98th United States Congress

98th United States Congress

97th ← → 99th United States Capitol (2002) Duration: January 3, 1983 – January 3, 1985 Senate President: George Bush (R) Senate Pres. pro tem: Strom Thurmond (R) House Speaker: Tip O'Neill (D) Members: 100 Senators 435 Representatives 5 Non-voting members Senate Majority: Republican House Majority: Democratic Sessions 1st: January 3, 1983 – November 18, 1983 2nd: January 23, 1984 – October 12, 1984

The Ninety-eighth 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, 1983 to January 3, 1985, during the third and fourth years of Ronald Reagan's Presidency. The apportionment of seats in the House of Representatives was based on the Twentieth Census of the United States in 1980. The Republicans controlled the Senate, while the Democrats controlled the House of Representatives.

Major events

• February 24, 1983: A special commission of the Congress released a report critical of the practice of Japanese internment during World War II.
• March 23, 1983: President Ronald Reagan made his Strategic Defense Initiative proposal.
• April 18, 1983: U.S. Embassy bombed in Beirut, killing 63 people.
• October 23, 1983: Simultaneous suicide truck-bombings destroyed both the French and the United States Marine Corps barracks in Beirut, killing 241 U.S. servicemen, 58 French paratroopers and 6 Lebanese civilians.
• October 25, 1983: United States troops invaded Grenada
• November 6, 1984:
  • United States presidential election, 1984: Re-election of Ronald Reagan
  • United States Senate elections, 1984: Republicans retained Senate, but lost 2 seats
  • United States House of Representatives elections, 1984: Democrats retained House, but lost 16 seats

Major legislation

• April 20, 1983: Social Security Amendments of 1983, Pub.L. 98–21
• November 2, 1983: Martin Luther King, Jr. Day law, Pub.L. 98–399
• July 17, 1984: Land Remote-Sensing Commercialization Act of 1984, Pub.L. 98–365
• July 17, 1984: National Minimum Drinking Age Act, Pub.L. 98–363
• September 28, 1984: Voting Accessibility for the Elderly and Handicapped Act, Pub.L. 98–435
• October 12, 1984: Comprehensive Crime Control Act, Pub.L. 98–473, title II
• October 19, 1984: National Archives and Records Administration Act, Pub.L. 98–497
• October 19, 1984: Aviation Drug-Trafficking Control Act of 1984, Pub.L. 98–499
• October 30, 1984: Commercial Space Launch Act of 1984, Pub.L. 98–575

Party summary

Senate

Party standings at the end of the 98th Congress

  45 Democratic Senators

  55 Republican Senators

Affiliation		Members
	Republican Party	54, then 55
	Democratic Party	46, then 45
Total		100

House of Representatives

House seats by party holding plurality in state
80.1–100% Democratic	80.1–100% Republican
60.1–80% Democratic	60.1–80% Republican
50.1–60% Democratic	50.1–60% Republican
striped: 50–50 split

Affiliation		Members	Voting share
	Democratic Party	272	62.5%
	Republican Party	163	37.5%
Total		435

Leadership

Senate

• President: George Bush (R)
• President pro tempore: Strom Thurmond (R)

Majority (Republican) leadership

• Majority Leader: Howard Baker
• Majority Whip: Ted Stevens
• Republican Conference Chairman: James A. McClure

Minority (Democratic) leadership

• Minority Leader and Democratic Conference Chairman: Robert C. Byrd
• Minority Whip: Alan Cranston

House of Representatives

• Speaker: Tip O'Neill (D)

Majority (Democratic) leadership

• Majority Leader: Jim Wright
• Majority Whip: Tom Foley
• Democratic Caucus Chairman: Gillis William Long

Minority (Republican) leadership

• Minority Leader: Robert H. Michel
• Minority Whip: Trent Lott
• Republican Conference Chairman: Jack Kemp

Caucuses

• Congressional Arts Caucus
• Congressional Black Caucus
• Congressional Hispanic Caucus
• Congressional Friends of Ireland Caucus
• Congressional Pediatric & Adult Hydrocephalus Caucus
• Congressional Travel & Tourism Caucus
• Congresswomen's Caucus
• House 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

