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Contents

   



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1 Major events  





2 Major legislation  





3 Treaties considered  





4 Party summary  



4.1  Senate  





4.2  House of Representatives  







5 Leadership  



5.1  Senate  



5.1.1  Majority (Republican) leadership  





5.1.2  Minority (Democratic) leadership  







5.2  House of Representatives  



5.2.1  Majority (Republican) leadership  





5.2.2  Minority (Democratic) leadership  









6 Members  



6.1  Senate  



6.1.1  Alabama  





6.1.2  Alaska  





6.1.3  Arizona  





6.1.4  Arkansas  





6.1.5  California  





6.1.6  Colorado  





6.1.7  Connecticut  





6.1.8  Delaware  





6.1.9  Florida  





6.1.10  Georgia  





6.1.11  Hawaii  





6.1.12  Idaho  





6.1.13  Illinois  





6.1.14  Indiana  





6.1.15  Iowa  





6.1.16  Kansas  





6.1.17  Kentucky  





6.1.18  Louisiana  





6.1.19  Maine  





6.1.20  Maryland  





6.1.21  Massachusetts  





6.1.22  Michigan  





6.1.23  Minnesota  





6.1.24  Mississippi  





6.1.25  Missouri  





6.1.26  Montana  





6.1.27  Nebraska  





6.1.28  Nevada  





6.1.29  New Hampshire  





6.1.30  New Jersey  





6.1.31  New Mexico  





6.1.32  New York  





6.1.33  North Carolina  





6.1.34  North Dakota  





6.1.35  Ohio  





6.1.36  Oklahoma  





6.1.37  Oregon  





6.1.38  Pennsylvania  





6.1.39  Rhode Island  





6.1.40  South Carolina  





6.1.41  South Dakota  





6.1.42  Tennessee  





6.1.43  Texas  





6.1.44  Utah  





6.1.45  Vermont  





6.1.46  Virginia  





6.1.47  Washington  





6.1.48  West Virginia  





6.1.49  Wisconsin  





6.1.50  Wyoming  







6.2  House of Representatives  



6.2.1  Alabama  





6.2.2  Alaska  





6.2.3  Arizona  





6.2.4  Arkansas  





6.2.5  California  





6.2.6  Colorado  





6.2.7  Connecticut  





6.2.8  Delaware  





6.2.9  Florida  





6.2.10  Georgia  





6.2.11  Hawaii  





6.2.12  Idaho  





6.2.13  Illinois  





6.2.14  Indiana  





6.2.15  Iowa  





6.2.16  Kansas  





6.2.17  Kentucky  





6.2.18  Louisiana  





6.2.19  Maine  





6.2.20  Maryland  





6.2.21  Massachusetts  





6.2.22  Michigan  





6.2.23  Minnesota  





6.2.24  Mississippi  





6.2.25  Missouri  





6.2.26  Montana  





6.2.27  Nebraska  





6.2.28  Nevada  





6.2.29  New Hampshire  





6.2.30  New Jersey  





6.2.31  New Mexico  





6.2.32  New York  





6.2.33  North Carolina  





6.2.34  North Dakota  





6.2.35  Ohio  





6.2.36  Oklahoma  





6.2.37  Oregon  





6.2.38  Pennsylvania  





6.2.39  Rhode Island  





6.2.40  South Carolina  





6.2.41  South Dakota  





6.2.42  Tennessee  





6.2.43  Texas  





6.2.44  Utah  





6.2.45  Vermont  





6.2.46  Virginia  





6.2.47  Washington  





6.2.48  West Virginia  





6.2.49  Wisconsin  





6.2.50  Wyoming  





6.2.51  Non-voting members  









7 Changes in membership  



7.1  Senate  





7.2  House of Representatives  







8 Committees  



8.1  Senate  





8.2  House of Representatives  





8.3  Joint committees  







9 Caucuses  





10 Employees  



10.1  Legislative branch agency directors  





10.2  Senate  





10.3  House of Representatives  







11 Exoneration of Charles Butler McVay III  





12 See also  





13 Notes  





14 References  





15 External links  














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106th United States Congress

105th ←

→ 107th


January 3, 1999 – January 3, 2001
Members100 senators
435 representatives
5 non-voting delegates
Senate majorityRepublican
Senate PresidentAl Gore (D)
House majorityRepublican
House SpeakerDennis Hastert (R)
Sessions
1st: January 6, 1999 – November 22, 1999
2nd: January 24, 2000 – December 15, 2000

The 106th 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, 1999, to January 3, 2001, during the last two years of Bill Clinton's presidency. The apportionment of seats in the House of Representatives was based on the 1990 United States census. Both chambers maintained a Republican majority.

This is the most recent Congress with Republican senators from the states of Delaware (William Roth), Michigan (Spencer Abraham) and Washington (Slade Gorton), all of whom lost re-election in 2000.

Major events[edit]

Major legislation[edit]

Treaties considered[edit]

Party summary[edit]

Senate[edit]

Party standings on the opening day of the 106th Congress

Membership changed with two deaths.

