96th United States Congress
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Template:Short description Template:Use American English Template:Use mdy dates Template:Infobox United States Congress The 96th 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, 1979, to January 3, 1981, during the last two years of Jimmy Carter's presidency.
The apportionment of seats in this House of Representatives was based on the 1970 census.
Both chambers retained a Democratic majority (though downgraded from the supermajority status in the previous Congress), and with President Carter, maintained an overall federal government trifecta. This is the last Congress in which the Democrats retained a trifecta for more than one term.
This is the most recent Congress to feature a Democratic senator from Idaho, Frank Church, who lost re-election in 1980. Template:TOC limit
Major events
- March 28, 1979: Partial nuclear meltdown at Three Mile Island
- July 11, 1979: Skylab began its return to Earth
- November 4, 1979: Iran hostage crisis began
- 1979 energy crisis
- February 2, 1980: Abscam became public
- April 7, 1980: End of Iran-United States diplomatic relations
- May 18, 1980: Mount St. Helens erupted
- 1980 United States heat wave
- November 4, 1980: United States elections: Reagan/Bush defeated Carter/Mondale. Republicans gain control of the Senate; the first time Republicans gain control of either chamber since 1954.
Major legislation
- April 10, 1979: Taiwan Relations Act, Template:USPL
- September 9, 1979: Panama Canal Act of 1979, Template:USPL, Template:USStat
- October 17, 1979: Department of Education Organization Act, Template:USPL, Template:USStat
- March 17, 1980: Refugee Act of 1980, Template:USPL, Template:USStat
- March 30, 1980: Depository Institutions Deregulation and Monetary Control Act
- September 19, 1980: Regulatory Flexibility Act, Template:USPL, Template:USStat
- September 29, 1980: Fish and Wildlife Conservation Act of 1980, Template:USPL, Template:USStat
- October 7, 1980: Mental Health Systems Act of 1980
- October 14, 1980: Staggers Rail Act of 1980, Template:USPL, Template:USStat
- October 15, 1980: Classified Information Procedures Act, Template:USPL, Template:Usstat
- December 2, 1980: Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act, Template:USPL, Template:USStat
- December 11, 1980: Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA or Superfund), Template:USPL, Template:USStat
- December 11, 1980: Paperwork Reduction Act of 1980, Template:USPL, Template:USStat
- December 12, 1980: Defense Officer Personnel Management Act, Template:USPL
- December 12, 1980: Bayh–Dole Act, Template:USPL, Template:USStat
- December 22, 1980: Nuclear Safety, Research, Demonstration, and Development Act of 1980, Template:USPL, Template:USStat
Party summary
Senate
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House of Representatives
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Leaders
Senate
- President: Walter Mondale (D)
- President pro tempore: Warren Magnuson (D)
- Milton Young (R), for just for one day: December 5, 1980
Majority (Democratic) leadership
- Majority Leader: Robert Byrd
- Majority Whip: Alan Cranston
- Democratic Caucus Secretary: Daniel Inouye
- Democratic Campaign Committee Chairman: Wendell Ford
Minority (Republican) leadership
- Minority Leader: Howard Baker
- Minority Whip: Ted Stevens
- Republican Conference Chairman: Bob Packwood
- Republican Conference Secretary: Jake Garn
- National Senatorial Committee Chair: John Heinz
- Policy Committee Chairman: John Tower
House of Representatives
- Speaker: Tip O'Neill (D)
Majority (Democratic) leadership
- Majority Leader: Jim Wright
- Majority Whip: John Brademas
- Chief Deputy Majority Whip: Dan Rostenkowski
- Democratic Caucus Chairman: Tom Foley
- Democratic Caucus Secretary: Shirley Chisholm
- Democratic Campaign Committee Chairman: James C. Corman
Minority (Republican) leadership
- Minority Leader: John Jacob Rhodes
- Minority Whip: Robert H. Michel
- Republican Conference Chairman: Samuel L. Devine
- Republican Conference Vice-Chairman: Jack Edwards
- Republican Conference Secretary: Clair Burgener
- Policy Committee Chairman: Bud Shuster
- Republican Campaign Committee Chairman: Guy Vander Jagt
Caucuses
- Congressional Black Caucus
- Congressional Hispanic Caucus
- Congressional Travel & Tourism Caucus
- Congressional Caucus for Women's Issues
- House Democratic Caucus
- Senate Democratic Caucus
Members
This list is arranged by chamber, then by state. Senators are listed in order of seniority, and representatives are listed by district.
Senate
Template:Main Senators are popularly elected statewide every two years, with one-third beginning new six-year terms with each Congress, In this Congress, Class 3 meant their term ended with this Congress, requiring reelection in 1980; Class 1 meant their term began in the last Congress, requiring reelection in 1982; and Class 2 meant their term began in this Congress, requiring reelection in 1984. Template:Col-begin Template:Col-2
- Template:Party stripe2. Howell Heflin (D)
- Template:Party stripe3. Donald Stewart (D), until January 2, 1981
- Template:Party stripeJeremiah Denton (R), from January 2, 1981
- Template:Party stripe1. Lawton Chiles (D)
- Template:Party stripe3. Richard Stone (D), until December 30, 1980
- Template:Party stripePaula Hawkins (R), from January 1, 1981
- Template:Party stripe1. Edmund Muskie (D), until May 7, 1980
- Template:Party stripeGeorge J. Mitchell (D), from May 19, 1980
- Template:Party stripe2. William Cohen (R)
- Template:Party stripe1. David Durenberger (I-R)Template:Efn
- Template:Party stripe2. Rudy Boschwitz (I-R)Template:Efn
- Template:Party stripe2. Gordon J. Humphrey (R)
- Template:Party stripe3. John A. Durkin (D), until December 29, 1980
- Template:Party stripeWarren Rudman (R), from December 29, 1980
- Template:Party stripe1. Quentin Burdick (D-NPL)Template:Efn
- Template:Party stripe3. Milton Young (R)
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House of Representatives
Template:Main The names of representatives are preceded by their district numbers. Template:Col-begin Template:Col-2
(4–3 Democratic)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Jack Edwards (R)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. William Louis Dickinson (R)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Bill Nichols (D)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Tom Bevill (D)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Ronnie Flippo (D)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. John Hall Buchanan Jr. (R)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Richard Shelby (D)
(1 Republican)
(2–2 split)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. John Jacob Rhodes (R)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Mo Udall (D)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Bob Stump (D)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Eldon Rudd (R)
(2–2 split)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. William Vollie Alexander Jr. (D)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Ed Bethune (R)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. John Paul Hammerschmidt (R)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Beryl Anthony Jr. (D)
(25–18 Democratic)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Harold T. Johnson (D)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Donald H. Clausen (R)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Bob Matsui (D)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Vic Fazio (D)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. John Burton (D)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Phillip Burton (D)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. George Miller (D)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Ron Dellums (D)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Pete Stark (D)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Don Edwards (D)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. William Royer (R), from April 3, 1979
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Pete McCloskey (R)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Norman Mineta (D)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Norman D. Shumway (R)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Tony Coelho (D)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Leon Panetta (D)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Chip Pashayan (R)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Bill Thomas (R)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Robert J. Lagomarsino (R)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Barry Goldwater Jr. (R)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. James C. Corman (D)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Carlos Moorhead (R)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Anthony Beilenson (D)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Henry Waxman (D)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Edward R. Roybal (D)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. John H. Rousselot (R)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Bob Dornan (R)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Julian Dixon (D)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Augustus Hawkins (D)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. George E. Danielson (D)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Charles H. Wilson (D)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Glenn M. Anderson (D)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Wayne R. Grisham (R)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Dan Lungren (R)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. James F. Lloyd (D)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. George Brown Jr. (D)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Jerry Lewis (R)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Jerry M. Patterson (D)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. William E. Dannemeyer (R)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Robert Badham (R)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Bob Wilson (R)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Lionel Van Deerlin (D)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Clair Burgener (R)
(3–2 Democratic)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Pat Schroeder (D)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Tim Wirth (D)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Ray Kogovsek (D)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. James Paul Johnson (R)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Ken Kramer (R)
(5–1 Democratic)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. William R. Cotter (D)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Chris Dodd (D)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Robert Giaimo (D)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Stewart McKinney (R)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. William R. Ratchford (D)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Toby Moffett (D)
(1 Republican)
(12–3 Democratic)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Earl Hutto (D)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Don Fuqua (D)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Charles E. Bennett (D)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Bill Chappell (D)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Richard Kelly (R)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Bill Young (R)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Sam Gibbons (D)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Andy Ireland (D)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Bill Nelson (D)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Skip Bafalis (R)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Dan Mica (D)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Edward J. Stack (D)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. William Lehman (D)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Claude Pepper (D)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Dante Fascell (D)
(9–1 Democratic)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Bo Ginn (D)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Dawson Mathis (D)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Jack Brinkley (D)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Elliott H. Levitas (D)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Wyche Fowler (D)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Newt Gingrich (R)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Larry McDonald (D)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Billy Lee Evans (D)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Ed Jenkins (D)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Doug Barnard Jr. (D)
