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| Duration: January 3, 1975 – January 3, 1977 | |||
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| Senate President: | Nelson Rockefeller | ||
| Senate Pres. pro tem: | James Eastland | ||
| House Speaker: | Carl Albert | ||
| Members: | 100 Senators 435 Representatives 5 Non-voting members |
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| Senate Majority: | Democratic Party | ||
| House Majority: | Democratic Party | ||
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| 1st: January 14, 1975 – December 19, 1975 2nd: January 19, 1976 – October 1, 1976 |
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The Ninety-fourth 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, 1975 to January 3, 1977, during the administration of U.S. President Gerald Ford.
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.
Membership changed with two resignations and a disputed election.
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(Shading indicates majority caucus)
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| Democratic | Independent | Republican | Conservative | Vacant | ||
| End of previous Congress | 57 | 1 | 40 | 1 | 100 | 0 |
| Begin | 60 | 1 | 37 | 1 | 99 | 1 |
| End | 61 | 100 | 0 | |||
| Final voting share | 62% | 38% | ||||
| Beginning of the next Congress | 60 | 0 | 39 | 0 | 98 | 2 |
Total: 435
Senators are popularly elected statewide every two years, with one-third beginning new six year terms with each Congress.
Many of the congressional districts 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.
The count below reflects changes from the beginning of the first session of this Congress.
| State (class) |
Former senator | Reason for change | Successor | Date of successor's installation |
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| New Hampshire (3) |
Vacant | Disputed election. Norris Cotton appointed to seat until special election resolved dispute. | Norris Cotton (R) |
August 8, 1975 |
| New Hampshire (3) |
Norris Cotton (R) |
Successor elected September 18, 1975 | John A. Durkin (D) |
September 18, 1975 |
| Michigan (1) |
Philip Hart (D) |
Died December 26, 1976 | Donald W. Riegle, Jr. (D) |
December 27, 1976 |
| Missouri (1) |
Stuart Symington (D) |
Resigned December 27, 1976 | John Danforth (R) |
December 27, 1976 |
| Nebraska (1) |
Roman Hruska (R) |
Resigned December 27, 1976 | Edward Zorinsky (D) |
December 28, 1976 |
| Ohio (1) |
Robert Taft, Jr. (R) |
Resigned December 28, 1976 | Vacant | Not filled this term |
| Rhode Island (1) |
John O. Pastore (D) |
Resigned December 28, 1976 | John Chafee (R) |
December 29, 1976 |
| Minnesota (2) |
Walter Mondale (DFL) |
Resigned December 30, 1976 after being elected Vice-President of the United States. | Wendell Anderson (DFL) |
December 30, 1976 |
| California (1) |
John V. Tunney (D) |
Resigned January 1, 1977 | S. I. Hayakawa (R) |
January 2, 1977 |
| District | Vacator | Reason for change | Successor | Date of successor's installation |
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| Oklahoma 5th | John Jarman (D) | Changed parties | John Jarman (R) | January 23, 1975 |
| Illinois 5th | John C. Kluczynski (D) | Died January 26, 1975 | John G. Fary (D) | July 8, 1975 |
| California 37th | Jerry Pettis (R) | Died February 14, 1975 | Shirley N. Pettis (R) | April 29, 1975 |
| Tennessee 5th | Richard Fulton (D) | Resigned August 14, 1975 after being elected Mayor of Nashville | Clifford Allen (D) | November 25, 1975 |
| New York 39th | James F. Hastings (D) | Resigned January 20, 1976 | Stan Lundine (R) | March 2, 1976 |
| Texas 22nd | Robert R. Casey (D) | Resigned January 22, 1976 after being appointed a commissioner on the Federal Maritime Commission | Ron Paul (R) | April 3, 1976 |
| Texas 1st | Wright Patman (D) | Died March 7, 1976 | Sam B. Hall (D) | June 19, 1976 |
| Pennsylvania 1st | William A. Barrett (D) | Died April 12, 1976 | Ozzie Myers (D) | November 2, 1976 |
| Massachusetts 7th | Torbert Macdonald (D) | Died May 21, 1976 | Ed Markey (D) | November 2, 1976 |
| Missouri 6th | Jerry Litton (D) | Died August 3, 1976 | Tom Coleman (R) | November 2, 1976 |
| Ohio 18th | Wayne Hays (D) | Resigned September 1, 1976 due to the Elizabeth Ray sex scandal | Vacant | Not filled this term |
| Michigan 7th | Donald W. Riegle, Jr. (D) | Resigned December 30, 1976 after being appointed to the US Senate | Vacant | Not filled this term |
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