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The 95th United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, composed of the
United States Senate
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and the United States House of Representatives
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. It met in Washington, D.C., from January 3, 1977, to January 3, 1979, during the final weeks of Gerald Ford
Gerald Rudolph Ford Jr. (born Leslie Lynch King Jr.; July 14, 1913December 26, 2006) was the 38th president of the United States, serving from 1974 to 1977. A member of the Republican Party (United States), Republican Party, Ford assumed the p ...
's presidency
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and the first two years of Jimmy Carter
James Earl Carter Jr. (October 1, 1924December 29, 2024) was an American politician and humanitarian who served as the 39th president of the United States from 1977 to 1981. A member of the Democratic Party (United States), Democratic Party ...
's presidency
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.
The apportionment of seats in this House of Representatives
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was based on the 1970 United States census. Both chambers maintained a Democratic supermajority
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, and with Jimmy Carter
James Earl Carter Jr. (October 1, 1924December 29, 2024) was an American politician and humanitarian who served as the 39th president of the United States from 1977 to 1981. A member of the Democratic Party (United States), Democratic Party ...
being sworn in as president on January 20, 1977, this gave the Democrats an overall federal government trifecta
Trifecta
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for the first time since the 90th Congress ending in 1969.
, this was the most recent Congress to approve an amendment (the unratified District of Columbia Voting Rights Amendment) to the Constitution
A constitution is the aggregate of fundamental principles or established precedents that constitute the legal basis of a polity, organization or other type of entity, and commonly determines how that entity is to be governed.
When these pri ...
. This is the last time the Democratic Party or any political party held a 2/3 supermajority in the House.
This is the last congress to at any point have no female senators (from its beginning, January 3, 1977, until the swearing-in of Muriel Humphrey (D- MN) on January 25, 1978; and again from the departure of both Humphrey and Maryon Allen (D- AL) on November 7, 1978, to the early swearing-in of Nancy Kassebaum (R- KS) on December 23, 1978Major events
* 1977 was the last year to have men serving as all 100 U.S senators * January 20, 1977: Inauguration of PresidentJimmy Carter
James Earl Carter Jr. (October 1, 1924December 29, 2024) was an American politician and humanitarian who served as the 39th president of the United States from 1977 to 1981. A member of the Democratic Party (United States), Democratic Party ...
* July 13, 1977: New York City blackout of 1977
* January 1, 1978: The Northern Mariana Islands
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left the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands
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to become a Commonwealth of the United States, making it unincorporated and organized.
* February 8, 1978: Senate proceedings are broadcast on radio for the first time.
* August 7, 1978: Love Canal Disaster
* September 17, 1978: Camp David Accords
* November 18, 1978: Representative Leo Ryan is shot and killed by members of the Peoples Temple in Guyana
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, shortly before the Jonestown massacre.
Hearings
* Project MKULTRA – ( Church Committee, Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, Senate Human Resources subcommittee on Health and Scientific Research)Major legislation
* August 3, 1977: Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act, , * August 4, 1977: Department of Energy Organization Act of 1977, , * October 7, 1977: Earthquake Hazards Reduction Act of 1977, , * October 12, 1977: Community Reinvestment Act, , title VIII, * November 23, 1977: Saccharin Study and Labeling Act of 1977, , * December 27, 1977: Clean Water Act, , * December 28, 1977: International Emergency Economic Powers Act, , title II, * March 10, 1978: Nuclear Non-Proliferation Act of 1978, , * October 10, 1978: Susan B. Anthony Dollar Coin Act of 1979, , * October 12, 1978: Inspector General Act of 1978, , * October 13, 1978: Civil Service Reform Act, , * October 24, 1978: Airline Deregulation Act, , * October 25, 1978:Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act
The Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 (FISA, , ) is a Law of the United States, United States federal law that establishes procedures for the surveillance and collection of foreign intelligence on domestic soil.Ethics in Government Act, ,
* October 27, 1978: Humphrey-Hawkins Full Employment Act, ,
* October 31, 1978: Pregnancy Discrimination Act, ,
* November 1, 1978: Contract Disputes Act, ,
* November 4, 1978: Solar Photovoltaic Energy Research, Development, and Demonstration Act of 1978, ,
* November 6, 1978: Bankruptcy Act of 1978, ,
* November 8, 1978:
: 1.
: 1. Henry M. Jackson (D)
: 3. Warren G. Magnuson (D)
: . Otis G. Pike (D)
: . Thomas Downey (D)
: . Jerome Ambro (D)
: . Norman F. Lent (R)
: . John W. Wydler (R)
: . Lester L. Wolff (D)
: . Joseph P. Addabbo (D)
: . Benjamin Stanley Rosenthal (D)
: . James J. Delaney (D), until December 31, 1978
: . Mario Biaggi (D)
: . James H. Scheuer (D)
: . Shirley Chisholm (D)
: . Stephen Solarz (D)
: . Fred Richmond (D)
: . Leo C. Zeferetti (D)
: . Elizabeth Holtzman (D)
: . John M. Murphy (D)
: . Ed Koch (D), until December 31, 1977
:: Bill Green (R), from February 14, 1978
: .
: . Joel Pritchard (R)
: . Lloyd Meeds (D)
: . Don Bonker (D)
: . Mike McCormack (D)
: . Tom Foley (D)
: . Norm Dicks (D)
: . Brock Adams (D), until January 22, 1977
:: John E. Cunningham (R) from May 17, 1977
(2) , nowrap , John L. McClellan
(D) , Died November 28, 1977.
Successor appointed to finish the term. , nowrap , Kaneaster Hodges Jr.
(D) , December 10, 1977 , - , nowrap ,
(2) , nowrap , Lee Metcalf
(D) , Died January 12, 1978.
Successor appointed to finish the term. , nowrap , Paul G. Hatfield
(D) , January 22, 1978 , - , nowrap ,
(1) , nowrap , Hubert Humphrey
(DFL) , Died January 13, 1978.
Successor appointed to continue the term. , nowrap , Muriel Humphrey
(DFL) , January 25, 1978 , - , nowrap ,
(3) , nowrap , James Allen
(D) , Died June 1, 1978.
Successor appointed to continue the term. , nowrap , Maryon Pittman Allen
(D) , June 8, 1978 , - , nowrap ,
(3) , nowrap , Maryon Pittman Allen
(D) , Appointee lost special election.
Successor elected November 7, 1978. , nowrap , Donald Stewart
(D) , November 8, 1978 , - , nowrap ,
(1) , nowrap , Muriel Humphrey
(DFL) , Appointee retired when successor qualified.
Successor elected November 7, 1978. , nowrap , David Durenberger
(I-R) , November 8, 1978 , - , nowrap ,
(2) , nowrap , Paul G. Hatfield
(D) , Lost nomination to the next term.
Resigned early December 12, 1978.
Successor appointed, having already been elected to the next term. , nowrap , Max Baucus
(D) , December 15, 1978 , - , nowrap ,
(2) , nowrap , James B. Pearson
(R) , Resigned December 23, 1978.
Successor appointed, having already been elected to the next term. , nowrap , Nancy Kassebaum
(R) , December 23, 1978 , - , nowrap ,
(2) , nowrap , James Eastland
(D) , Resigned December 27, 1978.
Successor appointed, having already been elected to the next term. , nowrap , Thad Cochran
(R) , December 27, 1978 , - , nowrap ,
(2) , nowrap , Wendell R. Anderson
(DFL) , Resigned December 29, 1978.
Successor appointed, having already been elected to the next term. , nowrap , Rudy Boschwitz
(I-R) , December 30, 1978 , - , nowrap , List of United States senators from Wyoming, Wyoming
(2) , nowrap , Clifford Hansen
(R) , Resigned December 31, 1978.
Successor appointed, having already been elected to the next term. , nowrap , Alan Simpson
(R) , January 1, 1979 , - , nowrap ,
(2) , nowrap , William L. Scott
(R) , Resigned January 1, 1979.
Successor appointed, having already been elected to the next term. , nowrap , John Warner
(R) , January 2, 1979
Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress
* * * * {{USCongresses 95th United States Congress,
Indian Child Welfare Act
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, ,
* November 8, 1978: Amateur Sports Act of 1978
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,
* November 9, 1978: National Energy Conservation Policy Act, ,
Constitutional amendments
* August 22, 1978: Approved an amendment to theUnited States Constitution
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granting the District of Columbia
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full representation in the United States Congress
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, full representation in the Electoral College system, and full participation in the process by which the Constitution is amended, and submitted it to the state legislatures for ratification
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** This amendment, commonly known as the District of Columbia Voting Rights Amendment, was later rendered inoperative, as it was not ratified within the seven–year time frame set by Congress
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.
Treaties ratified
* March 16, 1978: First of the Torrijos-Carter Treaties (Panama Canal) treaty: "The Treaty Concerning the Permanent Neutrality and Operation of the Panama Canal", commonly known as the "Neutrality Treaty" * April 19, 1978: Second of the Torrijos-Carter Treaties treaty, commonly known as "The Panama Canal Treaty"Party summary
Senate
House of Representatives
Leadership
Senate
* President: Nelson Rockefeller (R), until January 20, 1977 **Walter Mondale
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(D), from January 20, 1977
* President pro tempore: James Eastland (D)
* Permanent Acting President pro tempore: Lee Metcalf (D), until January 12, 1978
* Deputy President pro tempore: Hubert Humphrey (D), until January 13, 1978
Majority (Democratic) leadership
* Majority Leader: Robert Byrd * Majority Whip:Alan Cranston
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* Democratic Caucus Secretary: Daniel Inouye
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* Democratic Campaign Committee Chairman: Wendell Ford
Minority (Republican) leadership
* Minority Leader: Howard Baker *Minority Whip
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Whips ...
: Ted Stevens
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He was the longest-serving Republican Party (United St ...
* Republican Conference Chairman: Carl Curtis
* Republican Conference Secretary: Clifford Hansen
* National Senatorial Committee Chair: Bob Packwood
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* Policy Committee Chairman: John Tower
House of Representatives
* Speaker: Tip O'Neill (D)Majority (Democratic) leadership
* Majority Leader: Jim Wright * Majority Whip: John Brademas * Chief Deputy Majority Whip:Dan Rostenkowski
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* Democratic Caucus Chairman: Tom Foley
* Democratic Caucus Secretary: Shirley Chisholm
* Democratic Campaign Committee Chairman: James C. Corman
Minority (Republican) leadership
* Minority Leader:John Jacob Rhodes
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* Minority Whip
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Whips ...
: Robert H. Michel
* Republican Conference Chairman: John B. Anderson
* Republican Conference Vice-Chairman: Samuel L. Devine
* Republican Conference Secretary: Jack Edwards
* Policy Committee Chairman: Del M. Clawson
* Republican Campaign Committee Chairman: Guy Vander Jagt
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Vander Jagt was desc ...
Caucuses
* Congressional Black Caucus * Congressional Hispanic Caucus * Congressional Caucus for Women's Issues * House Democratic Caucus * Senate Democratic CaucusMembers
Senate
In this Congress, Class 2 meant their term ended with this Congress, facing re-election in 1978; Class 3 meant their term began in the last Congress, facing re-election in 1980; and Class 1 meant their term began in this Congress, facing re-election in 1982.
Alabama
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: 2. John J. Sparkman (D)
: 3. James Allen (D), until June 1, 1978
:: Maryon Pittman Allen (D), from June 8, 1978, until November 7, 1978
:: Donald Stewart (D), from November 7, 1978
Alaska
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: 2. Ted Stevens
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He was the longest-serving Republican Party (United St ...
(R)
: 3. Mike Gravel (D)
Arizona
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: 1. Dennis DeConcini (D)
: 3. Barry Goldwater
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(R)
Arkansas
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: 2. John L. McClellan (D), until November 28, 1977
:: Kaneaster Hodges Jr. (D), from December 10, 1977
: 3. Dale Bumpers (D)
California
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: 1. S. I. Hayakawa (R)
: 3. Alan Cranston
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(D)
Colorado
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: 2. Floyd Haskell (D)
: 3. Gary Hart (D)
Connecticut
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: 1. Lowell Weicker (R)
: 3. Abraham Ribicoff (D)
Delaware
Delaware ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Mid-Atlantic (United States), Mid-Atlantic and South Atlantic states, South Atlantic regions of the United States. It borders Maryland to its south and west, Pennsylvania to its north, New Jersey ...
: 1. William Roth (R)
: 2. Joe Biden
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(D)
Florida
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: 1. Lawton Chiles (D)
: 3. Richard Stone (D)
Georgia
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* Georgia (country), a country in the South Caucasus
* Georgia (U.S. state), a state in the southeastern United States
Georgia may also refer to:
People and fictional characters
* Georgia (name), a list of pe ...
: 2. Sam Nunn (D)
: 3. Herman Talmadge
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(D)
Hawaii
Hawaii ( ; ) is an island U.S. state, state of the United States, in the Pacific Ocean about southwest of the U.S. mainland. One of the two Non-contiguous United States, non-contiguous U.S. states (along with Alaska), it is the only sta ...
: 1. Spark Matsunaga (D)
: 3. Daniel Inouye
Daniel Ken Inouye ( , , September 7, 1924 – December 17, 2012) was an American attorney, soldier, and statesman who served as a United States Senate, United States senator from Hawaii from 1963 until his death in 2012. A Medal of Honor recipi ...
(D)
Idaho
Idaho ( ) is a landlocked U.S. state, state in the Pacific Northwest and Mountain states, Mountain West subregions of the Western United States. It borders Montana and Wyoming to the east, Nevada and Utah to the south, and Washington (state), ...
: 2. James A. McClure (R)
: 3. Frank Church (D)
Illinois
Illinois ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern United States. It borders on Lake Michigan to its northeast, the Mississippi River to its west, and the Wabash River, Wabash and Ohio River, Ohio rivers to its ...
: 2. Charles H. Percy (R)
: 3. Adlai Stevenson III (D)
Indiana
Indiana ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. It borders Lake Michigan to the northwest, Michigan to the north and northeast, Ohio to the east, the Ohio River and Kentucky to the s ...
: 1. Richard Lugar (R)
: 3. Birch Bayh
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(D)
Iowa
Iowa ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the upper Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. It borders the Mississippi River to the east and the Missouri River and Big Sioux River to the west; Wisconsin to the northeast, Ill ...
: 2. Dick Clark
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(D)
: 3. John Culver (D)
Kansas
Kansas ( ) is a landlocked U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. It borders Nebraska to the north; Missouri to the east; Oklahoma to the south; and Colorado to the west. Kansas is named a ...
: 2. James B. Pearson (R), until December 23, 1978
:: Nancy Kassebaum (R), from December 23, 1978
: 3. Bob Dole
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(R)
Kentucky
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: 2. Walter Dee Huddleston (D)
: 3. Wendell Ford (D)
Louisiana
Louisiana ( ; ; ) is a state in the Deep South and South Central regions of the United States. It borders Texas to the west, Arkansas to the north, and Mississippi to the east. Of the 50 U.S. states, it ranks 31st in area and 25 ...
