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92nd United States Congress

1971–1973 U.S. Congress

92nd United States Congress

1971–1973 U.S. Congress

FieldValue
number92nd
previous91st
next93rd
imageCapitol Washington DC around 1970 - panoramio.jpg
imagenameUnited States Capitol
imagedate1970
startJanuary 3, 1971
endJanuary 3, 1973
vpSpiro Agnew (R)
pro temRichard Russell Jr. (D)
(until January 21, 1971)
Allen J. Ellender (D)
(Jan 21, 1971 – Jul 27, 1972)
James Eastland (D)
(from July 28, 1972)
speakerCarl Albert (D)
reps435
senators100
s-majorityDemocratic
h-majorityDemocratic
sessionnumber11st
sessionstart1January 21, 1971
sessionend1December 17, 1971
sessionnumber22nd
sessionstart2January 18, 1972
sessionend2October 18, 1972

(until January 21, 1971) Allen J. Ellender (D) (Jan 21, 1971 – Jul 27, 1972) James Eastland (D) (from July 28, 1972) |s-majority = Democratic |h-majority = Democratic The 92nd 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, 1971, to January 3, 1973, during the third and fourth years of Richard Nixon's presidency.

The apportionment of seats in this House of Representatives was based on the 1960 census. Both chambers maintained a Democratic majority.

Major events

Main article: 1971 in the United States, 1972 in the United States, 1973 in the United States

Passing legislation on revenue-sharing was a key event of the congress. President Richard Nixon had it listed on his list of top policies to cover for the year. Nixon signed the bill into law at Independence Hall in Philadelphia. The law gained support from many state and local officials including: San Francisco Mayor Joseph Alioto whose city received $27 million in revenue-sharing money in the first year. Alioto said that many projects that would not have been possible could now be done, "That will effectively enable us to meet those programs which up to now because of very tough budgeting we've had to trench."

Major legislation

Main article: List of United States federal legislation

  • December 18, 1971: Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act, ,
  • December 23, 1971: National Cancer Act, ,
  • February 7, 1972: Federal Election Campaign Act, ,
  • March 24, 1972: Equal Employment Opportunity Act, ,
  • June 23, 1972: Title IX Amendment of the Higher Education Act, ,
  • October 6, 1972: Federal Advisory Committee Act, ,
  • October 18, 1972: Federal Water Pollution Control Amendments of 1972, ,
  • October 21, 1972: Marine Mammal Protection Act, ,
  • October 27, 1972: Consumer Product Safety Act, ,
  • October 27, 1972: Noise Control Act, ,
  • October 27, 1972: Coastal Zone Management Act, ,

Constitutional amendments

  • March 23, 1971: Approved an amendment to the United States Constitution prohibiting the states and the federal government from using age as a reason for denying the right to vote to citizens of the United States who are at least eighteen years old, and submitted it to the state legislatures for ratification
    • July 1, 1971: The Twenty-sixth Amendment to the United States Constitution was ratified by the requisite number of states (38) to become part of the Constitution
  • March 22, 1972: Approved an amendment to the Constitution designed to guarantee equal rights for women, and submitted it to the state legislatures for ratification
    • This amendment, commonly known as the Equal Rights Amendment, was later rendered inoperative, as it was not ratified within the seven–year time frame set by Congress (nor the later time extension granted)

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

Party standings on the opening day of the 92nd Congress

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House of Representatives

Leadership

Senate

  • President: Spiro Agnew (R)
  • President pro tempore:
    • Richard Russell Jr. (D), until January 21, 1971
    • Allen J. Ellender (D), January 22, 1971 – July 27, 1972
    • James Eastland (D), from July 28, 1972
  • Permanent Acting President pro tempore: Lee Metcalf (D)

Majority (Democratic) leadership

  • Majority Leader: Mike Mansfield
  • Majority Whip: Robert Byrd
  • Caucus Secretary: Frank Moss

Minority (Republican) leadership

  • Minority Leader: Hugh Scott
  • Minority Whip: Robert P. Griffin
  • Republican Conference Chairman: Margaret Chase Smith
  • Republican Conference Secretary: Norris Cotton
  • National Senatorial Committee Chair: Peter H. Dominick
  • Policy Committee Chairman: Gordon Allott

House of Representatives

  • Speaker: Carl Albert (D)

Majority (Democratic) leadership

  • Majority Leader: Hale Boggs
  • Majority Whip: Tip O'Neill
  • Democratic Caucus Chairman: Olin E. Teague
  • Democratic Caucus Secretary: Leonor Sullivan
  • Democratic Campaign Committee Chairman: Tip O'Neill

