96th United States Congress

96th United States Congress
96th United States Congress
95th ← → 97th
	United States Capitol (2002)
January 3, 1979 – January 3, 1981
Members	100 senators; 435 representatives; 5 non-voting delegates
Senate Majority	Democratic
Senate President	Walter Mondale (D)
House Majority	Democratic
House Speaker	Tip O'Neill (D)
Sessions
	1st: January 15, 1979 – January 3, 1980; 2nd: January 3, 1980 – December 16, 1980

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, 1979, to January 3, 1981, during the last two years of the administration of U.S. President Jimmy Carter.

The apportionment of seats in this House of Representatives was based on the 1970 Census.

Both chambers retained a Democratic majority (though downgraded from the supermajority status in the previous Congress), and with President Carter, maintained an overall federal government trifecta.

Major events[]

March 28, 1979: Partial nuclear meltdown at Three Mile Island
July 11, 1979: Skylab began its return to earth
November 4, 1979: Iran hostage crisis began
1979 energy crisis
February 2, 1980: Abscam became public
May 18, 1980: Mount St. Helens erupted
1980 United States heat wave
November 4, 1980: United States elections: Reagan/Bush defeated Carter/Mondale. Republicans gain control of the Senate; the first time Republicans gain control of either chamber since 1954.

Major legislation[]

April 10, 1979: Taiwan Relations Act, Pub.L. 96–8
September 9, 1979: Panama Canal Act of 1979, Pub.L. 96–70, 93 Stat. 452
October 17, 1979: Department of Education Organization Act, Pub.L. 96–88, 93 Stat. 668
March 17, 1980: Refugee Act, Pub.L. 96–212, 94 Stat. 102
September 19, 1980: Regulatory Flexibility Act, Pub.L. 96–354, 94 Stat. 1164
September 29, 1980: Fish and Wildlife Conservation Act of 1980, Pub.L. 96–366, 94 Stat. 1322
October 14, 1980: Staggers Rail Act of 1980, Pub.L. 96–448, 94 Stat. 1895
October 15, 1980: Classified Information Procedures Act, Pub.L. 96–456, 94 Stat. 2025
December 2, 1980: Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act, Pub.L. 96–487, 94 Stat. 2371
December 11, 1980: Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA or Superfund), Pub.L. 96–510, 94 Stat. 2767
December 11, 1980: Paperwork Reduction Act of 1980, Pub.L. 96–511, 94 Stat. 2812
December 12, 1980: Defense Officer Personnel Management Act, Pub.L. 96–513
December 12, 1980: Bayh–Dole Act, Pub.L. 96–517, 94 Stat. 3018
December 22, 1980: Nuclear Safety, Research, Demonstration, and Development Act of 1980, Pub.L. 96–567, 94 Stat. 3329

Party summary[]

Senate[]

Party standings on the opening day of the 96th Congress

57 Democratic Senators

1 Independent Senator, caucusing with Democrats

42 Republican Senators

	Party (shading shows control)			Total	Vacant

	Democratic (D)	Independent (I)	Republican (R)
End of previous congress	58	1	41	100	0

Begin	58	1	41	100	0
End	55	1	44	100	0
Final voting share	55.0%	1.0%	44.0%

Beginning of next congress	46	1	53	100	0

House of Representatives[]

House seats by party holding plurality in state
80+% to 100% Republican	80+% to 100% Democratic
60+% to 80% Republican	60+% to 80% Democratic
50+% to 60% Republican	50+% to 60% Democratic
striped: 50–50 split

	Party (shading shows control)			Total	Vacant

	Democratic (D)	Republican (R)	Conservative (C)
End of previous congress	275	141	0	416	19

Begin	276	156	1	433	2
End	272	158	1	431	4
Final voting share	63.1%	36.7%	0.2%

Beginning of next congress	243	191	1	435	0

Leadership[]

Senate[]

Senate President

Walter Mondale (D)

President: Walter Mondale (D)
President pro tempore: Warren Magnuson (D)
- Milton Young (R), for just for one day: December 5, 1980

Majority (Democratic) leadership[]

Majority Leader: Robert Byrd
Majority Whip: Alan Cranston
Democratic Caucus Secretary: Daniel Inouye
Democratic Campaign Committee Chairman: Wendell Ford

Minority (Republican) leadership[]

Minority Leader: Howard Baker
Minority Whip: Ted Stevens
Republican Conference Chairman: Bob Packwood
Republican Conference Secretary: Jake Garn
National Senatorial Committee Chair: John Heinz
Policy Committee Chairman: John Tower

House of Representatives[]

House Speaker

Tip O'Neill (D)

Speaker: Tip O'Neill (D)

Majority (Democratic) leadership[]

Majority Leader: Jim Wright
Majority Whip: John Brademas
Chief Deputy Majority Whip: Dan Rostenkowski
Democratic Caucus Chairman: Tom Foley
Democratic Caucus Secretary: Shirley Chisholm
Democratic Campaign Committee Chairman: James C. Corman

Minority (Republican) leadership[]

Minority Leader: John Jacob Rhodes
Minority Whip: Robert H. Michel
Republican Conference Chairman: Samuel L. Devine
Republican Conference Vice-Chairman: Jack Edwards
Republican Conference Secretary: Clair Burgener
Policy Committee Chairman: Bud Shuster
Republican Campaign Committee Chairman: Guy Vander Jagt

Caucuses[]

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

Members[]

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

Senate[]

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

Alabama[]

2. Howell Heflin (D)
3. Donald Stewart (D), until January 2, 1981
- Jeremiah Denton (R), from January 2, 1981

Alaska[]

2. Ted Stevens (R)
3. Mike Gravel (D)

Arizona[]

1. Dennis DeConcini (D)
3. Barry Goldwater (R)

Arkansas[]

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

California[]

1. S. I. Hayakawa (R)
3. Alan Cranston (D)

Colorado[]

2. William L. Armstrong (R)
3. Gary Hart (D)

Connecticut[]

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

Delaware[]

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

Florida[]

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

Georgia[]

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

Hawaii[]

1. Spark Matsunaga (D)
3. Daniel Inouye (D)

Idaho[]

2. James A. McClure (R)
3. Frank Church (D)

Illinois[]

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

Indiana[]

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

Iowa[]

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

Kansas[]

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

Kentucky[]

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

Louisiana[]

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

Maine[]

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

Maryland[]

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

Massachusetts[]

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

Michigan[]

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

Minnesota[]

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

Mississippi[]

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

Missouri[]

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

Montana[]

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

Nebraska[]

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

Nevada[]

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

New Hampshire[]

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

New Jersey[]

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

New Mexico[]

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

New York[]

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

North Carolina[]

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

North Dakota[]

1. Quentin Burdick (D)
3. Milton Young (R)

Ohio[]

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

Oklahoma[]

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

Oregon[]

