95th United States Congress
The 95th United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, composed of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, DC from January 3, 1977, to January 3, 1979, during the final weeks of the administration of U.S. President Gerald Ford and the first two years of the administration of U.S. President Jimmy Carter.
The apportionment of seats in this House of Representatives was based on the Nineteenth Census of the United States in 1970. Both chambers had a Democratic majority. It was the first time either party held a filibuster-proof 60% super majority in both the Senate and House chambers since the 89th United States Congress in 1965, and last time until the 111th United States Congress in 2009. All three super majorities were Democratic party and also were accompanied by Democratic Presidents. As of, this is the most recent Congress to approve an amendment to the Constitution.
Major events
- January 20, 1977: Inauguration of President Jimmy Carter
- July 13, 1977: New York City blackout of 1977
- January 1, 1978: The Northern Mariana Islands left the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands to become a Commonwealth of the United States, making it unincorporated and organized.
- February 8, 1978: Senate proceedings are broadcast on radio for the first time.
- August 7, 1978: Love Canal Disaster
- September 17, 1978: Camp David Accords
Hearings
- Project MKULTRA –
Major legislation
- August 3, 1977: Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act,,
- August 4, 1977: Department of Energy Organization Act of 1977,,
- October 7, 1977: Earthquake Hazards Reduction Act of 1977,,
- October 12, 1977: Community Reinvestment Act,, title VIII,
- November 23, 1977: Saccharin Study and Labeling Act of 1977,,
- December 27, 1977: Clean Water Act,,
- December 28, 1977: International Emergency Economic Powers Act,, title II,
- March 10, 1978: Nuclear Non-Proliferation Act of 1978,,
- October 10, 1978: Susan B. Anthony Dollar Coin Act of 1979,,
- October 13, 1978: Civil Service Reform Act,,
- October 24, 1978: Airline Deregulation Act,,
- October 25, 1978: Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act,,
- October 26, 1978: Ethics in Government Act,,
- October 27, 1978: Humphrey-Hawkins Full Employment Act,,
- October 31, 1978: Pregnancy Discrimination Act,,
- November 1, 1978: Contract Disputes Act,,
- November 4, 1978: Solar Photovoltaic Energy Research, Development, and Demonstration Act of 1978,,
- November 6, 1978: Bankruptcy Act of 1978,,
- November 8, 1978: Indian Child Welfare Act,,
- November 9, 1978: National Energy Conservation Policy Act,,
Constitutional amendments
- August 22, 1978: Approved an amendment to the United States Constitution granting the District of Columbia full representation in the United States Congress, full representation in the Electoral College system, and full participation in the process by which the Constitution is amended, and submitted it to the state legislatures for ratification
- * This amendment, commonly known as the District of Columbia Voting Rights Amendment, was later rendered inoperative, as it was not ratified within the seven–year time frame set by Congress
Treaties ratified
- March 16, 1978: First of the Torrijos-Carter Treaties treaty: "The Treaty Concerning the Permanent Neutrality and Operation of the Panama Canal," commonly known as the "Neutrality Treaty"
- April 19, 1978: Second of the Torrijos-Carter Treaties treaty, commonly known as "The Panama Canal Treaty"
Party summary
Senate
House of Representatives
Leadership
Senate
- President: Nelson Rockefeller, until January 20, 1977
- * Walter Mondale, from January 20, 1977
- President pro tempore: James Eastland
- Permanent Acting President pro tempore: Lee Metcalf, until January 12, 1978
- Deputy President pro tempore: Hubert Humphrey, until January 13, 1978
Majority (Democratic) leadership
- Majority Leader: Robert Byrd
- Majority Whip: Alan Cranston
- Democratic Caucus Secretary: Daniel Inouye
