100th United States Congress

100th United States Congress
United States Capitol (2002)
Session:	January 3, 1987 – January 3, 1989
President of the Senate:	George H. W. Bush
President pro tempore of the Senate:	John C. Stennis
Speaker of the House:	Jim Wright
Members:	435 Representatives 100 Senators 5 Territorial Representatives
House Majority:	Democratic
Senate Majority:	Democratic

The One hundredth 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 1987 to January 3 1989, during the last two years of the second administration of U.S. President Ronald Reagan.

The apportionment of seats in this House of Representatives was based on the Twentieth Census of the United States in 1980. Both chambers had a Democratic majority.

Dates of sessions

January 3, 1987 – January 3, 1989

• First session: January 6, 1987 – December 22, 1987
• Second session: January 25, 1988 – October 22, 1988

Previous congress: 99th Congress
Next congress: 101st Congress

Major events

Main articles: 1987#Events and 1988#Events

Major legislation

Main article: List of United States federal legislation

• 1987-04-02 — Surface Transportation and Uniform Relocation Assistance Act, Pub.L. 100-17, 101 Stat. 132
• 1987-07-22 — McKinney-Vento Act, Pub.L. 100-77, 101 Stat. 482
• 1987-08-20 — Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Improvement Act of 1987, Pub.L. 100-107, 101 Stat. 724
• 1987-09-29 — Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Reaffirmation Act of 1987 (Gramm-Rudman-Hollings Balanced Budget Act), Pub.L. 100-119, title I, 101 Stat. 754
• 1987-01-07 — Computer Security Act of 1987, Pub.L. 100-235, 101 Stat. 1724
• 1988-07-01 — Medicare Catastrophic Coverage Act, Pub.L. 100-360, 102 Stat. 683
• 1988-08-10 — Civil Liberties Act of 1988, Pub.L. 100-383, title I, 101 Stat. 904
• 1988-10-17 — Indian Gaming Regulatory Act, Pub.L. 100-497, 102 Stat. 2467
• 1988-10-25 — Department of Veterans Affairs Act, Pub.L. 100-527, 102 Stat. 2635
• 1988-11-18 — Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1988, Pub.L. 100-690, including
  • Child Protection and Obscenity Enforcement Act (title VII, subtitle N), 102 Stat. 4485
  • Alcoholic Beverage Labeling Act (title VIII, §8001(a)(3)), 102 Stat. 4518

Party summary

Senate

House of Representatives

Leadership

Senate

• President: George H.W. Bush (R-Texas)
• President Pro Tempore: John Stennis (D-Mississippi)

Majority (Democratic) leadership

• Majority Leader, Democratic Conference Chairman, and Democratic Policy Committee Chairman: Robert Byrd (West Virginia)
• Majority Whip: Alan Cranston (California)
• Democratic Campaign Committee Chairman: John Kerry (Massachusetts)

Minority (Republican) leadership

• Minority Leader: Bob Dole (Kansas)
• Minority Whip: Alan Simpson (Wyoming)
• Republican Conference Chairman: John Chafee (Rhode Island)
• Republican Policy Committee Chairman: William L. Armstrong (Colorado)
• Republican Campaign Committee Chairman: Rudy Boschwitz (Minnesota)

House of Representatives

• Speaker: Jim Wright (D-Texas 12th)

Majority (Democratic) leadership

• Majority Leader: Thomas Foley (Washington 5th)
• Majority Whip: Tony Coelho (California 15th)
• Democratic Caucus Chairman: Richard Gephardt (Missouri 3rd)

Minority leadership

• Minority Leader: Robert H. Michel (Illinois 18th)
• Minority Whip: Trent Lott (Mississippi 5th)
• Republican Conference Chairman: Richard Cheney (Wyoming At-Large)

Members

This list is arranged by chamber, then by state. Senators are listed in order of seniority, and Representatives are listed by district.

Senate

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

See also: Category: United States Senators

See also: Category: United States Congressional Delegations by state

House of Representatives

The names of members of the House of Representatives elected statewide at-large, are preceded by an "At-Large," and the names of those elected from districts, whether plural or single member, are preceded by their district numbers.

Many of the congressional district numbers 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.

See also: Category:Members of the United States House of Representatives

See also: Category:United States Congressional Delegations by state