92nd United States Congress



































92nd United States Congress


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United States Capitol (2002)

January 3, 1971 – January 3, 1973
Senate President
Spiro Agnew (R)
Senate Pres. pro tem
Richard Russell (D)
to January 21, 1971
Allen J. Ellender (D)
January 22, 1971 – July 27, 1972
James Eastland (D)
from July 28, 1972
House Speaker
Carl Albert (D)
Members
100 senators
435 representatives
Senate Majority
Democratic
House Majority
Democratic
Sessions

1st: January 21, 1971 – December 17, 1971
2nd: January 18, 1972 – October 18, 1972

The Ninety-second 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, 1971, to January 3, 1973, during the third and fourth years of Richard Nixon's presidency.


The apportionment of seats in this House of Representatives was based on the 1960 Census. Both chambers had a Democratic majority.





Contents






  • 1 Major events


  • 2 Major legislation


  • 3 Constitutional amendments


  • 4 Party summary


    • 4.1 Senate


    • 4.2 House of Representatives




  • 5 Leadership


    • 5.1 Senate


      • 5.1.1 Majority (Democratic) leadership


      • 5.1.2 Minority (Republican) leadership




    • 5.2 House of Representatives


      • 5.2.1 Majority (Democratic) leadership


      • 5.2.2 Minority (Republican) leadership






  • 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 Footnotes


  • 12 See also


  • 13 References


  • 14 External links





Major events



Passing legislation on revenue-sharing was a key event of the congress. President Richard Nixon had it listed on his list of top policies to cover for the year. Nixon signed the bill into law at Independence Hall in Philadelphia. The law gained support from many state and local officials including: San Francisco Mayor Joseph Alioto whose city received $27 million in revenue-sharing money in the first year. Alito said that many projects that would not have been possible could now be done, "That will effectively enable us to meet those programs which up to now because of very tough budgeting we've had to trench."[1]



Major legislation




  • December 18, 1971: Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act, Pub.L. 92–203, 85 Stat. 688

  • December 23, 1971: National Cancer Act, Pub.L. 92–218, 85 Stat. 778

  • February 7, 1972: Federal Election Campaign Act, Pub.L. 92–225, 86 Stat. 3

  • March 24, 1972: Equal Employment Opportunity Act, Pub.L. 92–261, 86 Stat. 103

  • June 23, 1972: Title IX Amendment of the Higher Education Act, Pub.L. 92–318, 86 Stat. 235

  • October 6, 1972: Federal Advisory Committee Act, Pub.L. 92–463, 86 Stat. 770

  • October 18, 1972: Federal Water Pollution Control Amendments of 1972, Pub.L. 92–500, 86 Stat. 816

  • October 21, 1972: Marine Mammal Protection Act, Pub.L. 92–522, 86 Stat. 1027

  • October 27, 1972: Consumer Product Safety Act, Pub.L. 92–573, 86 Stat. 1207

  • October 27, 1972: Noise Control Act, Pub.L. 92–574, 86 Stat. 1234

  • October 27, 1972: Coastal Zone Management Act, Pub.L. 92–583, 86 Stat. 1280



Constitutional amendments




  • March 23, 1971: Approved an amendment to the United States Constitution prohibiting the states and the federal government from using age as a reason for denying the right to vote to citizens of the United States who are at least eighteen years old, and submitted it to the state legislatures for ratification
    • July 1, 1971: The Twenty-sixth Amendment to the United States Constitution was ratified by the requisite number of states (38) to become part of the Constitution


  • March 22, 1972: Approved an amendment to the Constitution designed to guarantee equal rights for women, and submitted it to the state legislatures for ratification
    • This amendment, commonly known as the Equal Rights Amendment, was later rendered inoperative, as it was not ratified within the seven–year time frame set by Congress (nor the later time extension granted)




Party summary


The count below identifies party affiliations at the beginning of the first session of this Congress, and includes members from vacancies and newly admitted states, when they were first seated. Changes resulting from subsequent replacements are shown below in the Changes in membership section.



