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98th United States Congress

January 26, 2023

The 98th 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, 1983, to January 3, 1985, during the third and fourth years of Ronald Reagan's presidency. The apportionment of seats in the House of Representatives was based on the 1980 U.S. census.

98th United States Congress
97th ←
→ 99th
January 3, 1983 – January 3, 1985
Members100 senators
435 representatives
5 non-voting delegates
Senate majorityRepublican
Senate PresidentGeorge H. W. Bush (R)
House majorityDemocratic
House SpeakerTip O'Neill (D)
Sessions
1st: January 3, 1983 – November 18, 1983
2nd: January 23, 1984 – October 12, 1984

The Republicans maintained control of the Senate, while the Democrats increased their majority in the House of Representatives from the 97th Congress.

Major events

Main articles: 1983 in the United States, 1984 in the United States, and 1985 in the United States

Major legislation

Main article: List of United States federal legislation § 98th United States Congress

Party summary

Senate

 
Party standings at the end of the 98th Congress
  45 Democratic Senators
  55 Republican Senators
Party
(shading shows control) 		Total Vacant
Democratic
(D) 		Independent
(I)		Republican
(R)
End of previous congress 46 1 53 100 0
Begin 46 0 54 100 0
End 45 55
Final voting share 45.0% 0.0% 55.0%
Beginning of next congress 46 0 53 99 1

House of Representatives

 
House seats by party holding plurality in state
     80+% to 100% Democratic      80+% to 100% Republican
     60+% to 80% Democratic      60+% to 80% Republican
     50+% to 60% Democratic      50+% to 60% Republican
     striped: 50–50 split
Party
(shading shows control) 		Total Vacant
Democratic
(D) 		Republican
(R)		Conservative
(C)
End of previous congress 242 191 1 434 1
Begin 269 164 1 434 1
End 267 166
Final voting share 61.5% 38.2% 0.2%
Beginning of next congress 252 181 1 434 1

Leadership

Senate President
 
George H. W. Bush (R)
Senate President pro tempore
 
Strom Thurmond (R)
House Speaker
 
Tip O'Neill (D)

Senate

Majority (Republican) leadership

Minority (Democratic) leadership

House of Representatives

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 elected statewide every two years, with approximately one-third beginning new six-year terms with each Congress, In this Congress, Class 2 meant their term ended with this Congress, facing re-election in 1984; Class 3 meant their term began in the last Congress, facing re-election in 1986; and Class 1 meant their term began in this Congress, facing re-election in 1988.

House of Representatives

Changes in membership

Senate

See also: List of special elections to the United States Senate
Senate changes
State
(class) 		Vacated by Reason for change Successor Date of successor's
formal installation[d]
Washington
(1) 		Henry M. Jackson (D) Died September 1, 1983. Evans was then appointed to the seat before winning the special election on November 3, 1983. Daniel J. Evans (R) September 8, 1983
Massachusetts
(2) 		Paul Tsongas (D) Resigned January 2, 1985. Kerry was elected for next term but was installed early to fill vacancy. John Kerry (D) January 2, 1985

House of Representatives

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's
formal installation[d]
New York's 7th Benjamin Stanley Rosenthal (D) Died January 4, 1983 Gary Ackerman (D) March 1, 1983
Texas's 6th Phil Gramm (D) Resigned January 5, 1983, after being removed from the House Budget Committee for supporting President Ronald Reagan's tax cuts, and then elected to fill his own vacancy Phil Gramm (R) February 12, 1983
Colorado's 6th Vacant. District created in the 1980 census. Republican Jack Swigert was elected in 1982, but died before taking office. Seat filled in special election. Daniel Schaefer (R) March 29, 1983
California's 5th Phillip Burton (D) Died April 10, 1983 Sala Burton (D) June 21, 1983
Illinois's 1st Harold Washington (D) Resigned April 30, 1983, after being installed as Mayor of Chicago Charles Hayes (D) August 23, 1983
Georgia's 7th Larry McDonald (D) Died September 1, 1983 onboard the Korean Air Lines Flight 007. George Darden (D) November 8, 1983
Wisconsin's 4th Clement J. Zablocki (D) Died December 3, 1983 Jerry Kleczka (D) April 3, 1984
New Jersey's 13th Edwin B. Forsythe (R) Died March 29, 1984 Jim Saxton (R) November 6, 1984
Florida's 10th Andy Ireland (D) Changed party affiliation July 5, 1984 Andy Ireland (R) July 5, 1984
Kentucky's 7th Carl D. Perkins (D) Died August 3, 1984 Chris Perkins (D) November 6, 1984
Illinois's 14th Tom Corcoran (R) Resigned November 28, 1984 Vacant Not filled this term

Committees

Lists of committees and their party leaders for members of the House and Senate committees can be found through the Official Congressional Directory at the bottom of this article. The directory after the pages of terms of service lists committees of the Senate, House (Standing with Subcommittees, Select and Special) and Joint and, after that, House/Senate committee assignments. 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

House of Representatives

Joint committees

Employees

Legislative branch agency directors

Senate

House of Representatives

See also

Notes

  1. ^ In Colorado's 6th district: member-elect Jack Swigert (R) died December 27, 1982, before the term started.
  2. ^ In Colorado's 6th district: Dan Schaefer (R) won a special election on March 29, 1983. He was sworn in the same day.
  3. ^ Caucused with the Republicans.
  4. ^ a b When seated or oath administered, not necessarily when service began.

References

  • Martis, Kenneth C. (1989). The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
  • Martis, Kenneth C. (1982). The Historical Atlas of United States Congressional Districts. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.

External links

  • U.S. Senate: Statistics and Lists
  • "Videos of House of Representatives Sessions for the 98th Congress from www.C-SPAN.org".
  • "Videos of Committees from the House and Senate for the 98th Congress from www.C-SPAN.org".
  • (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on September 20, 2018. Retrieved June 6, 2016.
  • Congressional Pictorial Directory for the 98th Congress.
  • Official Congressional Directory for the 98th Congress.

