97th United States Congress

Major events

Main article: 1981 in the United States, 1982 in the United States, 1983 in the United States

• Early 1980s recession
• January 20, 1981: Inauguration of President Ronald Reagan
• January 20, 1981: Iran hostage crisis ended
• February 18, 1981: President Reagan addressed a joint session of Congress
• March 30, 1981: Reagan assassination attempt
• April 12, 1981: First space shuttle launched
• June 5, 1981: First recognized case of AIDS
• August 5, 1981: President Reagan fired the air traffic controllers
• September 21, 1981: Senate confirmed the first female United States Supreme Court justice, Sandra Day O'Connor
• April 21, 1982: Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands addressed a joint meeting of Congress.
• November 2, 1982: United States general elections; Republicans retained Senate and Democrats increased control in House.

Major legislation

Main article: List of United States federal legislation#97th United States Congress

• August 13, 1981: Economic Recovery Tax Act (ERTA or Kemp-Roth Tax Cut), ,
• August 13, 1981: Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1981, ,
• September 3, 1982: Tax Equity and Fiscal Responsibility Act of 1982, ,
• September 8, 1982: Uniformed Services Former Spouses' Protection Act (USFSPA), ,
• September 13, 1982: Codification of Title 31 of the United States Code, "Money and Finance", ,
• September 20, 1982: Bus Regulatory Reform Act, ,
• October 13, 1982: Job Training Partnership Act of 1982, ,
• October 15, 1982: Garn–St. Germain Depository Institutions Act, ,

Special or select committees

• Senate Select Committee on Small Business — Became a standing committee on March 25, 1981
• United States Senate Select Committee on Law Enforcement Undercover Activities of the Justice Department — March 24, 1982 – December 15, 1982

Party summary

Senate

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House of Representatives

Leadership

Senate

until January 20, 1981 from January 20, 1981

• President: Walter Mondale (D), until January 20, 1981
  • George H. W. Bush (R), from January 20, 1981
• President pro tempore: Strom Thurmond (R)

Majority (Republican) leadership

• Majority Leader: Howard Baker
• Majority Whip: Ted Stevens
• Republican Conference Chairman: James A. McClure
• Republican Conference Secretary: Jake Garn
• National Senatorial Committee Chair: Bob Packwood
• Policy Committee Chairman: John Tower

Minority (Democratic) leadership

• Minority Leader: Robert Byrd
• Minority Whip: Alan Cranston
• Democratic Caucus Secretary: Daniel Inouye
• Democratic Campaign Committee Chairman: Wendell Ford

House of Representatives

• Speaker: Tip O'Neill (D)

Majority (Democratic) leadership

• Majority Leader: Jim Wright
• Majority Whip: Tom Foley
• Chief Deputy Majority Whip: William Vollie Alexander Jr.
• Democratic Caucus Chairman: Gillis William Long
• Democratic Caucus Secretary: Geraldine Ferraro
• Democratic Campaign Committee Chairman: Tony Coelho

Minority (Republican) leadership

• Minority Leader: Robert H. Michel
• Minority Whip: Trent Lott
• Chief Deputy Whip: David F. Emery
• Republican Conference Chairman: Jack Kemp
• Republican Conference Vice-Chairman: Jack Edwards
• Republican Conference Secretary: Clair Burgener
• Policy Committee Chairman: Dick Cheney
• Republican Campaign Committee Chairman: Guy Vander Jagt

Caucuses

• Congressional Arts Caucus
• Congressional Black Caucus
• Congressional Friends of Ireland Caucus
• Congressional Hispanic Caucus
• Congressional Travel & Tourism Caucus
• Congresswomen's Caucus
• House Democratic Caucus
• Senate Democratic Caucus

Members

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

Senate

Main article: List of United States senators in the 97th Congress

Senators are popularly elected statewide every two years, with one-third beginning new six-year terms with each Congress, In this Congress, Class 1 meant their term ended with this Congress, requiring reelection in 1982; Class 2 meant their term began in the last Congress, requiring reelection in 1984; and Class 3 meant their term began in this Congress, requiring reelection in 1986.

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

: 2. Howell Heflin (D) : 3. Jeremiah Denton (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. Dennis DeConcini (D) : 3. Barry Goldwater (R)

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

: 2. David Pryor (D) : 3. Dale Bumpers (D)

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

: 1. S. I. Hayakawa (R) : 3. Alan Cranston (D)

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

: 2. William L. Armstrong (R) : 3. Gary Hart (D)

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

: 1. Lowell Weicker (R) : 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. Lawton Chiles (D) : 3. Paula Hawkins (R)

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

: 2. Sam Nunn (D) : 3. Mack Mattingly (R)

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

: 1. Spark Matsunaga (D) : 3. Daniel Inouye (D)

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

: 2. James A. McClure (R) : 3. Steve Symms (R)

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

: 2. Charles H. Percy (R) : 3. Alan J. Dixon (D)

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

: 1. Richard Lugar (R) : 3. Dan Quayle (R)

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

: 2. Roger Jepsen (R) : 3. Chuck Grassley (R)

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

: 2. Nancy Kassebaum (R) : 3. Bob Dole (R)

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

: 2. Walter Dee Huddleston (D) : 3. Wendell Ford (D)

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

: 2. J. Bennett Johnston (D) : 3. Russell B. Long (D)

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

: 1. George J. Mitchell (D) : 2. William Cohen (R)

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

: 1. Paul Sarbanes (D) : 3. Charles Mathias (R)

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

: 1. Ted Kennedy (D) : 2. Paul Tsongas (D)

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

: 1. Donald Riegle (D) : 2. Carl Levin (D)

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

: 1. David Durenberger (I-R) : 2. Rudy Boschwitz (I-R)

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

: 1. John C. Stennis (D) : 2. Thad Cochran (R)

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

: 1. John Danforth (R) : 3. Thomas Eagleton (D)

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

: 1. John Melcher (D) : 2. Max Baucus (D)

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

: 1. Edward Zorinsky (D) : 2. J. James Exon (D)

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

: 1. Howard Cannon (D) : 3. Paul Laxalt (R)

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

: 2. Gordon J. Humphrey (R) : 3. Warren Rudman (R)

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

: 1. Harrison A. Williams (D), until March 11, 1982 :: Nicholas F. Brady (R), from April 27, 1982, until December 27, 1982 :: Frank Lautenberg (D), from December 27, 1982 : 2. Bill Bradley (D)

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

: 1. Harrison Schmitt (R) : 2. Pete Domenici (R)

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

: 1. Daniel Patrick Moynihan (D) : 3. Al D'Amato (R)

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

: 2. Jesse Helms (R) : 3. John Porter East (R)

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

: 1. Quentin Burdick (D-NPL) : 3. Mark Andrews (R)

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

: 1. Howard Metzenbaum (D) : 3. John Glenn (D)

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

: 2. David Boren (D) : 3. Don Nickles (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. John Heinz (R) : 3. Arlen Specter (R)

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

: 1. John Chafee (R) : 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. Larry Pressler (R) : 3. James Abdnor (R)

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

: 1. Jim Sasser (D) : 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. Orrin Hatch (R) : 3. Jake Garn (R)

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

: 1. Robert Stafford (R) : 3. Patrick Leahy (D)

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

: 1. Harry F. Byrd Jr. (ID) : 2. John Warner (R)

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

: 1. Henry M. Jackson (D) : 3. Slade Gorton (R)

[[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. Bob Kasten (R)

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

: 1. Malcolm Wallop (R) : 2. Alan Simpson (R)

]] Howard Baker Ted Stevens Robert Byrd Alan Cranston

House of Representatives

Main article: List of United States representatives in the 97th Congress

Representatives are listed by their district numbers.

