93rd United States Congress

93rd United States Congress
United States Capitol (2002)
Duration: January 3, 1973 – January 3, 1975
Senate President:	Spiro Agnew (until October 10, 1973) Gerald Ford (Dec 6, 1973 to Aug 9, 1974) Nelson Rockefeller (beginning on Dec 19, 1974)
Senate Pres. pro tem:	James Eastland
House Speaker:	Carl Albert
Members:	100 Senators 435 Representatives
Senate Majority:	Democratic Party
House Majority:	Democratic Party
Sessions
1st: January 3, 1973 – December 22, 1973 2nd: January 21, 1974 – December 20, 1974
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The Ninety-third 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, DC from January 3, 1973 to January 3, 1975, during the end of Richard Nixon's presidency, and the beginning of Gerald Ford's. This Congress was the first (and, to date, only) Congress with more than one Senate President (the Vice President of the United States), in this case, three. After the resignation of Spiro Agnew, Gerald Ford was appointed under the authority of the newly-ratified 25th Amendment. Ford became President the next year and Nelson Rockefeller was appointed in his place. The apportionment of seats in the House of Representatives was based on the Nineteenth Census of the United States in 1970. Both chambers had a Democratic majority.

Major events

Main articles: 1973 in the United States, 1974 in the United States, and 1975 in the United States

• January 20, 1973: President Richard Nixon and Vice President Spiro Agnew inaugurated for their second term
• January 22, 1973: Supreme Court issued abortion decision, Roe v. Wade
• January 27, 1973: Paris Peace Accords signed
• October 10, 1973: Vice President Spiro Agnew resigned
• October 20, 1973: Saturday Night Massacre
• December 6, 1973: Vice President Gerald Ford inaugurated
• August 9, 1974: President Richard Nixon resigned. Gerald Ford became President.
• November 5, 1974: United States midterm elections: Democrats increased their majorities in both houses
• December 19, 1974: Vice President Nelson Rockefeller inaugurated

Major legislation

Main article: List of United States federal legislation#93rd United States Congress

• August 13, 1973: Federal Aid Highway Act of 1973, Pub.L. 93-87, title I, 87 Stat. 250
• September 26, 1973: Rehabilitation Act of 1973, Pub.L. 93-112, 87 Stat. 355
• October 1, 1973: Domestic Volunteer Services Act of 1973 (VISTA), Pub.L. 93-113, 87 Stat. 394
• November 3, 1973: Amtrak Improvement Act, Pub.L. 93-146, 87 Stat. 548
• November 7, 1973: War Powers Resolution, Pub.L. 93-148, 87 Stat. 555
• December 28, 1973: Comprehensive Employment and Training Act, Pub.L. 93-203
• December 28, 1973: Endangered Species Act, Pub.L. 93-205, 87 Stat. 884
• December 29, 1973: Health Maintenance Organization Act of 1973, Pub.L. 93-222
• March 7, 1974: Water Resources Development Act of 1974, Pub.L. 93-251, 88 Stat. 34
• May 22, 1974: Disaster Relief Act of 1974, Pub.L. 93-288, 88 Stat. 143
• May 31, 1974: Research on Aging Act, Pub.L. 93-296, 88 Stat. 184
• July 12, 1974: Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974, Pub.L. 93-344, 88 Stat. 297
• July 25, 1974: Legal Services Corporation Act, Pub.L. 93-355, 88 Stat. 378
• August 21, 1974: Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act, Pub.L. 93-380, title V, §513, 88 Stat. 571
• September 2, 1974: Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA), Pub.L. 93-406, 88 Stat. 829
• September 7, 1974: Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974, Pub.L. 93-415, 88 Stat. 1109
• November 26, 1974: National Mass Transportation Assistance Act, Pub.L. 93-503, 88 Stat. 1565
• December 3, 1974: Vietnam Era Veterans' Readjustment Assistance Act, Pub.L. 93-508, 88 Stat. 1578
• December 16, 1974: Safe Drinking Water Act, Pub.L. 93-523, 88 Stat. 1660
• December 31, 1974: Privacy Act of 1974, Pub.L. 93-579, 88 Stat. 1896
• January 2, 1975: An Act to Establish Rules of Evidence for Certain Courts and Proceedings, Pub.L. 93-595, 88 Stat. 1926
• January 3, 1975: Trade Act of 1974, Pub.L. 93-618, 88 Stat. 1978
• January 3, 1975: Hazardous Materials Transportation Act, Pub.L. 93-633, title I, 88 Stat. 2156
• January 4, 1975: National Health Planning and Resources Development Act, Pub.L. 93-641, 88 Stat. 2225

