The 105th 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 1990 United States census.
This is the most recent Congress with a Republican senator from New York, Al D'Amato, who lost re-election in 1998, and a Democratic senator from Kentucky, Wendell Ford, who retired at the end of the Congress.
Both chambers retained a Republican majority. President Clinton was impeached by the US House of Representatives of the 105th Congress.
Major events
January 20, 1997: President Bill Clinton began his second term May 18, 1998: United States v. Microsoft decision August 7, 1998: 1998 United States embassy bombings October 8, 1998: Impeachment of Bill Clinton: House opened an impeachment inquiry against Bill Clinton after Clinton denied that he engaged in a sexual relationship with Monica Lewinsky in a sexual harassment lawsuit filed by Paula Jones. December 15, 1998: Impeachment of Bill Clinton: House Judiciary Committee approved all four articles of impeachment against Clinton. December 19, 1998: Impeachment of Bill Clinton: House impeached President Clinton.
Major legislation
June 18, 1997: Volunteer Protection Act of 1997 August 5, 1997: Balanced Budget Act of 1997 August 5, 1997: Taxpayer Relief Act of 1997 November 19, 1997; Adoption and Safe Families Act November 21, 1997 Food and Drug Administration Modernization Act of 1997 December 16, 1997: No Electronic Theft (NET) Act of 1997 June 9, 1998: Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century June 23, 1998: Agricultural Research, Extension, and Educational Reform Act of 1998 July 22, 1998: Internal Revenue Service Restructuring and Reform Act of 1998 ("Taxpayer Bill of Rights III") August 7, 1998: Credit Union Membership Access Act August 7, 1998: Workforce Investment Act of 1998 August 13, 1998: Biomaterials Access Assurance Act of 1998 October 21, 1998: Children's Online Privacy Protection Act October 27, 1998: International Religious Freedom Act of 1998 October 27, 1998: Copyright Term Extension Act ("Sonny Bono Copyright Term Extension Act") October 28, 1998: Digital Millennium Copyright Act (including WIPO Copyright and Performances and Phonograms Treaties Implementation Act and Online Copyright Infringement Liability Limitation Act) October 31, 1998: Iraq Liberation Act November 3, 1998: Securities Litigation Uniform Standards Act of 1998
Major resolutions July 1997: Byrd–Hagel Resolution (Senate) December 19, 1998: Impeachment of Bill Clinton,
Party summary
Senate
There was no change in the parties during this Congress. Party (Shading indicates majority caucus) Total Republican Democratic Vacant End of previous Congress 53 47 100 0 105th Congress 5545 100 0 Final voting share 55% 45% Beginning of the next Congress 55 45 100 0
House of Representatives Party (Shading indicates majority caucus) Total Republican Democratic Independent Vacant End of previous Congress 234 198 1 433 2 Begin (January 3, 1997) 226 207 2 435 0 January 8, 1997Rep. Bill Emerson (R-) died during previous Congress. Jo Ann Emerson (R) was later elected to the seat as an Independent and switched to Republican. 227 1 January 30, 1997 206 434 1 February 13, 1997 205 433 2 April 12, 1997 206 434 1 May 20, 1997 228 435 0 August 2, 1997 227 434 1 October 28, 1997 205 433 2 November 5, 1997 228 434 1 November 11, 1997 204 433 2 November 17, 1997 203 432 3 January 5, 1998 227 431 4 February 5, 1998 204 432 3 February 6, 1998 203 431 4 March 17, 1998 204 432 3 March 25, 1998 226 431 4 April 21, 1998 227 205 433 2 May 21, 1998 206 434 1 June 25, 1998 228 435 0 Final voting share 52.4% 47.4% 0.2% Non-voting members 1 4 0 5 0 Beginning of the next Congress 223 211 1 435 0
Leadership
Senate
President: Al Gore (D) President pro tempore: Strom Thurmond (R)