2. Mark Hatfield (R)
3. Bob Packwood (R)

Pennsylvania[]

1. John Heinz (R)
3. Richard Schweiker (R)

Rhode Island[]

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

South Carolina[]

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

South Dakota[]

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

Tennessee[]

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

Texas[]

1. Lloyd Bentsen (D)
2. John Tower (R)

Utah[]

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

Vermont[]

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

Virginia[]

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

Washington[]

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

West Virginia[]

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

Wisconsin[]

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

Wyoming[]

1. Malcolm Wallop (R)
2. Alan Simpson (R)

Senators' party membership by state at the opening of the 96th Congress in January 1979

2 Democrats

1 Democrat and 1 Republican

2 Republicans

1 Independent and 1 Republican

Senate majority leadership

Democratic leader
Robert Byrd

Democratic whip
Alan Cranston

Senate minority leadership

Republican leader
Howard Baker

Republican whip
Ted Stevens

House of Representatives[]

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

Alabama[]

(4–3 Democratic)

1. Jack Edwards (R)
2. William Louis Dickinson (R)
3. Bill Nichols (D)
4. Tom Bevill (D)
5. Ronnie Flippo (D)
6. John Hall Buchanan Jr. (R)
7. Richard Shelby (D)

Alaska[]

(1 Republican)

At-large. Don Young (R)

Arizona[]

(2–2 split)

1. John Jacob Rhodes (R)
2. Mo Udall (D)
3. Bob Stump (D)
4. Eldon Rudd (R)

Arkansas[]

(2–2 split)

1. William Vollie Alexander Jr. (D)
2. Ed Bethune (R)
3. John Paul Hammerschmidt (R)
4. Beryl Anthony Jr. (D)

California[]

(25–18 Democratic)

1. Harold T. Johnson (D)
2. Donald H. Clausen (R)
3. Bob Matsui (D)
4. Vic Fazio (D)
5. John Burton (D)
6. Phillip Burton (D)
7. George Miller (D)
8. Ron Dellums (D)
9. Pete Stark (D)
10. Don Edwards (D)
11. William Royer (R), from April 3, 1979
12. Pete McCloskey (R)
13. Norman Mineta (D)
14. Norman D. Shumway (R)
15. Tony Coelho (D)
16. Leon Panetta (D)
17. Chip Pashayan (R)
18. Bill Thomas (R)
19. Robert J. Lagomarsino (R)
20. Barry Goldwater Jr. (R)
21. James C. Corman (D)
22. Carlos Moorhead (R)
23. Anthony Beilenson (D)
24. Henry Waxman (D)
25. Edward R. Roybal (D)
26. John H. Rousselot (R)
27. Bob Dornan (R)
28. Julian Dixon (D)
29. Augustus Hawkins (D)
30. George E. Danielson (D)
31. Charles H. Wilson (D)
32. Glenn M. Anderson (D)
33. Wayne R. Grisham (R)
34. Dan Lungren (R)
35. James F. Lloyd (D)
36. George Brown Jr. (D)
37. Jerry Lewis (R)
38. Jerry M. Patterson (D)
39. William E. Dannemeyer (R)
40. Robert Badham (R)
41. Bob Wilson (R)
42. Lionel Van Deerlin (D)
43. Clair Burgener (R)

Colorado[]

(3–2 Democratic)

1. Pat Schroeder (D)
2. Tim Wirth (D)
3. Ray Kogovsek (D)
4. James Paul Johnson (R)
5. Ken Kramer (R)

Connecticut[]

(5–1 Democratic)

1. William R. Cotter (D)
2. Chris Dodd (D)
3. Robert Giaimo (D)
4. Stewart McKinney (R)
5. William R. Ratchford (D)
6. Toby Moffett (D)

Delaware[]

(1 Republican)

At-large. Thomas B. Evans Jr. (R)

Florida[]

(12–3 Democratic)

1. Earl Hutto (D)
2. Don Fuqua (D)
3. Charles E. Bennett (D)
4. Bill Chappell (D)
5. Richard Kelly (R)
6. Bill Young (R)
7. Sam Gibbons (D)
8. Andy Ireland (D)
9. Bill Nelson (D)
10. Skip Bafalis (R)
11. Dan Mica (D)
12. Edward J. Stack (D)
13. William Lehman (D)
14. Claude Pepper (D)
15. Dante Fascell (D)

Georgia[]

(9–1 Democratic)

1. Ronald 'Bo' Ginn (D)
2. Dawson Mathis (D)
3. Jack Brinkley (D)
4. Elliott H. Levitas (D)
5. Wyche Fowler (D)
6. Newt Gingrich (R)
7. Larry McDonald (D)
8. Billy Lee Evans (D)
9. Ed Jenkins (D)
10. Doug Barnard Jr. (D)

Hawaii[]

(2 Democrats)

1. Cecil Heftel (D)
2. Daniel Akaka (D)

Idaho[]

(2 Republicans)

1. Steve Symms (R)
2. George V. Hansen (R)

Illinois[]

(13–11 Republican)

1. Bennett Stewart (D)
2. Morgan F. Murphy (D)
3. Marty Russo (D)
4. Ed Derwinski (R)
5. John G. Fary (D)
6. Henry Hyde (R)
7. Cardiss Collins (D)
8. Dan Rostenkowski (D)
9. Sidney R. Yates (D)
10. Abner Mikva (D), until September 26, 1979
- John Porter (R), from January 22, 1980
11. Frank Annunzio (D)
12. Phil Crane (R)
13. Robert McClory (R)
14. John N. Erlenborn (R)
15. Tom Corcoran (R)
16. John B. Anderson (R)
17. George M. O'Brien (R)
18. Robert H. Michel (R)
19. Tom Railsback (R)
20. Paul Findley (R)
21. Edward Rell Madigan (R)
22. Dan Crane (R)
23. Melvin Price (D)
24. Paul Simon (D)

Indiana[]

(7–4 Democratic)

1. Adam Benjamin Jr. (D)
2. Floyd Fithian (D)
3. John Brademas (D)
4. Dan Quayle (R)
5. Elwood Hillis (R)
6. David W. Evans (D)
7. John T. Myers (R)
8. H. Joel Deckard (R)
9. Lee H. Hamilton (D)
10. Philip Sharp (D)
11. Andrew Jacobs Jr. (D)

Iowa[]

(3–3 split)

1. Jim Leach (R)
2. Tom Tauke (R)
3. Chuck Grassley (R)
4. Neal Edward Smith (D)
5. Tom Harkin (D)
6. Berkley Bedell (D)

Kansas[]

1. Keith Sebelius (R)
2. James Edmund Jeffries (R)
3. Larry Winn (R)
4. Dan Glickman (D)
5. Bob Whittaker (R)

Kentucky[]

(4–3 Republican)