Hearings

• May 17, 1973: Watergate hearings began (Senate Select Committee on Presidential Campaign Activities)
• May 9, 1974: Hearings on the Impeachment of President Nixon began (House of Representatives Judiciary Committee)

Party summary

Makeup of the U.S. Senate at the start of this Congress, color-coded by party. Note: The orange stripes in New York and the gray stripes in Virginia denote Conservative James Bukley and Independent Harry Byrd, respectively.

Senate

	Party (Shading indicates majority caucus)				Total
	Democratic	Republican	Conservative	Independent		Vacant
End of the previous congress	54	44	1	1	100	0
Begin	56	42	1	1	100	0
End	57	40		1	99	1
Final voting share	57.6%	40.4%	1.0%	1.0%
Beginning of the next congress	60	37	1	1	99	1

House of Representatives

House seats by party holding plurality in state
over 80% Democratic	over 80% Republican
60+% to 80% Democratic	60+% to 80% Republican
up to 60% Democratic	up to 60% Republican

	Party (Shading indicates majority caucus)		Total
	Democratic	Republican		Vacant
End of previous Congress	252	178	430	5
Begin	241	192	433	2
End	235	182	420	18
Final voting share	56.4%	45.6%
Beginning of next Congress	291	144	435	0

Leadership

President of the Senate
Spiro Agnew

President of the Senate
Gerald Ford

President of the Senate
Nelson Rockefeller

Senate

• President: Spiro Agnew (R), until October 10, 1973
  • Gerald Ford (R), December 6, 1973 – August 9, 1974
  • Nelson Rockefeller (R), from December 19, 1974
• President pro tempore: James Eastland (D)

Majority (Democratic) leadership

• Majority Leader and Democratic Conference Chairman: Mike Mansfield
• Majority Whip: Robert Byrd

Minority (Republican) leadership

• Minority Leader: Hugh Scott
• Minority Whip: Robert P. Griffin
• Republican Conference Chairman: Norris Cotton

House of Representatives

• Speaker: Carl Albert (D)

Majority (Democratic) leadership

• Majority Leader: Tip O'Neill
• Majority Whip: John J. McFall
• Democratic Caucus Chairman: Olin E. Teague

Minority (Republican) leadership

• Minority Leader: Gerald Ford, until December 6, 1973
  • John J. Rhodes, from December 7, 1973
• Minority Whip: Leslie C. Arends
• Republican Conference Chairman: John B. Anderson

Members

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

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Senate

Senators are popularly elected statewide every two years, with one-third beginning new six year terms with each Congress. Preceding the names in the list below are Senate class numbers, which indicate the cycle of their election. In this Congress, Class 1 means their term began in the last Congress, requiring reelection in 1976; Class 2 means their term began with this Congress, requiring reelection in 1978; and Class 3 means their term ended with this Congress, requiring reelection in 1974.

