90th United States Congress

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1 Dates of sessions
2 Major events
3 Major legislation
4 Party summary
- 4.1 Senate
- 4.2 House of Representatives
5 Leadership
- 5.1 Senate
- 5.2 House of Representatives
6 Members
7 Changes in membership
- 7.1 Senate
- 7.2 House of Representatives
8 Officers
- 8.1 Senate
- 8.2 House of Representatives
9 Notes
10 References
11 External links

United States Capitol (1962)

The Ninetieth 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, 1967 to January 3, 1969, during the last two years of the second administration of U.S. President Lyndon Johnson.

The apportionment of seats in this House of Representatives was based on the Eighteenth Census of the United States in 1960. Both chambers had a Democratic majority.

[edit] Dates of sessions

January 3, 1967 – January 3, 1969

First session: January 10, 1967 – December 15, 1967
Second session: January 15, 1968 – October 14, 1968

Previous: 89th Congress • Next: 91st Congress

[edit] Major events

Main articles: 1967#Events and 1968#Events

[edit] Major legislation

Main article: List of United States federal legislation#90th United States Congress

1967 April 4 — Supplemental Defense Appropriations Act, Pub.L. 90-8, 81 Stat. 8
1967 November 7 — Public Broadcasting Act, Pub.L. 90-129, 81 Stat. 365
1967 December 15 — Age Discrimination in Employment Act, Pub.L. 90-202, 81 Stat. 602, 29 U.S.C. § 621
1967 December 18 — National Park Foundation Act, Pub.L. 90-209, 81 Stat. 656, 16 U.S.C. § 19e et seq.
1968 — Bilingual Education Act, Pub.L. 90-247, 20 U.S.C. § 7401 et seq.
1968 April 11 — Civil Rights Act of 1968, Pub.L. 90-284, 82 Stat. 73, 42 U.S.C. § 3601, including Title II: Indian Civil Rights Act, 82 Stat. 77, 25 U.S.C. § 1301 et seq.
1968 June 19 — Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968, Pub.L. 90-351, 82 Stat. 197, 42 U.S.C. § 3711
1968 July 21 — Aircraft Noise Abatement Act, Pub.L. 90-411, 49 U.S.C. § 44709 et seq.
1968 October 2 — Wild and Scenic Rivers Act, Pub.L. 90-542, 82 Stat. 906, 16 U.S.C. § 1271 et seq.
1968 October 2 — National Trails System Act, Pub.L. 90-543, 82 Stat. 919, 16 U.S.C. § 124
1968 October 15 — Health Services and Facilities Amendments of 1968, Pub.L. 90-574, 82 Stat. 1006, including Title III: Alcoholic and Narcotic Addict Rehabilitation Amendments of 1968
1968 October 22 — Gun Control Act of 1968, Pub.L. 90-618, 82 Stat. 1213

[edit] Party summary

The count below identifies party affiliations at the beginning of the first session of this Congress, and includes members from vacancies and newly admitted states, when they were first seated. Changes resulting from subsequent replacements are shown below in the "Changes in membership" section.

[edit] Senate

Democratic: 64 (majority)
Republican: 36

TOTAL members: 100

[edit] House of Representatives

Democratic: 247 (majority)
Republican: 187
Vacant: 1 ^[1]

TOTAL members: 435

[edit] Leadership

President of the Senate (U.S. Vice President) Hubert Humphrey.

80.1-100% Republican	80.1-100% Democratic
60.1-80% Republican	60.1-80% Democratic

House seats by party holding plurality in state

[edit] Senate

President of the United States Senate: Hubert Humphrey, (DFL) of Minnesota
President pro tempore: Carl Hayden, Democratic of Arizona
Majority Leader: Mike Mansfield, Democrat of Montana
Minority Leader: Everett Dirksen, Republican of Illinois
Majority Whip: Russell B. Long, Democrat of Louisiana
Minority Whip: Thomas Kuchel, Republican of California

[edit] House of Representatives

Speaker: John W. McCormack, Democratic of Massachusetts
Majority Leader: Carl Albert of Oklahoma
Minority Leader: Gerald Ford of Michigan
Majority Whip: Hale Boggs of Louisiana
Minority Whip: Leslie Cornelius Arends of Illinois
Democratic Caucus Chairman: Dan Rostenkowski of Illinois
Republican Conference Chairman: Melvin R. Laird of Wisconsin

[edit] Members

This list is arranged by chamber, then by state. Senators are listed in order of seniority, and Representatives are listed by district.

See also: 90th United States Congress - Political Parties

See also: 90th United States Congress - State Delegations

See also: United States House election, 1966

[edit] Senate

Senators are popularly elected statewide every two years, with one-third beginning new six year terms with each Congress. Preceding the names in the list below are Senate class numbers, which indicate the cycle of their election. In this Congress, Class 1 meant their term began in the last Congress, requiring reelection in 1970; Class 2 meant their term began with this Congress, requiring reelection in 1972; and Class 3 meant their term ended with this Congress, requiring reelection in 1968.

President pro tempore Carl Hayden

Majority Leader Mike Mansfield

Minority Leader Everett Dirksen

See also: :Category:United States Senators

See also: :Category:United States Congressional Delegations by state

[edit] House of Representatives

The names of members of the House of Representatives elected statewide on the general ticket or otherwise at-large, are preceded by an "A/L," 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.

