100th United States Congress
The 100th 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, 1987, to January 3, 1989, during the last two years of Ronald Reagan's presidency. The apportionment of seats in the House of Representatives was based on the Twentieth Census of the United States in 1980. Both chambers had a Democratic majority.
Major events
- October 19, 1987: Black Monday: Stocks fell sharply on Wall Street and around the world
- October 23, 1987: The Senate rejected the nomination of Robert H. Bork to the United States Supreme Court on a vote of 42-58
- November 18, 1987: Iran–Contra affair: Senate and House panels released reports charging President Reagan with 'ultimate responsibility' for the affair
- January 25, 1988: 1988 State of the Union Address
- November 8, 1988: 1988 United States presidential election: George Bush was elected over Michael Dukakis; United States Senate elections, 1988 & United States House of Representatives elections, 1988: Democrats retained control of Congress
Major legislation
- April 2, 1987: Surface Transportation and Uniform Relocation Assistance Act,,
- July 22, 1987: McKinney–Vento Homeless Assistance Act,,
- August 20, 1987: Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Improvement Act of 1987,,
- September 29, 1987: Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Reaffirmation Act of 1987,, title I
- January 7, 1988: Computer Security Act of 1987,,
- March 22, 1988: Civil Rights Restoration Act of 1987
- June 27, 1988: Supreme Court Case Selections Act of 1988,,
- July 1, 1988: Medicare Catastrophic Coverage Act,,
- August 4, 1988: Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act,,
- August 10, 1988: Civil Liberties Act of 1988,, title I,
- October 13, 1988: Family Support Act,,
- October 17, 1988: Indian Gaming Regulatory Act,,
- October 24, 1988: Health Maintenance Organization Amendments of 1988,,
- October 25, 1988: Department of Veterans Affairs Act,,
- November 4, 1988: AIDS amendments of 1988,,
- November 17, 1988: Water Resources Development Act of 1988,
- November 18, 1988: Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1988,, including Child Protection and Obscenity Enforcement Act and Alcoholic Beverage Labeling Act
Treaties ratified
- May 27, 1988: Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty
Hearings
- May 6, 1987: Iran–Contra affair hearings began
- October 23, 1987: Robert Bork Supreme Court nomination: Senate rejected Robert Bork's nomination 42–58 to the Supreme Court of the United States
- February 3, 1988: Senate approved Anthony Kennedy's nomination 97–0 to the Supreme Court of the United States
Party summary
Senate
House of Representatives
Leadership
Senate
- President: George Bush
- President pro tempore: John Stennis
- Deputy President pro tempore: George J. Mitchell
Majority (Democratic) leadership
- Majority Leader, Democratic Conference Chairman, and Democratic Policy Committee Chairman: Robert Byrd
- Majority Whip: Alan Cranston
- Democratic Campaign Committee Chairman: John Kerry
- Democratic Caucus Secretary: Daniel Inouye
Minority (Republican) leadership
- Minority Leader: Bob Dole
- Minority Whip: Alan Simpson
- Republican Conference Chairman: John Chafee
- Republican Conference Secretary: Thad Cochran
- Policy Committee Chairman: William L. Armstrong
- Republican Campaign Committee Chairman: Rudy Boschwitz
House of Representatives
- Speaker: Jim Wright
Majority (Democratic) leadership
- Majority Leader: Tom Foley
- Majority Whip: Tony Coelho
- Chief Deputy Majority Whip: David Bonior
- Democratic Caucus Chairman: Dick Gephardt
- Democratic Caucus Vice-Chairman: Mary Rose Oakar
- Democratic Campaign Committee Chairman: Beryl Anthony Jr.
