106th United States Congress

Major events

Main article: 1999 in the United States, 2000 in the United States, 2001 in the United States

• January 7, 1999 – February 12, 1999: Impeachment trial of Bill Clinton
• March 24, 1999 – June 10, 1999: NATO bombing of Yugoslavia
• March 29, 1999: Dow Jones Industrial Average ended above 10,000 for the first time.
• April 20, 1999: Columbine High School massacre
• April 3, 2000: United States v. Microsoft: Federal court held Microsoft liable for anti-trust violations
• November 7, 2000: Presidential election, Senate election, House election
• November 7, 2000 – December 13, 2000: Presidential election, Florida recount, and Bush v. Gore litigation

Major legislation

Main article: List of United States federal legislation, 1901-2001

• May 21, 1999: Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act, (Kosovo operations)
• August 17, 1999: Water Resources Development Act of 1999,
• October 26, 1999: Wireless Communications and Public Safety Act of 1999, Pub.L. 106-81
• November 12, 1999: Gramm-Leach-Bliley Financial Services Modernization Act,
• November 29, 1999: American Inventors Protection Act, (including Anticybersquatting Consumer Protection Act)
• December 9, 1999: Digital Theft Deterrence and Copyright Damages Improvement Act of 1999, Pub.L. 106-160
• December 14, 1999: Foster Care Independence Act,
• March 14, 2000: Iran Nonproliferation Act of 2000,
• April 5, 2000: Wendell H. Ford Aviation Investment and Reform Act for the 21st Century,
• May 18, 2000: African Growth and Opportunity Act,
• May 26, 2000: Hmong Veterans' Naturalization Act of 2000, Pub.L. 106-207
• May 26, 2000: Muhammad Ali Boxing Reform Act, Pub.L. 106-210
• June 22, 2000: Agricultural Risk Protection Act of 2000, Pub.L. 106-224
• June 30, 2000: Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act,
• August 7, 2000: Oceans Act,
• August 19, 2000: Global AIDS and Tuberculosis Relief Act of 2000, Pub.L. 106-264
• September 22, 2000: Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act,
• October 10, 2000: U.S.-China Relations Act of 2000, Pub.L. 106-286
• October 17, 2000: Children's Health Act,
• October 28, 2000: Victims of Trafficking and Violence Protection Act of 2000,
• October 30, 2000: Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act,
• October 30, 2000: Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act of 2000, Pub.L. 106-393
• October 30, 2000: Child Citizenship Act of 2000,
• November 1, 2000: Transportation Recall Enhancement, Accountability, and Documentation (TREAD) Act, Pub.L. 106-414
• November 22, 2000: Military Extraterritorial Jurisdiction Act of 2000, Pub.L. 106-523
• December 11, 2000: Water Resources Development Act of 2000,
• December 19, 2000: DNA Analysis Backlog Elimination Act of 2000, Pub.L. 106-546
• December 21, 2000: Legal Immigration Family Equity Act,
• December 21, 2000: Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2001, (includes Commodity Futures Modernization Act of 2000, Children's Internet Protection Act, Community Renewal Tax Relief Act of 2000)
• December 21, 2000: Shark Finning Prohibition Act, Pub.L. 106-557

Treaties considered

• October 13, 1999: Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty: Rejected

Party summary

Senate

Membership changed with two deaths.

House of Representatives

There were two resignations and three deaths.

Leadership

Senate

• President: Al Gore (D)
• President pro tempore: Strom Thurmond (R)

Majority (Republican) leadership

• Majority Leader: Trent Lott
• Majority Whip: Don Nickles
• Republican Conference Chairman: Connie Mack III
• Republican Conference Secretary: Paul Coverdell
• Republican Campaign Committee Chairman: Mitch McConnell
• Policy Committee Chairman: Larry Craig

Minority (Democratic) leadership

• Minority Leader: Tom Daschle
• Minority Whip: Harry Reid
• Policy Committee Chairman: Byron Dorgan
• Democratic Conference Secretary: Barbara Mikulski
• Democratic Campaign Committee Chairman: Robert Torricelli
• Chief Deputy Whip: John Breaux

House of Representatives

• Speaker: Dennis Hastert (R)

Majority (Republican) leadership

• Majority Leader: Dick Armey
• Majority Whip: Tom DeLay
• Chief Deputy Whip: Roy Blunt
• Republican Conference Chairman: J. C. Watts
• Republican Conference Vice-Chairman: Tillie Fowler
• Republican Conference Secretary: Deborah Pryce
• Policy Committee Chairman: Christopher Cox
• Republican Campaign Committee Chairman: Tom Davis
• House Rules Committee Chairman: David Dreier

Minority (Democratic) leadership

• Minority Leader: Dick Gephardt
• Minority Whip: David Bonior
• Chief Deputy Minority Whips: Chet Edwards, John Lewis, Ed Pastor & Maxine Waters
• Democratic Caucus Chairman: Martin Frost
• Democratic Caucus Vice Chairman: Bob Menendez
• Democratic Campaign Committee Chairman: Patrick J. Kennedy

Members

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Senate

Main article: List of United States senators in the 106th Congress

In this Congress, Class 1 meant their term ended with this Congress, facing re-election in 2000; Class 2 meant their term began in the last Congress, facing re-election in 2002; and Class 3 meant their term began in this Congress, facing re-election in 2004.

[[List of United States senators from Alabama|Alabama]]

: 2. Jeff Sessions (R) : 3. Richard Shelby (R)

[[List of United States senators from Alaska|Alaska]]

: 2. Ted Stevens (R) : 3. Frank Murkowski (R)

[[List of United States senators from Arizona|Arizona]]

: 1. Jon Kyl (R) : 3. John McCain (R)

[[List of United States senators from Arkansas|Arkansas]]

: 2. Tim Hutchinson (R) : 3. Blanche Lincoln (D)

[[List of United States senators from California|California]]

: 1. Dianne Feinstein (D) : 3. Barbara Boxer (D)

[[List of United States senators from Colorado|Colorado]]

: 2. Wayne Allard (R) : 3. Ben Nighthorse Campbell (R)

[[List of United States senators from Connecticut|Connecticut]]

: 1. Joe Lieberman (D) : 3. Chris Dodd (D)

[[List of United States senators from Delaware|Delaware]]

: 1. William Roth (R) : 2. Joe Biden (D)

[[List of United States senators from Florida|Florida]]

