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| 105th United States Congress | |||
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| Duration: January 3, 1997 – January 3, 1999 | |||
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| President of the Senate: | Al Gore | ||
| President pro tempore: | Strom Thurmond | ||
| Speaker of the House: | Newt Gingrich | ||
| Members: | 100 Senators 435 Representatives 5 Non-voting members |
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| Senate Majority: | Republican Party | ||
| House Majority: | Republican Party | ||
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| 1st: January 7, 1997 – November 13, 1997 2nd: January 27, 1998 – December 19, 1998 |
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The One Hundred Fifth 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, 1997 to January 3, 1999, during the first two years of the second administration of U.S. President Bill Clinton.
Apportionment of seats in this House of Representatives was based on the Twenty-first Census of the United States in 1990. Both chambers had a Republican majority.
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Major events
- 1998-05-18 - United States v. Microsoft decision
- 1998-08-07 - 1998 U.S. embassy bombings
- 1998-12-19 - House of Representatives impeached President Clinton, H.Res. 611
Major legislation
- August 5, 1997 — Balanced Budget Act of 1997, Pub.L. 105-33, 111 Stat. 251
- August 5, 1997 — Taxpayer Relief Act of 1997, Pub.L. 105-34, 111 Stat. 788
- June 9, 1998 — Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century, Pub.L. 105-178, 112 Stat. 107
- July 22, 1998 — Taxpayer Bill of Rights III, Pub.L. 105-206, title III, 112 Stat. 726
- August 7, 1998 — Workforce Investment Act, Pub.L. 105-220, 112 Stat. 936
- October 21, 1998 — Child Online Privacy Protection Act, Pub.L. 105-277, div. C, title XIV, 112 Stat. 2681
- October 27, 1998 — Sonny Bono Copyright Term Extension Act, Pub.L. 105-298, title I, 112 Stat. 2827
- October 28, 1998 — Digital Millennium Copyright Act (including the Online Copyright Infringement Liability Limitation Act), Pub.L. 105-304, 112 Stat. 2860
- October 31, 1998 — Iraq Liberation Act, Pub.L. 105-338, 112 Stat. 3178
Party summary
Senate
| Affiliation | Members | Note | |
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| Republican Party | 55 | shifted to 54 twice | |
| Democratic Party | 45 | shifted to 46 twice | |
| Total | 100 | ||
House of Representatives
| Affiliation | Members | Voting share |
Delegates and Resident Commissioner |
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| Republican Party | 228 | 52.4% | 1 | ||
| Democratic Party | 206 | 47.4% | 4 | ||
| Independent | 1 | 0.2% | - | Caucuses with the Democrats | |
| Vacant | 0 | 0.0% | - | ||
| Total | 435 | 5 | |||
Officers
Senate
| Office | Senator / Vice-President | Party | State | |
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| President of the Senate | Al Gore | Democratic | Tennessee | |
| President pro tempore | Strom Thurmond | Republican | South Carolina | |
| Majority Leader | Trent Lott | Republican | Mississippi | |
| Minority Leader | Tom Daschle | Democratic | South Dakota | |
| Majority Whip | Don Nickles | Republican | Oklahoma | |
| Minority Whip | Wendell Hampton Ford | Democratic | Kentucky | |
House of Representatives
| Office | Representative | Party | State | |
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| Speaker of the House | Newt Gingrich | Republican | Georgia | |
| Majority Leader | Dick Armey | Republican | Texas | |
| Minority Leader | Dick Gephardt | Democratic | Missouri | |
| Majority Whip | Tom DeLay | Republican | Texas | |
| Minority Whip | David Bonior | Democratic | Michigan | |
Members
Senate
- See also: Category:United States Senators
- See also: Category:United States Congressional Delegations by state
House of Representatives
| 80.1-100% Republican | 80.1-100% Democratic |
| 60.1-80% Republican | 60.1-80% Democratic |
| 50.1-60% Republican | 50.1-60% Democratic |
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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