96th United States Congress
96th United States Congress | |
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95th ← → 97th | |
January 3, 1979 – January 3, 1981 | |
Members | 100 senators 435 representatives 5 non-voting delegates |
Senate majority | Democratic |
Senate President | Walter Mondale (D) |
House majority | Democratic |
House Speaker | Tip O'Neill (D) |
Sessions | |
1st: January 15, 1979 – January 3, 1980 2nd: January 3, 1980 – December 16, 1980 |
The 96th 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, D.C. from January 3, 1979, to January 3, 1981, during the last two years of Jimmy Carter's presidency.
The apportionment of seats in this House of Representatives was based on the 1970 census.
Both chambers retained a Democratic majority (though downgraded from the supermajority status in the previous Congress), and with President Carter, maintained an overall federal government trifecta. This is the last Congress in which the Democrats retained a trifecta for more than one term.
This is the most recent Congress to feature a Democratic senator from Idaho, Frank Church, who lost re-election in 1980.
Major events
- March 28, 1979: Partial nuclear meltdown at Three Mile Island
- July 11, 1979: Skylab began its return to Earth
- November 4, 1979: Iran hostage crisis began
- 1979 energy crisis
- February 2, 1980: Abscam became public
- April 7, 1980: End of Iran-United States diplomatic relations
- May 18, 1980: Mount St. Helens erupted
- 1980 United States heat wave
- November 4, 1980: United States elections: Reagan/Bush defeated Carter/Mondale. Republicans gain control of the Senate; the first time Republicans gain control of either chamber since 1954.
Major legislation
- April 10, 1979: Pub. L.96–8
- September 9, 1979: Panama Canal Act of 1979,
- October 17, 1979:
- March 17, 1980:
- September 19, 1980:
- September 29, 1980: Fish and Wildlife Conservation Act of 1980,
- October 14, 1980:
- October 15, 1980:
- December 2, 1980:
- December 11, 1980:
- December 11, 1980:
- December 12, 1980: Pub. L.96–513
- December 12, 1980:
- December 22, 1980:
Party summary
Senate
Party (shading shows control) |
Total | Vacant | |||
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Democratic (D) |
Independent (I) | Republican (R) |
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End of previous congress | 58 | 1 | 41 | 100 | 0 |
Begin | 58 | 1 | 41 | 100 | 0 |
End | 55 | 44 | |||
Final voting share | 55.0% | 1.0% | 44.0% | ||
Beginning of next congress | 46 | 1 | 53 | 100 | 0 |
House of Representatives
House seats by party holding plurality in state | |
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80+% to 100% Republican | 80+% to 100% Democratic |
60+% to 80% Republican | 60+% to 80% Democratic |
50+% to 60% Republican | 50+% to 60% Democratic |
striped: 50–50 split |
Party (shading shows control) |
Total | Vacant | |||
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Democratic (D) |
Republican (R) | Conservative (C) |
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End of previous congress | 275 | 141 | 0 | 416 | 19 |
Begin | 276 | 156 | 1 | 433 | 2 |
End | 272 | 158 | 431 | 4 | |
Final voting share | 63.1% | 36.7% | 0.2% | ||
Beginning of next congress | 243 | 191 | 1 | 435 | 0 |
Leadership
Senate
- President: Walter Mondale (D)
- President pro tempore: Warren Magnuson (D)
- Milton Young (R), for just for one day: December 5, 1980
Majority (Democratic) leadership
- Majority Leader: Robert Byrd
- Majority Whip: Alan Cranston
- Democratic Caucus Secretary: Daniel Inouye
- Democratic Campaign Committee Chairman: Wendell Ford
Minority (Republican) leadership
- Minority Leader: Howard Baker
- Minority Whip: Ted Stevens
- Republican Conference Chairman: Bob Packwood
- Republican Conference Secretary: Jake Garn
- National Senatorial Committee Chair: John Heinz
- Policy Committee Chairman: John Tower
House of Representatives
- Speaker: Tip O'Neill (D)
Majority (Democratic) leadership
- Majority Leader: Jim Wright
- Majority Whip: John Brademas
- Chief Deputy Majority Whip: Dan Rostenkowski
- Democratic Caucus Chairman: Tom Foley
- Democratic Caucus Secretary: Shirley Chisholm
- Democratic Campaign Committee Chairman: James C. Corman
Minority (Republican) leadership
- Minority Leader: John Jacob Rhodes
- Minority Whip: Robert H. Michel
- Republican Conference Chairman: Samuel L. Devine
- Republican Conference Vice-Chairman: Jack Edwards
- Republican Conference Secretary: Clair Burgener
- Policy Committee Chairman: Bud Shuster
- Republican Campaign Committee Chairman: Guy Vander Jagt
Caucuses
- Congressional Black Caucus
- Congressional Hispanic Caucus
- Congressional Travel & Tourism Caucus
- Congressional Caucus for Women's Issues
- House Democratic Caucus
- Senate Democratic Caucus
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, In this Congress, Class 3 meant their term ended with this Congress, requiring reelection in 1980; Class 1 meant their term began in the last Congress, requiring reelection in 1982; and Class 2 meant their term began in this Congress, requiring reelection in 1984.
