106th United States Congress
The 106th 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, 1999, to January 3, 2001, during the last two years of Bill Clinton's presidency. The apportionment of seats in the House of Representatives was based on the 1990 [United States census]. Both chambers maintained a Republican majority.
This is the most recent Congress with Republican senators from the states of Delaware, Michigan and [|Washington], all of whom lost re-election in 2000. It was the first Congress where Baby boomers comprised the majority of the House of Representatives.
Major events
- January 7, 1999 – February 12, 1999: Impeachment trial of Bill Clinton
- March 24, 1999 – June 10, 1999: NATO bombing of Yugoslavia
- March 29, 1999: Dow Jones Industrial Average ended above 10,000 for the first time.
- April 20, 1999: Columbine High School massacre
- April 3, 2000: United States v. Microsoft: Federal court held Microsoft liable for anti-trust violations
- November 7, 2000: Presidential election, Senate election, House of Representatives elections, 2000|House election]
- November 7, 2000 – December 13, 2000: Presidential election, Florida recount, and Bush v. Gore litigation
Major legislation
- May 21, 1999: Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act,
- August 17, 1999: Water Resources Development Act of 1999,
- October 26, 1999: Wireless Communications and Public Safety Act of 1999,
- November 12, 1999: Gramm-Leach-Bliley Financial Services Modernization Act,
- November 29, 1999: American Inventors Protection Act,
- December 9, 1999: Digital Theft Deterrence and Copyright Damages Improvement Act of 1999,
- December 14, 1999: Foster Care Independence Act,
- March 14, 2000: Iran Nonproliferation Act of 2000,
- April 5, 2000: Wendell H. Ford Aviation Investment and Reform Act for the 21st Century,
- May 18, 2000: African Growth and Opportunity Act,
- May 26, 2000: Hmong Veterans' Naturalization Act of 2000,
- May 26, 2000: Muhammad Ali Boxing Reform Act,
- June 22, 2000: Agricultural Risk Protection Act of 2000,
- June 30, 2000: Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act,
- August 7, 2000: Oceans Act,
- August 19, 2000: Global AIDS and Tuberculosis Relief Act of 2000,
- September 22, 2000: Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act,
- October 10, 2000: U.S.-China Relations Act of 2000,
- October 17, 2000: Children's Health Act,
- October 28, 2000: Victims of Trafficking and Violence Protection Act of 2000,
- October 30, 2000: Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act,
- October 30, 2000: Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act of 2000,
- October 30, 2000: Child Citizenship Act of 2000,
- November 1, 2000: Transportation Recall Enhancement, Accountability, and Documentation (TREAD) Act,
- November 22, 2000: Military Extraterritorial Jurisdiction Act of 2000,
- December 11, 2000: Water Resources Development Act of 2000,
- December 19, 2000: DNA Analysis Backlog Elimination Act of 2000,
- December 21, 2000: Legal Immigration Family Equity Act,
- December 21, 2000: Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2001,
- December 21, 2000: Shark Finning Prohibition Act,
Treaties considered
- October 13, 1999: Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty: Rejected
Party summary
Senate
Membership changed with two deaths.House of Representatives
There were two resignations and three deaths.Leadership
Senate
- President of [the United">Vice President of the United States">President of [the United States|President]: Al Gore
- President pro tempore of [the United States Senate|President pro tempore]: Strom Thurmond
Majority (Republican) leadership
- Majority Leader: Trent Lott
- Majority Whip: Don Nickles
- Republican Conference Chairman: Connie Mack III
- Republican Conference Secretary: Paul Coverdell
- Republican Campaign Committee Chairman: Mitch McConnell
- Policy Committee Chairman: Larry Craig
Minority (Democratic) leadership
- Minority Leader: Tom Daschle
- Minority Whip: Harry Reid
- Policy Committee Chairman: Byron Dorgan
- Democratic Conference Secretary: Barbara Mikulski
- Democratic Campaign Committee Chairman: Robert Torricelli
- Chief Deputy Whip: John Breaux
House of Representatives
Majority (Republican) leadership
- Majority Leader: Dick Armey
- Majority Whip: Tom DeLay
- Chief Deputy Whip: Roy Blunt
- Republican Conference Chairman: J. C. Watts
- Republican Conference Vice-Chairman: Tillie Fowler
- Republican Conference Secretary: Deborah Pryce
- Policy Committee Chairman: Christopher Cox
- Republican Campaign Committee Chairman: Tom Davis
- House Rules Committee Chairman: David Dreier
Minority (Democratic) leadership
- Minority Leader: Dick Gephardt
- Minority Whip: David Bonior
- Chief Deputy Minority Whips: Chet Edwards, John Lewis, Ed Pastor & Maxine Waters
- Democratic Caucus Chairman: Martin Frost
- Democratic Caucus Vice Chairman: Bob Menendez
- Democratic Campaign Committee Chairman: Patrick J. Kennedy
Members
Senate