1. Carroll Hubbard (D)
2. William Natcher (D)
3. Romano Mazzoli (D)
4. Gene Snyder (R)
5. Tim Lee Carter (R)
6. Larry J. Hopkins (R)
7. Carl D. Perkins (D)

Louisiana[]

(5–3 Democratic)

1. Bob Livingston (R)
2. Lindy Boggs (D)
3. Dave Treen (R), until March 10, 1980
- Billy Tauzin (D), from May 22, 1980
4. Buddy Leach (D)
5. Jerry Huckaby (D)
6. Henson Moore (R)
7. John Breaux (D)
8. Gillis William Long (D)

Maine[]

(2 Republicans)

1. David F. Emery (R)
2. Olympia Snowe (R)

Maryland[]

(6–2 Democratic)

1. Robert Bauman (R)
2. Clarence Long (D)
3. Barbara Mikulski (D)
4. Marjorie Holt (R)
5. Gladys Spellman (D)
6. Beverly Byron (D)
7. Parren Mitchell (D)
8. Michael D. Barnes (D)

Massachusetts[]

(10–2 Democratic)

1. Silvio O. Conte (R)
2. Edward Boland (D)
3. Joseph D. Early (D)
4. Robert Drinan (D)
5. James Shannon (D)
6. Nicholas Mavroules (D)
7. Ed Markey (D)
8. Tip O'Neill (D)
9. Joe Moakley (D)
10. Margaret Heckler (R)
11. Brian J. Donnelly (D)
12. Gerry Studds (D)

Michigan[]

(13–6 Democratic)

1. John Conyers (D)
2. Carl Pursell (R)
3. Howard Wolpe (D)
4. David Stockman (R)
5. Harold S. Sawyer (R)
6. Milton Robert Carr (D)
7. Dale Kildee (D)
8. J. Bob Traxler (D)
9. Guy Vander Jagt (R)
10. Donald J. Albosta (D)
11. Robert William Davis (R)
12. David Bonior (D)
13. Charles Diggs (D), until June 3, 1980
- George Crockett Jr. (D), from November 4, 1980
14. Lucien Nedzi (D)
15. William D. Ford (D)
16. John Dingell (D)
17. William M. Brodhead (D)
18. James Blanchard (D)
19. William Broomfield (R)

Minnesota[]

(4–4 split)

1. Arlen Erdahl (R)
2. Tom Hagedorn (R)
3. Bill Frenzel (R)
4. Bruce Vento (DFL)
5. Martin Olav Sabo (DFL)
6. Rick Nolan (DFL)
7. Arlan Stangeland (R)
8. Jim Oberstar (DFL)

Mississippi[]

(3–2 Democratic)

1. Jamie Whitten (D)
2. David R. Bowen (D)
3. Sonny Montgomery (D)
4. Jon Hinson (R)
5. Trent Lott (R)

Missouri[]

(8–2 Democratic)

1. Bill Clay (D)
2. Robert A. Young (D)
3. Dick Gephardt (D)
4. Ike Skelton (D)
5. Richard Walker Bolling (D)
6. Tom Coleman (R)
7. Gene Taylor (R)
8. Richard Howard Ichord Jr. (D)
9. Harold Volkmer (D)
10. Bill Burlison (D)

Montana[]

(1–1 split)

1. Pat Williams (D)
2. Ron Marlenee (R)

Nebraska[]

(2–1 Republican)

1. Doug Bereuter (R)
2. John Joseph Cavanaugh III (D)
3. Virginia D. Smith (R)

Nevada[]

(1 Democrat)

At-large. James David Santini (D)

New Hampshire[]

(1–1 split)

1. Norman D'Amours (D)
2. James Colgate Cleveland (R)

New Jersey[]

(10–5 Democratic)

1. James Florio (D)
2. William J. Hughes (D)
3. James J. Howard (D)
4. Frank Thompson (D), until December 29, 1980
5. Millicent Fenwick (R)
6. Edwin B. Forsythe (R)
7. Andrew Maguire (D)
8. Robert A. Roe (D)
9. Harold C. Hollenbeck (R)
10. Peter W. Rodino (D)
11. Joseph Minish (D)
12. Matthew John Rinaldo (R)
13. Jim Courter (R)
14. Frank Joseph Guarini (D)
15. Edward J. Patten (D)

New Mexico[]

(1–1 split)

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

New York[]

(26–13 Democratic)

1. William Carney (C)^[a]
2. Thomas Downey (D)
3. Jerome Ambro (D)
4. Norman F. Lent (R)
5. John W. Wydler (R)
6. Lester L. Wolff (D)
7. Joseph P. Addabbo (D)
8. Benjamin Stanley Rosenthal (D)
9. Geraldine Ferraro (D)
10. Mario Biaggi (D)
11. James H. Scheuer (D)
12. Shirley Chisholm (D)
13. Stephen Solarz (D)
14. Fred Richmond (D)
15. Leo C. Zeferetti (D)
16. Elizabeth Holtzman (D)
17. John M. Murphy (D)
18. Bill Green (R)
19. Charles Rangel (D)
20. Theodore S. Weiss (D)
21. Robert Garcia (D)
22. Jonathan Brewster Bingham (D)
23. Peter A. Peyser (D)
24. Richard Ottinger (D)
25. Hamilton Fish IV (R)
26. Benjamin Gilman (R)
27. Matthew F. McHugh (D)
28. Samuel S. Stratton (D)
29. Gerald Solomon (R)
30. Robert C. McEwen (R)
31. Donald J. Mitchell (R)
32. James M. Hanley (D)
33. Gary A. Lee (R)
34. Frank Horton (R)
35. Barber Conable (R)
36. John J. LaFalce (D)
37. Henry J. Nowak (D)
38. Jack Kemp (R)
39. Stan Lundine (D)

North Carolina[]

(9–2 Democratic)

1. Walter B. Jones Sr. (D)
2. Lawrence H. Fountain (D)
3. Charles Orville Whitley (D)
4. Ike Franklin Andrews (D)
5. Stephen L. Neal (D)
6. L. Richardson Preyer (D)
7. Charlie Rose (D)
8. Bill Hefner (D)
9. James G. Martin (R)
10. Jim Broyhill (R)
11. V. Lamar Gudger (D)

North Dakota[]

(1 Republican)

At-large. Mark Andrews (R)

Ohio[]

(13–10 Republican)

1. Bill Gradison (R)
2. Tom Luken (D)
3. Tony P. Hall (D)
4. Tennyson Guyer (R)
5. Del Latta (R)
6. Bill Harsha (R)
7. Bud Brown (R)
8. Tom Kindness (R)
9. Thomas L. Ashley (D)
10. Clarence E. Miller (R)
11. J. William Stanton (R)
12. Samuel L. Devine (R)
13. Donald J. Pease (D)
14. John F. Seiberling (D)
15. Chalmers Wylie (R)
16. Ralph Regula (R)
17. John M. Ashbrook (R)
18. Douglas Applegate (D)
19. Lyle Williams (R)
20. Mary Rose Oakar (D)
21. Louis Stokes (D)
22. Charles Vanik (D)
23. Ronald M. Mottl (D)