January 26, 2023
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The 98th 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 1983 to January 3 1985 during the third and fourth years of Ronald Reagan s presidency The apportionment of seats in the House of Representatives was based on the 1980 U S census 98th United States Congress97th 99thUnited States CapitolJanuary 3 1983 January 3 1985Members100 senators435 representatives5 non voting delegatesSenate majorityRepublicanSenate PresidentGeorge H W Bush R House majorityDemocraticHouse SpeakerTip O Neill D Sessions1st January 3 1983 November 18 19832nd January 23 1984 October 12 1984The Republicans maintained control of the Senate while the Democrats increased their majority in the House of Representatives from the 97th Congress Contents 1 Major events 2 Major legislation 3 Party summary 3 1 Senate 3 2 House of Representatives 4 Leadership 4 1 Senate 4 1 1 Majority Republican leadership 4 1 2 Minority Democratic leadership 4 2 House of Representatives 4 2 1 Majority Democratic leadership 4 2 2 Minority Republican leadership 5 Caucuses 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 1 1 House of Representatives 8 Committees 8 1 Senate 8 2 House of Representatives 8 3 Joint committees 9 Employees 9 1 Legislative branch agency directors 9 2 Senate 9 3 House of Representatives 10 See also 11 Notes 12 References 13 External linksMajor events EditMain articles 1983 in the United States 1984 in the United States and 1985 in the United States February 24 1983 A special commission of the Congress released a report critical of the practice of Japanese internment during World War II March 23 1983 President Ronald Reagan made his Strategic Defense Initiative proposal April 18 1983 U S Embassy bombed in Beirut killing 63 people October 23 1983 Simultaneous suicide truck bombings destroyed both the French and the United States Marine Corps barracks in Beirut killing 241 U S servicemen 58 French paratroopers and 6 Lebanese civilians October 25 1983 United States troops invaded Grenada November 6 1984 1984 United States presidential election Re election of Ronald Reagan 1984 United States Senate elections Republicans retained Senate but lost 2 seats 1984 United States House of Representatives elections Democrats retained House but lost 16 seatsMajor legislation EditMain article List of United States federal legislation 98th United States Congress April 20 1983 Social Security Amendments of 1983 Pub L 98 21 November 2 1983 Martin Luther King Jr Day law Pub L 98 399 July 17 1984 Land Remote Sensing Commercialization Act of 1984 Pub L 98 365 July 17 1984 National Minimum Drinking Age Act Pub L 98 363 September 28 1984 Voting Accessibility for the Elderly and Handicapped Act Pub L 98 435 October 12 1984 Comprehensive Crime Control Act Pub L 98 473 title II October 19 1984 National Archives and Records Administration Act Pub L 98 497 October 19 1984 Aviation Drug Trafficking Control Act of 1984 Pub L 98 499 October 30 1984 Commercial Space Launch Act of 1984 Pub L 98 575Party summary EditSenate Edit Party standings at the end of the 98th Congress 45 Democratic Senators 55 Republican Senators Party shading shows control Total VacantDemocratic D Independent I Republican R End of previous congress46 1 53 100 0Begin46 0 54 100 0End4555Final voting share45 0 0 0 55 0 Beginning of next congress46 0 53 99 1House of Representatives Edit House seats by party holding plurality in state 80 to 100 Democratic 80 to 100 Republican 60 to 80 Democratic 60 to 80 Republican 50 to 60 Democratic 50 to 60 Republican striped 50 50 split Party shading shows control Total VacantDemocratic D Republican R Conservative C End of previous congress242 191 1 434 1Begin269 164 1 434 1End267166Final voting share61 5 38 2 0 2 Beginning of next congress252 181 1 434 1Leadership EditSenate President George H W Bush R Senate President pro tempore Strom Thurmond R House Speaker Tip O Neill D Senate Edit President George H W Bush R President pro tempore Strom Thurmond R Majority Republican leadership Edit Majority Leader Howard Baker Majority Whip Ted Stevens Republican Conference Chairman James A McClure Republican Conference Secretary Jake Garn National Senatorial Committee Chair Richard Lugar Policy Committee Chairman John TowerMinority Democratic leadership Edit Minority Leader and Democratic Conference Chairman Robert Byrd Minority Whip Alan Cranston Democratic Caucus Secretary Daniel Inouye Democratic Campaign Committee Chairman Lloyd BentsenHouse of Representatives Edit Speaker Tip O Neill D Majority Democratic leadership Edit Majority Leader Jim Wright Majority Whip Tom Foley Chief Deputy Majority Whip William Vollie Alexander Jr Democratic Caucus Chairman Gillis William Long Democratic Caucus Secretary Geraldine Ferraro Democratic Campaign Committee Chairman Tony CoelhoMinority Republican leadership Edit Minority Leader Robert H Michel Minority Whip Trent Lott Chief Deputy Whip Tom Loeffler Republican Conference Chairman Jack Kemp Republican Conference Vice Chairman Jack Edwards Republican Conference Secretary Clair Burgener Policy Committee Chairman Dick Cheney Republican Campaign Committee Chairman Guy Vander JagtCaucuses EditCongressional Arts Caucus Congressional Black Caucus Congressional Hispanic Caucus Congressional Friends of Ireland Caucus Congressional Pediatric amp Adult Hydrocephalus Caucus Congressional Travel amp Tourism Caucus Congresswomen s Caucus House Democratic Caucus Senate Democratic CaucusMembers EditThis list is arranged by chamber then by state Senators are listed by class and representatives are listed by district Senate Edit Senators are elected statewide every two years with approximately one third beginning new six year terms with each Congress In this Congress Class 2 meant their term ended with this Congress facing re election in 1984 Class 3 meant their term began in the last Congress facing re election in 1986 and Class 1 meant their term began in this Congress facing re election in 1988 Alabama Edit 2 Howell Heflin D 3 Jeremiah Denton R Alaska Edit 2 Ted Stevens R 3 Frank Murkowski R Arizona Edit 1 Dennis DeConcini D 3 Barry Goldwater R Arkansas Edit 2 David Pryor D 3 Dale Bumpers D California Edit 1 Pete Wilson R 3 Alan Cranston D Colorado Edit 2 William L Armstrong R 3 Gary Hart D Connecticut Edit 1 Lowell Weicker R 3 Chris Dodd D Delaware Edit 1 William Roth R 2 Joe Biden D Florida Edit 1 Lawton Chiles D 3 Paula Hawkins R Georgia Edit 2 Sam Nunn D 3 Mack Mattingly R Hawaii Edit 1 Spark Matsunaga D 3 Daniel Inouye D Idaho Edit 2 James A McClure R 3 Steve Symms R Illinois Edit 2 Charles H Percy R 3 Alan J Dixon D