Majority (Republican) leadership
Majority Leader: Trent Lott Majority Whip: Don Nickles Republican Conference Chairman: Connie Mack III Republican Conference Vice-Chairman: Paul Coverdell Policy Committee Chairman: Larry Craig Republican Campaign Committee Chairman: Mitch McConnell
Minority (Democratic) leadership
Minority Leader: Tom Daschle Minority Whip: Wendell Ford Democratic Conference Chairman: Tom Daschle Democratic Conference Secretary: Barbara Mikulski Policy Committee Co-Chairs: Tom Daschle and Harry Reid Democratic Campaign Committee Chairman: Bob Kerrey Chief Deputy Whip: John Breaux
House of Representatives
Speaker: Newt Gingrich (R)
Majority (Republican) leadership
Majority Leader: Dick Armey Majority Whip: Tom DeLay Chief Deputy Whip: Dennis Hastert Republican Conference Chairman: John Boehner Republican Conference Vice-Chairman: Susan Molinari, until July 17, 1997 Jennifer Dunn, after July 17, 1997 Republican Conference Secretary: Jennifer Dunn, until July 17, 1997 Tillie Fowler, after July 17, 1997 Policy Committee Chairman: Christopher Cox Republican Campaign Committee Chairman: John Linder
Minority (Democratic) leadership
Minority Leader: Dick Gephardt Minority Whip: David Bonior Chief Deputy Minority Whips: Rosa DeLauro, Chet Edwards, John Lewis, & Bob Menendez Democratic Caucus Chairman: Vic Fazio Democratic Caucus Vice-Chairman: Barbara B. Kennelly Democratic Campaign Committee Chairman: Martin Frost
Caucuses
Armenian Caucus Biomedical Research Caucus Congressional Air Force Caucus Congressional Arts Caucus Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus Congressional Automotive Caucus Congressional Bike Caucus Congressional Black Caucus Congressional Caucus on India and Indian Americans Congressional Caucus on Korea Congressional Fire Services Caucus Congressional Friends of Ireland Caucus Congressional Hispanic Caucus Congressional Mississippi River Caucus Congressional Motorsports Caucus Congressional Progressive Caucus Congressional Pediatric & Adult Hydrocephalus Caucus Congressional Portuguese-American Caucus Congressional Travel & Tourism Caucus Congressional Western Caucus Congresswomen's Caucus Hong Kong Caucus House Democratic Caucus House Recycling Caucus Hudson River Caucus Law Enforcement Caucus New Democrat Coalition Northern Border Caucus Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Caucus Senate Democratic Caucus
Members Skip to House of Representatives, below
Senate
In this Congress, Class 3 meant their term ended with this Congress, facing re-election in 1998; Class 1 meant their term began in the last Congress, facing re-election in 2000; and Class 2 meant their term began in this Congress, facing re-election in 2002.
Alabama 2. Jeff Sessions (R) 3. Richard Shelby (R)
Alaska 2. Ted Stevens (R) 3. Frank Murkowski (R)
Arizona 1. Jon Kyl (R) 3. John McCain (R)
Arkansas 2. Tim Hutchinson (R) 3. Dale Bumpers (D)
California 1. Dianne Feinstein (D) 3. Barbara Boxer (D)
Colorado 2. Wayne Allard (R) 3. Ben Nighthorse Campbell (R)
Connecticut 1. Joe Lieberman (D) 3. Chris Dodd (D)
Delaware 1. William Roth (R) 2. Joe Biden (D)
Florida 1. Connie Mack III (R) 3. Bob Graham (D)
Georgia 2. Max Cleland (D) 3. Paul Coverdell (R)
Hawaii 1. Daniel Akaka (D) 3. Daniel Inouye (D)
Idaho 2. Larry Craig (R) 3. Dirk Kempthorne (R)
Illinois 2. Dick Durbin (D) 3. Carol Moseley Braun (D)
Indiana 1. Dick Lugar (R) 3. Dan Coats (R)
Iowa 2. Tom Harkin (D) 3. Chuck Grassley (R)
Kansas 2. Pat Roberts (R) 3. Sam Brownback (R)
Kentucky 2. Mitch McConnell (R) 3. Wendell Ford (D)
Louisiana 2. Mary Landrieu (D) 3. John Breaux (D)
Maine 1. Olympia Snowe (R) 2. Susan Collins (R)
Maryland 1. Paul Sarbanes (D) 3. Barbara Mikulski (D)
Massachusetts 1. Ted Kennedy (D) 2. John Kerry (D)