(2 Democrats)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Cecil Heftel (D)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Daniel Akaka (D)
(2 Republicans)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Steve Symms (R)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. George V. Hansen (R)
(13–11 Republican)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Bennett Stewart (D)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Morgan F. Murphy (D)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Marty Russo (D)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Ed Derwinski (R)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. John G. Fary (D)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Henry Hyde (R)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Cardiss Collins (D)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Dan Rostenkowski (D)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Sidney R. Yates (D)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Abner J. Mikva (D), until September 26, 1979
- Template:Party stripeJohn Porter (R), from January 22, 1980
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Frank Annunzio (D)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Phil Crane (R)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Robert McClory (R)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. John N. Erlenborn (R)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Tom Corcoran (R)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. John B. Anderson (R)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. George M. O'Brien (R)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Robert H. Michel (R)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Tom Railsback (R)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Paul Findley (R)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Edward Rell Madigan (R)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Dan Crane (R)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Melvin Price (D)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Paul Simon (D)
(7–4 Democratic)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Adam Benjamin Jr. (D)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Floyd Fithian (D)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. John Brademas (D)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Dan Quayle (R)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Elwood Hillis (R)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. David W. Evans (D)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. John T. Myers (R)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. H. Joel Deckard (R)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Lee H. Hamilton (D)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Philip Sharp (D)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Andrew Jacobs Jr. (D)
(3–3 split)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Jim Leach (R)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Tom Tauke (R)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Chuck Grassley (R)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Neal Edward Smith (D)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Tom Harkin (D)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Berkley Bedell (D)
(4-1 Republican)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Keith Sebelius (R)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. James Edmund Jeffries (R)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Larry Winn (R)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Dan Glickman (D)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Bob Whittaker (R)
(4–3 Democratic)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Carroll Hubbard (D)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. William Natcher (D)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Romano Mazzoli (D)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Gene Snyder (R)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Tim Lee Carter (R)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Larry J. Hopkins (R)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Carl D. Perkins (D)
(5–3 Democratic)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Bob Livingston (R)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Lindy Boggs (D)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Dave Treen (R), until March 10, 1980
- Template:Party stripeBilly Tauzin (D), from May 22, 1980
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Buddy Leach (D)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Jerry Huckaby (D)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Henson Moore (R)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. John Breaux (D)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Gillis William Long (D)
(2 Republicans)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. David F. Emery (R)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Olympia Snowe (R)
(6–2 Democratic)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Robert Bauman (R)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Clarence Long (D)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Barbara Mikulski (D)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Marjorie Holt (R)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Gladys Spellman (D)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Beverly Byron (D)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Parren Mitchell (D)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Michael D. Barnes (D)
(10–2 Democratic)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Silvio O. Conte (R)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Edward Boland (D)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Joseph D. Early (D)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Robert Drinan (D)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. James Shannon (D)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Nicholas Mavroules (D)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Ed Markey (D)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Tip O'Neill (D)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Joe Moakley (D)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Margaret Heckler (R)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Brian J. Donnelly (D)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Gerry Studds (D)
(13–6 Democratic)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. John Conyers (D)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Carl Pursell (R)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Howard Wolpe (D)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. David Stockman (R)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Harold S. Sawyer (R)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Milton Robert Carr (D)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Dale Kildee (D)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. J. Bob Traxler (D)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Guy Vander Jagt (R)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Donald J. Albosta (D)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Robert William Davis (R)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. David Bonior (D)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Charles Diggs (D), until June 3, 1980
- Template:Party stripeGeorge Crockett Jr. (D), from November 4, 1980
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Lucien Nedzi (D)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. William D. Ford (D)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. John D. Dingell Jr. (D)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. William M. Brodhead (D)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. James Blanchard (D)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. William Broomfield (R)
(4–4 split)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Arlen Erdahl (I-R)Template:Efn
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Tom Hagedorn (I-R)Template:Efn
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Bill Frenzel (I-R)Template:Efn
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Bruce Vento (DFL)Template:Efn
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Martin Olav Sabo (DFL)Template:Efn
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Rick Nolan (DFL)Template:Efn
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Arlan Stangeland (I-R)Template:Efn
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Jim Oberstar (DFL)Template:Efn
(3–2 Democratic)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Jamie L. Whitten (D)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. David R. Bowen (D)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Sonny Montgomery (D)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Jon Hinson (R)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Trent Lott (R)
(8–2 Democratic)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Bill Clay (D)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Robert A. Young (D)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Dick Gephardt (D)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Ike Skelton (D)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Richard Walker Bolling (D)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Tom Coleman (R)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Gene Taylor (R)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Richard Howard Ichord Jr. (D)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Harold Volkmer (D)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Bill Burlison (D)
(1–1 split)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Pat Williams (D)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Ron Marlenee (R)
(2–1 Republican)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Doug Bereuter (R)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. John Joseph Cavanaugh III (D)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Virginia D. Smith (R)
(1 Democrat)
(1–1 split)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Norman D'Amours (D)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. James Colgate Cleveland (R)
(10–5 Democratic)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. James Florio (D)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. William J. Hughes (D)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. James J. Howard (D)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Frank Thompson (D), until December 29, 1980
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Millicent Fenwick (R)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Edwin B. Forsythe (R)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Andrew Maguire (D)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Robert A. Roe (D)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Harold C. Hollenbeck (R)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Peter W. Rodino (D)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Joseph Minish (D)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Matthew John Rinaldo (R)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Jim Courter (R)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Frank Joseph Guarini (D)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Edward J. Patten (D)
(1–1 split)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Manuel Lujan Jr. (R)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Harold L. Runnels (D), until August 5, 1980
(26–13 Democratic)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. William Carney (C)Template:Efn