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

: . Jack Edwards (R) : . William Louis Dickinson (R) : . Bill Nichols (D) : . Tom Bevill (D) : . Ronnie Flippo (D) : . Albert L. Smith Jr. (R) : . Richard Shelby (D)

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

: . Don Young (R)

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

: . John Jacob Rhodes (R) : . Mo Udall (D) : . Bob Stump (D) : . Eldon Rudd (R)

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

: . William Vollie Alexander Jr. (D) : . Ed Bethune (R) : . John Paul Hammerschmidt (R) : . Beryl Anthony Jr. (D)

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

: . Eugene A. Chappie (R) : . Donald H. Clausen (R) : . Bob Matsui (D) : . Vic Fazio (D) : . John Burton (D) : . Phillip Burton (D) : . George Miller (D) : . Ron Dellums (D) : . Pete Stark (D) : . Don Edwards (D) : . Tom Lantos (D) : . Pete McCloskey (R) : . Norman Mineta (D) : . Norman D. Shumway (R) : . Tony Coelho (D) : . Leon Panetta (D) : . Chip Pashayan (R) : . Bill Thomas (R) : . Robert J. Lagomarsino (R) : . Barry Goldwater Jr. (R) : . Bobbi Fiedler (R) : . Carlos Moorhead (R) : . Anthony Beilenson (D) : . Henry Waxman (D) : . Edward R. Roybal (D) : . John H. Rousselot (R) : . Bob Dornan (R) : . Julian Dixon (D) : . Augustus Hawkins (D) : . George E. Danielson (D), until March 9, 1982 :: Matthew G. Martínez (D), from July 13, 1982 : . Mervyn Dymally (D) : . Glenn M. Anderson (D) : . Wayne R. Grisham (R) : . Dan Lungren (R) : . David Dreier (R) : . George Brown Jr. (D) : . Jerry Lewis (R) : . Jerry M. Patterson (D) : . William E. Dannemeyer (R) : . Robert Badham (R) : . Bill Lowery (R) : . Duncan L. Hunter (R) : . Clair Burgener (R)

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

: . Pat Schroeder (D) : . Tim Wirth (D) : . Ray Kogovsek (D) : . Hank Brown (R) : . Ken Kramer (R)

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

: . William R. Cotter (D), until September 8, 1981 :: Barbara B. Kennelly (D), from January 12, 1982 : . Sam Gejdenson (D) : . Lawrence J. DeNardis (R) : . Stewart McKinney (R) : . William R. Ratchford (D) : . Toby Moffett (D)

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

: . Thomas B. Evans Jr. (R)

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

: . Earl Hutto (D) : . Don Fuqua (D) : . Charles E. Bennett (D) : . Bill Chappell (D) : . Bill McCollum (R) : . Bill Young (R) : . Sam Gibbons (D) : . Andy Ireland (D) : . Bill Nelson (D) : . Skip Bafalis (R) : . Dan Mica (D) : . Clay Shaw (R) : . William Lehman (D) : . Claude Pepper (D) : . Dante Fascell (D)

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

: . Bo Ginn (D) : . Charles Floyd Hatcher (D) : . Jack Brinkley (D) : . Elliott H. Levitas (D) : . Wyche Fowler (D) : . Newt Gingrich (R) : . Larry McDonald (D) : . Billy Lee Evans (D) : . Ed Jenkins (D) : . Doug Barnard Jr. (D)

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

: . Cecil Heftel (D) : . Daniel Akaka (D)

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

: . Larry Craig (R) : . George V. Hansen (R)

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

: . Harold Washington (D) : . Gus Savage (D) : . Marty Russo (D) : . Ed Derwinski (R) : . John G. Fary (D) : . Henry Hyde (R) : . Cardiss Collins (D) : . Dan Rostenkowski (D) : . Sidney R. Yates (D) : . John Porter (R) : . Frank Annunzio (D) : . Phil Crane (R) : . Robert McClory (R) : . John N. Erlenborn (R) : . Tom Corcoran (R) : . Lynn Morley Martin (R) : . George M. O'Brien (R) : . Robert H. Michel (R) : . Tom Railsback (R) : . Paul Findley (R) : . Edward Rell Madigan (R) : . Dan Crane (R) : . Melvin Price (D) : . Paul Simon (D)

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

: . Adam Benjamin Jr. (D), until September 7, 1982 :: Katie Hall (D), from November 2, 1982 : . Floyd Fithian (D) : . John P. Hiler (R) : . Dan Coats (R) : . Elwood Hillis (R) : . David W. Evans (D) : . John T. Myers (R) : . H. Joel Deckard (R) : . Lee H. Hamilton (D) : . Philip Sharp (D) : . Andrew Jacobs Jr. (D)

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

: . Jim Leach (R) : . Tom Tauke (R) : . T. Cooper Evans (R) : . Neal Edward Smith (D) : . Tom Harkin (D) : . Berkley Bedell (D)

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

: . Pat Roberts (R) : . James Edmund Jeffries (R) : . Larry Winn (R) : . Dan Glickman (D) : . Bob Whittaker (R)

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

: . Carroll Hubbard (D) : . William Natcher (D) : . Romano Mazzoli (D) : . Gene Snyder (R) : . Hal Rogers (R) : . Larry J. Hopkins (R) : . Carl D. Perkins (D)

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

: . Bob Livingston (R) : . Lindy Boggs (D) : . Billy Tauzin (D) : . Buddy Roemer (D) : . Jerry Huckaby (D) : . Henson Moore (R) : . John Breaux (D) : . Gillis William Long (D)

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

: . David F. Emery (R) : . Olympia Snowe (R)

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

: . Roy Dyson (D) : . Clarence Long (D) : . Barbara Mikulski (D) : . Marjorie Holt (R) : . Gladys Spellman (D), until February 24, 1981 :: Steny Hoyer (D), from May 19, 1981 : . Beverly Byron (D) : . Parren Mitchell (D) : . Michael D. Barnes (D)

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

: . Silvio O. Conte (R) : . Edward Boland (D) : . Joseph D. Early (D) : . Barney Frank (D) : . James Shannon (D) : . Nicholas Mavroules (D) : . Ed Markey (D) : . Tip O'Neill (D) : . Joe Moakley (D) : . Margaret Heckler (R) : . Brian J. Donnelly (D) : . Gerry Studds (D)