Senate




Party standings on the opening day of the 92nd Congress

  54 Democratic Senators

  1 Independent Senator, caucusing with Democrats

  44 Republican Senators

  1 Conservative Senator, caucusing with Republicans





  • Democratic: 54 (majority)


  • Republican: 44


  • Conservative: 1


  • Independent: 1


TOTAL members: 100



House of Representatives
















House seats by party holding plurality in state


  80% Democratic


  80%+ Republican


  60%+ to 80% Democratic


  60%+ to 80% Republican


  up to 60% Democratic


  up to 60% Republican





  • Democratic: 255 (58.6%)(majority)


  • Republican: 180 (41.4%)


TOTAL members: 435



Leadership



Senate




  • President of the Senate: Spiro Agnew (R)


  • President pro tempore:


    • Richard Russell Jr. (D), until January 21, 1971


    • Allen J. Ellender (D), January 22, 1971 – July 27, 1972


    • James Eastland (D), from July 28, 1972




  • Permanent Acting President pro tempore: Lee Metcalf (D)



Majority (Democratic) leadership




  • Majority Leader: Mike Mansfield


  • Majority Whip: Robert Byrd


  • Caucus Secretary: Frank Moss



Minority (Republican) leadership




  • Minority Leader: Hugh Scott


  • Minority Whip: Robert P. Griffin


  • Republican Conference Chairman: Margaret Chase Smith


  • Republican Conference Secretary: Norris Cotton


  • National Senatorial Committee Chair: Peter H. Dominick


  • Policy Committee Chairman: Gordon L. Allott



House of Representatives



  • Speaker: Carl Albert (D)


Majority (Democratic) leadership




  • Majority Leader: Hale Boggs


  • Majority Whip: Tip O'Neill


  • Democratic Caucus Chairman: Olin E. Teague


  • Caucus Secretary: Leonor Sullivan



Minority (Republican) leadership




  • Minority Leader: Gerald Ford


  • Minority Whip: Leslie C. Arends


  • Conference Chair: John B. Anderson


  • Policy Committee Chairman: John Jacob Rhodes



Caucuses



  • Congressional Black Caucus

  • 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. Preceding the names in the list below are Senate class numbers, which indicate the cycle of their election. In this Congress, Class 1 meant their term began with this Congress, requiring reelection in 1976; Class 2 meant their term ended with this Congress, requiring reelection in 1972; and Class 3 meant their term began in the last Congress, requiring reelection in 1974.












House of Representatives


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











Changes in membership


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



Senate



  • replacements: 3


    • Democratic: no net change


    • Republican: no net change



  • deaths: 3

  • resignations:

  • Total seats with changes: 3
















































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

Georgia
(2)

Richard Russell Jr. (D)
Died January 21, 1971

David H. Gambrell (D)
February 1, 1971

Vermont
(1)

Winston L. Prouty (R)
Died September 10, 1971

Robert Stafford (R)
September 16, 1971

Louisiana
(2)

Allen J. Ellender (D)
Died July 27, 1972

Elaine S. Edwards (D)
August 1, 1972

Georgia
(2)

David H. Gambrell (D)
Successor elected November 7, 1972

Sam Nunn (D)
November 7, 1972

Louisiana
(2)

Elaine S. Edwards (D)
Successor elected November 13, 1972

Bennett Johnston Jr. (D)
November 14, 1972


House of Representatives



  • replacements: 10


    • Democratic: no net loss


    • Republican: no net gain



  • deaths: 8

  • resignations: 6

  • Total seats with changes: 16





























































































































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

District of Columbia At-large
Vacant
District elected first delegate since the seat was re-established during previous congress

Walter E. Fauntroy (D)
March 23, 1971

South Carolina 1st
Vacant
Rep. L. Mendel Rivers died during previous congress

Mendel J. Davis (D)
April 27, 1971

Maryland 1st

Rogers Morton (R)
Resigned January 29, 1971, after being appointed United States Secretary of the Interior

William O. Mills (R)
May 25, 1971

Pennsylvania 18th

Robert J. Corbett (R)
Died April 25, 1971

H. John Heinz III (R)
November 2, 1971

Vermont At-large

Robert Stafford (R)
Resigned after being appointed to the US Senate September 16, 1971

Richard W. Mallary (R)
January 7, 1972

Kentucky 6th

John C. Watts (D)
Died September 24, 1971

William P. Curlin Jr. (D)
December 4, 1971

Pennsylvania 27th

James G. Fulton (R)
Died October 6, 1971

William S. Conover (R)
April 25, 1972

Illinois 15th

Charlotte T. Reid (R)
Resigned October 7, 1971, after being appointed to the Federal Communication Commission

Cliffard D. Carlson (R)
April 4, 1972

Alabama 3rd

George W. Andrews (D)
Died December 25, 1971

Elizabeth B. Andrews (D)
April 4, 1972

Massachusetts 5th

Frank B. Morse (R)
Resigned May 1, 1972, after being appointed Undersecretary General for Political and General Assembly Affairs at the United Nations
Vacant
Not filled this congress

