1. Daniel Patrick Moynihan (D) 3. Al D'Amato (R) North Carolina[] 2. Jesse Helms (R) 3. Lauch Faircloth (R) North Dakota[] 1. Kent Conrad (D) 3. Byron Dorgan (D) Ohio[] 1. Mike DeWine (R) 3. John Glenn (D) Oklahoma[] 2. James Inhofe (R) 3. Don Nickles (R) Oregon[] 2. Gordon H. Smith (R) 3. Ron Wyden (D) Pennsylvania[] 1. Rick Santorum (R) 3. Arlen Specter (R) Rhode Island[] 1. John Chafee (R) 2. Jack Reed (D) South Carolina[] 2. Strom Thurmond (R) 3. Fritz Hollings (D) South Dakota[] 2. Tim Johnson (D) 3. Tom Daschle (D) Tennessee[] 1. Bill Frist (R) 2. Fred Thompson (R) Texas[] 1. Kay Bailey Hutchison (R) 2. Phil Gramm (R) Utah[] 1. Orrin Hatch (R) 3. Bob Bennett (R) Vermont[] 1. Jim Jeffords (R) 3. Patrick Leahy (D) Virginia[] 1. Chuck Robb (D) 2. John Warner (R) Washington[] 1. Slade Gorton (R) 3. Patty Murray (D) West Virginia[] 1. Robert Byrd (D) 2. Jay Rockefeller (D) Wisconsin[] 1. Herb Kohl (D) 3. Russ Feingold (D) Wyoming[] 1. Craig L. Thomas (R) 2. Mike Enzi (R)

Senators' party membership by state at the opening of the 105th Congress in January 1997   2 Democrats   1 Democrat and 1 Republican   2 Republicans Senate majority leadership Republican leader Trent Lott Republican whip Don Nickles Senate minority leadership Democratic leader Tom Daschle Democratic whip Wendell Ford

House of Representatives[]

Members of the House of Representatives are listed by districts.

Alabama[] 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) Alaska[] At-large. Don Young (R) Arizona[] 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) Arkansas[] 1. Robert Marion Berry (D) 2. Vic Snyder (D) 3. Asa Hutchinson (R) 4. Jay Dickey (R) California[] 1. Frank Riggs (R) 2. Wally Herger (R) 3. Vic Fazio (D) 4. John Doolittle (R) 5. Robert Matsui (D) 6. Lynn Woolsey (D) 7. George Miller (D) 8. Nancy Pelosi (D) 9. Ron Dellums (D), until February 6, 1998 Barbara Lee (D), from April 21, 1998 10. Ellen Tauscher (D) 11. Richard Pombo (R) 12. Tom Lantos (D) 13. Pete Stark (D) 14. Anna Eshoo (D) 15. Tom Campbell (R) 16. Zoe Lofgren (D) 17. Sam Farr (D) 18. Gary Condit (D) 19. George Radanovich (R) 20. Cal Dooley (D) 21. Bill Thomas (R) 22. Walter Capps (D), until October 28, 1997 Lois Capps (D), from March 17, 1998 23. Elton Gallegly (R) 24. Brad Sherman (D) 25. Buck McKeon (R) 26. Howard Berman (D) 27. James E. Rogan (R) 28. David Dreier (R) 29. Henry Waxman (D) 30. Xavier Becerra (D) 31. Matthew G. Martínez (D) 32. Julian Dixon (D) 33. Lucille Roybal-Allard (D) 34. Esteban Edward Torres (D) 35. Maxine Waters (D) 36. Jane Harman (D) 37. Juanita Millender-McDonald (D) 38. Steve Horn (R) 39. Ed Royce (R) 40. Jerry Lewis (R) 41. Jay Kim (R) 42. George Brown Jr. (D) 43. Ken Calvert (R) 44. Sonny Bono (R), until January 5, 1998 Mary Bono (R), from April 7, 1998 45. Dana Rohrabacher (R) 46. Loretta Sanchez (D) 47. Christopher Cox (R) 48. Ron Packard (R) 49. Brian Bilbray (R) 50. Bob Filner (D) 51. Duke Cunningham (R) 52. Duncan L. Hunter (R) Colorado[] 1. Diana DeGette (D) 2. David Skaggs (D) 3. Scott McInnis (R) 4. Bob Schaffer (R) 5. Joel Hefley (R) 6. Dan Schaefer (R) Connecticut[] 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) Delaware[] At-large. Mike Castle (R) Florida[] 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 Diaz-Balart (R) 22. Clay Shaw (R) 23. Alcee Hastings (D) Georgia[] 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) Hawaii[] 1. Neil Abercrombie (D) 2. Patsy Mink (D) Idaho[] 1. Helen Chenoweth (R) 2. Mike Crapo (R) Illinois[] 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. Philip Crane (R) 9. Sidney Yates (D) 10. John Porter (R) 11. Jerry Weller (R) 12. Jerry Costello (D) 13. Harris 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) Indiana[] 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) Iowa[] 1. Jim Leach (R) 2. Jim Nussle (R) 3. Leonard Boswell (D) 4. Greg Ganske (R) 5. Tom Latham (R) Kansas[] 1. Jerry Moran (R) 2. Jim Ryun (R) 3. Vince Snowbarger (R) 4. Todd Tiahrt (R) Kentucky[] 1. Ed Whitfield (R) 2. Ron Lewis (R) 3. Anne Northup (R) 4. Jim Bunning (R) 5. Hal Rogers (R) 6. Scotty Baesler (D) Louisiana[] 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) Maine[] 1. Tom Allen (D) 2. John Baldacci (D) Maryland[] 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) Massachusetts[] 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) Michigan[] 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. Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick (D) 15. John Conyers (D) 16. John Dingell (D) Minnesota[] 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) Mississippi[] 1. Roger Wicker (R) 2. Bennie Thompson (D) 3. Chip Pickering (R) 4. Michael Parker (R) 5. Gene Taylor (D) Missouri[] 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)