- Democratic Campaign Committee Chairman: Wendell Ford
Minority (Republican) leadership
- Minority Leader: Howard Baker
- Minority Whip: Ted Stevens
- Republican Conference Chairman: Carl Curtis
- Republican Conference Secretary: Clifford Hansen
- National Senatorial Committee Chair: Bob Packwood
- Policy Committee Chairman: John Tower
House of Representatives
- Speaker: Tip O'Neill
Majority (Democratic) leadership
- Majority Leader: Jim Wright
- Majority Whip: John Brademas
- Chief Deputy Majority Whip: Dan Rostenkowski
- Democratic Caucus Chairman: Tom Foley
- Democratic Caucus Secretary: Shirley Chisholm
- Democratic Campaign Committee Chairman: James C. Corman
Minority (Republican) leadership
- Minority Leader: John Jacob Rhodes
- Minority Whip: Robert H. Michel
- Republican Conference Chairman: John B. Anderson
- Republican Conference Vice-Chairman: Samuel L. Devine
- Republican Conference Secretary: Jack Edwards
- Policy Committee Chairman: Del M. Clawson
- Republican Campaign Committee Chairman: Guy Vander Jagt
Caucuses
- Congressional Black Caucus
- Congressional Hispanic Caucus
- Congressional Caucus for Women's Issues
- House Democratic Caucus
- Senate Democratic Caucus
Members
Senate
In this Congress, Class 2 meant their term ended with this Congress, facing re-election in 1978; Class 3 meant their term began in the last Congress, facing re-election in 1980; and Class 1 meant their term began in this Congress, facing re-election in 1982.[List of [United States Senators from Alabama|Alabama]]
- 2. John Sparkman
- 3. James Allen, until June 1, 1978
- * Maryon Pittman Allen, from June 8, 1978, until November 7, 1978
- * Donald Stewart, from November 7, 1978
Alaska">List of United States Senators from Alaska">Alaska
- 2. Ted Stevens
- 3. Mike Gravel
Arizona">List of United States Senators from Arizona">Arizona
- 1. Dennis DeConcini
- 3. Barry Goldwater
Arkansas">List of United States Senators from Arkansas">Arkansas
- 2. John L. McClellan, until November 28, 1977
- * Kaneaster Hodges Jr., from December 10, 1977
- 3. Dale Bumpers
California">List of United States Senators from California">California
- 1. S. I. Hayakawa
- 3. Alan Cranston
Colorado">List of United States Senators from Colorado">Colorado
- 2. Floyd Haskell
- 3. Gary Hart
Connecticut">List of United States Senators from Connecticut">Connecticut
- 1. Lowell Weicker
- 3. Abraham Ribicoff
Delaware">List of United States Senators from Delaware">Delaware
- 1. William Roth
- 2. Joe Biden
Florida">List of United States Senators from Florida">Florida
- 1. Lawton Chiles
- 3. Richard Stone
Georgia">List of United States Senators from Georgia">Georgia
- 2. Sam Nunn
- 3. Herman Talmadge
Hawaii">List of United States Senators from Hawaii">Hawaii
- 1. Spark Matsunaga
- 3. Daniel Inouye
Idaho">List of United States Senators from Idaho">Idaho
- 2. James A. McClure
- 3. Frank Church
Illinois">List of United States Senators from Illinois">Illinois
- 2. Charles H. Percy
- 3. Adlai Stevenson III
Indiana">List of United States Senators from Indiana">Indiana
- 1. Richard Lugar
- 3. Birch Bayh
Iowa">List of United States Senators from Iowa">Iowa
- 2. Dick Clark
- 3. John Culver
Kansas">List of United States Senators from Kansas">Kansas
- 2. James B. Pearson, until December 23, 1978
- * Nancy Kassebaum, from December 23, 1978
- 3. Bob Dole
Kentucky">List of United States Senators from Kentucky">Kentucky
- 2. Walter "Dee" Huddleston
- 3. Wendell Ford
Louisiana">List of United States Senators from Louisiana">Louisiana
- 2. J. Bennett Johnston
- 3. Russell B. Long
Maine">List of United States Senators from Maine">Maine
- 1. Edmund Muskie
- 2. William Hathaway
Maryland">List of United States Senators from Maryland">Maryland
- 1. Paul Sarbanes
- 3. Charles Mathias
Massachusetts">List of United States Senators from Massachusetts">Massachusetts
- 1. Ted Kennedy
- 2. Edward Brooke
Michigan">List of United States Senators from Michigan">Michigan
- 1. Donald Riegle
- 2. Robert P. Griffin
Minnesota">List of United States Senators from Minnesota">Minnesota