Indiana Edit 1 Richard Lugar R 3 Dan Quayle R Iowa Edit 2 Roger Jepsen R 3 Chuck Grassley R Kansas Edit 2 Nancy Kassebaum R 3 Bob Dole R Kentucky Edit 2 Walter Dee Huddleston D 3 Wendell Ford D Louisiana Edit 2 J Bennett Johnston D 3 Russell B Long D Maine Edit 1 George J Mitchell D 2 William Cohen R Maryland Edit 1 Paul Sarbanes D 3 Charles Mathias R Massachusetts Edit 1 Ted Kennedy D 2 Paul Tsongas D until January 2 1985 John Kerry D from January 2 1985 dd Michigan Edit 1 Donald Riegle D 2 Carl Levin D Minnesota Edit 1 David Durenberger R 2 Rudy Boschwitz R Mississippi Edit 1 John C Stennis D 2 Thad Cochran R Missouri Edit 1 John Danforth R 3 Thomas Eagleton D Montana Edit 1 John Melcher D 2 Max Baucus D Nebraska Edit 1 Edward Zorinsky D 2 J James Exon D Nevada Edit 1 Chic Hecht R 3 Paul Laxalt R New Hampshire Edit 2 Gordon J Humphrey R 3 Warren Rudman R New Jersey Edit 1 Frank Lautenberg D 2 Bill Bradley D New Mexico Edit 1 Jeff Bingaman D 2 Pete Domenici R New York Edit 1 Daniel Patrick Moynihan D 3 Al D Amato R North Carolina Edit 2 Jesse Helms R 3 John Porter East R North Dakota Edit 1 Quentin Burdick D NPL 3 Mark Andrews R Ohio Edit 1 Howard Metzenbaum D 3 John Glenn D Oklahoma Edit 2 David Boren D 3 Don Nickles R Oregon Edit 2 Mark Hatfield R 3 Bob Packwood R Pennsylvania Edit 1 John Heinz R 3 Arlen Specter R Rhode Island Edit 1 John Chafee R 2 Claiborne Pell D South Carolina Edit 2 Strom Thurmond R 3 Fritz Hollings D South Dakota Edit 2 Larry Pressler R 3 James Abdnor R Tennessee Edit 1 Jim Sasser D 2 Howard Baker R Texas Edit 1 Lloyd Bentsen D 2 John Tower R Utah Edit 1 Orrin Hatch R 3 Jake Garn R Vermont Edit 1 Robert Stafford R 3 Patrick Leahy D Virginia Edit 1 Paul Trible R 2 John Warner R Washington Edit 1 Henry M Jackson D until September 1 1983 Daniel J Evans R from September 12 1983 dd 3 Slade Gorton R West Virginia Edit 1 Robert Byrd D 2 Jennings Randolph D Wisconsin Edit 1 William Proxmire D 3 Bob Kasten R Wyoming Edit 1 Malcolm Wallop R 2 Alan Simpson R Senators party membership by state at the opening of the 98th Congress in January 1983 2 Democrats 1 Democrat and 1 Republican 2 Republicans Senate majority leadership Republican leaderHoward Baker Republican whipTed Stevens Senate minority leadership Democratic leaderRobert Byrd Democratic whipAlan Cranston House of Representatives Edit Alabama Edit 1 Jack Edwards R 2 William Louis Dickinson R 3 Bill Nichols D 4 Tom Bevill D 5 Ronnie Flippo D 6 Ben Erdreich D 7 Richard Shelby D Alaska Edit At large Don Young R Arizona Edit 1 John McCain R 2 Mo Udall D 3 Bob Stump R 4 Eldon Rudd R 5 James F McNulty Jr D Arkansas Edit 1 William Vollie Alexander Jr D 2 Ed Bethune R 3 John Paul Hammerschmidt R 4 Beryl Anthony Jr D California Edit 1 Douglas H Bosco D 2 Eugene A Chappie R 3 Bob Matsui D 4 Vic Fazio D 5 Phillip Burton D until April 10 1983 Sala Burton D from June 21 1983 dd 6 Barbara Boxer D 7 George Miller D 8 Ron Dellums D 9 Pete Stark D 10 Don Edwards D 11 Tom Lantos D 12 Ed Zschau R 13 Norman Mineta D 14 Norman D Shumway R 15 Tony Coelho D 16 Leon Panetta D 17 Chip Pashayan R 18 Richard H Lehman D 19 Robert J Lagomarsino R 20 Bill Thomas R 21 Bobbi Fiedler R 22 Carlos Moorhead R 23 Anthony Beilenson D 24 Henry Waxman D 25 Edward R Roybal D 26 Howard Berman D 27 Mel Levine D 28 Julian Dixon D 29 Augustus Hawkins D 30 Matthew G Martinez D 31 Mervyn Dymally D 32 Glenn M Anderson D 33 David Dreier R 34 Esteban Edward Torres D 35 Jerry Lewis R 36 George Brown Jr D 37 Al McCandless R 38 Jerry M Patterson D 39 William E Dannemeyer R 40 Robert Badham R 41 Bill Lowery R 42 Dan Lungren R 43 Ron Packard R 44 Jim Bates D 45 Duncan L Hunter R Colorado Edit 1 Pat Schroeder D 2 Tim Wirth D 3 Ray Kogovsek D 4 Hank Brown R 5 Ken Kramer R 6 Dan Schaefer R from March 29 1983 a b Connecticut Edit 1 Barbara B Kennelly D 2 Sam Gejdenson D 3 Bruce Morrison D 4 Stewart McKinney R 5 William R Ratchford D 6 Nancy Johnson R Delaware Edit At large Tom Carper D Florida Edit 1 Earl Hutto D 2 Don Fuqua D 3 Charles E Bennett D 4 Bill Chappell D 5 Bill McCollum R 6 Buddy MacKay D 7 Sam Gibbons D 8 Bill Young R 9 Michael Bilirakis R 10 Andy Ireland D then R 11 Bill Nelson D 12 Tom Lewis R 13 Connie Mack III R 14 Dan Mica D 15 Clay Shaw R 16 Lawrence J Smith D 17 William Lehman D 18 Claude Pepper D 19 Dante Fascell D Georgia Edit 1 Lindsay Thomas D 2 Charles Floyd Hatcher D 3 Richard Ray D 4 Elliott H Levitas D 5 Wyche Fowler D 6 Newt Gingrich R 7 Larry McDonald D until September 1 1983 George Darden D from November 8 1983 dd 8 J Roy Rowland D 9 Ed Jenkins D 10 Doug Barnard Jr D Hawaii Edit 1 Cecil Heftel D 2 Daniel Akaka D Idaho Edit 1 Larry Craig R 2 George V Hansen R Illinois Edit 1 Harold Washington D until April 30 1983 Charles Hayes D from August 23 1983 dd 2 Gus Savage D 3 Marty Russo D 4 George M O Brien R 5 Bill Lipinski D 6 Henry Hyde R 7 Cardiss Collins D 8 Dan Rostenkowski D 9 Sidney R Yates D 10 John Porter R 11 Frank Annunzio D 12 Phil Crane R 13 John N Erlenborn R 14 Tom Corcoran R until November 28 1984 15 Edward Rell Madigan R 16 Lynn Morley Martin R 17 Lane Evans D 18 Robert H Michel R 19 Dan Crane R 20 Dick Durbin D 21 Melvin Price D 22 Paul Simon D Indiana Edit 1 Katie Hall D 2 Philip Sharp D 3 John P Hiler R 4 Dan Coats R 5 Elwood Hillis R 6 Dan Burton R 7 John T Myers R 8 Frank McCloskey D 9 Lee Hamilton D 10 Andrew Jacobs Jr D Iowa Edit 1 Jim Leach R 2 Tom Tauke R 3 T Cooper Evans R 4 Neal Edward Smith D 5 Tom Harkin D 6 Berkley Bedell D Kansas Edit 1 Pat Roberts R 2 Jim Slattery D 3 Larry Winn R 4 Dan Glickman D 5 Bob Whittaker R Kentucky Edit 1 Carroll Hubbard D 2 William Natcher D 3 Romano Mazzoli D 4 Gene Snyder R 5 Hal Rogers R 6 Larry J Hopkins R 7 Carl D Perkins D until August 3 1984 Chris Perkins D from November 6 1984 dd Louisiana Edit 1 Bob Livingston R 2 Lindy Boggs D 3 Billy Tauzin D 4 Buddy Roemer D 5 Jerry Huckaby D 6 Henson Moore R 7 John Breaux D 8 Gillis William Long D Maine Edit 1 John R McKernan Jr R 2 Olympia Snowe R Maryland Edit 1 Roy Dyson D 2 Clarence Long D 3 Barbara Mikulski D 4 Marjorie Holt R 5 Steny Hoyer D 6 Beverly Byron D 7 Parren Mitchell D 8 Michael D Barnes D Massachusetts Edit 1 Silvio O Conte R 2 Edward Boland D 3 Joseph D Early D 4 Barney Frank D 5 James Shannon D 6 Nicholas Mavroules D 7 Ed Markey D 8 Tip O Neill D 9 Joe Moakley D 10 Gerry Studds D 11 Brian J Donnelly D Michigan Edit 1 John Conyers D 2 Carl Pursell R 3 Howard Wolpe D 4 Mark D Siljander R 5 Harold S Sawyer R 6 Milton Robert Carr D 7 Dale Kildee D 8 J Bob Traxler D 9 Guy Vander Jagt R 10 Donald J Albosta D 11 Robert William Davis R 12 David Bonior D 13 George Crockett Jr D 14 Dennis Hertel D 15 William