Montana[] At-large. Rick Hill (R) Nebraska[] 1. Doug Bereuter (R) 2. Jon Lynn Christensen (R) 3. Bill Barrett (R) Nevada[] 1. John Ensign (R) 2. Jim Gibbons (R) New Hampshire[] 1. John E. Sununu (R) 2. Charles Bass (R) New 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) New Mexico[] 1. Steven Schiff (R), until March 25, 1998 Heather Wilson (R), from June 25, 1998 2. Joe Skeen (R) 3. Bill Richardson (D), until February 13, 1997 William T. Redmond (R), from May 13, 1997 New 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 Gregory Meeks (D), from February 3, 1998 7. Thomas J. Manton (D) 8. Jerry Nadler (D) 9. Chuck Schumer (D) 10. Edolphus Towns (D) 11. Major Owens (D) 12. Nydia Velázquez (D) 13. Susan Molinari (R), until August 2, 1997 Vito Fossella (R), from November 4, 1997 14. Carolyn Maloney (D) 15. Charles Rangel (D) 16. José E. Serrano (D) 17. Eliot Engel (D) 18. Nita Lowey (D) 19. Sue W. Kelly (R) 20. Benjamin Gilman (R) 21. Michael R. McNulty (D) 22. Gerald Solomon (R) 23. Sherwood Boehlert (R) 24. John M. McHugh (R) 25. James T. Walsh (R) 26. Maurice Hinchey (D) 27. Bill Paxon (R) 28. Louise Slaughter (D) 29. John J. LaFalce (D) 30. Jack Quinn (R) 31. Amo Houghton (R) North 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) North Dakota[] At-large. Earl Pomeroy (D) Ohio[] 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) Oklahoma[] 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) Oregon[] 1. Elizabeth Furse (D) 2. Robert Freeman Smith (R) 3. Earl Blumenauer (D) 4. Peter DeFazio (D) 5. Darlene Hooley (D) Pennsylvania[] 1. Thomas M. Foglietta (D), until November 11, 1997 Bob Brady (D), from May 19, 1998 2. Chaka Fattah (D) 3. Robert A. Borski Jr. (D) 4. Ron Klink (D) 5. John E. Peterson (R) 6. Tim Holden (D) 7. Curt Weldon (R) 8. James C. Greenwood (R) 9. Bud Shuster (R) 10. Joseph M. McDade (R) 11. Paul Kanjorski (D) 12. John Murtha (D) 13. Jon D. Fox (R) 14. William J. Coyne (D) 15. Paul McHale (D) 16. Joe Pitts (R) 17. George Gekas (R) 18. Mike Doyle (D) 19. William F. Goodling (R) 20. Frank Mascara (D) 21. Phil English (R) Rhode Island[] 1. Patrick J. Kennedy (D) 2. Robert Weygand (D) South 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) South Dakota[] At-large. John Thune (R) Tennessee[] 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) Texas[] 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 Ciro Rodriguez (D), from April 12, 1997 29. Gene Green (D) 30. Eddie Bernice Johnson (D) Utah[] 1. James V. Hansen (R) 2. Merrill Cook (R) 3. Chris Cannon (R) Vermont[] At-large. Bernie Sanders (I) Virginia[] 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) Washington[] 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) West Virginia[] 1. Alan Mollohan (D) 2. Bob Wise (D) 3. Nick Rahall (D) Wisconsin[] 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) Wyoming[] At-large. Barbara Cubin (R) Non-voting delegations[] American Samoa. Eni Faleomavaega (D) District of Columbia. Eleanor Holmes Norton (D) Guam. Robert A. Underwood (D) Virgin Islands. Donna Christian-Christensen (D) Puerto Rico. Carlos Romero Barceló (Resident Commissioner) (D/PNP)