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

Alabama 2. Howell Heflin (D) 3. Jeremiah Denton (R) Alaska 2. Ted Stevens (R) 3. Frank Murkowski (R) Arizona 3. Barry Goldwater (R) 1. Dennis DeConcini (D) Arkansas 3. Dale Bumpers (D) 2. David Pryor (D) California 3. Alan Cranston (D) 1. Pete Wilson (R) Colorado 3. Gary Hart (D) 2. William L. Armstrong (R) Connecticut 1. Lowell P. Weicker, Jr. (R) 3. Chris Dodd (D) Delaware 1. William V. Roth, Jr. (R) 2. Joe Biden (D) Florida 1. Lawton Chiles (D) 3. Paula Hawkins (R) Georgia 2. Sam Nunn (D) 3. Mack Mattingly (R) Hawaii 3. Daniel Inouye (D) 1. Spark Matsunaga (D) Idaho 2. James A. McClure (R) 3. Steve Symms (R) Illinois 2. Charles H. Percy (R) 3. Alan J. Dixon (D) Indiana 1. Richard Lugar (R) 3. Dan Quayle (R) Iowa 2. Roger Jepsen (R) 3. Chuck Grassley (R) Kansas 3. Bob Dole (R) 2. Nancy Kassebaum (R) Kentucky 2. Walter Dee Huddleston (D) 3. Wendell H. Ford (D) Louisiana 3. Russell B. Long (D) 2. J. Bennett Johnston, Jr. (D) Maine 2. William Cohen (R) 1. George J. Mitchell (D) Maryland 3. Charles Mathias (R) 1. Paul Sarbanes (D) Massachusetts 1. Ted Kennedy (D) 2. Paul Tsongas (D), until January 2, 1985 John Kerry (D), from January 2, 1985 Michigan 1. Donald W. Riegle, Jr. (D) 2. Carl Levin (D) Minnesota 1. David Durenberger (R) 2. Rudy Boschwitz (R) Mississippi 1. John C. Stennis (D) 2. Thad Cochran (R) Missouri 3. Thomas Eagleton (D) 1. John Danforth (R)

Montana 1. John Melcher (D) 2. Max Baucus (D) Nebraska 1. Edward Zorinsky (D) 2. J. James Exon (D) Nevada 3. Paul Laxalt (R) 1. Chic Hecht (R) New Hampshire 2. Gordon J. Humphrey (R) 3. Warren Rudman (R) New Jersey 2. Bill Bradley (D) 1. Frank Lautenberg (D) New Mexico 2. Pete Domenici (R) 1. Jeff Bingaman (D) New York 1. Daniel Patrick Moynihan (D) 3. Al D'Amato (R) North Carolina 2. Jesse Helms (R) 3. John Porter East (R) North Dakota 1. Quentin N. Burdick (D) 3. Mark Andrews (R) Ohio 3. John Glenn (D) 1. Howard Metzenbaum (D) Oklahoma 2. David L. Boren (D) 3. Don Nickles (R) Oregon 2. Mark Hatfield (R) 3. Bob Packwood (R) Pennsylvania 1. H. John Heinz III (R) 3. Arlen Specter (R) Rhode Island 2. Claiborne Pell (D) 1. John Chafee (R) South Carolina 2. Strom Thurmond (R) 3. Ernest Hollings (D) South Dakota 2. Larry Pressler (R) 3. James Abdnor (R) Tennessee 2. Howard Baker (R) 1. Jim Sasser (D) Texas 2. John Tower (R) 1. Lloyd Bentsen (D) Utah 3. Jake Garn (R) 1. Orrin Hatch (R) Vermont 1. Robert Stafford (R) 3. Patrick Leahy (D) Virginia 2. John Warner (R) 1. Paul S. Trible, Jr. (R) Washington 3. Slade Gorton (R) 1. Henry M. Jackson (D), until September 1, 1983 Daniel J. Evans (R), from September 12, 1983 West Virginia 2. Jennings Randolph (D) 1. Robert Byrd (D) Wisconsin 1. William Proxmire (D) 3. Bob Kasten (R) Wyoming 1. Malcolm Wallop (R) 2. Alan K. Simpson (R)