Minority leadership
- Minority Leader: Robert H. Michel
- Minority Whip: Trent Lott
- Chief Deputy Whip: Edward Rell Madigan
- Republican Conference Chairman: Dick Cheney
- Republican Conference Vice-Chairman: Lynn Morley Martin
- Republican Conference Secretary: Robert J. Lagomarsino
- Policy Committee Chairman: Jerry Lewis
- Republican Campaign Committee Chairman: Guy Vander Jagt
Caucuses
- Congressional Arts Caucus
- Congressional Automotive Caucus
- Congressional Black Caucus
- Congressional Fire Services Caucus
- Congressional Friends of Ireland Caucus
- Congressional Hispanic Caucus
- Congressional Pediatric & Adult Hydrocephalus Caucus
- Congressional Travel & Tourism Caucus
- Congresswomen's Caucus
- House Democratic Caucus
- Senate Democratic Caucus
Members
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.[List of [United States Senators from Alabama|Alabama]]
- 2. Howell Heflin
- 3. Richard Shelby
Alaska">List of United States Senators from Alaska">Alaska
- 2. Ted Stevens
- 3. Frank Murkowski
Arizona">List of United States Senators from Arizona">Arizona
- 1. Dennis DeConcini
- 3. John McCain
Arkansas">List of United States Senators from Arkansas">Arkansas
- 2. David Pryor
- 3. Dale Bumpers
California">List of United States Senators from California">California
- 1. Pete Wilson
- 3. Alan Cranston
Colorado">List of United States Senators from Colorado">Colorado
- 2. William L. Armstrong
- 3. Tim Wirth
Connecticut">List of United States Senators from Connecticut">Connecticut
- 1. Lowell Weicker
- 3. Chris Dodd
Delaware">List of United States Senators from Delaware">Delaware
- 1. William Roth
- 2. Joe Biden
Florida">List of United States Senators from Florida">Florida
- 1. Lawton Chiles
- 3. Bob Graham
Georgia">List of United States Senators from Georgia">Georgia
- 2. Sam Nunn
- 3. Wyche Fowler
Hawaii">List of United States Senators from Hawaii">Hawaii
- 1. Spark Matsunaga
- 3. Daniel Inouye
Idaho">List of United States Senators from Idaho">Idaho
- 2. James A. McClure
- 3. Steve Symms
Illinois">List of United States Senators from Illinois">Illinois
- 2. Paul Simon
- 3. Alan J. Dixon
Indiana">List of United States Senators from Indiana">Indiana
- 1. Richard Lugar
- 3. Dan Quayle
Iowa">List of United States Senators from Iowa">Iowa
- 2. Tom Harkin
- 3. Chuck Grassley
Kansas">List of United States Senators from Kansas">Kansas
- 2. Nancy Kassebaum
- 3. Bob Dole
Kentucky">List of United States Senators from Kentucky">Kentucky
- 2. Mitch McConnell
- 3. Wendell Ford
Louisiana">List of United States Senators from Louisiana">Louisiana
- 2. J. Bennett Johnston
- 3. John Breaux
Maine">List of United States Senators from Maine">Maine
- 1. George J. Mitchell
- 2. William Cohen
Maryland">List of United States Senators from Maryland">Maryland
- 1. Paul Sarbanes
- 3. Barbara Mikulski
Massachusetts">List of United States Senators from Massachusetts">Massachusetts
- 1. Ted Kennedy
- 2. John Kerry
Michigan">List of United States Senators from Michigan">Michigan
- 1. Donald Riegle
- 2. Carl Levin
Minnesota">List of United States Senators from Minnesota">Minnesota
- 1. David Durenberger
- 2. Rudy Boschwitz
Mississippi">List of United States Senators from Mississippi">Mississippi
- 1. John C. Stennis
- 2. Thad Cochran
Missouri">List of United States Senators from Missouri">Missouri
- 1. John Danforth
- 3. Kit Bond
Montana">List of United States Senators from Montana">Montana
- 1. John Melcher
- 2. Max Baucus
Nebraska">List of United States Senators from Nebraska">Nebraska
- 1. Edward Zorinsky, until March 6, 1987
- * David Karnes, from March 11, 1987, until November 8, 1988
- 2. J. James Exon
Nevada">List of United States Senators from Nevada">Nevada
- 1. Chic Hecht
- 3. Harry Reid