In this Congress, Class 1 meant their term ended with this Congress, facing re-election in 2000; Class 2 meant their term began in the last Congress, facing re-election in 2002; and Class 3 meant their term began in this Congress, facing re-election in 2004.Delaware">List of United States senators from Delaware">Delaware
Kansas">List of United States senators from Kansas">Kansas
Mississippi">List of United States senators from Mississippi">Mississippi
New York">List of United States senators from New York">New York
South Carolina">List of United States senators from South Carolina">South Carolina
West Virginia">List of United States senators from West Virginia">West Virginia
House of Representatives
Alabama — Alaska — Arizona — Arkansas — California — Colorado — Connecticut — Delaware — Florida — Georgia — Hawaii — Idaho — Illinois — Indiana — Iowa — Kansas — Kentucky — Louisiana — Maine — Maryland — Massachusetts — Michigan — Minnesota — Mississippi — Missouri — Montana — Nebraska — Nevada — New Hampshire — New Jersey — New Mexico — New York — North Carolina — North Dakota — Ohio — Oklahoma — Oregon — Pennsylvania — Rhode Island — South Carolina — South Dakota — Tennessee — Texas — Utah — Vermont — Virginia — Washington — West Virginia — Wisconsin — Wyoming — Non-voting members |
Delaware">List of United States representatives from Delaware">Delaware
Kansas">List of United States representatives from Kansas">Kansas
Mississippi">List of United States representatives from Mississippi">Mississippi
New York">List of United States representatives from New York">New York
South Carolina">List of United States representatives from South Carolina">South Carolina
West Virginia">List of United States representatives from West Virginia">West Virginia
Committees
For members of the committees and their assignments, go into the Official Congressional Directory at the bottom of the article and click on the link, in the directory after the pages of terms of service, you will see the committees of the Senate, House and Joint and after the committee pages, you will see the House/Senate committee assignments in the directory, on the committees section of the House and Senate in the Official Congressional Directory, the committee's members on the first row on the left side shows the chairman of the committee and on the right side shows the ranking member of the committee.Senate
- Aging (Special)
- Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry
- * Forestry, Conservation and Rural Revitalization
- * Marketing Inspection and Product Promotion
- * Production and Price Competitiveness
- * Research, Nutrition and General Legislation
- Appropriations
- * Agriculture, Rural Development and Related Agencies
- * Commerce, Justice, State and the Judiciary
- * Defense
- * District of Columbia
- * Energy and Water Development
- * Foreign Operations
- * Interior
- * Labor, Health, Human Services and Education
- * Legislative Branch
- * Military Construction
- * Transportation
- * Treasury and General Government
- * VA, HUD and Independent Agencies
- Armed Services
- * Airland
- * Emerging Threats and Capabilities
- * Personnel
- * Readiness and Management Support
- * Seapower
- * Strategic
- Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs
- * Economic Policy
- * Financial Institutions
- * Housing and Transportation
- * International Trade and Finance
- * Securities
- Budget
- Commerce, Science and Transportation
- * Aviation
- * Communications
- * Consumer Affairs, Foreign Commerce and Tourism
- * Manufacturing and Competitiveness
- * Oceans and Fisheries
- * Surface Transportation and Merchant Marine
- Energy and Natural Resources
- * Energy Research, Development, Production and Regulation
- * Forests and Public Land Management
- * National Parks, Historic Preservation and Recreation
- * Water and Power
- Environment and Public Works
- * Clean Air, Wetlands, Private Property and Nuclear Safety
- * Fisheries, Wildlife, and Drinking Water
- * Superfund, Waste Control and Risk Assessment
- * Transportation and Infrastructure
- Ethics (Select)
- Finance
- * Health Care
- * International Trade
- * Long-Term Growth and Debt Reduction
- * Social Security and Family Policy
- * Taxation and IRS Oversight
- Foreign Relations
- * African Affairs
- * East Asian and Pacific Affairs
- * European Affairs
- * International Economic Policy, Export and Trade Promotion
- * International Operations
- * Near Eastern and South Asian Affairs
- * Western Hemisphere, Peace Corps, Narcotics and Terrorism
- Governmental Affairs
- * International Security, Proliferation and Federal Services
- * Oversight of Government Management, Restructuring and the District of Columbia
- * Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations
- Indian Affairs (Select)
- Intelligence (Select)
- Health, Education, Labor and Pensions
- * Children and Families
- * Public Health
- * Aging
- * Employment, Safety and Training
- Judiciary
- * Administrative Oversight and the Courts
- * Antitrust, Business Rights and Competition
- * Constitution, Federalism and Property Rights
