96th United States Congress

96th United States Congress
95th ← → 97th
United States Capitol
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: Taiwan Relations Act, Pub. L.Tooltip Public Law (United States) 96–8
• September 9, 1979: Panama Canal Act of 1979, Pub. L.Tooltip Public Law (United States) 96–70, 93 Stat. 452
• October 17, 1979: Department of Education Organization Act, Pub. L.Tooltip Public Law (United States) 96–88, 93 Stat. 668
• March 17, 1980: Refugee Act, Pub. L.Tooltip Public Law (United States) 96–212, 94 Stat. 102
• September 19, 1980: Regulatory Flexibility Act, Pub. L.Tooltip Public Law (United States) 96–354, 94 Stat. 1164
• September 29, 1980: Fish and Wildlife Conservation Act of 1980, Pub. L.Tooltip Public Law (United States) 96–366, 94 Stat. 1322
• October 14, 1980: Staggers Rail Act of 1980, Pub. L.Tooltip Public Law (United States) 96–448, 94 Stat. 1895
• October 15, 1980: Classified Information Procedures Act, Pub. L.Tooltip Public Law (United States) 96–456, 94 Stat. 2025
• December 2, 1980: Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act, Pub. L.Tooltip Public Law (United States) 96–487, 94 Stat. 2371
• December 11, 1980: Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA or Superfund), Pub. L.Tooltip Public Law (United States) 96–510, 94 Stat. 2767
• December 11, 1980: Paperwork Reduction Act of 1980, Pub. L.Tooltip Public Law (United States) 96–511, 94 Stat. 2812
• December 12, 1980: Defense Officer Personnel Management Act, Pub. L.Tooltip Public Law (United States) 96–513
• December 12, 1980: Bayh–Dole Act, Pub. L.Tooltip Public Law (United States) 96–517, 94 Stat. 3018
• December 22, 1980: Nuclear Safety, Research, Demonstration, and Development Act of 1980, Pub. L.Tooltip Public Law (United States) 96–567, 94 Stat. 3329

Party summary

Senate

	Party (shading shows control)			Total	Vacant
	Democratic (D)	Independent (I)	Republican (R)
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

	Party (shading shows control)			Total	Vacant
	Democratic (D)	Republican (R)	Conservative (C)
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

Senate changes

State (class)	Vacated by	Reason for change	Successor	Date of successor's formal installation[b]
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

House changes

District	Vacated by	Reason for change	Successor	Date of successor's formal installation[b]
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	John Porter (R)	January 22, 1980
Pennsylvania 11th	Dan Flood (D)	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