New Hampshire">List of United States Senators from New Hampshire">New Hampshire
- 2. Gordon J. Humphrey
- 3. Warren Rudman
New Jersey">List of United States Senators from New Jersey">New Jersey
- 1. Frank Lautenberg
- 2. Bill Bradley
New Mexico">List of United States Senators from New Mexico">New Mexico
- 1. Jeff Bingaman
- 2. Pete Domenici
New York">List of United States Senators from New York">New York
- 1. Daniel Patrick Moynihan
- 3. Al D'Amato
North Carolina">List of United States Senators from North Carolina">North Carolina
- 2. Jesse Helms
- 3. Terry Sanford
North Dakota">List of United States Senators from North Dakota">North Dakota
- 1. Quentin Burdick
- 3. Kent Conrad
Ohio">List of United States Senators from Ohio">Ohio
- 1. Howard Metzenbaum
- 3. John Glenn
Oklahoma">List of United States Senators from Oklahoma">Oklahoma
- 2. David Boren
- 3. Don Nickles
Oregon">List of United States Senators from Oregon">Oregon
- 2. Mark Hatfield
- 3. Bob Packwood
Pennsylvania">List of United States Senators from Pennsylvania">Pennsylvania
- 1. John Heinz
- 3. Arlen Specter
Rhode Island">List of United States Senators from Rhode Island">Rhode Island
- 1. John Chafee
- 2. Claiborne Pell
South Carolina">List of United States Senators from South Carolina">South Carolina
- 2. Strom Thurmond
- 3. Fritz Hollings
South Dakota">List of United States Senators from South Dakota">South Dakota
- 2. Larry Pressler
- 3. Tom Daschle
Tennessee">List of United States Senators from Tennessee">Tennessee
- 1. Jim Sasser
- 2. Al Gore
Texas">List of United States Senators from Texas">Texas
- 1. Lloyd Bentsen
- 2. Phil Gramm
Utah">List of United States Senators from Utah">Utah
- 1. Orrin Hatch
- 3. Jake Garn
Vermont">List of United States Senators from Vermont">Vermont
- 1. Robert Stafford
- 3. Patrick Leahy
Virginia">List of United States Senators from Virginia">Virginia
- 1. Paul Trible
- 2. John Warner
Washington">List of United States Senators from Washington">Washington
- 1. Daniel J. Evans
- 3. Brock Adams
West Virginia">List of United States Senators from West Virginia">West Virginia
- 1. Robert Byrd
- 2. Jay Rockefeller
Wisconsin">List of United States Senators from Wisconsin">Wisconsin
- 1. William Proxmire
- 3. Bob Kasten
Wyoming">List of United States Senators from Wyoming">Wyoming
- 1. Malcolm Wallop
- 2. Alan Simpson
House of Representatives
[List of [United States Representatives from Alabama|Alabama]]
- . Sonny Callahan
- . William Louis Dickinson
- . Bill Nichols, until December 13, 1988
- . Tom Bevill
- . Ronnie Flippo
- . Ben Erdreich
- . Claude Harris Jr.
Alaska">List of United States Representatives from Alaska">Alaska
- . Don Young
Arizona">List of United States Representatives from Arizona">Arizona
- . John Jacob Rhodes III
- . Mo Udall
- . Bob Stump
- . Jon Kyl
- . Jim Kolbe
Arkansas">List of United States Representatives from Arkansas">Arkansas
- . William Vollie Alexander Jr.
- . Tommy F. Robinson
- . John Paul Hammerschmidt
- . Beryl Anthony Jr.
California">List of United States Representatives from California">California
- . Douglas H. Bosco
- . Wally Herger
- . Bob Matsui
- . Vic Fazio
- . Sala Burton, until February 1, 1987
- * Nancy Pelosi, from June 2, 1987
- . Barbara Boxer
- . George Miller
- . Ron Dellums
- . Pete Stark
- . Don Edwards
- . Tom Lantos
- . Ernie Konnyu
- . Norman Mineta
- . Norman D. Shumway
- . Tony Coelho
- . Leon Panetta
- . Chip Pashayan
- . Richard H. Lehman
- . Robert J. Lagomarsino
- . Bill Thomas
- . Elton Gallegly
- . Carlos Moorhead
- . Anthony Beilenson
- . Henry Waxman
- . Edward R. Roybal
- . Howard Berman
- . Mel Levine
- . Julian Dixon
- . Augustus Hawkins
- . Matthew G. Martínez
- . Mervyn Dymally
- . Glenn M. Anderson
- . David Dreier
- . Esteban Edward Torres
- . Jerry Lewis
- . George Brown Jr.