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Thomas Downey (D)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Jerome Ambro (D)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Norman F. Lent (R)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. John W. Wydler (R)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Lester L. Wolff (D)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Joseph P. Addabbo (D)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Benjamin Stanley Rosenthal (D)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Geraldine Ferraro (D)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Mario Biaggi (D)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. James H. Scheuer (D)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Shirley Chisholm (D)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Stephen Solarz (D)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Fred Richmond (D)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Leo C. Zeferetti (D)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Elizabeth Holtzman (D)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. John M. Murphy (D)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Bill Green (R)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Charles Rangel (D)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Theodore S. Weiss (D)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Robert Garcia (D)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Jonathan Brewster Bingham (D)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Peter A. Peyser (D)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Richard Ottinger (D)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Hamilton Fish IV (R)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Benjamin Gilman (R)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Matthew F. McHugh (D)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Samuel S. Stratton (D)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Gerald Solomon (R)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Robert C. McEwen (R)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Donald J. Mitchell (R)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. James M. Hanley (D)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Gary A. Lee (R)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Frank Horton (R)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Barber Conable (R)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. John J. LaFalce (D)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Henry J. Nowak (D)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Jack Kemp (R)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Stan Lundine (D)
(9–2 Democratic)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Walter B. Jones Sr. (D)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Lawrence H. Fountain (D)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Charles Orville Whitley (D)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Ike Franklin Andrews (D)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Stephen L. Neal (D)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. L. Richardson Preyer (D)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Charlie Rose (D)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Bill Hefner (D)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. James G. Martin (R)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Jim Broyhill (R)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. V. Lamar Gudger (D)
(1 Republican)
(13–10 Republican)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Bill Gradison (R)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Tom Luken (D)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Tony P. Hall (D)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Tennyson Guyer (R)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Del Latta (R)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Bill Harsha (R)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Bud Brown (R)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Tom Kindness (R)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Thomas L. Ashley (D)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Clarence E. Miller (R)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. J. William Stanton (R)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Samuel L. Devine (R)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Donald J. Pease (D)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. John F. Seiberling (D)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Chalmers Wylie (R)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Ralph Regula (R)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. John M. Ashbrook (R)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Douglas Applegate (D)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Lyle Williams (R)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Mary Rose Oakar (D)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Louis Stokes (D)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Charles Vanik (D)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Ronald M. Mottl (D)
(5–1 Democratic)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. James R. Jones (D)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Mike Synar (D)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Wes Watkins (D)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Tom Steed (D)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Mickey Edwards (R)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Glenn English (D)
(4 Democrats)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Les AuCoin (D)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Al Ullman (D)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Robert B. Duncan (D)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Jim Weaver (D)
(15–10 Democratic)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Michael Myers (D), until October 2, 1980
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. William H. Gray III (D)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Raymond Lederer (D)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Charles F. Dougherty (R)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Richard T. Schulze (R)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Gus Yatron (D)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Robert W. Edgar (D)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Peter H. Kostmayer (D)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Bud Shuster (R)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Joseph M. McDade (R)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Dan Flood (D), until January 31, 1980
- Template:Party stripeRay Musto (D), from April 9, 1980
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. John Murtha (D)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Lawrence Coughlin (R)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. William S. Moorhead (D)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Donald L. Ritter (R)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Robert Smith Walker (R)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Allen E. Ertel (D)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Doug Walgren (D)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. William F. Goodling (R)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Joseph M. Gaydos (D)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Donald A. Bailey (D)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Austin Murphy (D)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. William F. Clinger Jr. (R)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Marc L. Marks (R)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Eugene Atkinson (D)
(2 Democrats)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Fernand St Germain (D)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Edward Beard (D)
(4–2 Democratic)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Mendel Jackson Davis (D)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Floyd Spence (R)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Butler Derrick (D)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Carroll A. Campbell Jr. (R)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Kenneth Lamar Holland (D)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. John Jenrette (D), until December 10, 1980
(1–1 split)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Tom Daschle (D)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. James Abdnor (R)
(5–3 Democratic)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Jimmy Quillen (R)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. John Duncan Sr. (R)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Marilyn Lloyd (D)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Albert Gore Jr. (D)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Bill Boner (D)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Robin Beard (R)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Ed Jones (D)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Harold Ford Sr. (D)
(20–4 Democratic)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Sam B. Hall Jr. (D)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Charlie Wilson (D)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. James M. Collins (R)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Ray Roberts (D)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Jim Mattox (D)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Phil Gramm (D)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Bill Archer (R)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Robert C. Eckhardt (D)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Jack Brooks (D)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. J. J. Pickle (D)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Marvin Leath (D)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Jim Wright (D)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Jack Hightower (D)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Joseph P. Wyatt Jr. (D)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Kika de la Garza (D)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Richard Crawford White (D)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Charles Stenholm (D)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Mickey Leland (D)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Kent Hance (D)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Henry B. González (D)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Tom Loeffler (R)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Ron Paul (R)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Abraham Kazen (D)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Martin Frost (D)
(1–1 split)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. K. Gunn McKay (D)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. David Daniel Marriott (R)
(1 Republican)
(6–4 Republican)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Paul Trible (R)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. G. William Whitehurst (R)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. David E. Satterfield III (D)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Robert Daniel (R)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Dan Daniel (D)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. M. Caldwell Butler (R)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. J. Kenneth Robinson (R)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Herbert Harris (D)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. William C. Wampler (R)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Joseph L. Fisher (D)
(6–1 Democratic)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Joel Pritchard (R)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Al Swift (D)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Don Bonker (D)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Mike McCormack (D)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Tom Foley (D)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Norm Dicks (D)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Mike Lowry (D)
(4 Democrats)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Bob Mollohan (D)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Harley Orrin Staggers (D)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. John M. Slack Jr. (D), until March 17, 1980
- Template:Party stripeJohn G. Hutchinson (D), from June 30, 1980
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Nick Rahall (D)
(6–3 Democratic)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Les Aspin (D)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Robert Kastenmeier (D)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Alvin Baldus (D)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Clement J. Zablocki (D)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Henry S. Reuss (D)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Tom Petri (R), from April 3, 1979
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Dave Obey (D)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Toby Roth (R)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Jim Sensenbrenner (R)
(1 Republican)
Non-voting members
(3–1 Democratic)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Walter Fauntroy (D)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Antonio Borja Won Pat (D)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Baltasar Corrada del Rio (PNP)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Melvin H. Evans (R)
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Changes in membership
The count below reflects changes from the beginning of the first session of this Congress.