Oklahoma[]

(5–1 Democratic)

1. James R. Jones (D)
2. Mike Synar (D)
3. Wes Watkins (D)
4. Tom Steed (D)
5. Mickey Edwards (R)
6. Glenn English (D)

Oregon[]

(4 Democrats)

1. Les AuCoin (D)
2. Al Ullman (D)
3. Robert B. Duncan (D)
4. Jim Weaver (D)

Pennsylvania[]

(15–10 Democratic)

1. Michael Myers (D), until October 2, 1980
2. William H. Gray III (D)
3. Raymond Lederer (D)
4. Charles F. Dougherty (R)
5. Richard T. Schulze (R)
6. Gus Yatron (D)
7. Robert W. Edgar (D)
8. Peter H. Kostmayer (D)
9. Bud Shuster (R)
10. Joseph M. McDade (R)
11. Dan Flood (D), until January 31, 1980
- Ray Musto (D), from April 9, 1980
12. John Murtha (D)
13. Lawrence Coughlin (R)
14. William S. Moorhead (D)
15. Donald L. Ritter (R)
16. Robert Smith Walker (R)
17. Allen E. Ertel (D)
18. Doug Walgren (D)
19. William F. Goodling (R)
20. Joseph M. Gaydos (D)
21. Donald A. Bailey (D)
22. Austin Murphy (D)
23. William F. Clinger Jr. (R)
24. Marc L. Marks (R)
25. Eugene Atkinson (D)

Rhode Island[]

(2 Democrats)

1. Fernand St. Germain (D)
2. Edward Beard (D)

South Carolina[]

(4–2 Democratic)

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

South Dakota[]

(1–1 split)

1. Tom Daschle (D)
2. James Abdnor (R)

Tennessee[]

(5–3 Democratic)

1. Jimmy Quillen (R)
2. John Duncan Sr. (R)
3. Marilyn Lloyd (D)
4. Al Gore (D)
5. Bill Boner (D)
6. Robin Beard (R)
7. Ed Jones (D)
8. Harold Ford Sr. (D)

Texas[]

(20–4 Democratic)

1. Sam B. Hall Jr. (D)
2. Charlie Wilson (D)
3. James M. Collins (R)
4. Ray Roberts (D)
5. Jim Mattox (D)
6. Phil Gramm (D)
7. Bill Archer (R)
8. Robert C. Eckhardt (D)
9. Jack Brooks (D)
10. J. J. Pickle (D)
11. Marvin Leath (D)
12. Jim Wright (D)
13. Jack Hightower (D)
14. Joseph P. Wyatt Jr. (D)
15. Kika de la Garza (D)
16. Richard Crawford White (D)
17. Charles Stenholm (D)
18. Mickey Leland (D)
19. Kent Hance (D)
20. Henry B. González (D)
21. Tom Loeffler (R)
22. Ron Paul (R)
23. Abraham Kazen (D)
24. Martin Frost (D)

Utah[]

(1–1 split)

1. K. Gunn McKay (D)
2. David Daniel Marriott (R)

Vermont[]

(1 Republican)

At-large. Jim Jeffords (R)

Virginia[]

(6–4 Republican)

1. Paul Trible (R)
2. G. William Whitehurst (R)
3. David E. Satterfield III (D)
4. Robert Daniel (R)
5. Dan Daniel (D)
6. M. Caldwell Butler (R)
7. J. Kenneth Robinson (R)
8. Herbert Harris (D)
9. William C. Wampler (R)
10. Joseph L. Fisher (D)

Washington[]

(6–1 Democratic)

1. Joel Pritchard (R)
2. Al Swift (D)
3. Don Bonker (D)
4. Mike McCormack (D)
5. Tom Foley (D)
6. Norm Dicks (D)
7. Mike Lowry (D)

West Virginia[]

(4 Democrats)

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

Wisconsin[]

(6–2 Democratic)

1. Les Aspin (D)
2. Robert Kastenmeier (D)
3. Alvin Baldus (D)
4. Clement J. Zablocki (D)
5. Henry S. Reuss (D)
6. Tom Petri (R), from April 3, 1979
7. Dave Obey (D)
8. Toby Roth (R)
9. Jim Sensenbrenner (R)

Wyoming[]

(1 Republican)

At-large. Dick Cheney (R)

Non-voting members[]

(4–1 Democratic)

District of Columbia. Walter Fauntroy (D)
Guam. Antonio Borja Won Pat (D)
Puerto Rico. Baltasar Corrada del Rio (PNP)
Virgin Islands. Melvin H. Evans (R)

Changes in membership[]

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

Senate[]

Replacements: 4
- Democratic: 3 seat net loss
- Republican: 3 seat net gain
Deaths: 0
Resignations: 4
Vacancy: 0
Total seats with changes: 4

State (class)	Vacator	Reason for change	Successor	Date of successor's formal installation^[b]
Maine (Class 1)	Edmund Muskie (D)	Resigned May 7, 1980 to become United States Secretary of State. Successor appointed to finish the term.	George J. Mitchell (D)	May 19, 1980
New Hampshire (Class 3)	John A. Durkin (D)	Resigned December 29, 1980 to give successor priority in seniority. Successor appointed to finish the term.	Warren Rudman (R)	December 29, 1980
Florida (Class 3)	Richard Stone (D)	Resigned December 30, 1980 to give successor priority in seniority. Successor appointed to finish the term.	Paula Hawkins (R)	January 1, 1981
Alabama (Class 3)	Donald Stewart (D)	Resigned January 2, 1981 to give successor priority in seniority. Successor appointed to finish the term.	Jeremiah Denton (R)	January 2, 1981

House of Representatives[]

Replacements: 7
- Democratic: 0 seat net loss
- Republican: 0 seat net gain
Deaths: 1
Resignations: 4
Expulsion: 1
Contested election:
Total seats with changes: 10

District	Vacator	Reason for change	Successor	Date of successor's formal installation^[b]
California 11th	Vacant	Rep. Leo Ryan died during previous congress	William Royer (R)	April 3, 1979
Wisconsin 6th	Vacant	Rep. William A. Steiger died during previous congress	Tom Petri (R)	April 3, 1979
Illinois 10th	Abner Mikva (D)	Resigned September 26, 1979, after being appointed judge of U.S. Court of Appeals	John Porter (R)	January 22, 1980
Pennsylvania 11th	Dan Flood (D)	Resigned January 31, 1980	Ray Musto (D)	April 9, 1980
Louisiana 3rd	Dave Treen (R)	Resigned March 10, 1980, after being elected Governor of Louisiana	Billy Tauzin (D)	May 22, 1980
West Virginia 3rd	John M. Slack Jr. (D)	Died March 17, 1980	John G. Hutchinson (D)	June 30, 1980
Michigan 13th	Charles Diggs (D)	Resigned June 3, 1980	George Crockett Jr. (D)	November 4, 1980
New Mexico 2nd	Harold L. Runnels (D)	Died August 5, 1980	Vacant	Not filled this term
Pennsylvania 1st	Michael Myers (D)	Expelled October 2, 1980
South Carolina 6th	John Jenrette (D)	Resigned December 10, 1980
New Jersey 4th	Frank Thompson (D)	Resigned December 29, 1980, after being censured by the House of Representatives

