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The Ninety-third 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, 1973 to January 3, 1975, during the end of Richard Nixon's presidency, and the beginning of Gerald Ford's. The apportionment of seats in the House of Representatives was based on the Nineteenth Census of the United States in 1970. Both chambers had a Democratic majority.

1 Major events
2 Hearings
3 Major legislation
4 Party summary
- 4.1 Senate
- 4.2 House of Representatives
5 Leadership
- 5.1 Senate
  - 5.1.1 Majority (Democratic) leadership
  - 5.1.2 Minority (Republican) leadership
- 5.2 House of Representatives
  - 5.2.1 Majority (Democratic) leadership
  - 5.2.2 Minority (Republican) leadership
6 Members
- 6.1 Senate
- 6.2 House of Representatives
7 Changes in membership
- 7.1 Senate
- 7.2 House of Representatives
8 Employees
- 8.1 Senate
- 8.2 House of Representatives
9 See also
- 9.1 Elections
10 References
11 External links

Major events

Main articles: 1973 and 1974

January 20, 1973: Richard Nixon and Spiro Agnew inaugurated for their second term
January 22, 1973: Supreme Court issued abortion decision, Roe v. Wade
January 27, 1973: Paris Peace Accords signed
October 10, 1973: Vice President Spiro Agnew resigned
October 20, 1973: Saturday Night Massacre
December 6, 1973: Vice President Gerald Ford inaugurated
August 9, 1974: President Richard Nixon resigned. Gerald Ford became President of the United States
November 5, 1974: United States midterm elections: Democrats increased their majorities in both houses
December 19, 1974: Vice President Nelson Rockefeller inaugurated

Hearings

May 17, 1973: Watergate hearings began (Senate Select Committee on Presidential Campaign Activities)
May 9, 1974: Hearing on the Impeachment of President Nixon began (House of Representatives Judiciary Committee)

Major legislation

Main article: List of United States federal legislation#93rd United States Congress

1973-08-13: Federal Aid Highway Act of 1973, Pub.L. 93-87, title I, 87 Stat. 250
1973-09-26: Rehabilitation Act, Pub.L. 93-112, 87 Stat. 355
1973-10-01: Domestic Volunteer Services Act of 1973 (VISTA), Pub.L. 93-113, 87 Stat. 394
1973-11-03: Amtrak Improvement Act, Pub.L. 93-146, 87 Stat. 548
1973-11-07: War Powers Resolution, Pub.L. 93-148, 87 Stat. 555
1973-12-28: Comprehensive Employment and Training Act, Pub.L. 93-203
1973-12-28: Endangered Species Act, Pub.L. 93-205, 87 Stat. 884
1973-12-29: Health Maintenance Organization Act of 1973, Pub.L. 93-222
1974-03-07: Water Resources Development Act of 1974, Pub.L. 93-251, 88 Stat. 34
1974-05-22: Disaster Relief Act of 1974, Pub.L. 93-288, 88 Stat. 143
1974-05-31: Research on Aging Act, Pub.L. 93-296, 88 Stat. 184
1974-07-12: Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974, Pub.L. 93-344, 88 Stat. 297
1974-07-25: Legal Services Corporation Act, Pub.L. 93-355, 88 Stat. 378
1974-08-21: Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act, Pub.L. 93-380, title V, §513, 88 Stat. 571
1974-09-02: Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA), Pub.L. 93-406, 88 Stat. 829
1974-09-07: Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974, Pub.L. 93-415, 88 Stat. 1109
1974-11-26: National Mass Transportation Assistance Act, Pub.L. 93-503, 88 Stat. 1565
1974-12-03: Vietnam Era Veterans' Readjustment Assistance Act, Pub.L. 93-508, 88 Stat. 1578
1974-12-16: Safe Drinking Water Act, Pub.L. 93-523, 88 Stat. 1660
1974-12-31: Privacy Act of 1974, Pub.L. 93-579, 88 Stat. 1896
1975-01-02: An Act to Establish Rules of Evidence for Certain Courts and Proceedings, Pub.L. 93-595, 88 Stat. 1926
1975-01-03: Trade Act of 1974, Pub.L. 93-618, 88 Stat. 1978
1975-01-03: Hazardous Materials Transportation Act, Pub.L. 93-633, title I, 88 Stat. 2156
1975-01-04: National Health Planning and Resources Development Act, Pub.L. 93-641, 88 Stat. 2225

Party summary

Senate

Membership changed with eight resignations.