Minority (Republican) leadership

  • Minority Leader: Gerald Ford
  • Minority Whip: Leslie C. Arends
  • Republican Conference Chairman: John B. Anderson
  • Republican Conference Vice-Chairman: Robert Stafford then Samuel L. Devine
  • Republican Conference Secretary: Richard H. Poff then Jack Edwards
  • Policy Committee Chairman: John Jacob Rhodes
  • Republican Campaign Committee Chairman: Bob Wilson

Caucuses

  • Congressional Black Caucus
  • House Democratic Caucus
  • Senate Democratic Caucus

Members

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

Senate

Main article: List of United States senators in the 92nd Congress

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 began with this Congress, requiring reelection in 1976; Class 2 meant their term ended with this Congress, requiring reelection in 1972; and Class 3 meant their term began in the last Congress, requiring reelection in 1974.

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

: 2. John J. Sparkman (D) : 3. James Allen (D)

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

: 2. Ted Stevens (R) : 3. Mike Gravel (D)

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

: 1. Paul Fannin (R) : 3. Barry Goldwater (R)

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

: 2. John L. McClellan (D) : 3. J. William Fulbright (D)

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

: 1. John V. Tunney (D) : 3. Alan Cranston (D)

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

: 2. Gordon Allott (R) : 3. Peter H. Dominick (R)

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

: 1. Lowell Weicker (R) : 3. Abraham Ribicoff (D)

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

: 1. William Roth (R) : 2. J. Caleb Boggs (R)

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

: 1. Lawton Chiles (D) : 3. Edward Gurney (R)

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

: 2. Richard Russell Jr. (D), until January 21, 1971 :: David H. Gambrell (D), February 1, 1971 – November 7, 1972 :: Sam Nunn (D), from November 7, 1972 : 3. Herman Talmadge (D)

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

: 1. Hiram Fong (R) : 3. Daniel Inouye (D)

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

: 2. Leonard B. Jordan (R) : 3. Frank Church (D)

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

: 2. Charles H. Percy (R) : 3. Adlai Stevenson III (D)

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

: 1. Vance Hartke (D) : 3. Birch Bayh (D)

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

: 2. Jack Miller (R) : 3. Harold Hughes (D)

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

: 2. James B. Pearson (R) : 3. Bob Dole (R)

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

: 2. John Sherman Cooper (R) : 3. Marlow Cook (R)

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

: 2. Allen J. Ellender (D), until July 27, 1972 :: Elaine Edwards (D), August 1, 1972 – November 13, 1972 :: J. Bennett Johnston (D), from November 14, 1972 : 3. Russell B. Long (D)

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

: 1. Edmund Muskie (D) : 2. Margaret Chase Smith (R)

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

: 1. J. Glenn Beall Jr. (R) : 3. Charles Mathias (R)

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

: 1. Ted Kennedy (D) : 2. Edward Brooke (R)

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

: 1. Philip Hart (D) : 2. Robert P. Griffin (R)

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

: 1. Hubert Humphrey (DFL) : 2. Walter Mondale (DFL)

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

: 1. John C. Stennis (D) : 2. James Eastland (D)

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

: 1. Stuart Symington (D) : 3. Thomas Eagleton (D)

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

: 1. Mike Mansfield (D) : 2. Lee Metcalf (D)

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

: 1. Roman Hruska (R) : 2. Carl Curtis (R)

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

: 1. Howard Cannon (D) : 3. Alan Bible (D)

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

: 2. Thomas J. McIntyre (D) : 3. Norris Cotton (R)

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

: 1. Harrison A. Williams (D) : 2. Clifford P. Case (R)

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

: 1. Joseph Montoya (D) : 2. Clinton P. Anderson (D)

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

: 1. James L. Buckley (C) : 3. Jacob Javits (R)

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

: 2. B. Everett Jordan (D) : 3. Sam Ervin (D)

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

: 1. Quentin Burdick (D-NPL) : 3. Milton Young (R)

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

: 1. Robert Taft Jr. (R) : 3. William B. Saxbe (R)

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

: 2. Fred R. Harris (D) : 3. Henry Bellmon (R)

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

: 2. Mark Hatfield (R) : 3. Bob Packwood (R)

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

: 1. Hugh Scott (R) : 3. Richard Schweiker (R)

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

: 1. John Pastore (D) : 2. Claiborne Pell (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. Karl E. Mundt (R) : 3. George McGovern (D)

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

: 1. Bill Brock (R) : 2. Howard Baker (R)

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

: 1. Lloyd Bentsen (D) : 2. John Tower (R)

