101st United States Congress
1989–1991 U.S. Congress
| 101st United States Congress | |
|---|---|
100th ← → 102nd | |
 United States Capitol | |
January 3, 1989 – January 3, 1991 | |
| Members | 100 senators 435 representatives 5 non-voting delegates |
| Senate majority | Democratic |
| Senate President | George H. W. Bush (R) (until January 20, 1989)[a] Dan Quayle (R) (from January 20, 1989) |
| House majority | Democratic |
| House Speaker | Jim Wright (D) (until June 6, 1989) Tom Foley (D) (from June 6, 1989) |
| Sessions | |
| 1st: January 3, 1989 – November 22, 1989 2nd: January 23, 1990 – October 28, 1990 | |
The 101st 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, 1989, to January 3, 1991, during the final weeks of Ronald Reagan's presidency and the first two years of George H. W. Bush's presidency.
The apportionment of seats in this House of Representatives was based on the 1980 United States census. Both chambers maintained a Democratic majority.
Major events
- January 20, 1989: George H. W. Bush became President of the United States
- February 9, 1989: President Bush addressed a joint session of Congress
- February 23, 1989: Senate Armed Services Committee rejected President Bush's nomination of John Tower for Secretary of Defense
- March 24, 1989: Exxon Valdez oil spill
- December 20, 1989: Operation Just Cause launched to overthrow Panamanian leader Manuel Noriega
Major legislation
Enacted
- April 10, 1989: Whistleblower Protection Act, Pub. L.Tooltip Public Law (United States) 101–12, 103 Stat. 16
- October 28, 1989: Flag Protection Act of 1989, Pub. L.Tooltip Public Law (United States) 101–131, 103 Stat. 777
- May 22, 1990: Biological Weapons Anti-Terrorism Act of 1989, Pub. L.Tooltip Public Law (United States) 101–298, 104 Stat. 201
- July 26, 1990: Americans with Disabilities Act, Pub. L.Tooltip Public Law (United States) 101–336, 104 Stat. 327
- August 18, 1990: Oil Pollution Act of 1990, Pub. L.Tooltip Public Law (United States) 101–380, 104 Stat. 484
- August 18, 1990: Ryan White CARE Act of 1990, Pub. L.Tooltip Public Law (United States) 101–391, 104 Stat. 576
- September 25, 1990: Hotel and Motel Fire Safety Act of 1990, Pub. L.Tooltip Public Law (United States) 101–391, 104 Stat. 747
- October 30, 1990: Native American Languages Act of 1990, Pub. L.Tooltip Public Law (United States) 101–477, 104 Stat. 1152
- October 30, 1990: Individuals with Disabilities Education Act of 1990. Pub. L.Tooltip Public Law (United States) 101–476, 104 Stat. 1142
- November 5, 1990: Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1990, Pub. L.Tooltip Public Law (United States) 101–508, 104 Stat. 1388 (including Human Genome Project funding)
- November 12, 1990: Water Resources Development Act of 1990 (WRDA 1990), Pub. L.Tooltip Public Law (United States) 101–640
- November 15, 1990: Administrative Dispute Resolution Act, Pub. L.Tooltip Public Law (United States) 101–552, 104 Stat. 2736
- November 16, 1990: Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act, Pub. L.Tooltip Public Law (United States) 101–601, 104 Stat. 3048
- November 28, 1990: Tongass Timber Reform Act, Pub. L.Tooltip Public Law (United States) 101–626
- November 29, 1990: Negotiated Rulemaking Act, Pub. L.Tooltip Public Law (United States) 101–648, 104 Stat. 4969
- November 29, 1990: Immigration Act of 1990, Pub. L.Tooltip Public Law (United States) 101–649, 104 Stat. 4978
- December 1, 1990: Judicial Improvements Act of 1990, Pub. L.Tooltip Public Law (United States) 101–650, 104 Stat. 5128 (including Visual Artists Rights Act)
Vetoed
- October 22, 1990: Civil Rights Act of 1990, S. 2104. Override attempt failed in Senate, 66-34 (1 vote short of 67 needed to override).
