| 104th United States Congress | |||
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| Duration: January 3, 1995 – January 3, 1997 | |||
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| Senate President: | Al Gore (D) | ||
| Senate Pres. pro tem: | Strom Thurmond (R) | ||
| House Speaker: | Newt Gingrich (R) | ||
| 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 4, 1995 – January 3, 1996 2nd: January 3, 1996 – October 4, 1996 |
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The One Hundred Fourth 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, 1995 to January 3, 1997, during the third and fourth years of Bill Clinton's presidency. Apportionment of seats in the House of Representatives was based on the 1990 United States census. Both chambers had Republican majorities for the first time since the 1950s. Major events included passage of elements of the Contract with America and a budget impasse between Congress and the Clinton Administration that resulted in the Federal government shutdown of 1995 and 1996.
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| Republican | Democratic | Vacant | ||
| End of the previous Congress | 47 | 53 | 100 | 0 |
| Begin | 53 | 47 | 100 | 0 |
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| Final voting share | 53.0% | 47.0% | ||
| Beginning of the next Congress | 55 | 45 | 100 | 0 |
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| Republican | Democratic | Independent | Vacant | ||
| End of the previous Congress | 176 | 258 | 1 | 435 | 0 |
| Begin | 230 | 204 | 1 | 435 | 0 |
| End | 234 | 198 | 433 | 2 | |
| Final voting share | 54.4% | 45.6% | |||
| Non-voting members | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Beginning of the next Congress | 228 | 206 | 1 | 435 | 0 |
The names of members of the House of Representatives are preceded by their district numbers.
| State (class) |
Former senator | Reason for change | Successor | Date of successor's installation |
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| Colorado (3) |
Ben Nighthorse Campbell (D) | Changed party March 3, 1995 | Ben Nighthorse Campbell (R) | March 3, 1995 |
| Oregon (3) |
Bob Packwood (R) | Resigned October 5, 1995. Wyden won the special election on January 30, 1996. | Ron Wyden (D) | Seated February 6, 1996 |
| Kansas (3) |
Bob Dole (R) | Resigned June 11, 1996 to campaign for the Presidency | Sheila Frahm (R) | June 11, 1996 |
| Kansas (3) |
Sheila Frahm (R) | Successor elected November 5, 1996 after Brownback won the special election. | Sam Brownback (R) | November 6, 1996 |
| District | Vacator | Reason for change | Successor | Date of successor's installation |
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| Georgia 9th | Nathan Deal (D) | Changed party April 10, 1995 | Nathan Deal (R) | April 10, 1995 |
| Texas 14th | Greg Laughlin (D) | Changed party June 26, 1995 | Greg Laughlin (R) | June 26, 1995 |
| Louisiana 3rd | Billy Tauzin (D) | Changed party August 8, 1995 | Billy Tauzin (R) | August 8, 1995 |
| Illinois 2nd | Mel Reynolds (D) | Resigned October 1, 1995 | Jesse Jackson, Jr. (D) | December 15, 1995 |
| California's 15th | Norman Y. Mineta (D) | Resigned October 10, 1995 | Tom Campbell (R) | December 12, 1995 |
| Mississippi 4th | Mike Parker (D) | Changed party November 10, 1995 | Mike Parker (R) | November 10, 1995 |
| Louisiana 7th | Jimmy Hayes (D) | Changed party December 1, 1995 | Jimmy Hayes (R) | December 1, 1995 |
| California 37th | Walter R. Tucker III (D) | Resigned December 15, 1995 due to scandals during his past tenure as Mayor of Compton | Juanita Millender-McDonald (D) | March 26, 1996 |
| Oregon 3rd | Ron Wyden (D) | Resigned February 6, 1996 after being elected US Senator | Earl Blumenauer (D) | May 21, 1996 |
| Maryland's 7th | Kweisi Mfume (D) | Resigned February 15, 1996 to become CEO of the NAACP | Elijah Cummings (D) | April 16, 1996 |
| Missouri's 8th | Bill Emerson (R) | Died June 22, 1996 | Vacant | Vacant for remainder of term |
| Kansas 2nd | Sam Brownback (R) | Resigned November 27, 1996 retroactive to November 7th after being elected to the US Senate | Jim Ryun (R) | November 27, 1996 |
| Arkansas 2nd | Ray Thornton (D) | Resigned January 1, 1997 | Vacant | Vacant for remainder of term |
| Arkansas 3rd | Tim Hutchinson (R) | Resigned January 2, 1997 after being elected to the US Senate | Vacant | Vacant for remainder of term |
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