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 (2 links), 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) (Chair: Lawton Chiles)
Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry (Chair: Herman Talmadge; Ranking Member: Jesse Helms)
- Agricultural Research and General Legislation (Chair: Donald Stewart; Ranking Member: Richard G. Lugar)
- Rural Development (Chair: Patrick Leahy; Ranking Member: Rudy Boschwitz)
- Foreign Agricultural Policy (Chair: Richard Stone; Ranking Member: Thad Cochran)
- Nutrition (Chair: George McGovern; Ranking Member: Bob Dole)
- Environment, Soil Conservation and Forestry (Chair: John Melcher; Ranking Member: Roger W. Jepsen)
- Agricultural Credit and Rural Electrification (Chair: Edward Zorinsky; Ranking Member: S.I. Hayakawa)
- Agricultural Production, Marketing and Stabilization of Prices (Chair: Walter "Dee" Huddleston; Ranking Member: Milton Young)
Appropriations (Chair: Warren Magnuson; Ranking Member: Milton Young)
- Agriculture and Related Agencies (Chair: Thomas Eagleton; Ranking Member: Thomas F. Eagleton)
- Defense (Chair: John C. Stennis; Ranking Member: Milton Young)
- District of Columbia (Chair: Patrick Leahy; Ranking Member: Charles Mathias)
- Foreign Operations (Chair: Daniel Inouye; Ranking Member: Jake Garn)
- HUD-Independent Agencies (Chair: William Proxmire; Ranking Member: Charles Mathias)
- Interior (Chair: Robert Byrd; Ranking Member: Ted Stevens)
- Labor-Health, Education and Welfare (Chair: Warren Magnuson; Ranking Member: Richard S. Schweiker)
- Legislative (Chair: Jim Sasser; Ranking Member: Ted Stevens)
- Military Construction (Chair: Walter "Dee" Huddleston; Ranking Member: Paul Laxalt)
- Energy and Water Development (Chair: J. Bennett Johnston; Ranking Member: Mark O. Hatfield)
- (Chair: Fritz Hollings; Ranking Member: Lowell P. Weicker, Jr.)
- (Chair: Birch Bayh; Ranking Member: James A. McClure)
- (Chair: Lawton Chiles; Ranking Member: Harrison H. Schmitt)
Armed Services (Chair: John C. Stennis; Ranking Member: John Tower)
- (Chair: Henry M. Jackson; Ranking Member: William S. Cohen)
- (Chair: Harry F. Byrd Jr.; Ranking Member: Barry Goldwater)
- (Chair: Sam Nunn; Ranking Member: Roger W. Jepsen)
- (Chair: John Culver; Ranking Member: John W. Warner)
- (Chair: Gary Hart; Ranking Member: Strom Thurmond)
- (Chair: Robert Burren Morgan; Ranking Member: Gordon J. Humphrey)
Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs (Chair: William Proxmire; Ranking Member: Jake Garn)
- (Chair: Harrison A. Williams; Ranking Member: Jake Garn)
- (Chair: Alan Cranston; Ranking Member: John Tower)
- (Chair: Adlai Stevenson III; Ranking Member: H. John Heinz III)
- (Chair: Robert Burren Morgan; Ranking Member: Nancy L. Kassebaum)
- (Chair: Donald Riegle; Ranking Member: Richard G. Lugar)
- (Chair: Paul Sarbanes; Ranking Member: Richard G. Lugar)
- (Chair: Donald Stewart; Ranking Member: Jake Garn)
- (Chair: Paul Tsongas; Ranking Member: William L. Armstrong)
Budget (Chair: Edmund Muskie, then Fritz Hollings; Ranking Member: Henry Bellmon)
Commerce, Science and Transportation (Chair: Howard Cannon; Ranking Member: Bob Packwood)
- (Chair: Howard Cannon; Ranking Member: Nancy L. Kassebaum)
- (Chair: Fritz Hollings; Ranking Member: Barry Goldwater)
- (Chair: Wendell Ford; Ranking Member: John C. Danforth)
- (Chair: Daniel Inouye; Ranking Member: John W. Warner)
- (Chair: Adlai Stevenson III; Ranking Member: Harrison H. Schmitt)
- (Chair: Russell B. Long; Ranking Member: Larry Pressler)
Energy and Natural Resources (Chair: Henry M. Jackson; Ranking Member: Mark O. Hatfield)
- (Chair: Frank Church; Ranking Member: James A. McClure)
- (Chair: J. Bennett Johnston; Ranking Member: Pete Domenici)
- (Chair: John A. Durkin; Ranking Member: Malcolm Wallop)
- (Chair: Wendell Ford; Ranking Member: Lowell P. Weicker)
- (Chair: Dale Bumpers; Ranking Member: Mark O. Hatfield)
Environment and Public Works (Chair: Jennings Randolph; Ranking Member: Robert T. Stafford)
- (Chair: Edmund Muskie; Ranking Member: Robert T. Stafford)
- (Chair: Mike Gravel; Ranking Member: Pete Domenici)
- (Chair: Lloyd Bentsen; Ranking Member: Larry Pressler)
- (Chair: Quentin Burdick; Ranking Member: John H. Chafee)
- (Chair: John Culver; Ranking Member: Howard H. Baker, Jr.)
- (Chair: Gary Hart; Ranking Member: Alan K. Simpson)
Ethics (Select) (Chair: Adlai Stevenson III, then Howell Heflin; Ranking Member: Harrison H. Schmitt)
Finance (Chair: Russell B. Long; Ranking Member: Bob Dole)
- (Chair: Herman Talmadge; Ranking Member: Bob Dole)
- (Chair: Abraham Ribicoff; Ranking Member: William V. Roth, Jr.)
- (Chair: Harry F. Byrd Jr.; Ranking Member: Bob Packwood)
- (Chair: Gaylord Nelson; Ranking Member: John C. Danforth)
- (Chair: Mike Gravel; Ranking Member: Malcolm Wallop)
- (Chair: Lloyd Bentsen; Ranking Member: Bob Dole)
- (Chair: Spark Matsunaga; Ranking Member: Malcolm Wallop)
- (Chair: Daniel Patrick Moynihan; Ranking Member: H. John Heinz III)
- (Chair: Max Baucus; Ranking Member: H. John Heinz III)
- (Chair: David Boren; Ranking Member: John H. Chafee)
- (Chair: Bill Bradley; Ranking Member: David Durenberger)
Foreign Relations (Chair: Frank Church; Ranking Member: Jacob Javits)
- (Chair: Paul Sarbanes; Ranking Member: Jacob Javits)
- (Chair: Claiborne Pell; Ranking Member: Charles H. Percy)
- African Affairs (Chair: George McGovern; Ranking Member: S.I. Hayakawa)
- European Affairs (Chair: Joe Biden; Ranking Member: Jacob Javits)
- East Asian and Pacific Affairs (Chair: John Glenn; Ranking Member: Jesse Helms)
- (Chair: Richard Stone; Ranking Member: Charles H. Percy)
- (Chair: Edward Zorinsky; Ranking Member: Richard G. Lugar)
Governmental Affairs (Chair: Abraham Ribicoff; Ranking Member: Charles H. Percy)
- (Chair: Sam Nunn; Ranking Member: Charles H. Percy)
- (Chair: Jim Sasser; Ranking Member: William V. Roth, Jr.)
- (Chair: Thomas Eagleton; Ranking Member: Charles Mathias)
- (Chair: Lawton Chiles; Ranking Member: Jacob K. Javits)
- (Chair: David Pryor; Ranking Member: Ted Stevens)
- (Chair: Carl Levin; Ranking Member: William S. Cohen)
Indian Affairs (Select) (Chair: John Melcher)
Judiciary (Chair: Ted Kennedy; Ranking Member: Strom Thurmond)
- The Constitution (Chair: Birch Bayh; Ranking Member: Orrin Hatch)
- (Chair: Howard Metzenbaum; Ranking Member: Strom Thurmond)
- (Chair: Dennis DeConcini; Ranking Member: Bob Dole)
- (Chair: Joe Biden; Ranking Member: Charles Mathias)
- (Chair: Joe Biden; Ranking Member: Paul Laxalt)
- (Chair: John Culver; Ranking Member: Thad Cochran)
- (Chair: Howell Heflin; Ranking Member: Alan K. Simpson)
Intelligence (Select) (Chair: Birch Bayh; Ranking Member: Barry Goldwater)
Labor and Human Resources (Chair: Harrison A. Williams; Ranking Member: Richard S. Schweiker)
- (Chair: Jennings Randolph; Ranking Member: Robert T. Stafford)
- (Chair: Claiborne Pell; Ranking Member: Robert T. Stafford)
- (Chair: Ted Kennedy; Ranking Member: Richard S. Schweiker)
- (Chair: Gaylord Nelson; Ranking Member: Jacob K. Javits)
- (Chair: Thomas Eagleton; Ranking Member: William L. Armstrong)
- (Chair: Alan Cranston; Ranking Member: Gordon J. Humphrey)
- (Chair: Donald Riegle; Ranking Member: Orrin G. Hatch)
Nutrition and Human Needs (Select) (Chair:[data unknown/missing]; Ranking Member:[data unknown/missing])
Rules and Administration (Chair: Claiborne Pell; Ranking Member: Mark O. Hatfield)
Small Business (Select) (Chair: Gaylord Nelson)
Veterans' Affairs (Chair: Alan Cranston; Ranking Member: Alan K. Simpson)
Whole