See also: United States Senate elections, 1972

Alabama 2. John Sparkman (D) 3. James B. Allen (D) Alaska 2. Ted Stevens (R) 3. Mike Gravel (D) Arizona 1. Paul Fannin (R) 3. Barry Goldwater (R) Arkansas 2. John Little McClellan (D) 3. J. William Fulbright (D), until December 31, 1974 California 3. Alan Cranston (D) 1. John V. Tunney (D) Colorado 3. Peter H. Dominick (R) 2. Floyd K. Haskell (D) Connecticut 3. Abraham A. Ribicoff (D) 1. Lowell P. Weicker, Jr. (R) Delaware 1. William Roth (R) 2. Joe Biden (D) Florida 3. Edward J. Gurney (R), until December 31, 1974 Richard Stone (D), from January 1, 1975 1. Lawton Chiles (D) Georgia 3. Herman Talmadge (D) 2. Sam Nunn (D) Hawaii 1. Hiram Fong (R) 3. Daniel Inouye (D) Idaho 3. Frank Church (D) 2. James A. McClure (R) Illinois 2. Charles H. Percy (R) 3. Adlai Stevenson III (D) Indiana 1. Vance Hartke (D) 3. Birch Bayh (D) Iowa 3. Harold E. Hughes (D) 2. Richard C. Clark (D) Kansas 2. James B. Pearson (R) 3. Bob Dole (R) Kentucky 3. Marlow Cook (R), until December 27, 1974 Wendell H. Ford (D), from December 28, 1974 2. Walter Huddleston (D) Louisiana 3. Russell B. Long (D) 2. Bennett Johnston Jr. (D) Maine 1. Edmund Muskie (D) 2. William Hathaway (D) Maryland 3. Charles Mathias, Jr. (R) 1. John Glenn Beall, Jr. (R) Massachusetts 1. Ted Kennedy (D) 2. Edward Brooke (R) Michigan 1. Philip Hart (D) 2. Robert P. Griffin (R) Minnesota 2. Walter Mondale (DFL) 1. Hubert Humphrey (DFL) Mississippi 2. James Eastland (D) 1. John C. Stennis (D) Missouri 1. W. Stuart Symington (D) 3. Thomas Eagleton (D) Montana 1. Mike Mansfield (D) 2. Lee Metcalf (D)

Nebraska 1. Roman Hruska (R) 2. Carl Curtis (R) Nevada 3. Alan Bible (D), until December 17, 1974 Paul Laxalt (R), from December 18, 1974 1. Howard Cannon (D) New Hampshire 3. Norris Cotton (R), until December 31, 1974 Louis C. Wyman (R), from December 31, 1974 2. Thomas J. McIntyre (D) New Jersey 2. Clifford P. Case (R) 1. Harrison A. Williams (D) New Mexico 1. Joseph Montoya (D) 2. Pete Domenici (R) New York 3. Jacob K. Javits (R) 1. James L. Buckley (C) North Carolina 3. Sam Ervin (D) 2. Jesse Helms (R) North Dakota 3. Milton Young (R) 1. Quentin N. Burdick (D) Ohio 3. William B. Saxbe (R), until January 3, 1974 Howard Metzenbaum (D), January 4, 1974 – December 23, 1974 John Glenn (D), from December 24, 1974 1. Robert Taft, Jr. (R) Oklahoma 3. Henry Bellmon (R) 2. Dewey F. Bartlett (R) Oregon 2. Mark Hatfield (R) 3. Bob Packwood (R) Pennsylvania 1. Hugh Scott (R) 3. Richard S. Schweiker (R) Rhode Island 1. John O. Pastore (D) 2. Claiborne Pell (D) South Carolina 2. Strom Thurmond (R) 3. Ernest Hollings (D) South Dakota 3. George McGovern (D) 2. James Abourezk (D) Tennessee 2. Howard Baker (R) 1. William E. Brock III (R) Texas 2. John Tower (R) 1. Lloyd Bentsen (D) Utah 3. Wallace F. Bennett (R), until December 20, 1974 Jake Garn (R), from December 21, 1974 1. Ted Moss (D) Vermont 3. George Aiken (R) 1. Robert Stafford (R) Virginia 1. Harry F. Byrd, Jr. (I) 2. William L. Scott (R) Washington 3. Warren G. Magnuson (D) 1. Henry M. Jackson (D) West Virginia 2. Jennings Randolph (D) 1. Robert Byrd (D) Wisconsin 1. William Proxmire (D) 3. Gaylord Nelson (D) Wyoming 1. Gale W. McGee (D) 2. Clifford Hansen (R)

House of Representatives

Section contents: 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

The names of members of the House of Representatives are preceded by their district numbers.