Senate
- Replacements: 4
- Democratic: 3 seat net loss
- Republican: 3 seat net gain
- Deaths: 0
- Resignations: 4
- Vacancy: 0
- Total seats with changes: 4
Template:Ordinal US Congress change
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| nowrap | Maine
(Class 1)
| Template:Party shading/Democratic nowrap | Edmund Muskie
(D)
| Resigned May 7, 1980 to become United States Secretary of State.
Successor appointed to finish the term.
| Template:Party shading/Democratic nowrap | George J. Mitchell
(D)
| May 19, 1980
|-
| nowrap | New Hampshire
(Class 3)
| Template:Party shading/Democratic nowrap | John A. Durkin
(D)
| Resigned December 29, 1980 to give successor priority in seniority.
Successor appointed, having already been elected to the next term.
| Template:Party shading/Republican nowrap | Warren Rudman
(R)
| December 29, 1980
|-
| nowrap | Florida
(Class 3)
| Template:Party shading/Democratic nowrap | Richard Stone
(D)
| Resigned December 30, 1980 to give successor priority in seniority.
Successor appointed, having already been elected to the next term.
| Template:Party shading/Republican nowrap | Paula Hawkins
(R)
| January 1, 1981
|-
| nowrap | Alabama
(Class 3)
| Template:Party shading/Democratic nowrap | Donald Stewart
(D)
| Resigned January 2, 1981 to give successor priority in seniority.
Successor appointed, having already been elected to the next term.
| Template:Party shading/Republican nowrap | Jeremiah Denton
(R)
| January 2, 1981
|}
House of Representatives
- Replacements: 7
- Democratic: 0 seat net loss
- Republican: 0 seat net gain
- Deaths: 1
- Resignations: 4
- Expulsion: 1
- Contested election:
- Total seats with changes: 10
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Committees
Template:List of Congressional Committees instructions
Senate
- Aging (Special) (Chair: Lawton Chiles)
- Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry (Chair: Herman Talmadge; Ranking Member: Jesse Helms)
- Agricultural Research and General Legislation (Chair: Donald Stewart; Ranking Member: Richard G. Lugar)
- Rural Development (Chair: Patrick Leahy; Ranking Member: Rudy Boschwitz)
- Foreign Agricultural Policy (Chair: Richard Stone; Ranking Member: Thad Cochran)
- Nutrition (Chair: George McGovern; Ranking Member: Bob Dole)
- Environment, Soil Conservation and Forestry (Chair: John Melcher; Ranking Member: Roger W. Jepsen)
- Agricultural Credit and Rural Electrification (Chair: Edward Zorinsky; Ranking Member: S.I. Hayakawa)
- Agricultural Production, Marketing and Stabilization of Prices (Chair: Walter "Dee" Huddleston; Ranking Member: Milton Young)
- Appropriations (Chair: Warren Magnuson; Ranking Member: Milton Young)
- Agriculture and Related Agencies (Chair: Thomas Eagleton; Ranking Member: Thomas F. Eagleton)
- Defense (Chair: John C. Stennis; Ranking Member: Milton Young)
- District of Columbia (Chair: Patrick Leahy; Ranking Member: Charles Mathias)
- Foreign Operations (Chair: Daniel Inouye; Ranking Member: Jake Garn)
- HUD-Independent Agencies (Chair: William Proxmire; Ranking Member: Charles Mathias)
- Interior (Chair: Robert Byrd; Ranking Member: Ted Stevens)
- Labor-Health, Education and Welfare (Chair: Warren Magnuson; Ranking Member: Richard S. Schweiker)
- Legislative (Chair: Jim Sasser; Ranking Member: Ted Stevens)
- Military Construction (Chair: Walter "Dee" Huddleston; Ranking Member: Paul Laxalt)
- Energy and Water Development (Chair: J. Bennett Johnston; Ranking Member: Mark O. Hatfield)
- State, Justice, Commerce and Judiciary (Chair: Fritz Hollings; Ranking Member: Lowell P. Weicker Jr.)
- Transportation (Chair: Birch Bayh; Ranking Member: James A. McClure)
- Treasury, Postal Service and General Government (Chair: Lawton Chiles; Ranking Member: Harrison H. Schmitt)
- Armed Services (Chair: John C. Stennis; Ranking Member: John Tower)
- Arms Control (Chair: Henry M. Jackson; Ranking Member: William S. Cohen)
- General Procurement (Chair: Harry F. Byrd Jr.; Ranking Member: Barry Goldwater)
- Manpower and Personnel (Chair: Sam Nunn; Ranking Member: Roger W. Jepsen)
- Research and Investigations (Chair: John Culver; Ranking Member: John W. Warner)
- Military Construction and Stockfiles (Chair: Gary Hart; Ranking Member: Strom Thurmond)
- Procurement Policy and Reprogramming (Chair: Robert Burren Morgan; Ranking Member: Gordon J. Humphrey)
- Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs (Chair: William Proxmire; Ranking Member: Jake Garn)
- Housing and Urban Affairs (Chair: Harrison A. Williams; Ranking Member: Jake Garn)
- Financial Institutions (Chair: Alan Cranston; Ranking Member: John Tower)
- International Finance (Chair: Adlai Stevenson III; Ranking Member: H. John Heinz III)
- Rural Housing and Development (Chair: Robert Burren Morgan; Ranking Member: Nancy L. Kassebaum)
- Economic Stabilization (Chair: Donald Riegle; Ranking Member: Richard G. Lugar)
- Securities (Chair: Paul Sarbanes; Ranking Member: Richard G. Lugar)
- Insurance (Chair: Donald Stewart; Ranking Member: Jake Garn)
- Consumer Affairs (Chair: Paul Tsongas; Ranking Member: William L. Armstrong)
- Budget (Chair: Edmund Muskie, then Fritz Hollings; Ranking Member: Henry Bellmon)
- Commerce, Science and Transportation (Chair: Howard Cannon; Ranking Member: Bob Packwood)
- Aviation (Chair: Howard Cannon; Ranking Member: Nancy L. Kassebaum)
- Communications (Chair: Fritz Hollings; Ranking Member: Barry Goldwater)
- Consumer (Chair: Wendell Ford; Ranking Member: John C. Danforth)
- Merchant Marine and Tourism (Chair: Daniel Inouye; Ranking Member: John W. Warner)
- Science, Technology and Space (Chair: Adlai Stevenson III; Ranking Member: Harrison H. Schmitt)
- Surface Transportation (Chair: Russell B. Long; Ranking Member: Larry Pressler)
- Energy and Natural Resources (Chair: Henry M. Jackson; Ranking Member: Mark O. Hatfield)
- Energy R&D (Chair: Frank Church; Ranking Member: James A. McClure)
- Energy Regulation (Chair: J. Bennett Johnston; Ranking Member: Pete Domenici)
- Energy Conservation and Supply (Chair: John A. Durkin; Ranking Member: Malcolm Wallop)
- Energy Resources and Materials Production (Chair: Wendell Ford; Ranking Member: Lowell P. Weicker)
- Parks, Recreations and Renewable Resources (Chair: Dale Bumpers; Ranking Member: Mark O. Hatfield)
- Environment and Public Works (Chair: Jennings Randolph; Ranking Member: Robert T. Stafford)
- Environmental Pollution (Chair: Edmund Muskie; Ranking Member: Robert T. Stafford)
- Water Resources (Chair: Mike Gravel; Ranking Member: Pete Domenici)
- Transportation (Chair: Lloyd Bentsen; Ranking Member: Larry Pressler)
- Regional and Community Development (Chair: Quentin Burdick; Ranking Member: John H. Chafee)
- Resource Protection (Chair: John Culver; Ranking Member: Howard H. Baker Jr.)