House of Representatives

Alabama (5-2 Democratic) 1. Jack Edwards (R) 2. William Louis Dickinson (R) 3. William Flynt Nichols (D) 4. Tom Bevill (D) 5. Ronnie Flippo (D) 6. Ben Erdreich (D) 7. Richard Shelby (D) Alaska (1 Republican) At-large. Don Young (R) Arizona (3-2 Republican) 1. John McCain (R) 2. Morris K. Udall (D) 3. Bob Stump (R) 4. Eldon Rudd (R) 5. James Francis McNulty, Jr. (D) Arkansas (2-2 split) 1. Bill Alexander (D) 2. Ed Bethune (R) 3. John Paul Hammerschmidt (R) 4. Beryl Anthony, Jr. (D) California (28-17 Democratic) 1. Douglas H. Bosco (D) 2. Eugene A. Chappie (R) 3. Robert T. Matsui (D) 4. Vic Fazio (D) 5. Phillip Burton (D), until April 10, 1983 Sala Burton (D), from June 21, 1983 6. Barbara Boxer (D) 7. George Miller (D) 8. Ronald V. Dellums (D) 9. Pete Stark (D) 10. Don Edwards (D) 11. Tom Lantos (D) 12. Ed Zschau (R) 13. Norman Y. Mineta (D) 14. Norman D. Shumway (R) 15. Tony Coelho (D) 16. Leon Panetta (D) 17. Chip Pashayan (R) 18. Richard H. Lehman (D) 19. Robert J. Lagomarsino (R) 20. Bill Thomas (R) 21. Bobbi Fiedler (R) 22. Carlos J. Moorhead (R) 23. Anthony C. Beilenson (D) 24. Henry A. Waxman (D) 25. Edward R. Roybal (D) 26. Howard L. Berman (D) 27. Mel Levine (D) 28. Julian C. Dixon (D) 29. Augustus F. Hawkins (D) 30. Matthew G. Martinez (D) 31. Mervyn M. Dymally (D) 32. Glenn M. Anderson (D) 33. David Dreier (R) 34. Esteban E. Torres (D) 35. Jerry Lewis (R) 36. George Brown, Jr. (D) 37. Al McCandless (R) 38. Jerry M. Patterson (D) 39. William E. Dannemeyer (R) 40. Robert E. Badham (R) 41. Bill Lowery (R) 42. Dan Lungren (R) 43. Ron Packard (R) 44. Jim Bates (D) 45. Duncan Hunter (R) Colorado (3-3 split) 1. Patricia Schroeder (D) 2. Timothy E. Wirth (D) 3. Raymond P. Kogovsek (D) 4. Hank Brown (R) 5. Ken Kramer (R) 6. Dan Schaefer (R), from March 29, 1983 (Jack Swigert was elected for the sixth district but died before taking his seat.) Connecticut (4-2 Democratic) 1. Barbara B. Kennelly (D) 2. Sam Gejdenson (D) 3. Bruce A. Morrison (D) 4. Stewart B. McKinney (R) 5. William R. Ratchford (D) 6. Nancy L. Johnson (R) Delaware (1 Democrat) At-large. Thomas R. Carper (D) Florida (13-6 Democratic) 1. Earl Hutto (D) 2. Don Fuqua (D) 3. Charles Edward Bennett (D) 4. William V. Chappell, Jr. (D) 5. Bill McCollum (R) 6. Buddy MacKay (D) 7. Sam M. Gibbons (D) 8. C.W. Bill Young (R) 9. Michael Bilirakis (R) 10. Andy Ireland (D, then R) 11. Bill Nelson (D) 12. Tom Lewis (R) 13. Connie Mack (R) 14. Daniel A. Mica (D) 15. E. Clay Shaw, Jr. (R) 16. Lawrence J. Smith (D) 17. William Lehman (D) 18. Claude Pepper (D) 19. Dante B. Fascell (D) Georgia (9-1 Republican) 1. Lindsay Thomas (D) 2. Charles Floyd Hatcher (D) 3. Richard Ray (D) 4. Elliott H. Levitas (D) 5. Wyche Fowler, Jr. (D) 6. Newt Gingrich (R) 7. Larry McDonald (D), until September 1, 1983 George Darden (D), from November 8, 1983 8. J. Roy Rowland (D) 9. Ed Jenkins (D) 10. Doug Barnard, Jr. (D) Hawaii (2 Democrats) 1. Cecil Heftel (D) 2. Daniel K. Akaka (D) Idaho (2 Republicans) 1. Larry E. Craig (R) 2. George V. Hansen (R) Illinois (12-10 Democratic) 1. Harold Washington (D), until April 30, 