: 2. J. Bennett Johnston (D)
: 3. Russell B. Long (D)
Maine
Maine ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the New England region of the United States, and the northeasternmost state in the Contiguous United States. It borders New Hampshire to the west, the Gulf of Maine to the southeast, and the Provinces and ...
: 1. Edmund Muskie (D)
: 2. William Hathaway (D)
Maryland
Maryland ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Mid-Atlantic (United States), Mid-Atlantic region of the United States. It borders the states of Virginia to its south, West Virginia to its west, Pennsylvania to its north, and Delaware to its east ...
: 1. Paul Sarbanes
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(D)
: 3. Charles Mathias (R)
Massachusetts
Massachusetts ( ; ), officially the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, is a U.S. state, state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It borders the Atlantic Ocean and the Gulf of Maine to its east, Connecticut and Rhode ...
: 1. Ted Kennedy (D)
: 2. Edward Brooke (R)
Michigan
Michigan ( ) is a peninsular U.S. state, state in the Great Lakes region, Great Lakes region of the Upper Midwest, Upper Midwestern United States. It shares water and land boundaries with Minnesota to the northwest, Wisconsin to the west, ...
: 1. Donald Riegle (D)
: 2. Robert P. Griffin (R)
Minnesota
Minnesota ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Upper Midwestern region of the United States. It is bordered by the Canadian provinces of Manitoba and Ontario to the north and east and by the U.S. states of Wisconsin to the east, Iowa to the so ...
: 1. Hubert Humphrey, (DFL), until January 13, 1978
:: Muriel Humphrey, (DFL), from January 25, 1978, until November 7, 1978
:: David Durenberger (I-R), from November 8, 1978
: 2. Wendell R. Anderson, (DFL), until December 29, 1978
:: Rudy Boschwitz (I-R)
Mississippi
Mississippi ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern and Deep South regions of the United States. It borders Tennessee to the north, Alabama to the east, the Gulf of Mexico to the south, Louisiana to the s ...
: 1. John C. Stennis (D)
: 2. James Eastland (D), until December 27, 1978
:: Thad Cochran (R), from December 27, 1978
Missouri
Missouri (''see #Etymology and pronunciation, pronunciation'') is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. Ranking List of U.S. states and territories by area, 21st in land area, it border ...
: 1. John Danforth
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(R)
: 3. Thomas Eagleton (D)
Montana
Montana ( ) is a landlocked U.S. state, state in the Mountain states, Mountain West subregion of the Western United States. It is bordered by Idaho to the west, North Dakota to the east, South Dakota to the southeast, Wyoming to the south, an ...
: 1. John Melcher (D)
: 2. Lee Metcalf (D), until January 12, 1978
:: Paul G. Hatfield (D), from January 22, 1978, until December 12, 1978
:: Max Baucus (D), from December 15, 1978
Nebraska
Nebraska ( ) is a landlocked U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. It borders South Dakota to the north; Iowa to the east and Missouri to the southeast, both across the Missouri River; Ka ...
: 1. Edward Zorinsky (D)
: 2. Carl Curtis (R)
Nevada
Nevada ( ; ) is a landlocked state in the Western United States. It borders Oregon to the northwest, Idaho to the northeast, California to the west, Arizona to the southeast, and Utah to the east. Nevada is the seventh-most extensive, th ...
: 1. Howard Cannon (D)
: 3. Paul Laxalt (R)
New Hampshire
New Hampshire ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It borders Massachusetts to the south, Vermont to the west, Maine and the Gulf of Maine to the east, and the Canadian province of Quebec t ...
: 2. Thomas J. McIntyre (D)
: 3. John A. Durkin (D)
New Jersey
New Jersey is a U.S. state, state located in both the Mid-Atlantic States, Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern United States, Northeastern regions of the United States. Located at the geographic hub of the urban area, heavily urbanized Northeas ...
: 1. Harrison A. Williams (D)
: 2. Clifford P. Case (R)
New Mexico
New Mexico is a state in the Southwestern United States, Southwestern region of the United States. It is one of the Mountain States of the southern Rocky Mountains, sharing the Four Corners region with Utah, Colorado, and Arizona. It also ...
: 1. Harrison Schmitt
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(R)
: 2. Pete Domenici (R)
Daniel Patrick Moynihan
Daniel Patrick Moynihan (; March 16, 1927 – March 26, 2003) was an American politician, diplomat and social scientist. A member of the Democratic Party (United States), Democratic Party, he represented New York (state), New York in the ...
(D)
: 3. Jacob Javits (R)
North Carolina
North Carolina ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern region of the United States. It is bordered by Virginia to the north, the Atlantic Ocean to the east, South Carolina to the south, Georgia (U.S. stat ...
: 2. Jesse Helms
Jesse Alexander Helms Jr. (October 18, 1921 – July 4, 2008) was an American politician. A leader in the Conservatism in the United States, conservative movement, he served as a senator from North Carolina from 1973 to 2003. As chairman of the ...
(R)
: 3. Robert Burren Morgan (D)
North Dakota
North Dakota ( ) is a U.S. state in the Upper Midwest, named after the indigenous Dakota people, Dakota and Sioux peoples. It is bordered by the Canadian provinces of Saskatchewan and Manitoba to the north and by the U.S. states of Minneso ...
: 1. Quentin Burdick (D-NPL)
: 3. Milton Young (R)
Ohio
Ohio ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. It borders Lake Erie to the north, Pennsylvania to the east, West Virginia to the southeast, Kentucky to the southwest, Indiana to the ...
: 1. Howard Metzenbaum (D)
: 3. John Glenn
John Herschel Glenn Jr. (July 18, 1921 – December 8, 2016) was an American Marine Corps aviator, astronaut, businessman, and politician. He was the third American in space and the first to orbit the Earth, circling it three times in 1 ...
(D)
Oklahoma
Oklahoma ( ; Choctaw language, Choctaw: , ) is a landlocked U.S. state, state in the South Central United States, South Central region of the United States. It borders Texas to the south and west, Kansas to the north, Missouri to the northea ...
: 2. Dewey F. Bartlett (R)
: 3. Henry Bellmon (R)
Oregon
Oregon ( , ) is a U.S. state, state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. It is a part of the Western U.S., with the Columbia River delineating much of Oregon's northern boundary with Washington (state), Washington, while t ...
: 2. Mark Hatfield (R)
: 3. Bob Packwood
Robert William Packwood (born September 11, 1932) is an American retired lawyer and politician from Oregon who served as a member of the United States Senate from 1969 to 1995. He resigned from the U.S. Senate under threat of expulsion, in 1995 ...
(R)
Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania, officially the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, is a U.S. state, state spanning the Mid-Atlantic (United States), Mid-Atlantic, Northeastern United States, Northeastern, Appalachian, and Great Lakes region, Great Lakes regions o ...
: 1. John Heinz
Henry John Heinz III (October 23, 1938 – April 4, 1991) was an American businessman and politician who served as a United States Senate, United States senator from Pennsylvania from 1977 until Merion air disaster, his death in 1991. An he ...
(R)
: 3. Richard Schweiker (R)
Rhode Island
Rhode Island ( ) is a state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It borders Connecticut to its west; Massachusetts to its north and east; and the Atlantic Ocean to its south via Rhode Island Sound and Block Is ...
: 1. John Chafee (R)
: 2. Claiborne Pell (D)
South Carolina
South Carolina ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern region of the United States. It borders North Carolina to the north and northeast, the Atlantic Ocean to the southeast, and Georgia (U.S. state), Georg ...
: 2. Strom Thurmond (R)
: 3. Fritz Hollings (D)
South Dakota
South Dakota (; Sioux language, Sioux: , ) is a U.S. state, state in the West North Central states, North Central region of the United States. It is also part of the Great Plains. South Dakota is named after the Dakota people, Dakota Sioux ...
: 2. James Abourezk (D)
: 3. George McGovern
George Stanley McGovern (July 19, 1922 – October 21, 2012) was an American politician, diplomat, and historian who was a U.S. representative and three-term U.S. senator from South Dakota, and the Democratic Party (United States), Democ ...
(D)
Tennessee
Tennessee (, ), officially the State of Tennessee, is a landlocked U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern region of the United States. It borders Kentucky to the north, Virginia to the northeast, North Carolina t ...
: 1. Jim Sasser (D)
: 2. Howard Baker (R)
Texas
Texas ( , ; or ) is the most populous U.S. state, state in the South Central United States, South Central region of the United States. It borders Louisiana to the east, Arkansas to the northeast, Oklahoma to the north, New Mexico to the we ...
: 1. Lloyd Bentsen (D)
: 2. John Tower (R)
Utah
Utah is a landlocked state in the Mountain states, Mountain West subregion of the Western United States. It is one of the Four Corners states, sharing a border with Arizona, Colorado, and New Mexico. It also borders Wyoming to the northea ...
: 1. Orrin Hatch (R)
: 3. Jake Garn
Edwin Jacob "Jake" Garn (born October 12, 1932) is an American politician from the U.S. state of Utah. A member of the Republican Party (United States), Republican Party, he served as a member of the United States Senate from 1974 to 1993. Garn ...
(R)
Vermont
Vermont () is a U.S. state, state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It borders Massachusetts to the south, New Hampshire to the east, New York (state), New York to the west, and the Provinces and territories of Ca ...
: 1. Robert Stafford (R)
: 3. Patrick Leahy
Patrick Joseph Leahy ( ; born March 31, 1940) is an American politician and attorney who represented Vermont in the United States Senate from 1975 to 2023. A member of the Democratic Party (United States), Democratic Party, he also was the pr ...
(D)
Virginia
Virginia, officially the Commonwealth of Virginia, is a U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern and Mid-Atlantic (United States), Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States between the East Coast of the United States ...
: 1. Harry F. Byrd Jr. (ID)
: 2. William L. Scott (R), until January 1, 1979
:: John Warner (R), from January 2, 1979
West Virginia
West Virginia is a mountainous U.S. state, state in the Southern United States, Southern and Mid-Atlantic (United States), Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States.The United States Census Bureau, Census Bureau and the Association of American ...
: 1. Robert Byrd (D)
: 2. Jennings Randolph (D)
Wisconsin
Wisconsin ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Great Lakes region, Great Lakes region of the Upper Midwest of the United States. It borders Minnesota to the west, Iowa to the southwest, Illinois to the south, Lake Michigan to the east, Michig ...
: 1. William Proxmire
Edward William Proxmire (November 11, 1915 – December 15, 2005) was an American politician. A member of the Democratic Party (United States), Democratic Party, he served as a United States Senate, United States Senator from Wisconsin from 1957 ...
(D)
: 3. Gaylord Nelson (D)
Wyoming
Wyoming ( ) is a landlocked U.S. state, state in the Mountain states, Mountain West subregion of the Western United States, Western United States. It borders Montana to the north and northwest, South Dakota and Nebraska to the east, Idaho t ...
: 1. Malcolm Wallop (R)
: 2. Clifford Hansen (R), until December 31, 1978
:: Alan Simpson (R), from January 1, 1979
House of Representatives
Members of the House of Representatives elected statewide ''at-large'', are preceded by "At-large", and the names of those elected from districts, are preceded by their district numbers. Many of the congressional district numbers are linked to articles describing the district itself. Since the boundaries of the districts have changed often and substantially, the linked article may only describe the district as it exists today, and not as it was at the time of this Congress.
Alabama
Alabama ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern and Deep South, Deep Southern regions of the United States. It borders Tennessee to the north, Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia to the east, Florida and the Gu ...
: . Jack Edwards (R)
: . William Louis Dickinson (R)
: . Bill Nichols (D)
: . Tom Bevill (D)
: . Ronnie Flippo (D)
: . John Hall Buchanan Jr. (R)
: . Walter Flowers (D)
Alaska
Alaska ( ) is a non-contiguous U.S. state on the northwest extremity of North America. Part of the Western United States region, it is one of the two non-contiguous U.S. states, alongside Hawaii. Alaska is also considered to be the north ...
: . Don Young
Donald Edwin Young (June 9, 1933 – March 18, 2022) was an American politician from Alaska. He is the List of members of the United States Congress by longevity of service, longest-serving Republican Party (United States), Republican in House ...
(R)
Arizona
Arizona is a U.S. state, state in the Southwestern United States, Southwestern region of the United States, sharing the Four Corners region of the western United States with Colorado, New Mexico, and Utah. It also borders Nevada to the nort ...
: . John Jacob Rhodes
John Jacob Rhodes Jr. (September 18, 1916 – August 24, 2003) was an American lawyer and politician. A member of the Republican Party, Rhodes served as a U.S. Representative from Arizona for thirty years from 1953 to 1983. He was the mino ...
(R)
: . Mo Udall (D)
: . Bob Stump (D)
: . Eldon Rudd (R)
Arkansas
Arkansas ( ) is a landlocked state in the West South Central region of the Southern United States. It borders Missouri to the north, Tennessee and Mississippi to the east, Louisiana to the south, Texas to the southwest, and Oklahoma ...
: . William Vollie Alexander Jr. (D)
: . Jim Guy Tucker (D)
: . John Paul Hammerschmidt (R)
: . Ray Thornton (D)
California
California () is a U.S. state, state in the Western United States that lies on the West Coast of the United States, Pacific Coast. It borders Oregon to the north, Nevada and Arizona to the east, and shares Mexico–United States border, an ...
: . Harold T. Johnson (D)
: . Donald H. Clausen (R)
: . John E. Moss (D), until December 31, 1978
: . Robert L. Leggett (D)
: . John Burton (D)
: . Phillip Burton (D)
: . George Miller (D)
: . Ron Dellums (D)
: . Pete Stark (D)
: . Don Edwards (D)
: . Leo Ryan (D), until November 18, 1978
: . Pete McCloskey (R)
: . Norman Mineta (D)
: . John J. McFall (D), until December 31, 1978
: . B. F. Sisk (D)
: . Leon Panetta (D)
: . John Hans Krebs (D)
: . William M. Ketchum (R), until June 24, 1978
: . Robert J. Lagomarsino (R)
: . Barry Goldwater Jr. (R)
: . James C. Corman (D)
: . Carlos Moorhead (R)
: . Anthony Beilenson (D)
: . Henry Waxman (D)
: . Edward R. Roybal (D)
: . John H. Rousselot (R)
: . Bob Dornan (R)
: . Yvonne Brathwaite Burke (D)
: . Augustus Hawkins (D)
: . George E. Danielson (D)
: . Charles H. Wilson (D)
: . Glenn M. Anderson (D)
: . Del M. Clawson (R), until December 31, 1978
: . Mark W. Hannaford (D)
: . James F. Lloyd (D)
: . George Brown Jr.
George Edward Brown Jr. (March 6, 1920 – July 15, 1999) was an American Democratic Party (United States), Democratic politician from California. He represented suburban portions of Los Angeles County, California, Los Angeles County in the United ...
