This is the most recent Congress with a Democratic senator from the state of Mississippi, John C. Stennis, who retired at the end of Congress, and a Republican senator from the state of Connecticut, Lowell Weicker, who lost re-election in 1988.
Both chambers had a Democratic majority, with the Democrats increasing their lead in the House, and regaining the Senate for the first time since the 96th Congress from 1979 to 1981.
Major events
July 16, 1987: The bicentennial of the Connecticut Compromise that resulted in Congress's present structure is marked, by an unprecedented joint meeting outside Washington, in Independence Hall.[1]
October 19, 1987: Black Monday: Stocks fell sharply on Wall Street and around the world
November 18, 1987: Iran–Contra affair: Senate and House panels released reports charging President Reagan with 'ultimate responsibility' for the affair
September 29, 1987: Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Reaffirmation Act of 1987 (Gramm–Rudman–Hollings Balanced Budget Act), Pub. L.Tooltip Public Law (United States) 100–119, title I
This list is arranged by chamber, then by state. Senators are listed by class, 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 1 meant their term ended with this Congress, facing re-election in 1988; Class 2 meant their term began in the last Congress, facing re-election in 1990; and Class 3 meant their term began in this Congress, facing re-election in 1992.
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.
^ a b When seated or oath administered, not necessarily when service began.
References
^"Special Joint Meeting". C-SPAN.org. July 16, 1987. Retrieved May 10, 2024.
Martis, Kenneth C. (1989). The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
Martis, Kenneth C. (1982). The Historical Atlas of United States Congressional Districts. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
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 100th Congress from www.C-SPAN.org".
"Videos of Senate Sessions for the 100th Congress from www.C-SPAN.org".
"Videos of Committees from the House and Senate for the 100th Congress from www.C-SPAN.org".
House of Representatives Session Calendar for the 100th Congress (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on September 20, 2018. Retrieved December 11, 2018.
Congressional Pictorial Directory for the 100th Congress.
Official Congressional Directory for the 100th Congress.