D Ford D 16 John Dingell D 17 Sander Levin D 18 William Broomfield R Minnesota Edit 1 Tim Penny DFL 2 Vin Weber R 3 Bill Frenzel R 4 Bruce Vento DFL 5 Martin Olav Sabo DFL 6 Gerry Sikorski DFL 7 Arlan Stangeland R 8 Jim Oberstar DFL Mississippi Edit 1 Jamie Whitten D 2 Webb Franklin R 3 Sonny Montgomery D 4 Wayne Dowdy D 5 Trent Lott R Missouri Edit 1 Bill Clay D 2 Robert A Young D 3 Dick Gephardt D 4 Ike Skelton D 5 Alan Wheat D 6 Tom Coleman R 7 Gene Taylor R 8 Bill Emerson R 9 Harold Volkmer D Montana Edit 1 Pat Williams D 2 Ron Marlenee R Nebraska Edit 1 Doug Bereuter R 2 Hal Daub R 3 Virginia D Smith R Nevada Edit 1 Harry Reid D 2 Barbara Vucanovich R New Hampshire Edit 1 Norman D Amours D 2 Judd Gregg R New Jersey Edit 1 James Florio D 2 William J Hughes D 3 James J Howard D 4 Chris Smith R 5 Marge Roukema R 6 Bernard J Dwyer D 7 Matthew John Rinaldo R 8 Robert A Roe D 9 Robert Torricelli D 10 Peter W Rodino D 11 Joseph Minish D 12 Jim Courter R 13 Edwin B Forsythe R until March 29 1984 Jim Saxton R from November 6 1984 dd 14 Frank Joseph Guarini D New Mexico Edit 1 Manuel Lujan Jr R 2 Joe Skeen R 3 Bill Richardson D New York Edit 1 William Carney C c 2 Thomas Downey D 3 Robert J Mrazek D 4 Norman F Lent R 5 Raymond J McGrath R 6 Joseph P Addabbo D 7 Benjamin Stanley Rosenthal D until January 4 1983 Gary Ackerman D from March 1 1983 dd 8 James H Scheuer D 9 Geraldine Ferraro D 10 Chuck Schumer D 11 Edolphus Towns D 12 Major Owens D 13 Stephen Solarz D 14 Guy Molinari R 15 Bill Green R 16 Charles Rangel D 17 Ted Weiss D 18 Robert Garcia D 19 Mario Biaggi D 20 Richard Ottinger D 21 Hamilton Fish IV R 22 Benjamin Gilman R 23 Samuel S Stratton D 24 Gerald Solomon R 25 Sherwood Boehlert R 26 David O Brien Martin R 27 George C Wortley R 28 Matthew F McHugh D 29 Frank Horton R 30 Barber Conable R 31 Jack Kemp R 32 John LaFalce D 33 Henry J Nowak D 34 Stan Lundine D North Carolina Edit 1 Walter B Jones Sr D 2 Tim Valentine D 3 Charles Orville Whitley D 4 Ike Franklin Andrews D 5 Stephen L Neal D 6 Charles Robin Britt D 7 Charlie Rose D 8 Bill Hefner D 9 James G Martin R 10 Jim Broyhill R 11 James M Clarke D North Dakota Edit At large Byron Dorgan D NPL Ohio Edit 1 Tom Luken D 2 Bill Gradison R 3 Tony P Hall D 4 Mike Oxley R 5 Del Latta R 6 Bob McEwen R 7 Mike DeWine R 8 Tom Kindness R 9 Marcy Kaptur D 10 Clarence E Miller R 11 Dennis E Eckart D 12 John Kasich R 13 Don Pease D 14 John F Seiberling D 15 Chalmers Wylie R 16 Ralph Regula R 17 Lyle Williams R 18 Douglas Applegate D 19 Ed Feighan D 20 Mary Rose Oakar D 21 Louis Stokes D Oklahoma Edit 1 James R Jones D 2 Mike Synar D 3 Wes Watkins D 4 Dave McCurdy D 5 Mickey Edwards R 6 Glenn English D Oregon Edit 1 Les AuCoin D 2 Bob Smith R 3 Ron Wyden D 4 Jim Weaver D 5 Denny Smith R Pennsylvania Edit 1 Thomas M Foglietta D 2 William H Gray III D 3 Robert A Borski Jr D 4 Joseph P Kolter D 5 Richard T Schulze R 6 Gus Yatron D 7 Robert W Edgar D 8 Peter H Kostmayer D 9 Bud Shuster R 10 Joseph M McDade R 11 Frank Harrison D 12 John Murtha D 13 Lawrence Coughlin R 14 William J Coyne D 15 Donald L Ritter R 16 Bob Walker R 17 George Gekas R 18 Doug Walgren D 19 Bill Goodling R 20 Joseph M Gaydos D 21 Tom Ridge R 22 Austin Murphy D 23 William Clinger R Rhode Island Edit 1 Fernand St Germain D 2 Claudine Schneider R South Carolina Edit 1 Thomas F Hartnett R 2 Floyd Spence R 3 Butler Derrick D 4 Carroll A Campbell Jr R 5 John Spratt D 6 Robin Tallon D South Dakota Edit At large Tom Daschle D Tennessee Edit 1 Jimmy Quillen R 2 John Duncan Sr R 3 Marilyn Lloyd D 4 Jim Cooper D 5 Bill Boner D 6 Al Gore D 7 Don Sundquist R 8 Ed Jones D 9 Harold Ford Sr D Texas Edit 1 Sam B Hall Jr D 2 Charlie Wilson D 3 Steve Bartlett R 4 Ralph Hall D 5 John Bryant D 6 Phil Gramm D until January 5 1983 Phil Gramm R from February 12 1983 dd 7 Bill Archer R 8 Jack Fields R 9 Jack Brooks D 10 J J Pickle D 11 Marvin Leath D 12 Jim Wright D 13 Jack Hightower D 14 William Neff Patman D 15 Kika de la Garza D 16 Ron Coleman D 17 Charles Stenholm D 18 Mickey Leland D 19 Kent Hance D 20 Henry B Gonzalez D 21 Tom Loeffler R 22 Ron Paul R 23 Abraham Kazen D 24 Martin Frost D 25 Michael A Andrews D 26 Tom Vandergriff D 27 Solomon P Ortiz D Utah Edit 1 Jim Hansen R 2 David Daniel Marriott R 3 Howard C Nielson R Vermont Edit At large Jim Jeffords R Virginia Edit 1 Herbert H Bateman R 2 G William Whitehurst R 3 Thomas J Bliley Jr R 4 Norman Sisisky D 5 Dan Daniel D 6 Jim Olin D 7 J Kenneth Robinson R 8 Stanford Parris R 9 Rick Boucher D 10 Frank Wolf R Washington Edit 1 Joel Pritchard R 2 Al Swift D 3 Don Bonker D 4 Sid Morrison R 5 Tom Foley D 6 Norm Dicks D 7 Mike Lowry D 8 Rod Chandler R West Virginia Edit 1 Alan Mollohan D 2 Harley O Staggers Jr D 3 Bob Wise D 4 Nick Rahall D Wisconsin Edit 1 Les Aspin D 2 Robert Kastenmeier D 3 Steve Gunderson R 4 Clement J Zablocki D until December 3 1983 Jerry Kleczka D from April 3 1984 dd 5 Jim Moody D 6 Tom Petri R 7 Dave Obey D 8 Toby Roth R 9 Jim Sensenbrenner R Wyoming Edit At large Dick Cheney R Non voting members Edit American Samoa Fofo Iosefa Fiti Sunia D District of Columbia Walter Fauntroy D Guam Antonio Borja Won Pat D Puerto Rico Baltasar Corrada del Rio PNP Virgin Islands Ron de Lugo D House majority leadership Democratic leaderJim Wright Democratic whipTom Foley House minority leadership Republican leaderRobert H Michel Republican whipTrent LottChanges in membership EditSenate Edit See also List of special elections to the United States Senate Senate changes State class Vacated by Reason for change Successor Date of successor sformal installation d Washington 1 Henry M Jackson D Died September 1 1983 Evans was then appointed to the seat before winning the special election on November 3 1983 Daniel J Evans R September 8 1983Massachusetts 2 Paul Tsongas D Resigned January 2 1985 Kerry was elected for next term but was installed early to fill vacancy John Kerry D January 2 1985House 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 d New York s 7th Benjamin Stanley Rosenthal D Died January 4 1983 Gary Ackerman D March 1 1983Texas s 6th Phil Gramm D Resigned January 5 1983 after being removed from the House Budget Committee for supporting President Ronald Reagan s tax cuts and then elected to fill his own vacancy Phil Gramm R February 12 1983Colorado s 6th Vacant District created in the 1980 census Republican Jack Swigert was elected in 1982 but died before taking office Seat filled in special election Daniel Schaefer R March 29 1983California s 5th Phillip Burton D Died April 10 1983 Sala Burton D June 21 1983Illinois s 1st Harold Washington D Resigned April 30 1983 after being installed as Mayor of