(D)
: . Shirley Neil Pettis (R)
: . Jerry M. Patterson (D)
: . Charles E. Wiggins (R)
: . Robert Badham (R)
: . Bob Wilson (R)
: . Lionel Van Deerlin (D)
: . Clair Burgener (R)
Colorado
Colorado is a U.S. state, state in the Western United States. It is one of the Mountain states, sharing the Four Corners region with Arizona, New Mexico, and Utah. It is also bordered by Wyoming to the north, Nebraska to the northeast, Kansas ...
: . Pat Schroeder (D)
: . Tim Wirth (D)
: . Frank Evans (D)
: . James Paul Johnson (R)
: . William L. Armstrong (R)
Connecticut
Connecticut ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It borders Rhode Island to the east, Massachusetts to the north, New York (state), New York to the west, and Long Island Sound to the south. ...
: . William R. Cotter (D)
: . Chris Dodd
Christopher John Dodd (born May 27, 1944) is an American lobbyist, lawyer, and Democratic Party (United States), Democratic Party politician who served as a United States senator from Connecticut from 1981 to 2011. Dodd is the List of United Sta ...
(D)
: . Robert Giaimo (D)
: . Stewart McKinney (R)
: . Ronald A. Sarasin (R)
: . Toby Moffett (D)
Delaware
Delaware ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Mid-Atlantic (United States), Mid-Atlantic and South Atlantic states, South Atlantic regions of the United States. It borders Maryland to its south and west, Pennsylvania to its north, New Jersey ...
: . Thomas B. Evans Jr. (R)
Florida
Florida ( ; ) is a U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern region of the United States. It borders the Gulf of Mexico to the west, Alabama to the northwest, Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia to the north, the Atlantic ...
: . Robert L. F. Sikes (D)
: . Don Fuqua (D)
: . Charles E. Bennett (D)
: . Bill Chappell (D)
: . Richard Kelly (R)
: . Bill Young (R)
: . Sam Gibbons (D)
: . Andy Ireland (D)
: . Louis Frey Jr. (R)
: . Skip Bafalis (R)
: . Paul Rogers (D)
: . J. Herbert Burke (R)
: . William Lehman (D)
: . Claude Pepper (D)
: . Dante Fascell (D)
Georgia
Georgia most commonly refers to:
* Georgia (country), a country in the South Caucasus
* Georgia (U.S. state), a state in the southeastern United States
Georgia may also refer to:
People and fictional characters
* Georgia (name), a list of pe ...
: . Bo Ginn (D)
: . Dawson Mathis (D)
: . Jack Brinkley (D)
: . Elliott H. Levitas (D)
: . Andrew Young (D), until January 29, 1977
:: Wyche Fowler (D), from April 6, 1977
: . John Flynt (D)
: . Larry McDonald (D)
: . Billy Lee Evans (D)
: . Ed Jenkins (D)
: . Doug Barnard Jr. (D)
Hawaii
Hawaii ( ; ) is an island U.S. state, state of the United States, in the Pacific Ocean about southwest of the U.S. mainland. One of the two Non-contiguous United States, non-contiguous U.S. states (along with Alaska), it is the only sta ...
: . Cecil Heftel (D)
: . Daniel Akaka (D)
Idaho
Idaho ( ) is a landlocked U.S. state, state in the Pacific Northwest and Mountain states, Mountain West subregions of the Western United States. It borders Montana and Wyoming to the east, Nevada and Utah to the south, and Washington (state), ...
: . Steve Symms (R)
: . George V. Hansen (R)
Illinois
Illinois ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern United States. It borders on Lake Michigan to its northeast, the Mississippi River to its west, and the Wabash River, Wabash and Ohio River, Ohio rivers to its ...
: . Ralph Metcalfe (D), until October 10, 1978
: . Morgan F. Murphy (D)
: . Marty Russo (D)
: . Ed Derwinski (R)
: . John G. Fary (D)
: . Henry Hyde (R)
: . Cardiss Collins (D)
: . Dan Rostenkowski
Daniel David Rostenkowski (January 2, 1928 – August 11, 2010) was a United States Representative from Chicago, serving for 36 years, from 1959 to 1995. He became one of the most powerful legislators in Congress, especially in matters of t ...
(D)
: . Sidney R. Yates (D)
: . Abner J. Mikva (D)
: . Frank Annunzio (D)
: . Phil Crane (R)
: . Robert McClory (R)
: . John N. Erlenborn (R)
: . Tom Corcoran (R)
: . John B. Anderson (R)
: . George M. O'Brien (R)
: . Robert H. Michel (R)
: . Tom Railsback (R)
: . Paul Findley (R)
: . Edward Rell Madigan (R)
: . George E. Shipley (D)
: . Melvin Price (D)
: . Paul Simon
Paul Frederic Simon (born October 13, 1941) is an American singer-songwriter known for his solo work and his collaborations with Art Garfunkel. He and Garfunkel, whom he met in elementary school in 1953, came to prominence in the 1960s as Sim ...
(D)
Indiana
Indiana ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. It borders Lake Michigan to the northwest, Michigan to the north and northeast, Ohio to the east, the Ohio River and Kentucky to the s ...
: . Adam Benjamin Jr. (D)
: . Floyd Fithian (D)
: . John Brademas (D)
: . Dan Quayle
James Danforth Quayle (; born February 4, 1947) is an American retired politician who served as the 44th vice president of the United States from 1989 to 1993 under President George H. W. Bush. A member of the Republican Party (United States), ...
(R)
: . Elwood Hillis (R)
: . David W. Evans (D)
: . John T. Myers (R)
: . David L. Cornwell (D)
: . Lee H. Hamilton (D)
: . Philip Sharp (D)
: . Andrew Jacobs Jr. (D)
Iowa
Iowa ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the upper Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. It borders the Mississippi River to the east and the Missouri River and Big Sioux River to the west; Wisconsin to the northeast, Ill ...
: . Jim Leach (R)
: . Mike Blouin (D)
: . Chuck Grassley
Charles Ernest Grassley (born September 17, 1933) is an American politician serving as the president pro tempore of the United States Senate since 2025, a role he also held from 2019 to 2021. A member of the Republican Party (United States), Re ...
(R)
: . Neal Edward Smith (D)
: . Tom Harkin (D)
: . Berkley Bedell
Berkley Warren Bedell (March 5, 1921 – December 7, 2019) was an American Democratic Party (United States), Democratic Party politician and businessman who served as the United States House of Representatives, U.S. representative for Iowa's 6th ...
(D)
Kansas
Kansas ( ) is a landlocked U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. It borders Nebraska to the north; Missouri to the east; Oklahoma to the south; and Colorado to the west. Kansas is named a ...
: . Keith Sebelius (R)
: . Martha Keys (D)
: . Larry Winn (R)
: . Dan Glickman
Daniel Robert Glickman (born November 24, 1944) is an American politician, lawyer, lobbyist, and nonprofit leader. He served as the United States secretary of agriculture from 1995 until 2001 in the Clinton administration. He previously represen ...
(D)
: . Joe Skubitz (R), until December 31, 1978
Kentucky
Kentucky (, ), officially the Commonwealth of Kentucky, is a landlocked U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern region of the United States. It borders Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio to the north, West Virginia to the ...
: . Carroll Hubbard (D)
: . William Natcher (D)
: . Romano Mazzoli (D)
: . Gene Snyder (R)
: . Tim Lee Carter (R)
: . John B. Breckinridge (D)
: . Carl D. Perkins (D)
Louisiana
Louisiana ( ; ; ) is a state in the Deep South and South Central regions of the United States. It borders Texas to the west, Arkansas to the north, and Mississippi to the east. Of the 50 U.S. states, it ranks 31st in area and 25 ...
: . Richard Alvin Tonry (D), until May 4, 1977
:: Bob Livingston (R), from August 27, 1977
: . Lindy Boggs (D)
: . Dave Treen
David Conner Treen Sr. (July 16, 1928 – October 29, 2009) was an American politician and attorney at law (United States), attorney from Louisiana. A member of the Republican Party (United States), Republican Party, Treen served as United State ...
(R)
: . Joe Waggonner (D)
: . Jerry Huckaby (D)
: . Henson Moore (R)
: . John Breaux
John Berlinger Breaux (; born March 1, 1944) is an American lobbyist, attorney, and retired politician from Louisiana. He served in the United States House of Representatives, U.S. House of Representatives from 1972 to 1987 and as a United State ...
(D)
: . Gillis William Long (D)
Maine
Maine ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the New England region of the United States, and the northeasternmost state in the Contiguous United States. It borders New Hampshire to the west, the Gulf of Maine to the southeast, and the Provinces and ...
: . David F. Emery (R)
: . William Cohen (R)
Maryland
Maryland ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Mid-Atlantic (United States), Mid-Atlantic region of the United States. It borders the states of Virginia to its south, West Virginia to its west, Pennsylvania to its north, and Delaware to its east ...
: . Robert Bauman (R)
: . Clarence Long (D)
: . Barbara Mikulski (D)
: . Marjorie Holt (R)
: . Gladys Spellman (D)
: . Goodloe Byron (D), until October 11, 1978
: . Parren Mitchell (D)
: . Newton Steers (R)
Massachusetts
Massachusetts ( ; ), officially the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, is a U.S. state, state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It borders the Atlantic Ocean and the Gulf of Maine to its east, Connecticut and Rhode ...
: . Silvio O. Conte (R)
: . Edward Boland (D)
: . Joseph D. Early (D)
: . Robert Drinan (D)
: . Paul Tsongas (D)
: . Michael J. Harrington (D)
: . Ed Markey
Edward John Markey (born July 11, 1946) is an American politician serving as the Seniority in the United States Senate, junior United States Senate, United States senator from the state of Massachusetts, a seat he has held since 2013. A member of ...
(D)
: . Tip O'Neill (D)
: . Joe Moakley (D)
: . Margaret Heckler (R)
: . James A. Burke (D)
: . Gerry Studds (D)
Michigan
Michigan ( ) is a peninsular U.S. state, state in the Great Lakes region, Great Lakes region of the Upper Midwest, Upper Midwestern United States. It shares water and land boundaries with Minnesota to the northwest, Wisconsin to the west, ...
: . John Conyers (D)
: . Carl Pursell (R)
: . Garry E. Brown (R)
: . David Stockman (R)
: . Harold S. Sawyer (R)
: . Milton Robert Carr (D)
: . Dale Kildee (D)
: . J. Bob Traxler (D)
: . Guy Vander Jagt
Guy Adrian Vander Jagt ( ; August 26, 1931 – June 22, 2007) was a Republican politician from Michigan. He was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives and Chairman of the National Republican Congressional Committee.
Vander Jagt was desc ...
(R)
: . Elford Albin Cederberg (R), until December 31, 1978
: . Philip Ruppe (R)
: . David Bonior (D)
: . Charles Diggs (D)
: . Lucien Nedzi (D)
: . William D. Ford (D)
: . John D. Dingell Jr. (D)
: . William M. Brodhead (D)
: . James Blanchard
James Johnston Blanchard (born August 8, 1942) is an American attorney, diplomat, and politician who served as the 45th governor of Michigan from 1983 to 1991. A member of the Democratic Party (United States), Democratic Party, Blanchard previo ...
(D)
: . William Broomfield (R)
Minnesota
Minnesota ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Upper Midwestern region of the United States. It is bordered by the Canadian provinces of Manitoba and Ontario to the north and east and by the U.S. states of Wisconsin to the east, Iowa to the so ...
: . Al Quie (I-R)
: . Tom Hagedorn (I-R)
: . Bill Frenzel (I-R)
: . Bruce Vento (DFL)
: . Donald M. Fraser (DFL)
: . Rick Nolan (DFL)
: . Robert Bergland (DFL), until January 22, 1977
:: Arlan Stangeland (I-R)
: . Jim Oberstar
James Louis Oberstar (September 10, 1934 – May 3, 2014) was an American politician and Congressman who served in the United States House of Representatives from 1975 to 2011. Hailing from Minnesota and a member of the state's local Minnes ...
, (DFL)
Mississippi
Mississippi ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern and Deep South regions of the United States. It borders Tennessee to the north, Alabama to the east, the Gulf of Mexico to the south, Louisiana to the s ...
: . Jamie L. Whitten (D)
: . David R. Bowen (D)
: . Sonny Montgomery (D)
: . Thad Cochran (R), until December 26, 1978
: . Trent Lott
Chester Trent Lott Sr. (born October 9, 1941) is an American lobbyist, lawyer, author, and politician who represented Mississippi in the United States House of Representatives from 1973 to 1989 and in the United States Senate from 1989 to 2007. ...
(R)
Missouri
Missouri (''see #Etymology and pronunciation, pronunciation'') is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. Ranking List of U.S. states and territories by area, 21st in land area, it border ...
: . Bill Clay (D)
: . Robert A. Young (D)
: . Dick Gephardt
Richard Andrew Gephardt (; born January 31, 1941) is an American attorney, lobbyist, and politician who represented in the United States House of Representatives from 1977 to 2005. A member of the Democratic Party, he was House majority lead ...
(D)
: . Ike Skelton (D)
: . Richard Walker Bolling (D)
: . Tom Coleman (R)
: . Gene Taylor (R)
: . Richard Howard Ichord Jr. (D)
: . Harold Volkmer (D)
: . Bill Burlison (D)
Montana
Montana ( ) is a landlocked U.S. state, state in the Mountain states, Mountain West subregion of the Western United States. It is bordered by Idaho to the west, North Dakota to the east, South Dakota to the southeast, Wyoming to the south, an ...
: . Max Baucus (D), until December 14, 1978
: . Ron Marlenee (R)
Nebraska
Nebraska ( ) is a landlocked U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. It borders South Dakota to the north; Iowa to the east and Missouri to the southeast, both across the Missouri River; Ka ...
: . Charles Thone (R)
: . John Joseph Cavanaugh III (D)
: . Virginia D. Smith (R)
Nevada
Nevada ( ; ) is a landlocked state in the Western United States. It borders Oregon to the northwest, Idaho to the northeast, California to the west, Arizona to the southeast, and Utah to the east. Nevada is the seventh-most extensive, th ...
: . James David Santini (D)
New Hampshire
New Hampshire ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It borders Massachusetts to the south, Vermont to the west, Maine and the Gulf of Maine to the east, and the Canadian province of Quebec t ...
: . Norman D'Amours (D)
: . James Colgate Cleveland (R)
New Jersey
New Jersey is a U.S. state, state located in both the Mid-Atlantic States, Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern United States, Northeastern regions of the United States. Located at the geographic hub of the urban area, heavily urbanized Northeas ...
: . James Florio
James Joseph Florio (August 29, 1937 – September 25, 2022) was an American lawyer and politician who served as the 49th governor of New Jersey from 1990 to 1994. He was previously the U.S. representative for New Jersey's 1st congressional dist ...
(D)
: . William J. Hughes (D)
: . James J. Howard
James John Howard (July 24, 1927 – March 25, 1988) was an American educator and Democratic Party (United States), Democratic Party politician who represented in the United States House of Representatives from 1965 until his death from a h ...
