101st United States Congress

101st United States Congress

100th ← → 102nd United States Capitol (2002) Duration: January 3, 1989 – January 3, 1991 Senate President: George Bush (R) [1] until Jan 20, 1989 Dan Quayle (R) from Jan 20, 1989 Senate Pres. pro tem: Robert Byrd (D) House Speaker: Jim Wright (D) (until June 6, 1989) Tom Foley (D) Members: 100 Senators 435 Representatives 5 Non-voting members Senate Majority: Democratic House Majority: Democratic Sessions 1st: January 3, 1989 – November 22, 1989 2nd: January 23, 1990 – October 28, 1990

The One Hundred First United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, composed of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, DC from January 3, 1989, to January 3, 1991, during the first two years of the administration of U.S. President George H. W. Bush.

The apportionment of seats in this House of Representatives was based on the Twentieth Census of the United States in 1980. Both chambers had a Democratic majority.

Major events

• January 20, 1989: George H. W. Bush became President of the United States, and Dan Quayle became Vice President
• February 23, 1989: Senate Armed Services Committee rejected, 9-11, President Bush's nomination of John Tower for Secretary of Defense
• March 24, 1989: Exxon Valdez oil spill
• December 20, 1989: Operation Just Cause launched to overthrow Panamanian leader Manuel Noriega

Major legislation

Enacted

• April 10, 1989: Whistleblower Protection Act, Pub.L. 101–12, 103 Stat. 16
• October 28, 1989: Flag Protection Act of 1989, Pub.L. 101–131, 103 Stat. 777
• May 22, 1990: Biological Weapons Anti-Terrorism Act of 1989, Pub.L. 101–298, 104 Stat. 201
• July 26, 1990: Americans with Disabilities Act, Pub.L. 101–336, 104 Stat. 327
• August 18, 1990: Oil Pollution Act of 1990, Pub.L. 101–380, 104 Stat. 484
• September 25, 1990: Hotel and Motel Fire Safety Act of 1990, Pub.L. 101–391, 104 Stat. 747
• October 30, 1990: Native American Languages Act of 1990, Pub.L. 101–477, 104 Stat. 1152
• November 5, 1990: Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1990, Pub.L. 101–508, 104 Stat. 1388 (including Human Genome Project funding)
• November 12, 1990: Water Resources Development Act of 1990 (WRDA 1990), Pub.L. 101–640
• November 15, 1990: Administrative Dispute Resolution Act, Pub.L. 101–552, 104 Stat. 2736
• November 16, 1990: Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act, Pub.L. 101–601, 104 Stat. 3048
• November 29, 1990: Negotiated Rulemaking Act, Pub.L. 101–648, 104 Stat. 4969
• November 29, 1990: Immigration Act of 1990, Pub.L. 101–649, 104 Stat. 4978
• December 1, 1990: Judicial Improvements Act of 1990, Pub.L. 101–650, 104 Stat. 5128 (including Visual Artists Rights Act)

Vetoed

• October 22, 1990: Civil Rights Act of 1990, S. 2104. Override attempt failed in Senate, 66-34 (67 needed).

Treaties ratified

• March 1, 1989: Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works, an international treaty on copyrights, ratified

Party summary

Senate

Party standings in the Senate

  55 Democratic Senators

  45 Republican Senators

House of Representatives

Leadership

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

Senate

• President: George H. W. Bush (R), until January 20, 1989
  • Dan Quayle (R), from January 20, 1989
• President pro tempore: Robert Byrd (D)

Democratic majority

• Majority Leader: George J. Mitchell
• Majority Whip: Alan Cranston

Republican minority

• Minority Leader: Bob Dole
• Minority Whip: Alan K. Simpson
• Conference Chairman: John Chafee

House of Representatives

• Speaker: Jim Wright (D), until June 6, 1989
  • Tom Foley (D), from June 6, 1989

Democratic majority

• Majority Leader: Tom Foley, until June 6, 1989
  • Dick Gephardt, from June 6, 1989
• Majority Whip: Tony Coelho, until June 15, 1989
  • William H. Gray, from June 15, 1989
• Caucus Chairman: William H. Gray, until June 15, 1989
  • Steny Hoyer, from June 15, 1989

Republican minority

• Minority Leader: Robert H. Michel
• Minority Whip: Dick Cheney, until March 20, 1989
  • Newt Gingrich, from March 20, 1989
• Conference Chairman: Jerry Lewis

Caucuses

• Congressional Arts Caucus
• Congressional Automotive Caucus
• Biomedical Research Caucus
• Congressional Black Caucus
• Congressional Fire Services Caucus
• Congressional Friends of Ireland Caucus
• Congressional Hispanic Caucus
• Congressional Pediatric & Adult Hydrocephalus Caucus
• Congressional Travel & Tourism Caucus
• Congresswomen's Caucus
• House Democratic Caucus

Members

Senate

Senators are popularly elected statewide every two years, with one-third beginning new six-year terms with each Congress.

