106th United States Congress
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106th United States Congress
| 106th United States Congress | |||
 United States Capitol (2002) |
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| Duration: January 3, 1999 – January 3, 2001 | |||
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| Senate President: | Al Gore (D) | ||
| Senate Pres. pro tem: | Strom Thurmond (R) | ||
| House Speaker: | Dennis Hastert (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 6, 1999 – November 22, 1999 2nd: January 24, 2000 – December 15, 2000 |
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The One Hundred Sixth 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, 1999 to January 3, 2001, during the last two years of Bill Clinton's presidency. It was the last Congress to serve in the 20th century and the first to serve in the 21st. The 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.
Major events
- January 7, 1999 - February 12, 1999: Impeachment trial of President Bill Clinton
- March 29, 1999: Dow Jones Industrial Average ended above 10,000 for the first time.
- April 20, 1999: Columbine High School massacre
- December 31, 1999: Y2K bug
- April 3, 2000: United States v. Microsoft: Federal court held Microsoft liable for anti-trust violations
- November–December 2000: Election of George W. Bush
Major legislation
Main article: List of United States federal legislation, 1901-2001
- May 21, 1999: Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act (Kosovo operations), Pub.L. 106-31, 113 Stat. 57
- August 17, 1999: Water Resources Development Act of 1999, Pub.L. 106-53
- November 12, 1999: Gramm-Leach-Bliley Financial Services Modernization Act, Pub.L. 106-102, 113 Stat. 1338
- November 29, 1999: American Inventors Protection Act, Pub.L. 106-113, 113 Stat. 1536 (including Anticybersquatting Consumer Protection Act)
- March 14, 2000: Iran Nonproliferation Act of 2000, Pub.L. 106-178, 114 Stat. 38
- April 5, 2000: Wendell H. Ford Aviation Investment and Reform Act for the 21st Century, Pub.L. 106-181, 114 Stat. 61
- May 18, 2000: African Growth and Opportunity Act, Pub.L. 106-200, 114 Stat. 251
- June 30, 2000: Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act, Pub.L. 106-229, 114 Stat. 464
- August 7, 2000: Oceans Act, Pub.L. 106-256, 114 Stat. 644
- September 22, 2000: Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act, Pub.L. 106-274, 114 Stat. 803
- October 17, 2000: Children's Health Act, Pub.L. 106-310, 114 Stat. 1101
- October 30, 2000: Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act, Pub.L. 106-390, 114 Stat. 1552
- December 11, 2000: Water Resources Development Act of 2000, Pub.L. 106-541, 114 Stat. 2572
- December 21, 2000: Commodity Futures Modernization Act of 2000, Pub.L. 106-554, 114 Stat. 2763A (as part of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2001)
Treaties considered
- October 13, 1999: Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty: Rejected[1]
Party summary
Senate
Membership changed with two deaths.
| Affiliation | Party
(Shading indicates majority caucus)
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| Republican | Democratic | Vacant | ||
| End of previous Congress | 55 | 45 | 100 | 0 |
| Begin | 55 | 45 | 100 | 0 |
| October 25, 1999 | 54 | 99 | 1 | |
| November 2, 1999 | 55 | 100 | 0 | |
| July 19, 2000 | 54 | 99 | 1 | |
| July 25, 2000 | 46 | 100 | 0 | |
| Final voting share | 54% | 46% | ||
| Beginning of the next Congress | 50 | 50 | 100 | 0 |
House of Representatives
There were two resignations and three deaths.