Affiliation		Democratic	Independent Democratic	Republican	Conservative	Total	Vacant	Notes
Affiliation						Total		Notes
Members (shading indicates majority caucus)	Begin (1973-01-03)	56	1	42	1	100	0
	1974-01-03	56		41		99	1	William B. Saxbe (R) resigned
	1974-01-04	57				100	0	Howard Metzenbaum (D) took Saxbe's seat
	1974-12-17	56				99	1	Alan Bible (D) resigned
	1974-12-18			42		100	0	Paul Laxalt (R) took Bible's seat
	1974-12-20			41		99	1	Wallace F. Bennett (R) resigned
	1974-12-21			42		100	0	Jake Garn (R) took Bennett's seat
	1974-12-23	55				99	1	Howard Metzenbaum (D) resigned
	1974-12-24	56				100	0	John Glenn (D) took Metzenbaum's seat
	1974-12-27	56		41		99	1	Marlow Cook (R) resigned
	1974-12-28	57		41		100	0	Wendell H. Ford (D) took Cook's seat
	1974-12-31	56		40		98	2	Norris Cotton (R), Edward J. Gurney (R), and J. William Fulbright (D) resigned; Louis C. Wyman (R) took Cotton's seat
	1975-01-01	57		40		99	1	Richard Stone (D) took Gurney's seat
Latest voting share		58.6%		40.4%	1.0%
Notes			Caucused with the Democrats

House of Representatives

Affiliation		Democratic	Republican	Total	Vacant	Notes
Affiliation				Total		Notes
Members (shading indicates majority caucus)	Begin (1973-01-03)	240	192	432	3	Nick Begich (D), Hale Boggs (D), and George W. Collins (D) died before the Congress began. Joe Moakley was elected as an Independent Democrat but changed to Democratic before the Congress began.
	March 6, 1973	240	193	433	2	Don Young (R) took Begich's seat.
	March 20, 1973	241	193	434	1	Lindy Boggs (D) took Hale Boggs's seat.
	May 24, 1973	241	192	433	2	William Mills (R) died.
	June 5, 1973	242	192	434	1	Cardiss Collins (D) took George Collins's seat.
	August 21, 1973		193	435	0	Robert Bauman (R) took Mills's seat.
	October 28, 1973		192	434	1	John Saylor (R) died.
	December 6, 1973		191	433	2	Gerald Ford (R) resigned.
	January 1, 1974		190	432	3	Charles Teague (R) died.
	January 3, 1974		189	431	4	William Keating (R) resigned.
	January 31, 1974		188	430	5	James Harvey (R) resigned.
	1974-02-05	243		431	4	John Murtha (D) took Saylor's seat.
	February 18, 1974	244		432	3	Richard VanderVeen (D) took Ford's seat.
	March 5, 1974	245		433	2	William Mailliard (R) resigned, Robert Lagomarsino (R) took Teague's seat, and Tom Luken (D) took Keating's seat.
	1974-04-23	246		434	1	Bob Traxler (D) took Harvey's seat.
	1974-06-04	247		435	0	John Burton (D) took Mailliard's seat.
	December 31, 1974	245	187	432	3	William Minshall (R), Edith S. Green (D), and Frank M. Clark (D) resigned.
Latest voting share		56.7%	43.3%

Leadership

President of the Senate Vice President Spiro Agnew	President of the Senate Vice President Gerald Ford
President of the Senate Vice President Nelson Rockefeller

Senate

President of the Senate: Spiro Agnew (R), until October 10, 1973
- Gerald Ford (R), December 6, 1973 – August 9, 1974
- Nelson Rockefeller (R), December 19, 1974 – End
President pro tempore: James Eastland (D)

Majority (Democratic) leadership

Minority (Republican) leadership

House of Representatives

Speaker: Carl Albert (D)

Majority (Democratic) leadership

Minority (Republican) leadership

Minority Leader: Gerald Ford, until December 6, 1973
- John J. Rhodes
Minority Whip: Leslie Arends
Republican Conference Chairman: John B. Anderson

Members

Makeup of the U.S. Senate at the start of the 93rd Congress, color-coded by party. Note: The orange stripes in New York and the gray stripes in Virginia denote Conservative Sen. James L. Buckley and Independent Sen. Harry F. Byrd, Jr., respectively.

