1989–1991 U.S. Congress
The 101st United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, composed of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives . It met in Washington, D.C. , from January 3, 1989, to January 3, 1991, during the final weeks of Ronald Reagan 's presidency and the first two years of George H. W. Bush 's presidency .
The apportionment of seats in this House of Representatives was based on the 1980 United States census . Both chambers maintained a Democratic majority.
Major events
Major legislation
Enacted April 10, 1989: Whistleblower Protection Act , Pub. L. Tooltip Public Law (United States) 101–12, 103 Stat. 16 August 9, 1989: Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery, and Enforcement Act of 1989 , Pub. L. Tooltip Public Law (United States) 101–73, 103 Stat. 183 October 28, 1989: Flag Protection Act of 1989, Pub. L. Tooltip Public Law (United States) 101–131, 103 Stat. 777 May 22, 1990: Biological Weapons Anti-Terrorism Act of 1989 , Pub. L. Tooltip Public Law (United States) 101–298, 104 Stat. 201 July 26, 1990: Americans with Disabilities Act , Pub. L. Tooltip Public Law (United States) 101–336, 104 Stat. 327 August 18, 1990: Oil Pollution Act of 1990 , Pub. L. Tooltip Public Law (United States) 101–380, 104 Stat. 484 August 18, 1990: Ryan White CARE Act of 1990 , Pub. L. Tooltip Public Law (United States) 101–391, 104 Stat. 576 September 25, 1990: Hotel and Motel Fire Safety Act of 1990 , Pub. L. Tooltip Public Law (United States) 101–391, 104 Stat. 747 October 30, 1990: Native American Languages Act of 1990 , Pub. L. Tooltip Public Law (United States) 101–477, 104 Stat. 1152 October 30, 1990: Individuals with Disabilities Education Act of 1990 . Pub. L. Tooltip Public Law (United States) 101–476, 104 Stat. 1142 November 5, 1990: Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1990 , Pub. L. Tooltip Public Law (United States) 101–508, 104 Stat. 1388 (including Human Genome Project funding) November 12, 1990: Water Resources Development Act of 1990 (WRDA 1990), Pub. L. Tooltip Public Law (United States) 101–640 November 15, 1990: Administrative Dispute Resolution Act, Pub. L. Tooltip Public Law (United States) 101–552, 104 Stat. 2736 November 15, 1990: Spark M. Matsunaga Hydrogen Research, Development, and Demonstration Act of 1990 , Pub. L. Tooltip Public Law (United States) 101–566, 104 Stat. 2797 November 16, 1990: Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act , Pub. L. Tooltip Public Law (United States) 101–601, 104 Stat. 3048 November 16, 1990: Global Change Research Act of 1990 , Pub. L. Tooltip Public Law (United States) 101–606, 104 Stat. 3096 November 28, 1990: Tongass Timber Reform Act , Pub. L. Tooltip Public Law (United States) 101–626 November 28, 1990: Food and Drug Administration Revitalization Act , Pub. L. Tooltip Public Law (United States) 101–635, 104 Stat. 4583 November 29, 1990: Negotiated Rulemaking Act, Pub. L. Tooltip Public Law (United States) 101–648, 104 Stat. 4969 November 29, 1990: Indian Arts and Crafts Act of 1990 , {USPL|101|644}}, 104 Stat. 4662 November 29, 1990: Immigration Act of 1990 , Pub. L. Tooltip Public Law (United States) 101–649, 104 Stat. 4978 November 29, 1990: Gun-Free School Zones Act of 1990 , Pub. L. Tooltip Public Law (United States) 101–647, 104 Stat. 4789 December 1, 1990: Judicial Improvements Act of 1990 , Pub. L. Tooltip Public Law (United States) 101–650, 104 Stat. 5128 (including Visual Artists Rights Act )
Vetoed October 22, 1990: Civil Rights Act of 1990 , S. 2104. Override attempt failed in Senate, 66-34 (1 vote short of 67 needed to override).
Treaties ratified
Party summary
Senate Party standings in the Senate
House of Representatives
Leadership
Senate
Democratic majority
Republican minority
House of Representatives
Democratic majority
Republican minority
Caucuses
Members This list is arranged by chamber, then by state. Senators are listed in order of seniority, and representatives are listed by district.
Senate Senators are popularly elected statewide every two years, with one-third beginning new six-year terms with each Congress, In this Congress, Class 2 meant their term ended with this Congress, facing re-election in 1990; Class 3 meant their term began in the last Congress, facing re-election in 1992; and Class 1 meant their term began in this Congress, facing re-election in 1994.
House of Representatives The names of members of the House of Representatives are preceded by their district numbers.
Changes in membership
Senate
House of Representatives
Committees Lists of committees and their party leaders for members of the House and Senate committees can be found through the Official Congressional Directory at the bottom of this article. The directory after the pages of terms of service lists committees of the Senate, House (Standing with Subcommittees, Select and Special) and Joint and, after that, House/Senate committee assignments. On the committees section of the House and Senate in the Official Congressional Directory, the committee's members on the first row on the left side shows the chairman of the committee and on the right side shows the ranking member of the committee.
Joint committees
Employees
Legislative branch agency directors
Senate
House of Representatives
See also
Notes
References ^ "Wyoming's Election For U.S. House Seat Goes to Republican". The New York Times . April 26, 1989. Retrieved December 4, 2017 . ^ "First Cuban-American Elected to Congress". The New York Times . August 29, 1989. Retrieved December 4, 2017 . ^ Suro, Roberto (September 14, 1989). "Jim Wright As Speaker For Texans". The New York Times . Retrieved December 4, 2017 . ^ "Texas State Senator Elected to Congress To Fill Leland Seat". The New York Times . December 9, 1989. Retrieved December 4, 2017 . ^ "Democrat Wins a House Seat in Mississippi". October 17, 1989. Archived from the original on December 5, 2017. Retrieved December 4, 2017 .
External links Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress U.S. House of Representatives: Congressional History U.S. Senate: Statistics and Lists "Videos of House of Representatives Sessions for the 101st Congress from www.C-SPAN.org". "Videos of Senate Sessions for the 101st Congress from www.C-SPAN.org". "Videos of Committees from the House and Senate for the 101st Congress from www.C-SPAN.org". House of Representatives Session Calendar for the 101st Congress (PDF) . Archived from the original (PDF) on September 7, 2016. Retrieved June 6, 2016 . Congressional Pictorial Directory for the 101st Congress. S. PRT. 1967. Congressional Pictorial Directory for the 101st Congress (Revised). S. PRT. 1967. Official Congressional Directory for the 101st Congress. 1809.