Alabama 2. Howell Heflin (D) 3. Richard Shelby (D) Alaska 2. Ted Stevens (R) 3. Frank Murkowski (R) Arizona 1. Dennis DeConcini (D) 3. John McCain (R) Arkansas 3. Dale Bumpers (D) 2. David Pryor (D) California 3. Alan Cranston (D) 1. Pete Wilson (R) Colorado 2. William L. Armstrong (R) 3. Tim Wirth (D) Connecticut 3. Chris Dodd (D) 1. Joe Lieberman (D) Delaware 1. William V. Roth, Jr. (R) 2. Joe Biden (D) Florida 3. Bob Graham (D) 1. Connie Mack III (R) Georgia 2. Sam Nunn (D) 3. Wyche Fowler (D) Hawaii 3. Daniel Inouye (D) 1. Spark Matsunaga (D), until April 15, 1990 Daniel Akaka (D), from May 16, 1990 Idaho 2. James A. McClure (R) 3. Steve Symms (R) Illinois 3. Alan J. Dixon (D) 2. Paul Simon (D) Indiana 1. Richard Lugar (R) 3. Dan Coats (R) Iowa 3. Chuck Grassley (R) 2. Tom Harkin (D) Kansas 3. Bob Dole (R) 2. Nancy Kassebaum (R) Kentucky 3. Wendell H. Ford (D) 2. Mitch McConnell (R) Louisiana 2. J. Bennett Johnston, Jr. (D) 3. John Breaux (D) Maine 2. William Cohen (R) 1. George J. Mitchell (D) Maryland 1. Paul Sarbanes (D) 3. Barbara Mikulski (D) Massachusetts 1. Ted Kennedy (D) 2. John Kerry (D) Michigan 1. Donald W. Riegle, Jr. (D) 2. Carl Levin (D) Minnesota 2. Rudy Boschwitz (R) 1. David Durenberger (R) Mississippi 2. Thad Cochran (R) 1. Trent Lott (R) Missouri 1. John Danforth (R) 3. Kit Bond (R)

Montana 2. Max Baucus (D) 1. Conrad Burns (R) Nebraska 2. J. James Exon (D) 1. Bob Kerrey (D) Nevada 3. Harry Reid (D) 1. Richard Bryan (D) New Hampshire 2. Gordon J. Humphrey (R), until December 4, 1990 Bob Smith (R), from December 7, 1990 3. Warren Rudman (R) New Jersey 2. Bill Bradley (D) 1. Frank Lautenberg (D) New Mexico 2. Pete Domenici (R) 1. Jeff Bingaman (D) New York 1. Daniel Patrick Moynihan (D) 3. Al D'Amato (R) North Carolina 2. Jesse Helms (R) 3. Terry Sanford (D) North Dakota 1. Quentin N. Burdick (D) 3. Kent Conrad (D) Ohio 3. John Glenn (D) 1. Howard Metzenbaum (D) Oklahoma 2. David L. Boren (D) 3. Don Nickles (R) Oregon 2. Mark Hatfield (R) 3. Bob Packwood (R) Pennsylvania 1. H. John Heinz III (R) 3. Arlen Specter (R) Rhode Island 2. Claiborne Pell (D) 1. John Chafee (R) South Carolina 2. Strom Thurmond (R) 3. Ernest F. Hollings (D) South Dakota 2. Larry Pressler (R) 3. Tom Daschle (D) Tennessee 1. Jim Sasser (D) 2. Al Gore (D) Texas 1. Lloyd Bentsen (D) 2. Phil Gramm (R) Utah 3. Jake Garn (R) 1. Orrin Hatch (R) Vermont 3. Patrick Leahy (D) 1. Jim Jeffords (R) Virginia 2. John Warner (R) 1. Chuck Robb (D) Washington 3. Brock Adams (D) 1. Slade Gorton (R) West Virginia 1. Robert Byrd (D) 2. Jay Rockefeller (D) Wisconsin 3. Bob Kasten (R) 1. Herb Kohl (D) Wyoming 1. Malcolm Wallop (R) 2. Alan K. Simpson (R)