House seats by party holding plurality in state   80+% to 100% Democratic   80+% to 100% Republican   60+% to 80% Democratic   60+% to 80% Republican   Up to 60% Democratic   Up to 60% Republican Striped: 50–50 split   1 independent House majority leadership Republican leader Dick Armey Republican whip Tom DeLay House minority leadership Democratic leader Dick Gephardt Democratic whip David Bonior

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.

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[]

• Aging (Special) (Chuck Grassley, Chair; John Breaux, Ranking Member)
• Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry (Richard Lugar, Chair; Tom Harkin, Ranking Member)
  • Forestry, Conservation and Rural Revitalization (Rick Santorum, Chair; Kent Conrad, Ranking Member)
  • Marketing Inspection and Product Promotion (Paul Coverdell, Chair; Max Baucus, Ranking Member)
  • Production and Price Competitiveness (Thad Cochran, Chair; J. Robert Kerrey, Ranking Member)
  • Research, Nutrition and General Legislation (Mitch McConnell, Chair; Patrick Leahy, Ranking Member)
• Appropriations (Ted Stevens, Chair; Robert C. Byrd, Ranking Member)
  • Agriculture, Rural Development and Related Agencies (Thad Cochran, Chair; Dale Bumpers, Ranking Member)
  • (Judd Gregg, Chair; Ernest F. Hollings, Ranking Member)
  • Defense (Ted Stevens, Chair; Daniel Inouye, Ranking Member)
  • District of Columbia (Lauch Faircloth, Chair; Barbara Boxer, Ranking Member)
  • Energy and Water Development (Pete Domenici, Chair; Harry Reid, Ranking Member)
  • Foreign Operations (Mitch McConnell, Chair; Patrick Leahy, Ranking Member)
  • (Slade Gorton, Chair; Robert Byrd, Ranking Member)
  • (Arlen Specter, Chair; Tom Harkin, Ranking Member)
  • Legislative Branch (Robert F. Bennett, Chair; Byron Dorgan, Ranking Member)
  • (Conrad Burns, Chair; Patty Murray, Ranking Member)
  • (Richard Shelby, Chair; Frank Lautenberg, Ranking Member)
  • (Richard Shelby, Chair; Frank Lautenberg, Ranking Member)
  • (Kit Bond, Chair; Barbara A. Mikulski, Ranking Member)
• Armed Services (Strom Thurmond, Chair; Carl Levin, Ranking Member)
  • (Rick Santorum, Chair; Joe Lieberman, Ranking Member)
  • (Dan Coats, Chair; John Glenn, Ranking Member)
  • Personnel (Dirk Kempthorne, Chair; Max Cleland, Ranking Member)
  • (Jim Inhofe, Chair; Chuck Robb, Ranking Member)
  • Seapower (John Warner, Chair; Edward Kennedy, Ranking Member)
  • Strategic Forces (Bob Smith, Chair; Jeff Bingaman, Ranking Member)
• Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs (Al D'Amato, Chair; Paul Sarbanes, Ranking Member)
  • (Lauch Faircloth, Chair; Richard Bryan, Ranking Member)
  • (Robert F. Bennett, Chair; Barbara Boxer, Ranking Member)
  • (Connie Mack, Chair; John F. Kerry, Ranking Member)
  • (Rod Grams, Chair; Carol Moseley-Braun, Ranking Member)
  • (Phil Gramm, Chair; Chris Dodd, Ranking Member)
• Budget (Pete Domenici, Chair; Frank Lautenberg, Ranking Member)
• Commerce, Science and Transportation (John McCain, Chair; Ernest F. Hollings, Ranking Member)
  • (Slade Gorton, Chair; Wendell Ford, Ranking Member)
  • (Conrad Burns, Chair; Ernest F. Hollings, Ranking Member)
  • (John Ashcroft, Chair; John Breaux, Ranking Member)
