105th United States Congress

105th United States Congress

104th ← → 106th United States Capitol (2002) Duration: January 3, 1997 – January 3, 1999 Senate President: Al Gore (D) Senate Pres. pro tem: Strom Thurmond (R) House Speaker: Newt Gingrich (R) Members: 100 Senators 435 Representatives 5 Non-voting members Senate Majority: Republican House Majority: Republican Sessions 1st: January 7, 1997 – November 13, 1997 2nd: January 27, 1998 – December 19, 1998

The One Hundred Fifth United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, composed of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, DC from January 3, 1997, to January 3, 1999, during the fifth and sixth years of Bill Clinton's presidency. Apportionment of seats in the House of Representatives was based on the Twenty-first Census of the United States in 1990. Both chambers had a Republican majority. President Clinton was impeached by the 105th Congress.

Major events

• May 18, 1998: United States v. Microsoft decision
• August 7, 1998: 1998 U.S. embassy bombings
• December 19, 1998: Impeachment of Bill Clinton

Major legislation

• August 5, 1997: Balanced Budget Act of 1997
• August 5, 1997: Taxpayer Relief Act of 1997
• June 9, 1998: Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century
• July 22, 1998: Internal Revenue Service Restructuring and Reform Act of 1998 ("Taxpayer Bill of Rights III")
• August 7, 1998: Workforce Investment Act of 1998
• October 21, 1998: Children's Online Privacy Protection Act
• October 27, 1998: Copyright Term Extension Act ("Sonny Bono Copyright Term Extension Act")
• October 28, 1998: Digital Millennium Copyright Act (including WIPO Copyright and Performances and Phonograms Treaties Implementation Act and Online Copyright Infringement Liability Limitation Act)
• October 31, 1998: Iraq Liberation Act

Major resolutions

• December 19, 1998: Impeachment of Bill Clinton, H.Res. 611

Party summary

Senate

Party standings in the 105th Congress

  45 Democratic Senators

  55 Republican Senators

There was no change in the parties during this Congress.

	Party (Shading indicates majority caucus)		Total
	Republican	Democratic		Vacant
End of previous Congress	53	47	100	0
105th Congress	55	45	100	0
Final voting share	55%	45%
Beginning of the next Congress	55	45	100	0

House of Representatives

	Party (Shading indicates majority caucus)			Total
	Republican	Democratic	Independent		Vacant
End of previous Congress	234	198	1	433	2
Begin	228	206	1	435	0
End	227	207
Final voting share	52.2%	47.6%	0.2%
Beginning of the next Congress	223	211	1	435	0
Non-voting members	1	4	0	5	0

House seats by party holding plurality in state
80.1–100% Republican	80.1–100% Democratic
60.1–80% Republican	60.1–80% Democratic
50.1–60% Republican	50.1–60% Democratic
striped: 50–50 split	1 independent

Leadership

Senate

• President: Al Gore (D)
• President pro tempore: Strom Thurmond (R)

Majority (Republican) leadership

• Majority Leader: Trent Lott
• Majority Whip: Don Nickles
• Conference Chairman: Connie Mack III
• Conference Vice-Chairman: Paul Coverdell
• Policy Committee Chairman: Larry Craig
• Campaign Committee Chairman: Mitch McConnell

Minority (Democratic) leadership

• Minority Leader: Tom Daschle
• Minority Whip: Wendell H. Ford
• Conference Chairman: Tom Daschle
• Conference Secretary: Barbara Mikulski
• Policy Committee Co-Chairs: Tom Daschle and Harry Reid
• Campaign Committee Chairman: Bob Kerrey

House of Representatives

• Speaker: Newt Gingrich (R)

Majority (Republican) leadership

• Majority Leader: Dick Armey
• Majority Whip: Tom DeLay
• Conference Chairman: John Boehner
• Conference Vice-Chairman: Jennifer Dunn
• Conference Secretary: Tillie K. Fowler

Minority (Democratic) leadership

• Minority Leader: Dick Gephardt
• Minority Whip: David E. Bonior
• Caucus Chairman: Victor H. Fazio
• Caucus Vice-Chairman: Barbara B. Kennelly