Senate composition by party at the beginning of the Congress

House of Representatives

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

Alabama (5-2 Democratic) 1. Sonny Callahan (R) 2. Bill Dickinson (R) 3. Glen Browder (D), from April 4, 1989 4. Tom Bevill (D) 5. Ronnie G. Flippo (D) 6. Ben Erdreich (D) 7. Claude Harris (D) Alaska (1 Republican) At-large. Don Young (R) Arizona (4-1 Republican) 1. John J. Rhodes III (R) 2. Mo Udall (D) 3. Bob Stump (R) 4. Jon Kyl (R) 5. Jim Kolbe (R) Arkansas (2-2 Split) 1. Bill Alexander (D) 2. Tommy F. Robinson (D then R), switched parties July 28, 1989) 3. John Paul Hammerschmidt (R) 4. Beryl Anthony, Jr. (D) California (27-18 Democratic) 1. Douglas H. Bosco (D) 2. Wally Herger (R) 3. Robert T. Matsui (D) 4. Vic Fazio (D) 5. Nancy Pelosi (D) 6. Barbara Boxer (D) 7. George Miller (D) 8. Ronald V. Dellums (D) 9. Pete Stark (D) 10. Don Edwards (D) 11. Tom Lantos (D) 12. Tom Campbell (R) 13. Norman Y. Mineta (D) 14. Norman D. Shumway (R) 15. Tony Coelho (D), until June 15, 1989 Gary Condit (D), from September 12, 1989 16. Leon Panetta (D) 17. Chip Pashayan (R) 18. Richard H. Lehman (D) 19. Robert J. Lagomarsino (R) 20. Bill Thomas (R) 21. Elton Gallegly (R) 22. Carlos J. Moorhead (R) 23. Anthony C. Beilenson (D) 24. Henry A. Waxman (D) 25. Edward R. Roybal (D) 26. Howard L. Berman (D) 27. Mel Levine (D) 28. Julian C. Dixon (D) 29. Augustus F. Hawkins (D) 30. Matthew G. Martinez (D) 31. Mervyn M. Dymally (D) 32. Glenn M. Anderson (D) 33. David Dreier (R) 34. Esteban E. Torres (D) 35. Jerry Lewis (R) 36. George Brown, Jr. (D) 37. Al McCandless (R) 38. Bob Dornan (R) 39. William E. Dannemeyer (R) 40. Christopher Cox (R) 41. Bill Lowery (R) 42. Dana Rohrabacher (R) 43. Ron Packard (R) 44. Jim Bates (D) 45. Duncan Hunter (R) Colorado (3-3 split) 1. Patricia Schroeder (D) 2. David E. Skaggs (D) 3. Ben Nighthorse Campbell (D) 4. Hank Brown (R) 5. Joel Hefley (R) 6. Dan Schaefer (R) Connecticut (3-3 split) 1. Barbara B. Kennelly (D) 2. Sam Gejdenson (D) 3. Bruce A. Morrison (D) 4. Christopher Shays (R) 5. John G. Rowland (R) 6. Nancy L. Johnson (R) Delaware (1 Democrat) At-large. Thomas R. Carper (D) Florida (11-8 Republican) 1. Earl Hutto (D) 2. Bill Grant (D then R), switched parties February 21, 1989 3. Charles Edward Bennett (D) 4. Craig T. James (R) 5. Bill McCollum (R) 6. Cliff Stearns (R) 7. Sam M. Gibbons (D) 8. C.W. Bill Young (R) 9. Michael Bilirakis (R) 10. Andy Ireland (R) 11. Bill Nelson (D) 12. Tom Lewis (R) 13. Porter J. Goss (R) 14. Harry A. Johnston (D) 15. E. Clay Shaw, Jr. (R) 16. Lawrence J. Smith (D) 17. William Lehman (D) 18. Claude Pepper (D), until May 30, 1989 18. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R), from August 29, 1989 19. Dante B. Fascell (D) Georgia (9-1 Democratic) 1. Lindsay Thomas (D) 2. Charles Floyd Hatcher (D) 3. Richard Ray (D) 4. Ben Jones (D) 5. John Lewis (D) 6. Newt Gingrich (R) 7. George Darden (D) 8. J. Roy Rowland (D) 9. Ed Jenkins (D) 10. Doug Barnard, Jr. (D) Hawaii (1-1 split) 1. Patricia Saiki (R) 2. Daniel K. Akaka (D), until May 15, 1990 Patsy Mink (D), from September 22, 1990 Idaho (1-1 split) 1. Larry Craig (R) 