The 102nd 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, 1991, to January 3, 1993, during the last two years of George H. W. Bush's presidency. This is the most recent Congress where Republicans held a Senate seat from California.
The apportionment of seats in this House of Representatives was based on the 1980 United States census. Both chambers maintained a Democratic majority.
Notable events
January 17, 1991 – February 28, 1991: Persian Gulf War
May 16, 1991: Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom addresses a Joint Meeting of Congress
October 15, 1991: Confirmation of Clarence Thomas Supreme Court nomination at the Senate
December 26, 1991: End of Cold War
November 3, 1992: Election of Bill Clinton as President of the United States
Major legislation
February 6, 1991: Agent Orange Act of 1991, Pub. L.Tooltip Public Law (United States) 102–4, 105 Stat. 11
November 21, 1991: Civil Rights Act of 1991, Pub. L.Tooltip Public Law (United States) 102–166, 105 Stat. 1071
December 9, 1991: High Performance Computing and Communication Act of 1991, Pub. L.Tooltip Public Law (United States) 102–194
December 12, 1991: Soviet Nuclear Threat Reduction Act of 1991, Pub. L.Tooltip Public Law (United States) 102–228, 105 Stat. 1691
October 9, 1992: Chinese Student Protection Act of 1992, Pub. L.Tooltip Public Law (United States) 102–404, 106 Stat. 1969
October 23, 1992: Former Soviet Union Demilitarization Act of 1992 Pub. L.Tooltip Public Law (United States) 102–484, 106 Stat. 2315
October 23, 1992: Weapons of Mass Destruction Control Act, Pub. L.Tooltip Public Law (United States) 102–484 (div. A, title XV), 106 Stat. 2567
October 28, 1992: Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act, Pub. L.Tooltip Public Law (United States) 102–548, 106 Stat. 3646
October 28, 1992: Land Remote Sensing Policy Act, Pub. L.Tooltip Public Law (United States) 102–555, 106 Stat. 4163
November 2, 1992: High Seas Driftnet Fisheries Enforcement Act of 1992, Pub. L.Tooltip Public Law (United States) 102–582, 106 Stat. 4900
November 4, 1992: Abandoned Barge Act of 1992, Pub. L.Tooltip Public Law (United States) 102–587, 106 Stat. 5039
Constitutional amendments
May 20, 1992: The House and the Senate each pass a concurrent resolution agreeing that the Twenty-seventh Amendment to the United States Constitution was validly ratified, despite the unorthodox period of more than 202 years for the completion of the task.
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, In this Congress, Class 3 meant their term ended with this Congress, requiring reelection in 1992; Class 1 meant their term began in the last Congress, requiring reelection in 1994; and Class 2 meant their term began in this Congress, requiring reelection in 1996.
House of Representatives
Changes in membership
Senate
House of Representatives
Committees
Lists of committees and their party leaders for members of the House and Senate committees can be found through the Official Congressional Directory at the bottom of this article. The directory after the pages of terms of service lists committees of the Senate, House (Standing with Subcommittees, Select and Special) and Joint and, after that, House/Senate committee assignments. 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) (Chair: David Pryor; Ranking Member: William S. Cohen)
Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry (Chair: Patrick Leahy; Ranking Member: Richard G. Lugar)
Agricultural Credit (Chair: Kent Conrad; Ranking Member: Chuck Grassley)
Agricultural Production and Stabilization of Prices (Chair: David Pryor; Ranking Member: Jesse Helms)
Agricultural Research and General Legislation (Chair: Tom Daschle; Ranking Member: John Seymour)
Conservation and Forestry (Chair: Wyche Fowler; Ranking Member: Larry E. Craig)
Domestic and Foreign Marketing and Product Promotion (Chair: David L. Boren; Ranking Member: Thad Cochran)
Nutrition and Investigations (Chair: Tom Harkin; Ranking Member: Mitch McConnell)
Rural Development and Rural Electrification (Chair: Howell T. Heflin; Ranking Member: Thad Cochran)
Appropriations (Chair: Robert Byrd; Ranking Member: Mark O. Hatfield)
Agriculture, Rural Development and Related Agencies (Chair: Quentin N. Burdick; Ranking Member: Thad Cochran)
Commerce, Justice, State and Judiciary (Chair: Ernest F. Hollings; Ranking Member: Warren Rudman)
Defense (Chair: Daniel Inouye; Ranking Member: Ted Stevens)
District of Columbia (Chair: Brock Adams; Ranking Member: Kit Bond)