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

: . John Conyers (D) : . Carl Pursell (R) : . Howard Wolpe (D) : . David Stockman (R), until January 27, 1981 :: Mark D. Siljander (R), from April 21, 1981 : . Harold S. Sawyer (R) : . James Whitney Dunn (R) : . Dale Kildee (D) : . J. Bob Traxler (D) : . Guy Vander Jagt (R) : . Donald J. Albosta (D) : . Robert William Davis (R) : . David Bonior (D) : . George Crockett Jr. (D) : . Dennis Hertel (D) : . William D. Ford (D) : . John D. Dingell Jr. (D) : . William M. Brodhead (D) : . James Blanchard (D) : . William Broomfield (R)

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

: . Arlen Erdahl (I-R) : . Tom Hagedorn (I-R) : . Bill Frenzel (I-R) : . Bruce Vento (DFL) : . Martin Olav Sabo (DFL) : . Vin Weber (R) : . Arlan Stangeland (R) : . Jim Oberstar (DFL)

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

: . Jamie L. Whitten (D) : . David R. Bowen (D) : . Sonny Montgomery (D) : . Jon Hinson (R), until April 13, 1981 :: Wayne Dowdy (D), from July 7, 1981 : . Trent Lott (R)

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

: . Bill Clay (D) : . Robert A. Young (D) : . Dick Gephardt (D) : . Ike Skelton (D) : . Richard Walker Bolling (D) : . Tom Coleman (R) : . Gene Taylor (R) : . Wendell Bailey (R) : . Harold Volkmer (D) : . Bill Emerson (R)

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

: . Pat Williams (D) : . Ron Marlenee (R)

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

: . Doug Bereuter (R) : . Hal Daub (R) : . Virginia D. Smith (R)

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

: . James David Santini (D)

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

: . Norman D'Amours (D) : . Judd Gregg (R)

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

: . James Florio (D) : . William J. Hughes (D) : . James J. Howard (D) : . Chris Smith (R) : . Millicent Fenwick (R) : . Edwin B. Forsythe (R) : . Marge Roukema (R) : . Robert A. Roe (D) : . Harold C. Hollenbeck (R) : . Peter W. Rodino (D) : . Joseph Minish (D) : . Matthew John Rinaldo (R) : . Jim Courter (R) : . Frank Joseph Guarini (D) : . Bernard J. Dwyer (D)

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

: . Manuel Lujan Jr. (R) : . Joe Skeen (R)

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

: . William Carney (C) : . Thomas Downey (D) : . Gregory W. Carman (R) : . Norman F. Lent (R) : . Raymond J. McGrath (R) : . John LeBoutillier (R) : . Joseph P. Addabbo (D) : . Benjamin Stanley Rosenthal (D) : . Geraldine Ferraro (D) : . Mario Biaggi (D) : . James H. Scheuer (D) : . Shirley Chisholm (D) : . Stephen Solarz (D) : . Fred Richmond (D), until August 25, 1982 : . Leo C. Zeferetti (D) : . Chuck Schumer (D) : . Guy Molinari (R) : . Bill Green (R) : . Charles Rangel (D) : . Theodore S. Weiss (D) : . Robert Garcia (D) : . Jonathan Brewster Bingham (D) : . Peter A. Peyser (D) : . Richard Ottinger (D) : . Hamilton Fish IV (R) : . Benjamin Gilman (R) : . Matthew F. McHugh (D) : . Samuel S. Stratton (D) : . Gerald Solomon (R) : . David O'Brien Martin (R) : . Donald J. Mitchell (R) : . George C. Wortley (R) : . Gary A. Lee (R) : . Frank Horton (R) : . Barber Conable (R) : . John J. LaFalce (D) : . Henry J. Nowak (D) : . Jack Kemp (R) : . Stan Lundine (D)

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

: . Walter B. Jones Sr. (D) : . Lawrence H. Fountain (D) : . Charles Orville Whitley (D) : . Ike Franklin Andrews (D) : . Stephen L. Neal (D) : . Walter E. Johnston III (R) : . Charlie Rose (D) : . Bill Hefner (D) : . James G. Martin (R) : . Jim Broyhill (R) : . Bill Hendon (R)

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

: . Byron Dorgan (D-NPL)

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

: . Bill Gradison (R) : . Tom Luken (D) : . Tony P. Hall (D) : . Tennyson Guyer (R), until April 12, 1981 :: Mike Oxley (R), from June 25, 1981 : . Del Latta (R) : . Bob McEwen (R) : . Bud Brown (R) : . Tom Kindness (R) : . Ed Weber (R) : . Clarence E. Miller (R) : . J. William Stanton (R) : . Bob Shamansky (D) : . Donald J. Pease (D) : . John F. Seiberling (D) : . Chalmers Wylie (R) : . Ralph Regula (R) : . John M. Ashbrook (R), until April 24, 1982 :: Jean Spencer Ashbrook (R), from June 29, 1982 : . Douglas Applegate (D) : . Lyle Williams (R) : . Mary Rose Oakar (D) : . Louis Stokes (D) : . Dennis E. Eckart (D) : . Ronald M. Mottl (D)

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

: . James R. Jones (D) : . Mike Synar (D) : . Wes Watkins (D) : . Dave McCurdy (D) : . Mickey Edwards (R) : . Glenn English (D)

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

: . Les AuCoin (D) : . Denny Smith (R) : . Ron Wyden (D) : . Jim Weaver (D)

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

: . Thomas M. Foglietta (D) : . William H. Gray III (D) : . Raymond Lederer (D), until April 29, 1981 :: Joseph F. Smith (D), from July 21, 1981 : . Charles F. Dougherty (R) : . Richard T. Schulze (R) : . Gus Yatron (D) : . Robert W. Edgar (D) : . James K. Coyne III (R) : . Bud Shuster (R) : . Joseph M. McDade (R) : . James Nelligan (R) : . John Murtha (D) : . Lawrence Coughlin (R) : . William J. Coyne (D) : . Donald L. Ritter (R) : . Robert Smith Walker (R) : . Allen E. Ertel (D) : . Doug Walgren (D) : . William F. Goodling (R) : . Joseph M. Gaydos (D) : . Donald A. Bailey (D) : . Austin Murphy (D) : . William F. Clinger Jr. (R) : . Marc L. Marks (R) : . Eugene Atkinson (D), changed to (R) October 14, 1981

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

: . Fernand St Germain (D) : . Claudine Schneider (R)

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

: . Thomas F. Hartnett (R) : . Floyd Spence (R) : . Butler Derrick (D) : . Carroll A. Campbell Jr. (R) : . Kenneth Lamar Holland (D) : . John Light Napier (R)

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

: . Tom Daschle (D) : . Clint Roberts (R)

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

: . Jimmy Quillen (R) : . John Duncan Sr. (R) : . Marilyn Lloyd (D) : . Albert Gore Jr. (D) : . Bill Boner (D) : . Robin Beard (R) : . Ed Jones (D) : . Harold Ford Sr. (D)