2. Richard H. Stallings (D) Illinois (14-8 Democratic) 1. Charles A. Hayes (D) 2. Gus Savage (D) 3. Marty Russo (D) 4. George E. Sangmeister (D) 5. William O. Lipinski (D) 6. Henry J. Hyde (R) 7. Cardiss Collins (D) 8. Dan Rostenkowski (D) 9. Sidney R. Yates (D) 10. John Edward Porter (R) 11. Frank Annunzio (D) 12. Philip M. Crane (R) 13. Harris W. Fawell (R) 14. Dennis Hastert (R) 15. Edward Madigan (R) 16. Lynn Morley Martin (R) 17. Lane Evans (D) 18. Robert H. Michel (R) 19. Terry L. Bruce (D) 20. Richard J. Durbin (D) 21. Jerry F. Costello (D) 22. Glenn Poshard (D) Indiana (7-3 Democratic) 1. Peter J. Visclosky (D) 2. Philip R. Sharp (D) 3. John Hiler (R) 4. Jill L. Long (D), from March 28, 1989 5. Jim Jontz (D) 6. Dan Burton (R) 7. John T. Myers (R) 8. Frank McCloskey (D) 9. Lee H. Hamilton (D) 10. Andrew Jacobs, Jr. (D) Iowa (4-2 Republican) 1. James A. Leach (R) 2. Tom Tauke (R) 3. Dave Nagle (D) 4. Neal Smith (D) 5. Jim Ross Lightfoot (R) 6. Fred Grandy (R) Kansas (3-2 Republican) 1. Pat Roberts (R) 2. Jim Slattery (D) 3. Jan Meyers (R) 4. Dan Glickman (D) 5. Bob Whittaker (R) Kentucky (4-3 Democratic) 1. Carroll Hubbard, Jr. (D) 2. William H. Natcher (D) 3. Romano L. Mazzoli (D) 4. Jim Bunning (R) 5. Hal Rogers (R) 6. Larry J. Hopkins (R) 7. Carl C. Perkins (D) Louisiana (4-4 split) 1. Bob Livingston (R) 2. Corinne Claiborne "Lindy" Boggs (D) 3. Wilbert J. "Billy" Tauzin (D) 4. Jim McCrery (R) 5. Thomas J. "Jerry" Huckaby (D) 6. Richard H. Baker (R) 7. Jimmy Hayes (D) 8. Clyde C. Holloway (R) Maine (1-1 split) 1. Joseph E. Brennan (D) 2. Olympia J. Snowe (R) Maryland (6-2 Democratic) 1. Roy Dyson (D) 2. Helen Delich Bentley (R) 3. Benjamin L. Cardin (D) 4. Tom McMillen (D) 5. Steny H. Hoyer (D) 6. Beverly B. Byron (D) 7. Kweisi Mfume (D) 8. Constance A. Morella (R) Massachusetts (10-1 Democratic) 1. Silvio O. Conte (R) 2. Richard E. Neal (D) 3. Joseph D. Early (D) 4. Barney Frank (D) 5. Chester G. Atkins (D) 6. Nicholas Mavroules (D) 7. Edward J. Markey (D) 8. Joseph P. Kennedy II (D) 9. John Joseph Moakley (D) 10. Gerry E. Studds (D) 11. Brian J. Donnelly (D) Michigan (11-7 Democratic) 1. John Conyers, Jr. (D) 2. Carl D. Pursell (R) 3. Howard Wolpe (D) 4. Fred Upton (R) 5. Paul B. Henry (R) 6. Bob Carr (D) 7. Dale E. Kildee (D) 8. Bob Traxler (D) 9. Guy Vander Jagt (R) 10. Bill Schuette (R) 11. Robert William Davis (R) 12. David E. Bonior (D) 13. George W. Crockett, Jr. (D) 14. Dennis M. Hertel (D) 15. William D. Ford (D) 16. John D. Dingell (D) 17. Sander M. Levin (D) 18. William S. Broomfield (R) Minnesota (5-3 Democratic) 1. Tim Penny (DFL) 2. Vin Weber (R) 3. Bill Frenzel (R) 4. Bruce F. Vento (DFL) 5. Martin Olav Sabo (DFL) 6. Gerry Sikorski (DFL) 7. Arlan Stangeland (R) 8. James L. Oberstar (DFL) Mississippi (4-1 Democratic) 1. Jamie L. Whitten (D) 2. Mike Espy (D) 3. G.V. Montgomery (D) 4. Mike Parker (D) 5. Larkin I. Smith (R), until August 13, 1989 5. Gene Taylor (D), from October 17, 1989 Missouri (5-4 Democratic) 1. William L. Clay (D) 2. Jack Buechner (R) 3. Dick Gephardt (D) 4. Ike Skelton (D) 5. Alan Wheat (D) 6. Tom Coleman (R) 7. Mel Hancock (R) 8. Bill Emerson (R) 9. Harold L. Volkmer (D)