: 1. Connie Mack III (R) : 3. Bob Graham (D)

[[List of United States senators from Georgia|Georgia]]

: 2. Max Cleland (D) : 3. Paul Coverdell (R), until July 18, 2000 :: Zell Miller (D), from July 27, 2000

[[List of United States senators from Hawaii|Hawaii]]

: 1. Daniel Akaka (D) : 3. Daniel Inouye (D)

[[List of United States senators from Idaho|Idaho]]

: 2. Larry Craig (R) : 3. Mike Crapo (R)

[[List of United States senators from Illinois|Illinois]]

: 2. Dick Durbin (D) : 3. Peter Fitzgerald (R)

[[List of United States senators from Indiana|Indiana]]

: 1. Richard Lugar (R) : 3. Evan Bayh (D)

[[List of United States senators from Iowa|Iowa]]

: 2. Tom Harkin (D) : 3. Chuck Grassley (R)

[[List of United States senators from Kansas|Kansas]]

: 2. Pat Roberts (R) : 3. Sam Brownback (R)

[[List of United States senators from Kentucky|Kentucky]]

: 2. Mitch McConnell (R) : 3. Jim Bunning (R)

[[List of United States senators from Louisiana|Louisiana]]

: 2. Mary Landrieu (D) : 3. John Breaux (D)

[[List of United States senators from Maine|Maine]]

: 1. Olympia Snowe (R) : 2. Susan Collins (R)

[[List of United States senators from Maryland|Maryland]]

: 1. Paul Sarbanes (D) : 3. Barbara Mikulski (D)

[[List of United States senators from Massachusetts|Massachusetts]]

: 1. Ted Kennedy (D) : 2. John Kerry (D)

[[List of United States senators from Michigan|Michigan]]

: 1. Spencer Abraham (R) : 2. Carl Levin (D)

[[List of United States senators from Minnesota|Minnesota]]

: 1. Rod Grams (R) : 2. Paul Wellstone (DFL)

[[List of United States senators from Mississippi|Mississippi]]

: 1. Trent Lott (R) : 2. Thad Cochran (R)

[[List of United States senators from Missouri|Missouri]]

: 1. John Ashcroft (R) : 3. Kit Bond (R)

[[List of United States senators from Montana|Montana]]

: 1. Conrad Burns (R) : 2. Max Baucus (D)

[[List of United States senators from Nebraska|Nebraska]]

: 1. Bob Kerrey (D) : 2. Chuck Hagel (R)

[[List of United States senators from Nevada|Nevada]]

: 1. Richard Bryan (D) : 3. Harry Reid (D)

[[List of United States senators from New Hampshire|New Hampshire]]

: 2. Bob Smith (R) : 3. Judd Gregg (R)

[[List of United States senators from New Jersey|New Jersey]]

: 1. Frank Lautenberg (D) : 2. Robert Torricelli (D)

[[List of United States senators from New Mexico|New Mexico]]

: 1. Jeff Bingaman (D) : 2. Pete Domenici (R)

[[List of United States senators from New York|New York]]

: 1. Daniel Patrick Moynihan (D) : 3. Chuck Schumer (D)

[[List of United States senators from North Carolina|North Carolina]]

: 2. Jesse Helms (R) : 3. John Edwards (D)

[[List of United States senators from North Dakota|North Dakota]]

: 1. Kent Conrad (D-NPL) : 3. Byron Dorgan (D-NPL)

[[List of United States senators from Ohio|Ohio]]

: 1. Mike DeWine (R) : 3. George Voinovich (R)

[[List of United States senators from Oklahoma|Oklahoma]]

: 2. Jim Inhofe (R) : 3. Don Nickles (R)

[[List of United States senators from Oregon|Oregon]]

: 2. Gordon H. Smith (R) : 3. Ron Wyden (D)

[[List of United States senators from Pennsylvania|Pennsylvania]]

: 1. Rick Santorum (R) : 3. Arlen Specter (R)

[[List of United States senators from Rhode Island|Rhode Island]]

: 1. John Chafee (R), until October 24, 1999 :: Lincoln Chafee (R), from November 2, 1999 : 2. Jack Reed (D)

[[List of United States senators from South Carolina|South Carolina]]

: 2. Strom Thurmond (R) : 3. Fritz Hollings (D)

[[List of United States senators from South Dakota|South Dakota]]

: 2. Tim Johnson (D) : 3. Tom Daschle (D)

[[List of United States senators from Tennessee|Tennessee]]

: 1. Bill Frist (R) : 2. Fred Thompson (R)

[[List of United States senators from Texas|Texas]]

: 1. Kay Bailey Hutchison (R) : 2. Phil Gramm (R)

[[List of United States senators from Utah|Utah]]

: 1. Orrin Hatch (R) : 3. Bob Bennett (R)

[[List of United States senators from Vermont|Vermont]]

: 1. Jim Jeffords (R) : 3. Patrick Leahy (D)

[[List of United States senators from Virginia|Virginia]]

: 1. Chuck Robb (D) : 2. John Warner (R)

[[List of United States senators from Washington|Washington]]

: 1. Slade Gorton (R) : 3. Patty Murray (D)

[[List of United States senators from West Virginia|West Virginia]]

: 1. Robert Byrd (D) : 2. Jay Rockefeller (D)

[[List of United States senators from Wisconsin|Wisconsin]]

: 1. Herb Kohl (D) : 3. Russ Feingold (D)

[[List of United States senators from Wyoming|Wyoming]]

: 1. Craig L. Thomas (R) : 2. Mike Enzi (R)

]] Trent Lott Don Nickles Tom Daschle Harry Reid

House of Representatives

Main article: List of United States representatives in the 106th Congress

[[List of United States representatives from Alabama|Alabama]]

: . Sonny Callahan (R) : . Terry Everett (R) : . Bob Riley (R) : . Robert Aderholt (R) : . Bud Cramer (D) : . Spencer Bachus (R) : . Earl Hilliard Sr. (D)

[[List of United States representatives from Alaska|Alaska]]

: . Don Young (R)

[[List of United States representatives from Arizona|Arizona]]

: . Matt Salmon (R) : . Ed Pastor (D) : . Bob Stump (R) : . John Shadegg (R) : . Jim Kolbe (R) : . J. D. Hayworth (R)

[[List of United States representatives from Arkansas|Arkansas]]

: . Robert Marion Berry (D) : . Vic Snyder (D) : . Asa Hutchinson (R) : . Jay Dickey (R)