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

: . Sam B. Hall Jr. (D) : . Charlie Wilson (D) : . James M. Collins (R) : . Ralph Hall (D) : . Jim Mattox (D) : . Phil Gramm (D) : . Bill Archer (R) : . Jack Fields (R) : . Jack Brooks (D) : . J. J. Pickle (D) : . Marvin Leath (D) : . Jim Wright (D) : . Jack Hightower (D) : . William Neff Patman (D) : . Kika de la Garza (D) : . Richard Crawford White (D) : . Charles Stenholm (D) : . Mickey Leland (D) : . Kent Hance (D) : . Henry B. González (D) : . Tom Loeffler (R) : . Ron Paul (R) : . Abraham Kazen (D) : . Martin Frost (D)

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

: . Jim Hansen (R) : . David Daniel Marriott (R)

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

: . Jim Jeffords (R)

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

: . Paul Trible (R) : . G. William Whitehurst (R) : . Thomas J. Bliley Jr. (R) : . Robert Daniel (R) : . Dan Daniel (D) : . M. Caldwell Butler (R) : . J. Kenneth Robinson (R) : . Stanford Parris (R) : . William C. Wampler (R) : . Frank Wolf (R)

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

: . Joel Pritchard (R) : . Al Swift (D) : . Don Bonker (D) : . Sid Morrison (R) : . Tom Foley (D) : . Norm Dicks (D) : . Mike Lowry (D)

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

: . Bob Mollohan (D) : . Cleve Benedict (R) : . Mick Staton (R) : . Nick Rahall (D)

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

: . Les Aspin (D) : . Robert Kastenmeier (D) : . Steve Gunderson (R) : . Clement J. Zablocki (D) : . Henry S. Reuss (D) : . Tom Petri (R) : . Dave Obey (D) : . Toby Roth (R) : . Jim Sensenbrenner (R)

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

: . Dick Cheney (R)

Non-voting members

: . Fofó Iosefa Fiti Sunia (D) : . Walter Fauntroy (D) : . Antonio Borja Won Pat (D) : . Ron de Lugo (D) : . Baltasar Corrada del Rio (PNP) Jim Wright Tom Foley Bob Michel Trent Lott

Changes in membership

Sorted Chronologically by date of vacancy

Senate

There were 2 resignations.

|- | nowrap | New Jersey (Class 1) | nowrap | Harrison A. Williams (D) | Incumbent resigned March 11, 1982, before a planned expulsion vote, having been convicted of bribery in the Abscam sting operation. A successor was appointed April 12, 1982, to finish the term. | nowrap | Nicholas F. Brady (R) | April 12, 1982

|- | nowrap | New Jersey (Class 1) | nowrap | Nicholas F. Brady (R) | Incumbent resigned December 27, 1982, so his elected successor could be appointed for preferential seniority. A successor was appointed December 27, 1982, to finish the term. | nowrap | Frank Lautenberg (D) | December 27, 1982

|}

House of Representatives

There were 4 deaths, 4 resignations, one declared vacancy, and one party change.

|- | | nowrap | David Stockman (R) | nowrap | Mark D. Siljander (R)

| | nowrap | Gladys Spellman (D) | nowrap | Steny Hoyer (D)

| | nowrap | Tennyson Guyer (R) | nowrap | Mike Oxley (R)

| | nowrap | Jon Hinson (R) | nowrap | Wayne Dowdy (D)

| | nowrap | Raymond Lederer (D) | nowrap | Joseph F. Smith (D)

| | nowrap | William R. Cotter (D) | nowrap | Barbara B. Kennelly (D)

| | nowrap | Eugene Atkinson (D) | nowrap | Eugene Atkinson (R)

| | nowrap | George E. Danielson (D) | nowrap | Matthew G. Martínez (D)

| | nowrap | John M. Ashbrook (R) | nowrap | Jean Spencer Ashbrook (R)

| | nowrap | Fred Richmond (D) |- | | nowrap | Adam Benjamin Jr. (D) | nowrap | Katie Hall (D) | November 2, 1982 |}