- Nuclear Regulation (Chair: Gary Hart; Ranking Member: Alan K. Simpson)
- Ethics (Select) (Chair: Adlai Stevenson III, then Howell Heflin; Ranking Member: Harrison H. Schmitt)
- Finance (Chair: Russell B. Long; Ranking Member: Bob Dole)
- Health (Chair: Herman Talmadge; Ranking Member: Bob Dole)
- International Trade (Chair: Abraham Ribicoff; Ranking Member: William V. Roth Jr.)
- Taxation and Debt Management Generally (Chair: Harry F. Byrd Jr.; Ranking Member: Bob Packwood)
- Social Security (Chair: Gaylord Nelson; Ranking Member: John C. Danforth)
- Energy and Foundations (Chair: Mike Gravel; Ranking Member: Malcolm Wallop)
- Private Pension Plans and Employee Fringe Benefits (Chair: Lloyd Bentsen; Ranking Member: Bob Dole)
- Tourism and Sugar (Chair: Spark Matsunaga; Ranking Member: Malcolm Wallop)
- Public Assistance (Chair: Daniel Patrick Moynihan; Ranking Member: H. John Heinz III)
- Oversight of the Internal Revenue Service (Chair: Max Baucus; Ranking Member: H. John Heinz III)
- Unemployment and Related Programs (Chair: David Boren; Ranking Member: John H. Chafee)
- Revenue Sharing, Ingovernmental Revenue Impact and Economic Problems (Chair: Bill Bradley; Ranking Member: David Durenberger)
- Foreign Relations (Chair: Frank Church; Ranking Member: Jacob Javits)
- International Economic Policy (Chair: Paul Sarbanes; Ranking Member: Jacob Javits)
- Arms Control, Oceans, International Operations and Environment (Chair: Claiborne Pell; Ranking Member: Charles H. Percy)
- African Affairs (Chair: George McGovern; Ranking Member: S.I. Hayakawa)
- European Affairs (Chair: Joe Biden; Ranking Member: Jacob Javits)
- East Asian and Pacific Affairs (Chair: John Glenn; Ranking Member: Jesse Helms)
- Near Eastern and South Asian Affairs (Chair: Richard Stone; Ranking Member: Charles H. Percy)
- Western Hemisphere Affairs (Chair: Edward Zorinsky; Ranking Member: Richard G. Lugar)
- Governmental Affairs (Chair: Abraham Ribicoff; Ranking Member: Charles H. Percy)
- Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations (Chair: Sam Nunn; Ranking Member: Charles H. Percy)
- Intergovernmental Relations (Chair: Jim Sasser; Ranking Member: William V. Roth Jr.)
- Governmental Efficiency and the District of Columbia (Chair: Thomas Eagleton; Ranking Member: Charles Mathias)
- Energy, Nuclear Proliferation and Federal Services (Chair: Lawton Chiles; Ranking Member: Jacob K. Javits)
- Civil Service and General Services (Chair: David Pryor; Ranking Member: Ted Stevens)
- Oversight of Government Management (Chair: Carl Levin; Ranking Member: William S. Cohen)
- Indian Affairs (Select) (Chair: John Melcher)
- Judiciary (Chair: Ted Kennedy; Ranking Member: Strom Thurmond)
- The Constitution (Chair: Birch Bayh; Ranking Member: Orrin Hatch)
- Antitrust, Monopoly and Business Rights (Chair: Howard Metzenbaum; Ranking Member: Strom Thurmond)
- Improvements in Judicial Machinery (Chair: Dennis DeConcini; Ranking Member: Bob Dole)
- Criminal Justice (Chair: Joe Biden; Ranking Member: Charles Mathias)
- Administrative Practice and Procedure (Chair: Joe Biden; Ranking Member: Paul Laxalt)
- Limitations of Contracted and Delegated Authority (Chair: John Culver; Ranking Member: Thad Cochran)
- Jurisprudence and Governmental Relations (Chair: Howell Heflin; Ranking Member: Alan K. Simpson)
- Intelligence (Select) (Chair: Birch Bayh; Ranking Member: Barry Goldwater)
- Labor and Human Resources (Chair: Harrison A. Williams; Ranking Member: Richard S. Schweiker)
- Handicapped (Chair: Jennings Randolph; Ranking Member: Robert T. Stafford)
- Education, Arts and the Humanities (Chair: Claiborne Pell; Ranking Member: Robert T. Stafford)
- Health and Scientific Research (Chair: Ted Kennedy; Ranking Member: Richard S. Schweiker)
- Employment, Poverty and Migratory Labor (Chair: Gaylord Nelson; Ranking Member: Jacob K. Javits)
- Aging (Chair: Thomas Eagleton; Ranking Member: William L. Armstrong)
- Child and Human Development (Chair: Alan Cranston; Ranking Member: Gordon J. Humphrey)
- Alcoholism and Drug Abuse (Chair: Donald Riegle; Ranking Member: Orrin G. Hatch)
- Nutrition and Human Needs (Select) (Chair: Template:Data missing; Ranking Member: Template:Data missing)
- Rules and Administration (Chair: Claiborne Pell; Ranking Member: Mark O. Hatfield)
- Small Business (Select) (Chair: Gaylord Nelson)
- Veterans' Affairs (Chair: Alan Cranston; Ranking Member: Alan K. Simpson)
- Whole
House of Representatives
- Aging (Select) (Chair: Claude Pepper)
- Agriculture (Chair: Tom Foley; Ranking Member: William C. Wampler)
- Cotton (Chair: David R. Bowen; Ranking Member: Margaret M. Heckler)
- Dairy and Poultry (Chair: Alvin Baldus; Ranking Member: Jim Jeffords)
- Forests (Chair: Jim Weaver; Ranking Member: James P. Johnson)
- Livestock and Grains (Chair: Charlie Rose; Ranking Member: Keith G. Sebelius)
- Oilseeds and Rice (Chair: Dawson Mathis; Ranking Member: Paul Findley)