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

: 1. Frank Moss (D) : 3. Wallace F. Bennett (R)

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

: 1. Winston L. Prouty (R), until September 10, 1971 :: Robert Stafford (R), from September 16, 1971 : 3. George Aiken (R)

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

: 1. Harry F. Byrd Jr. (ID) : 2. William B. Spong Jr. (D)

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

: 1. Henry M. Jackson (D) : 3. Warren G. Magnuson (D)

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

: 1. Robert Byrd (D) : 2. Jennings Randolph (D)

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

: 1. William Proxmire (D) : 3. Gaylord Nelson (D)

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

: 1. Gale W. McGee (D) : 2. Clifford Hansen (R)

Mike Mansfield Robert Byrd Hugh Scott Robert P. Griffin

House of Representatives

Main article: List of United States representatives in the 92nd Congress

The 92nd Congress was the first whose members were all required to be elected from single-member districts, by congressional statute. The names of representatives are preceded by their district numbers.

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

(5–3 Democratic) : . Jack Edwards (R) : . William Louis Dickinson (R) : . George W. Andrews (D), until December 25, 1971 :: Elizabeth B. Andrews (D), from April 4, 1972 : . Bill Nichols (D) : . Walter Flowers (D) : . John Hall Buchanan Jr. (R) : . Tom Bevill (D) : . Robert E. Jones Jr. (D)

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

(1 Democrat) : . Nick Begich (D), until December 29, 1972

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

(2–1 Republican) : . John Jacob Rhodes (R) : . Mo Udall (D) : . Sam Steiger (R)

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

(3–1 Democratic) : . William Vollie Alexander Jr. (D) : . Wilbur Mills (D) : . John Paul Hammerschmidt (R) : . David Pryor (D)

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

(20–18 Democratic) : . Donald H. Clausen (R) : . Harold T. Johnson (D) : . John E. Moss (D) : . Robert L. Leggett (D) : . Phillip Burton (D) : . William S. Mailliard (R) : . Ron Dellums (D) : . George P. Miller (D) : . Don Edwards (D) : . Charles Gubser (R) : . Pete McCloskey (R) : . Burt Talcott (R) : . Charles M. Teague (R) : . Jerome Waldie (D) : . John J. McFall (D) : . B. F. Sisk (D) : . Glenn M. Anderson (D) : . Bob Mathias (R) : . Chester E. Holifield (D) : . H. Allen Smith (R) : . Augustus Hawkins (D) : . James C. Corman (D) : . Del M. Clawson (R) : . John H. Rousselot (R) : . Charles E. Wiggins (R) : . Thomas M. Rees (D) : . Barry Goldwater Jr. (R) : . Alphonzo E. Bell Jr. (R) : . George E. Danielson (D) : . Edward R. Roybal (D) : . Charles H. Wilson (D) : . Craig Hosmer (R) : . Jerry Pettis (R) : . Richard T. Hanna (D) : . John G. Schmitz (R) : . Bob Wilson (R) : . Lionel Van Deerlin (D) : . Victor Veysey (R)

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

(2–2 split) : . Mike McKevitt (R) : . Donald G. Brotzman (R) : . Frank Evans (D) : . Wayne N. Aspinall (D)

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

(4–2 Democratic) : . William R. Cotter (D) : . Robert H. Steele (R) : . Robert Giaimo (D) : . Stewart McKinney (R) : . John S. Monagan (D) : . Ella Grasso (D)

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

(1 Republican) : . Pete du Pont (R)

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

(9–3 Democratic) : . Robert L. F. Sikes (D) : . Don Fuqua (D) : . Charles E. Bennett (D) : . Bill Chappell (D) : . Louis Frey Jr. (R) : . Sam Gibbons (D) : . James A. Haley (D) : . Bill Young (R) : . Paul Rogers (D) : . J. Herbert Burke (R) : . Claude Pepper (D) : . Dante Fascell (D)

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

(8–2 Democratic) : . George Elliott Hagan (D) : . Dawson Mathis (D) : . Jack Brinkley (D) : . Benjamin B. Blackburn (R) : . Fletcher Thompson (R) : . John Flynt (D) : . John William Davis (D) : . W. S. Stuckey Jr. (D) : . Phillip M. Landrum (D) : . Robert Grier Stephens Jr. (D)

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

(2 Democrats) : . Spark Matsunaga (D) : . Patsy Mink (D)

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

(2 Republicans) : . James A. McClure (R) : . Orval H. Hansen (R)