Committees

Senate

• Aging (Special) (Chair: H. John Heinz III)
• Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry (Chair: Jesse Helms; Ranking Member: Howell Heflin)
  • Soil and Water Conservation (Chair: Roger W. Jepsen; Ranking Member: Edward Zorinsky)
  • Agricultural Credit and Rural Electrification (Chair: Paula Hawkins; Ranking Member: Walter D. Huddleston)
  • Agricultural Production, Marketing and Stabilization of Prices (Chair: Thad Cochran; Ranking Member: David L. Boren)
  • Agricultural Research and General Legislation (Chair: Richard G. Lugar; Ranking Member: Alan J. Dixon)
  • Rural Development, Oversight and Investigations (Chair: Mark Andrews; Ranking Member: Edward Zorinsky)
  • Foreign Agricultural Policy (Chair: Rudy Boschwitz; Ranking Member: Alan J. Dixon)
  • Nutrition (Chair: Bob Dole; Ranking Member: Patrick J. Leahy)
  • Foreign, Water Resources and Environment (Chair: S.I. Hayakawa; Ranking Member: John Melcher)
• Appropriations (Chair: Mark Hatfield; Ranking Member: William Proxmire)
  • Agriculture and Related Agencies (Chair: Thad Cochran; Ranking Member: Thomas F. Eagleton)
  • Defense (Chair: Ted Stevens; Ranking Member: John C. Stennis)
  • District of Columbia (Chair: Al D'Amato; Ranking Member: Patrick J. Leahy)
  • Energy and Water Development (Chair: Mark Hatfield; Ranking Member: J. Bennett Johnston)
  • Foreign Operations (Chair: Bob Kasten; Ranking Member: Daniel K. Inouye)
  • HUD-Independent Agencies (Chair: Jake Garn; Ranking Member: Walter D. Huddleston)
  • Interior (Chair: James A. McClure; Ranking Member: Robert C. Byrd)
  • Labor-Health, Education and Welfare (Chair: Harrison Schmitt; Ranking Member: William Proxmire)
  • Legislative (Chair: Mack Mattingly; Ranking Member: Dale Bumpers)
  • Military Construction (Chair: Paul Laxalt; Ranking Member: Jim Sasser)
  • State, Justice, Commerce and Judiciary (Chair: Lowell P. Weicker; Ranking Member: Ernest F. Hollings)
  • Transportation (Chair: Mark Andrews; Ranking Member: Lawton Chiles)
  • Treasury, Postal Service and General Government (Chair: James Abdnor; Ranking Member: Dennis DeConcini)
• Armed Services (Chair: John Tower; Ranking Member: John C. Stennis)
  • Military Construction (Chair: Strom Thurmond; Ranking Member: Howard Cannon)
  • Tactical Warfare (Chair: Barry Goldwater; Ranking Member: Henry M. Jackson)
  • Strategic and Theater Nuclear Forces (Chair: John W. Warner; Ranking Member: Carl Levin)
  • Preparedness (Chair: Gordon J. Humphrey; Ranking Member: Carl Levin)
  • Sea Power and Force Projection (Chair: William S. Cohen; Ranking Member: Harry F. Byrd Jr.)
  • Manpower and Personnel (Chair: Roger W. Jepsen; Ranking Member: J. James Exon)
• Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs (Chair: Jake Garn; Ranking Member: Harrison A. Williams Jr.)
  • Housing and Urban Affairs (Chair: Richard G. Lugar; Ranking Member: Harrison A. Williams Jr.)
  • Financial Institutions (Chair: John Tower; Ranking Member: Alan Cranston)
  • International Finance and Monetary Policy (Chair: H. John Heinz III; Ranking Member: William Proxmire)
  • Economic Policy (Chair: William L. Armstrong; Ranking Member: Donald W. Riegle Jr.)
  • Securities (Chair: Al D'Amato; Ranking Member: Paul Sarbanes)
  • Rural Housing and Development (Chair: Harrison Schmitt; Ranking Member: Alan Dixon)
  • Consumer Affairs (Chair: John H. Chafee; Ranking Member: Chris Dodd)
• Budget (Chair: Pete Domenici; Ranking Member: Ernest F. Hollings)
• Commerce, Science and Transportation (Chair: Bob Packwood; Ranking Member: Howard Cannon)
  • Aviation (Chair: Nancy L. Kassebaum; Ranking Member: Howard Cannon)
  • Business, Trade and Tourism (Chair: Larry Pressler; Ranking Member: J. James Exon)
  • Communications (Chair: Barry Goldwater; Ranking Member: Ernest F. Hollings)
  • Consumer (Chair: Bob Kasten; Ranking Member: Wendell H. Ford)
  • Merchant Marine (Chair: Slade Gorton; Ranking Member: Daniel K. Inouye)
  • Science, Technology and Space (Chair: Harrison Schmitt; Ranking Member: Donald W. Riegle Jr.)
  • Surface Transportation (Chair: John C. Danforth; Ranking Member: Russell B. Long)
• Energy and Natural Resources (Chair: James A. McClure; Ranking Member: Henry M. Jackson)
  • Energy Conservation and Supply (Chair: Lowell P. Weicker; Ranking Member: Howard M. Metzenbaum)
  • Energy Regulation (Chair: Gordon J. Humphrey; Ranking Member: J. Bennett Johnston)
  • Energy Research and Development (Chair: Pete Domenici; Ranking Member: Wendell H. Ford)
  • Energy and Mineral Resources (Chair: John W. Warner; Ranking Member: Spark M. Matsunaga)
  • Water and Power (Chair: Frank H. Murkowski; Ranking Member: John Melcher)
  • Public Lands and Reserved Water (Chair: Malcolm Wallop; Ranking Member: Dale Bumpers)
• Environment and Public Works (Chair: Robert Stafford; Ranking Member: Jennings Randolph)
  • Environmental Pollution (Chair: John H. Chafee; Ranking Member: Jennings Randolph)
  • Nuclear Regulation (Chair: Alan K. Simpson; Ranking Member: George J. Mitchell)
  • Water Resources (Chair: James Abdnor; Ranking Member: Gary Hart)
  • Transportation (Chair: Steve Symms; Ranking Member: Lloyd Bentsen)
  • Toxic Substances and Environmental Oversight (Chair: Slade Gorton; Ranking Member: Max Baucus)
  • Regional and Community Development (Chair: Frank H. Murkowski; Ranking Member: Quentin N. Burdick)
• Ethics (Select) (Chair: Malcolm Wallop; Vice Chairman: Howell Heflin)
• Finance (Chair: Bob Dole; Ranking Member: Harry F. Byrd Jr.)
  • Taxation and Debt Management (Chair: Bob Packwood; Ranking Member: Lloyd Bentsen)
  • International Trade (Chair: John C. Danforth; Ranking Member: Spark Matsunaga)
  • Savings, Pensions and Investment Policy (Chair: John H. Chafee; Ranking Member: Spark Matsunaga)
  • Economic Growth, Employment and Revenue Sharing (Chair: H. John Heinz III; Ranking Member: George J. Mitchell)
  • Energy and Agricultural Taxation (Chair: Malcolm Wallop; Ranking Member: Bill Bradley)
  • Estate and Gift Taxation (Chair: Steve Symms; Ranking Member: David L. Boren)
  • Oversight of the Internal Revenue Service (Chair: Chuck Grassley; Ranking Member: Max Baucus)
• Foreign Relations (Chair: Charles H. Percy; Ranking Member: Claiborne Pell)
  • International Economic Policy (Chair: Jesse Helms; Ranking Member: Edward Zorinsky)
  • Arms Control, Oceans, International Operations and Environment (Chair: S.I. Hayakawa; Ranking Member: John Glenn)
  • Western Hemisphere Affairs (Chair: Jesse Helms; Ranking Member: Edward Zorinsky)
  • East Asian and Pacific Affairs (Chair: S.I. Hayakawa; Ranking Member: John Glenn)
  • European Affairs (Chair: Richard G. Lugar; Ranking Member: Joe Biden)
  • International Economic Policy (Chair: Charles Mathias; Ranking Member: Chris Dodd)
  • African Affairs (Chair: Nancy Kassebaum; Ranking Member: Paul Tsongas)
  • Near Eastern and South Asian Affairs (Chair: Rudy Boschwitz; Ranking Member: Paul Sarbanes)
  • Arms Control, Oceans, International Operations and Environment (Chair: Larry Pressler; Ranking Member: Alan Cranston)
• Governmental Affairs (Chair: Bill Roth; Ranking Member: Thomas F. Eagleton)
  • Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations (Chair: William V. Roth; Ranking Member: Sam Nunn)
  • Intergovernmental Relations (Chair: David Durenberger; Ranking Member: Jim Sasser)
  • Governmental Efficiency and the District of Columbia (Chair: Charles Mathias; Ranking Member: Thomas F. Eagleton)
  • Energy, Nuclear Proliferation and Federal Services (Chair: Charles H. Percy; Ranking Member: John Glenn)
  • Federal Expenditures, Research and Rules (Chair: John C. Danforth; Ranking Member: Lawton Chiles)
  • Civil Service, Post Office and General Services (Chair: Ted Stevens; Ranking Member: Jim Sasser)
  • Oversight of Government Management (Chair: William S. Cohen; Ranking Member: Carl Levin)
  • Congressional Operations and Oversight (Chair: Mack Mattingly; Ranking Member: David Pryor)
• Indian Affairs (Select) (Chair: William Cohen)
• Judiciary (Chair: Strom Thurmond; Ranking Member: Joe Biden)
  • Criminal Law (Chair: Charles Mathias; Ranking Member: Joe Biden)
  • Regulatory Reform (Chair: Paul Laxalt; Ranking Member: Patrick J. Leahy)
  • Constitution (Chair: Orrin Hatch; Ranking Member: Dennis DeConcini)
  • Courts (Chair: Bob Dole; Ranking Member: Howell Heflin)
  • Immigration and Refugee Policy (Chair: Alan K. Simpson; Ranking Member: Ted Kennedy)
  • Separation of Powers (Chair: John P. East; Ranking Member: Max Baucus)
  • Agency Administration (Chair: Chuck Grassley; Ranking Member: Howard M. Metzenbaum)
  • Security and Terrorism (Chair: Jeremiah Denton; Ranking Member: Max Baucus)
  • Juvenile Justice (Chair: Arlen Specter; Ranking Member: Howard M. Metzenbaum)
• Intelligence (Select) (Chair: Barry Goldwater; Vice Chairman: Daniel Moynihan)
• Labor and Human Resources (Chair: Orrin Hatch; Ranking Member: Ted Kennedy)
  • Labor (Chair: Don Nickles; Ranking Member: Harrison A. Williams)
  • Education, Arts and Humanities (Chair: Robert Stafford; Ranking Member: Claiborne Pell)
  • Employment and Productivity (Chair: Dan Quayle; Ranking Member: Howard M. Metzenbaum)
  • Handicapped (Chair: Lowell P. Weicker; Ranking Member: Jennings Randolph)
  • Alcoholism and Drug Abuse (Chair: Gordon J. Humphrey; Ranking Member: Donald W. Riegle Jr.)
  • Aging, Family and Human Services (Chair: Jeremiah Denton; Ranking Member: Thomas F. Eagleton)
  • Investigations and General Oversight (Chair: Paula Hawkins; Ranking Member: Ted Kennedy)
• Nutrition and Human Needs (Select) (Chair: ; Ranking Member: )
• Rules and Administration (Chair: Charles Mathias; Ranking Member: Wendell H. Ford)
• Small Business (Chair: Lowell P. Weicker Jr.; Ranking Member: Sam Nunn)
• Capital Formation and Retention (Chair: Bob Packwood; Ranking Member: Sam Nunn)
• Government Regulation and Paperwork (Chair: Orrin G. Hatch; Ranking Member: Dale Bumpers)
• Urban and Rural Economic Development (Chair: Al D'Amato; Ranking Member: Alan J. Dixon)
• Government Procurement (Chair: Don Nickles; Ranking Member: Jim Sasser)
• Productivity and Competition (Chair: Slade Gorton; Ranking Member: Max Baucus)
• Innovation and Technology (Chair: Warren Rudman; Ranking Member: Carl Levin)
• Export Promotion and Market Development (Chair: Rudy Boschwitz; Ranking Member: Walter D. Huddleston)
• Advocacy and Future of Small Business (Chair: S.I. Hayakawa; Ranking Member: Paul Tsongas)
• Veterans' Affairs (Chair: Alan K. Simpson; Ranking Member: Alan Cranston)
• Whole

