1st: January 6, 1999 – November 22, 1999 2nd: January 24, 2000 – December 15, 2000
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.
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.
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.
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)
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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 106th United States Congress105th 107thUnited States Capitol 2000 January 3 1999 January 3 2001Members100 senators435 representatives5 non voting delegatesSenate majorityRepublicanSenate PresidentAl Gore D House majorityRepublicanHouse SpeakerDennis Hastert R Sessions1st January 6 1999 November 22 19992nd January 24 2000 December 15 2000This 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 Contents 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 linksMajor events editMain articles 1999 in the United States 2000 in the United States and 2001 in the United States January 7 1999 February 12 1999 Impeachment trial of Bill Clinton March 24 1999 June 10 1999 NATO bombing of Yugoslavia March 29 1999 Dow Jones Industrial Average ended above 10 000 for the first time April 20 1999 Columbine High School massacre April 3 2000 United States v Microsoft Federal court held Microsoft liable for anti trust violations November 7 2000 Presidential election Senate election House election November 7 2000 December 13 2000 Presidential election Florida recount and Bush v Gore litigationMajor legislation editMain article List of United States federal legislation 1901 2001 See also List of acts of the 106th United States Congress May 21 1999 Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act Pub L Tooltip Public Law United States 106 31 text PDF Kosovo operations August 17 1999 Water Resources Development Act of 1999 Pub L Tooltip Public Law United States 106 53 text PDF October 26 1999 Wireless Communications and Public Safety Act of 1999 Pub L 106 81 November 12 1999 Gramm Leach Bliley Financial Services Modernization Act Pub L Tooltip Public Law United States 106 102 text PDF November 29 1999 American Inventors Protection Act Pub L Tooltip Public Law United States 106 113 text PDF including Anticybersquatting Consumer Protection Act December 9 1999 Digital Theft Deterrence and Copyright Damages Improvement Act of 1999 Pub L 106 160 December 14 1999 Foster Care Independence Act Pub L Tooltip Public Law United States 106 169 text PDF March 14 2000 Iran Nonproliferation Act of 2000 Pub L Tooltip Public Law United States 106 178 text PDF April 5 2000 Wendell H Ford Aviation Investment and Reform Act for the 21st Century Pub L Tooltip Public Law United States 106 181 text PDF May 18 2000 African Growth and Opportunity Act Pub L Tooltip Public Law United States 106 200 text PDF May 26 2000 Hmong Veterans Naturalization Act of 2000 Pub L 106 207 May 26 2000 Muhammad Ali Boxing Reform Act Pub L 106 210 June 22 2000 Agricultural Risk Protection Act of 2000 Pub L 106 224 June 30 2000 Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act Pub L Tooltip Public Law United States 106 229 text PDF August 7 2000 Oceans Act Pub L Tooltip Public Law United States 106 256 text PDF August 19 2000 Global AIDS and Tuberculosis Relief Act of 2000 Pub L 106 264 September 22 2000 Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act Pub L Tooltip Public Law United States 106 274 text PDF October 10 2000 U S China Relations Act of 2000 Pub L 106 286 October 17 2000 Children s Health Act Pub L Tooltip Public Law United States 106 310 text PDF October 28 2000 Victims of Trafficking and Violence Protection Act of 2000 Pub L Tooltip Public Law United States 106 386 text PDF October 30 2000 Robert T Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act Pub L Tooltip Public Law United States 106 390 text PDF October 30 2000 Secure Rural Schools and Community Self Determination Act of 2000 Pub L 106 393 October 30 2000 Child Citizenship Act of 2000 Pub L Tooltip Public Law United States 106 395 text PDF November 1 2000 Transportation Recall Enhancement Accountability and Documentation TREAD Act Pub L 106 414 November 22 2000 Military Extraterritorial Jurisdiction Act of 2000 Pub L 106 523 December 11 2000 Water Resources Development Act of 2000 Pub L Tooltip Public Law United States 106 541 text PDF December 19 2000 DNA Analysis Backlog Elimination Act of 2000 Pub L 106 546 December 21 2000 