Treaties ratified
- March 1, 1989: Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works, an international treaty on copyrights, ratified
Party summary
Senate
55 Democratic Senators
45 Republican Senators
| Party (shading shows control) | Total | Vacant | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic (D) | Republican (R) | |||
| End of previous congress | 54 | 45 | 99 | 1 |
| Begin | 55 | 45 | 100 | 0 |
| End | ||||
| Final voting share | 55.0% | 45.0% | ||
| Beginning of next congress | 56 | 44 | 100 | 0 |
House of Representatives
| Party (shading shows control) | Total | Vacant | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic (D) | Republican (R) | Independent (I) | |||
| End of previous congress | 255 | 178 | 0 | 433 | 2 |
| Begin | 259 | 174 | 0 | 433 | 2 |
| End | |||||
| Final voting share | 59.8% | 40.2% | 0.0% | ||
| Beginning of next congress | 267 | 167 | 1 | 435 | 0 |
Leadership
Senate
Senate President
George H. W. Bush (R),
until January 20, 1989
until January 20, 1989
Dan Quayle (R),
from January 20, 1989
from January 20, 1989
Senate President pro Tempore
Robert Byrd (D)
- President: George H. W. Bush (R), until January 20, 1989
- Dan Quayle (R), from January 20, 1989
- President pro tempore: Robert Byrd (D)
Democratic majority
- Majority Leader: George J. Mitchell
- Majority Whip: Alan Cranston
- Policy Committee Co-Chair: Harry Reid
- Democratic Caucus Secretary: David Pryor
- Democratic Campaign Committee Chairman: John Breaux
- Chief Deputy Whip: Alan J. Dixon
Republican minority
- Minority Leader: Bob Dole
- Minority Whip: Alan K. Simpson
- Republican Conference Chairman: John Chafee
- Republican Conference Secretary: Thad Cochran
- National Senatorial Committee Chair: Don Nickles
- Policy Committee Chairman: William L. Armstrong
House of Representatives
House Speaker
Jim Wright (D),
until June 6, 1989
until June 6, 1989
Tom Foley (D),
from June 6, 1989
from June 6, 1989
- Speaker: Jim Wright (D), until June 6, 1989
- Tom Foley (D), from June 6, 1989
Democratic majority
- Majority Leader: Tom Foley, until June 6, 1989
- Dick Gephardt, from June 6, 1989
- Majority Whip: Tony Coelho, until June 15, 1989
- William H. Gray III, from June 15, 1989
- Chief Deputy Majority Whip: David Bonior
- Democratic Caucus Chairman: William H. Gray III, until June 15, 1989
- Steny Hoyer, from June 15, 1989
- Democratic Caucus Vice-Chairman: Steny Hoyer, until June 21, 1989
- Vic Fazio, from June 21, 1989
- Democratic Campaign Committee Chairman: Beryl Anthony Jr.
Republican minority
- Minority Leader: Robert H. Michel
- Minority Whip: Dick Cheney, until March 20, 1989
- Newt Gingrich, from March 20, 1989
- Chief Deputy Whip: Robert Smith Walker
- Republican Conference Chairman: Jerry Lewis
- Republican Conference Vice-Chairman: Bill McCollum
- Republican Conference Secretary: Vin Weber
- Policy Committee Chairman: Mickey Edwards
- Republican Campaign Committee Chairman: Guy Vander Jagt
Caucuses
- Congressional Arts Caucus
- Congressional Automotive Caucus
- Biomedical Research Caucus
- Congressional Black Caucus
- Congressional Fire Services Caucus
- Congressional Friends of Ireland Caucus
- Congressional Hispanic Caucus
- Congressional Pediatric & Adult Hydrocephalus Caucus
- Congressional Travel & Tourism Caucus
- Congresswomen's Caucus
- 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 2 meant their term ended with this Congress, facing re-election in 1990; Class 3 meant their term began in the last Congress, facing re-election in 1992; and Class 1 meant their term began in this Congress, facing re-election in 1994.
House of Representatives
The names of members of the House of Representatives are preceded by their district numbers.
Changes in membership
Senate
| State (class) | Vacated by | Reason for change | Successor | Date of successor's formal installation[b] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indiana (3) | Dan Quayle (R) | Resigned January 3, 1989, to become U.S. Vice President. Successor was appointed and later elected to finish the term ending January 3, 1993. | Dan Coats (R) | January 3, 1989 |
| Hawaii (1) | Spark Matsunaga (D) | Died April 15, 1990. Successor was appointed and later elected to finish the term ending January 3, 1995. | Daniel Akaka (D) | May 16, 1990 |
| New Hampshire (2) | Gordon J. Humphrey (R) | Retired and resigned early December 4, 1990, having been elected to the New Hampshire Senate. Successor was appointed, having already elected to the next term. | Bob Smith (R) | December 7, 1990 |
House of Representatives
| District | Vacated by | Reason for change | Successor | Date of successor's formal installation[b] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama 3 | Vacant | Rep. Bill Nichols died during previous congress. New member elected April 4, 1989. | Glen Browder (D) | April 4, 1989 |
| Indiana 4 | Dan Coats (R) | Resigned January 3, 1989, to become U.S. Senator. New member elected March 28, 1989. | Jill Long (D) | March 28, 1989 |
| Florida 2 | James W. Grant (D) | Changed party February 21, 1989. | James W. Grant (R) | February 21, 1989 |