House of Representatives

• Aging (Select) (Chair: Claude Pepper)
• Agriculture (Chair: Kika de la Garza; Ranking Member: William C. Wampler)
  • Cotton, Rice and Sugar (Chair: David R. Bowen; Ranking Member: Bill Thomas)
  • Livestock, Dairy and Poultry (Chair: Tom Harkin; Ranking Member: Tom Hagedorn)
  • Tobacco and Peanuts (Chair: Charlie Rose; Ranking Member: Larry J. Hopkins)
  • Wheat, Soybeans and Feed Grains (Chair: Tom Foley; Ranking Member: Paul Findley)
  • Conservation Credit and Rural Development (Chair: Ed Jones; Ranking Member: Jim Jeffords)
  • Department Operations Research and Foreign Agriculture (Chair: George E. Brown Jr.; Ranking Member: William C. Wampler)
  • Domestic Marketing, Consumer Relations and Nutrition (Chair: Frederick W. Richmond; Ranking Member: Ron Marlenee)
  • Forests, Family Farms and Energy (Chair: Jim Weaver; Ranking Member: Jim Weaver)
• Appropriations (Chair: Jamie L. Whitten; Ranking Member: Silvio O. Conte)
  • Agriculture, Rural Development and Related Agencies (Chair: Jamie L. Whitten; Ranking Member: Virginia Smith)
  • Defense (Chair: Joseph P. Addabbo; Ranking Member: Jack Edwards)
  • District of Columbia (Chair: Julian C. Dixon; Ranking Member: Lawrence Coughlin)
  • Energy and Power (Chair: Tom Bevill; Ranking Member: John T. Myers)
  • Foreign Operations (Chair: Clarence D. Long; Ranking Member: Jack F. Kemp)
  • HUD-Independent Agencies (Chair: Edward P. Boland; Ranking Member: Bill Green)
  • Interior (Chair: Sidney R. Yates; Ranking Member: Joseph M. McDade)
  • Labor-Health and Human Services (Chair: William Huston Natcher; Ranking Member: Silvio O. Conte)
  • Legislative (Chair: Vic Fazio; Ranking Member: Clair W. Burgener)
  • Military Construction (Chair: Bo Ginn; Ranking Member: Ralph Regula)
  • Commerce, Justice, State and the Judiciary (Chair: Neal Edward Smith; Ranking Member: George M. O'Brien)
  • Transportation (Chair: Adam Benjamin Jr.; Ranking Member: Lawrence Coughlin)
  • Treasury, Postal Service and General Government (Chair: Edward Roybal; Ranking Member: Clarence E. Miller)
• Armed Services (Chair: Charles Melvin Price; Ranking Member: William L. Dickinson)
  • Research and Development (Chair: Charles Melvin Price; Ranking Member: William L. Dickinson)
  • Seapower, Strategic and Critical Materials (Chair: Charles Edward Bennett; Ranking Member: Floyd Spence)
  • Procurement and Military Nuclear Systems (Chair: Samuel S. Stratton; Ranking Member: Marjorie S. Holt)
  • Investigations (Chair: Richard Crawford White; Ranking Member: Robin Beard)
  • Military Personnel and Compensation (Chair: Bill Nichols; Ranking Member: Donald J. Mitchell)
  • Military Installations and Facilities (Chair: Jack Brinkley; Ranking Member: Paul S. Trible)
  • Readiness (Chair: Dan Daniel; Ranking Member: G. William Whitehurst)
• Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs (Chair: Fernand St. Germain; Ranking Member: J. William Stanton)
  • Financial Institutions Supervision, Regulation and Insurance (Chair: Fernand St. Germain; Ranking Member: Chalmers P. Wylie)
  • Housing and Community Development (Chair: Henry B. Gonzalez; Ranking Member: J. William Stanton)
  • General Oversight and Renegotiation (Chair: Joseph G. Minish; Ranking Member: Ron Paul)
  • Consumer Affairs and Coinage (Chair: Frank Annunzio; Ranking Member: Thomas B. Evans Jr.)
  • International Development Institutions and Finance (Chair: Jerry M. Patterson; Ranking Member: Henry J. Hyde)
  • Domestic Monetary Policy (Chair: Walter E. Fauntroy; Ranking Member: George V. Hansen)
  • International Trade, Investment and Monetary Policy (Chair: Stephen L. Neal; Ranking Member: Jim Leach)
  • Economic Stabilization (Chair: James J. Blanchard; Ranking Member: Stewart B. McKinney)
• Budget (Chair: James R. Jones; Ranking Member: Del Latta)
• District of Columbia (Chair: Ron Dellums; Ranking Member: Stewart B. McKinney)
  • Fiscal Affairs and Health (Chair: Ron Dellums; Ranking Member: Stewart B. McKinney)
  • Government Operations and Metropolitan Affairs (Chair: William H. Gray III; Ranking Member: Stanford Parris)
  • Judiciary and Education (Chair: Mervyn M. Dymally; Ranking Member: Thomas J. Bliley Jr.)
• Education and Labor (Chair: Carl D. Perkins; Ranking Member: John M. Ashbrook)
  • Elementary, Secondary and Vocational Education (Chair: Carl D. Perkins; Ranking Member: William F. Goodling)
  • Employment Opportunities (Chair: Augustus F. Hawkins; Ranking Member: Jim Jeffords)
  • Labor-Management Relations (Chair: Phillip Burton; Ranking Member: John M. Ashbrook)
  • Health and Safety (Chair: Joseph M. Gaydos; Ranking Member: Ken Kramer)
  • Human Resources (Chair: Ike Andrews; Ranking Member: Tom Petri)
  • Postsecondary Education (Chair: Paul Simon; Ranking Member: E. Thomas Coleman)
  • Labor Standards (Chair: George Miller; Ranking Member: E. Thomas Coleman)
  • Select Education (Chair: Austin J. Murphy; Ranking Member: Arlen Erdahl)
• Energy and Commerce (Chair: John Dingell; Ranking Member: Jim Broyhill)
  • Oversight and Investigations (Chair: John D. Dingell; Ranking Member: Marc L. Marks)
  • Energy Conservation and Power (Chair: Richard L. Ottinger; Ranking Member: Carlos J. Moorhead)
  • Health and the Environment (Chair: Henry Waxman; Ranking Member: Edward R. Madigan)
  • Telecommunications, Consumer Protection and Finance (Chair: Timothy E. Wirth; Ranking Member: James M. Collins)
  • Fossil and Synthetic Fuels (Chair: Philip R. Sharp; Ranking Member: Clarence J. Brown)
  • Commerce, Transportation and Tourism (Chair: James J. Florio; Ranking Member: Norman F. Lent)
• Foreign Affairs (Chair: Clement J. Zablocki; Ranking Member: William S. Broomfield)
  • International Security and Scientific Affairs (Chair: Clement J. Zablocki; Ranking Member: William S. Broomfield)
  • International Operations (Chair: Dante B. Fascell; Ranking Member: Edward J. Derwinski)
  • Europe and the Middle East (Chair: Lee H. Hamilton; Ranking Member: Paul Findley)
  • Asian and Pacific Affairs (Chair: Stephen J. Solarz; Ranking Member: N/A)
  • International Economic Policy and Trade (Chair: Jonathan B. Bingham; Ranking Member: Robert J. Lagomarsino)
  • Human Rights and International Organizations (Chair: Stephen J. Solarz; Ranking Member: Jim Leach)
  • Africa (Chair: Howard Wolpe; Ranking Member: William F. Goodling)
  • Inter-American Affairs (Chair: Michael D. Barnes; Ranking Member: Benjamin A. Gilman)
• Government Operations (Chair: Jack Brooks; Ranking Member: Frank Horton)
  • Legislation and National Security (Chair: Jack Brooks; Ranking Member: Frank Horton)
  • Ingovernmental Relations and Human Resources (Chair: Lawrence H. Fountain; Ranking Member: Clarence J. Brown)
  • Commerce, Consumer and Monetary Affairs (Chair: Benjamin S. Rosenthal; Ranking Member: Lyle Williams)
  • Manpower and Housing (Chair: Cardiss Collins; Ranking Member: Paul N. McCloskey Jr.)
  • Government Activities and Transportation (Chair: John L. Burton; Ranking Member: Robert S. Walker)
