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Contents 1 Dates of Sessions 2 Major Legislation 3 Party summary 3.1 Senate 3.2 House of Representatives 4 Officers 4.1 Senate 4.2 House of Representatives 5 Members 5.1 Senate 5.2 House of Representatives 5.2.1 Alabama 5.2.2 Alaska 5.2.3 Arizona 5.2.4 Arkansas 5.2.5 California 5.2.6 Colorado 5.2.7 Connecticut 5.2.8 Delaware 5.2.9 Florida 5.2.10 Georgia 5.2.11 Hawaii 5.2.12 Idaho 5.2.13 Illinois 5.2.14 Indiana 5.2.15 Iowa 5.2.16 Kansas 5.2.17 Kentucky 5.2.18 Louisiana 5.2.19 Maine 5.2.20 Maryland 5.2.21 Massachusetts 5.2.22 Michigan 5.2.23 Minnesota 5.2.24 Mississippi 5.2.25 Missouri 5.2.26 Montana 5.2.27 Nebraska 5.2.28 Nevada 5.2.29 New Hampshire 5.2.30 New Jersey 5.2.31 New Mexico 5.2.32 New York 5.2.33 North Carolina 5.2.34 North Dakota 5.2.35 Ohio 5.2.36 Oklahoma 5.2.37 Oregon 5.2.38 Pennsylvania 5.2.39 Rhode Island 5.2.40 South Carolina 5.2.41 South Dakota 5.2.42 Tennessee 5.2.43 Texas 5.2.44 Utah 5.2.45 Vermont 5.2.46 Virginia 5.2.47 Washington 5.2.48 West Virginia 5.2.49 Wisconsin 5.2.50 Wyoming 5.2.51 American Samoa 5.2.52 District of Columbia 5.2.53 Guam 5.2.54 Puerto Rico 5.2.55 Virgin Islands 6 Employees 6.1 Senate 6.2 House of Representatitves

[edit] Dates of Sessions

1997-1998

• The first session of this Congress took place in Washington, DC from January 7, 1997 to November 13, 1997.
• The second session took place in Washington, DC from January 27, 1998 to December 19, 1998.

[edit] Major Legislation

Main article: List of United States federal legislation#105th United States Congress

• August 5, 1997 - Taxpayer Relief Act of 1997, PL 105-34, 111 Stat. 788
• June 9, 1998 - Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century, PL 105-178, 112 Stat. 107, 23 U.S.C. § 101
• July 22, 1998 - Taxpayer Bill of Rights III, PL 105-206, title III, 112 Stat. 726
• August 7, 1998 - Workforce Investment Act, PL 105-220, 112 Stat. 936, 20 U.S.C. § 9201
• October 21, 1998 - Child Online Privacy Protection Act, PL 105-277, div. C, title XIV, 112 Stat. 2681–736, 47 U.S.C. § 609
• October 27, 1998 - Sonny Bono Copyright Term Extension Act, PL 105-298, title I, 112 Stat. 2827, 17 U.S.C. § 101
• October 28, 1998 - Digital Millennium Copyright Act (including the Online Copyright Infringement Liability Limitation Act), PL 105-304, 112 Stat. 2860, 17 U.S.C. § 101
• October 31, 1998 - Iraq Liberation Act, PL 105-338, 112 Stat. 3178, 22 U.S.C. § 2151
• October 31, 1998 - Veterans Employment Opportunities Act, PL 105-339, 112 Stat. 3182, 5 U.S.C. § 2101

[edit] Party summary

[edit] Senate

Affiliation		Members	Note
	Republican Party	55	shifted to 54 twice
	Democratic Party	45	shifted to 46 twice
Total		100

[edit] House of Representatives

Affiliation		Members	Voting share	Delegates and Resident Commissioner	Note
	Republican Party	228	52.4%	1
	Democratic Party	206	47.4%	4
	Independent	1	0.2%	-	Caucuses with the Democrats
	Vacant	0	0.0%	-
Total		435		5

[edit] Officers

[edit] Senate

Office		Senator / Vice-President	Party	State
	President of the Senate	Al Gore	Democratic	Tennessee
	President pro tempore	Strom Thurmond	Republican	South Carolina
	Majority Leader	Trent Lott	Republican	Mississippi
	Minority Leader	Tom Daschle	Democratic	South Dakota
	Majority Whip	Don Nickles	Republican	Oklahoma
	Minority Whip	Wendell Hampton Ford	Democratic	Kentucky