[[List of United States representatives from California|California]]

: . Mike Thompson (D) : . Wally Herger (R) : . Doug Ose (R) : . John Doolittle (R) : . Robert Matsui (D) : . Lynn Woolsey (D) : . George Miller (D) : . Nancy Pelosi (D) : . Barbara Lee (D) : . Ellen Tauscher (D) : . Richard Pombo (R) : . Tom Lantos (D) : . Pete Stark (D) : . Anna Eshoo (D) : . Tom Campbell (R) : . Zoe Lofgren (D) : . Sam Farr (D) : . Gary Condit (D) : . George Radanovich (R) : . Cal Dooley (D) : . Bill Thomas (R) : . Lois Capps (D) : . Elton Gallegly (R) : . Brad Sherman (D) : . Buck McKeon (R) : . Howard Berman (D) : . James E. Rogan (R) : . David Dreier (R) : . Henry Waxman (D) : . Xavier Becerra (D) : . Matthew G. Martínez (D, switched to R July 27, 2000) : . Julian Dixon (D), until December 8, 2000, vacant thereafter : . Lucille Roybal-Allard (D) : . Grace Napolitano (D) : . Maxine Waters (D) : . Steven Kuykendall (R) : . Juanita Millender-McDonald (D) : . Steve Horn (R) : . Ed Royce (R) : . Jerry Lewis (R) : . Gary Miller (R) : . George Brown Jr. (D), until July 15, 1999 :: Joe Baca (D), from November 16, 1999 : . Ken Calvert (R) : . Mary Bono (R) : . Dana Rohrabacher (R) : . Loretta Sanchez (D) : . Christopher Cox (R) : . Ron Packard (R) : . Brian Bilbray (R) : . Bob Filner (D) : . Duke Cunningham (R) : . Duncan L. Hunter (R)

[[List of United States representatives from Colorado|Colorado]]

: . Diana DeGette (D) : . Mark Udall (D) : . Scott McInnis (R) : . Bob Schaffer (R) : . Joel Hefley (R) : . Tom Tancredo (R)

[[List of United States representatives from Connecticut|Connecticut]]

: . John B. Larson (D) : . Sam Gejdenson (D) : . Rosa DeLauro (D) : . Chris Shays (R) : . James H. Maloney (D) : . Nancy Johnson (R)

[[List of United States representatives from Delaware|Delaware]]

: . Mike Castle (R)

[[List of United States representatives from Florida|Florida]]

: . Joe Scarborough (R) : . Allen Boyd (D) : . Corrine Brown (D) : . Tillie Fowler (R) : . Karen Thurman (D) : . Cliff Stearns (R) : . John Mica (R) : . Bill McCollum (R) : . Michael Bilirakis (R) : . Bill Young (R) : . Jim Davis (D) : . Charles T. Canady (R) : . Dan Miller (R) : . Porter Goss (R) : . Dave Weldon (R) : . Mark Foley (R) : . Carrie Meek (D) : . Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R) : . Robert Wexler (D) : . Peter Deutsch (D) : . Lincoln Diaz-Balart (R) : . Clay Shaw (R) : . Alcee Hastings (D)

[[List of United States representatives from Georgia|Georgia]]

: . Jack Kingston (R) : . Sanford Bishop (D) : . Mac Collins (R) : . Cynthia McKinney (D) : . John Lewis (D) : . Johnny Isakson (R), from February 23, 1999 : . Bob Barr (R) : . Saxby Chambliss (R) : . Nathan Deal (R) : . Charlie Norwood (R) : . John Linder (R)

[[List of United States representatives from Hawaii|Hawaii]]

: . Neil Abercrombie (D) : . Patsy Mink (D)

[[List of United States representatives from Idaho|Idaho]]

: . Helen Chenoweth (R) : . Mike Simpson (R)

[[List of United States representatives from Illinois|Illinois]]

: . Bobby Rush (D) : . Jesse Jackson Jr. (D) : . William Lipinski (D) : . Luis Gutierrez (D) : . Rod Blagojevich (D) : . Henry Hyde (R) : . Danny K. Davis (D) : . Philip Crane (R) : . Jan Schakowsky (D) : . John Porter (R) : . Jerry Weller (R) : . Jerry Costello (D) : . Judy Biggert (R) : . Dennis Hastert (R) : . Thomas W. Ewing (R) : . Don Manzullo (R) : . Lane Evans (D) : . Ray LaHood (R) : . David D. Phelps (D) : . John Shimkus (R)

[[List of United States representatives from Indiana|Indiana]]

: . Pete Visclosky (D) : . David M. McIntosh (R) : . Tim Roemer (D) : . Mark Souder (R) : . Steve Buyer (R) : . Dan Burton (R) : . Edward A. Pease (R) : . John Hostettler (R) : . Baron Hill (D) : . Julia Carson (D)

[[List of United States representatives from Iowa|Iowa]]

: . Jim Leach (R) : . Jim Nussle (R) : . Leonard Boswell (D) : . Greg Ganske (R) : . Tom Latham (R)

[[List of United States representatives from Kansas|Kansas]]

: . Jerry Moran (R) : . Jim Ryun (R) : . Dennis Moore (D) : . Todd Tiahrt (R)

[[List of United States representatives from Kentucky|Kentucky]]

: . Ed Whitfield (R) : . Ron Lewis (R) : . Anne Northup (R) : . Ken Lucas (D) : . Hal Rogers (R) : . Ernie Fletcher (R)

[[List of United States representatives from Louisiana|Louisiana]]

: . Bob Livingston (R), until March 1, 1999 :: David Vitter (R), from May 29, 1999 : . William J. Jefferson (D) : . Billy Tauzin (R) : . Jim McCrery (R) : . John Cooksey (R) : . Richard H. Baker (R) : . Chris John (D)

[[List of United States representatives from Maine|Maine]]

: . Tom Allen (D) : . John Baldacci (D)

[[List of United States representatives from Maryland|Maryland]]

: . Wayne Gilchrest (R) : . Bob Ehrlich (R) : . Ben Cardin (D) : . Albert Wynn (D) : . Steny Hoyer (D) : . Roscoe Bartlett (R) : . Elijah Cummings (D) : . Connie Morella (R)

[[List of United States representatives from Massachusetts|Massachusetts]]

