106th United States Congress
The 106th United States Congress , composed of the House and Senate , was the United States' legislature . Its legislative period lasted from January 3, 1999 to January 3, 2001. All members of the House of Representatives and a third of the senators ( Class III ) were elected in the November 1998 congressional elections. There was a Republican majority in both chambers . This stood in opposition to Democratic President Bill Clinton . Congress met in the American capital Washington, DC The distribution of seats in the House of Representatives was based on the 1990 census .
Important events
- January 3, 1999: The newly elected Congress begins its work.
- January 7 to February 12, 1999: Impeachment proceedings against President Bill Clinton (failed)
- March 24 to June 10, 1999: Operation Operation Allied Force . NATO is attacking Yugoslavia with air strikes.
- March 19, 1999: The Dow Jones exceeded the 10,000 mark for the first time.
- April 20, 1999: The Columbine High School rampage shakes America and the world.
- December 31, 1999: The Year 2000 problem poses problems for computer professionals.
The main laws
During the session of the 106th Congress, the following federal laws were passed ( see also: Legislative procedure ):
- May 21, 1999: Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act (Kosovo operations), Pub.L. 106–31,
- August 17, 1999: Water Resources Development Act of 1999, Pub.L. 106-53
- November 12, 1999: Gramm-Leach-Bliley Financial Services Modernization Act, Pub.L. 106-102,
- November 29, 1999: American Inventors Protection Act, Pub.L. 106–113 (including Anticybersquatting Consumer Protection Act)
- March 14, 2000: Iran Nonproliferation Act of 2000, Pub.L. 106-178,
- April 5, 2000: Wendell H. Ford Aviation Investment and Reform Act for the 21st Century, Pub.L. 106-181
- May 18, 2000: African Growth and Opportunity Act, Pub.L. 106-200
- June 30, 2000: Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act, Pub.L. 106-229 August 7, 2000: Oceans Act, Pub.L. 106-256, 114 Stat. 644
- September 22, 2000: Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act, Pub.L. 106-274, 114 Stat. 803
- October 17, 2000: Children's Health Act, Pub.L.
- October 28, 2000: Victims of Trafficking and Violence Protection Act of 2000, Pub.L. 106-386,
- October 30, 2000: Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act, Pub.L. 106-390,
- October 30, 2000: Floyd D. Spence National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2001, Pub.L. 106-398
- December 11, 2000: Water Resources Development Act of 2000, Pub.L. 106-541,
- December 21, 2000: Commodity Futures Modernization Act of 2000, Pub.L. 106-554,
Composition according to parties
senate
Membership changed due to two deaths.
Affiliation | Political party (Shading indicates majority party)
|
Total | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
republican | Democrats | Vacant | ||
End of the 105th Congress | 55 | 45 | 100 | 0 |
Begin | 55 | 45 | 100 | 0 |
October 25, 1999 | 54 | 99 | 1 | |
November 2, 1999 | 55 | 100 | 0 | |
July 19, 2000 | 54 | 99 | 1 | |
July 25, 2000 | 46 | 100 | 0 | |
Final share of the vote | 54% | 46% | ||
Beginning of the 107th Congress | 50 | 50 | 100 | 0 |
House of Representatives
There were two resignations and three deaths.
timeline | Political party (Shading indicates majority party)
|
Total | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
republican | Democrats | Independent | Vacant | ||
End of the 105th Congress | 227 | 207 | 1 | 435 | 0 |
Beginning | 223 | 211 | 1 | 435 | 0 |
March 2, 1999 | 222 | 434 | 1 | ||
June 7, 1999 | 223 | 435 | 0 | ||
July 16, 1999 | 210 | 434 | 1 | ||
July 17, 1999 | 222 | 211 | 434 | 1 | |
November 17, 1999 | 212 | 435 | 0 | ||
January 27, 2000 | 223 | 211 | 2 | 435 | 0 |
July 27, 2000 | 210 | 435 | 0 | ||
September 11, 2000 | 209 | 434 | 1 | ||
October 10, 2000 | 208 | 434 | 2 | ||
December 8, 2000 | 222 | 433 | 3 | ||
The End | 433 | 3 | |||
Final share of the vote | 51.2% | 48.5% | 0.3% | ||
Beginning of the 107th Congress | 221 | 211 | 2 | 435 | 0 |
Public officials
House of Representatives
Office | Surname | |
---|---|---|
Speaker of the House of Representatives | Dennis Hastert (R) |
Leadership of the majority party
Office | Surname | Constituency | Term of office | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Majority leader | Dick Armey (R) | |||
Majority whip | Tom DeLay (R) |
Leadership of the minority party
Office | Surname | |
---|---|---|
Minority leader | Dick Gephardt (D) | |
Minority whip | David E. Bonior (D) |
senate
Office | Surname | Term of office | |
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President of the Senate | Al Gore (D) | ||
President pro tempore | Strom Thurmond (R) |
Leadership of the majority party
Office | Surname | |
---|---|---|
Majority leader | Trent Lott (R) | |
Majority whip | Don Nickles (R) |
Leadership of the minority party
Office | Surname | |
---|---|---|
Minority leader | Tom Daschle (D) | |
Minority whip | Harry Reid (D) |
Senate members
See List of Senate Members of the 106th United States Congress
Members of the House of Representatives
The following congressmen represented the interests of their respective states in the 106th Congress:
Members of the House of Representatives who are not entitled to vote:
See also
Web links
- Congressional Record for the 107th Congress Document Collection ( Project THOMAS of the Library of Congress )
- bioguide.congress.gov (by entering 106 under Year OR Congress: you get a list of the members of the 106th Congress with a link to the official biographies; English)