[edit] House of Representatives

Office		Representative	Party	State
	Speaker of the House	Newt Gingrich	Republican	Georgia
	Majority Leader	Dick Armey	Republican	Texas
	Minority Leader	Dick Gephardt	Democratic	Missouri
	Majority Whip	Tom DeLay	Republican	Texas
	Minority Whip	David Bonior	Democratic	Michigan

[edit] Members

[edit] Senate

Senator		Party	State ↑	Hometown	Class	First took office
	Richard Shelby	Republican	Alabama	Tuscaloosa	3	1987
	Jeff Sessions	Republican		Mobile	2	1997
	Ted Stevens	Republican	Alaska	Girdwood	2	1969
	Frank Murkowski	Republican		Fairbanks	3	1981
	John McCain	Republican	Arizona	Phoenix	3	1987
	Jon Kyl	Republican		Phoenix	1	1995
	Dale Bumpers	Democrat	Arkansas	Charleston	3	1975
	Tim Hutchinson	Republican		Bentonville	2	1997
	Dianne Feinstein	Democrat	California	San Francisco	1	1992
	Barbara Boxer	Democrat		Greenbrae	3	1993
	Ben Nighthorse Campbell	Republican	Colorado	Ignacio	3	1993
	Wayne Allard	Republican		Loveland	2	1997
	Christopher Dodd	Democrat	Connecticut	East Haddam	3	1981
	Joseph Lieberman	Democrat		New Haven	1	1989
	William Roth	Republican	Delaware	Wilmington	1	1971
	Joe Biden	Democrat		Wilmington	2	1973
	Bob Graham	Democrat	Florida	Miami Lakes	3	1987
	Connie Mack	Republican		Cape Coral	1	1989
	Paul Coverdell	Republican	Georgia	Atlanta	3	1993
	Max Cleland	Democrat		Lithonia	2	1997
	Daniel Inouye	Democrat	Hawaii	Honolulu	3	1963
	Daniel Akaka	Democrat		Honolulu	1	1991
	Larry Craig	Republican	Idaho	Payette	2	1991
	Dirk Kempthorne	Republican		Boise	3	1993
	Carol Moseley-Braun	Democrat	Illinois	Chicago	3	1993
	Richard Durbin	Democrat		Springfield	2	1997
	Richard Lugar	Republican	Indiana	Indianapolis	1	1977
	Dan Coats	Republican		Fort Wayne	3	1989
	Chuck Grassley	Republican	Iowa	Cedar Falls	3	1981
	Tom Harkin	Democrat		Cumming	2	1985
	Sam Brownback	Republican	Kansas	Topeka	3	1996
	Pat Roberts	Republican		Dodge City	2	1997
	Wendell Hampton Ford	Democrat	Kentucky	Owensboro	3	1974
	Mitch McConnell	Republican		Louisville	2	1985
	John Breaux	Democrat	Louisiana	Crowley	3	1987
	Mary Landrieu	Democrat		New Orleans	2	1997
	Olympia Snowe	Republican	Maine	Auburn	1	1995
	Susan Collins	Republican		Bangor	2	1997
	Paul Sarbanes	Democrat	Maryland	Baltimore	1	1977
	Barbara Mikulski	Democrat		Baltimore	3	1987
	Edward Kennedy	Democrat	Massachusetts	Hyannis Port	1	1962
	John Kerry	Democrat		Boston	2	1985
	Carl Levin	Democrat	Michigan	Detroit	2	1979
	Spencer Abraham	Republican		Auburn Hills	1	1995
	Paul Wellstone	Democrat	Minnesota	Northfield	2	1991
	Rod Grams	Republican		Ramsey	1	1995
	Thad Cochran	Republican	Mississippi	Jackson	2	1979
	Trent Lott	Republican		Pascagoula	1	1989
	Kit Bond	Republican	Missouri	Mexico	3	1987
	John Ashcroft	Republican		Willard	1	1995
	Max Baucus	Democrat	Montana	Helena	2	1979
	Conrad Burns	Republican		Billings	1	1989
	Bob Kerrey	Democrat	Nebraska	Omaha	1	1989
	Chuck Hagel	Republican		Omaha	2	1997
	Harry Reid	Democrat	Nevada	Searchlight	3	1987
	Richard Bryan	Democrat		Las Vegas	1	1989
	Bob Smith	Republican	New Hampshire	Tuftonboro	2	1990
	Judd Gregg	Republican		Greenfield	3	1993
	Frank Lautenberg	Democrat	New Jersey	Cliffside Park	1	1982
	Robert Torricelli	Democrat		Englewood	2	1997
	Pete Domenici	Republican	New Mexico	Albuquerque	2	1973
	Jeff Bingaman	Democrat		Santa Fe	1	1983
	Daniel Patrick Moynihan	Democrat	New York	Oneonta	1	1977
	Al D'Amato	Republican		Island Park	3	1981
	Jesse Helms	Republican	North Carolina	Raleigh	2	1973
	Lauch Faircloth	Republican		Clinton	3	1993
	Kent Conrad	Democrat	North Dakota	Bismarck	1	1987
	Byron Dorgan	Democrat		Bismarck	3	1993
	John Glenn	Democrat	Ohio	Columbus	3	1974
	Mike DeWine	Republican		Yellowsprings	1	1995
	Don Nickles	Republican	Oklahoma	Ponca City	3	1981
	James Inhofe	Republican		Tulsa	2	1995
	Ron Wyden	Democrat	Oregon	Portland	3	1997
	Gordon Smith	Republican		Pendleton	2	1997
	Arlen Specter	Republican	Pennsylvania	Philadelphia	3	1981
	Rick Santorum	Republican		Mount Lebanon	1	1995
	John Chafee	Republican	Rhode Island	Warwick	1	1977
	Jack Reed	Democrat		Cranston	2	1997
	Strom Thurmond	Republican	South Carolina	Aiken	2	1954
	Ernest Hollings	Democrat		Charleston	3	1966
	Tom Daschle	Democrat	South Dakota	Aberdeen	3	1987
	Tim Johnson	Democrat		Vermillion	2	1997
	Fred Thompson	Republican	Tennessee	Nashville	2	1994
	Bill Frist	Republican		Nashville	1	1995
	Phil Gramm	Republican	Texas	College Station	2	1985
	Kay Bailey Hutchison	Republican		Dallas	1	1993
	Orrin Hatch	Republican	Utah	Salt Lake City	1	1977
	Robert Bennett	Republican		Salt Lake City	3	1993
	Patrick Leahy	Democrat	Vermont	Burlington	3	1975
	James Jeffords	Republican		Shrewsbury	1	1989
	John Warner	Republican	Virginia	Alexandria	2	1979
	Chuck Robb	Democrat		McLean	1	1989
	Slade Gorton	Republican	Washington	Seattle	1	1989 (previously served 1981-1987)
	Patty Murray	Democrat		Seattle	3	1993
	Robert Byrd	Democrat	West Virginia	Sophia	1	1959
	Jay Rockefeller	Democrat		Charleston	2	1985
	Herbert Kohl	Democrat	Wisconsin	Milwaukee	1	1989
	Russ Feingold	Democrat		Middleton	3	1993
	Craig Thomas	Republican	Wyoming	Casper	1	1995
	Michael Enzi	Republican		Gillette	2	1997

