97th United States Congress
97th United States Congress | |
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96th ← → 98th | |
January 3, 1981 – January 3, 1983 | |
Members | 100 senators 435 representatives 5 non-voting delegates |
Senate Majority | Republican |
Senate President | Walter Mondale (D) (until January 20, 1981) George H. W. Bush (R) (from January 20, 1981) |
House Majority | Democratic |
House Speaker | Tip O'Neill (D) |
Sessions | |
1st: January 5, 1981 – December 16, 1981 2nd: January 25, 1982 – December 23, 1982 |
The 97th 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, 1981, to January 3, 1983, during the final weeks of Jimmy Carter's presidency and the first two years of Ronald Reagan's presidency. The apportionment of seats in the House of Representatives was based on the Nineteenth Census of the United States in 1970.
While the House of Representatives retained a Democratic majority (albeit reduced from the 96th Congress). The Republicans gained control of the Senate, marking the first time that they had control of either chamber of Congress since the 83rd Congress in 1953.
Major events[]
- Early 1980s recession
- January 20, 1981: Inauguration of President Ronald Reagan
- January 20, 1981: Iran hostage crisis ended
- March 30, 1981: Reagan assassination attempt
- April 12, 1981: First space shuttle launched
- June 5, 1981: First recognized case of AIDS
- August 5, 1981: President Reagan fired the air traffic controllers
- September 21, 1981: Senate confirmed the first female United States Supreme Court justice, Sandra Day O'Connor
- April 21, 1982: Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands addressed a joint meeting of Congress.
- November 2, 1982: United States general elections; Republicans retained Senate and Democrats increased control in House.
Major legislation[]
- August 13, 1981: Economic Recovery Tax Act (ERTA or Kemp-Roth Tax Cut), Pub.L. 97–34, 95 Stat. 172
- August 13, 1981: Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1981, Pub.L. 97–35, 95 Stat. 357
- September 3, 1982: Tax Equity and Fiscal Responsibility Act of 1982, Pub.L. 97–248, 96 Stat. 324
- September 8, 1982: Uniformed Services Former Spouses' Protection Act (USFSPA), Pub.L. 97–252, 96 Stat. 718
- September 13, 1982: Codification of Title 31 of the United States Code, "Money and Finance", Pub.L. 97–258, 96 Stat. 877
- September 20, 1982: Bus Regulatory Reform Act, Pub.L. 97–261, 96 Stat. 1102
- October 13, 1982: Job Training Partnership Act of 1982, Pub.L. 97–300, 96 Stat. 1322
- October 15, 1982: Garn–St. Germain Depository Institutions Act, Pub.L. 97–320, 96 Stat. 1469
- January 6, 1983: Surface Transportation Assistance Act, Pub.L. 97–424, 96 Stat. 2140
- January 7, 1983: Nuclear Waste Policy Act, Pub.L. 97–425, 96 Stat. 2201
Special or select committees[]
- Senate Select Committee on Small Business — Became a standing committee on March 25, 1981
- United States Senate Select Committee on Law Enforcement Undercover Activities of the Justice Department — March 24, 1982 – December 15, 1982
Party summary[]
Senate[]
Party (shading shows control) |
Total | Vacant | |||
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Democratic (D) |
Independent (I) | Republican (R) |
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End of previous congress | 55 | 1 | 44 | 100 | 0 |
Begin | 46 | 1 | 53 | 100 | 0 |
End | |||||
Final voting share | 46.0% | 1.0% | 53.0% | ||
Beginning of next congress | 46 | 0 | 54 | 100 | 0 |
House of Representatives[]
Party (shading shows control) |
Total | Vacant | |||
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Democratic (D) |
Republican (R) | Conservative (C) |
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End of previous congress | 272 | 158 | 1 | 431 | 4 |
Begin | 243 | 191 | 1 | 435 | 0 |
End | 242 | 434 | 1 | ||
Final voting share | 55.8% | 44.0% | 0.2% | ||
Beginning of next congress | 269 | 164 | 1 | 434 | 1 |
Leadership[]
Senate[]
- President: Walter Mondale (D), until January 20, 1981
- George H. W. Bush (R), from January 20, 1981
- President pro tempore: Strom Thurmond (R)
Majority (Republican) leadership[]
- Majority Leader: Howard Baker
- Majority Whip: Ted Stevens
- Republican Conference Chairman: James A. McClure
- Republican Conference Secretary: Jake Garn
- National Senatorial Committee Chair: Bob Packwood
- Policy Committee Chairman: John Tower
Minority (Democratic) leadership[]
- Minority Leader: Robert Byrd
- Minority Whip: Alan Cranston
- Democratic Caucus Secretary: Daniel Inouye
- Democratic Campaign Committee Chairman: Wendell Ford
House of Representatives[]
- Speaker: Tip O'Neill (D)
Majority (Democratic) leadership[]
- Majority Leader: Jim Wright
- Majority Whip: Tom Foley
- Chief Deputy Majority Whip: William Vollie Alexander Jr.