- 1. Hubert Humphrey,, until January 13, 1978
- * Muriel Humphrey,, from January 25, 1978, until November 7, 1978
- * David Durenberger, from November 8, 1978
- 2. Wendell R. Anderson,, until December 29, 1978
- * Rudy Boschwitz, from December 30, 1978
Mississippi">List of United States Senators from Mississippi">Mississippi
- 1. John C. Stennis
- 2. James Eastland, until December 27, 1978
- * Thad Cochran, from December 27, 1978
Missouri">List of United States Senators from Missouri">Missouri
- 1. John Danforth
- 3. Thomas Eagleton
Montana">List of United States Senators from Montana">Montana
- 1. John Melcher
- 2. Lee Metcalf, until January 12, 1978
- * Paul G. Hatfield, from January 22, 1978, until December 12, 1978
- * Max Baucus, from December 15, 1978
Nebraska">List of United States Senators from Nebraska">Nebraska
- 1. Edward Zorinsky
- 2. Carl Curtis
Nevada">List of United States Senators from Nevada">Nevada
- 1. Howard Cannon
- 3. Paul Laxalt
New Hampshire">List of United States Senators from New Hampshire">New Hampshire
- 2. Thomas J. McIntyre
- 3. John A. Durkin
New Jersey">List of United States Senators from New Jersey">New Jersey
- 1. Harrison A. Williams
- 2. Clifford P. Case
New Mexico">List of United States Senators from New Mexico">New Mexico
- 1. Harrison Schmitt
- 2. Pete Domenici
New York">List of United States Senators from New York">New York
- 1. Daniel Patrick Moynihan
- 3. Jacob Javits
North Carolina">List of United States Senators from North Carolina">North Carolina
- 2. Jesse Helms
- 3. Robert Burren Morgan
North Dakota">List of United States Senators from North Dakota">North Dakota
- 1. Quentin Burdick
- 3. Milton Young
Ohio">List of United States Senators from Ohio">Ohio
- 1. Howard Metzenbaum
- 3. John Glenn
Oklahoma">List of United States Senators from Oklahoma">Oklahoma
- 2. Dewey F. Bartlett
- 3. Henry Bellmon
Oregon">List of United States Senators from Oregon">Oregon
- 2. Mark Hatfield
- 3. Bob Packwood
Pennsylvania">List of United States Senators from Pennsylvania">Pennsylvania
- 1. John Heinz
- 3. Richard Schweiker
Rhode Island">List of United States Senators from Rhode Island">Rhode Island
- 1. John Chafee
- 2. Claiborne Pell
South Carolina">List of United States Senators from South Carolina">South Carolina
- 2. Strom Thurmond
- 3. Fritz Hollings
South Dakota">List of United States Senators from South Dakota">South Dakota
- 2. James Abourezk
- 3. George McGovern
Tennessee">List of United States Senators from Tennessee">Tennessee
- 1. Jim Sasser
- 2. Howard Baker
Texas">List of United States Senators from Texas">Texas
- 1. Lloyd Bentsen
- 2. John Tower
Utah">List of United States Senators from Utah">Utah
- 1. Orrin Hatch
- 3. Jake Garn
Vermont">List of United States Senators from Vermont">Vermont
- 1. Robert Stafford
- 3. Patrick Leahy
Virginia">List of United States Senators from Virginia">Virginia
- 1. Harry F. Byrd Jr.
- 2. William L. Scott, until January 1, 1979
- * John Warner, from January 2, 1979
Washington">List of United States Senators from Washington">Washington
- 1. Henry M. Jackson
- 3. Warren Magnuson
West Virginia">List of United States Senators from West Virginia">West Virginia
- 1. Robert Byrd
- 2. Jennings Randolph
Wisconsin">List of United States Senators from Wisconsin">Wisconsin
- 1. William Proxmire
- 3. Gaylord Nelson
Wyoming">United States congressional delegations from Wyoming">Wyoming
- 1. Malcolm Wallop
- 2. Clifford Hansen, until December 31, 1978
- * Alan Simpson, from January 1, 1979
House of Representatives
Many of the congressional district numbers are linked to articles describing the district itself. Since the boundaries of the districts have changed often and substantially, the linked article may only describe the district as it exists today, and not as it was at the time of this Congress.
[List of [United States Representatives from Alabama|Alabama]]
- . Jack Edwards
- . William Louis Dickinson
- . Bill Nichols
- . Tom Bevill
- . Ronnie Flippo
- . John Hall Buchanan Jr.