1983 Charles A. Hayes (D), from August 23, 1983 2. Gus Savage (D) 3. Marty Russo (D) 4. George M. O'Brien (R) 5. William O. Lipinski (D) 6. Henry J. Hyde (R) 7. Cardiss Collins (D) 8. Dan Rostenkowski (D) 9. Sidney R. Yates (D) 10. John Edward Porter (R) 11. Frank Annunzio (D) 12. Philip M. Crane (R) 13. John N. Erlenborn (R) 14. Tom Corcoran (R), until November 28, 1984 15. Edward Madigan (R) 16. Lynn Morley Martin (R) 17. Lane Evans (D) 18. Robert H. Michel (R) 19. Daniel B. Crane (R) 20. Richard J. Durbin (D) 21. Melvin Price (D) 22. Paul M. Simon (D) Indiana (5-5 split) 1. Katie Beatrice Green Hall (D) 2. Philip R. Sharp (D) 3. John P. Hiler (R) 4. Dan Coats (R) 5. Elwood Hillis (R) 6. Dan Burton (R) 7. John T. Myers (R) 8. Frank McCloskey (D) 9. Lee H. Hamilton (D) 10. Andrew Jacobs, Jr. (D) Iowa (3-3 split) 1. James A. Leach (R) 2. Tom Tauke (R) 3. T. Cooper Evans (R) 4. Neal Smith (D) 5. Tom Harkin (D) 6. Berkley Bedell (D) Kansas (3-2 Republican) 1. Pat Roberts (R) 2. Jim Slattery (D) 3. Larry Winn, Jr. (R) 4. Dan Glickman (D) 5. Bob Whittaker (R) Kentucky (4-3 Democratic) 1. Carroll Hubbard, Jr. (D) 2. William H. Natcher (D) 3. Romano L. Mazzoli (D) 4. Gene Snyder (R) 5. Hal Rogers (R) 6. Larry J. Hopkins (R) 7. Carl D. Perkins (D), until August 3, 1984 Carl C. Perkins (D), from November 6, 1984 Louisiana (6-2 Democratic) 1. Bob Livingston (R) 2. Lindy Boggs (D) 3. Billy Tauzin (D) 4. Buddy Roemer (D) 5. Jerry Huckaby (D) 6. W. Henson Moore III (R) 7. John Breaux (D) 8. Gillis William Long (D) Maine (2 Republicans) 1. John R. McKernan, Jr. (R) 2. Olympia J. Snowe (R) Maryland (7-1 Democratic) 1. Roy Dyson (D) 2. Clarence Long (D) 3. Barbara Mikulski (D) 4. Marjorie Holt (R) 5. Steny Hoyer (D) 6. Beverly Byron (D) 7. Parren Mitchell (D) 8. Michael D. Barnes (D) Massachusetts (10-1 Democratic) 1. Silvio O. Conte (R) 2. Edward P. Boland (D) 3. Joseph D. Early (D) 4. Barney Frank (D) 5. James Michael Shannon (D) 6. Nicholas Mavroules (D) 7. Edward J. Markey (D) 8. Thomas P. O'Neill, Jr. (D) 9. John Joseph Moakley (D) 10. Gerry E. Studds (D) 11. Brian Donnelly (D) Michigan (12-6 Democratic) 1. John Conyers, Jr. (D) 2. Carl D. Pursell (R) 3. Howard Wolpe (D) 4. Mark D. Siljander (R) 5. Harold S. Sawyer (R) 6. Bob Carr (D) 7. Dale E. Kildee (D) 8. Bob Traxler (D) 9. Guy Vander Jagt (R) 10. Donald J. Albosta (D) 11. Robert William Davis (R) 12. David E. Bonior (D) 13. George W. Crockett, Jr. (D) 14. Dennis M. Hertel (D) 15. William D. Ford (D) 16. John D. Dingell (D) 17. Sander M. Levin (D) 18. William S. Broomfield (R) Minnesota (5-3 Democratic) 1. Tim Penny (DFL) 2. Vin Weber (R) 3. Bill Frenzel (R) 4. Bruce F. Vento (DFL) 5. Martin Olav Sabo (DFL) 6. Gerry Sikorski (DFL) 7. Arlan Stangeland (R) 8. James L. Oberstar (DFL) Mississippi (3-2 Democratic) 1. Jamie L. Whitten (D) 2. Webb Franklin (R) 3. G.V. Montgomery (D) 4. Wayne Dowdy (D) 5. Trent Lott (R) Missouri (6-3 Democratic) 1. William L. Clay (D) 2. Robert A. Young (D) 3. Richard A. Gephardt (D) 4. Ike Skelton (D) 5. Alan Wheat (D) 6. Tom Coleman (R) 7. Gene Taylor (R) 8. Bill Emerson (R) 9. Harold L. Volkmer (D)