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: Donald Stewart; Ranking Member: 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: John Melcher; Ranking Member: Roger W. Jepsen)
  • Agricultural Credit and Rural Electrification (Chair: Edward Zorinsky; Ranking Member: S.I. Hayakawa)
  • Agricultural Production, Marketing and Stabilization of Prices (Chair: Walter "Dee" Huddleston; Ranking Member: Milton Young)
• Appropriations (Chair: Warren Magnuson; Ranking Member: Milton Young)
  • Agriculture and Related Agencies (Chair: Thomas Eagleton; Ranking Member: 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: Warren Magnuson; Ranking Member: Richard S. Schweiker)
  • Legislative (Chair: Jim Sasser; Ranking Member: Ted Stevens)
  • Military Construction (Chair: Walter "Dee" Huddleston; Ranking Member: Paul Laxalt)
  • Energy and Water Development (Chair: J. Bennett Johnston; Ranking Member: Mark O. Hatfield)
  • State, Justice, Commerce and Judiciary (Chair: Fritz Hollings; Ranking Member: Lowell P. Weicker Jr.)
  • Transportation (Chair: Birch Bayh; Ranking Member: James A. McClure)
  • Treasury, Postal Service and General Government (Chair: Lawton Chiles; Ranking Member: Harrison H. Schmitt)
• Armed Services (Chair: John C. Stennis; Ranking Member: John Tower)
  • Arms Control (Chair: Henry M. Jackson; Ranking Member: William S. Cohen)
  • General Procurement (Chair: Harry F. Byrd Jr.; Ranking Member: Barry Goldwater)
  • Manpower and Personnel (Chair: Sam Nunn; Ranking Member: Roger W. Jepsen)
  • Research and Investigations (Chair: John Culver; Ranking Member: 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)
  • International Finance (Chair: Adlai Stevenson III; Ranking Member: H. John Heinz III)
  • Rural Housing and Development (Chair: Robert Burren Morgan; Ranking Member: Nancy L. Kassebaum)
  • Economic Stabilization (Chair: Donald Riegle; Ranking Member: Richard G. Lugar)
  • Securities (Chair: Paul Sarbanes; Ranking Member: 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)
  • Aviation (Chair: Howard Cannon; Ranking Member: Nancy L. Kassebaum)
  • Communications (Chair: Fritz Hollings; Ranking Member: Barry Goldwater)
  • Consumer (Chair: Wendell Ford; Ranking Member: John C. Danforth)
  • Merchant Marine and Tourism (Chair: Daniel Inouye; Ranking Member: John W. Warner)
  • Science, Technology and Space (Chair: Adlai Stevenson III; Ranking Member: Harrison H. Schmitt)
  • Surface Transportation (Chair: Russell B. Long; Ranking Member: Larry Pressler)
• Energy and Natural Resources (Chair: Henry M. Jackson; Ranking Member: Mark O. Hatfield)
  • Energy R&D (Chair: Frank Church; Ranking Member: 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)
  • Energy Resources and Materials Production (Chair: Wendell Ford; Ranking Member: Lowell P. Weicker)
  • Parks, Recreations and Renewable Resources (Chair: Dale Bumpers; Ranking Member: Mark O. Hatfield)
• Environment and Public Works (Chair: Jennings Randolph; Ranking Member: Robert T. Stafford)
  • Environmental Pollution (Chair: Edmund Muskie; Ranking Member: Robert T. Stafford)
  • Water Resources (Chair: Mike Gravel; Ranking Member: Pete Domenici)
  • Transportation (Chair: Lloyd Bentsen; Ranking Member: Larry Pressler)
  • Regional and Community Development (Chair: Quentin Burdick; Ranking Member: John H. Chafee)
  • Resource Protection (Chair: John Culver; Ranking Member: Howard H. Baker Jr.)
  • Nuclear Regulation (Chair: Gary Hart; Ranking Member: Alan K. Simpson)
• Ethics (Select) (Chair: Adlai Stevenson III, then Howell Heflin; Ranking Member: Harrison H. Schmitt)
• Finance (Chair: Russell B. Long; Ranking Member: Bob Dole)
  • Health (Chair: Herman Talmadge; Ranking Member: Bob Dole)
  • International Trade (Chair: Abraham Ribicoff; Ranking Member: William V. Roth Jr.)
  • Taxation and Debt Management Generally (Chair: Harry F. Byrd Jr.; Ranking Member: Bob Packwood)
  • Social Security (Chair: Gaylord Nelson; Ranking Member: 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)
  • Public Assistance (Chair: Daniel Patrick Moynihan; Ranking Member: H. John Heinz III)
  • Oversight of the Internal Revenue Service (Chair: Max Baucus; Ranking Member: H. John Heinz III)
  • Unemployment and Related Programs (Chair: David Boren; Ranking Member: 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)
  • African Affairs (Chair: George McGovern; Ranking Member: 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)
  • Western Hemisphere Affairs (Chair: Edward Zorinsky; Ranking Member: 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)
  • Intergovernmental Relations (Chair: Jim Sasser; Ranking Member: William V. Roth Jr.)
  • Governmental Efficiency and the District of Columbia (Chair: Thomas Eagleton; Ranking Member: Charles Mathias)
  • Energy, Nuclear Proliferation and Federal Services (Chair: Lawton Chiles; Ranking Member: Jacob K. Javits)
  • Civil Service and General Services (Chair: David Pryor; Ranking Member: Ted Stevens)
  • Oversight of Government Management (Chair: Carl Levin; Ranking Member: 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)
  • Jurisprudence and Governmental Relations (Chair: Howell Heflin; Ranking Member: Alan K. Simpson)
• Intelligence (Select) (Chair: Birch Bayh; Ranking Member: Barry Goldwater)
• Labor and Human Resources (Chair: Harrison A. Williams; Ranking Member: Richard S. Schweiker)
  • Handicapped (Chair: Jennings Randolph; Ranking Member: Robert T. Stafford)
  • Education, Arts and the Humanities (Chair: Claiborne Pell; Ranking Member: Robert T. Stafford)
  • Health and Scientific Research (Chair: Ted Kennedy; Ranking Member: Richard S. Schweiker)
  • Employment, Poverty and Migratory Labor (Chair: Gaylord Nelson; Ranking Member: Jacob K. Javits)
  • Aging (Chair: Thomas Eagleton; Ranking Member: William L. Armstrong)
  • Child and Human Development (Chair: Alan Cranston; Ranking Member: Gordon J. Humphrey)
  • Alcoholism and Drug Abuse (Chair: Donald Riegle; Ranking Member: Orrin G. Hatch)
• Nutrition and Human Needs (Select) (Chair: [data missing]; Ranking Member: [data missing])
• Rules and Administration (Chair: Claiborne Pell; Ranking Member: Mark O. Hatfield)
• Small Business (Select) (Chair: Gaylord Nelson)
• Veterans' Affairs (Chair: Alan Cranston; Ranking Member: Alan K. Simpson)
• Whole

