The 103rd United States Congress , made up of the House and Senate , was the United States' legislature . Its legislative period lasted from January 3, 1993 to January 3, 1995. All members of the House of Representatives and a third of the senators ( Class III ) were elected on November 3, 1992 in the congressional elections. The Democrats achieved a majority in both chambers . At the same time, they won the presidential election of 1992 with 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
See also 1993 and 1994
January 3, 1993: The newly elected Congress begins its work
January 20, 1993: Bill Clinton is sworn in to succeed George HW Bush as the new president.
February 26, 1993: World Trade Center bombing in 1993 in New York City .
February 28 - April 19, 1993: In Waco , Texas , the siege begins on a ranch on which members of the Branch Davidians religious group have holed up. In the end, over 80 people die.
October 3, 1993: Operation Gothic Serpent, which began in Mogadishu in August 1993, ends. The United States Army loses two helicopters. The Americans have 19 dead and 73 wounded. In addition, a soldier is taken prisoner of war. There are over 1,000 deaths on the Somali side.
January 17, 1994: The 1994 Northridge earthquake near Los Angeles with a magnitude of 6.7 on the Richter scale kills 72. Over 26 thousand people lose their homes.
February 22, 1994: Aldrich Ames and his wife are arrested as Soviet spies.
February 28: Four American fighter jets shot down four Serbian fighter jets that had disregarded a ban on overflights over Bosnia and Herzegovina .
September 19, 1994: Operation Uphold Democracy begins in Haiti
October 1, 1994: Palau becomes independent.
November 8, 1994: The Republican Party wins a majority in both houses in the congressional elections.
The main laws
During the session of the 103rd Congress, the following federal laws were passed ( see also: Legislative procedure ):
February 5, 1993: Family and Medical Leave Act
May 20, 1993: National Voter Registration Act of 1993
August 10, 1993: Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1993
November 16, 1993: Religious Freedom Restoration Act
November 30, 1993: Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act
November 30, 1993: Don't ask, don't tell
December 8, 1993: North American Free Trade Agreement
May 26, 1994: Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances Act
September 13, 1994: Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act
September 23, 1994: Community Development, Credit Enhancement, and Regulatory Improvement Act of 1994.
Composition according to parties
senate
Majority in the Senate on the day the Congress opened
47 Democratic Senators
53 Republican Senators
Political party
Total
Democrats
republican
Vacant
End of the 102nd Congress
57
43
100
0
Beginning
57
43
100
0
The End
Final voting ratio
53.0%
47.0%
Beginning of the 105th Congress
47
53
100
0
House of Representatives
Distribution of seats according to the individual states
80.1-100% Democrats
80.1-100% Republicans
60.1-80% Democrats
60.1-80% Republicans
50.1-60% Democrats
50.1-60% Republicans
Tie: 50-50 split
1 independent
Political party (Shading indicates majority party)
Total
Democrats
Independent
republican
Vacant
End of the 102nd Congress
270
1
164
435
0
Beginning
258
1
176
435
0
The End
256
177
434
1
Final voting ratio
59.2%
40.8%
Non-voting members
4th
0
0
5
0
Beginning of the 104th Congress
204
1
230
435
0
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 103rd Congress:
Members of the House of Representatives
The following congressmen represented the interests of their respective states in the 103rd Congress:
Members of the House of Representatives who are not entitled to vote:
See also
Web links
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