This list is arranged by chamber, then by state. Senators are listed in order of seniority, and Representatives are listed by district.

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Senate

Senators are popularly elected statewide every two years, with one-third beginning new six year terms with each Congress. Preceding the names in the list below are Senate class numbers, which indicate the cycle of their election. In this Congress, Class 1 means their term began in the last Congress, requiring reelection in 1976; Class 2 means their term began with this Congress, requiring reelection in 1978; and Class 3 means their term ended with this Congress, requiring reelection in 1974.

Arkansas

2. John Little McClellan (D)
3. J. William Fulbright (D), resigned December 31, 1974

California

3. Alan Cranston (D)
1. John V. Tunney (D)

Colorado

3. Peter H. Dominick (R)
2. Floyd K. Haskell (D)

Connecticut

3. Abraham A. Ribicoff (D)
1. Lowell P. Weicker, Jr. (R)

Delaware

1. William V. Roth, Jr. (R)
2. Joseph R. Biden, Jr. (D)

Florida

3. Edward J. Gurney (R), resigned December 31, 1974
- 3. Richard Stone (D), appointed January 1, 1975
1. Lawton Chiles (D)

Georgia

3. Herman Talmadge (D)
2. Sam Nunn (D)

Hawaii

1. Hiram Fong (R)
3. Daniel Inouye (D)

Idaho

3. Frank Church (D)
2. James A. McClure (R)

Illinois

2. Charles H. Percy (R)
3. Adlai Stevenson III (D)

Indiana

1. Vance Hartke (D)
3. Birch Bayh (D)

Iowa

3. Harold E. Hughes (D)
2. Richard C. Clark (D)

Kansas

2. James B. Pearson (R)
3. Bob Dole (R)

Kentucky

3. Marlow Cook (R), resigned December 27, 1974
- 3. Wendell H. Ford (D), appointed December 28, 1974
2. Walter Huddleston (D)

Louisiana

3. Russell B. Long (D)
2. Bennett Johnston Jr. (D)

Maine

1. Edmund Muskie (D)
2. William Hathaway (D)

Maryland

3. Charles Mathias, Jr. (R)
1. John Glenn Beall, Jr. (R)

Massachusetts

1. Ted Kennedy (D)
2. Edward Brooke (R)

Michigan

1. Philip Hart (D)
2. Robert P. Griffin (R)

Minnesota

2. Walter Mondale (DFL)
1. Hubert Humphrey (DFL)

Mississippi

2. James Eastland (D)
1. John C. Stennis (D)

Missouri

1. W. Stuart Symington (D)
3. Thomas Eagleton (D)

Montana

1. Mike Mansfield (D)
2. Lee Metcalf (D)

Nebraska

1. Roman Hruska (R)
2. Carl Curtis (R)

Nevada

3. Alan Bible (D), resigned December 17, 1974
- 3. Paul Laxalt (R), appointed December 18, 1974
1. Howard Cannon (D)

New Hampshire

3. Norris Cotton (R), resigned December 31, 1974
- 3. Louis C. Wyman (R), appointed December 31, 1974
2. Thomas J. McIntyre (D)

New Jersey

2. Clifford P. Case (R)
1. Harrison A. Williams (D)

New Mexico

1. Joseph Montoya (D)
2. Pete Domenici (R)

New York

3. Jacob K. Javits (R)
1. James L. Buckley (C)

North Carolina

3. Sam Ervin (D)
2. Jesse Helms (R)

North Dakota

3. Milton Young (R)
1. Quentin N. Burdick (D)

Ohio

3. William B. Saxbe (R), resigned January 3, 1974
- 3. Howard Metzenbaum (D), appointed January 4, 1974
- 3. John Glenn (D), elected December 24, 1974
1. Robert Taft, Jr. (R)