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

(12–12 split) : . Ralph Metcalfe (D) : . Abner J. Mikva (D) : . Morgan F. Murphy (D) : . Ed Derwinski (R) : . John C. Kluczynski (D) : . George W. Collins (D), until December 8, 1972 : . Frank Annunzio (D) : . Dan Rostenkowski (D) : . Sidney R. Yates (D) : . Harold R. Collier (R) : . Roman Pucinski (D) : . Robert McClory (R) : . Phil Crane (R) : . John N. Erlenborn (R) : . Charlotte Thompson Reid (R), until October 7, 1971 :: Cliffard D. Carlson (R), from April 4, 1972 : . John B. Anderson (R) : . Leslie C. Arends (R) : . Robert H. Michel (R) : . Tom Railsback (R) : . Paul Findley (R) : . Kenneth J. Gray (D) : . William L. Springer (R) : . George E. Shipley (D) : . Melvin Price (D)

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

(6–5 Republican) : . Ray Madden (D) : . Earl Landgrebe (R) : . John Brademas (D) : . J. Edward Roush (D) : . Elwood Hillis (R) : . William G. Bray (R) : . John T. Myers (R) : . Roger H. Zion (R) : . Lee H. Hamilton (D) : . David W. Dennis (R) : . Andrew Jacobs Jr. (D)

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

(5–2 Republican) : . Fred Schwengel (R) : . John Culver (D) : . H. R. Gross (R) : . John Henry Kyl (R) : . Neal Edward Smith (D) : . Wiley Mayne (R) : . William J. Scherle (R)

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

(4–1 Republican) : . Keith Sebelius (R) : . William R. Roy (D) : . Larry Winn (R) : . Garner E. Shriver (R) : . Joe Skubitz (R)

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

(5–2 Democratic) : . Frank Stubblefield (D) : . William Natcher (D) : . Romano Mazzoli (D) : . Gene Snyder (R) : . Tim Lee Carter (R) : . John C. Watts (D), until September 24, 1971 :: William P. Curlin Jr. (D), from December 4, 1971 : . Carl D. Perkins (D)

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

(8 Democrats) : . F. Edward Hébert (D) : . Hale Boggs (D), until December 29, 1972 : . Patrick T. Caffery (D) : . Joe Waggonner (D) : . Otto Passman (D) : . John Rarick (D) : . Edwin Edwards (D), until May 9, 1972 :: John Breaux (D), from September 30, 1972 : . Speedy Long (D)

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

(2 Democrats) : . Peter Kyros (D) : . William Hathaway (D)

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

(5–3 Democratic) : . Rogers Morton (R), until January 29, 1971 :: William Oswald Mills (R), from May 25, 1971 : . Clarence Long (D) : . Edward Garmatz (D) : . Paul Sarbanes (D) : . Lawrence Hogan (R) : . Goodloe Byron (D) : . Parren Mitchell (D) : . Gilbert Gude (R)

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

(8–4 Democratic) : . Silvio O. Conte (R) : . Edward Boland (D) : . Robert Drinan (D) : . Harold Donohue (D) : . F. Bradford Morse (R), until May 1, 1972 : . Michael J. Harrington (D) : . Torbert Macdonald (D) : . Tip O'Neill (D) : . Louise Day Hicks (D) : . Margaret Heckler (R) : . James A. Burke (D) : . Hastings Keith (R)

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

(12–7 Republican) : . John Conyers (D) : . Marvin L. Esch (R) : . Garry E. Brown (R) : . J. Edward Hutchinson (R) : . Gerald Ford (R) : . Charles E. Chamberlain (R) : . Donald Riegle (R) : . R. James Harvey (R) : . Guy Vander Jagt (R) : . Elford Albin Cederberg (R) : . Philip Ruppe (R) : . James G. O'Hara (D) : . Charles Diggs (D) : . Lucien Nedzi (D) : . William D. Ford (D) : . John D. Dingell Jr. (D) : . Martha Griffiths (D) : . William Broomfield (R) : . Jack H. McDonald (R)

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

(4–4 split) : . Al Quie (R) : . Ancher Nelsen (R) : . Bill Frenzel (R) : . Joseph Karth (DFL) : . Donald M. Fraser (DFL) : . John M. Zwach (R) : . Robert Bergland (DFL) : . John Blatnik (DFL)

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

(5 Democrats) : . Thomas Abernethy (D) : . Jamie L. Whitten (D) : . Charles H. Griffin (D) : . Sonny Montgomery (D) : . William M. Colmer (D)