Majority Leader Carl Albert

Minority Leader Gerald Ford

See also: :Category:Members of the United States House of Representatives

See also: :Category:United States Congressional Delegations by state

[edit] Alabama

[edit] Alaska

A/L. Howard W. Pollock (R)

[edit] Arizona

[edit] Arkansas

[edit] California

Paul N. (Pete) McCloskey, Jr. (R)

[edit] Colorado

[edit] Connecticut

[edit] Delaware

A/L. William V. Roth, Jr. (R)

[edit] Florida

[edit] Georgia

[edit] Hawaii

Both representatives were elected statewide on a general ticket

A/L. Spark M. Matsunaga (D)
A/L. Patsy T. Mink (D)

[edit] Idaho

1. James A. McClure (R)
2. George V. Hansen (R)

[edit] Illinois

[edit] Indiana

[edit] Iowa

[edit] Kansas

[edit] Kentucky

[edit] Louisiana

[edit] Maine

1. Peter N. Kyros (D)
2. William D. Hathaway (D)

[edit] Maryland

[edit] Massachusetts

[edit] Michigan

[edit] Minnesota

[edit] Mississippi

Charles H. Griffin (D)

4. Gillespie V. Montgomery (D)
5. William M. Colmer (D)

[edit] Missouri

[edit] Montana

1. Arnold Olsen (D)
2. James Franklin Battin (R)

[edit] Nebraska

[edit] Nevada

A/L. Walter S. Baring, Jr. (D)

[edit] New Hampshire

1. Louis C. Wyman (R)
2. James C. Cleveland (R)

[edit] New Jersey

[edit] New Mexico

Both representatives were elected statewide on a general ticket

A/L. Thomas G. Morris (D)
A/L. E. S. (Johnny) Walker (D)

[edit] New York

Bertram L. Podell (D)

[edit] North Carolina

[edit] North Dakota

1. Mark Andrews (R)
2. Thomas S. Kleppe (R)

[edit] Ohio

[edit] Oklahoma

[edit] Oregon

[edit] Pennsylvania

1. William A. Barrett (D)
2. Robert N.C. Nix, Sr. (D)
3. James A. Byrne (D)
4. Joshua Eilberg (D)
5. William J. Green, III (D)
6. George M. Rhodes (D)
7. Lawrence G. Williams (R)
8. Edward G. Biester, Jr. (R)
9. G. Robert Watkins (R)
10. Joseph M. McDade (R)
11. Daniel J. Flood (D)
12. J. Irving Whalley (R)
13. Richard S. Schweiker (R)
14. William S. Moorhead (D)
15. Frederick B. Rooney (D)
16. Edwin D. Eshleman (R)
17. Herman T. Schneebeli (R)
18. Robert J. Corbett (R)
19. George A. Goodling (R)
20. Elmer J. Holland (D), died August 9, 1968

Vacant August 10, 1968 - November 4, 1968

Joseph M. Gaydos (D), elected to fill vacancy, installed November 5, 1968

[edit] Rhode Island

2. Fernand St. Germain (D)
1. John E. Fogarty (D)

Robert Tiernan (D)

[edit] South Carolina

[edit] South Dakota

1. Benjamin Reifel (R)
2. Ellis Y. Berry (R)

[edit] Tennessee

[edit] Texas

James M. Collins (R)

[edit] Utah

1. Laurence J. Burton (R)
2. Sherman P. Lloyd (R)

[edit] Vermont

A/L. Robert T. Stafford (R)

[edit] Virginia

[edit] Washington

[edit] West Virginia

[edit] Wisconsin

[edit] Wyoming

A/L. William H. Harrison (R)

[edit] Delegates

Puerto Rico. Santiago Polanco Abreu (PPD)

[edit] Changes in membership

The count below reflects changes from the beginning of the first session of this Congress.

See also: 90th United States Congress - Membership Changes

[edit] Senate

Replacements: 4
- Democratic: 2 seat net loss
- Republican: 2 seat net gain
Deaths: 2
Resignations: 2
Total seats with changes: 4===

[edit] House of Representatives

Replacements: 6
- Democratic: 1 seat net loss
- Republican: 1 seat net gain
Deaths: 4
Resignations: 4
Expulsion: 1
Total seats with changes: 9===

[edit] Officers

Architect of the Capitol: J. George Stewart, appointed October 1, 1954

[edit] Senate

Secretary: Francis R. Valeo of the District of Columbia
Sergeant at Arms: Robert G. Dunphy of Rhode Island
Chaplain: Frederick Brown Harris, Methodist, elected October 10, 1942
Democratic Party Secretary: J. Stanley Kimmitt
Republican Party Secretary: J. Mark Trice

[edit] House of Representatives

Clerk: W. Pat Jennings of Virginia
Sergeant at Arms: Zeake W. Johnson of Tennessee
Doorkeeper: William M. Miller of Mississippi
Postmaster: H. H. Morris of Kentucky
Parliamentarian: Lewis Deschler
Chaplain: Edward G. Latch, Methodist

[edit] Notes

^ Adam Clayton Powell, Jr. was excluded from membership in this Congress.

[edit] References

Martis, Kenneth C. (1989). The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
Martis, Kenneth C. (1982). The Historical Atlas of United States Congressional Districts. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.