Oklahoma

3. Henry Bellmon (R)
2. Dewey F. Bartlett (R)

Oregon

2. Mark Hatfield (R)
3. Bob Packwood (R)

Pennsylvania

1. Hugh Scott (R)
3. Richard S. Schweiker (R)

Rhode Island

1. John O. Pastore (D)
2. Claiborne Pell (D)

South Carolina

2. Strom Thurmond (R)
3. Ernest Hollings (D)

South Dakota

3. George McGovern (D)
2. James Abourezk (D)

Tennessee

1. Howard Baker (R)
2. William E. Brock III (R)

Texas

2. John Tower (R)
1. Lloyd Bentsen (D)

Utah

3. Wallace F. Bennett (R), resigned December 20, 1974
- 3. Jake Garn (R), appointed December 21, 1974
1. Frank E. (Ted) Moss (D)

Vermont

3. George Aiken (R)
1. Robert Stafford (R)

Virginia

1. Harry F. Byrd, Jr. (I)
2. William L. Scott (R)

Washington

3. Warren G. Magnuson (D)
1. Henry M. Jackson (D)

West Virginia

2. Jennings Randolph (D)
1. Robert Byrd (D)

Wisconsin

1. William Proxmire (D)
3. Gaylord Nelson (D)

Wyoming

1. Gale W. McGee (D)
2. Clifford Hansen (R)

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House of Representatives

Section contents: 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 — Non-voting members

The names of members of the House of Representatives elected statewide at-large, are preceded by an "A/L," and the names of those elected from districts are preceded by their district numbers.

Many of the congressional district numbers are linked to articles describing the district itself. Since the boundaries of the districts have changed often and substantially, the linked article may only describe the district as it exists today, and not as it was at the time of this Congress.

Alabama

Alaska

A/L. Vacant, until March 6, 1973
- Don Young (R), March 6, 1973

Arizona

Arkansas

California

1. Donald H. Clausen (R)
2. Harold T. Johnson (D)
3. John E. Moss (D)
4. Robert L. Leggett (D)
5. Phillip Burton (D)
6. William S. Mailliard (R), resigned March 5, 1974
- 6. John L. Burton (D), June 4, 1974–End
7. Ronald V. Dellums (D)
8. Pete Stark (D)
9. W. Donlon Edwards (D)
10. Charles S. Gubser (R)
11. Leo Ryan (D)
12. Burt L. Talcott (R)
13. Charles M. Teague (R), died January 1, 1974
- 13. Robert J. Lagomarsino (R), March 5, 1974–End
14. Jerome R. Waldie (D)
15. John J. McFall (D)
16. Bernice F. Sisk (D)
17. Paul N. McCloskey, Jr. (R)
18. Robert B. Mathias (R)
19. Chester E. Holifield (D)
20. Carlos J. Moorhead (R)
21. Augustus F. Hawkins (D)
22. James C. Corman (D)
23. Del M. Clawson (R)
24. John H. Rousselot (R)
25. Charles E. Wiggins (R)
26. Thomas M. Rees (D)
27. Barry Goldwater, Jr. (R)
28. Alphonzo E. Bell, Jr. (R)
29. George E. Danielson (D)
30. Edward R. Roybal (D)
31. Charles H. Wilson (D)
32. Craig Hosmer (R)
33. Jerry L. Pettis (R)
34. Richard T. Hanna (D)
35. Glenn M. Anderson (D)
36. William M. Ketchum (R)
37. Yvonne B. Burke (D)
38. George Brown, Jr. (D)
39. Andrew J. Hinshaw (R)
40. Bob Wilson (R)
41. Lionel Van Deerlin (D)
42. Clair W. Burgener (R)
43. Victor V. Veysey (R)

Colorado

Connecticut

Delaware

A/L. Pierre S. du Pont, IV (R)

