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The 99th 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 a chamber of the Bicameralism, bicameral United States Congress; it is the upper house, with the United States House of Representatives, U.S. House of Representatives being the lower house. Together, the Senate and ...
and the
United States House of Representatives The United States House of Representatives is a chamber of the Bicameralism, bicameral United States Congress; it is the lower house, with the U.S. Senate being the upper house. Together, the House and Senate have the authority under Artic ...
. It met in
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, from January 3, 1985, to January 3, 1987, during the fifth and sixth years of Ronald Reagan's presidency. The apportionment of seats in the
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was based on the
1980 United States census The 1980 United States census, conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States to be 226,545,805, an increase of 11.4% over the 203,184,772 persons enumerated during the 1970 census. It was the first ce ...
. The Republicans maintained control of the Senate, while the Democrats maintained control of the House of Representatives – albeit with both majorities slightly reduced from the 98th Congress. This is the most recent Congress to feature a Republican senator from Maryland,
Charles Mathias Charles McCurdy Mathias Jr. (July 24, 1922 – January 25, 2010) was an American politician and attorney from the U.S. state of Maryland. A member of the Republican Party (United States), Republican Party, he served in both chambers of the Unit ...
, who retired at the end of the Congress. This is also the most recent Congress in which no Democratic women Senators served and the most recent Congress in which more Republican women Senators served than Democratic women Senators. This was the most recent session of Congress prior to the 116th to feature a Republican Senate/Democratic House split and had a third-party House member.


Major events

*January 20, 1985:
Ronald Reagan Ronald Wilson Reagan (February 6, 1911 – June 5, 2004) was an American politician and actor who served as the 40th president of the United States from 1981 to 1989. He was a member of the Republican Party (United States), Republican Party a ...
was privately sworn in for a second term 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: Arts and entertainment Film and television *'' Præsident ...
(publicly sworn in, January 21). *January 28, 1986: Space Shuttle ''Challenger'' disaster: Destruction of the shuttle and death of the crew shortly after lift-off. *April 15, 1986:
Operation El Dorado Canyon The United States Air Force, Navy, and Marine Corps carried out air strikes, code-named Operation El Dorado Canyon, against Libya on 15 April 1986 in retaliation for the West Berlin discotheque bombing ten days earlier, which U.S. President Ron ...
: At least 15 people die after United States planes bomb targets in the Libyan capital, Tripoli, and the Benghazi region. *June 2, 1986: First regular television broadcast of Senate proceedings on
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2. *October 21, 1986: The
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achieved independence from U.S.-administered UN Trusteeship and became an
associated state An associated state is the minor partner or dependent territory in a formal, free relationship between a political territory (some of them dependent states, most of them fully sovereign) and a major party—usually a larger state. The details ...
under the
Compact of Free Association The Compacts of Free Association (COFA) are international agreements establishing and governing the relationships of free association between the United States and the three Pacific Island sovereign states of the Federated States of Micronesia ( ...
. *November 3, 1986: The
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achieved independence from U.S.-administered UN Trusteeship and became an
associated state An associated state is the minor partner or dependent territory in a formal, free relationship between a political territory (some of them dependent states, most of them fully sovereign) and a major party—usually a larger state. The details ...
under the
Compact of Free Association The Compacts of Free Association (COFA) are international agreements establishing and governing the relationships of free association between the United States and the three Pacific Island sovereign states of the Federated States of Micronesia ( ...
. *November 3, 1986:
Iran–Contra affair The Iran–Contra affair (; ), also referred to as the Iran–Contra scandal, the Iran Initiative, or simply Iran–Contra, was a political scandal in the United States that centered on arms trafficking to Iran between 1981 and 1986, facilitat ...
: The Lebanese magazine ''
Ash-Shiraa ''Ash-Shiraa'' (or ''Al-Shiraa'') (Arabic: الشراع, ''The Sail'' in English) is an Arabic weekly magazine published in Lebanon. The magazine is one of the oldest publications in the country. History and profile ''Ash-Shira'' was launched i ...
'' reported that the United States has been selling weapons to Iran in secret to secure the release of American hostages held by pro-Iranian groups in Lebanon. * November 4, 1986:
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; Congressional Democrats regained (+8) their Senate majority (55-45), and slightly increased (+5) their House majority (258-177).


Major legislation

* December 12, 1985: Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (
Gramm–Rudman–Hollings Balanced Budget Act The Gramm–Rudman–Hollings Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 and the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Reaffirmation Act of 1987 (both often known as Gramm–Rudman) were the first binding spending constrai ...
) (title II) * December 17, 1985:
Gold Bullion Coin Act of 1985 The Gold Bullion Coin Act of 1985, Pub. L. No. 99-185, 99 Stat. 1177 (Dec. 17, 1985), codified at through (a)(10), , , and amending and , has helped the American Gold Eagle to quickly become one of the world's leaders in gold bullion coin. Prod ...
, * April 7, 1986:
Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 The Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 (COBRA) is a law passed by the U.S. Congress on a reconciliation basis and signed by President Ronald Reagan that, among other things, mandates an insurance program which gives some e ...
(COBRA) (including
Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act The Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act (EMTALA) is an act of the United States Congress, passed in 1986 as part of the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (COBRA). It requires hospital emergency departments that accept ...
) * May 19, 1986:
Firearm Owners Protection Act The Firearm Owners' Protection Act (FOPA) of 1986 is a United States federal law that revised many provisions of the Gun Control Act of 1968. Federal firearms law reform Under the Gun Control Act of 1968, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and ...
, * August 28, 1986:
Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act The Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act (UOCAVA), P.L. 99-410, , , , is a United States federal law dealing with elections and voting rights for United States citizens residing overseas. The act requires that all U.S. states, t ...
, , * October 1, 1986:
Goldwater–Nichols Act The Goldwater–Nichols Department of Defense Reorganization Act of October 4, 1986 (; signed by President Ronald Reagan) made the most sweeping changes to the United States Department of Defense since the department was established in the Na ...
(Defense Reorganization), * October 2, 1986:
Comprehensive Anti-Apartheid Act The Comprehensive Anti-Apartheid Act of 1986 was a law enacted by the United States Congress. The law imposed sanctions against South Africa and stated five preconditions for lifting the sanctions that would essentially end the system of apa ...
, * October 17, 1986:
Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act The Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act of 1986 is a United States federal law passed by the 99th United States Congress located at Title 42, Chapter 116 of the U.S. Code, concerned with emergency response preparedness. On Octobe ...
, (title III) * October 21, 1986:
Electronic Communications Privacy Act The Electronic Communications Privacy Act of 1986 (ECPA) was enacted by the United States Congress to extend restrictions on government wire taps of telephone calls to include transmissions of electronic data by computer ( ''et seq.''), added n ...
, * October 21, 1986:
Stored Communications Act The Stored Communications Act (SCA, codified at 18 U.S.C. Chapter 121 §§ 2701–2713) is a law that addresses voluntary and compelled disclosure of "stored wire and electronic communications and transactional records" held by third-part ...
, , * October 22, 1986:
Tax Reform Act of 1986 The Tax Reform Act of 1986 (TRA) was passed by the 99th United States Congress and signed into law by President Ronald Reagan on October 22, 1986. The Tax Reform Act of 1986 was the top domestic priority of President Reagan's second term. The ...
, * October 27, 1986:
Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1986 The Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1986 was a law pertaining to the War on Drugs passed by the U.S. Congress and signed into law by U.S. President Ronald Reagan. Among other things, it changed the system of federal supervised release from a rehabilit ...
, * October 27, 1986:
Money Laundering Control Act The Money Laundering Control Act of 1986 (Public Law 99-570) is a United States Act of Congress that made money laundering a federal crime. It was passed in 1986. It consists of two sections, and . It for the first time in the United States cr ...
, , * October 31, 1986:
Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1986 Age or AGE may refer to: Time and its effects * Age, the amount of time someone has been alive or something has existed ** East Asian age reckoning, an Asian system of marking age starting at 1 * Ageing or aging, the process of becoming older ** ...
, * November 6, 1986:
Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986 The Immigration Reform and Control Act (IRCA or the Simpson–Mazzoli Act) was passed by the 99th United States Congress and signed into law by U.S. President Ronald Reagan on November 6, 1986. The Immigration Reform and Control Act legalized ...
(Simpson-Mazzoli Act), , * November 10, 1986:
Emergency Wetlands Resources Act The Emergency Wetlands Resources Act of 1986 became a United States federal law (P.L.) 99-645 (100 Stat. 3582) on November 10, 1986. Prior to the Act the purchase of wetlands by the Federal Government had been prohibited. The Act allocated funds ...
, , * November 14, 1986:
National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act The National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act (NCVIA) of 1986 (42 U.S.C. §§ 300aa-1 to 300aa-34) was signed into law by United States President Ronald Reagan as part of a larger health bill on November 14, 1986. NCVIA's purpose was to eliminate ...
, * November 17, 1986:
Water Resources Development Act of 1986 The Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (WRDA 1986) is part of , a series of acts enacted by Congress of the United States on November 17, 1986. WRDA 1986 established cost sharing formulas for the construction of harbors, inland waterway trans ...
,


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: Arts and entertainment Film and television *'' Præsident ...
:
George H. W. Bush George Herbert Walker BushBefore the outcome of the 2000 United States presidential election, he was usually referred to simply as "George Bush" but became more commonly known as "George H. W. Bush", "Bush Senior," "Bush 41," and even "Bush th ...
(R) * President pro tempore:
Strom Thurmond James Strom Thurmond Sr. (December 5, 1902 – June 26, 2003) was an American politician who represented South Carolina in the United States Senate from 1954 to 2003. Before his 49 years as a senator, he served as the 103rd governor of South ...
(R)


Majority (Republican) leadership

* Majority Leader:
Bob Dole Robert Joseph Dole (July 22, 1923 – December 5, 2021) was an American politician and attorney who represented Kansas in the United States Senate from 1969 to 1996. He was the Party leaders of the United States Senate, Republican Leader of th ...
*
Majority Whip A whip is an official of a political party whose task is to ensure party discipline (that members of the party vote according to the party platform rather than their constituents, individual conscience or donors) in a legislature. Whips a ...
: Alan Simpson *
Republican Conference Chairman The Senate Republican Conference is the formal organization of the Republican senators in the United States Senate. Over the last century, the mission of the conference has expanded and been shaped as a means of informing the media of the opin ...
:
John Chafee John Lester Hubbard Chafee ( ; October 22, 1922 – October 24, 1999) was an American politician and officer in the United States Marine Corps. A member of the Republican Party (United States), Republican Party, he served as the 66th Governor o ...
*
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 ...
:
Thad Cochran William Thad Cochran ( ; December 7, 1937 – May 30, 2019) was an American attorney and politician who served as a United States senator for Mississippi from 1978 to 2018. A Republican, he previously served in the U.S. House of Representative ...
* National Senatorial Committee Chair:
John Heinz Henry John Heinz III (October 23, 1938 – April 4, 1991) was an American businessman and politician who served as a United States Senate, United States senator from Pennsylvania from 1977 until Merion air disaster, his death in 1991. An he ...
* Policy Committee Chairman:
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 ...


Minority (Democratic) leadership

* Minority Leader:
Robert Byrd Robert Carlyle Byrd (born Cornelius Calvin Sale Jr.; November 20, 1917 – June 28, 2010) was an American politician who served as a United States senator from West Virginia for over 51 years, from 1959 until his death in 2010. A Democratic Pa ...
*
Minority Whip A whip is an official of a political party whose task is to ensure party discipline (that members of the party vote according to the party platform rather than their constituents, individual conscience or donors) in a legislature. Whips ...
:
Alan Cranston Alan MacGregor Cranston (June 19, 1914 – December 31, 2000) was an American politician and journalist who served as a United States Senate, United States Senator from California from 1969 to 1993, and as President of the Citizens for Global S ...
* Democratic Caucus Secretary:
Daniel Inouye Daniel Ken Inouye ( , , September 7, 1924 – December 17, 2012) was an American attorney, soldier, and statesman who served as a United States Senate, United States senator from Hawaii from 1963 until his death in 2012. A Medal of Honor recipi ...
* Democratic Campaign Committee Chairman:
George J. Mitchell George John Mitchell Jr. (born August 20, 1933) is an American politician, diplomat, and lawyer. A leading member of the Democratic Party, he served as a United States senator from Maine from 1980 to 1995, and as Senate Majority Leader from 19 ...


House of Representatives

*
Speaker Speaker most commonly refers to: * Speaker, a person who produces speech * Loudspeaker, a device that produces sound ** Computer speakers Speaker, Speakers, or The Speaker may also refer to: Arts and entertainment * "Speaker" (song), by David ...
:
Tip O'Neill Thomas Phillip "Tip" O'Neill Jr. (December 9, 1912 – January 5, 1994) was an American Democratic Party politician from Massachusetts who served as the 47th speaker of the United States House of Representatives from 1977 to 1987, the third-l ...
(D)


Majority (Democratic) leadership

* Majority Leader:
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' 12th congressional district as a ...
*
Majority Whip A whip is an official of a political party whose task is to ensure party discipline (that members of the party vote according to the party platform rather than their constituents, individual conscience or donors) in a legislature. Whips a ...
:
Tom Foley Thomas Stephen Foley (March 6, 1929 – October 18, 2013) was an American lawyer and politician who served as the 49th speaker of the United States House of Representatives from 1989 to 1995. A member of the Democratic Party, Foley represente ...
* Chief Deputy Majority Whip:
William Vollie Alexander Jr. William Vollie Alexander Jr. (born January 16, 1934) is an American retired 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. ...
* Democratic Caucus Chairman:
Dick Gephardt Richard Andrew Gephardt (; born January 31, 1941) is an American attorney, lobbyist, and politician who represented in the United States House of Representatives from 1977 to 2005. A member of the Democratic Party, he was House majority lead ...
* Democratic Caucus Secretary:
Mary Rose Oakar Mary Rose Oakar (born March 5, 1940) is an American Democratic politician and former member of the United States House of Representatives from Ohio, serving from 1977 to 1993. Oakar was the first Arab American woman, first Syrian American, and f ...
* Democratic Campaign Committee Chairman:
Tony Coelho Anthony Lee Coelho (born June 15, 1942) is an American politician from California who served in the United States House of Representatives. A member of the Democratic Party, he was the primary sponsor of the Americans with Disabilities Act and is ...


Minority (Republican) leadership

* Minority Leader:
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 ...
*
Minority Whip A whip is an official of a political party whose task is to ensure party discipline (that members of the party vote according to the party platform rather than their constituents, individual conscience or donors) in a legislature. Whips ...
:
Trent Lott Chester Trent Lott Sr. (born October 9, 1941) is an American lobbyist, lawyer, author, and politician who represented Mississippi in the United States House of Representatives from 1973 to 1989 and in the United States Senate from 1989 to 2007. ...
* Chief Deputy Whip:
Tom Loeffler Thomas Gilbert Loeffler (born August 1, 1946) is an American politician and Republican former member of the United States House of Representatives from central Texas. He served four terms from 1979 to 1987. Biography Loeffler was born in Fred ...
*
Republican Conference Chairman The Senate Republican Conference is the formal organization of the Republican senators in the United States Senate. Over the last century, the mission of the conference has expanded and been shaped as a means of informing the media of the opin ...
:
Jack Kemp Jack French Kemp (July 13, 1935 – May 2, 2009) was an American politician, professional Gridiron football, football player, and U.S. Army veteran. A member of the Republican Party (United States), Republican Party from New York, he served a ...
* Republican Conference Vice-Chairman:
Lynn Morley Martin Lynn Morley Martin (born Judith Lynn Morley; December 26, 1939) is an American businesswoman and former politician who served as the 21st United States secretary of labor from 1991 to 1993, under President George H. W. Bush. A member of the Re ...
*
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 ...
:
Robert J. Lagomarsino Robert John Lagomarsino (September 4, 1926 – February 7, 2021) was an American politician and lawyer from California who served in the United States House of Representatives. A Republican, he began his service in the United States House of Rep ...
* Policy Committee Chairman:
Dick Cheney Richard Bruce Cheney ( ; born January 30, 1941) is an American former politician and businessman who served as the 46th vice president of the United States from 2001 to 2009 under President George W. Bush. He has been called vice presidency o ...
* Republican Campaign Committee Chairman:
Guy Vander Jagt Guy Adrian Vander Jagt ( ; August 26, 1931 – June 22, 2007) was a Republican politician from Michigan. He was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives and Chairman of the National Republican Congressional Committee. Vander Jagt was desc ...


Caucuses

*
Congressional Arts Caucus The Congressional Arts Caucus is a registered Congressional Member Organization for the US House of Representatives in the 115th Congress. History The Congressional Arts Caucus was created in the 1980s as a way for the various members of Congr ...
*
Congressional Automotive Caucus 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 ad ...
*
Congressional Black Caucus The Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) is made up of Black members of the United States Congress. Representative Yvette Clarke from New York, the current chairperson, succeeded Steven Horsford from Nevada in 2025. Although most members belong ...
* Congressional Friends of Ireland Caucus *
Congressional Hispanic Caucus The Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC) is an organization of 38 Democratic members of the United States Congress of Hispanic and Latino descent. The Caucus focuses on issues affecting Hispanics and Latinos in the United States. The CHC was fo ...
* Congressional Pediatric & Adult Hydrocephalus Caucus * Congressional Travel & Tourism Caucus * Congresswomen's Caucus *
House Democratic Caucus The House Democratic Caucus is a congressional caucus composed of all Democratic representatives in the United States House of Representatives, voting and non-voting, and is responsible for nominating and electing the Democratic Party leadersh ...
*
Senate Democratic Caucus The Democratic Caucus of the United States Senate, sometimes referred to as the Democratic Conference, is the formal organization of all senators who are part of the Democratic Party in the United States Senate. For the makeup of the 119th Co ...


