The
Ninety-sixth 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, 1979 to January 3, 1981, during the
last two years of the administration of U.S. President Jimmy Carter.
The apportionment of seats in this
House of
Representatives was based on the
1970 Census. Both chambers had a
Democratic
majority.
Major events
Major legislation
- 1979-09-27 — Panama Canal
Act of 1979, ,
- 1979-04-10 — Taiwan Relations
Act,
- 1979-10-17 — Department of Education
Organization Act, ,
- 1980-03-17 — Refugee Act, ,
- 1980-09-19 — Regulatory
Flexibility Act, ,
- 1980-09-29 — Fish and Wildlife
Conservation Act of 1980, ,
- 1980-10-14 — Staggers Act, ,
- 1980-12-02 — Alaska National
Interest Lands Conservation Act, ,
- 1980-12-11 —
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability
Act (CERCLA or Superfund), ,
- 1980-12-11 — Paperwork Reduction Act of
1980, ,
- 1980-12-12 — Bayh-Dole Act, ,
Party summary
Senate
Total members: 100
House of Representatives
Total members: 435
Leadership
Senate
House
Members
This list is arranged by chamber, then by state. Senators are
listed in order of seniority, and Representatives are listed by
district.
Senate
Senators are popularly elected statewide every two years, with
one-third beginning new six year terms with each Congress.
House of Representatives
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The names of members of the House of Representatives elected
statewide on the
general ticketor
otherwise
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.
Non-voting members
Changes in Membership
The count below reflects changes from the beginning of the first
session of this Congress.
References
External links
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Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
Florida
Georgia
Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois
- Abner J. Mikva (D), resigned September 26, 1979
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
- David C. Treen (R)resigned March 10,
1980
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts
Michigan
- Charles C. Diggs, Jr. (D)resigned June 3,
1980
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri
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Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New
Hampshire
New
Jersey
New
Mexico
New
York
North
Carolina
North
Dakota
Ohio
Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
- Vacant February 1, 1980 - April 8, 1980
- :Raphael J. Musto (D)installed April 9,
1980
Rhode
Island
South
Carolina
South
Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont
Virginia
Washington
West
Virginia
- John M. Slack, Jr. (D)died March 17,
1980
Wisconsin
Wyoming
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- Senate
- replacements: 4
- deaths:
- resignations: 4
- vacancy:
- Total seats with changes: 4
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- House of Representatives
- replacements: 5
- deaths: 1
- resignations: 4
- contested election:
- Total seats with changes: 5
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