[edit] House of Representatives

[edit] Alabama

• 1. Sonny Callahan (R) of Mobile
• 2. Terry Everett (R) of Enterprise
• 3. Bob Riley (R) of Ashland
• 4. Robert Aderholt (R) of Haleyville
• 5. Robert Cramer (D) of Huntsville
• 6. Spencer Bachus (R) of Vestavia Hills
• 7. Earl F. Hilliard (D) of Birmingham

[edit] Alaska

• At Large. Don Young (R) of Fort Yukon

[edit] Arizona

• 1. Matt Salmon (R) of Mesa
• 2. Ed Pastor (D) of Phoenix
• 3. Bob Stump (R) of Tolleson
• 4. John Shadegg (R) of Phoenix
• 5. Jim Kolbe (R) of Tucson
• 6. J.D. Hayworth (R) of Scottsdale

[edit] Arkansas

• 1. Marion Berry (D) of Gillett
• 2. Vic Snyder (D) of Little Rock
• 3. Asa Hutchinson (R) of Bentonville
• 4. Jay Dickey (R) of Pine Bluff

[edit] California

• 1. Frank Riggs (R) of Windsor
• 2. Wally Herger (R) of Marysville
• 3. Vic Fazio (D) of West Sacramento
• 4. John Doolittle (R) of Rocklin
• 5. Robert Matsui (D) of Sacramento
• 6. Lynn Woolsey (D) of Petaluma
• 7. George Miller (D) of Martinez
• 8. Nancy Pelosi (D) of San Francisco
• 9. Barbara Lee (D) of Oakland, installed April 21, 1998