(D)
: . Frank Thompson (D)
: . Millicent Fenwick (R)
: . Edwin B. Forsythe (R)
: . Andrew Maguire (D)
: . Robert A. Roe (D)
: . Harold C. Hollenbeck (R)
: . Peter W. Rodino (D)
: . Joseph Minish (D)
: . Matthew John Rinaldo (R)
: . Helen Stevenson Meyner (D)
: . Joseph A. LeFante (D), until December 14, 1978
: . Edward J. Patten (D)
New Mexico
New Mexico is a state in the Southwestern United States, Southwestern region of the United States. It is one of the Mountain States of the southern Rocky Mountains, sharing the Four Corners region with Utah, Colorado, and Arizona. It also ...
: . Manuel Lujan Jr. (R)
: . Harold L. Runnels (D)
Charles Rangel
Charles Bernard Rangel ( ; June 11, 1930 – May 26, 2025) was an American politician who served as United States House of Representatives, U.S. representative for districts in New York City for 46 years. A member of the Democratic Party (Unite ...
(D)
: . Theodore S. Weiss (D)
: . Herman Badillo (D), until December 31, 1977
:: Robert Garcia (D), from February 21, 1978
: . Jonathan Brewster Bingham (D)
: . Bruce F. Caputo (R)
: . Richard Ottinger (D)
: . Hamilton Fish IV (R)
: . Benjamin Gilman (R)
: . Matthew F. McHugh (D)
: . Samuel S. Stratton (D)
: . Edward W. Pattison (D)
: . Robert C. McEwen (R)
: . Donald J. Mitchell (R)
: . James M. Hanley (D)
: . William F. Walsh (R)
: . Frank Horton (R)
: . Barber Conable (R)
: . John J. LaFalce (D)
: . Henry J. Nowak (D)
: . Jack Kemp
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(R)
: . Stan Lundine (D)
North Carolina
North Carolina ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern region of the United States. It is bordered by Virginia to the north, the Atlantic Ocean to the east, South Carolina to the south, Georgia (U.S. stat ...
: . Walter B. Jones Sr. (D)
: . Lawrence H. Fountain (D)
: . Charles Orville Whitley (D)
: . Ike Franklin Andrews (D)
: . Stephen L. Neal (D)
: . L. Richardson Preyer (D)
: . Charlie Rose
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(D)
: . Bill Hefner (D)
: . James G. Martin (R)
: . Jim Broyhill (R)
: . V. Lamar Gudger (D)
North Dakota
North Dakota ( ) is a U.S. state in the Upper Midwest, named after the indigenous Dakota people, Dakota and Sioux peoples. It is bordered by the Canadian provinces of Saskatchewan and Manitoba to the north and by the U.S. states of Minneso ...
: . Mark Andrews (R)
Ohio
Ohio ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. It borders Lake Erie to the north, Pennsylvania to the east, West Virginia to the southeast, Kentucky to the southwest, Indiana to the ...
: . Bill Gradison (R)
: . Tom Luken (D)
: . Charles W. Whalen Jr. (R)
: . Tennyson Guyer (R)
: . Del Latta (R)
: . Bill Harsha (R)
: . Bud Brown (R)
: . Tom Kindness (R)
: . Thomas L. Ashley (D)
: . Clarence E. Miller
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Early life and ...
(R)
: . J. William Stanton (R)
: . Samuel L. Devine (R)
: . Donald J. Pease (D)
: . John F. Seiberling (D)
: . Chalmers Wylie (R)
: . Ralph Regula (R)
: . John M. Ashbrook (R)
: . Douglas Applegate (D)
: . Charles J. Carney (D)
: . Mary Rose Oakar (D)
: . Louis Stokes (D)
: . Charles Vanik (D)
: . Ronald M. Mottl (D)
Oklahoma
Oklahoma ( ; Choctaw language, Choctaw: , ) is a landlocked U.S. state, state in the South Central United States, South Central region of the United States. It borders Texas to the south and west, Kansas to the north, Missouri to the northea ...
: . James R. Jones (D)
: . Ted Risenhoover (D)
: . Wes Watkins (D)
: . Tom Steed (D)
: . Mickey Edwards (R)
: . Glenn English (D)
Oregon
Oregon ( , ) is a U.S. state, state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. It is a part of the Western U.S., with the Columbia River delineating much of Oregon's northern boundary with Washington (state), Washington, while t ...
: . Les AuCoin (D)
: . Al Ullman (D)
: . Robert B. Duncan (D)
: . Jim Weaver (D)
Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania, officially the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, is a U.S. state, state spanning the Mid-Atlantic (United States), Mid-Atlantic, Northeastern United States, Northeastern, Appalachian, and Great Lakes region, Great Lakes regions o ...
: . Michael Myers (D)
: . Robert N. C. Nix Sr. (D)
: . Raymond Lederer (D)
: . Joshua Eilberg (D)
: . Richard T. Schulze (R)
: . Gus Yatron (D)
: . Robert W. Edgar (D)
: . Peter H. Kostmayer (D)
: . Bud Shuster (R)
: . Joseph M. McDade (R)
: . Dan Flood (D)
: . John Murtha (D)
: . Lawrence Coughlin (R)
: . William S. Moorhead (D)
: . Fred B. Rooney (D)
: . Robert Smith Walker (R)
: . Allen E. Ertel (D)
: . Doug Walgren (D)
: . William F. Goodling (R)
: . Joseph M. Gaydos (D)
: . John Herman Dent (D)
: . Austin Murphy (D)
: . Joseph S. Ammerman (D)
: . Marc L. Marks (R)
: . Gary A. Myers (R)
Rhode Island
Rhode Island ( ) is a state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It borders Connecticut to its west; Massachusetts to its north and east; and the Atlantic Ocean to its south via Rhode Island Sound and Block Is ...
: . Fernand St Germain (D)
: . Edward Beard (D)
South Carolina
South Carolina ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern region of the United States. It borders North Carolina to the north and northeast, the Atlantic Ocean to the southeast, and Georgia (U.S. state), Georg ...
: . Mendel Jackson Davis (D)
: . Floyd Spence (R)
: . Butler Derrick (D)
: . James Mann (D)
: . Kenneth Lamar Holland (D)
: . John Jenrette (D)
South Dakota
South Dakota (; Sioux language, Sioux: , ) is a U.S. state, state in the West North Central states, North Central region of the United States. It is also part of the Great Plains. South Dakota is named after the Dakota people, Dakota Sioux ...
: . Larry Pressler (R)
: . James Abdnor (R)
Tennessee
Tennessee (, ), officially the State of Tennessee, is a landlocked U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern region of the United States. It borders Kentucky to the north, Virginia to the northeast, North Carolina t ...
: . Jimmy Quillen (R)
: . John Duncan Sr. (R)
: . Marilyn Lloyd (D)
: . Albert Gore Jr. (D)
: . Clifford Allen (D), until June 18, 1978
: . Robin Beard (R)
: . Ed Jones (D)
: . Harold Ford Sr. (D)
Texas
Texas ( , ; or ) is the most populous U.S. state, state in the South Central United States, South Central region of the United States. It borders Louisiana to the east, Arkansas to the northeast, Oklahoma to the north, New Mexico to the we ...
: . Sam B. Hall Jr. (D)
: . Charlie Wilson (D)
: . James M. Collins (R)
: . Ray Roberts (D)
: . Jim Mattox (D)
: . Olin E. Teague (D), until December 31, 1978
: . Bill Archer (R)
: . Robert C. Eckhardt (D)
: . Jack Brooks (D)
: . J. J. Pickle (D)
: . William R. Poage (D), until December 31, 1978
: . Jim Wright (D)
: . Jack Hightower (D)
: . John Andrew Young (D)
: . Kika de la Garza (D)
: . Richard Crawford White (D)
: . Omar Burleson (D), until December 31, 1978
: . Barbara Jordan (D)
: . George H. Mahon (D)
: . Henry B. González (D)
: . Bob Krueger (D)
: . Robert Gammage (D)
: . Abraham Kazen (D)
: . Dale Milford (D)
Utah
Utah is a landlocked state in the Mountain states, Mountain West subregion of the Western United States. It is one of the Four Corners states, sharing a border with Arizona, Colorado, and New Mexico. It also borders Wyoming to the northea ...
: . K. Gunn McKay (D)
: . David Daniel Marriott (R)
Vermont
Vermont () is a U.S. state, state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It borders Massachusetts to the south, New Hampshire to the east, New York (state), New York to the west, and the Provinces and territories of Ca ...
: . Jim Jeffords (R)
Virginia
Virginia, officially the Commonwealth of Virginia, is a U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern and Mid-Atlantic (United States), Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States between the East Coast of the United States ...
: . Paul Trible (R)
: . G. William Whitehurst (R)
: . David E. Satterfield III (D)
: . Robert Daniel (R)
: . Dan Daniel (D)
: . M. Caldwell Butler (R)
: . J. Kenneth Robinson (R)
: . Herbert Harris (D)
: . William C. Wampler (R)
: . Joseph L. Fisher (D)
West Virginia
West Virginia is a mountainous U.S. state, state in the Southern United States, Southern and Mid-Atlantic (United States), Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States.The United States Census Bureau, Census Bureau and the Association of American ...
: . Bob Mollohan (D)
: . Harley Orrin Staggers (D)
: . John M. Slack Jr. (D)
: . Nick Rahall (D)
Wisconsin
Wisconsin ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Great Lakes region, Great Lakes region of the Upper Midwest of the United States. It borders Minnesota to the west, Iowa to the southwest, Illinois to the south, Lake Michigan to the east, Michig ...
: . Les Aspin (D)
: . Robert Kastenmeier (D)
: . Alvin Baldus (D)
: . Clement J. Zablocki (D)
: . Henry S. Reuss (D)
: . William A. Steiger (R), until December 4, 1978
: . Dave Obey (D)
: . Robert John Cornell (D)
: . Bob Kasten (R)
Wyoming
Wyoming ( ) is a landlocked U.S. state, state in the Mountain states, Mountain West subregion of the Western United States, Western United States. It borders Montana to the north and northwest, South Dakota and Nebraska to the east, Idaho t ...
: . Teno Roncalio (D), until December 30, 1978
Non-voting members
: . Walter Fauntroy (D) : . Antonio Borja Won Pat (D) : . Baltasar Corrada del Río (PNP) : . Ron de Lugo (D)
Changes in membership
The count below reflects changes from the beginning of the first session of this Congress.Senate
* Replacements: 11 ** Democratic: 3 seat net loss ** Republican Party (United States), Republican: 3 seat net gain * Deaths: 4 * Resignations: 5 * Vacancy: 0 *Total seats with changes: 9 , - , nowrap ,Arkansas
Arkansas ( ) is a landlocked state in the West South Central region of the Southern United States. It borders Missouri to the north, Tennessee and Mississippi to the east, Louisiana to the south, Texas to the southwest, and Oklahoma ...
(2) , nowrap , John L. McClellan
(D) , Died November 28, 1977.
Successor appointed to finish the term. , nowrap , Kaneaster Hodges Jr.
(D) , December 10, 1977 , - , nowrap ,
Montana
Montana ( ) is a landlocked U.S. state, state in the Mountain states, Mountain West subregion of the Western United States. It is bordered by Idaho to the west, North Dakota to the east, South Dakota to the southeast, Wyoming to the south, an ...
(2) , nowrap , Lee Metcalf
(D) , Died January 12, 1978.
Successor appointed to finish the term. , nowrap , Paul G. Hatfield
(D) , January 22, 1978 , - , nowrap ,
Minnesota
Minnesota ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Upper Midwestern region of the United States. It is bordered by the Canadian provinces of Manitoba and Ontario to the north and east and by the U.S. states of Wisconsin to the east, Iowa to the so ...
(1) , nowrap , Hubert Humphrey
(DFL) , Died January 13, 1978.
Successor appointed to continue the term. , nowrap , Muriel Humphrey
(DFL) , January 25, 1978 , - , nowrap ,
Alabama
Alabama ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern and Deep South, Deep Southern regions of the United States. It borders Tennessee to the north, Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia to the east, Florida and the Gu ...
(3) , nowrap , James Allen
(D) , Died June 1, 1978.
Successor appointed to continue the term. , nowrap , Maryon Pittman Allen
(D) , June 8, 1978 , - , nowrap ,
Alabama
Alabama ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern and Deep South, Deep Southern regions of the United States. It borders Tennessee to the north, Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia to the east, Florida and the Gu ...
(3) , nowrap , Maryon Pittman Allen
(D) , Appointee lost special election.
Successor elected November 7, 1978. , nowrap , Donald Stewart
(D) , November 8, 1978 , - , nowrap ,
Minnesota
Minnesota ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Upper Midwestern region of the United States. It is bordered by the Canadian provinces of Manitoba and Ontario to the north and east and by the U.S. states of Wisconsin to the east, Iowa to the so ...
(1) , nowrap , Muriel Humphrey
(DFL) , Appointee retired when successor qualified.
Successor elected November 7, 1978. , nowrap , David Durenberger
(I-R) , November 8, 1978 , - , nowrap ,
Montana
Montana ( ) is a landlocked U.S. state, state in the Mountain states, Mountain West subregion of the Western United States. It is bordered by Idaho to the west, North Dakota to the east, South Dakota to the southeast, Wyoming to the south, an ...
(2) , nowrap , Paul G. Hatfield
(D) , Lost nomination to the next term.
Resigned early December 12, 1978.
Successor appointed, having already been elected to the next term. , nowrap , Max Baucus
(D) , December 15, 1978 , - , nowrap ,
Kansas
Kansas ( ) is a landlocked U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. It borders Nebraska to the north; Missouri to the east; Oklahoma to the south; and Colorado to the west. Kansas is named a ...
(2) , nowrap , James B. Pearson
(R) , Resigned December 23, 1978.
Successor appointed, having already been elected to the next term. , nowrap , Nancy Kassebaum
(R) , December 23, 1978 , - , nowrap ,
Mississippi
Mississippi ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern and Deep South regions of the United States. It borders Tennessee to the north, Alabama to the east, the Gulf of Mexico to the south, Louisiana to the s ...
(2) , nowrap , James Eastland
(D) , Resigned December 27, 1978.
Successor appointed, having already been elected to the next term. , nowrap , Thad Cochran
(R) , December 27, 1978 , - , nowrap ,
Minnesota
Minnesota ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Upper Midwestern region of the United States. It is bordered by the Canadian provinces of Manitoba and Ontario to the north and east and by the U.S. states of Wisconsin to the east, Iowa to the so ...
(2) , nowrap , Wendell R. Anderson
(DFL) , Resigned December 29, 1978.
Successor appointed, having already been elected to the next term. , nowrap , Rudy Boschwitz
(I-R) , December 30, 1978 , - , nowrap , List of United States senators from Wyoming, Wyoming
(2) , nowrap , Clifford Hansen
(R) , Resigned December 31, 1978.
Successor appointed, having already been elected to the next term. , nowrap , Alan Simpson
(R) , January 1, 1979 , - , nowrap ,
Virginia
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(2) , nowrap , William L. Scott
(R) , Resigned January 1, 1979.