See also: United States House of Representatives elections, 1972

Alabama 1. W. Jackson Edwards (R) 2. William Louis Dickinson (R) 3. William F. Nichols (D) 4. Tom Bevill (D) 5. Robert E. Jones, Jr. (D) 6. John Hall Buchanan, Jr. (R) 7. Walter Flowers (D) Alaska At-large. Don Young (R), from March 6, 1973 Arizona 1. John J. Rhodes (R) 2. Morris K. Udall (D) 3. Sam Steiger (R) 4. John Bertrand Conlan (R) Arkansas 1. Bill Alexander, Jr. (D) 2. Wilbur D. Mills (D) 3. John Paul Hammerschmidt (R) 4. Ray Thornton (D) California 1. Donald H. Clausen (R) 2. Harold T. Johnson (D) 3. John E. Moss (D) 4. Robert L. Leggett (D) 5. Phillip Burton (D) 6. William S. Mailliard (R), until March 5, 1974 John L. Burton (D), from June 4, 1974 7. Ronald V. Dellums (D) 8. Pete Stark (D) 9. W. Donlon Edwards (D) 10. Charles S. Gubser (R), until December 31, 1974 11. Leo Ryan (D) 12. Burt L. Talcott (R) 13. Charles M. Teague (R), until January 1, 1974 Robert J. Lagomarsino (R), from March 5, 1974 14. Jerome R. Waldie (D) 15. John J. McFall (D) 16. Bernice F. Sisk (D) 17. Paul N. McCloskey, Jr. (R) 18. Robert B. Mathias (R) 19. Chester E. Holifield (D), until December 31, 1974 20. Carlos J. Moorhead (R) 21. Augustus F. Hawkins (D) 22. James C. Corman (D) 23. Del M. Clawson (R) 24. John H. Rousselot (R) 25. Charles E. Wiggins (R) 26. Thomas M. Rees (D) 27. Barry Goldwater, Jr. (R) 28. Alphonzo E. Bell, Jr. (R) 29. George E. Danielson (D) 30. Edward R. Roybal (D) 31. Charles H. Wilson (D) 32. Craig Hosmer (R), until December 31, 1974 33. Jerry L. Pettis (R) 34. Richard T. Hanna (D), until December 31, 1974 35. Glenn M. Anderson (D) 36. William M. Ketchum (R) 37. Yvonne B. Burke (D) 38. George Brown, Jr. (D) 39. Andrew J. Hinshaw (R) 40. Bob Wilson (R) 41. Lionel Van Deerlin (D) 42. Clair W. Burgener (R) 43. Victor V. Veysey (R) Colorado 1. Patricia Schroeder (D) 2. Donald G. Brotzman (R) 3. Frank E. Evans (D) 4. James Paul Johnson (R) Connecticut 1. William R. Cotter (D) 2. Robert H. Steele (R) 3. Robert N. Giaimo (D) 4. Stewart McKinney (R) 5. Ronald A. Sarasin (R) 6. Ella T. Grasso (D) Delaware At-large. Pierre S. du Pont, IV (R) Florida 1. Robert L. F. Sikes (D) 2. Don Fuqua (D) 3. Charles E. Bennett (D) 4. William V. Chappell, Jr. (D) 5. William D. Gunter, Jr. (D) 6. Bill Young (R) 7. Sam M. Gibbons (D) 8. James A. Haley (D) 9. Louis Frey, Jr. (R) 10. Louis A. Bafalis (R) 11. Paul G. Rogers (D) 12. J. Herbert Burke (R) 13. William Lehman (D) 14. Claude Pepper (D) 15. Dante B. Fascell (D) Georgia 1. Ronald B. Ginn (D) 2. Dawson Mathis (D) 3. Jack Thomas Brinkley (D) 4. Benjamin B. Blackburn (R) 5. Andrew Young (D) 6. John James Flynt, Jr. (D) 7. John W. Davis (D) 8. Williamson S. Stuckey, Jr. (D) 9. Phillip M. Landrum (D) 10. Robert G. Stephens, Jr. (D) Hawaii 1. Spark Matsunaga (D) 2. Patsy Mink (D) Idaho 1. Steve Symms (R) 2. Orval H. Hansen (R) Illinois 1. Ralph Metcalfe (D) 2. Morgan F. Murphy (D) 3. Robert P. Hanrahan (R) 4. Ed Derwinski (R) 5. John C. Kluczynski (D) 6. Harold R. Collier (R) 7. Cardiss Collins (D), from June 5, 1973 8. Dan Rostenkowski (D) 9. Sidney R. Yates (D) 10. Samuel H. Young (R) 11. Frank Annunzio (D) 