Vacant, February 7, 1998 - April 20, 1998

Ron Dellums (D) of Oakland, resigned February 6, 1998

• 10. Ellen Tauscher (D) of Pleasanton
• 11. Richard Pombo (R) of Tracy
• 12. Tom Lantos (D) of San Mateo
• 13. Pete Stark (D) of Hayward
• 14. Anna Eshoo (D) of Atherton
• 15. Tom Campbell (R) of Campbell
• 16. Zoe Lofgren (D) of San Jose
• 17. Sam Farr (D) of Carmel
• 18. Gary Condit (D) of Ceres
• 19. George Radanovich (R) of Mariposa
• 20. Cal Dooley (D) of Visalia
• 21. Bill Thomas (R) of Bakersfield
• 22. Lois Capps (D) of Santa Barbara, installed March 17, 1998

Vacant, October 29, 1997 - March 16, 1998

Walter Capps (D) of Santa Barbara, died October 28, 1997

• 23. Elton Gallegly (R) of Simi Valley
• 24. Brad Sherman (D) of Sherman Oaks
• 25. Howard McKeon (R) of Santa Clarita
• 26. Howard Berman (D) of Mission Hills
• 27. James E. Rogan (R) of Glendale
• 28. David Dreier (R) of San Dimas
• 29. Henry Waxman (D) of Los Angeles
• 30. Xavier Becerra (D) of Los Angeles
• 31. Matthew G. Martinez (D) of Monterey Park
• 32. Julian C. Dixon (D) of Los Angeles
• 33. Lucille Roybal-Allard (D) of Los Angeles
• 34. Esteban Edward Torres (D) of La Puente
• 35. Maxine Waters (D) of Los Angeles
• 36. Jane Harman (D) of Rolling Hills
• 37. Juanita Millender-McDonald (D) of Carson
• 38. John S. Horn (R) of Long Beach
• 39. Edward R. Royce (R) of Fullerton
• 40. Jerry Lewis (R) of Redlands
• 41. Jay Kim (R) of Diamond Bar
• 42. George Brown, Jr. (D) of San Bernardino
• 43. Ken Calvert (R) of Corona
• 44. Mary Bono (R) of Palm Springs, installed April 21, 1998

Vacant, January 6, 1998 - April 20, 1998

Sonny Bono (R) of Palm Springs, died January 5, 1998

• 45. Dana Rohrabacher (R) of Huntington Beach
• 46. Loretta Sanchez (D) of Anaheim
• 47. Chris Cox (R) of Newport Beach
• 48. Ron Packard (R) of Oceanside
• 49. Brian Bilbray (R) of Imperial Beach
• 50. Bob Filner (D) of San Diego
• 51. Randy "Duke" Cunningham (R) of Del Mar
• 52. Duncan Hunter (R) of Alpine

[edit] Colorado

• 1. Diana DeGette (D) of Denver
• 2. David Skaggs (D) of Boulder
• 3. Scott McInnis (R) of Glenwood Springs
• 4. Bob Schaffer (R) of Fort Collins
• 5. Joel Hefley (R) of Colorado Springs
• 6. Dan Schaefer (R) of Lakewood

[edit] Connecticut

• 1. Barbara B. Kennelly (D) of Hartford
• 2. Sam Gejdenson (D) of Bozrah
• 3. Rosa DeLauro (D) of New Haven
• 4. Christopher Shays (R) of Stamford
• 5. James H. Maloney (D) of Danbury
• 6. Nancy Johnson (R) of New Britain