: . John Olver (D) : . Richard Neal (D) : . Jim McGovern (D) : . Barney Frank (D) : . Marty Meehan (D) : . John F. Tierney (D) : . Ed Markey (D) : . Mike Capuano (D) : . Joe Moakley (D) : . Bill Delahunt (D)

[[List of United States representatives from Michigan|Michigan]]

: . Bart Stupak (D) : . Peter Hoekstra (R) : . Vern Ehlers (R) : . David Lee Camp (R) : . James A. Barcia (D) : . Fred Upton (R) : . Nick Smith (R) : . Debbie Stabenow (D) : . Dale Kildee (D) : . David Bonior (D) : . Joe Knollenberg (R) : . Sander Levin (D) : . Lynn N. Rivers (D) : . John Conyers (D) : . Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick (D) : . John Dingell (D)

[[United States Congressional Delegations from Minnesota|Minnesota]]

: . Gil Gutknecht (R) : . David Minge (DFL) : . Jim Ramstad (R) : . Bruce Vento (DFL), until October 10, 2000, vacant thereafter : . Martin Olav Sabo (DFL) : . Bill Luther (DFL) : . Collin Peterson (DFL) : . Jim Oberstar (DFL)

[[List of United States representatives from Mississippi|Mississippi]]

: . Roger Wicker (R) : . Bennie Thompson (D) : . Chip Pickering (R) : . Ronnie Shows (D) : . Gene Taylor (D)

[[List of United States representatives from Missouri|Missouri]]

: . Bill Clay (D) : . Jim Talent (R) : . Dick Gephardt (D) : . Ike Skelton (D) : . Karen McCarthy (D) : . Pat Danner (D) : . Roy Blunt (R) : . Jo Ann Emerson (R) : . Kenny Hulshof (R)

[[List of United States representatives from Montana|Montana]]

: . Rick Hill (R)

[[List of United States representatives from Nebraska|Nebraska]]

: . Doug Bereuter (R) : . Lee Terry (R) : . Bill Barrett (R)

[[List of United States representatives from Nevada|Nevada]]

: . Shelley Berkley (D) : . Jim Gibbons (R)

[[List of United States representatives from New Hampshire|New Hampshire]]

: . John E. Sununu (R) : . Charles Bass (R)

[[List of United States representatives from New Jersey|New Jersey]]

: . Rob Andrews (D) : . Frank LoBiondo (R) : . H. James Saxton (R) : . Chris Smith (R) : . Marge Roukema (R) : . Frank Pallone (D) : . Bob Franks (R) : . Bill Pascrell (D) : . Steve Rothman (D) : . Donald M. Payne (D) : . Rodney Frelinghuysen (R) : . Rush Holt Jr. (D) : . Bob Menendez (D)

[[List of United States representatives from New Mexico|New Mexico]]

: . Heather Wilson (R) : . Joe Skeen (R) : . Tom Udall (D)

[[List of United States representatives from New York|New York]]

: . Michael Forbes (R), switched to (D) July 17, 1999 : . Rick Lazio (R) : . Peter T. King (R) : . Carolyn McCarthy (D) : . Gary Ackerman (D) : . Gregory Meeks (D) : . Joe Crowley (D) : . Jerry Nadler (D) : . Anthony Weiner (D) : . Edolphus Towns (D) : . Major Owens (D) : . Nydia Velázquez (D) : . Vito Fossella (R) : . Carolyn Maloney (D) : . Charles Rangel (D) : . José E. Serrano (D) : . Eliot Engel (D) : . Nita Lowey (D) : . Sue W. Kelly (R) : . Benjamin Gilman (R) : . Michael R. McNulty (D) : . John E. Sweeney (R) : . Sherwood Boehlert (R) : . John M. McHugh (R) : . James T. Walsh (R) : . Maurice Hinchey (D) : . Thomas M. Reynolds (R) : . Louise Slaughter (D) : . John J. LaFalce (D) : . Jack Quinn (R) : . Amo Houghton (R)

[[List of United States representatives from North Carolina|North Carolina]]

: . Eva Clayton (D) : . Bob Etheridge (D) : . Walter B. Jones Jr. (R) : . David Price (D) : . Richard Burr (R) : . Howard Coble (R) : . Mike McIntyre (D) : . Robin Hayes (R) : . Sue Myrick (R) : . Cass Ballenger (R) : . Charles H. Taylor (R) : . Mel Watt (D)

[[List of United States representatives from North Dakota|North Dakota]]

: . Earl Pomeroy (D-NPL)

[[List of United States representatives from Ohio|Ohio]]

: . Steve Chabot (R) : . Rob Portman (R) : . Tony P. Hall (D) : . Mike Oxley (R) : . Paul Gillmor (R) : . Ted Strickland (D) : . Dave Hobson (R) : . John Boehner (R) : . Marcy Kaptur (D) : . Dennis Kucinich (D) : . Stephanie Tubbs Jones (D) : . John Kasich (R) : . Sherrod Brown (D) : . Thomas C. Sawyer (D) : . Deborah Pryce (R) : . Ralph Regula (R) : . James Traficant (D) : . Bob Ney (R) : . Steve LaTourette (R)

[[List of United States representatives from Oklahoma|Oklahoma]]

: . Steve Largent (R) : . Tom Coburn (R) : . Wes Watkins (R) : . J. C. Watts (R) : . Ernest Istook (R) : . Frank Lucas (R)

[[List of United States representatives from Oregon|Oregon]]

: . David Wu (D) : . Greg Walden (R) : . Earl Blumenauer (D) : . Peter DeFazio (D) : . Darlene Hooley (D)

[[List of United States representatives from Pennsylvania|Pennsylvania]]

: . Bob Brady (D) : . Chaka Fattah (D) : . Robert A. Borski Jr. (D) : . Ron Klink (D) : . John E. Peterson (R) : . Tim Holden (D) : . Curt Weldon (R) : . James C. Greenwood (R) : . Bud Shuster (R) : . Don Sherwood (R) : . Paul Kanjorski (D) : . John Murtha (D) : . Joe Hoeffel (D) : . William J. Coyne (D) : . Pat Toomey (R) : . Joe Pitts (R) : . George Gekas (R) : . Mike Doyle (D) : . William F. Goodling (R) : . Frank Mascara (D) : . Phil English (R)

[[List of United States representatives from Rhode Island|Rhode Island]]

: . Patrick J. Kennedy (D) : . Robert Weygand (D)

[[List of United States representatives from South Carolina|South Carolina]]