Montana (1-1 split) 1. John Patrick Williams (D) 2. Ron Marlenee (R) Nebraska (3 Republicans) 1. Doug Bereuter (R) 2. Hal Daub (R) 3. Virginia Smith (R) Nevada (1-1 split) 1. Harry Reid (D) 2. Barbara F. Vucanovich (R) New Hampshire (1-1 split) 1. Norman E. D'Amours (D) 2. Judd Gregg (R) New Jersey (9-5 Democratic) 1. James J. Florio (D) 2. William J. Hughes (D) 3. James J. Howard (D) 4. Chris Smith (R) 5. Marge Roukema (R) 6. Bernard J. Dwyer (D) 7. Matthew J. Rinaldo (R) 8. Robert A. Roe (D) 9. Robert G. Torricelli (D) 10. Peter W. Rodino, Jr. (D) 11. Joseph George Minish (D) 12. Jim Courter (R) 13. Edwin B. Forsythe (R), until March 29, 1984 H. James Saxton (R), from November 6, 1984 14. Frank J. Guarini (D) New Mexico (2-1 Republican) 1. Manuel Lujan, Jr. (R) 2. Joe Skeen (R) 3. Bill Richardson (D) New York (19-15 Democratic) 1. William Carney (R) 2. Thomas J. Downey (D) 3. Robert J. Mrazek (D) 4. Norman F. Lent (R) 5. Raymond J. McGrath (R) 6. Joseph P. Addabbo (D) 7. Benjamin S. Rosenthal (D), until January 4, 1983 Gary Ackerman (D), from March 1, 1983 8. James H. Scheuer (D) 9. Geraldine Ferraro (D) 10. Charles E. Schumer (D) 11. Edolphus Towns (D) 12. Major R. Owens (D) 13. Stephen J. Solarz (D) 14. Guy V. Molinari (R) 15. S. William Green (R) 16. Charles B. Rangel (D) 17. Ted Weiss (D) 18. Robert Garcia (D) 19. Mario Biaggi (D) 20. Richard Ottinger (D) 21. Hamilton Fish, Jr. (R) 22. Benjamin A. Gilman (R) 23. Samuel S. Stratton (D) 24. Gerald B.H. Solomon (R) 25. Sherwood Boehlert (R) 26. David O'Brien Martin (R) 27. George C. Wortley (R) 28. Matthew F. McHugh (D) 29. Frank Horton (R) 30. Barber B. Conable, Jr. (R) 31. Jack Kemp (R) 32. John J. LaFalce (D) 33. Henry J. Nowak (D) 34. Stan Lundine (D) North Carolina (9-2 Democratic) 1. Walter B. Jones, Sr. (D) 2. Tim Valentine (D) 3. Charles Whitley (D) 4. Ike F. Andrews (D) 5. Stephen L. Neal (D) 6. Robin Britt (D) 7. Charlie Rose (D) 8. Bill Hefner (D) 9. James G. Martin (R) 10. James T. Broyhill (R) 11. James McClure Clarke (D) North Dakota (1 Democrat) At-large. Byron Dorgan (D) Ohio (11-10 Republican) 1. Tom Luken (D) 2. Bill Gradison (R) 3. Tony P. Hall (D) 4. Mike Oxley (R) 5. Del Latta (R) 6. Bob McEwen (R) 7. Mike DeWine (R) 8. Tom Kindness (R) 9. Marcy Kaptur (D) 10. Clarence E. Miller (R) 11. Dennis E. Eckart (D) 12. John Kasich (R) 13. Don Pease (D) 14. John F. Seiberling (D) 15. Chalmers Wylie (R) 16. Ralph Regula (R) 17. Lyle Williams (R) 18. Douglas Applegate (D) 19. Edward F. Feighan (D) 20. Mary Rose Oakar (D) 21. Louis Stokes (D) Oklahoma (5-1 Democratic) 1. James R. Jones (D) 2. Mike Synar (D) 3. Wes Watkins (D) 4. Dave McCurdy (D) 5. Mickey Edwards (R) 6. Glenn English (D) Oregon (3-2 Democratic) 1. Les AuCoin (D) 2. Bob Smith (R) 3. Ron Wyden (D) 4. James Weaver (D) 5. Denny Smith (R) Pennsylvania (13-10 Democratic) 1. Thomas M. Foglietta (D) 2. William H. Gray, III (D) 3. Robert A. Borski (D) 4. Joe Kolter (D) 5. Dick Schulze (R) 6. Gus Yatron (D) 7. Robert W. Edgar (D) 8. Peter H. Kostmayer (D) 9. Bud Shuster (R) 10. Joseph M. McDade (R) 11. Frank Girard Harrison (D) 12. John P. Murtha (D) 13. Lawrence Coughlin (R) 14. William J. Coyne (D) 15. Donald L. Ritter (R) 16. Robert Smith Walker (R) 17. George W. Gekas (R) 18. Doug Walgren (D) 19. William F. Goodling (R) 20. Joseph M. Gaydos (D) 21. Tom Ridge (R) 22. Austin J. Murphy (D) 23. William F. Clinger (R) Rhode Island (1-1 split) 1. Fernand St. Germain (D) 2. Claudine Schneider (R) South Carolina (3-3 split) 1. Thomas F. Hartnett (R) 2. Floyd Spence (R) 3. Butler Derrick (D) 4. Carroll A. Campbell, Jr. (R) 5. John M. Spratt, Jr. (D) 6. Robin Tallon (D) South Dakota (1 Democrat) At-large. Thomas Daschle (D) Tennessee (6-3 Democratic) 1. James H. Quillen (R) 2. John J. Duncan, Sr. (R) 3. Marilyn Lloyd (D) 4. Jim Cooper (D) 5. Bill Boner (D) 6. Al Gore (D) 7. Don Sundquist (R) 8. Ed Jones (D) 9. Harold E. Ford, Sr. (D) Texas (21-6 Democratic) 1. Sam B. Hall, Jr. (D) 2. Charles Wilson (D) 3. Steve Bartlett (R) 4. Ralph M. Hall (D) 5. John Wiley Bryant (D) 6. Phil Gramm (D), until January 5, 1983 Phil Gramm (R), from February 12, 1983 7. William Reynolds Archer, Jr. (R) 8. Jack Fields (R) 9. Jack Brooks (D) 10. J. J. Pickle (D) 11. Marvin Leath (D) 12. Jim Wright (D) 13. Jack Hightower (D) 14. William Neff Patman (D) 15. Kika de la Garza (D) 16. Ronald D. Coleman (D) 17. Charles W. Stenholm (D) 18. Mickey Leland (D) 19. Kent Hance (D) 20. Henry B. Gonzalez (D) 21. Tom Loeffler (R) 22. Ron Paul (R) 23. Abraham Kazen (D) 24. Martin Frost (D) 25. Michael A. Andrews (D) 26. Tom Vandergriff (D) 27. Solomon P. Ortiz (D) Utah (3 Republicans) 1. James V. Hansen (R) 2. David Daniel Marriott (R) 3. Howard C. Nielson (R) Vermont (1 Republican) At-large. James M. Jeffords (R) Virginia (6-4 Republican) 1. Herbert H. Bateman (R) 2. G. William Whitehurst (R) 3. Thomas J. Bliley, Jr. (R) 4. Norman Sisisky (D) 5. Dan Daniel (D) 6. Jim Olin (D) 7. J. Kenneth Robinson (R) 8. Stan Parris (R) 9. Rick Boucher (D) 10. Frank R. Wolf (R) Washington (5-3 Democratic) 1. Joel Pritchard (R) 2. Al Swift (D) 3. Don Bonker (D) 4. Sid Morrison (R) 5. Thomas S. Foley (D) 6. Norman D. Dicks (D) 7. Mike Lowry (D) 8. Rod Chandler (R) West Virginia (4 Democrats) 1. Alan B. Mollohan (D) 2. Harley O. Staggers, Jr. (D) 3. Robert E. Wise, Jr. (D) 4. Nick J. Rahall II (D) Wisconsin (5-4 Democratic) 1. Les Aspin (D) 2. Robert W. Kastenmeier (D) 3. Steve Gunderson (R) 4. Clement Zablocki (D), until December 3, 1983 Jerry Kleczka (D), from April 3, 1984 5. Jim Moody (D) 6. Thomas E. Petri (R) 7. David R. Obey (D) 8. Toby Roth (R) 9. F. James Sensenbrenner, Jr. (R) Wyoming (1 Republican) At-large. Dick Cheney (R) Non-voting members (4-1 Democratic) American Samoa. Fofó Iosefa Fiti Sunia (D) District of Columbia. Walter E. Fauntroy (D) Guam. Antonio Borja Won Pat (D) Puerto Rico. Baltasar Corrada del Rio (PNP) Virgin Islands. Ron de Lugo (D)