- * Criminal Justice Oversight
- * Immigration
- * Technology, Terrorism and Government Information
- * Youth Violence
- Rules and Administration
- Small Business
- Veterans' Affairs
House of Representatives
- Agriculture
- * Department Operations, Oversight, Nutrition and Forestry
- * General Farm Commodities, Resource Conservation and Credit
- * Livestock and Horticulture
- * Risk Management, Research and Specialty Crops
- Appropriations
- * Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration and Related Agencies
- * Commerce, Justice, State and Judiciary
- * Defense
- * District of Columbia
- * Energy and Water Development
- * Foreign Operations, Export Financing and Related Programs
- * Interior
- * Labor, Health, Human Services and Education
- * Legislative
- * Military Construction
- * Transportation
- * Treasury, Postal Service and General Government
- * VA-HUD Independent Agencies
- Armed Services
- * Military Installations and Facilities
- * Military Personnel
- * Military Procurement
- * Military Readiness
- * Military Research and Development
- * Special Oversight Panel on Morale, Welfare and Recreation
- * Special Oversight Panel on the Merchant Marine
- Banking and Financial Services
- * Capital Markets, Securities and Government Sponsored Enterprises
- * Domestic and International Monetary Policy
- * Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit
- * General Oversight and Investigations
- * Housing and Community Opportunity
- Budget
- Commerce
- * Energy and Power
- * Finance and Hazardous Materials
- * Health and the Environment
- * Oversight and Investigations
- * Telecommunications, Trade and Consumer Protection
- Education and the Workforce
- * Employer-Employee Relations
- * Workforce Protections
- * Oversight and Investigations
- * Postsecondary Education, Training and Life-Long Learning
- * Early Childhood, Youth and Families
- Government Reform
- * Census
- * Civil Service
- * Criminal Justice, Drug Policy and Human Resources
- * District of Columbia
- * Government Management, Information and Technology
- * National Economic Growth, Natural Resources and Regulatory Affairs
- * National Security, Veterans' Affairs and International Relations
- * Postal Service
- House Administration
- International Relations
- * Africa
- * Asia and the Pacific
- * International Operations and Human Rights
- * Western Hemisphere
- * International Economic Policy and Trade
- Judiciary
- * Commercial and Administrative Law
- * The Constitution
- * Courts and Intellectual Property
- * Crime
- * Immigration and Claims
- Resources
- * Energy and Mineral Resources
- * Fisheries Conservation, Wildlife and Oceans
- * National Parks and Public Lands
- * Forests and Forest Health
- * Water and Power
- Rules
- * The Legislative Process
- * The Rules and Organizations of the House
- Science
- * Basic Research
- * Energy and the Environment
- * Space and Aeronautics
- * Technology
- Small Business
- * Empowerment
- * Government Programs and Oversight
- * Regulatory Reform and Paperwork Reduction
- * Tax, Finance and Exports
- * Rural Enterprises, Business Opportunities and Special Small Business Problems
- Standards of Official Conduct
- Transportation and Infrastructure
- * Aviation
- * Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation
- * Economic Development, Public Buildings, Hazardous Materials and Pipeline Transportation
- * Ground Transportation
- * Oversight, Investigations and Emergency Management
- * Water Resources and Environment
- Veterans' Affairs
- * Health
- * Benefits
- * Oversight and Investigations
- Ways and Means
- * Health
- * Human Resources
- * Oversight
- * Social Security
- * Trade
- Whole
Joint committees
Employees
Legislative branch agency">List of federal agencies in the United States#United States Congress">Legislative branch agency directors
- Architect of the Capitol: Alan M. Hantman
- Attending Physician of the United States Congress: John F. Eisold
- Comptroller General of the United States: David M. Walker
- Director of the Congressional Budget Office: June E. O'Neill, until January 29, 1999
- * James Blum, January 29, 1999 - February 3, 1999
- * Dan Crippen, from February 3, 1999
- Librarian of Congress: James H. Billington
- Public Printer of the United States: Michael F. DiMario
Senate
- Chaplain: Lloyd John Ogilvie
- Curator: Diane K. Skvarla
- Historian: Richard A. Baker
- Parliamentarian: Bob Dove
- Secretary: Gary Lee Sisco
- Librarian: Greg Harness
- Secretary for the Majority: Elizabeth B. Letchworth
- Secretary for the Minority: Martin P. Paone
- Sergeant at Arms: James W. Ziglar
House of Representatives
- Chaplain: James David Ford, until March 23, 2000
- * Daniel P. Coughlin, from March 23, 2000
- Chief Administrative Officer: James M. Eagen III
- Clerk: Jeff Trandahl
- Reading Clerks:
- * Mary Kevin Niland
- * Bob Berry along with Paul Hays
- Inspector General: John W. Lainhart IV then Steven McNamara
- Parliamentarian: Charles W. Johnson
- Sergeant at Arms: Wilson Livingood