: . Mark Sanford (R) : . Floyd Spence (R) : . Lindsey Graham (R) : . Jim DeMint (R) : . John Spratt (D) : . Jim Clyburn (D)

[[List of United States representatives from South Dakota|South Dakota]]

: . John Thune (R)

[[List of United States representatives from Tennessee|Tennessee]]

: . Bill Jenkins (R) : . Jimmy Duncan (R) : . Zach Wamp (R) : . Van Hilleary (R) : . Bob Clement (D) : . Bart Gordon (D) : . Ed Bryant (R) : . John S. Tanner (D) : . Harold Ford Jr. (D)

[[List of United States representatives from Texas|Texas]]

: . Max Sandlin (D) : . Jim Turner (D) : . Sam Johnson (R) : . Ralph Hall (D) : . Pete Sessions (R) : . Joe Barton (R) : . Bill Archer (R) : . Kevin Brady (R) : . Nick Lampson (D) : . Lloyd Doggett (D) : . Chet Edwards (D) : . Kay Granger (R) : . Mac Thornberry (R) : . Ron Paul (R) : . Rubén Hinojosa (D) : . Silvestre Reyes (D) : . Charles Stenholm (D) : . Sheila Jackson-Lee (D) : . Larry Combest (R) : . Charlie Gonzalez (D) : . Lamar Smith (R) : . Tom DeLay (R) : . Henry Bonilla (R) : . Martin Frost (D) : . Ken Bentsen (D) : . Dick Armey (R) : . Solomon P. Ortiz (D) : . Ciro Rodriguez (D) : . Gene Green (D) : . Eddie Bernice Johnson (D)

[[List of United States representatives from Utah|Utah]]

: . James V. Hansen (R) : . Merrill Cook (R) : . Chris Cannon (R)

[[List of United States representatives from Vermont|Vermont]]

: . Bernie Sanders (I)

[[List of United States representatives from Virginia|Virginia]]

: . Herbert H. Bateman (R), until September 11, 2000, vacant thereafter : . Owen B. Pickett (D) : . Bobby Scott (D) : . Norman Sisisky (D) : . Virgil Goode (D, switched to I January 27, 2000) : . Bob Goodlatte (R) : . Thomas J. Bliley Jr. (R) : . Jim Moran (D) : . Rick Boucher (D) : . Frank Wolf (R) : . Tom Davis (R)

[[List of United States representatives from Washington|Washington]]

: . Jay Inslee (D) : . Jack Metcalf (R) : . Brian Baird (D) : . Doc Hastings (R) : . George Nethercutt (R) : . Norm Dicks (D) : . Jim McDermott (D) : . Jennifer Dunn (R) : . Adam Smith (D)

[[List of United States representatives from West Virginia|West Virginia]]

: . Alan Mollohan (D) : . Bob Wise (D) : . Nick Rahall (D)

[[List of United States representatives from Wisconsin|Wisconsin]]

: . Paul Ryan (R) : . Tammy Baldwin (D) : . Ron Kind (D) : . Jerry Kleczka (D) : . Tom Barrett (D) : . Tom Petri (R) : . Dave Obey (D) : . Mark Andrew Green (R) : . Jim Sensenbrenner (R)

[[List of United States representatives from Wyoming|Wyoming]]

: . Barbara Cubin (R)

Non-voting members

: . Eni Faleomavaega (D) : . Eleanor Holmes Norton (D) : . Robert A. Underwood (D) : . Carlos Romero Barceló (Resident Commissioner) (D/PNP) : . Donna Christian-Christensen (D)

Dick Armey Tom DeLay Dick Gephardt David Bonior

Changes in membership

Senate

|- | Rhode Island (1) | nowrap | John Chafee (R) | Incumbent died October 24, 1999, having already planned to retire at the end of the term. Successor appointed on November 2, 1999, and later elected for a full six-year term. | nowrap | Lincoln Chafee (R)

House of Representatives

|- | | | Vacant | data-sort-value="January 3, 1999" | Newt Gingrich (R) resigned January 3, 1999, shortly before the beginning of this Congress, and declined to take office after being re-elected. Successor elected February 23, 1999. | data-sort-value="Isakson Johnny" | Johnny Isakson (R)

| | data-sort-value="Livingston Bob" | Bob Livingston (R) | data-sort-value="March 1, 1999" | Incumbent resigned March 1, 1999. Successor elected May 29, 1999. | data-sort-value="Vitter David" | David Vitter (R)

| | data-sort-value="Brown George" | George Brown Jr. (D) | data-sort-value="July 15, 1999" | Incumbent died July 15, 1999. Successor elected November 16, 1999. | data-sort-value="Baca Joe" | Joe Baca (D)

| | data-sort-value="Forbes Michael" | Michael Forbes (R) | data-sort-value="July 17, 1999" | Changed political affiliation July 17, 1999. | data-sort-value="Forbes Michael" | Michael Forbes (D)

| | data-sort-value="Goode Virgil" | Virgil Goode (D) | data-sort-value="January 27, 2000" | Changed party affiliation January 27, 2000. | data-sort-value="Goode Virgil" | Virgil Goode (I)

| | data-sort-value="Matthew Martínez" | Matthew G. Martínez (D) | data-sort-value="July 27, 2000" | Changed party affiliation July 27, 2000. | data-sort-value="Martínez Matthew" | Matthew G. Martínez (R)

| | data-sort-value="Bateman Herbert" | Herbert H. Bateman (R) | data-sort-value="September 11, 2000" | Incumbent died September 11, 2000, having already planned to retire at the end of the term. |- | | data-sort-value="Vento Bruce" | Bruce Vento (D) | data-sort-value="October 10, 2000" | Incumbent died October 10, 2000, having already planned to retire at the end of the term. |- | | data-sort-value="Dixon Julian" | Julian Dixon (D) | data-sort-value="December 8, 2000" | Incumbent died December 8, 2000. |}

Committees

For members (House and Senate) of the committees and their assignments, go into the Official Congressional Directory at the bottom of the article and click on the link (1 link), in the directory after the pages of terms of service, you will see the committees of the Senate, House (Standing with Subcommittees, Select and Special) and Joint and after the committee pages, you will see the House/Senate committee assignments in the directory, on the committees section of the House and Senate in the Official Congressional Directory, the committee's members on the first row on the left side shows the chairman of the committee and on the right side shows the ranking member of the committee.

