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| 104th United States Congress | |||
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| Duration: January 3, 1995 – January 3, 1997 | |||
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| President of the Senate: | Al Gore | ||
| President pro tempore: | Strom Thurmond | ||
| Speaker of the House: | Newt Gingrich | ||
| Members: | 100 Senators 435 Representatives 5 Non-voting members |
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| Senate Majority: | Republican Party | ||
| House Majority: | Republican Party | ||
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| 1st: January 4, 1995 – January 3, 1996 2nd: January 3, 1996 – October 4, 1996 |
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The One Hundred Fourth 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, DC from January 3, 1995 to January 3, 1997, during the last two years of the first term of U.S. President Bill Clinton.
Apportionment of seats in this House of Representatives was based on the twenty-first census of the United States in 1990. Both chambers had Republican majorities. Major events included passage of elements of the Contract with America and a budget impasse between Congress and the Clinton Administration that resulted in the Federal government shutdown of 1995.
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Major events
- 1995-01-03 — Republicans controlled both houses for the first time since the 1950s.
- 1995-01-31 — President Clinton invoked emergency powers to extend a $20 billion loan to help Mexico avert financial collapse.
- 1995-05-23 — Oklahoma City bombing
- 1995-08-30 — NATO begins Operation Deliberate Force against Serbs in Bosnia and Herzegovina
- November 14 – November 19, 1995: U.S. government shutdown
- 1995-12-16 – 1996-01-06: U.S. government shutdown
- 1996-11-05 — Re-election of President Bill Clinton and Vice President Al Gore; Democrats gained 8 seats in House; Republicans gained 2 seats in Senate.
Major legislation
- 1995 November 28 — National Highway Designation Act, Pub.L. 104-59, 109 Stat. 568
- 1995 December 19 — Lobbying Disclosure Act, Pub.L. 104-65, 109 Stat. 691, 2 U.S.C. ch.26
- 1995 December 22 — Private Securities Litigation Reform Act, Pub.L. 104-67, 109 Stat. 737
- 1996 February 8 — Telecommunications Act of 1996 (including the Communications Decency Act), Pub.L. 104-104, 110 Stat. 56,
- 1996 March 12 — Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity (Libertad) Act of 1996 (Helms-Burton Act), Pub.L. 104-114, 110 Stat. 785,
- 1996 April 9 — Line Item Veto Act, Pub.L. 104-130, 110 Stat. 1200
- 1996 April 24 — Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act, Pub.L. 104-132, 110 Stat. 1214
- 1996 July 30 — Taxpayer Bill of Rights 2, Pub.L. 104-168, 110 Stat. 1452
- 1996 August 3 — National Gambling Impact Study Commission Act, Pub.L. 104-169, 110 Stat. 1482
- 1996 August 3 — Food Quality Protection Act of 1996, Pub.L. 104-170, 110 Stat. 1489,
- 1996 August 20 — Small Business Job Protection Act, Pub.L. 104-188, 110 Stat. 1755
- 1996 August 21 — Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), Pub.L. 104-191, 110 Stat. 1936
- 1996 August 22 — Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Act (Welfare Reform Act), Pub.L. 104-193, 110 Stat. 2105
- 1996 September 21 — Defense of Marriage Act, Pub.L. 104-199, 110 Stat. 2419,
- 1996 September 30 — Domestic Violence Offender Gun Ban, Pub.L. 104-208, 110 Stat. 3001
Party summary
Senate
Membership changed with one resignation.
| Affiliation | Total | Notes | ||||
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majority caucus) |
Begin (1995-01-03) | 54 | 46 | 100 | 0 | |
| 1995-10-06 | 53 | 99 | 1 | Bob Packwood (R) resigned | ||
| 1996-02-06 | 47 | 100 | 0 | Ron Wyden (D) took Packwood's seat | ||
House of Representatives
| Affiliation | Members | Voting share |
Delegates and Resident Commissioner |
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| Republican Party | 230 | 52.9% | 1 | ||
| Democratic Party | 204 | 46.9% | 4 | ||
| Independent | 1 | 0.2% | - | Caucused with the Democrats | |
| Total | 435 | 5 | |||
Officers
Senate
| Office | Officer | Party | State | |
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| President of the Senate | Al Gore | Democratic | Tennessee | |
Majority
| Office | Officer | Party | State | Notes | |
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| President pro tempore | Strom Thurmond | Republican | South Carolina | ||
| Majority Leader | Bob Dole | Kansas | Resigned June 11, 1996 | ||
| Trent Lott | Mississippi | June 12, 1996–end | |||
| Majority Whip | Trent Lott | Mississippi | Until June 11, 1996 | ||
| Don Nickles | Oklahoma | June 12, 1996–end | |||
Minority
| Office | Officer | Party | State | Notes | |
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| Minority Leader | Tom Daschle | Democratic | South Dakota | ||
| Minority Whip | Wendell Ford | Kentucky | |||
House of Representatives
Majority
| Office | Officer | Party | State | |
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| Speaker | Newt Gingrich | Republican | Georgia | |
| Majority Leader | Dick Armey | Texas | ||
| Majority Whip | Tom DeLay | Texas | ||
Minority
| Office | Officer | Party | State | |
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| Minority Leader | Dick Gephardt | Democratic | Missouri | |
| Minority Whip | David Bonior | Michigan | ||
Members
Senate
- See also: Category: United States Senators
- See also: Category: United States Congressional Delegations by state
House of Representatives
| 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
American Samoa — District of Columbia — Guam — Puerto Rico — Virgin Islands |
The names of members of the House of Representatives elected statewide at-large, are preceded by an "At Large," and the names of those elected from districts, whether plural or single member, are preceded by their district numbers.
Many of the congressional district numbers are linked to articles describing the district itself. Since the boundaries of the districts have changed often and substantially, the linked article may only describe the district as it exists today, and not as it was at the time of this Congress.
- See also: Category:Members of the United States House of Representatives
- See also: Category:United States Congressional Delegations by state