- . Walter Flowers
Alaska">List of United States Representatives from Alaska">Alaska
- . Don Young
Arizona">List of United States Representatives from Arizona">Arizona
- . John Jacob Rhodes
- . Mo Udall
- . Bob Stump
- . Eldon Rudd
Arkansas">List of United States Representatives from Arkansas">Arkansas
- . William Vollie Alexander Jr.
- . Jim Guy Tucker
- . John Paul Hammerschmidt
- . Ray Thornton
California">List of United States Representatives from California">California
- . Harold T. Johnson
- . Donald H. Clausen
- . John E. Moss, until December 31, 1978
- . Robert L. Leggett
- . John Burton
- . Phillip Burton
- . George Miller
- . Ron Dellums
- . Pete Stark
- . Don Edwards
- . Leo Ryan, until November 18, 1978
- . Pete McCloskey
- . Norman Mineta
- . John J. McFall, until December 31, 1978
- . B. F. Sisk
- . Leon Panetta
- . John Hans Krebs
- . William M. Ketchum, until June 24, 1978
- . Robert J. Lagomarsino
- . Barry Goldwater Jr.
- . James C. Corman
- . Carlos Moorhead
- . Anthony Beilenson
- . Henry Waxman
- . Edward R. Roybal
- . John H. Rousselot
- . Bob Dornan
- . Yvonne Brathwaite Burke
- . Augustus Hawkins
- . George E. Danielson
- . Charles H. Wilson
- . Glenn M. Anderson
- . Del M. Clawson, until December 31, 1978
- . Mark W. Hannaford
- . James F. Lloyd
- . George Brown Jr.
- . Shirley Neil Pettis
- . Jerry M. Patterson
- . Charles E. Wiggins
- . Robert Badham
- . Bob Wilson
- . Lionel Van Deerlin
- . Clair Burgener
Colorado">List of United States Representatives from Colorado">Colorado
- . Pat Schroeder
- . Tim Wirth
- . Frank Evans
- . James Paul Johnson
- . William L. Armstrong
Connecticut">List of United States Representatives from Connecticut">Connecticut
- . William R. Cotter
- . Chris Dodd
- . Robert Giaimo
- . Stewart McKinney
- . Ronald A. Sarasin
- . Toby Moffett
Delaware">List of United States Representatives from Delaware">Delaware
- . Thomas B. Evans Jr.
Florida">List of United States Representatives from Florida">Florida
- . Bob Sikes
- . Don Fuqua
- . Charles E. Bennett
- . Bill Chappell
- . Richard Kelly
- . Bill Young
- . Sam Gibbons
- . Andy Ireland
- . Louis Frey Jr.
- . Skip Bafalis
- . Paul Rogers
- . J. Herbert Burke
- . William Lehman
- . Claude Pepper
- . Dante Fascell
Georgia">List of United States Representatives from Georgia">Georgia
- . Ronald 'Bo' Ginn
- . Dawson Mathis
- . Jack Brinkley
- . Elliott H. Levitas
- . Andrew Young, until January 29, 1977
- * Wyche Fowler, from April 6, 1977
- . John Flynt
- . Larry McDonald
- . Billy Lee Evans
- . Ed Jenkins
- . Doug Barnard Jr.
Hawaii">List of United States Representatives from Hawaii">Hawaii
- . Cecil Heftel
- . Daniel Akaka
Idaho">List of United States Representatives from Idaho">Idaho
- . Steve Symms
- . George V. Hansen
Illinois">List of United States Representatives from Illinois">Illinois
- . Ralph Metcalfe, until October 10, 1978
- . Morgan F. Murphy
- . Marty Russo
- . Ed Derwinski
- . John G. Fary
- . Henry Hyde
- . Cardiss Collins
- . Dan Rostenkowski
- . Sidney R. Yates
- . Abner Mikva
- . Frank Annunzio
- . Phil Crane
- . Robert McClory
- . John N. Erlenborn
- . Tom Corcoran
- . John B. Anderson
- . George M. O'Brien
- . Robert H. Michel
- . Tom Railsback
- . Paul Findley
- . Edward Rell Madigan
- . George E. Shipley
- . Melvin Price
- . Paul M. Simon
Indiana">List of United States Representatives from Indiana">Indiana
- . Adam Benjamin Jr.
