1993–1995 U.S. Congress From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The 103rd 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, 1993, to January 3, 1995, during the final weeks of George H. W. Bush's presidency and in the first two years of Bill Clinton's presidency. The apportionment of seats in the House of Representatives was based on the 1990 United States census.
| 103rd United States Congress | |
|---|---|
102nd ← → 104th | |
.jpg) United States Capitol (1993) | |
January 3, 1993 – January 3, 1995 | |
| Members | 100 senators 435 representatives 5 non-voting delegates |
| Senate majority | Democratic |
| Senate President | Dan Quayle (R)[a] (until January 20, 1993) Al Gore (D) (from January 20, 1993) |
| House majority | Democratic |
| House Speaker | Tom Foley (D) |
| Sessions | |
| 1st: January 5, 1993 – November 26, 1993 2nd: January 25, 1994 – December 1, 1994 | |
This is the most recent Congress to have a Democratic senator from Texas, Bob Krueger, who lost election to finish Lloyd Bentsen's term in 1993. Along with two Democratic senators from the state of Tennessee, Jim Sasser and Harlan Mathews. Jim Sasser lost re-election and Harlan Mathews retired in 1994. In addition, a Democratic senator from the state of Oklahoma, David Boren, resigned in the final weeks of the Congress.
Both chambers maintained a Democratic majority, and with Bill Clinton being sworn in as president on January 20, 1993, this gave the Democrats an overall federal government trifecta for the first time since the 96th Congress in 1979.
| Party (shading shows control) |
Total | Vacant | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic (D) |
Republican (R) | |||
| End of previous congress | 58 | 42 | 100 | 0 |
| Begin | 57 | 43 | 100 | 0 |
| End | 53 | 47 | ||
| Final voting share | 53.0% | 47.0% | ||
| Beginning of next congress | 47 | 53 | 100 | 0 |
| Party (Shading indicates majority caucus) |
Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Independent | Republican | Vacant | ||
| End of the previous Congress | 267 | 1 | 166 | 434 | 1 |
| Begin | 258 | 1 | 176 | 435 | 0 |
| End | 256 | 177 | 434 | 1 | |
| Final voting share | 59.2% | 40.8% | |||
| Non-voting members | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Beginning of the next Congress | 204 | 1 | 230 | 435 | 0 |
This list is arranged by chamber, then by state. Senators are listed by class, and representatives are listed by district.
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, requiring reelection in 1994; Class 2 meant their term began in the last Congress, requiring reelection in 1996; and Class 3 meant their term began in this Congress, requiring reelection in 1998.
| State (class) |
Vacated by | Reason for change | Successor | Date of successor's formal installation[d]
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texas (1) |
Lloyd Bentsen (D) | Resigned January 20, 1993, to become United States Secretary of the Treasury. His successor was appointed. |
Bob Krueger (D) | January 21, 1993 |
| Texas (1) |
Bob Krueger (D) | Interim appointee lost special election June 6, 1993. Successor elected to finish the term. |
Kay Bailey Hutchison (R) | June 14, 1993 |
| Alabama (3) |
Richard Shelby (D) | Changed party November 9, 1994 | Richard Shelby (R) | November 9, 1994 |
| Oklahoma (2) |
David Boren (D) | Resigned November 15, 1994, to become President of the University of Oklahoma. Successor elected on November 8, 1994, to finish the term ending January 3, 1997. |
Jim Inhofe (R) | November 17, 1994 |
| Tennessee (2) |
Harlan Mathews (D) | Interim appointee did not seek election. Successor elected on November 8, 1994, to finish the term ending January 3, 1997. |
Fred Thompson (R) | December 2, 1994 |
| District | Vacated by | Reason for change | Successor | Date of successor's formal installation[d] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wisconsin's 1st | Les Aspin (D) | Resigned January 20, 1993, to become United States Secretary of Defense | Peter W. Barca (D) | June 9, 1993 |
| Mississippi's 2nd | Mike Espy (D) | Resigned January 22, 1993, to become United States Secretary of Agriculture | Bennie Thompson (D) | April 20, 1993 |
| California's 17th | Leon Panetta (D) | Resigned January 23, 1993, to become Director of the Office of Management and Budget | Sam Farr (D) | June 16, 1993 |
| Ohio 2nd | Bill Gradison (R) | Resigned January 31, 1993, to become president of the Health Insurance Association of America | Rob Portman (R) | June 10, 1993 |
| Michigan 3rd | Paul B. Henry (R) | Died July 31, 1993 | Vern Ehlers (R) | January 25, 1994 |
| Oklahoma's 6th | Glenn English (D) | Resigned January 7, 1994, to become CEO of the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association | Frank Lucas (R) | May 17, 1994 |
| Kentucky's 2nd | William Natcher (D) | Died March 29, 1994 | Ron Lewis (R) | May 26, 1994 |
| New Jersey 11th | Dean Gallo (R) | Died November 6, 1994 | Vacant for remainder of term | |
| Oklahoma's 1st | Jim Inhofe (R) | Resigned November 15, 1994, when elected to the U.S. Senate | Steve Largent (R) | November 29, 1994 |
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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