Members

This list is arranged by chamber, then by state. Senators are listed by class, and representatives are listed by district.


Senate

Senators are popularly elected statewide every six years, with one-third beginning new six-year terms with each Congress, In this Congress, Class 3 meant their term ended with this Congress, facing re-election in 1986; Class 1 meant their term began in the last Congress, facing re-election in 1988; and Class 2 meant their term began in this Congress, facing re-election in 1990.


Alabama Alabama ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern and Deep South, Deep Southern regions of the United States. It borders Tennessee to the north, Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia to the east, Florida and the Gu ...

: 2.
Howell Heflin Howell Thomas Heflin (June 19, 1921 – March 29, 2005) was an American lawyer and politician. A member of the Democratic Party, he represented Alabama in the United States Senate from 1979 to 1997. Early life Heflin was born on June 19, 1921, i ...
(D) : 3.
Jeremiah Denton Jeremiah Andrew Denton Jr. (July 15, 1924 – March 28, 2014) was an American politician and United States Navy two-star admiral who served as a U.S. Senator representing Alabama from 1981 to 1987. He was the first Republican to be popularly ...
(R)


Alaska Alaska ( ) is a non-contiguous U.S. state on the northwest extremity of North America. Part of the Western United States region, it is one of the two non-contiguous U.S. states, alongside Hawaii. Alaska is also considered to be the north ...

: 2.
Ted Stevens Theodore Fulton Stevens Sr. (November 18, 1923 – August 9, 2010) was an American politician and lawyer who served as a United States Senate, U.S. Senator from Alaska from 1968 to 2009. He was the longest-serving Republican Party (United St ...
(R) : 3.
Frank Murkowski Frank Hughes Murkowski (born March 28, 1933) is an American politician. A member of the Republican Party (United States), Republican Party, he served as a United States Senate, United States Senator representing Alaska from 1981 to 2002 and as t ...
(R)


Arizona Arizona is a U.S. state, state in the Southwestern United States, Southwestern region of the United States, sharing the Four Corners region of the western United States with Colorado, New Mexico, and Utah. It also borders Nevada to the nort ...

: 1.
Dennis DeConcini Dennis Webster DeConcini (; born May 8, 1937) is an American lawyer, philanthropist, politician and former U.S. senator from Arizona. The son of former Arizona Supreme Court judge Evo Anton DeConcini, he represented Arizona in the Senate as a D ...
(D) : 3.
Barry Goldwater Barry Morris Goldwater (January 2, 1909 – May 29, 1998) was an American politician and major general in the United States Air Force, Air Force Reserve who served as a United States senator from 1953 to 1965 and 1969 to 1987, and was the Re ...
(R)


Arkansas Arkansas ( ) is a landlocked state in the West South Central region of the Southern United States. It borders Missouri to the north, Tennessee and Mississippi to the east, Louisiana to the south, Texas to the southwest, and Oklahoma ...

: 2.
David Pryor David Hampton Pryor (August 29, 1934 – April 20, 2024) was an American politician who served as a representative for Arkansas's 4th congressional district from 1966 until 1973 and as a senator from Arkansas from 1979 until 1997. A member of t ...
(D) : 3.
Dale Bumpers Dale Leon Bumpers (August 12, 1925 – January 1, 2016) was an American lawyer and politician who served as the 38th Governor of Arkansas (1971–1975) and in the United States Senate (1975–1999). He was a member of the Democratic Party. He w ...
(D)


California California () is a U.S. state, state in the Western United States that lies on the West Coast of the United States, Pacific Coast. It borders Oregon to the north, Nevada and Arizona to the east, and shares Mexico–United States border, an ...

: 1.
Pete Wilson Peter Barton Wilson (born August 23, 1933) is an American attorney and politician who served as governor of California from 1991 to 1999. A member of the Republican Party (United States), Republican Party, Wilson previously served as a United S ...
(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 Senate, United States Senator from California from 1969 to 1993, and as President of the Citizens for Global S ...
(D)


Colorado Colorado is a U.S. state, state in the Western United States. It is one of the Mountain states, sharing the Four Corners region with Arizona, New Mexico, and Utah. It is also bordered by Wyoming to the north, Nebraska to the northeast, Kansas ...

: 2.
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 ...
(R) : 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 1984 and 1988 Democratic presidential nominations, until in 1988, he dropped out amid revelations of ex ...
(D)


Connecticut Connecticut ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It borders Rhode Island to the east, Massachusetts to the north, New York (state), New York to the west, and Long Island Sound to the south. ...

: 1.
Lowell Weicker Lowell Palmer Weicker Jr. (; May 16, 1931 – June 28, 2023) was an American politician who served as a U.S. Representative, U.S. Senator, and the 85th Governor of Connecticut. Weicker unsuccessfully sought the Republican nomination for presi ...
(R) : 3.
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)


Delaware Delaware ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Mid-Atlantic (United States), Mid-Atlantic and South Atlantic states, South Atlantic regions of the United States. It borders Maryland to its south and west, Pennsylvania to its north, New Jersey ...

: 1.
William Roth William Victor Roth Jr. (July 22, 1921 – December 13, 2003) was an American lawyer and politician from Wilmington, Delaware, Wilmington, Delaware. He was a veteran of World War II and a member of the Republican Party (United States), Republi ...
(R) : 2.
Joe Biden Joseph Robinette Biden Jr. (born November 20, 1942) is an American politician who was the 46th president of the United States from 2021 to 2025. A member of the Democratic Party (United States), Democratic Party, he served as the 47th vice p ...
(D)


Florida Florida ( ; ) is a U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern region of the United States. It borders the Gulf of Mexico to the west, Alabama to the northwest, Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia to the north, the Atlantic ...

: 1.
Lawton Chiles Lawton Mainor Chiles Jr. (April 3, 1930 – December 12, 1998) was an American politician and military officer. A member of the Democratic Party (United States), Democratic Party, he served as a United States Senate, United States senator fr ...
(D) : 3. Paula Hawkins (R)


Georgia Georgia most commonly refers to: * Georgia (country), a country in the South Caucasus * Georgia (U.S. state), a state in the southeastern United States Georgia may also refer to: People and fictional characters * Georgia (name), a list of pe ...

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Sam Nunn Samuel Augustus Nunn Jr. (born September 8, 1938) is an American politician who served as a United States Senator from Georgia (1972–1997) as a member of the Democratic Party. After leaving Congress, Nunn co-founded the Nuclear Threat Initi ...
(D) : 3.
Mack Mattingly Mack Francis Mattingly (born January 7, 1931) is an American diplomat and politician from Georgia who served as a member of the United States Senate for one term from 1981 to 1987. He was the first Republican to have served in the U.S. Senate fr ...
(R)


Hawaii Hawaii ( ; ) is an island U.S. state, state of the United States, in the Pacific Ocean about southwest of the U.S. mainland. One of the two Non-contiguous United States, non-contiguous U.S. states (along with Alaska), it is the only sta ...

: 1.
Spark Matsunaga Spark Masayuki Matsunaga (, October 8, 1916April 15, 1990) was an American politician and attorney who served as United States Senate, United States Senator for Hawaii from 1977 until his death in 1990. Matsunaga also represented Hawaii in the U ...
(D) : 3.
Daniel Inouye Daniel Ken Inouye ( , , September 7, 1924 – December 17, 2012) was an American attorney, soldier, and statesman who served as a United States Senate, United States senator from Hawaii from 1963 until his death in 2012. A Medal of Honor recipi ...
(D)


Idaho Idaho ( ) is a landlocked U.S. state, state in the Pacific Northwest and Mountain states, Mountain West subregions of the Western United States. It borders Montana and Wyoming to the east, Nevada and Utah to the south, and Washington (state), ...

: 2. James A. McClure (R) : 3.
Steve Symms Steven Douglas Symms (April 23, 1938 – August 8, 2024) was an American politician and lobbyist who served as a four-term congressman (1973–1981) and two-term U.S. Senator (1981–1993), representing Idaho. He later became a partner at Parr ...
(R)


Illinois Illinois ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern United States. It borders on Lake Michigan to its northeast, the Mississippi River to its west, and the Wabash River, Wabash and Ohio River, Ohio rivers to its ...

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Paul Simon Paul Frederic Simon (born October 13, 1941) is an American singer-songwriter known for his solo work and his collaborations with Art Garfunkel. He and Garfunkel, whom he met in elementary school in 1953, came to prominence in the 1960s as Sim ...
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Alan J. Dixon Alan John Dixon (July 7, 1927 – July 6, 2014) was an American politician and member of the Democratic Party who served in the Illinois General Assembly from 1951 to 1971, as the Illinois Treasurer from 1971 to 1977, as the Illinois Secretary o ...
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Indiana Indiana ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. It borders Lake Michigan to the northwest, Michigan to the north and northeast, Ohio to the east, the Ohio River and Kentucky to the s ...

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Richard Lugar Richard Green Lugar ( ; April 4, 1932 – April 28, 2019) was an American politician who served as a United States Senate, United States Senator from Indiana from 1977 to 2013. He was a member of the Republican Party (United States), Republ ...
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Dan Quayle James Danforth Quayle (; born February 4, 1947) is an American retired politician who served as the 44th vice president of the United States from 1989 to 1993 under President George H. W. Bush. A member of the Republican Party (United States), ...
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Iowa Iowa ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the upper Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. It borders the Mississippi River to the east and the Missouri River and Big Sioux River to the west; Wisconsin to the northeast, Ill ...

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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 Senate, United States senator from Iowa from 1985 to 2015. A member of the Democratic Party (United States), Democratic Pa ...
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Chuck Grassley Charles Ernest Grassley (born September 17, 1933) is an American politician serving as the president pro tempore of the United States Senate since 2025, a role he also held from 2019 to 2021. A member of the Republican Party (United States), Re ...
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Kansas Kansas ( ) is a landlocked U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. It borders Nebraska to the north; Missouri to the east; Oklahoma to the south; and Colorado to the west. Kansas is named a ...

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Nancy Kassebaum Nancy Josephine Kassebaum Baker (; born July 29, 1932) is an American retired politician from Kansas who served as a member of the United States Senate from 1978 to 1997. She is the daughter of Alf Landon, who was Governor of Kansas from 1933 t ...
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Bob Dole Robert Joseph Dole (July 22, 1923 – December 5, 2021) was an American politician and attorney who represented Kansas in the United States Senate from 1969 to 1996. He was the Party leaders of the United States Senate, Republican Leader of th ...
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Kentucky Kentucky (, ), officially the Commonwealth of Kentucky, is a landlocked U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern region of the United States. It borders Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio to the north, West Virginia to the ...

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Mitch McConnell Addison Mitchell McConnell III (; born February 20, 1942) is an American politician and attorney serving as the senior United States senator from Kentucky, a seat he has held since 1985. McConnell is in his seventh Senate term and is the long ...
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Wendell Ford Wendell Hampton Ford (September 8, 1924 – January 22, 2015) was an American politician from Kentucky. A member of the Democratic Party, he served as Governor of Kentucky from 1971 to 1974, and as a member of the United States Senate for 24 ye ...
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Louisiana Louisiana ( ; ; ) is a state in the Deep South and South Central regions of the United States. It borders Texas to the west, Arkansas to the north, and Mississippi to the east. Of the 50 U.S. states, it ranks 31st in area and 25 ...

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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, servi ...
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Maine Maine ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the New England region of the United States, and the northeasternmost state in the Contiguous United States. It borders New Hampshire to the west, the Gulf of Maine to the southeast, and the Provinces and ...

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George J. Mitchell George John Mitchell Jr. (born August 20, 1933) is an American politician, diplomat, and lawyer. A leading member of the Democratic Party, he served as a United States senator from Maine from 1980 to 1995, and as Senate Majority Leader from 19 ...
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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 (1979 ...
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Maryland Maryland ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Mid-Atlantic (United States), Mid-Atlantic region of the United States. It borders the states of Virginia to its south, West Virginia to its west, Pennsylvania to its north, and Delaware to its east ...

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Paul Sarbanes Paul Spyros Sarbanes (; February 3, 1933 – December 6, 2020) was an American politician and attorney from Maryland. A member of the Democratic Party (United States), Democratic Party, he served in both chambers of the United States Congr ...
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Charles Mathias Charles McCurdy Mathias Jr. (July 24, 1922 – January 25, 2010) was an American politician and attorney from the U.S. state of Maryland. A member of the Republican Party (United States), Republican Party, he served in both chambers of the Unit ...
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Massachusetts Massachusetts ( ; ), officially the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, is a U.S. state, state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It borders the Atlantic Ocean and the Gulf of Maine to its east, Connecticut and Rhode ...

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Ted Kennedy Edward Moore Kennedy (February 22, 1932 – August 25, 2009) was an American lawyer and politician from Massachusetts who served as a member of the United States Senate from 1962 to his death in 2009. A member of the Democratic Party and ...
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John Kerry John Forbes Kerry (born December 11, 1943) is an American attorney, politician, and diplomat who served as the 68th United States secretary of state from 2013 to 2017 in the Presidency of Barack Obama#Administration, administration of Barac ...
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Michigan Michigan ( ) is a peninsular U.S. state, state in the Great Lakes region, Great Lakes region of the Upper Midwest, Upper Midwestern United States. It shares water and land boundaries with Minnesota to the northwest, Wisconsin to the west, ...

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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 Donal ...
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Carl Levin Carl Milton Levin (June 28, 1934 – July 29, 2021) was an American attorney and politician who served as a List of United States senators from Michigan, United States senator from Michigan from 1979 to 2015. A member of the Democratic Party (U ...
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Minnesota Minnesota ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Upper Midwestern region of the United States. It is bordered by the Canadian provinces of Manitoba and Ontario to the north and east and by the U.S. states of Wisconsin to the east, Iowa to the so ...

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David Durenberger David Ferdinand Durenberger (August 19, 1934 – January 31, 2023) was an American politician and attorney from Minnesota who served as a Republican member of the United States Senate from 1978 to 1995. He left the Republican Party in 2005 and ...
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Rudy Boschwitz Rudolph Ely “Rudy” Boschwitz (born November 7, 1930) is an American politician and businessman from the state of Minnesota. A member of the Republican Party, he served as a member of the United States Senate from 1978 to 1991. From 1987 to ...
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Mississippi Mississippi ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern and Deep South regions of the United States. It borders Tennessee to the north, Alabama to the east, the Gulf of Mexico to the south, Louisiana to the s ...

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John C. Stennis John Cornelius Stennis (August 3, 1901 – April 23, 1995) was an American politician who served as a U.S. senator from the state of Mississippi. He was a Democrat who served in the Senate for over 41 years, becoming its most senior member f ...
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Thad Cochran William Thad Cochran ( ; December 7, 1937 – May 30, 2019) was an American attorney and politician who served as a United States senator for Mississippi from 1978 to 2018. A Republican, he previously served in the U.S. House of Representative ...
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Missouri Missouri (''see #Etymology and pronunciation, pronunciation'') is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. Ranking List of U.S. states and territories by area, 21st in land area, it border ...

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John Danforth John Claggett Danforth (born September 5, 1936) is an American politician, attorney, diplomat, and Episcopal priest who served as the Attorney General of Missouri from 1969 to 1976 and as a United States Senator from 1976 to 1995. A member of the ...
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Thomas Eagleton Thomas Francis Eagleton (September 4, 1929 – March 4, 2007) was an American lawyer who served 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 landlocked U.S. state, state in the Mountain states, Mountain West subregion of the Western United States. It is bordered by Idaho to the west, North Dakota to the east, South Dakota to the southeast, Wyoming to the south, an ...

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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 for four terms as a member of the United States House of Representatives from 1969 to 1977 and as a United Sta ...
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Max Baucus Maxwell Sieben Baucus ( Enke; born December 11, 1941) is an American politician who served as a United States senator from Montana from 1978 to 2014. A member of the Democratic Party, he was a U.S. senator for over 35 years, making him the long ...
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Nebraska Nebraska ( ) is a landlocked U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. It borders South Dakota to the north; Iowa to the east and Missouri to the southeast, both across the Missouri River; Ka ...

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Edward Zorinsky Edward Zorinsky (November 11, 1928March 6, 1987) was an American businessman and politician who served as a Democrat in the U.S. Senate from 1976 until his death in 1987. He represented Nebraska and had previously served as mayor of Omaha, elect ...
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J. James Exon John James Exon (August 9, 1921June 10, 2005) was an American businessman and politician who served as the 33rd Governor of Nebraska from 1971 to 1979, and as a U.S. Senator from Nebraska from 1979 to 1997. A member of the Democratic Party, Ex ...
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Nevada Nevada ( ; ) is a landlocked state in the Western United States. It borders Oregon to the northwest, Idaho to the northeast, California to the west, Arizona to the southeast, and Utah to the east. Nevada is the seventh-most extensive, th ...

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Chic Hecht Mayer Jacob Hecht (November 30, 1928 – May 15, 2006) was an American Republican politician and diplomat who served as a United States Senator from Nevada from 1983 to 1989, and as U.S. Ambassador to the Bahamas from 1989 to 1993. Early life ...
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Paul Laxalt Paul Dominique Laxalt ( ; August 2, 1922 – August 6, 2018) was an American attorney and politician who served as the 22nd governor of Nevada from 1967 to 1971 and a United States senator representing Nevada from 1974 until 1987. A member ...
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New Hampshire New Hampshire ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It borders Massachusetts to the south, Vermont to the west, Maine and the Gulf of Maine to the east, and the Canadian province of Quebec t ...