- . Floyd Fithian
- . John Brademas
- . Dan Quayle
- . Elwood Hillis
- . David W. Evans
- . John T. Myers
- . David L. Cornwell
- . Lee H. Hamilton
- . Philip Sharp
- . Andrew Jacobs Jr.
Iowa">List of United States Representatives from Iowa">Iowa
- . Jim Leach
- . Mike Blouin
- . Chuck Grassley
- . Neal Edward Smith
- . Tom Harkin
- . Berkley Bedell
Kansas">List of United States Representatives from Kansas">Kansas
- . Keith Sebelius
- . Martha Keys
- . Larry Winn
- . Dan Glickman
- . Joe Skubitz, until December 31, 1978
Kentucky">List of United States Representatives from Kentucky">Kentucky
- . Carroll Hubbard
- . William Natcher
- . Romano Mazzoli
- . Gene Snyder
- . Tim Lee Carter
- . John B. Breckinridge
- . Carl D. Perkins
Louisiana">List of United States Representatives from Louisiana">Louisiana
- . Richard Alvin Tonry, until May 4, 1977
- * Bob Livingston, from August 27, 1977
- . Lindy Boggs
- . Dave Treen
- . Joe Waggonner
- . Jerry Huckaby
- . Henson Moore
- . John Breaux
- . Gillis William Long
Maine">List of United States Representatives from Maine">Maine
- . David F. Emery
- . William Cohen
Maryland">List of United States Representatives from Maryland">Maryland
- . Robert Bauman
- . Clarence Long
- . Barbara Mikulski
- . Marjorie Holt
- . Gladys Spellman
- . Goodloe Byron, until October 11, 1978
- . Parren Mitchell
- . Newton Steers
Massachusetts">List of United States Representatives from Massachusetts">Massachusetts
- . Silvio O. Conte
- . Edward Boland
- . Joseph D. Early
- . Robert Drinan
- . Paul Tsongas
- . Michael J. Harrington
- . Ed Markey
- . Tip O'Neill
- . Joe Moakley
- . Margaret Heckler
- . James A. Burke
- . Gerry Studds
Michigan">List of United States Representatives from Michigan">Michigan
- . John Conyers
- . Carl Pursell
- . Garry E. Brown
- . David Stockman
- . Harold S. Sawyer
- . Milton Robert Carr
- . Dale Kildee
- . J. Bob Traxler
- . Guy Vander Jagt
- . Elford Albin Cederberg, until December 31, 1978
- . Philip Ruppe
- . David Bonior
- . Charles Diggs
- . Lucien Nedzi
- . William D. Ford
- . John Dingell
- . William M. Brodhead
- . James Blanchard
- . William Broomfield
Minnesota">List of United States Representatives from Minnesota">Minnesota
- . Al Quie
- . Tom Hagedorn
- . Bill Frenzel
- . Bruce Vento
- . Donald M. Fraser
- . Rick Nolan
- . Robert Bergland, until January 22, 1977
- * Arlan Stangeland, from February 22, 1977
- . Jim Oberstar,
Mississippi">List of United States Representatives from Mississippi">Mississippi
- . Jamie Whitten
- . David R. Bowen
- . Sonny Montgomery
- . Thad Cochran, until December 26, 1978
- . Trent Lott
Missouri">List of United States Representatives from Missouri">Missouri
- . Bill Clay
- . Robert A. Young
- . Dick Gephardt
- . Ike Skelton
- . Richard Walker Bolling
- . Tom Coleman
- . Gene Taylor
- . Richard Howard Ichord Jr.
- . Harold Volkmer
- . Bill Burlison
Montana">List of United States Representatives from Montana">Montana
- . Max Baucus, until December 14, 1978
- . Ron Marlenee
Nebraska">List of United States Representatives from Nebraska">Nebraska
- . Charles Thone
- . John Joseph Cavanaugh III
- . Virginia D. Smith
Nevada">List of United States Representatives from Nevada">Nevada
- . James David Santini
New Hampshire">List of United States Representatives from New Hampshire">New Hampshire
- . Norman D'Amours
- . James Colgate Cleveland
New Jersey">List of United States Representatives from New Jersey">New Jersey
- . James Florio
- . William J. Hughes
- . James J. Howard
- . Frank Thompson
- . Millicent Fenwick
- . Edwin B. Forsythe
- . Andrew Maguire
- . Robert A. Roe
- . Harold C. Hollenbeck
- . Peter W. Rodino
- . Joseph Minish
- . Matthew John Rinaldo
- . Helen Stevenson Meyner
- . Joseph A. LeFante, until December 14, 1978
- . Edward J. Patten
New Mexico">List of United States Representatives from New Mexico">New Mexico
- . Manuel Lujan Jr.