Successor appointed, having already been elected to the next term. , nowrap , John Warner
(R) , January 2, 1979
House of Representatives
* Replacements: 6 ** Democratic: 4 seat net loss ** Republican Party (United States), Republican: 4 seat net gain * Deaths: 6 * Resignations: 21 * Contested election: 0 *Total seats with changes: 25 , - , , nowrap , Robert Bergland (DFL) , style="font-size:80%" , Resigned January 22, 1977, after being appointed United States Secretary of Agriculture , nowrap , Arlan Stangeland (R) , February 22, 1977 , - , , nowrap , Brock Adams (D) , style="font-size:80%" , Resigned January 22, 1977, after being appointed United States Secretary of Transportation , nowrap , John E. Cunningham (R) , May 17, 1977 , - , , nowrap , Andrew Young (D) , style="font-size:80%" , Resigned January 29, 1977, after being appointed United States Ambassador to the United Nations , nowrap , Wyche Fowler (D) , April 6, 1977 , - , , nowrap , Richard Alvin Tonry (D) , style="font-size:80%" , Forced to resign May 4, 1977 , nowrap , Bob Livingston (R) , August 27, 1977 , - , , nowrap , Ed Koch (D) , style="font-size:80%" , Resigned December 31, 1977, after being elected Mayor of New York City , nowrap , Bill Green (R) , February 14, 1978 , - , , nowrap , Herman Badillo (D) , style="font-size:80%" , Resigned December 31, 1977, after becoming Deputy Mayor of New York City. Elected on the Republican and Liberal tickets on February 14, but officially took office as a Democrat after being accepted by the caucus on February 21. , nowrap , Robert Garcia (D) , February 21, 1978 , - , , nowrap , Clifford Allen (D) , style="font-size:80%" , Died June 18, 1978 , rowspan=19 , Vacant , rowspan=19 , Not filled this term , - , , nowrap , William M. Ketchum (R) , style="font-size:80%" , Died June 24, 1978 , - , , nowrap , Ralph Metcalfe (D) , style="font-size:80%" , Died October 10, 1978 , - , , nowrap , Goodloe Byron (D) , style="font-size:80%" , Died October 11, 1978 , - , , nowrap , Leo Ryan (D) , style="font-size:80%" , Murdered by members of the Peoples Temple at theGuyana
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Airport November 18, 1978, shortly before the Jonestown, Jonestown Massacre
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, nowrap , William A. Steiger (R)
, style="font-size:80%" , Died December 4, 1978
, -
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, nowrap , Max Baucus (D)
, style="font-size:80%" , Resigned December 14, 1978, after being appointed to the U.S. Senate having already been elected.
, -
,
, nowrap , Thad Cochran (R)
, style="font-size:80%" , Resigned December 26, 1978, after being appointed to the U.S. Senate having already been elected.
, -
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, nowrap , Teno Roncalio (D)
, style="font-size:80%" , Resigned December 30, 1978
, -
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, nowrap , John E. Moss (D)
, style="font-size:80%" , Resigned December 31, 1978
, -
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, nowrap , John J. McFall (D)
, style="font-size:80%" , Resigned December 31, 1978
, -
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, nowrap , Del M. Clawson (R)
, style="font-size:80%" , Resigned December 31, 1978
, -
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, nowrap , Joe Skubitz (R)
, style="font-size:80%" , Resigned December 31, 1978
, -
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, nowrap , Elford Albin Cederberg (R)
, style="font-size:80%" , Resigned December 31, 1978
, -
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, nowrap , Joseph A. LeFante (D)
, style="font-size:80%" , Resigned December 31, 1978
, -
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, nowrap , James J. Delaney (D)
, style="font-size:80%" , Resigned December 31, 1978
, -
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, nowrap , Olin E. Teague (D)
, style="font-size:80%" , Resigned December 31, 1978
, -
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, nowrap , William R. Poage (D)
, style="font-size:80%" , Resigned December 31, 1978
, -
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, nowrap , Omar Burleson (D)
, style="font-size:80%" , Resigned December 31, 1978
Committees
Senate
* United States Senate Special Committee on Aging, Aging (Special) (Chair: Frank Church) * United States Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry, Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry (Chair:Herman Talmadge
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; Ranking Member: Bob Dole
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)
** Environment, Soil Conservation and Forestry (Chair: James Eastland; Ranking Member: Jesse Helms
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)
** Agricultural Credit and Rural Electrification (Chair: James Allen; Ranking Member: S.I. Hayakawa)
** Agricultural Production, Marketing and Stabilization of Prices (Chair: Patrick Leahy
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; Ranking Member: Milton R. Young)
** Agricultural Research and General Legislation (Chair: Patrick Leahy
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; Ranking Member: Bob Dole
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)
** Rural Development (Chair: Dick Clark
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; Ranking Member: Carl T. Curtis)
** Foreign Agricultural Policy (Chair: Hubert Humphrey; Ranking Member: Henry Bellmon)
** Nutrition (Chair: George McGovern
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; Ranking Member: Bob Dole
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)
* United States Senate Committee on Appropriations, Appropriations (Chair: Warren Magnuson; Ranking Member: Milton Young)
** United States Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture and Related Agencies, Agriculture and Related Agencies (Chair: Thomas Eagleton; Ranking Member: Henry Bellmon)
** United States Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense, Defense (Chair: John L. McClellan; Ranking Member: Milton R. Young)
** United States Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on District of Columbia, District of Columbia (Chair: Patrick Leahy
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; Ranking Member: Charles Mathias)
** United States Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Foreign Operations, Foreign Operations (Chair: Daniel Inouye
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; Ranking Member; Ranking Member: Richard S. Schweiker)
** United States Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on HUD-Independent Agencies, HUD-Independent Agencies (Chair: William Proxmire
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; Ranking Member: Ted Stevens
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He was the longest-serving Republican Party (United St ...
)
** United States Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Interior (Chair: Robert Byrd; Ranking Member: Edward W. Brooke)
** United States Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health, Education and Welfare, Labor, Health, Education and Welfare (Chair: Warren Magnuson; Ranking Member: Richard S. Schweiker)
** United States Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Legislative, Legislative (Chair: Walter "Dee" Huddleston; Ranking Member: Ted Stevens
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** United States Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Military Construction, Military Construction (Chair: J. Bennett Johnston; Ranking Member: Ted Stevens
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** United States Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Public Works, Public Works (Chair: J. Bennett Johnston; Ranking Member: Mark O. Hatfield)
** United States Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on State, Justice, Commerce and the Judiciary, State, Justice, Commerce and the Judiciary (Chair: Fritz Hollings; Ranking Member: Lowell P. Weicker)
** United States Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Transportation (Chair: Birch Bayh
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; Ranking Member: Clifford P. Case)
** United States Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Treasury, Postal Service and General Government, Treasury, Postal Service and General Government (Chair: Lawton Chiles; Ranking Member: Lowell P. Weicker)
* United States Senate Committee on Armed Services, Armed Services (Chair: John C. Stennis; Ranking Member: John Tower)
** United States Senate Armed Services Subcommittee on Intelligence, Intelligence (Chair: Harry F. Byrd Jr.; Ranking Member: Barry Goldwater
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** United States Senate Armed Services Subcommittee on General Procurement, General Procurement (Chair: John C. Stennis; Ranking Member: John Tower)
** United States Senate Armed Services Subcommittee on Military Construction and Stockfiles, Military Construction and Stockfiles (Chair: Gary Hart; Ranking Member: Strom Thurmond)
** United States Senate Armed Services Subcommittee on Arms Control, Arms Control (Chair: Henry M. Jackson; Ranking Member: Jesse Helms
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)
** United States Senate Armed Services Subcommittee on Tactical Aircraft, Tactical Aircraft (Chair: Howard Cannon; Ranking Member: Dewey F. Bartlett)
** United States Senate Armed Services Subcommittee on Research and Development, Research and Development (Chair: Thomas J. McIntyre; Ranking Member: Jake Garn
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** United States Senate Armed Services Subcommittee on General Legislation, General Legislation (Chair: John Culver; Ranking Member: Jake Garn
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** United States Senate Armed Services Subcommittee on Manpower and Personnel, Manpower and Personnel (Chair: Sam Nunn; Ranking Member: William L. Scott)
* United States Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs, Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs (Chair: William Proxmire
Edward William Proxmire (November 11, 1915 – December 15, 2005) was an American politician. A member of the Democratic Party (United States), Democratic Party, he served as a United States Senate, United States Senator from Wisconsin from 1957 ...
; Ranking Member: Edward L. Brooke)
** United States Senate Banking Subcommittee on Federal Credit Programs, Federal Credit Programs (Chair: Paul Sarbanes
Paul Spyros Sarbanes (; February 3, 1933 – December 6, 2020) was an American politician and attorney from Maryland. A member of the Democratic Party (United States), Democratic Party, he served in both chambers of the United States Congr ...
; Ranking Member: Richard G. Lugar)
** United States Senate Banking Subcommittee on Housing and Urban Affairs, Housing and Urban Affairs (Chair: John Sparkman; Ranking Member: Edward W. Brooke)
** United States Senate Banking Subcommittee on Financial Institutions, Financial Institutions (Chair: Thomas J. McIntyre; Ranking Member: John G. Tower)
** United States Senate Banking Subcommittee on Securities, Securities (Chair: Harrison A. Williams; Ranking Member: Edward W. Brooke)
** United States Senate Banking Subcommittee on International Finance, International Finance (Chair: Adlai Stevenson III; Ranking Member: H. John Heinz III)
** United States Senate Banking Subcommittee on Production and Stabilization, Production and Stabilization (Chair: Alan Cranston
Alan MacGregor Cranston (June 19, 1914 – December 31, 2000) was an American politician and journalist who served as a United States Senate, United States Senator from California from 1969 to 1993, and as President of the Citizens for Global S ...
; Ranking Member: Alan Cranston
Alan MacGregor Cranston (June 19, 1914 – December 31, 2000) was an American politician and journalist who served as a United States Senate, United States Senator from California from 1969 to 1993, and as President of the Citizens for Global S ...
)
** United States Senate Banking Subcommittee on Consumer Affairs, Consumer Affairs (Chair: Donald Riegle; Ranking Member: Harrison H. Schmitt)
** United States Senate Banking Subcommittee on Rural Housing, Rural Housing (Chair: Robert Burren Morgan; Ranking Member: Jake Garn
Edwin Jacob "Jake" Garn (born October 12, 1932) is an American politician from the U.S. state of Utah. A member of the Republican Party (United States), Republican Party, he served as a member of the United States Senate from 1974 to 1993. Garn ...
)
* United States Senate Committee on the Budget, Budget (Chair: Edmund Muskie; Ranking Member: Henry Bellmon)
* United States Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, Commerce, Science and Transportation (Chair: Howard Cannon; Ranking Member: James B. Pearson)
** United States Senate Commerce Subcommittee on Aviation, Aviation (Chair: Howard Cannon; Ranking Member: Ted Stevens
Theodore Fulton Stevens Sr. (November 18, 1923 – August 9, 2010) was an American politician and lawyer who served as a United States Senate, U.S. Senator from Alaska from 1968 to 2009.
He was the longest-serving Republican Party (United St ...
)
** United States Senate Commerce Subcommittee on Communications, Communications (Chair: Fritz Hollings; Ranking Member: Robert P. Griffin)
** United States Senate Commerce Subcommittee on Consumer, Consumer (Chair: Wendell Ford; Ranking Member: Bob Packwood
Robert William Packwood (born September 11, 1932) is an American retired lawyer and politician from Oregon who served as a member of the United States Senate from 1969 to 1995. He resigned from the U.S. Senate under threat of expulsion, in 1995 ...
)
** United States Senate Commerce Subcommittee on Merchant Marine and Tourism, Merchant Marine and Tourism (Chair: Daniel Inouye
Daniel Ken Inouye ( , , September 7, 1924 – December 17, 2012) was an American attorney, soldier, and statesman who served as a United States Senate, United States senator from Hawaii from 1963 until his death in 2012. A Medal of Honor recipi ...
; Ranking Member: Harrison H. Schmitt)
** United States Senate Commerce Subcommittee on Science, Technology and Space, Science, Technology and Space (Chair: Adlai Stevenson III; Ranking Member: John C. Danforth)
** United States Senate Commerce Subcommittee on Surface Transportation, Surface Transportation (Chair: Russell B. Long; Ranking Member: Clifford P. Hansen)
* United States Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, Energy and Natural Resources (Chair: Henry M. Jackson; Ranking Member: Clifford P. Hansen)
** United States Senate Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands and Resources, Public Lands and Resources (Chair: Lee Metcalf; Ranking Member: James A. McClure)
** United States Senate Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Parks and Recreation, Parks and Recreation (Chair: James Abourezk; Ranking Member: Clifford P. Hansen)
** United States Senate Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Energy Production and Supply, Energy Production and Supply (Chair: Floyd Haskell; Ranking Member: Dewey F. Bartlett)
** United States Senate Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Energy Conservation and Regulation, Energy Conservation and Regulation (Chair: J. Bennett Johnston; Ranking Member: Lowell P. Weicker Jr.)
** United States Senate Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Energy R&D, Energy R&D (Chair: Frank Church; Ranking Member: Mark O. Hatfield)
* United States Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works, Environment and Public Works (Chair: Jennings Randolph; Ranking Member: Robert T. Stafford)
** United States Senate Environment and Public Works Subcommittee on Environmental Pollution, Environmental Pollution (Chair: Edmund Muskie; Ranking Member: Robert T. Stafford)
** United States Senate Environment and Public Works Subcommittee on Water Resources, Water Resources (Chair: Mike Gravel; Ranking Member: Pete Domenici)
** United States Senate Environment and Public Works Subcommittee on Transportation, Transportation (Chair: Lloyd Bentsen; Ranking Member: John H. Chafee)
** United States Senate Environment and Public Works Subcommittee on Regional and Community Development, Regional and Community Development (Chair: Quentin Burdick; Ranking Member: Howard H. Baker Jr.)
** United States Senate Environment and Public Works Subcommittee on Nuclear Regulation, Nuclear Regulation (Chair: John Culver; Ranking Member: Malcolm Wallop)
* United States Senate Select Committee on Ethics, Ethics (Select) (Chair: Adlai Stevenson III)
* United States Senate Committee on Finance, Finance (Chair: Russell B. Long; Ranking Member: Carl T. Curtis)
** United States Finance Subcommittee on Health, Health (Chair: Herman Talmadge
Herman Eugene Talmadge (August 9, 1913 – March 21, 2002) was a U.S. politician who served as governor of Georgia in 1947 and from 1948 to 1955 and as a U.S. senator from Georgia from 1957 to 1981. A Democrat, Talmadge served during a time o ...
; Ranking Member: Bob Dole
Robert Joseph Dole (July 22, 1923 – December 5, 2021) was an American politician and attorney who represented Kansas in the United States Senate from 1969 to 1996. He was the Party leaders of the United States Senate, Republican Leader of th ...
