101st United States Congress

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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. Template:TOClimit

Major events

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Major legislation

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Enacted

Vetoed

Treaties ratified

Party summary

Senate

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  55 Democratic Senators
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  45 Republican Senators

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House of Representatives

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Leadership

Senate

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Democratic majority

Republican minority

House of Representatives

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Democratic majority

Republican minority

Caucuses

Members

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

Senate

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House of Representatives

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Changes in membership

Senate

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|- | Indiana
(3) | nowrap style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | 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. | nowrap style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Dan Coats (R) | January 3, 1989

|- | Hawaii
(1) | nowrap style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Spark Matsunaga (D) | Died April 15, 1990.
Successor was appointed and later elected to finish the term ending January 3, 1995. | nowrap style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Daniel Akaka (D) | May 16, 1990

|- | New Hampshire
(2) | nowrap style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | 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. | nowrap style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Bob Smith (R) | December 7, 1990 |}

House of Representatives

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|- | Template:Ushr | Vacant | Rep. Bill Nichols died during previous congress.
New member elected April 4, 1989. | style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Glen Browder (D) | April 4, 1989

|- | Template:Ushr | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Dan Coats (R) | Resigned January 3, 1989, to become U.S. Senator.
New member elected March 28, 1989. | style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Jill Long (D) | March 28, 1989

|- | Template:Ushr | style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | James W. Grant
(D) | Changed party February 21, 1989. | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | James W. Grant
(R) | February 21, 1989

|- | Template:Ushr | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Dick Cheney (R) | Resigned March 17, 1989, to become U.S. Secretary of Defense.
New member elected April 26, 1989.[1] | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Craig L. Thomas (R) | April 26, 1989

|- | Template:Ushr | style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Claude Pepper (D) | Died May 30, 1989.
New member elected August 29, 1989.[2] | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R) | August 29, 1989

|- | Template:Ushr | style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Tony Coelho (D) | Resigned June 15, 1989.
New member elected September 12, 1989. | style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Gary Condit (D) | September 12, 1989

|- | Template:Ushr | style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Jim Wright (D) | Resigned June 30, 1989.
New member elected September 12, 1989.[3] | style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Pete Geren (D) | September 12, 1989

|- | Template:Ushr | style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Tommy F. Robinson
(D) | Changed party July 28, 1989. | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Tommy F. Robinson
(R) | July 28, 1989

|- | Template:Ushr | style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Mickey Leland (D) | Died August 7, 1989.
New member elected December 9, 1989.[4] | style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Craig Washington (D) | December 9, 1989

|- | Template:Ushr | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Larkin I. Smith (R) | Died August 13, 1989.
New member elected October 17, 1989.[5] | style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Gene Taylor (D) | October 17, 1989

|- | Template:Ushr | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Guy Molinari (R) | Resigned December 31, 1989.
New member elected March 20, 1990. | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Susan Molinari (R) | March 20, 1990

|- | Template:Ushr | style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Robert Garcia (D) | Resigned January 7, 1990.
New member elected March 20, 1990. | style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | José E. Serrano (D) | March 20, 1990

|- | Template:Ushr | style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | James Florio (D) | Resigned January 16, 1990, after being elected Governor of New Jersey.
New member elected November 6, 1990. | style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Rob Andrews (D) | November 6, 1990

|- | Template:Ushr | style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Daniel Akaka (D) | Resigned May 15, 1990, to become U.S. Senator.
New member elected November 6, 1990. | style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Patsy Mink (D) | November 6, 1990

|- | Template:Ushr | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Donald "Buz" Lukens (R) | Resigned October 24, 1990. | rowspan=2 |Vacant | rowspan=2 |Not filled this term

|- | Template:Ushr | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Bob Smith (R) | Resigned December 7, 1990, to become U.S. Senator. |}

Committees

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Joint committees

Employees

Legislative branch agency directors

Senate

House of Representatives

See also

Notes

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References

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External links

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