Senate

• Aging (Special) (Chair: Chuck Grassley, Ranking Member: John Breaux)
• Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry (Chair: Richard Lugar, Ranking Member: Tom Harkin)
  • Forestry, Conservation and Rural Revitalization (Chair: Larry Craig)
  • Marketing Inspection and Product Promotion (Chair: Paul Coverdell)
  • Production and Price Competitiveness (Chair: Pat Roberts)
  • Research, Nutrition and General Legislation (Chair: Peter Fitzgerald)
• Appropriations (Chair: Ted Stevens, Ranking Member: Robert Byrd)
  • Agriculture, Rural Development and Related Agencies (Chair: Thad Cochran)
  • Commerce, Justice, State and the Judiciary (Chair: Judd Gregg)
  • Defense (Chair: Ted Stevens)
  • District of Columbia (Chair: Kay Bailey Hutchison)
  • Energy and Water Development (Chair: Pete Domenici)
  • Foreign Operations (Chair: Mitch McConnell)
  • Interior (Chair: Slade Gorton)
  • Labor, Health, Human Services and Education (Chair: Arlen Specter)
  • Legislative Branch (Chair: Robert F. Bennett)
  • Military Construction (Chair: Conrad Burns)
  • Transportation (Chair: Richard Shelby)
  • Treasury and General Government (Chair: Ben Nighthorse Campbell)
  • VA, HUD and Independent Agencies (Chair: Kit Bond)
• Armed Services (Chair: John Warner, Ranking Member: Carl Levin)
  • Airland (Chair: Rick Santorum)
  • Emerging Threats and Capabilities (Chair: Pat Roberts)
  • Personnel (Chair: Wayne Allard)
  • Readiness and Management Support (Chair: Jim Inhofe)
  • Seapower (Chair: Olympia Snowe)
  • Strategic (Chair: Bob Smith)
• Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs (Chair: Phil Gramm, Ranking Member: Paul Sarbanes)
  • Economic Policy (Chair: Connie Mack III)
  • Financial Institutions (Chair: Robert F. Bennett, Vice Chair: Chuck Hagel)
  • Housing and Transportation (Chair: Wayne Allard, Vice Chair: Rick Santorum)
  • International Trade and Finance (Chair: Mike Enzi, Vice Chair: Mike Crapo)
  • Securities (Chair: Rod Grams, Vice Chair: Jim Bunning)
• Budget (Chair: Pete Domenici, Ranking Member: Frank Lautenberg)
• Commerce, Science and Transportation (Chair: John McCain, Ranking Member: Fritz Hollings)
  • Aviation (Chair: Slade Gorton)
  • Communications (Chair: Conrad Burns)
  • Consumer Affairs, Foreign Commerce and Tourism (Chair: John Ashcroft)
  • Manufacturing and Competitiveness (Chair: Spencer Abraham)
  • Oceans and Fisheries (Chair: Olympia Snowe)
  • Surface Transportation and Merchant Marine (Chair: Bill Frist)
• Energy and Natural Resources (Chair: Frank Murkowski, Ranking Member: Jeff Bingaman)
  • Energy Research, Development, Production and Regulation (Chair: Don Nickles, Vice Chair: Pete Domenici)
  • Forests and Public Land Management (Chair: Larry Craig, Vice Chair: Conrad Burns)
  • National Parks, Historic Preservation and Recreation (Chair: Craig L. Thomas, Vice Chair: Ben Nighthorse Campbell)
  • Water and Power (Chair: Gordon H. Smith, Vice Chair: Slade Gorton)
• Environment and Public Works (Chair: John Chafee, then Bob Smith, Ranking Member: Max Baucus)
  • Clean Air, Wetlands, Private Property and Nuclear Safety (Chair: Jim Inhofe)
  • Fisheries, Wildlife, and Drinking Water (Chair: Mike Crapo)
  • Superfund, Waste Control and Risk Assessment (Chair: Bob Smith)
  • Transportation and Infrastructure (Chair: George Voinovich)
• Ethics (Select) (Chair: Pat Roberts, Ranking Member: Harry Reid)
• Finance (Chair: William V. Roth Jr., Ranking Member: Daniel Patrick Moynihan)
  • Health Care (Chair: John Chafee)
  • International Trade (Chair: Chuck Grassley)
  • Long-Term Growth and Debt Reduction (Chair: Frank Murkowski)
  • Social Security and Family Policy (Chair: Don Nickles)
  • Taxation and IRS Oversight (Chair: Orrin Hatch)
• Foreign Relations (Chair: Jesse Helms, Ranking Member: Joe Biden)
  • African Affairs (Chair: Bill Frist)
  • East Asian and Pacific Affairs (Chair: Craig L. Thomas)
  • European Affairs (Chair: Gordon H. Smith)
  • International Economic Policy, Export and Trade Promotion (Chair: Chuck Hagel)
  • International Operations (Chair: Rod Grams)
  • Near Eastern and South Asian Affairs (Chair: Sam Brownback)
  • Western Hemisphere, Peace Corps, Narcotics and Terrorism (Chair: Paul Coverdell)
• Governmental Affairs (Chair: Fred Thompson, Ranking Member: Joe Lieberman)
  • International Security, Proliferation and Federal Services (Chair: Thad Cochran)
  • Oversight of Government Management, Restructuring and the District of Columbia (Chair: George Voinovich)
  • Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations (Chair: Susan Collins)
• Indian Affairs (Select) (Chair: Ben Nighthorse Campbell, Ranking Member: Daniel Inouye)
• Intelligence (Select) (Chair: Richard Shelby, Ranking Member: Richard Bryan)
• Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (Chair: Jim Jeffords, Ranking Member: Ted Kennedy)
  • Children and Families (Chair: Judd Gregg)
  • Public Health (Chair: Bill Frist)
  • Aging (Chair: Mike DeWine)
  • Employment, Safety and Training (Chair: Mike Enzi)
• Judiciary (Chair: Orrin Hatch, Ranking Member: Patrick Leahy)
  • Administrative Oversight and the Courts (Chair: Chuck Grassley)
  • Antitrust, Business Rights and Competition (Chair: Mike DeWine)
  • Constitution, Federalism and Property Rights (Chair: John Ashcroft)
  • Criminal Justice Oversight (Chair: Strom Thurmond)
  • Immigration (Chair: Spencer Abraham)
  • Technology, Terrorism and Government Information (Chair: Jon Kyl)
  • Youth Violence (Chair: Jeff Sessions)
• Rules and Administration (Chair: Mitch McConnell, Ranking Member: Chris Dodd)
• Small Business (Chair: Kit Bond, Ranking Member: John Kerry)
• Veterans' Affairs (Chair: Arlen Specter, Ranking Member: Jay Rockefeller)