House of Representatives
The names of members of the House of Representatives are preceded by their district numbers.
Changes in membership
The count below reflects changes from the beginning of the first session of this Congress.
Senate
- Replacements: 4
- Democratic: 3 seat net loss
- Republican: 3 seat net gain
- Deaths: 0
- Resignations: 4
- Vacancy: 0
- Total seats with changes: 4
State (class) |
Vacated by | Reason for change | Successor | Date of successor's formal installation[b] |
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Maine (Class 1) |
Edmund Muskie (D) |
Resigned May 7, 1980 to become United States Secretary of State. Successor appointed to finish the term. |
George J. Mitchell (D) |
May 19, 1980 |
New Hampshire (Class 3) |
John A. Durkin (D) |
Resigned December 29, 1980 to give successor priority in seniority. Successor appointed, having already been elected to the next term. |
Warren Rudman (R) |
December 29, 1980 |
Florida (Class 3) |
Richard Stone (D) |
Resigned December 30, 1980 to give successor priority in seniority. Successor appointed, having already been elected to the next term. |
Paula Hawkins (R) |
January 1, 1981 |
Alabama (Class 3) |
Donald Stewart (D) |
Resigned January 2, 1981 to give successor priority in seniority. Successor appointed, having already been elected to the next term. |
Jeremiah Denton (R) |
January 2, 1981 |
House of Representatives
- Replacements: 7
- Democratic: 0 seat net loss
- Republican: 0 seat net gain
- Deaths: 1
- Resignations: 4
- Expulsion: 1
- Contested election:
- Total seats with changes: 10
District | Vacated by | Reason for change | Successor | Date of successor's formal installation[b] |
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California 11th | Vacant | Rep. Leo Ryan died during previous congress | William Royer (R) | April 3, 1979 |
Wisconsin 6th | Vacant | Rep. William A. Steiger died during previous congress | Tom Petri (R) | April 3, 1979 |
Illinois 10th | Abner Mikva (D) | Resigned September 26, 1979, after being appointed judge of U.S. Court of Appeals
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John Porter (R) | January 22, 1980 |
Pennsylvania 11th | Dan Flood (D)
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Resigned January 31, 1980 | Ray Musto (D) | April 9, 1980 |
Louisiana 3rd | Dave Treen (R) | Resigned March 10, 1980, after being elected Governor of Louisiana | Billy Tauzin (D) | May 22, 1980 |
West Virginia 3rd | John M. Slack Jr. (D) | Died March 17, 1980 | John G. Hutchinson (D) | June 30, 1980 |
Michigan 13th | Charles Diggs (D) | Resigned June 3, 1980 | George Crockett Jr. (D) | November 4, 1980 |
New Mexico 2nd | Harold L. Runnels (D) | Died August 5, 1980 | Vacant | Not filled this term |
Pennsylvania 1st | Michael Myers (D) | Expelled October 2, 1980 | ||
South Carolina 6th | John Jenrette (D) | Resigned December 10, 1980 | ||
New Jersey 4th | Frank Thompson (D) | Resigned December 29, 1980, after being censured by the House of Representatives
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Committees
Lists of committees and their party leaders for members of the House and Senate committees can be found through the Official Congressional Directory at the bottom of this article. The directory after the pages of terms of service lists committees of the Senate, House (Standing with Subcommittees, Select and Special) and Joint and, after that, House/Senate committee assignments. On the committees section of the House and Senate in the Official Congressional Directory, the committee's members on the first row on the left side shows the chairman of the committee and on the right side shows the ranking member of the committee.
