99th United States Congress | |||
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Duration: January 3, 1985 – January 3, 1987 | |||
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Senate President: | George H. W. Bush (R) | ||
Senate Pres. pro tem: | Strom Thurmond (R) | ||
House Speaker: | Tip O'Neill (D) | ||
Members: | 100 Senators 435 Representatives 5 Non-voting members |
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Senate Majority: | Republican Party | ||
House Majority: | Democratic Party | ||
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1st: January 3, 1985 – December 20, 1985 2nd: January 21, 1986 – October 18, 1986 |
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The Ninety-ninth 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, 1985 to January 3, 1987, during the fifth and sixth years of Ronald Reagan's presidency. The apportionment of seats in the House of Representatives was based on the Twentieth Census of the United States in 1980. The Republicans maintained control of the Senate, while the Democrats maintained control of the House of Representatives.
Affiliation | Members | |
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Democratic Party | 47 | |
Republican Party | 53 | |
Total | 100 |
Affiliation | Members | Voting share |
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Democratic Party | 253 | 58.2% | |
Republican Party | 182 | 41.8% | |
Total | 435 |
This list is arranged by chamber, then by state. Senators are listed in order of seniority, and Representatives are listed by district.
Senators are popularly elected statewide every two years, with one-third beginning new six year terms with each Congress.
State (class) |
Former senator | Reason for change | Successor | Date of successor's installation |
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West Virginia (2) |
Vacant | Seat remained vacant at end of previous congress until Sen-elect Rockefeller finished term as Governor of West Virginia | Jay Rockefeller (D) | January 15, 1985 |
District | Vacator | Reason for change | Successor | Date of successor's installation |
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Indiana's 8th | Disputed | House declared McCloskey the winner after auditors from the US General Accounting Office conducted a recount and Republican floor votes were rejected | Frank McCloskey (D) | May 1, 1985 |
Louisiana's 8th | Gillis W. Long (D) | Died January 20, 1985 | Catherine S. Long (D) | March 30, 1985 |
Texas's 1st | Sam B. Hall (D) | Resigned May 27, 1985 after being appointed judge for the US District Court for the Eastern District of Texas | Jim Chapman (D) | August 3, 1985 |
New York's 6th | Joseph P. Addabbo (D) | Died April 10, 1986 | Alton R. Waldon, Jr. (D) | June 10, 1986 |
Hawaii's 1st | Cecil Heftel (D) | Resigned July 11, 1986 | Neil Abercrombie (D) | September 20, 1986 |
North Carolina's 10th | Jim Broyhill (R) | Resigned July 14, 1986 after being appointed to the US Senate | Cass Ballenger (R) | November 4, 1986 |
Illinois's 4th | George M. O'Brien (R) | Died July 17, 1986 | Vacant | Not filled this term |
Illinois's 14th | John E. Grotberg (R) | Died November 15, 1986 | Vacant | Not filled this term |
North Carolina's 3rd | Charles O. Whitley (D) | Resigned December 31, 1986 | Vacant | Not filled this term |
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