Florida

Georgia

Hawaii

A/L^[1]. Spark Matsunaga (D)
A/L^[1]. Patsy Mink (D)

Idaho

1. Steve Symms (R)
2. Orval H. Hansen (R)

Illinois

1. Ralph Metcalfe (D)
2. Morgan F. Murphy (D)
3. Robert P. Hanrahan (R)
4. Ed Derwinski (R)
5. John C. Kluczynski (D)
6. Harold R. Collier (R)
7. Vacant, until June 5, 1973
- Cardiss Collins (D), June 5, 1973–End
8. Dan Rostenkowski (D)
9. Sidney R. Yates (D)
10. Samuel H. Young (R)
11. Frank Annunzio (D)
12. Philip M. Crane (R)
13. Robert McClory (R)
14. John N. Erlenborn (R)
15. Leslie C. Arends (R)
16. John B. Anderson (R)
17. George M. O'Brien (R)
18. Robert H. Michel (R)
19. Tom Railsback (R)
20. Paul Findley (R)
21. Edward Rell Madigan (R)
22. George E. Shipley (D)
23. Melvin Price (D)
24. Kenneth J. Gray (D)

Indiana

Iowa

Kansas

Kentucky

1. Frank Stubblefield (D), resigned December 31, 1974, vacant for remainder of term
2. William H. Natcher (D)
3. Romano L. Mazzoli (D)
4. Gene Snyder (R)
5. Tim Lee Carter (R)
6. John B. Breckinridge (D)
7. Carl D. Perkins (D)

Louisiana

1. F. Edward Hébert (D)
2. Vacant, until March 20, 1973
- Lindy Boggs (D), March 20, 1973–End
3. David C. Treen (R)
4. Joe Waggonner (D)
5. Otto Passman (D)
6. John Rarick (D)
7. John B. Breaux (D)
8. Gillis W. Long (D)

Maine

1. Peter N. Kyros (D)
2. William Cohen (R)

Maryland

1. William Mills (R), died 1973-05-24
- Robert Bauman (R), 1975-08-21–End
2. Clarence D. Long (D)
3. Paul Sarbanes (D)
4. Marjorie Holt (R)
5. Lawrence Hogan (R)
6. Goodloe Byron (D)
7. Parren Mitchell (D)
8. Gilbert Gude (R)

Massachusetts

1. Silvio O. Conte (R)
2. Edward Boland (D)
3. Harold Donohue (D), retired December 31, 1974, vacant to end
4. Robert Drinan (D)
5. Paul W. Cronin (R)
6. Michael J. Harrington (D)
7. Torbert Macdonald (D)
8. Tip O'Neill (D)
9. Joe Moakley (D)
10. Margaret Heckler (R)
11. James A. Burke (D)
12. Gerry Studds (D)

Michigan

1. John Conyers, Jr. (D)
2. Marvin L. Esch (R)
3. Garry E. Brown (R)
4. J. Edward Hutchinson (R)
5. Gerald R. Ford, Jr. (R), resigned December 6, 1973
- 5. Richard Vander Veen (D), February 18, 1974–End
6. Charles E. Chamberlain (R)
7. Donald W. Riegle, Jr. (R)
8. R. James Harvey (R), resigned January 31, 1974
- 8. Bob Traxler (D), April 23, 1974–End
9. Guy A. Vander Jagt (R)
10. Elford A. Cederberg (R)
11. Philip E. Ruppe (R)
12. James G. O'Hara (D)
13. Charles C. Diggs, Jr. (D)
14. Lucien N. Nedzi (D)
15. William D. Ford (D)
16. John D. Dingell, Jr. (D)
17. Martha W. Griffiths (D)
18. Robert J. Huber (R)
19. William S. Broomfield (R)

Minnesota

Mississippi

Missouri

Montana

1. Richard G. Shoup (R)
2. John Melcher (D)

Nebraska

Nevada

A/L. David Towell (R)

