102nd United States Congress

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The 102nd 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, 1991 to January 3, 1993. All members of the House of Representatives and a third of the senators ( Class II ) were elected in November 1990 in the congressional elections. There was a democratic majority in both chambers . This meant that Republican President George HW Bush did not have a majority in Congress. Congress met in the American capital Washington, DC The distribution of seats in the House of Representatives was based on the 1980 census .

Important events

See also 1991 and 1992

  • January 3, 1991: The newly elected Congress begins its work
  • January 17 to February 28, 1991: Second Gulf War
  • May 16, 1991: Queen Elizabeth II speaks to Congress.
  • November 3, 1992: Bill Clinton is elected as the new US President.

The main laws

During the session of the 102nd Congress, the following federal laws were passed ( see also: Legislative procedure ):

  • February 6, 1991: Agent Orange Act of 1991
  • November 21, 1991: Civil Rights Act of 1991
  • December 9, 1991: High Performance Computing and Communication Act of 1991
  • December 12, 1991: Soviet Nuclear Threat Reduction Act of 1991
  • October 9, 1992: Chinese Student Protection Act of 1992
  • October 23, 1992: Former Soviet Union Demilitarization Act of 1992
  • October 23, 1992: Weapons of Mass Destruction Control Act
  • October 28, 1992: Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act
  • October 28, 1992: Land Remote Sensing Policy Act

Composition according to parties

senate

Majority in the Senate at the opening of the 102nd Congress
  • 56 Democratic Senators
  • 44 Republican Senators
  • Political party
    (Shading shows majority party)
    Total
    Democrats republican Vacant
    End of the 101st Congress 55 45 100 0
    102nd Congress 56 44 100 0
    Beginning of the 103rd Congress 57 43 100 0

    House of Representatives

    Political party
    (Shading shows majority party)
    Total
    Democrats republican Others Vacant
    End of the 101st Congress 250 183 0 435 2
    102nd Congress 270 164 1 435
    Beginning of the 103rd Congress 258 176 1 435

    There were also five 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

    Leadership of the minority party

    Senate members

    The following senators represented their respective states in the 102nd 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 102nd Congress:

    Alabama 7 constituencies

    Alaska state-wide election

    Arizona 5 constituencies

    Arkansas 4 constituencies

    California 45 constituencies


    Colorado 6 constituencies

    Connecticut 6 constituencies

    Delaware state-wide choice

    Florida 19 constituencies

    Georgia 10 constituencies

    Hawaii 2 electoral districts

    Idaho 2 constituencies

    Illinois 22 constituencies

    Indiana 10 constituencies

    Iowa 6 constituencies

    Kansas 5 constituencies.

    Kentucky 7 constituencies


    Louisiana 8 constituencies

    Maine 2 constituencies

    Maryland 8 constituencies

    Massachusetts 11 constituencies

    Michigan 18 constituencies

    Minnesota 8 constituencies

    Mississippi 5 constituencies

    Missouri 9 constituencies

    Montana 2 electoral districts

    Nebraska 3 constituencies

    Nevada 2nd constituency

    New Hampshire 2 electoral divisions

    New Jersey 14 constituencies

    New Mexico 3 constituencies

    New York 34 constituencies

    North Carolina 11 constituencies

    North Dakota 1 constituency (state-wide)

    Ohio 21 constituencies

    Oklahoma 6 constituencies

    Oregon 5 constituencies

    Pennsylvania 23 constituencies

    Rhode Island 2 electoral districts

    South Carolina 6 constituencies.

    South Dakota 1 constituency (state-wide)

    Tennessee 9 constituencies

    Texas 27 constituencies

    Utah 3 constituencies

    Vermont 1 constituency (state-wide)

    Virginia 10 constituencies

    Washington 8 constituencies

    West Virginia 4 electoral divisions

    Wisconsin 9 constituencies

    Wyoming state-wide elections

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

    Web links

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