| Wyoming at-large | Dick Cheney (R) | Resigned March 17, 1989, to become U.S. Secretary of Defense. New member elected April 26, 1989.[1] | Craig L. Thomas (R) | April 26, 1989 |
| Florida 18 | Claude Pepper (D) | Died May 30, 1989. New member elected August 29, 1989.[2] | Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R) | August 29, 1989 |
| California 15 | Tony Coelho (D) | Resigned June 15, 1989. New member elected September 12, 1989. | Gary Condit (D) | September 12, 1989 |
| Texas 12 | Jim Wright (D) | Resigned June 30, 1989. New member elected September 12, 1989.[3] | Pete Geren (D) | September 12, 1989 |
| Arkansas 2 | Tommy F. Robinson (D) | Changed party July 28, 1989. | Tommy F. Robinson (R) | July 28, 1989 |
| Texas 18 | Mickey Leland (D) | Died August 7, 1989. New member elected December 9, 1989.[4] | Craig Washington (D) | December 9, 1989 |
| Mississippi 5 | Larkin I. Smith (R) | Died August 13, 1989. New member elected October 17, 1989.[5] | Gene Taylor (D) | October 17, 1989 |
| New York 14 | Guy Molinari (R) | Resigned December 31, 1989. New member elected March 20, 1990. | Susan Molinari (R) | March 20, 1990 |
| New York 18 | Robert Garcia (D) | Resigned January 7, 1990. New member elected March 20, 1990. | José E. Serrano (D) | March 20, 1990 |
| New Jersey 1 | James Florio (D) | Resigned January 16, 1990, after being elected Governor of New Jersey. New member elected November 6, 1990. | Rob Andrews (D) | November 6, 1990 |
| Hawaii 2 | Daniel Akaka (D) | Resigned May 15, 1990, to become U.S. Senator. New member elected November 6, 1990. | Patsy Mink (D) | November 6, 1990 |
| Ohio 8 | Donald "Buz" Lukens (R) | Resigned October 24, 1990. | Vacant | Not filled this term |
| New Hampshire 1 | Bob Smith (R) | Resigned December 7, 1990, to become U.S. Senator. |
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
| House of Representatives
|
Joint committees
- Economic (Chair: Sen. Paul Sarbanes; Ranking Member: Rep. Lee H. Hamilton)
- Taxation (Chair: Rep. Dan Rostenkowski; Vice Chair: Sen. Lloyd Bentsen)
- The Library (Chair: Rep. Frank Annunzio; Vice Chair: Sen. Claiborne Pell)
- Printing (Chair: Sen. Wendell H. Ford; Vice Chair: Rep. Frank Annunzio)
Employees
Legislative branch agency directors
- Architect of the Capitol: George M. White
- Attending Physician of the United States Congress: William Narva, until 1990
- Robert Krasner, from 1990
- Comptroller General of the United States: Charles A. Bowsher
- Director of the Congressional Budget Office: James L. Blum Jr. (acting), until March 6, 1989
- Robert D. Reischauer, from March 6, 1989
- Librarian of Congress: James H. Billington
- Public Printer of the United States: vacant, until 1990
- Robert Houk, from 1990
Senate
- Chaplain: Richard C. Halverson (Presbyterian)
- Historian: Richard A. Baker
- Parliamentarian: Alan Frumin
- Curator: James R. Ketchum
- Secretary: Walter J. Stewart
- Librarian: Roger K. Haley
- Secretary for the Majority: C. Abbott Saffold
- Secretary for the Minority: Howard O. Greene Jr.
- Sergeant at Arms: Henry K. Giugni, until December 31, 1990; vacant thereafter
House of Representatives
- Chaplain: James David Ford (Lutheran)
- Clerk: Donnald K. Anderson
- Doorkeeper: James T. Molloy
- Historian: Ray Smock
- Reading Clerks: Meg Goetz (Democratic) and Paul Hays along with Bob Berry (Republican)
- Parliamentarian: William H. Brown
- Postmaster: Robert V. Rota
- Sergeant at Arms: Jack Russ
See also
- List of new members of the 101st United States Congress
- 1988 United States elections (elections leading to this Congress)
- 1990 United States elections (elections during this Congress, leading to the next Congress)
Notes
- ^ U.S. Vice President George H. W. Bush's term as President of the Senate ended at noon on January 20, 1989, when Dan Quayle's term began.
- ^ a b When seated or oath administered, not necessarily when service began.
References
- ^ "Wyoming's Election For U.S. House Seat Goes to Republican". April 26, 1989. Retrieved December 4, 2017.
- ^ "First Cuban-American Elected to Congress". August 29, 1989. Retrieved December 4, 2017.
- ^ Suro, Roberto (September 14, 1989). "Jim Wright As Speaker For Texans". Retrieved December 4, 2017.
- ^ "Texas State Senator Elected to Congress To Fill Leland Seat". December 9, 1989. Retrieved December 4, 2017.
- ^ "Democrat Wins a House Seat in Mississippi". October 17, 1989. Archived from the original on December 5, 2017. Retrieved December 4, 2017.
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 101st Congress from www.C-SPAN.org".
- "Videos of Senate Sessions for the 101st Congress from www.C-SPAN.org".
- "Videos of Committees from the House and Senate for the 101st Congress from www.C-SPAN.org".
- House of Representatives Session Calendar for the 101st Congress (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on September 7, 2016. Retrieved June 6, 2016.
- Congressional Pictorial Directory for the 101st Congress. S. PRT. 1967.
- Congressional Pictorial Directory for the 101st Congress (Revised). S. PRT. 1967.
- Official Congressional Directory for the 101st Congress. 1809.