New Hampshire

1. Louis C. Wyman (R), resigned December 31, 1974, vacant to end
2. James C. Cleveland (R)

New Jersey

1. John E. Hunt (R)
2. Charles W. Sandman, Jr. (R)
3. James J. Howard (D)
4. Frank Thompson, Jr. (D)
5. Peter H. B. Frelinghuysen, Jr. (R)
6. Edwin B. Forsythe (R)
7. William B. Widnall (R), resigned December 31, 1974, vacant to end
8. Robert A. Roe (D)
9. Henry Helstoski (D)
10. Peter W. Rodino, Jr. (D)
11. Joseph G. Minish (D)
12. Matthew J. Rinaldo (R)
13. Joseph J. Maraziti (R)
14. Dominick V. Daniels (D)
15. Edward J. Patten (D)

New Mexico

1. Manuel Lujan, Jr. (R)
2. Harold L. Runnels (D)

New York

1. Otis G. Pike (D)
2. James R. Grover, Jr. (R)
3. Angelo D. Roncallo (R)
4. Norman F. Lent (R)
5. John W. Wydler (R)
6. Lester L. Wolff (D)
7. Joseph P. Addabbo (D)
8. Benjamin S. Rosenthal (D)
9. James J. Delaney (D)
10. Mario Biaggi (D)
11. Frank J. Brasco (D)
12. Shirley Chisholm (D)
13. Bertram L. Podell (D)
14. John J. Rooney (D), resigned December 31, 1974
- Vacant, January 1, 1975 to end
15. Hugh L. Carey (D), resigned December 31, 1974, vacant to end
16. Elizabeth Holtzman (D)
17. John M. Murphy (D)
18. Edward I. Koch (D)
19. Charles B. Rangel (D)
20. Bella Abzug (D)
21. Herman Badillo (D-L)
22. Jonathan Brewster Bingham (D)
23. Peter A. Peyser (R)
24. Ogden R. Reid (D)
25. Hamilton Fish IV (R)
26. Benjamin A. Gilman (R)
27. Howard W. Robison (R)
28. Samuel S. Stratton (D)
29. Carleton J. King (R), resigned December 31, 1974, vacant to end
30. Robert C. McEwen (R)
31. Donald J. Mitchell (R)
32. James M. Hanley (D)
33. William F. Walsh (R)
34. Frank Horton (R)
35. Barber B. Conable, Jr. (R)
36. Henry P. Smith III (R)
37. Thaddeus J. Dulski (D), resigned December 31, 1974, vacant to end
38. Jack Kemp (R)
39. James F. Hastings (R)

North Carolina

North Dakota

A/L. Mark Andrews (R)

Ohio

1. William J. Keating (R), resigned January 3, 1974
- 1. Tom Luken (D), March 5, 1975–End
2. Donald D. Clancy (R)
3. Charles W. Whalen, Jr. (R)
4. Tennyson Guyer (R)
5. Delbert L. Latta (R)
6. William H. Harsha (R)
7. Clarence J. Brown, Jr. (R)
8. Walter E. Powell (R)
9. Thomas W. L. Ashley (D)
10. Clarence E. Miller (R)
11. J. William Stanton (R)
12. Samuel L. Devine (R)
13. Charles A. Mosher (R)
14. John F. Seiberling (D)
15. Chalmers P. Wylie (R)
16. Ralph S. Regula (R)
17. John M. Ashbrook (R)
18. Wayne L. Hays (D)
19. Charles J. Carney (D)
20. James V. Stanton (D)
21. Louis Stokes (D)
22. Charles A. Vanik (D)
23. William E. Minshall, Jr. (R), resigned December 31, 1974
- Vacant, 1975-01-01-End
24. Walter E. Powell (R)

