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| Duration: January 3, 1979 – January 3, 1981 | |||
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| President of the Senate: | Walter Mondale | ||
| President pro tempore: | Warren Magnuson (except December 5, 1980) Milton Young (December 5, 1980) |
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| Speaker of the House: | Tip O'Neil | ||
| Members: | 100 Senators 435 Representatives 5 Non-voting members |
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| Senate Majority: | Democratic Party | ||
| House Majority: | Democratic Party | ||
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| 1st: January 15, 1979 – January 3, 1980 2nd: January 3, 1980 – December 16, 1980 |
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The Ninety-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, 1979 to January 3, 1981, during the last two years of the administration of U.S. President Jimmy Carter.
The apportionment of seats in this House of Representatives was based on the 1970 Census. Both chambers had a Democratic majority.
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Major events
- 1979-03-28 — Partial nuclear meltdown at Three Mile Island
- 1979-07-11 — Skylab began its return to earth
- 1979-11-04 — Iran hostage crisis began
- 1979 energy crisis
- 1980-02-02 — Abscam became public
- 1980-05-18 — Mount St. Helens erupted
- 1980 United States heat wave
- 1980-11-04 — United States elections: Reagan/Bush defeated Carter/Mondale
Major legislation
- 1979-09-27 — Panama Canal Act of 1979, Pub.L. 96-70, 93 Stat. 452
- 1979-04-10 — Taiwan Relations Act, Pub.L. 96-8
- 1979-10-17 — Department of Education Organization Act, Pub.L. 96-88, 93 Stat. 668
- 1980-03-17 — Refugee Act, Pub.L. 96-212, 94 Stat. 102
- 1980-09-19 — Regulatory Flexibility Act, Pub.L. 96-354, 94 Stat. 1164
- 1980-09-29 — Fish and Wildlife Conservation Act of 1980, Pub.L. 96-366, 94 Stat. 1322
- 1980-10-14 — Staggers Act, Pub.L. 96-448, 94 Stat. 1895
- 1980-12-02 — Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act, Pub.L. 96-487, 94 Stat. 2371
- 1980-12-11 — Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA or Superfund), Pub.L. 96-510, 94 Stat. 2767
- 1980-12-11 — Paperwork Reduction Act of 1980, Pub.L. 96-511, 94 Stat. 2812
- 1980-12-12 — Bayh-Dole Act, Pub.L. 96-517, 94 Stat. 3018
Party summary
Senate
- Democratic: 58
- Republican: 42
Total members: 100
House of Representatives
- Democratic: 277
- Republican: 158
Total members: 435
Leadership
Senate
- President of the Senate: Walter Mondale (D-Minnesota)
- President pro tempore:
- Warren G. Magnuson (D-Washington)
- Milton R. Young (R-North Dakota, just for one day — December 5, 1980)
- Warren G. Magnuson
- Majority Leader: Robert Byrd (D-West Virginia)
- Majority Whip: Alan Cranston (D-California)
- Minority Leader: Howard Baker (R-Tennessee)
- Minority Whip: Ted Stevens (R-Alaska)
House
- Speaker: Tip O'Neill (D-Massachusetts)
- Majority Leader: Jim Wright (D-Texas)
- Majority Whip: John W. Brademas (D-Indiana)
- Minority Leader: John Jacob Rhodes (R-Arizona)
- Minority Whip: Robert Michel (R-Illinois)
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.
House of Representatives
The names of members of the House of Representatives elected statewide on the general ticket or otherwise at-large, are preceded by an "At-Large," and the names of those elected from districts, whether plural or single member, 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.
Non-voting members
- District of Columbia. Walter E. Fauntroy (D)
- Guam. Antonio Borja Won Pat (D)
- Puerto Rico. Baltasar Corrada del Rio (PNP)
- Virgin Islands. Melvin H. Evans (R)
Changes in Membership
The count below reflects changes from the beginning of the first session of this Congress.
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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
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