Legal Immigration Family Equity Act Pub L Tooltip Public Law United States 106 553 text PDF December 21 2000 Commodity Futures Modernization Act of 2000 Pub L Tooltip Public Law United States 106 554 text PDF as part of the Consolidated Appropriations Act 2001 December 21 2000 Shark Finning Prohibition Act Pub L 106 557Treaties considered editOctober 13 1999 Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty Rejected 1 Party summary editSenate edit nbsp Party standings on the opening day of the 106th CongressMembership changed with two deaths Affiliation Party Shading indicates majority caucus TotalDemocratic Republican VacantEnd of previous Congress 45 55 100 0Begin 45 55 100 0October 24 1999 a 54 99 1November 2 1999 a 55 100 0July 18 2000 b 54 99 1July 25 2000 b 46 100 0Final voting share 46 54 Beginning of the next Congress 50 50 100 0House of Representatives edit There were two resignations and three deaths Affiliation Party Shading indicates majority caucus TotalDemocratic Independent Republican VacantEnd of previous Congress 206 1 228 435 0Begin 211 1 223 435 0March 2 1999 222 434 1June 7 1999 223 435 0July 16 1999 210 434 1July 17 1999 211 222 434 1November 17 1999 212 435 0January 27 2000 2 221 435 0July 27 2000 210 435 0September 11 2000 209 434 1October 10 2000 208 434 2December 8 2000 222 433 3End 433 3Final voting share 48 5 0 3 51 2 Beginning of the next Congress 211 2 221 434 1Leadership editSenate edit Senate President nbsp Al Gore D Senate President pro Tempore nbsp Strom Thurmond R President Al Gore D President pro tempore Strom Thurmond R Majority Republican leadership edit Majority Leader Trent Lott Majority Whip Don Nickles Republican Conference Chairman Connie Mack III Republican Conference Secretary Paul Coverdell Republican Campaign Committee Chairman Mitch McConnell Policy Committee Chairman Larry CraigMinority Democratic leadership edit Minority Leader Tom Daschle Minority Whip Harry Reid Policy Committee Chairman Byron Dorgan Democratic Conference Secretary Barbara Mikulski Democratic Campaign Committee Chairman Robert Torricelli Chief Deputy Whip John BreauxHouse of Representatives edit Speaker of the House nbsp Dennis Hastert R Speaker Dennis Hastert R Majority Republican leadership edit Majority Leader Dick Armey Majority Whip Tom DeLay Chief Deputy Whip Roy Blunt Republican Conference Chairman J C Watts Republican Conference Vice Chairman Tillie Fowler Republican Conference Secretary Deborah Pryce Policy Committee Chairman Christopher Cox Republican Campaign Committee Chairman Tom Davis House Rules Committee Chairman David DreierMinority Democratic leadership edit Minority Leader Dick Gephardt Minority Whip David Bonior Chief Deputy Minority Whips Chet Edwards John Lewis Ed Pastor amp Maxine Waters Democratic Caucus Chairman Martin Frost Democratic Caucus Vice Chairman Bob Menendez Democratic Campaign Committee Chairman Patrick J KennedyMembers editSkip to House of Representatives belowSenate 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 Alabama edit 2 Jeff Sessions R 3 Richard Shelby R Alaska edit 2 Ted Stevens R 3 Frank Murkowski R Arizona edit 1 Jon Kyl R 3 John McCain R Arkansas edit 2 Tim Hutchinson R 3 Blanche Lincoln D California edit 1 Dianne Feinstein D 3 Barbara Boxer D Colorado edit 2 Wayne Allard R 3 Ben Nighthorse Campbell R Connecticut edit 1 Joe Lieberman D 3 Chris Dodd D Delaware edit 1 William Roth R 2 Joe Biden D Florida edit 1 Connie Mack III R 3 Bob Graham D Georgia edit 2 Max Cleland D 3 Paul Coverdell R until July 18 2000 Zell Miller D from July 27 2000 dd Hawaii edit 1 Daniel Akaka D 3 Daniel Inouye D Idaho edit 2 Larry Craig R 3 Mike Crapo R Illinois edit 2 Dick Durbin D 3 Peter Fitzgerald R Indiana edit 1 Richard Lugar R 3 Evan Bayh D Iowa edit 2 Tom Harkin D 3 Chuck Grassley R Kansas edit 2 Pat Roberts R 3 Sam Brownback R Kentucky edit 2 Mitch McConnell R 3 Jim Bunning R Louisiana edit 2 Mary Landrieu D 3 John Breaux D Maine edit 1 Olympia Snowe R 2 Susan Collins R Maryland edit 1 Paul Sarbanes D 3 Barbara Mikulski D Massachusetts edit 1 Ted Kennedy D 2 John Kerry D Michigan edit 1 Spencer Abraham R 2 Carl Levin D Minnesota edit 1 Rod Grams R 2 Paul Wellstone DFL Mississippi edit 1 Trent Lott R 2 Thad Cochran R Missouri edit 1 John Ashcroft R 3 Kit Bond R Montana edit 1 Conrad Burns R 2 Max Baucus D Nebraska edit 1 Bob Kerrey D 2 Chuck Hagel R Nevada edit 1 Richard Bryan D 3 Harry Reid D New Hampshire