- Democratic Caucus Chairman: Gillis William Long
- Democratic Caucus Secretary: Geraldine Ferraro
- Democratic Campaign Committee Chairman: Tony Coelho
Minority (Republican) leadership[]
- Minority Leader: Robert H. Michel
- Minority Whip: Trent Lott
- Chief Deputy Whip: David F. Emery
- Republican Conference Chairman: Jack Kemp
- Republican Conference Vice-Chairman: Jack Edwards
- Republican Conference Secretary: Clair Burgener
- Policy Committee Chairman: Dick Cheney
- Republican Campaign Committee Chairman: Guy Vander Jagt
Caucuses[]
- Congressional Arts Caucus
- Congressional Black Caucus
- Congressional Friends of Ireland Caucus
- Congressional Hispanic Caucus
- Congressional Travel & Tourism Caucus
- Congresswomen's Caucus
- House Democratic Caucus
- Senate Democratic Caucus
Members[]
This list is arranged by chamber, then by state. Senators are listed by class, and representatives are listed by district.
Senate[]
Senators are popularly elected statewide every two years, with one-third beginning new six-year terms with each Congress, In this Congress, Class 1 meant their term ended with this Congress, requiring reelection in 1982; Class 2 meant their term began in the last Congress, requiring reelection in 1984; and Class 3 meant their term began in this Congress, requiring reelection in 1986.
Alabama[]
Alaska[]
Arizona[]
Arkansas[]
California[]
Colorado[]
Connecticut[]
Delaware[]
Florida[]
Georgia[]
Hawaii[]
Idaho[]
Illinois[]
Indiana[]
Iowa[]
Kansas[]
Kentucky[]
Louisiana[]
Maine[]
Maryland[]
Massachusetts[]
Michigan[]
Minnesota[]
Mississippi[]
Missouri[]
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Montana[]
Nebraska[]
Nevada[]
New Hampshire[]
New Jersey[]
New Mexico[]
New York[]
North Carolina[]
North Dakota[]
Ohio[]
Oklahoma[]
Oregon[]
Pennsylvania[]
Rhode Island[]
South Carolina[]
South Dakota[]
Tennessee[]
Texas[]
Utah[]
Vermont[]
Virginia[]
Washington[]
West Virginia[]
Wisconsin[]
Wyoming[]
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Senate majority leadership Senate minority leadership
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House of Representatives[]
Members of the House of Representatives are listed by their district numbers.
Alabama[]
Alaska[]
Arizona[]Arkansas[]
California[]
Colorado[]Connecticut[]
Delaware[]Florida[]
Georgia[]
Hawaii[]Idaho[]Illinois[]
Indiana[]
Iowa[]
Kansas[]
Kentucky[]
Louisiana[]
Maine[]Maryland[]
Massachusetts[]
Michigan[]
Minnesota[]
Mississippi[]
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Montana[]Nebraska[]Nevada[]
New Hampshire[]
New Jersey[]
New Mexico[]New York[]
North Carolina[]
North Dakota[]
Ohio[]
Oklahoma[]
Oregon[]Pennsylvania[]
Rhode Island[]South Carolina[]
South Dakota[]Tennessee[]
Texas[]
Utah[]Vermont[]
Virginia[]
Washington[]
West Virginia[]Wisconsin[]
Wyoming[]
Non-voting members[]
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Changes in membership[]
Senate[]
There were 2 resignations.
State (class) |
Vacator | Reason for change | Successor | Date of successor's formal installation[b] |
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New Jersey (Class 1) |
Harrison A. Williams (D) |
Incumbent resigned March 11, 1982, before a planned expulsion vote, having been convicted of bribery in the Abscam sting operation. A successor was appointed April 12, 1982, to finish the term. |
Nicholas F. Brady (R) |
April 12, 1982 |
New Jersey (Class 1) |
Nicholas F. Brady (R) |
Incumbent resigned December 27, 1982, so his elected successor could be appointed for preferential seniority. A successor was appointed December 27, 1982, to finish the term. |
Frank Lautenberg (D) |
December 27, 1982 |
House of Representatives[]
There were 4 deaths, 4 resignations, one declared vacancy, and one party change.