- Tobacco (Chair: Walter B. Jones Sr.; Ranking Member: Richard Kelly)
- Conservation and Credit (Chair: Ed Jones; Ranking Member: Edward Madigan)
- Department Investigations, Oversight and Research]] (Chair: Kika de la Garza; Ranking Member: William C. Wampler)
- Domestic Marketing, Consumer Relations and Nutrition]] (Chair: Fred Richmond; Ranking Member: Steve Symms)
- Family Farms, Rural Development and Special Studies]] (Chair: Rick Nolan; Ranking Member: Chuck Grassley)
- Appropriations (Chair: Jamie Whitten; Ranking Member: Silvio O. Conte)
- Agriculture, Rural Development and Related Agencies (Chair: Jamie Whitten; Ranking Member: Mark Andrews)
- Defense (Chair: Joseph P. Addabbo; Ranking Member: Jack Edwards)
- District of Columbia (Chair: Charlie Wilson; Ranking Member: Carl D. Pursell)
- Energy and Water Development (Chair: Tom Bevill; Ranking Member: John T. Myers)
- Foreign Operations (Chair: Clarence Long; Ranking Member: Bill Young)
- HUD-Independent Agencies (Chair: Edward Boland; Ranking Member: Lawrence Coughlin)
- Interior (Chair: Sidney R. Yates; Ranking Member: Joseph M. McDade)
- Labor-Health, Education and Welfare (Chair: William Natcher; Ranking Member: Robert H. Michel)
- Legislative (Chair: Adam Benjamin Jr.; Ranking Member: Robert H. Michel)
- Military Construction (Chair: K. Gunn McKay; Ranking Member: Robert C. McEwen)
- State, Justice, Commerce and Judiciary (Chair: K. Gunn McKay; Ranking Member: George M. O'Brien)
- Transportation (Chair: Robert B. Duncan; Ranking Member: Silvio O. Conte)
- Treasury, Postal Service and General Government (Chair: Tom Steed; Ranking Member: Clarence E. Miller)
- Armed Services (Chair: Melvin Price; Ranking Member: Bob Wilson)
- Procurement and Military Nuclear Systems (Chair: Melvin Price; Ranking Member: Bob Wilson)
- Seapower, Strategic and Critical Materials (Chair: Charles E. Bennett; Ranking Member: Floyd D. Spence)
- Research and Development (Chair: Richard Howard Ichord Jr.; Ranking Member: William L. Dickinson)
- Military Personnel (Chair: Richard Crawford White; Ranking Member: Marjorie S. Holt)
- Investigations (Chair: Samuel S. Stratton; Ranking Member: Robin Beard)
- Military Installations and Facilities (Chair: Melvin Price; Ranking Member: G. William Whitehurst)
- Military Compensation (Chair: Bill Nichols; Ranking Member: Donald J. Mitchell)
- Nato Standardization, Interoperability and Readiness (Chair: Dan Daniel; Ranking Member: William L. Dickinson)
- Assassinations (Select) (Chair: Template:Data missing; Ranking Member: Template:Data missing)
- Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs (Chair: Henry S. Reuss; Ranking Member: J. William Stanton)
- The City (Chair: Henry S. Reuss; Ranking Member: Richard Kelly)
- Housing and Community Development (Chair: Thomas L. Ashley; Ranking Member: J. William Stanton)
- Economic Stabilization (Chair: William S. Moorhead; Ranking Member: Stewart B. McKinney)
- Financial Institutions Supervision, Regulation and Insurance (Chair: Fernand St. Germain; Ranking Member: Chalmers P. Wylie)
- International Development Institutions and Finance (Chair: Henry B. González; Ranking Member: Henry J. Hyde)
- General Oversight and Renegotiation (Chair: Joseph Minish; Ranking Member: Bill Green)
- Consumer Affairs (Chair: Frank Annunzio; Ranking Member: Thomas B. Evans Jr.)
- Domestic Monetary Policy (Chair: Parren Mitchell; Ranking Member: George V. Hansen)
- Historic Preservation and Coinage (Chair: Stephen L. Neal; Ranking Member: N/A)
- International Trade, Investment and Monetary Policy (Chair: Stephen L. Neal; Ranking Member: Jim Leach)
- Budget (Chair: Robert Giaimo; Ranking Member: Del Latta)
- Task Forces (Chair: N/A; Ranking Member: N/A)
- Economic Policy, Projections and Productivity (Chair: Thomas L. Ashley; Ranking Member: Jim Broyhill)
- State and Local Governments (Chair: Elizabeth Holtzman; Ranking Member: Marjorie S. Holt)
- Regulations and Spending Limitations (Chair: Dave Obey; Ranking Member: Del Latta)
- Inflation (Chair: Paul Simon; Ranking Member: Bud Shuster)
- Budget Process (Chair: Norman Mineta; Ranking Member: Barber B. Conable Jr.)
- Defense and International Affairs (Chair: Jim Mattox; Ranking Member: Del Latta)
- Tax Expenditures and Tax Policy (Chair: James R. Jones; Ranking Member: Jim Broyhill)
- Human and Community Resources (Chair: Louis Stokes; Ranking Member: Marjorie S. Holt)
- Legislative Savings (Chair: Leon Panetta; Ranking Member: Del Latta)
- Committees (Select) (Chair: Template:Data missing; Ranking Member: Template:Data missing)
- Congressional Operations (Select) (Chair: Jack Brooks)
- Crime (Select) (Chair: Template:Data missing; Ranking Member: Template:Data missing)
- District of Columbia (Chair: Ron Dellums; Ranking Member: Stewart B. McKinney)
- Fiscal Affairs and Health (Chair: Ron Dellums; Ranking Member: Stewart B. McKinney)
- Governmental Affairs and Budget (Chair: Walter Fauntroy; Ranking Member: Robert W. Daniel Jr.)