edit 2 Bob Smith R 3 Judd Gregg R New Jersey edit 1 Frank Lautenberg D 2 Robert Torricelli D New Mexico edit 1 Jeff Bingaman D 2 Pete Domenici R New York edit 1 Daniel Patrick Moynihan D 3 Chuck Schumer D North Carolina edit 2 Jesse Helms R 3 John Edwards D North Dakota edit 1 Kent Conrad D NPL 3 Byron Dorgan D NPL Ohio edit 1 Mike DeWine R 3 George Voinovich R Oklahoma edit 2 Jim Inhofe R 3 Don Nickles R Oregon edit 2 Gordon H Smith R 3 Ron Wyden D Pennsylvania edit 1 Rick Santorum R 3 Arlen Specter R Rhode Island edit 1 John Chafee R until October 24 1999 Lincoln Chafee R from November 2 1999 dd 2 Jack Reed D South Carolina edit 2 Strom Thurmond R 3 Fritz Hollings D South Dakota edit 2 Tim Johnson D 3 Tom Daschle D Tennessee edit 1 Bill Frist R 2 Fred Thompson R Texas edit 1 Kay Bailey Hutchison R 2 Phil Gramm R Utah edit 1 Orrin Hatch R 3 Bob Bennett R Vermont edit 1 Jim Jeffords R 3 Patrick Leahy D Virginia edit 1 Chuck Robb D 2 John Warner R Washington edit 1 Slade Gorton R 3 Patty Murray D West Virginia edit 1 Robert Byrd D 2 Jay Rockefeller D Wisconsin edit 1 Herb Kohl D 3 Russ Feingold D Wyoming edit 1 Craig L Thomas R 2 Mike Enzi R nbsp Senate composition by state 2 Democrats 2 Republicans 1 Democrat and 1 RepublicanSenate majority leadership nbsp Republican leaderTrent Lott nbsp Republican whipDon Nickles Senate minority leadership nbsp Democratic leaderTom Daschle nbsp Democratic whipHarry Reid 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 membersAlabama edit 1 Sonny Callahan R 2 Terry Everett R 3 Bob Riley R 4 Robert Aderholt R 5 Bud Cramer D 6 Spencer Bachus R 7 Earl Hilliard Sr D Alaska edit At large Don Young R Arizona edit 1 Matt Salmon R 2 Ed Pastor D 3 Bob Stump R 4 John Shadegg R 5 Jim Kolbe R 6 J D Hayworth R Arkansas edit 1 Robert Marion Berry D 2 Vic Snyder D 3 Asa Hutchinson R 4 Jay Dickey R California edit 1 Mike Thompson D 2 Wally Herger R 3 Doug Ose R 4 John Doolittle R 5 Robert Matsui D 6 Lynn Woolsey D 7 George Miller D 8 Nancy Pelosi D 9 Barbara Lee D 10 Ellen Tauscher D 11 Richard Pombo R 12 Tom Lantos D 13 Pete Stark D 14 Anna Eshoo D 15 Tom Campbell R 16 Zoe Lofgren D 17 Sam Farr D 18 Gary Condit D 19 George Radanovich R 20 Cal Dooley D 21 Bill Thomas R 22 Lois Capps D 23 Elton Gallegly R 24 Brad Sherman D 25 Buck McKeon R 26 Howard Berman D 27 James E Rogan R 28 David Dreier R 29 Henry Waxman D 30 Xavier Becerra D 31 Matthew G Martinez D switched to R July 27 2000 32 Julian Dixon D until December 8 2000 vacant thereafter 33 Lucille Roybal Allard D 34 Grace Napolitano D 35 Maxine Waters D 36 Steven Kuykendall R 37 Juanita Millender McDonald D 38 Steve Horn R 39 Ed Royce R 40 Jerry Lewis R 41 Gary Miller R 42 George Brown Jr D until July 15 1999 Joe Baca D from November 16 1999 dd 43 Ken Calvert R 44 Mary Bono R 45 Dana Rohrabacher R 46 Loretta Sanchez D 47 Christopher Cox R 48 Ron Packard R 49 Brian Bilbray R 50 Bob Filner D 51 Duke Cunningham R 52 Duncan L Hunter R Colorado edit 1 Diana DeGette D 2 Mark Udall D 3 Scott McInnis R 4 Bob Schaffer R 5 Joel Hefley R 6 Tom Tancredo R Connecticut edit 1 John B Larson D 2 Sam Gejdenson D 3 Rosa DeLauro D 4 Chris Shays R 5 James H Maloney D 6 Nancy Johnson R Delaware edit At large Mike Castle R Florida edit 1 Joe Scarborough R 2 Allen Boyd D 3 Corrine Brown D 4 Tillie Fowler R 5 Karen Thurman D 6 Cliff Stearns R 7 John Mica R 8 Bill McCollum R 9 Michael Bilirakis R 10 Bill Young R 11 Jim Davis D 12 Charles T Canady R 13 Dan Miller R 14 Porter Goss R 15 Dave Weldon R 16 Mark Foley R 17 Carrie Meek D 18 Ileana Ros Lehtinen R 19 Robert Wexler D 20 Peter Deutsch D 21 Lincoln Diaz Balart R 22 Clay Shaw R 23 Alcee Hastings D Georgia edit 1 Jack Kingston R 2 Sanford Bishop D 3 Mac Collins R 4 Cynthia McKinney D 5 John Lewis D 6 Johnny Isakson R from February 23 1999 7 Bob Barr R 8 Saxby Chambliss R 9 Nathan Deal R 10 Charlie Norwood R 11 John Linder R Hawaii edit 1 Neil Abercrombie D 2 Patsy Mink D Idaho edit 1 Helen Chenoweth R 2 Mike Simpson R Illinois edit 1 Bobby Rush D 2 Jesse Jackson Jr D 3 William Lipinski D 4 Luis Gutierrez D 5 Rod Blagojevich D 6 Henry Hyde R 7 Danny K Davis D 8 Philip Crane R 9 Jan Schakowsky D 10 John Porter R 11 Jerry Weller R 12 Jerry Costello D 13 Judy Biggert R 14 Dennis Hastert R 15 Thomas W Ewing R 16 Don Manzullo R 17 Lane Evans D 18 Ray LaHood R 19 David D Phelps D 20 John Shimkus R Indiana edit 1 Pete Visclosky D 2 David M McIntosh R 3 Tim Roemer D 4 Mark