Caucuses

• Armenian Caucus
• Biomedical Research Caucus
• Congressional Air Force Caucus
• Congressional Arts Caucus
• Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus
• Congressional Automotive Caucus
• Congressional Bike Caucus
• Congressional Black Caucus
• Congressional Caucus on India and Indian Americans
• Congressional Caucus on Korea
• Congressional Fire Services Caucus
• Congressional Friends of Ireland Caucus
• Congressional Hispanic Caucus
• Congressional Mississippi River Caucus
• Congressional Motorsports Caucus
• Congressional Progressive Caucus
• Congressional Pediatric & Adult Hydrocephalus Caucus
• Congressional Portuguese-American Caucus
• Congressional Travel & Tourism Caucus
• Congressional Western Caucus
• Congresswomen's Caucus
• Hong Kong Caucus
• House Democratic Caucus
• House Recycling Caucus
• Hudson River Caucus
• Law Enforcement Caucus
• New Democrat Coalition
• Northern Border Caucus
• Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Caucus

Members

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Senate

Alabama 3. Richard Shelby (R) 2. Jeff Sessions (R) Alaska 2. Ted Stevens (R) 3. Frank Murkowski (R) Arizona 3. John McCain (R) 1. Jon Kyl (R) Arkansas 3. Dale Bumpers (D) 2. Tim Hutchinson (R) California 1. Dianne Feinstein (D) 3. Barbara Boxer (D) Colorado 3. Ben Nighthorse Campbell (R) 2. Wayne Allard (R) Connecticut 3. Christopher Dodd (D) 1. Joe Lieberman (D) Delaware 1. William Roth (R) 2. Joe Biden (D) Florida 3. Bob Graham (D) 1. Connie Mack (R) Georgia 3. Paul Coverdell (R) 2. Max Cleland (D) Hawaii 3. Daniel Inouye (D) 1. Daniel Akaka (D) Idaho 2. Larry Craig (R) 3. Dirk Kempthorne (R) Illinois 3. Carol Moseley Braun (D) 2. Dick Durbin (D) Indiana 1. Dick Lugar (R) 3. Dan Coats (R) Iowa 3. Chuck Grassley (R) 2. Tom Harkin (D) Kansas 3. Sam Brownback (R) 2. Pat Roberts (R) Kentucky 3. Wendell H. Ford (D) 2. Mitch McConnell (R) Louisiana 3. John Breaux (D) 2. Mary Landrieu (D) Maine 1. Olympia Snowe (R) 2. Susan Collins (R) Maryland 1. Paul Sarbanes (D) 3. Barbara Mikulski (D) Massachusetts 1. Ted Kennedy (D) 2. John Kerry (D) Michigan 2. Carl Levin (D) 1. Spencer Abraham (R) Minnesota 2. Paul Wellstone (D) 1. Rod Grams (R) Mississippi 2. Thad Cochran (R) 1. Trent Lott (R) Missouri 3. Kit Bond (R) 1. John Ashcroft (R)

Montana 2. Max Baucus (D) 1. Conrad Burns (R) Nebraska 1. Bob Kerrey (D) 2. Chuck Hagel (R) Nevada 3. Harry Reid (D) 1. Richard Bryan (D) New Hampshire 2. Bob Smith (R) 3. Judd Gregg (R) New Jersey 1. Frank Lautenberg (D) 2. Robert Torricelli (D) New Mexico 2. Pete Domenici (R) 1. Jeff Bingaman (D) New York 1. Daniel Patrick Moynihan (D) 3. Al D'Amato (R) North Carolina 2. Jesse Helms (R) 3. Lauch Faircloth (R) North Dakota 1. Kent Conrad (D) 3. Byron Dorgan (D) Ohio 3. John Glenn (D) 1. Mike DeWine (R) Oklahoma 3. Don Nickles (R) 2. James Inhofe (R) Oregon 3. Ron Wyden (D) 2. Gordon Smith (R) Pennsylvania 3. Arlen Specter (R) 1. Rick Santorum (R) Rhode Island 1. John Chafee (R) 2. Jack Reed (D) South Carolina 2. Strom Thurmond (R) 3. Ernest Hollings (D) South Dakota 3. Tom Daschle (D) 2. Tim Johnson (D) Tennessee 2. Fred Thompson (R) 1. Bill Frist (R) Texas 2. Phil Gramm (R) 1. Kay Bailey Hutchison (R) Utah 1. Orrin Hatch (R) 3. Robert F. Bennett (R) Vermont 3. Patrick Leahy (D) 1. James Jeffords (R) Virginia 2. John Warner (R) 1. Charles Robb (D) Washington 1. Slade Gorton (R) 3. Patty Murray (D) West Virginia 1. Robert Byrd (D) 2. John D. Rockefeller IV (D) Wisconsin 1. Herb Kohl (D) 3. Russ Feingold (D) Wyoming 1. Craig Thomas (R) 2. Michael Enzi (R)

