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1997–1999 U.S. Congress From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The 105th 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, DC from January 3, 1997, to January 3, 1999, during the fifth and sixth years of Bill Clinton's presidency. Apportionment of seats in the House of Representatives was based on the 1990 United States census.
| 105th United States Congress | |
|---|---|
104th ← → 106th | |
United States Capitol (1997) | |
January 3, 1997 – January 3, 1999 | |
| Members | 100 senators 435 representatives 5 non-voting delegates |
| Senate majority | Republican |
| Senate President | Al Gore (D) |
| House majority | Republican |
| House Speaker | Newt Gingrich (R) |
| Sessions | |
| 1st: January 7, 1997 – November 13, 1997 2nd: January 27, 1998 – December 19, 1998 | |
This is the most recent Congress with a Republican senator from New York, Al D'Amato, who lost re-election in 1998, and a Democratic senator from Kentucky, Wendell Ford, who retired at the end of the Congress.
Both chambers retained a Republican majority. President Clinton was impeached by the US House of Representatives of the 105th Congress.
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There was no change in the parties during this Congress.
| Party (Shading indicates majority caucus) |
Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Democratic | Vacant | ||
| End of previous Congress | 53 | 47 | 100 | 0 |
| 105th Congress | 55 | 45 | 100 | 0 |
| Final voting share | 55% | 45% | ||
| Beginning of the next Congress | 55 | 45 | 100 | 0 |
| Party (Shading indicates majority caucus) |
Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Democratic | Independent | Vacant | ||
| End of previous Congress | 234 | 198 | 1 | 433 | 2 |
| Begin (January 3, 1997) | 226 | 207 | 2 | 435 | 0 |
| January 8, 1997[note 1] | 227 | 1 | |||
| January 30, 1997 | 206 | 434 | 1 | ||
| February 13, 1997 | 205 | 433 | 2 | ||
| April 12, 1997 | 206 | 434 | 1 | ||
| May 20, 1997 | 228 | 435 | 0 | ||
| August 2, 1997 | 227 | 434 | 1 | ||
| October 28, 1997 | 205 | 433 | 2 | ||
| November 5, 1997 | 228 | 434 | 1 | ||
| November 11, 1997 | 204 | 433 | 2 | ||
| November 17, 1997 | 203 | 432 | 3 | ||
| January 5, 1998 | 227 | 431 | 4 | ||
| February 5, 1998 | 204 | 432 | 3 | ||
| February 6, 1998 | 203 | 431 | 4 | ||
| March 17, 1998 | 204 | 432 | 3 | ||
| March 25, 1998 | 226 | 431 | 4 | ||
| April 21, 1998 | 227 | 205 | 433 | 2 | |
| May 21, 1998 | 206 | 434 | 1 | ||
| June 25, 1998 | 228 | 435 | 0 | ||
| Final voting share | 52.4% | 47.4% | 0.2% | ||
| Non-voting members | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Beginning of the next Congress | 223 | 211 | 1 | 435 | 0 |
 | This section needs additional citations for verification. (August 2023) |
In this Congress, Class 3 meant their term ended with this Congress, facing re-election in 1998; Class 1 meant their term began in the last Congress, facing re-election in 2000; and Class 2 meant their term began in this Congress, facing re-election in 2002.
Members of the House of Representatives are listed by districts.
There were no changes in Senate membership during this Congress.
Four members of the House of Representatives died, and four resigned.
| District | Vacated by | Reason for change | Successor | Date of successor's formal installation[a] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texas's 28th | Frank Tejeda (D) | Died January 30, 1997 | Ciro Rodriguez (D) | April 12, 1997 |
| New Mexico 3rd | Bill Richardson (D) | Resigned February 13, 1997, to become Ambassador to the United Nations | Bill Redmond (R) | May 20, 1997 |
| New York 13th | Susan Molinari (R) | Resigned August 2, 1997, to become a television journalist for CBS | Vito Fossella (R) | November 5, 1997 |
| California 22nd | Walter Capps (D) | Died October 28, 1997 | Lois Capps (D) | March 17, 1998 |
| Pennsylvania 1st | Thomas M. Foglietta (D) | Resigned November 11, 1997, to become Ambassador to Italy | Bob Brady (D) | May 21, 1998 |
| New York 6th | Floyd Flake (D) | Resigned November 17, 1997, to return full-time to his duties as pastor of Allen A.M.E. Church | Gregory Meeks (D) | February 5, 1998 |
| California 44th | Sonny Bono (R) | Died January 5, 1998 | Mary Bono (R) | April 21, 1998 |
| California 9th | Ron Dellums (D) | Resigned February 6, 1998 | Barbara Lee (D) | April 21, 1998 |
| New Mexico 1st | Steven Schiff (R) | Died March 25, 1998 | Heather Wilson (R) | June 25, 1998 |
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.
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