92nd United States Congress

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The 92nd Congress of the United States , composed of the House and Senate , was the legislature of the United States . Its legislative period lasted from January 3, 1971 to January 3, 1973. All members of the House of Representatives and a third of the senators ( Class I ) were elected in November 1970 in the congressional elections. This resulted in a majority of the Democratic Party in both chambers , which was in opposition to the federal government under Republican President Richard Nixon . In the course of the legislative period there were some personnel changes in both chambers due to resignations and deaths, but these did not result in any changes in the majority structure. Congress met in the American capital Washington, DC The distribution of seats in the House of Representatives was based on the 1960 census .

Important events

See also 1971 and 1972

  • January 3, 1971: beginning of the legislative period of the 92nd Congress
  • January 25, 1971: Charles Manson and three of his "family members" are found guilty of multiple murders. He was sentenced to death on April 9th. The sentence was then commuted to life imprisonment following the abolition of the death penalty in California.
  • January 31, 1971: Start of the successful Apollo 14 mission.
  • February 9, 1971: The 1971 San Fernando earthquake, with a value of 6.7 on the Richter scale, shook parts of California.
  • February 11, 1971: The Seabed Treaty between the United States, Great Britain and the Soviet Union is signed. The treaty bans the installation of nuclear weapons and other weapons of mass destruction on the seabed and underground.
  • February 20, 1971: At least 74 people are killed in tornadoes in Mississippi state .
  • March 29, 1971: William Calley is sentenced to life imprisonment for 22 murders in the Mỹ Lai massacre. (Later he is pardoned).
  • April 24, 1971: 500,000 people protest in Washington DC against the Vietnam War .
  • May 30, 1971: As part of the Mariner program, Mariner 9 embarks on a mission to Mars. The planet will enter orbit on November 13th.
  • June 6, 1971: 50 people died in an airplane collision near Duarte , California.
  • June 13, 1971: The New York Times begins publishing the Pentagon Papers .
  • July 5, 1971: The 26th Amendment to the United States Constitution reduces the voting age from 21 to 18.
  • August 15, 1971: President Nixon announces that the United States is moving away from the gold standard for currency.
  • September 4: 111 people die in a plane crash in Alaska .
  • September 9-13, 1971: 42 people are killed in a prison revolt in Attica, New York state . There were also ten hostages.
  • February 21-28, 1972: President Nixon visits China and meets with Mao Zedong .
  • April 10, 1972: The Bioweapons Convention is signed.
  • May 15, 1972: Okinawa is returned to Japan.
  • May 24, 1972: Bomb attack by the RAF on the American headquarters in Germany, the Campbell Barracks in Heidelberg. Three soldiers are killed in the process.
  • May 26, 1972: The SALT Agreement and the ABM Treaty are signed in Moscow.
  • June 17, 1972: The Watergate affair begins with the burglary of the offices of the Democratic Party leadership in the Watergate Hotel in Washington .
  • November 7, 1972: US presidential and congressional elections. President Richard Nixon will be re-elected. In Congress, the Democrats defend their majority in both chambers.

The main laws

During the session of the 92nd Congress, the following federal laws were passed ( see also: Legislative procedure ):

  • December 18, 1971: Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act
  • December 23, 1971: National Cancer Act
  • February 7, 1972: Federal Election Campaign Act
  • March 24, 1972: Equal Employment Opportunity Act
  • June 23, 1972: Title IX | Title IX Amendment of the Higher Education Act
  • October 6, 1972: Federal Advisory Committee Act
  • October 18, 1972: Clean Water Act
  • October 21, 1972: Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972
  • October 27, 1972: Consumer Product Safety Act
  • October 27, 1972: Noise Control Act
  • October 27, 1972: Coastal Zone Management Act

Composition according to parties

senate

Political party
(Shading shows majority party)
Total
Democrats republican Others Vacant
91st Congress 57 43 0 100 0
92nd Congress 54 44 2 100
93rd Congress 57 40 2 100 1

House of Representatives

Political party
(Shading shows majority party)
Total
Democrats republican Independent Vacant
91st Congress 243 192 0 435 0
92nd Congress 255 180 0 435
93rd Congress 235 182 0 435 18th

There were also two congressional delegates who were not entitled to vote

Public officials

senate

Leadership of the majority party

Leadership of the minority party

House of Representatives

Leadership of the majority party

  • Majority Leader: Hale Boggs (D) until October 16, 1972. Missing since a plane crash. Was not replaced as majority leader until January 3, 1973.
  • Majority swip: Tip O'Neill (D)

Leadership of the minority party

Senate members

The following senators represented their respective states in the 92nd Congress:

Alabama

Alaska

Arizona

Arkansas

California

Colorado

Connecticut

Delaware

Florida

Georgia

Hawaii

Idaho

Illinois

Indiana

Iowa

Kansas

Kentucky

Louisiana

Maine

Maryland

Massachusetts

Michigan

Minnesota

Mississippi

Missouri

Montana

Nebraska

Nevada

New Hampshire

New Jersey

New Mexico

new York

North Carolina

North Dakota

Ohio

Oklahoma

Oregon

Pennsylvania

Rhode Island

South carolina

South Dakota

Tennessee

Texas

Utah

Vermont

Virginia

Washington

West Virginia

Wisconsin

Wyoming

Members of the House of Representatives

The following congressmen represented the interests of their respective states in the 92nd Congress:

Alabama 8 constituencies

Alaska state-wide election

Arizona 3 constituencies

Arkansas 4 constituencies.

California 38 constituencies.

Colorado 4 constituencies

Connecticut 6 constituencies

Delaware state-wide choice

Florida 12 constituencies

Georgia 10 constituencies

Hawaii 2 electoral districts

Idaho 2 constituencies

Illinois 24 constituencies

Indiana 11 constituencies

Iowa 7 constituencies

Kansas 5 constituencies.

Kentucky 7 constituencies


Louisiana 8 constituencies

Maine 2 constituencies

Maryland 8 constituencies

Massachusetts 12 constituencies

Michigan 19 constituencies


Minnesota 8 constituencies

Mississippi 5 constituencies

Missouri 10 constituencies

Montana 2 electoral districts

Nebraska 3 constituencies

Nevada state-wide election

New Hampshire 2 electoral divisions

New Jersey 15 constituencies

New Mexico 2 electoral districts

New York 41 constituencies

North Carolina 11 constituencies

North Dakota 2 constituencies

Ohio 24 constituencies

Oklahoma 6 constituencies

Oregon 4 constituencies

Pennsylvania 27 constituencies

Rhode Island 2 electoral districts

South Carolina 6 constituencies.

South Dakota 2 constituencies

Tennessee 9 constituencies

Texas 23 constituencies

Utah 2 constituencies

Vermont 1 constituency (state-wide)

Virginia 10 constituencies

Washington 7 constituencies

West Virginia 5 constituencies

Wisconsin 10 constituencies

Wyoming state-wide elections

Members of the House of Representatives who are not entitled to vote:

Web links

Commons : 92nd United States Congress  - Collection of Images, Videos, and Audio Files
  • bioguide.congress.gov (by entering 92 under Year OR Congress: you get a list of the members of the 92nd Congress with a link to the official biographies; English)