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Warren Rudman Warren Bruce Rudman (May 18, 1930November 19, 2012) was an American attorney and politician who served as a United States Senator from New Hampshire from 1980 to 1993. A member of the Republican Party, he was known as a moderate centrist, to su ...
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New Jersey New Jersey is a U.S. state, state located in both the Mid-Atlantic States, Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern United States, Northeastern regions of the United States. Located at the geographic hub of the urban area, heavily urbanized Northeas ...

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Frank Lautenberg Frank Raleigh Lautenberg (; January 23, 1924 June 3, 2013) was an American businessman and Democratic Party politician who served as United States Senator from New Jersey from 1982 to 2001, and again from 2003 until his death in 2013. He was ori ...
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Bill Bradley William Warren Bradley (born July 28, 1943) is an American politician and former professional basketball player. A member of the Democratic Party (United States), Democratic Party, he was a United States Senate, United States senator from New ...
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New Mexico New Mexico is a state in the Southwestern United States, Southwestern region of the United States. It is one of the Mountain States of the southern Rocky Mountains, sharing the Four Corners region with Utah, Colorado, and Arizona. It also ...

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Jeff Bingaman Jesse Francis "Jeff" Bingaman Jr. (born October 3, 1943) is an American retired politician who served as a United States Senate, United States Senator from New Mexico from 1983 to 2013. A member of the Democratic Party (United States), Democratic ...
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Pete Domenici Pietro Vichi "Pete" Domenici ( ; May 7, 1932 – September 13, 2017) was an American attorney and politician who served as a United States Senator from New Mexico from 1973 to 2009. A member of the Republican Party, he served six terms in ...
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New York New York most commonly refers to: * New York (state), a state in the northeastern United States * New York City, the most populous city in the United States, located in the state of New York New York may also refer to: Places United Kingdom * ...

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Daniel Patrick Moynihan Daniel Patrick Moynihan (; March 16, 1927 – March 26, 2003) was an American politician, diplomat and social scientist. A member of the Democratic Party (United States), Democratic Party, he represented New York (state), New York in the ...
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Al D'Amato Alfonse Marcello D'Amato (born August 1, 1937) is an American attorney, lobbyist, and Republican politician who represented the state of New York in the United States Senate from 1981 to 1999. From 1995 to 1999, he chaired the Senate Banking C ...
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North Carolina North Carolina ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern region of the United States. It is bordered by Virginia to the north, the Atlantic Ocean to the east, South Carolina to the south, Georgia (U.S. stat ...

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Jesse Helms Jesse Alexander Helms Jr. (October 18, 1921 – July 4, 2008) was an American politician. A leader in the Conservatism in the United States, conservative movement, he served as a senator from North Carolina from 1973 to 2003. As chairman of the ...
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John Porter East John Porter East (May 5, 1931 – June 29, 1986) was an American politician, attorney, and academic. A member of the Republican Party, he served as a U.S. senator from North Carolina from 1981 to 1986. Born in Springfield, Illinois, East serv ...
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Jim Broyhill James Thomas "Jim" Broyhill (August 19, 1927 – February 18, 2023) was an American businessman and politician from North Carolina. A member of the Republican Party, he served as a member of the United States House of Representatives from 1963 ...
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Terry Sanford James Terry Sanford (August 20, 1917April 18, 1998) was an American lawyer and politician from North Carolina. A member of the Democratic Party, Sanford served as the 65th Governor of North Carolina from 1961 to 1965, was a two-time U.S. pre ...
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North Dakota North Dakota ( ) is a U.S. state in the Upper Midwest, named after the indigenous Dakota people, Dakota and Sioux peoples. It is bordered by the Canadian provinces of Saskatchewan and Manitoba to the north and by the U.S. states of Minneso ...

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Quentin Burdick Quentin Northrup Burdick (June 19, 1908 – September 8, 1992) was an American lawyer and politician. A member of the North Dakota Democratic-NPL Party, he represented North Dakota in the U.S. House of Representatives (1959–1960) and the U.S ...
(D-NPL) : 3. Mark Andrews (R)


Ohio Ohio ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. It borders Lake Erie to the north, Pennsylvania to the east, West Virginia to the southeast, Kentucky to the southwest, Indiana to the ...

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Howard Metzenbaum Howard Morton Metzenbaum (June 4, 1917March 12, 2008) was an American politician and businessman who served for almost 20 years as a Democratic member of the U.S. Senate from Ohio (1974, 1976–1995). He also served in the Ohio House ...
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John Glenn John Herschel Glenn Jr. (July 18, 1921 – December 8, 2016) was an American Marine Corps aviator, astronaut, businessman, and politician. He was the third American in space and the first to orbit the Earth, circling it three times in 1 ...
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Oklahoma Oklahoma ( ; Choctaw language, Choctaw: , ) is a landlocked U.S. state, state in the South Central United States, South Central region of the United States. It borders Texas to the south and west, Kansas to the north, Missouri to the northea ...

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David Boren David Lyle Boren (April 21, 1941 – February 20, 2025) was an American lawyer and politician from Oklahoma. A member of the Democratic Party (United States), Democratic Party, he served as the 21st governor of Oklahoma from 1975 to 1979 and thr ...
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Don Nickles Donald Lee Nickles (born December 6, 1948) is an American politician and lobbyist who was a Republican United States Senator from Oklahoma from 1981 to 2005. He was considered both a fiscal and social conservative. After retiring from the Sen ...
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Oregon Oregon ( , ) is a U.S. state, state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. It is a part of the Western U.S., with the Columbia River delineating much of Oregon's northern boundary with Washington (state), Washington, while t ...

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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 Factions in the Republican Party (United States)#Moderates, moderate Republican Party (United States), Republican, he se ...
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Bob Packwood Robert William Packwood (born September 11, 1932) is an American retired lawyer and politician from Oregon who served as a member of the United States Senate from 1969 to 1995. He resigned from the U.S. Senate under threat of expulsion, in 1995 ...
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Pennsylvania Pennsylvania, officially the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, is a U.S. state, state spanning the Mid-Atlantic (United States), Mid-Atlantic, Northeastern United States, Northeastern, Appalachian, and Great Lakes region, Great Lakes regions o ...

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John Heinz Henry John Heinz III (October 23, 1938 – April 4, 1991) was an American businessman and politician who served as a United States Senate, United States senator from Pennsylvania from 1977 until Merion air disaster, his death in 1991. An he ...
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Arlen Specter Arlen Specter (February 12, 1930 – October 14, 2012) was an American lawyer, author and politician who served as a United States Senator from Pennsylvania from 1981 to 2011. Specter was a Democrat from 1951 to 1965, then a Republican fr ...
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Rhode Island Rhode Island ( ) is a state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It borders Connecticut to its west; Massachusetts to its north and east; and the Atlantic Ocean to its south via Rhode Island Sound and Block Is ...

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John Chafee John Lester Hubbard Chafee ( ; October 22, 1922 – October 24, 1999) was an American politician and officer in the United States Marine Corps. A member of the Republican Party (United States), Republican Party, he served as the 66th Governor o ...
(R) : 2. Claiborne Pell (D)


List of United States senators from South Carolina, South Carolina

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Strom Thurmond James Strom Thurmond Sr. (December 5, 1902 – June 26, 2003) was an American politician who represented South Carolina in the United States Senate from 1954 to 2003. Before his 49 years as a senator, he served as the 103rd governor of South ...
(R) : 3. Fritz Hollings (D)


List of United States senators from South Dakota, South Dakota

: 2. Larry Pressler (R) : 3. James Abdnor (R)


List of United States senators from Tennessee, Tennessee

: 1. Jim Sasser (D) : 2. Al Gore (D)


List of United States senators from Texas, Texas

: 1. Lloyd Bentsen (D) : 2. Phil Gramm (R)


List of United States senators from Utah, Utah

: 1. Orrin Hatch (R) : 3. Jake Garn (R)


List of United States senators from Vermont, Vermont

: 1. Robert Stafford (R) : 3. Patrick Leahy (D)


List of United States senators from Virginia, Virginia

: 1. Paul Trible (R) : 2. John Warner (R)


List of United States senators from Washington, Washington

: 1. Daniel J. Evans (R) : 3. Slade Gorton (R)


List of United States senators from West Virginia, West Virginia

: 1.
Robert Byrd Robert Carlyle Byrd (born Cornelius Calvin Sale Jr.; November 20, 1917 – June 28, 2010) was an American politician who served as a United States senator from West Virginia for over 51 years, from 1959 until his death in 2010. A Democratic Pa ...
(D) : 2. Jay Rockefeller (D), from January 15, 1985


List of United States senators from Wisconsin, Wisconsin

: 1. William Proxmire (D) : 3. Bob Kasten (R)


List of United States senators from Wyoming, Wyoming

: 1. Malcolm Wallop (R) : 2. Alan Simpson (R)


House of Representatives


List of United States representatives from Alabama, Alabama

: . Sonny Callahan (R) : . William Louis Dickinson (R) : . Bill Nichols (politician), Bill Nichols (D) : . Tom Bevill (D) : . Ronnie Flippo (D) : . Ben Erdreich (D) : . Richard Shelby (D)


List of United States representatives from Alaska, Alaska

: . Don Young (R)


List of United States representatives from Arizona, Arizona

: . John McCain (R) : . Mo Udall (D) : . Bob Stump (R) : . Eldon Rudd (R) : . Jim Kolbe (R)


List of United States representatives from Arkansas, Arkansas

: .
William Vollie Alexander Jr. William Vollie Alexander Jr. (born January 16, 1934) is an American retired 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) : . Tommy F. Robinson (D) : . John Paul Hammerschmidt (R) : . Beryl Anthony Jr. (D)


List of United States representatives from California, California

: . Douglas H. Bosco (D) : . Eugene A. Chappie (R) : . Bob Matsui (D) : . Vic Fazio (D) : . Sala Burton (D) : . Barbara Boxer (D) : . George Miller (California politician), George Miller (D) : . Ron Dellums (D) : . Pete Stark (D) : . Don Edwards (D) : . Tom Lantos (D) : . Ed Zschau (R) : . Norman Mineta (D) : . Norman D. Shumway (R) : .
Tony Coelho Anthony Lee Coelho (born June 15, 1942) is an American politician from California who served in the United States House of Representatives. A member of the Democratic Party, he was the primary sponsor of the Americans with Disabilities Act and is ...
(D) : . Leon Panetta (D) : . Chip Pashayan (R) : . Richard H. Lehman (D) : .
Robert J. Lagomarsino Robert John Lagomarsino (September 4, 1926 – February 7, 2021) was an American politician and lawyer from California who served in the United States House of Representatives. A Republican, he began his service in the United States House of Rep ...
(R) : . Bill Thomas (R) : . Bobbi Fiedler (R) : . Carlos Moorhead (R) : . Anthony Beilenson (D) : . Henry Waxman (D) : . Edward R. Roybal (D) : . Howard Berman (D) : . Mel Levine (D) : . Julian Dixon (D) : . Augustus Hawkins (D) : . Matthew G. Martínez (D) : . Mervyn Dymally (D) : . Glenn M. Anderson (D) : . David Dreier (R) : . Esteban Edward Torres (D) : . Jerry Lewis (California politician), Jerry Lewis (R) : . George Brown Jr. (D) : . Al McCandless (R) : . Bob Dornan (R) : . William E. Dannemeyer (R) : . Robert Badham (R) : . Bill Lowery (politician), Bill Lowery (R) : . Dan Lungren (R) : . Ron Packard (R) : . Jim Bates (politician), Jim Bates (D) : . Duncan L. Hunter (R)


List of United States representatives from Colorado, Colorado

: . Pat Schroeder (D) : . Tim Wirth (D) : . Michael L. Strang (R) : . Hank Brown (R) : . Ken Kramer (R) : . Dan Schaefer (R)


List of United States representatives from Connecticut, Connecticut

: . Barbara B. Kennelly (D) : . Sam Gejdenson (D) : . Bruce Morrison (D) : . Stewart McKinney (politician), Stewart McKinney (R) : . John G. Rowland (R) : . Nancy Johnson (R)


List of United States representatives from Delaware, Delaware

: . Tom Carper (D)


List of United States representatives from Florida, Florida

: . Earl Hutto (D) : . Don Fuqua (D) : . Charles E. Bennett (politician), Charles E. Bennett (D) : . Bill Chappell (D) : . Bill McCollum (R) : . Buddy MacKay (D) : . Sam Gibbons (D) : . Bill Young (Florida politician), Bill Young (R) : . Michael Bilirakis (R) : . Andy Ireland (R) : . Bill Nelson (D) : . Tom Lewis (American politician), Tom Lewis (R) : . Connie Mack III (R) : . Dan Mica (D) : . Clay Shaw (politician), Clay Shaw (R) : . Lawrence J. Smith (D) : . William Lehman (Florida politician), William Lehman (D) : . Claude Pepper (D) : . Dante Fascell (D)


List of United States representatives from Georgia, Georgia

: . Lindsay Thomas (politician), Lindsay Thomas (D) : . Charles Floyd Hatcher (D) : . Richard Ray (D) : . Pat Swindall (R) : . Wyche Fowler (D) : . Newt Gingrich (R) : . George Darden (D) : . J. Roy Rowland (D) : . Ed Jenkins (U.S. politician), Ed Jenkins (D) : . Doug Barnard Jr. (D)


List of United States representatives from Hawaii, Hawaii

: . Cecil Heftel (D), until July 11, 1986 :: . Neil Abercrombie (D), from September 20, 1986 : . Daniel Akaka (D)


List of United States representatives from Idaho, Idaho

: . Larry Craig (R) : . Richard H. Stallings (D)


List of United States representatives from Illinois, Illinois

: . Charles Hayes (politician), Charles Hayes (D) : . Gus Savage (D) : . Marty Russo (D) : . George M. O'Brien (R), until July 17, 1986 : . Bill Lipinski (D) : . Henry Hyde (R) : . Cardiss Collins (D) : . Dan Rostenkowski (D) : . Sidney R. Yates (D) : . John Porter (Illinois politician), John Porter (R) : . Frank Annunzio (D) : . Phil Crane (R) : . Harris Fawell (R) : . John E. Grotberg (R), until November 15, 1986 : . Edward Rell Madigan (R) : .
Lynn Morley Martin Lynn Morley Martin (born Judith Lynn Morley; December 26, 1939) is an American businesswoman and former politician who served as the 21st United States secretary of labor from 1991 to 1993, under President George H. W. Bush. A member of the Re ...
(R) : . Lane Evans (D) : .
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 ...
(R) : . Terry L. Bruce (D) : . Dick Durbin (D) : . Melvin Price (D) : . Kenneth J. Gray (D)


List of United States representatives from Indiana, Indiana

: . Pete Visclosky (D) : . Philip Sharp (politician), Philip Sharp (D) : . John P. Hiler (R) : . Dan Coats (R) : . Elwood Hillis (R) : . Dan Burton (R) : . John T. Myers (congressman), John T. Myers (R) : . Frank McCloskey (D), from May 1, 1985 : . Lee H. Hamilton (D) : . Andrew Jacobs Jr. (D)


List of United States representatives from Iowa, Iowa

: . Jim Leach (R) : . Tom Tauke (R) : . T. Cooper Evans (R) : . Neal Smith (politician), Neal Edward Smith (D) : . Jim Ross Lightfoot (R) : . Berkley Bedell (D)


List of United States representatives from Kansas, Kansas

: . Pat Roberts (R) : . Jim Slattery (D) : . Jan Meyers (R) : . Dan Glickman (D) : . Bob Whittaker (R)


List of United States representatives from Kentucky, Kentucky

: . Carroll Hubbard (D) : . William Natcher (D) : . Romano Mazzoli (D) : . Gene Snyder (R) : . Hal Rogers (R) : . Larry J. Hopkins (R) : . Chris Perkins (politician), Chris Perkins (D)


List of United States representatives from Louisiana, Louisiana

: . Bob Livingston (R) : . Lindy Boggs (D) : . Billy Tauzin (D) : . Buddy Roemer (D) : . Jerry Huckaby (D) : . Henson Moore (R) : . John Breaux (D) : . Gillis William Long (D), until January 20, 1985 :: Catherine Small Long (D), from March 30, 1985


List of United States representatives from Maine, Maine

: . John R. McKernan Jr. (R) : . Olympia Snowe (R)


List of United States representatives from Maryland, Maryland

: . Roy Dyson (D) : . Helen Delich Bentley (R) : . Barbara Mikulski (D) : . Marjorie Holt (R) : . Steny Hoyer (D) : . Beverly Byron (D) : . Parren Mitchell (D) : . Michael D. Barnes (D)


List of United States representatives from Massachusetts, Massachusetts

: . Silvio O. Conte (R) : . Edward Boland (D) : . Joseph D. Early (D) : . Barney Frank (D) : . Chester G. Atkins (D) : . Nicholas Mavroules (D) : . Ed Markey (D) : .
Tip O'Neill Thomas Phillip "Tip" O'Neill Jr. (December 9, 1912 – January 5, 1994) was an American Democratic Party politician from Massachusetts who served as the 47th speaker of the United States House of Representatives from 1977 to 1987, the third-l ...
(D) : . Joe Moakley (D) : . Gerry Studds (D) : . Brian J. Donnelly (D)


List of United States representatives from Michigan, Michigan

: . John Conyers (D) : . Carl Pursell (R) : . Howard Wolpe (D) : . Mark D. Siljander (R) : . Paul B. Henry (R) : . Milton Robert Carr (D) : . Dale Kildee (D) : . Bob Traxler, J. Bob Traxler (D) : .
Guy Vander Jagt Guy Adrian Vander Jagt ( ; August 26, 1931 – June 22, 2007) was a Republican politician from Michigan. He was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives and Chairman of the National Republican Congressional Committee. Vander Jagt was desc ...
(R) : . Bill Schuette (R) : . Robert William Davis (R) : . David Bonior (D) : . George Crockett Jr. (D) : . Dennis Hertel (D) : . William D. Ford (D) : . John Dingell, John D. Dingell Jr. (D) : . Sander Levin (D) : . William Broomfield (R)


List of United States representatives from Minnesota, Minnesota

: . Tim Penny (DFL) : . Vin Weber (I-R) : . Bill Frenzel (I-R) : . Bruce Vento (DFL) : . Martin Olav Sabo (DFL) : . Gerry Sikorski (DFL) : . Arlan Stangeland (I-R) : . Jim Oberstar (DFL)


List of United States representatives from Mississippi, Mississippi

: . Jamie Whitten (D) : . Webb Franklin (R) : . Sonny Montgomery (D) : . Wayne Dowdy (D) : .
Trent Lott Chester Trent Lott Sr. (born October 9, 1941) is an American lobbyist, lawyer, author, and politician who represented Mississippi in the United States House of Representatives from 1973 to 1989 and in the United States Senate from 1989 to 2007. ...
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List of United States representatives from Missouri, Missouri

: . Bill Clay (D) : . Robert A. Young (D) : .
Dick Gephardt Richard Andrew Gephardt (; born January 31, 1941) is an American attorney, lobbyist, and politician who represented in the United States House of Representatives from 1977 to 2005. A member of the Democratic Party, he was House majority lead ...
(D) : . Ike Skelton (D) : . Alan Wheat (D) : . Tom Coleman (Missouri politician), Tom Coleman (R) : . Gene Taylor (Missouri politician), Gene Taylor (R) : . Bill Emerson (R) : . Harold Volkmer (D)


List of United States representatives from Montana, Montana

: . Pat Williams (Montana politician), Pat Williams (D) : . Ron Marlenee (R)


List of United States representatives from Nebraska, Nebraska

: . Doug Bereuter (R) : . Hal Daub (R) : . Virginia D. Smith (R)


List of United States representatives from Nevada, Nevada

: . Harry Reid (D) : . Barbara Vucanovich (R)


List of United States representatives from New Hampshire, New Hampshire

: . Bob Smith (New Hampshire politician), Bob Smith (R) : . Judd Gregg (R)


List of United States representatives from New Jersey, New Jersey

: . James Florio (D) : . William J. Hughes (D) : . James J. Howard (D) : . Chris Smith (New Jersey politician), Chris Smith (R) : . Marge Roukema (R) : . Bernard J. Dwyer (D) : . Matthew John Rinaldo (R) : . Robert A. Roe (D) : . Robert Torricelli (D) : . Peter W. Rodino (D) : . Dean Gallo (R) : . Jim Courter (R) : . Jim Saxton (R) : . Frank Joseph Guarini (D)


List of United States representatives from New Mexico, New Mexico

: . Manuel Lujan Jr. (R) : . Joe Skeen (R) : . Bill Richardson (D)


List of United States representatives from New York, New York

: . William Carney (politician), William Carney (C; changed to R on October 7, 1985) : . Thomas Downey (D) : . Robert J. Mrazek (D) : . Norman F. Lent (R) : . Raymond J. McGrath (R) : . Joseph P. Addabbo (D), until April 10, 1986 :: Alton Waldon (D), from June 10, 1986 : . Gary Ackerman (D) : . James H. Scheuer (D) : . Thomas J. Manton (D) : . Chuck Schumer (D) : . Edolphus Towns (D) : . Major Owens (D) : . Stephen Solarz (D) : . Guy Molinari (R) : . Bill Green (New York politician), Bill Green (R) : . Charles Rangel (D) : . Ted Weiss (D) : . Robert Garcia (New York politician), Robert Garcia (D) : . Mario Biaggi (D) : . Joe DioGuardi (R) : . Hamilton Fish IV (R) : . Benjamin Gilman (R) : . Samuel S. Stratton (D) : . Gerald Solomon (R) : . Sherwood Boehlert (R) : . David O'Brien Martin (R) : . George C. Wortley (R) : . Matthew F. McHugh (D) : . Frank Horton (New York politician), Frank Horton (R) : . Fred J. Eckert (R) : .
Jack Kemp Jack French Kemp (July 13, 1935 – May 2, 2009) was an American politician, professional Gridiron football, football player, and U.S. Army veteran. A member of the Republican Party (United States), Republican Party from New York, he served a ...
(R) : . John LaFalce (D) : . Henry J. Nowak (D) : . Stan Lundine (D), until December 31, 1986


List of United States representatives from North Carolina, North Carolina

: . Walter B. Jones Sr. (D) : . Tim Valentine (D) : . Charles Orville Whitley (D), until December 31, 1986 : . Bill Cobey (R) : . Stephen L. Neal (D) : . Howard Coble (R) : . Charlie Rose (politician), Charlie Rose (D) : . Bill Hefner (D) : . Alex McMillan (R) : .
Jim Broyhill James Thomas "Jim" Broyhill (August 19, 1927 – February 18, 2023) was an American businessman and politician from North Carolina. A member of the Republican Party, he served as a member of the United States House of Representatives from 1963 ...
(R), until July 14, 1986 :: Cass Ballenger (R), from November 4, 1986 : . Bill Hendon (R)


List of United States representatives from North Dakota, North Dakota

: . Byron Dorgan (D-NPL)


List of United States representatives from Ohio, Ohio

: . Tom Luken (D) : . Bill Gradison (R) : . Tony P. Hall (D) : . Mike Oxley (R) : . Del Latta (R) : . Bob McEwen (R) : . Mike DeWine (R) : . Tom Kindness (R) : . Marcy Kaptur (D) : . Clarence E. Miller (R) : . Dennis E. Eckart (D) : . John Kasich (R) : . Don Pease (D) : . John F. Seiberling (D) : . Chalmers Wylie (R) : . Ralph Regula (R) : . Jim Traficant (D) : . Douglas Applegate (D) : . Ed Feighan (D) : .
Mary Rose Oakar Mary Rose Oakar (born March 5, 1940) is an American Democratic politician and former member of the United States House of Representatives from Ohio, serving from 1977 to 1993. Oakar was the first Arab American woman, first Syrian American, and f ...
(D) : . Louis Stokes (D)


List of United States representatives from Oklahoma, Oklahoma

: . James R. Jones (D) : . Mike Synar (D) : . Wes Watkins (D) : . Dave McCurdy (D) : . Mickey Edwards (R) : . Glenn English (D)


List of United States representatives from Oregon, Oregon

: . Les AuCoin (D) : . Bob Smith (Oregon politician), Bob Smith (R) : . Ron Wyden (D) : . Jim Weaver (Oregon politician), Jim Weaver (D) : . Denny Smith (R)


List of United States representatives from Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania

: . Thomas M. Foglietta (D) : . William H. Gray III (D) : . Robert A. Borski Jr. (D) : . Joseph P. Kolter (D) : . Richard T. Schulze (R) : . Gus Yatron (D) : . Robert W. Edgar (D) : . Peter H. Kostmayer (D) : . Bud Shuster (R) : . Joseph M. McDade (R) : . Paul Kanjorski (D) : . John Murtha (D) : . Lawrence Coughlin (R) : . William J. Coyne (D) : . Donald L. Ritter (R) : . Bob Walker (Pennsylvania politician), Bob Walker (R) : . George Gekas (R) : . Doug Walgren (D) : . Bill Goodling (R) : . Joseph M. Gaydos (D) : . Tom Ridge (R) : . Austin Murphy (D) : . William Clinger (R)


List of United States representatives from Rhode Island, Rhode Island

: . Fernand St. Germain (D) : . Claudine Schneider (R)


List of United States representatives from South Carolina, South Carolina

: . Thomas F. Hartnett (R) : . Floyd Spence (R) : . Butler Derrick (D) : . Carroll A. Campbell Jr. (R) : . John Spratt (D) : . Robin Tallon (D)


List of United States representatives from South Dakota, South Dakota

: . Tom Daschle (D)


List of United States representatives from Tennessee, Tennessee

: . Jimmy Quillen (R) : . John Duncan Sr. (R) : . Marilyn Lloyd (D) : . Jim Cooper (D) : . Bill Boner (D) : . Bart Gordon (D) : . Don Sundquist (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), until May 27, 1985 :: Jim Chapman (congressman), Jim Chapman (D), from August 3, 1985 : . Charlie Wilson (Texas politician), Charlie Wilson (D) : . Steve Bartlett (R) : . Ralph Hall (D) : . John Bryant (Texas politician), John Bryant (D) : . Joe Barton (R) : . Bill Archer (R) : . Jack Fields (R) : . Jack Brooks (American politician), Jack Brooks (D) : . J. J. Pickle (D) : . Marvin Leath (D) : .
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' 12th congressional district as a ...
(D) : . Beau Boulter (R) : . Mac Sweeney (R) : . Kika de la Garza (D) : . Ron Coleman (politician), Ron Coleman (D) : . Charles Stenholm (D) : . Mickey Leland (D) : . Larry Combest (R) : . Henry B. González (D) : .
Tom Loeffler Thomas Gilbert Loeffler (born August 1, 1946) is an American politician and Republican former member of the United States House of Representatives from central Texas. He served four terms from 1979 to 1987. Biography Loeffler was born in Fred ...
(R) : . Tom DeLay (R) : . Albert Bustamante (D) : . Martin Frost (D) : . Michael A. Andrews (D) : . Dick Armey (R) : . Solomon P. Ortiz (D)


List of United States representatives from Utah, Utah

: . Jim Hansen (Utah politician), Jim Hansen (R) : . David Smith Monson (R) : . Howard C. Nielson (R)


List of United States representatives from Vermont, Vermont

: . Jim Jeffords (R)


List of United States representatives from Virginia, Virginia

: . Herbert H. Bateman (R) : . G. William Whitehurst (R) : . Thomas J. Bliley Jr. (R) : . Norman Sisisky (D) : . Dan Daniel (politician), Dan Daniel (D) : . Jim Olin (D) : . D. French Slaughter Jr. (R) : . Stanford Parris (R) : . Rick Boucher (D) : . Frank Wolf (politician), Frank Wolf (R)


List of United States representatives from Washington, Washington

: . John Miller (Washington politician), John Miller (R) : . Al Swift (D) : . Don Bonker (D) : . Sid Morrison (R) : .
Tom Foley Thomas Stephen Foley (March 6, 1929 – October 18, 2013) was an American lawyer and politician who served as the 49th speaker of the United States House of Representatives from 1989 to 1995. A member of the Democratic Party, Foley represente ...
(D) : . Norm Dicks (D) : . Mike Lowry (D) : . Rod Chandler (R)


List of United States representatives from West Virginia, West Virginia

: . Alan Mollohan (D) : . Harley O. Staggers Jr. (D) : . Bob Wise (D) : . Nick Rahall (D)


List of United States representatives from Wisconsin, Wisconsin

: . Les Aspin (D) : . Robert Kastenmeier (D) : . Steve Gunderson (R) : . Jerry Kleczka (D) : . Jim Moody (D) : . Tom Petri (R) : . Dave Obey (D) : . Toby Roth (R) : . Jim Sensenbrenner (R)


List of United States representatives from Wyoming, Wyoming

: .
Dick Cheney Richard Bruce Cheney ( ; born January 30, 1941) is an American former politician and businessman who served as the 46th vice president of the United States from 2001 to 2009 under President George W. Bush. He has been called vice presidency o ...
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Non-voting members

: . Fofō Iosefa Fiti Sunia (D) : . Walter Fauntroy (D) : . Vicente T. Blaz (R) : . Jaime Fuster (Popular Democratic Party of Puerto Rico, PPD) : . Ron de Lugo (D)


Changes in membership


Senate

, - , List of United States senators from West Virginia, West Virginia
(2) , Vacant , Senator-elect chose to wait until finishing term as Governor of West Virginia. , nowrap , Jay Rockefeller (D) , January 15, 1985 , - ,
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John Porter East John Porter East (May 5, 1931 – June 29, 1986) was an American politician, attorney, and academic. A member of the Republican Party, he served as a U.S. senator from North Carolina from 1981 to 1986. Born in Springfield, Illinois, East serv ...
(R) , Died June 29, 1986.
Successor appointed to continue the term. , nowrap ,
Jim Broyhill James Thomas "Jim" Broyhill (August 19, 1927 – February 18, 2023) was an American businessman and politician from North Carolina. A member of the Republican Party, he served as a member of the United States House of Representatives from 1963 ...
(R) , July 14, 1986 , - ,
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Jim Broyhill James Thomas "Jim" Broyhill (August 19, 1927 – February 18, 2023) was an American businessman and politician from North Carolina. A member of the Republican Party, he served as a member of the United States House of Representatives from 1963 ...
(R) , Interim appointee lost special election.
Successor 1986 United States Senate elections in North Carolina, elected to finish the term. , nowrap ,
Terry Sanford James Terry Sanford (August 20, 1917April 18, 1998) was an American lawyer and politician from North Carolina. A member of the Democratic Party, Sanford served as the 65th Governor of North Carolina from 1961 to 1965, was a two-time U.S. pre ...
(D) , November 5, 1986


House of Representatives

, - , Indiana's 8th congressional district, Indiana's 8th , Disputed , House declared McCloskey the winner after auditors from the US General Accounting Office conducted a recount and Republican floor votes were rejected. , , Frank McCloskey (D) , May 1, 1985 , - , Louisiana's 8th congressional district, Louisiana's 8th , , Gillis William Long (D) , Died January 20, 1985. , , Catherine Small Long (D) , March 30, 1985 , - , Texas's 1st congressional district, Texas's 1st , , Sam B. Hall Jr. (D) , Resigned May 27, 1985, to become judge for the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, US District Court for the Eastern District of Texas. , , Jim Chapman (congressman), Jim Chapman (D) , August 3, 1985 , - , New York's 1st congressional district, New York's 1st , , William Carney (politician), William Carney (C) , Changed parties October 7, 1985. , , William Carney (R) , October 7, 1985 , - , New York's 6th congressional district, New York's 6th , , Joseph P. Addabbo (D) , Died April 10, 1986. , , Alton Waldon (D) , June 10, 1986 , - , Hawaii's 1st congressional district, Hawaii's 1st , , Cecil Heftel (D) , Resigned July 11, 1986. , , Neil Abercrombie (D) , September 20, 1986 , - , North Carolina's 10th congressional district, North Carolina's 10th , ,
Jim Broyhill James Thomas "Jim" Broyhill (August 19, 1927 – February 18, 2023) was an American businessman and politician from North Carolina. A member of the Republican Party, he served as a member of the United States House of Representatives from 1963 ...
(R) , Resigned July 14, 1986, to become U.S. Senator. , , Cass Ballenger (R) , November 4, 1986 , - , Illinois's 4th congressional district, Illinois's 4th , , George M. O'Brien (R) , Died July 17, 1986. , rowspan=4 , Vacant , rowspan=4 , Not filled this term , - , Illinois's 14th congressional district, Illinois's 14th , , John E. Grotberg (R) , Died November 15, 1986. , - , New York's 34th congressional district, New York's 34th , , Stan Lundine (D) , Resigned December 31, 1986. , - , North Carolina's 3rd congressional district, North Carolina's 3rd , , Charles Orville Whitley (D) , Resigned December 31, 1986.


Committees


Senate

* United States Senate Special Committee on Aging, Aging (Special) (Chair: H. John Heinz III) * United States Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry, Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry (Chair:
Jesse Helms Jesse Alexander Helms Jr. (October 18, 1921 – July 4, 2008) was an American politician. A leader in the Conservatism in the United States, conservative movement, he served as a senator from North Carolina from 1973 to 2003. As chairman of the ...
; Ranking Member:
Edward Zorinsky Edward Zorinsky (November 11, 1928March 6, 1987) was an American businessman and politician who served as a Democrat in the U.S. Senate from 1976 until his death in 1987. He represented Nebraska and had previously served as mayor of Omaha, elect ...
) * United States Senate Committee on Appropriations, Appropriations (Chair:
Mark Hatfield Mark Odom Hatfield (July 12, 1922 – August 7, 2011) was an American politician and educator from the state of Oregon. A Factions in the Republican Party (United States)#Moderates, moderate Republican Party (United States), Republican, he se ...
; Ranking Member:
John C. Stennis John Cornelius Stennis (August 3, 1901 – April 23, 1995) was an American politician who served as a U.S. senator from the state of Mississippi. He was a Democrat who served in the Senate for over 41 years, becoming its most senior member f ...
) ** United States Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture and Related Agencies, Agriculture and Related Agencies (Chair:
Thad Cochran William Thad Cochran ( ; December 7, 1937 – May 30, 2019) was an American attorney and politician who served as a United States senator for Mississippi from 1978 to 2018. A Republican, he previously served in the U.S. House of Representative ...
; Ranking Member: Quentin N. Burdick) ** United States Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, State and Judiciary, Commerce, Justice, State and Judiciary (Chair:
Paul Laxalt Paul Dominique Laxalt ( ; August 2, 1922 – August 6, 2018) was an American attorney and politician who served as the 22nd governor of Nevada from 1967 to 1971 and a United States senator representing Nevada from 1974 until 1987. A member ...
; Ranking Member: Ernest F. Hollings) ** United States Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense, Defense (Chair:
Ted Stevens Theodore Fulton Stevens Sr. (November 18, 1923 – August 9, 2010) was an American politician and lawyer who served as a United States Senate, U.S. Senator from Alaska from 1968 to 2009. He was the longest-serving Republican Party (United St ...
; Ranking Member:
John C. Stennis John Cornelius Stennis (August 3, 1901 – April 23, 1995) was an American politician who served as a U.S. senator from the state of Mississippi. He was a Democrat who served in the Senate for over 41 years, becoming its most senior member f ...
) ** United States Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on District of Columbia, District of Columbia (Chair:
Arlen Specter Arlen Specter (February 12, 1930 – October 14, 2012) was an American lawyer, author and politician who served as a United States Senator from Pennsylvania from 1981 to 2011. Specter was a Democrat from 1951 to 1965, then a Republican fr ...
; Ranking Member:
Frank Lautenberg Frank Raleigh Lautenberg (; January 23, 1924 June 3, 2013) was an American businessman and Democratic Party politician who served as United States Senator from New Jersey from 1982 to 2001, and again from 2003 until his death in 2013. He was ori ...
) ** United States Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, Energy and Water Development (Chair:
Ted Stevens Theodore Fulton Stevens Sr. (November 18, 1923 – August 9, 2010) was an American politician and lawyer who served as a United States Senate, U.S. Senator from Alaska from 1968 to 2009. He was the longest-serving Republican Party (United St ...
; Ranking Member: J. Bennett Johnston) ** United States Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Foreign Operations, Foreign Operations (Chair: Bob Kasten; Ranking Member: Daniel K. Inouye) ** United States Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on HUD-Independent Agencies, HUD-Independent Agencies (Chair: Jake Garn; Ranking Member: Patrick Leahy) ** United States Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Interior (Chair: James A. McClure; Ranking Member: Robert C. Byrd) ** United States Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor-Health, Education and Welfare, Labor-Health, Education and Welfare (Chair: Lowell P. Weicker; Ranking Member: William Proxmire) ** United States Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Legislative Branch, Legislative Branch (Chair:
Al D'Amato Alfonse Marcello D'Amato (born August 1, 1937) is an American attorney, lobbyist, and Republican politician who represented the state of New York in the United States Senate from 1981 to 1999. From 1995 to 1999, he chaired the Senate Banking C ...
; Ranking Member:
Dale Bumpers Dale Leon Bumpers (August 12, 1925 – January 1, 2016) was an American lawyer and politician who served as the 38th Governor of Arkansas (1971–1975) and in the United States Senate (1975–1999). He was a member of the Democratic Party. He w ...
) ** United States Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Military Construction, Military Construction (Chair:
Mack Mattingly Mack Francis Mattingly (born January 7, 1931) is an American diplomat and politician from Georgia who served as a member of the United States Senate for one term from 1981 to 1987. He was the first Republican to have served in the U.S. Senate fr ...
; Ranking Member: Jim Sasser) ** United States Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Transportation (Chair: Mark Andrews; Ranking Member:
Lawton Chiles Lawton Mainor Chiles Jr. (April 3, 1930 – December 12, 1998) was an American politician and military officer. A member of the Democratic Party (United States), Democratic Party, he served as a United States Senate, United States senator fr ...
) ** United States Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Treasury, Postal Service and General Government, Treasury, Postal Service and General Government (Chair: James Abdnor; Ranking Member:
Dennis DeConcini Dennis Webster DeConcini (; born May 8, 1937) is an American lawyer, philanthropist, politician and former U.S. senator from Arizona. The son of former Arizona Supreme Court judge Evo Anton DeConcini, he represented Arizona in the Senate as a D ...
) * United States Senate Committee on Armed Services, Armed Services (Chair:
Barry Goldwater Barry Morris Goldwater (January 2, 1909 – May 29, 1998) was an American politician and major general in the United States Air Force, Air Force Reserve who served as a United States senator from 1953 to 1965 and 1969 to 1987, and was the Re ...
; Ranking Member:
Sam Nunn Samuel Augustus Nunn Jr. (born September 8, 1938) is an American politician who served as a United States Senator from Georgia (1972–1997) as a member of the Democratic Party. After leaving Congress, Nunn co-founded the Nuclear Threat Initi ...
) ** United States Senate Armed Services Subcommittee on Military Construction, Military Construction (Chair:
Strom Thurmond James Strom Thurmond Sr. (December 5, 1902 – June 26, 2003) was an American politician who represented South Carolina in the United States Senate from 1954 to 2003. Before his 49 years as a senator, he served as the 103rd governor of South ...
; Ranking Member:
Jeff Bingaman Jesse Francis "Jeff" Bingaman Jr. (born October 3, 1943) is an American retired politician who served as a United States Senate, United States Senator from New Mexico from 1983 to 2013. A member of the Democratic Party (United States), Democratic ...
) ** United States Senate Armed Services Subcommittee on Strategic and Theater Nuclear Forces, Strategic and Theater Nuclear Forces (Chair: John W. Warner; Ranking Member: John W. Warner) ** United States Senate Armed Services Subcommittee on Preparedness, Preparedness (Chair: Gordon J. Humphrey; Ranking Member:
Alan J. Dixon Alan John Dixon (July 7, 1927 – July 6, 2014) was an American politician and member of the Democratic Party who served in the Illinois General Assembly from 1951 to 1971, as the Illinois Treasurer from 1971 to 1977, as the Illinois Secretary o ...
) ** United States Senate Armed Services Subcommittee on Sea Power and Force Projection, Sea Power and Force Projection (Chair: William S. Cohen; Ranking Member:
J. James Exon John James Exon (August 9, 1921June 10, 2005) was an American businessman and politician who served as the 33rd Governor of Nebraska from 1971 to 1979, and as a U.S. Senator from Nebraska from 1979 to 1997. A member of the Democratic Party, Ex ...
) ** United States Senate Armed Services Subcommittee on Manpower and Personnel, Manpower and Personnel (Chair:
Pete Wilson Peter Barton Wilson (born August 23, 1933) is an American attorney and politician who served as governor of California from 1991 to 1999. A member of the Republican Party (United States), Republican Party, Wilson previously served as a United S ...
; Ranking Member:
John Glenn John Herschel Glenn Jr. (July 18, 1921 – December 8, 2016) was an American Marine Corps aviator, astronaut, businessman, and politician. He was the third American in space and the first to orbit the Earth, circling it three times in 1 ...
) ** United States Senate Armed Services Subcommittee on Defense Acquisition Policy, Defense Acquisition Policy (Chair:
Dan Quayle James Danforth Quayle (; born February 4, 1947) is an American retired politician who served as the 44th vice president of the United States from 1989 to 1993 under President George H. W. Bush. A member of the Republican Party (United States), ...
; Ranking Member:
Carl Levin Carl Milton Levin (June 28, 1934 – July 29, 2021) was an American attorney and politician who served as a List of United States senators from Michigan, United States senator from Michigan from 1979 to 2015. A member of the Democratic Party (U ...
) * United States Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs, Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs (Chair: Jake Garn; Ranking Member: William Proxmire) ** United States Senate Banking Subcommittee on Housing and Urban Affairs, Housing and Urban Affairs (Chair:
Chic Hecht Mayer Jacob Hecht (November 30, 1928 – May 15, 2006) was an American Republican politician and diplomat who served as a United States Senator from Nevada from 1983 to 1989, and as U.S. Ambassador to the Bahamas from 1989 to 1993. Early life ...
; Ranking Member: Donald W. Riegle Jr.) ** United States Senate Banking Subcommittee on International Finance and Monetary Policy, International Finance and Monetary Policy (Chair: H. John Heinz III; Ranking Member: William Proxmire) ** United States Senate Banking Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Affairs, Financial Institutions and Consumer Affairs (Chair: Slade Gorton; Ranking Member:
Paul Sarbanes Paul Spyros Sarbanes (; February 3, 1933 – December 6, 2020) was an American politician and attorney from Maryland. A member of the Democratic Party (United States), Democratic Party, he served in both chambers of the United States Congr ...
) ** United States Senate Banking Subcommittee on Securities, Securities (Chair:
Al D'Amato Alfonse Marcello D'Amato (born August 1, 1937) is an American attorney, lobbyist, and Republican politician who represented the state of New York in the United States Senate from 1981 to 1999. From 1995 to 1999, he chaired the Senate Banking C ...
; Ranking Member:
Alan Cranston Alan MacGregor Cranston (June 19, 1914 – December 31, 2000) was an American politician and journalist who served as a United States Senate, United States Senator from California from 1969 to 1993, and as President of the Citizens for Global S ...
) ** United States Senate Banking Subcommittee on Economic Policy, Economic Policy (Chair:
Mack Mattingly Mack Francis Mattingly (born January 7, 1931) is an American diplomat and politician from Georgia who served as a member of the United States Senate for one term from 1981 to 1987. He was the first Republican to have served in the U.S. Senate fr ...
; Ranking Member:
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 ...
) * United States Senate Committee on the Budget, Budget (Chair:
Pete Domenici Pietro Vichi "Pete" Domenici ( ; May 7, 1932 – September 13, 2017) was an American attorney and politician who served as a United States Senator from New Mexico from 1973 to 2009. A member of the Republican Party, he served six terms in ...
; Ranking Member:
Lawton Chiles Lawton Mainor Chiles Jr. (April 3, 1930 – December 12, 1998) was an American politician and military officer. A member of the Democratic Party (United States), Democratic Party, he served as a United States Senate, United States senator fr ...
) * United States Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, Commerce, Science and Transportation (Chair:
John Danforth John Claggett Danforth (born September 5, 1936) is an American politician, attorney, diplomat, and Episcopal priest who served as the Attorney General of Missouri from 1969 to 1976 and as a United States Senator from 1976 to 1995. A member of the ...
; Ranking Member: Ernest F. Hollings) ** United States Senate Commerce Committee on Aviation, Aviation (Chair:
Nancy Kassebaum Nancy Josephine Kassebaum Baker (; born July 29, 1932) is an American retired politician from Kansas who served as a member of the United States Senate from 1978 to 1997. She is the daughter of Alf Landon, who was Governor of Kansas from 1933 t ...
; Ranking Member:
J. James Exon John James Exon (August 9, 1921June 10, 2005) was an American businessman and politician who served as the 33rd Governor of Nebraska from 1971 to 1979, and as a U.S. Senator from Nebraska from 1979 to 1997. A member of the Democratic Party, Ex ...
) ** United States Senate Commerce Committee on Business, Trade and Tourism, Business, Trade and Tourism (Chair: Larry Pressler; Ranking Member: Al Gore) ** United States Senate Commerce Committee on Communications, Communications (Chair:
Barry Goldwater Barry Morris Goldwater (January 2, 1909 – May 29, 1998) was an American politician and major general in the United States Air Force, Air Force Reserve who served as a United States senator from 1953 to 1965 and 1969 to 1987, and was the Re ...
; Ranking Member: Ernest F. Hollings) ** United States Senate Commerce Committee on Consumer, Consumer (Chair: Bob Kasten; Ranking Member:
Wendell Ford Wendell Hampton Ford (September 8, 1924 – January 22, 2015) was an American politician from Kentucky. A member of the Democratic Party, he served as Governor of Kentucky from 1971 to 1974, and as a member of the United States Senate for 24 ye ...
) ** United States Senate Commerce Committee on Merchant Marine, Merchant Marine (Chair:
Ted Stevens Theodore Fulton Stevens Sr. (November 18, 1923 – August 9, 2010) was an American politician and lawyer who served as a United States Senate, U.S. Senator from Alaska from 1968 to 2009. He was the longest-serving Republican Party (United St ...
; Ranking Member: Daniel K. Inouye) ** United States Senate Commerce Committee on Science, Technology and Space, Science, Technology and Space (Chair: Slade Gorton; Ranking Member: Donald W. Riegle Jr.) ** United States Senate Commerce Committee on Surface Transportation, Surface Transportation (Chair:
Bob Packwood Robert William Packwood (born September 11, 1932) is an American retired lawyer and politician from Oregon who served as a member of the United States Senate from 1969 to 1995. He resigned from the U.S. Senate under threat of expulsion, in 1995 ...
; Ranking Member:
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, servi ...
) ** United States Senate Commerce Committee on National Ocean Policy Study, National Ocean Policy Study (Chair:
John Danforth John Claggett Danforth (born September 5, 1936) is an American politician, attorney, diplomat, and Episcopal priest who served as the Attorney General of Missouri from 1969 to 1976 and as a United States Senator from 1976 to 1995. A member of the ...
; Ranking Member: Ernest F. Hollings) * United States Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, Energy and Natural Resources (Chair: James A. McClure; Ranking Member: J. Bennett Johnston) ** United States Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee on Energy Regulation and Conservation, Energy Regulation and Conservation (Chair:
Don Nickles Donald Lee Nickles (born December 6, 1948) is an American politician and lobbyist who was a Republican United States Senator from Oklahoma from 1981 to 2005. He was considered both a fiscal and social conservative. After retiring from the Sen ...
; Ranking Member: Howard M. Metzenbaum) ** United States Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee on Natural Resources Development and Production, Natural Resources Development and Production (Chair: John Warner; Ranking Member:
John Melcher John David Melcher (September 6, 1924 – April 12, 2018) was an American politician of the Democratic Party who represented Montana for four terms as a member of the United States House of Representatives from 1969 to 1977 and as a United Sta ...
) ** United States Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee on Energy Research and Development, Energy Research and Development (Chair:
Pete Domenici Pietro Vichi "Pete" Domenici ( ; May 7, 1932 – September 13, 2017) was an American attorney and politician who served as a United States Senator from New Mexico from 1973 to 2009. A member of the Republican Party, he served six terms in ...
; Ranking Member:
Bill Bradley William Warren Bradley (born July 28, 1943) is an American politician and former professional basketball player. A member of the Democratic Party (United States), Democratic Party, he was a United States Senate, United States senator from New ...
) ** United States Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee on Water and Power, Water and Power (Chair:
Frank Murkowski Frank Hughes Murkowski (born March 28, 1933) is an American politician. A member of the Republican Party (United States), Republican Party, he served as a United States Senate, United States Senator representing Alaska from 1981 to 2002 and as t ...
; Ranking Member:
Dale Bumpers Dale Leon Bumpers (August 12, 1925 – January 1, 2016) was an American lawyer and politician who served as the 38th Governor of Arkansas (1971–1975) and in the United States Senate (1975–1999). He was a member of the Democratic Party. He w ...
) ** United States Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee on Public Lands, Reserved Water and Resource Conservation, Public Lands, Reserved Water and Resource Conservation (Chair: Malcolm Wallop; Ranking Member:
Dale Bumpers Dale Leon Bumpers (August 12, 1925 – January 1, 2016) was an American lawyer and politician who served as the 38th Governor of Arkansas (1971–1975) and in the United States Senate (1975–1999). He was a member of the Democratic Party. He w ...
) * United States Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works, Environment and Public Works (Chair: Robert Stafford; Ranking Member: Lloyd Bentsen) ** United States Senate Environment and Public Works Committee on Environmental Pollution, Environmental Pollution (Chair:
John Chafee John Lester Hubbard Chafee ( ; October 22, 1922 – October 24, 1999) was an American politician and officer in the United States Marine Corps. A member of the Republican Party (United States), Republican Party, he served as the 66th Governor o ...
; Ranking Member:
George J. Mitchell George John Mitchell Jr. (born August 20, 1933) is an American politician, diplomat, and lawyer. A leading member of the Democratic Party, he served as a United States senator from Maine from 1980 to 1995, and as Senate Majority Leader from 19 ...
) ** United States Senate Environment and Public Works Committee on Nuclear Regulation, Nuclear Regulation (Chair: Alan K. Simpson; Ranking Member:
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 1984 and 1988 Democratic presidential nominations, until in 1988, he dropped out amid revelations of ex ...
) ** United States Senate Environment and Public Works Committee on Water Resources, Water Resources (Chair: James Abdnor; Ranking Member: Daniel Moynihan) ** United States Senate Environment and Public Works Committee on Transportation, Transportation (Chair:
Steve Symms Steven Douglas Symms (April 23, 1938 – August 8, 2024) was an American politician and lobbyist who served as a four-term congressman (1973–1981) and two-term U.S. Senator (1981–1993), representing Idaho. He later became a partner at Parr ...
; Ranking Member: Quentin N. Burdick) ** United States Senate Environment and Public Works Committee on Regional and Community Development, Regional and Community Development (Chair: Gordon J. Humphrey; Ranking Member: Frank R. Lautenberg) ** United States Senate Environment and Public Works Committee on Toxic Substances and Environmental Oversight, Toxic Substances and Environmental Oversight (Chair:
David Durenberger David Ferdinand Durenberger (August 19, 1934 – January 31, 2023) was an American politician and attorney from Minnesota who served as a Republican member of the United States Senate from 1978 to 1995. He left the Republican Party in 2005 and ...
; Ranking Member:
Max Baucus Maxwell Sieben Baucus ( Enke; born December 11, 1941) is an American politician who served as a United States senator from Montana from 1978 to 2014. A member of the Democratic Party, he was a U.S. senator for over 35 years, making him the long ...
) * United States Senate Select Committee on Ethics, Ethics (Select) (Chair:
Warren Rudman Warren Bruce Rudman (May 18, 1930November 19, 2012) was an American attorney and politician who served as a United States Senator from New Hampshire from 1980 to 1993. A member of the Republican Party, he was known as a moderate centrist, to su ...
; Vice Chair:
Howell Heflin Howell Thomas Heflin (June 19, 1921 – March 29, 2005) was an American lawyer and politician. A member of the Democratic Party, he represented Alabama in the United States Senate from 1979 to 1997. Early life Heflin was born on June 19, 1921, i ...
) * United States Senate Committee on Finance, Finance (Chair:
Bob Packwood Robert William Packwood (born September 11, 1932) is an American retired lawyer and politician from Oregon who served as a member of the United States Senate from 1969 to 1995. He resigned from the U.S. Senate under threat of expulsion, in 1995 ...
; Ranking Member:
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, servi ...
) ** United States Senate Finance Subcommittee on Taxation and Debt Management, Taxation and Debt Management (Chair: John H. Chafee; Ranking Member:
Spark Matsunaga Spark Masayuki Matsunaga (, October 8, 1916April 15, 1990) was an American politician and attorney who served as United States Senate, United States Senator for Hawaii from 1977 until his death in 1990. Matsunaga also represented Hawaii in the U ...
) ** United States Senate Finance Subcommittee on International Trade, International Trade (Chair: John C. Danforth; Ranking Member: Lloyd Bentsen) ** United States Senate Finance Subcommittee on Savings, Pensions and Investment Policy, Savings, Pensions and Investment Policy (Chair: H. John Heinz III; Ranking Member:
