102nd United States Congress
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
- 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
Political party (Shading shows majority party)
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Total | |||
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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)
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Total | ||||
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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
- Majority Leader: George J. Mitchell (D)
- Majority swip: Wendell Ford (D)
Leadership of the minority party
- Minority Leader: Bob Dole (R)
- Minority whip: Alan K. Simpson (R)
House of Representatives
Leadership of the majority party
- Majority Leader : Dick Gephardt (D)
- Majority swip: William H. Gray (D) until September 11, 1991, then David E. Bonior (D)
Leadership of the minority party
- Minority Leader: Robert H. Michel
- Minority whip : Newt Gingrich
Senate members
The following senators represented their respective states in the 102nd Congress:
Members of the House of Representatives
The following congressmen represented the interests of their respective states in the 102nd Congress:
Members of the House of Representatives who are not entitled to vote:
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American Samoa
- Eni Faleomavaega (D)
- District of Columbia
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Guam
- Vicente T. Blaz (R)
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Puerto Rico :
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Jaime Fuster until March 4, 1992
- Antonio Colorado from March 4, 1992
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Jaime Fuster until March 4, 1992
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American Virgin Islands
- Ron de Lugo (D)
Web links
- Congressional Record for the 102th Congress Document Collection ( Project THOMAS of the Library of Congress )
- bioguide.congress.gov (by entering 102 under Year OR Congress: you get a list of the members of the 102nd Congress with a link to the official biographies; English)