House of Representatives

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

Alabama (5-2 Republican) 1. Sonny Callahan (R) 2. Terry Everett (R) 3. Bob Riley (R) 4. Robert Aderholt (R) 5. Robert E. Cramer (D) 6. Spencer Bachus (R) 7. Earl Hilliard (D) Alaska (1 Republican) At-large. Don Young (R) Arizona (5-1 Republican) 1. Matt Salmon (R) 2. Ed Pastor (D) 3. Bob Stump (R) 4. John Shadegg (R) 5. Jim Kolbe (R) 6. J.D. Hayworth (R) Arkansas (2-2 split) 1. Marion Berry (D) 2. Vic Snyder (D) 3. Asa Hutchinson (R) 4. Jay Dickey (R) California (29-23 Democratic) 1. Frank Riggs (R) 2. Wally Herger (R) 3. Vic Fazio (D) 4. John Doolittle (R) 5. Robert Matsui (D) 6. Lynn Woolsey (D) 7. George Miller (D) 8. Nancy Pelosi (D) 9. Ron Dellums (D), until February 6, 1998 Barbara Lee (D), from April 21, 1998 10. Ellen Tauscher (D) 11. Richard Pombo (R) 12. Tom Lantos (D) 13. Pete Stark (D) 14. Anna Eshoo (D) 15. Tom Campbell (R) 16. Zoe Lofgren (D) 17. Sam Farr (D) 18. Gary Condit (D) 19. George Radanovich (R) 20. Cal Dooley (D) 21. Bill Thomas (R) 22. Walter Capps (D), until October 28, 1997 Lois Capps (D), from March 17, 1998 23. Elton Gallegly (R) 24. Brad Sherman (D) 25. Howard McKeon (R) 26. Howard Berman (D) 27. James E. Rogan (R) 28. David Dreier (R) 29. Henry Waxman (D) 30. Xavier Becerra (D) 31. Matthew G. Martinez (D) 32. Julian C. Dixon (D) 33. Lucille Roybal-Allard (D) 34. Esteban Edward Torres (D) 35. Maxine Waters (D) 36. Jane Harman (D) 37. Juanita Millender-McDonald (D) 38. Steve Horn (R) 39. Ed Royce (R) 40. Jerry Lewis (R) 41. Jay Kim (R) 42. George Brown, Jr. (D) 43. Ken Calvert (R) 44. Sonny Bono (R), until January 5, 1998 Mary Bono (R), from April 7, 1998 45. Dana Rohrabacher (R) 46. Loretta Sanchez (D) 47. Chris Cox (R) 48. Ron Packard (R) 49. Brian Bilbray (R) 50. Bob Filner (D) 51. Randy "Duke" Cunningham (R) 52. Duncan Hunter (R) Colorado (4-2 Republican) 1. Diana DeGette (D) 2. David Skaggs (D) 3. Scott McInnis (R) 4. Bob Schaffer (R) 5. Joel Hefley (R) 6. Dan Schaefer (R) Connecticut (4-2 Democratic) 1. Barbara Kennelly (D) 2. Sam Gejdenson (D) 3. Rosa DeLauro (D) 4. Christopher Shays (R) 5. James H. Maloney (D) 6. Nancy Johnson (R) Delaware (1 Republican) At-large. Mike Castle (R) Florida (15-8 Republican) 1. Joe Scarborough (R) 2. Allen Boyd (D) 3. Corrine Brown (D) 4. Tillie Fowler (R) 5. Karen Thurman (D) 6. Cliff Stearns (R) 7. John Mica (R) 8. Bill McCollum (R) 9. Michael Bilirakis (R) 10. Bill Young (R) 11. Jim Davis (D) 12. Charles Canady (R) 13. Dan Miller (R) 14. Porter Goss (R) 15. Dave Weldon (R) 16. Mark Foley (R) 17. Carrie P. Meek (D) 18. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R) 19. Robert Wexler (D) 20. Peter Deutsch (D) 21. Lincoln Diaz-Balart (R) 22. Clay Shaw (R) 23. Alcee Hastings (D) Georgia (8-3 Republican) 1. Jack Kingston (R) 2. Sanford Bishop (D) 3. Mac Collins (R) 4. Cynthia McKinney (D) 5. John Lewis (D) 6. Newt Gingrich (R) 7. Bob Barr (R) 8. Saxby Chambliss (R) 9. Nathan Deal (R) 10. Charlie Norwood (R) 11. John Linder (R) Hawaii (2 Democrats) 1. Neil Abercrombie (D) 2. Patsy Mink (D) Idaho (2 Republicans) 1. Helen Chenoweth (R) 2. Mike Crapo (R) Illinois (10-10 split) 1. Bobby Rush (D) 2. Jesse Jackson, Jr. (D) 3. William Lipinski (D) 4. Luis Gutierrez (D) 5. Rod Blagojevich (D) 6. Henry Hyde (R) 7. Danny K. Davis (D) 8. Philip Crane (R) 9. Sidney Yates (D) 10. John Edward Porter (R) 11. Jerry Weller (R) 12. Jerry Costello (D) 13. Harris Fawell (R) 14. Dennis Hastert (R) 15. Thomas W. Ewing (R) 16. Donald Manzullo (R) 17. Lane Evans (D) 18. Ray LaHood (R) 19. Glenn Poshard (D) 20. John Shimkus (R) Indiana (6-4 Republican) 1. Pete Visclosky (D) 2. David M. McIntosh (R) 3. Tim Roemer (D) 4. Mark Souder (R) 5. Steve Buyer (R) 6. Dan Burton (R) 7. Edward A. Pease (R) 8. John Hostettler (R) 9. Lee H. Hamilton (D) 10. Julia Carson (D) Iowa (4-1 Republican) 1. Jim Leach (R) 2. Jim Nussle (R) 3. Leonard Boswell (D) 4. Greg Ganske (R) 5. Tom Latham (R) Kansas (4 Republicans) 1. Jerry Moran (R) 2. Jim Ryun (R) 3. Vincent Snowbarger (R) 4. Todd Tiahrt (R) Kentucky (5-1 Republican) 1. Ed Whitfield (R) 2. Ron Lewis (R) 3. Anne Northup (R) 4. Jim Bunning (R) 5. Hal Rogers (R) 6. Scotty Baesler (D) Louisiana (5-2 Republican) 1. Bob Livingston (R) 2. William J. Jefferson (D) 3. W.J. Billy Tauzin (R) 4. Jim McCrery (R) 5. John Cooksey (R) 6. Richard H. Baker (R) 7. Christopher John (D) Maine (2 Democrats) 1. Tom Allen (D) 2. John Baldacci (D) Maryland (4-4 split) 1. Wayne Gilchrest (R) 2. Robert Ehrlich (R) 3. Ben Cardin (D) 4. Albert Wynn (D) 5. Steny Hoyer (D) 6. Roscoe Bartlett (R) 7. Elijah Cummings (D) 8. Connie Morella (R) Massachusetts (10 Democrats) 1. John Olver (D) 2. Richard Neal (D) 3. Jim McGovern (D) 4. Barney Frank (D) 5. Marty Meehan (D) 6. John Tierney (D) 7. Ed Markey (D) 8. Joseph P. Kennedy II (D) 9. Joe Moakley (D) 10. Bill Delahunt (D) Michigan (10-6 Democratic) 1. Bart Stupak (D) 2. Peter Hoekstra (R) 3. Vern Ehlers (R) 4. David Lee Camp (R) 5. James A. Barcia (D) 6. Fred Upton (R) 7. Nick Smith (R) 8. Debbie Stabenow (D) 9. Dale Kildee (D) 10. David E. Bonior (D) 11. Joe Knollenberg (R) 12. Sander Levin (D) 13. Lynn N. Rivers (D) 14. Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick (D) 15. John Conyers (D) 16. John Dingell (D) Minnesota (6-2 Democratic) 1. Gil Gutknecht (R) 2. David Minge (DFL) 3. Jim Ramstad (R) 4. Bruce Vento (DFL) 5. Martin Olav Sabo (DFL) 6. Bill Luther (DFL) 7. Collin Peterson (DFL) 8. James Oberstar (DFL) Mississippi (3-2 Republican) 1. Roger Wicker (R) 2. Bennie Thompson (D) 3. Chip Pickering (R) 4. Mike Parker (R) 5. Gene Taylor (D) Missouri (5-4 Democratic) 1. Bill Clay (D) 2. Jim Talent (R) 3. Dick Gephardt (D) 4. Ike Skelton (D) 5. Karen McCarthy (D) 6. Pat Danner (D) 7. Roy Blunt (R) 8. Jo Ann Emerson (R) 9. Kenny Hulshof (R)