- Judiciary, Manpower and Education (Chair: Romano Mazzoli; Ranking Member: Marc L. Marks)
- Metropolitan Affairs (Chair: Pete Stark; Ranking Member: Stewart B. McKinney)
- Education and Labor (Chair: Carl D. Perkins; Ranking Member: John M. Ashbrook)
- Elementary, Secondary and Vocational Education (Chair: Carl D. Perkins; Ranking Member: William F. Goodling)
- Labor-Management Relations (Chair: Frank Thompson; Ranking Member: John M. Ashbrook)
- Employment Opportunities (Chair: Augustus Hawkins; Ranking Member: Jim Jeffords)
- Postsecondary Education (Chair: William D. Ford; Ranking Member: John Buchanan)
- Health and Safety (Chair: Joseph M. Gaydos; Ranking Member: Mickey Edwards)
- Human Resources (Chair: Ike Franklin Andrews; Ranking Member: E. Thomas Coleman)
- Select Education (Chair: Paul Simon; Ranking Member: Ken Kramer)
- Labor Standards (Chair: Edward Beard; Ranking Member: John N. Erlenborn)
- Ethics (Select) (Chair: Template:Data missing; Ranking Member: Template:Data missing)
- Foreign Affairs (Chair: Clement J. Zablocki; Ranking Member: William S. Broomfield)
- International Security and Scientific Affairs (Chair: Clement J. Zablocki; Ranking Member: William S. Broomfield)
- International Operations (Chair: Dante Fascell; Ranking Member: John Buchanan)
- Europe and the Middle East (Chair: Lester L. Wolff; Ranking Member: Paul Findley)
- Asian and Pacific Affairs (Chair: Lester L. Wolff; Ranking Member: Tennyson Guyer)
- International Economic Policy and Trade (Chair: Jonathan Brewster Bingham; Ranking Member: Robert J. Lagomarsino)
- Inter-American Affairs (Chair: Gus Yatron; Ranking Member: Benjamin A. Gilman)
- Africa (Chair: Stephen Solarz; Ranking Member: William F. Goodling)
- International Organizations (Chair: Don Bonker; Ranking Member: Edward J. Derwinski)
- Government Operations (Chair: Jack Brooks; Ranking Member: Frank Horton)
- Legislation and National Security (Chair: Jack Brooks; Ranking Member: Frank Horton)
- Ingovernmental Relations and Human Resources (Chair: Lawrence H. Fountain; Ranking Member: John W. Wydler)
- Commerce, Consumer and Monetary Affairs (Chair: Benjamin Stanley Rosenthal; Ranking Member: Lyle Williams)
- Manpower and Housing (Chair: Cardiss Collins; Ranking Member: Wayne Grisham)
- Government Activities and Transportation (Chair: John Burton; Ranking Member: Robert S. Walker)
- Government Information and Individual Rights (Chair: L. Richardson Preyer; Ranking Member: Thomas N. Kindness)
- Environment, Energy and Natural Resources (Chair: Toby Moffett; Ranking Member: Paul N. McCloskey)
- House Administration (Chair: Frank Thompson, then Lucien Nedzi; Ranking Member: William L. Dickinson)
- Accounts (Chair: John Brademas; Ranking Member: Samuel L. Devine)
- Libraries and Memorials (Chair: Lucien Nedzi; Ranking Member: Bill Frenzel)
- Printing (Chair: Augustus Hawkins; Ranking Member: James C. Cleveland)
- Personnel and Police (Chair: Frank Annunzio; Ranking Member: Samuel L. Devine)
- Contracts (Chair: Joseph M. Gaydos; Ranking Member: James C. Cleveland)
- Services (Chair: Ed Jones; Ranking Member: William L. Dickinson)
- Office Systems (Chair: Bob Mollohan; Ranking Member: David Stockman)
- House Beauty Shop (Select) (Chair: Template:Data missing; Ranking Member: Template:Data missing)
- Intelligence (Select) (Chair: Edward Boland; Ranking Member: )
- Insular Affairs (Chair: Mo Udall; Ranking Member: Don H. Clausen)
- Energy and the Environment (Chair: Mo Udall; Ranking Member: Steve Symms)
- Water and Power Resources (Chair: Abraham Kazen; Ranking Member: Manuel Lujan Jr.)
- Public Lands (Chair: John F. Seiberling; Ranking Member: James P. Johnson)
- National Parks and Insular Affairs (Chair: Phillip Burton; Ranking Member: Keith G. Sebelius)
- Mines and Mining (Chair: James David Santini; Ranking Member: Don Young)
- Oversight/Special Investigations (Chair: Harold L. Runnels; Ranking Member: Don H. Clausen)
- Pacific Affairs (Chair: Antonio Borja Won Pat; Ranking Member: Robert J. Lagomarsino)
- Interstate and Foreign Commerce (Chair: Harley Orrin Staggers; Ranking Member: Samuel L. Devine)
- Energy and Power (Chair: John Dingell; Ranking Member: Clarence J. Brown)
- Communications (Chair: Lionel Van Deerlin; Ranking Member: James M. Collins)
- Oversight and Investigations (Chair: Robert C. Eckhardt; Ranking Member: Norman F. Lent)
- Consumer Protection and Finance (Chair: James H. Scheuer; Ranking Member: Jim Broyhill)
- Health and the Environment (Chair: Henry Waxman; Ranking Member: Tim Lee Carter)
- Transportation and Commerce (Chair: James Florio; Ranking Member: Edward R. Madigan)
- Judiciary (Chair: Peter W. Rodino; Ranking Member: Robert McClory)
- Immigration, Citizenship and International Law (Chair: Elizabeth Holtzman; Ranking Member: Hamilton Fish IV)
- Administrative Law and Governmental Relations (Chair: George E. Danielson; Ranking Member: Carlos J. Moorhead)
- Courts, Civil Liberties and the Administration of Justice (Chair: Robert Kastenmeier; Ranking Member: Thomas F. Railsback)
- Civil and Constitutional Rights (Chair: Don Edwards; Ranking Member: Henry J. Hyde)
- Monopolies and Commercial Law (Chair: Peter W. Rodino; Ranking Member: Robert McClory)
- Crime (Chair: John Conyers; Ranking Member: John M. Ashbrook)
- Criminal Justice (Chair: Robert Drinan; Ranking Member: Thomas N. Kindness)
- Merchant Marine and Fisheries (Chair: John M. Murphy, then Thomas L. Ashley; Ranking Member: Paul N. McCloskey Jr.)