District | Vacator | Reason for change | Successor | Date of successor's formal installation[b] |
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Michigan 4th | David Stockman (R) | Resigned January 27, 1981, after being appointed Director of the Office of Management and Budget | Mark D. Siljander (R) | April 21, 1981 |
Maryland 5th | Gladys Spellman (D) | Incapacitated since last Congress and seat declared vacant February 24, 1981 | Steny Hoyer (D) | May 19, 1981 |
Ohio 4th | Tennyson Guyer (R) | Died April 12, 1981 | Mike Oxley (R) | June 25, 1981 |
Mississippi 4th | Jon Hinson (R) | Resigned April 13, 1981 | Wayne Dowdy (D) | July 7, 1981 |
Pennsylvania 3rd | Raymond Lederer (D) | Resigned April 29, 1981, before a planned expulsion vote, having been convicted of bribery in the Abscam sting operation | Joseph F. Smith (D) | July 21, 1981 |
Connecticut 1st | William R. Cotter (D) | Died September 8, 1981 | Barbara B. Kennelly (D) | January 12, 1982 |
Pennsylvania 25th | Eugene Atkinson (D) | Changed parties October 14, 1981 | Eugene Atkinson (R) | October 14, 1981 |
California 30th | George E. Danielson (D) | Resigned March 9, 1982, after being appointed associate justice of the California Courts of Appeal | Matthew G. Martínez (D) | July 13, 1982 |
Ohio 17th | John M. Ashbrook (R) | Died April 24, 1982 | Jean Spencer Ashbrook (R) | June 29, 1982 |
New York 14th | Fred Richmond (D) | Resigned August 25, 1982 | Vacant until end of Congress | |
Indiana 1st | Adam Benjamin Jr. (D) | Died September 7, 1982 | Katie Hall (D) | November 2, 1982 |
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) (Chair: H. John Heinz III)
- Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry (Chair: Jesse Helms; Ranking Member: Howell Heflin)
- Soil and Water Conservation (Chair: Roger W. Jepsen; Ranking Member: Edward Zorinsky)
- Agricultural Credit and Rural Electrification (Chair: Paula Hawkins; Ranking Member: Walter D. Huddleston)
- Agricultural Production, Marketing and Stabilization of Prices (Chair: Thad Cochran; Ranking Member: David L. Boren)
- Agricultural Research and General Legislation (Chair: Richard G. Lugar; Ranking Member: Alan J. Dixon)
- Rural Development, Oversight and Investigations (Chair: Mark Andrews; Ranking Member: Edward Zorinsky)
- Foreign Agricultural Policy (Chair: Rudy Boschwitz; Ranking Member: Alan J. Dixon)
- Nutrition (Chair: Bob Dole; Ranking Member: Patrick J. Leahy)
- Foreign, Water Resources and Environment (Chair: S.I. Hayakawa; Ranking Member: John Melcher)
- Appropriations (Chair: Mark Hatfield; Ranking Member: William Proxmire)
- Agriculture and Related Agencies (Chair: Thad Cochran; Ranking Member: Thomas F. Eagleton)
- Defense (Chair: Ted Stevens; Ranking Member: John C. Stennis)
- District of Columbia (Chair: Al D'Amato; Ranking Member: Patrick J. Leahy)
- Energy and Water Development (Chair: Mark Hatfield; Ranking Member: J. Bennett Johnston)
- Foreign Operations (Chair: Bob Kasten; Ranking Member: Daniel K. Inouye)
- HUD-Independent Agencies (Chair: Jake Garn; Ranking Member: Walter D. Huddleston)
- Interior (Chair: James A. McClure; Ranking Member: Robert C. Byrd)
- Labor-Health, Education and Welfare (Chair: Harrison Schmitt; Ranking Member: William Proxmire)
- Legislative (Chair: Mack Mattingly; Ranking Member: Dale Bumpers)
- Military Construction (Chair: Paul Laxalt; Ranking Member: Jim Sasser)
- State, Justice, Commerce and Judiciary (Chair: Lowell P. Weicker; Ranking Member: Ernest F. Hollings)
- Transportation (Chair: Mark Andrews; Ranking Member: Lawton Chiles)
- Treasury, Postal Service and General Government (Chair: James Abdnor; Ranking Member: Dennis DeConcini)
- Armed Services (Chair: John Tower; Ranking Member: Gary Hart)
- (Chair: Strom Thurmond; Ranking Member: Howard Cannon)
- (Chair: Barry Goldwater; Ranking Member: Henry M. Jackson)
- (Chair: John W. Warner; Ranking Member: Carl Levin)
- (Chair: Gordon J. Humphrey; Ranking Member: Carl Levin)
- (Chair: William S. Cohen; Ranking Member: Harry F. Byrd, Jr.)
- (Chair: Roger W. Jepsen; Ranking Member: J. James Exon)
- Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs (Chair: Jake Garn; Ranking Member: Harrison A. Williams, Jr.)
- (Chair: Richard G. Lugar; Ranking Member: Harrison A. Williams, Jr.)
- Financial Institutions (Chair: John Tower; Ranking Member: Alan Cranston)
- (Chair: H. John Heinz III; Ranking Member: William Proxmire)
- Economic Policy (Chair: William L. Armstrong; Ranking Member: Donald W. Riegle, Jr.)