Affiliation Party

(Shading indicates majority caucus)

Total
Democratic Republican Vacant
End of previous Congress 45 55 100 0
Begin 45 55 100 0
October 24, 1999[a] 54 99 1
November 2, 1999[a] 55 100 0
July 18, 2000[b] 54 99 1
July 25, 2000[b] 46 100 0
Final voting share 46% 54%
Beginning of the next Congress 50 50 100 0

House of Representatives[edit]

There were two resignations and three deaths.

Affiliation Party

(Shading indicates majority caucus)

Total
Democratic Independent Republican Vacant
End of previous Congress 206 1 228 435 0
Begin 211 1 223 435 0
March 2, 1999 222 434 1
June 7, 1999 223 435 0
July 16, 1999 210 434 1
July 17, 1999 211 222 434 1
November 17, 1999 212 435 0
January 27, 2000 2 221 435 0
July 27, 2000 210 435 0
September 11, 2000 209 434 1
October 10, 2000 208 434 2
December 8, 2000 222 433 3
End 433 3
Final voting share 48.5% 0.3% 51.2%
Beginning of the next Congress 211 2 221 434 1

Leadership[edit]

Senate[edit]

Senate President
Al Gore
Al Gore (D)
Senate President pro Tempore

Majority (Republican) leadership[edit]

Minority (Democratic) leadership[edit]

House of Representatives[edit]

Speaker of the House

Majority (Republican) leadership[edit]

Minority (Democratic) leadership[edit]

Members[edit]

Skip to House of Representatives, below

Senate[edit]

In this Congress, Class 1 meant their term ended with this Congress, facing re-election in 2000; Class 2 meant their term began in the last Congress, facing re-election in 2002; and Class 3 meant their term began in this Congress, facing re-election in 2004.

House of Representatives[edit]

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

Changes in membership[edit]

Senate[edit]

Senate changes
State
(class)
Vacated by Reason for change Successor Date of successor's
formal installation[c]
Rhode Island
(1)
John Chafee (R) Died October 24, 1999.
Successor appointed on November 2, 1999, and later elected for a full six-year term.
Lincoln Chafee (R) November 2, 1999
Georgia
(3)
Paul Coverdell (R) Died July 18, 2000.
Successor appointed on July 24, 2000, and later elected to finish the term ending January 3, 2005.
Zell Miller (D) July 24, 2000

House of Representatives[edit]

House changes
District Vacated by Reason for change Successor Date of successor's
formal installation[c]
Georgia 6th Vacant Newt Gingrich (R) resigned January 3, 1999.
Successor elected February 23, 1999.
Johnny Isakson (R) February 23, 1999
Louisiana 1st Bob Livingston (R) Resigned March 1, 1999.
Successor elected May 29, 1999.
David Vitter (R) May 29, 1999
California 42nd George Brown Jr. (D) Died July 15, 1999.
Successor elected November 16, 1999.
Joe Baca (D) November 16, 1999
New York 1st Michael Forbes (R) Changed political affiliation July 17, 1999. Michael Forbes (D) July 17, 1999
Virginia 5th Virgil Goode (D) Changed party affiliation January 27, 2000. Virgil Goode (I) January 27, 2000
California 31st Matthew G. Martínez (D) Changed party affiliation July 27, 2000. Matthew G. Martínez (R) July 27, 2000
Virginia 1st Herbert H. Bateman (R) Died September 11, 2000. Seat vacant until next Congress
Minnesota 4th Bruce Vento (D) Died October 10, 2000.
California 32nd Julian Dixon (D) Died December 8, 2000.

Committees[edit]

For members (House and Senate) of the committees and their assignments, go into the Official Congressional Directory at the bottom of the article and click on the link (1 link), in the directory after the pages of terms of service, you will see the committees of the Senate, House (Standing with Subcommittees, Select and Special) and Joint and after the committee pages, you will see the House/Senate committee assignments in the directory, 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.

Senate[edit]

House of Representatives[edit]

Joint committees[edit]

Caucuses[edit]

Employees[edit]

Legislative branch agency directors[edit]

Senate[edit]

House of Representatives[edit]

Exoneration of Charles Butler McVay III[edit]

In October 2000, the United States Congress passed a Sense of Congress resolution that McVay's record should reflect that "he is exonerated for the loss of the USS Indianapolis." President Clinton also signed the resolution. which rightented the miscarriage of justice on Charles B. McVay III for the sinking of the USS Indianapolis in 30 July 1945 by Japanese submarine I-58 (1943)

See also[edit]

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ a b InRhode Island, John Chafee (R) died October 24, 1999, and his son, Lincoln Chafee (R), was appointed November 2, 1999, to finish the term.
  • ^ a b InGeorgia, Paul Coverdell (R) died July 18, 2000, and Zell Miller (D) was appointed July 25, to continue the term.
  • ^ a b When seated or oath administered, not necessarily when service began.
  • References[edit]

    External links[edit]


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