George J. Mitchell George John Mitchell Jr. (born August 20, 1933) is an American politician, diplomat, and lawyer. A leading member of the Democratic Party, he served as a United States senator from Maine from 1980 to 1995, and as Senate Majority Leader from 19 ...
) ** United States Senate Finance Subcommittee on Energy and Agricultural Taxation, Energy and Agricultural Taxation (Chair: Malcolm Wallop; Ranking Member:
Bill Bradley William Warren Bradley (born July 28, 1943) is an American politician and former professional basketball player. A member of the Democratic Party (United States), Democratic Party, he was a United States Senate, United States senator from New ...
) ** United States Senate Finance Subcommittee on Health, Health (Chair:
David Durenberger David Ferdinand Durenberger (August 19, 1934 – January 31, 2023) was an American politician and attorney from Minnesota who served as a Republican member of the United States Senate from 1978 to 1995. He left the Republican Party in 2005 and ...
; Ranking Member:
Max Baucus Maxwell Sieben Baucus ( Enke; born December 11, 1941) is an American politician who served as a United States senator from Montana from 1978 to 2014. A member of the Democratic Party, he was a U.S. senator for over 35 years, making him the long ...
) ** United States Senate Finance Subcommittee on Social Security and Income Maintenance Programs, Social Security and Income Maintenance Programs (Chair:
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 ...
; Ranking Member: Daniel Moynihan) ** United States Senate Finance Subcommittee on Estate and Gift Taxation, Estate and Gift Taxation (Chair:
Steve Symms Steven Douglas Symms (April 23, 1938 – August 8, 2024) was an American politician and lobbyist who served as a four-term congressman (1973–1981) and two-term U.S. Senator (1981–1993), representing Idaho. He later became a partner at Parr ...
; Ranking Member:
Bill Bradley William Warren Bradley (born July 28, 1943) is an American politician and former professional basketball player. A member of the Democratic Party (United States), Democratic Party, he was a United States Senate, United States senator from New ...
) ** United States Senate Finance Subcommittee on Oversight of the Internal Revenue Service, Oversight of the Internal Revenue Service (Chair:
Bob Dole Robert Joseph Dole (July 22, 1923 – December 5, 2021) was an American politician and attorney who represented Kansas in the United States Senate from 1969 to 1996. He was the Party leaders of the United States Senate, Republican Leader of th ...
; Ranking Member:
David Pryor David Hampton Pryor (August 29, 1934 – April 20, 2024) was an American politician who served as a representative for Arkansas's 4th congressional district from 1966 until 1973 and as a senator from Arkansas from 1979 until 1997. A member of t ...
) * United States Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, Foreign Relations (Chair:
Richard Lugar Richard Green Lugar ( ; April 4, 1932 – April 28, 2019) was an American politician who served as a United States Senate, United States Senator from Indiana from 1977 to 2013. He was a member of the Republican Party (United States), Republ ...
; Ranking Member: Claiborne Pell) ** United States Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere Affairs, Western Hemisphere Affairs (Chair:
Jesse Helms Jesse Alexander Helms Jr. (October 18, 1921 – July 4, 2008) was an American politician. A leader in the Conservatism in the United States, conservative movement, he served as a senator from North Carolina from 1973 to 2003. As chairman of the ...
; Ranking Member:
Edward Zorinsky Edward Zorinsky (November 11, 1928March 6, 1987) was an American businessman and politician who served as a Democrat in the U.S. Senate from 1976 until his death in 1987. He represented Nebraska and had previously served as mayor of Omaha, elect ...
) ** United States Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on International Economic Policy, Oceans and Environment, International Economic Policy, Oceans and Environment (Chair:
Charles Mathias Charles McCurdy Mathias Jr. (July 24, 1922 – January 25, 2010) was an American politician and attorney from the U.S. state of Maryland. A member of the Republican Party (United States), Republican Party, he served in both chambers of the Unit ...
; Ranking Member:
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 ...
) ** United States Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on African Affairs, African Affairs (Chair:
Nancy Kassebaum Nancy Josephine Kassebaum Baker (; born July 29, 1932) is an American retired politician from Kansas who served as a member of the United States Senate from 1978 to 1997. She is the daughter of Alf Landon, who was Governor of Kansas from 1933 t ...
; Ranking Member:
John Kerry John Forbes Kerry (born December 11, 1943) is an American attorney, politician, and diplomat who served as the 68th United States secretary of state from 2013 to 2017 in the Presidency of Barack Obama#Administration, administration of Barac ...
) ** United States Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on Near Eastern and South Asian Affairs, Near Eastern and South Asian Affairs (Chair:
Rudy Boschwitz Rudolph Ely “Rudy” Boschwitz (born November 7, 1930) is an American politician and businessman from the state of Minnesota. A member of the Republican Party, he served as a member of the United States Senate from 1978 to 1991. From 1987 to ...
; Ranking Member:
Paul Sarbanes Paul Spyros Sarbanes (; February 3, 1933 – December 6, 2020) was an American politician and attorney from Maryland. A member of the Democratic Party (United States), Democratic Party, he served in both chambers of the United States Congr ...
) ** United States Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on European Affairs, European Affairs (Chair: Larry Pressler; Ranking Member:
Joe Biden Joseph Robinette Biden Jr. (born November 20, 1942) is an American politician who was the 46th president of the United States from 2021 to 2025. A member of the Democratic Party (United States), Democratic Party, he served as the 47th vice p ...
) ** United States Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on East Asian and Pacific Affairs, East Asian and Pacific Affairs (Chair:
Frank Murkowski Frank Hughes Murkowski (born March 28, 1933) is an American politician. A member of the Republican Party (United States), Republican Party, he served as a United States Senate, United States Senator representing Alaska from 1981 to 2002 and as t ...
; Ranking Member:
Alan Cranston Alan MacGregor Cranston (June 19, 1914 – December 31, 2000) was an American politician and journalist who served as a United States Senate, United States Senator from California from 1969 to 1993, and as President of the Citizens for Global S ...
) * United States Senate Committee on Governmental Affairs, Governmental Affairs (Chair: Bill Roth (politician), Bill Roth; Ranking Member: Thomas F. Eagleton) ** United States Senate Governmental Affairs Subcommittee on Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations (Chair: William Roth, Bill Roth; Ranking Member:
Sam Nunn Samuel Augustus Nunn Jr. (born September 8, 1938) is an American politician who served as a United States Senator from Georgia (1972–1997) as a member of the Democratic Party. After leaving Congress, Nunn co-founded the Nuclear Threat Initi ...
) ** United States Senate Governmental Affairs Subcommittee on Governmental Efficiency and the District of Columbia, Governmental Efficiency and the District of Columbia (Chair:
Charles Mathias Charles McCurdy Mathias Jr. (July 24, 1922 – January 25, 2010) was an American politician and attorney from the U.S. state of Maryland. A member of the Republican Party (United States), Republican Party, he served in both chambers of the Unit ...
; Ranking Member: Thomas F. Eagleton) ** United States Senate Governmental Affairs Subcommittee on Energy, Nuclear Proliferation and Federal Services, Energy, Nuclear Proliferation and Federal Services (Chair:
Thad Cochran William Thad Cochran ( ; December 7, 1937 – May 30, 2019) was an American attorney and politician who served as a United States senator for Mississippi from 1978 to 2018. A Republican, he previously served in the U.S. House of Representative ...
; Ranking Member:
John Glenn John Herschel Glenn Jr. (July 18, 1921 – December 8, 2016) was an American Marine Corps aviator, astronaut, businessman, and politician. He was the third American in space and the first to orbit the Earth, circling it three times in 1 ...
) ** United States Senate Governmental Affairs Subcommittee on Intergovernmental Relations, Intergovernmental Relations (Chair:
David Durenberger David Ferdinand Durenberger (August 19, 1934 – January 31, 2023) was an American politician and attorney from Minnesota who served as a Republican member of the United States Senate from 1978 to 1995. He left the Republican Party in 2005 and ...
; Ranking Member:
Lawton Chiles Lawton Mainor Chiles Jr. (April 3, 1930 – December 12, 1998) was an American politician and military officer. A member of the Democratic Party (United States), Democratic Party, he served as a United States Senate, United States senator fr ...
) ** United States Senate Governmental Affairs Subcommittee on Civil Service, Post Office and General Services, Civil Service, Post Office and General Services (Chair:
Ted Stevens Theodore Fulton Stevens Sr. (November 18, 1923 – August 9, 2010) was an American politician and lawyer who served as a United States Senate, U.S. Senator from Alaska from 1968 to 2009. He was the longest-serving Republican Party (United St ...
; Ranking Member: Al Gore) ** United States Senate Governmental Affairs Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management, Oversight of Government Management (Chair: William S. Cohen; Ranking Member:
Carl Levin Carl Milton Levin (June 28, 1934 – July 29, 2021) was an American attorney and politician who served as a List of United States senators from Michigan, United States senator from Michigan from 1979 to 2015. A member of the Democratic Party (U ...
) * United States Senate Select Committee on the Impeachment of Harry E. Claiborne, Impeachment of Harry E. Claiborne (Select) (Chair:
Charles Mathias Charles McCurdy Mathias Jr. (July 24, 1922 – January 25, 2010) was an American politician and attorney from the U.S. state of Maryland. A member of the Republican Party (United States), Republican Party, he served in both chambers of the Unit ...
; Ranking Member: ) * United States Senate Select Committee on Indian Affairs, Indian Affairs (Select) (Chair: Mark Andrews) * United States Senate Committee on Judiciary, Judiciary (Chair:
Strom Thurmond James Strom Thurmond Sr. (December 5, 1902 – June 26, 2003) was an American politician who represented South Carolina in the United States Senate from 1954 to 2003. Before his 49 years as a senator, he served as the 103rd governor of South ...
; Ranking Member:
Joe Biden Joseph Robinette Biden Jr. (born November 20, 1942) is an American politician who was the 46th president of the United States from 2021 to 2025. A member of the Democratic Party (United States), Democratic Party, he served as the 47th vice p ...
) ** United States Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Patents, Copyrights and Trademarks, Patents, Copyrights and Trademarks (Chair:
Charles Mathias Charles McCurdy Mathias Jr. (July 24, 1922 – January 25, 2010) was an American politician and attorney from the U.S. state of Maryland. A member of the Republican Party (United States), Republican Party, he served in both chambers of the Unit ...
; Ranking Member: Patrick Leahy) ** United States Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Criminal Law, Criminal Law (Chair:
Paul Laxalt Paul Dominique Laxalt ( ; August 2, 1922 – August 6, 2018) was an American attorney and politician who served as the 22nd governor of Nevada from 1967 to 1971 and a United States senator representing Nevada from 1974 until 1987. A member ...
; Ranking Member:
Joe Biden Joseph Robinette Biden Jr. (born November 20, 1942) is an American politician who was the 46th president of the United States from 2021 to 2025. A member of the Democratic Party (United States), Democratic Party, he served as the 47th vice p ...
) ** United States Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, Constitution (Chair: Orrin Hatch; Ranking Member:
Dennis DeConcini Dennis Webster DeConcini (; born May 8, 1937) is an American lawyer, philanthropist, politician and former U.S. senator from Arizona. The son of former Arizona Supreme Court judge Evo Anton DeConcini, he represented Arizona in the Senate as a D ...
) ** United States Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Immigration and Refugee Policy, Immigration and Refugee Policy (Chair: Alan K. Simpson; Ranking Member:
Ted Kennedy Edward Moore Kennedy (February 22, 1932 – August 25, 2009) was an American lawyer and politician from Massachusetts who served as a member of the United States Senate from 1962 to his death in 2009. A member of the Democratic Party and ...
) ** United States Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Courts, Courts (Chair: John P. East; Ranking Member:
Howell Heflin Howell Thomas Heflin (June 19, 1921 – March 29, 2005) was an American lawyer and politician. A member of the Democratic Party, he represented Alabama in the United States Senate from 1979 to 1997. Early life Heflin was born on June 19, 1921, i ...
) ** United States Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Administration Practice and Procedure, Administration Practice and Procedure (Chair:
Chuck Grassley Charles Ernest Grassley (born September 17, 1933) is an American politician serving as the president pro tempore of the United States Senate since 2025, a role he also held from 2019 to 2021. A member of the Republican Party (United States), Re ...
; Ranking Member: Howard M. Metzenbaum) ** United States Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Security and Terrorism, Security and Terrorism (Chair:
Jeremiah Denton Jeremiah Andrew Denton Jr. (July 15, 1924 – March 28, 2014) was an American politician and United States Navy two-star admiral who served as a U.S. Senator representing Alabama from 1981 to 1987. He was the first Republican to be popularly ...
; Ranking Member: Patrick Leahy) ** United States Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Juvenile Justice, Juvenile Justice (Chair:
Arlen Specter Arlen Specter (February 12, 1930 – October 14, 2012) was an American lawyer, author and politician who served as a United States Senator from Pennsylvania from 1981 to 2011. Specter was a Democrat from 1951 to 1965, then a Republican fr ...
; Ranking Member:
Paul Simon Paul Frederic Simon (born October 13, 1941) is an American singer-songwriter known for his solo work and his collaborations with Art Garfunkel. He and Garfunkel, whom he met in elementary school in 1953, came to prominence in the 1960s as Sim ...
) * United States Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, Intelligence (Select) (Chair:
David Durenberger David Ferdinand Durenberger (August 19, 1934 – January 31, 2023) was an American politician and attorney from Minnesota who served as a Republican member of the United States Senate from 1978 to 1995. He left the Republican Party in 2005 and ...
; Vice Chairman: Patrick Leahy) * United States Senate Committee on Labor and Human Resources, Labor and Human Resources (Chair: Orrin Hatch; Ranking Member:
Ted Kennedy Edward Moore Kennedy (February 22, 1932 – August 25, 2009) was an American lawyer and politician from Massachusetts who served as a member of the United States Senate from 1962 to his death in 2009. A member of the Democratic Party and ...
) ** United States Senate Labor and Human Resources Subcommittee on Labor, Labor (Chair:
Don Nickles Donald Lee Nickles (born December 6, 1948) is an American politician and lobbyist who was a Republican United States Senator from Oklahoma from 1981 to 2005. He was considered both a fiscal and social conservative. After retiring from the Sen ...
; Ranking Member: Howard M. Metzenbaum) ** United States Senate Labor and Human Resources Subcommittee on Education, Arts and Humanities, Education, Arts and Humanities (Chair: Robert Stafford; Ranking Member: Claiborne Pell) ** United States Senate Labor and Human Resources Subcommittee on Employment and Productivity, Employment and Productivity (Chair:
Dan Quayle James Danforth Quayle (; born February 4, 1947) is an American retired politician who served as the 44th vice president of the United States from 1989 to 1993 under President George H. W. Bush. A member of the Republican Party (United States), ...
; Ranking Member:
Paul Simon Paul Frederic Simon (born October 13, 1941) is an American singer-songwriter known for his solo work and his collaborations with Art Garfunkel. He and Garfunkel, whom he met in elementary school in 1953, came to prominence in the 1960s as Sim ...
) ** United States Senate Labor and Human Resources Subcommittee on the Handicapped, Handicapped (Chair: Lowell P. Weicker; Ranking Member:
John Kerry John Forbes Kerry (born December 11, 1943) is an American attorney, politician, and diplomat who served as the 68th United States secretary of state from 2013 to 2017 in the Presidency of Barack Obama#Administration, administration of Barac ...
) ** United States Senate Labor and Human Resources Subcommittee on Children, Family, Drugs and Alcoholism, Children, Family, Drugs and Alcoholism (Chair: Paula Hawkins; Ranking Member:
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 ...
) ** United States Senate Labor and Human Resources Subcommittee on Aging, Aging (Chair:
Chuck Grassley Charles Ernest Grassley (born September 17, 1933) is an American politician serving as the president pro tempore of the United States Senate since 2025, a role he also held from 2019 to 2021. A member of the Republican Party (United States), Re ...
; Ranking Member:
Spark Matsunaga Spark Masayuki Matsunaga (, October 8, 1916April 15, 1990) was an American politician and attorney who served as United States Senate, United States Senator for Hawaii from 1977 until his death in 1990. Matsunaga also represented Hawaii in the U ...
) * United States Senate Select Committee on Nutrition and Human Needs, Nutrition and Human Needs (Select) (Chair: ) * United States Senate Committee on Rules and Administration, Rules and Administration (Chair:
Charles Mathias Charles McCurdy Mathias Jr. (July 24, 1922 – January 25, 2010) was an American politician and attorney from the U.S. state of Maryland. A member of the Republican Party (United States), Republican Party, he served in both chambers of the Unit ...
; Ranking Member: Wendell H. Ford) * United States Senate Special Committee on Security and Cooperation in Europe, Security and Cooperation in Europe (Special) (Chair: ) * United States Senate Committee on Small Business, Small Business (Chair: Lowell P. Weicker Jr.; Ranking Member:
Dale Bumpers Dale Leon Bumpers (August 12, 1925 – January 1, 2016) was an American lawyer and politician who served as the 38th Governor of Arkansas (1971–1975) and in the United States Senate (1975–1999). He was a member of the Democratic Party. He w ...
) ** United States Senate Small Business Subcommittee on Urban and Rural Economic Development, Urban and Rural Economic Development (Chair:
Al D'Amato Alfonse Marcello D'Amato (born August 1, 1937) is an American attorney, lobbyist, and Republican politician who represented the state of New York in the United States Senate from 1981 to 1999. From 1995 to 1999, he chaired the Senate Banking C ...
; Ranking Member:
Alan J. Dixon Alan John Dixon (July 7, 1927 – July 6, 2014) was an American politician and member of the Democratic Party who served in the Illinois General Assembly from 1951 to 1971, as the Illinois Treasurer from 1971 to 1977, as the Illinois Secretary o ...
) ** United States Senate Small Business Subcommittee on Government Procurement, Government Procurement (Chair:
Don Nickles Donald Lee Nickles (born December 6, 1948) is an American politician and lobbyist who was a Republican United States Senator from Oklahoma from 1981 to 2005. He was considered both a fiscal and social conservative. After retiring from the Sen ...
; Ranking Member:
Carl Levin Carl Milton Levin (June 28, 1934 – July 29, 2021) was an American attorney and politician who served as a List of United States senators from Michigan, United States senator from Michigan from 1979 to 2015. A member of the Democratic Party (U ...
) ** United States Senate Small Business Subcommittee on Productivity and Competition, Productivity and Competition (Chair: Slade Gorton; Ranking Member:
Dale Bumpers Dale Leon Bumpers (August 12, 1925 – January 1, 2016) was an American lawyer and politician who served as the 38th Governor of Arkansas (1971–1975) and in the United States Senate (1975–1999). He was a member of the Democratic Party. He w ...
) ** United States Senate Small Business Subcommittee on Innovation and Technology, Innovation and Technology (Chair:
Warren Rudman Warren Bruce Rudman (May 18, 1930November 19, 2012) was an American attorney and politician who served as a United States Senator from New Hampshire from 1980 to 1993. A member of the Republican Party, he was known as a moderate centrist, to su ...
; Ranking Member: David L. Boren) ** United States Senate Small Business Subcommittee on Export Promotion and Market Development, Export Promotion and Market Development (Chair:
Rudy Boschwitz Rudolph Ely “Rudy” Boschwitz (born November 7, 1930) is an American politician and businessman from the state of Minnesota. A member of the Republican Party, he served as a member of the United States Senate from 1978 to 1991. From 1987 to ...
; Ranking Member:
Max Baucus Maxwell Sieben Baucus ( Enke; born December 11, 1941) is an American politician who served as a United States senator from Montana from 1978 to 2014. A member of the Democratic Party, he was a U.S. senator for over 35 years, making him the long ...
) ** United States Senate Small Business Subcommittee on Small Business Family Farm, Small Business Family Farm (Chair: Larry Pressler; Ranking Member:
Sam Nunn Samuel Augustus Nunn Jr. (born September 8, 1938) is an American politician who served as a United States Senator from Georgia (1972–1997) as a member of the Democratic Party. After leaving Congress, Nunn co-founded the Nuclear Threat Initi ...
) ** United States Senate Small Business Subcommittee on Entrepreneurship and Special Problems Facing Small Business, Entrepreneurship and Special Problems Facing Small Business (Chair: Bob Kasten; Ranking Member: Jim Sasser) * United States Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs, Veterans' Affairs (Chair:
Frank Murkowski Frank Hughes Murkowski (born March 28, 1933) is an American politician. A member of the Republican Party (United States), Republican Party, he served as a United States Senate, United States Senator representing Alaska from 1981 to 2002 and as t ...
; Ranking Member:
Alan Cranston Alan MacGregor Cranston (June 19, 1914 – December 31, 2000) was an American politician and journalist who served as a United States Senate, United States Senator from California from 1969 to 1993, and as President of the Citizens for Global S ...
) * Committee of the whole, Whole