Montana (1 Republican) At-large. Rick Hill (R) Nebraska (3 Republicans) 1. Doug Bereuter (R) 2. Jon L. Christensen (R) 3. Bill Barrett (R) Nevada (2 Republicans) 1. John Ensign (R) 2. Jim Gibbons (R) New Hampshire (2 Republicans) 1. John E. Sununu (R) 2. Charlie Bass (R) New Jersey (7-6 Republican) 1. Rob Andrews (D) 2. Frank LoBiondo (R) 3. H. James Saxton (R) 4. Chris Smith (R) 5. Marge Roukema (R) 6. Frank Pallone (D) 7. Bob Franks (R) 8. Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D) 9. Steve Rothman (D) 10. Donald M. Payne (D) 11. Rodney Frelinghuysen (R) 12. Michael J. Pappas (R) 13. Bob Menendez (D) New Mexico (2-1 Republican) 1. Steven H. Schiff (R), until March 25, 1998 Heather Wilson (R), from June 25, 1998 2. Joe Skeen (R) 3. Bill Richardson (D), until February 13, 1997 Bill Redmond (R), from May 13, 1997 New York (18-13 Democratic) 1. Michael Forbes (R) 2. Rick Lazio (R) 3. Peter T. King (R) 4. Carolyn McCarthy (D) 5. Gary Ackerman (D) 6. Floyd H. Flake (D), until November 17, 1997 Gregory W. Meeks (D), from February 3, 1998 7. Thomas J. Manton (D) 8. Jerrold Nadler (D) 9. Charles E. Schumer (D) 10. Edolphus Towns (D) 11. Major R. Owens (D) 12. Nydia Velázquez (D) 13. Susan Molinari (R), until August 2, 1997 Vito Fossella (R), from November 4, 1997 14. Carolyn B. Maloney (D) 15. Charles B. Rangel (D) 16. José E. Serrano (D) 17. Eliot L. Engel (D) 18. Nita Lowey (D) 19. Sue W. Kelly (R) 20. Benjamin A. Gilman (R) 21. Michael R. McNulty (D) 22. Gerald B.H. Solomon (R) 23. Sherwood Boehlert (R) 24. John M. McHugh (R) 25. James T. Walsh (R) 26. Maurice Hinchey (D) 27. Bill Paxon (R) 28. Louise McIntosh Slaughter (D) 29. John J. LaFalce (D) 30. Jack Quinn (R) 31. Amo Houghton (R) North Carolina (6-6 split) 1. Eva M. Clayton (D) 2. Bob Etheridge (D) 3. Walter B. Jones (R) 4. David Price (D) 5. Richard Burr (R) 6. Howard Coble (R) 7. Mike McIntyre (D) 8. Bill Hefner (D) 9. Sue Wilkins Myrick (R) 10. Cass Ballenger (R) 11. Charles H. Taylor (R) 12. Mel Watt (D) North Dakota (1 Democrat) At-large. Earl Pomeroy (D) Ohio (11-8 Republican) 1. Steve Chabot (R) 2. Rob Portman (R) 3. Tony P. Hall (D) 4. Mike Oxley (R) 5. Paul Gillmor (R) 6. Ted Strickland (D) 7. Dave Hobson (R) 8. John Boehner (R) 9. Marcy Kaptur (D) 10. Dennis Kucinich (D) 11. Louis Stokes (D) 12. John Kasich (R) 13. Sherrod Brown (D) 14. Thomas C. Sawyer (D) 15. Deborah Pryce (R) 16. Ralph Regula (R) 17. James Traficant (D) 18. Bob Ney (R) 19. Steve LaTourette (R) Oklahoma (6 Republicans) 1. Steve Largent (R) 2. Tom Coburn (R) 3. Wes Watkins (R) 4. J.C. Watts (R) 5. Ernest Istook (R) 6. Frank Lucas (R) Oregon (4-1 Democratic) 1. Elizabeth Furse (D) 2. Bob Smith (R) 3. Earl Blumenauer (D) 4. Peter DeFazio (D) 5. Darlene Hooley (D) Pennsylvania (11-10 Democratic) 1. Thomas M. Foglietta (D), until November 11, 1997 Bob Brady (D), from May 19, 1998 2. Chaka Fattah (D) 3. Robert A. Borski, Jr. (D) 