- . Al McCandless
- . Bob Dornan
- . William E. Dannemeyer
- . Robert Badham
- . Bill Lowery
- . Dan Lungren
- . Ron Packard
- . Jim Bates
- . Duncan L. Hunter
Colorado">List of United States Representatives from Colorado">Colorado
- . Pat Schroeder
- . David Skaggs
- . Ben Nighthorse Campbell
- . Hank Brown
- . Joel Hefley
- . Dan Schaefer
Connecticut">List of United States Representatives from Connecticut">Connecticut
- . Barbara B. Kennelly
- . Sam Gejdenson
- . Bruce Morrison
- . Stewart McKinney, until May 7, 1987
- . John G. Rowland
- . Nancy Johnson
Delaware">List of United States Representatives from Delaware">Delaware
- . Tom Carper
Florida">List of United States Representatives from Florida">Florida
- . Earl Hutto
- . James W. Grant
- . Charles E. Bennett
- . Bill Chappell
- . Bill McCollum
- . Buddy MacKay
- . Sam Gibbons
- . Bill Young
- . Michael Bilirakis
- . Andy Ireland
- . Bill Nelson
- . Tom Lewis
- . Connie Mack III
- . Dan Mica
- . Clay Shaw
- . Lawrence J. Smith
- . William Lehman
- . Claude Pepper
- . Dante Fascell
Georgia">List of United States Representatives from Georgia">Georgia
- . Lindsay Thomas
- . Charles Floyd Hatcher
- . Richard Ray
- . Pat Swindall
- . John Lewis
- . Newt Gingrich
- . George Darden
- . J. Roy Rowland
- . Ed Jenkins
- . Doug Barnard Jr.
Hawaii">List of United States Representatives from Hawaii">Hawaii
- . Pat Saiki
- . Daniel Akaka
Idaho">List of United States Representatives from Idaho">Idaho
- . Larry Craig
- . Richard H. Stallings
Illinois">List of United States Representatives from Illinois">Illinois
- . Charles Hayes
- . Gus Savage
- . Marty Russo
- . Jack Davis
- . Bill Lipinski
- . Henry Hyde
- . Cardiss Collins
- . Dan Rostenkowski
- . Sidney R. Yates
- . John Porter
- . Frank Annunzio
- . Phil Crane
- . Harris W. Fawell
- . Dennis Hastert
- . Edward Madigan
- . Lynn Morley Martin
- . Lane Evans
- . Robert H. Michel
- . Terry L. Bruce
- . Dick Durbin
- . Melvin Price, until April 22, 1988
- * Jerry Costello, from August 9, 1988
- . Kenneth J. Gray
Indiana">List of United States Representatives from Indiana">Indiana
- . Pete Visclosky
- . Philip Sharp
- . John P. Hiler
- . Dan Coats
- . Jim Jontz
- . Dan Burton
- . John T. Myers
- . Frank McCloskey
- . Lee H. Hamilton
- . Andrew Jacobs Jr.