Souder R 5 Steve Buyer R 6 Dan Burton R 7 Edward A Pease R 8 John Hostettler R 9 Baron Hill D 10 Julia Carson D Iowa edit 1 Jim Leach R 2 Jim Nussle R 3 Leonard Boswell D 4 Greg Ganske R 5 Tom Latham R Kansas edit 1 Jerry Moran R 2 Jim Ryun R 3 Dennis Moore D 4 Todd Tiahrt R Kentucky edit 1 Ed Whitfield R 2 Ron Lewis R 3 Anne Northup R 4 Ken Lucas D 5 Hal Rogers R 6 Ernie Fletcher R Louisiana edit 1 Bob Livingston R until March 1 1999 David Vitter R from May 29 1999 dd 2 William J Jefferson D 3 Billy Tauzin R 4 Jim McCrery R 5 John Cooksey R 6 Richard H Baker R 7 Chris John D Maine edit 1 Tom Allen D 2 John Baldacci D Maryland edit 1 Wayne Gilchrest R 2 Bob Ehrlich R 3 Ben Cardin D 4 Albert Wynn D 5 Steny Hoyer D 6 Roscoe Bartlett R 7 Elijah Cummings D 8 Connie Morella R Massachusetts edit 1 John Olver D 2 Richard Neal D 3 Jim McGovern D 4 Barney Frank D 5 Marty Meehan D 6 John F Tierney D 7 Ed Markey D 8 Mike Capuano D 9 Joe Moakley D 10 Bill Delahunt D Michigan edit 1 Bart Stupak D 2 Peter Hoekstra R 3 Vern Ehlers R 4 David Lee Camp R 5 James A Barcia D 6 Fred Upton R 7 Nick Smith R 8 Debbie Stabenow D 9 Dale Kildee D 10 David Bonior D 11 Joe Knollenberg R 12 Sander Levin D 13 Lynn N Rivers D 14 John Conyers D 15 Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick D 16 John Dingell D Minnesota edit 1 Gil Gutknecht R 2 David Minge DFL 3 Jim Ramstad R 4 Bruce Vento DFL until October 10 2000 vacant thereafter 5 Martin Olav Sabo DFL 6 Bill Luther DFL 7 Collin Peterson DFL 8 Jim Oberstar DFL Mississippi edit 1 Roger Wicker R 2 Bennie Thompson D 3 Chip Pickering R 4 Ronnie Shows D 5 Gene Taylor D Missouri edit 1 Bill Clay D 2 Jim Talent R 3 Dick Gephardt D 4 Ike Skelton D 5 Karen McCarthy D 6 Pat Danner D 7 Roy Blunt R 8 Jo Ann Emerson R 9 Kenny Hulshof R Montana edit At large Rick Hill R Nebraska edit 1 Doug Bereuter R 2 Lee Terry R 3 Bill Barrett R Nevada edit 1 Shelley Berkley D 2 Jim Gibbons R New Hampshire edit 1 John E Sununu R 2 Charles Bass R New Jersey edit 1 Rob Andrews D 2 Frank LoBiondo R 3 H James Saxton R 4 Chris Smith R 5 Marge Roukema R 6 Frank Pallone D 7 Bob Franks R 8 Bill Pascrell D 9 Steve Rothman D 10 Donald M Payne D 11 Rodney Frelinghuysen R 12 Rush Holt Jr D 13 Bob Menendez D New Mexico edit 1 Heather Wilson R 2 Joe Skeen R 3 Tom Udall D New York edit 1 Michael Forbes R switched to D July 17 1999 2 Rick Lazio R 3 Peter T King R 4 Carolyn McCarthy D 5 Gary Ackerman D 6 Gregory Meeks D 7 Joe Crowley D 8 Jerry Nadler D 9 Anthony Weiner D 10 Edolphus Towns D 11 Major Owens D 12 Nydia Velazquez D 13 Vito Fossella R 14 Carolyn Maloney D 15 Charles Rangel D 16 Jose E Serrano D 17 Eliot Engel D 18 Nita Lowey D 19 Sue W Kelly R 20 Benjamin Gilman R 21 Michael R McNulty D 22 John E Sweeney R 23 Sherwood Boehlert R 24 John M McHugh R 25 James T Walsh R 26 Maurice Hinchey D 27 Thomas M Reynolds R 28 Louise Slaughter D 29 John J LaFalce D 30 Jack Quinn R 31 Amo Houghton R North Carolina edit 1 Eva Clayton D 2 Bob Etheridge D 3 Walter B Jones Jr R 4 David Price D 5 Richard Burr R 6 Howard Coble R 7 Mike McIntyre D 8 Robin Hayes R 9 Sue Myrick R 10 Cass Ballenger R 11 Charles H Taylor R 12 Mel Watt D North Dakota edit At large Earl Pomeroy D NPL Ohio edit 1 Steve Chabot R 2 Rob Portman R 3 Tony P Hall D 4 Mike Oxley R 5 Paul Gillmor R 6 Ted Strickland D 7 Dave Hobson R 8 John Boehner R 9 Marcy Kaptur D 10 Dennis Kucinich D 11 Stephanie Tubbs Jones D 12 John Kasich R 13 Sherrod Brown D 14 Thomas C Sawyer D 15 Deborah Pryce R 16 Ralph Regula R 17 James Traficant D 18 Bob Ney R 19 Steve LaTourette R Oklahoma edit 1 Steve Largent R 2 Tom Coburn R 3 Wes Watkins R 4 J C Watts R 5 Ernest Istook R 6 Frank Lucas R Oregon edit 1 David Wu D 2 Greg Walden R 3 Earl Blumenauer D 4 Peter DeFazio D 5 Darlene Hooley D Pennsylvania edit 1 Bob Brady D 2 Chaka Fattah D 3 Robert A Borski Jr D 4 Ron Klink D 5 John E Peterson R 6 Tim Holden D 7 Curt Weldon R 8 James C Greenwood R 9 Bud Shuster R 10 Don Sherwood R 11 Paul Kanjorski D 12 John Murtha D 13 Joe Hoeffel D 14 William J Coyne D 15 Pat Toomey R 16 Joe Pitts R 17 George Gekas R 18 Mike Doyle D 19 William F Goodling R 20 Frank Mascara D 21 Phil English R Rhode Island edit 1 Patrick J Kennedy D 2 Robert Weygand D South Carolina edit 1 Mark Sanford R 2 Floyd Spence R 3 Lindsey Graham R 4 Jim DeMint R 5 John Spratt D 6 Jim Clyburn D South Dakota edit At large John Thune R Tennessee edit 1 Bill Jenkins R 2 Jimmy Duncan R 3 