4. Ron Klink (D) 5. John E. Peterson (R) 6. Tim Holden (D) 7. Curt Weldon (R) 8. James C. Greenwood (R) 9. Bud Shuster (R) 10. Joseph M. McDade (R) 11. Paul Kanjorski (D) 12. John Murtha (D) 13. Jon D. Fox (R) 14. William J. Coyne (D) 15. Paul F. McHale, Jr. (D) 16. Joseph R. Pitts (R) 17. George W. Gekas (R) 18. Michael F. Doyle (D) 19. William F. Goodling (R) 20. Frank Mascara (D) 21. Phil English (R) Rhode Island (2 Democrats) 1. Patrick J. Kennedy (D) 2. Robert Weygand (D) South Carolina (4-2 Republican) 1. Mark Sanford (R) 2. Floyd Spence (R) 3. Lindsey Graham (R) 4. Bob Inglis (R) 5. John Spratt (D) 6. Jim Clyburn (D) South Dakota (1 Republican) At-large. John R. Thune (R) Tennessee (5-4 Republican) 1. Bill Jenkins (R) 2. John Duncan (R) 3. Zach Wamp (R) 4. Van Hilleary (R) 5. Bob Clement (D) 6. Bart Gordon (D) 7. Ed Bryant (R) 8. John S. Tanner (D) 9. Harold Ford, Jr. (D) Texas (17-13 Democrat) 1. Max Sandlin (D) 2. Jim Turner (D) 3. Sam Johnson (R) 4. Ralph Hall (D) 5. Pete Sessions (R) 6. Joe Barton (R) 7. William Reynolds Archer, Jr. (R) 8. Kevin Brady (R) 9. Nick Lampson (D) 10. Lloyd Doggett (D) 11. Chet Edwards (D) 12. Kay Granger (R) 13. Mac Thornberry (R) 14. Ron Paul (R) 15. Rubén Hinojosa (D) 16. Silvestre Reyes (D) 17. Charles Stenholm (D) 18. Sheila Jackson-Lee (D) 19. Larry Combest (R) 20. Henry B. Gonzalez (D) 21. Lamar S. Smith (R) 22. Tom DeLay (R) 23. Henry Bonilla (R) 24. Martin Frost (D) 25. Ken Bentsen (D) 26. Dick Armey (R) 27. Solomon P. Ortiz (D) 28. Frank Tejeda (D), until January 30, 1997 Ciro Rodriguez (D), from April 12, 1997 29. Gene Green (D) 30. Eddie Bernice Johnson (D) Utah (3 Republicans) 1. James V. Hansen (R) 2. Merrill Cook (R) 3. Chris Cannon (R) Vermont (1 Independent, caucusing with the Democrats) At-large. Bernard Sanders (I) Virginia (6-5 Democratic) 1. Herbert H. Bateman (R) 2. Owen B. Pickett (D) 3. Robert C. Scott (D) 4. Norman Sisisky (D) 5. Virgil Goode (D) 6. Bob Goodlatte (R) 7. Thomas J. Bliley, Jr. (R) 8. Jim Moran (D) 9. Rick Boucher (D) 10. Frank Wolf (R) 11. Thomas M. Davis (R) Washington (6-3 Republican) 1. Rick White (R) 2. Jack Metcalf (R) 3. Linda Smith (R) 4. Doc Hastings (R) 5. George Nethercutt (R) 6. Norman D. Dicks (D) 7. Jim McDermott (D) 8. Jennifer Dunn (R) 9. Adam Smith (D) West Virginia (3 Democrats) 1. Alan Mollohan (D) 2. Bob Wise (D) 3. Nick Rahall (D) Wisconsin (5-4 Democratic) 1. Mark Neumann (R) 2. Scott L. Klug (R) 3. Ron Kind (D) 4. Gerald D. Kleczka (D) 5. Tom Barrett (D) 6. Tom Petri (R) 7. Dave Obey (D) 8. Jay W. Johnson (D) 9. Jim Sensenbrenner (R) Wyoming (1 Republican) At-large. Barbara Cubin (R) Non-voting delegations (5 Democrats) American Samoa. Eni F.H. Faleomavaega (D) District of Columbia. Eleanor Holmes Norton (D) Guam. Robert A. Underwood (D) Virgin Islands. Donna Christian-Christensen (D) Puerto Rico. Carlos Romero Barceló (Resident Commissioner) (D/PNP)