Chicago Charles Hayes D August 23 1983Georgia s 7th Larry McDonald D Died September 1 1983 onboard the Korean Air Lines Flight 007 George Darden D November 8 1983Wisconsin s 4th Clement J Zablocki D Died December 3 1983 Jerry Kleczka D April 3 1984New Jersey s 13th Edwin B Forsythe R Died March 29 1984 Jim Saxton R November 6 1984Florida s 10th Andy Ireland D Changed party affiliation July 5 1984 Andy Ireland R July 5 1984Kentucky s 7th Carl D Perkins D Died August 3 1984 Chris Perkins D November 6 1984Illinois s 14th Tom Corcoran R Resigned November 28 1984 Vacant Not filled this termCommittees EditLists of committees and their party leaders for members of the House and Senate committees can be found through the Official Congressional Directory at the bottom of this article The directory after the pages of terms of service lists committees of the Senate House Standing with Subcommittees Select and Special and Joint and after that House Senate committee assignments 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 H John Heinz III Agriculture Nutrition and Forestry Chair Jesse Helms Ranking Member Walter D Huddleston Soil and Water Conservation Forestry and Environment Chair Roger W Jepsen Ranking Member John Melcher Agricultural Credit and Rural Electrification Chair Paula Hawkins Ranking Member Edward Zorinsky Agricultural Production Marketing and Stabilization of Prices Chair Thad Cochran Ranking Member Patrick Leahy Agricultural Research and General Legislation Chair Richard G Lugar Ranking Member David L Boren Rural Development Oversight and Investigations Chair Mark Andrews Ranking Member David H Pryor Foreign Agricultural Policy Chair Rudy Boschwitz Ranking Member Alan J Dixon Nutrition Chair Bob Dole Ranking Member David H Pryor Appropriations Chair Mark Hatfield Ranking Member John C Stennis Agriculture and Related Agencies Chair Thad Cochran Ranking Member Thomas F Eagleton Defense Chair Ted Stevens Ranking Member John C Stennis District of Columbia Chair Arlen Specter Ranking Member Patrick J Leahy Energy and Water Development Chair Mark Hatfield Ranking Member J Bennett Johnston Foreign Operations Chair Robert W Kastenmeier Ranking Member Daniel K Inouye HUD Independent Agencies Chair Jake Garn Ranking Member Walter D Huddleston Interior Chair James A McClure Ranking Member Robert C Byrd Labor Health Education and Welfare Chair Lowell P Weicker Jr Ranking Member William Proxmire Legislative Branch Chair Al D Amato Ranking Member Dale Bumpers Military Construction Chair Mack Mattingly Ranking Member Jim Sasser Commerce Justice State and Judiciary Chair Paul Laxalt Ranking Member Ernest F Hollings Transportation Chair Mark Andrews Ranking Member Lawton Chiles Treasury Postal Service and General Government Chair James Abdnor Ranking Member Dennis DeConcini Armed Services Chair John Tower Ranking Member Henry M Jackson Military Construction Chair Strom Thurmond Ranking Member Gary Hart Tactical Warfare Chair Barry Goldwater Ranking Member Ted Kennedy Strategic and Theater Nuclear Forces Chair John W Warner Ranking Member Henry M Jackson Preparedness Chair Gordon J Humphrey Ranking Member Carl Levin Sea Power and Force Projection Chair William S Cohen Ranking Member Sam Nunn Manpower and Personnel Chair Roger W Jepsen Ranking Member J James Exon Banking Housing and Urban Affairs Chair Jake Garn Ranking Member William Proxmire Housing and Urban Affairs Chair John Tower Ranking Member Donald W Riegle Jr Financial Institutions Chair William L Armstrong Ranking Member Alan Cranston International Finance and Monetary Policy Chair H John Heinz III Ranking Member William Proxmire Securities Chair Al D Amato Ranking Member Paul Sarbanes Economic Policy Chair Slade Gorton Ranking Member Chris Dodd Consumer Affairs Chair Paula Hawkins Ranking Member Chris Dodd Rural Housing and Development Chair Mack Mattingly Ranking Member Alan Cranston Insurance Chair Chic Hecht Ranking Member Paul Sarbanes Federal Credit Programs Chair Paul S Trible Jr Ranking Member Jim Sasser Budget Chair Pete Domenici Ranking Member Lawton Chiles Commerce Science and Transportation Chair Bob Packwood Ranking Member Ernest F Hollings Aviation Chair Nancy Landon Kassebaum Ranking Member J James Exon Business Trade and Tourism Chair Larry Pressler Ranking Member Donald W Riegle Jr Communications Chair Barry Goldwater Ranking Member Ernest F Hollings Consumer Chair Bob Kasten Ranking Member Wendell H Ford Merchant Marine Chair Ted Stevens Ranking Member Daniel K Inouye Science Technology and Space Chair Slade Gorton Ranking Member Howell Heflin Surface Transportation Chair John C Danforth Ranking Member Russell B Long National Ocean Policy Study Chair Bob Packwood Ranking Member Ernest F Hollings Energy and Natural Resources Chair James A McClure Ranking Member J Bennett Johnston Energy Conservation and Supply Chair Lowell P Weicker Ranking Member Spark Matsunaga Energy and Mineral Resources Chair John Warner Ranking Member John Melcher Energy Regulation Chair Frank H Murkowski Ranking Member Howard M Metzenbaum Energy Research and Development Chair Pete Domenici Ranking Member Wendell H Ford Public Lands and Reserved Water Chair Malcolm Wallop Ranking Member Dale Bumpers Water and Power Chair Don Nickles Ranking Member Paul Tsongas Environment and Public Works Chair Robert Stafford Ranking Member Jennings Randolph Environmental Pollution Chair John H Chafee Ranking Member George J Mitchell Nuclear Regulation Chair Alan K Simpson Ranking Member George J Mitchell Ranking Member Gary W Hart Water Resources Chair James Abdnor Ranking Member Daniel Moynihan Transportation Chair Steve Symms Ranking Member Lloyd Bentsen Toxic Substances and Environmental Oversight Chair David Durenberger Ranking Member Max Baucus Regional and Community Development Chair Gordon J Humphrey Ranking Member Quentin Burdick Ethics Select Chair Ted Stevens Vice Chair Howell Heflin Finance Chair Bob Dole Ranking Member Russell B Long Taxation and Debt Management Chair Bob Packwood Ranking Member Spark Matsunaga International Trade Chair John C Danforth Ranking Member Lloyd Bentsen Savings Pensions and Investment Policy Chair John H Chafee Ranking Member David H Pryor Economic Growth Employment and Revenue Chair H John Heinz III Ranking Member George J Mitchell Energy and Agricultural Taxation Chair Malcolm Wallop Ranking Member Bill Bradley Health Chair David Durenberger Ranking Member Max Baucus Social Security and Income Maintenance Programs Chair William L Armstrong Ranking Member Daniel Moynihan Estate and Gift Taxation Chair Steve Symms Ranking Member David L Boren Oversight of the Internal Revenue Service Chair