Montana (1-1 split) 1. John Patrick Williams (D) 2. Ron Marlenee (R) Nebraska (2-1 Republican) 1. Doug Bereuter (R) 2. Peter Hoagland (D) 3. Virginia Smith (R) Nevada (1-1 split) 1. James Bilbray (D) 2. Barbara F. Vucanovich (R) New Hampshire (2 Republicans) 1. Bob Smith (R), until December 7, 1990, vacant thereafter 2. Charles Douglas III (R) New Jersey (8-6 Democratic) 1. James Florio (D), until January 16, 1990 1. Rob Andrews (D), from November 6, 1990 2. William J. Hughes (D) 3. Frank Pallone, Jr. (D) 4. Chris Smith (R) 5. Marge Roukema (R) 6. Bernard J. Dwyer (D) 7. Matthew J. Rinaldo (R) 8. Robert A. Roe (D) 9. Robert G. Torricelli (D) 10. Donald M. Payne (D) 11. Dean A. Gallo (R) 12. Jim Courter (R) 13. H. James Saxton (R) 14. Frank J. Guarini (D) New Mexico (2-1 Republican) 1. Steven H. Schiff (R) 2. Joe Skeen (R) 3. Bill Richardson (D) New York (21-13 Democratic) 1. George J. Hochbrueckner (D) 2. Thomas J. Downey (D) 3. Robert J. Mrazek (D) 4. Norman F. Lent (R) 5. Raymond J. McGrath (R) 6. Floyd H. Flake (D) 7. Gary L. Ackerman (D) 8. James H. Scheuer (D) 9. Thomas J. Manton (D) 10. Charles E. Schumer (D) 11. Edolphus Towns (D) 12. Major R. Owens (D) 13. Stephen J. Solarz (D) 14. Guy V. Molinari (R), until December 31, 1989 (resigned) 14. Susan Molinari (R), from March 20, 1990 15. S. William Green (R) 16. Charles B. Rangel (D) 17. Ted Weiss (D) 18. Robert Garcia (D), until January 7, 1990 18. José Serrano (D), from March 20, 1990 19. Eliot L. Engel (D) 20. Nita M. Lowey (D) 21. Hamilton Fish, Jr. (R) 22. Benjamin A. Gilman (R) 23. Michael R. McNulty (D) 24. Gerald B.H. Solomon (R) 25. Sherwood Boehlert (R) 26. David O'Brien Martin (R) 27. James T. Walsh (R) 28. Matthew F. McHugh (D) 29. Frank Horton (R) 30. Louise M. Slaughter (D) 31. Bill Paxon (R) 32. John J. LaFalce (D) 33. Henry J. Nowak (D) 34. Amo Houghton (R) North Carolina (8-3 Democratic) 1. Walter B. Jones, Sr. (D) 2. Tim Valentine (D) 3. Martin Lancaster (D) 4. David Price (D) 5. Stephen L. Neal (D) 6. Howard Coble (R) 7. Charlie Rose (D) 8. Bill Hefner (D) 9. Alex McMillan (R) 10. Cass Ballenger (R) 11. James McClure Clarke (D) North Dakota (1 Democrat) At-large. Byron L. Dorgan (D) Ohio (11-10 Democratic) 1. Tom Luken (D) 2. Bill Gradison (R) 3. Tony P. Hall (D) 4. Mike Oxley (R) 5. Paul Gillmor (R) 6. Bob McEwen (R) 7. Mike DeWine (R) 8. Donald E. "Buz" Lukens (R), until October 24, 1990 9. Marcy Kaptur (D) 10. Clarence E. Miller (R) 11. Dennis E. Eckart (D) 12. John Kasich (R) 13. Don Pease (D) 14. Thomas C. Sawyer (D) 15. Chalmers Wylie (R) 16. Ralph Regula (R) 17. Jim Traficant (D) 18. Douglas Applegate (D) 19. Edward F. Feighan (D) 20. Mary Rose Oakar (D) 21. Louis Stokes (D) Oklahoma (4-2 Democratic) 1. James M. Inhofe (R) 2. Mike Synar (D) 3. Wes Watkins (D) 4. Dave McCurdy (D) 5. Mickey Edwards (R) 6. Glenn English (D) Oregon (3-2 Democratic) 1. Les AuCoin (D) 2. Bob Smith (R) 3. Ron Wyden (D) 4. Peter A. DeFazio (D) 5. Denny Smith (R) Pennsylvania (12-11 Democratic) 1. Thomas M. Foglietta (D) 2. William H. Gray (D) 