Zach Wamp R 4 Van Hilleary R 5 Bob Clement D 6 Bart Gordon D 7 Ed Bryant R 8 John S Tanner D 9 Harold Ford Jr D Texas edit 1 Max Sandlin D 2 Jim Turner D 3 Sam Johnson R 4 Ralph Hall D 5 Pete Sessions R 6 Joe Barton R 7 Bill Archer R 8 Kevin Brady R 9 Nick Lampson D 10 Lloyd Doggett D 11 Chet Edwards D 12 Kay Granger R 13 Mac Thornberry R 14 Ron Paul R 15 Ruben Hinojosa D 16 Silvestre Reyes D 17 Charles Stenholm D 18 Sheila Jackson Lee D 19 Larry Combest R 20 Charlie Gonzalez D 21 Lamar Smith R 22 Tom DeLay R 23 Henry Bonilla R 24 Martin Frost D 25 Ken Bentsen D 26 Dick Armey R 27 Solomon P Ortiz D 28 Ciro Rodriguez D 29 Gene Green D 30 Eddie Bernice Johnson D Utah edit 1 James V Hansen R 2 Merrill Cook R 3 Chris Cannon R Vermont edit At large Bernie Sanders I Virginia edit 1 Herbert H Bateman R until September 11 2000 vacant thereafter 2 Owen B Pickett D 3 Bobby Scott D 4 Norman Sisisky D 5 Virgil Goode D switched to I January 27 2000 6 Bob Goodlatte R 7 Thomas J Bliley Jr R 8 Jim Moran D 9 Rick Boucher D 10 Frank Wolf R 11 Tom Davis R Washington edit 1 Jay Inslee D 2 Jack Metcalf R 3 Brian Baird D 4 Doc Hastings R 5 George Nethercutt R 6 Norm Dicks D 7 Jim McDermott D 8 Jennifer Dunn R 9 Adam Smith D West Virginia edit 1 Alan Mollohan D 2 Bob Wise D 3 Nick Rahall D Wisconsin edit 1 Paul Ryan R 2 Tammy Baldwin D 3 Ron Kind D 4 Jerry Kleczka D 5 Tom Barrett D 6 Tom Petri R 7 Dave Obey D 8 Mark Andrew Green R 9 Jim Sensenbrenner R Wyoming edit At large Barbara Cubin R Non voting members edit American Samoa Eni Faleomavaega D District of Columbia Eleanor Holmes Norton D Guam Robert A Underwood D Puerto Rico Carlos Romero Barcelo Resident Commissioner D PNP Virgin Islands Donna Christian Christensen D nbsp House seats by party holding majority from state 80 Democratic 80 Republican 60 to 80 Democratic 60 to 80 Republican Up to 60 Democratic Up to 60 Republican Striped Even Democratic Republican split 100 independentHouse majority leadership nbsp Republican leaderDick Armey nbsp Republican whipTom DeLay House minority leadership nbsp Democratic leaderDick Gephardt nbsp Democratic whipDavid BoniorChanges in membership editSee also List of special elections to the United States Senate Senate edit Senate changes State class Vacated by Reason for change Successor Date of successor sformal 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 1999Georgia 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 2000House of Representatives edit See also List of special elections to the United States House of Representatives House changes District Vacated by Reason for change Successor Date of successor sformal installation c Georgia 6th Vacant Newt Gingrich R resigned January 3 1999 Successor elected February 23 1999 Johnny Isakson R February 23 1999Louisiana 1st Bob Livingston R Resigned March 1 1999 Successor elected May 29 1999 David Vitter R May 29 1999California 42nd George Brown Jr D Died July 15 1999 Successor elected November 16 1999 Joe Baca D November 16 1999New York 1st Michael Forbes R Changed political affiliation July 17 1999 Michael Forbes D July 17 1999Virginia 5th Virgil Goode D Changed party affiliation January 27 2000 Virgil Goode I January 27 2000California 31st Matthew G Martinez D Changed party affiliation July 27 2000 Matthew G Martinez R July 27 2000Virginia 1st Herbert H Bateman R Died September 11 2000 Seat vacant until next CongressMinnesota 4th Bruce Vento D Died October 10 2000 California 32nd Julian Dixon D Died December 8 2000 Committees editFor 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 Aging Special Chair Chuck Grassley Agriculture Nutrition and Forestry Chair Richard Lugar Forestry Conservation and Rural Revitalization Chair Larry Craig Marketing Inspection and Product Promotion Chair Paul Coverdell Production and Price Competitiveness Chair Pat Roberts Research Nutrition and General Legislation Chair Peter Fitzgerald Appropriations Chair Ted Stevens Agriculture Rural Development and Related Agencies Chair Thad Cochran Commerce Justice State and the Judiciary Chair Judd Gregg Defense Chair Ted Stevens District of Columbia Chair Kay Bailey Hutchison Energy and Water Development Chair Pete Domenici Foreign Operations Chair Mitch McConnell Interior Chair Slade Gorton Labor Health Human Services and Education Chair Arlen Specter Legislative Branch Chair Robert F Bennett Military Construction Chair Conrad Burns Transportation Chair Richard Shelby Treasury and General Government Chair Ben Nighthorse Campbell VA HUD and Independent Agencies Chair Kit Bond Armed Services Chair John Warner Airland Chair Rick Santorum Emerging Threats and Capabilities Chair Pat Roberts Personnel Chair Wayne Allard Readiness and Management Support Chair Jim Inhofe Seapower Chair Olympia Snowe Strategic Chair Bob Smith Banking Housing and Urban Affairs Chair Phil Gramm Economic Policy Chair Connie Mack III Financial Institutions Chair Robert F Bennett Vice Chair Chuck Hagel Housing and Transportation Chair Wayne Allard Vice Chair Rick Santorum International Trade and Finance Chair Mike Enzi Vice Chair Mike Crapo Securities Chair Rod Grams Vice Chair Jim Bunning Budget Chair Pete Domenici Commerce Science and Transportation Chair John McCain Aviation Chair Slade Gorton Communications Chair Conrad Burns Consumer Affairs Foreign Commerce and Tourism Chair John Ashcroft Manufacturing and Competitiveness Chair Spencer Abraham Oceans and Fisheries Chair Olympia Snowe Surface Transportation and Merchant Marine Chair Bill Frist Energy and Natural Resources Chair Frank Murkowski Energy Research Development Production and Regulation Chair Don Nickles Vice Chair Pete Domenici Forests and Public Land Management Chair Larry Craig Vice Chair Conrad Burns National Parks Historic Preservation and Recreation Chair Craig L Thomas Vice Chair Ben Nighthorse Campbell Water and Power Chair Gordon H Smith Vice Chair Slade Gorton Environment and Public Works Chair Bob Smith Clean Air Wetlands Private Property and Nuclear Safety Chair Jim Inhofe Fisheries Wildlife and Drinking Water Chair Mike Crapo Superfund Waste Control and Risk Assessment Chair Bob Smith Transportation and Infrastructure Chair George Voinovich Ethics Select Chair Pat Roberts Finance Chair William V Roth Jr Health Care Chair John Chafee International Trade Chair Chuck Grassley Long Term Growth and Debt Reduction Chair Frank Murkowski Social Security and Family Policy Chair Don Nickles Taxation and IRS Oversight Chair Orrin Hatch Foreign Relations Chair Jesse Helms African Affairs Chair Bill Frist East Asian and Pacific Affairs Chair Craig L Thomas European Affairs Chair Gordon H Smith International Economic Policy Export and Trade Promotion Chair Chuck Hagel International Operations Chair Rod Grams Near Eastern and South Asian Affairs Chair Sam Brownback Western Hemisphere Peace Corps Narcotics and Terrorism Chair Paul Coverdell Governmental Affairs Chair Fred Thompson International Security Proliferation and Federal Services Chair Thad Cochran Oversight of Government Management Restructing and the District of Columbia Chair George Voinovich Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations Chair Susan Collins Indian Affairs Select Chair Ben Nighthorse Campbell Intelligence Select Chair Richard Shelby Health Education Labor and Pensions Chair Jim Jeffords Children and Families Chair Judd Gregg Public Health Chair Bill Frist Aging Chair Mike DeWine Employment Safety and Training Chair Mike Enzi Judiciary Chair Orrin Hatch Administrative Oversight and the Courts Chair Chuck Grassley Antitrust Business Rights and Competition Chair Mike DeWine Constitution Federalism and Property Rights Chair John Ashcroft Criminal Justice Oversight Chair Strom Thurmond Immigration Chair Spencer Abraham Technology Terrorism and Government Information Chair Jon Kyl Youth Violence Chair Jeff Sessions Rules and Administration Chair Mitch McConnell Small Business Chair Kit Bond Veterans Affairs Chair Arlen Specter House of Representatives edit Agriculture Chair Larry Combest Vice Chair Bill Barrett Department Operations Oversight Nutrition and Forestry Chair Bob Goodlatte Vice Chair Thomas W Ewing General Farm Commodities Resource Conservation and Credit Chair Bill Barrett Vice Chair John A Boehner Livestock and Horticulture Chair Richard Pombo Vice Chair John A Boehner Risk Management Research and Specialty Crops Chair Thomas W Ewing Vice Chair Bill Barrett Appropriations Chair Bill Young Agriculture Rural Development Food and Drug Administration and Related Agencies Chair Joe Skeen Commerce Justice State and Judiciary Chair Hal Rogers Defense Chair Jerry Lewis District of Columbia Chair Ernest J Istook Energy and Water Development Chair Ron Packard Foreign Operations Export Financing and Related Programs Chair Sonny Callahan Interior Chair Ralph Regula Labor Health Human Services and Education