103rd United States Congress

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Template:Short description Template:Use American English Template:Use mdy dates Template:Infobox United States Congress The 103rd 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, 1993, to January 3, 1995, during the final weeks of George H. W. Bush's presidency and in the first two years of Bill Clinton's presidency. The apportionment of seats in the House of Representatives was based on the 1990 United States census.

This is the most recent Congress to have a Democratic senator from Texas, Bob Krueger, who lost election to finish Lloyd Bentsen's term in 1993. Along with two Democratic senators from the state of Tennessee, Jim Sasser and Harlan Mathews. Jim Sasser lost re-election and Harlan Mathews retired in 1994. In addition, a Democratic senator from the state of Oklahoma, David Boren, resigned in the final weeks of the Congress.

Both chambers maintained a Democratic majority, and with Bill Clinton being sworn in as president on January 20, 1993, this gave the Democrats an overall federal government trifecta for the first time since the 96th Congress in 1979.

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Major events

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Major legislation

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Party summary

Senate

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  57 Democratic Senators
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  43 Republican Senators

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House of Representatives

Party
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Total
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Democratic Independent Republican Vacant
End of the previous Congress style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | 267 style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | 1 166 434 1
Begin style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | 258 rowspan=2 style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | 1 176 435 0
End style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | 256 177 434 1
Final voting share colspan=2 style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | 59.2% 40.8%
Non-voting members style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | 4 0 0 5 0
Beginning of the next Congress 204 1 style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | 230 435 0

Leadership

Senate

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Majority (Democratic) leadership

Minority (Republican) leadership

House of Representatives

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Majority (Democratic) leadership

Minority (Republican) leadership

Members

This list is arranged by chamber, then by state. Senators are listed by class, 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, In this Congress, Class 1 meant their term ended with this Congress, requiring reelection in 1994; Class 2 meant their term began in the last Congress, requiring reelection in 1996; and Class 3 meant their term began in this Congress, requiring reelection in 1998. Script error: No such module "Labelled list hatnote".

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House of Representatives

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Changes in membership

Senate

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|- | Texas
(1) | nowrap style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Lloyd Bentsen (D) | style="font-size:80%" | Resigned January 20, 1993, to become United States Secretary of the Treasury.
His successor was appointed. | nowrap style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Bob Krueger (D) | January 21, 1993 |- | Texas
(1) | nowrap style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Bob Krueger (D) | style="font-size:80%" | Interim appointee lost special election June 6, 1993.
Successor elected to finish the term. | nowrap style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Kay Bailey Hutchison (R) | June 14, 1993 |- | Alabama
(3) | nowrap style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Richard Shelby (D) | style="font-size:80%" | Changed party November 9, 1994 | nowrap style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Richard Shelby (R) | November 9, 1994 |- | Oklahoma
(2) | nowrap style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | David Boren (D) | style="font-size:80%" | Resigned November 15, 1994, to become President of the University of Oklahoma.
Successor elected on November 8, 1994, to finish the term ending January 3, 1997. | nowrap style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Jim Inhofe (R) | November 17, 1994 |- | Tennessee
(2) | nowrap style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Harlan Mathews (D) | style="font-size:80%" | Interim appointee did not seek election.
Successor elected on November 8, 1994, to finish the term ending January 3, 1997. | nowrap style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Fred Thompson (R) | December 2, 1994 |}

House of Representatives

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|- | Wisconsin's 1st | style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Les Aspin (D) | style="font-size:80%" | Resigned January 20, 1993, to become United States Secretary of Defense | style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Peter W. Barca (D) | June 9, 1993 |- | Mississippi's 2nd | style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Mike Espy (D) | style="font-size:80%" | Resigned January 22, 1993, to become United States Secretary of Agriculture | style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Bennie Thompson (D) | April 20, 1993 |- | California's 17th | style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Leon Panetta (D) | style="font-size:80%" | Resigned January 23, 1993, to become Director of the Office of Management and Budget | style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Sam Farr (D) | June 16, 1993 |- | Ohio 2nd | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Bill Gradison (R) | style="font-size:80%" | Resigned January 31, 1993, to become president of the Health Insurance Association of America | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Rob Portman (R) | June 10, 1993 |- | Michigan 3rd | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Paul B. Henry (R) | style="font-size:80%" | Died July 31, 1993 | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Vern Ehlers (R) | January 25, 1994 |- | Oklahoma's 6th | style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Glenn English (D) | style="font-size:80%" | Resigned January 7, 1994, to become CEO of the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Frank Lucas (R) | May 17, 1994 |- | Kentucky's 2nd | style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | William Natcher (D) | style="font-size:80%" | Died March 29, 1994 | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Ron Lewis (R) | May 26, 1994 |- | New Jersey 11th | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Dean Gallo (R) | style="font-size:80%" | Died November 6, 1994 | colspan=2 | Vacant for remainder of term |- | Oklahoma's 1st | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Jim Inhofe (R) | style="font-size:80%" | Resigned November 15, 1994, when elected to the U.S. Senate | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Steve Largent (R) | November 29, 1994 |}

Committees

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Senate

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Joint

Caucuses

Employees

Legislative branch agency directors

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House of Representatives

See also

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