97th United States Congress

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Template:Short description Template:Use American English Template:Use mdy dates Template:Infobox United States Congress The 97th 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, 1981, to January 3, 1983, during the final weeks of Jimmy Carter's presidency and the first two years of Ronald Reagan's presidency. The apportionment of seats in the House of Representatives was based on the 1970 United States census.

While the House of Representatives retained a Democratic majority (albeit reduced from the 96th Congress), the Republicans gained control of the Senate, marking the first time that they had control of either chamber of Congress since the 83rd Congress in 1953. Template:TOC limit

Major events

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Major legislation

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Special or select committees

  • Senate Select Committee on Small Business — Became a standing committee on March 25, 1981
  • United States Senate Select Committee on Law Enforcement Undercover Activities of the Justice Department — March 24, 1982 – December 15, 1982

Party summary

Senate

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  46 Democratic Senators
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  1 Independent Senator, caucusing with Democrats
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  53 Republican Senators

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House of Representatives

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House seats by party holding plurality in state
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  80+% Democratic
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  80+% Republican
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  60+% to 80% Democratic
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  60+% to 80% Republican
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  50+% to 60% Democratic
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  50+% to 60% Republican
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  (Striped): even split

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Leadership

Senate

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Majority (Republican) leadership

Minority (Democratic) leadership

House of Representatives

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Majority (Democratic) leadership

Minority (Republican) leadership

Caucuses

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 1982; Class 2 meant their term began in the last Congress, requiring reelection in 1984; and Class 3 meant their term began in this Congress, requiring reelection in 1986.

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House of Representatives

Members of the House of Representatives are listed by their district numbers.

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Changes in membership

Senate

There were 2 resignations.

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|- | nowrap | New Jersey
(Class 1) | style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" nowrap | Harrison A. Williams
(D) | Incumbent resigned March 11, 1982, before a planned expulsion vote, having been convicted of bribery in the Abscam sting operation.
A successor was appointed April 12, 1982, to finish the term. | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" nowrap | Nicholas F. Brady
(R) | April 12, 1982

|- | nowrap | New Jersey
(Class 1) | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" nowrap | Nicholas F. Brady
(R) | Incumbent resigned December 27, 1982, so his elected successor could be appointed for preferential seniority.
A successor was appointed December 27, 1982, to finish the term. | style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" nowrap | Frank Lautenberg
(D) | December 27, 1982

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House of Representatives

There were 4 deaths, 4 resignations, one declared vacancy, and one party change.

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|- | Template:Ushr | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" nowrap | David Stockman (R) | style="font-size:80%" | Resigned January 27, 1981, after being appointed Director of the Office of Management and Budget | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" nowrap | Mark D. Siljander (R) | April 21, 1981 |- | Template:Ushr | style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" nowrap | Gladys Spellman (D) | style="font-size:80%" | Incapacitated since last Congress and seat declared vacant February 24, 1981 | style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" nowrap | Steny Hoyer (D) | May 19, 1981 |- | Template:Ushr | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" nowrap | Tennyson Guyer (R) | style="font-size:80%" | Died April 12, 1981 | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" nowrap | Mike Oxley (R) | June 25, 1981 |- | Template:Ushr | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" nowrap | Jon Hinson (R) | style="font-size:80%" | Resigned April 13, 1981 | style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" nowrap | Wayne Dowdy (D) | July 7, 1981 |- | Template:Ushr | style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" nowrap | Raymond Lederer (D) | style="font-size:80%" | Resigned April 29, 1981, before a planned expulsion vote, having been convicted of bribery in the Abscam sting operation | style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" nowrap | Joseph F. Smith (D) | July 21, 1981 |- | Template:Ushr | style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" nowrap | William R. Cotter (D) | style="font-size:80%" | Died September 8, 1981 | style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" nowrap | Barbara B. Kennelly (D) | January 12, 1982 |- | Template:Ushr | style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" nowrap | Eugene Atkinson (D) | style="font-size:80%" | Changed parties October 14, 1981 | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" nowrap | Eugene Atkinson (R) | October 14, 1981 |- | Template:Ushr | style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" nowrap | George E. Danielson (D) | style="font-size:80%" | Resigned March 9, 1982, after being appointed associate justice of the California Courts of Appeal | style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" nowrap | Matthew G. Martínez (D) | July 13, 1982 |- | Template:Ushr | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" nowrap | John M. Ashbrook (R) | style="font-size:80%" | Died April 24, 1982 | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" nowrap | Jean Spencer Ashbrook (R) | June 29, 1982 |- | Template:Ushr | style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" nowrap | Fred Richmond (D) | style="font-size:80%" | Resigned August 25, 1982 | colspan=2 | Vacant until end of Congress |- | Template:Ushr | style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" nowrap | Adam Benjamin Jr. (D) | style="font-size:80%" | Died September 7, 1982 | style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" nowrap | Katie Hall (D) | November 2, 1982 |}

Committees

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Senate

House of Representatives

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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