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

(9–1 Democratic) : . Bill Clay (D) : . James W. Symington (D) : . Leonor Sullivan (D) : . William J. Randall (D) : . Richard Walker Bolling (D) : . William Raleigh Hull Jr. (D) : . Durward Gorham Hall (R) : . Richard Howard Ichord Jr. (D) : . William L. Hungate (D) : . Bill Burlison (D)

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

(1–1 split) : . Richard G. Shoup (R) : . John Melcher (D)

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

(3 Republicans) : . Charles Thone (R) : . John Y. McCollister (R) : . David Martin (R)

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

(1 Democrat) : . Walter S. Baring Jr. (D)

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

(2 Republicans) : . Louis C. Wyman (R) : . James Colgate Cleveland (R)

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

(9–6 Democratic) : . John E. Hunt (R) : . Charles W. Sandman Jr. (R) : . James J. Howard (D) : . Frank Thompson (D) : . Peter Frelinghuysen Jr. (R) : . Edwin B. Forsythe (R) : . William B. Widnall (R) : . Robert A. Roe (D) : . Henry Helstoski (D) : . Peter W. Rodino (D) : . Joseph Minish (D) : . Florence P. Dwyer (R) : . Cornelius Gallagher (D) : . Dominick V. Daniels (D) : . Edward J. Patten (D)

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

(1–1 split) : . Manuel Lujan Jr. (R) : . Harold L. Runnels (D)

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

(24–17 Democratic) : . Otis G. Pike (D) : . James R. Grover Jr. (R) : . Lester L. Wolff (D) : . John W. Wydler (R) : . Norman F. Lent (R) : . Seymour Halpern (R) : . Joseph P. Addabbo (D) : . Benjamin Stanley Rosenthal (D) : . James J. Delaney (D) : . Emanuel Celler (D) : . Frank J. Brasco (D) : . Shirley Chisholm (D) : . Bertram L. Podell (D) : . John J. Rooney (D) : . Hugh Carey (D) : . John M. Murphy (D) : . Ed Koch (D) : . Charles Rangel (D) : . Bella Abzug (D) : . William Fitts Ryan (D), until September 17, 1972 : . James H. Scheuer (D) : . Herman Badillo (D) : . Jonathan Brewster Bingham (D) : . Mario Biaggi (D) : . Peter A. Peyser (R) : . Ogden Reid (R) to (D), March 22, 1972 : . John G. Dow (D) : . Hamilton Fish IV (R) : . Samuel S. Stratton (D) : . Carleton J. King (R) : . Robert C. McEwen (R) : . Alexander Pirnie (R) : . Howard W. Robison (R) : . John H. Terry (R) : . James M. Hanley (D) : . Frank Horton (R) : . Barber Conable (R) : . James F. Hastings (R) : . Jack Kemp (R) : . Henry P. Smith III (R) : . Thaddeus J. Dulski (D)

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

(7–4 Democratic) : . Walter B. Jones Sr. (D) : . Lawrence H. Fountain (D) : . David N. Henderson (D) : . Nick Galifianakis (D) : . Wilmer Mizell (R) : . L. Richardson Preyer (D) : . Alton Lennon (D) : . Earl B. Ruth (R) : . Charles R. Jonas (R) : . Jim Broyhill (R) : . Roy A. Taylor (D)

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

(1–1 split) : . Mark Andrews (R) : . Arthur A. Link (D-NPL)

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

(17–7 Republican) : . William J. Keating (R) : . Donald D. Clancy (R) : . Charles W. Whalen Jr. (R) : . William Moore McCulloch (R) : . Del Latta (R) : . Bill Harsha (R) : . Bud Brown (R) : . Jackson Edward Betts (R) : . Thomas L. Ashley (D) : . Clarence E. Miller (R) : . J. William Stanton (R) : . Samuel L. Devine (R) : . Charles Adams Mosher (R) : . John F. Seiberling (D) : . Chalmers Wylie (R) : . Frank T. Bow (R), until November 13, 1972 : . John M. Ashbrook (R) : . Wayne Hays (D) : . Charles J. Carney (D) : . James V. Stanton (D) : . Louis Stokes (D) : . Charles Vanik (D) : . William Edwin Minshall Jr. (R) : . Walter E. Powell (R)

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

(4–2 Democratic) : . Page Belcher (R) : . Ed Edmondson (D) : . Carl Albert (D) : . Tom Steed (D) : . John Jarman (D) : . John Newbold Camp (R)

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

(2–2 split) : . Wendell Wyatt (R) : . Al Ullman (D) : . Edith Green (D) : . John R. Dellenback (R)