)
** United States Finance Subcommittee on International Trade, International Trade (Chair: Abraham Ribicoff; Ranking Member: William V. Roth Jr.)
** United States Finance Subcommittee on Taxation and Debt Management Generally, Taxation and Debt Management Generally (Chair: Harry F. Byrd Jr.; Ranking Member: Paul Laxalt)
** United States Finance Subcommittee on Social Security, Social Security (Chair: Gaylord Nelson; Ranking Member: Paul Laxalt)
** United States Finance Subcommittee on Energy and Foundations, Energy and Foundations (Chair: Mike Gravel; Ranking Member: Clifford P. Hansen)
** United States Finance Subcommittee on Private Pension Plans and Employee Fringe Benefits, Private Pension Plans and Employee Fringe Benefits (Chair: Lloyd Bentsen; Ranking Member: Bob Packwood
Robert William Packwood (born September 11, 1932) is an American retired lawyer and politician from Oregon who served as a member of the United States Senate from 1969 to 1995. He resigned from the U.S. Senate under threat of expulsion, in 1995 ...
)
** United States Finance Subcommittee on Unemployment Compensation, Revenue Sharing and Economic Problems, Unemployment Compensation, Revenue Sharing and Economic Problems (Chair: William Hathaway; Ranking Member: William V. Roth Jr.)
** United States Finance Subcommittee on Administration of the Internal Revenue Code, Administration of the Internal Revenue Code (Chair: Floyd Haskell; Ranking Member: Bob Dole
Robert Joseph Dole (July 22, 1923 – December 5, 2021) was an American politician and attorney who represented Kansas in the United States Senate from 1969 to 1996. He was the Party leaders of the United States Senate, Republican Leader of th ...
)
** United States Finance Subcommittee on Tourism and Sugar, Tourism and Sugar (Chair: Spark Matsunaga; Ranking Member: Carl T. Curtis)
** United States Finance Subcommittee on Public Assistance, Public Assistance (Chair: Daniel Patrick Moynihan
Daniel Patrick Moynihan (; March 16, 1927 – March 26, 2003) was an American politician, diplomat and social scientist. A member of the Democratic Party (United States), Democratic Party, he represented New York (state), New York in the ...
; Ranking Member: John C. Danforth)
* United States Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, Foreign Relations (Chair: John Sparkman; Ranking Member: Clifford P. Case)
** United States Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on European Affairs, European Affairs (Chair: Joe Biden
Joseph Robinette Biden Jr. (born November 20, 1942) is an American politician who was the 46th president of the United States from 2021 to 2025. A member of the Democratic Party (United States), Democratic Party, he served as the 47th vice p ...
; Ranking Member: Robert P. Griffin)
** United States Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on East Asian and Pacific Affairs, East Asian and Pacific Affairs (Chair: John Glenn
John Herschel Glenn Jr. (July 18, 1921 – December 8, 2016) was an American Marine Corps aviator, astronaut, businessman, and politician. He was the third American in space and the first to orbit the Earth, circling it three times in 1 ...
; Ranking Member: James B. Pearson)
** United States Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on International Operations, International Operations (Chair: George McGovern
George Stanley McGovern (July 19, 1922 – October 21, 2012) was an American politician, diplomat, and historian who was a U.S. representative and three-term U.S. senator from South Dakota, and the Democratic Party (United States), Democ ...
; Ranking Member: Charles H. Percy)
** United States Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on Foreign Economic Policy, Foreign Economic Policy (Chair: Frank Church; Ranking Member: Jacob K. Javits)
** United States Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on Arms Control, Oceans and International Environment, Arms Control, Oceans and International Environment (Chair: Claiborne Pell; Ranking Member: Charles H. Percy)
** United States Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere Affairs, Western Hemisphere Affairs (Chair: Paul Sarbanes
Paul Spyros Sarbanes (; February 3, 1933 – December 6, 2020) was an American politician and attorney from Maryland. A member of the Democratic Party (United States), Democratic Party, he served in both chambers of the United States Congr ...
; Ranking Member: Jacob K. Javits)
** United States Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on Near Eastern and South Asian Affairs, Near Eastern and South Asian Affairs (Chair: Richard Stone; Ranking Member: Howard H. Baker Jr.)
** United States Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on Foreign Assistance, Foreign Assistance (Chair: Hubert Humphrey; Ranking Member: Clifford P. Case)
** United States Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on African Affairs, African Affairs (Chair: Dick Clark
Richard Wagstaff Clark (November 30, 1929April 18, 2012) was an American television and radio personality and television producer who hosted ''American Bandstand'' from 1956 to 1989. He also hosted five incarnations of the Pyramid (game show), ...
; Ranking Member: Dick Clark
Richard Wagstaff Clark (November 30, 1929April 18, 2012) was an American television and radio personality and television producer who hosted ''American Bandstand'' from 1956 to 1989. He also hosted five incarnations of the Pyramid (game show), ...
)
* United States Senate Committee on Governmental Affairs, Governmental Affairs (Chair: Abraham Ribicoff; Ranking Member: Charles H. Percy)
** United States Senate Government Affairs Subcommittee on Investigations, Investigations (Chair: Henry M. Jackson; Ranking Member: Charles H. Percy)
** United States Senate Government Affairs Subcommittee on Intergovernmental Relations, Intergovernmental Relations (Chair: Edmund Muskie; Ranking Member: William V. Roth Jr.)
** United States Senate Government Affairs Subcommittee on Reports, Accounting and Management, Reports, Accounting and Management (Chair: Lee Metcalf; Ranking Member: John C. Danforth)
** United States Senate Government Affairs Subcommittee on Governmental Efficiency and the District of Columbia, Governmental Efficiency and the District of Columbia (Chair: Thomas Eagleton; Ranking Member: Charles Mathias)
** United States Senate Government Affairs Subcommittee on Federal Spending Practices and Open Government, Federal Spending Practices and Open Government (Chair: Lawton Chiles; Ranking Member: H. John Heinz III)
** United States Senate Government Affairs Subcommittee on Energy, Nuclear Proliferation and Federal Services, Energy, Nuclear Proliferation and Federal Services (Chair: John Glenn
John Herschel Glenn Jr. (July 18, 1921 – December 8, 2016) was an American Marine Corps aviator, astronaut, businessman, and politician. He was the third American in space and the first to orbit the Earth, circling it three times in 1 ...
; Ranking Member: Jacob K. Javits)
** United States Senate Government Affairs Subcommittee on Civil Service and General Services, Civil Service and General Services (Chair: Jim Sasser; Ranking Member: Ted Stevens
Theodore Fulton Stevens Sr. (November 18, 1923 – August 9, 2010) was an American politician and lawyer who served as a United States Senate, U.S. Senator from Alaska from 1968 to 2009.
He was the longest-serving Republican Party (United St ...
)
* United States Senate Committee on Human Resources, Human Resources (Chair: Harrison A. Williams; Ranking Member: Jacob K. Javits)
** United States Senate Human Resources Subcommittee on Labor, Labor (Chair: Harrison A. Williams; Ranking Member: Jacob K. Javits)
** United States Senate Human Resources Subcommittee on Handicapped, Handicapped (Chair: Jennings Randolph; Ranking Member: Robert T. Stafford)
** United States Senate Human Resources Subcommittee on Education, Arts and Humanities, Education, Arts and Humanities (Chair: Claiborne Pell; Ranking Member: Jacob K. Javits)
** United States Senate Human Resources Subcommittee on Employment, Poverty and Migratory Labor, Employment, Poverty and Migratory Labor (Chair: Gaylord Nelson; Ranking Member: Richard S. Schweiker)
** United States Senate Human Resources Subcommittee on Health and Scientific Research, Health and Scientific Research (Chair: Ted Kennedy; Ranking Member: Richard S. Schweiker)
** United States Senate Human Resources Subcommittee on Aging, Aging (Chair: Thomas Eagleton; Ranking Member: John H. Chafee)
** United States Senate Human Resources Subcommittee on Child and Human Development, Child and Human Development (Chair: Alan Cranston
Alan MacGregor Cranston (June 19, 1914 – December 31, 2000) was an American politician and journalist who served as a United States Senate, United States Senator from California from 1969 to 1993, and as President of the Citizens for Global S ...
; Ranking Member: S.I. Hayakawa)
** United States Senate Human Resources Subcommittee on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse, Alcoholism and Drug Abuse (Chair: William Hathaway; Ranking Member: Orrin G. Hatch)
* United States Senate Select Committee on Indian Affairs, Indian Affairs (Select) (Chair: James Abourezk)
* United States Senate Committee on Judiciary, Judiciary (Chair: James Eastland; Ranking Member: Strom Thurmond)
* United States Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, Intelligence (Select) (Chair: Daniel Inouye
Daniel Ken Inouye ( , , September 7, 1924 – December 17, 2012) was an American attorney, soldier, and statesman who served as a United States Senate, United States senator from Hawaii from 1963 until his death in 2012. A Medal of Honor recipi ...
; Ranking Member: Mark Hatfield)
* United States Senate Select Committee on Nutrition and Human Needs, Nutrition and Human Needs (Select) (Chair: George McGovern
George Stanley McGovern (July 19, 1922 – October 21, 2012) was an American politician, diplomat, and historian who was a U.S. representative and three-term U.S. senator from South Dakota, and the Democratic Party (United States), Democ ...
)
* United States Senate Committee on Rules and Administration, Rules and Administration (Chair: Howard Cannon, then Claiborne Pell; Ranking Member: Mark O. Hatfield)
* United States Senate Special Committee on the Senate Committee System, Senate Committee System (Special)
* United States Senate Select Committee on Small Business, Small Business (Select) (Chair: Gaylord Nelson)
* United States Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs, Veterans' Affairs (Chair: Alan Cranston
Alan MacGregor Cranston (June 19, 1914 – December 31, 2000) was an American politician and journalist who served as a United States Senate, United States Senator from California from 1969 to 1993, and as President of the Citizens for Global S ...
; Ranking Member: Robert T. Stafford)
** United States Senate Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Compensation and Pensions, Compensation and Pensions (Chair: Herman Talmadge
Herman Eugene Talmadge (August 9, 1913 – March 21, 2002) was a U.S. politician who served as governor of Georgia in 1947 and from 1948 to 1955 and as a U.S. senator from Georgia from 1957 to 1981. A Democrat, Talmadge served during a time o ...
; Ranking Member: Clifford P. Hansen)
** United States Senate Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Health and Readjustment, Health and Readjustment (Chair: Alan Cranston
Alan MacGregor Cranston (June 19, 1914 – December 31, 2000) was an American politician and journalist who served as a United States Senate, United States Senator from California from 1969 to 1993, and as President of the Citizens for Global S ...
; Ranking Member: Strom Thurmond)
** United States Senate Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Housing, Insurance and Cemeteries, Housing, Insurance and Cemeteries (Chair: Richard Stone; Ranking Member: Robert T. Stafford)
* Committee of the whole, Whole
House of Representatives
* United States House Select Committee on Aging, Aging (Select) (Chair: Claude Pepper) * United States House Committee on Agriculture, Agriculture (Chair: Tom Foley; Ranking Member: William C. Wampler) ** Livestock and Grains (Chair: William R. Poage; Ranking Member: Keith G. Sebelius) ** Cotton (Chair: David R. Bowen; Ranking Member: W. Henson Moore) ** United States House Agriculture Subcommittee on Dairy and Poultry, Dairy and Poultry (Chair:Charlie Rose
Charles Peete Rose Jr. (born January 5, 1942) is an American journalist and talk show host. From 1991 to 2017, he was the host and executive producer of the talk show ''Charlie Rose (talk show), Charlie Rose'' on PBS and Bloomberg L.P., Bloombe ...
; Ranking Member: Jim Jeffords)
** United States House Agriculture Subcommittee on Family Farms and Rural Development, Family Farms and Rural Development (Chair: Rick Nolan; Ranking Member: Chuck Grassley
Charles Ernest Grassley (born September 17, 1933) is an American politician serving as the president pro tempore of the United States Senate since 2025, a role he also held from 2019 to 2021. A member of the Republican Party (United States), Re ...
)
** Oilseeds and Rice (Chair: Dawson Mathis; Ranking Member: Paul Findley)
** United States House Agriculture Subcommittee on Tobacco, Tobacco (Chair: Walter B. Jones Sr.; Ranking Member: William C. Wampler)
** United States House Agriculture Subcommittee on Conservation and Credit, Conservation and Credit (Chair: Ed Jones; Ranking Member: Edward Madigan)
** United States House Agriculture Subcommittee on Department, Investigations, Oversight and Research, Department, Investigations, Oversight and Research (Chair: Jamie Whitten; Ranking Member: Charles Thone)
** United States House Agriculture Subcommittee on Domestic Marketing, Consumer Relations and Nutrition, Domestic Marketing, Consumer Relations and Nutrition (Chair: George H. Mahon; Ranking Member: Steve Symms)
** United States House Agriculture Subcommittee on Family Farms, Rural Development and Special Studies, Family Farms, Rural Development and Special Studies (Chair: Rick Nolan; Ranking Member: Chuck Grassley
Charles Ernest Grassley (born September 17, 1933) is an American politician serving as the president pro tempore of the United States Senate since 2025, a role he also held from 2019 to 2021. A member of the Republican Party (United States), Re ...
)
* United States House Committee on Appropriations, Appropriations (Chair: George H. Mahon; Ranking Member: Elford Cederberg)
** United States House Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture and Related Agencies, Agriculture and Related Agencies (Chair: Jamie Whitten; Ranking Member: Mark Andrews)
** United States House Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense, Defense (Chair: George H. Mahon; Ranking Member: Jack Edwards)
** United States House Appropriations Subcommittee on District of Columbia, District of Columbia (Chair: William Natcher; Ranking Member: Clair W. Burgener)
** United States House Appropriations Subcommittee on Foreign Operations, Foreign Operations (Chair: Clarence Long; Ranking Member: Bill Young)
** United States House Appropriations Subcommittee on HUD-Independent Agencies, HUD-Independent Agencies (Chair: Edward Boland; Ranking Member: Lawrence Coughlin)
** United States House Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Interior (Chair: Sidney R. Yates; Ranking Member: Joseph M. McDade)
** United States House Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor-Health, Education and Welfare, Labor-Health, Education and Welfare (Chair: Dan Flood; Ranking Member: Robert H. Michel)
** United States House Appropriations Subcommittee on Legislative, Legislative (Chair: George E. Shipley; Ranking Member: William L. Armstrong)
** United States House Appropriations Subcommittee on Military Construction, Military Construction (Chair: K. Gunn McKay; Ranking Member: Robert C. McEwen)
** United States House Appropriations Subcommittee on Public Works, Public Works (Chair: Tom Bevill; Ranking Member: John T. Myers)
** United States House Appropriations Subcommittee on State, Justice, Commerce and Judiciary, State, Justice, Commerce and Judiciary (Chair: John M. Slack Jr.; Ranking Member: Elford Ceberberg)
** United States House Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Transportation (Chair: John J. McFall; Ranking Member: Silvio O. Conte)
** United States House Appropriations Subcommittee on Treasury, Postal Service and General Government, Treasury, Postal Service and General Government (Chair: Tom Steed; Ranking Member: Clarence E. Miller
Clarence Ellsworth Miller, Jr. (November 1, 1917 – August 2, 2011) was a United States Republican Party, Republican United States House of Representatives, Congressman from Ohio, serving January 3, 1967 to January 3, 1993.