3. Robert A. Borski (D) 4. Joe Kolter (D) 5. Dick Schulze (R) 6. Gus Yatron (D) 7. Curt Weldon (R) 8. Peter H. Kostmayer (D) 9. Bud Shuster (R) 10. Joseph M. McDade (R) 11. Paul E. Kanjorski (D) 12. John P. Murtha (D) 13. Lawrence Coughlin (R) 14. William J. Coyne (D) 15. Donald L. Ritter (R) 16. Robert Smith Walker (R) 17. George W. Gekas (R) 18. Doug Walgren (D) 19. William F. Goodling (R) 20. Joseph M. Gaydos (D) 21. Tom Ridge (R) 22. Austin J. Murphy (D) 23. William F. Clinger (R) Rhode Island (2 Republicans) 1. Ronald K. Machtley (R) 2. Claudine Schneider (R) South Carolina (4-2 Democratic) 1. Arthur Ravenel, Jr. (R) 2. Floyd Spence (R) 3. Butler Derrick (D) 4. Liz J. Patterson (D) 5. John M. Spratt, Jr. (D) 6. Robin Tallon (D) South Dakota (1 Democrat) At-large. Tim Johnson (D) Tennessee (6-3 Democratic) 1. James H. Quillen (R) 2. John J. Duncan, Jr. (R) 3. Marilyn Lloyd (D) 4. Jim Cooper (D) 5. Bob Clement (D) 6. Bart Gordon (D) 7. Don Sundquist (R) 8. John S. Tanner (D) 9. Harold E. Ford, Sr. (D) Texas (19-8 Democratic) 1. Jim Chapman (D) 2. Charles Wilson (D) 3. Steve Bartlett (R) 4. Ralph M. Hall (D) 5. John Wiley Bryant (D) 6. Joe Barton (R) 7. William Reynolds Archer, Jr. (R) 8. Jack Fields (R) 9. Jack Brooks (D) 10. J. J. Pickle (D) 11. Marvin Leath (D) 12. Jim Wright (D), until June 30, 1989 Pete Geren (D), from September 12, 1989 13. Bill Sarpalius (D) 14. Greg Laughlin (D) 15. Kika de la Garza (D) 16. Ronald D. Coleman (D) 17. Charles W. Stenholm (D) 18. Mickey Leland (D), until August 7, 1989 Craig Washington (D), from December 9, 1989 19. Larry Combest (R) 20. Henry B. Gonzalez (D) 21. Lamar S. Smith (R) 22. Tom DeLay (R) 23. Albert G. Bustamante (D) 24. Martin Frost (D) 25. Michael A. Andrews (D) 26. Richard K. Armey (R) 27. Solomon P. Ortiz (D) Utah (2-1 Republican) 1. James V. Hansen (R) 2. Wayne Owens (D) 3. Howard C. Nielson (R) Vermont (1 Republican) At-large. Peter Smith (R) Virginia (5-5 split) 1. Herbert H. Bateman (R) 2. Owen B. Pickett (D) 3. Thomas J. Bliley, Jr. (R) 4. Norman Sisisky (D) 5. Lewis F. Payne, Jr. (D) 6. Jim Olin (D) 7. D. French Slaughter, Jr. (R) 8. Stan Parris (R) 9. Rick Boucher (D) 10. Frank R. Wolf (R) Washington (5-3 Democratic) 1. John Miller (R) 2. Al Swift (D) 3. Jolene Unsoeld (D) 4. Sid Morrison (R) 5. Thomas S. Foley (D) 6. Norman D. Dicks (D) 7. Jim McDermott (D) 8. Rod Chandler (R) West Virginia (4 Democrats) 1. Alan B. Mollohan (D) 2. Harley O. Staggers, Jr. (D) 3. Bob Wise (D) 4. Nick J. Rahall II (D) Wisconsin (5-4 Democratic) 1. Les Aspin (D) 2. Robert W. Kastenmeier (D) 3. Steve Gunderson (R) 4. Gerald D. Kleczka (D) 5. Jim Moody (D) 6. Thomas E. Petri (R) 7. David R. Obey (D) 8. Toby Roth (R) 9. F. James Sensenbrenner, Jr. (R) Wyoming (1 Republican) At-large. Dick Cheney (R), until March 17, 1989 Craig L. Thomas (R), from April 26, 1989 Non-voting members (4-1 Democratic) American Samoa: Eni F.H. Faleomavaega (D) District of Columbia: Walter E. Fauntroy (D) Guam: Ben Blaz (R) Puerto Rico: Jaime B. Fuster (PD) Virgin Islands: Ron de Lugo (D)

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

Changes in membership

Senate

House of Representatives

Committees

Lists of committees and their party leaders.

Senate

• Aging (Special)
• Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry
  • Agriculture Credit
  • Agricultural Production and Stabilization of Prices
  • Agricultural Research and General Legislation
  • Conservation and Forestry
  • Domestic, Foreign Marketing and Product Promotion
  • Nutrition and Investigations
  • Rural Development and Rural Electrification
• Appropriations
  • Agriculture and Related Agencies
  • Commerce, Justice, State and Judiciary
  • Defense
  • District of Columbia
  • Energy and Water Development
  • Foreign Operations
  • HUD-Independent Agencies
  • Interior and Related Agencies
  • Labor, Health, Human Services, Education and Related Agencies
  • Legislative Branch
  • Military Construction
  • Transportation and Related Agencies
  • Treasury, Postal Service and General Government
• Armed Services
  • Strategic Forces and Nuclear Detterence
  • Conventional Forces and Alliance Defense
  • Projection Forces and Regional Defense
  • Defense Industry and Technology
  • Readiness, Sustainability and Support
• Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs
  • Housing and Urban Affairs
  • International Finance and Monetary Policy
  • Securities
  • Consumer and Regulatory Affairs
• Budget
• Commerce, Science and Transportation
  • Aviation
  • Business, Trade and Tourism
  • Communications
  • Consumer
  • Foreign Commerce and Tourism
  • Merchant Marine
  • Science, Technology and Space
  • Surface Transportation
  • National Ocean Policy Study
• Energy and Natural Resources
  • Energy Regulation and Conservation
  • Natural Resources Development and Production
  • Public Lands, National Parks and Forests
  • Research and Development
  • Water and Power
• Environment and Public Works
  • Environmental Protection
  • Nuclear Regulation
  • Superfund and Environmental Oversight
  • Toxic Substances, Environmental Oversight, Research and Development
  • Water Resources, Transportation and Infrastructure
• Ethics (Select)
• Finance
  • Energy and Agricultural Taxation
  • Health for Families and the Uninsured
  • International Debt
  • International Trade
  • Medicare and Long Term Care
  • Private Retirement Plans and Oversight of the Internal Revenue Service
  • Social Security and Family Policy
  • Taxation and Debt Management
• Foreign Relations
  • African Affairs
  • East Asian and Pacific Affairs
  • European Affairs
  • International Economic Policy, Trade, Oceans and Environment
  • Near Eastern and South Asian Affairs
  • Terrorism, Narcotics and International Communications
  • Western Hemisphere and Peace Corps Affairs
• Governmental Affairs
  • Federal Services, Post Office and Civil Service
  • General Services, Federalism and the District of Columbia
  • Government Information and Regulation
  • Oversight of Government Management
  • Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations
• Indian Affairs (Select)
• Judiciary
  • Antitrust, Monopolies and Business Rights
  • Courts and Administration Practice
  • Constitution
  • Immigration and Refugee Affairs
  • Patents, Copyrights and Trademarks
  • Technology and the Law
• Impeachment of Alcee L. Hastings (Select)
• Impeachment of Walter L. Nixon (Select)
• Intelligence (Select)
• Labor and Human Resources
  • Aging
  • Children, Family, Drugs and Alcoholism
  • Education, Arts and Humanities
  • Employment and Productivity
  • Handicapped
  • Labor
• Nutrition and Human Needs (Select)
• Rules and Administration
• Small Business
  • Competition and Antitrust Enforcement
  • Export Expansion
  • Government Contracting and Paperwork Reduction
  • Innovation, Technology and Productivity
  • Rural Economy and Family Farming
  • Urban and Minority-Owned Business Development
• Veterans' Affairs

