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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 100th United States Congress began on January 3, 1987. There were 12 new senators (ten Democrats, two Republicans) and 50 new representatives (27 Democrats, 23 Republicans) at the start of the first session. Additionally, one senator (a Republican) and eight representatives (five Democrats, three Republicans) took office on various dates in ...
In this congress, Ernest Hollings (D-South Carolina) was the most senior junior senator and Daniel J. Evans (R-Washington) was the most junior senior senator. Senators who were sworn in during the middle of the two-year congressional term (up until the last senator who was not sworn in early after winning the November 1988 election) are listed ...
1987 United States House of Representatives elections (3 P) 1988 United States House of Representatives elections (61 P) 1986 United States Senate elections (35 P)
This is a complete list of members of the United States House of Representatives during the 100th United States Congress listed by seniority. As an historical article, the districts and party affiliations listed reflect those during the 100th Congress (January 3, 1987 – January 3, 1989).
This chart shows the historical composition of the United States House of Representatives, from the 1st Congress to the present day. ... 100th: 1986: 258 177 435 ...
When the 100th Congress convened on January 6, 1987, Wright was elected Speaker of the House (254–173 over Republican Robert H. Michel), [30] succeeding Tip O'Neill, who had retired after 10 years in the post. At the time, Wright stated that being speaker of the House "is the greatest responsibility that can come to a lawmaker anywhere in the ...
This is an incomplete list of lists pertaining to the United States Congress. Sessions. List of United States Congresses ... List of new members of the 100th United ...