95th United States Congress

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The Ninety-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, 1977 to January 3, 1979, during the first two years of the administration of U.S. President Jimmy Carter.

1 Dates of sessions
2 Major events
3 Hearings
4 Major legislation
5 Party summary
6 Officers
- 6.1 Senate
7 Members
- 7.1 Senate
- 7.2 House of Representatives
8 Changes in Membership
9 Employees
- 9.1 Senate
- 9.2 House of Representatives
10 References
11 External links

The apportionment of seats in this House of Representatives was based on the Nineteenth Census of the United States in 1970. Both chambers had a Democratic majority.

[edit] Dates of sessions

January 3, 1977 – January 3, 1979

First session: January 4, 1977 – December 15, 1977
Second session: January 19, 1978 – October 15, 1978

Previous: 94th Congress • Next: 96th Congress

[edit] Major events

Main articles: 1977 and 1978

1977-01-20 — Inauguration of President Jimmy Carter and Vice President Walter Mondale
1977-07-13 — New York City blackout of 1977
1977-08-04 — United States Department of Energy created
1978-02-08 — Senate proceedings are broadcast on radio for the first time.
1978-04-19 — Senate approves the Panama Canal treaty
1978-08-07 — Emergency declared at Love Canal
1978-09-17 — Camp David Accords

[edit] Hearings

Project MKULTRA — (Church Committee, Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, Senate Human Resources subcommittee on Health and Scientific Research)

[edit] Major legislation

Main article: List of United States federal legislation#95th United States Congress

1977-08-03 — Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act, Pub.L. 95-87, 91 Stat. 445
1977-10-12 — Community Reinvestment Act, Pub.L. 95-128, title VIII, 91 Stat. 1147
1977-12-19 — Unlawful Corporate Payments Act of 1977, Pub.L. 95-213, including title I: Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, 91 Stat. 1494
1977-12-27 — Clean Water Act, Pub.L. 95-217, 91 Stat. 1566
1977-12-28 — International Emergency Economic Powers Act, Pub.L. 95-223, title II, 91 Stat. 1626
1978-02-25 — Department of Energy Organization Act, Pub.L. 95-238, 92 Stat. 47
1978-03-10 — Nuclear Non-Proliferation Act, Pub.L. 95-242, 92 Stat. 120
1978-10-10 — Susan B. Anthony dollar authorized
1978-10-13 — Civil Service Reform Act, Pub.L. 95-454, 92 Stat. 1111
1978-10-14 — Drug Abuse Prevention, Treatment, and Rehabilitation Act, Pub.L. 95-461, 92 Stat. 1268
1978-10-24 — Airline Deregulation Act, Pub.L. 95-504, 92 Stat. 1705
1978-10-25 — Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, Pub.L. 95-511, 92 Stat. 1783
1978-10-26 — Ethics in Government Act, Pub.L. 95-521, 92 Stat. 1824
1978-10-27 — Humphrey-Hawkins Full Employment Act, Pub.L. 95-253, 92 Stat. 1887
1978-10-31 — Pregnancy Discrimination Act, Pub.L. 95-555, 92 Stat. 2076
1978-11-01 — Contract Disputes Act, Pub.L. 95-563, 92 Stat. 2383
1978-11-06 — Bankruptcy Act of 1978, Pub.L. 95-598, 92 Stat. 2549
1978-11-09 — National Energy Conservation Policy Act, Pub.L. 95-619, 92 Stat. 3206

[edit] Party summary

Senate

Republican (R): 39
Democratic (D): 61 (majority)

TOTAL members: 100

House of Representatives

Republican (R): 143
Democratic (D): 292 (majority)

TOTAL members: 435

[edit] Officers

[edit] Senate

President of the Senate:
- Nelson A. Rockefeller, ending — January 20, 1977
- Walter Mondale, beginning — January 20, 1977

[edit] Members

[edit] Senate

Senators are popularly elected statewide every two years, with one-third beginning new six year terms with each Congress.

See also: Category:United States Senators

See also: Category:United States Congressional Delegations by state

[edit] Montana

John Melcher, (D)
Lee Metcalf, (D), died January 12, 1978
- Paul G. Hatfield, (D), appointed, resigned
- Max Baucus, (D), appointed

[edit] New Hampshire

Thomas J. McIntyre, (D)
John A. Durkin, (D)

[edit] New Jersey

Clifford P. Case, (R)
Harrison A. Williams, (D)

[edit] New Mexico

Harrison Schmitt, (R)
Pete V. Domenici, (R)

[edit] New York

Jacob K. Javits, (R)
Daniel Patrick Moynihan, (D)

[edit] North Dakota

Milton R. Young, (R)
Quentin N. Burdick, (D)

[edit] Ohio

Robert Taft, Jr., (R)
John H. Glenn Jr., (D)

[edit] Oklahoma

Henry Bellmon, (R)
Dewey F. Bartlett, (R)

[edit] Oregon

Mark O. Hatfield, (R)
Robert W. Packwood, (R)

[edit] Pennsylvania

H. John Heinz III, (R)
Richard S. Schweiker, (R)

[edit] South Carolina

Strom Thurmond, (R)
Ernest F. Hollings, (D)

[edit] South Dakota

George S. McGovern, (D)
James Abourezk, (D)

[edit] Vermont

Robert T. Stafford, (R)
Patrick Leahy, (D)

[edit] Virginia

Harry F. Byrd, Jr., Independent (Democratic caucus)
William L. Scott, (R), resigned January 1, 1979
- John Warner, (R), appointed

[edit] Washington

Warren G. Magnuson, (D)
Henry M. Jackson, (D)

[edit] Wisconsin

William Proxmire, (D)
Gaylord A. Nelson, (D)