- Securities (Chair: Al D'Amato; Ranking Member: Paul Sarbanes)
- Rural Housing and Development (Chair: Harrison Schmitt; Ranking Member: Alan Dixon)
- Consumer Affairs (Chair: John H. Chafee; Ranking Member: Chris Dodd)
- Budget (Chair: Pete Domenici; Ranking Member: Ernest F. Hollings)
- Commerce, Science and Transportation (Chair: Bob Packwood; Ranking Member: Howard Cannon)
- Aviation (Chair: Nancy L. Kassebaum; Ranking Member: Howard Cannon)
- Business, Trade and Tourism (Chair: Larry Pressler; Ranking Member: J. James Exon)
- Communications (Chair: Barry Goldwater; Ranking Member: Ernest F. Hollings)
- Consumer (Chair: Bob Kasten; Ranking Member: Wendell H. Ford)
- Merchant Marine (Chair: Slade Gorton; Ranking Member: Daniel K. Inouye)
- Science, Technology and Space (Chair: Harrison Schmitt; Ranking Member: Donald W. Riegle, Jr.)
- Surface Transportation (Chair: John C. Danforth; Ranking Member: Russell B. Long)
- Energy and Natural Resources (Chair: James A. McClure; Ranking Member: Henry M. Jackson)
- (Chair: Lowell P. Weicker; Ranking Member: Howard M. Metzenbaum)
- (Chair: Gordon J. Humphrey; Ranking Member: J. Bennett Johnston)
- (Chair: Pete Domenici; Ranking Member: Wendell H. Ford)
- (Chair: John W. Warner; Ranking Member: Spark M. Matsunaga)
- (Chair: Frank H. Murkowski; Ranking Member: John Melcher)
- (Chair: Malcolm Wallop; Ranking Member: Dale Bumpers)
- Environment and Public Works (Chair: Robert Stafford; Ranking Member: Jennings Randolph)
- (Chair: John H. Chafee; Ranking Member: Jennings Randolph)
- (Chair: Alan K. Simpson; Ranking Member: George J. Mitchell)
- (Chair: James Abdnor; Ranking Member: Gary Hart)
- (Chair: Steve Symms; Ranking Member: Lloyd Bentsen)
- (Chair: Slade Gorton; Ranking Member: Max Baucus)
- (Chair: Frank H. Murkowski; Ranking Member: Quentin N. Burdick)
- Ethics (Select) (Chair: Malcolm Wallop; Vice Chairman: Howell Heflin)
- Finance (Chair: Bob Dole; Ranking Member: Harry F. Byrd, Jr.)
- (Chair: Bob Packwood; Ranking Member: Lloyd Bentsen)
- (Chair: John C. Danforth; Ranking Member: Spark Matsunaga)
- (Chair: John H. Chafee; Ranking Member: Spark Matsunaga)
- (Chair: H. John Heinz III; Ranking Member: George J. Mitchell)
- (Chair: Malcolm Wallop; Ranking Member: Bill Bradley)
- (Chair: Steve Symms; Ranking Member: David L. Boren)
- (Chair: Chuck Grassley; Ranking Member: Max Baucus)
- Foreign Relations (Chair: Charles H. Percy; Ranking Member: Claiborne Pell)
- (Chair: Jesse Helms; Ranking Member: Edward Zorinsky)
- (Chair: S.I. Hayakawa; Ranking Member: John Glenn)
- (Chair: Jesse Helms; Ranking Member: Edward Zorinsky)
- East Asian and Pacific Affairs (Chair: S.I. Hayakawa; Ranking Member: John Glenn)
- European Affairs (Chair: Richard G. Lugar; Ranking Member: Joe Biden)
- (Chair: Charles Mathias; Ranking Member: Chris Dodd)
- African Affairs (Chair: Nancy Kassebaum; Ranking Member: Paul Tsongas)
- (Chair: Rudy Boschwitz; Ranking Member: Paul Sarbanes)
- (Chair: Larry Pressler; Ranking Member: Alan Cranston)
- Governmental Affairs (Chair: Bill Roth; Ranking Member: Thomas F. Eagleton)
- Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations (Chair: William V. Roth; Ranking Member: Sam Nunn)
- Intergovernmental Relations (Chair: David Durenberger; Ranking Member: Jim Sasser)
- Governmental Efficiency and the District of Columbia (Chair: Charles Mathias; Ranking Member: Thomas F. Eagleton)
- Energy, Nuclear Proliferation and Federal Services (Chair: Charles H. Percy; Ranking Member: John Glenn)
- Federal Expenditures, Research and Rules (Chair: John C. Danforth; Ranking Member: Lawton Chiles)
- Civil Service, Post Office and General Services (Chair: Ted Stevens; Ranking Member: Jim Sasser)
- Oversight of Government Management (Chair: William S. Cohen; Ranking Member: Carl Levin)
