103rd United States Congress

Template:Short description Template:Use American English Template:Use mdy dates Template:Infobox United States Congress The 103rd 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, 1993, to January 3, 1995, during the final weeks of George H. W. Bush's presidency and in the first two years of Bill Clinton's presidency. The apportionment of seats in the House of Representatives was based on the 1990 United States census.

This is the most recent Congress to have a Democratic senator from Texas, Bob Krueger, who lost election to finish Lloyd Bentsen's term in 1993. Along with two Democratic senators from the state of Tennessee, Jim Sasser and Harlan Mathews. Jim Sasser lost re-election and Harlan Mathews retired in 1994. In addition, a Democratic senator from the state of Oklahoma, David Boren, resigned in the final weeks of the Congress.

Both chambers maintained a Democratic majority, and with Bill Clinton being sworn in as president on January 20, 1993, this gave the Democrats an overall federal government trifecta for the first time since the 96th Congress in 1979.

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Major eventsEdit

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January 20, 1993: Bill Clinton became 42nd President of the United States.
February 17, 1993: President Clinton addressed a joint session of Congress
February 26, 1993: World Trade Center bombing: In New York City, a van bomb parked below the North Tower of the World Trade Center exploded, killing 6 and injuring over 1,000.
February 28, 1993: Waco siege: Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms agents raided the Branch Davidian compound in Waco, Texas, with a warrant to arrest leader David Koresh on federal firearms violations. Four agents and 5 Davidians died in the raid.
April 19, 1993: Waco siege: The 51-day standoff ended with a fire that killed 76 people, including Koresh.
September 22, 1993: President Clinton addressed a joint session of Congress to promote health care reform.
October 3, 1993: Operation Gothic Serpent: In Mogadishu, Somalia, two U.S. Army UH-60 Blackhawks were shot down and the operation left over 1000 Somalis dead and over 73 Americans WIA, 19 KIA, and 1 captured.
January 17, 1994: 1994 Northridge earthquake: A magnitude 6.7 quake hit the San Fernando Valley of Los Angeles at 4:31 a.m., killing 72 and leaving 26,029 homeless.
February 22, 1994: Aldrich Ames and his wife were arrested for spying for the Soviet Union.
February 28, 1994: 4 United States fighter jets shot down 4 Serbian jets over Bosnia and Herzegovina for violating Operation Deny Flight and its no-fly zone.
September 19, 1994: Operation Uphold Democracy: American troops staged a bloodless invasion of Haiti to restore the elected president to power.
October 1, 1994: Palau achieved independence and became an associated state under the Compact of Free Association.
November 8, 1994: Republican Revolution: The Republican Party won control of both the House and the Senate in midterm congressional elections, the first time in 40 years the Republicans secured control of both houses of Congress.

Major legislationEdit

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February 5, 1993: Family and Medical Leave Act, Template:USPL, Template:USStat
May 20, 1993: National Voter Registration Act of 1993, Template:USPL, Template:USStat
August 10, 1993: Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1993, Template:USPL, Template:USStat
September 21, 1993: AmeriCorps, Template:USPL,
November 16, 1993: Religious Freedom Restoration Act, Template:USPL, Template:USStat
November 30, 1993: Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act (Brady Bill), Template:USPL, title I, Template:USStat
November 30, 1993: Don't ask, don't tell (as § 574 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1994), Template:USPL, Template:USStat
December 8, 1993: North American Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act, Template:USPL, Template:USStat
December 17, 1993: FRIENDSHIP Act of 1993, Template:USPL, Template:USStat
May 26, 1994: Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances Act, Template:USPL, Template:USStat
September 13, 1994: Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act (including the Violence Against Women Act and the Federal Assault Weapons Ban), Template:USPL, Template:USStat
September 29, 1994: Riegle–Neal Interstate Banking and Branching Efficiency Act of 1994
October 20, 1994: Improving America's Schools Act of 1994, Template:USPL
October 25, 1994 Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act October 25 Immigration and Nationality Technical Corrections Act of 1994 (INTCA or H. R. 783), Pub. L. 10
October 31, 1994 California Desert Protection Act of 1994, Template:USPL
November 2, 1994 Healthy Meals for Healthy Americans Act of 1994

Party summaryEdit

SenateEdit

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House of RepresentativesEdit

	Democratic	Independent	Republican		Vacant
	Party (Shading indicates majority caucus)			Total
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End of the previous Congress	Template:Party shading/Democratic \| 267	Template:Party shading/Democratic \| 1	166	434	1

Begin	Template:Party shading/Democratic \| 258	rowspan=2 Template:Party shading/Democratic \| 1	176	435	0
End	Template:Party shading/Democratic \| 256	177	434	1
Final voting share	colspan=2 Template:Party shading/Democratic \| 59.2%	40.8%
Non-voting members	Template:Party shading/Democratic \| 4	0	0	5	0

Beginning of the next Congress	204	1	Template:Party shading/Republican \| 230	435	0

LeadershipEdit

SenateEdit

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President: Dan Quayle (R), until January 20, 1993
- Al Gore (D), from January 20, 1993
President pro tempore: Robert Byrd (D)

Majority (Democratic) leadershipEdit

Majority Leader and Policy Committee Chairman: George Mitchell
Majority Whip: Wendell Ford
Senatorial Campaign Committee Chair: Bob Graham
Democratic Caucus Secretary: David Pryor
Policy Committee Co-Chair: Harry Reid
Chief Deputy Whip: John Breaux

Minority (Republican) leadershipEdit

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Speaker: Tom Foley (D)

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MembersEdit

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

SenateEdit

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 1994; Class 2 meant their term began in the last Congress, requiring reelection in 1996; and Class 3 meant their term began in this Congress, requiring reelection in 1998. Template:See also Template:Col-begin Template:Col-break

House seats by party holding plurality in state
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103rd United States Congress

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Party summaryEdit

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Non-voting membersEdit

Changes in membershipEdit

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CommitteesEdit

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JointEdit

CaucusesEdit

EmployeesEdit

Legislative branch agency directorsEdit

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