Chuck Grassley Ranking Member Russell B Long Foreign Relations Chair Charles H Percy Ranking Member Claiborne Pell International Economic Policy Chair Charles Mathias Ranking Member Chris Dodd African Affairs Chair Nancy Kassebaum Ranking Member Paul Tsongas East Asian and Pacific Affairs Chair Frank Murkowski Ranking Member John Glenn Western Hemisphere Affairs Chair Jesse Helms Ranking Member Edward Zorinsky Arms Control Oceans International Operations and Environment Chair Larry Pressler Ranking Member Alan Cranston Near Eastern and South Asian Affairs Chair Rudy Boschwitz Ranking Member Paul Sarbanes European Affairs Chair Richard G Lugar Ranking Member Joe Biden Governmental Affairs Chair William V Roth Ranking Member Thomas F Eagleton Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations Chair Charles Mathias Ranking Member Sam Nunn Governmental Efficiency and the District of Columbia Chair Charles Mathias Ranking Member Thomas F Eagleton Energy Nuclear Proliferation and Federal Services Chair Charles H Percy Ranking Member John Glenn Information Management and Regulatory Affairs Chair John C Danforth Ranking Member Lawton Chiles Intergovernmental Relations Chair David Durenberger Ranking Member Jim Sasser Civil Service Post Office and General Services Chair Ted Stevens Ranking Member Jeff Bingaman Oversight of Government Management Chair William S Cohen Ranking Member Carl Levin Indian Affairs Select Chair Mark Andrews Judiciary Chair Strom Thurmond Ranking Member Joe Biden Patents Copyrights and Trademarks Chair Paul Laxalt Ranking Member Howard Metzenbaum Criminal Law Chair Paul Laxalt Ranking Member Joe Biden Constitution Chair Orrin Hatch Ranking Member Dennis DeConcini Courts Chair Bob Dole Ranking Member Howell Heflin Immigration and Refugee Policy Chair Alan K Simpson Ranking Member Ted Kennedy Separation of Powers Chair John P East Ranking Member Max Baucus Administration Practice and Procedure Chair Chuck Grassley Ranking Member Howell Heflin Security and Terrorism Chair Jeremiah Denton Ranking Member Howard M Metzenbaum Juvenile Justice Chair Arlen Specter Ranking Member Howard M Metzenbaum Intelligence Select Chair Barry Goldwater Ranking Member Daniel Moynihan Labor and Human Resources Chair Orrin Hatch Ranking Member Ted Kennedy Labor Chair Don Nickles Ranking Member Donald W Riegle Jr Education Arts and Humanities Chair Robert T Stafford Ranking Member Claiborne Pell Employment and Productivity Chair Dan Quayle Ranking Member Howard M Metzenbaum Handicapped Chair Lowell P Weicker Ranking Member Jennings Randolph Alcoholism and Drug Abuse Chair Gordon J Humphrey Ranking Member Spark M Matsunaga Aging Chair Chuck Grassley Ranking Member Thomas F Eagleton Family and Human Services Chair Jeremiah Denton Ranking Member Chris Dodd Nutrition and Human Needs Select Chair data unknown missing Ranking Member data unknown missing Rules and Administration Chair Charles Mathias Ranking Member Wendell Ford Senate Committee System Special Chair data unknown missing Ranking Member data unknown missing Small Business Chair Lowell P Weicker Jr Ranking Member Sam Nunn Capital Formation and Detention Chair Bob Packwood Ranking Member Dale Bumpers Government Regulation and Paperwork Chair Orrin Hatch Ranking Member Walter D Huddleston Urban and Rural Economic Development Chair Al D Amato Ranking Member Alan J Dixon Government Procurement Chair Don Nickles Ranking Member Carl Levin Productivity and Competition Chair Slade Gorton Ranking Member Paul Tsongas Innovation and Technology Chair Warren Rudman Ranking Member Max Baucus Export Promotion and Market Development Chair Rudy Boschwitz Ranking Member Walter D Huddleston Small Business Family Farm Chair Larry Pressler Ranking Member Sam Nunn Entrepreneurship and Special Problems Facing Small Business Chair Bob Kasten Ranking Member David L Boren Veterans Affairs Chair Alan K Simpson Ranking Member Alan Cranston WholeHouse of Representatives Edit Aging Select Chair Edward R Roybal Agriculture Chair Kika de la Garza Ranking Member Edward Madigan Cotton Rice and Sugar Chair Jerry Huckaby Ranking Member Arlan Stangeland Livestock Dairy and Poultry Chair Tom Harkin Ranking Member Jim Jeffords Tobacco and Peanuts Chair Charlie Rose Ranking Member Larry J Hopkins Wheat Soybeans and Feed Grains Chair Tom Foley Ranking Member Ron Marlenee Conservation Credit and Rural Development Chair Ed Jones Ranking Member E Thomas Coleman Department Operations Research and Foreign Agriculture Chair George E Brown Jr Ranking Member Pat Roberts Domestic Marketing Consumer Relations and Nutrition Chair Leon E Panetta Ranking Member Bill Emerson Forests Family Farms and Energy Chair Charles Whitley Ranking Member George V Hansen Appropriations Chair Jamie L Whitten Ranking Member Silvio O Conte Agriculture Rural Development and Related Agencies Chair Jamie L Whitten Ranking Member Virginia Smith Commerce Justice State and the Judiciary Chair Neal Edward Smith Ranking Member George M O Brien Defense Chair Joseph P Addabbo Ranking Member Jack Edwards District of Columbia Chair Julian C Dixon Ranking Member Lawrence Coughlin Energy and Water Development Chair Tom Bevill Ranking Member John T Myers Foreign Operations Chair Clarence D Long Ranking Member Jack F Kemp HUD Independent Agencies Chair Edward Boland Ranking Member Bill Green Interior Chair Sidney R Yates Ranking Member Joe Biden Ranking Member Joseph M McDade Labor Health and Human Services Chair William Huston Natcher Ranking Member Silvio O Conte Legislative Chair Vic Fazio Ranking Member Jerry Lewis Military Construction Chair Bill Hefner Ranking Member Ralph Regula Transportation Chair William Lehman Ranking Member Lawrence Coughlin Treasury Postal Service and General Government Chair Edward Roybal Ranking Member Clarence E Miller Armed Services Chair Charles Melvin Price Ranking Member William L Dickinson Research and Development Chair Charles Melvin Price Ranking Member William L Dickinson Seapower Strategic and Critical Materials Chair Charles Edward Bennett Ranking Member Floyd Spence Procurement and Military Nuclear Systems Chair Samuel S Stratton Ranking Member Marjorie S Holt Investigations Chair Bill Nichols Ranking Member Larry J Hopkins Readiness Chair Dan Daniel Ranking Member G William Whitehurst Military Personnel and Compensation Chair Les Aspin Ranking Member Elwood Hillis Military Installations and Facilities Chair Ron Dellums Ranking Member Ken Kramer Banking Finance and Urban Affairs Chair Fernand St Germain Ranking Member Chalmers P Wylie Financial Institutions Supervision Regulation and Insurance Chair Fernand St Germain Ranking Member Chalmers P Wylie