- Congressional Operations and Oversight (Chair: Mack Mattingly; Ranking Member: David Pryor)
- Indian Affairs (Select) (Chair: William Cohen)
- Judiciary (Chair: Strom Thurmond; Ranking Member: Joe Biden)
- (Chair: Charles Mathias; Ranking Member: Joe Biden)
- (Chair: Paul Laxalt; Ranking Member: Patrick J. Leahy)
- Constitution (Chair: Orrin Hatch; Ranking Member: Dennis DeConcini)
- (Chair: Bob Dole; Ranking Member: Howell Heflin)
- (Chair: Alan K. Simpson; Ranking Member: Ted Kennedy)
- (Chair: John P. East; Ranking Member: Max Baucus)
- (Chair: Chuck Grassley; Ranking Member: Howard M. Metzenbaum)
- (Chair: Jeremiah Denton; Ranking Member: Max Baucus)
- (Chair: Arlen Specter; Ranking Member: Howard M. Metzenbaum)
- Intelligence (Select) (Chair: Barry Goldwater; Vice Chairman: Daniel Moynihan)
- Labor and Human Resources (Chair: Orrin Hatch; Ranking Member: Ted Kennedy)
- (Chair: Don Nickles; Ranking Member: Harrison A. Williams)
- (Chair: Robert Stafford; Ranking Member: Claiborne Pell)
- (Chair: Dan Quayle; Ranking Member: Howard M. Metzenbaum)
- (Chair: Lowell P. Weicker; Ranking Member: Jennings Randolph)
- (Chair: Gordon J. Humphrey; Ranking Member: Donald W. Riegle, Jr.)
- (Chair: Jeremiah Denton; Ranking Member: Thomas F. Eagleton)
- (Chair: Paula Hawkins; Ranking Member: Ted Kennedy)
- Nutrition and Human Needs (Select) (Chair:[data unknown/missing]; Ranking Member:[data unknown/missing])
- Rules and Administration (Chair: Charles Mathias; Ranking Member: Wendell H. Ford)
- Small Business (Chair: Lowell P. Weicker Jr.; Ranking Member: Sam Nunn)
- (Chair: Bob Packwood; Ranking Member: Sam Nunn)
- (Chair: Orrin G. Hatch; Ranking Member: Dale Bumpers)
- (Chair: Al D'Amato; Ranking Member: Alan J. Dixon)
- (Chair: Don Nickles; Ranking Member: Jim Sasser)
- (Chair: Slade Gorton; Ranking Member: Max Baucus)
- (Chair: Warren Rudman; Ranking Member: Carl Levin)
- (Chair: Rudy Boschwitz; Ranking Member: Walter D. Huddleston)
- (Chair: S.I. Hayakawa; Ranking Member: Paul Tsongas)
- Veterans' Affairs (Chair: Alan K. Simpson; Ranking Member: Alan Cranston)
- Whole
House of Representatives[]
- Aging (Select) (Chair: Claude Pepper)
- Agriculture (Chair: Kika de la Garza; Ranking Member: William C. Wampler)
- Cotton, Rice and Sugar (Chair: David R. Bowen; Ranking Member: Bill Thomas)
- Livestock, Dairy and Poultry (Chair: Tom Harkin; Ranking Member: Tom Hagedorn)
- Tobacco and Peanuts (Chair: Charlie Rose; Ranking Member: Larry J. Hopkins)
- Wheat, Soybeans and Feed Grains (Chair: Tom Foley; Ranking Member: Paul Findley)
- Conservation Credit and Rural Development (Chair: Ed Jones; Ranking Member: Jim Jeffords)
- Department Operations Research and Foreign Agriculture (Chair: George E. Brown, Jr.; Ranking Member: William C. Wampler)
- Domestic Marketing, Consumer Relations and Nutrition (Chair: Frederick W. Richmond; Ranking Member: Ron Marlenee)
- Forests, Family Farms and Energy (Chair: Jim Weaver; Ranking Member: Jim Weaver)
- Appropriations (Chair: Jamie L. Whitten; Ranking Member: Silvio O. Conte)
- (Chair: Jamie L. Whitten; Ranking Member: Virginia Smith)
- Defense (Chair: Joseph P. Addabbo; Ranking Member: Jack Edwards)
- (Chair: Julian C. Dixon; Ranking Member: Lawrence Coughlin)
- (Chair: Tom Bevill; Ranking Member: John T. Myers)
- (Chair: Clarence D. Long; Ranking Member: Jack F. Kemp)
- (Chair: Edward P. Boland; Ranking Member: Bill Green)
- (Chair: Sidney R. Yates; Ranking Member: Joseph M. McDade)
- (Chair: William Huston Natcher; Ranking Member: Silvio O. Conte)
- (Chair: Vic Fazio; Ranking Member: Clair W. Burgener)
- (Chair: Bo Ginn; Ranking Member: Ralph Regula)
- (Chair: Neal Edward Smith; Ranking Member: George M. O'Brien)