  • (Spencer Abraham, Chair; Richard Bryan, Ranking Member)
  • (Olympia Snowe, Chair; John Kerry, Ranking Member)
  • (Bill Frist, Chair; John D. Rockefeller IV, Ranking Member)
  • (Kay Bailey Hutchison, Chair; Daniel K. Inouye, Ranking Member)
• Energy and Natural Resources (Frank H. Murkowski, Chair; Dale Bumpers, Ranking Member)
  • (Don Nickles, Chair; Pete Domenici, Vice Chair)
  • (Larry E. Craig, Chair; Conrad Burns, Vice Chair)
  • (Craig L. Thomas, Chair; Ben Nighthorse Campbell, Vice Chair)
  • Water and Power (Jon Kyl, Chair; Bob Smith, Vice Chair)
• Environment and Public Works (John H. Chafee, Chair; Max Baucus, Ranking Member)
  • (Jim Inhofe, Chair; Bob Graham, Ranking Member)
  • (Dirk Kempthorne, Chair; Harry Reid, Ranking Member)
  • (Bob Smith, Chair; Frank Lautenberg, Ranking Member)
  • Transportation and Infrastructure (John Warner, Chair; Max Baucus, Ranking Member)
• Ethics (Select) (Bob Smith, Chair; Harry Reid, Vice Chair)
• Finance (Bill Roth, Chair; Daniel Moynihan, Ranking Member)
  • Health Care (Phil Gramm, Chair; John D. Rockefeller IV, Ranking Member)
  • (Chuck Grassley, Chair; Daniel Moynihan, Ranking Member)
  • (Connie Mack, Chair; Bob Graham, Ranking Member)
  • (John Chafee, Chair; John Breaux, Ranking Member)
  • Taxation and IRS Oversight (Don Nickles, Chair; Max Baucus, Ranking Member)
• Foreign Relations (Jesse Helms, Chair; Joe Biden, Ranking Member)
  • African Affairs (John Ashcroft, Chair; Russ Feingold, Ranking Member)
  • East Asian and Pacific Affairs (Craig Thomas, Chair; John Kerry, Ranking Member)
  • European Affairs (Bob Smith, Chair; Joe Biden, Ranking Member)
  • (Chuck Hagel, Chair; Paul Sarbanes, Ranking Member)
  • (Rod Grams, Chair; Dianne Feinstein, Ranking Member)
  • (Sam Brownback, Chair; Chuck Robb, Ranking Member)
  • (Paul Coverdell, Chair; Chris Dodd, Ranking Member)
• Governmental Affairs (Fred Thompson, Chair; John Glenn, Ranking Member)
  • (Thad Cochran, Chair; Sander Levin, Ranking Member)
  • (Sam Brownback, Chair; Joe Lieberman, Ranking Member)
  • (Susan Collins, Chair; John Glenn, Ranking Member)
• Indian Affairs (Select) (Ben Nighthorse Campbell, Chair; Daniel K. Inouye, Vice Chair)
• Judiciary (Orrin Hatch, Chair; Patrick Leahy, Ranking Member)
  • Administrative Oversight and the Courts (Chuck Grassley, Chair; Richard Durbin, Ranking Member)
  • (Chuck Grassley, Chair; Richard Durbin, Ranking Member)
  • (Mike DeWine, Chair; Herb Kohl, Ranking Member)
  • (Spencer Abraham, Chair; Edward Kennedy, Ranking Member)
  • (Jon Kyl, Chair; Dianne Feinstein, Ranking Member)
  • (Jeff Sessions, Chair; Joe Biden, Ranking Member)
• Intelligence (Select) (Richard C. Shelby, Chair; J. Robert Kerrey, Ranking Member)
• Labor and Human Resources (Jim Jeffords, Chair; Edward Kennedy, Ranking Member)
  • (Judd Gregg, Chair; Barbara Mikulski, Ranking Member)
  • (Dan Coats, Chair; Chris Dodd, Ranking Member)
  • (Mike DeWine, Chair; Paul Wellstone, Ranking Member)
  • (Bill Frist, Chair; Edward Kennedy, Ranking Member)
• Rules and Administration (John Warner, Chair; Wendell H. Ford, Ranking Member)
• Small Business (Kit Bond, Chair; John Kerry, Ranking Member)
• Veterans' Affairs (Arlen Specter, Chair; John D. Rockefeller IV, Ranking Member)