Louisiana 7th

Edwin Edwards (D)
Resigned after being elected Governor of Louisiana May 9, 1972

John Breaux (D)
September 30, 1972

Virginia 6th

Richard H. Poff (R)
Resigned after being appointed as a judge of the Supreme Court of Virginia

M. Caldwell Butler (R)
November 7, 1972

New York 20th

William Fitts Ryan (D)
Died September 17, 1972.
Vacant
Not filled this congress

Ohio 16th

Frank T. Bow (R)
Died November 13, 1972.
Vacant
Not filled this congress

Illinois 6th

George W. Collins (D)
Died in a plane crash December 8, 1972.
Vacant
Not filled this congress

Alaska At-large

Nick Begich (D)
He and Hale Boggs were lost in a plane crash October 16, 1972. Presumptive death dertificate for Rep. Begich was issued December 29, 1972.
Vacant
Not filled this congress


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



  • Aeronautical and Space Sciences

  • Agriculture and Forestry

  • Appropriations

  • Commerce

  • District of Columbia


  • Equal Educational Opportunity (Select)

  • Finance

  • Foreign Relations

  • Government Operations

  • Interior and Insular Affairs

  • Judiciary

  • Labor and Public Welfare


  • Nutrition and Human Needs (Select)

  • Public Works


  • Secret and Confidential Government Documents (Special)


  • Small Business (Select)


  • Standards and Conduct (Select)

  • Subcommittee on Internal Security

  • Whole



House of Representatives



  • Agriculture

  • Appropriations

  • Banking and Currency

  • District of Columbia

  • Education and Labor

  • Foreign Affairs

  • Government Operations

  • House Administration

  • Interior and Insular Affairs

  • Internal Security

  • Merchant Marine and Fisheries

  • Post Office and Civil Service

  • Rules

  • Science and Astronautics


  • Small Business (Select)

  • Standards of Official Conduct

  • Transportation and Infrastructure

  • Veterans' Affairs

  • Ways and Means

  • Whole



Joint committees



  • Atomic Energy

  • Congressional Operations

  • Defense Production

  • Economic

  • The Library

  • Navajo-Hopi Indian Administration

  • Printing

  • Reduction of Nonessential Federal Expenditures

  • Taxation



Employees and legislative agency directors



Legislative branch agency directors




  • Architect of the Capitol: George M. White, appointed January 27, 1971


  • Attending Physician of the United States Congress: Rufus Pearson


  • Comptroller General of the United States: Elmer B. Staats


  • Librarian of Congress: Lawrence Quincy Mumford


  • Public Printer of the United States: Adolphus N. Spence (until 1972)



Senate




  • Chaplain: Edward L.R. Elson (Presbyterian), elected January 9, 1969


  • Secretary: Francis R. Valeo


  • Democratic Party Secretary: J. Stanley Kimmitt


  • Republican Party Secretary: J. Mark Trice


  • Sergeant at Arms:


    • Robert G. Dunphy of Rhode Island, until June 30, 1972 (resigned)


    • William H. Wannall of Maryland, elected July 1, 1972





House of Representatives




  • Clerk: W. Pat Jennings


  • Sergeant at Arms:


    • Zeake W. Johnson of Tennessee, January 21, 1971 – September 30, 1972 (resigned)


    • Kenneth R. Harding of New York, October 1, 1972 – September 30, 1972 (resigned)




  • Doorkeeper: William M. Miller


  • Postmaster: H. H. Morris, January 21, 1971 – June 30, 1972 (resigned)

    • Robert V. Rota, from July 1, 1972



  • Parliamentarian: Lewis Deschler


  • Reading Clerks:

    • Joe Bartlett (until 1971) (R), Bob Berry (starting 1971) (R)

    • N/A (D)




  • Chaplain: Edward G. Latch (Methodist), elected January 10, 1967



Footnotes





  1. ^ "1972 congress"





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


  • Martis, Kenneth C. (1982). The Historical Atlas of United States Congressional Districts. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.



See also




  • United States elections, 1970 (elections leading to this Congress)

    • United States Senate elections, 1970

    • United States House of Representatives elections, 1970




  • United States elections, 1972 (elections during this Congress, leading to the next Congress)

    • United States presidential election, 1972

    • United States Senate elections, 1972

    • United States House of Representatives elections, 1972





References



  • Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress

  • U.S. House of Representatives: Congressional History

  • U.S. Senate: Statistics and Lists



External links




  • House of Representatives Session Calendar for the 92nd Congress (PDF).


  • Congressional Pictorial Directory for the 92nd Congress.


  • Official Congressional Directory for the 92nd Congress, 1st Session.


  • Official Congressional Directory for the 92nd Congress, 2nd Session.









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