12. Philip M. Crane (R) 13. Robert McClory (R) 14. John N. Erlenborn (R) 15. Leslie C. Arends (R) 16. John B. Anderson (R) 17. George M. O'Brien (R) 18. Robert H. Michel (R) 19. Tom Railsback (R) 20. Paul Findley (R) 21. Edward Rell Madigan (R) 22. George E. Shipley (D) 23. Melvin Price (D) 24. Kenneth J. Gray (D), until December 31, 1974 Indiana 1. Ray J. Madden (D) 2. Earl F. Landgrebe (R) 3. John Brademas (D) 4. J. Edward Roush (D) 5. Elwood Hillis (R) 6. William G. Bray (R) 7. John T. Myers (R) 8. Roger H. Zion (R) 9. Lee H. Hamilton (D) 10. David W. Dennis (R) 11. William H. Hudnut III (R) Iowa 1. Edward Mezvinsky (D) 2. John Culver (D) 3. Harold R. Gross (R) 4. Neal Smith (D) 5. William J. Scherle (R) 6. Wiley Mayne (R) Kansas 1. Keith Sebelius (R) 2. Bill Roy (D) 3. Larry Winn (R) 4. Garner E. Shriver (R) 5. Joe Skubitz, Jr. (R) Kentucky 1. Frank Stubblefield (D), until December 31, 1974 2. William H. Natcher (D) 3. Romano L. Mazzoli (D) 4. Gene Snyder (R) 5. Tim Lee Carter (R) 6. John B. Breckinridge (D) 7. Carl D. Perkins (D) Louisiana 1. F. Edward Hébert (D) 2. Hale Boggs (D), until January 3, 1973 Lindy Boggs (D), from March 20, 1973 3. David C. Treen (R) 4. Joe Waggonner (D) 5. Otto Passman (D) 6. John Rarick (D) 7. John B. Breaux (D) 8. Gillis W. Long (D) Maine 1. Peter N. Kyros (D) 2. William Cohen (R) Maryland 1. William Mills (R), until May 24, 1973 Robert Bauman (R), from August 21, 1975 2. Clarence Long (D) 3. Paul Sarbanes (D) 4. Marjorie Holt (R) 5. Lawrence Hogan (R) 6. Goodloe Byron (D) 7. Parren Mitchell (D) 8. Gilbert Gude (R) Massachusetts 1. Silvio O. Conte (R) 2. Edward Boland (D) 3. Harold Donohue (D), until December 31, 1974 4. Robert Drinan (D) 5. Paul W. Cronin (R) 6. Michael J. Harrington (D) 7. Torbert Macdonald (D) 8. Tip O'Neill (D) 9. Joe Moakley (D) 10. Margaret Heckler (R) 11. James A. Burke (D) 12. Gerry Studds (D) Michigan 1. John Conyers (D) 2. Marvin L. Esch (R) 3. Garry Brown (R) 4. Edward Hutchinson (R) 5. Gerald Ford (R), until December 6, 1973 Richard Vander Veen (D), from February 18, 1974 6. Charles E. Chamberlain (R), until December 31, 1974 7. Donald W. Riegle, Jr. (R, then D) 8. R. James Harvey (R), until January 31, 1974 Bob Traxler (D), from April 23, 1974 9. Guy Vander Jagt (R) 10. Elford A. Cederberg (R) 11. Philip E. Ruppe (R) 12. James G. O'Hara (D) 13. Charles Diggs (D) 14. Lucien N. Nedzi (D) 15. William D. Ford (D) 16. John Dingell (D) 17. Martha Griffiths (D), until December 31, 1974 18. Robert J. Huber (R) 19. William S. Broomfield (R) Minnesota 1. Al Quie (R) 2. Ancher Nelsen (R),until December 31, 1974 3. Bill Frenzel (R) 4. Joseph Karth (DFL) 5. Donald M. Fraser (DFL) 6. John M. Zwach (R) 7. Robert Bergland (DFL) 8. John Blatnik (DFL), until December 31, 1974 Mississippi 1. Jamie L. Whitten (D) 2. David R. Bowen (D) 3. Gillespie V. Montgomery (D) 4. Thad Cochran (R) 5. Trent Lott (R) Missouri 1. William L. Clay, Sr. (D) 2. James W. Symington (D) 3. Leonor Sullivan (D) 4. William J. Randall (D) 5. Richard W. Bolling (D) 6. Jerry Litton (D) 7. Gene Taylor (R) 8. Richard H. Ichord, II (D) 9. William L. Hungate (D) 10. William Dean Burlison (D)