Housing and Community Development Chair Henry B Gonzalez Ranking Member Stewart B McKinney General Oversight and Renegotiation Chair Joseph G Minish Ranking Member Stanford Parris Consumer Affairs and Coinage Chair Frank Annunzio Ranking Member Ron Paul International Development Institutions and Finance Chair Jerry M Patterson Ranking Member Doug Bereuter Domestic Monetary Policy Chair Walter E Fauntroy Ranking Member George V Hansen International Trade Investment and Monetary Policy Chair Stephen L Neal Ranking Member Jim Leach Economic Stabilization Chair John J LaFalce Ranking Member Norman D Shumway Budget Chair James R Jones Ranking Member Del Latta Capital Resources and Development Chair Tim Wirth Ranking Member Bobbi Fiedler Energy and Technology Chair Leon Panetta Ranking Member Tom Loeffler Budget Process Chair Leon Panetta Ranking Member Bud Shuster Education and Employment Chair Dick Gephardt Ranking Member Lynn Morley Martin Federalism State Local Relations Chair Bill Nelson Ranking Member Bill Frenzel Economic Policy and Growth Chair Les Aspin Ranking Member Ed Bethune Tax Policy Chair Thomas J Downey Ranking Member Jack F Kemp Entitlements Uncontrollables and Indexing Chair Brian J Donnelly Ranking Member Phil Gramm International Finance and Trade Chair Mike Lowry Ranking Member Bill Frenzel Children Youth and Families Select Chair George Miller District of Columbia Chair Ron Dellums Ranking Member Stewart B McKinney Fiscal Affairs and Health Chair Walter E Fauntroy Ranking Member Marjorie S Holt Government Operations and Metropolitan Affairs Chair William H Gray III Ranking Member Stanford Parris Judiciary and Education Chair Mervyn M Dymally Ranking Member Thomas J Bliley Jr Education and Labor Chair Carl D Perkins then Augustus F Hawkins Ranking Member John N Erlenborn Elementary Secondary and Vocational Education Chair Carl D Perkins Ranking Member Bill Goodling Employment Opportunities Chair Augustus F Hawkins Ranking Member Jim Jeffords Labor Management Relations Chair Phillip Burton Ranking Member Marge Roukema Health and Safety Chair Joseph M Gaydos Ranking Member Steve Gunderson Human Resources Chair Ike Andrews Ranking Member Tom Petri Postsecondary Education Chair Paul Simon Ranking Member E Thomas Coleman Labor Standards Chair George Miller Ranking Member John N Erlenborn Select Education Chair Austin J Murphy Ranking Member Steve Bartlett Energy and Commerce Chair John Dingell Ranking Member Jim Broyhill Oversight and Investigations Chair John Dingell Ranking Member Jim Broyhill Energy Conservation and Power Chair Richard L Ottinger Ranking Member Carlos J Moorhead Health and the Environment Chair Henry Waxman Ranking Member Edward Madigan Telecommunications Consumer Protection and Finance Chair Tim Wirth Ranking Member Matthew J Rinaldo Fossil and Synthetic Fuels Chair Philip Sharp Ranking Member Tom Corcoran Commerce Transportation and Tourism Chair James J Florio Ranking Member Norman F Lent Foreign Affairs Chair Clement J Zablocki then Dante Fascell Ranking Member William S Broomfield International Security and Scientific Affairs Chair Clement J Zablocki Ranking Member William S Broomfield International Operations Chair Dante Fascell Ranking Member Benjamin A Gilman Europe and the Middle East Chair Lee H Hamilton Ranking Member Larry Winn Jr Human Rights and International Organizations Chair Gus Yatron Ranking Member Jim Leach Asian and Pacific Affairs Chair Stephen J Solarz Ranking Member Joel Pritchard International Economic Policy and Trade Chair Don Bonker Ranking Member Toby Roth Western Hemisphere Affairs Chair Michael D Barnes Ranking Member Robert J Lagomarsino Africa Chair Howard Wolpe Ranking Member Gerald B H Solomon Government Operations Chair Jack Brooks Ranking Member Frank Horton Legislation and National Security Chair Jack Brooks Ranking Member Frank Horton Government Activities and Transportation Chair Cardiss Collins Ranking Member Raymond J McGrath Government Information and Individual Rights Chair Glenn English Ranking Member Thomas N Kindness Ingovernmental Relations and Human Resources Chair Ted Weiss Ranking Member Robert S Walker Environment Energy and Natural Resources Chair Mike Synar Ranking Member Lyle Williams Commerce Consumer and Monetary Affairs Chair Doug Barnard Jr Ranking Member Judd Gregg Manpower and Housing Chair Barney Frank Ranking Member John R McKernan Jr House Administration Chair Augustus F Hawkins then Frank Annunzio Ranking Member Bill Frenzel Accounts Chair Frank Annunzio Ranking Member Robert E Badham Contracts and Printing Chair Joseph M Gaydos Ranking Member Newt Gingrich Services Chair Ed Jones Ranking Member William L Dickinson Office Systems Chair Charlie Rose Ranking Member Bill Thomas Personnel and Police Chair Joseph G Minish Ranking Member Rod Chandler Interior and Insular Affairs Chair Mo Udall Ranking Member Manuel Lujan Jr Energy and the Environment Chair Mo Udall Ranking Member Manuel Lujan Jr Water and Power Resources Chair Abraham Kazen Jr Ranking Member Dick Cheney Public Lands and National Lands Chair John F Seiberling Ranking Member Don Young Insular Affairs Chair Antonio Borja Won Pat Ranking Member Robert J Lagomarsino Mining Forest Management and Bonneville Power Administration Chair Jim Weaver Ranking Member Dan Marriott Oversight and Investigations Chair Ed Markey Ranking Member Ron Marlenee Judiciary Chair Peter W Rodino Ranking Member Hamilton Fish IV Immigration Chair Romano L Mazzoli Ranking Member Dan Lungren Courts Chair Robert W Kastenmeier Ranking Member Carlos J Moorhead Monopolies Chair Peter W Rodino Ranking Member Hamilton Fish IV Administrative Law Chair Sam B Hall Jr Ranking Member Thomas N Kindness Civil and Constitutional Rights Chair Don Edwards Ranking Member James Sensenbrenner Crime Chair William J Hughes Ranking Member Harold Sawyer Criminal Justice Chair John Conyers Jr Ranking Member George W Gekas Merchant Marine and Fisheries Chair Walter B Jones Sr Ranking Member Edwin B Forsythe Merchant Marine Chair Mario Biaggi Ranking Member Gene Snyder Fisheries Wildlife Conservation and the Environment Chair John B Breaux Ranking Member Edwin B Forsythe Coast Guard and Navigation Chair Gerry Studds Ranking Member Don Young Panama Canal and Outer Continental Stuff Chair Carroll Hubbard Jr Ranking Member William Carney Oceangraphy Chair Norman D Amours Ranking Member Joel Pritchard Narcotics Abuse and Control Select Chair Charles Rangel Post Office and Civil Service Chair Jack Brooks Ranking Member Gene Taylor Investigations Chair William D Ford Ranking Member Gene Taylor Postal Operations and Services Chair Bill Clay Ranking Member Tom Corcoran