Senate
- Aging (Special) (Chair: Lawton Chiles)
- Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry (Chair: Herman Talmadge; Ranking Member: Jesse Helms)
- Agricultural Research and General Legislation (Chair: Richard G. Lugar)
- Rural Development (Chair: Patrick Leahy; Ranking Member: Rudy Boschwitz)
- Foreign Agricultural Policy (Chair: Richard Stone; Ranking Member: Thad Cochran)
- Nutrition (Chair: George McGovern; Ranking Member: Bob Dole)
- Environment, Soil Conservation and Forestry (Chair: Roger W. Jepsen)
- Agricultural Credit and Rural Electrification (Chair: S.I. Hayakawa)
- Agricultural Production, Marketing and Stabilization of Prices (Chair: Walter "Dee" Huddleston; Ranking Member: Milton Young)
- Agricultural Research and General Legislation (Chair:
- Appropriations (Chair: Warren Magnuson; Ranking Member: Milton Young)
- Agriculture and Related Agencies (Chair: Thomas F. Eagleton)
- Defense (Chair: John C. Stennis; Ranking Member: Milton Young)
- District of Columbia (Chair: Patrick Leahy; Ranking Member: Charles Mathias)
- Foreign Operations (Chair: Daniel Inouye; Ranking Member: Jake Garn)
- HUD-Independent Agencies (Chair: William Proxmire; Ranking Member: Charles Mathias)
- Interior (Chair: Robert Byrd; Ranking Member: Ted Stevens)
- Labor-Health, Education and Welfare (Chair: Richard S. Schweiker)
- Legislative (Chair: Jim Sasser; Ranking Member: Ted Stevens)
- Military Construction (Chair: Walter "Dee" Huddleston; Ranking Member: Paul Laxalt)
- Mark O. Hatfield)
- Lowell P. Weicker Jr.)
- James A. McClure)
- Harrison H. Schmitt)
- Agriculture and Related Agencies (Chair:
- Armed Services (Chair: John C. Stennis; Ranking Member: John Tower)
- William S. Cohen)
- General Procurement (Chair: Harry F. Byrd Jr.; Ranking Member: Barry Goldwater)
- Roger W. Jepsen)
- John W. Warner)
- Military Construction and Stockfiles (Chair: Gary Hart; Ranking Member: Strom Thurmond)
- Procurement Policy and Reprogramming (Chair: Robert Burren Morgan; Ranking Member: Gordon J. Humphrey)
- Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs (Chair: William Proxmire; Ranking Member: Jake Garn)
- Housing and Urban Affairs (Chair: Harrison A. Williams; Ranking Member: Jake Garn)
- Financial Institutions (Chair: Alan Cranston; Ranking Member: John Tower)
- H. John Heinz III)
- Nancy L. Kassebaum)
- Richard G. Lugar)
- Richard G. Lugar)
- Insurance (Chair: Donald Stewart; Ranking Member: Jake Garn)
- Consumer Affairs (Chair: Paul Tsongas; Ranking Member: William L. Armstrong)
- Budget (Chair: Edmund Muskie, then Fritz Hollings; Ranking Member: Henry Bellmon)
- Commerce, Science and Transportation (Chair: Howard Cannon; Ranking Member: Bob Packwood)
- Nancy L. Kassebaum)
- Communications (Chair: Fritz Hollings; Ranking Member: Barry Goldwater)
- John C. Danforth)
- John W. Warner)
- Harrison H. Schmitt)
- Surface Transportation (Chair: Russell B. Long; Ranking Member: Larry Pressler)
- Mark O. Hatfield)
- James A. McClure)
- Energy Regulation (Chair: J. Bennett Johnston; Ranking Member: Pete Domenici)
- Energy Conservation and Supply (Chair: John A. Durkin; Ranking Member: Malcolm Wallop)
- Lowell P. Weicker)
- Mark O. Hatfield)
- Robert T. Stafford)
- Robert T. Stafford)
- Water Resources (Chair: Mike Gravel; Ranking Member: Pete Domenici)
- Transportation (Chair: Lloyd Bentsen; Ranking Member: Larry Pressler)
- John H. Chafee)
- Howard H. Baker Jr.)