Montana 1. Richard G. Shoup (R) 2. John Melcher (D) Nebraska 1. Charles Thone (R) 2. John Y. McCollister (R) 3. David T. Martin (R), until December 31, 1974 Nevada At-large. David Towell (R) New Hampshire 1. Louis C. Wyman (R), until December 31, 1974 2. James C. Cleveland (R) New Jersey 1. John E. Hunt (R) 2. Charles W. Sandman, Jr. (R) 3. James J. Howard (D) 4. Frank Thompson (D) 5. Peter H. B. Frelinghuysen, Jr. (R) 6. Edwin B. Forsythe (R) 7. William B. Widnall (R), until December 31, 1974 8. Robert A. Roe (D) 9. Henry Helstoski (D) 10. Peter W. Rodino (D) 11. Joseph Minish (D) 12. Matthew J. Rinaldo (R) 13. Joseph J. Maraziti (R) 14. Dominick V. Daniels (D) 15. Edward J. Patten (D) New Mexico 1. Manuel Lujan, Jr. (R) 2. Harold L. Runnels (D) New York 1. Otis G. Pike (D) 2. James R. Grover, Jr. (R) 3. Angelo D. Roncallo (R) 4. Norman F. Lent (R) 5. John W. Wydler (R) 6. Lester L. Wolff (D) 7. Joseph P. Addabbo (D) 8. Benjamin S. Rosenthal (D) 9. James Delaney (D) 10. Mario Biaggi (D) 11. Frank J. Brasco (D) 12. Shirley Chisholm (D) 13. Bertram L. Podell (D) 14. John J. Rooney (D), until December 31, 1974 15. Hugh Carey (D), until December 31, 1974 16. Elizabeth Holtzman (D) 17. John M. Murphy (D) 18. Edward I. Koch (D) 19. Charles B. Rangel (D) 20. Bella Abzug (D) 21. Herman Badillo (D-L) 22. Jonathan Brewster Bingham (D) 23. Peter A. Peyser (R) 24. Ogden R. Reid (D) 25. Hamilton Fish IV (R) 26. Benjamin A. Gilman (R) 27. Howard W. Robison (R) 28. Samuel S. Stratton (D) 29. Carleton J. King (R), until December 31, 1974 30. Robert C. McEwen (R) 31. Donald J. Mitchell (R) 32. James M. Hanley (D) 33. William F. Walsh (R) 34. Frank Horton (R) 35. Barber B. Conable, Jr. (R) 36. Henry P. Smith III (R) 37. Thaddeus J. Dulski (D), until December 31, 1974 38. Jack Kemp (R) 39. James F. Hastings (R) North Carolina 1. Walter B. Jones, Sr. (D) 2. Lawrence H. Fountain (D) 3. David N. Henderson (D) 4. Ike F. Andrews (D) 5. Wilmer D. Mizell (R) 6. L. Richardson Preyer (D) 7. Charlie Rose (congressman) (D) 8. Earl B. Ruth (R) 9. James G. Martin (R) 10. James T. Broyhill (R) 11. Roy A. Taylor (D) North Dakota At-large. Mark Andrews (R) Ohio 1. William J. Keating (R), until January 3, 1974 Tom Luken (D), from March 5, 1975 2. Donald D. Clancy (R) 3. Charles W. Whalen, Jr. (R) 4. Tennyson Guyer (R) 5. Del Latta (R) 6. Bill Harsha (R) 7. Clarence J. Brown, Jr. (R) 8. Walter E. Powell (R) 9. Thomas W. L. Ashley (D) 10. Clarence E. Miller (R) 11. J. William Stanton (R) 12. Samuel L. Devine (R) 13. Charles A. Mosher (R) 14. John F. Seiberling (D) 15. Chalmers P. Wylie (R) 16. Ralph S. Regula (R) 17. John M. Ashbrook (R) 18. Wayne L. Hays (D) 19. Charles J. Carney (D) 20. James V. Stanton (D) 21. Louis Stokes (D) 22. Charles A. Vanik (D) 23. William E. Minshall, Jr. (R), until December 31, 1974 24. Walter E. Powell (R) Oklahoma 1. James Robert Jones (D) 2. Clem McSpadden (D) 3. Carl Albert (D) 4. Tom Steed (D) 5. John Jarman (D) 6. John Camp (R) Oregon 1. Wendell Wyatt (R) 2. Albert C. Ullman (D) 3. Edith S. Green (D), until December 31, 