Energy and Water Development (Chair: J. Bennett Johnston; Ranking Member: Mark O. Hatfield)
Foreign Operations (Chair: Patrick Leahy; Ranking Member: Bob Kasten)
VA-HUD Independent Agencies (Chair: Barbara A. Mikulski; Ranking Member: Jake Garn)
Interior and Related Agencies (Chair: Robert C. Byrd; Ranking Member: Don Nickles)
Labor, Health, Human Services, Education and Related Agencies (Chair: Tom Harkin; Ranking Member: Arlen Specter)
Legislative Branch (Chair: Harry Reid; Ranking Member: Slade Gorton)
Military Construction (Chair: Jim Sasser; Ranking Member: Phil Gramm)
Transportation and Related Agencies (Chair: Frank Lautenberg; Ranking Member: Al D'Amato)
Treasury, Postal Service and General Government (Chair: Dennis DeConcini; Ranking Member: Pete Domenici)
Armed Services (Chair: Sam Nunn; Ranking Member: John Warner)
Strategic Forces and Nuclear Detterence (Chair: J. James Exon; Ranking Member: Strom Thurmond)
Conventional Forces and Alliance Defense (Chair: Carl Levin; Ranking Member: Malcolm Wallop)
Projection Forces and Regional Defense (Chair: Ted Kennedy; Ranking Member: William Cohen)
Defense Industry and Technology (Chair: Jeff Bingaman; Ranking Member: Dan Coats)
Readiness, Sustainability and Support (Chair: Alan J. Dixon; Ranking Member: Trent Lott)
Manpower and Personnel (Chair: John Glenn; Ranking Member: John McCain)
Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs (Chair: Donald W. Riegle Jr.; Ranking Member: Jake Garn)
Housing and Urban Affairs (Chair: Alan Cranston; Ranking Member: Al D'Amato)
International Finance and Monetary Policy (Chair: Paul Sarbanes; Ranking Member: Phil Gramm)
Securities (Chair: Chris Dodd; Ranking Member: Nancy Kassebaum)
Consumer and Regulatory Affairs (Chair: Alan J. Dixon; Ranking Member: Kit Bond)
Budget (Chair: Jim Sasser; Ranking Member: Pete Domenici)
Commerce, Science and Transportation (Chair: Ernest Hollings; Ranking Member: John C. Danforth)
Aviation (Chair: Wendell H. Ford; Ranking Member: Bob Packwood)
Communications (Chair: Daniel K. Inouye; Ranking Member: Bob Packwood)
Consumer (Chair: Richard Bryan; Ranking Member: Slade Gorton)
Foreign Commerce and Tourism (Chair: Jay Rockefeller; Ranking Member: Conrad Burns)
Merchant Marine (Chair: John Breaux; Ranking Member: Trent Lott)
Science, Technology and Space (Chair: Albert Gore; Ranking Member: Larry Pressler)
Surface Transportation (Chair: J. James Exon; Ranking Member: Bob Kasten)
National Ocean Policy Study (Chair: Ernest F. Hollings; Ranking Member: Ted Stevens)
Energy and Natural Resources (Chair: J. Bennett Johnston; Ranking Member: Malcolm Wallop)
Energy Regulation and Conservation (Chair: Tim Wirth; Ranking Member: Don Nickles)
Energy Research and Development (Chair: Wendell H. Ford; Ranking Member: Pete Domenici)
Mineral Resources Development and Production (Chair: Jeff Bingaman; Ranking Member: Larry E. Craig)
Public Lands, National Parks and Forests (Chair: Dale Bumpers; Ranking Member: Frank H. Murkowski)
Water and Power (Chair: Bill Bradley; Ranking Member: Conrad Burns)
Environment and Public Works (Chair: Quentin N. Burdick, then Daniel Patrick Moynihan; Ranking Member: John H. Chafee)
Environment Protection (Chair: Max Baucus; Ranking Member: John H. Chafee)
Nuclear Regulation (Chair: Bob Graham; Ranking Member: Alan K. Simpson)
Superfund, Ocean and Water Protection (Chair: Frank Lautenberg; Ranking Member: David Durenberger)
Toxic Substances, Environmental Oversight, Research and Development (Chair: Harry Reid; Ranking Member: John W. Warner)
Water Resources, Transportation and Infrastructure (Chair: Daniel Moynihan; Ranking Member: Steve Symms)
Ethics (Select) (Chair: Howell Heflin, then Terry Sanford; Ranking Member: Warren B. Rudman)
Finance (Chair: Lloyd Bentsen; Ranking Member: Bob Packwood)
Deficits, Debt Management and International Debt (Chair: Bill Bradley; Ranking Member: Chuck Grassley)
Energy and Agricultural Taxation (Chair: Tom Daschle; Ranking Member: Steve Symms)
Health for Families and the Uninsured (Chair: Donald W. Riegle; Ranking Member: John H. Chafee)
International Trade (Chair: Max Baucus; Ranking Member: John C. Danforth)
Medicare and Long Term Care (Chair: Jay Rockefeller; Ranking Member: David Durenberger)
Private Retirement Plans and Oversight of the Internal Revenue Service (Chair: David Pryor; Ranking Member: Chuck Grassley)
Social Security and Family Policy (Chair: Daniel Moynihan; Ranking Member: Bob Dole)
Taxation (Chair: David L. Boren; Ranking Member: William V. Roth Jr.)