91st United States Congress Totally Explained

Everything about 91st United States Congress totally explained

The Ninety-first United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, comprised of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, DC from January 3 1969 to January 3 1971, during the first two years of the first administration of U.S. President Richard Nixon.

The apportionment of seats in this House of Representatives was based on the Eighteenth Census of the United States in 1960. Both chambers had a Democratic majority.

Dates of sessions

January 3 1969 – January 3 1971

First session: January 3 1969 – December 23 1969
Second session: January 19 1970 – January 2 1971 Previous congress: 90th Congress
Next congress: 92nd Congress

Major legislation

1969 — Federal Coal Mine Health and Safety Act,

1969 — Truth in Lending Act

1970-01-01 — National Environmental Policy Act,,

1970-05-21 — Airport and Airway Development Act,, title I,

1970-10-27 — Controlled Substances Act,,

1970 — Postal Reorganization Act (United States Postal Service),

1970 — Urban Mass Transportation Act of 1970,

1970 — Rail Passenger Service Act (Amtrak),

1970 — Occupational Safety and Health Act,

1970-12-31 — Clean Air Act Extension,,

1970-12-31 — Housing and Urban Development Act of 1970,,, including title VII, National Urban Policy and New Community Development Act of 1970,

1970 — Lead-Based Paint Poisoning Prevention Act,

1970 — Economic Stabilization Act

1970 — Bank Secrecy Act

1970 — Plant Variety Protection Act

1970 — Environmental Quality Improvement Act

1970 — Organized Crime Control Act (including the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act ("RICO")

Party summary

The count below identifies party affiliations at the beginning of the first session of this Congress, and includes members from vacancies and newly admitted states, when they were first seated. Changes resulting from subsequent replacements are shown below in the "Changes in membership" section.

Senate

Democratic: 57 (majority)

Republican: 43 TOTAL members: 100

House of Representatives

Democratic: 234 (majority)

Republican: 192 TOTAL members: 435

Leadership

Senate

President of the Senate:

Hubert Humphrey, Democrat of Minnesota
Spiro Agnew, Republican of Maryland, term began January 20 1969

President pro tempore: Richard Russell, Jr., Democrat of Georgia, elected January 3 1969 House of Representatives

Speaker

John W. McCormack, Democratic of Massachusetts, reelected January 3 1969

Party Leadership

Senate

Majority Leader

Michael J. Mansfield, Democrat of Montana

Minority Leader

Everett M. Dirksen, Republican of Illinois, died September 7 1969
Hugh D. Scott, Jr., Republican of Pennsylvania, elected September 24 1969

Majority Whip

Edward M. Kennedy, Democrat of Massachusetts

Minority Whip

Hugh D. Scott, Jr., Republican of Pennsylvania, advanced to Minority Leader
Robert P. Griffin, Republican of Michigan, elected September 24 1969

House of Representatives

Majority Leader

Carl B. Albert, Democrat of Oklahoma

Minority Leader

Gerald R. Ford, Jr., Republican of Michigan

Majority Whip

T. Hale Boggs, Democrat of Louisiana

Minority Whip

Leslie C. Arends, Republican of Illinois

Democratic Caucus Chairman

Daniel D. Rostenkowski, Democrat of Illinois

Republican Conference Chairman

John B. Anderson, Republican of Illinois

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. Preceding the names in the list below are Senate class numbers, which indicate the cycle of their election. In this Congress, Class 1 meant their term ended with this Congress, requiring reelection in 1970; Class 2 meant their term began in the last Congress, requiring reelection in 1972; and Class 3 meant their term began in this Congress, requiring reelection in 1974.