- Merchant Marine (Chair: John M. Murphy; Ranking Member: Gene Snyder)
- Fisheries, Wildlife Conservation and the Environment (Chair: John Breaux; Ranking Member: Edwin B. Forsythe)
- Coast Guard and Navigation (Chair: Mario Biaggi; Ranking Member: David C. Treen)
- Oceangraphy (Chair: Gerry Studds; Ranking Member: Joel Pritchard)
- Panama Canal (Chair: Carroll Hubbard; Ranking Member: Robert E. Bauman)
- Modernization of House Gallery Facilities (Special) (Chair: ; Ranking Member: )
- Narcotics Abuse and Control (Select) (Chair: Lester L. Wolff)
- Outer Continental Shelf (Ad Hoc/Select) (Chair: John M. Murphy)
- Post Office and Civil Service (Chair: James M. Hanley; Ranking Member: Edward J. Derwinski)
- Investigations (Chair: James M. Hanley; Ranking Member: Gene Taylor)
- Postal Operations and Services (Chair: Charlie Wilson; Ranking Member: Edward J. Derwinski)
- Postal Personnel and Modernization (Chair: Bill Clay; Ranking Member: Benjamin A. Gilman)
- Civil Service (Chair: Pat Schroeder; Ranking Member: Jim Leach)
- Compensations and Employee Benefits (Chair: Gladys Spellman; Ranking Member: Tom Corcoran)
- Census and Population (Chair: Robert Garcia; Ranking Member: Jim Courter)
- Human Resources (Chair: Herbert Harris; Ranking Member: Benjamin A. Gilman)
- Public Works and Transportation (Chair: Harold T. Johnson; Ranking Member: Bill Harsha)
- Aviation (Chair: Glenn M. Anderson; Ranking Member: Gene Snyder)
- Economic Development (Chair: Robert A. Roe; Ranking Member: John Paul Hammerschmidt)
- Oversight and Review (Chair: Norman Mineta; Ranking Member: James C. Cleveland)
- Public Buildings and Grounds (Chair: Elliott H. Levitas; Ranking Member: James Abdnor)
- Surface Transportation (Chair: James J. Howard; Ranking Member: Bud Shuster)
- Water Resources (Chair: Ray Roberts; Ranking Member: Don H. Clausen)
- Rules (Chair: Richard Walker Bolling; Ranking Member: Jimmy Quillen)
- The Legislative Process (Chair: Gillis William Long; Ranking Member: Trent Lott)
- Rules of the House (Chair: Joe Moakley; Ranking Member: John B. Anderson)
- Science and Technology (Chair: Don Fuqua; Ranking Member: John W. Wydler)
- Space Science and Applications (Chair: Don Fuqua; Ranking Member: Larry Winn Jr.)
- Energy Research and Development (Chair: Mike McCormack; Ranking Member: John W. Wydler)
- Science, Research and Technology (Chair: George Brown Jr.; Ranking Member: Harold C. Hollenbeck)
- Energy Development and Applications (Chair: Richard Ottinger; Ranking Member: Hamilton Fish IV)
- Transportation, Aviation and Communication (Chair: Tom Harkin; Ranking Member: Barry M. Goldwater)
- Investigations and Oversight (Chair: James F. Lloyd; Ranking Member: Manuel Lujan Jr.)
- Natural Resources and Environment (Chair: Jerome Ambro; Ranking Member: Robert S. Walker)
- Small Business (Chair: Neal Edward Smith; Ranking Member: Joseph M. McDade)
- SBA and SBIC Authority and General Small Business (Chair: Neal Edward Smith; Ranking Member: Joseph M. McDade)
- General Oversight and Minority Enterprise (Chair: John J. LaFalce; Ranking Member: Tim Lee Carter)
- Antitrust and Restraint of Trade Activities affecting Small Businesses (Chair: Berkley Bedell; Ranking Member: Dan Quayle)
- Impact of Energy Programs, Environment, Safety Requirements and Government Research on Small Business (Chair: Tom Luken; Ranking Member: Silvio O. Conte)
- Access to Equity Capital and Business Opportunities (Chair: Henry Nowak; Ranking Member: J. William Stanton)
- Special Small Business Problems (Chair: Marty Russo; Ranking Member: William S. Broomfield)
- Standards of Official Conduct (Chair: Charles E. Bennett; Ranking Member: Floyd Spence)
- Veterans' Affairs (Chair: Ray Roberts; Ranking Member: John Paul Hammerschmidt)
- Medical Facilities and Benefits (Chair: David E. Satterfield III; Ranking Member: John Paul Hammerschmidt)
- Compensation, Pension and Insurance (Chair: Sonny Montgomery; Ranking Member: Chalmers P. Wylie)
- Housing (Chair: Jack Brinkley; Ranking Member: James Abdnor)
- Education, Training and Employment (Chair: Bill Hefner; Ranking Member: Margaret M. Heckler)
- Special Investigations (Chair: Ronald M. Mottl; Ranking Member: Elwood Hillis)
- Ways and Means (Chair: Al Ullman; Ranking Member: Barber B. Conable Jr.)
- Select Revenue Measures (Chair: Dan Rostenkowski; Ranking Member: John Duncan Sr.)
- Social Security (Chair: J. J. Pickle; Ranking Member: Bill Archer)
- Health (Chair: Charles Rangel; Ranking Member: Phil Crane)
- Trade (Chair: Charles Vanik; Ranking Member: Guy Vander Jagt)
- Public Assistance and Unemployment Compensation (Chair: James C. Corman; Ranking Member: John H. Rousselot)
- Oversight (Chair: Sam Gibbons; Ranking Member: Willis D. Gradison Jr.)
- Social Security (Chair: J. J. Pickle; Ranking Member: Bill Archer)
- Whole
Joint committees
- Economic (Chair: Sen. Lloyd Bentsen; Vice Chair: Rep. Richard Walker Bolling)
- Taxation (Chair: Rep. Al Ullman; Vice Chair: Sen. Russell B. Long)
- The Library (Chair: Sen. Claiborne Pell; Vice Chair: Rep. Lucien N. Nedzi)
- Printing (Chair: Rep. Frank Thompson; Vice Chair: Sen. Claiborne Pell)
Employees
Legislative branch agency directors
- Architect of the Capitol: George Malcolm White
- Attending Physician of the United States Congress: Freeman H. Cary
- Comptroller General of the United States: Elmer B. Staats
- Director of the Congressional Budget Office: Alice Rivlin
- Librarian of Congress: Daniel J. Boorstin
- Public Printer of the United States: John J. Boyle, until 1980
Senate
- Chaplain: Edward L. R. Elson (Presbyterian)
- Curator: James R. Ketchum
- Historian: Richard A. Baker
- Parliamentarian: Murray Zweben
- Secretary: J. Stanley Kimmitt
- Librarian: Roger K. Haley
- Sergeant at Arms: Frank "Nordy" Hoffman
- Secretary for the Majority: Walter J. Stewart
- Secretary for the Minority: William Hildenbrand
House of Representatives
- Chaplain: James D. Ford (Lutheran)
- Clerk: Edmund L. Henshaw Jr.
- Doorkeeper: James T. Molloy
- Parliamentarian: William Holmes Brown
- Reading Clerks: Bob Berry (R), Charles W. Hackney Jr. (D)
- Postmaster: Robert V. Rota
- Sergeant at Arms: Kenneth R. Harding, until February 29, 1980
- Benjamin J. Guthrie, from March 1, 1980
See also
- List of new members of the 96th United States Congress
- 1978 United States elections (elections leading to this Congress)
- 1980 United States elections (elections during this Congress, leading to the next Congress)