House of Representatives[]

• Agriculture (Robert F. Smith, Chair; Larry Combest, Ranking Member)
  • (Bob Goodlatte, Chair; Thomas Ewing, Ranking Member)
  • (Larry Combest, Chair; Bill Barrett, Ranking Member)
  • (Bill Barrett, Chair; Larry Combest, Ranking Member)
  • Livestock, Dairy and Poultry (Richard Pombo, Chair; John Boehner, Ranking Member)
  • (Thomas Ewing, Chair; Larry Combest, Ranking Member)
• Appropriations (Bob Livingston, Chair; Dave Obey, Ranking Member)
  • Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration and Related Agencies (Joe Skeen, Chair; Marcy Kaptur, Ranking Member)
  • (Hal Rogers, Chair; Alan Mollohan, Ranking Member)
  • (, Chair; Jim Moran, Ranking Member)
  • Energy and Water Development (Joseph McDade, Chair; Vic Fazio, Ranking Member)
  • Foreign Operations, Export Financing and Related Programs (Sonny Callahan, Chair; Nancy Pelosi, Ranking Member)
  • (Ralph Regula, Chair; Sidney Yates, Ranking Member)
  • (John E. Porter, Chair; Dave Obey, Ranking Member)
  • (James T. Walsh, Chair; Jose Serrano, Ranking Member)
  • (Ron Packard, Chair; Bill Hefner, Ranking Member)
  • (Don Young, Chair; John P. Murtha, Ranking Member)
  • (Frank R. Wolf, Chair; Martin Olav Sabo, Ranking Member)
  • (Jim Kolbe, Chair; Steny Hoyer, Ranking Member)
  • (John Lewis, Chair; Louis Stokes, Ranking Member)
• Banking and Financial Services (Jim Leach, Chair; Henry B. Gonzalez, Ranking Member)
  • (Richard H. Baker, Chair; Frank D. Lucas, Vice Chair)
  • (Michael Castle, Chair; Jon Fox, Vice Chair)
  • (Marge Roukema, Chair; Bill McCollum, Vice Chair)
  • (Spencer Bachus, Chair; Bob Riley, Vice Chair)
  • (Rick Lazio, Chair; Bob Ney, Vice Chair)
• Budget (John Kasich, Chair; John Spratt, Ranking Member)
• Commerce (Thomas J. Bliley, Chair; Paul E. Gillmor, Ranking Member)
  • (Bob Schaffer, Chair; Mike Crapo, Ranking Member)
  • (Mike Oxley, Chair; Billy Tauzin, Ranking Member)
  • (Michael Bilirakis, Chair; Dennis Hastert, Ranking Member)
  • (Joe Barton, Chair; Christopher Cox, Ranking Member)
  • (Billy Tauzin, Chair; Mike Oxley, Ranking Member)
• Education and the Workforce (Bill Goodling, Chair; Tom Petri, Vice Chair)
  • (Frank Riggs, Chair; Michael Castle, Vice Chair)
  • (Harris W. Fawell, Chair; Joe Knollenberg, Vice Chair)
  • (Peter Hoekstra, Chair; Charlie Norwood, Vice Chair)
  • (Buck McKeon, Chair; Bob Graham, Vice Chair)
  • (Cass Ballenger, Chair; Harris Fawell, Vice Chair)
• Government Reform and Oversight (Dan Burton, Chair; Henry Waxman, Vice Chair)
  • (John Mica, Chair; Mike Pappas, Ranking Member)
  • (Thomas M. Davis III, Chair; Connie Morella, Ranking Member)
  • (Stephen Horn, Chair; Jeff Sessions, Ranking Member)
  • (Chris Shays, Chair; Vince Snowbarger, Ranking Member)
  • (David M. McIntosh, Chair; John E. Sununu, Ranking Member)
  • (Dennis Hastert, Chair; Mark Souder, Ranking Member)
  • (John McHugh, Chair; Mark Sanford, Ranking Member)
• (Bill Thomas, Chair; Sam Gejdenson, Ranking Member)
• International Relations (Benjamin Gilman, Chair; Lee H. Hamilton, Ranking Member)
  • (Edward Royce, Chair; Bob Menendez, Ranking Member)
  • Asia and the Pacific (Doug Bereuter, Chair; Howard Berman, Ranking Member)
  • (Chris Smith, Chair; Tom Lantos, Ranking Member)
  • (Elton Gallegly, Chair; Gary Ackerman, Ranking Member)
