94th United States Congress

94th United States Congress
94th United States Congress
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Duration: January 3, 1975 – January 3, 1977

Senate President: Nelson Rockefeller
Senate Pres. pro tem: James Eastland
House Speaker: Carl Albert
Members: 100 Senators
435 Representatives
5 Non-voting members
Senate Majority: Democratic Party
House Majority: Democratic Party

Sessions
1st: January 14, 1975 – December 19, 1975
2nd: January 19, 1976 – October 1, 1976
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The Ninety-fourth 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, 1975 to January 3, 1977, during the administration of U.S. President Gerald Ford.

The apportionment of seats in this House of Representatives was based on the Nineteenth Census of the United States in 1970. Both chambers had a Democratic majority.

Contents

Major events

President Gerald Ford with Vice President Nelson Rockefeller and House Speaker Carl Albert during the 1975 State of the Union Address, ,January 15, 1975

Special or select committees

Major legislation

Party summary

Senate

Party standings on the opening day of the 94th Congress
  60 Democratic Senators
  1 Independent Senator, caucusing with Democrats
  37 Republican Senators
  1 Conservative Senator, caucusing with Republicans
  Vacant: 1 seat

Membership changed with two resignations and a disputed election.

Party
(Shading indicates majority caucus)
Total
Democratic Independent Republican Conservative Vacant
End of previous Congress 57 1 40 1 100 0
Begin 60 1 37 1 99 1
End 61 100 0
Final voting share 62% 38%
Beginning of the next Congress 60 0 39 0 98 2

House of Representatives

Total: 435

Leadership

Makeup of the U.S. Senate at the start of the 94th Congress, color-coded by party. Note: The orange stripes in New York and the gray stripes in Virginia denote Conservative Sen. James L. Buckley and Independent Sen. Harry F. Byrd, Jr., respectively.

Senate

Majority (Democratic) leadership

Minority (Republican) leadership

House of Representatives

Majority (Democratic) leadership

Minority (Republican) leadership

Members

Senate

Senators are popularly elected statewide every two years, with one-third beginning new six year terms with each Congress.

Alabama

  • 2. John J. Sparkman (D)
  • 3. James B. Allen (D)

Alaska

Arizona

Arkansas

  • 2. John L. McClellan (D)
  • 3. Dale L. Bumpers (D)

California

Colorado

Connecticut

Delaware

Florida

Georgia

  • 3. Herman E. Talmadge (D)
  • 2. Sam Nunn (D)

Hawaii

  • 1. Hiram L. Fong (R)
  • 3. Daniel K. Inouye (D)

Idaho

Illinois

Indiana

Iowa

  • 2. Richard C. Clark (D)
  • 3. John C. Culver (D)

Kansas

Kentucky

Louisiana

Maine

  • 1. Edmund S. Muskie (D)
  • 2. William D. Hathaway (D)

Maryland

Massachusetts

Michigan

Minnesota

Mississippi

Missouri

Montana

Nebraska

  • 1. Roman L. Hruska (R), until December 27, 1976
  • 2. Carl T. Curtis (R)

Nevada

New Hampshire

New Jersey

New Mexico

New York

North Carolina

North Dakota

Ohio

Oklahoma

Oregon

  • 2. Mark O. Hatfield (R)
  • 3. Robert W. Packwood (R)

Pennsylvania

Rhode Island

South Carolina

South Dakota

Tennessee

Texas

Utah

Vermont

Virginia

Washington

West Virginia

Wisconsin

Wyoming

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House of Representatives

Many of the congressional districts are linked to articles describing the district itself. Since the boundaries of the districts have changed often and substantially, the linked article may only describe the district as it exists today, and not as it was at the time of this Congress.