Changes in membership

Senate

There were no changes in Senate membership during this Congress.

House of Representatives

Four members of the House of Representatives died, and four resigned.

District	Vacator	Reason for change	Successor	Date successor seated
Missouri's 8th	Vacant	Rep. Bill Emerson died during previous Congress	Jo Ann Emerson (R)	January 8, 1997
Texas's 28th	Frank Tejeda (D)	Died January 30, 1997	Ciro D. Rodriguez (D)	April 12, 1997
New Mexico 3rd	Bill Richardson (D)	Resigned February 13, 1997, to become Ambassador to the United Nations	Bill Redmond (R)	May 20, 1997
New York 13th	Susan Molinari (R)	Resigned August 2, 1997, to become a television journalist for CBS	Vito Fossella (R)	November 5, 1997
California 22nd	Walter H. Capps (D)	Died October 28, 1997	Lois Capps (D)	March 17, 1998
Pennsylvania 1st	Thomas M. Foglietta (D)	Resigned November 11, 1997, to become Ambassador to Italy	Robert A. Brady (D)	May 21, 1998
New York 6th	Floyd H. Flake (D)	Resigned November 17, 1997, to return full-time to his duties as pastor of Allen A.M.E. Church	Gregory Meeks (D)	February 5, 1998
California 44th	Sonny Bono (R)	Died January 5, 1998	Mary Bono (R)	April 21, 1998
California 9th	Ronald Dellums (D)	Resigned February 6, 1998	Barbara Lee (D)	April 21, 1998
New Mexico 1st	Steven Schiff (R)	Died March 25, 1998	Heather Wilson (R)	June 25, 1998

Committees

Lists of committees and their party leaders.

Senate

• Aging (Special)
• Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry
  • Forestry, Conservation and Rural Revitalization
  • Marketing Inspection and Product Promotion
  • Production and Price Competitiveness
  • Research, Nutrition and General Legislation
• Appropriations
  • Agriculture, Rural Development and Related Agencies
  • Commerce, Justice, State and Judiciary
  • Defense
  • District of Columbia
  • Energy and Water Development
  • Foreign Operations
  • Interior
  • Labor, Health, Human Services and Education
  • Legislative Branch
  • Military Construction
  • Transportation
  • Treasury and General Government
  • VA, HUD and Independent Agencies
• Armed Services
  • Acquisition and Technology
  • Airland Forces
  • Personnel
  • Readiness
  • Seapower
  • Strategic Forces
• Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs
  • Financial Institutions and Regulatory Relief
  • Financial Services and Technology
  • Housing Opportunity and Community Development
  • International Finance
  • Securities
• Budget
• Commerce, Science and Transportation
  • Aviation
  • Communications
  • Consumer Affairs, Foreign Commerce and Tourism
  • Manufacturing and Competitiveness
  • Oceans and Fisheries
  • Science, Technology and Space
  • Surface Transportation and Merchant Marine
• Energy and Natural Resources
  • Energy Research, Development, Production and Regulation
  • Forests and Public Land Management
  • National Parks, Historic Preservation and Recreation
  • Manufacturing and Competitiveness
  • Water and Power
• Environment and Public Works
  • Clean Air, Wetlands, Private Property and Nuclear Safety
  • Drinking Water, Fisheries and Wildlife
  • Superfund, Waste Control and Risk Assessment
  • Transportation and Infrastructure
• Ethics (Select)
• Finance
  • Health Care
  • International Trade
  • Long-Term Growth, Debt and Deficit Reduction
  • Social Security and Family Policy
  • Taxation and IRS Oversight
• Foreign Relations
  • African Affairs
  • East Asian and Pacific Affairs
  • European Affairs
  • International Operations
  • Near Eastern and South Asian Affairs
  • Western Hemisphere, Peace Corps, Narcotics and Terrorism
• Governmental Affairs
  • International Security, Proliferation and Federal Services
  • Oversight of Government Management, Restructing and the District of Columbia
  • Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations
• Indian Affairs (Select)
• Judiciary
  • Administrative Oversight and the Courts
  • Antitrust, Business Rights and Competition
  • Constitution, Federalism and Property Rights
  • Immigration
  • Technology, Terrorism and Government Information
  • Youth Violence
• Intelligence (Select)
• Labor and Human Resources
  • Aging
  • Children and Families
  • Employment and Training
  • Public Health and Safety
• Rules and Administration
• Small Business
• Veterans' Affairs
• Year 2000 Technology Problem (Select)