Alabama

2. John J. Sparkman (D)

3. James B. Allen (D) Alaska

2. Theodore F. Stevens (R)

3. Mike Gravel (D) Arizona

1. Paul J. Fannin (R)

3. Barry Goldwater (R) Arkansas

2. John L. McClellan (D)

3. J. William Fulbright (D) California

1. George L. Murphy (R)

3. Alan Cranston (D) Colorado

2. Gordon L. Allott (R)

3. Peter H. Dominick (R) Connecticut

1. Thomas J. Dodd (D)

3. Abraham A. Ribicoff (D) Delaware

1. John J. Williams (R), resigned December 30, 1970 � William V. Roth, Jr. (R), appointed to fill vacancy

2. J. Caleb Boggs (R) Florida

1. Spessard L. Holland (D)

3. Edward J. Gurney (R) Georgia

2. Richard B. Russell, Jr. (D)

3. Herman E. Talmadge (D) Hawaii

1. Hiram L. Fong (R)

3. Daniel K. Inouye (D) Idaho

3. Frank F. Church (D)

2. Leonard B. Jordan (R) Illinois

3. Everett M. Dirksen (R), died September 7, 1969 � Ralph Tyler Smith (R), appointed to fill vacancy

Adlai Stevenson III (D), elected to fill vacancy

2. Charles H. Percy (R) Indiana

1. R. Vance Hartke (D)

3. Birch E. Bayh (D) Iowa

2. Jack R. Miller (R)

3. Harold E. Hughes (D) Kansas

2. James B. Pearson (R)

3. Bob Dole (R) Kentucky

2. John Sherman Cooper (R)

3. Marlow W. Cook (R) Louisiana

2. Allen J. Ellender (D)

3. Russell B. Long (D) Maine

2. Margaret Chase Smith (R)

1. Edmund S. Muskie (D) Maryland

1. Joseph D. Tydings (D)

3. Charles Mathias, Jr. (R) Massachusetts

1. Edward M. Kennedy (D)

2. Edward W. Brooke, III (R) Michigan

1. Philip A. Hart (D)

2. Robert P. Griffin (R) Minnesota

1. Eugene J. McCarthy (DFL)

2. Walter F. Mondale (DFL) Mississippi

2. James O. Eastland (D)

1. John C. Stennis (D) Missouri

1. W. Stuart Symington (D)

3. Thomas F. Eagleton (D)

Montana

1. Michael J. Mansfield (D)

2. Lee W. Metcalf (D) Nebraska

1. Roman L. Hruska (R)

2. Carl T. Curtis (R) Nevada

3. Alan H. Bible (D)

1. Howard W. Cannon (D) New Hampshire

3. Norris H. Cotton (R)

2. Thomas J. McIntyre (D) New Jersey

2. Clifford P. Case (R)

1. Harrison A. Williams, Jr. (D) New Mexico

2. Clinton P. Anderson (D)

1. Joseph M. Montoya (D) New York

3. Jacob K. Javits (R)

1. Charles E. Goodell (R) North Carolina

3. Samuel J. Ervin, Jr. (D)

2. B. Everett Jordan (D) North Dakota

3. Milton R. Young (R)

1. Quentin N. Burdick (D) Ohio

1. Stephen M. Young (D)

3. William B. Saxbe (R) Oklahoma

2. Fred R. Harris (D)

3. Henry Bellmon (R) Oregon

2. Mark O. Hatfield (R)

3. Bob Packwood (R) Pennsylvania

1. Hugh D. Scott, Jr. (R)

3. Richard S. Schweiker (R) Rhode Island

1. John O. Pastore (D)

2. Claiborne D. Pell (D) South Carolina

2. James Strom Thurmond (R)

3. Ernest F. Hollings (D) South Dakota

2. Karl E. Mundt (R)

3. George S. McGovern (D) Tennessee

2. Albert A. Gore, Sr. (D)

1. Howard H. Baker, Jr. (R) Texas

1. Ralph W. Yarborough (D)

2. John G. Tower (R) Utah

3. Wallace F. Bennett (R)

1. Frank E. (Ted) Moss (D) Vermont

3. George D. Aiken (R)

1. Winston L. Prouty (R) Virginia

1. Harry F. Byrd, Jr. (D)

2. William B. Spong, Jr. (D) Washington

3. Warren G. Magnuson (D)

1. Henry M. (Scoop) Jackson (D) West Virginia

2. Jennings Randolph (D)

1. Robert C. Byrd (D) Wisconsin

1. William Proxmire (D)

3. Gaylord A. Nelson (D) Wyoming

1. Gale W. McGee (D)

2. Clifford P. Hansen (R)

House of Representatives

The names of members of the House of Representatives elected statewide on the general ticket or otherwise at-large, are preceded by an "A/L," 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.

Alabama

. W. Jackson Edwards (R)

. William L. Dickinson (R)

. George W. Andrews (D)

. William F. Nichols (D)

. Armistead I. Selden, Jr. (D)

. John Hall Buchanan, Jr. (R)

. Tom Bevill (D)

. Robert E. Jones, Jr. (D) Alaska

. Howard W. Pollock (R) Arizona

. John J. Rhodes (R)

. Morris K. Udall (D)