100th United States Congress

Major events

October 19, 1987: Black Monday: Stock market levels fell sharply on Wall Street and around the world

November 18, 1987: Iran-Contra affair: Senate and House panels released reports charging President Reagan with 'ultimate responsibility' for the affair

January 25, 1988: 1988 State of the Union Address

November 8, 1988: United States presidential election, 1988: George Bush was elected over Michael Dukakis; United States Senate elections, 1988 & United States House of Representatives elections, 1988: Democrats retained control of Congress

Major legislation

April 2, 1987 — Surface Transportation and Uniform Relocation Assistance Act, Pub.L. 100–17, 101 Stat. 132

July 22, 1987 — McKinney-Vento Act, Pub.L. 100–77, 101 Stat. 482

August 20, 1987 — Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Improvement Act of 1987, Pub.L. 100–107, 101 Stat. 724

September 29, 1987 — Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Reaffirmation Act of 1987 (Gramm-Rudman-Hollings Balanced Budget Act), Pub.L. 100–119, title I

January 7, 1988 — Computer Security Act of 1987, Pub.L. 100–235, 101 Stat. 1724

March 22, 1988 - Civil Rights Restoration Act of 1987 Pub.L. 100–259

June 27, 1988 — Supreme Court Case Selections Act of 1988, Pub.L. 100–352, 102 Stat. 662

July 1, 1988 — Medicare Catastrophic Coverage Act, Pub.L. 100–360, 102 Stat. 683

August 4, 1988 — Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act, Pub.L. 100–379, 102 Stat. 890

August 10, 1988 — Civil Liberties Act of 1988, Pub.L. 100–383, title I, 101 Stat. 904

October 13, 1988 — Family Support Act, Pub.L. 100–485, 102 Stat. 2343

October 17, 1988 — Indian Gaming Regulatory Act, Pub.L. 100–497, 102 Stat. 2467

October 24, 1988 — Health Maintenance Organization Amendments of 1988, Pub.L. 100–517, 102 Stat. 2578

October 25, 1988 — Department of Veterans Affairs Act, Pub.L. 100–527, 102 Stat. 2635

November 4, 1988 - AIDS amendments of 1988, Pub.L. 100–607, 102 Stat. 3048

November 17, 1988 — Water Resources Development Act of 1988, Pub.L. 100–676

November 18, 1988 — Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1988, Pub.L. 100–690, including Child Protection and Obscenity Enforcement Act and Alcoholic Beverage Labeling Act

Treaties ratified

May 27, 1988: Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty

Hearings

May 6, 1987: Iran-Contra affair hearings began

October 23, 1987: Robert Bork Supreme Court nomination: Senate rejected Robert Bork's nomination 42–58 to the Supreme Court of the United States

February 3, 1988: Senate approved Anthony Kennedy's nomination 97–0 to the Supreme Court of the United States

Senate

President: George Bush (R)

President pro tempore: John Stennis (D)

Deputy President pro tempore: George J. Mitchell (D)

Majority (Democratic) leadership

Majority Leader, Democratic Conference Chairman, and Democratic Policy Committee Chairman: Robert Byrd

Majority Whip: Alan Cranston

Democratic Campaign Committee Chairman: John Kerry

Caucus Secretary: Daniel Inouye

Minority (Republican) leadership

Minority Leader: Bob Dole

Minority Whip: Alan Simpson

Republican Conference Chairman: John Chafee

Republican Conference Secretary: Thad Cochran

Republican Policy Committee Chairman: William L. Armstrong

Republican Campaign Committee Chairman: Rudy Boschwitz

House of Representatives

Speaker: Jim Wright (D)

Majority (Democratic) leadership

Majority Leader: Tom Foley

Majority Whip: Tony Coelho

Chief Deputy Majority Whip: David E. Bonior

Democratic Caucus Chairman: Dick Gephardt

Caucus Vice-Chairman: Mary Rose Oakar

Democratic Campaign Committee Chairman: Beryl Anthony Jr.

Minority leadership

Minority Leader: Robert H. Michel

Minority Whip: Trent Lott

Chief Deputy Whip: Edward Rell Madigan

Republican Conference Chairman: Dick Cheney

Conference Vice-Chair: Lynn Morley Martin

Conference Secretary: Robert J. Lagomarsino

Policy Committee Chairman: Jerry Lewis

Campaign Committee Chairman: Guy Vander Jagt

Caucuses

Congressional Arts Caucus

Congressional Automotive Caucus

Congressional Black Caucus

Congressional Fire Services Caucus

Congressional Friends of Ireland Caucus

Congressional Hispanic Caucus

Congressional Pediatric & Adult Hydrocephalus Caucus

Congressional Travel & Tourism Caucus

Congresswomen's Caucus

House Democratic Caucus

Members

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

Senate

Senators are popularly elected statewide every two years, with one-third beginning new six-year terms with each Congress.

Committees

Lists of committees and their party leaders.