1974 4. John R. Dellenback (R) Pennsylvania 1. William A. Barrett (D) 2. Robert N.C. Nix, Sr. (D) 3. William J. Green, III (D) 4. Joshua Eilberg (D) 5. John H. Ware III (R) 6. Gus Yatron (D) 7. Lawrence G. Williams (R) 8. Edward G. Biester, Jr. (R) 9. Bud Shuster (R) 10. Joseph M. McDade (R) 11. Daniel J. Flood (D) 12. John P. Saylor (R), until October 28, 1973 John Murtha (D), from February 5, 1974 13. R. Lawrence Coughlin (R) 14. William S. Moorhead (D) 15. Fred B. Rooney (D) 16. Edwin D. Eshleman (R) 17. Herman T. Schneebeli (R) 18. H. John Heinz III (R) 19. George A. Goodling (R) 20. Joseph M. Gaydos (D) 21. John H. Dent (D) 22. Thomas E. Morgan (D) 23. Albert W. Johnson (R) 24. Joseph P. Vigorito (D) 25. Frank M. Clark (D), until December 31, 1974 Rhode Island 2. Fernand St. Germain (D) 1. Robert Tiernan (D) South Carolina 1. Mendel J. Davis (D) 2. Floyd Spence (R) 3. W. J. Bryan Dorn (D), until December 31, 1974 4. James R. Mann (D) 5. Thomas S. Gettys (D), until December 31, 1974 6. Edward Lunn Young (R) South Dakota 1. Frank E. Denholm (D) 2. James Abdnor (R) Tennessee 1. Jimmy Quillen (R) 2. John Duncan, Sr. (R) 3. LaMar Baker (R) 4. Joe L. Evins (D) 5. Richard Fulton (D) 6. Robin L. Beard, Jr. (R) 7. Ed Jones (D) 8. Dan Kuykendall (R) Texas 1. J. Wright Patman (D) 2. Charles Wilson (D) 3. James M. Collins (R) 4. H. Ray Roberts (D) 5. Alan Steelman (R) 6. Olin E. Teague (D) 7. William Reynolds Archer, Jr. (R) 8. Robert C. Eckhardt (D) 9. Jack B. Brooks (D) 10. James J. (Jake) Pickle (D) 11. William R. Poage (D) 12. James C. Wright, Jr. (D) 13. Bob Price (R) 14. John A. Young (D) 15. Eligio (Kika) de la Garza, II (D) 16. Richard C. White (D) 17. Omar T. Burleson (D) 18. Barbara Jordan (D) 19. George H. Mahon (D) 20. Henry B. González (D) 21. O. Clark Fisher (D), until December 31, 1974 22. Robert R. Casey (D) 23. Abraham Kazen, Jr. (D) 24. Dale Milford (D) Utah 1. K. Gunn McKay (D) 2. Wayne Owens (D) Vermont At-large. Richard W. Mallary (R) Virginia 1. Thomas N. Downing (D) 2. G. William Whitehurst (R) 3. David E. Satterfield III (D) 4. Robert Williams Daniel, Jr. (R) 5. Dan Daniel (D) 6. M. Caldwell Butler (R) 7. James Kenneth Robinson (R) 8. Stanford E. Parris (R) 9. William C. Wampler (R) 10. Joel T. Broyhill (R), until December 31, 1974 Washington 1. Joel Pritchard (R) 2. E. Lloyd Meeds (D) 3. Julia B. Hansen (D), until December 31, 1974 4. Mike McCormack (D) 5. Thomas S. Foley (D) 6. Floyd V. Hicks (D) 7. Brockman Adams (D) West Virginia 1. Robert H. Mollohan (D) 2. Harley O. Staggers (D) 3. John M. Slack (D) 4. Kenneth W. Hechler (D) Wisconsin 1. Les Aspin (D) 2. Robert W. Kastenmeier (D) 3. Vernon W. Thomson (R), until December 31, 1974 4. Clement J. Zablocki (D) 5. Henry S. Reuss (D) 6. William A. Steiger (R) 7. Dave Obey (D) 8. Harold Vernon Froehlich (R) 9. Glenn R. Davis (R), until December 31, 1974 Wyoming At-large. Teno Roncalio (D) Non-voting members District of Columbia. Walter E. Fauntroy (D) Guam. Antonio Borja Won Pat (D) Puerto Rico. Jaime Benitez (PPD) U.S. Virgin Islands. Ron de Lugo (D)