Iowa">List of United States Representatives from Iowa">Iowa
- . Jim Leach
- . Tom Tauke
- . David R. Nagle
- . Neal Edward Smith
- . Jim Ross Lightfoot
- . Fred Grandy
Kansas">List of United States Representatives from Kansas">Kansas
- . Pat Roberts
- . Jim Slattery
- . Jan Meyers
- . Dan Glickman
- . Bob Whittaker
Kentucky">List of United States Representatives from Kentucky">Kentucky
- . Carroll Hubbard
- . William Natcher
- . Romano Mazzoli
- . Jim Bunning
- . Hal Rogers
- . Larry J. Hopkins
- . Chris Perkins
Louisiana">List of United States Representatives from Louisiana">Louisiana
- . Bob Livingston
- . Lindy Boggs
- . Billy Tauzin
- . Buddy Roemer, until March 14, 1988
- . Jerry Huckaby
- . Richard Baker
- . Jimmy Hayes
- . Clyde C. Holloway
Maine">List of United States Representatives from Maine">Maine
- . Joseph E. Brennan
- . Olympia Snowe
Maryland">List of United States Representatives from Maryland">Maryland
- . Roy Dyson
- . Helen Delich Bentley
- . Ben Cardin
- . Tom McMillen
- . Steny Hoyer
- . Beverly Byron
- . Kweisi Mfume
- . Connie Morella
Massachusetts">List of United States Representatives from Massachusetts">Massachusetts
- . Silvio O. Conte
- . Edward Boland
- . Joseph D. Early
- . Barney Frank
- . Chester G. Atkins
- . Nicholas Mavroules
- . Ed Markey
- . Joseph P. Kennedy II
- . Joe Moakley
- . Gerry Studds
- . Brian J. Donnelly
Michigan">List of United States Representatives from Michigan">Michigan
- . John Conyers
- . Carl Pursell
- . Howard Wolpe
- . Fred Upton
- . Paul B. Henry
- . Milton Robert Carr
- . Dale Kildee
- . J. Bob Traxler
- . Guy Vander Jagt
- . Bill Schuette
- . Robert William Davis
- . David Bonior
- . George Crockett Jr.
- . Dennis Hertel
- . William D. Ford
- . John Dingell
- . Sander Levin
- . William Broomfield
Minnesota">List of United States Representatives from Minnesota">Minnesota
- . Tim Penny
- . Vin Weber
- . Bill Frenzel
- . Bruce Vento
- . Martin Olav Sabo
- . Gerry Sikorski
- . Arlan Stangeland
- . Jim Oberstar
Mississippi">List of United States Representatives from Mississippi">Mississippi
- . Jamie Whitten
- . Mike Espy
- . Sonny Montgomery
- . Wayne Dowdy
- . Trent Lott
Missouri">List of United States Representatives from Missouri">Missouri
- . Bill Clay
- . Jack Buechner
- . Dick Gephardt
- . Ike Skelton
- . Alan Wheat
- . Tom Coleman
- . Gene Taylor
- . Bill Emerson
- . Harold Volkmer
Montana">List of United States Representatives from Montana">Montana
- . Pat Williams
- . Ron Marlenee
Nebraska">List of United States Representatives from Nebraska">Nebraska
- . Doug Bereuter
- . Hal Daub
- . Virginia D. Smith
Nevada">List of United States Representatives from Nevada">Nevada
- . James Bilbray
- . Barbara Vucanovich
New Hampshire">List of United States Representatives from New Hampshire">New Hampshire
- . Bob Smith
- . Judd Gregg
New Jersey">List of United States Representatives from New Jersey">New Jersey
- . James Florio
- . William J. Hughes
- . James J. Howard, until March 25, 1988
- * Frank Pallone, from November 8, 1988
- . Chris Smith
- . Marge Roukema
- . Bernard J. Dwyer
- . Matthew John Rinaldo
- . Robert A. Roe
- . Robert Torricelli
- . Peter W. Rodino
- . Dean Gallo
- . Jim Courter
- . Jim Saxton
- . Frank Joseph Guarini
New Mexico">List of United States Representatives from New Mexico">New Mexico
- . Manuel Lujan Jr.