Chair John Edward Porter Legislative Chair Charles H Taylor Military Construction Chair David L Hobson Transportation Chair Frank Wolf Treasury Postal Service and General Government Chair Jim Kolbe VA HUD Independent Agencies Chair James T Walsh Armed Services Chair Floyd Spence Vice Chair Bob Stump Military Installations and Facilities Chair Joel Hefley Military Personnel Chair Steve Buyer Military Procurement Chair Duncan L Hunter Military Readiness Chair Herbert Bateman Vice Chair Walter B Jones Jr Military Research and Development Chair Curt Weldon Special Oversight Panel on Morale Welfare and Recreation Chair John M McHugh Vice Chair Bob Riley Special Oversight Panel on the Merchant Marine Chair Herbert Bateman Banking and Financial Services Chair Jim Leach Vice Chair Steven T Kuykendall Capital Markets Securities and Government Sponsored Enterprises Chair Richard Baker Vice Chair Frank D Lucas Domestic and International Monetary Policy Chair Spencer Bachus Vice Chair Ron Paul Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit Chair Marge Roukema Vice Chair Bill McCollum General Oversight and Investigations Chair Peter T King Vice Chair Steven C LaTourette Housing and Community Opportunity Chair Rick Lazio Vice Chair Robert W Ney Budget Chair John Kasich Commerce Chair Thomas J Bliley Jr Vice Chair Paul E Gillmor Energy and Power Chair Joe Barton Vice Chair Cliff Stearns Finance and Hazardous Materials Chair Mike Oxley Vice Chair Billy Tauzin Health and the Environment Chair Michael Bilirakis Vice Chair Tom Coburn Oversight and Investigations Chair Fred Upton Vice Chair Richard Burr Telecommunications Trade and Consumer Protection Chair Billy Tauzin Vice Chair Mike Oxley Education and the Workforce Chair William F Goodling Vice Chair William F Goodling Employer Employee Relations Chair John A Boehner Vice Chair Ernie Fletcher Workforce Protections Chair Cass Ballenger Vice Chair Bill Barrett Oversight and Investigations Chair Peter Hoekstra Vice Chair Charles W Norwood Jr Postsecondary Education Training and Life Long Learning Chair Buck McKeon Vice Chair Lindsey O Graham Early Childhood Youth and Families Chair Michael Castle Vice Chair Bob Schaffer Government Reform Chair Dan Burton Vice Chair Steve LaTourette Census Chair Dan Miller Vice Chair John T Doolittle Civil Service Chair Joe Scarborough Vice Chair Asa Hutchinson Criminal Justice Drug Policy and Human Resources Chair John Mica Vice Chair Bob Barr District of Columbia Chair Richard Baker Vice Chair Connie Morella Government Management Information and Technology Chair Stephen Horn Vice Chair Judy Biggert National Economic Growth Natural Resources and Regulatory Affairs Chair David M McIntosh Vice Chair Paul Ryan National Security Veterans Affairs and International Relations Chair Christopher Shays Vice Chair Mark E Souder Postal Service Chair John M McHugh Vice Chair Mark Souder House Administration Chair Bill Thomas International Relations Chair Benjamin A Gilman Africa Chair Edward Royce Asia and the Pacific Chair Doug Bereuter International Operations and Human Rights Chair Chris Smith Western Hemisphere Chair Elton Gallegly International Economic Policy and Trade Chair Ileana Ros Lehtinen Judiciary Chair Henry J Hyde Commercial and Administrative Law Chair George Gekas The Constitution Chair Charles T Canady Courts and Intellectual Property Chair Howard Coble Crime Chair Bill McCollum Immigration and Claims Chair Lamar Smith Resources Chair Don Young Energy and Mineral Resources Chair Barbara Cubin Fisheries Conservation Wildlife and Oceans Chair Jim Saxton National Parks and Public Lands Chair James V Hansen Forests and Forest Health Chair Helen Chenoweth Water and Power Chair John T Doolittle Rules Chair David Dreier Vice Chair Porter Goss The Legislative Process Chair Porter Goss Vice Chair Deborah Pryce The Rules and Organizations of the House Chair John Linder Vice Chair Lincoln Diaz Balart Science Chair Jim Sensenbrenner Vice Chair Vern Ehlers Basic Research Chair Nick Smith Vice Chair Judy Biggert Energy and the Environment Chair Ken Calvert Vice Chair Gary G Miller Space and Aeronautics Chair Dana Rohrabacher Vice Chair Dave Weldon Technology Chair Constance Morella Vice Chair Gil Gutknecht Small Business Chair Jim Talent Empowerment Chair Joseph R Pitts Vice Chair Jim DeMint Government Programs and Oversight Chair Roscoe G Bartlett Vice Chair Mary Bono Regulatory Reform and Paperwork