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

(14–13 Democratic) : . William A. Barrett (D) : . Robert N. C. Nix Sr. (D) : . James A. Byrne (D) : . Joshua Eilberg (D) : . William J. Green III (D) : . Gus Yatron (D) : . Lawrence G. Williams (R) : . Edward G. Biester Jr. (R) : . John H. Ware III (R) : . Joseph M. McDade (R) : . Dan Flood (D) : . J. Irving Whalley (R) : . Lawrence Coughlin (R) : . William S. Moorhead (D) : . Fred B. Rooney (D) : . Edwin Duing Eshleman (R) : . Herman T. Schneebeli (R) : . Robert J. Corbett (R), until April 25, 1971 :: John Heinz (R), from November 2, 1971 : . George Atlee Goodling (R) : . Joseph M. Gaydos (D) : . John Herman Dent (D) : . John P. Saylor (R) : . Albert W. Johnson (R) : . Joseph P. Vigorito (D) : . Frank M. Clark (D) : . Thomas E. Morgan (D) : . James G. Fulton (R), until October 6, 1971 :: William Sheldrick Conover (R), from April 25, 1972

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

(2 Democrats) : . Fernand St Germain (D) : . Robert Tiernan (D)

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

(5–1 Democratic) : . Mendel Jackson Davis (D), from April 27, 1971 : . Floyd Spence (R) : . William Jennings Bryan Dorn (D) : . James Mann (D) : . Thomas S. Gettys (D) : . John L. McMillan (D)

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

(2 Democrats) : . Frank E. Denholm (D) : . James Abourezk (D)

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

(5–4 Democratic) : . Jimmy Quillen (R) : . John Duncan Sr. (R) : . LaMar Baker (R) : . Joe L. Evins (D) : . Richard Fulton (D) : . William Anderson (D) : . Ray Blanton (D) : . Ed Jones (D) : . Dan Kuykendall (R)

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

(20–3 Democratic) : . Wright Patman (D) : . John Dowdy (D) : . James M. Collins (R) : . Ray Roberts (D) : . Earle Cabell (D) : . Olin E. Teague (D) : . Bill Archer (R) : . Robert C. Eckhardt (D) : . Jack Brooks (D) : . J. J. Pickle (D) : . William R. Poage (D) : . Jim Wright (D) : . Graham B. Purcell Jr. (D) : . John Andrew Young (D) : . Kika de la Garza (D) : . Richard Crawford White (D) : . Omar Burleson (D) : . Bob Price (R) : . George H. Mahon (D) : . Henry B. González (D) : . O. C. Fisher (D) : . Robert R. Casey (D) : . Abraham Kazen (D)

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

(1–1 split) : . K. Gunn McKay (D) : . Sherman P. Lloyd (R)

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

(1 Republican) : . Robert Stafford (R), until September 16, 1971 :: Richard W. Mallary (R), from January 7, 1972

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

(6–4 Republican) : . Thomas N. Downing (D) : . G. William Whitehurst (R) : . David E. Satterfield III (D) : . Watkins Moorman Abbitt (D) : . Dan Daniel (D) : . Richard Harding Poff (R), until August 29, 1972 :: M. Caldwell Butler (R), from November 7, 1972 : . J. Kenneth Robinson (R) : . William L. Scott (R) : . William C. Wampler (R) : . Joel Broyhill (R)

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

(6–1 Democratic) : . Thomas Pelly (R) : . Lloyd Meeds (D) : . Julia Butler Hansen (D) : . Mike McCormack (D) : . Tom Foley (D) : . Floyd Hicks (D) : . Brock Adams (D)

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

(5 Democrats) : . Bob Mollohan (D) : . Harley Orrin Staggers (D) : . John M. Slack Jr. (D) : . Ken Hechler (D) : . James Kee (D)

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

(5–5 split) : . Les Aspin (D) : . Robert Kastenmeier (D) : . Vernon Wallace Thomson (R) : . Clement J. Zablocki (D) : . Henry S. Reuss (D) : . William A. Steiger (R) : . Dave Obey (D) : . John W. Byrnes (R) : . Glenn Robert Davis (R) : . Alvin O'Konski (R)

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

(1 Democrat) : . Teno Roncalio (D)

Non-voting members

(2 Democrats) : . Walter Fauntroy (D), from March 23, 1971 : . Jorge Luis Córdova (Resident Commissioner) (PNP) Hale Boggs Tip O'Neill Gerald Ford Leslie C. Arends

Changes in membership

The count below reflects changes from the beginning of the first session of this Congress.