House of Representatives[]

Aging (Select) (Chair: Claude Pepper)
Agriculture (Chair: Tom Foley; Ranking Member: William C. Wampler)
- Cotton (Chair: David R. Bowen; Ranking Member: Margaret M. Heckler)
- Dairy and Poultry (Chair: Alvin Baldus; Ranking Member: Jim Jeffords)
- Forests (Chair: Jim Weaver; Ranking Member: James P. Johnson)
- Livestock and Grains (Chair: Charlie Rose; Ranking Member: Keith G. Sebelius)
- Oilseeds and Rice (Chair: Dawson Mathis; Ranking Member: Paul Findley)
- Tobacco (Chair: Walter B. Jones Sr.; Ranking Member: Richard Kelly)
- Conservation and Credit (Chair: Ed Jones; Ranking Member: Edward Madigan)
- Department Investigations, Oversight and Research]] (Chair: Kika de la Garza; Ranking Member: William C. Wampler)
- Domestic Marketing, Consumer Relations and Nutrition]] (Chair: Fred Richmond; Ranking Member: Steve Symms)
- Family Farms, Rural Development and Special Studies]] (Chair: Rick Nolan; Ranking Member: Chuck Grassley)
Appropriations (Chair: Jamie Whitten; Ranking Member: Silvio O. Conte)
- Agriculture, Rural Development and Related Agencies (Chair: Jamie Whitten; Ranking Member: Mark Andrews)
- Defense (Chair: Joseph P. Addabbo; Ranking Member: Jack Edwards)
- District of Columbia (Chair: Charlie Wilson; Ranking Member: Carl D. Pursell)
- Energy and Water Development (Chair: Tom Bevill; Ranking Member: John T. Myers)
- (Chair: Clarence Long; Ranking Member: Bill Young)
- (Chair: Edward Boland; Ranking Member: Lawrence Coughlin)
- (Chair: Sidney R. Yates; Ranking Member: Joseph M. McDade)
- (Chair: William Natcher; Ranking Member: Robert H. Michel)
- (Chair: Adam Benjamin Jr.; Ranking Member: Robert H. Michel)
- (Chair: K. Gunn McKay; Ranking Member: Robert C. McEwen)
- (Chair: K. Gunn McKay; Ranking Member: George M. O'Brien)
- (Chair: Robert B. Duncan; Ranking Member: Silvio O. Conte)
- (Chair: Tom Steed; Ranking Member: Clarence E. Miller)
Armed Services (Chair: Melvin Price; Ranking Member: Bob Wilson)
- (Chair: Melvin Price; Ranking Member: Bob Wilson)
- (Chair: Charles E. Bennett; Ranking Member: Floyd D. Spence)
- (Chair: Richard Howard Ichord Jr.; Ranking Member: William L. Dickinson)
- Military Personnel (Chair: Richard Crawford White; Ranking Member: Marjorie S. Holt)
- (Chair: Samuel S. Stratton; Ranking Member: Robin Beard)
- (Chair: Melvin Price; Ranking Member: G. William Whitehurst)
- (Chair: Bill Nichols; Ranking Member: Donald J. Mitchell)
- (Chair: Dan Daniel; Ranking Member: William L. Dickinson)
Assassinations (Select) (Chair:[data unknown/missing]; Ranking Member:[data unknown/missing])
Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs (Chair: Henry S. Reuss; Ranking Member: J. William Stanton)
- (Chair: Henry S. Reuss; Ranking Member: Richard Kelly)
- (Chair: Thomas L. Ashley; Ranking Member: J. William Stanton)
- (Chair: William S. Moorhead; Ranking Member: Stewart B. McKinney)
- (Chair: Fernand St. Germain; Ranking Member: Chalmers P. Wylie)
- (Chair: Henry B. González; Ranking Member: Henry J. Hyde)
- (Chair: Joseph Minish; Ranking Member: Bill Green)
- (Chair: Frank Annunzio; Ranking Member: Thomas B. Evans, Jr.)
- (Chair: Parren Mitchell; Ranking Member: George V. Hansen)
- (Chair: Stephen L. Neal; Ranking Member: N/A)
- (Chair: Stephen L. Neal; Ranking Member: Jim Leach)
Budget (Chair: Robert Giaimo; Ranking Member: Del Latta)
- (Chair: N/A; Ranking Member: N/A)
- (Chair: Thomas L. Ashley; Ranking Member: Jim Broyhill)
- (Chair: Elizabeth Holtzman; Ranking Member: Marjorie S. Holt)
- (Chair: Dave Obey; Ranking Member: Del Latta)
- (Chair: Paul Simon; Ranking Member: Bud Shuster)
- (Chair: Norman Mineta; Ranking Member: Barber B. Conable, Jr.)
- (Chair: Jim Mattox; Ranking Member: Del Latta)
- (Chair: James R. Jones; Ranking Member: Jim Broyhill)
- (Chair: Louis Stokes; Ranking Member: Marjorie S. Holt)
- (Chair: Leon Panetta; Ranking Member: Del Latta)
(Chair:[data unknown/missing]; Ranking Member:[data unknown/missing])
(Chair: Jack Brooks)
(Chair:[data unknown/missing]; Ranking Member:[data unknown/missing])
(Chair: Ron Dellums; Ranking Member: Stewart B. McKinney)
- (Chair: Ron Dellums; Ranking Member: Stewart B. McKinney)
- (Chair: Walter Fauntroy; Ranking Member: Robert W. Daniel, Jr.)
- (Chair: Romano Mazzoli; Ranking Member: Marc L. Marks)
- (Chair: Pete Stark; Ranking Member: Stewart B. McKinney)
Education and Labor (Chair: Carl D. Perkins; Ranking Member: John M. Ashbrook)
- (Chair: Carl D. Perkins; Ranking Member: William F. Goodling)
- (Chair: Frank Thompson; Ranking Member: John M. Ashbrook)
- (Chair: Augustus Hawkins; Ranking Member: Jim Jeffords)
- (Chair: William D. Ford; Ranking Member: John Buchanan)
- (Chair: Joseph M. Gaydos; Ranking Member: Mickey Edwards)
- (Chair: Ike Franklin Andrews; Ranking Member: E. Thomas Coleman)
- (Chair: Paul Simon; Ranking Member: Ken Kramer)
- (Chair: Edward Beard; Ranking Member: John N. Erlenborn)
(Chair:[data unknown/missing]; Ranking Member:[data unknown/missing])
Foreign Affairs (Chair: Clement J. Zablocki; Ranking Member: William S. Broomfield)
- (Chair: Clement J. Zablocki; Ranking Member: William S. Broomfield)
- (Chair: Dante Fascell; Ranking Member: John Buchanan)
- (Chair: Lester L. Wolff; Ranking Member: Paul Findley)
- (Chair: Lester L. Wolff; Ranking Member: Tennyson Guyer)
- (Chair: Jonathan Brewster Bingham; Ranking Member: Robert J. Lagomarsino)
- (Chair: Gus Yatron; Ranking Member: Benjamin A. Gilman)
- (Chair: Stephen Solarz; Ranking Member: William F. Goodling)
- (Chair: Don Bonker; Ranking Member: Edward J. Derwinski)
Government Operations (Chair: Jack Brooks; Ranking Member: Frank Horton)
- (Chair: Jack Brooks; Ranking Member: Frank Horton)
- (Chair: Lawrence H. Fountain; Ranking Member: John W. Wydler)
- (Chair: Benjamin Stanley Rosenthal; Ranking Member: Lyle Williams)
- (Chair: Cardiss Collins; Ranking Member: Wayne Grisham)