Changes in membership

Senate

State (class)	Vacator	Reason for change	Successor	Date of successor's formal installation
Washington (1)	Henry M. "Scoop" Jackson (D)	Died September 1, 1983. Evans was then appointed to the seat before winning the special election on November 3, 1983.	Daniel J. Evans (R)	September 12, 1983
Massachusetts (2)	Paul Tsongas (D)	Resigned January 2, 1985. Kerry was elected for next term but was installed early to fill vacancy.	John Kerry (D)	January 2, 1985

House of Representatives

District	Vacator	Reason for change	Successor	Date successor seated
New York's 7th	Benjamin S. Rosenthal (D)	Died January 4, 1983	Gary Ackerman (D)	March 1, 1983
Texas's 6th	Phil Gramm (D)	Resigned January 5, 1983 after being removed from the House Budget Committee for supporting President Ronald Reagan's tax cuts, and then elected to fill his own vacancy	Phil Gramm (R)	February 12, 1983
California's 5th	Phillip Burton (D)	Died April 10, 1983	Sala Burton (D)	June 21, 1983
Illinois's 1st	Harold Washington (D)	Resigned April 30, 1983 after being installed as Mayor of Chicago	Charles Hayes (D)	August 23, 1983
Georgia's 7th	Larry McDonald (D)	Died September 1, 1983	George Darden (D)	November 8, 1983
Wisconsin's 4th	Clement J. Zablocki (D)	Died December 3, 1983	Jerry Kleczka (D)	April 3, 1984
New Jersey's 13th	Edwin B. Forsythe (R)	Died March 29, 1984	Jim Saxton (R)	November 6, 1984
Florida's 10th	Andy Ireland (D)	Changed party affiliation July 5, 1984	Andy Ireland (R)	July 5, 1984
Kentucky's 7th	Carl D. Perkins (D)	Died August 3, 1984	Carl C. Perkins (D)	November 6, 1984
Illinois's 14th	Tom Corcoran (R)	Resigned November 28, 1984	Vacant	Not filled this term

Committees

Lists of committees and their party leaders.