- Alan K. Simpson)
- Harrison H. Schmitt)
- Finance (Chair: Russell B. Long; Ranking Member: Bob Dole)
- Health (Chair: Herman Talmadge; Ranking Member: Bob Dole)
- William V. Roth Jr.)
- Taxation and Debt Management Generally (Chair: Harry F. Byrd Jr.; Ranking Member: Bob Packwood)
- John C. Danforth)
- Energy and Foundations (Chair: Mike Gravel; Ranking Member: Malcolm Wallop)
- Private Pension Plans and Employee Fringe Benefits (Chair: Lloyd Bentsen; Ranking Member: Bob Dole)
- Tourism and Sugar (Chair: Spark Matsunaga; Ranking Member: Malcolm Wallop)
- H. John Heinz III)
- H. John Heinz III)
- John H. Chafee)
- Revenue Sharing, Ingovernmental Revenue Impact and Economic Problems (Chair: Bill Bradley; Ranking Member: David Durenberger)
- Foreign Relations (Chair: Frank Church; Ranking Member: Jacob Javits)
- International Economic Policy (Chair: Paul Sarbanes; Ranking Member: Jacob Javits)
- Arms Control, Oceans, International Operations and Environment (Chair: Claiborne Pell; Ranking Member: Charles H. Percy)
- S.I. Hayakawa)
- European Affairs (Chair: Joe Biden; Ranking Member: Jacob Javits)
- East Asian and Pacific Affairs (Chair: John Glenn; Ranking Member: Jesse Helms)
- Near Eastern and South Asian Affairs (Chair: Richard Stone; Ranking Member: Charles H. Percy)
- Richard G. Lugar)
- Governmental Affairs (Chair: Abraham Ribicoff; Ranking Member: Charles H. Percy)
- Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations (Chair: Sam Nunn; Ranking Member: Charles H. Percy)
- William V. Roth Jr.)
- Governmental Efficiency and the District of Columbia (Chair: Thomas Eagleton; Ranking Member: Charles Mathias)
- Jacob K. Javits)
- Civil Service and General Services (Chair: David Pryor; Ranking Member: Ted Stevens)
- William S. Cohen)
- Indian Affairs (Select) (Chair: John Melcher)
- Judiciary (Chair: Ted Kennedy; Ranking Member: Strom Thurmond)
- The Constitution (Chair: Birch Bayh; Ranking Member: Orrin Hatch)
- Antitrust, Monopoly and Business Rights (Chair: Howard Metzenbaum; Ranking Member: Strom Thurmond)
- Improvements in Judicial Machinery (Chair: Dennis DeConcini; Ranking Member: Bob Dole)
- Criminal Justice (Chair: Joe Biden; Ranking Member: Charles Mathias)
- Administrative Practice and Procedure (Chair: Joe Biden; Ranking Member: Paul Laxalt)
- Limitations of Contracted and Delegated Authority (Chair: John Culver; Ranking Member: Thad Cochran)
- Alan K. Simpson)
- Intelligence (Select) (Chair: Birch Bayh; Ranking Member: Barry Goldwater)
- Richard S. Schweiker)
- Robert T. Stafford)
- Robert T. Stafford)
- Richard S. Schweiker)
- Jacob K. Javits)
- Aging (Chair: Thomas Eagleton; Ranking Member: William L. Armstrong)
- Child and Human Development (Chair: Alan Cranston; Ranking Member: Gordon J. Humphrey)
- Orrin G. Hatch)
- Nutrition and Human Needs (Select) (Chair: [data missing]; Ranking Member: [data missing])
- Mark O. Hatfield)
- Small Business (Select) (Chair: Gaylord Nelson)
- Alan K. Simpson)
- Whole
House of Representatives
- Aging (Select) (Chair: Claude Pepper)
- Agriculture (Chair: Tom Foley; Ranking Member: William C. Wampler)
- Cotton (Chair: Margaret M. Heckler)
- Dairy and Poultry (Chair: Alvin Baldus; Ranking Member: Jim Jeffords)
- Forests (Chair: Jim Weaver; Ranking Member: James P. Johnson)
- Livestock and Grains (Chair: Keith G. Sebelius)