- (Chair: Adam Benjamin, Jr.; Ranking Member: Lawrence Coughlin)
- (Chair: Edward Roybal; Ranking Member: Clarence E. Miller)
- Armed Services (Chair: Charles Melvin Price; Ranking Member: William L. Dickinson)
- (Chair: Charles Melvin Price; Ranking Member: William L. Dickinson)
- (Chair: Charles Edward Bennett; Ranking Member: Floyd Spence)
- (Chair: Samuel S. Stratton; Ranking Member: Marjorie S. Holt)
- (Chair: Richard Crawford White; Ranking Member: Robin Beard)
- (Chair: Bill Nichols; Ranking Member: Donald J. Mitchell)
- (Chair: Jack Brinkley; Ranking Member: Paul S. Trible)
- Readiness (Chair: Dan Daniel; Ranking Member: G. William Whitehurst)
- Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs (Chair: Fernand St. Germain; Ranking Member: J. William Stanton)
- Financial Institutions Supervision, Regulation and Insurance (Chair: Fernand St. Germain; Ranking Member: Chalmers P. Wylie)
- Housing and Community Development (Chair: Henry B. Gonzalez; Ranking Member: J. William Stanton)
- General Oversight and Renegotiation (Chair: Joseph G. Minish; Ranking Member: Ron Paul)
- Consumer Affairs and Coinage (Chair: Frank Annunzio; Ranking Member: Thomas B. Evans, Jr.)
- International Development Institutions and Finance (Chair: Jerry M. Patterson; Ranking Member: Henry J. Hyde)
- Domestic Monetary Policy (Chair: Walter E. Fauntroy; Ranking Member: George V. Hansen)
- International Trade, Investment and Monetary Policy (Chair: Stephen L. Neal; Ranking Member: Jim Leach)
- Economic Stabilization (Chair: James J. Blanchard; Ranking Member: Stewart B. McKinney)
- Budget (Chair: James R. Jones; Ranking Member: Del Latta)
- (Chair: Ron Dellums; Ranking Member: Stewart B. McKinney)
- (Chair: Ron Dellums; Ranking Member: Stewart B. McKinney)
- (Chair: William H. Gray III; Ranking Member: Stanford Parris)
- (Chair: Mervyn M. Dymally; Ranking Member: Thomas J. Bliley, Jr.)
- Education and Labor (Chair: Carl D. Perkins; Ranking Member: John M. Ashbrook)
- (Chair: Carl D. Perkins; Ranking Member: William F. Goodling)
- (Chair: Augustus F. Hawkins; Ranking Member: Jim Jeffords)
- (Chair: Phillip Burton; Ranking Member: John M. Ashbrook)
- (Chair: Joseph M. Gaydos; Ranking Member: Ken Kramer)
- (Chair: Ike Andrews; Ranking Member: Tom Petri)
- (Chair: Paul Simon; Ranking Member: E. Thomas Coleman)
- (Chair: George Miller; Ranking Member: E. Thomas Coleman)
- (Chair: Austin J. Murphy; Ranking Member: Arlen Erdahl)
- Energy and Commerce (Chair: John Dingell; Ranking Member: Jim Broyhill)
- (Chair: John D. Dingell; Ranking Member: Marc L. Marks)
- (Chair: Richard L. Ottinger; Ranking Member: Carlos J. Moorhead)
- (Chair: Henry Waxman; Ranking Member: Edward R. Madigan)
- (Chair: Timothy E. Wirth; Ranking Member: James M. Collins)
- (Chair: Philip R. Sharp; Ranking Member: Clarence J. Brown)
- (Chair: James J. Florio; Ranking Member: Norman F. Lent)
- Foreign Affairs (Chair: Clement J. Zablocki; Ranking Member: William S. Broomfield)
- (Chair: Clement J. Zablocki; Ranking Member: William S. Broomfield)
- (Chair: Dante B. Fascell; Ranking Member: Edward J. Derwinski)
- (Chair: Lee H. Hamilton; Ranking Member: Paul Findley)
- (Chair: Stephen J. Solarz; Ranking Member: N/A)
- (Chair: Jonathan B. Bingham; Ranking Member: Robert J. Lagomarsino)
- (Chair: Stephen J. Solarz; Ranking Member: Jim Leach)
- (Chair: Howard Wolpe; Ranking Member: William F. Goodling)
- (Chair: Michael D. Barnes; Ranking Member: Benjamin A. Gilman)
- Government Operations (Chair: Jack Brooks; Ranking Member: Frank Horton)
- (Chair: Jack Brooks; Ranking Member: Frank Horton)
- (Chair: Lawrence H. Fountain; Ranking Member: Clarence J. Brown)
- (Chair: Benjamin S. Rosenthal; Ranking Member: Lyle Williams)
- (Chair: Cardiss Collins; Ranking Member: Paul N. McCloskey, Jr.)
- (Chair: John L. Burton; Ranking Member: Robert S. Walker)
- (Chair: Glenn English; Ranking Member: Thomas N. Kindness)
- (Chair: Toby Moffett; Ranking Member: H. Joel Deckard)
- House Administration (Chair: Augustus F. Hawkins; Ranking Member: Bill Frenzel)
- (Chair: Frank Annunzio; Ranking Member: Robert E. Badham)
- (Chair: Joseph M. Gaydos; Ranking Member: Newt Gingrich)
- (Chair: Ed Jones; Ranking Member: William L. Dickinson)
- (Chair: Bob Mollohan; Ranking Member: Bill Thomas)
- (Chair: Joseph G. Minish; Ranking Member: Gary Lee)
- (Chair: Charlie Rose; Ranking Member: James K. Coyne)
- Insular Affairs (Chair: Mo Udall; Ranking Member: Manuel Lujan, Jr.)
- (Chair: Mo Udall; Ranking Member: Manuel Lujan, Jr.)
- (Chair: Abraham Kazen, Jr.; Ranking Member: Don H. Clausen)
- (Chair: John Seiberling; Ranking Member: Don Young)
- (Chair: Antonio B. Won Pat; Ranking Member: Robert J. Lagomarsino)
- (Chair: Jim Santini; Ranking Member: Dan Marriott)
- (Chair: Edward J. Markey; Ranking Member: Ron Marlenee)
- Judiciary (Chair: Peter W. Rodino; Ranking Member: Robert McClory)
- (Chair: Romano L. Mazzoli; Ranking Member: Hamilton Fish IV)
- (Chair: George E. Danielson; Ranking Member: Carlos J. Moorhead)
- (Chair: Robert W. Kastenmeier; Ranking Member: Thomas Railsback)
- (Chair: Don Edwards; Ranking Member: Henry J. Hyde)
- (Chair: Peter W. Rodino; Ranking Member: Robert McClory)
- (Chair: William J. Hughes; Ranking Member: John M. Ashbrook)
- (Chair: John Conyers; Ranking Member: James Sensenbrenner)
- Merchant Marine and Fisheries (Chair: Walter B. Jones Sr.; Ranking Member: Gene Snyder)
- (Chair: Mario Biaggi; Ranking Member: Paul N. McCloskey, Jr.)
- (Chair: John B. Breaux; Ranking Member: Edwin B. Forsythe)
- (Chair: Gerry E. Studds; Ranking Member: Don Young)
- (Chair: Norman D'Amours; Ranking Member: Joel Pritchard)
- (Chair: Carroll Hubbard, Jr.; Ranking Member: Norman F. Lent)
- (Chair: Leo C. Zeferetti)
- Post Office and Civil Service (Chair: William D. Ford; Ranking Member: Edward J. Derwinski)
- (Chair: William D. Ford; Ranking Member: Edward J. Derwinski)
- (Chair: Bill Clay; Ranking Member: Gene Taylor)
- (Chair: Patricia Schroeder; Ranking Member: Chip Pashayan)
- (Chair: Mary Rose Oakar; Ranking Member: William E. Dannemeyer)
- (Chair: Robert Garcia; Ranking Member: Jim Courter)
- (Chair: Mickey Leland; Ranking Member: Benjamin A. Gilman)
- (Chair: Geraldine A. Ferraro; Ranking Member: Tom Corcoran)
- Public Works and Transportation (Chair: James J. Howard; Ranking Member: Don H. Clausen)
- (Chair: Norman Y. Mineta; Ranking Member: Gene Snyder)
- (Chair: Jim Oberstar; Ranking Member: Tom Hagedorn)
- (Chair: Elliott H. Levitas; Ranking Member: Barry M. Goldwater)
- (Chair: John G. Fary; Ranking Member: Arlan Stangeland)
- (Chair: Glenn M. Anderson; Ranking Member: Bud Shuster)
- (Chair: Robert A. Roe; Ranking Member: John Paul Hammerschmidt)
- Rules (Chair: Richard Walker Bolling; Ranking Member: Jimmy Quillen)
- (Chair: Gillis W. Long; Ranking Member: Trent Lott)
- (Chair: Joe Moakley; Ranking Member: Gene Taylor)
- Science and Technology (Chair: Don Fuqua; Ranking Member: Larry Winn, Jr.)
- (Chair: Don Fuqua; Ranking Member: Hamilton Fish IV)
- (Chair: James H. Scheuer; Ranking Member: William Carney)
- (Chair: Marilyn Lloyd; Ranking Member: Manuel Lujan, Jr.)