[edit] Wyoming

Malcolm Wallop, (R)
Clifford P. Hansen, (R), resigned December 31, 1978
- Alan K. Simpson, (R), appointed

[edit] House of Representatives

Section contents: 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 — Non-voting members

Members of the House of Representatives elected statewide at-large, are preceded by "At-large," and the names of those elected from districts, 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] Alabama

[edit] Alaska

At-large. Don Young, (R)

[edit] Arizona

[edit] Arkansas

[edit] California

[edit] Colorado

[edit] Connecticut

[edit] Delaware

At-large. Thomas B. Evans, Jr., (R)

[edit] Florida

[edit] Georgia

1. Ronald B. Ginn, (D)
2. Dawson Mathis, (D)
3. Jack T. Brinkley, (D)
4. Elliott H. Levitas, (D)
5. Andrew Young, (D), resigned January 29, 1977
- Wyche Fowler, (D)
6. John J. Flynt, Jr., (D)
7. Lawrence P. McDonald, (D)
8. Billy Lee Evans, (D)
9. Edgar L. Jenkins, (D)
10. Doug Barnard, Jr., (D)

[edit] Hawaii

1. Cecil Heftel, (D)
2. Daniel Akaka, (D)

[edit] Idaho

1. Steve Symms, (R)
2. George V. Hansen, (R)

[edit] Illinois

[edit] Indiana

[edit] Iowa

[edit] Kansas

[edit] Kentucky

[edit] Louisiana

[edit] Maine

1. David F. Emery (R)
2. William Cohen (R)

[edit] Maryland

[edit] Massachusetts

[edit] Michigan

[edit] Minnesota

1. Al Quie (R)
2. Tom Hagedorn (R)
3. Bill Frenzel (R)
4. Bruce Vento (DFL)
5. Donald M. Fraser (DFL)
6. Richard Nolan (DFL)
7. Robert Bergland (DFL), resigned January 22, 1977
- Arlan Stangeland (R)
8. Jim Oberstar, (DFL)

[edit] Mississippi

[edit] Missouri

[edit] Montana

1. Max Baucus (D)
2. Ron Marlenee (R)

[edit] Nebraska

[edit] Nevada

At-large. James David Santini (D)

[edit] New Hampshire

1. Norman D'Amours (D)
2. James C. Cleveland (R)

[edit] New Jersey

[edit] New Mexico

1. Manuel Lujan, Jr. (R)
2. Harold L. Runnels (D)

[edit] New York

1. Otis G. Pike (D)
2. Thomas J. Downey (D)
3. Jerome A. Ambro, Jr. (D)
4. Norman F. Lent (R)
5. John W. Wydler (R)
6. Lester L. Wolff (D)
7. Joseph P. Addabbo (D)
8. Benjamin S. Rosenthal (D)
9. James J. Delaney (D)
10. Mario Biaggi (D)
11. James H. Scheuer (D)
12. Shirley Chisholm (D)
13. Stephen J. Solarz (D)
14. Frederick W. Richmond (D)
15. Leo C. Zeferetti (D)
16. Elizabeth Holtzman (D)
17. John M. Murphy (D)
18. Edward I. Koch (D)
19. Charles B. Rangel (D)
20. Theodore S. Weiss (D)
21. Herman Badillo (D-L), resigned December 31, 1977
- Robert Garcia (R-L, then D)
22. Jonathan Brewster Bingham (D)
23. Bruce Faulkner Caputo (R)
24. Richard Ottinger (D)
25. Hamilton Fish IV (R)
26. Benjamin A. Gilman (R)
27. Matthew F. McHugh (D)
28. Samuel S. Stratton (D)
29. Edward W. Pattison (D)
30. Robert C. McEwen (R)
31. Donald J. Mitchell (R)
32. James M. Hanley (D)
33. William F. Walsh (R)
34. Frank Horton (R)
35. Barber B. Conable, Jr. (R)
36. John J. LaFalce (D)
37. Henry J. Nowak (D)
38. Jack Kemp (R)
39. Stanley N. Lundine (D)

[edit] North Carolina

[edit] North Dakota

1. Mark Andrews (R)

[edit] Ohio

[edit] Oklahoma

[edit] Oregon

[edit] Pennsylvania

[edit] Rhode Island

2. Fernand St. Germain (D)
1. Edward Beard (D)

[edit] South Carolina

[edit] South Dakota

1. Larry Pressler (R)
2. James Abdnor (R)

[edit] Tennessee

[edit] Texas

[edit] Utah

1. K. Gunn McKay (D)
2. David Daniel Marriott (R)

[edit] Vermont

At-large. Jim Jeffords (R)

[edit] Virginia

[edit] Washington

1. Joel Pritchard (R)
2. E. Lloyd Meeds (D)
3. Don Bonker (D)
4. Mike McCormack (D)
5. Thomas S. Foley (D)
6. Norman Dicks (D)
7. Brockman Adams (D), resigned January 22, 1977
- John E. Cunningham (R)

[edit] West Virginia

[edit] Wisconsin

[edit] Wyoming

At-large. Teno Roncalio (D), resigned December 30, 1978

[edit] Non-voting members

District of Columbia. Walter E. Fauntroy (D)
Guam. Antonio Borja Won Pat (D)
Puerto Rico. Baltasar Corrada del Río (PNP)
Virgin Islands. Ron de Lugo (D)

[edit] Changes in Membership

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

Senate

replacements: 11
- Democratic: 3 seat net loss
- Republican: 3 seat net gain
deaths: 4
resignations: 5
vacancy:
Total seats with changes: 9

House of Representatives

replacements: 3
- Democratic: 3 seat net loss
- Republican: 2 seat net gain
deaths: 0
resignations: 4
contested election:
Total seats with changes: 4

[edit] Employees

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[edit] Senate

[edit] House of Representatives

[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.