  • Government Information and Individual Rights (Chair: Glenn English; Ranking Member: Thomas N. Kindness)
  • Environment, Energy and Natural Resources (Chair: Toby Moffett; Ranking Member: H. Joel Deckard)
• House Administration (Chair: Augustus F. Hawkins; Ranking Member: Bill Frenzel)
  • Accounts (Chair: Frank Annunzio; Ranking Member: Robert E. Badham)
  • Contracts and Printing (Chair: Joseph M. Gaydos; Ranking Member: Newt Gingrich)
  • Services (Chair: Ed Jones; Ranking Member: William L. Dickinson)
  • Office Systems (Chair: Bob Mollohan; Ranking Member: Bill Thomas)
  • Personnel and Police (Chair: Joseph G. Minish; Ranking Member: Gary Lee)
  • Policy Group on Information and Computers (Chair: Charlie Rose; Ranking Member: James K. Coyne)
• Insular Affairs (Chair: Mo Udall; Ranking Member: Manuel Lujan Jr.)
  • Energy and the Environment (Chair: Mo Udall; Ranking Member: Manuel Lujan Jr.)
  • Water and Power Resources (Chair: Abraham Kazen Jr.; Ranking Member: Don H. Clausen)
  • Public Lands and National Lands (Chair: John Seiberling; Ranking Member: Don Young)
  • Insular Affairs (Chair: Antonio B. Won Pat; Ranking Member: Robert J. Lagomarsino)
  • Mines and Mining (Chair: Jim Santini; Ranking Member: Dan Marriott)
  • Oversight and Investigations (Chair: Edward J. Markey; Ranking Member: Ron Marlenee)
• Judiciary (Chair: Peter W. Rodino; Ranking Member: Robert McClory)
  • Immigration, Refugees and International Law (Chair: Romano L. Mazzoli; Ranking Member: Hamilton Fish IV)
  • Administrative Law and Governmental Relations (Chair: George E. Danielson; Ranking Member: Carlos J. Moorhead)
  • Courts, Civil Liberties and the Administration of Justice (Chair: Robert W. Kastenmeier; Ranking Member: Thomas Railsback)
  • Civil and Constitutional Rights (Chair: Don Edwards; Ranking Member: Henry J. Hyde)
  • Monopolies and Commercial Law (Chair: Peter W. Rodino; Ranking Member: Robert McClory)
  • Crime (Chair: William J. Hughes; Ranking Member: John M. Ashbrook)
  • Criminal Justice (Chair: John Conyers; Ranking Member: James Sensenbrenner)
• Merchant Marine and Fisheries (Chair: Walter B. Jones Sr.; Ranking Member: Gene Snyder)
  • Merchant Marine (Chair: Mario Biaggi; Ranking Member: Paul N. McCloskey Jr.)
  • Fisheries, Wildlife Conservation and the Environment (Chair: John B. Breaux; Ranking Member: Edwin B. Forsythe)
  • Coast Guard and Navigation (Chair: Gerry E. Studds; Ranking Member: Don Young)
  • Oceangraphy (Chair: Norman D'Amours; Ranking Member: Joel Pritchard)
  • Panama Canal and Outer Continental Stuff (Chair: Carroll Hubbard Jr.; Ranking Member: Norman F. Lent)
• Narcotics Abuse and Control (Select) (Chair: Leo C. Zeferetti)
• Post Office and Civil Service (Chair: William D. Ford; Ranking Member: Edward J. Derwinski)
  • Investigations (Chair: William D. Ford; Ranking Member: Edward J. Derwinski)
  • Postal Operations and Services (Chair: Bill Clay; Ranking Member: Gene Taylor)
  • Civil Service (Chair: Patricia Schroeder; Ranking Member: Chip Pashayan)
  • Compensation and Employee Benefits (Chair: Mary Rose Oakar; Ranking Member: William E. Dannemeyer)
  • Census and Population (Chair: Robert Garcia; Ranking Member: Jim Courter)
  • Postal Personnel and Modernization (Chair: Mickey Leland; Ranking Member: Benjamin A. Gilman)
  • Human Resources (Chair: Geraldine A. Ferraro; Ranking Member: Tom Corcoran)
• Public Works and Transportation (Chair: James J. Howard; Ranking Member: Don H. Clausen)
  • Aviation (Chair: Norman Y. Mineta; Ranking Member: Gene Snyder)
  • Economic Development (Chair: Jim Oberstar; Ranking Member: Tom Hagedorn)
  • Investigations and Oversight (Chair: Elliott H. Levitas; Ranking Member: Barry M. Goldwater)
  • Public Buildings and Grounds (Chair: John G. Fary; Ranking Member: Arlan Stangeland)
  • Surface Transportation (Chair: Glenn M. Anderson; Ranking Member: Bud Shuster)
  • Water Resources (Chair: Robert A. Roe; Ranking Member: John Paul Hammerschmidt)
• Rules (Chair: Richard Walker Bolling; Ranking Member: Jimmy Quillen)
  • The Legislative Process (Chair: Gillis W. Long; Ranking Member: Trent Lott)
  • Rules of the House (Chair: Joe Moakley; Ranking Member: Gene Taylor)
• Science and Technology (Chair: Don Fuqua; Ranking Member: Larry Winn Jr.)
  • Energy Development and Applications (Chair: Don Fuqua; Ranking Member: Hamilton Fish IV)
  • Natural Resources, Agriculture Research and Environment (Chair: James H. Scheuer; Ranking Member: William Carney)
  • Energy Research and Production (Chair: Marilyn Lloyd; Ranking Member: Manuel Lujan Jr.)
  • Science, Research and Technology (Chair: Doug Walgren; Ranking Member: Margaret M. Heckler)
  • Space Science and Applications (Chair: Ronnie G. Flippo; Ranking Member: Harold C. Hollenbeck)
  • Transportation, Aviation and Materials (Chair: Dan Glickman; Ranking Member: Barry M. Goldwater)
  • Investigations and Oversight (Chair: Al Gore; Ranking Member: Robert S. Walker)
• Small Business (Chair: Parren Mitchell; Ranking Member: Joseph M. McDade)
  • SBA and SBIC Authority, Minority Enterprise and General Small Business Problems (Chair: Parren J. Mitchell; Ranking Member: Joseph M. McDade)
  • General Oversight (Chair: John J. LaFalce; Ranking Member: J. William Stanton)
  • Antitrust and Restraint of Trade Activities affecting Small Business (Chair: Tom Luken; Ranking Member: Lyle Williams)
  • Energy, Environment and Safety Issues affecting Small Business (Chair: Berkley Bedell; Ranking Member: Silvio O. Conte)
  • Tax, Access to Equity Capital and Business Opportunities (Chair: Henry Nowak; Ranking Member: Dan Marriott)
  • Export Opportunities and Special Small Business Problems (Chair: Andy Ireland; Ranking Member: William S. Broomfield)
• Standards of Official Conduct (Chair: Louis Stokes; Ranking Member: Floyd D. Spence)
• Veterans' Affairs (Chair: Gillespie V. Montgomery; Ranking Member: John Paul Hammerschmidt)
  • Oversight and Investigations (Chair: Gillespie V. Montgomery; Ranking Member: Elwood Hillis)
  • Hospitals and Health Care (Chair: Ronald M. Mottl; Ranking Member: John Paul Hammerschmidt)
  • Education, Training and Employment (Chair: Bob Edgar; Ranking Member: Margaret M. Heckler)
  • Compensation, Pension and Insurance (Chair: Sam B. Hall; Ranking Member: Chalmers P. Wylie)
  • Housing and Memorial Affairs (Chair: Marvin Leath; Ranking Member: N/A)
• Ways and Means (Chair: Dan Rostenkowski; Ranking Member: Barber B. Conable)
  • Trade (Chair: Sam Gibbons; Ranking Member: Guy Vander Jagt)
  • Social Security (Chair: J.J. Pickle; Ranking Member: Bill Archer)
  • Oversight (Chair: Charles Rangel; Ranking Member: Phil Crane)
  • Select Revenue Measures (Chair: William Cotter; Ranking Member: John Duncan Sr.)
  • Public Assistance and Unemployment Compensation (Chair: Pete Stark; Ranking Member: Skip Bafalis)
  • Health (Chair: Andrew Jacobs Jr.; Ranking Member: Bill Gradison)
• Whole