- Oilseeds and Rice (Chair: Dawson Mathis; Ranking Member: Paul Findley)
- Tobacco (Chair: Walter B. Jones Sr.; Ranking Member: Richard Kelly)
- Conservation and Credit (Chair: Edward Madigan)
- Department Investigations, Oversight and Research]] (Chair: Kika de la Garza; Ranking Member: William C. Wampler)
- Domestic Marketing, Consumer Relations and Nutrition]] (Chair: Fred Richmond; Ranking Member: Steve Symms)
- Family Farms, Rural Development and Special Studies]] (Chair: Rick Nolan; Ranking Member: Chuck Grassley)
- Cotton (Chair:
- Appropriations (Chair: Jamie Whitten; Ranking Member: Silvio O. Conte)
- Agriculture, Rural Development and Related Agencies (Chair: Jamie Whitten; Ranking Member: Mark Andrews)
- Defense (Chair: Joseph P. Addabbo; Ranking Member: Jack Edwards)
- District of Columbia (Chair: Carl D. Pursell)
- John T. Myers)
- Foreign Operations (Chair: Clarence Long; Ranking Member: Bill Young)
- HUD-Independent Agencies (Chair: Edward Boland; Ranking Member: Lawrence Coughlin)
- Interior (Chair: Sidney R. Yates; Ranking Member: Joseph M. McDade)
- Labor-Health, Education and Welfare (Chair: William Natcher; Ranking Member: Robert H. Michel)
- Legislative (Chair: Adam Benjamin Jr.; Ranking Member: Robert H. Michel)
- Military Construction (Chair: K. Gunn McKay; Ranking Member: Robert C. McEwen)
- State, Justice, Commerce and Judiciary (Chair: K. Gunn McKay; Ranking Member: George M. O'Brien)
- Transportation (Chair: Robert B. Duncan; Ranking Member: Silvio O. Conte)
- Treasury, Postal Service and General Government (Chair: Tom Steed; Ranking Member: Clarence E. Miller)
- Armed Services (Chair: Melvin Price; Ranking Member: Bob Wilson)
- Procurement and Military Nuclear Systems (Chair: Melvin Price; Ranking Member: Bob Wilson)
- Floyd D. Spence)
- William L. Dickinson)
- Marjorie S. Holt)
- Investigations (Chair: Samuel S. Stratton; Ranking Member: Robin Beard)
- Military Installations and Facilities (Chair: Melvin Price; Ranking Member: G. William Whitehurst)
- Military Compensation (Chair: Bill Nichols; Ranking Member: Donald J. Mitchell)
- William L. Dickinson)
- Assassinations (Select) (Chair: [data missing]; Ranking Member: [data missing])
- Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs (Chair: Henry S. Reuss; Ranking Member: J. William Stanton)
- The City (Chair: Henry S. Reuss; Ranking Member: Richard Kelly)
- Housing and Community Development (Chair: Thomas L. Ashley; Ranking Member: J. William Stanton)
- Stewart B. McKinney)
- Chalmers P. Wylie)
- Henry J. Hyde)
- General Oversight and Renegotiation (Chair: Joseph Minish; Ranking Member: Bill Green)
- Consumer Affairs (Chair: Frank Annunzio; Ranking Member: Thomas B. Evans Jr.)
- Domestic Monetary Policy (Chair: Parren Mitchell; Ranking Member: George V. Hansen)
- Historic Preservation and Coinage (Chair: Stephen L. Neal; Ranking Member: N/A)
- International Trade, Investment and Monetary Policy (Chair: Stephen L. Neal; Ranking Member: Jim Leach)
- Budget (Chair: Robert Giaimo; Ranking Member: Del Latta)
- Task Forces (Chair: N/A; Ranking Member: N/A)
- Economic Policy, Projections and Productivity (Chair: Thomas L. Ashley; Ranking Member: Jim Broyhill)
- Marjorie S. Holt)
- Regulations and Spending Limitations (Chair: Dave Obey; Ranking Member: Del Latta)
- Inflation (Chair: Paul Simon; Ranking Member: Bud Shuster)
- Barber B. Conable Jr.)
