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| 100th United States Congress | |||
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| Duration: January 3, 1987 – January 3, 1989 | |||
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| President of the Senate: | George H. W. Bush | ||
| President pro tempore: | John C. Stennis | ||
| Speaker of the House: | Jim Wright | ||
| 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 6, 1987 – December 22, 1987 2nd: January 25, 1988 – October 22, 1988 |
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The 100th 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 1987 to January 3 1989, during the last two years of the second administration of U.S. President Ronald Reagan.
The apportionment of seats in this House of Representatives was based on the Twentieth Census of the United States in 1980. Both chambers had a Democratic majority.
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Major events
Major legislation
- 1987-04-02 — Surface Transportation and Uniform Relocation Assistance Act, Pub.L. 100-17, 101 Stat. 132
- 1987-07-22 — McKinney-Vento Act, Pub.L. 100-77, 101 Stat. 482
- 1987-08-20 — Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Improvement Act of 1987, Pub.L. 100-107, 101 Stat. 724
- 1987-09-29 — Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Reaffirmation Act of 1987 (Gramm-Rudman-Hollings Balanced Budget Act), Pub.L. 100-119, title I, 101 Stat. 754
- 1987-01-07]] — Computer Security Act of 1987, Pub.L. 100-235, 101 Stat. 1724
- 1988-07-01 — Medicare Catastrophic Coverage Act, Pub.L. 100-360, 102 Stat. 683
- 1988-08-10 — Civil Liberties Act of 1988, Pub.L. 100-383, title I, 101 Stat. 904
- 1988-10-17 — Indian Gaming Regulatory Act, Pub.L. 100-497, 102 Stat. 2467
- 1988-10-25 — Department of Veterans Affairs Act, Pub.L. 100-527, 102 Stat. 2635
- 1988-11-18 — Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1988, Pub.L. 100-690, including
- Child Protection and Obscenity Enforcement Act (title VII, subtitle N), 102 Stat. 4485
- Alcoholic Beverage Labeling Act (title VIII, §8001(a)(3)), 102 Stat. 4518
Party summary
Senate
| Affiliation | Members | Note | |
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| Democratic Party | 55 | ||
| Republican Party | 45 | ||
| Independent | - | ||
| Total | 100 | ||
House of Representatives
| Affiliation | Members | Voting share |
Delegates and Resident Commissioner |
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| Democratic Party | 258 | 59.3% | 4 | ||
| Republican Party | 177 | 40.7% | 1 | ||
| Independent | 0 | 0% | - | ||
| Total | 435 | 5 | |||
Leadership
Senate
Majority (Democratic) leadership
- Majority Leader, Democratic Conference Chairman, and Democratic Policy Committee Chairman: Robert Byrd (West Virginia)
- Majority Whip: Alan Cranston (California)
- Democratic Campaign Committee Chairman: John Kerry (Massachusetts)
Minority (Republican) leadership
- Minority Leader: Bob Dole (Kansas)
- Minority Whip: Alan Simpson (Wyoming)
- Republican Conference Chairman: John Chafee (Rhode Island)
- Republican Policy Committee Chairman: William L. Armstrong (Colorado)
- Republican Campaign Committee Chairman: Rudy Boschwitz (Minnesota)
House of Representatives
- Speaker: Jim Wright (D-Texas 12th)
Majority (Democratic) leadership
- Majority Leader: Thomas Foley (Washington 5th)
- Majority Whip: Tony Coelho (California 15th)
- Democratic Caucus Chairman: Richard Gephardt (Missouri 3rd)
Minority leadership
- Minority Leader: Robert H. Michel (Illinois 18th)
- Minority Whip: Trent Lott (Mississippi 5th)
- Republican Conference Chairman: Richard Cheney (Wyoming At-Large)
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.
- See also: Category: United States Senators
- See also: Category: United States Congressional Delegations by state
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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 | |
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.
- See also: Category:Members of the United States House of Representatives
- See also: Category:United States Congressional Delegations by state