98th United States Congress


The 98th 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, 1983, to January 3, 1985, during the third and fourth years of Ronald Reagan's presidency. The apportionment of seats in the House of Representatives was based on the 1980 U.S. census.
The Republicans maintained control of the Senate, while the Democrats increased their majority in the House of Representatives from the 97th Congress.

Major events

Major legislation

Leadership

Senate

Majority (Republican) leadership

Minority (Democratic) leadership

House of Representatives

Majority (Democratic) leadership

Minority (Republican) leadership

Caucuses

Members

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

Senate

Senators are elected statewide every two years, with approximately one-third beginning new six-year terms with each Congress, In this Congress, Class 2 meant their term ended with this Congress, facing re-election in 1984; Class 3 meant their term began in the last Congress, facing re-election in 1986; and Class 1 meant their term began in this Congress, facing re-election in 1988.

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

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

Senate

House of Representatives

  • Aging (Select)
  • Agriculture
  • * Cotton, Rice and Sugar
  • * Livestock, Dairy and Poultry
  • * Tobacco and Peanuts
  • * Wheat, Soybeans and Feed Grains
  • * Conservation Credit and Rural Development
  • * Department Operations Research and Foreign Agriculture
  • * Domestic Marketing, Consumer Relations and Nutrition
  • * Forests, Family Farms and Energy
  • Appropriations
  • * Agriculture, Rural Development and Related Agencies
  • * Commerce, Justice, State and the Judiciary
  • * Defense
  • * District of Columbia
  • * Energy and Water Development
  • * Foreign Operations
  • * HUD-Independent Agencies
  • * Interior
  • * Labor-Health and Human Services
  • * Legislative
  • * Military Construction
  • * Transportation
  • * Treasury, Postal Service and General Government
  • Armed Services
  • * Research and Development
  • * Seapower, Strategic and Critical Materials
  • * Procurement and Military Nuclear Systems
  • * Investigations
  • * Readiness
  • * Military Personnel and Compensation
  • * Military Installations and Facilities
  • Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs
  • * Financial Institutions Supervision, Regulation and Insurance
  • * Housing and Community Development
  • * General Oversight and Renegotiation
  • * Consumer Affairs and Coinage
  • * International Development Institutions and Finance
  • * Domestic Monetary Policy
  • * International Trade, Investment and Monetary Policy
  • * Economic Stabilization
  • Budget
  • * Capital Resources and Development
  • * Energy and Technology
  • * Budget Process
  • * Education and Employment
  • * Federalism/State-Local Relations
  • * Economic Policy and Growth
  • * Tax Policy
  • * Entitlements, Uncontrollables and Indexing
  • * International Finance and Trade
  • Children, Youth and Families (Select)
  • District of Columbia
  • * Fiscal Affairs and Health
  • * Government Operations and Metropolitan Affairs
  • * Judiciary and Education
  • Education and Labor
  • * Elementary, Secondary and Vocational Education
  • * Employment Opportunities
  • * Labor-Management Relations
  • * Health and Safety
  • * Human Resources
  • * Postsecondary Education
  • * Labor Standards
  • * Select Education
  • Energy and Commerce
  • * Oversight and Investigations
  • * Energy Conservation and Power
  • * Health and the Environment
  • * Telecommunications, Consumer Protection and Finance
  • * Fossil and Synthetic Fuels
  • * Commerce, Transportation and Tourism
  • Foreign Affairs
  • * International Security and Scientific Affairs
  • * International Operations
  • * Europe and the Middle East
  • * Human Rights and International Organizations
  • * Asian and Pacific Affairs
  • * International Economic Policy and Trade
  • * Western Hemisphere Affairs
  • * Africa
  • Government Operations
  • * Legislation and National Security
  • * Government Activities and Transportation
  • * Government Information and Individual Rights
  • * Ingovernmental Relations and Human Resources
  • * Environment, Energy and Natural Resources
  • * Commerce, Consumer and Monetary Affairs
  • * Manpower and Housing
  • House Administration
  • * Accounts
  • * Contracts and Printing
  • * Services
  • * Office Systems
  • * Personnel and Police
  • Interior and Insular Affairs
  • * Energy and the Environment
  • * Water and Power Resources
  • * Public Lands and National Lands
  • * Insular Affairs
  • * Mining, Forest Management and Bonneville Power Administration
  • * Oversight and Investigations
  • Judiciary
  • * Immigration
  • * Courts
  • * Monopolies
  • * Administrative Law
  • * Civil and Constitutional Rights
  • * Crime
  • * Criminal Justice
  • Merchant Marine and Fisheries
  • * Merchant Marine
  • * Fisheries, Wildlife Conservation and the Environment
  • * Coast Guard and Navigation
  • * Panama Canal and Outer Continental Stuff
  • * Oceangraphy
  • Narcotics Abuse and Control (Select)
  • Post Office and Civil Service
  • * Investigations
  • * Postal Operations and Services
  • * Civil Service
  • * Census and Population
  • * Postal Personnel and Modernization
  • * Compensation and Employee Benefits
  • * Human Resources
  • Public Works and Transportation
  • * Aviation
  • * Economic Development
  • * Investigations and Oversight
  • * Public Buildings and Grounds
  • * Surface Transportation
  • * Water Resources
  • Rules
  • * The Legislative Process
  • * Rules of the House
  • Science and Technology
  • * Energy Development and Applications
  • * Natural Resources, Agriculture Research and Environment
  • * Energy Research and Production
  • * Science, Research and Technology
  • * Transportation, Aviation and Materials
  • * Investigations and Oversight
  • * Space Science and Applications
  • Small Business
  • * SBA and SBIC Authority, Minority Enterprise and General Small Business Problems
  • * General Oversight and the Economy
  • * Antitrust and Restraint of Trade Activities affecting Small Business
  • * Energy, Environment and Safety Issues affecting Small Business
  • * Tax, Access to Equity Capital and Business Opportunities
  • * Export Opportunities and Special Small Business Problems
  • Standards of Official Conduct
  • Veterans' Affairs
  • * Oversight and Investigations
  • * Hospitals and Health Care
  • * Education, Training and Employment
  • * Compensation, Pension and Insurance
  • * Housing and Memorial Affairs
  • Ways and Means
  • * Trade
  • * Social Security
  • * Oversight
  • * Select Revenue Measures
  • * Health
  • * Public Assistance and Unemployment Compensation
  • Whole

Joint committees

Employees

Legislative branch agency">List of federal agencies in the United States">Legislative branch agency directors

Senate

House of Representatives