- (Chair: John Burton; Ranking Member: Robert S. Walker)
- (Chair: L. Richardson Preyer; Ranking Member: Thomas N. Kindness)
- (Chair: Toby Moffett; Ranking Member: Paul N. McCloskey)
House Administration (Chair: Frank Thompson, then Lucien Nedzi; Ranking Member: William L. Dickinson)
- (Chair: John Brademas; Ranking Member: Samuel L. Devine)
- (Chair: Lucien Nedzi; Ranking Member: Bill Frenzel)
- (Chair: Augustus Hawkins; Ranking Member: James C. Cleveland)
- (Chair: Frank Annunzio; Ranking Member: Samuel L. Devine)
- (Chair: Joseph M. Gaydos; Ranking Member: James C. Cleveland)
- (Chair: Ed Jones; Ranking Member: William L. Dickinson)
- (Chair: Bob Mollohan; Ranking Member: David Stockman)
House Beauty Shop (Select) (Chair:[data unknown/missing]; Ranking Member:[data unknown/missing])
Intelligence (Select) (Chair: Edward Boland; Ranking Member: )
Insular Affairs (Chair: Mo Udall; Ranking Member: Don H. Clausen)
- (Chair: Mo Udall; Ranking Member: Steve Symms)
- (Chair: Abraham Kazen; Ranking Member: Manuel Lujan, Jr.)
- (Chair: John F. Seiberling; Ranking Member: James P. Johnson)
- (Chair: Phillip Burton; Ranking Member: Keith G. Sebelius)
- (Chair: James David Santini; Ranking Member: Don Young)
- (Chair: Harold L. Runnels; Ranking Member: Don H. Clausen)
- (Chair: Antonio Borja Won Pat; Ranking Member: Robert J. Lagomarsino)
Interstate and Foreign Commerce (Chair: Harley Orrin Staggers; Ranking Member: Samuel L. Devine)
- (Chair: John Dingell; Ranking Member: Clarence J. Brown)
- (Chair: Lionel Van Deerlin; Ranking Member: James M. Collins)
- (Chair: Robert C. Eckhardt; Ranking Member: Norman F. Lent)
- (Chair: James H. Scheuer; Ranking Member: Jim Broyhill)
- (Chair: Henry Waxman; Ranking Member: Tim Lee Carter)
- (Chair: James Florio; Ranking Member: Edward R. Madigan)
Judiciary (Chair: Peter W. Rodino; Ranking Member: Robert McClory)
- (Chair: Elizabeth Holtzman; Ranking Member: Hamilton Fish IV)
- (Chair: George E. Danielson; Ranking Member: Carlos J. Moorhead)
- (Chair: Robert Kastenmeier; Ranking Member: Thomas F. Railsback)
- (Chair: Don Edwards; Ranking Member: Henry J. Hyde)
- (Chair: Peter W. Rodino; Ranking Member: Robert McClory)
- (Chair: John Conyers; Ranking Member: John M. Ashbrook)
- (Chair: Robert Drinan; Ranking Member: Thomas N. Kindness)
Merchant Marine and Fisheries (Chair: John M. Murphy, then Thomas L. Ashley; Ranking Member: Paul N. McCloskey, Jr.)
- (Chair: John M. Murphy; Ranking Member: Gene Snyder)
- (Chair: John Breaux; Ranking Member: Edwin B. Forsythe)
- (Chair: Mario Biaggi; Ranking Member: David C. Treen)
- (Chair: Gerry Studds; Ranking Member: Joel Pritchard)
- (Chair: Carroll Hubbard; Ranking Member: Robert E. Bauman)
(Chair: ; Ranking Member: )
(Chair: Lester L. Wolff)
(Chair: John M. Murphy)
Post Office and Civil Service (Chair: James M. Hanley; Ranking Member: Edward J. Derwinski)
- (Chair: James M. Hanley; Ranking Member: Gene Taylor)
- (Chair: Charlie Wilson; Ranking Member: Edward J. Derwinski)
- (Chair: Bill Clay; Ranking Member: Benjamin A. Gilman)
- (Chair: Pat Schroeder; Ranking Member: Jim Leach)
- (Chair: Gladys Spellman; Ranking Member: Tom Corcoran)
- (Chair: Robert Garcia; Ranking Member: Jim Courter)
- (Chair: Herbert Harris; Ranking Member: Benjamin A. Gilman)
Public Works and Transportation (Chair: Harold T. Johnson; Ranking Member: Bill Harsha)
- (Chair: Glenn M. Anderson; Ranking Member: Gene Snyder)
- (Chair: Robert A. Roe; Ranking Member: John Paul Hammerschmidt)
- (Chair: Norman Mineta; Ranking Member: James C. Cleveland)
- (Chair: Elliott H. Levitas; Ranking Member: James Abdnor)
- (Chair: James J. Howard; Ranking Member: Bud Shuster)
- (Chair: Ray Roberts; Ranking Member: Don H. Clausen)
Rules (Chair: Richard Walker Bolling; Ranking Member: Jimmy Quillen)
- (Chair: Gillis William Long; Ranking Member: Trent Lott)
- (Chair: Joe Moakley; Ranking Member: John B. Anderson)
Science and Technology (Chair: Don Fuqua; Ranking Member: John W. Wydler)
- (Chair: Don Fuqua; Ranking Member: Larry Winn, Jr.)
- (Chair: Mike McCormack; Ranking Member: John W. Wydler)
- (Chair: George Brown Jr.; Ranking Member: Harold C. Hollenbeck)
- (Chair: Richard Ottinger; Ranking Member: Hamilton Fish IV)
- (Chair: Tom Harkin; Ranking Member: Barry M. Goldwater)
- (Chair: James F. Lloyd; Ranking Member: Manuel Lujan, Jr.)
- (Chair: Jerome Ambro; Ranking Member: Robert S. Walker)
Small Business (Chair: Neal Edward Smith; Ranking Member: Joseph M. McDade)
- (Chair: Neal Edward Smith; Ranking Member: Joseph M. McDade)
- (Chair: John J. LaFalce; Ranking Member: Tim Lee Carter)
- (Chair: Berkley Bedell; Ranking Member: Dan Quayle)
- (Chair: Tom Luken; Ranking Member: Silvio O. Conte)
- (Chair: Henry Nowak; Ranking Member: J. William Stanton)
- (Chair: Marty Russo; Ranking Member: William S. Broomfield)
Standards of Official Conduct (Chair: Charles E. Bennett; Ranking Member: Floyd Spence)
Veterans' Affairs (Chair: Ray Roberts; Ranking Member: John Paul Hammerschmidt)
- (Chair: David E. Satterfield III; Ranking Member: John Paul Hammerschmidt)
- (Chair: Sonny Montgomery; Ranking Member: Chalmers P. Wylie)
- (Chair: Jack Brinkley; Ranking Member: James Abdnor)
- (Chair: Bill Hefner; Ranking Member: Margaret M. Heckler)
- (Chair: Ronald M. Mottl; Ranking Member: Elwood Hillis)
Ways and Means (Chair: Al Ullman; Ranking Member: Barber B. Conable, Jr.)
- Select Revenue Measures (Chair: Dan Rostenkowski; Ranking Member: John Duncan Sr.)
- Social Security (Chair: J. J. Pickle; Ranking Member: Bill Archer)
- Health (Chair: Charles Rangel; Ranking Member: Phil Crane)
- Trade (Chair: Charles Vanik; Ranking Member: Guy Vander Jagt)
- (Chair: James C. Corman; Ranking Member: John H. Rousselot)
- Oversight (Chair: Sam Gibbons; Ranking Member: Willis D. Gradison, Jr.)
- Social Security (Chair: J. J. Pickle; Ranking Member: Bill Archer)
Whole