- . Joe Skeen
- . Bill Richardson
New York">List of United States Representatives from New York">New York
- . George J. Hochbrueckner
- . Thomas Downey
- . Robert J. Mrazek
- . Norman F. Lent
- . Raymond J. McGrath
- . Floyd Flake
- . Gary Ackerman
- . James H. Scheuer
- . Thomas J. Manton
- . Chuck Schumer
- . Edolphus Towns
- . Major Owens
- . Stephen Solarz
- . Guy Molinari
- . Bill Green
- . Charles Rangel
- . Ted Weiss
- . Robert Garcia
- . Mario Biaggi, until August 5, 1988
- . Joe DioGuardi
- . Hamilton Fish IV
- . Benjamin Gilman
- . Samuel S. Stratton
- . Gerald Solomon
- . Sherwood Boehlert
- . David O'Brien Martin
- . George C. Wortley
- . Matthew F. McHugh
- . Frank Horton
- . Louise Slaughter
- . Jack Kemp
- . John J. LaFalce
- . Henry J. Nowak
- . Amo Houghton
North Carolina">List of United States Representatives from North Carolina">North Carolina
- . Walter B. Jones, Sr.
- . Tim Valentine
- . Martin Lancaster
- . David Price
- . Stephen L. Neal
- . Howard Coble
- . Charlie Rose
- . Bill Hefner
- . Alex McMillan
- . Cass Ballenger
- . James M. Clarke
North Dakota">List of United States Representatives from North Dakota">North Dakota
- . Byron Dorgan
Ohio">List of United States Representatives from Ohio">Ohio
- . Tom Luken
- . Bill Gradison
- . Tony P. Hall
- . Mike Oxley
- . Del Latta
- . Bob McEwen
- . Mike DeWine
- . Donald "Buz" Lukens
- . Marcy Kaptur
- . Clarence E. Miller
- . Dennis E. Eckart
- . John Kasich
- . Donald J. Pease
- . Thomas C. Sawyer
- . Chalmers Wylie
- . Ralph Regula
- . Jim Traficant
- . Douglas Applegate
- . Ed Feighan
- . Mary Rose Oakar
- . Louis Stokes
Oklahoma">List of United States Representatives from Oklahoma">Oklahoma
- . Jim Inhofe
- . Mike Synar
- . Wes Watkins
- . Dave McCurdy
- . Mickey Edwards
- . Glenn English
Oregon">List of United States Representatives from Oregon">Oregon
- . Les AuCoin
- . Robert Freeman Smith
- . Ron Wyden
- . Peter DeFazio
- . Denny Smith
Pennsylvania">List of United States Representatives from Pennsylvania">Pennsylvania
- . Thomas M. Foglietta
- . William H. Gray III
- . Robert A. Borski Jr.
- . Joseph P. Kolter
- . Richard T. Schulze
- . Gus Yatron
- . Curt Weldon
- . Peter H. Kostmayer
- . Bud Shuster
- . Joseph M. McDade
- . Paul Kanjorski
- . John Murtha
- . Lawrence Coughlin
- . William J. Coyne
- . Donald L. Ritter
- . Robert Smith Walker
- . George Gekas
- . Doug Walgren
- . William F. Goodling
- . Joseph M. Gaydos
- . Tom Ridge
- . Austin Murphy
- . William F. Clinger Jr.
Rhode Island">List of United States Representatives from Rhode Island">Rhode Island
- . Fernand St. Germain
- . Claudine Schneider
South Carolina">List of United States Representatives from South Carolina">South Carolina
- . Arthur Ravenel Jr.
- . Floyd Spence
- . Butler Derrick
- . Liz J. Patterson
- . John Spratt
- . Robin Tallon
South Dakota">List of United States Representatives from South Dakota">South Dakota
- . Tim Johnson
Tennessee">List of United States Representatives from Tennessee">Tennessee
- . Jimmy Quillen
- . John Duncan Sr., until June 21, 1988
- *. Jimmy Duncan, from November 8, 1988
- . Marilyn Lloyd
- . Jim Cooper
- . Bill Boner, until October 5, 1987
- *. Bob Clement, from January 19, 1988
- . Bart Gordon
- . Don Sundquist
- . Ed Jones
- . Harold Ford Sr.
