| 101st United States Congress | |
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100th ← → 102nd | |
United States Capitol (1991)
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January 3, 1989 – January 3, 1991 | |
| Members | 100 senators 435 representatives 5 non-voting delegates |
| Senate majority | Democratic |
| Senate President | George H. W. Bush (R) (until January 20, 1989)[a] Dan Quayle (R) (from January 20, 1989) |
| House majority | Democratic |
| House Speaker | Jim Wright (D) (until June 6, 1989) Tom Foley (D) (from June 6, 1989) |
| Sessions | |
| 1st: January 3, 1989 – November 22, 1989 2nd: January 23, 1990 – October 28, 1990 | |
The 101st 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, D.C., from January 3, 1989, to January 3, 1991, during the final weeks of Ronald Reagan's presidency and the first two years of George H. W. Bush's presidency.
The apportionment of seats in this House of Representatives was based on the 1980 United States census. Both chambers maintained a Democratic majority.
| Party (shading shows control) |
Total | Vacant | ||
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| Democratic (D) |
Republican (R) | |||
| End of previous congress | 54 | 45 | 99 | 1 |
| Begin | 55 | 45 | 100 | 0 |
| End | ||||
| Final voting share | 55.0% | 45.0% | ||
| Beginning of next congress | 56 | 44 | 100 | 0 |
| Party (shading shows control) |
Total | Vacant | |||
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| Democratic (D) |
Republican (R) | Independent (I) |
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| End of previous congress | 255 | 178 | 0 | 433 | 2 |
| Begin | 259 | 174 | 0 | 433 | 2 |
| End | |||||
| Final voting share | 59.8% | 40.2% | 0.0% | ||
| Beginning of next congress | 267 | 167 | 1 | 435 | 0 |
This list is arranged by chamber, then by state. Senators are listed in order of seniority, and representatives are listed by district.
Senators are popularly elected statewide every two years, with one-third beginning new six-year terms with each Congress, In this Congress, Class 2 meant their term ended with this Congress, facing re-election in 1990; Class 3 meant their term began in the last Congress, facing re-election in 1992; and Class 1 meant their term began in this Congress, facing re-election in 1994.
The names of members of the House of Representatives are preceded by their district numbers.
| State (class) |
Vacated by | Reason for change | Successor | Date of successor's formal installation[b] |
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| Indiana (3) |
Dan Quayle (R) | Resigned January 3, 1989, to become U.S. Vice President. Successor was appointed and later elected to finish the term ending January 3, 1993. |
Dan Coats (R) | January 3, 1989 |
| Hawaii (1) |
Spark Matsunaga (D) | Died April 15, 1990. Successor was appointed and later elected to finish the term ending January 3, 1995. |
Daniel Akaka (D) | May 16, 1990 |
| New Hampshire (2) |
Gordon J. Humphrey (R) | Retired and resigned early December 4, 1990, having been elected to the New Hampshire Senate. Successor was appointed, having already elected to the next term. |
Bob Smith (R) | December 7, 1990 |
| District | Vacated by | Reason for change | Successor | Date of successor's formal installation[b] |
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| Alabama 3 | Vacant | Rep. Bill Nichols died during previous congress. New member elected April 4, 1989. |
Glen Browder (D) | April 4, 1989 |
| Indiana 4 | Dan Coats (R) | Resigned January 3, 1989, to become U.S. Senator. New member elected March 28, 1989. |
Jill Long (D) | March 28, 1989 |
| Florida 2 | James W. Grant (D) |
Changed party February 21, 1989. | James W. Grant (R) |
February 21, 1989 |
| Wyoming at-large | Dick Cheney (R) | Resigned March 17, 1989, to become U.S. Secretary of Defense. New member elected April 26, 1989.[1] |
Craig L. Thomas (R) | April 26, 1989 |
| Florida 18 | Claude Pepper (D) | Died May 30, 1989. New member elected August 29, 1989.[2] |
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R) | August 29, 1989 |
| California 15 | Tony Coelho (D) | Resigned June 15, 1989. New member elected September 12, 1989. |
Gary Condit (D) | September 12, 1989 |
| Texas 12 | Jim Wright (D) | Resigned June 30, 1989. New member elected September 12, 1989.[3] |
Pete Geren (D) | September 12, 1989 |
| Arkansas 2 | Tommy F. Robinson (D) |
Changed party July 28, 1989. | Tommy F. Robinson (R) |
July 28, 1989 |
| Texas 18 | Mickey Leland (D) | Died August 7, 1989. New member elected December 9, 1989.[4] |
Craig Washington (D) | December 9, 1989 |
| Mississippi 5 | Larkin I. Smith (R) | Died August 13, 1989. New member elected October 17, 1989.[5] |
Gene Taylor (D) | October 17, 1989 |
| New York 14 | Guy Molinari (R) | Resigned December 31, 1989. New member elected March 20, 1990. |
Susan Molinari (R) | March 20, 1990 |
| New York 18 | Robert Garcia (D) | Resigned January 7, 1990. New member elected March 20, 1990. |
José E. Serrano (D) | March 20, 1990 |
| New Jersey 1 | James Florio (D) | Resigned January 16, 1990, after being elected Governor of New Jersey. New member elected November 6, 1990. |
Rob Andrews (D) | November 6, 1990 |
| Hawaii 2 | Daniel Akaka (D) | Resigned May 15, 1990, to become U.S. Senator. New member elected November 6, 1990. |
Patsy Mink (D) | November 6, 1990 |
| Ohio 8 | Donald "Buz" Lukens (R) | Resigned October 24, 1990. | Vacant | Not filled this term |
| New Hampshire 1 | Bob Smith (R) | Resigned December 7, 1990, to become U.S. Senator. |
Lists of committees and their party leaders for members of the House and Senate committees can be found through the Official Congressional Directory at the bottom of this article. The directory after the pages of terms of service lists committees of the Senate, House (Standing with Subcommittees, Select and Special) and Joint and, after that, House/Senate committee assignments. On the committees section of the House and Senate in the Official Congressional Directory, the committee's members on the first row on the left side shows the chairman of the committee and on the right side shows the ranking member of the committee.
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