Senate

  • Replacements: 5
    • Democratic: no net change
    • Republican: no net change
  • Deaths: 3
  • Resignations: 0
  • Total seats with changes: 3

Sorted Chronologically by date of vacancy

|- | Georgia (2) | | Richard Russell Jr. (D) | | David H. Gambrell (D)

February 1, 1971
Vermont
(1)
September 16, 1971
-
Louisiana
(2)
August 1, 1972
-
Georgia
(2)
November 8, 1972
-
Louisiana
(2)
November 14, 1972
}

House of Representatives

  • Replacements: 10
    • Democratic: no net loss
    • Republican: no net gain
  • Deaths: 8
  • Resignations: 6
  • Total seats with changes: 16

Sorted Chronologically by date of vacancy

|- | nowrap | | Vacant | | Walter Fauntroy (D)

March 23, 1971
nowrap
Vacant
April 27, 1971
-

| | nowrap| Rogers Morton (R) | nowrap | William Oswald Mills (R)

May 25, 1971

| | nowrap| Robert J. Corbett (R) | nowrap | John Heinz (R)

November 2, 1971

| | nowrap| Robert Stafford (R) | nowrap | Richard W. Mallary (R)

January 7, 1972

| | | John C. Watts (D) | | William P. Curlin Jr. (D)

December 4, 1971

| | nowrap| James G. Fulton (R) | nowrap | William Sheldrick Conover (R)

April 25, 1972

| | nowrap| Charlotte Thompson Reid (R) | nowrap | Cliffard D. Carlson (R)

April 4, 1972

| | | George W. Andrews (D) | | Elizabeth B. Andrews (D)

April 4, 1972

| | | F. Bradford Morse (R) | Vacant

Not filled this congress

| | | Edwin Edwards (D) | | John Breaux (D)

September 30, 1972

| | | Richard Harding Poff (R) | | M. Caldwell Butler (R)

November 7, 1972

| | | William Fitts Ryan (D) |- | | | Frank T. Bow (R) |- | | | George W. Collins (D) |- | | | Nick Begich (D) |}

Committees

Senate

  • Aeronautical and Space Sciences (Chair: Clinton P. Anderson; Ranking Member: Carl T. Curtis)
  • Agriculture and Forestry (Chair: Herman E. Talmadge; Ranking Member: Jack Miller)
  • Appropriations (Chair: Allen J. Ellender; Ranking Member: Milton R. Young)
  • Armed Services (Chair: John C. Stennis; Ranking Member: Margaret Chase Smith)
  • Banking, Housing and Currency (Chair: John J. Sparkman; Ranking Member: John G. Tower)
  • Commerce (Chair: Warren G. Magnuson; Ranking Member: Norris Cotton)
  • District of Columbia (Chair: Thomas F. Eagleton; Ranking Member: Charles Mathias)
  • Equal Educational Opportunity (Select) (Chair: Walter Mondale)
  • Finance (Chair: Russell B. Long; Ranking Member: Wallace F. Bennett)
  • Foreign Relations (Chair: J. William Fulbright; Ranking Member: George D. Aiken)
  • Government Operations (Chair: John Little McClellan; Ranking Member: Karl E. Mundt)
  • Interior and Insular Affairs (Chair: Henry M. Jackson; Ranking Member: Gordon Allott)
  • Judiciary (Chair: James O. Eastland; Ranking Member: Roman L. Hruska)
  • Labor and Public Welfare (Chair: Harrison A. Williams; Ranking Member: Jacob K. Javits)
  • Nutrition and Human Needs (Select) (Chair: George McGovern)
  • Post Office and Civil Services (Chair: Gale W. McGee; Ranking Member: Hiram L. Fong)
  • Public Works (Chair: Jennings Randolph; Ranking Member: John Sherman Cooper)
  • Rules and Administration (Chair: B. Everett Jordan; Ranking Member: Winston L. Prouty)
  • Secret and Confidential Government Documents (Special) (Chair: ; Ranking Member: )
  • Small Business (Select) (Chair: Alan Bible)
  • Standards and Conduct (Select) (Chair: John C. Stennis; Vice Chair: Wallace F. Bennett)
  • Subcommittee on Veterans' Affairs (Chair: Vance Hartke; Ranking Member: Strom Thurmond)
  • Whole