Joint committees[]

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

Employees[]

Legislative branch agency directors[]

Architect of the Capitol: George M. White
Attending Physician of the United States Congress: Freeman H. Cary
Comptroller General of the United States: Elmer B. Staats
Director of the Congressional Budget Office: Alice Rivlin
Librarian of Congress: Daniel J. Boorstin
Public Printer of the United States: John J. Boyle, until 1980

Senate[]

Chaplain: Edward L. R. Elson (Presbyterian)
Curator: James R. Ketchum
Historian: Richard A. Baker
Parliamentarian:
Secretary: J. Stanley Kimmitt
Librarian:
Sergeant at Arms: Frank "Nordy" Hoffman
:
: William Hildenbrand

House of Representatives[]

Chaplain: (Lutheran)
Clerk:
Doorkeeper: James T. Molloy
Parliamentarian: William Holmes Brown
Reading Clerks: Bob Berry (R), Charles W. Hackney, Jr. (D)
Postmaster:
Sergeant at Arms: Kenneth R. Harding, until February 29, 1980
- , from March 1, 1980

Notes[]

^ Elected as a Conservative but sat with the Republicans.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b When seated or oath administered, not necessarily when service began.

References[]

Martis, Kenneth C. (1989). The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
Martis, Kenneth C. (1982). The Historical Atlas of United States Congressional Districts. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.

External links[]

[1] Elected as a Conservative but sat with the Republicans.

[SuccessorInstallation-2] Jump up to: ^a ^b When seated or oath administered, not necessarily when service began.

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96th United States Congress
95th ← → 97th
United States Capitol (2002)
January 3, 1979 – January 3, 1981
Members	100 senators 435 representatives 5 non-voting delegates
Senate Majority	Democratic
Senate President	Walter Mondale (D)
House Majority	Democratic
House Speaker	Tip O'Neill (D)
Sessions
1st: January 15, 1979 – January 3, 1980 2nd: January 3, 1980 – December 16, 1980