Reduction Chair Sue Kelly Vice Chair John Thune Tax Finance and Exports Chair Donald A Manzullo Vice Chair Steve Chabot Rural Enterprises Business Opportunities and Special Small Business Problems Chair Frank LoBiondo Vice Chair Rick Hill Standards of Official Conduct Chair Lamar S Smith Transportation and Infrastructure Chair Bud Shuster Vice Chair Tom Petri Aviation Chair John J Duncan Jr Vice Chair John E Sweeney Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Chair Wayne T Gilchrest Vice Chair Frank A LoBiondo Economic Development Public Buildings Hazardous Materials and Pipeline Transportation Chair Bob Franks Vice Chair John Cooksey Ground Transportation Chair Tom Petri Vice Chair Bob Franks Oversight Investigations and Emergency Management Chair Tillie K Fowler Vice Chair Lee Terry Water Resources and Environment Chair Sherwood L Boehlert Vice Chair Don Sherwood Veterans Affairs Chair Bob Stump Vice Chair Chris Smith Health Chair Cliff Stearns Vice Chair Michael Bilirakis Benefits Chair Jack Quinn Vice Chair J D Hayworth Oversight and Investigations Chair Terry Everett Ways and Means Chair William Reynolds Archer Jr Health Chair Bill Thomas Human Resources Chair Nancy Johnson Oversight Chair Amo Houghton Social Security Chair Clay Shaw Trade Chair Phil Crane WholeJoint committees edit Economic Chair Sen Connie Mack III Vice Chair Rep Jim Saxton Taxation Chair Rep Bill Archer Vice Chair Sen William V Roth The Library Chair Sen Ted Stevens Vice Chair Rep Bill Thomas Printing Chair Bill Thomas Vice Chair Rep Mitch McConnell Caucuses editMain article Caucuses of the United States CongressEmployees editLegislative branch agency directors edit Architect of the Capitol Alan M Hantman Attending Physician of the United States Congress John F Eisold Comptroller General of the United States David M Walker Director of the Congressional Budget Office June E O Neill until January 29 1999 James Blum January 29 1999 February 3 1999 Dan Crippen from February 3 1999 Librarian of Congress James H Billington Public Printer of the United States Michael F DiMarioSenate edit Chaplain Lloyd John Ogilvie Presbyterian Curator Diane K Skvarla Historian Richard A Baker Parliamentarian Bob Dove Secretary Gary Lee Sisco Librarian Greg Harness Secretary for the Majority Elizabeth B Letchworth Secretary for the Minority Martin P Paone Sergeant at Arms James W ZiglarHouse of Representatives edit Chaplain James David Ford Lutheran until March 23 2000 Daniel P Coughlin Roman Catholic from March 23 2000 Chief Administrative Officer James M Eagen III Clerk Jeff Trandahl Reading Clerks Mary Kevin Niland D Bob Berry until 1999 along with Paul Hays R Inspector General John W Lainhart IV then Steven McNamara Parliamentarian Charles W Johnson Sergeant at Arms Wilson LivingoodExoneration of Charles Butler McVay III editIn 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 editList of new members of the 106th Congress 1998 United States elections elections leading to this Congress 1998 United States Senate elections 1998 United States House of Representatives elections 2000 United States elections elections during this Congress leading to the next Congress 2000 United States presidential election 2000 United States Senate elections 2000 United States House of Representatives electionsNotes edit a b In Rhode 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 In Georgia 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 Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty via THOMASExternal links editBiographical Directory of the United States Congress History Art and Archives from the U S House of Representatives Statistics amp Lists from the U S Senate Legislative information Archived August 30 2015 at the Wayback Machine from THOMAS at the Library of Congress Videos of House of Representatives Sessions for the 106th Congress from www C SPAN org Videos of Senate Sessions for the 106th Congress from www C SPAN org Videos of Committees from the House and Senate for the 106th Congress from www C SPAN org House of Representatives Session Calendar for the 106th Congress PDF Senate Session Calendar for the 106th Congress PDF Congressional Pictorial Directory for the 106th Congress Official Congressional Directory for the 106th Congress Official Congressional Directory for the 106th Congress 1st Revision PDF Official Congressional Directory 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