| 105th United States Congress | |||
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| Duration: January 3, 1997 – January 3, 1999 | |||
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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 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 fifth and sixth years of Bill Clinton's presidency. Apportionment of seats in the House of Representatives was based on the Twenty-first Census of the United States in 1990. Both chambers had a Republican majority.
There was no change in the parties during this Congress.
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| Republican | Democratic | Vacant | ||
| End of previous Congress | 53 | 47 | 100 | 0 |
| 105th Congress | 55 | 45 | 100 | 0 |
| Final voting share | 55% | 45% | ||
| Beginning of the next Congress | 55 | 45 | 100 | 0 |
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| Republican | Democratic | Independent | Vacant | ||
| End of previous Congress | 234 | 198 | 1 | 433 | 2 |
| Begin | 228 | 206 | 1 | 435 | 0 |
| End | 227 | 207 | |||
| Final voting share | 52.2% | 47.6% | 0.2% | ||
| Beginning of the next Congress | 223 | 211 | 1 | 435 | 0 |
| Non-voting members | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
The names of members of the House of Representatives are preceded by their district numbers.
There were no changes in Senate membership during this Congress.
Four members of the House of Representatives died, and four resigned.
| District | Vacator | Reason for change | Successor | Date of successor's installation |
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| Missouri's 8th | Vacant | Rep. Bill Emerson died during previous Congress | Jo Ann Emerson (R) | January 8, 1997 |
| Texas's 28th | Frank Tejeda (D) | Died January 30, 1997 | Ciro D. Rodriguez (D) | April 12, 1997 |
| New Mexico 3rd | Bill Richardson (D) | Resigned February 13, 1997 to become Ambassador to the United Nations | Bill Redmond (R) | May 20, 1997 |
| New York 13th | Susan Molinari (R) | Resigned August 2, 1997 to become a television journalist for CBS | Vito Fossella (R) | November 5, 1997 |
| California 22nd | Walter H. Capps (D) | Died October 28, 1997 | Lois Capps (D) | March 17, 1998 |
| Pennsylvania 1st | Thomas M. Foglietta (D) | Resigned November 11, 1997 to become Ambassador to Italy | Robert A. Brady (D) | May 21, 1998 |
| New York 6th | Floyd H. Flake (D) | Resigned November 17, 1997 to return full time to his duties as pastor of Allen A.M.E. Church | Gregory Meeks (D) | February 5, 1998 |
| California 44th | Sonny Bono (R) | Died January 5, 1998 | Mary Bono (R) | April 21, 1998 |
| California 9th | Ronald Dellums (D) | Resigned February 6, 1998 | Barbara Lee (D) | April 21, 1998 |
| New Mexico 1st | Steven Schiff (R) | Died March 25, 1998 | Heather Wilson (R) | June 25, 1998 |
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