92nd United States Congress
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
- 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)
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Total | ||||
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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)
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Total | ||||
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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
- President of the Senate : Spiro Agnew (R)
- President per tempore : Richard B. Russell (D) through January 21, 1971, Allen J. Ellender (D) from January 22, 1971 through July 27, 1972, and then James Eastland (D).
Leadership of the majority party
- Majority Leader: Mike Mansfield (D)
- Majority swip: Robert Byrd (D)
Leadership of the minority party
- Minority Leader: Hugh Scott (R)
- Minority whip: Robert P. Griffin (R)
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
- Minority Leader: Gerald Ford (R)
- Minority whip: Leslie C. Arends (R)
Senate members
The following senators represented their respective states in the 92nd Congress:
Members of the House of Representatives
The following congressmen represented the interests of their respective states in the 92nd Congress:
Members of the House of Representatives who are not entitled to vote:
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District of Columbia
- Walter E. Fauntroy (D) from March 23, 1971
- Puerto Rico :
Web links
- 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)