| Affiliation | Party
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| Republican | Democratic | Independent | Vacant | ||
| End of previous Congress | 227 | 207 | 1 | 435 | 0 |
| Begin | 223 | 211 | 1 | 435 | 0 |
| End | 222 | 210 | 433 | 2 | |
| Final voting share | 51.2% | 48.5% | 0.3% | ||
| Beginning of the next Congress | 221 | 211 | 2 | 435 | 0 |
Leadership
Senate
- President: Al Gore (D)
- President pro tempore: Strom Thurmond (R)
Majority (Republican) leadership
Minority (Democratic) leadership
House of Representatives
- Speaker: Dennis Hastert (R)
Majority (Republican) leadership
Minority (Democratic) leadership
Members
Senate
House of Representatives
| Alabama — Alaska — Arizona — Arkansas — California — Colorado — Connecticut — Delaware — Florida — Georgia — Hawaii — Idaho — Illinois — Indiana — Iowa — Kansas — Kentucky — Louisiana — Maine — Maryland — Massachusetts — Michigan — Minnesota — Mississippi — Missouri — Montana — Nebraska — Nevada — New Hampshire — New Jersey — New Mexico — New York — North Carolina — North Dakota — Ohio — Oklahoma — Oregon — Pennsylvania — Rhode Island — South Carolina — South Dakota — Tennessee — Texas — Utah — Vermont — Virginia — Washington — West Virginia — Wisconsin — Wyoming
American Samoa — District of Columbia — Guam — Puerto Rico — Virgin Islands |
| House seats by party holding plurality in state | |
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80.1–100% Republican
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80.1–100% Democratic
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60.1–80% Republican
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60.1–80% Democratic
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50.1–60% Republican
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50.1–60% Democratic
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striped: 50–50 split
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1 independent
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Changes in membership
Senate
| State (class) |
Former senator | Reason for change | Successor | Date of successor's installation |
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| Rhode Island (1) |
John Chafee (R) | Died October 24, 1999 | Lincoln Chafee (R) (Appointed, later elected to finish term) |
November 2, 1999 |
| Georgia (3) |
Paul Coverdell (R) | Died July 18, 2000 | Zell Miller (D) (Appointed) |
July 24, 2000 |
House of Representatives
| District | Vacator | Reason for change | Successor | Date of successor's installation |
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| Georgia 6th | Newt Gingrich (R) | Resigned January 3, 1999 | Johnny Isakson (R) | February 23, 1999 | |
| Louisiana 1st | Bob Livingston (R) | Resigned March 1, 1999 | David Vitter (R) | May 29, 1999 | |
| California 42nd | George Brown, Jr. (D) | Died July 15, 1999 | Joe Baca (D) | November 16, 1999 | |
| New York 1st | Michael Forbes (R) | Changed political affiliation | Michael Forbes (D) | July 17, 1999 | |
| Virginia 5th | Virgil Goode (D) | Changed political affiliation | Virgil Goode (I) | January 27, 2000 | |
| California 31st | Matthew G. Martínez (D) | Changed political affiliation | Matthew G. Martínez (R) | July 27, 2000 | |
| Virginia 1st | Herbert Bateman (R) | Died September 11, 2000 | Seat vacant until next Congress | ||
| Minnesota 4th | Bruce Vento (D) | Died October 10, 2000 | Seat vacant until next Congress | ||
| California 32nd | Julian C. Dixon (D) | Died December 8, 2000 | Seat vacant until next Congress | ||
Employees
- Architect of the Capitol: Alan M. Hantman
- Attending Physician of the United States Congress: John F. Eisold
Senate
- Chaplain: Lloyd John Ogilvie
- Historian: Donald A. Ritchie
- Parliamentarian: Bob Dove
- Secretary: Gary Lee Sisco
- Secretary for the Majority: Elizabeth B. Letchworth
- Secretary for the Minority: Martin P. Paone
- Sergeant at Arms: James W. Ziglar
House of Representatives
- Chaplain: Daniel P. Coughlin
- Chief Administrative Officer:James M. Eagen, III
- Clerk: Jeff Trandahl
- Inspector General: John W. Lainhart IV
- Parliamentarian: Charles W. Johnson
- Sergeant at Arms: Wilson Livingood
External links and references
- ^ Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty, via THOMAS
- Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
- House History from the U.S. House of Representatives
- Statistics & Lists from the U.S. Senate
- Legislative information from THOMAS at the Library of Congress
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