Oklahoma

Oregon

1. Wendell Wyatt (R)
2. Albert C. Ullman (D)
3. Edith S. Green (D), resigned December 31, 1974
4. John R. Dellenback (R)

Pennsylvania

1. William A. Barrett (D)
2. Robert N.C. Nix, Sr. (D)
3. William J. Green, III (D)
4. Joshua Eilberg (D)
5. John H. Ware III (R)
6. Gus Yatron (D)
7. Lawrence G. Williams (R)
8. Edward G. Biester, Jr. (R)
9. Bud Shuster (R)
10. Joseph M. McDade (R)
11. Daniel J. Flood (D)
12. John P. Saylor (R), died October 28, 1973
- John Murtha (D), February 5, 1974–End
13. R. Lawrence Coughlin (R)
14. William S. Moorhead (D)
15. Frederick B. Rooney (D)
16. Edwin D. Eshleman (R)
17. Herman T. Schneebeli (R)
18. H. John Heinz III (R)
19. George A. Goodling (R)
20. Joseph M. Gaydos (D)
21. John H. Dent (D)
22. Thomas E. Morgan (D)
23. Albert W. Johnson (R)
24. Joseph P. Vigorito (D)
25. Frank M. Clark (D), resigned December 31, 1974
- Vacant, 1975-01-01–End

Rhode Island

2. Fernand St. Germain (D)
1. Robert Tiernan (D)

South Carolina

1. Mendel J. Davis (D)
2. Floyd Spence (R)
3. W. J. Bryan Dorn (D), resigned December 31, 1974, vacant for remainder of term
4. James R. Mann (D)
5. Thomas S. Gettys (D), resigned December 31, 1974, vacant for remainder of term
6. Edward Lunn Young (R)

South Dakota

1. Frank E. Denholm (D)
2. James Abdnor (R)

Tennessee

Texas

Utah

1. K. Gunn McKay (D)
2. Wayne Owens (D)

Vermont

A/L. Richard W. Mallary (R)

Virginia

1. Thomas N. Downing (D)
2. G. William Whitehurst (R)
3. David E. Satterfield III (D)
4. Robert Williams Daniel, Jr. (R)
5. Dan Daniel (D)
6. M. Caldwell Butler (R)
7. James Kenneth Robinson (R)
8. Stanford E. Parris (R)
9. William C. Wampler (R)
10. Joel T. Broyhill (R), resigned December 31, 1974, vacant for remainder of term

Washington

West Virginia

Wisconsin

Wyoming

A/L. Teno Roncalio (D)

Non-voting members

District of Columbia. Walter E. Fauntroy (D)
Guam. Antonio Borja Won Pat (D)
Puerto Rico. Jaime Benitez (PPD)
U.S. Virgin Islands. Ron de Lugo (D)

Changes in membership

Senate

State	Vacator	Reason for Vacancy	Successor	Date of Successor's Installation
Ohio	William B. Saxbe (R)	Resigned 1974-01-03 to become Attorney General	Howard Metzenbaum (D)	Appointed 1974-01-04
Nevada	Alan Bible (D)	Resigned 1974-12-17	Paul Laxalt (R)	Appointed 1974-12-18, having already been elected to the seat
Utah	Wallace F. Bennett (R)	Resigned 1974-12-20	Jake Garn (R)	Appointed 1974-12-21, having already been elected to the seat
Ohio	Howard Metzenbaum (D)	Resigned 1974-12-23	John Glenn (D)	Appointed 1974-12-24, having already been elected to the seat
Kentucky	Marlow Cook (R)	Resigned 1974-12-27, to give successor preferential seniority	Wendell H. Ford (D)	Appointed 1974-12-28, having already been elected to the seat
New Hampshire	Norris Cotton (R)	Resigned 1974-12-31	Louis C. Wyman (R)	Appointed 1974-12-31, having already been elected to the seat
Florida	Edward J. Gurney (R)	Resigned 1974-12-31, in an influence peddling scandal	Richard Stone (D)	Appointed 1975-01-01, having already been elected to the seat
Arkansas	J. William Fulbright (D)	Resigned 1974-12-31	Vacant until next Congress

House of Representatives

There were three deaths, seven resignations, and three vacancies before this Congress began.