Early life and ...
)
* United States House Committee on Armed Services, Armed Services (Chair: Melvin Price; Ranking Member: Bob Wilson)
** United States House Armed Services Subcommittee on Intelligence and Military Application of Nuclear Energy, Intelligence and Military Application of Nuclear Energy (Chair: Charles Melvin Price; Ranking Member: Bob Wilson)
** United States House Armed Services Subcommittee on Research and Development, Research and Development (Chair: Richard Howard Ichord Jr.; Ranking Member: William Louis Dickinson, William L. Dickinson)
** United States House Armed Services Subcommittee on Seapower, Strategic and Critical Materials, Seapower, Strategic and Critical Materials (Chair: Charles E. Bennett; Ranking Member: Floyd Spence)
** United States House Armed Services Subcommittee on Investigations, Investigations (Chair: Samuel S. Stratton; Ranking Member: Robin Beard)
** United States House Armed Services Subcommittee on Military Installations and Facilities, Military Installations and Facilities (Chair: Lucien Nedzi; Ranking Member: G. William Whitehurst)
** United States House Armed Services Subcommittee on Military Personnel, Military Personnel (Chair: Richard Crawford White; Ranking Member: David C. Treen)
** United States House Armed Services Subcommittee on Military Compensation, Military Compensation (Chair: Bill Nichols; Ranking Member: Donald J. Mitchell)
* United States House Select Committee on Assassinations, Assassinations (Select) (Chair: Louis Stokes)
* United States House Committee on Banking, Finance, and Urban Affairs, Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs (Chair: Henry S. Reuss; Ranking Member: J. William Stanton)
** United States House Banking Subcommittee on The City, The City (Chair: Henry S. Reuss; Ranking Member: Richard Kelly)
** United States House Banking Subcommittee on Housing and Community and Development, Housing and Community and Development (Chair: Thomas L. Ashley; Ranking Member: Garry E. Brown)
** United States House Banking Subcommittee on Economic Stabilization, Economic Stabilization (Chair: William S. Moorhead; Ranking Member: Stewart B. McKinney)
** United States House Banking Subcommittee on Financial Institutions Supervision, Regulation and Insurance, Financial Institutions Supervision, Regulation and Insurance (Chair: Fernand St. Germain; Ranking Member: John H. Rousselot)
** United States House Banking Subcommittee on International Development Institutions and Finance, International Development Institutions and Finance (Chair: Henry B. González; Ranking Member: Henry J. Hyde)
** United States House Banking Subcommittee on General Oversight and Renegotiation, General Oversight and Renegotiation (Chair: Joseph Minish; Ranking Member: Chuck Grassley
Charles Ernest Grassley (born September 17, 1933) is an American politician serving as the president pro tempore of the United States Senate since 2025, a role he also held from 2019 to 2021. A member of the Republican Party (United States), Re ...
)
** United States House Banking Subcommittee on Consumer Affairs, Consumer Affairs (Chair: Frank Annunzio; Ranking Member: Chalmers P. Wylie)
** United States House Banking Subcommittee on Domestic Monetary Policy, Domestic Monetary Policy (Chair: Parren Mitchell; Ranking Member: George V. Hansen)
** United States House Banking Subcommittee on Historic Preservation and Coinage, Historic Preservation and Coinage (Chair: Walter Fauntroy; Ranking Member: Jim Leach)
** United States House Banking Subcommittee on International Trade, Investment and Monetary Policy, International Trade, Investment and Monetary Policy (Chair: Stephen L. Neal; Ranking Member: J. William Stanton)
* United States House Committee on the Budget, Budget (Chair: Robert Giaimo; Ranking Member: Del Latta)
** United States House Budget Subcommittee on Budget Process, Budget Process (Chair: Butler Derrick; Ranking Member: Del Latta)
** United States House Budget Subcommittee on Economic Policy, Economic Policy (Chair: Thomas L. Ashley; Ranking Member: Barber B. Conable Jr.)
** United States House Budget Subcommittee on Tax Expenditures, Government Organization and Regulation, Tax Expenditures, Government Organization and Regulation (Chair: Paul Simon
Paul Frederic Simon (born October 13, 1941) is an American singer-songwriter known for his solo work and his collaborations with Art Garfunkel. He and Garfunkel, whom he met in elementary school in 1953, came to prominence in the 1960s as Sim ...
; Ranking Member: Jim Broyhill)
** United States House Budget Subcommittee on Distributive Impacts of Budget and Economic Policies, Distributive Impacts of Budget and Economic Policies (Chair: Donald M. Fraser; Ranking Member: John H. Rousselot)
** United States House Budget Subcommittee on National Security, National Security (Chair: Robert L. Leggett; Ranking Member: Del Latta)
** United States House Budget Subcommittee on Human Resources, Human Resources (Chair: Parren Mitchell; Ranking Member: Clair W. Burgener)
** United States House Budget Subcommittee on Community and Physical Resources, Community and Physical Resources (Chair: Louis Stokes; Ranking Member: Clair W. Burgener)
** United States House Budget Subcommittee on State and Local Government, State and Local Government (Chair: Elizabeth Holtzman; Ranking Member: John J. Duncan Sr.)
* United States House Select Committee on Crime, Crime (Select) (Chair: ; Ranking Member: )
* United States House Committee on District of Columbia, District of Columbia (Chair: Charles Diggs; Ranking Member: Stewart B. McKinney)
** United States House District of Columbia Subcommittee on Fiscal and Government Affairs, Fiscal and Government Affairs (Chair: Stewart B. McKinney; Ranking Member: )
** United States House District of Columbia Subcommittee on Judiciary, Judiciary (Chair: Romano Mazzoli; Ranking Member: Robert W. Daniel Jr.)
** United States House District of Columbia Subcommittee on Economic Development, Economic Development (Chair: Herbert Harris; Ranking Member: Charles W. Whalen Jr.)
* United States House Committee on Education and Labor, Education and Labor (Chair: Carl D. Perkins; Ranking Member: Charles W. Whalen Jr.)
** United States House Education and Labor Subcommittee on Elementary, Secondary and Vocational Education, Elementary, Secondary and Vocational Education (Chair: Carl D. Perkins; Ranking Member: Al Quie)
** United States House Education and Labor Subcommittee on Labor-Management Relations, Labor-Management Relations (Chair: Frank Thompson; Ranking Member: Al Quie)
** United States House Education and Labor Subcommittee on Labor Standards, Labor Standards (Chair: John Herman Dent; Ranking Member: John N. Erlenborn)
** United States House Education and Labor Subcommittee on Select Education, Select Education (Chair: John Brademas; Ranking Member: Jim Jeffords)
** United States House Education and Labor Subcommittee on Employment Opportunities, Employment Opportunities (Chair: Augustus Hawkins; Ranking Member: Ronald A. Sarasin)
** United States House Education and Labor Subcommittee on Postsecondary Education, Postsecondary Education (Chair: William D. Ford; Ranking Member: John Buchanan (American politician), John Buchanan)
** United States House Education and Labor Subcommittee on Compensation, Health and Safety, Compensation, Health and Safety (Chair: Joseph M. Gaydos; Ranking Member: Ronald A. Sarasin)
** United States House Education and Labor Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity, Economic Opportunity (Chair: Ike Franklin Andrews; Ranking Member: Bill Goodling)
* United States House Select Committee on Ethics, Ethics (Select) (Chair: H. Richardson Preyer)
* United States House Committee on Government Operations, Government Operations (Chair: Jack Brooks; Ranking Member: Frank Horton)
** United States House Government Operations Subcommittee on Legislation and National Security, Legislation and National Security (Chair: Jack Brooks; Ranking Member: Frank Horton)
** United States House Government Operations Subcommittee on Intergovernmental Relations and Human Resources, Intergovernmental Relations and Human Resources (Chair: Lawrence H. Fountain; Ranking Member: John W. Wydler)
** United States House Government Operations Subcommittee on Commerce, Consumer and Monetary Affairs, Commerce, Consumer and Monetary Affairs (Chair: Benjamin Stanley Rosenthal; Ranking Member: Garry E. Brown)
** United States House Government Operations Subcommittee on Environment, Energy and Natural Resources, Environment, Energy and Natural Resources (Chair: Leo Ryan; Ranking Member: Thomas N. Kindness)
** United States House Government Operations Subcommittee on Manpower and Housing, Manpower and Housing (Chair: Cardiss Collins; Ranking Member: Bob Kasten)
** United States House Government Operations Subcommittee on Government Activities and Transportation, Government Activities and Transportation (Chair: John Burton; Ranking Member: Charles Thone)
** United States House Government Operations Subcommittee on Government Information and Individual Rights, Government Information and Individual Rights (Chair: L. Richardson Preyer; Ranking Member: Paul N. McCloskey Jr.))
* United States House Committee on House Administration, House Administration (Chair: Frank Thompson; Ranking Member: William Louis Dickinson, William L. Dickinson)
** United States House Administration Subcommittee on Accounts, Accounts (Chair: John Herman Dent; Ranking Member: Samuel L. Devine)
** United States House Administration Subcommittee on Libraries and Memorials, Libraries and Memorials (Chair: Lucien Nedzi; Ranking Member: Samuel L. Devine)
** United States House Administration Subcommittee on Printing, Printing (Chair: Augustus Hawkins; Ranking Member: James C. Cleveland)
** United States House Administration Subcommittee on Personnel and Police, Personnel and Police (Chair: Frank Annunzio; Ranking Member: Samuel L. Devine)
** United States House Administration Subcommittee on Contracts, Contracts (Chair: Joseph M. Gaydos; Ranking Member: James C. Cleveland)
** United States House Administration Subcommittee on Services, Services (Chair: Ed Jones; Ranking Member: William Louis Dickinson, William L. Dickinson)
** United States House Administration Subcommittee on Office Systems, Office Systems (Chair: Bob Mollohan; Ranking Member: J. Herbert Burke)
* United States House Select Committee on the House Beauty Shop, House Beauty Shop (Select) (Chair: Margaret Heckler; Ranking Member: )
* United States House Select Committee on Intelligence, Intelligence (Select) (Chair: Edward Boland; Ranking Member: )
* United States House Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs, Insular Affairs (Chair: Mo Udall; Ranking Member: Joe Skubitz)
** United States House Interior and Insular Affairs Subcommittee on Energy and the Environment, Energy and the Environment (Chair: Mo Udall; Ranking Member: Robert E. Bauman)
** United States House Interior and Insular Affairs Subcommittee on General Oversight and Alaska Lands, General Oversight and Alaska Lands (Chair: John F. Seiberling; Ranking Member: Don Young
Donald Edwin Young (June 9, 1933 – March 18, 2022) was an American politician from Alaska. He is the List of members of the United States Congress by longevity of service, longest-serving Republican Party (United States), Republican in House ...
)
** United States House Interior and Insular Affairs Subcommittee on Mines and Mining, Mines and Mining (Chair: Abraham Kazen); Ranking Member: Philip Ruppe
** United States House Interior and Insular Affairs Subcommittee on National Parks and Insular Affairs, National Parks and Insular Affairs (Chair: Phillip Burton; Ranking Member: Keith G. Sebelius)
** United States House Interior and Insular Affairs Subcommittee on Indian Affairs and Public Lands, Indian Affairs and Public Lands (Chair: Teno Roncalio; Ranking Member: James P. Johnson)
** United States House Interior and Insular Affairs Subcommittee on Special Investigations, Special Investigations (Chair: Harold L. Runnels; Ranking Member: Don H. Clausen)
** United States House Interior and Insular Affairs Subcommittee on Water and Power Resources, Water and Power Resources (Chair: Lloyd Meeds; Ranking Member: Manuel Lujan Jr.)
* United States House Committee on International Relations, International Relations (Chair: Clement J. Zablocki; Ranking Member: William S. Broomfield)
** United States House International Relations Subcommittee on International Security and Scientific Affairs, International Security and Scientific Affairs (Chair: Clement J. Zablocki; Ranking Member: William S. Broomfield)
** United States House International Relations Subcommittee on International Operations, International Operations (Chair: Dante Fascell; Ranking Member: John Buchanan (American politician), John Buchanan)
** United States House International Relations Subcommittee on Africa, Africa (Chair: Charles Diggs; Ranking Member: Charles W. Whalen Jr.)
** United States House International Relations Subcommittee on International Organizations, International Organizations (Chair: Donald M. Fraser); Ranking Member: Edward J. Derwinski)
** United States House International Relations Subcommittee on Europe and the Middle East, Europe and the Middle East (Chair: Lee H. Hamilton; Ranking Member: Paul Findley)
** United States House International Relations Subcommittee on Asian and Pacific Affairs, Asian and Pacific Affairs (Chair: Lester L. Wolff; Ranking Member: J. Herbert Burke)
** United States House International Relations Subcommittee on International Economic Policy and Trade, International Economic Policy and Trade (Chair: Jonathan Brewster Bingham; Ranking Member: Charles W. Whalen Jr.)
** United States House International Relations Subcommittee on International Development, International Development (Chair: Michael J. Harrington, Michael Harrington; Ranking Member: Larry Winn Jr.)
* United States House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce, Interstate and Foreign Commerce (Chair: Harley Orrin Staggers; Ranking Member: Samuel L. Devine)
** United States House Interstate and Foreign Commerce Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, Oversight and Investigations (Chair: John E. Moss; Ranking Member: James M. Collins)
** United States House Interstate and Foreign Commerce Subcommittee on Energy and Power, Energy and Power (Chair: John Dingell; Ranking Member: Clarence J. Brown)
** United States House Interstate and Foreign Commerce Subcommittee on Health and the Environment, Health and the Environment (Chair: Paul Rogers; Ranking Member: Tim Lee Carter)
** United States House Interstate and Foreign Commerce Subcommittee on Communications, Communications (Chair: Lionel Van Deerlin; Ranking Member: Louis Frey Jr.)