Michigan 1. Spencer Abraham (R) 2. Carl Levin (D)
Minnesota 1. Rod Grams (R) 2. Paul Wellstone (DFL)
Mississippi 1. Trent Lott (R) 2. Thad Cochran (R)
Missouri 1. John Ashcroft (R) 3. Kit Bond (R)
Montana 1. Conrad Burns (R) 2. Max Baucus (D)
Nebraska 1. Bob Kerrey (D) 2. Chuck Hagel (R)
Nevada 1. Richard Bryan (D) 3. Harry Reid (D)
New Hampshire 2. Bob Smith (R) 3. Judd Gregg (R)
New Jersey 1. Frank Lautenberg (D) 2. Robert Torricelli (D)
New Mexico 1. Jeff Bingaman (D) 2. Pete Domenici (R)
New York 1. Daniel Patrick Moynihan (D) 3. Al D'Amato (R)
North Carolina 2. Jesse Helms (R) 3. Lauch Faircloth (R)
North Dakota 1. Kent Conrad (D-NPL) 3. Byron Dorgan (D-NPL)
Ohio 1. Mike DeWine (R) 3. John Glenn (D)
Oklahoma 2. James Inhofe (R) 3. Don Nickles (R)
Oregon 2. Gordon H. Smith (R) 3. Ron Wyden (D)
Pennsylvania 1. Rick Santorum (R) 3. Arlen Specter (R)
Rhode Island 1. John Chafee (R) 2. Jack Reed (D)
South Carolina 2. Strom Thurmond (R) 3. Fritz Hollings (D)
South Dakota 2. Tim Johnson (D) 3. Tom Daschle (D)
Tennessee 1. Bill Frist (R) 2. Fred Thompson (R)
Texas 1. Kay Bailey Hutchison (R) 2. Phil Gramm (R)
Utah 1. Orrin Hatch (R) 3. Bob Bennett (R)
Vermont 1. Jim Jeffords (R) 3. Patrick Leahy (D)
Virginia 1. Chuck Robb (D) 2. John Warner (R)
Washington 1. Slade Gorton (R) 3. Patty Murray (D)
West Virginia 1. Robert Byrd (D) 2. Jay Rockefeller (D)
Wisconsin 1. Herb Kohl (D) 3. Russ Feingold (D)
Wyoming 1. Craig L. Thomas (R) 2. Mike Enzi (R)
House of Representatives
Representatives are listed by districts.
Alabama . Sonny Callahan (R) . Terry Everett (R) . Bob Riley (R) . Robert Aderholt (R) . Robert E. Cramer (D) . Spencer Bachus (R) . Earl Hilliard (D)
Alaska . Don Young (R)
Arizona . Matt Salmon (R) . Ed Pastor (D) . Bob Stump (R) . John Shadegg (R) . Jim Kolbe (R) . J. D. Hayworth (R)
Arkansas . Robert Marion Berry (D) . Vic Snyder (D) . Asa Hutchinson (R) . Jay Dickey (R)
California . Frank Riggs (R) . Wally Herger (R) . Vic Fazio (D) . John Doolittle (R) . Bob Matsui (D) . Lynn Woolsey (D) . George Miller (D) . Nancy Pelosi (D) . Ron Dellums (D), until February 6, 1998 Barbara Lee (D), from April 21, 1998 . Ellen Tauscher (D) . Richard Pombo (R) . Tom Lantos (D) . Pete Stark (D) . Anna Eshoo (D) . Tom Campbell (R) . Zoe Lofgren (D) . Sam Farr (D) . Gary Condit (D) . George Radanovich (R) . Cal Dooley (D) . Bill Thomas (R) . Walter Capps (D), until October 28, 1997 Lois Capps (D), from March 17, 1998 . Elton Gallegly (R) . Brad Sherman (D) . Buck McKeon (R) . Howard Berman (D) . James E. Rogan (R) . David Dreier (R) . Henry Waxman (D) . Xavier Becerra (D) . Matthew G. Martínez (D) . Julian Dixon (D) . Lucille Roybal-Allard (D) . Esteban Edward Torres (D) . Maxine Waters (D) . Jane Harman (D) . Juanita Millender-McDonald (D) . Steve Horn (R) . Ed Royce (R) . Jerry Lewis (R) . Jay Kim (R) . George Brown Jr. (D) . Ken Calvert (R) . Sonny Bono (R), until January 5, 1998 Mary Bono (R), from April 7, 1998 . Dana Rohrabacher (R) . Loretta Sanchez (D) . Christopher Cox (R) . Ron Packard (R) . Brian Bilbray (R) . Bob Filner (D) . Duke Cunningham (R) . Duncan L. Hunter (R)
Colorado . Diana DeGette (D) . David Skaggs (D) . Scott McInnis (R) . Bob Schaffer (R) . Joel Hefley (R) . Dan Schaefer (R)
Connecticut . Barbara B. Kennelly (D) . Sam Gejdenson (D) . Rosa DeLauro (D) . Chris Shays (R) . James H. Maloney (D) . Nancy Johnson (R)
Delaware . Mike Castle (R)
Florida . Joe Scarborough (R) . Allen Boyd (D) . Corrine Brown (D) . Tillie Fowler (R) . Karen Thurman (D) . Cliff Stearns (R) . John Mica (R) . Bill McCollum (R) . Michael Bilirakis (R) . Bill Young (R) . Jim Davis (D) . Charles T. Canady (R) . Dan Miller (R) . Porter Goss (R) . Dave Weldon (R) . Mark Foley (R) . Carrie Meek (D)