- Defense and International Affairs (Chair: Jim Mattox; Ranking Member: Del Latta)
- Tax Expenditures and Tax Policy (Chair: James R. Jones; Ranking Member: Jim Broyhill)
- Marjorie S. Holt)
- Legislative Savings (Chair: Leon Panetta; Ranking Member: Del Latta)
- Committees (Select) (Chair: [data missing]; Ranking Member: [data missing])
- Congressional Operations (Select) (Chair: Jack Brooks)
- Crime (Select) (Chair: [data missing]; Ranking Member: [data missing])
- Stewart B. McKinney)
- Stewart B. McKinney)
- Governmental Affairs and Budget (Chair: Walter Fauntroy; Ranking Member: Robert W. Daniel Jr.)
- Judiciary, Manpower and Education (Chair: Romano Mazzoli; Ranking Member: Marc L. Marks)
- Stewart B. McKinney)
- Education and Labor (Chair: Carl D. Perkins; Ranking Member: John M. Ashbrook)
- William F. Goodling)
- Labor-Management Relations (Chair: Frank Thompson; Ranking Member: John M. Ashbrook)
- Employment Opportunities (Chair: Augustus Hawkins; Ranking Member: Jim Jeffords)
- Postsecondary Education (Chair: William D. Ford; Ranking Member: John Buchanan)
- Health and Safety (Chair: Joseph M. Gaydos; Ranking Member: Mickey Edwards)
- E. Thomas Coleman)
- Select Education (Chair: Paul Simon; Ranking Member: Ken Kramer)
- Labor Standards (Chair: Edward Beard; Ranking Member: John N. Erlenborn)
- Ethics (Select) (Chair: [data missing]; Ranking Member: [data missing])
- William S. Broomfield)
- William S. Broomfield)
- International Operations (Chair: Dante Fascell; Ranking Member: John Buchanan)
- Europe and the Middle East (Chair: Lester L. Wolff; Ranking Member: Paul Findley)
- Asian and Pacific Affairs (Chair: Lester L. Wolff; Ranking Member: Tennyson Guyer)
- Robert J. Lagomarsino)
- Benjamin A. Gilman)
- William F. Goodling)
- Edward J. Derwinski)
- Government Operations (Chair: Jack Brooks; Ranking Member: Frank Horton)
- Legislation and National Security (Chair: Jack Brooks; Ranking Member: Frank Horton)
- Ingovernmental Relations and Human Resources (Chair: Lawrence H. Fountain; Ranking Member: John W. Wydler)
- Benjamin Stanley Rosenthal; Ranking Member: Lyle Williams)
- Wayne Grisham)
- Robert S. Walker)
- Thomas N. Kindness)
- Paul N. McCloskey)
- William L. Dickinson)
- Accounts (Chair: John Brademas; Ranking Member: Samuel L. Devine)
- Libraries and Memorials (Chair: Lucien Nedzi; Ranking Member: Bill Frenzel)
- James C. Cleveland)
- Personnel and Police (Chair: Frank Annunzio; Ranking Member: Samuel L. Devine)
- James C. Cleveland)
- William L. Dickinson)
- Office Systems (Chair: Bob Mollohan; Ranking Member: David Stockman)
- House Beauty Shop (Select) (Chair: [data missing]; Ranking Member: [data missing])
- Intelligence (Select) (Chair: Edward Boland; Ranking Member: )
- Don H. Clausen)
- Energy and the Environment (Chair: Mo Udall; Ranking Member: Steve Symms)
- Water and Power Resources (Chair: Abraham Kazen; Ranking Member: Manuel Lujan Jr.)
