101st United States Congress



































101st United States Congress


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United States Capitol (2002)

January 3, 1989 – January 3, 1991
Senate President
George H. W. Bush (R)[1]
until January 20, 1989
Dan Quayle (R)
from January 20, 1989
Senate Pres. pro tem
Robert Byrd (D)
House Speaker
Jim Wright (D)
until June 6, 1989
Tom Foley (D)
from June 6, 1989
Members
100 senators
435 representatives
5 non-voting delegates
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 final weeks of the administration of U.S. President Ronald Reagan and 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.





Contents






  • 1 Major events


  • 2 Major legislation


    • 2.1 Enacted


    • 2.2 Vetoed




  • 3 Treaties ratified


  • 4 Party summary


    • 4.1 Senate


    • 4.2 House of Representatives




  • 5 Leadership


    • 5.1 Senate


      • 5.1.1 Democratic majority


      • 5.1.2 Republican minority




    • 5.2 House of Representatives


      • 5.2.1 Democratic majority


      • 5.2.2 Republican minority






  • 6 Caucuses


  • 7 Members


    • 7.1 Senate


      • 7.1.1 Alabama


      • 7.1.2 Alaska


      • 7.1.3 Arizona


      • 7.1.4 Arkansas


      • 7.1.5 California


      • 7.1.6 Colorado


      • 7.1.7 Connecticut


      • 7.1.8 Delaware


      • 7.1.9 Florida


      • 7.1.10 Georgia


      • 7.1.11 Hawaii


      • 7.1.12 Idaho


      • 7.1.13 Illinois


      • 7.1.14 Indiana


      • 7.1.15 Iowa


      • 7.1.16 Kansas


      • 7.1.17 Kentucky


      • 7.1.18 Louisiana


      • 7.1.19 Maine


      • 7.1.20 Maryland


      • 7.1.21 Massachusetts


      • 7.1.22 Michigan


      • 7.1.23 Minnesota


      • 7.1.24 Mississippi


      • 7.1.25 Missouri


      • 7.1.26 Montana


      • 7.1.27 Nebraska


      • 7.1.28 Nevada


      • 7.1.29 New Hampshire


      • 7.1.30 New Jersey


      • 7.1.31 New Mexico


      • 7.1.32 New York


      • 7.1.33 North Carolina


      • 7.1.34 North Dakota


      • 7.1.35 Ohio


      • 7.1.36 Oklahoma


      • 7.1.37 Oregon


      • 7.1.38 Pennsylvania


      • 7.1.39 Rhode Island


      • 7.1.40 South Carolina


      • 7.1.41 South Dakota


      • 7.1.42 Tennessee


      • 7.1.43 Texas


      • 7.1.44 Utah


      • 7.1.45 Vermont


      • 7.1.46 Virginia


      • 7.1.47 Washington


      • 7.1.48 West Virginia


      • 7.1.49 Wisconsin


      • 7.1.50 Wyoming




    • 7.2 House of Representatives


      • 7.2.1 Alabama


      • 7.2.2 Alaska


      • 7.2.3 Arizona


      • 7.2.4 Arkansas


      • 7.2.5 California


      • 7.2.6 Colorado


      • 7.2.7 Connecticut


      • 7.2.8 Delaware


      • 7.2.9 Florida


      • 7.2.10 Georgia


      • 7.2.11 Hawaii


      • 7.2.12 Idaho


      • 7.2.13 Illinois


      • 7.2.14 Indiana


      • 7.2.15 Iowa


      • 7.2.16 Kansas


      • 7.2.17 Kentucky


      • 7.2.18 Louisiana


      • 7.2.19 Maine


      • 7.2.20 Maryland


      • 7.2.21 Massachusetts


      • 7.2.22 Michigan


      • 7.2.23 Minnesota


      • 7.2.24 Mississippi


      • 7.2.25 Missouri


      • 7.2.26 Montana


      • 7.2.27 Nebraska


      • 7.2.28 Nevada


      • 7.2.29 New Hampshire


      • 7.2.30 New Jersey


      • 7.2.31 New Mexico


      • 7.2.32 New York


      • 7.2.33 North Carolina


      • 7.2.34 North Dakota


      • 7.2.35 Ohio


      • 7.2.36 Oklahoma


      • 7.2.37 Oregon


      • 7.2.38 Pennsylvania


      • 7.2.39 Rhode Island


      • 7.2.40 South Carolina


      • 7.2.41 South Dakota


      • 7.2.42 Tennessee


      • 7.2.43 Texas


      • 7.2.44 Utah


      • 7.2.45 Vermont


      • 7.2.46 Virginia


      • 7.2.47 Washington


      • 7.2.48 West Virginia


      • 7.2.49 Wisconsin


      • 7.2.50 Wyoming


      • 7.2.51 Non-voting members






  • 8 Changes in membership