Senate

• Aging (Special)
• Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry
  • Soil and Water Conservation, Forestry and Environment
  • Agricultural Credit and Rural Electrification
  • Agricultural Production, Marketing and Stabilization of Prices
  • Agricultural Research and General Legislation
  • Rural Development, Oversight and Investigations
  • Foreign Agricultural Policy
  • Nutrition
• Appropriations
  • Agriculture and Related Agencies
  • Defense
  • District of Columbia
  • Energy and Water Development
  • Foreign Operations
  • HUD-Independent Agencies
  • Interior
  • Labor-Health, Education and Welfare
  • Legislative Branch
  • Military Construction
  • Commerce, Justice, State and Judiciary
  • Transportation
  • Treasury, Postal Service and General Government
• Armed Services
  • Military Construction
  • Tactical Warfare
  • Strategic and Theater Nuclear Forces
  • Preparedness
  • Sea Power and Force Projection
  • Manpower and Personnel
• Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs
  • Housing and Urban Affairs
  • Financial Institutions
  • International Finance and Monetary Policy
  • Securities
  • Economic Policy
  • Consumer Affairs
  • Rural Housing and Development
  • Insurance
  • Federal Credit Programs
• Budget
• Commerce, Science and Transportation
  • Aviation
  • Business, Trade and Tourism
  • Communications
  • Consumer
  • Merchant Marine
  • Science, Technology and Space
  • Surface Transportation
  • National Ocean Policy Study
• Energy and Natural Resources
  • Energy Conservation and Supply
  • Energy and Mineral Resources
  • Energy Regulation
  • Energy Research and Development
  • Public Lands and Reserved Water
  • Water and Power
• Environment and Public Works
  • Environmental Pollution
  • Nuclear Regulation
  • Water Resources
  • Transportation
  • Toxic Substances and Environmental Oversight
  • Regional and Community Development
• Ethics (Select)
• Finance
  • Taxation and Debt Management
  • International Trade
  • Savings, Pensions and Investment Policy
  • Economic Growth, Employment and Revenue
  • Energy and Agricultural Taxation
  • Health
  • Social Security and Income Maintenance Programs
  • Estate and Gift Taxation
  • Oversight of the Internal Revenue Service
• Foreign Relations
  • International Economic Policy
  • African Affairs
  • East Asian and Pacific Affairs
  • Western Hemisphere Affairs
  • Arms Control, Oceans, International Operations and Environment
  • Near Eastern and South Asian Affairs
  • European Affairs
• Governmental Affairs
  • Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations
  • Governmental Efficiency and the District of Columbia
  • Energy, Nuclear Proliferation and Federal Services
  • Information Management and Regulatory Affairs
  • Intergovernmental Relations
  • Civil Service, Post Office and General Services
  • Oversight of Government Management
• Indian Affairs (Select)
• Judiciary
  • Patents, Copyrights and Trademarks
  • Criminal Law
  • Constitution
  • Courts
  • Immigration and Refugee Policy
  • Separation of Powers
  • Administration Practice and Procedure
  • Security and Terrorism
  • Juvenile Justice
• Intelligence (Select)
• Labor and Human Resources
  • Labor
  • Education, Arts and Humanities
  • Employment and Productivity
  • Handicapped
  • Alcoholism and Drug Abuse
  • Aging
  • Family and Human Services
• Nutrition and Human Needs (Select)
• Rules and Administration
• Senate Committee System (Special)
• Small Business
  • Capital Formation and Detention
  • Government Regulation and Paperwork
  • Urban and Rural Economic Development
  • Government Procurement
  • Productivity and Competition
  • Innovation and Technology
  • Export Promotion and Market Development
  • Small Business Family Farm
  • Entrepreneurship and Special Problems Facing Small Business
• Veterans' Affairs
• Whole

