102nd United States Congress
101st ←
→ 103rd
United States Capitol (1991)
January 3, 1991 – January 3, 1993
Members100 senators
435 representatives
5 non-voting delegates
Senate majorityDemocratic
Senate PresidentDan Quayle (R)
House majorityDemocratic
House SpeakerTom Foley (D)
Sessions
1st: January 3, 1991 – January 3, 1992
2nd: January 3, 1992 – October 9, 1992

The 102nd 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, 1991, to January 3, 1993, during the last two years of George H. W. Bush's presidency. This is the most recent Congress where Republicans held a Senate seat from California.

The apportionment of seats in this House of Representatives was based on the 1980 United States census. Both chambers maintained a Democratic majority.

Notable events

Main articles: 1991 in the United States, 1992 in the United States, and 1993 in the United States

Major legislation

Main article: List of United States federal legislation § 102nd United States Congress

Constitutional amendments

Party summary

Senate

Party standings on the opening day of the 102nd Congress
  56 Democratic Senators
  44 Republican Senators
Party
(shading shows control) 		Total Vacant
Democratic
(D) 		Republican
(R)
End of previous congress 55 45 100 0
Begin 56 44 100 0
End 58 42
Final voting share 58.0% 42.0%
Beginning of next congress 57 43 100 0

House of Representatives

Affiliation Members Voting
share
Democratic Party 267 61.4%
Republican Party 167 38.4%
Independent 1 0.2%
Total 435 100%

Leadership

Senate President
Dan Quayle
Dan Quayle (R)
Senate President pro Tempore
Robert Byrd
Robert Byrd (D)
House Speaker
Tom Foley
Tom Foley (D)

Senate

Majority (Democratic) leadership

Minority (Republican) leadership

House of Representatives

Majority (Democratic) leadership

Minority (Republican) leadership

Caucuses

Members

This list is arranged by chamber, then by state. Senators are listed in order of seniority, and representatives are listed by district.

Senate

Senators are popularly elected statewide every two years, with one-third beginning new six-year terms with each Congress, In this Congress, Class 3 meant their term ended with this Congress, requiring reelection in 1992; Class 1 meant their term began in the last Congress, requiring reelection in 1994; and Class 2 meant their term began in this Congress, requiring reelection in 1996.

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[a]
California
(1) 		Pete Wilson (R) Resigned January 7, 1991, after being elected Governor of California.
As Governor, he appointed his successor. 		John Seymour (R) January 10, 1991
Pennsylvania
(1) 		John Heinz (R) Died April 4, 1991.
Successor was appointed May 9, 1991, to continue the term.
Appointee was later elected to finish the term ending January 3, 1995. 		Harris Wofford (D) May 9, 1991
North Dakota
(1) 		Quentin Burdick (D) Died September 8, 1992.
His wife was appointed the same day to succeed him. 		Jocelyn Burdick (D) September 12, 1992
California
(1) 		John Seymour (R) Interim appointee lost special election to finish the term.
Successor elected on November 3, 1992 to finish the term ending January 3, 1995. 		Dianne Feinstein (D) November 10, 1992
North Dakota
(1) 		Jocelyn Burdick (D) Interim appointee retired December 14, 1992.
Her successor was chosen at a special election December 4, 1992 to finish the term ending January 3, 1995. 		Kent Conrad (D) December 14, 1992
North Dakota
(3) 		Kent Conrad (D) Resigned December 14, 1992, to assume vacant Class 1 seat to which he was elected.
His successor was appointed to assume the seat early, having already won election to the next term. 		Byron Dorgan (D) December 15, 1992
Tennessee
(2) 		Al Gore (D) Resigned January 2, 1993, to become Vice President of the United States.
His successor was appointed to finish the term. 		Harlan Mathews (D) January 2, 1993

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[a]
Massachusetts's 1st Silvio O. Conte (R) Died February 11, 1991 John Olver (D) June 18, 1991
Illinois's 15th Edward Rell Madigan (R) Resigned March 8, 1991, after being appointed U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Thomas W. Ewing (R) July 2, 1991
Texas's 3rd Steve Bartlett (R) Resigned March 11, 1991, after being elected Mayor of Dallas Sam Johnson (R) May 8, 1991
Arizona's 2nd Mo Udall (D) Resigned May 4, 1991, due to worsening Parkinson's disease Ed Pastor (D) October 3, 1991
Pennsylvania's 2nd William H. Gray III (D) Resigned September 11, 1991 to become President of the Negro College Fund Lucien Blackwell (D) November 5, 1991
Virginia's 7th D. French Slaughter Jr. (R) Resigned November 5, 1991 following a series of strokes George Allen (R) November 5, 1991
Puerto Rico's at-large Jaime Fuster (PD) Resigned March 4, 1992 Antonio Colorado (PD) March 4, 1992
New York's 17th Theodore S. Weiss (D) Died September 14, 1992 Jerry Nadler (D) November 3, 1992
North Carolina's 1st Walter B. Jones Sr. (D) Died September 15, 1992 Eva Clayton (D) November 3, 1992
North Dakota's at-large Byron Dorgan (D) Resigned December 14, 1992, after being appointed US Senator 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. ^ a b When seated or oath administered, not necessarily when service began.

References

  1. ^ Dean, John W. (September 27, 2002). "The Telling Tale of the Twenty-Seventh Amendment". FindLaw. Retrieved July 9, 2013.

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