[edit] Delaware

• At Large. Michael N. Castle (R) of Wilmington

[edit] Florida

• 1. Joe Scarborough (R) of Pensacola
• 2. Allen Boyd (D) of Monticello
• 3. Corrine Brown (D) of Jacksonville
• 4. Tillie K. Fowler (R) of Jacksonville
• 5. Karen Thurman (D) of Dunnellon
• 6. Cliff Stearns (R) of Ocala
• 7. John Mica (R) of Winter Park
• 8. Bill McCollum (R) of Longwood
• 9. Michael Bilirakis (R) of Palm Harbor
• 10. Bill Young (R) of Largo
• 11. Jim Davis (D) of Tampa
• 12. Charles T. Canady (R) of Lakeland
• 13. Dan Miller (R) of Bradenton
• 14. Porter Goss (R) of Sanibel
• 15. Dave Weldon (R) of Palm Bay
• 16. Mark Foley (R) of West Palm Beach
• 17. Carrie P. Meek (D) of Miami
• 18. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R) of Miami
• 19. Robert Wexler (D) of Boca Raton
• 20. Peter Deutsch (D) of Fort Lauderhill
• 21. Lincoln Diaz-Balart (R) of Miami
• 22. Clay Shaw (R) of Fort Lauderdale
• 23. Alcee Hastings (D) of Miramar

[edit] Georgia

• 1. Jack Kingston (R) of Savannah
• 2. Sanford Bishop (D) of Columbus
• 3. Mac Collins (R) of Hampton
• 4. Cynthia McKinney (D) of Decatur
• 5. John Lewis (D) of Atlanta
• 6. Newt Gingrich (R) of Marietta
• 7. Bob Barr (R) of Smyrna
• 8. Saxby Chambliss (R) of Moultrie
• 9. Nathan Deal (R) of Lula
• 10. Charlie Norwood (R) of Evans
• 11. John Linder (R) of Atlanta

[edit] Hawaii

• 1. Neil Abercrombie (D) of Honolulu
• 2. Patsy Mink (D) of Honolulu

[edit] Idaho

• 1. Helen Chenoweth (R) of Boise
• 2. Mike Crapo (R) of Idaho Falls

[edit] Illinois

• 1. Bobby Rush (D) of Chicago
• 2. Jesse Jackson, Jr. (D) of Chicago
• 3. William Lipinski (D) of Chicago
• 4. Luis Gutierrez (D) of Chicago
• 5. Rod Blagojevich (D) of Chicago
• 6. Henry Hyde (R) of Wood Dale
• 7. Danny K. Davis (D) of Chicago
• 8. Philip Crane (D) of Wauconda
• 9. Sidney R. Yates (D) of Chicago
• 10. John Edward Porter (R) of Wilmette
• 11. Jerry Weller (R) of Morris
• 12. Jerry Costello (D) of Belleville
• 13. Harris W. Fawell (R) of Naperville
• 14. Dennis Hastert (R) of Yorkville
• 15. Thomas W. Ewing (R) of Pontiac
• 16. Donald Manzullo (R) of Egan
• 17. Lane Evans (D) of Rock Island
• 18. Ray LaHood (R) of Peoria
• 19. Glenn Poshard (D) of Marion
• 20. John Shimkus (R) of Collinsville

[edit] Indiana

• 1. Peter Visclosky (D) of Merrillville
• 2. David M. McIntosh (R) of Muncie
• 3. Tim Roemer (D) of South Bend
• 4. Mark Souder (R) of Fort Wayne
• 5. Steve Buyer (R) of Monticello
• 6. Dan Burton (R) of Indianapolis
• 7. Edward A. Pease (R) of Terre Haute
• 8. John Hostettler (R) of Blairsville
• 9. Lee H. Hamilton (D) of Nashville
• 10. Julia Carson (D) of Indianapolis

[edit] Iowa

• 1. Jim Leach (R) of Davenport
• 2. Jim Nussle (R) of Manchester
• 3. Leonard Boswell (D) of Davis City
• 4. Greg Ganske (R) of Des Moines
• 5. Tom Latham (R) of Alexander

[edit] Kansas

• 1. Jerry Moran (R) of Hays
• 2. Jim Ryun (R) of Topeka
• 3. Vincent Snowbarger (R) of Olathe
• 4. Todd Tiahrt (R) of Goddard

[edit] Kentucky

• 1. Ed Whitfield (R) of Hopkinsville
• 2. Ron Lewis (R) of Cecilia
• 3. Anne Northup (R) of Louisville
• 4. Jim Bunning (R) of Southgate
• 5. Harold Rogers (R) of Somerset
• 6. Scotty Baesler (D) of Lexington

[edit] Louisiana

• 1. Bob Livingston (R) of Metairie
• 2. William J. Jefferson (D) of New Orleans
• 3. W.J. Billy Tauzin (R) of Thibodaux
• 4. Jim McCrery (R) of Shreveport
• 5. John Cooksey (R) of Monroe
• 6. Richard H. Baker (R) of Baton Rouge
• 7.