- . Harold L. Runnels
New York">List of United States Representatives from New York">New York
- . Otis G. Pike
- . Thomas Downey
- . Jerome Ambro
- . Norman F. Lent
- . John W. Wydler
- . Lester L. Wolff
- . Joseph P. Addabbo
- . Benjamin Stanley Rosenthal
- . James J. Delaney, until December 31, 1978
- . Mario Biaggi
- . James H. Scheuer
- . Shirley Chisholm
- . Stephen Solarz
- . Fred Richmond
- . Leo C. Zeferetti
- . Elizabeth Holtzman
- . John M. Murphy
- . Ed Koch, until December 31, 1977
- * Bill Green, from February 14, 1978
- . Charles Rangel
- . Theodore S. Weiss
- . Herman Badillo, until December 31, 1977
- * Robert Garcia, from February 21, 1978
- . Jonathan Brewster Bingham
- . Bruce F. Caputo
- . Richard Ottinger
- . Hamilton Fish IV
- . Benjamin Gilman
- . Matthew F. McHugh
- . Samuel S. Stratton
- . Edward W. Pattison
- . Robert C. McEwen
- . Donald J. Mitchell
- . James M. Hanley
- . William F. Walsh
- . Frank Horton
- . Barber Conable
- . John J. LaFalce
- . Henry J. Nowak
- . Jack Kemp
- . Stan Lundine
North Carolina">List of United States Representatives from North Carolina">North Carolina
- . Walter B. Jones Sr.
- . Lawrence H. Fountain
- . Charles Orville Whitley
- . Ike Franklin Andrews
- . Stephen L. Neal
- . L. Richardson Preyer
- . Charlie Rose
- . Bill Hefner
- . James G. Martin
- . Jim Broyhill
- . V. Lamar Gudger
North Dakota">List of United States Representatives from North Dakota">North Dakota
- . Mark Andrews
Ohio">List of United States Representatives from Ohio">Ohio
- . Bill Gradison
- . Tom Luken
- . Charles W. Whalen Jr.
- . Tennyson Guyer
- . Del Latta
- . Bill Harsha
- . Bud Brown
- . Tom Kindness
- . Thomas L. Ashley
- . Clarence E. Miller
- . J. William Stanton
- . Samuel L. Devine
- . Donald J. Pease
- . John F. Seiberling
- . Chalmers Wylie
- . Ralph Regula
- . John M. Ashbrook
- . Douglas Applegate
- . Charles J. Carney
- . Mary Rose Oakar
- . Louis Stokes
- . Charles Vanik
- . Ronald M. Mottl
Oklahoma">List of United States Representatives from Oklahoma">Oklahoma
- . James R. Jones
- . Ted Risenhoover
- . Wes Watkins
- . Tom Steed
- . Mickey Edwards
- . Glenn English
Oregon">List of United States Representatives from Oregon">Oregon
- . Les AuCoin
- . Al Ullman
- . Robert B. Duncan
- . Jim Weaver
Pennsylvania">List of United States Representatives from Pennsylvania">Pennsylvania
- . Michael Myers
- . Robert N. C. Nix Sr.
- . Raymond Lederer
- . Joshua Eilberg
- . Richard T. Schulze
- . Gus Yatron
- . Robert W. Edgar
- . Peter H. Kostmayer
- . Bud Shuster
- . Joseph M. McDade
- . Dan Flood
- . John Murtha
- . Lawrence Coughlin
- . William S. Moorhead
- . Fred B. Rooney
- . Robert Smith Walker
- . Allen E. Ertel
- . Doug Walgren
- . William F. Goodling
- . Joseph M. Gaydos
- . John Herman Dent
- . Austin Murphy
- . Joseph S. Ammerman
- . Marc L. Marks
- . Gary A. Myers
Rhode Island">List of United States Representatives from Rhode Island">Rhode Island
- . Fernand St. Germain
- . Edward Beard
South Carolina">List of United States Representatives from South Carolina">South Carolina
- . Mendel Jackson Davis
- . Floyd Spence
- . Butler Derrick
- . James Mann
- . Kenneth Lamar Holland
- . John Jenrette
South Dakota">List of United States Representatives from South Dakota">South Dakota
- . Larry Pressler
- . James Abdnor
Tennessee">List of United States Representatives from Tennessee">Tennessee
- . Jimmy Quillen
- . John Duncan Sr.