House of Representatives

* United States House Select Committee on Aging, Aging (Select) (Chair: Edward Roybal) * United States House Committee on Agriculture, Agriculture (Chair: Kika de la Garza; Ranking Member: Edward Madigan) ** United States House Agriculture Subcommittee on Cotton, Rice and Sugar, Cotton, Rice and Sugar (Chair: Jerry Huckaby; Ranking Member: Arlan Stangeland) ** United States House Agriculture Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy and Poultry, Livestock, Dairy and Poultry (Chair:
Tony Coelho Anthony Lee Coelho (born June 15, 1942) is an American politician from California who served in the United States House of Representatives. A member of the Democratic Party, he was the primary sponsor of the Americans with Disabilities Act and is ...
; Ranking Member: Jim Jeffords) ** United States House Agriculture Subcommittee on Tobacco and Peanuts, Tobacco and Peanuts (Chair: Charlie Rose (politician), Charlie Rose; Ranking Member: Larry J. Hopkins) ** United States House Agriculture Subcommittee on Wheat, Soybeans and Feed Grains, Wheat, Soybeans and Feed Grains (Chair:
Tom Foley Thomas Stephen Foley (March 6, 1929 – October 18, 2013) was an American lawyer and politician who served as the 49th speaker of the United States House of Representatives from 1989 to 1995. A member of the Democratic Party, Foley represente ...
; Ranking Member: Ron Marlenee) ** United States House Agriculture Subcommittee on Conservation Credit and Rural Development, Conservation Credit and Rural Development (Chair: Ed Jones (Tennessee politician), Ed Jones; Ranking Member: E. Thomas Coleman) ** United States House Agriculture Subcommittee on Department Operations Research and Foreign Agriculture, Department Operations Research and Foreign Agriculture (Chair: Berkley Bedell; Ranking Member: Pat Roberts) ** United States House Agriculture Subcommittee on Domestic Marketing, Consumer Relations and Nutrition, Domestic Marketing, Consumer Relations and Nutrition (Chair: Leon Panetta; Ranking Member: Bill Emerson) ** United States House Agriculture Subcommittee on Forests, Family Farms and Energy, Forests, Family Farms and Energy (Chair: Charles Whitley) * United States House Committee on Appropriations, Appropriations (Chair: Jamie L. Whitten; Ranking Member: Silvio O. Conte) ** United States House Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development and Related Agencies, Agriculture, Rural Development and Related Agencies (Chair: Jamie Whitten; Ranking Member: Silvio O. Conte) ** United States House Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, State and the Judiciary, Commerce, Justice, State and the Judiciary (Chair: Neal Edward Smith; Ranking Member: Virginia D. Smith, Virginia Smith) ** United States House Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense, Defense (Chair: Joseph P. Addabbo; Ranking Member: George M. O'Brien) ** United States House Appropriations Subcommittee on District of Columbia, District of Columbia (Chair: Julian C. Dixon; Ranking Member: Joseph M. McDade) ** United States House Appropriations Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, Energy and Water Development (Chair: Tom Bevill; Ranking Member: Lawrence Coughlin) ** United States House Appropriations Subcommittee on Foreign Operations, Foreign Operations (Chair: David Obey; Ranking Member: John T. Myers (congressman), John T. Myers) ** United States House Appropriations Subcommittee on HUD-Independent Agencies, HUD-Independent Agencies (Chair: Edward P. Boland; Ranking Member: Bill Green (New York politician), Bill Green) ** United States House Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Interior (Chair: Sidney Yates; Ranking Member: Ralph Regula) ** United States House Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor-Health and Human Services, Labor-Health and Human Services (Chair: William H. Natcher; Ranking Member: Silvio O. Conte) ** United States House Appropriations Subcommittee on Legislative, Legislative (Chair: Victor H. Fazio, Victor Fazio; Ranking Member: Jerry Lewis (California politician), Jerry Lewis) ** United States House Appropriations Subcommittee on Military Construction, Military Construction (Chair: Bill Hefner; Ranking Member: Mickey Edwards) ** United States House Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Transportation (Chair: William Lehman (Florida politician), William Lehman; Ranking Member: Lawrence Coughlin) ** United States House Appropriations Subcommittee on Treasury, Postal Service and General Government, Treasury, Postal Service and General Government (Chair: Edward Roybal; Ranking Member: Joe Skeen) * United States House Committee on Armed Services, Armed Services (Chair: Les Aspin; Ranking Member: William Louis Dickinson, William L. Dickinson) ** United States House Armed Services Subcommittee on Military Personnel and Compensation, Military Personnel and Compensation (Chair: Edward Roybal; Ranking Member: Elwood Hillis) ** United States House Armed Services Subcommittee on Research and Development, Research and Development (Chair: Charles Melvin Price; 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 Edward Bennett; Ranking Member: Floyd Spence) ** United States House Armed Services Subcommittee on Procurement and Military Nuclear Systems, Procurement and Military Nuclear Systems (Chair: Samuel S. Stratton; Ranking Member: Marjorie S. Holt) ** United States House Armed Services Subcommittee on Investigations, Investigations (Chair: Bill Nichols (politician), Bill Nichols; Ranking Member: Larry J. Hopkins) ** United States House Armed Services Subcommittee on Readiness, Readiness (Chair: Dan Daniel (politician), Dan Daniel; Ranking Member: G. William Whitehurst) ** United States House Armed Services Subcommittee on Morale, Welfare and Recreation (MWR) Panel, Morale, Welfare and Recreation (MWR) Panel (Chair: Dan Daniel (politician), Dan Daniel; Ranking Member: G. William Whitehurst) ** United States House Armed Services Subcommittee on Military Installations and Facilities, Military Installations and Facilities (Chair: Ron Dellums; Ranking Member: Ken Kramer) * United States House Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs, Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs (Chair: Fernand St. Germain; Ranking Member: Chalmers P. Wylie) ** United States House Banking Subcommittee on Financial Institutions Supervision, Regulation and Insurance, Financial Institutions Supervision, Regulation and Insurance (Chair: Fernand St. Germain; Ranking Member: Chalmers P. Wylie) ** United States House Banking Subcommittee on Housing and Community Development, Housing and Community Development (Chair: Henry B. Gonzalez; Ranking Member: Stewart B. McKinney) ** United States House Banking Subcommittee on Consumer Affairs and Coinage, Consumer Affairs and Coinage (Chair: Frank Annunzio; Ranking Member: John P. Hiler) ** United States House Banking Subcommittee on Domestic Monetary Policy, Domestic Monetary Policy (Chair: Walter E. Fauntroy; Ranking Member: Bill McCollum) ** United States House Banking Subcommittee on International Finance, Trade and Monetary Policy, International Finance, Trade and Monetary Policy (Chair: Stephen L. Neal; Ranking Member: Jim Leach) ** United States House Banking Subcommittee on General Oversight and Renegotiation, General Oversight and Renegotiation (Chair: Carroll Hubbard; Ranking Member: Stanford Parris) ** United States House Banking Subcommittee on Economic Stabilization, Economic Stabilization (Chair: John J. LaFalce; Ranking Member: Norman D. Shumway) ** United States House Banking Subcommittee on International Development Institutions and Finance, International Development Institutions and Finance (Chair: Stan Lundine; Ranking Member: Doug Bereuter) * United States House Committee on the Budget, Budget (Chair: William H. Gray (Pennsylvania politician), William H. Gray; Ranking Member: Del Latta) ** United States House Budget Subcommittee on Defense and International Affairs, Defense and International Affairs (Chair: Thomas J. Downey; Ranking Member: Bobbi Fiedler) ** United States House Budget Subcommittee on Economic Policy, Economic Policy (Chair: Mike Lowry; Ranking Member:
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) ** United States House Budget Subcommittee on Budget Process, Budget Process (Chair: Butler Derrick; Ranking Member:
Lynn Morley Martin Lynn Morley Martin (born Judith Lynn Morley; December 26, 1939) is an American businesswoman and former politician who served as the 21st United States secretary of labor from 1991 to 1993, under President George H. W. Bush. A member of the Re ...
) ** United States House Budget Subcommittee on State and Local Government, State and Local Government (Chair: George Miller (California politician), George Miller; Ranking Member: Connie Mack III) ** United States House Budget Subcommittee on Human Resources, Human Resources (Chair: Pat Williams (Montana politician), Pat Williams; Ranking Member: Bill Goodling) ** United States House Budget Subcommittee on Community and Natural Resources, Community and Natural Resources (Chair: Howard Wolpe; Ranking Member:
Tom Loeffler Thomas Gilbert Loeffler (born August 1, 1946) is an American politician and Republican former member of the United States House of Representatives from central Texas. He served four terms from 1979 to 1987. Biography Loeffler was born in Fred ...
) ** United States House Budget Subcommittee on Health, Health (Chair: Martin Frost; Ranking Member: Willis D. Gradison Jr.) ** United States House Budget Subcommittee on Income Security, Income Security (Chair: Victor H. Fazio; Ranking Member: W. Henson Moore) * United States House Select Committee on Children, Youth and Families, Children, Youth and Families (Select) (Chair: George Miller (California politician), George Miller) * United States House Committee on District of Columbia, District of Columbia (Chair: Ron Dellums; Ranking Member: Stewart B. McKinney) ** United States House District of Columbia Subcommittee on Fiscal Affairs and Health, Fiscal Affairs and Health (Chair: Walter E. Fauntroy; Ranking Member: Stewart McKinney (politician), Stewart McKinney) ** United States House District of Columbia Subcommittee on Government Operations and Metropolitan Affairs, Government Operations and Metropolitan Affairs (Chair: Michael D. Barnes; Ranking Member: Stanford Parris) ** United States House District of Columbia Subcommittee on Judiciary and Education, Judiciary and Education (Chair: Mervyn M. Dymally; Ranking Member: Thomas J. Bliley Jr.) * United States House Committee on Education and Labor, Education and Labor (Chair: Augustus F. Hawkins; Ranking Member: Jim Jeffords) ** United States House Education and Labor Subcommittee on Elementary, Secondary and Vocational Education, Elementary, Secondary and Vocational Education (Chair: Augustus F. Hawkins; Ranking Member: William F. Goodling) ** United States House Education and Labor Subcommittee on Postsecondary Education, Postsecondary Education (Chair: William D. Ford; Ranking Member: E. Thomas Coleman) ** United States House Education and Labor Subcommittee on Health and Safety, Health and Safety (Chair: Joseph M. Gaydos; Ranking Member: Rod Chandler) ** United States House Education and Labor Subcommittee on Labor-Management Relations, Labor-Management Relations (Chair: Bill Clay; Ranking Member: Tom Petri) ** United States House Education and Labor Subcommittee on Labor Standards, Labor Standards (Chair: Austin J. Murphy; Ranking Member: Tom Petri) ** United States House Education and Labor Subcommittee on Human Resources, Human Resources (Chair: Dale E. Kildee; Ranking Member: Tom Tauke) ** United States House Education and Labor Subcommittee on Select Education, Select Education (Chair: Pat Williams (Montana politician), Pat Williams; Ranking Member: Steve Bartlett) ** United States House Education and Labor Subcommittee on Employment Opportunities, Employment Opportunities (Chair: Matthew G. Martinez; Ranking Member: Steve Gunderson) * United States House Committee on Energy and Commerce, Energy and Commerce (Chair: John Dingell; Ranking Member:
Jim Broyhill James Thomas "Jim" Broyhill (August 19, 1927 – February 18, 2023) was an American businessman and politician from North Carolina. A member of the Republican Party, he served as a member of the United States House of Representatives from 1963 ...
) ** United States House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, Oversight and Investigations (Chair: John Dingell; Ranking Member:
Jim Broyhill James Thomas "Jim" Broyhill (August 19, 1927 – February 18, 2023) was an American businessman and politician from North Carolina. A member of the Republican Party, he served as a member of the United States House of Representatives from 1963 ...
) ** United States House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health and the Environment, Health and the Environment (Chair: Henry Waxman; Ranking Member: Edward Madigan) ** United States House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Telecommunications, Consumer Protection and Finance, Telecommunications, Consumer Protection and Finance (Chair: Timothy Wirth; Ranking Member: Matthew J. Rinaldo) ** United States House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Fossil and Synthetic Fuels, Fossil and Synthetic Fuels (Chair: Philip Sharp (politician), Phil Sharp; Ranking Member: William E. Dannemeyer) ** United States House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Commerce, Transportation and Tourism, Commerce, Transportation and Tourism (Chair: James J. Florio; Ranking Member: Norman F. Lent) ** United States House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Energy Conservation and Power, Energy Conservation and Power (Chair: Ed Markey; Ranking Member: Carlos J. Moorhead) * United States House Committee on Foreign Affairs, Foreign Affairs (Chair: Dante Fascell; Ranking Member: William S. Broomfield) ** United States House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Arms Control, International Security and Science, Arms Control, International Security and Science (Chair: Dante Fascell; Ranking Member: William S. Broomfield) ** United States House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Europe and the Middle East, Europe and the Middle East (Chair: Lee H. Hamilton; Ranking Member: Benjamin A. Gilman) ** United States House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Human Rights and International Organizations, Human Rights and International Organizations (Chair: Gus Yatron; Ranking Member: Gerald B.H. Solomon) ** United States House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on International Economic Policy and Trade, International Economic Policy and Trade (Chair: Stephen J. Solarz; Ranking Member: Toby Roth) ** United States House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Asian and Pacific Affairs, Asian and Pacific Affairs (Chair: Don Bonker; Ranking Member: Jim Leach) ** United States House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on International Operations, International Operations (Chair: Dan Mica; Ranking Member: Olympia Snowe) ** United States House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere Affairs, Western Hemisphere Affairs (Chair: Michael D. Barnes; Ranking Member:
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) ** United States House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Africa, Africa (Chair: Howard Wolpe; Ranking Member: Mark Siljander) * 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 Government Activities and Transportation, Government Activities and Transportation (Chair: Cardiss Collins; Ranking Member: Al McCandless) ** United States House Government Operations Subcommittee on Government Information and Individual Rights, Government Information and Individual Rights (Chair: Glenn English; Ranking Member: Thomas N. Kindness) ** United States House Government Operations Subcommittee on Ingovernmental Relations and Human Resources, Ingovernmental Relations and Human Resources (Chair: Ted Weiss; Ranking Member: Robert S. Walker) ** United States House Government Operations Subcommittee on Environment, Energy and Natural Resources, Environment, Energy and Natural Resources (Chair: Mike Synar; Ranking Member: William F. Clinger Jr.) ** United States House Government Operations Subcommittee on Commerce, Consumer and Monetary Affairs, Commerce, Consumer and Monetary Affairs (Chair: Doug Barnard; Ranking Member: Larry E. Craig) ** United States House Government Operations Subcommittee on Employment and Housing, Employment and Housing (Chair: Barney Frank; Ranking Member: Howard C. Nielson) * United States House Committee on House Administration, House Administration (Chair: Frank Annunzio; Ranking Member: Bill Frenzel) ** United States House Administration Subcommittee on Accounts, Accounts (Chair: Joseph Gaydos; Ranking Member: Robert E. Badham) ** 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: Charlie Rose (politician), Charlie Rose; Ranking Member: Bill Thomas) ** United States House Administration Subcommittee on Personnel and Police, Personnel and Police (Chair: Leon Panetta; Ranking Member: Pat Roberts) ** United States House Administration Subcommittee on Elections, Elections (Chair: Al Swift; Ranking Member: Bill Thomas) ** United States House Administration Subcommittee on Procurement and Printing, Procurement and Printing (Chair:
Tom Foley Thomas Stephen Foley (March 6, 1929 – October 18, 2013) was an American lawyer and politician who served as the 49th speaker of the United States House of Representatives from 1989 to 1995. A member of the Democratic Party, Foley represente ...
; Ranking Member: Newt Gingrich) * United States House Select Committee on Hunger, Hunger (Select) (Chair: Mickey Leland) * United States House Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs, Interior and Insular Affairs (Chair: Mo Udall; Ranking Member: Don Young) ** United States House Interior and Insular Affairs Subcommittee on Energy and the Environment, Energy and the Environment (Chair: Mo Udall; Ranking Member: Manuel Lujan Jr.) ** United States House Interior and Insular Affairs Subcommittee on Public Lands, Public Lands (Chair: John F. Seiberling; Ranking Member: Ron Marlenee) ** United States House Interior and Insular Affairs Subcommittee on General Oversight, Northwest Power and Forest Management, General Oversight, Northwest Power and Forest Management (Chair: James D. Weaver, Jim Weaver; Ranking Member: Chip Pashayan) ** United States House Interior and Insular Affairs Subcommittee on Water and Power Resources, Water and Power Resources (Chair: George Miller (California politician), George Miller; Ranking Member:
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) ** United States House Interior and Insular Affairs Subcommittee on Mining and Natural Resources, Mining and Natural Resources (Chair: Nick Rahall; Ranking Member: Larry E. Craig) ** United States House Interior and Insular Affairs Subcommittee on National Parks and Recreation, National Parks and Recreation (Chair: Bruce Vento; Ranking Member:
Robert J. Lagomarsino Robert John Lagomarsino (September 4, 1926 – February 7, 2021) was an American politician and lawyer from California who served in the United States House of Representatives. A Republican, he began his service in the United States House of Rep ...
) * United States House Committee on Judiciary, Judiciary (Chair: Peter W. Rodino; Ranking Member: Hamilton Fish IV) ** United States House Judiciary Subcommittee on Immigration, Refugees and International Law, Immigration, Refugees and International Law (Chair: Romano L. Mazzoli; Ranking Member: Dan Lungren) ** United States House Judiciary Subcommittee on Administrative Law and Governmental Relations, Administrative Law and Governmental Relations (Chair: Sam B. Hall Jr.; Ranking Member: Thomas N. Kindness) ** United States House Judiciary Subcommittee on Courts, Civil Liberties and the Administration of Justice, Courts, Civil Liberties and the Administration of Justice (Chair: Robert W. Kastenmeier; Ranking Member: Carlos J. Moorhead) ** United States House Judiciary Subcommittee on Civil and Constitutional Rights, Civil and Constitutional Rights (Chair: Don Edwards; Ranking Member: Jim Sensenbrenner) ** United States House Judiciary Subcommittee on Monopolies and Commercial Law, Monopolies and Commercial Law (Chair: Peter W. Rodino; Ranking Member: Hamilton Fish IV) ** United States House Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime, Crime (Chair: William J. Hughes; Ranking Member: Bill McCollum) ** United States House Judiciary Subcommittee on Criminal Justice, Criminal Justice (Chair: John Conyers; Ranking Member: George W. Gekas) * United States House Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries, Merchant Marine and Fisheries (Chair: Walter B. Jones Sr.; Ranking Member: Norman F. Lent) ** United States House Merchant Marine and Fisheries Subcommittee on Merchant Marine, Merchant Marine (Chair: Mario Biaggi; Ranking Member: Gene Snyder) ** United States House Merchant Marine and Fisheries Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife Conservation and the Environment, Fisheries, Wildlife Conservation and the Environment (Chair: John Breaux; Ranking Member: Don Young) ** United States House Merchant Marine and Fisheries Subcommittee on Oceangraphy, Oceangraphy (Chair: Barbara Mikulski; Ranking Member: Norman D. Shumway) ** United States House Merchant Marine and Fisheries Subcommittee on Panama Canal and Outer Continental Stuff, Panama Canal and Outer Continental Stuff (Chair: Mike Lowry; Ranking Member: Jack Fields) ** United States House Merchant Marine and Fisheries Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Navigation, Coast Guard and Navigation (Chair: Gerry Studds; Ranking Member: Robert William Davis, Robert W. Davis) ** United States House Merchant Marine and Fisheries Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, Oversight and Investigations (Chair: Walter B. Jones Sr.; Ranking Member: William Carney (politician), William Carney) * United States House Select Committee on Narcotics Abuse and Control, Narcotics Abuse and Control (Select) (Chair: Charles B. Rangel) * United States House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service, Post Office and Civil Service (Chair: Jack Brooks (American politician), Jack Brooks; Ranking Member: Gene Taylor (Missouri politician), Gene Taylor) ** United States House Post Office and Civil Service Subcommittee on Civil Service, Civil Service (Chair: Patricia Schroeder; Ranking Member: Chip Pashayan) ** United States House Post Office and Civil Service Subcommittee on Census and Population, Census and Population (Chair: Robert Garcia (New York politician), Robert Garcia; Ranking Member: James V. Hansen) ** United States House Post Office and Civil Service Subcommittee on Postal Operations and Services, Postal Operations and Services (Chair: Mickey Leland; Ranking Member: Frank Horton (New York politician), Frank Horton) ** United States House Post Office and Civil Service Subcommittee on Compensation and Employee Benefits, Compensation and Employee Benefits (Chair:
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; Ranking Member: John T. Myers (congressman), John T. Myers) ** United States House Post Office and Civil Service Subcommittee on Human Resources, Human Resources (Chair: Gary Ackerman; Ranking Member: Dan Burton) ** United States House Post Office and Civil Service Subcommittee on Investigations, Investigations (Chair: Gerry Sikorski; Ranking Member: Gene Taylor (Missouri politician), Gene Taylor) ** United States House Post Office and Civil Service Subcommittee on Postal Personnel and Modernization, Postal Personnel and Modernization (Chair: Mervyn M. Dymally; Ranking Member: Dan Burton) * United States House Committee on Public Works and Transportation, Public Works and Transportation (Chair: James J. Howard; Ranking Member: Gene Snyder) ** United States House Public Works and Transportation Subcommittee on Aviation, Aviation (Chair: Norman Y. Mineta; Ranking Member: John Paul Hammerschmidt) ** United States House Public Works and Transportation Subcommittee on Economic Development, Economic Development (Chair: Henry J. Nowak; Ranking Member: William F. Clinger Jr.) ** United States House Public Works and Transportation Subcommittee on Investigations and Oversight, Investigations and Oversight (Chair: Jim Oberstar; Ranking Member: Newt Gingrich) ** United States House Public Works and Transportation Subcommittee on Public Buildings and Grounds, Public Buildings and Grounds (Chair: Robert A. Young; Ranking Member: E. Clay Shaw Jr.) ** United States House Public Works and Transportation Subcommittee on Surface Transportation, Surface Transportation (Chair: Glenn M. Anderson; Ranking Member: Bud Shuster) ** United States House Public Works and Transportation Subcommittee on Water Resources, Water Resources (Chair: Robert A. Roe; Ranking Member: Arlan Stangeland) * United States House Committee on Rules, Rules (Chair: Claude Pepper; Ranking Member: Jimmy Quillen) ** United States House Rules Subcommittee on The Legislative Process, The Legislative Process (Chair: Butler Derrick; Ranking Member:
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) ** United States House Rules Subcommittee on Rules of the House, Rules of the House (Chair: Joe Moakley; Ranking Member: Gene Taylor (Missouri politician), Gene Taylor) * United States House Committee on Science and Technology, Science and Technology (Chair: Don Fuqua; Ranking Member: Manuel Lujan Jr.) ** United States House Science and Technology Subcommittee on Energy Development and Applications, Energy Development and Applications (Chair: Don Fuqua; Ranking Member: Jim Sensenbrenner) ** United States House Science and Technology Subcommittee on Natural Resources, Agriculture Research and Environment, Natural Resources, Agriculture Research and Environment (Chair: James H. Scheuer; Ranking Member: Claudine Schneider) ** United States House Science and Technology Subcommittee on Energy Research and Production, Energy Research and Production (Chair: Marilyn Lloyd; Ranking Member: Sid Morrison) ** United States House Science and Technology Subcommittee on Science, Research and Technology, Science, Research and Technology (Chair: Doug Walgren; Ranking Member: Sherwood Boehlert) ** United States House Science and Technology Subcommittee on Transportation, Aviation and Materials, Transportation, Aviation and Materials (Chair: Dan Glickman; Ranking Member: Tom Lewis (American politician), Tom Lewis) ** United States House Science and Technology Subcommittee on Investigations and Oversight, Investigations and Oversight (Chair: Harold Volkmer; Ranking Member: Ron Packard) ** United States House Science and Technology Subcommittee on Space Science and Applications, Space Science and Applications (Chair: Bill Nelson; Ranking Member: Robert S. Walker) * United States House Committee on Small Business, Small Business (Chair: Parren Mitchell; Ranking Member: Joseph M. McDade) ** United States House Small Business Subcommittee on SBA and SBIC Authority, Minority Enterprise and General Small Business Problems, SBA and SBIC Authority, Minority Enterprise and General Small Business Problems (Chair: Parren Mitchell; Ranking Member: Joseph M. McDade) ** United States House Small Business Subcommittee on General Oversight and the Economy, General Oversight and the Economy (Chair: Nicholas Mavroules; Ranking Member: Silvio O. Conte) ** 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: Charles Floyd Hatcher; Ranking Member: Vin Weber) ** United States House Small Business Subcommittee on Energy, Environment and Safety Issues affecting Small Business, Energy, Environment and Safety Issues affecting Small Business (Chair: Charles W. Stenholm; Ranking Member: William S. Broomfield) ** United States House Small Business Subcommittee on Tax, Access to Equity Capital and Business Opportunities, Tax, Access to Equity Capital and Business Opportunities (Chair: Tom Luken; Ranking Member: John P. Hiler) ** United States House Small Business Subcommittee on Export Opportunities and Special Small Business Problems, Export Opportunities and Special Small Business Problems (Chair: Ike Skelton; Ranking Member: Andy Ireland) * United States House Committee on Standards of Official Conduct, Standards of Official Conduct (Chair: Julian C. Dixon; Ranking Member: Floyd Spence) * United States House Committee on Veterans' Affairs, Veterans' Affairs (Chair: Gillespie V. Montgomery; Ranking Member: John Paul Hammerschmidt) ** United States House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, Oversight and Investigations (Chair: Sonny Montgomery; Ranking Member: Elwood Hillis) ** United States House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Hospitals and Health Care, Hospitals and Health Care (Chair: Bob Edgar; Ranking Member: John Paul Hammerschmidt) ** United States House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Education, Training and Employment, Education, Training and Employment (Chair: Tom Daschle; Ranking Member: Bob McEwen) ** United States House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Compensation, Pension and Insurance, Compensation, Pension and Insurance (Chair: Douglas Applegate; Ranking Member: Gerald B.H. Solomon) ** United States House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Housing and Memorial Affairs, Housing and Memorial Affairs (Chair: Richard Shelby; Ranking Member: Chris Smith (New Jersey politician), Chris Smith) * United States House Committee on Ways and Means, Ways and Means (Chair: Dan Rostenkowski; Ranking Member: John Duncan Sr., John J. Duncan) ** United States House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Trade, Trade (Chair: Sam Gibbons; Ranking Member: Phil Crane) ** United States House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Oversight, Oversight (Chair: J.J. Pickle; Ranking Member: Richard T. Schulze) ** United States House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Select Revenue Measures, Select Revenue Measures (Chair: Charles Rangel; Ranking Member:
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) ** United States House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Health, Health (Chair: Pete Stark; Ranking Member: Bill Gradison) ** United States House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Social Security, Social Security (Chair: James Robert Jones; Ranking Member: Bill Archer) ** United States House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Public Assistance and Unemployment Compensation, Public Assistance and Unemployment Compensation (Chair: Harold Ford Sr.; Ranking Member: Carroll A. Campbell Jr.) * Committee of the Whole (United States House of Representatives), Whole


Joint committees

* Joint Economic Committee, Economic (Chair: Rep. David Obey; Vice Chair: Sen. James Abdnor) * Joint Committee on Taxation, Taxation (Chair: Rep. Dan Rostenkowski; Vice Chair: Sen.
Bob Packwood Robert William Packwood (born September 11, 1932) is an American retired lawyer and politician from Oregon who served as a member of the United States Senate from 1969 to 1995. He resigned from the U.S. Senate under threat of expulsion, in 1995 ...
) * Joint Committee on the Library, The Library (Chair: Rep. Frank Annunzio; Vice Chair: Sen.
Charles Mathias Charles McCurdy Mathias Jr. (July 24, 1922 – January 25, 2010) was an American politician and attorney from the U.S. state of Maryland. A member of the Republican Party (United States), Republican Party, he served in both chambers of the Unit ...
) * Joint Committee on Printing, Printing (Chair: Sen.
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; Vice Chair: Rep. Frank Annunzio)


Employees


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

* Architect of the Capitol: George Malcolm White * Attending Physician of the United States Congress: Freeman H. Cary, until 1986 ** William Narva, from 1986 * Comptroller General of the United States: Charles A. Bowsher * Director of the Congressional Budget Office: Rudolph G. Penner * Librarian of Congress: Daniel J. Boorstin * Public Printer of the United States: Ralph E. Kennickell Jr.


Senate

* Chaplain of the United States Senate, Chaplain: Richard C. Halverson (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: Robert B. Dove, Bob Dove * Secretary of the United States Senate, Secretary: Jo-Anne L. Coe * United States Senate Librarian, Librarian: Roger K. Haley * Secretary for the Majority of the United States Senate, Secretary for the Majority: Howard O. Greene Jr. * Secretary for the Minority of the United States Senate, Secretary for the Minority: David Pratt (secretary), David Pratt * Sergeant at Arms of the United States Senate, Sergeant at Arms: Larry E. Smith, until June 3, 1985 ** Ernest E. Garcia, from June 3, 1985


House of Representatives

* Chaplain of the United States House of Representatives, Chaplain: James David Ford (Lutheranism, Lutheran) * Clerk of the United States House of Representatives, Clerk: Benjamin J. Guthrie * Doorkeeper of the United States House of Representatives, Doorkeeper: James T. Molloy * Historian of the United States House of Representatives, Historian: Ray Smock * Reading Clerk of the United States House of Representatives, Reading Clerks: Meg Goetz (D) and Bob Berry (reading clerk), Bob Berry (R) * Parliamentarian of the United States House of Representatives, Parliamentarian: William Holmes Brown, William H. Brown * 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: Jack Russ


See also

* List of new members of the 99th United States Congress * 1984 United States elections (elections leading to this Congress) ** 1984 United States presidential election ** 1984 United States Senate elections ** 1984 United States House of Representatives elections *
1986 United States elections Elections in the United States, Elections were held on November 4, 1986 and elected the members of the 100th United States Congress. The elections occurred in the middle of Republican Party (United States), Republican President Ronald Reagan's ...
(elections during this Congress, leading to the next Congress) ** 1986 United States Senate elections ** 1986 United States House of Representatives elections
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Notes


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