Senate

Aging (Special) (Chair: John Melcher)

Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry (Chair: Patrick Leahy)

Agricultural Credit

Agricultural Production and Stabilization of Prices

Agricultural Research and General Legislation

Domestic, Foreign Marketing and Product Promotion

Nutrition and Investigations

Rural Development and Rural Electrification

Appropriations (Chair: John C. Stennis)

Agriculture, Rural Development and Related Agencies

Commerce, Justice, State, Judiciary and Related Agencies

Defense

District of Columbia

Energy and Water Development

Foreign Operations

HUD-Independent Agencies

Interior and Related Agencies

Labor-Health, Human Services, Education and Related Agencies

Legislative Branch

Military Construction

Transportation and Related Agencies

Treasury, Postal Service and General Government

Armed Services (Chair: Sam Nunn)

Conventional Forces and Alliance Defense

Defense Industry and Technology

Manpower and Personnel

Projection Forces and Regional Defense

Readiness, Sustainability and Support

Strategic Forces and Nuclear Detterence

Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs (Chair: William Proxmire)

Consumer Affairs

Housing and Urban Affairs

International Finance and Monetary Policy

Securities

Budget (Chair: Lawton Chiles)

Commerce, Science and Transportation (Chair: Ernest Hollings)

Aviation

Business, Trade and Tourism

Communications

Consumer

Foreign Commerce and Tourism

Merchant Marine

Science, Technology and Space

Surface Transportation

National Ocean Policy Study

Energy and Natural Resources (Chair: J. Bennett Johnston)

Energy Regulation and Conservation

Natural Resources Development and Production

Public Lands, National Parks and Forests

Research and Development

Water and Power

Environment and Public Works (Chair: Quentin N. Burdick)

Environmental Protection

Hazardous Wastes and Toxic Substances

Nuclear Regulation

Superfund and Environmental Oversight

Water Resources, Transportation and Infrastructure

Ethics (Select) (Chair: Howell Heflin)

Finance (Chair: Lloyd Bentsen)

Energy and Agricultural Taxation

Health

International Debt

International Trade

Private Retirement Plans and Oversight of the Internal Revenue Service

Social Security and Family Policy

Taxation and Debt Management

Foreign Relations (Chair: Claiborne Pell)

African Affairs

East Asian and Pacific Affairs

European Affairs

International Economic Policy, Trade, Oceans and Environment

Near Eastern and South Asian Affairs

Terrorism, Narcotics and International Communications

Western Hemisphere and Peace Corps Affairs

Governmental Affairs (Chair: John Glenn)

Federal Services, Post Office and Civil Service

Federal Spending, Budget and Accounting

Energy, Nuclear Proliferation and Federal Services

Government Efficiency, Federalism and the District of Columbia

Oversight of Government Management

Indian Affairs (Select) (Chair: Daniel Inouye)

Judiciary (Chair: Joe Biden)

Antitrust, Monopolies and Business Rights

Constitution

Courts and Administration Practice

Immigration and Refugee Affairs

Patents, Copyrights and Trademarks

Technology and the Law

Intelligence (Select) (Chair: David L. Boren)

Labor and Human Resources (Chair: Ted Kennedy)

Aging

Children, Family, Drugs and Alcoholism

Education, Arts and Humanities

Employment and Productivity

Handicapped

Labor

Nutrition and Human Needs (Select)

Rules and Administration (Chair: Wendell H. Ford)

Small Business (Chair: Dale Bumpers)

Competition and Antitrust Enforcement

Export Expansion

Government Contracting and Paperwork Reduction

Innovation, Technology and Productivity

Export Promotion and Market Development

Rural Economy and Family Farming

Urban and Minority-Owned Business Development

Veterans' Affairs (Chair: Alan Cranston)

House of Representatives

Aging (Select)

Agriculture (Chair: Kika de la Garza)

Conservation, Credit and Rural Development

Cotton, Rice and Sugar

Department Operations, Research and Foreign Agriculture

Domestic Marketing, Consumer Relations and Nutrition

Forests, Family Farms and Energy

Livestock, Dairy and Poultry

Tobacco and Peanuts

Wheat, Soybeans and Feed Grains

Appropriations (Chair: Jamie L. Whitten)

Commerce, Justice, State and the Judiciary

Defense

District of Columbia

Energy and Water Development

Foreign Operations

HUD-Independent Agencies

Interior and Related Agencies

Labor-Health and Human Services

Legislative

Military Construction

Agriculture, Rural Development and Related Agencies

Transportation and Related Agencies

Treasury, Postal Service and General Government

Armed Services (Chair: Les Aspin)

Investigations

Military Installations and Facilities

Military Personnel and Compensation

Procurement and Military Nuclear Systems

Readiness

Research and Development

Seapower, Strategic and Critical Materials

Acquisition Policy Panel

Defense Policy Panel

Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs (Chair: Fernand St. Germain)

Consumer Affairs and Coinage

Domestic Monetary Policy

Economic Stabilization

Financial Institutions Supervision, Regulation and Insurance

General Oversight and Investigations

Housing and Community Development

International Development Institutions and Finance

International Finance, Trade and Monetary Policy

Budget (Chair: William H. Gray

Budget Process

Community and Natural Resources

Defense and International Affairs

Economic and Trade Policy

Health

Human Resources

Income Security

State and Local Government

Children, Youth and Families (Select)

