106th United States Congress
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| 106th United States Congress | |
 United States Capitol (2002) |
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| Session: | January 3, 1999 – January 3, 2001 |
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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 Sixth 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, 1999 to January 3, 2001, during the last two years of the second administration of U.S. President Bill Clinton.
The 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, 1999 – January 3, 2001
- First session: January 6, 1999 – November 22, 1999
- Second session: January 24, 2000 – December 15, 2000
Previous congress: 105th Congress • Next congress: 107th Congress
[edit] Major events
- January 7, 1999 — February 12, 1999: Impeachment trial of President Bill Clinton
- March 29, 1999 — Dow Jones Industrial Average ended above 10,000 for the first time.
- April 20, 1999 — Columbine High School massacre
- October 13, 1999 — Senate rejected Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty
- December 31, 1999: Y2K bug
- April 3, 2000 — United States v. Microsoft: Federal court held Microsoft liable for anti-trust violations
- November–December 2000: Election of George W. Bush
[edit] Major Legislation
- May 21, 1999 — Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act (Kosovo operations), Pub.L. 106-31, 113 Stat. 57
- November 12, 1999 — Gramm-Leach-Bliley Financial Services Modernization Act, Pub.L. 106-102, 113 Stat. 1338
- November 29, 1999 — American Inventors Protection Act (including Anticybersquatting Consumer Protection Act), Pub.L. 106-113, 113 Stat. 1536,
- May 18, 2000 — African Growth and Opportunity Act, Pub.L. 106-200, 114 Stat. 251
- June 30, 2000 — Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act, Pub.L. 106-229, 114 Stat. 464
- September 22, 2000 — Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act, Pub.L. 106-274, 114 Stat. 803,
- October 30, 2000 — Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act, Pub.L. 106-390, 114 Stat. 1552
- October 30, 2000 — Commodity Futures Modernization Act of 2000, Pub.L. 106-554, 114 Stat. 2763A, (as part of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2001)
[edit] Party summary
[edit] Senate
Membership changed with two deaths.
| Affiliation | Total | Notes | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Democratic | Vacant | ||||
| Members (shading indicates
majority caucus) |
Begin (January 3, 1999) | 55 | 45 | 100 | 0 | |
| October 25, 1999 | 54 | 99 | 1 | John Chafee (R) died. | ||
| November 2, 1999 | 55 | 100 | 0 | Lincoln Chafee (R) replaced his father. | ||
| July 19, 2000 | 54 | 99 | 1 | Paul Coverdell (R) died. | ||
| July 25, 2000 | 46 | 100 | 0 | Zell Miller (D) replaced Coverdell. | ||
| Latest voting share | 54% | 46% | ||||
[edit] House of Representatives
| Affiliation | Members | Voting share |
Delegates and Resident Commissioner |
Note | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | 223 | 51.3% | 1 | ||
| Democratic | 211 | 48.6% | 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | Harry Reid | Democratic | Nevada | |
[edit] House of Representatives
| Office | Representative | Party | State | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Speaker of the House | Dennis Hastert | Republican | Illinois | |
| 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 |
| House seats by party holding plurality in state | |
- See also: Category:Members of the United States House of Representatives and Category:United States Congressional Delegations by state
| Alabama — Alaska — Arizona — Arkansas — California — Colorado — Connecticut — Delaware — Florida — Georgia — Hawaii — Idaho — Illinois — Indiana — Iowa — Kansas — Kentucky — Louisiana — Maine — Maryland — Massachusetts — Michigan — Minnesota — Mississippi — Missouri — Montana — Nebraska — Nevada — New Hampshire — New Jersey — New Mexico — New York — North Carolina — North Dakota — Ohio — Oklahoma — Oregon — Pennsylvania — Rhode Island — South Carolina — South Dakota — Tennessee — Texas — Utah — Vermont — Virginia — Washington — West Virginia — Wisconsin — Wyoming
American Samoa — District of Columbia — Guam — Puerto Rico — Virgin Islands |
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.
- At Large Eni F.H. Faleomavaega (non-voting delegate) (D)
- At Large Eleanor Holmes Norton (non-voting delegate) (D)
- At Large Robert A. Underwood (non-voting delegate) (D)
- At Large Aníbal Acevedo-Vilá (non-voting Resident Commissioner) (D/PPD)
- At Large Donna Christian-Christensen (non-voting delegate) (D)
[edit] Changes in Membership
[edit] Senate
| Incumbent | State | Reason for vacancy ↑ | Successor | Date of Successor's Installation | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Chafee (R) | Rhode Island | Died October 24, 1999. | Lincoln Chafee (R) (Appointed) |
November 2, 1999 | ||
| Paul Coverdell (R) | Georgia | Died July 18, 2000. | Zell Miller (D) (Appointed) |
July 24, 2000 | ||
[edit] House of Representatives
| Incumbent | District | Reason for vacancy ↑ | Successor | Date of election | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newt Gingrich (R) | Georgia 6th | Resigned January 3, 1999 | Johnny Isakson (R) | February 23, 1999 | ||
| Bob Livingston (R) | Louisiana 1st | Resigned March 1, 1999 | David Vitter (R) | May 29, 1999 | ||
| George Brown, Jr. (D) | California 42nd | Died July 15, 1999 | Joe Baca (D) | November 16, 1999 | ||
| Herbert Bateman (R) | Virginia 1st | Died September 11, 2000 | Seat vacant until next Congress | |||
| Bruce Vento (D) | Minnesota 4th | Died October 10, 2000 | Seat vacant until next Congress | |||
- Source: List of vacancies and successors in the 106th Congress, via clerk.house.gov
[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
- Secretary for the Majority: Elizabeth B. Letchworth
- Secretary for the Minority: Martin P. Paone
- Sergeant at Arms: James W. Ziglar
[edit] House of Representatives
- Chaplain: Daniel P. Coughlin
- Chief Administrative Officer:James M. Eagen, III
- Clerk: Jeff Trandahl
- 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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