House of Representatives

  • Agriculture (Chair: William R. Poage; Ranking Member: Page Belcher)
  • Appropriations (Chair: George H. Mahon; Ranking Member: Frank T. Bow)
  • Armed Services (Chair: F. Edward Hebert; Ranking Member: Leslie C. Arends)
  • Banking and Currency (Chair: Wright Patman; Ranking Member: William B. Widnall)
  • Crime (Select) (Chair: Claude Pepper)
  • District of Columbia (Chair: John L. McMillan; Ranking Member: Ancher Nelsen)
  • Education and Labor (Chair: Carl D. Perkins; Ranking Member: Al Quie)
  • Foreign Affairs (Chair: Thomas E. Morgan; Ranking Member: William S. Mailliard)
  • Government Operations (Chair: Chet Holifield; Ranking Member: Florence P. Dwyer)
  • House Administration (Chair: Wayne L. Hays; Ranking Member: Samuel L. Devine)
  • House Beauty Shop (Select) (Chair: Martha W. Griffiths)
  • House Restaurant (Select) (Chair: John C. Kluczynski)
  • Interior and Insular Affairs (Chair: Wayne N. Aspinall; Ranking Member: John P. Saylor)
  • Internal Security (Chair: Richard H. Ichord; Ranking Member: John M. Ashbrook)
  • Interstate and Foreign Commerce (Chair: Harley O. Staggers; Ranking Member: William L. Springer)
  • Judiciary (Chair: Emanuel Celler; Ranking Member: William M. McCulloch)
  • Merchant Marine and Fisheries (Chair: Emanuel Celler; Ranking Member: Thomas M. Pelly)
  • Post Office and Civil Service (Chair: Edward A. Garmatz; Ranking Member: Robert J. Corbett)
  • Public Works (Chair: John A. Blatnik; Ranking Member: Bill Harsha)
  • Regulate Parking (Select) (Chair: B.F. Sisk)
  • Rules (Chair: William M. Colmer; Ranking Member: H. Allen Smith)
  • Science and Astronautics (Chair: George P. Miller; Ranking Member: James G. Fulton)
  • Small Business (Select) (Chair: Joe L. Evins)
  • Standards of Official Conduct (Chair: Charles Melvin Price; Ranking Member: Jackson E. Betts)
  • Veterans' Affairs (Chair: Olin E. Teague; Ranking Member: Charles M. Teague)
  • Ways and Means (Chair: Wilbur D. Mills; Ranking Member: John W. Byrnes)
  • Whole

Joint committees

  • Atomic Energy (Chair: Sen. John O. Pastore; Vice Chair: Rep. Charles Melvin Price)
  • Congressional Operations (Chair: Rep. Jack Brooks; Vice Chair: Sen. Lee Metcalf)
  • Defense Production (Chair: Rep. Wright Patman; Vice Chair: Sen. John J. Sparkman)
  • Economic (Chair: Sen. William Proxmire; Vice Chair: Rep. Wright Patman)
  • The Library (Chair: Rep. Wayne L. Hays; Vice Chair: Sen. B. Everett Jordan)
  • Navajo-Hopi Indian Administration
  • Printing (Chair: N/A)
  • Reduction of Nonessential Federal Expenditures (Chair: Rep. George H. Mahon)
  • Taxation (Chair: Rep. Wilbur D. Mills; Vice Chair: Sen. Russell B. Long)

Employees

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

  • Architect of the Capitol: George Malcolm White, appointed January 27, 1971
  • Attending Physician of the United States Congress: Rufus Pearson
  • Comptroller General of the United States: Elmer B. Staats
  • Librarian of Congress: Lawrence Quincy Mumford
  • Public Printer of the United States: Adolphus N. Spence, until 1972

Senate

  • Chaplain: Edward L.R. Elson (Presbyterian)
  • Curator: James R. Ketchum
  • Parliamentarian: Floyd Riddick
  • Secretary: Francis R. Valeo
  • Librarian: Richard D. Hupman
  • Democratic Party Secretary: J. Stanley Kimmitt
  • Republican Party Secretary: J. Mark Trice
  • Sergeant at Arms: Robert G. Dunphy, until June 30, 1972 (resigned)
    • William H. Wannall, from July 1, 1972

House of Representatives

  • Clerk: W. Pat Jennings
  • Sergeant at Arms: Zeake W. Johnson Jr., January 21, 1971 – September 30, 1972 (resigned)
    • Kenneth R. Harding, from October 1, 1972
  • Doorkeeper: William M. Miller
  • Postmaster: H. H. Morris, January 21, 1971 – June 30, 1972 (resigned)
    • Robert V. Rota, from July 1, 1972
  • Parliamentarian: Lewis Deschler
  • Reading Clerks:
    • Joe Bartlett (R),
    • Charles W. Hackney Jr. (D)
  • Chaplain: Edward G. Latch (Methodist)

Footnotes

Notes

References

References

  1. [http://www.upi.com/Audio/Year_in_Review/Events-of-1972/Worldwide-Political-Unrest/12305688736666-10/#title "1972 congress"]
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