House of Representatives

• Aging (Select) (Chair: Claude Pepper)
• Agriculture (Chair: Tom Foley; Ranking Member: William C. Wampler)
  • Cotton (Chair: David R. Bowen; Ranking Member: 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: Charlie Rose; Ranking Member: 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: Ed Jones; Ranking Member: 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)
• 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: Charlie Wilson; Ranking Member: Carl D. Pursell)
  • Energy and Water Development (Chair: Tom Bevill; Ranking Member: 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)
  • Seapower, Strategic and Critical Materials (Chair: Charles E. Bennett; Ranking Member: Floyd D. Spence)
  • Research and Development (Chair: Richard Howard Ichord Jr.; Ranking Member: William L. Dickinson)
  • Military Personnel (Chair: Richard Crawford White; Ranking Member: 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)
  • Nato Standardization, Interoperability and Readiness (Chair: Dan Daniel; Ranking Member: 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)
  • Economic Stabilization (Chair: William S. Moorhead; Ranking Member: Stewart B. McKinney)
  • Financial Institutions Supervision, Regulation and Insurance (Chair: Fernand St. Germain; Ranking Member: Chalmers P. Wylie)
  • International Development Institutions and Finance (Chair: Henry B. González; Ranking Member: 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)
  • State and Local Governments (Chair: Elizabeth Holtzman; Ranking Member: Marjorie S. Holt)
  • Regulations and Spending Limitations (Chair: Dave Obey; Ranking Member: Del Latta)
  • Inflation (Chair: Paul Simon; Ranking Member: Bud Shuster)
  • Budget Process (Chair: Norman Mineta; Ranking Member: 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)
  • Human and Community Resources (Chair: Louis Stokes; Ranking Member: 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])
• District of Columbia (Chair: Ron Dellums; Ranking Member: Stewart B. McKinney)
  • Fiscal Affairs and Health (Chair: Ron Dellums; Ranking Member: 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)
  • Metropolitan Affairs (Chair: Pete Stark; Ranking Member: Stewart B. McKinney)
• Education and Labor (Chair: Carl D. Perkins; Ranking Member: John M. Ashbrook)
  • Elementary, Secondary and Vocational Education (Chair: Carl D. Perkins; Ranking Member: 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)
  • Human Resources (Chair: Ike Franklin Andrews; Ranking Member: 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])
• Foreign Affairs (Chair: Clement J. Zablocki; Ranking Member: William S. Broomfield)
  • International Security and Scientific Affairs (Chair: Clement J. Zablocki; Ranking Member: 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)
  • International Economic Policy and Trade (Chair: Jonathan Brewster Bingham; Ranking Member: Robert J. Lagomarsino)
  • Inter-American Affairs (Chair: Gus Yatron; Ranking Member: Benjamin A. Gilman)
  • Africa (Chair: Stephen Solarz; Ranking Member: William F. Goodling)
  • International Organizations (Chair: Don Bonker; Ranking Member: 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)
  • Commerce, Consumer and Monetary Affairs (Chair: Benjamin Stanley Rosenthal; Ranking Member: Lyle Williams)
  • Manpower and Housing (Chair: Cardiss Collins; Ranking Member: Wayne Grisham)
  • Government Activities and Transportation (Chair: John Burton; Ranking Member: Robert S. Walker)
  • Government Information and Individual Rights (Chair: L. Richardson Preyer; Ranking Member: Thomas N. Kindness)
  • Environment, Energy and Natural Resources (Chair: Toby Moffett; Ranking Member: Paul N. McCloskey)
• House Administration (Chair: Frank Thompson, then Lucien Nedzi; Ranking Member: William L. Dickinson)
  • Accounts (Chair: John Brademas; Ranking Member: Samuel L. Devine)
  • Libraries and Memorials (Chair: Lucien Nedzi; Ranking Member: Bill Frenzel)
  • Printing (Chair: Augustus Hawkins; Ranking Member: James C. Cleveland)
  • Personnel and Police (Chair: Frank Annunzio; Ranking Member: Samuel L. Devine)
  • Contracts (Chair: Joseph M. Gaydos; Ranking Member: James C. Cleveland)
  • Services (Chair: Ed Jones; Ranking Member: 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: )
• Insular Affairs (Chair: Mo Udall; 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)
  • National Parks and Insular Affairs (Chair: Phillip Burton; Ranking Member: Keith G. Sebelius)