Section contents: Alabama — Alaska — Arizona —Arkansas — California — Colorado — Connecticut — Delaware — Florida — Georgia — Hawaii — Idaho — Illinois — Indiana — Iowa — Kansas — Kentucky — Louisiana — Maine — Maryland — Massachusetts — Michigan — Minnesota — Mississippi — Missouri — Montana — Nebraska — Nevada — New Hampshire — New Jersey — New Mexico — New York — North Carolina — North Dakota — Ohio — Oklahoma — Oregon — Pennsylvania — Rhode Island — South Carolina — South Dakota — Tennessee — Texas — Utah — Vermont — Virginia — Washington — West Virginia — Wisconsin — Wyoming — Non-voting members

Alabama

Alaska

Arizona

Arkansas

California

Colorado

Connecticut

Delaware

Florida

Georgia

Hawaii

Idaho

Illinois

Indiana

Iowa

Kansas

Kentucky

Louisiana

Maine

Maryland

Massachusetts

Michigan

Minnesota

Mississippi

Missouri

Montana

Nebraska

Nevada

New Hampshire

New Jersey

New Mexico

New York

North Carolina

North Dakota

Ohio

Oklahoma

Oregon

Pennsylvania

Rhode Island

South Carolina

South Dakota

Tennessee

Texas

Utah

Vermont

Virginia

Washington

West Virginia

Wisconsin

Wyoming

Non-voting members

Changes in Membership

The count below reflects changes from the beginning of the first session of this Congress.

Senate

  • replacements: 7
  • deaths: 1
  • resignations: 6
  • vacancy:
  • Total seats with changes: 8


State
(class)
Former senator Reason for change Successor Date of successor's
installation
New Hampshire
(3)
Vacant Disputed election. Norris Cotton appointed to seat until special election resolved dispute. Norris Cotton
(R)
August 8, 1975
New Hampshire
(3)
Norris Cotton
(R)
Successor elected September 18, 1975 John A. Durkin
(D)
September 18, 1975
Michigan
(1)
Philip Hart
(D)
Died December 26, 1976 Donald W. Riegle, Jr.
(D)
December 27, 1976
Missouri
(1)
Stuart Symington
(D)
Resigned December 27, 1976 John Danforth
(R)
December 27, 1976
Nebraska
(1)
Roman Hruska
(R)
Resigned December 27, 1976 Edward Zorinsky
(D)
December 28, 1976
Ohio
(1)
Robert Taft, Jr.
(R)
Resigned December 28, 1976 Vacant Not filled this term
Rhode Island
(1)
John O. Pastore
(D)
Resigned December 28, 1976 John Chafee
(R)
December 29, 1976
Minnesota
(2)
Walter Mondale
(DFL)
Resigned December 30, 1976 after being elected Vice-President of the United States. Wendell Anderson
(DFL)
December 30, 1976
California
(1)
John V. Tunney
(D)
Resigned January 1, 1977 S. I. Hayakawa
(R)
January 2, 1977

House of Representatives

  • replacements: 3
  • deaths: 2
  • resignations: 2
  • contested election:
  • Total seats with changes: 4


District Vacator Reason for change Successor Date of successor's
installation
Oklahoma 5th John Jarman (D) Changed parties John Jarman (R) January 23, 1975
Illinois 5th John C. Kluczynski (D) Died January 26, 1975 John G. Fary (D) July 8, 1975
California 37th Jerry Pettis (R) Died February 14, 1975 Shirley N. Pettis (R) April 29, 1975
Tennessee 5th Richard Fulton (D) Resigned August 14, 1975 after being elected Mayor of Nashville Clifford Allen (D) November 25, 1975
New York 39th James F. Hastings (D) Resigned January 20, 1976 Stan Lundine (R) March 2, 1976
Texas 22nd Robert R. Casey (D) Resigned January 22, 1976 after being appointed a commissioner on the Federal Maritime Commission Ron Paul (R) April 3, 1976
Texas 1st Wright Patman (D) Died March 7, 1976 Sam B. Hall (D) June 19, 1976
Pennsylvania 1st William A. Barrett (D) Died April 12, 1976 Ozzie Myers (D) November 2, 1976
Massachusetts 7th Torbert Macdonald (D) Died May 21, 1976 Ed Markey (D) November 2, 1976
Missouri 6th Jerry Litton (D) Died August 3, 1976 Tom Coleman (R) November 2, 1976
Ohio 18th Wayne Hays (D) Resigned September 1, 1976 due to the Elizabeth Ray sex scandal Vacant Not filled this term
Michigan 7th Donald W. Riegle, Jr. (D) Resigned December 30, 1976 after being appointed to the US Senate Vacant Not filled this term

Officers

Senate

House of Representatives

See also

References

  • 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. 

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