House of Representatives

• Aging (Select)
• Agriculture
  • Conservation, Credit and Rural Development
  • Cotton, Rice and Sugar
  • Department Operations, Research and Foreign Agriculture
  • Domestic Marketing, Consumer Relations and Nutrition
  • Forests, Family Farms and Energy
  • Livestock, Dairy and Poultry
  • Tobacco and Peanuts
  • Wheat, Soybeans and Feed Grains
• Appropriations
  • Commerce, Justice, State and the Judiciary
  • Defense
  • District of Columbia
  • Energy and Water Development
  • Foreign Operations, Export Financing and Related Programs
  • Interior and Related Agencies
  • Labor, Health, Human Services, Education and Related Agencies
  • Legislative
  • Military Construction
  • Agriculture, Rural Development and Related Agencies
  • Transportation
  • Treasury, Postal Service and General Government
  • VA, HUD and Independent Agencies
• Armed Services
  • Investigations
  • Military Installations and Facilities
  • Military Personnel and Compensation
  • Procurement and Military Nuclear Systems
  • Readiness
  • Research and Development
  • Seapower, Strategic and Critical Materials
• Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs
  • Consumer Affairs and Coinage
  • Domestic Monetary Policy
  • Economic Stabilization
  • Financial Institutions Supervision, Regulation and Insurance
  • General Oversight and Investigations
  • International Development, Finance, Trade and Monetary Policy
  • Housing and Community Development
  • Policy Research and Insurance
• Budget
  • on the Budget Process, Reconciliation and Enforcement
  • Community Development and Natural Resources
  • Defense, Foreign Policy and Space
  • Urgent Fiscal Issues
  • Human Resources
  • Economic Policy, Projections and Revenues
• Children, Youth and Families (Select)
• District of Columbia
  • Fiscal Affairs and Health
  • Government Operations and Metropolitan Affairs
  • Judiciary and Education
• Education and Labor
  • Elementary, Secondary and Vocational Education
  • Employment Opportunities
  • Health and Safety
  • Human Resources
  • Labor-Management Relations
  • Labor Standards
  • Postsecondary Education
  • Select Education
• Energy and Commerce
  • Commerce, Transportation and Competitiveness
  • Energy and Power
  • Health and the Environment
  • Oversight and Investigations
  • Telecommunications and Finance
  • Transportation and Hazardous Materials
• Foreign Affairs
  • Africa
  • Arms Control, International Security and Science
  • Asian and Pacific Affairs
  • Europe and the Middle East
  • Human Rights and International Organizations
  • International Economic Policy and Trade
  • International Operations
  • Western Hemisphere Affairs
• Government Operations
  • Commerce, Consumer and Monetary Affairs
  • Employment and Housing
  • Environment, Energy and Natural Resources
  • Government Activities and Transportation
  • Government Information, Justice and Agriculture
  • Human Resources and Ingovernmental Relations
  • Legislation and National Security
• House Administration
  • Accounts
  • Elections
  • Libraries and Memorials
  • Office Systems
  • Personnel and Police
  • Procurement and Printing
  • Task Force on Legislative Service Organizations
• Hunger (Select)
• Interior and Insular Affairs
  • Energy and the Environment
  • General Oversight, Northwest Power and Forest Management
  • Insular and International Affairs
  • Mining and Natural Resources
  • National Parks and Public Lands
  • Water and Power Resources and Offshore Energy Resources
• Judiciary
  • Administrative Law and Governmental Relations
  • Civil and Constitutional Rights
  • Crime
  • Courts, Intellectual Property and the Administration of Justice
  • Criminal Justice
  • Monopolies and Commercial Law
  • Immigration, Refugees and International Law
• Merchant Marine and Fisheries
  • Coast Guard and Navigation
  • Fisheries, Wildlife Conservation and the Environment
  • Merchant Marine
  • Oceangraphy
  • Oversight and Investigations
  • Panama Canal and Outer Continental Stuff
• Narcotics Abuse and Control (Select)
• Post Office and Civil Service
  • Census and Population
  • Civil Service
  • Compensation and Employee Benefits
  • Human Resources
  • Investigations
  • Postal Operations and Services
  • Postal Personnel and Modernization
• Public Works and Transportation
  • Aviation
  • Economic Development
  • Investigations and Oversight
  • Public Buildings and Grounds
  • Surface Transportation
  • Water Resources
• Rules
  • Rules of the House
  • The Legislative Process
• Science and Technology
  • Energy Research and Development
  • Investigations and Oversight
  • International Scientific Cooperation
  • Natural Resources, Agriculture Research and Environment
  • Science, Research and Technology
  • Space Science and Applications
  • Transportation, Aviation and Materials
• Small Business
  • Antitrust, Impact of Deregulation and Privatization
  • Environment and Labor
  • Exports, Tax Policy and Special Problems
  • Procurement, Tourism and Minority Enterprise Development
  • Regulation, Business Opportunity and Energy
  • SBA, the General Economy and Minority Enterprise Development
• Standards of Official Conduct
• Veterans' Affairs
  • Hospitals and Health Care
  • Compensation, Pension and Insurance
  • Oversight and Investigations
  • Education, Training and Employment
  • Housing and Memorial Affairs
• Ways and Means
  • Health
  • Human Resources
  • Oversight
  • Select Revenue Measures
  • Social Security
  • Trade
• Whole

Joint committees

• Economic
• Taxation
• Library
• Printing

Employees and legislative agency directors

Legislative branch agency directors

• Architect of the Capitol: George M. White
• Attending Physician of the United States Congress: William Narva
• Comptroller General of the United States: Charles A. Bowsher
• Director of the Congressional Budget Office: vacant (until March 6), Robert D. Reischauer (starting March 6)
• Librarian of Congress: James H. Billington
• Public Printer of the United States: vacant (until 1990), Robert Houk (starting 1990)

Senate

• Chaplain: Richard C. Halverson
• Historian: Richard A. Baker
• Parliamentarian: Alan Frumin
• Secretary: Walter J. Stewart
• Secretary for the Majority: C. Abbott Saffold
• Secretary for the Minority: Howard O. Green, Jr.
• Sergeant at Arms: Henry K. Giugni

House of Representatives

• Chaplain: James David Ford
• Clerk: Donnald K. Anderson
• Doorkeeper: James T. Molloy
• Historian: Ray Smock
• Parliamentarian: William H. Brown
• Postmaster: Robert V. Rota
• Sergeant at Arms: Jack Russ

See also

• United States elections, 1988 (elections leading to this Congress)
  • United States presidential election, 1988
  • United States Senate elections, 1988
  • United States House of Representatives elections, 1988
• United States elections, 1990 (elections during this Congress, leading to the next Congress)
  • United States Senate elections, 1990
  • United States House of Representatives elections, 1990

References

External links

• Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress
• U.S. House of Representatives: Congressional History
• U.S. Senate: Statistics and Lists
• House of Representatives Session Calendar for the 101st Congress (PDF). 
• Congressional Pictorial Directory for the 101st Congress. 
• Official Congressional Directory for the 101st Congress.