House of Representatives

• Agriculture
  • Departments Operations, Nutrition and Foreign Agriculture
  • Forestry, Resource Conservation and Research
  • General Farm Commodities
  • Livestock, Dairy and Poultry
  • Risk Management and Specialty Crops
• Appropriations
  • Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration and Related Agencies
  • Commerce, Justice, State and Judiciary
  • District of Columbia
  • Energy and Water Development
  • Foreign Operations, Export Financing and Related Programs
  • Interior
  • Labor, Health, Human Services and Education
  • Legislative
  • Military Construction
  • National Security
  • Treasury, Postal Service and General Government
• Banking and Financial Services
  • Capital Markets, Securities and Government Sponsored Enterprises
  • Domestic and International Monetary Policy
  • Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit
  • General Oversight and Investigations
  • Housing and Community Opportunity
• Budget
• Commerce
  • Energy and Power
  • Finance and Hazardous Materials
  • Health and Environment
  • Oversight and Investigations
  • Telecommunications, Trade and Consumer Protection
• Education and the Workforce
  • Early Childhood, Youth and Families
  • Employer-Employee Relations
  • Oversight and Investigations
  • Postsecondary Education, Training and Life-Long Learning
  • Workforce Protections
• Government Reform and Oversight
  • Civil Service
  • District of Columbia
  • Government Management, Information and Technology
  • Human Resources
  • National Economic Growth, Natural Resources and Regulatory Affairs
  • National Security, International Affairs and Criminal Justice
  • Postal Service
• House Oversight
• International Relations
  • Africa
  • Asia and the Pacific
  • International Operations and Human Rights
  • Western Hemisphere
  • International Economic Policy and Trade
• Judiciary
  • Commercial and Administrative Law
  • The Constitution
  • Courts and Intellectual Property
  • Crime
  • Immigration and Claims
• National Security
  • Military Installations and Facilities
  • Military Personnel
  • Military Procurement
  • Military Research and Development
  • Special Oversight Panel on Morale, Welfare and Recreation
• Resources
  • Energy and Mineral Resources
  • Fisheries Conservation, Wildlife and Oceans
  • National Parks and Public Lands
  • Forests and Forest Health
  • Water and Power
• Rules
  • Legislative and Budget Process
  • Rules and Organization of the House
• Science
  • Basic Research
  • Energy and Environment
  • Space and Aeronautics
  • Technology
• Small Business
  • Empowerment
  • Government Programs and Oversight
  • Regulatory Reform
  • Tax, Finance and Exports
• Standards of Official Conduct
• Transportation and Infrastructure
  • Aviation
  • Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation
  • Public Buildings and Economic Development
  • Railroads
  • Surface Transportation
  • Water Resources and Environment
• Veterans' Affairs
  • Benefits
  • Health
  • Oversight and Investigations
• Ways and Means
  • Health
  • Human Resources
  • Oversight
  • Social Security
  • Trade
• Whole

Joint committees

• Economic
• Taxation
• Library
• Printing

Employees and legislative agency directors

Legislative branch agency directors

• Architect of the Capitol: Alan M. Hantman
• Attending Physician of the United States Congress: John F. Eisold
• Comptroller General of the United States: David M. Walker (starting 1998)
• Director of the Congressional Budget Office: June E. O'Neill
• Librarian of Congress: James H. Billington
• Public Printer of the United States: Michael F. DiMario

Senate

• Chaplain: Lloyd John Ogilvie
• Historian: Richard A. Baker
• Parliamentarian: Bob Dove
• Secretary: Gary Lee Sisco
• Secretary for the Majority: Elizabeth B. Greene
• Secretary for the Minority: Martin P. Paone
• Sergeant at Arms: Gregory S. Casey

House of Representatives

• Chaplain: James David Ford
• Chief Administrative Officer:Jeff Trandahl (acting)
• Clerk: Robin H. Carle
• Parliamentarian: Charles W. Johnson
• Sergeant at Arms: Wilson Livingood
• Inspector General: John W. Lainhart IV

See also

• United States elections, 1996 (elections leading to this Congress)
  • United States presidential election, 1996
  • United States Senate elections, 1996
  • United States House of Representatives elections, 1996
• United States elections, 1998 (elections during this Congress, leading to the next Congress)
  • United States Senate elections, 1998
  • United States House of Representatives elections, 1998

External links

• Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
• House History from the U.S. House of Representatives
• Statistics & Lists from the U.S. Senate
• Legislative information from THOMAS at the Library of Congress
• House of Representatives Session Calendar for the 105th Congress (PDF).
• Congressional Pictorial Directory for the 105th Congress.
• Official Congressional Directory for the 105th Congress