District	Vacator	Reason for Vacancy	Successor	Date of successor's taking office
Alaska At-large	None	Nick Begich (D) and Hale Boggs (D) were lost in a plane crash on October 16, 1972, re-elected posthumously, and were declared dead before the new Congress convened.	Don Young (R)	March 6, 1973
Louisiana 2nd			Lindy Boggs (D)	March 20, 1973
Illinois 7th		George W. Collins (D), died December 8, 1972, before the Congress began	Cardiss Collins (D)	June 5, 1973
Maryland 1st	William Mills (R)	Committed suicide May 24, 1973	Robert Bauman (R)	August 21, 1973
Pennsylvania 12th	John Saylor (R)	Died October 28, 1973	John Murtha (D)	February 5, 1974
Michigan 5th	Gerald Ford (R)	Resigned December 6, 1973 to become Vice President	Richard VanderVeen (D)	February 18, 1974
California 13th	Charles Teague (R)	Died January 1, 1974	Robert Lagomarsino (R)	1974-03-05
Ohio 1st	William Keating (R)	Resigned January 3, 1974	Tom Luken (D)	March 5, 1974
Michigan 8th	James Harvey (R)	Resigned January 31, 1974	Bob Traxler (D)	1974-04-23
California 6th	William Mailliard (R)	Resigned March 5, 1974	John Burton (D)	1974-06-04
Kentucky 1st	Frank Stubblefield (D)	Resigned December 31, 1974	Remained vacant until next Congress
Massachusetts 3rd	Harold Donohue (D)	Resigned December 31, 1974	Remained vacant until next Congress
New Hampshire 1st	Louis C. Wyman (R)	Resigned December 31, 1974 after being appointed to the US Senate	Remained vacant until next Congress
New Jersey 7th	William B. Widnall (R)	Resigned December 31, 1974	Remained vacant until next Congress
New York 14th	John J. Rooney (D)	Resigned December 31, 1974	Remained vacant until next Congress
New York 15th	Hugh L. Carey (D)	Resigned December 31, 1974	Remained vacant until next Congress
New York 29th	Carleton J. King (R)	Resigned December 31, 1974	Remained vacant until next Congress
New York 37th	Thaddeus J. Dulski (D)	Resigned December 31, 1974	Remained vacant until next Congress
Ohio 23rd	William Minshall (R)	Resigned December 31, 1974	Remained vacant until next Congress
Oregon 3	Edith S. Green (D)	Resigned December 31, 1974	Remained vacant until next Congress
Pennsylvania 25th	Frank M. Clark (D)	Resigned December 31, 1974	Remained vacant until next Congress
South Carolina 3rd	W.J. Bryan Dorn (D)	Resigned December 31, 1974	Remained vacant until next Congress
South Carolina 5th	Thomas S. Gettys (D)	Resigned December 31, 1974	Remained vacant until next Congress
Virginia 10th	Joel Broyhill (R)	Resigned December 31, 1974 after being defeated for re-election	Remained vacant until next Congress

Employees

Architect of the Capitol: George M. White

Senate

Secretary: Francis R. Valeo
Sergeant at Arms: William H. Wannall
Chaplain: Edward L.R. Elson (Presbyterian)
Democratic Party Secretary: J. Stanley Kimmitt
Republican Party Secretary: J. Mark Trice
- William Hildenbrand

House of Representatives

Clerk: W. Pat Jennings of Virginia
Sergeant at Arms: Kenneth R. Harding of Virginia
Doorkeeper: William M. Miller of Mississippi, resigned December 31, 1974
- James T. Molloy of New York, interim
Postmaster: H. H. Morris of Kentucky: Robert V. Rota of Pennsylvania
Parliamentarian: Lewis Deschler, retired June 27, 1974
- William Holmes Brown, appointed June 27, 1974
Chaplain: Edward G. Latch Methodist

References

^ ^a ^b Both representatives were elected statewide on a general ticket

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.

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93rd United States Congress

Contents

Major events

Hearings

Major legislation

Party summary

Senate

House of Representatives

Leadership

Senate

Majority (Democratic) leadership

Minority (Republican) leadership

House of Representatives

Majority (Democratic) leadership

Minority (Republican) leadership

Members

Senate

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

House of Representatives

Alabama

Alaska

Arizona

Arkansas

California

Colorado

Connecticut

Delaware

Florida

Georgia

Hawaii

Idaho