  • Mines and Mining (Chair: James David Santini; Ranking Member: Don Young)
  • Oversight/Special Investigations (Chair: Harold L. Runnels; Ranking Member: Don H. Clausen)
  • Pacific Affairs (Chair: Antonio Borja Won Pat; Ranking Member: 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)
  • Oversight and Investigations (Chair: 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)
  • Transportation and Commerce (Chair: James Florio; Ranking Member: 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)
  • Administrative Law and Governmental Relations (Chair: George E. Danielson; Ranking Member: Carlos J. Moorhead)
  • Courts, Civil Liberties and the Administration of Justice (Chair: Robert Kastenmeier; Ranking Member: Thomas F. Railsback)
  • Civil and Constitutional Rights (Chair: Don Edwards; Ranking Member: Henry J. Hyde)
  • Monopolies and Commercial Law (Chair: Peter W. Rodino; Ranking Member: Robert McClory)
  • Crime (Chair: John Conyers; Ranking Member: John M. Ashbrook)
  • Criminal Justice (Chair: Robert Drinan; Ranking Member: 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)
  • Coast Guard and Navigation (Chair: Mario Biaggi; Ranking Member: David C. Treen)
  • Oceangraphy (Chair: Gerry Studds; Ranking Member: Joel Pritchard)
  • Panama Canal (Chair: Carroll Hubbard; Ranking Member: 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)
• Post Office and Civil Service (Chair: James M. Hanley; Ranking Member: Edward J. Derwinski)
  • Investigations (Chair: James M. Hanley; Ranking Member: Gene Taylor)
  • Postal Operations and Services (Chair: Charlie Wilson; Ranking Member: Edward J. Derwinski)
  • Postal Personnel and Modernization (Chair: Bill Clay; Ranking Member: 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)
  • Human Resources (Chair: Herbert Harris; Ranking Member: Benjamin A. Gilman)
• Public Works and Transportation (Chair: 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)
  • Oversight and Review (Chair: Norman Mineta; Ranking Member: 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)
  • Water Resources (Chair: Ray Roberts; Ranking Member: Don H. Clausen)
• Rules (Chair: 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)
  • Transportation, Aviation and Communication (Chair: Tom Harkin; Ranking Member: Barry M. Goldwater)
  • Investigations and Oversight (Chair: James F. Lloyd; Ranking Member: Manuel Lujan Jr.)
  • Natural Resources and Environment (Chair: Jerome Ambro; Ranking Member: Robert S. Walker)
• Small Business (Chair: Neal Edward Smith; Ranking Member: Joseph M. McDade)
  • SBA and SBIC Authority and General Small Business (Chair: Neal Edward Smith; Ranking Member: Joseph M. McDade)
  • General Oversight and Minority Enterprise (Chair: 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)
  • Access to Equity Capital and Business Opportunities (Chair: Henry Nowak; Ranking Member: J. William Stanton)
  • Special Small Business Problems (Chair: Marty Russo; Ranking Member: 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)
  • Compensation, Pension and Insurance (Chair: Sonny Montgomery; Ranking Member: Chalmers P. Wylie)
  • Housing (Chair: Jack Brinkley; Ranking Member: James Abdnor)
  • Education, Training and Employment (Chair: Bill Hefner; Ranking Member: Margaret M. Heckler)
  • Special Investigations (Chair: Ronald M. Mottl; Ranking Member: Elwood Hillis)
• Ways and Means (Chair: Al Ullman; Ranking Member: 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)
  • Oversight (Chair: Sam Gibbons; Ranking Member: Willis D. Gradison Jr.)
  • Social Security (Chair: J. J. Pickle; Ranking Member: Bill Archer)
• Whole

Joint committees

• Economic (Chair: Sen. Lloyd Bentsen; Vice Chair: Rep. Richard Walker Bolling)
• Taxation (Chair: Rep. Al Ullman; Vice Chair: Sen. Russell B. Long)
• The Library (Chair: Sen. Claiborne Pell; Vice Chair: Rep. 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
• Public Printer of the United States: John J. Boyle, until 1980

Senate

• Chaplain: Edward L. R. Elson (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)
  • 1978 United States Senate elections
  • 1978 United States House of Representatives elections
• 1980 United States elections (elections during this Congress, leading to the next Congress)
  • 1980 United States presidential election
  • 1980 United States Senate elections
  • 1980 United States House of Representatives elections

Notes

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.