- . Marilyn Lloyd
- . Al Gore
- . Clifford Allen, until June 18, 1978
- . Robin Beard
- . Ed Jones
- . Harold Ford Sr.
Texas">List of United States Representatives from Texas">Texas
- . Sam B. Hall Jr.
- . Charles Wilson
- . James M. Collins
- . Ray Roberts
- . Jim Mattox
- . Olin E. Teague, until December 31, 1978
- . Bill Archer
- . Robert C. Eckhardt
- . Jack B. Brooks
- . J. J. Pickle
- . William R. Poage, until December 31, 1978
- . Jim Wright
- . Jack Hightower
- . John Andrew Young
- . Kika de la Garza
- . Richard Crawford White
- . Omar Burleson, until December 31, 1978
- . Barbara Jordan
- . George H. Mahon
- . Henry B. González
- . Bob Krueger
- . Robert Gammage
- . Abraham Kazen
- . Dale Milford
Utah">List of United States Representatives from Utah">Utah
- . K. Gunn McKay
- . David Daniel Marriott
Vermont">List of United States Representatives from Vermont">Vermont
- . Jim Jeffords
Virginia">List of United States Representatives from Virginia">Virginia
- . Paul Trible
- . G. William Whitehurst
- . David E. Satterfield III
- . Robert Daniel
- . Dan Daniel
- . M. Caldwell Butler
- . J. Kenneth Robinson
- . Herbert Harris
- . William C. Wampler
- . Joseph L. Fisher
Washington">List of United States Representatives from Washington">Washington
- . Joel Pritchard
- . Lloyd Meeds
- . Don Bonker
- . Mike McCormack
- . Tom Foley
- . Norm Dicks
- . Brock Adams, until January 22, 1977
- * John E. Cunningham from May 17, 1977
West Virginia">List of United States Representatives from West Virginia">West Virginia
- . Bob Mollohan
- . Harley Orrin Staggers
- . John M. Slack Jr.
- . Nick Rahall
Wisconsin">List of United States Representatives from Wisconsin">Wisconsin
- . Les Aspin
- . Robert Kastenmeier
- . Alvin Baldus
- . Clement J. Zablocki
- . Henry S. Reuss
- . William A. Steiger, until December 4, 1978
- . Dave Obey
- . Robert John Cornell
- . Bob Kasten
Wyoming">List of United States Representatives from Wyoming">Wyoming
- . Teno Roncalio, until December 30, 1978
Non-voting members
- . Walter Fauntroy
- . Antonio Borja Won Pat
- . Baltasar Corrada del Río
- . Ron de Lugo
Changes in Membership
The count below reflects changes from the beginning of the first session of this Congress.Senate
- replacements: 11
- * Democratic: 3 seat net loss
- * Republican: 3 seat net gain
- deaths: 4
- resignations: 5
- vacancy:
- Total seats with changes: 9
House of Representatives
- replacements: 6
- * Democratic: 4 seat net loss
- * Republican: 4 seat net gain
- deaths: 6
- resignations: 21
- contested election:
- Total seats with changes: 25
Committees
Senate
- Aging
- Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry
- * Environment, Soil Conservation and Forestry
- * Agricultural Credit and Rural Electrification
- * Agricultural Production, Marketing and Stabilization of Prices
- * Agricultural Research and General Legislation
- * Rural Development
- * Foreign Agricultural Policy
- * Nutrition
- Appropriations
- * Agriculture and Related Agencies
- * Defense
- * District of Columbia
- * Foreign Operations
- * HUD-Independent Agencies
- * Interior
- * Labor, Health, Education and Welfare
- * Legislative
- * Military Construction
- * Public Works
- * State, Justice, Commerce and the Judiciary
- * Transportation
- * Treasury, Postal Service and General Government
- Armed Services
- * Intelligence
- * General Procurement
- * Military Construction and Stockfiles
- * Arms Control
- * Tactical Aircraft
- * Research and Development
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Employees
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- Architect of the Capitol: George M. White
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