105th United States Congress
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| 105th United States Congress | |
 United States Capitol (2002) |
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| Session: | January 3, 1997 – January 3, 1999 |
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| President of the Senate: | Al Gore |
| President pro tempore of the Senate: | Strom Thurmond |
| Speaker of the House: | Newt Gingrich |
| Members: | 435 Representatives 100 Senators 5 Territorial Representatives |
| House Majority: | Republican |
| Senate Majority: | Republican |
The One Hundred Fifth United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, comprised 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 first two years of the second administration of U.S. President Bill Clinton.
Apportionment of seats in this House of Representatives was based on the Twenty-first Census of the United States in 1990. Both chambers had a Republican majority.
[edit] Dates of sessions
January 3, 1997 – January 3, 1999
- First session: January 7, 1997 – November 13, 1997
- Second session: January 27, 1998 – December 19, 1998
Previous congress: 104th Congress • Next congress: 106th Congress
[edit] Major events
- 1998-05-18 - United States v. Microsoft decision
- 1998-08-07 - 1998 U.S. embassy bombings
- 1998-12-19 - House of Representatives impeached President Clinton, H.Res. 611
[edit] Major legislation
- August 5, 1997 — Balanced Budget Act of 1997, Pub.L. 105-33, 111 Stat. 251
- August 5, 1997 — Taxpayer Relief Act of 1997, Pub.L. 105-34, 111 Stat. 788
- June 9, 1998 — Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century, Pub.L. 105-178, 112 Stat. 107
- July 22, 1998 — Taxpayer Bill of Rights III, Pub.L. 105-206, title III, 112 Stat. 726
- August 7, 1998 — Workforce Investment Act, Pub.L. 105-220, 112 Stat. 936
- October 21, 1998 — Child Online Privacy Protection Act, Pub.L. 105-277, div. C, title XIV, 112 Stat. 2681
- October 27, 1998 — Sonny Bono Copyright Term Extension Act, Pub.L. 105-298, title I, 112 Stat. 2827
- October 28, 1998 — Digital Millennium Copyright Act (including the Online Copyright Infringement Liability Limitation Act), Pub.L. 105-304, 112 Stat. 2860
- October 31, 1998 — Iraq Liberation Act, Pub.L. 105-338, 112 Stat. 3178
[edit] Party summary
[edit] Senate
| Affiliation | Members | Note | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Republican Party | 55 | shifted to 54 twice | |
| Democratic Party | 45 | shifted to 46 twice | |
| Total | 100 | ||
[edit] House of Representatives
| Affiliation | Members | Voting share |
Delegates and Resident Commissioner |
Note | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican Party | 228 | 52.4% | 1 | ||
| Democratic Party | 206 | 47.4% | 4 | ||
| Independent | 1 | 0.2% | - | Caucuses with the Democrats | |
| Vacant | 0 | 0.0% | - | ||
| Total | 435 | 5 | |||
[edit] Officers
[edit] Senate
| Office | Senator / Vice-President | Party | State | |
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| President of the Senate | Al Gore | Democratic | Tennessee | |
| President pro tempore | Strom Thurmond | Republican | South Carolina | |
| Majority Leader | Trent Lott | Republican | Mississippi | |
| Minority Leader | Tom Daschle | Democratic | South Dakota | |
| Majority Whip | Don Nickles | Republican | Oklahoma | |
| Minority Whip | Wendell Hampton Ford | Democratic | Kentucky | |
[edit] House of Representatives
| Office | Representative | Party | State | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Speaker of the House | Newt Gingrich | Republican | Georgia | |
| Majority Leader | Dick Armey | Republican | Texas | |
| Minority Leader | Dick Gephardt | Democratic | Missouri | |
| Majority Whip | Tom DeLay | Republican | Texas | |
| Minority Whip | David Bonior | Democratic | Michigan | |
[edit] Members
[edit] Senate
- See also: Category:United States Senators
- See also: Category:United States Congressional Delegations by state
[edit] House of Representatives
| 80.1-100% Republican | 80.1-100% Democratic |
| 60.1-80% Republican | 60.1-80% Democratic |
| 50.1-60% Republican | 50.1-60% Democratic |
| Independent | |
| House seats by party holding plurality in state | |
The names of members of the House of Representatives elected statewide at-large, are preceded by an "At-large," and the names of those elected from districts, whether plural or single member, are preceded by their district numbers.
Many of the congressional district numbers are linked to articles describing the district itself. Since the boundaries of the districts have changed often and substantially, the linked article may only describe the district as it exists today, and not as it was at the time of this Congress.
- See also: Category:Members of the United States House of Representatives
- See also: Category:United States Congressional Delegations by state
[edit] Employees
- Architect of the Capitol: Alan M. Hantman
- Attending Physician of the United States Congress: John F. Eisold
[edit] Senate
- Chaplain: Lloyd John Ogilvie
- Historian:
- Parliamentarian: Bob Dove
- Secretary: Gary Lee Sisco
- Sergeant at Arms: Gregory S. Casey
- Secretary for the Majority: Elizabeth B. Greene
- Secretary for the Minority: Martin P. Paone
[edit] 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
[edit] External links
- Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress
- U.S. House of Representatives: Congressional History
- U.S. Senate: Statistics and Lists
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