** United States House Interstate and Foreign Commerce Subcommittee on Transportation and Commerce, Transportation and Commerce (Chair: Fred B. Rooney; Ranking Member: Joe Skubitz)
** United States House Interstate and Foreign Commerce Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Finance, Consumer Protection and Finance (Chair: Robert C. Eckhardt; Ranking Member: Jim Broyhill)
* United States House Committee on Judiciary, Judiciary (Chair: Peter W. Rodino; Ranking Member: Robert McClory)
** United States House Judiciary Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship and International Law, Immigration, Citizenship and International Law (Chair: Joshua Eilberg; Ranking Member: Hamilton Fish IV)
** United States House Judiciary Subcommittee on Administrative Law and Governmental Relations, Administrative Law and Governmental Relations (Chair: George E. Danielson; Ranking Member: Carlos J. Moorhead)
** United States House Judiciary Subcommittee on Courts, Civil Liberties and the Administration of Justice, Courts, Civil Liberties and the Administration of Justice (Chair: Robert Kastenmeier; Ranking Member: Thomas F. Railsback)
** United States House Judiciary Subcommittee on Civil and Constitutional Rights, Civil and Constitutional Rights (Chair: Don Edwards; Ranking Member: M. Caldwell Butler)
** United States House Judiciary Subcommittee on Monopolies and Commercial Law, Monopolies and Commercial Law (Chair: Peter W. Rodino; Ranking Member: Robert McClory)
** United States House Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime, Crime (Chair: John Conyers; Ranking Member: John M. Ashbrook)
** United States House Judiciary Subcommittee on Criminal Justice, Criminal Justice (Chair: James Mann; Ranking Member: Charles E. Wiggins)
* United States House Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries, Merchant Marine and Fisheries (Chair: John M. Murphy; Ranking Member: Philip E. Ruppe)
** United States House Merchant Marine and Fisheries Subcommittee on Merchant Marine, Merchant Marine (Chair: John M. Murphy; Ranking Member: Paul N. McCloskey Jr.)
** United States House Merchant Marine and Fisheries Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife Conservation and the Environment, Fisheries, Wildlife Conservation and the Environment (Chair: Robert L. Leggett; Ranking Member: Edwin B. Forsythe)
** United States House Merchant Marine and Fisheries Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Navigation, Coast Guard and Navigation (Chair: Mario Biaggi; Ranking Member: David C. Treen)
** United States House Merchant Marine and Fisheries Subcommittee on Oceangraphy, Oceangraphy (Chair: John Breaux
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; Ranking Member: Joel Pritchard)
** United States House Merchant Marine and Fisheries Subcommittee on Panama Canal, Panama Canal (Chair: Ralph Metcalfe; Ranking Member: Gene Snyder)
** United States House Merchant Marine and Fisheries Subcommittee on Maritime Education and Training, Maritime Education and Training (Ad Hoc) (Chair: Gerry Studds; Ranking Member: Don Young
Donald Edwin Young (June 9, 1933 – March 18, 2022) was an American politician from Alaska. He is the List of members of the United States Congress by longevity of service, longest-serving Republican Party (United States), Republican in House ...
)
* United States House Special Committee on Modernization of House Gallery Facilities, Modernization of House Gallery Facilities (Special) (Chair: Joe D. Waggoner Jr.; Ranking Member: Edward J. Derwinski)
* United States House Select Committee on Narcotics Abuse and Control, Narcotics Abuse and Control (Select) (Chair: Lester L. Wolff)
* United States House Select Committee on Outer Continental Shelf, Outer Continental Shelf (Ad Hoc/Select) (Chair: John M. Murphy)
* United States House Select Committee on Population, Population (Select) (Chair: ; Ranking Member: )
* United States House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service, Post Office and Civil Service (Chair: Robert N. C. Nix Sr.; Ranking Member: Edward J. Derwinski)
** United States House Post Office and Civil Service Subcommittee on Employee Ethics and Utilization, Employee Ethics and Utilization (Chair: Pat Schroeder; Ranking Member: Benjamin A. Gilman)
** United States House Post Office and Civil Service Subcommittee on Civil Service, Civil Service (Chair: Bill Clay; Ranking Member: Trent Lott
Chester Trent Lott Sr. (born October 9, 1941) is an American lobbyist, lawyer, author, and politician who represented Mississippi in the United States House of Representatives from 1973 to 1989 and in the United States Senate from 1989 to 2007. ...
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** United States House Post Office and Civil Service Subcommittee on Investigations, Investigations (Chair: Robert N. C. Nix Sr.; Ranking Member: Edward J. Derwinski)
** United States House Post Office and Civil Service Subcommittee on Compensations and Employee Benefits, Compensations and Employee Benefits (Chair: Gladys Spellman; Ranking Member: Jim Leach)
** United States House Post Office and Civil Service Subcommittee on Postal Operations and Services, Postal Operations and Services (Chair: James M. Hanley; Ranking Member: James M. Collins)
** United States House Post Office and Civil Service Subcommittee on Census and Population, Census and Population (Chair: William Lehman; Ranking Member: John H. Rousselot)
** United States House Post Office and Civil Service Subcommittee on Postal Personnel and Modernization, Postal Personnel and Modernization (Chair: Charlie Wilson (Texas politician), Charlie Wilson; Ranking Member: Gene Taylor)
* United States House Committee on Public Works and Transportation, Public Works and Transportation (Chair: Harold T. Johnson; Ranking Member: Bill Harsha)
** United States House Public Works and Transportation Subcommittee on Aviation, Aviation (Chair: Glenn M. Anderson; Ranking Member: Gene Snyder)
** United States House Public Works and Transportation Subcommittee on Economic Development, Economic Development (Chair: Robert A. Roe; Ranking Member: John Paul Hammerschmidt)
** United States House Public Works and Transportation Subcommittee on Investigations and Review, Investigations and Review (Chair: Ronald 'Bo' Ginn; Ranking Member: James C. Cleveland)
** United States House Public Works and Transportation Subcommittee on Public Buildings and Grounds, Public Buildings and Grounds (Chair: Norman Mineta; Ranking Member: William F. Walsh)
** United States House Public Works and Transportation Subcommittee on Surface Transportation, Surface Transportation (Chair: James J. Howard
James John Howard (July 24, 1927 – March 25, 1988) was an American educator and Democratic Party (United States), Democratic Party politician who represented in the United States House of Representatives from 1965 until his death from a h ...
; Ranking Member: Bud Shuster)
** United States House Public Works and Transportation Subcommittee on Water Resources, Water Resources (Chair: Ray Roberts; Ranking Member: Don H. Clausen)
* United States House Committee on Rules, Rules (Chair: James J. Delaney; Ranking Member: Don H. Clausen)
* United States House Committee on Science and Technology, Science and Technology (Chair: Olin E. Teague; Ranking Member: John W. Wydler)
** United States House Science and Technology Subcommittee on Space Science and Applications, Space Science and Applications (Chair: Don Fuqua; Ranking Member: Larry Winn Jr.)
** United States House Science and Technology Subcommittee on Fossil and Energy Research, Development and Demonstration, Fossil and Energy Research, Development and Demonstration (Chair: Walter Flowers; Ranking Member: Larry Winn Jr.)
** United States House Science and Technology Subcommittee on Advanced Energy Technologies, Energy Conservation, Development and Demonstration, Advanced Energy Technologies, Energy Conservation, Development and Demonstration (Chair: Mike McCormack; Ranking Member: Barry M. Goldwater Jr.)
** United States House Science and Technology Subcommittee on Environment and the Atmosphere, Environment and the Atmosphere (Chair: George Brown Jr.
George Edward Brown Jr. (March 6, 1920 – July 15, 1999) was an American Democratic Party (United States), Democratic politician from California. He represented suburban portions of Los Angeles County, California, Los Angeles County in the United ...
; Ranking Member: Manuel Lujan Jr.)
** United States House Science and Technology Subcommittee on Transportation, Aviation and Weather, Transportation, Aviation and Weather (Chair: Dale Milford; Ranking Member: John W. Wydler)
** United States House Science and Technology Subcommittee on Science, Research and Technology, Science, Research and Technology (Chair: Ray Thornton; Ranking Member: Harold C. Hollenbeck)
** United States House Science and Technology Subcommittee on Domestic and International Scientific Planning, Analysis and Cooperation, Domestic and International Scientific Planning, Analysis and Cooperation (Chair: James H. Scheuer; Ranking Member: Silvio O. Conte)
* United States House Committee on Small Business, Small Business (Chair: Neal Edward Smith; Ranking Member: Silvio O. Conte)
** United States House Small Business Subcommittee on SBA and SBIC Authority and General Small Business, SBA and SBIC Authority and General Small Business (Chair: Neal Edward Smith; Ranking Member: Silvio O. Conte)
** United States House Small Business Subcommittee on Minority Enterprise and General Oversight, Minority Enterprise and General Oversight (Chair: Joseph P. Addabbo; Ranking Member: Joseph M. McDade)
** United States House Small Business Subcommittee on Antitrust and Restraint of Trade Activities Affecting Small Business, Antitrust and Restraint of Trade Activities Affecting Small Business (Chair: John B. Breckinridge; Ranking Member: Tim Lee Carter)
** United States House Small Business Subcommittee on Energy, Environment, Safety and Research, Energy, Environment, Safety and Research (Chair: Alvin Baldus; Ranking Member: Tim Lee Carter)
** United States House Small Business Subcommittee on Capital Investment and Business Opportunities, Capital Investment and Business Opportunities (Chair: John J. LaFalce; Ranking Member: J. William Stanton)
** United States House Small Business Subcommittee on Special Small Business Problems, Special Small Business Problems (Chair: Marty Russo; Ranking Member: William S. Broomfield)
* United States House Committee on Standards of Official Conduct, Standards of Official Conduct (Chair: L. Richardson Preyer; Ranking Member: Floyd Spence)
* United States House Committee on Veterans' Affairs, Veterans' Affairs (Chair: Ray Roberts; Ranking Member: John Paul Hammerschmidt)
** United States House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Compensation, Pension and Insurance, Compensation, Pension and Insurance (Chair: Sonny Montgomery; Ranking Member: Chalmers P. Wylie)
** United States House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Education and Training, Education and Training (Chair: Olin E. Teague; Ranking Member: Margaret M. Heckler)
** United States House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Medical Facilities and Benefits, Medical Facilities and Benefits (Chair: David E. Satterfield III; Ranking Member: John Paul Hammerschmidt)
** United States House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Housing, Housing (Chair: Jack Brinkley; Ranking Member: James Abdnor)
** United States House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Cemeteries and Burial Benefits, Cemeteries and Burial Benefits (Chair: Charles J. Carney; Ranking Member: Elwood Hillis)
* United States House Committee on Ways and Means, Ways and Means (Chair: Al Ullman; Ranking Member: Barber Conable Jr.)
** United States House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Social Security, Social Security (Chair: James A. Burke; Ranking Member: Bill Archer)
** United States House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Health, Health (Chair: Dan Rostenkowski
Daniel David Rostenkowski (January 2, 1928 – August 11, 2010) was a United States Representative from Chicago, serving for 36 years, from 1959 to 1995. He became one of the most powerful legislators in Congress, especially in matters of t ...
; Ranking Member: John Duncan Sr.)
** United States House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Trade, Trade (Chair: Charles Vanik; Ranking Member: William A. Steiger)
** United States House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Public Assistance and Unemployment Compensation, Public Assistance and Unemployment Compensation (Chair: James C. Corman; Ranking Member: Guy Vander Jagt
Guy Adrian Vander Jagt ( ; August 26, 1931 – June 22, 2007) was a Republican politician from Michigan. He was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives and Chairman of the National Republican Congressional Committee.
Vander Jagt was desc ...
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** United States House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Oversight, Oversight (Chair: Sam Gibbons; Ranking Member: Phil Crane)
** United States House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Miscellaneous Revenue Measures, Miscellaneous Revenue Measures (Chair: Joe D. Waggoner Jr.; Ranking Member: Bill Frenzel)
* Committee of the Whole (United States House of Representatives), Whole
Joint committees
* Joint Committee on Atomic Energy, Atomic Energy (Chair: Vacant; Vice Chair: Sen. Henry M. Jackson) * Joint Committee on Congressional Operations, Congressional Operations (Chair: Sen. Lee Metcalf; Vice Chair: Rep. Jack Brooks) * Joint Committee on Defense Productions, Defense Productions (Chair: Sen.William Proxmire
Edward William Proxmire (November 11, 1915 – December 15, 2005) was an American politician. A member of the Democratic Party (United States), Democratic Party, he served as a United States Senate, United States Senator from Wisconsin from 1957 ...
; Vice Chair: Rep. Parren Mitchell)
* Joint Economic Committee, Economic (Chair: Rep. Richard Walker Bolling; Vice Chair: Sen. Hubert H. Humphrey)
* Joint Committee on Taxation, Taxation (Chair: Rep. Al Ullman; Vice Chair: Sen. Russell B. Long)
* Joint Committee on the Library, The Library (Chair: Rep. Lucien Nedzi; Vice Chair: Sen. Howard Cannon)
* Joint Committee on Printing, Printing (Chair: Sen. Howard Cannon; Vice Chair: Rep. Frank Thompson Jr.)
Employees
List of federal agencies in the United States#United States Congress, Legislative branch agency directors
* Architect of the Capitol: George Malcolm White * Attending Physician of the United States Congress: Freeman H. Cary * Comptroller General of the United States: Elmer B. Staats * Director of the Congressional Budget Office: Alice M. Rivlin * Librarian of Congress: Daniel J. Boorstin * Public Printer of the United States: Thomas F. McCormick, until 1977 ** John J. Boyle (Public Printer), John J. Boyle, from 1977Senate
* Chaplain of the United States Senate, Chaplain: Edward L.R. Elson (Presbyterian) * Curator of the United States Senate, Curator: James R. Ketchum * Historian of the United States Senate, Historian: Richard A. Baker (historian), Richard A. Baker * Parliamentarian of the United States Senate, Parliamentarian: Murray Zweben * Secretary of the United States Senate, Secretary: Francis R. Valeo, until March 31, 1977 ** Joseph Stanley Kimmitt, J. Stanley Kimmitt, from March 31, 1977 * United States Senate Librarian, Librarian: Roger K. Haley * Sergeant at Arms of the United States Senate, Sergeant at Arms: Frank "Nordy" Hoffman * Secretary for the Majority of the United States Senate, Secretary for the Majority: Joseph Stanley Kimmitt, J. Stanley Kimmitt, until March 31, 1977 ** James H. Duffy, from March 31, 1977 * Secretary for the Minority of the United States Senate, Secretary for the Minority: William HildenbrandHouse of Representatives
* Chaplain of the United States House of Representatives, Chaplain: Edward G. Latch (Methodism, Methodist) * Clerk of the United States House of Representatives, Clerk: Edmund L. Henshaw Jr. * Doorkeeper of the United States House of Representatives, Doorkeeper: James T. Molloy * Parliamentarian of the United States House of Representatives, Parliamentarian: William Holmes Brown * Reading Clerk of the United States House of Representatives, Reading Clerks: Bob Berry (R), Charles W. Hackney Jr. (D) * Postmaster of the United States House of Representatives, Postmaster: Robert V. Rota * Sergeant at Arms of the United States House of Representatives, Sergeant at Arms: Kenneth R. HardingSee also
* List of new members of the 95th United States Congress * 1976 United States elections (elections leading to this Congress) ** 1976 United States presidential election ** 1976 United States Senate elections ** 1976 United States House of Representatives elections * 1978 United States elections (elections during this Congress, leading to the next Congress) ** 1978 United States Senate elections ** 1978 United States House of Representatives electionsNotes
References
* *External links
Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress
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