- (Chair: Doug Walgren; Ranking Member: Margaret M. Heckler)
- (Chair: Ronnie G. Flippo; Ranking Member: Harold C. Hollenbeck)
- (Chair: Dan Glickman; Ranking Member: Barry M. Goldwater)
- (Chair: Al Gore; Ranking Member: Robert S. Walker)
- Small Business (Chair: Parren Mitchell; Ranking Member: Joseph M. McDade)
- (Chair: Parren J. Mitchell; Ranking Member: Joseph M. McDade)
- (Chair: John J. LaFalce; Ranking Member: J. William Stanton)
- (Chair: Tom Luken; Ranking Member: Lyle Williams)
- (Chair: Berkley Bedell; Ranking Member: Silvio O. Conte)
- (Chair: Henry Nowak; Ranking Member: Dan Marriott)
- (Chair: Andy Ireland; Ranking Member: William S. Broomfield)
- Standards of Official Conduct (Chair: Louis Stokes; Ranking Member: Floyd D. Spence)
- Veterans' Affairs (Chair: Gillespie V. Montgomery; Ranking Member: John Paul Hammerschmidt)
- Oversight and Investigations (Chair: Gillespie V. Montgomery; Ranking Member: Elwood Hillis)
- (Chair: Ronald M. Mottl; Ranking Member: John Paul Hammerschmidt)
- (Chair: Bob Edgar; Ranking Member: Margaret M. Heckler)
- (Chair: Sam B. Hall; Ranking Member: Chalmers P. Wylie)
- (Chair: Marvin Leath; Ranking Member: N/A)
- Ways and Means (Chair: Dan Rostenkowski; Ranking Member: Barber B. Conable)
- Trade (Chair: Sam Gibbons; Ranking Member: Guy Vander Jagt)
- Social Security (Chair: J.J. Pickle; Ranking Member: Bill Archer)
- Oversight (Chair: Charles Rangel; Ranking Member: Phil Crane)
- Select Revenue Measures (Chair: William Cotter; Ranking Member: John Duncan Sr.)
- (Chair: Pete Stark; Ranking Member: Skip Bafalis)
- Health (Chair: Andrew Jacobs, Jr.; Ranking Member: Bill Gradison)
- Whole
Joint committees[]
- Economic (Chair: Rep. Henry S. Reuss; Vice Chair: Sen. Roger W. Jepsen)
- Taxation (Chair: Rep. Dan Rostenkowski; Vice Chair: Sen. Bob Dole)
- The Library (Chair: Rep. Augustus F. Hawkins; Vice Chair: Sen. Charles Mathias)
- Printing (Chair: Sen. Charles Mathias; Vice Chair: Rep. Augustus F. Hawkins)
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, until March 3, 1981
- Charles A. Bowsher, starting date unknown in 1981
- Director of the Congressional Budget Office: Alice M. Rivlin
- Librarian of Congress: Daniel J. Boorstin
- Public Printer of the United States: Danford L. Sawyer Jr.
Senate[]
- Chaplain: Edward L.R. Elson (Presbyterian), until February 9, 1981
- Richard C. Halverson (Presbyterian), from February 9, 1981
- Curator: James R. Ketchum
- Historian: Richard A. Baker
- Parliamentarian: Robert Dove
- Secretary: William Hildenbrand
- Librarian:
- Sergeant at Arms: Howard S. Liebengood
- :
- : , until September 1, 1981
- , from September 1, 1981
House of Representatives[]
- Chaplain: (Lutheran)
- Clerk:
- Doorkeeper: James T. Molloy
- Parliamentarian: William Holmes Brown
- Postmaster:
- Reading Clerks: Meg Goetz (D) and Bob Berry (R)
- Sergeant at Arms:
See also[]
- 1980 United States elections (elections leading to this Congress)
- 1980 United States presidential election
- 1980 United States Senate elections
- 1980 United States House of Representatives elections
- 1982 United States elections (elections during this Congress, leading to the next Congress)
- 1982 United States Senate elections
- 1982 United States House of Representatives elections
Notes[]
- ^ Caucused 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[]
- Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress
- U.S. House of Representatives: Congressional History
- U.S. Senate: Statistics and Lists
- "Videos of House of Representatives Sessions for the 97th Congress from www.C-SPAN.org".
- "Videos of Committees from the House and Senate for the 97th Congress from www.C-SPAN.org".
- House of Representatives Session Calendar for the 97th Congress (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on September 20, 2018. Retrieved June 6, 2016.
- Congressional Pictorial Directory for the 97th Congress.
- Congress, United States (1981). Congressional Pictorial Directory for the 97th Congress (Revised).
- Official Congressional Directory for the 97th Congress.
- 97th United States Congress