Joint committees

• Economic (Chair: Rep. Henry S. Reuss; Vice Chair: Sen. Roger W. Jepsen)
• Taxation (Chair: Rep. Dan Rostenkowski; Vice Chair: Sen. Bob Dole)
• The Library (Chair: Rep. Augustus F. Hawkins; Vice Chair: Sen. Charles Mathias)
• Printing (Chair: Sen. Charles Mathias; Vice Chair: Rep. Augustus F. Hawkins)

Employees

Legislative branch agency directors

• Architect of the Capitol: George Malcolm White
• Attending Physician of the United States Congress: Freeman H. Cary
• Comptroller General of the United States: Elmer B. Staats, until March 3, 1981
  • Charles A. Bowsher, starting date unknown in 1981
• Director of the Congressional Budget Office: Alice M. Rivlin
• Librarian of Congress: Daniel J. Boorstin
• Public Printer of the United States: Danford L. Sawyer Jr.

Senate

• Chaplain: Edward L.R. Elson (Presbyterian), until February 9, 1981
  • Richard C. Halverson (Presbyterian), from February 9, 1981
• Curator: James R. Ketchum
• Historian: Richard A. Baker
• Parliamentarian: Robert Dove
• Secretary: William Hildenbrand
• Librarian: Roger K. Haley
• Sergeant at Arms: Howard S. Liebengood
• Secretary for the Majority: Howard O. Greene Jr.
• Secretary for the Minority: Walter J. Stewart, until September 1, 1981
  • Terrence E. Sauvain, from September 1, 1981

House of Representatives

• Chaplain: James D. Ford (Lutheran)
• Clerk: Edmund L. Henshaw Jr.
• Doorkeeper: James T. Molloy
• Parliamentarian: William Holmes Brown
• Postmaster: Robert V. Rota
• Reading Clerks: Meg Goetz (D) and Bob Berry (R)
• Sergeant at Arms: Benjamin J. Guthrie

Notes

References