Texas">List of United States Representatives from Texas">Texas
- . Jim Chapman
- . Charlie Wilson
- . Steve Bartlett
- . Ralph Hall
- . John Wiley Bryant
- . Joe Barton
- . Bill Archer
- . Jack Fields
- . Jack Brooks
- . J. J. Pickle
- . Marvin Leath
- . Jim Wright
- . Beau Boulter
- . Mac Sweeney
- . Kika de la Garza
- . Ronald D. Coleman
- . Charles Stenholm
- . Mickey Leland
- . Larry Combest
- . Henry B. González
- . Lamar Smith
- . Tom DeLay
- . Albert Bustamante
- . Martin Frost
- . Michael A. Andrews
- . Dick Armey
- . Solomon P. Ortiz
Utah">List of United States Representatives from Utah">Utah
- . James V. Hansen
- . Wayne Owens
- . Howard C. Nielson
Vermont">List of United States Representatives from Vermont">Vermont
- . Jim Jeffords
Virginia">List of United States Representatives from Virginia">Virginia
- . Herbert H. Bateman
- . Owen B. Pickett
- . Thomas J. Bliley Jr.
- . Norman Sisisky
- . Dan Daniel, until January 23, 1988
- Lewis F. Payne Jr., from June 14, 1988
- . Jim Olin
- . D. French Slaughter Jr.
- . Stanford Parris
- . Rick Boucher
- . Frank Wolf
Washington">List of United States Representatives from Washington">Washington
- . John Miller
- . Al Swift
- . Don Bonker
- . Sid Morrison
- . Tom Foley
- . Norm Dicks
- . Mike Lowry
- . Rod Chandler
West Virginia">List of United States Representatives from West Virginia">West Virginia
- . Alan Mollohan
- . Harley O. Staggers Jr.
- . Bob Wise
- . Nick Rahall
Wisconsin">List of United States Representatives from Wisconsin">Wisconsin
- . Les Aspin
- . Robert Kastenmeier
- . Steve Gunderson
- . Jerry Kleczka
- . Jim Moody
- . Tom Petri
- . Dave Obey
- . Toby Roth
- . Jim Sensenbrenner
Wyoming">List of United States Representatives from Wyoming">Wyoming
- . Dick Cheney
Non-voting members
- . Fofō Iosefa Fiti Sunia, until September 6, 1988
- . Walter E. Fauntroy
- . Vicente T. Blaz
- . Jaime Fuster
- . Ron de Lugo
Changes in membership
Senate
House of Representatives
Committees
Lists of committees and their party leaders, for members of the committees and their assignments, go into the Official Congressional Directory at the bottom of the article and click on the link, in the directory after the pages of terms of service, you will see the committees of the Senate, House and Joint and after the committee pages, you will see the House/Senate committee assignments in the directory, 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
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- * Agricultural Credit
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Employees
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- Architect of the Capitol: George M. White
- Attending Physician of the United States Congress: William Narva
- Comptroller General of the United States: Charles A. Bowsher
- Director of the Congressional Budget Office: Rudolph G. Penner, until April 28, 1987
- * Edward Gramlich, April 28, 1987–December 1987
- * James L. Blum, Jr., starting December 1987
- Librarian of Congress: Daniel J. Boorstin, until September 12, 1987
- * James H. Billington, from September 14, 1987
- Public Printer of the United States: Ralph E. Kennickell, Jr., until 1988
- * Joseph E. Jenifer, from 1988
Senate
- Secretary: Walter J. Stewart
- Librarian: Roger K. Haley
- Secretary for the Majority: C. Abbott Saffold
- Secretary for the Minority: Howard O. Greene, Jr.
- Sergeant at Arms: Henry K. Giugni
- Parliamentarian: Alan Frumin
- Curator: James R. Ketchum
- Historian : Richard A. Baker
- Chaplain: Richard C. Halverson
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- Clerk : Donnald K. Anderson
- Sergeant at Arms: Jack Russ
- Doorkeeper: James T. Molloy
- Parliamentarian: William Holmes Brown
- Postmaster: Robert V. Rota
- Reading Clerks:
- * Meg Goetz
- * Bob Berry along with Paul Hays
- Historian: Ray Smock
- Chaplain: James D. Ford
- See also: