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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 The United States Senate is the upper chamber of the United States Congress, with the House of Representatives being the lower chamber. Together they compose the national bicameral legislature of the United States. The composition and po ...
and the
United States House of Representatives The United States House of Representatives, often referred to as the House of Representatives, the U.S. House, or simply the House, is the lower chamber of the United States Congress, with the Senate being the upper chamber. Together they ...
. It met in
Washington, DC ) , image_skyline = , image_caption = Clockwise from top left: the Washington Monument and Lincoln Memorial on the National Mall, United States Capitol, Logan Circle, Jefferson Memorial, White House, Adams Morg ...
from January 3, 1977, to January 3, 1979, during the final weeks of the
administration Administration may refer to: Management of organizations * Management, the act of directing people towards accomplishing a goal ** Administrative Assistant, traditionally known as a Secretary, or also known as an administrative officer, admini ...
of U.S. President
Gerald Ford Gerald Rudolph Ford Jr. ( ; born Leslie Lynch King Jr.; July 14, 1913December 26, 2006) was an American politician who served as the 38th president of the United States from 1974 to 1977. He was the only president never to have been elected ...
and the first two years of the
administration Administration may refer to: Management of organizations * Management, the act of directing people towards accomplishing a goal ** Administrative Assistant, traditionally known as a Secretary, or also known as an administrative officer, admini ...
of U.S. President
Jimmy Carter James Earl Carter Jr. (born October 1, 1924) is an American politician who served as the 39th president of the United States from 1977 to 1981. A member of the Democratic Party (United States), Democratic Party, he previously served as th ...
. The apportionment of seats in this House of Representatives was based on the Nineteenth Census of the United States in 1970. Both chambers maintained a Democratic
supermajority A supermajority, supra-majority, qualified majority, or special majority is a requirement for a proposal to gain a specified level of support which is greater than the threshold of more than one-half used for a simple majority. Supermajority ru ...
, and with
Jimmy Carter James Earl Carter Jr. (born October 1, 1924) is an American politician who served as the 39th president of the United States from 1977 to 1981. A member of the Democratic Party (United States), Democratic Party, he previously served as th ...
being sworn in as
President President most commonly refers to: *President (corporate title) * President (education), a leader of a college or university * President (government title) President may also refer to: Automobiles * Nissan President, a 1966–2010 Japanese ...
on January 20, 1977, this gave the Democrats an overall federal government trifecta for the first time since the
90th Congress The 90th United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, composed of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, D.C., from January 3, 1 ...
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, organisation or other type of entity and commonly determine how that entity is to be governed. When these pr ...
. This is the last time democrats or any party held a 2/3rds 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, 1978


Major events

* 1977 was the last year to have men serving as all 100 United States Senators. * January 20, 1977: Inauguration of President
Jimmy Carter James Earl Carter Jr. (born October 1, 1924) is an American politician who served as the 39th president of the United States from 1977 to 1981. A member of the Democratic Party (United States), Democratic Party, he previously served as th ...
* July 13, 1977: New York City blackout of 1977 * January 1, 1978: The
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left the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands 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 Love Canal is a neighborhood in Niagara Falls, New York, United States, infamous as the location of a landfill that became the site of an enormous environmental disaster in the 1970s. Decades of dumping toxic chemicals harmed the health of hund ...
* September 17, 1978:
Camp David Accords The Camp David Accords were a pair of political agreements signed by Egyptian President Anwar Sadat and Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin on 17 September 1978, following twelve days of secret negotiations at Camp David, the country retrea ...


Hearings

*
Project MKULTRA Project MKUltra (or MK-Ultra) was an illegal human experimentation program designed and undertaken by the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), intended to develop procedures and identify drugs that could be used in interrogations to weak ...
– (
Church Committee The Church Committee (formally the United States Senate Select Committee to Study Governmental Operations with Respect to Intelligence Activities) was a US Senate select committee in 1975 that investigated abuses by the Central Intelligence ...
, 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 The United States Department of Energy (DOE) is an executive department of the U.S. federal government that oversees U.S. national energy policy and manages the research and development of nuclear power and nuclear weapons in the United States ...
, , * October 7, 1977:
Earthquake Hazards Reduction Act of 1977 Earthquake Hazards Reduction Act of 1977 is a statute formulating a national policy to diminish the perils of earthquakes in the United States. The Act of Congress is a declaration for an earthquake prediction system, national earthquake hazards r ...
, , * October 12, 1977:
Community Reinvestment Act The Community Reinvestment Act (CRA, P.L. 95-128, 91 Stat. 1147, title VIII of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1977, ''et seq.'') is a United States federal law designed to encourage commercial banks and savings associations to hel ...
, , title VIII, * November 23, 1977: Saccharin Study and Labeling Act of 1977, , * December 27, 1977:
Clean Water Act The Clean Water Act (CWA) is the primary federal law in the United States governing water pollution. Its objective is to restore and maintain the chemical, physical, and biological integrity of the nation's waters; recognizing the responsibiliti ...
, , * December 28, 1977:
International Emergency Economic Powers Act The International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA), Title II of , is a United States federal law authorizing the president to regulate international commerce after declaring a national emergency in response to any unusual and extraordinary ...
, , title II, * March 10, 1978:
Nuclear Non-Proliferation Act of 1978 Nuclear Non-Proliferation Act of 1978, 22 U.S.C. § 3201, is a United States federal law declaring that nuclear explosive devices pose a perilous threat to the security interests of the United States and continued international progress towards wor ...
, , * 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 The Civil Service Reform Act of 1978, (October 13, 1978, Pub.L. 95–454, 92 Stat. 1111) (CSRA), reformed the civil service of the United States federal government, partly in response to the Watergate scandal. The Act abolished the U.S. Civil Ser ...
, , * October 24, 1978: Airline Deregulation Act, , * October 25, 1978:
Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act The Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 ("FISA" , ) is a United States federal law that establishes procedures for the physical and electronic surveillance and the collection of "foreign intelligence information" between "foreign pow ...
, , * October 26, 1978: Ethics in Government Act, , * October 27, 1978: Humphrey-Hawkins Full Employment Act, , * October 31, 1978:
Pregnancy Discrimination Act The Pregnancy Discrimination Act (PDA) of 1978 () is a United States federal statute. It amended Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to "prohibit sex discrimination on the basis of pregnancy." The Act covers discrimination "on the basis of ...
, , * 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: Indian Child Welfare Act, , * November 8, 1978: Amateur Sports Act of 1978 , * November 9, 1978:
National Energy Conservation Policy Act The National Energy Conservation Policy Act of 1978 (NECPA, ) is a United States statute which was enacted as part of the National Energy Act. The H.R. 5037 legislation was passed by the 95th U.S. Congressional session and enacted into law by the ...
, ,


Constitutional amendments

* August 22, 1978: Approved an amendment to the
United States Constitution The Constitution of the United States is the supreme law of the United States of America. It superseded the Articles of Confederation, the nation's first constitution, in 1789. Originally comprising seven articles, it delineates the natio ...
granting the
District of Columbia ) , image_skyline = , image_caption = Clockwise from top left: the Washington Monument and Lincoln Memorial on the National Mall, United States Capitol, Logan Circle (Washington, D.C.), Logan Circle, Jefferson Memoria ...
full representation in the
United States Congress The United States Congress is the legislature of the federal government of the United States. It is Bicameralism, bicameral, composed of a lower body, the United States House of Representatives, House of Representatives, and an upper body, ...
, 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 Ratification is a principal's approval of an act of its agent that lacked the authority to bind the principal legally. Ratification defines the international act in which a state indicates its consent to be bound to a treaty if the parties inten ...
** 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 A congress is a formal meeting of the representatives of different countries, constituent states, organizations, trade unions, political parties, or other groups. The term originated in Late Middle English to denote an encounter (meeting of ...
.


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 President most commonly refers to: *President (corporate title) * President (education), a leader of a college or university * President (government title) President may also refer to: Automobiles * Nissan President, a 1966–2010 Japanese ...
:
Nelson Rockefeller Nelson Aldrich Rockefeller (July 8, 1908 – January 26, 1979), sometimes referred to by his nickname Rocky, was an American businessman and politician who served as the 41st vice president of the United States from 1974 to 1977. A member of t ...
(R), until January 20, 1977 **
Walter Mondale Walter Frederick "Fritz" Mondale (January 5, 1928 – April 19, 2021) was an American lawyer and politician who served as the 42nd vice president of the United States from 1977 to 1981 under President Jimmy Carter. A U.S. senator from Minnesota ...
(D), from January 20, 1977 *
President pro tempore A president pro tempore or speaker pro tempore is a constitutionally recognized officer of a legislative body who presides over the chamber in the absence of the normal presiding officer. The phrase '' pro tempore'' is Latin "for the time being". ...
:
James Eastland James Oliver Eastland (November 28, 1904 February 19, 1986) was an American attorney, plantation owner, and politician from Mississippi. A Democrat, he served in the United States Senate in 1941 and again from 1943 until his resignation on De ...
(D) * Permanent Acting President pro tempore:
Lee Metcalf Lee Warren Metcalf (January 28, 1911 – January 12, 1978) was an American lawyer, judge, and politician. A member of the Democratic Party, he served as a U.S. Representative (1953–1961) and a U.S. Senator (1961–1978) from Montana. He was the ...
(D), until January 12, 1978 * Deputy President pro tempore:
Hubert Humphrey Hubert Horatio Humphrey Jr. (May 27, 1911 – January 13, 1978) was an American pharmacist and politician who served as the 38th vice president of the United States from 1965 to 1969. He twice served in the United States Senate, representing ...
(D), until January 13, 1978


Majority (Democratic) leadership

*
Majority Leader In U.S. politics (as well as in some other countries utilizing the presidential system), the majority floor leader is a partisan position in a legislative body.
: Robert Byrd *
Majority Whip A whip is an official of a political party whose task is to ensure party discipline in a legislature. This means ensuring that members of the party vote according to the party platform, rather than according to their own individual ideolog ...
:
Alan Cranston Alan MacGregor Cranston (June 19, 1914 – December 31, 2000) was an American politician and journalist who served as a United States Senator from California from 1969 to 1993, and as a President of the World Federalist Association from 1949 to ...
* Democratic Caucus Secretary:
Daniel Inouye Daniel Ken Inouye ( ; September 7, 1924 – December 17, 2012) was an American lawyer and politician who served as a United States senator from Hawaii from 1963 until his death in 2012. Beginning in 1959, he was the first U.S. representative ...
* Democratic Campaign Committee Chairman: Wendell Ford


Minority (Republican) leadership

* Minority Leader:
Howard Baker Howard Henry Baker Jr. (November 15, 1925 June 26, 2014) was an American politician and diplomat who served as a United States Senator from Tennessee from 1967 to 1985. During his tenure, he rose to the rank of Senate Minority Leader and then ...
*
Minority Whip The positions of majority leader and minority leader are held by two United States senators and members of the party leadership of the United States Senate. They serve as the chief spokespersons for their respective political parties holding t ...
: Ted Stevens * Republican Conference Chairman:
Carl Curtis Carl Thomas Curtis (March 15, 1905 – January 24, 2000) was an American attorney and politician from the U.S. state of Nebraska. He served as a Republican in the United States House of Representatives (1939–1954) and later the United States ...
*
Republican Conference Secretary Republican can refer to: Political ideology * An advocate of a republic, a type of government that is not a monarchy or dictatorship, and is usually associated with the rule of law. ** Republicanism, the ideology in support of republics or agains ...
:
Clifford Hansen Clifford Peter Hansen (October 16, 1912October 20, 2009) was an American politician from the state of Wyoming. A Republican, he served as the 26th Governor of Wyoming (January 7, 1963 – January 2, 1967) and subsequently as a United States ...
* National Senatorial Committee Chair:
Bob Packwood Robert William Packwood (born September 11, 1932) is an American retired lawyer and politician from Oregon and a member of the Republican Party. He resigned from the United States Senate, under threat of expulsion, in 1995 after allegations of ...
* Policy Committee Chairman:
John Tower John Goodwin Tower (September 29, 1925 – April 5, 1991) was an American politician, serving as a Republican United States Senator from Texas from 1961 to 1985. He was the first Republican Senator elected from Texas since Reconstruction. Towe ...


House of Representatives

*
Speaker Speaker may refer to: Society and politics * Speaker (politics), the presiding officer in a legislative assembly * Public speaker, one who gives a speech or lecture * A person producing speech: the producer of a given utterance, especially: ** In ...
:
Tip O'Neill Thomas Phillip "Tip" O'Neill Jr. (December 9, 1912 – January 5, 1994) was an American politician who served as the 47th speaker of the United States House of Representatives from 1977 to 1987, representing northern Boston, Massachusetts, as ...
(D)


Majority (Democratic) leadership

*
Majority Leader In U.S. politics (as well as in some other countries utilizing the presidential system), the majority floor leader is a partisan position in a legislative body.
:
Jim Wright James Claude Wright Jr. (December 22, 1922 – May 6, 2015) was an American politician who served as the 48th speaker of the United States House of Representatives from 1987 to 1989. He represented Texas's 12th congressional district as a ...
*
Majority Whip A whip is an official of a political party whose task is to ensure party discipline in a legislature. This means ensuring that members of the party vote according to the party platform, rather than according to their own individual ideolog ...
: John Brademas * Chief Deputy Majority Whip: Dan Rostenkowski * Democratic Caucus Chairman: Tom Foley * Democratic Caucus Secretary:
Shirley Chisholm Shirley Anita Chisholm ( ; ; November 30, 1924 – January 1, 2005) was an American politician who, in 1968, became the first black woman to be elected to the United States Congress. Chisholm represented New York's 12th congressional distr ...
* Democratic Campaign Committee Chairman: James C. Corman


Minority (Republican) leadership

* Minority Leader:
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 was elected as a U.S. Representative from Arizona. He was the Minority Leader in the House 1973– ...
*
Minority Whip The positions of majority leader and minority leader are held by two United States senators and members of the party leadership of the United States Senate. They serve as the chief spokespersons for their respective political parties holding t ...
:
Robert H. Michel Robert Henry Michel (; March 2, 1923 – February 17, 2017) was an American Republican Party politician who was a member of the United States House of Representatives for 38 years. He represented central Illinois' 18th congressional distric ...
* Republican Conference Chairman:
John B. Anderson John Bayard Anderson (February 15, 1922 – December 3, 2017) was an American lawyer and politician who served in the United States House of Representatives, representing Illinois's 16th congressional district from 1961 to 1981. A member ...
* Republican Conference Vice-Chairman: Samuel L. Devine *
Republican Conference Secretary Republican can refer to: Political ideology * An advocate of a republic, a type of government that is not a monarchy or dictatorship, and is usually associated with the rule of law. ** Republicanism, the ideology in support of republics or agains ...
: Jack Edwards * Policy Committee Chairman: Del M. Clawson * Republican Campaign Committee Chairman: Guy Vander Jagt


Caucuses

* Congressional Black Caucus * Congressional Hispanic Caucus * Congressional Caucus for Women's Issues * House Democratic Caucus * Senate Democratic Caucus


Members


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.


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: 2. John 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 Alaska ( ; russian: Аляска, Alyaska; ale, Alax̂sxax̂; ; ems, Alas'kaaq; Yup'ik: ''Alaskaq''; tli, Anáaski) is a state located in the Western United States on the northwest extremity of North America. A semi-exclave of the U ...

: 2. Ted Stevens (R) : 3.
Mike Gravel Maurice Robert "Mike" Gravel ( ; May 13, 1930 – June 26, 2021) was an American politician and writer who served as a United States Senator from Alaska from 1969 to 1981 as a member of the Democratic Party, and who later in life twice ran for ...
(D)


Arizona Arizona ( ; nv, Hoozdo Hahoodzo ; ood, Alĭ ṣonak ) is a state in the Southwestern United States. It is the 6th largest and the 14th most populous of the 50 states. Its capital and largest city is Phoenix. Arizona is part of the Fou ...

: 1.
Dennis DeConcini Dennis Webster DeConcini (; born May 8, 1937) is an American lawyer, philanthropist, politician and former Democratic U.S. Senator from Arizona. The son of former Arizona Supreme Court Judge Evo Anton DeConcini, he represented Arizona in the Uni ...
(D) : 3.
Barry Goldwater Barry Morris Goldwater (January 2, 1909 – May 29, 1998) was an American politician and United States Air Force officer who was a five-term U.S. Senator from Arizona (1953–1965, 1969–1987) and the Republican Party nominee for president ...
(R)


Arkansas Arkansas ( ) is a landlocked state in the South Central United States. It is bordered by Missouri to the north, Tennessee and Mississippi to the east, Louisiana to the south, and Texas and Oklahoma to the west. Its name is from the O ...

: 2. John L. McClellan (D), until November 28, 1977 :: Kaneaster Hodges Jr. (D), from December 10, 1977 : 3. Dale Bumpers (D)


California California is a state in the Western United States, located along the Pacific Coast. With nearly 39.2million residents across a total area of approximately , it is the most populous U.S. state and the 3rd largest by area. It is also the m ...

: 1.
S. I. Hayakawa Samuel Ichiye Hayakawa (July 18, 1906 – February 27, 1992) was a Canadian-born American academic and politician of Japanese ancestry. A professor of English, he served as president of San Francisco State University and then as U.S. Senator from ...
(R) : 3.
Alan Cranston Alan MacGregor Cranston (June 19, 1914 – December 31, 2000) was an American politician and journalist who served as a United States Senator from California from 1969 to 1993, and as a President of the World Federalist Association from 1949 to ...
(D)


Colorado Colorado (, other variants) is a state in the Mountain West subregion of the Western United States. It encompasses most of the Southern Rocky Mountains, as well as the northeastern portion of the Colorado Plateau and the western edge of the ...

: 2. Floyd Haskell (D) : 3.
Gary Hart Gary Warren Hart (''né'' Hartpence; born November 28, 1936) is an American politician, diplomat, and lawyer. He was the front-runner for the 1988 Democratic presidential nomination until he dropped out amid revelations of extramarital affairs. ...
(D)


Connecticut Connecticut () is the southernmost state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It is bordered by Rhode Island to the east, Massachusetts to the north, New York (state), New York to the west, and Long Island Sound to the ...

: 1. Lowell Weicker (R) : 3. Abraham Ribicoff (D)


Delaware Delaware ( ) is a state in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States, bordering Maryland to its south and west; Pennsylvania to its north; and New Jersey and the Atlantic Ocean to its east. The state takes its name from the adjacent ...

: 1. William Roth (R) : 2. Joe Biden (D)


Florida Florida is a state located in the Southeastern region of the United States. Florida is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the northwest by Alabama, to the north by Georgia, to the east by the Bahamas and Atlantic Ocean, and ...

: 1.
Lawton Chiles Lawton Mainor Chiles Jr. (April 3, 1930 – December 12, 1998) was an American politician who served as the 41st governor of Florida from 1991 until his death in 1998. A member of the Democratic Party, he previously served as a United State ...
(D) : 3. Richard Stone (D)


Georgia Georgia most commonly refers to: * Georgia (country), a country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia * Georgia (U.S. state), a state in the Southeast United States Georgia may also refer to: Places Historical states and entities * Related to the ...

: 2. Sam Nunn (D) : 3. Herman Talmadge (D)


Hawaii Hawaii ( ; haw, Hawaii or ) is a state in the Western United States, located in the Pacific Ocean about from the U.S. mainland. It is the only U.S. state outside North America, the only state that is an archipelago, and the only stat ...

: 1.
Spark Matsunaga Spark Masayuki Matsunaga ( ja, 松永 正幸, October 8, 1916April 15, 1990) was an American politician and attorney who served as United States Senator for Hawaii from 1977 until his death in 1990. Matsunaga also represented Hawaii in the U.S. ...
(D) : 3.
Daniel Inouye Daniel Ken Inouye ( ; September 7, 1924 – December 17, 2012) was an American lawyer and politician who served as a United States senator from Hawaii from 1963 until his death in 2012. Beginning in 1959, he was the first U.S. representative ...
(D)


Idaho Idaho ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Pacific Northwest region of the Western United States. To the north, it shares a small portion of the Canada–United States border with the province of British Columbia. It borders the states of Monta ...

: 2.
James A. McClure James Albertus McClure (December 27, 1924 – February 26, 2011) was an American lawyer and politician from the state of Idaho, most notably serving as a Republican in the U.S. Senate for three terms. Early life and education McClure attende ...
(R) : 3.
Frank Church Frank Forrester Church III (July 25, 1924 – April 7, 1984) was an American politician and lawyer. A member of the Democratic Party, he served as a United States senator from Idaho from 1957 until his defeat in 1981. As of 2022, he is the longes ...
(D)


Illinois Illinois ( ) is a state in the Midwestern United States. Its largest metropolitan areas include the Chicago metropolitan area, and the Metro East section, of Greater St. Louis. Other smaller metropolitan areas include, Peoria and Rock ...

: 2. Charles H. Percy (R) : 3.
Adlai Stevenson III Adlai Ewing Stevenson III (October 10, 1930 – September 6, 2021) was an American attorney and politician of the Democratic Party who represented Illinois in the United States Senate from 1970 until 1981. A member of the prominent Stevenson fami ...
(D)


Indiana Indiana () is a U.S. state in the Midwestern United States. It is the 38th-largest by area and the 17th-most populous of the 50 States. Its capital and largest city is Indianapolis. Indiana was admitted to the United States as the 19th ...

: 1.
Richard Lugar Richard Green Lugar (April 4, 1932 – April 28, 2019) was an American politician who served as a United States Senator from Indiana from 1977 to 2013. He was a member of the Republican Party. Born in Indianapolis, Lugar graduated from Den ...
(R) : 3. Birch Bayh (D)


Iowa Iowa () is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States, bordered by the Mississippi River to the east and the Missouri River and Big Sioux River to the west. It is bordered by six states: Wiscon ...

: 2.
Dick Clark Richard Wagstaff Clark (November 30, 1929April 18, 2012) was an American radio and television personality, television producer and film actor, as well as a cultural icon who remains best known for hosting '' American Bandstand'' from 1956 to 19 ...
(D) : 3. John Culver (D)


Kansas Kansas () is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern United States. Its Capital city, capital is Topeka, Kansas, Topeka, and its largest city is Wichita, Kansas, Wichita. Kansas is a landlocked state bordered by Nebras ...

: 2. James B. Pearson (R), until December 23, 1978 :: Nancy Kassebaum (R), from December 23, 1978 : 3.
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 Republican Leader of the Senate during the final 11 years of his t ...
(R)


Kentucky Kentucky ( , ), officially the Commonwealth of Kentucky, is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States and one of the states of the Upper South. It borders Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio to the north; West Virginia and Virginia ...

: 2. Walter "Dee" Huddleston (D) : 3. Wendell Ford (D)


Louisiana Louisiana , group=pronunciation (French: ''La Louisiane'') is a state in the Deep South and South Central regions of the United States. It is the 20th-smallest by area and the 25th most populous of the 50 U.S. states. Louisiana is bord ...

: 2.
J. Bennett Johnston John Bennett Johnston Jr. (born June 10, 1932) is a retired American attorney, politician, and later lobbyist. A member of the Democratic Party, Johnston represented Louisiana in the U.S. Senate from 1972 to 1997. Beginning his political career ...
(D) : 3.
Russell B. Long Russell Billiu Long (November 3, 1918 – May 9, 2003) was an American Democratic politician and United States Senator from Louisiana from 1948 until 1987. Because of his seniority, he advanced to chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, servin ...
(D)


Maine Maine () is a state in the New England and Northeastern regions of the United States. It borders New Hampshire to the west, the Gulf of Maine to the southeast, and the Canadian provinces of New Brunswick and Quebec to the northeast and nor ...

: 1.
Edmund Muskie Edmund Sixtus Muskie (March 28, 1914March 26, 1996) was an American statesman and political leader who served as the 58th United States Secretary of State under President Jimmy Carter, a United States Senator from Maine from 1959 to 1980, the 6 ...
(D) : 2.
William Hathaway William Dodd Hathaway (February 21, 1924June 24, 2013) was an American politician and lawyer from Maine. A member of the Democratic Party, he served as a United States senator for Maine from 1973 to 1979, as the U.S. representative for Maine's 2 ...
(D)


Maryland Maryland ( ) is a state in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States. It shares borders with Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia to its south and west; Pennsylvania to its north; and Delaware and the Atlantic Ocean t ...

: 1. Paul Sarbanes (D) : 3. Charles Mathias (R)


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Ted Kennedy Edward Moore Kennedy (February 22, 1932 – August 25, 2009) was an American lawyer and politician who served as a United States senator from Massachusetts for almost 47 years, from 1962 until his death in 2009. A member of the Democratic ...
(D) : 2. Edward Brooke (R)


Michigan Michigan () is a state in the Great Lakes region of the upper Midwestern United States. With a population of nearly 10.12 million and an area of nearly , Michigan is the 10th-largest state by population, the 11th-largest by area, and t ...

: 1.
Donald Riegle Donald Wayne Riegle Jr. (born February 4, 1938) is an American politician, author, and businessman from Michigan. He served for five terms as a Representative and for three terms as a Senator in the U.S. Congress. Early life and family Donald Wa ...
(D) : 2.
Robert P. Griffin Robert Paul Griffin (November 6, 1923 – April 16, 2015) was an American politician. A member of the Republican Party, he represented Michigan in the United States House of Representatives and United States Senate and was a Justice of the ...
(R)


Minnesota Minnesota () is a state in the upper midwestern region of the United States. It is the 12th largest U.S. state in area and the 22nd most populous, with over 5.75 million residents. Minnesota is home to western prairies, now given over t ...

: 1.
Hubert Humphrey Hubert Horatio Humphrey Jr. (May 27, 1911 – January 13, 1978) was an American pharmacist and politician who served as the 38th vice president of the United States from 1965 to 1969. He twice served in the United States Senate, representing ...
, (DFL), until January 13, 1978 :: Muriel Humphrey, (DFL), from January 25, 1978, until November 7, 1978 ::
David Durenberger David Ferdinand Durenberger (born August 19, 1934) is a retired American politician and attorney. Durenberger represented Minnesota in the United States Senate as a Republican from 1978 to 1995. He left the Republican Party in 2005 and has becom ...
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Rudy Boschwitz Rudolph Ely Boschwitz (born November 7, 1930) is an American politician and businessman who served as a United States senator from Minnesota from 1978 until 1991. Boschwitz is a member of the Republican Party. He was born in Berlin to a Jewis ...
(R), from December 30, 1978


Mississippi Mississippi () is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States, bordered to the north by Tennessee; to the east by Alabama; to the south by the Gulf of Mexico; to the southwest by Louisiana; and to the northwest by Arkansas. Miss ...

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James Eastland James Oliver Eastland (November 28, 1904 February 19, 1986) was an American attorney, plantation owner, and politician from Mississippi. A Democrat, he served in the United States Senate in 1941 and again from 1943 until his resignation on De ...
(D), until December 27, 1978 :: Thad Cochran (R), from December 27, 1978


Missouri Missouri is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States. Ranking 21st in land area, it is bordered by eight states (tied for the most with Tennessee): Iowa to the north, Illinois, Kentucky and Tennessee to the east, Arkansas t ...

: 1. John Danforth (R) : 3.
Thomas Eagleton Thomas Francis Eagleton (September 4, 1929 – March 4, 2007) was an American lawyer serving as a United States senator from Missouri, from 1968 to 1987. He was briefly the Democratic vice presidential nominee under George McGovern in 1972. H ...
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Montana Montana () is a state in the Mountain West division of the Western United States. It is bordered by Idaho to the west, North Dakota and South Dakota to the east, Wyoming to the south, and the Canadian provinces of Alberta, British Columb ...

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John Melcher John David Melcher (September 6, 1924 – April 12, 2018) was an American politician of the Democratic Party who represented Montana as a member of the United States House of Representatives from 1969 to 1977 and as a United States Senator from ...
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Lee Metcalf Lee Warren Metcalf (January 28, 1911 – January 12, 1978) was an American lawyer, judge, and politician. A member of the Democratic Party, he served as a U.S. Representative (1953–1961) and a U.S. Senator (1961–1978) from Montana. He was the ...
(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 state in the Midwestern region of the United States. It is bordered by South Dakota to the north; Iowa to the east and Missouri to the southeast, both across the Missouri River; Kansas to the south; Colorado to the sout ...

: 1. Edward Zorinsky (D) : 2.
Carl Curtis Carl Thomas Curtis (March 15, 1905 – January 24, 2000) was an American attorney and politician from the U.S. state of Nebraska. He served as a Republican in the United States House of Representatives (1939–1954) and later the United States ...
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Nevada Nevada ( ; ) is a U.S. state, state in the Western United States, Western region of the United States. It is bordered by Oregon to the northwest, Idaho to the northeast, California to the west, Arizona to the southeast, and Utah to the east. N ...

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Howard Cannon Howard Walter Cannon (January 26, 1912 – March 5, 2002) was an American politician from Nevada. Elected to the first of four consecutive terms in 1958, he served in the United States Senate from 1959 to 1983. He was a member of the Democrati ...
(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 is bordered by Massachusetts to the south, Vermont to the west, Maine and the Gulf of Maine to the east, and the Canadian province of Quebec t ...

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Thomas J. McIntyre Thomas James McIntyre (February 20, 1915August 8, 1992) was an American lawyer and politician. A member of the Democratic Party (United States), Democratic Party, he served as a United States Senate, United States Senator from New Hampshire fro ...
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John A. Durkin John Anthony Durkin (March 29, 1936 – October 16, 2012) was an American politician who served as a Democratic U.S. Senator from New Hampshire from 1975 until 1980. Early life Born March 29, 1936, in Brookfield, Massachusetts, Durkin was the yo ...
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New Jersey New Jersey is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York; on the east, southeast, and south by the Atlantic Ocean; on the west by the Delawa ...

: 1. Harrison A. Williams (D) : 2.
Clifford P. Case Clifford Philip Case Jr. (April 16, 1904March 5, 1982), was an American lawyer and politician. A member of the Republican Party, he served as a U.S. Representative (1945–1953) and a U.S. Senator (1955–1979) from New Jersey. He is currently ...
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New Mexico ) , population_demonym = New Mexican ( es, Neomexicano, Neomejicano, Nuevo Mexicano) , seat = Santa Fe, New Mexico, Santa Fe , LargestCity = Albuquerque, New Mexico, Albuquerque , LargestMetro = Albuquerque metropolitan area, Tiguex , Offi ...

: 1. Harrison Schmitt (R) : 2. Pete Domenici (R)


New York New York most commonly refers to: * New York City, the most populous city in the United States, located in the state of New York * New York (state), a state in the northeastern United States New York may also refer to: Film and television * '' ...

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Daniel Patrick Moynihan Daniel Patrick Moynihan (March 16, 1927 – March 26, 2003) was an American politician, diplomat and sociologist. A member of the Democratic Party, he represented New York in the United States Senate from 1977 until 2001 and served as a ...
(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. The state is the List of U.S. states and territories by area, 28th largest and List of states and territories of the United ...

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Jesse Helms Jesse Alexander Helms Jr. (October 18, 1921 – July 4, 2008) was an American politician. A leader in the conservative movement, he served as a senator from North Carolina from 1973 to 2003. As chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committe ...
(R) : 3. Robert Burren Morgan (D)


North Dakota North Dakota () is a U.S. state in the Upper Midwest, named after the indigenous Dakota Sioux. North Dakota is bordered by the Canadian provinces of Saskatchewan and Manitoba to the north and by the U.S. states of Minnesota to the east, ...

: 1. Quentin Burdick (D-NPL) : 3.
Milton Young Milton Ruben Young (December 6, 1897 – May 31, 1983) was an American politician, most notable for representing North Dakota in the United States Senate from 1945 until 1981. At the time of his retirement, he was the most senior Republican in t ...
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Ohio Ohio () is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. Of the List of states and territories of the United States, fifty U.S. states, it is the List of U.S. states and territories by area, 34th-l ...

: 1. Howard Metzenbaum (D) : 3.
John Glenn John Herschel Glenn Jr. (July 18, 1921 – December 8, 2016) was an American Marine Corps aviator, engineer, astronaut, businessman, and politician. He was the third American in space, and the first American to orbit the Earth, circling ...
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Oklahoma Oklahoma (; Choctaw: ; chr, ᎣᎧᎳᎰᎹ, ''Okalahoma'' ) is a state in the South Central region of the United States, bordered by Texas on the south and west, Kansas on the north, Missouri on the northeast, Arkansas on the east, New ...

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Dewey F. Bartlett Dewey Follett Bartlett Sr. (March 28, 1919 – March 1, 1979) was an American politician who served as the 19th governor of Oklahoma from 1967 to 1971, following his fellow Republican, Henry Bellmon. In 1966, he became the first Roman Cat ...
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Henry Bellmon Henry Louis Bellmon (September 3, 1921 – September 29, 2009) was an American Republican politician from the U.S. State of Oklahoma. A member of the Oklahoma Legislature, he went on to become both the 18th and 23rd governor of Oklahoma, ...
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Oregon Oregon () is a U.S. state, state in the Pacific Northwest region of the Western United States. The Columbia River delineates much of Oregon's northern boundary with Washington (state), Washington, while the Snake River delineates much of it ...

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Mark Hatfield Mark Odom Hatfield (July 12, 1922 – August 7, 2011) was an American politician and educator from the state of Oregon. A Republican, he served for 30 years as a United States senator from Oregon, and also as chairman of the Senate Approp ...
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Bob Packwood Robert William Packwood (born September 11, 1932) is an American retired lawyer and politician from Oregon and a member of the Republican Party. He resigned from the United States Senate, under threat of expulsion, in 1995 after allegations of ...
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Pennsylvania Pennsylvania (; ( Pennsylvania Dutch: )), officially the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, is a state spanning the Mid-Atlantic, Northeastern, Appalachian, and Great Lakes regions of the United States. It borders Delaware to its southeast, ...

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John Heinz Henry John Heinz III (October 23, 1938 – April 4, 1991) was an American businessman and Republican politician from Pennsylvania. Heinz represented the Pittsburgh suburbs in the United States House of Representatives from 1971 to 1977 ...
(R) : 3. Richard Schweiker (R)


Rhode Island Rhode Island (, like ''road'') is a U.S. state, state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It is the List of U.S. states by area, smallest U.S. state by area and the List of states and territories of the United States ...

: 1. John Chafee (R) : 2. Claiborne Pell (D)


South Carolina )''Animis opibusque parati'' ( for, , Latin, Prepared in mind and resources, links=no) , anthem = " Carolina";" South Carolina On My Mind" , Former = Province of South Carolina , seat = Columbia , LargestCity = Charleston , LargestMetro = ...

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Strom Thurmond James Strom Thurmond Sr. (December 5, 1902June 26, 2003) was an American politician who represented South Carolina in the United States Senate from 1954 to 2003. Prior to his 48 years as a senator, he served as the 103rd governor of South Car ...
(R) : 3. Fritz Hollings (D)


South Dakota South Dakota (; Sioux: , ) is a U.S. state in the North Central region of the United States. It is also part of the Great Plains. South Dakota is named after the Lakota and Dakota Sioux Native American tribes, who comprise a large po ...

: 2. James Abourezk (D) : 3.
George McGovern George Stanley McGovern (July 19, 1922 – October 21, 2012) was an American historian and South Dakota politician who was a U.S. representative and three-term U.S. senator, and the Democratic Party presidential nominee in the 1972 pr ...
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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. Tennessee is the List of U.S. states and territories by area, 36th-largest by ...

: 1.
Jim Sasser James Ralph Sasser (born September 30, 1936) is an American politician, diplomat, and attorney. A Democrat, Sasser served three terms as a United States senator from Tennessee from 1977 to 1995, and was Chairman of the Senate Budget Committ ...
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Howard Baker Howard Henry Baker Jr. (November 15, 1925 June 26, 2014) was an American politician and diplomat who served as a United States Senator from Tennessee from 1967 to 1985. During his tenure, he rose to the rank of Senate Minority Leader and then ...
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Texas Texas (, ; Spanish: ''Texas'', ''Tejas'') is a state in the South Central region of the United States. At 268,596 square miles (695,662 km2), and with more than 29.1 million residents in 2020, it is the second-largest U.S. state by ...

: 1.
Lloyd Bentsen Lloyd Millard Bentsen Jr. (February 11, 1921 – May 23, 2006) was an American politician who was a four-term United States Senator (1971–1993) from Texas and the Democratic Party nominee for vice president in 1988 on the Michael Dukakis t ...
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John Tower John Goodwin Tower (September 29, 1925 – April 5, 1991) was an American politician, serving as a Republican United States Senator from Texas from 1961 to 1985. He was the first Republican Senator elected from Texas since Reconstruction. Towe ...
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Utah Utah ( , ) is a state in the Mountain West subregion of the Western United States. Utah is a landlocked U.S. state bordered to its east by Colorado, to its northeast by Wyoming, to its north by Idaho, to its south by Arizona, and to its ...

: 1. Orrin Hatch (R) : 3.
Jake Garn Edwin Jacob "Jake" Garn (born October 12, 1932) is an American politician and member of the Republican Party who served as a United States senator representing Utah from 1974 to 1993. Garn became the first sitting member of Congress to fly in sp ...
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Vermont Vermont () is a U.S. state, state in the northeast New England region of the United States. Vermont is bordered by the states of Massachusetts to the south, New Hampshire to the east, and New York (state), New York to the west, and the Provin ...

: 1.
Robert Stafford Robert Theodore Stafford (August 8, 1913 – December 23, 2006) was an American politician from Vermont. In his lengthy political career, he served as the 71st governor of Vermont, a United States representative, and a U.S. Senator. A Repu ...
(R) : 3. Patrick Leahy (D)


Virginia Virginia, officially the Commonwealth of Virginia, is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Southeastern regions of the United States, between the Atlantic Coast and the Appalachian Mountains. The geography and climate of the Commonwealth are ...

: 1. Harry F. Byrd Jr. (I) : 2. William L. Scott (R), until January 1, 1979 ::
John Warner John William Warner III (February 18, 1927 – May 25, 2021) was an American lawyer and politician who served as the United States Secretary of the Navy from 1972 to 1974 and as a five-term Republican U.S. Senator from Virginia from 1979 to 20 ...
(R), from January 2, 1979


Washington Washington commonly refers to: * Washington (state), United States * Washington, D.C., the capital of the United States ** A metonym for the federal government of the United States ** Washington metropolitan area, the metropolitan area centered o ...

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Henry M. Jackson Henry Martin "Scoop" Jackson (May 31, 1912 – September 1, 1983) was an American lawyer and politician who served as a U.S. representative (1941–1953) and U.S. senator (1953–1983) from the state of Washington. A Cold War liberal and anti ...
(D) : 3. Warren Magnuson (D)


West Virginia West Virginia is a state in the Appalachian, Mid-Atlantic and Southeastern regions of the United States.The Census Bureau and the Association of American Geographers classify West Virginia as part of the Southern United States while the ...

: 1. Robert Byrd (D) : 2. Jennings Randolph (D)


Wisconsin Wisconsin () is a state in the upper Midwestern United States. Wisconsin is the 25th-largest state by total area and the 20th-most populous. It is bordered by Minnesota to the west, Iowa to the southwest, Illinois to the south, Lake M ...

: 1.
William Proxmire Edward William Proxmire (November 11, 1915 – December 15, 2005) was an American politician. A member of the Democratic Party, he served as a United States Senator from Wisconsin from 1957 to 1989. He holds the record for being the longest-serv ...
(D) : 3. Gaylord Nelson (D)


Wyoming Wyoming () is a state in the Mountain West subregion of the Western United States. It is bordered by Montana to the north and northwest, South Dakota and Nebraska to the east, Idaho to the west, Utah to the southwest, and Colorado to t ...

: 1. Malcolm Wallop (R) : 2.
Clifford Hansen Clifford Peter Hansen (October 16, 1912October 20, 2009) was an American politician from the state of Wyoming. A Republican, he served as the 26th Governor of Wyoming (January 7, 1963 – January 2, 1967) and subsequently as a United States ...
(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 (We dare defend our rights) , anthem = " Alabama" , image_map = Alabama in United States.svg , seat = Montgomery , LargestCity = Huntsville , LargestCounty = Baldwin County , LargestMetro = Greater Birmingham , area_total_km2 = 135,7 ...

: . Jack Edwards (R) : .
William Louis Dickinson William Louis "Bill" Dickinson (June 5, 1925 – March 31, 2008), was an American politician. A member of the Republican Party, Dickinson served in the United States House of Representatives for Alabama's 2nd congressional district from 1965 to ...
(R) : . Bill Nichols (D) : . Tom Bevill (D) : .
Ronnie Flippo Ronnie Gene Flippo (born August 15, 1937) is an American politician and accountant who served seven terms as a United States Congressman from Alabama from 1977 to 1991. Life Flippo was born August 15, 1937 in Florence, Alabama to Claude Nathani ...
(D) : . John Hall Buchanan Jr. (R) : .
Walter Flowers Walter Winkler Flowers, Jr. (April 12, 1933 – April 12, 1984) was an American Democratic politician who represented Alabama's 5th congressional district and Alabama's 7th congressional district in the United States House of Representativ ...
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Alaska Alaska ( ; russian: Аляска, Alyaska; ale, Alax̂sxax̂; ; ems, Alas'kaaq; Yup'ik: ''Alaskaq''; tli, Anáaski) is a state located in the Western United States on the northwest extremity of North America. A semi-exclave of the U ...

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Don Young Donald Edwin Young (June 9, 1933 – March 18, 2022) was an American politician from the state of Alaska. At the time of his death, he was the longest-serving Republican in congressional history, having been the U.S. representative for fo ...
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Arizona Arizona ( ; nv, Hoozdo Hahoodzo ; ood, Alĭ ṣonak ) is a state in the Southwestern United States. It is the 6th largest and the 14th most populous of the 50 states. Its capital and largest city is Phoenix. Arizona is part of the Fou ...

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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 was elected as a U.S. Representative from Arizona. He was the Minority Leader in the House 1973– ...
(R) : . Mo Udall (D) : . Bob Stump (D) : .
Eldon Rudd Eldon Dean Rudd (July 15, 1920February 8, 2002) was a U.S. Republican politician. Early life Rudd was born in Camp Verde, Arizona. A 1939 graduate of Clarkdale High School in Clarkdale, Arizona, he enlisted in the United States Marine Corps ...
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Arkansas Arkansas ( ) is a landlocked state in the South Central United States. It is bordered by Missouri to the north, Tennessee and Mississippi to the east, Louisiana to the south, and Texas and Oklahoma to the west. Its name is from the O ...

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William Vollie Alexander Jr. William Vollie Alexander Jr. (born January 16, 1934) is a retired American politician who represented the U.S. state of Arkansas in the United States House of Representatives from 1969 to 1993, rising to the post of Chief Deputy Majority Whip. ...
(D) : . Jim Guy Tucker (D) : . John Paul Hammerschmidt (R) : . Ray Thornton (D)


California California is a state in the Western United States, located along the Pacific Coast. With nearly 39.2million residents across a total area of approximately , it is the most populous U.S. state and the 3rd largest by area. It is also the m ...

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Harold T. Johnson Harold Terry "Bizz" Johnson (December 2, 1907 – March 16, 1988) was an American businessman and politician who served as a United States Congressman from California from 1959 to 1981. He was a member of the Democratic Party. Biography Born ...
(D) : . Donald H. Clausen (R) : .
John E. Moss John Emerson Moss (April 13, 1915 – December 5, 1997) was an American politician of the Democratic Party, noted for his championing of the federal Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) through multiple sessions of the United States House of Repre ...
(D), until December 31, 1978 : . Robert L. Leggett (D) : . John Burton (D) : . Phillip Burton (D) : . George Miller (D) : .
Ron Dellums Ronald Vernie Dellums (November 24, 1935 – July 30, 2018) was an American politician who served as Mayor of Oakland from 2007 to 2011. He had previously served thirteen terms as a Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Californ ...
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Pete Stark Fortney Hillman Stark Jr. (November 11, 1931 – January 24, 2020), known as Pete Stark, was an American businessman and politician who was a member of the United States House of Representatives from 1973 to 2013. A Democrat from California, S ...
(D) : . Don Edwards (D) : .
Leo Ryan Leo Joseph Ryan Jr. (May 5, 1925 – November 18, 1978) was an American teacher and politician. A member of the Democratic Party, he served as the U.S. representative from California's 11th congressional district from 1973 until his assassinati ...
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Pete McCloskey Paul Norton McCloskey Jr. (born September 29, 1927) is an American politician who represented San Mateo County, California as a Republican in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1967 to 1983. Born in Loma Linda, California, McCloskey pursued ...
(R) : . Norman Mineta (D) : .
John J. McFall John Joseph McFall (February 20, 1918 – March 7, 2006) was a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives, representing the state of California, rising to the position of House Majority Whip. Early life and career McFall was ...
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B. F. Sisk Bernice Frederic Sisk (December 14, 1910 – October 25, 1995) was an American politician who served as a Congressman from California from 1955 to 1979. He was a Democrat. Life and career Sisk was born in 1910 in Montague, Texas, the so ...
(D) : . Leon Panetta (D) : . John Hans Krebs (D) : .
William M. Ketchum William Matthew Ketchum (September 2, 1921 – June 24, 1978) was an American businessman and Republican Party (United States), Republican Party politician who was a member of the California State Assembly from 1967 to 1973 and a member of the U ...
(R), until June 24, 1978 : . Robert J. Lagomarsino (R) : .
Barry Goldwater Jr. Barry Morris Goldwater Jr. (born July 15, 1938) is an American businessman and politician. He is a former Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from California, serving from 1969 to 1983. He is the son of U.S. Senator ...
(R) : . James C. Corman (D) : . Carlos Moorhead (R) : .
Anthony Beilenson Anthony Charles Beilenson (October 26, 1932 – March 5, 2017) was an American lawyer and politician who served as a Democratic Congressman from Southern California. He served ten terms in the United States House of Representatives from 1977 un ...
(D) : . Henry Waxman (D) : . Edward R. Roybal (D) : . John H. Rousselot (R) : . Bob Dornan (R) : . Yvonne Brathwaite Burke (D) : .
Augustus Hawkins Augustus Freeman Hawkins (August 31, 1907 – November 10, 2007) was an American politician of the Democratic Party who served in the California State Assembly from 1935 to 1963 and the U.S. House Of Representatives from 1963 to 1991. Over the co ...
(D) : . George E. Danielson (D) : . Charles H. Wilson (D) : .
Glenn M. Anderson Glenn Malcolm Anderson (February 21, 1913 – December 13, 1994) was an American politician. He was the 37th Lieutenant Governor of California and later represented Southern Los Angeles County (including Carson, San Pedro, and Long Beach) in ...
(D) : . Del M. Clawson (R), until December 31, 1978 : .
Mark W. Hannaford Mark Warren Hannaford (February 7, 1925 – June 2, 1985) was an American educator and World War II veteran who served two terms as a U.S. Representative from California from 1975 to 1979. Biography Born in Woodrow, Colorado, Hannaford ...
(D) : . James F. Lloyd (D) : .
George Brown Jr. George Edward Brown Jr. (March 6, 1920 – July 15, 1999) was an American Democratic politician from California. He represented suburban portions of Los Angeles County in the United States House of Representatives from 1963 to 1971 and parts of ...
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Shirley Neil Pettis Shirley Neil Pettis (July 12, 1924 – December 30, 2016) was an American politician who served as a U.S. representative from California between 1975 and 1979. She was first elected to fill the seat after her husband, Jerry Pettis, died in ...
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Jerry M. Patterson Jerry Mumford Patterson (born October 25, 1934) is an American lawyer in California and the District of Columbia, educator and politician, who was a five-term United States Representative from California, serving from 1975 to 1985. Early life, ...
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Charles E. Wiggins Charles Edward Wiggins (December 3, 1927 – March 2, 2000) was a United States representative from California, and later a United States federal judge, United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. He wa ...
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Robert Badham Robert Edward Badham (June 9, 1929 – October 21, 2005) was an American politician from California. He served as a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from the Orange County-based 40th district from 1977 to 1989. ...
(R) : . Bob Wilson (R) : . Lionel Van Deerlin (D) : . Clair Burgener (R)


Colorado Colorado (, other variants) is a state in the Mountain West subregion of the Western United States. It encompasses most of the Southern Rocky Mountains, as well as the northeastern portion of the Colorado Plateau and the western edge of the ...

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Pat Schroeder Patricia Nell Scott Schroeder (born July 30, 1940) is an American politician who represented Colorado in the United States House of Representatives from 1973 to 1997. A member of the Democratic Party, Schroeder was the first female U.S. Represe ...
(D) : . Tim Wirth (D) : . Frank Evans (D) : .
James Paul Johnson James Paul Johnson (born June 2, 1930) is an American politician, lawyer and jurist from Colorado. He served in the United States House of Representatives as a Republican. Life James Paul Johnson was born in Yankton, Yankton County, South Dak ...
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William L. Armstrong William Lester Armstrong Jr. (March 16, 1937 – July 5, 2016) was an American businessman, administrator, and politician. He was a member of the Republican Party and served as a United States representative and Senator from Colorado. Early l ...
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Connecticut Connecticut () is the southernmost state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It is bordered by Rhode Island to the east, Massachusetts to the north, New York (state), New York to the west, and Long Island Sound to the ...

: . 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 Anthony John Moffett, Jr. (born August 18, 1944) is a former American politician from the state of Connecticut. A Democrat, Moffett served in the United States House of Representatives as the member from Connecticut's 6th congressional distri ...
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Delaware Delaware ( ) is a state in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States, bordering Maryland to its south and west; Pennsylvania to its north; and New Jersey and the Atlantic Ocean to its east. The state takes its name from the adjacent ...

: . Thomas B. Evans Jr. (R)


Florida Florida is a state located in the Southeastern region of the United States. Florida is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the northwest by Alabama, to the north by Georgia, to the east by the Bahamas and Atlantic Ocean, and ...

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Bob Sikes Robert Lee Fulton Sikes (June 3, 1906September 28, 1994) was an American politician of the Democratic Party who represented the Florida Panhandle in the United States House of Representatives from 1941 to 1979, with a brief break in 1944 and 1945 ...
(D) : . Don Fuqua (D) : . Charles E. Bennett (D) : .
Bill Chappell William Venroe Chappell Jr. (February 3, 1922 – March 30, 1989) was an American Democratic politician from Florida who served in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1969 to 1989. Early life, education and military service Born in Kendr ...
(D) : . Richard Kelly (R) : . Bill Young (R) : .
Sam Gibbons Sam Melville Gibbons (January 20, 1920 – October 10, 2012) was an American politician from the state of Florida, who served in the Florida State House of Representatives, Florida State Senate, and the U.S. House of Representatives. He represen ...
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Andy Ireland Andrew Poysell Ireland (born August 23, 1930) is an American politician and former U.S. Representative from Florida. Biography Born to a wealthy family in Cincinnati, Ohio, he attended a private school within the city. He finished his high sch ...
(D) : . Louis Frey Jr. (R) : .
Skip Bafalis Louis Arthur "Skip" Bafalis (born September 28, 1929) is an American businessman and former politician who served as the U.S. representative for Florida's 10th congressional district from 1973 to 1983. A member of the Republican Party, he was the ...
(R) : . Paul Rogers (D) : . J. Herbert Burke (R) : . William Lehman (D) : .
Claude Pepper Claude Denson Pepper (September 8, 1900 – May 30, 1989) was an American politician of the Democratic Party, and a spokesman for left-liberalism and the elderly. He represented Florida in the United States Senate from 1936 to 1951, and the M ...
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Dante Fascell Dante Bruno Fascell (March 9, 1917 – November 28, 1998) was an American politician who represented Florida as a member of the United States House of Representatives from 1955 to 1993. He served as chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee ...
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Georgia Georgia most commonly refers to: * Georgia (country), a country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia * Georgia (U.S. state), a state in the Southeast United States Georgia may also refer to: Places Historical states and entities * Related to the ...

: . Ronald 'Bo' Ginn (D) : .
Dawson Mathis Marvin Dawson Mathis (November 30, 1940 – April 17, 2017) was an American politician who served as a U.S. Representative from Georgia. Born in Nashville, Georgia, Mathis attended the Nashville public schools. He attended South Georgia Colle ...
(D) : . Jack Brinkley (D) : .
Elliott H. Levitas Elliott Harris Levitas (December 26, 1930 – December 16, 2022) was an American politician and lawyer from Georgia. He was a former U.S. Representative from Georgia's 4th congressional district, serving five consecutive terms from 1975 to 198 ...
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Wyche Fowler William Wyche Fowler Jr. (born October 6, 1940) is an American attorney, politician, and diplomat. He is a member of the Democratic Party and served as a U.S. Senator from Georgia from 1987 to 1993. He had previously served in the U.S. House o ...
(D), from April 6, 1977 : . John Flynt (D) : . Larry McDonald (D) : . Billy Lee Evans (D) : . Ed Jenkins (D) : .
Doug Barnard Jr. Druie Douglas Barnard Jr. (March 20, 1922 – January 11, 2018) was a United States congressman from Georgia. Biography Barnard attended the Richmond County public schools and graduated from the Academy of Richmond County (Augusta, Georgia) ...
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Hawaii Hawaii ( ; haw, Hawaii or ) is a state in the Western United States, located in the Pacific Ocean about from the U.S. mainland. It is the only U.S. state outside North America, the only state that is an archipelago, and the only stat ...

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Cecil Heftel Cecil Landau Heftel (September 30, 1924 – February 4, 2010), popularly known as Cec Heftel, was an American politician and businessman from Hawai'i. He served in the United States House of Representatives from 1977 to 1986 for the First Congre ...
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Daniel Akaka Daniel Kahikina Akaka (; September 11, 1924 – April 6, 2018) was an American educator and politician who served as a United States Senate, United States Senator from Hawaii from 1990 to 2013. A member of the Democratic Party (United States), De ...
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Idaho Idaho ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Pacific Northwest region of the Western United States. To the north, it shares a small portion of the Canada–United States border with the province of British Columbia. It borders the states of Monta ...

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George V. Hansen George Vernon Hansen (September 14, 1930 – August 14, 2014) was a Republican politician from the U.S. state of Idaho. He served in the U.S. House of Representatives for 14 years, representing Idaho's 2nd district from 1965 to 1969 and again fr ...
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Illinois Illinois ( ) is a state in the Midwestern United States. Its largest metropolitan areas include the Chicago metropolitan area, and the Metro East section, of Greater St. Louis. Other smaller metropolitan areas include, Peoria and Rock ...

: . Ralph Metcalfe (D), until October 10, 1978 : .
Morgan F. Murphy Morgan Francis Murphy (April 16, 1932 – March 4, 2016) was an American attorney and United States Representative from Illinois. Murphy attended Chicago parochial schools. He received a Bachelor of Science from Northwestern University in 1955 a ...
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Marty Russo Martin Anthony Russo (born January 23, 1944) is an American politician, lawyer and lobbyist from Illinois. Education & legal career He attended and graduated from St. Ignatius College Prep in 1961. He graduated from DePaul University with a Bac ...
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Ed Derwinski Edward Joseph Derwinski (September 15, 1926 – January 15, 2012) was an American politician who served as the first Cabinet-level United States Secretary of Veterans Affairs, serving under President George H. W. Bush from March 15, 1989 to Septe ...
(R) : . John G. Fary (D) : .
Henry Hyde Henry John Hyde (April 18, 1924 – November 29, 2007) was an American politician who served as a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from 1975 to 2007, representing the 6th District of Illinois, an area of Chicago' ...
(R) : . Cardiss Collins (D) : . Dan Rostenkowski (D) : .
Sidney R. Yates Sidney Richard Yates (August 27, 1909 – October 5, 2000) was an American politician from the state of Illinois. A native of Chicago, he graduated from Lake View High School in 1928. He received bachelor's (1931) and law (1933) degrees fro ...
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Abner Mikva Abner Joseph Mikva (January 21, 1926 – July 4, 2016) was an American politician, federal judge, lawyer and law professor. He was a member of the Democratic Party. Mikva served in the United States House of Representatives representing Illinois ...
(D) : . Frank Annunzio (D) : . Phil Crane (R) : . Robert McClory (R) : .
John N. Erlenborn John Neal Erlenborn (February 8, 1927 – October 30, 2005) was an American lawyer and a former Republican member of the U.S. Congressional Delegations from Illinois, representing the 14th (then after 1980s redistricting the 13th) district. ...
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John B. Anderson John Bayard Anderson (February 15, 1922 – December 3, 2017) was an American lawyer and politician who served in the United States House of Representatives, representing Illinois's 16th congressional district from 1961 to 1981. A member ...
(R) : . George M. O'Brien (R) : .
Robert H. Michel Robert Henry Michel (; March 2, 1923 – February 17, 2017) was an American Republican Party politician who was a member of the United States House of Representatives for 38 years. He represented central Illinois' 18th congressional distric ...
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Tom Railsback Thomas Fisher Railsback (January 22, 1932 – January 20, 2020) was an American politician and lawyer who served eight terms in the United States House of Representatives from 1967 to 1983 for . A member of the Republican Party, he sat on the Ho ...
(R) : . Paul Findley (R) : . Edward Rell Madigan (R) : . George E. Shipley (D) : . Melvin Price (D) : . Paul M. Simon (D)


Indiana Indiana () is a U.S. state in the Midwestern United States. It is the 38th-largest by area and the 17th-most populous of the 50 States. Its capital and largest city is Indianapolis. Indiana was admitted to the United States as the 19th ...

: . Adam Benjamin Jr. (D) : . Floyd Fithian (D) : . John Brademas (D) : . Dan Quayle (R) : .
Elwood Hillis Elwood Haynes "Bud" Hillis (March 6, 1926 – January 4, 2023) was an American politician and lawyer from Indiana. He was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives, serving Indiana's 5th congressional district for 8 term ...
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David W. Evans David Walter Evans (born August 17, 1946) is an American educator who served four terms as a U.S. Representative from Indiana from 1975 to 1983. Early life and career Born in Lafayette, Indiana, Evans attended public schools in Shoals, Indiana. ...
(D) : . John T. Myers (R) : . David L. Cornwell (D) : . Lee H. Hamilton (D) : . Philip Sharp (D) : .
Andrew Jacobs Jr. Andrew Jacobs Jr. (February 24, 1932 – December 28, 2013) was an American lawyer and politician. A Democrat, he served as an Indiana state legislator and Congressman. Jacobs was a member of the United States House of Representatives for thi ...
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Iowa Iowa () is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States, bordered by the Mississippi River to the east and the Missouri River and Big Sioux River to the west. It is bordered by six states: Wiscon ...

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Mike Blouin Michael Thomas Blouin (born November 7, 1945), American politician, was a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives from 1975 to 1979, representing Iowa's 2nd congressional district. He was a candidate in the 2006 race fo ...
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Chuck Grassley Charles Ernest Grassley (born September 17, 1933) is an American politician serving as the president pro tempore emeritus of the United States Senate, and the senior United States senator from Iowa, having held the seat since 1981. In 2022, h ...
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Tom Harkin Thomas Richard Harkin (born November 19, 1939) is an American lawyer, author, and politician who served as a United States senator from Iowa from 1985 to 2015. A member of the Democratic Party, he previously was the U.S. representative for Io ...
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Berkley Bedell Berkley Warren Bedell (March 5, 1921 – December 7, 2019) was an American Democratic Party politician and businessman who served as the U.S. representative for Iowa's 6th congressional district from 1975 to 1987. After starting a successful bus ...
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Kansas Kansas () is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern United States. Its Capital city, capital is Topeka, Kansas, Topeka, and its largest city is Wichita, Kansas, Wichita. Kansas is a landlocked state bordered by Nebras ...

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Martha Keys Martha Elizabeth Keys (; born August 10, 1930) is an American retired politician who served in the U.S. House of Representatives from Kansas from 1975 to 1979. Early life and education Born in Hutchinson, Kansas, Keys graduated from Paseo ...
(D) : . Larry Winn (R) : . Dan Glickman (D) : . Joe Skubitz (R), until December 31, 1978


Kentucky Kentucky ( , ), officially the Commonwealth of Kentucky, is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States and one of the states of the Upper South. It borders Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio to the north; West Virginia and Virginia ...

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William Natcher William Huston Natcher (September 11, 1909 – March 29, 1994) was a Democratic congressman, serving in the United States House of Representatives from 1953 until his death from heart failure in Bethesda, Maryland in 1994. He is the second lo ...
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Romano Mazzoli Romano Louis "Ron" Mazzoli (November 2, 1932 – November 1, 2022) was an American politician and lawyer from Kentucky. He represented Louisville, Kentucky, and its suburbs in the United States House of Representatives from 1971 through 1995 as ...
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Tim Lee Carter Tim Lee Carter (September 2, 1910 – March 27, 1987) was an American politician serving as a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives for the Commonwealth of Kentucky from 1965 until 1981. Background Congressman Car ...
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Carl D. Perkins Carl Dewey Perkins (October 15, 1912 – August 3, 1984), a Democrat, was an American politician and member of the United States House of Representatives from the state of Kentucky serving from 1949 until his death from a heart attack in Lexi ...
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Louisiana Louisiana , group=pronunciation (French: ''La Louisiane'') is a state in the Deep South and South Central regions of the United States. It is the 20th-smallest by area and the 25th most populous of the 50 U.S. states. Louisiana is bord ...

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Richard Alvin Tonry Richard Alvin "Rick" Tonry (June 25, 1935 – July 3, 2012) was a Democratic Party politician from New Orleans, Louisiana. Education He graduated in 1962 from Spring Hill College in Mobile, Alabama. In 1967, he earned a law degree from Loyola ...
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Bob Livingston Robert Linlithgow Livingston Jr. (born April 30, 1943) is an American lobbyist and politician who served as a U.S. Representative from Louisiana from 1977 to 1999. A Republican, he was chosen as Newt Gingrich's successor as Speaker of the U.S. ...
(R), from August 27, 1977 : . Lindy Boggs (D) : . Dave Treen (R) : . Joe Waggonner (D) : . Jerry Huckaby (D) : .
Henson Moore William Henson Moore III (born October 4, 1939) is an American attorney and businessman who is a former member of the U.S. House of Representatives, having represented Louisiana's 6th congressional district, based about Baton Rouge, from 1975 to ...
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John Breaux John Berlinger Breaux (; born March 1, 1944) is an American lobbyist, attorney, and retired politician who was a member of the United States Senate from Louisiana from 1987 until 2005. He was also a member of the U.S. House of Representatives ...
(D) : . Gillis William Long (D)


Maine Maine () is a state in the New England and Northeastern regions of the United States. It borders New Hampshire to the west, the Gulf of Maine to the southeast, and the Canadian provinces of New Brunswick and Quebec to the northeast and nor ...

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William Cohen William Sebastian Cohen (born August 28, 1940) is an American lawyer, author, and politician from the U.S. state of Maine. A Republican, Cohen served as both a member of the United States House of Representatives (1973–1979) and Senate (19 ...
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Maryland Maryland ( ) is a state in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States. It shares borders with Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia to its south and west; Pennsylvania to its north; and Delaware and the Atlantic Ocean t ...

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Robert Bauman Robert E. Bauman (born April 4, 1937) is an American lawyer and politician. He is a former member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Maryland's 1st congressional district (1973–1981). Bauman was a prominent conservative advocate in the ...
(R) : . Clarence Long (D) : . Barbara Mikulski (D) : .
Marjorie Holt Marjorie Sewell Holt (September 17, 1920 – January 6, 2018), a Republican, was a U.S. Congresswoman who represented Maryland's 4th congressional district from January 3, 1973, to January 3, 1987. She was the first Republican woman elected to ...
(R) : . Gladys Spellman (D) : .
Goodloe Byron Goodloe Edgar Byron (June 22, 1929 – October 11, 1978), a Democrat, was a U.S. Congressman who represented the 6th congressional district of Maryland from January 3, 1971, until his death from a heart attack on October 11, 1978. He was ...
(D), until October 11, 1978 : . Parren Mitchell (D) : . Newton Steers (R)


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Silvio O. Conte Silvio Ottavio Conte (November 9, 1921 – February 8, 1991) was an American lawyer and politician. He was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives for 16 terms, representing the 1st Congressional District of Massachusett ...
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Edward Boland Edward Patrick Boland (October 1, 1911 – November 4, 2001) was an American politician from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. A Democrat, he was a representative from Massachusetts's 2nd congressional district. Early life and education Bol ...
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Joseph D. Early Joseph Daniel Early (January 31, 1933 – November 9, 2012) was an American politician. He represented the third district of Massachusetts in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1975 to 1993. Early was born in Worcester, Massachusetts on Ja ...
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Robert Drinan Robert Frederick Drinan (November 15, 1920 – January 28, 2007) was a Jesuit priest, lawyer, human rights activist, and Democratic U.S. Representative from Massachusetts. Drinan left office to obey Pope John Paul II's prohibition on political ...
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Paul Tsongas Paul Efthemios Tsongas (; February 14, 1941 – January 18, 1997) was an American politician who represented Massachusetts in the United States Senate from 1979 until 1985 and in the United States House of Representatives from 1975 until 197 ...
(D) : . Michael J. Harrington (D) : .
Ed Markey Edward John Markey (born July 11, 1946) is an American lawyer, politician, and former Army reservist who has served as the junior United States senator from Massachusetts since 2013. A member of the Democratic Party, he was the U.S. represent ...
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Tip O'Neill Thomas Phillip "Tip" O'Neill Jr. (December 9, 1912 – January 5, 1994) was an American politician who served as the 47th speaker of the United States House of Representatives from 1977 to 1987, representing northern Boston, Massachusetts, as ...
(D) : . Joe Moakley (D) : . Margaret Heckler (R) : . James A. Burke (D) : . Gerry Studds (D)


Michigan Michigan () is a state in the Great Lakes region of the upper Midwestern United States. With a population of nearly 10.12 million and an area of nearly , Michigan is the 10th-largest state by population, the 11th-largest by area, and t ...

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John Conyers John James Conyers Jr. (May 16, 1929October 27, 2019) was an American politician of the Democratic Party who served as a U.S. representative from Michigan from 1965 to 2017. The districts he represented always included part of western Detroit ...
(D) : . Carl Pursell (R) : . Garry E. Brown (R) : . David Stockman (R) : . Harold S. Sawyer (R) : .
Milton Robert Carr Milton Robert Carr, commonly known as Bob Carr, (born March 27, 1943) is an American lawyer, academic, and politician from the U.S. state of Michigan. Carr served in the U.S. House of Representatives from Michigan's 6th and 8th congressional ...
(D) : . Dale Kildee (D) : . J. Bob Traxler (D) : . Guy Vander Jagt (R) : . Elford Albin Cederberg (R), until December 31, 1978 : .
Philip Ruppe Philip Edward Ruppe (born September 29, 1926) is an American former politician from the U.S. state of Michigan and a member of the Republican Party. He served in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1967 to 1979 before running, unsuccessfully ...
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David Bonior David Edward Bonior (born June 6, 1945) is an American politician from the U.S. state of Michigan. First elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 1976, Bonior served as Democratic whip in the House from 1991 to 2002, during which time D ...
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Charles Diggs Charles Coles Diggs Jr. (December 2, 1922 – August 24, 1998) was an American politician from the U.S. state of Michigan who served in the state senate and U.S. House of Representatives. He was the first African American elected to Congress ...
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Lucien Nedzi Lucien is a male given name. It is the French form of Luciano or Latin ''Lucianus'', patronymic of Lucius. Lucien, Saint Lucien, or Saint-Lucien may also refer to: People Given name * Lucien of Beauvais, Christian saint *Lucien, a band membe ...
(D) : . William D. Ford (D) : . John Dingell (D) : .
William M. Brodhead William McNulty Brodhead (born September 12, 1941) is an American lawyer and former politician from Michigan who served four terms in the United States House of Representatives from 1975 to 1983. Early life and education Brodhead was born in Clev ...
(D) : . James Blanchard (D) : . William Broomfield (R)


Minnesota Minnesota () is a state in the upper midwestern region of the United States. It is the 12th largest U.S. state in area and the 22nd most populous, with over 5.75 million residents. Minnesota is home to western prairies, now given over t ...

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Al Quie Albert Harold Quie ( ; born September 18, 1923) is an American politician and farmer. Quie, who served as member of the United States House of Representatives and Governor of Minnesota, is regarded as a moderate Republican. Quie was strongly c ...
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Tom Hagedorn Thomas Michael Hagedorn (born November 27, 1943) is an American politician who served in the United States House of Representatives as a Republican from Minnesota. Early life and education He was born in Blue Earth, Faribault County, Minnesot ...
(R) : . Bill Frenzel (R) : .
Bruce Vento Bruce Frank Vento (October 7, 1940 – October 10, 2000) was an American politician, a Democratic-Farmer-Labor member of the United States House of Representatives from 1977 until his death in 2000, representing . Early life Vento was born in ...
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Donald M. Fraser Donald MacKay Fraser (February 20, 1924 – June 2, 2019) was an American politician from Minnesota who served as U.S. Representative from Minnesota's 5th congressional district from 1963 to 1979 and as mayor of Minneapolis from 1980 to 1994. ...
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Arlan Stangeland Arlan Inghart Stangeland (February 8, 1930 – July 2, 2013) was an American politician from Minnesota. As a Republican, Stangeland served in the United States House of Representatives from February 22, 1977 to January 3, 1991. He lost his campa ...
(R), from February 22, 1977 : . Jim Oberstar, (DFL)


Mississippi Mississippi () is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States, bordered to the north by Tennessee; to the east by Alabama; to the south by the Gulf of Mexico; to the southwest by Louisiana; and to the northwest by Arkansas. Miss ...

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Jamie Whitten Jamie Lloyd Whitten (April 18, 1910September 9, 1995) was an American politician and member of the Democratic Party who represented the Deep South state of Mississippi in the United States House of Representatives from 1941 to 1995. He was at the ...
(D) : . David R. Bowen (D) : . Sonny Montgomery (D) : . Thad Cochran (R), until December 26, 1978 : . Trent Lott (R)


Missouri Missouri is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States. Ranking 21st in land area, it is bordered by eight states (tied for the most with Tennessee): Iowa to the north, Illinois, Kentucky and Tennessee to the east, Arkansas t ...

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Dick Gephardt Richard Andrew Gephardt (; born January 31, 1941) is an American attorney, lobbyist, and politician who served as a United States Representative from Missouri from 1977 to 2005. A member of the Democratic Party, he was House Majority Leader fro ...
(D) : . Ike Skelton (D) : .
Richard Walker Bolling Richard Walker Bolling (May 17, 1916 – April 21, 1991) was a prominent American Democratic Congressman from Kansas City, Missouri, and Missouri's 5th congressional district from 1949 to 1983. He retired after serving for four years as the cha ...
(D) : . Tom Coleman (R) : . Gene Taylor (R) : .
Richard Howard Ichord Jr. Richard Howard Ichord Jr. (June 27, 1926 – December 25, 1992) was U.S. representative from Missouri and a significant U.S. anti-Communist political figure. A member of the Democratic Party, he served as the last chairman of the House Un-American ...
(D) : . Harold Volkmer (D) : .
Bill Burlison Billy Dean Burlison (March 15, 1931 – March 17, 2019) was an American politician who held office in the states of Missouri and Maryland. Biography Burlison, the son of John Ivy "J.I." and Lillie (née Marler) Burlison, was born and died in W ...
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List of United States representatives from Montana, Montana

: . Max Baucus (D), until December 14, 1978 : . Ron Marlenee (R)


List of United States representatives from Nebraska, Nebraska

: . Charles Thone (R) : . John Joseph Cavanaugh III (D) : . Virginia D. Smith (R)


List of United States representatives from Nevada, Nevada

: . James David Santini (D)


List of United States representatives from New Hampshire, New Hampshire

: . Norman D'Amours (D) : . James Colgate Cleveland (R)


List of United States representatives from New Jersey, New Jersey

: . James Florio (D) : . William J. Hughes (D) : . James J. Howard (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)


List of United States representatives from New Mexico, New Mexico

: . Manuel Lujan Jr. (R) : . Harold L. Runnels (D)


List of United States representatives from New York, New York

: . 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 Shirley Anita Chisholm ( ; ; November 30, 1924 – January 1, 2005) was an American politician who, in 1968, became the first black woman to be elected to the United States Congress. Chisholm represented New York's 12th congressional distr ...
(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 (New York politician), Bill Green (R), from February 14, 1978 : . Charles Rangel (D) : . Theodore S. Weiss (D) : . Herman Badillo (D), until December 31, 1977 :: Robert Garcia (New York politician), 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 (New York politician), Frank Horton (R) : . Barber Conable (R) : . John J. LaFalce (D) : . Henry J. Nowak (D) : . Jack Kemp (R) : . Stan Lundine (D)


List of United States representatives from North Carolina, North Carolina

: . 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 (politician), Charlie Rose (D) : . Bill Hefner (D) : . James G. Martin (R) : . Jim Broyhill (R) : . V. Lamar Gudger (D)


List of United States representatives from North Dakota, North Dakota

: . Mark Andrews (politician), Mark Andrews (R)


List of United States representatives from Ohio, Ohio

: . Bill Gradison (R) : . Tom Luken (D) : . Charles W. Whalen Jr. (R) : . Tennyson Guyer (R) : . Del Latta (R) : . Bill Harsha (R) : . Bud Brown (politician), Bud Brown (R) : . Tom Kindness (R) : . Thomas L. Ashley (D) : . Clarence E. Miller (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)


List of United States representatives from Oklahoma, Oklahoma

: . James R. Jones (D) : . Ted Risenhoover (D) : . Wes Watkins (D) : . Tom Steed (D) : . Mickey Edwards (R) : . Glenn English (D)


List of United States representatives from Oregon, Oregon

: . Les AuCoin (D) : . Al Ullman (D) : . Robert B. Duncan (D) : . Jim Weaver (Oregon politician), Jim Weaver (D)


List of United States representatives from Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania

: . Michael Myers (Pennsylvania politician), 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)


List of United States representatives from Rhode Island, Rhode Island

: . Fernand St. Germain (D) : . Edward Beard (D)


List of United States representatives from South Carolina, South Carolina

: . Mendel Jackson Davis (D) : . Floyd Spence (R) : . Butler Derrick (D) : . James Mann (South Carolina politician), James Mann (D) : . Kenneth Lamar Holland (D) : . John Jenrette (D)


List of United States representatives from South Dakota, South Dakota

: . Larry Pressler (R) : . James Abdnor (R)


List of United States representatives from Tennessee, Tennessee

: . Jimmy Quillen (R) : . John Duncan Sr. (R) : . Marilyn Lloyd (D) : . Al Gore (D) : . Clifford Allen (D), until June 18, 1978 : . Robin Beard (R) : . Ed Jones (Tennessee politician), Ed Jones (D) : . Harold Ford Sr. (D)


List of United States representatives from Texas, Texas

: . Sam B. Hall Jr. (D) : . Charles Wilson (Texas politician), Charles 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 (American politician), Jack B. Brooks (D) : . J. J. Pickle (D) : . William R. Poage (D), until December 31, 1978 : .
Jim Wright James Claude Wright Jr. (December 22, 1922 – May 6, 2015) was an American politician who served as the 48th speaker of the United States House of Representatives from 1987 to 1989. He represented Texas's 12th congressional district as a ...
(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)


List of United States representatives from Utah, Utah

: . K. Gunn McKay (D) : . David Daniel Marriott (R)


List of United States representatives from Vermont, Vermont

: . Jim Jeffords (R)


List of United States representatives from Virginia, Virginia

: . Paul Trible (R) : . G. William Whitehurst (R) : . David E. Satterfield III (D) : . Robert Daniel (R) : . Dan Daniel (politician), Dan Daniel (D) : . M. Caldwell Butler (R) : . J. Kenneth Robinson (R) : . Herbert Harris (D) : . William C. Wampler (R) : . Joseph L. Fisher (D)


List of United States representatives from Washington, Washington

: . Joel Pritchard (R) : . Lloyd Meeds (D) : . Don Bonker (D) : . Mike McCormack (politician), Mike McCormack (D) : . Tom Foley (D) : . Norm Dicks (D) : . Brock Adams (D), until January 22, 1977 :: John E. Cunningham (R) from May 17, 1977


List of United States representatives from West Virginia, West Virginia

: . Bob Mollohan (D) : . Harley Orrin Staggers (D) : . John M. Slack Jr. (D) : . Nick Rahall (D)


List of United States representatives from Wisconsin, Wisconsin

: . 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)


List of United States representatives from Wyoming, Wyoming

: . 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 South Central United States. It is bordered by Missouri to the north, Tennessee and Mississippi to the east, Louisiana to the south, and Texas and Oklahoma to the west. Its name is from the O ...

(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 state in the Mountain West division of the Western United States. It is bordered by Idaho to the west, North Dakota and South Dakota to the east, Wyoming to the south, and the Canadian provinces of Alberta, British Columb ...

(2) , nowrap ,
Lee Metcalf Lee Warren Metcalf (January 28, 1911 – January 12, 1978) was an American lawyer, judge, and politician. A member of the Democratic Party, he served as a U.S. Representative (1953–1961) and a U.S. Senator (1961–1978) from Montana. He was the ...

(D) , Died January 12, 1978.
Successor appointed to finish the term. , nowrap , Paul G. Hatfield
(D) , January 22, 1978 , - , nowrap ,
Minnesota Minnesota () is a state in the upper midwestern region of the United States. It is the 12th largest U.S. state in area and the 22nd most populous, with over 5.75 million residents. Minnesota is home to western prairies, now given over t ...

(1) , nowrap ,
Hubert Humphrey Hubert Horatio Humphrey Jr. (May 27, 1911 – January 13, 1978) was an American pharmacist and politician who served as the 38th vice president of the United States from 1965 to 1969. He twice served in the United States Senate, representing ...

(DFL) , Died January 13, 1978.
Successor appointed to continue the term. , nowrap , Muriel Humphrey
(D) , January 25, 1978 , - , nowrap ,
Alabama (We dare defend our rights) , anthem = " Alabama" , image_map = Alabama in United States.svg , seat = Montgomery , LargestCity = Huntsville , LargestCounty = Baldwin County , LargestMetro = Greater Birmingham , area_total_km2 = 135,7 ...

(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 (We dare defend our rights) , anthem = " Alabama" , image_map = Alabama in United States.svg , seat = Montgomery , LargestCity = Huntsville , LargestCounty = Baldwin County , LargestMetro = Greater Birmingham , area_total_km2 = 135,7 ...

(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 state in the upper midwestern region of the United States. It is the 12th largest U.S. state in area and the 22nd most populous, with over 5.75 million residents. Minnesota is home to western prairies, now given over t ...

(1) , nowrap , Muriel Humphrey
(DFL) , Appointee retired when successor qualified.
Successor elected November 7, 1978. , nowrap ,
David Durenberger David Ferdinand Durenberger (born August 19, 1934) is a retired American politician and attorney. Durenberger represented Minnesota in the United States Senate as a Republican from 1978 to 1995. He left the Republican Party in 2005 and has becom ...

(R) , November 8, 1978 , - , nowrap ,
Montana Montana () is a state in the Mountain West division of the Western United States. It is bordered by Idaho to the west, North Dakota and South Dakota to the east, Wyoming to the south, and the Canadian provinces of Alberta, British Columb ...

(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 U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern United States. Its Capital city, capital is Topeka, Kansas, Topeka, and its largest city is Wichita, Kansas, Wichita. Kansas is a landlocked state bordered by Nebras ...

(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 state in the Southeastern region of the United States, bordered to the north by Tennessee; to the east by Alabama; to the south by the Gulf of Mexico; to the southwest by Louisiana; and to the northwest by Arkansas. Miss ...

(2) , nowrap ,
James Eastland James Oliver Eastland (November 28, 1904 February 19, 1986) was an American attorney, plantation owner, and politician from Mississippi. A Democrat, he served in the United States Senate in 1941 and again from 1943 until his resignation on De ...

(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 state in the upper midwestern region of the United States. It is the 12th largest U.S. state in area and the 22nd most populous, with over 5.75 million residents. Minnesota is home to western prairies, now given over t ...

(2) , nowrap , Wendell R. Anderson
(DFL) , Resigned December 29, 1978.
Successor appointed, having already been elected to the next term. , nowrap ,
Rudy Boschwitz Rudolph Ely Boschwitz (born November 7, 1930) is an American politician and businessman who served as a United States senator from Minnesota from 1978 until 1991. Boschwitz is a member of the Republican Party. He was born in Berlin to a Jewis ...

(R) , December 30, 1978 , - , nowrap , List of United States senators from Wyoming, Wyoming
(2) , nowrap ,
Clifford Hansen Clifford Peter Hansen (October 16, 1912October 20, 2009) was an American politician from the state of Wyoming. A Republican, he served as the 26th Governor of Wyoming (January 7, 1963 – January 2, 1967) and subsequently as a United States ...

(R) , Resigned December 31, 1978.
Successor appointed, having already been elected to the next term. , nowrap , Alan Simpson
(R) , January 1, 1979 , - , nowrap ,
Virginia Virginia, officially the Commonwealth of Virginia, is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Southeastern regions of the United States, between the Atlantic Coast and the Appalachian Mountains. The geography and climate of the Commonwealth are ...

(2) , nowrap , William L. Scott
(R) , Resigned January 1, 1979.
Successor appointed, having already been elected to the next term. , nowrap ,
John Warner John William Warner III (February 18, 1927 – May 25, 2021) was an American lawyer and politician who served as the United States Secretary of the Navy from 1972 to 1974 and as a five-term Republican U.S. Senator from Virginia from 1979 to 20 ...

(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 Arlan Inghart Stangeland (February 8, 1930 – July 2, 2013) was an American politician from Minnesota. As a Republican, Stangeland served in the United States House of Representatives from February 22, 1977 to January 3, 1991. He lost his campa ...
(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 William Wyche Fowler Jr. (born October 6, 1940) is an American attorney, politician, and diplomat. He is a member of the Democratic Party and served as a U.S. Senator from Georgia from 1987 to 1993. He had previously served in the U.S. House o ...
(D) , April 6, 1977 , - , , nowrap ,
Richard Alvin Tonry Richard Alvin "Rick" Tonry (June 25, 1935 – July 3, 2012) was a Democratic Party politician from New Orleans, Louisiana. Education He graduated in 1962 from Spring Hill College in Mobile, Alabama. In 1967, he earned a law degree from Loyola ...
(D) , style="font-size:80%" , Forced to resign May 4, 1977 , nowrap ,
Bob Livingston Robert Linlithgow Livingston Jr. (born April 30, 1943) is an American lobbyist and politician who served as a U.S. Representative from Louisiana from 1977 to 1999. A Republican, he was chosen as Newt Gingrich's successor as Speaker of the U.S. ...
(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 (New York politician), 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 (New York politician), 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 William Matthew Ketchum (September 2, 1921 – June 24, 1978) was an American businessman and Republican Party (United States), Republican Party politician who was a member of the California State Assembly from 1967 to 1973 and a member of the U ...
(R) , style="font-size:80%" , Died June 24, 1978 , - , , nowrap , Ralph Metcalfe (D) , style="font-size:80%" , Died October 10, 1978 , - , , nowrap ,
Goodloe Byron Goodloe Edgar Byron (June 22, 1929 – October 11, 1978), a Democrat, was a U.S. Congressman who represented the 6th congressional district of Maryland from January 3, 1971, until his death from a heart attack on October 11, 1978. He was ...
(D) , style="font-size:80%" , Died October 11, 1978 , - , , nowrap ,
Leo Ryan Leo Joseph Ryan Jr. (May 5, 1925 – November 18, 1978) was an American teacher and politician. A member of the Democratic Party, he served as the U.S. representative from California's 11th congressional district from 1973 until his assassinati ...
(D) , style="font-size:80%" , Murdered by members of the Peoples Temple at the Guyana Airport November 18, 1978, shortly before the Jonestown, Jonestown Massacre , - , , nowrap , William A. Steiger (R) , style="font-size:80%" , Died December 4, 1978 , - , , 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. , - , , nowrap , Teno Roncalio (D) , style="font-size:80%" , Resigned December 30, 1978 , - , , nowrap ,
John E. Moss John Emerson Moss (April 13, 1915 – December 5, 1997) was an American politician of the Democratic Party, noted for his championing of the federal Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) through multiple sessions of the United States House of Repre ...
(D) , style="font-size:80%" , Resigned December 31, 1978 , - , , nowrap ,
John J. McFall John Joseph McFall (February 20, 1918 – March 7, 2006) was a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives, representing the state of California, rising to the position of House Majority Whip. Early life and career McFall was ...
(D) , style="font-size:80%" , Resigned December 31, 1978 , - , , nowrap , Del M. Clawson (R) , style="font-size:80%" , Resigned December 31, 1978 , - , , nowrap , Joe Skubitz (R) , style="font-size:80%" , Resigned December 31, 1978 , - , , nowrap , Elford Albin Cederberg (R) , style="font-size:80%" , Resigned December 31, 1978 , - , , nowrap , Joseph A. LeFante (D) , style="font-size:80%" , Resigned December 31, 1978 , - , , nowrap , James J. Delaney (D) , style="font-size:80%" , Resigned December 31, 1978 , - , , nowrap , Olin E. Teague (D) , style="font-size:80%" , Resigned December 31, 1978 , - , , nowrap , William R. Poage (D) , style="font-size:80%" , Resigned December 31, 1978 , - , , 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 Frank Forrester Church III (July 25, 1924 – April 7, 1984) was an American politician and lawyer. A member of the Democratic Party, he served as a United States senator from Idaho from 1957 until his defeat in 1981. As of 2022, he is the longes ...
) * United States Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry, Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry (Chair: Herman Talmadge; 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 Republican Leader of the Senate during the final 11 years of his t ...
) ** Environment, Soil Conservation and Forestry (Chair:
James Eastland James Oliver Eastland (November 28, 1904 February 19, 1986) was an American attorney, plantation owner, and politician from Mississippi. A Democrat, he served in the United States Senate in 1941 and again from 1943 until his resignation on De ...
; Ranking Member:
Jesse Helms Jesse Alexander Helms Jr. (October 18, 1921 – July 4, 2008) was an American politician. A leader in the conservative movement, he served as a senator from North Carolina from 1973 to 2003. As chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committe ...
) ** Agricultural Credit and Rural Electrification (Chair: James Allen; Ranking Member: S.I. Hayakawa) ** Agricultural Production, Marketing and Stabilization of Prices (Chair: Patrick Leahy; Ranking Member: Milton R. Young) ** Agricultural Research and General Legislation (Chair: Patrick Leahy; 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 Republican Leader of the Senate during the final 11 years of his t ...
) ** Rural Development (Chair:
Dick Clark Richard Wagstaff Clark (November 30, 1929April 18, 2012) was an American radio and television personality, television producer and film actor, as well as a cultural icon who remains best known for hosting '' American Bandstand'' from 1956 to 19 ...
; Ranking Member: Carl T. Curtis) ** Foreign Agricultural Policy (Chair:
Hubert Humphrey Hubert Horatio Humphrey Jr. (May 27, 1911 – January 13, 1978) was an American pharmacist and politician who served as the 38th vice president of the United States from 1965 to 1969. He twice served in the United States Senate, representing ...
; Ranking Member:
Henry Bellmon Henry Louis Bellmon (September 3, 1921 – September 29, 2009) was an American Republican politician from the U.S. State of Oklahoma. A member of the Oklahoma Legislature, he went on to become both the 18th and 23rd governor of Oklahoma, ...
) ** Nutrition (Chair:
George McGovern George Stanley McGovern (July 19, 1922 – October 21, 2012) was an American historian and South Dakota politician who was a U.S. representative and three-term U.S. senator, and the Democratic Party presidential nominee in the 1972 pr ...
; 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 Republican Leader of the Senate during the final 11 years of his t ...
) * United States Senate Committee on Appropriations, Appropriations (Chair: Warren Magnuson; Ranking Member:
Milton Young Milton Ruben Young (December 6, 1897 – May 31, 1983) was an American politician, most notable for representing North Dakota in the United States Senate from 1945 until 1981. At the time of his retirement, he was the most senior Republican in t ...
) ** United States Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture and Related Agencies, Agriculture and Related Agencies (Chair:
Thomas Eagleton Thomas Francis Eagleton (September 4, 1929 – March 4, 2007) was an American lawyer serving as a United States senator from Missouri, from 1968 to 1987. He was briefly the Democratic vice presidential nominee under George McGovern in 1972. H ...
; Ranking Member:
Henry Bellmon Henry Louis Bellmon (September 3, 1921 – September 29, 2009) was an American Republican politician from the U.S. State of Oklahoma. A member of the Oklahoma Legislature, he went on to become both the 18th and 23rd governor of Oklahoma, ...
) ** 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; Ranking Member: Charles Mathias) ** United States Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Foreign Operations, Foreign Operations (Chair:
Daniel Inouye Daniel Ken Inouye ( ; September 7, 1924 – December 17, 2012) was an American lawyer and politician who served as a United States senator from Hawaii from 1963 until his death in 2012. Beginning in 1959, he was the first U.S. representative ...
; Ranking Member; Ranking Member: Richard S. Schweiker) ** United States Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on HUD-Independent Agencies, HUD-Independent Agencies (Chair:
William Proxmire Edward William Proxmire (November 11, 1915 – December 15, 2005) was an American politician. A member of the Democratic Party, he served as a United States Senator from Wisconsin from 1957 to 1989. He holds the record for being the longest-serv ...
; Ranking Member: Ted Stevens) ** 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) ** United States Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Military Construction, Military Construction (Chair:
J. Bennett Johnston John Bennett Johnston Jr. (born June 10, 1932) is a retired American attorney, politician, and later lobbyist. A member of the Democratic Party, Johnston represented Louisiana in the U.S. Senate from 1972 to 1997. Beginning his political career ...
; Ranking Member: Ted Stevens) ** United States Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Public Works, Public Works (Chair:
J. Bennett Johnston John Bennett Johnston Jr. (born June 10, 1932) is a retired American attorney, politician, and later lobbyist. A member of the Democratic Party, Johnston represented Louisiana in the U.S. Senate from 1972 to 1997. Beginning his political career ...
; 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; Ranking Member:
Clifford P. Case Clifford Philip Case Jr. (April 16, 1904March 5, 1982), was an American lawyer and politician. A member of the Republican Party, he served as a U.S. Representative (1945–1953) and a U.S. Senator (1955–1979) from New Jersey. He is currently ...
) ** United States Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Treasury, Postal Service and General Government, Treasury, Postal Service and General Government (Chair:
Lawton Chiles Lawton Mainor Chiles Jr. (April 3, 1930 – December 12, 1998) was an American politician who served as the 41st governor of Florida from 1991 until his death in 1998. A member of the Democratic Party, he previously served as a United State ...
; Ranking Member: Lowell P. Weicker) * United States Senate Committee on Armed Services, Armed Services (Chair: John C. Stennis; Ranking Member:
John Tower John Goodwin Tower (September 29, 1925 – April 5, 1991) was an American politician, serving as a Republican United States Senator from Texas from 1961 to 1985. He was the first Republican Senator elected from Texas since Reconstruction. Towe ...
) ** United States Senate Armed Services Subcommittee on Intelligence, Intelligence (Chair: Harry F. Byrd Jr.; Ranking Member:
Barry Goldwater Barry Morris Goldwater (January 2, 1909 – May 29, 1998) was an American politician and United States Air Force officer who was a five-term U.S. Senator from Arizona (1953–1965, 1969–1987) and the Republican Party nominee for president ...
) ** United States Senate Armed Services Subcommittee on General Procurement, General Procurement (Chair: John C. Stennis; Ranking Member:
John Tower John Goodwin Tower (September 29, 1925 – April 5, 1991) was an American politician, serving as a Republican United States Senator from Texas from 1961 to 1985. He was the first Republican Senator elected from Texas since Reconstruction. Towe ...
) ** United States Senate Armed Services Subcommittee on Military Construction and Stockfiles, Military Construction and Stockfiles (Chair:
Gary Hart Gary Warren Hart (''né'' Hartpence; born November 28, 1936) is an American politician, diplomat, and lawyer. He was the front-runner for the 1988 Democratic presidential nomination until he dropped out amid revelations of extramarital affairs. ...
; Ranking Member:
Strom Thurmond James Strom Thurmond Sr. (December 5, 1902June 26, 2003) was an American politician who represented South Carolina in the United States Senate from 1954 to 2003. Prior to his 48 years as a senator, he served as the 103rd governor of South Car ...
) ** United States Senate Armed Services Subcommittee on Arms Control, Arms Control (Chair:
Henry M. Jackson Henry Martin "Scoop" Jackson (May 31, 1912 – September 1, 1983) was an American lawyer and politician who served as a U.S. representative (1941–1953) and U.S. senator (1953–1983) from the state of Washington. A Cold War liberal and anti ...
; Ranking Member:
Jesse Helms Jesse Alexander Helms Jr. (October 18, 1921 – July 4, 2008) was an American politician. A leader in the conservative movement, he served as a senator from North Carolina from 1973 to 2003. As chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committe ...
) ** United States Senate Armed Services Subcommittee on Tactical Aircraft, Tactical Aircraft (Chair:
Howard Cannon Howard Walter Cannon (January 26, 1912 – March 5, 2002) was an American politician from Nevada. Elected to the first of four consecutive terms in 1958, he served in the United States Senate from 1959 to 1983. He was a member of the Democrati ...
; Ranking Member:
Dewey F. Bartlett Dewey Follett Bartlett Sr. (March 28, 1919 – March 1, 1979) was an American politician who served as the 19th governor of Oklahoma from 1967 to 1971, following his fellow Republican, Henry Bellmon. In 1966, he became the first Roman Cat ...
) ** United States Senate Armed Services Subcommittee on Research and Development, Research and Development (Chair:
Thomas J. McIntyre Thomas James McIntyre (February 20, 1915August 8, 1992) was an American lawyer and politician. A member of the Democratic Party (United States), Democratic Party, he served as a United States Senate, United States Senator from New Hampshire fro ...
; Ranking Member:
Jake Garn Edwin Jacob "Jake" Garn (born October 12, 1932) is an American politician and member of the Republican Party who served as a United States senator representing Utah from 1974 to 1993. Garn became the first sitting member of Congress to fly in sp ...
) ** United States Senate Armed Services Subcommittee on General Legislation, General Legislation (Chair: John Culver; Ranking Member:
Jake Garn Edwin Jacob "Jake" Garn (born October 12, 1932) is an American politician and member of the Republican Party who served as a United States senator representing Utah from 1974 to 1993. Garn became the first sitting member of Congress to fly in sp ...
) ** 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, he served as a United States Senator from Wisconsin from 1957 to 1989. He holds the record for being the longest-serv ...
; Ranking Member: Edward L. Brooke) ** United States Senate Banking Subcommittee on Federal Credit Programs, Federal Credit Programs (Chair: Paul Sarbanes; 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 Thomas James McIntyre (February 20, 1915August 8, 1992) was an American lawyer and politician. A member of the Democratic Party (United States), Democratic Party, he served as a United States Senate, United States Senator from New Hampshire fro ...
; 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 Adlai Ewing Stevenson III (October 10, 1930 – September 6, 2021) was an American attorney and politician of the Democratic Party who represented Illinois in the United States Senate from 1970 until 1981. A member of the prominent Stevenson fami ...
; 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 Senator from California from 1969 to 1993, and as a President of the World Federalist Association from 1949 to ...
; 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 Senator from California from 1969 to 1993, and as a President of the World Federalist Association from 1949 to ...
) ** United States Senate Banking Subcommittee on Consumer Affairs, Consumer Affairs (Chair:
Donald Riegle Donald Wayne Riegle Jr. (born February 4, 1938) is an American politician, author, and businessman from Michigan. He served for five terms as a Representative and for three terms as a Senator in the U.S. Congress. Early life and family Donald Wa ...
; 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 and member of the Republican Party who served as a United States senator representing Utah from 1974 to 1993. Garn became the first sitting member of Congress to fly in sp ...
) * United States Senate Committee on the Budget, Budget (Chair:
Edmund Muskie Edmund Sixtus Muskie (March 28, 1914March 26, 1996) was an American statesman and political leader who served as the 58th United States Secretary of State under President Jimmy Carter, a United States Senator from Maine from 1959 to 1980, the 6 ...
; Ranking Member:
Henry Bellmon Henry Louis Bellmon (September 3, 1921 – September 29, 2009) was an American Republican politician from the U.S. State of Oklahoma. A member of the Oklahoma Legislature, he went on to become both the 18th and 23rd governor of Oklahoma, ...
) * United States Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, Commerce, Science and Transportation (Chair:
Howard Cannon Howard Walter Cannon (January 26, 1912 – March 5, 2002) was an American politician from Nevada. Elected to the first of four consecutive terms in 1958, he served in the United States Senate from 1959 to 1983. He was a member of the Democrati ...
; Ranking Member: James B. Pearson) ** United States Senate Commerce Subcommittee on Aviation, Aviation (Chair:
Howard Cannon Howard Walter Cannon (January 26, 1912 – March 5, 2002) was an American politician from Nevada. Elected to the first of four consecutive terms in 1958, he served in the United States Senate from 1959 to 1983. He was a member of the Democrati ...
; Ranking Member: Ted Stevens) ** United States Senate Commerce Subcommittee on Communications, Communications (Chair: Fritz Hollings; Ranking Member:
Robert P. Griffin Robert Paul Griffin (November 6, 1923 – April 16, 2015) was an American politician. A member of the Republican Party, he represented Michigan in the United States House of Representatives and United States Senate and was a Justice of the ...
) ** 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 and a member of the Republican Party. He resigned from the United States Senate, under threat of expulsion, in 1995 after allegations of ...
) ** 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 lawyer and politician who served as a United States senator from Hawaii from 1963 until his death in 2012. Beginning in 1959, he was the first U.S. representative ...
; Ranking Member: Harrison H. Schmitt) ** United States Senate Commerce Subcommittee on Science, Technology and Space, Science, Technology and Space (Chair:
Adlai Stevenson III Adlai Ewing Stevenson III (October 10, 1930 – September 6, 2021) was an American attorney and politician of the Democratic Party who represented Illinois in the United States Senate from 1970 until 1981. A member of the prominent Stevenson fami ...
; Ranking Member: John C. Danforth) ** United States Senate Commerce Subcommittee on Surface Transportation, Surface Transportation (Chair:
Russell B. Long Russell Billiu Long (November 3, 1918 – May 9, 2003) was an American Democratic politician and United States Senator from Louisiana from 1948 until 1987. Because of his seniority, he advanced to chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, servin ...
; Ranking Member: Clifford P. Hansen) * United States Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, Energy and Natural Resources (Chair:
Henry M. Jackson Henry Martin "Scoop" Jackson (May 31, 1912 – September 1, 1983) was an American lawyer and politician who served as a U.S. representative (1941–1953) and U.S. senator (1953–1983) from the state of Washington. A Cold War liberal and anti ...
; 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 Lee Warren Metcalf (January 28, 1911 – January 12, 1978) was an American lawyer, judge, and politician. A member of the Democratic Party, he served as a U.S. Representative (1953–1961) and a U.S. Senator (1961–1978) from Montana. He was the ...
; Ranking Member:
James A. McClure James Albertus McClure (December 27, 1924 – February 26, 2011) was an American lawyer and politician from the state of Idaho, most notably serving as a Republican in the U.S. Senate for three terms. Early life and education McClure attende ...
) ** 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 Dewey Follett Bartlett Sr. (March 28, 1919 – March 1, 1979) was an American politician who served as the 19th governor of Oklahoma from 1967 to 1971, following his fellow Republican, Henry Bellmon. In 1966, he became the first Roman Cat ...
) ** United States Senate Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Energy Conservation and Regulation, Energy Conservation and Regulation (Chair:
J. Bennett Johnston John Bennett Johnston Jr. (born June 10, 1932) is a retired American attorney, politician, and later lobbyist. A member of the Democratic Party, Johnston represented Louisiana in the U.S. Senate from 1972 to 1997. Beginning his political career ...
; Ranking Member: Lowell P. Weicker Jr.) ** United States Senate Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Energy R&D, Energy R&D (Chair:
Frank Church Frank Forrester Church III (July 25, 1924 – April 7, 1984) was an American politician and lawyer. A member of the Democratic Party, he served as a United States senator from Idaho from 1957 until his defeat in 1981. As of 2022, he is the longes ...
; 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 Edmund Sixtus Muskie (March 28, 1914March 26, 1996) was an American statesman and political leader who served as the 58th United States Secretary of State under President Jimmy Carter, a United States Senator from Maine from 1959 to 1980, the 6 ...
; Ranking Member: Robert T. Stafford) ** United States Senate Environment and Public Works Subcommittee on Water Resources, Water Resources (Chair:
Mike Gravel Maurice Robert "Mike" Gravel ( ; May 13, 1930 – June 26, 2021) was an American politician and writer who served as a United States Senator from Alaska from 1969 to 1981 as a member of the Democratic Party, and who later in life twice ran for ...
; Ranking Member: Pete Domenici) ** United States Senate Environment and Public Works Subcommittee on Transportation, Transportation (Chair:
Lloyd Bentsen Lloyd Millard Bentsen Jr. (February 11, 1921 – May 23, 2006) was an American politician who was a four-term United States Senator (1971–1993) from Texas and the Democratic Party nominee for vice president in 1988 on the Michael Dukakis t ...
; 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 Adlai Ewing Stevenson III (October 10, 1930 – September 6, 2021) was an American attorney and politician of the Democratic Party who represented Illinois in the United States Senate from 1970 until 1981. A member of the prominent Stevenson fami ...
) * United States Senate Committee on Finance, Finance (Chair:
Russell B. Long Russell Billiu Long (November 3, 1918 – May 9, 2003) was an American Democratic politician and United States Senator from Louisiana from 1948 until 1987. Because of his seniority, he advanced to chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, servin ...
; Ranking Member: Carl T. Curtis) ** United States Finance Subcommittee on Health, Health (Chair: Herman Talmadge; 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 Republican Leader of the Senate during the final 11 years of his t ...
) ** 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 Maurice Robert "Mike" Gravel ( ; May 13, 1930 – June 26, 2021) was an American politician and writer who served as a United States Senator from Alaska from 1969 to 1981 as a member of the Democratic Party, and who later in life twice ran for ...
; 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 Lloyd Millard Bentsen Jr. (February 11, 1921 – May 23, 2006) was an American politician who was a four-term United States Senator (1971–1993) from Texas and the Democratic Party nominee for vice president in 1988 on the Michael Dukakis t ...
; Ranking Member:
Bob Packwood Robert William Packwood (born September 11, 1932) is an American retired lawyer and politician from Oregon and a member of the Republican Party. He resigned from the United States Senate, under threat of expulsion, in 1995 after allegations of ...
) ** United States Finance Subcommittee on Unemployment Compensation, Revenue Sharing and Economic Problems, Unemployment Compensation, Revenue Sharing and Economic Problems (Chair:
William Hathaway William Dodd Hathaway (February 21, 1924June 24, 2013) was an American politician and lawyer from Maine. A member of the Democratic Party, he served as a United States senator for Maine from 1973 to 1979, as the U.S. representative for Maine's 2 ...
; 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 Republican Leader of the Senate during the final 11 years of his t ...
) ** United States Finance Subcommittee on Tourism and Sugar, Tourism and Sugar (Chair:
Spark Matsunaga Spark Masayuki Matsunaga ( ja, 松永 正幸, October 8, 1916April 15, 1990) was an American politician and attorney who served as United States Senator for Hawaii from 1977 until his death in 1990. Matsunaga also represented Hawaii in the U.S. ...
; 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 sociologist. A member of the Democratic Party, he represented New York in the United States Senate from 1977 until 2001 and served as a ...
; Ranking Member: John C. Danforth) * United States Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, Foreign Relations (Chair: John Sparkman; Ranking Member:
Clifford P. Case Clifford Philip Case Jr. (April 16, 1904March 5, 1982), was an American lawyer and politician. A member of the Republican Party, he served as a U.S. Representative (1945–1953) and a U.S. Senator (1955–1979) from New Jersey. He is currently ...
) ** United States Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on European Affairs, European Affairs (Chair: Joe Biden; Ranking Member:
Robert P. Griffin Robert Paul Griffin (November 6, 1923 – April 16, 2015) was an American politician. A member of the Republican Party, he represented Michigan in the United States House of Representatives and United States Senate and was a Justice of the ...
) ** 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, engineer, astronaut, businessman, and politician. He was the third American in space, and the first American to orbit the Earth, circling ...
; 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 historian and South Dakota politician who was a U.S. representative and three-term U.S. senator, and the Democratic Party presidential nominee in the 1972 pr ...
; Ranking Member: Charles H. Percy) ** United States Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on Foreign Economic Policy, Foreign Economic Policy (Chair:
Frank Church Frank Forrester Church III (July 25, 1924 – April 7, 1984) was an American politician and lawyer. A member of the Democratic Party, he served as a United States senator from Idaho from 1957 until his defeat in 1981. As of 2022, he is the longes ...
; 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; 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 Hubert Horatio Humphrey Jr. (May 27, 1911 – January 13, 1978) was an American pharmacist and politician who served as the 38th vice president of the United States from 1965 to 1969. He twice served in the United States Senate, representing ...
; Ranking Member:
Clifford P. Case Clifford Philip Case Jr. (April 16, 1904March 5, 1982), was an American lawyer and politician. A member of the Republican Party, he served as a U.S. Representative (1945–1953) and a U.S. Senator (1955–1979) from New Jersey. He is currently ...
) ** 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 radio and television personality, television producer and film actor, as well as a cultural icon who remains best known for hosting '' American Bandstand'' from 1956 to 19 ...
; Ranking Member:
Dick Clark Richard Wagstaff Clark (November 30, 1929April 18, 2012) was an American radio and television personality, television producer and film actor, as well as a cultural icon who remains best known for hosting '' American Bandstand'' from 1956 to 19 ...
) * 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 Henry Martin "Scoop" Jackson (May 31, 1912 – September 1, 1983) was an American lawyer and politician who served as a U.S. representative (1941–1953) and U.S. senator (1953–1983) from the state of Washington. A Cold War liberal and anti ...
; Ranking Member: Charles H. Percy) ** United States Senate Government Affairs Subcommittee on Intergovernmental Relations, Intergovernmental Relations (Chair:
Edmund Muskie Edmund Sixtus Muskie (March 28, 1914March 26, 1996) was an American statesman and political leader who served as the 58th United States Secretary of State under President Jimmy Carter, a United States Senator from Maine from 1959 to 1980, the 6 ...
; Ranking Member: William V. Roth Jr.) ** United States Senate Government Affairs Subcommittee on Reports, Accounting and Management, Reports, Accounting and Management (Chair:
Lee Metcalf Lee Warren Metcalf (January 28, 1911 – January 12, 1978) was an American lawyer, judge, and politician. A member of the Democratic Party, he served as a U.S. Representative (1953–1961) and a U.S. Senator (1961–1978) from Montana. He was the ...
; 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 Thomas Francis Eagleton (September 4, 1929 – March 4, 2007) was an American lawyer serving as a United States senator from Missouri, from 1968 to 1987. He was briefly the Democratic vice presidential nominee under George McGovern in 1972. H ...
; 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 Lawton Mainor Chiles Jr. (April 3, 1930 – December 12, 1998) was an American politician who served as the 41st governor of Florida from 1991 until his death in 1998. A member of the Democratic Party, he previously served as a United State ...
; 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, engineer, astronaut, businessman, and politician. He was the third American in space, and the first American to orbit the Earth, circling ...
; 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 James Ralph Sasser (born September 30, 1936) is an American politician, diplomat, and attorney. A Democrat, Sasser served three terms as a United States senator from Tennessee from 1977 to 1995, and was Chairman of the Senate Budget Committ ...
; Ranking Member: Ted Stevens) * 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 Edward Moore Kennedy (February 22, 1932 – August 25, 2009) was an American lawyer and politician who served as a United States senator from Massachusetts for almost 47 years, from 1962 until his death in 2009. A member of the Democratic ...
; Ranking Member: Richard S. Schweiker) ** United States Senate Human Resources Subcommittee on Aging, Aging (Chair:
Thomas Eagleton Thomas Francis Eagleton (September 4, 1929 – March 4, 2007) was an American lawyer serving as a United States senator from Missouri, from 1968 to 1987. He was briefly the Democratic vice presidential nominee under George McGovern in 1972. H ...
; 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 Senator from California from 1969 to 1993, and as a President of the World Federalist Association from 1949 to ...
; Ranking Member: S.I. Hayakawa) ** United States Senate Human Resources Subcommittee on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse, Alcoholism and Drug Abuse (Chair:
William Hathaway William Dodd Hathaway (February 21, 1924June 24, 2013) was an American politician and lawyer from Maine. A member of the Democratic Party, he served as a United States senator for Maine from 1973 to 1979, as the U.S. representative for Maine's 2 ...
; 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 James Oliver Eastland (November 28, 1904 February 19, 1986) was an American attorney, plantation owner, and politician from Mississippi. A Democrat, he served in the United States Senate in 1941 and again from 1943 until his resignation on De ...
; Ranking Member:
Strom Thurmond James Strom Thurmond Sr. (December 5, 1902June 26, 2003) was an American politician who represented South Carolina in the United States Senate from 1954 to 2003. Prior to his 48 years as a senator, he served as the 103rd governor of South Car ...
) * United States Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, Intelligence (Select) (Chair:
Daniel Inouye Daniel Ken Inouye ( ; September 7, 1924 – December 17, 2012) was an American lawyer and politician who served as a United States senator from Hawaii from 1963 until his death in 2012. Beginning in 1959, he was the first U.S. representative ...
; Ranking Member:
Mark Hatfield Mark Odom Hatfield (July 12, 1922 – August 7, 2011) was an American politician and educator from the state of Oregon. A Republican, he served for 30 years as a United States senator from Oregon, and also as chairman of the Senate Approp ...
) * 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 historian and South Dakota politician who was a U.S. representative and three-term U.S. senator, and the Democratic Party presidential nominee in the 1972 pr ...
) * United States Senate Committee on Rules and Administration, Rules and Administration (Chair:
Howard Cannon Howard Walter Cannon (January 26, 1912 – March 5, 2002) was an American politician from Nevada. Elected to the first of four consecutive terms in 1958, he served in the United States Senate from 1959 to 1983. He was a member of the Democrati ...
, 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 Senator from California from 1969 to 1993, and as a President of the World Federalist Association from 1949 to ...
; Ranking Member: Robert T. Stafford) ** United States Senate Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Compensation and Pensions, Compensation and Pensions (Chair: Herman Talmadge; 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 Senator from California from 1969 to 1993, and as a President of the World Federalist Association from 1949 to ...
; Ranking Member:
Strom Thurmond James Strom Thurmond Sr. (December 5, 1902June 26, 2003) was an American politician who represented South Carolina in the United States Senate from 1954 to 2003. Prior to his 48 years as a senator, he served as the 103rd governor of South Car ...
) ** 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 Claude Denson Pepper (September 8, 1900 – May 30, 1989) was an American politician of the Democratic Party, and a spokesman for left-liberalism and the elderly. He represented Florida in the United States Senate from 1936 to 1951, and the M ...
) * United States House Committee on Agriculture, Agriculture (Chair: Tom Foley; Ranking Member: William C. Wampler) ** United States House Agriculture Subcommittee on Livestock and Grains, Livestock and Grains (Chair: William R. Poage; Ranking Member: Keith G. Sebelius) ** United States House Agriculture Subcommittee on Cotton, 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 (politician), Charlie Rose; 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 emeritus of the United States Senate, and the senior United States senator from Iowa, having held the seat since 1981. In 2022, h ...
) ** United States House Agriculture Subcommittee on Oilseeds and Rice, Oilseeds and Rice (Chair:
Dawson Mathis Marvin Dawson Mathis (November 30, 1940 – April 17, 2017) was an American politician who served as a U.S. Representative from Georgia. Born in Nashville, Georgia, Mathis attended the Nashville public schools. He attended South Georgia Colle ...
; 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 (Tennessee politician), 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 Jamie Lloyd Whitten (April 18, 1910September 9, 1995) was an American politician and member of the Democratic Party who represented the Deep South state of Mississippi in the United States House of Representatives from 1941 to 1995. He was at the ...
; 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 emeritus of the United States Senate, and the senior United States senator from Iowa, having held the seat since 1981. In 2022, h ...
) * 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 Jamie Lloyd Whitten (April 18, 1910September 9, 1995) was an American politician and member of the Democratic Party who represented the Deep South state of Mississippi in the United States House of Representatives from 1941 to 1995. He was at the ...
; Ranking Member: Mark Andrews (politician), 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 William Huston Natcher (September 11, 1909 – March 29, 1994) was a Democratic congressman, serving in the United States House of Representatives from 1953 until his death from heart failure in Bethesda, Maryland in 1994. He is the second lo ...
; 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 Edward Patrick Boland (October 1, 1911 – November 4, 2001) was an American politician from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. A Democrat, he was a representative from Massachusetts's 2nd congressional district. Early life and education Bol ...
; Ranking Member: Lawrence Coughlin) ** United States House Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Interior (Chair:
Sidney R. Yates Sidney Richard Yates (August 27, 1909 – October 5, 2000) was an American politician from the state of Illinois. A native of Chicago, he graduated from Lake View High School in 1928. He received bachelor's (1931) and law (1933) degrees fro ...
; 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 Robert Henry Michel (; March 2, 1923 – February 17, 2017) was an American Republican Party politician who was a member of the United States House of Representatives for 38 years. He represented central Illinois' 18th congressional distric ...
) ** United States House Appropriations Subcommittee on Legislative, Legislative (Chair: George E. Shipley; Ranking Member:
William L. Armstrong William Lester Armstrong Jr. (March 16, 1937 – July 5, 2016) was an American businessman, administrator, and politician. He was a member of the Republican Party and served as a United States representative and Senator from Colorado. Early l ...
) ** 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 John Joseph McFall (February 20, 1918 – March 7, 2006) was a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives, representing the state of California, rising to the position of House Majority Whip. Early life and career McFall was ...
; Ranking Member:
Silvio O. Conte Silvio Ottavio Conte (November 9, 1921 – February 8, 1991) was an American lawyer and politician. He was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives for 16 terms, representing the 1st Congressional District of Massachusett ...
) ** 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) * 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. Richard Howard Ichord Jr. (June 27, 1926 – December 25, 1992) was U.S. representative from Missouri and a significant U.S. anti-Communist political figure. A member of the Democratic Party, he served as the last chairman of the House Un-American ...
; 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 Lucien is a male given name. It is the French form of Luciano or Latin ''Lucianus'', patronymic of Lucius. Lucien, Saint Lucien, or Saint-Lucien may also refer to: People Given name * Lucien of Beauvais, Christian saint *Lucien, a band membe ...
; 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 emeritus of the United States Senate, and the senior United States senator from Iowa, having held the seat since 1981. In 2022, h ...
) ** 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 George Vernon Hansen (September 14, 1930 – August 14, 2014) was a Republican politician from the U.S. state of Idaho. He served in the U.S. House of Representatives for 14 years, representing Idaho's 2nd district from 1965 to 1969 and again fr ...
) ** 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 (politician), Paul Simon; 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 Donald MacKay Fraser (February 20, 1924 – June 2, 2019) was an American politician from Minnesota who served as U.S. Representative from Minnesota's 5th congressional district from 1963 to 1979 and as mayor of Minneapolis from 1980 to 1994. ...
; 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 Charles Coles Diggs Jr. (December 2, 1922 – August 24, 1998) was an American politician from the U.S. state of Michigan who served in the state senate and U.S. House of Representatives. He was the first African American elected to Congress ...
; 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 Romano Louis "Ron" Mazzoli (November 2, 1932 – November 1, 2022) was an American politician and lawyer from Kentucky. He represented Louisville, Kentucky, and its suburbs in the United States House of Representatives from 1971 through 1995 as ...
; 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 Carl Dewey Perkins (October 15, 1912 – August 3, 1984), a Democrat, was an American politician and member of the United States House of Representatives from the state of Kentucky serving from 1949 until his death from a heart attack in Lexi ...
; 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 Carl Dewey Perkins (October 15, 1912 – August 3, 1984), a Democrat, was an American politician and member of the United States House of Representatives from the state of Kentucky serving from 1949 until his death from a heart attack in Lexi ...
; Ranking Member:
Al Quie Albert Harold Quie ( ; born September 18, 1923) is an American politician and farmer. Quie, who served as member of the United States House of Representatives and Governor of Minnesota, is regarded as a moderate Republican. Quie was strongly c ...
) ** United States House Education and Labor Subcommittee on Labor-Management Relations, Labor-Management Relations (Chair: Frank Thompson; Ranking Member:
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) ** United States House Education and Labor Subcommittee on Labor Standards, Labor Standards (Chair: John Herman Dent; Ranking Member:
John N. Erlenborn John Neal Erlenborn (February 8, 1927 – October 30, 2005) was an American lawyer and a former Republican member of the U.S. Congressional Delegations from Illinois, representing the 14th (then after 1980s redistricting the 13th) district. ...
) ** 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:
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; 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 (American politician), Jack Brooks; Ranking Member: Frank Horton (New York politician), Frank Horton) ** United States House Government Operations Subcommittee on Legislation and National Security, Legislation and National Security (Chair: Jack Brooks (American politician), Jack Brooks; Ranking Member: Frank Horton (New York politician), 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:
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; 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:
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; Ranking Member: Samuel L. Devine) ** United States House Administration Subcommittee on Printing, Printing (Chair:
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; 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 (Tennessee politician), 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 Edward Patrick Boland (October 1, 1911 – November 4, 2001) was an American politician from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. A Democrat, he was a representative from Massachusetts's 2nd congressional district. Early life and education Bol ...
; 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:
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) ** United States House Interior and Insular Affairs Subcommittee on Mines and Mining, Mines and Mining (Chair: Abraham Kazen); Ranking Member:
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** 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 Dante Bruno Fascell (March 9, 1917 – November 28, 1998) was an American politician who represented Florida as a member of the United States House of Representatives from 1955 to 1993. He served as chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee ...
; Ranking Member: John Buchanan (American politician), John Buchanan) ** United States House International Relations Subcommittee on Africa, Africa (Chair:
Charles Diggs Charles Coles Diggs Jr. (December 2, 1922 – August 24, 1998) was an American politician from the U.S. state of Michigan who served in the state senate and U.S. House of Representatives. He was the first African American elected to Congress ...
; Ranking Member: Charles W. Whalen Jr.) ** United States House International Relations Subcommittee on International Organizations, International Organizations (Chair:
Donald M. Fraser Donald MacKay Fraser (February 20, 1924 – June 2, 2019) was an American politician from Minnesota who served as U.S. Representative from Minnesota's 5th congressional district from 1963 to 1979 and as mayor of Minneapolis from 1980 to 1994. ...
); 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 John Emerson Moss (April 13, 1915 – December 5, 1997) was an American politician of the Democratic Party, noted for his championing of the federal Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) through multiple sessions of the United States House of Repre ...
; 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 Tim Lee Carter (September 2, 1910 – March 27, 1987) was an American politician serving as a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives for the Commonwealth of Kentucky from 1965 until 1981. Background Congressman Car ...
) ** 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:
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; Ranking Member: John M. Ashbrook) ** United States House Judiciary Subcommittee on Criminal Justice, Criminal Justice (Chair: James Mann (South Carolina politician), James Mann; Ranking Member:
Charles E. Wiggins Charles Edward Wiggins (December 3, 1927 – March 2, 2000) was a United States representative from California, and later a United States federal judge, United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. He wa ...
) * 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 John Berlinger Breaux (; born March 1, 1944) is an American lobbyist, attorney, and retired politician who was a member of the United States Senate from Louisiana from 1987 until 2005. He was also a member of the U.S. House of Representatives ...
; 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 the state of Alaska. At the time of his death, he was the longest-serving Republican in congressional history, having been the U.S. representative for fo ...
) * 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 Patricia Nell Scott Schroeder (born July 30, 1940) is an American politician who represented Colorado in the United States House of Representatives from 1973 to 1997. A member of the Democratic Party, Schroeder was the first female U.S. Represe ...
; 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) ** 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 Harold Terry "Bizz" Johnson (December 2, 1907 – March 16, 1988) was an American businessman and politician who served as a United States Congressman from California from 1959 to 1981. He was a member of the Democratic Party. Biography Born ...
; Ranking Member: Bill Harsha) ** United States House Public Works and Transportation Subcommittee on Aviation, Aviation (Chair:
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; 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; 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 Walter Winkler Flowers, Jr. (April 12, 1933 – April 12, 1984) was an American Democratic politician who represented Alabama's 5th congressional district and Alabama's 7th congressional district in the United States House of Representativ ...
; 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 (politician), 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 politician from California. He represented suburban portions of Los Angeles County in the United States House of Representatives from 1963 to 1971 and parts of ...
; 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 Silvio Ottavio Conte (November 9, 1921 – February 8, 1991) was an American lawyer and politician. He was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives for 16 terms, representing the 1st Congressional District of Massachusett ...
) * United States House Committee on Small Business, Small Business (Chair: Neal Edward Smith; Ranking Member:
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) ** 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:
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) ** 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:
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) ** United States House Small Business Subcommittee on Energy, Environment, Safety and Research, Energy, Environment, Safety and Research (Chair: Alvin Baldus; Ranking Member:
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) ** 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 Martin Anthony Russo (born January 23, 1944) is an American politician, lawyer and lobbyist from Illinois. Education & legal career He attended and graduated from St. Ignatius College Prep in 1961. He graduated from DePaul University with a Bac ...
; 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 Elwood Haynes "Bud" Hillis (March 6, 1926 – January 4, 2023) was an American politician and lawyer from Indiana. He was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives, serving Indiana's 5th congressional district for 8 term ...
) * 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; 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) ** United States House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Oversight, Oversight (Chair:
Sam Gibbons Sam Melville Gibbons (January 20, 1920 – October 10, 2012) was an American politician from the state of Florida, who served in the Florida State House of Representatives, Florida State Senate, and the U.S. House of Representatives. He represen ...
; 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 Henry Martin "Scoop" Jackson (May 31, 1912 – September 1, 1983) was an American lawyer and politician who served as a U.S. representative (1941–1953) and U.S. senator (1953–1983) from the state of Washington. A Cold War liberal and anti ...
) * Joint Committee on Congressional Operations, Congressional Operations (Chair: Sen.
Lee Metcalf Lee Warren Metcalf (January 28, 1911 – January 12, 1978) was an American lawyer, judge, and politician. A member of the Democratic Party, he served as a U.S. Representative (1953–1961) and a U.S. Senator (1961–1978) from Montana. He was the ...
; Vice Chair: Rep. Jack Brooks (American politician), 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, he served as a United States Senator from Wisconsin from 1957 to 1989. He holds the record for being the longest-serv ...
; Vice Chair: Rep. Parren Mitchell) * Joint Economic Committee, Economic (Chair: Rep.
Richard Walker Bolling Richard Walker Bolling (May 17, 1916 – April 21, 1991) was a prominent American Democratic Congressman from Kansas City, Missouri, and Missouri's 5th congressional district from 1949 to 1983. He retired after serving for four years as the cha ...
; Vice Chair: Sen. Hubert H. Humphrey) * Joint Committee on Taxation, Taxation (Chair: Rep. Al Ullman; Vice Chair: Sen.
Russell B. Long Russell Billiu Long (November 3, 1918 – May 9, 2003) was an American Democratic politician and United States Senator from Louisiana from 1948 until 1987. Because of his seniority, he advanced to chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, servin ...
) * Joint Committee on the Library, The Library (Chair: Rep.
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; Vice Chair: Sen.
Howard Cannon Howard Walter Cannon (January 26, 1912 – March 5, 2002) was an American politician from Nevada. Elected to the first of four consecutive terms in 1958, he served in the United States Senate from 1959 to 1983. He was a member of the Democrati ...
) * Joint Committee on Printing, Printing (Chair: Sen.
Howard Cannon Howard Walter Cannon (January 26, 1912 – March 5, 2002) was an American politician from Nevada. Elected to the first of four consecutive terms in 1958, he served in the United States Senate from 1959 to 1983. He was a member of the Democrati ...
; Vice Chair: Rep. Frank Thompson Jr.)


Employees


List of federal agencies in the United States#Legislative branch, Legislative branch agency directors

* Architect of the Capitol: George M. White * Attending Physician of the United States Congress: Freeman H. Cary * Comptroller General of the United States: Elmer B. Staats * 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 1977


Senate

* 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 Hildenbrand


House 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. Harding


See also

* United States elections, 1976 (elections leading to this Congress) ** 1976 United States presidential election ** 1976 United States Senate elections ** 1976 United States House of Representatives elections * United States elections, 1978 (elections during this Congress, leading to the next Congress) ** 1978 United States Senate elections ** 1978 United States House of Representatives elections


Notes


References

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External links


Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress




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