House of Representatives

• Agriculture (Chair: Larry Combest, Vice Chair: Bill Barrett, Ranking Member: Charles Stenholm)
  • Department Operations, Oversight, Nutrition and Forestry (Chair: Bob Goodlatte, Vice Chair: Thomas W. Ewing)
  • General Farm Commodities, Resource Conservation and Credit (Chair: Bill Barrett, Vice Chair: John A. Boehner)
  • Livestock and Horticulture (Chair: Richard Pombo, Vice Chair: John A. Boehner)
  • Risk Management, Research and Specialty Crops (Chair: Thomas W. Ewing, Vice Chair: Bill Barrett)
• Appropriations (Chair: Bill Young, Ranking Member: Dave Obey)
  • Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration and Related Agencies (Chair: Joe Skeen)
  • Commerce, Justice, State and Judiciary (Chair: Hal Rogers)
  • Defense (Chair: Jerry Lewis)
  • District of Columbia (Chair: Ernest J. Istook)
  • Energy and Water Development (Chair: Ron Packard)
  • Foreign Operations, Export Financing and Related Programs (Chair: Sonny Callahan)
  • Interior (Chair: Ralph Regula)
  • Labor, Health, Human Services and Education (Chair: John Edward Porter)
  • Legislative (Chair: Charles H. Taylor)
  • Military Construction (Chair: David L. Hobson)
  • Transportation (Chair: Frank Wolf)
  • Treasury, Postal Service and General Government (Chair: Jim Kolbe)
  • VA-HUD Independent Agencies (Chair: James T. Walsh)
• Armed Services (Chair: Floyd Spence, Vice Chair: Bob Stump, Ranking Member: Ike Skelton)
  • Military Installations and Facilities (Chair: Joel Hefley)
  • Military Personnel (Chair: Steve Buyer)
  • Military Procurement (Chair: Duncan L. Hunter)
  • Military Readiness (Chair: Herbert Bateman, Vice Chair: Walter B. Jones Jr.)
  • Military Research and Development (Chair: Curt Weldon)
  • Special Oversight Panel on Morale, Welfare and Recreation (Chair: John M. McHugh, Vice Chair: Bob Riley)
  • Special Oversight Panel on the Merchant Marine (Chair: Herbert Bateman)
• Banking and Financial Services (Chair: Jim Leach, Vice Chair: Steven T. Kuykendall, Ranking Member: John LaFalce)
  • Capital Markets, Securities and Government Sponsored Enterprises (Chair: Richard Baker, Vice Chair: Frank D. Lucas)
  • Domestic and International Monetary Policy (Chair: Spencer Bachus, Vice Chair: Ron Paul)
  • Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit (Chair: Marge Roukema, Vice Chair: Bill McCollum)
  • General Oversight and Investigations (Chair: Peter T. King, Vice Chair: Steven C. LaTourette)
  • Housing and Community Opportunity (Chair: Rick Lazio, Vice Chair: Robert W. Ney)
• Budget (Chair: John Kasich, Ranking Member: John Spratt)
• Commerce (Chair: Thomas J. Bliley Jr., Vice Chair: Paul E. Gillmor, Ranking Member: John Dingell)
  • Energy and Power (Chair: Joe Barton, Vice Chair: Cliff Stearns)
  • Finance and Hazardous Materials (Chair: Mike Oxley, Vice Chair: Billy Tauzin)
  • Health and the Environment (Chair: Michael Bilirakis, Vice Chair: Tom Coburn)
  • Oversight and Investigations (Chair: Fred Upton, Vice Chair: Richard Burr)
  • Telecommunications, Trade and Consumer Protection (Chair: Billy Tauzin, Vice Chair: Mike Oxley)
• Education and the Workforce (Chair: William F. Goodling, Vice Chair: William F. Goodling, Ranking Member: Bill Clay)
  • Employer-Employee Relations (Chair: John A. Boehner, Vice Chair: Ernie Fletcher)
  • Workforce Protections (Chair: Cass Ballenger, Vice Chair: Bill Barrett)
  • Oversight and Investigations (Chair: Peter Hoekstra. Vice Chair: Charles W. Norwood Jr.)
  • Postsecondary Education, Training and Life-Long Learning (Chair: Buck McKeon, Vice Chair: Lindsey O. Graham)
  • Early Childhood, Youth and Families (Chair: Michael Castle, Vice Chair: Bob Schaffer)
• Government Reform (Chair: Dan Burton, Vice Chair: Steve LaTourette, Ranking Member: Henry Waxman)
  • Census (Chair: Dan Miller, Vice Chair: John T. Doolittle)
  • Civil Service (Chair: Joe Scarborough, Vice Chair: Asa Hutchinson)
  • Criminal Justice, Drug Policy and Human Resources (Chair: John Mica, Vice Chair: Bob Barr)
  • District of Columbia (Chair: Richard Baker, Vice Chair: Connie Morella)
  • Government Management, Information and Technology (Chair: Stephen Horn, Vice Chair: Judy Biggert)
  • National Economic Growth, Natural Resources and Regulatory Affairs (Chair: David M. McIntosh, Vice Chair: Paul Ryan)
  • National Security, Veterans' Affairs and International Relations (Chair: Christopher Shays, Vice Chair: Mark E. Souder)
  • Postal Service (Chair: John M. McHugh, Vice Chair: Mark Souder)
• House Administration (Chair: Bill Thomas, Ranking Member: Steny Hoyer)
• International Relations (Chair: Benjamin A. Gilman, Ranking Member: Sam Gejdenson)
  • Africa (Chair: Edward Royce)
  • Asia and the Pacific (Chair: Doug Bereuter)
  • International Operations and Human Rights (Chair: Chris Smith)
  • Western Hemisphere (Chair: Elton Gallegly)
  • International Economic Policy and Trade (Chair: Ileana Ros-Lehtinen)
• Judiciary (Chair: Henry J. Hyde, Ranking Member: John Conyers)
  • Commercial and Administrative Law (Chair: George Gekas)
  • The Constitution (Chair: Charles T. Canady)
  • Courts and Intellectual Property (Chair: Howard Coble)
  • Crime (Chair: Bill McCollum)
  • Immigration and Claims (Chair: Lamar Smith)
• Resources (Chair: Don Young, Ranking Member: George Miller)
  • Energy and Mineral Resources (Chair: Barbara Cubin)
  • Fisheries Conservation, Wildlife and Oceans (Chair: Jim Saxton)
  • National Parks and Public Lands (Chair: James V. Hansen)
  • Forests and Forest Health (Chair: Helen Chenoweth)
  • Water and Power (Chair: John T. Doolittle)
• Rules (Chair: David Dreier, Vice Chair: Porter Goss, Ranking Member: Joe Moakley)
  • The Legislative Process (Chair: Porter Goss, Vice Chair: Deborah Pryce)
  • The Rules and Organizations of the House (Chair: John Linder, Vice Chair: Lincoln Diaz-Balart)
• Science (Chair: Jim Sensenbrenner, Vice Chair: Vern Ehlers, Ranking Member: George Brown Jr., then Ralph Hall)
  • Basic Research (Chair: Nick Smith, Vice Chair: Judy Biggert)
  • Energy and the Environment (Chair: Ken Calvert, Vice Chair: Gary G. Miller)
  • Space and Aeronautics (Chair: Dana Rohrabacher, Vice Chair: Dave Weldon)
  • Technology (Chair: Constance Morella, Vice Chair: Gil Gutknecht)
• Small Business (Chair: Jim Talent, Ranking Member: Nydia Velázquez)
  • Empowerment (Chair: Joseph R. Pitts, Vice Chair: Jim DeMint)
  • Government Programs and Oversight (Chair: Roscoe G. Bartlett, Vice Chair: Mary Bono)
  • Regulatory Reform and Paperwork Reduction (Chair: Sue Kelly, Vice Chair: John Thune)
  • Tax, Finance and Exports (Chair: Donald A. Manzullo, Vice Chair: Steve Chabot)
  • Rural Enterprises, Business Opportunities and Special Small Business Problems (Chair: Frank LoBiondo, Vice Chair: Rick Hill)
• Standards of Official Conduct (Chair: Lamar S. Smith, Ranking Member: Howard Berman)
• Transportation and Infrastructure (Chair: Bud Shuster, Vice Chair: Tom Petri, Ranking Member: Jim Oberstar)
  • Aviation (Chair: John J. Duncan Jr., Vice Chair: John E. Sweeney)
  • Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation (Chair: Wayne T. Gilchrest, Vice Chair: Frank A. LoBiondo)
  • Economic Development, Public Buildings, Hazardous Materials and Pipeline Transportation (Chair: Bob Franks, Vice Chair: John Cooksey)
  • Ground Transportation (Chair: Tom Petri, Vice Chair: Bob Franks)
  • Oversight, Investigations and Emergency Management (Chair: Tillie K. Fowler, Vice Chair: Lee Terry)
  • Water Resources and Environment (Chair: Sherwood L. Boehlert, Vice Chair: Don Sherwood)
• Veterans' Affairs (Chair: Bob Stump, Vice Chair: Chris Smith, Ranking Member: Lane Evans)
  • Health (Chair: Cliff Stearns, Vice Chair: Michael Bilirakis)
  • Benefits (Chair: Jack Quinn, Vice Chair: J.D. Hayworth)
  • Oversight and Investigations (Chair: Terry Everett)
• Ways and Means (Chair: William Reynolds Archer Jr., Ranking Member: Charles Rangel)
  • Health (Chair: Bill Thomas)
  • Human Resources (Chair: Nancy Johnson)
  • Oversight (Chair: Amo Houghton)
  • Social Security (Chair: Clay Shaw)
  • Trade (Chair: Phil Crane)
• Whole