  • (Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, Chair; Sam Gejdenson, Ranking Member)
• Judiciary (Henry J. Hyde, Chair; John Conyers, Ranking Member)
  • Commercial and Administrative Law (George Gekas, Chair; Jerrold Nadler, Ranking Member)
  • The Constitution (Charles T. Canady, Chair; Bobby Scott, Ranking Member)
  • (Howard Coble, Chair; Barney Frank, Ranking Member)
  • (Bill McCollum, Chair; Chuck Schumer, Ranking Member)
  • (Lamar S. Smith, Chair; Mel Watt, Ranking Member)
• (Floyd Spence, Chair; Ron Dellums, Ranking Member)
  • (Joel Hefley, Chair; Solomon P. Ortiz, Ranking Member)
  • (Steve Buyer, Chair; Gene Taylor, Ranking Member)
  • (Duncan Hunter, Chair; Ike Skelton, Ranking Member)
  • (Herbert Bateman, Chair; Norman Sisisky, Ranking Member)
  • (Curt Weldon, Chair; Owen B. Pickett, Ranking Member)
  • (John McHugh, Chair; Marty Meehan, Ranking Member)
  • (Herbert Bateman, Chair; Neil Abercrombie, Ranking Member)
• Resources (Don Young, Chair; George Miller, Ranking Member)
  • (Barbara Cubin, Chair; Carlos Romero-Barcelo, Ranking Member)
  • (Jim Saxton, Chair; Neil Abercrombie, Ranking Member)
  • (James V. Hansen, Chair; Eni Faleomavaega, Ranking Member)
  • (Helen Chenoweth, Chair; Maurice Hinchey, Ranking Member)
  • (John T. Doolittle, Chair; Peter DeFazio, Ranking Member)
• Rules (Gerald B.H. Solomon, Chair; Joe Moakley, Ranking Member)
  • (Porter Goss, Chair; Martin Frost, Ranking Member)
  • (David Dreier, Chair; Tony P. Hall, Ranking Member)
• Science (Jim Sensenbrenner, Chair; George E. Brown, Jr., Ranking Member)
  • (Steven Schiff, Chair; James A. Barcia, Ranking Member)
  • Energy and Environment (Ken Calvert, Chair; Tim Roemer, Ranking Member)
  • Space and Aeronautics (Dana Rohrabacher, Chair; Bud Cramer, Ranking Member)
  • Technology (Constance Morella, Chair; Bart Gordon, Ranking Member)
• Small Business (Jim Talent, Chair; John J. LaFalce, Ranking Member)
  • (Mark Souder, Chair; Nydia Velazquez, Ranking Member)
  • (Roscoe G. Bartlett, Chair; Glenn Poshard, Ranking Member)
  • (Sue W. Kelly, Chair; Norman Sisisky, Ranking Member)
  • (Donald A. Manzullo, Chair; Linda Smith, Ranking Member)
• Standards of Official Conduct (James V. Hansen, Chair; Howard Berman, Ranking Member)
• Transportation and Infrastructure (Bud Shuster, Chair; James L. Oberstar, Ranking Member)
  • (John J. Duncan, Jr., Chair; Bill Lipinski, Ranking Member)
  • (Wayne T. Gilchrest, Chair; Bob Clement, Ranking Member)
  • (Bud Shuster, Chair; James L. Oberstar, Ranking Member)
  • (Susan Molinari, Chair; Bob Wise, Ranking Member)
  • (Tom Petri, Chair; Nick Rahall, Ranking Member)
  • (Sherwood Boehlert, Chair; Robert Borski, Ranking Member)
• Veterans' Affairs (Bob Stump, Chair; Lane Evans, Ranking Member)
  • (Jack Quinn, Chair; Bob Filner, Ranking Member)
  • Health (Cliff Stearns, Chair; Luis Guiterrez, Ranking Member)
  • Oversight and Investigations (Terry Everett, Chair; Jim Clyburn, Ranking Member)
• Ways and Means (Bill Archer, Chair; Charles Rangel, Ranking Member)
  • Health (Bill Thomas, Chair; Pete Stark, Ranking Member)
  • Human Resources (E. Clay Shaw, Jr., Chair; Sander M. Levin, Ranking Member)
  • Oversight (Nancy Johnson, Chair; William J. Coyne, Ranking Member)
  • Social Security (Jim Bunning, Chair; Barbara B. Kennelly, Ranking Member)
  • Trade (Phil Crane, Chair; Bob Matsui, Ranking Member)
• Whole