    • 8.1 Senate


    • 8.2 House of Representatives




  • 9 Committees


    • 9.1 Senate


    • 9.2 House of Representatives


    • 9.3 Joint committees




  • 10 Employees and legislative agency directors


    • 10.1 Legislative branch agency directors


    • 10.2 Senate


    • 10.3 House of Representatives




  • 11 See also


  • 12 References


  • 13 External links





Major events




  • January 20, 1989: George H. W. Bush became President of the United States

  • February 23, 1989: Senate Armed Services Committee rejected, 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

  • October 30, 1990: Individuals with Disabilities Education Act of 1990. Pub.L. 101–476, 104 Stat. 1142

  • 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 28, 1990: Tongass Timber Reform Act, Pub.L. 101–626

  • 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































































Party
(shading shows control)
Total
Vacant

Democratic
(D)

Republican
(R)
End of the previous congress

54

45
99
1

Begin

55

45

100
0
End
Final voting share 7001550000000000000♠55.0% 7001450000000000000♠45.0%
Beginning of the next congress

56

44
100
0


House of Representatives






































































Party
(shading shows control)
Total
Vacant

Democratic
(D)

Republican
(R)

Independent
(I)
End of the previous congress

258

177

0
435
0

Begin

251

183

0

434
1
End 250 433 2
Final voting share 7001577000000000000♠57.7% 7001423009999900000♠42.3% 5000000000000000000♠0.0%
Beginning of the next congress

270

164

1
435
0


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


  • Policy Committee Co-Chair: Harry Reid


  • Caucus Secretary: David Pryor


  • Campaign Committee Chairman: John Breaux

  • Chief Deputy Whip: Alan J. Dixon



Republican minority




  • Minority Leader: Bob Dole


  • Minority Whip: Alan K. Simpson


  • Conference Chairman: John Chafee


  • Republican Conference Secretary: Thad Cochran


  • National Senatorial Committee Chair: Don Nickles


  • Policy Committee Chairman: William L. Armstrong



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



  • Chief Deputy Majority Whip: David E. Bonior


  • Caucus Chairman: William H. Gray, until June 15, 1989

    • Steny Hoyer, from June 15, 1989



  • Caucus Vice-Chairman: Steny Hoyer, until June 21, 1989

    • Vic Fazio, from June 21, 1989



  • Democratic Campaign Committee Chairman: Beryl Anthony Jr.



Republican minority




  • Minority Leader: Robert H. Michel


  • Minority Whip: Dick Cheney, until March 20, 1989

    • Newt Gingrich, from March 20, 1989



  • Chief Deputy Whip: Robert Smith Walker


  • Conference Chairman: Jerry Lewis


  • Conference Vice-Chair: Bill McCollum


  • Conference Secretary: Vin Weber


  • Policy Committee Chairman: Mickey Edwards


  • Campaign Committee Chairman: Guy Vander Jagt



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

  • Senate Democratic Caucus



Members



Senate


Senators are popularly elected statewide every two years, with one-third beginning new six-year terms with each Congress, In this Congress, Class 2 meant their term ended with this Congress, facing re-election in 1990; Class 3 meant their term began in the last Congress, facing re-election in 1992; and Class 1 meant their term began in this Congress, facing re-election in 1994.












House of Representatives


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












Changes in membership



Senate
































State
(class)
Vacator
Reason for change
Successor
Date of successor's
formal installation

Indiana
(3)

Dan Quayle (R)
Resigned January 3, 1989 to become U.S. Vice President.
Successor was appointed.

Dan Coats (R)
January 3, 1989

Hawaii
(1)

Spark Matsunaga (D)
Died April 15, 1990.
Successor was appointed.

