1991–1993 U.S. Congress
The 102nd 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, 1991, to January 3, 1993, during the last two years of George H. W. Bush 's presidency . This is the most recent Congress where Republicans held a Senate seat from California.
The apportionment of seats in this House of Representatives was based on the 1980 United States census . Both chambers maintained a Democratic majority.
Notable events
Major legislation January 14, 1991: Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq Resolution of 1991 , Pub. L. Tooltip Public Law (United States) 102–1, 105 Stat. 3 February 6, 1991: Agent Orange Act of 1991 , Pub. L. Tooltip Public Law (United States) 102–4, 105 Stat. 11 November 21, 1991: Civil Rights Act of 1991 , Pub. L. Tooltip Public Law (United States) 102–166, 105 Stat. 1071 December 9, 1991: High Performance Computing and Communication Act of 1991 , Pub. L. Tooltip Public Law (United States) 102–194 December 12, 1991: Soviet Nuclear Threat Reduction Act of 1991 , Pub. L. Tooltip Public Law (United States) 102–228, 105 Stat. 1691 December 18, 1991: Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act , Pub. L. Tooltip Public Law (United States) 102–240, 105 Stat. 1914 December 19, 1991: Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Improvement Act of 1991 , Pub. L. Tooltip Public Law (United States) 102–242, 105 Stat. 2236 June 26, 1992: Copyright Renewal Act of 1992 , Pub. L. Tooltip Public Law (United States) 102–307, 106 Stat. 264 October 9, 1992: Chinese Student Protection Act of 1992 , Pub. L. Tooltip Public Law (United States) 102–404, 106 Stat. 1969 October 23, 1992: Former Soviet Union Demilitarization Act of 1992 Pub. L. Tooltip Public Law (United States) 102–484, 106 Stat. 2315 October 23, 1992: Weapons of Mass Destruction Control Act , Pub. L. Tooltip Public Law (United States) 102–484 (div. A, title XV), 106 Stat. 2567 October 24, 1992: Soviet Scientists Immigration Act of 1992 , Pub. L. Tooltip Public Law (United States) 102–509, 106 Stat. 3316 October 24, 1992: Freedom Support Act , Pub. L. Tooltip Public Law (United States) 102–511, 106 Stat. 3320 October 26, 1992: President John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 , Pub. L. Tooltip Public Law (United States) 102–526, 106 Stat. 3443 October 28, 1992: Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act , Pub. L. Tooltip Public Law (United States) 102–548, 106 Stat. 3646 October 28, 1992: Audio Home Recording Act , Pub. L. Tooltip Public Law (United States) 102–563, 106 Stat. 4237 October 28, 1992: Land Remote Sensing Policy Act, Pub. L. Tooltip Public Law (United States) 102–555, 106 Stat. 4163 October 29, 1992: Weather Service Modernization Act of 1992 , Pub. L. Tooltip Public Law (United States) 102–567, 106 Stat. 4270 November 2, 1992: High Seas Driftnet Fisheries Enforcement Act of 1992 , Pub. L. Tooltip Public Law (United States) 102–582, 106 Stat. 4900 November 4, 1992: Abandoned Barge Act of 1992 , Pub. L. Tooltip Public Law (United States) 102–587, 106 Stat. 5039
Constitutional amendments
Party summary
Senate Party standings on the opening day of the 102nd Congress
House of Representatives
Leadership
Senate
Majority (Democratic) leadership
Minority (Republican) leadership
House of Representatives
Majority (Democratic) leadership
Minority (Republican) leadership
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 3 meant their term ended with this Congress, requiring reelection in 1992; Class 1 meant their term began in the last Congress, requiring reelection in 1994; and Class 2 meant their term began in this Congress, requiring reelection in 1996.
House of Representatives
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.
Senate
House of Representatives
Joint committees
Employees
Legislative branch agency directors
Senate
House of Representatives
See also
Notes ^ a b When seated or oath administered, not necessarily when service began.
References ^ Dean, John W. (September 27, 2002). "The Telling Tale of the Twenty-Seventh Amendment". FindLaw . Retrieved July 9, 2013 .
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 102nd Congress from www.C-SPAN.org". "Videos of Senate Sessions for the 102nd Congress from www.C-SPAN.org". "Videos of Committees from the House and Senate for the 102nd Congress from www.C-SPAN.org". House of Representatives Session Calendar for the 102nd Congress (PDF) . Archived from the original (PDF) on September 7, 2016. Retrieved June 6, 2016 . Congressional Pictorial Directory for the 102nd Congress. Official Congressional Directory for the 102nd Congress.