Joint committees[]

• Economic (Rep. Jim Saxton, Chair; Sen. Connie Mack, Vice Chair)
• Taxation (Rep. Bill Archer, Chair; Sen. William V. Roth, Jr., Vice Chair)
• The Library (Rep. Bill Thomas, Chair; Sen. Ted Stevens, Vice Chair)
• Printing (Sen. John W. Warner, Chair; Rep. Bill Thomas, Vice Chair)

Employees[]

Legislative branch agency directors[]

• Architect of the Capitol: William L. Ensign (acting), until February 1997
  • Alan M. Hantman, starting February 1997
• Attending Physician of the United States Congress: John F. Eisold
• Comptroller General of the United States: vacant, until 1998
  • David M. Walker, from 1998
• Director of the Congressional Budget Office: June E. O'Neill
• Librarian of Congress: James H. Billington
• Public Printer of the United States:

Senate[]

• Chaplain: Lloyd John Ogilvie (Presbyterian)
• Curator: Diane K. Skvarla
• Historian: Richard A. Baker
• Parliamentarian: Bob Dove
• Secretary:
• Librarian:
• : Elizabeth B. Greene
• : Martin P. Paone
• Sergeant at Arms: , until November 9, 1998
  • , from November 9, 1998

House of Representatives[]

• Chaplain: (Lutheran)
• 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
  • Jeff Trandahl, from January 1, 1999
• Parliamentarian: Charles W. Johnson
• Reading Clerks:
  • Meg Goetz (until 1998), Mary Kevin Niland (D)
  • along with Paul Hays (R)
• Sergeant at Arms: Wilson Livingood
• :

See also[]

• 1996 United States elections (elections leading to this Congress)
  • 1996 United States presidential election
  • 1996 United States Senate elections
  • 1996 United States House of Representatives elections
• 1998 United States elections (elections during this Congress, leading to the next Congress)
  • 1998 United States Senate elections
  • 1998 United States House of Representatives elections

Notes[]

References[]

External links[]

• Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
• House History from the U.S. House of Representatives
• Statistics & Lists from the U.S. Senate
• Legislative information Archived August 30, 2015, at the Wayback Machine from THOMAS at the Library of Congress
• "Videos of House of Representatives Sessions for the 105th Congress from www.C-SPAN.org".
• "Videos of Senate Sessions for the 105th Congress from www.C-SPAN.org".
• "Videos of Committees from the House and Senate for the 105th Congress from www.C-SPAN.org".
• House of Representatives Session Calendar for the 105th Congress (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on September 7, 2016. Retrieved June 6, 2016.
• Congressional Pictorial Directory for the 105th Congress. hdl:2027/msu.31293012374009.
• Official Congressional Directory for the 105th Congress, hdl:2027/msu.31293012426205