Joint committees

• Economic (Chair: Sen. Connie Mack III, Vice Chair: Rep. Jim Saxton)
• Taxation (Chair: Rep. Bill Archer, Vice Chair: Sen. William V. Roth)
• The Library (Chair: Sen. Ted Stevens, Vice Chair: Rep. Bill Thomas)
• Printing (Chair: Bill Thomas, Vice Chair: Rep. Mitch McConnell)

Caucuses

Main article: Caucuses of the United States Congress

Employees

[[List of federal agencies in the United States#United States Congress|Legislative branch agency]] directors

• Architect of the Capitol: Alan M. Hantman
• Attending Physician of the United States Congress: John F. Eisold
• Comptroller General of the United States: David M. Walker
• Director of the Congressional Budget Office: June E. O'Neill, until January 29, 1999
  • James Blum, January 29, 1999 - February 3, 1999
  • Dan Crippen, from February 3, 1999
• Librarian of Congress: James H. Billington
• Public Printer of the United States: Michael F. DiMario

Senate

• Chaplain: Lloyd John Ogilvie (Presbyterian)
• Curator: Diane K. Skvarla
• Historian: Richard A. Baker
• Parliamentarian: Bob Dove
• Secretary: Gary Lee Sisco
• Librarian: Greg Harness
• Secretary for the Majority: Elizabeth B. Letchworth
• Secretary for the Minority: Martin P. Paone
• Sergeant at Arms: James W. Ziglar

House of Representatives

• Chaplain: James David Ford (Lutheran), until March 23, 2000
  • Daniel P. Coughlin (Roman Catholic), from March 23, 2000
• Chief Administrative Officer: James M. Eagen III
• Clerk: Jeff Trandahl
• Reading Clerks:
  • Mary Kevin Niland (D)
  • Bob Berry (until 1999) along with Paul Hays (R)
• Inspector General: John W. Lainhart IV then Steven McNamara
• Parliamentarian: Charles W. Johnson
• Sergeant at Arms: Wilson Livingood

Exoneration of Charles Butler McVay III

In October 2000, the United States Congress passed a Sense of Congress resolution that McVay's record should reflect that "he is exonerated for the loss of the USS Indianapolis." President Clinton also signed the resolution, which rightented the miscarriage of justice on Charles B. McVay III for the sinking of the USS Indianapolis in 30 July 1945 by Japanese submarine I-58 (1943).

Notes

References

References

1. (January 5, 2015). "Boomer Dominance Means More of the Same in the 114th Congress". Brookings Institution.
2. [http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/getdoc.cgi?dbname=105_cong_documents&docid=f:td028.105 Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty], via THOMAS