Daniel Akaka (D)
May 16, 1990

New Hampshire
(2)

Gordon J. Humphrey (R)
Retired and resigned early December 4, 1990, having been elected to the New Hampshire Senate.
Successor was appointed.

Bob Smith (R)
December 7, 1990


House of Representatives



























































































































District
Vacator
Reason for change
Successor
Date of successor's
formal installation

Alabama 3
Vacant
Rep. William F. Nichols died during previous congress.
New member elected April 4, 1989.

Glen Browder (D)
April 4, 1989

Indiana 4

Dan Coats (R)
Resigned January 3, 1989 to become U.S. Senator.
New member elected March 28, 1989.

Jill Long (D)
March 28, 1989

Florida 2

Bill Grant
(D)
Changed party February 21, 1989.

Bill Grant
(R)
February 21, 1989

Wyoming at-large

Dick Cheney (R)
Resigned March 17, 1989, to become U.S. Secretary of Defense.
New member elected April 26, 1989.[2]

Craig L. Thomas (R)
April 26, 1989

Florida 18

Claude Pepper (D)
Died May 30, 1989.
New member elected August 29, 1989.[3]

Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R)
August 29, 1989

California 15

Tony Coelho (D)
Resigned June 15, 1989.
New member elected September 12, 1989.

Gary Condit (D)
September 12, 1989

Texas 12

Jim Wright (D)
Resigned June 30, 1989.
New member elected September 12, 1989.[4]

Pete Geren (D)
September 12, 1989

Arkansas 2

Tommy F. Robinson
(D)
Changed party July 28, 1989.

Tommy F. Robinson
(R)
July 28, 1989

Texas 18

Mickey Leland (D)
Died August 7, 1989.
New member elected December 9, 1989.[5]

Craig A. Washington (D)
December 9, 1989

Mississippi 5

Larkin I. Smith (R)
Died August 13, 1989.
New member elected October 17, 1989.[6]

Gene Taylor (D)
October 17, 1989

New York 14

Guy Molinari (R)
Resigned December 31, 1990.
New member elected March 20, 1990.

Susan Molinari (R)
March 20, 1990

New York 18

Robert García (D)
Resigned January 7, 1990.
New member elected March 20, 1990.

José E. Serrano (D)
March 20, 1990

New Jersey 1

James Florio (D)
Resigned January 16, 1990, after being elected Governor of New Jersey.
New member elected November 6, 1990.

Rob Andrews (D)
November 6, 1990

Hawaii 2

Daniel Akaka (D)
Resigned May 15, 1990 to become U.S. Senator.
New member elected November 6, 1990.

Patsy Mink (D)
November 6, 1990

Ohio 8

Buz Lukens (R)
Resigned October 24, 1990.
Vacant
Not filled this term

New Hampshire 1

Bob Smith (R)
Resigned December 7, 1990 to become U.S. Senator.
Vacant
Not filled this term


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.











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


    • Meg Goetz (D)


    • Bob Berry along with Paul Hays (R)




  • 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


  • Reading Clerks: Meg Goetz (Democratic) and Paul Hays along with Bob Berry (Republican)


  • 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





  1. ^ George Bush served until his term ended at noon on January 20, 1989, when Dan Quayle was sworn in and his term began.


  2. ^ "Wyoming's Election For U.S. House Seat Goes to Republican". April 26, 1989. Retrieved December 4, 2017..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}


  3. ^ "First Cuban-American Elected to Congress". August 29, 1989. Retrieved December 4, 2017.


  4. ^ Suro, Roberto (September 14, 1989). "Jim Wright As Speaker For Texans". Retrieved December 4, 2017.


  5. ^ "Texas State Senator Elected to Congress To Fill Leland Seat". December 9, 1989. Retrieved December 4, 2017.


  6. ^ "Democrat Wins a House Seat in Mississippi". October 17, 1989. Retrieved December 4, 2017.




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 101st Congress from www.C-SPAN.org".


  • "Videos of Senate Sessions for the 101st Congress from www.C-SPAN.org".


  • "Videos of Committees from the House and Senate for the 101st Congress from www.C-SPAN.org".


  • House of Representatives Session Calendar for the 101st Congress (PDF).


  • Congressional Pictorial Directory for the 101st Congress.


  • Official Congressional Directory for the 101st Congress.









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