- Public Lands (Chair: John F. Seiberling; Ranking Member: James P. Johnson)
- Keith G. Sebelius)
- Mines and Mining (Chair: James David Santini; Ranking Member: Don Young)
- Don H. Clausen)
- Robert J. Lagomarsino)
- Interstate and Foreign Commerce (Chair: Harley Orrin Staggers; Ranking Member: Samuel L. Devine)
- Energy and Power (Chair: John Dingell; Ranking Member: Clarence J. Brown)
- Communications (Chair: Lionel Van Deerlin; Ranking Member: James M. Collins)
- Robert C. Eckhardt; Ranking Member: Norman F. Lent)
- Consumer Protection and Finance (Chair: James H. Scheuer; Ranking Member: Jim Broyhill)
- Health and the Environment (Chair: Henry Waxman; Ranking Member: Tim Lee Carter)
- Edward R. Madigan)
- Judiciary (Chair: Peter W. Rodino; Ranking Member: Robert McClory)
- Immigration, Citizenship and International Law (Chair: Elizabeth Holtzman; Ranking Member: Hamilton Fish IV)
- Carlos J. Moorhead)
- Thomas F. Railsback)
- Henry J. Hyde)
- Monopolies and Commercial Law (Chair: Peter W. Rodino; Ranking Member: Robert McClory)
- Crime (Chair: John Conyers; Ranking Member: John M. Ashbrook)
- Thomas N. Kindness)
- Merchant Marine and Fisheries (Chair: John M. Murphy, then Thomas L. Ashley; Ranking Member: Paul N. McCloskey Jr.)
- Merchant Marine (Chair: John M. Murphy; Ranking Member: Gene Snyder)
- Fisheries, Wildlife Conservation and the Environment (Chair: John Breaux; Ranking Member: Edwin B. Forsythe)
- David C. Treen)
- Oceangraphy (Chair: Gerry Studds; Ranking Member: Joel Pritchard)
- Robert E. Bauman)
- Modernization of House Gallery Facilities (Special) (Chair: ; Ranking Member: )
- Narcotics Abuse and Control (Select) (Chair: Lester L. Wolff)
- Outer Continental Shelf (Ad Hoc/Select) (Chair: John M. Murphy)
- Edward J. Derwinski)
- Investigations (Chair: James M. Hanley; Ranking Member: Gene Taylor)
- Edward J. Derwinski)
- Benjamin A. Gilman)
- Civil Service (Chair: Pat Schroeder; Ranking Member: Jim Leach)
- Compensations and Employee Benefits (Chair: Gladys Spellman; Ranking Member: Tom Corcoran)
- Census and Population (Chair: Robert Garcia; Ranking Member: Jim Courter)
- Benjamin A. Gilman)
- Harold T. Johnson; Ranking Member: Bill Harsha)
- Aviation (Chair: Glenn M. Anderson; Ranking Member: Gene Snyder)
- Economic Development (Chair: Robert A. Roe; Ranking Member: John Paul Hammerschmidt)
- James C. Cleveland)
- Public Buildings and Grounds (Chair: Elliott H. Levitas; Ranking Member: James Abdnor)
- Surface Transportation (Chair: James J. Howard; Ranking Member: Bud Shuster)
- Don H. Clausen)
- Richard Walker Bolling; Ranking Member: Jimmy Quillen)
- The Legislative Process (Chair: Gillis William Long; Ranking Member: Trent Lott)
- Rules of the House (Chair: Joe Moakley; Ranking Member: John B. Anderson)
- Science and Technology (Chair: Don Fuqua; Ranking Member: John W. Wydler)
- Space Science and Applications (Chair: Don Fuqua; Ranking Member: Larry Winn Jr.)
- Energy Research and Development (Chair: Mike McCormack; Ranking Member: John W. Wydler)
- Science, Research and Technology (Chair: George Brown Jr.; Ranking Member: Harold C. Hollenbeck)
- Energy Development and Applications (Chair: Richard Ottinger; Ranking Member: Hamilton Fish IV)
- Barry M. Goldwater)
- Investigations and Oversight (Chair: James F. Lloyd; Ranking Member: Manuel Lujan Jr.)