Civil Service Chair Patricia Schroeder Ranking Member Chip Pashayan Census and Population Chair Robert Garcia Ranking Member Jim Courter Postal Personnel and Modernization Chair Mickey Leland Ranking Member Frank R Wolf Compensation and Employee Benefits Chair Mary Rose Oakar Ranking Member William Dannemeyer Human Resources Chair Donald J Albosta Ranking Member Dan Crane Public Works and Transportation Chair James J Howard Ranking Member Gene Snyder Aviation Chair Norman Y Mineta Ranking Member John Paul Hammerschmidt Economic Development Chair James L Oberstar Ranking Member William F Clinger Jr Investigations and Oversight Chair Elliott H Levitas Ranking Member Guy Molinari Public Buildings and Grounds Chair Robert A Young Ranking Member E Clay Shaw Jr Surface Transportation Chair Glenn M Anderson Ranking Member Bud Shuster Water Resources Chair Robert A Roe Ranking Member Arlan Stangeland Rules Chair Claude Pepper Ranking Member Jimmy Quillen The Legislative Process Chair Gillis W Long Ranking Member Trent Lott Rules of the House Chair Joe Moakley Ranking Member Gene Taylor Science and Technology Chair Don Fuqua Ranking Member Larry Winn Jr Energy Development and Applications Chair Don Fuqua Ranking Member James Sensenbrenner Natural Resources Agriculture Research and Environment Chair James H Scheuer Ranking Member Robert S Walker Energy Research and Production Chair Marilyn Lloyd Ranking Member Robert S Walker Science Research and Technology Chair Doug Walgren Ranking Member Judd Gregg Transportation Aviation and Materials Chair Dan Glickman Ranking Member William Carney Investigations and Oversight Chair Al Gore Ranking Member Joe Skeen Space Science and Applications Chair Harold Volkmer Ranking Member Manuel Lujan Jr Small Business Chair Parren Mitchell Ranking Member Joseph M McDade SBA and SBIC Authority Minority Enterprise and General Small Business Problems Chair Parren Mitchell Ranking Member Joseph M McDade General Oversight and the Economy Chair Berkley Bedell Ranking Member Silvio O Conte Antitrust and Restraint of Trade Activities affecting Small Business Chair Tom Luken Ranking Member Vin Weber Energy Environment and Safety Issues affecting Small Business Chair Ike Skelton Ranking Member John P Hiler Tax Access to Equity Capital and Business Opportunities Chair Henry Nowak Ranking Member Lyle Williams Export Opportunities and Special Small Business Problems Chair Andy Ireland Ranking Member William S Broomfield Standards of Official Conduct Chair Louis Stokes Ranking Member Floyd D Spence Veterans Affairs Chair Gillespie V Montgomery Ranking Member John Paul Hammerschmidt Oversight and Investigations Chair Gillespie V Montgomery Ranking Member Elwood Hillis Hospitals and Health Care Chair Bob Edgar Ranking Member John Paul Hammerschmidt Education Training and Employment Chair Marvin Leath Ranking Member Gerald B H Solomon Compensation Pension and Insurance Chair Douglas Applegate Ranking Member Bob McEwen Housing and Memorial Affairs Chair Richard Shelby Ranking Member Chris Smith Ways and Means Chair Dan Rostenkowski Ranking Member Barber Conable Jr Trade Chair Sam Gibbons Ranking Member Guy Vander Jagt Social Security Chair J J Pickle Ranking Member Bill Archer Oversight Chair Charles Rangel Ranking Member James G Martin Select Revenue Measures Chair Pete Stark Ranking Member John J Duncan Health Chair Andrew Jacobs Jr Ranking Member W Henson Moore Public Assistance and Unemployment Compensation Chair Harold Ford Jr Ranking Member Carroll Campbell Jr WholeJoint committees Edit Economic Chair Sen Roger W Jepsen Vice Chair Rep Lee H Hamilton Taxation Chair Rep Dan Rostenkowski Vice Chair Sen Bob Dole The Library Chair Sen Charles Mathias Vice Chair Rep Augustus F Hawkins Printing Chair Rep Augustus F Hawkins Vice Chair Sen Charles Mathias Employees EditLegislative branch agency directors Edit Architect of the Capitol George M White Attending Physician of the United States Congress Freeman H Cary Comptroller General of the United States Charles A Bowsher Director of the Congressional Budget Office Alice M Rivlin until August 31 1983 Rudolph G Penner from September 1 1983 Librarian of Congress Daniel J Boorstin Public Printer of the United States Danford L Sawyer Jr until 1984 Ralph E Kennickell Jr from 1984Senate Edit Chaplain Richard C Halverson Presbyterian Curator James R Ketchum Historian Richard A Baker Parliamentarian Bob Dove Secretary William Hildenbrand Librarian Roger K Haley Secretary for the Majority Howard O Greene Jr Secretary for the Minority Patrick J Griffin Sergeant at Arms Howard S Liebengood until September 13 1983 Larry E Smith from September 13 1983House of Representatives Edit Chaplain James David Ford Lutheran Clerk Benjamin J Guthrie Doorkeeper James T Molloy Historian Ray Smock from 1983 Parliamentarian William H Brown Reading Clerks Meg Goetz D and Bob Berry R Postmaster Robert V Rota Sergeant at Arms Jack RussSee also EditList of new members of the 98th United States Congress 1982 United States elections elections leading to this Congress 1982 United States Senate elections 1982 United States House of Representatives elections 1984 United States elections elections during this Congress leading to the next Congress 1984 United States presidential election 1984 United States Senate elections 1984 United States House of Representatives electionsNotes Edit In Colorado s 6th district member elect Jack Swigert R died December 27 1982 before the term started In Colorado s 6th district Dan Schaefer R won a special election on March 29 1983 He was sworn in the same day Caucused with the Republicans a b When seated or oath administered not necessarily when service began References EditMartis Kenneth C 1989 The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress New York Macmillan Publishing Company Martis Kenneth C 1982 The Historical Atlas of United States Congressional Districts New York Macmillan Publishing Company External links EditBiographical Directory of the U S Congress U S House of Representatives Congressional History U S Senate Statistics and Lists Videos of House of Representatives Sessions for the 98th Congress from www C SPAN org Videos of Committees from the House and Senate for the 98th Congress from www C SPAN org House of Representatives Session Calendar for the 98th Congress PDF Archived from the original PDF on September 20 2018 Retrieved June 6 2016 Congressional Pictorial Directory for the 98th Congress Official Congressional Directory for the 98th Congress Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 98th United States Congress amp 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