District of Columbia (Chair: Ron Dellums)

Fiscal Affairs and Health

Government Operations and Metropolitan Affairs

Judiciary and Education

Education and Labor (Chair: Augustus F. Hawkins)

Elementary, Secondary and Vocational Education

Employment Opportunities

Postsecondary Education

Health and Safety

Labor-Management Relations

Labor Standards

Human Resources

Select Education

Energy and Commerce (Chair: John Dingell)

Commerce, Transportation and Tourism

Energy and Power

Health and the Environment

Oversight and Investigations

Telecommunications and Finance

Transportation, Tourism and Hazardous Materials

Foreign Affairs (Chair: Dante Fascell)

Africa

Arms Control, International Security and Science

Asian and Pacific Affairs

Europe and the Middle East

Human Rights and International Organizations

International Economic Policy and Trade

International Operations

Western Hemisphere Affairs

Government Operations (Chair: Jack Brooks

Commerce, Consumer and Monetary Affairs

Employment and Housing

Environment, Energy and Natural Resources

Government Activities and Transportation

Government Information, Justice and Agriculture

Human Resources and Ingovernmental Relations

Legislation and National Security

House Administration (Chair: Frank Annunzio)

Accounts

Elections

Libraries and Memorials

Office Systems

Personnel and Police

Procurement and Printing

Task Force on Legislative Service Organizations

Hunger (Select)

Interior and Insular Affairs (Chair: Mo Udall)

Energy and the Environment

General Oversight, Northwest Power and Forest Management

Insular and International Affairs

Mining and Natural Resources

National Parks and Public Lands

Water and Power Resources

Investigate Covert Arms Transactions with Iran (Select)

Judiciary (Chair: Peter W. Rodino)

Administrative Law and Governmental Relations

Civil and Constitutional Rights

Courts, Civil Liberties and the Administration of Justice

Crime

Criminal Justice

Immigration, Refugees and International Law

Monopolies and Commercial Law

Merchant Marine and Fisheries (Chair: Walter B. Jones Sr.)

Coast Guard and Navigation

Fisheries, Wildlife Conservation and the Environment

Merchant Marine

Oceanography

Oversight and Investigations

Panama Canal and Outer Continental Stuff

Narcotics Abuse and Control (Select)

Post Office and Civil Service

Census and Population

Civil Service

Compensation and Employee Benefits

Human Resources

Investigations

Postal Operations and Services

Postal Personnel and Modernization

Public Works and Transportation (Chair: James J. Howard, then Glenn M. Anderson)

Aviation

Economic Development

Investigations and Oversight

Public Buildings and Grounds

Surface Transportation

Water Resources

Rules (Chair: Claude Pepper)

Rules of the House

The Legislative Process

Science and Technology (Chair: Robert A. Roe)

Energy Research and Development

International Scientific Cooperation

Investigations and Oversight

Natural Resources, Agriculture Research and Environment

Science, Research and Technology

Space Science and Applications

Transportation, Aviation and Materials

Small Business (Chair: John J. LaFalce)

Antitrust, Impact of Deregulation and Privatization

Energy and Agriculture

Exports, Tourism and Special Problems

Procurement, Innovation and Minority Enterprise Development

Regulation and Business Opportunities

SBA and the General Economy

Standards of Official Conduct (Chair: Julian C. Dixon)

Veterans' Affairs (Chair: Gillespie V. Montgomery)

Hospitals and Health Care

Compensation, Pension and Insurance

Education, Training and Employment

Oversight and Investigations

Housing and Memorial Affairs

Ways and Means (Chair: Dan Rostenkowski)

Health

Oversight

Public Assistance and Unemployment Compensation

Select Revenue Measures

Social Security

Trade

Whole

Joint committees

Deficit Reduction

Economic

Taxation

Library

Printing

Legislative branch agency directors

Architect of the Capitol: George M. White

Attending Physician of the United States Congress: William Narva

Comptroller General of the United States: Charles A. Bowsher

Director of the Congressional Budget Office: Rudolph G. Penner (until April 28), Edward Gramlich (starting April 28)

Librarian of Congress: Daniel J. Boorstin (until September 12), James H. Billington (starting September 14)

Public Printer of the United States: Ralph E. Kennickell, Jr. (until 1988), Joseph E. Jenifer (starting 1988)

Senate

Secretary of the Senate: Walter J. Stewart

Secretary for the Majority: David Pratt

Secretary for the Minority: Howard O. Greene, Jr.

Sergeant at Arms: Henry K. Giugni

Parliamentarian: William H. Brown

Historian [1]: Richard A. Baker

Chaplain: Richard C. Halverson

House of Representatives

Clerk [2]: Donnald K. Anderson

Sergeant at Arms: Jack Russ

Doorkeeper: James T. Molloy

Parliamentarian: William Holmes Brown

Postmaster: Robert V. Rota

Reading Clerks:

Historian: Ray Smock

Chaplain: James D. Ford

See also: Rules of the House: "Other officers and officials"