House of Representatives

• Aging (Select)
• Agriculture
  • Cotton, Rice and Sugar
  • Livestock, Dairy and Poultry
  • Tobacco and Peanuts
  • Wheat, Soybeans and Feed Grains
  • Conservation Credit and Rural Development
  • Department Operations Research and Foreign Agriculture
  • Domestic Marketing, Consumer Relations and Nutrition
  • Forests, Family Farms and Energy
• Appropriations
  • Agriculture, Rural Development and Related Agencies
  • Commerce, Justice, State and the Judiciary
  • Defense
  • District of Columbia
  • Energy and Water Development
  • Foreign Operations
  • HUD-Independent Agencies
  • Interior
  • Labor-Health and Human Services
  • Legislative
  • Military Construction
  • Transportation
  • Treasury, Postal Service and General Government
• Armed Services
  • Research and Development
  • Seapower, Strategic and Critical Materials
  • Procurement and Military Nuclear Systems
  • Investigations
  • Readiness
  • Military Personnel and Compensation
  • Military Installations and Facilities
• Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs
  • Financial Institutions Supervision, Regulation and Insurance
  • Housing and Community Development
  • General Oversight and Renegotiation
  • Consumer Affairs and Coinage
  • International Development Institutions and Finance
  • Domestic Monetary Policy
  • International Trade, Investment and Monetary Policy
  • Economic Stabilization
• Budget
  • Capital Resources and Development
  • Energy and Technology
  • Budget Process
  • Education and Employment
  • Federalism/State-Local Relations
  • Economic Policy and Growth
  • Tax Policy
  • Entitlements, Uncontrollables and Indexing
  • International Finance and Trade
• Children, Youth and Families (Select)
• District of Columbia
  • Fiscal Affairs and Health
  • Government Operations and Metropolitan Affairs
  • Judiciary and Education
• Education and Labor
  • Elementary, Secondary and Vocational Education
  • Employment Opportunities
  • Labor-Management Relations
  • Health and Safety
  • Human Resources
  • Postsecondary Education
  • Labor Standards
  • Select Education
• Energy and Commerce
  • Oversight and Investigations
  • Energy Conservation and Power
  • Health and the Environment
  • Telecommunications, Consumer Protection and Finance
  • Fossil and Synthetic Fuels
  • Commerce, Transportation and Tourism
• Foreign Affairs
  • International Security and Scientific Affairs
  • International Operations
  • Europe and the Middle East
  • Human Rights and International Organizations
  • Asian and Pacific Affairs
  • International Economic Policy and Trade
  • Western Hemisphere Affairs
  • Africa
• Government Operations
  • Legislation and National Security
  • Government Activities and Transportation
  • Government Information and Individual Rights
  • Ingovernmental Relations and Human Resources
  • Environment, Energy and Natural Resources
  • Commerce, Consumer and Monetary Affairs
  • Manpower and Housing
• House Administration
  • Accounts
  • Contracts and Printing
  • Services
  • Office Systems
  • Personnel and Police
• Insular Affairs
  • Energy and the Environment
  • Water and Power Resources
  • Public Lands and National Lands
  • Insular Affairs
  • Mining, Forest Management and Bonneville Power Administration
  • Oversight and Investigations
• Judiciary
  • Immigration
  • Courts
  • Monopolies
  • Administrative Law
  • Civil and Constitutional Rights
  • Crime
  • Criminal Justice
• Merchant Marine and Fisheries
  • Merchant Marine
  • Fisheries, Wildlife Conservation and the Environment
  • Coast Guard and Navigation
  • Panama Canal and Outer Continental Stuff
  • Oceangraphy
• Narcotics Abuse and Control (Select)
• Post Office and Civil Service
  • Investigations
  • Postal Operations and Services
  • Civil Service
  • Census and Population
  • Postal Personnel and Modernization
  • Compensation and Employee Benefits
  • Human Resources
• Public Works and Transportation
  • Aviation
  • Economic Development
  • Investigations and Oversight
  • Public Buildings and Grounds
  • Surface Transportation
  • Water Resources
• Rules
  • The Legislative Process
  • Rules of the House
• Science and Technology
  • Energy Development and Applications
  • Natural Resources, Agriculture Research and Environment
  • Energy Research and Production
  • Science, Research and Technology
  • Transportation, Aviation and Materials
  • Investigations and Oversight
  • Space Science and Applications
• Small Business
  • SBA and SBIC Authority, Minority Enterprise and General Small Business Problems
  • General Oversight and the Economy
  • Antitrust and Restraint of Trade Activities affecting Small Business
  • Energy, Environment and Safety Issues affecting Small Business
  • Tax, Access to Equity Capital and Business Opportunities
  • Export Opportunities and Special Small Business Problems
• Standards of Official Conduct
• Veterans' Affairs
  • Oversight and Investigations
  • Medical Facilities and Benefits
  • Education, Training and Employment
  • Compensation, Pension and Insurance
  • Housing and Memorial Affairs
• Ways and Means
  • Trade
  • Social Security
  • Oversight
  • Select Revenue Measures
  • Health
  • Public Assistance and Unemployment Compensation
• Whole

Joint committees

• Economic
• Taxation
• Library
• Printing

Employees and legislative agency directors

Legislative branch agency directors

• Architect of the Capitol: George M. White
• Attending Physician of the United States Congress: Freeman H. Cary
• Comptroller General of the United States: Charles A. Bowsher
• Director of the Congressional Budget Office: Alice M. Rivlin (until August 31, 1983), Rudolph G. Penner (starting September 1)
• Librarian of Congress: Daniel J. Boorstin
• Public Printer of the United States: Danford L. Sawyer, Jr. (until 1984), Ralph E. Kennickell, Jr. (starting 1984)

Senate

• Chaplain: Richard C. Halverson
• Historian: Richard A. Baker
• Parliamentarian: Bob Dove
• Secretary: W.F. Hildenbrand
• Secretary for the Majority: Howard O. Greene, Jr.
• Secretary for the Minority: Patrick J. Griffin
• Sergeant at Arms: Howard S. Liebengood (until September 13, 1983) Larry E. Smith (starting September 13, 1983)

House of Representatives

• Chaplain: James David Ford
• Clerk: Benjamin J. Guthrie
• Doorkeeper: James T. Molloy
• Historian: Ray Smock
• Parliamentarian: William H. Brown
• Postmaster: Robert V. Rota
• Sergeant at Arms: Jack Russ

See also

• United States elections, 1982 (elections leading to this Congress)
  • United States Senate elections, 1982
  • United States House of Representatives elections, 1982
• United States elections, 1984 (elections during this Congress, leading to the next Congress)
  • United States presidential election, 1984
  • United States Senate elections, 1984
  • United States House of Representatives elections, 1984

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.

External links

• Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress
• U.S. House of Representatives: Congressional History
• U.S. Senate: Statistics and Lists
• House of Representatives Session Calendar for the 98th Congress (PDF).
• Congressional Pictorial Directory for the 98th Congress.
• Official Congressional Directory for the 98th Congress.