- Robert S. Walker)
- Neal Edward Smith; Ranking Member: Joseph M. McDade)
- Neal Edward Smith; Ranking Member: Joseph M. McDade)
- John J. LaFalce; Ranking Member: Tim Lee Carter)
- Antitrust and Restraint of Trade Activities affecting Small Businesses (Chair: Berkley Bedell; Ranking Member: Dan Quayle)
- Impact of Energy Programs, Environment, Safety Requirements and Government Research on Small Business (Chair: Tom Luken; Ranking Member: Silvio O. Conte)
- Henry Nowak; Ranking Member: J. William Stanton)
- William S. Broomfield)
- Standards of Official Conduct (Chair: Charles E. Bennett; Ranking Member: Floyd Spence)
- Veterans' Affairs (Chair: Ray Roberts; Ranking Member: John Paul Hammerschmidt)
- Medical Facilities and Benefits (Chair: David E. Satterfield III; Ranking Member: John Paul Hammerschmidt)
- Chalmers P. Wylie)
- Housing (Chair: Jack Brinkley; Ranking Member: James Abdnor)
- Margaret M. Heckler)
- Special Investigations (Chair: Ronald M. Mottl; Ranking Member: Elwood Hillis)
- Barber B. Conable Jr.)
- Select Revenue Measures (Chair: Dan Rostenkowski; Ranking Member: John Duncan Sr.)
- Social Security (Chair: J. J. Pickle; Ranking Member: Bill Archer)
- Health (Chair: Charles Rangel; Ranking Member: Phil Crane)
- Trade (Chair: Charles Vanik; Ranking Member: Guy Vander Jagt)
- Public Assistance and Unemployment Compensation (Chair: James C. Corman; Ranking Member: John H. Rousselot)
- Willis D. Gradison Jr.)
- Social Security (Chair: J. J. Pickle; Ranking Member: Bill Archer)
- Whole
Joint committees
- Richard Walker Bolling)
- Taxation (Chair: Rep. Al Ullman; Vice Chair: Sen. Russell B. Long)
- Lucien N. Nedzi)
- Printing (Chair: Rep. Frank Thompson; Vice Chair: Sen. Claiborne Pell)
Employees
Legislative branch agency directors
- Architect of the Capitol: George M. White
- Attending Physician of the United States Congress: Freeman H. Cary
- Comptroller General of the United States: Elmer B. Staats
- Director of the Congressional Budget Office: Alice Rivlin
- Librarian of Congress: Daniel J. Boorstin
- John J. Boyle, until 1980
Senate
- Presbyterian)
- Curator: James R. Ketchum
- Historian: Richard A. Baker
- Parliamentarian: Murray Zweben
- Secretary: J. Stanley Kimmitt
- Librarian: Roger K. Haley
- Sergeant at Arms: Frank "Nordy" Hoffman
- Secretary for the Majority: Walter J. Stewart
- Secretary for the Minority: William Hildenbrand
House of Representatives
- Chaplain: James D. Ford (Lutheran)
- Clerk: Edmund L. Henshaw Jr.
- Doorkeeper: James T. Molloy
- Parliamentarian: William Holmes Brown
- Reading Clerks: Bob Berry (R), Charles W. Hackney Jr. (D)
- Postmaster: Robert V. Rota
- Sergeant at Arms: Kenneth R. Harding, until February 29, 1980
- Benjamin J. Guthrie, from March 1, 1980
See also
- List of new members of the 96th United States Congress
- 1978 United States elections (elections leading to this Congress)
- 1980 United States elections (elections during this Congress, leading to the next Congress)
Notes
- ^ Elected as a Conservative but sat with the Republicans.
- ^ a b When seated or oath administered, not necessarily when service began.
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.
External links
- Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress
- U.S. House of Representatives: Congressional History
- U.S. Senate: Statistics and Lists
- "Videos of House of Representatives Sessions for the 96th Congress from www.C-SPAN.org".
- "Videos of Committees from the House and Senate for the 96th Congress from www.C-SPAN.org".
- House of Representatives Session Calendar for the 96th Congress (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on September 20, 2018. Retrieved June 6, 2016.
- Congressional Pictorial Directory for the 96th Congress.
- Congressional Pictorial Directory for the 96th Congress (Revised).
- Official Congressional Directory for the 96th Congress, 1st Session.