Changes in membership

Senate

See also: List of special elections to the United States Senate

State (class)	Former senator	Reason for change	Successor	Date of successor's installation
Ohio (3)	William B. Saxbe (R)	Resigned January 3, 1974 to become Attorney General	Howard Metzenbaum (D)	January 4, 1974
Nevada (3)	Alan Bible (D)	Resigned December 17, 1974, to give successor preferential seniority	Paul Laxalt (R)	December 18, 1974
Utah (3)	Wallace F. Bennett (R)	Resigned December 20, 1974, to give successor preferential seniority	Jake Garn (R)	December 21, 1974
Ohio (3)	Howard Metzenbaum (D)	Resigned December 23, 1974, to give successor preferential seniority	John Glenn (D)	December 24, 1974
Kentucky (3)	Marlow Cook (R)	Resigned December 27, 1974, to give successor preferential seniority	Wendell H. Ford (D)	December 28, 1974
New Hampshire (3)	Norris Cotton (R)	Resigned December 31, 1974, to give successor preferential seniority	Louis C. Wyman (R)	December 31, 1974
Florida (3)	Edward J. Gurney (R)	Resigned December 31, 1974, in an influence peddling scandal	Richard Stone (D)	December 31, 1974
Arkansas (3)	J. William Fulbright (D)	Resigned December 31, 1974	Vacant	Not filled this Congress

House of Representatives

There were three deaths before this Congress began.

See also: List of special elections to the United States House of Representatives

District	Vacator	Reason for change	Successor	Date of successor's installation
Illinois 7th	Vacant	Rep. George W. Collins (D), died during previous congress	Cardiss Collins (D)	June 5, 1973
Alaska At-large	Vacant	Nick Begich (D) and Hale Boggs (D) were lost in a plane crash, and the estate of Rep. Begich was issued a presumptive death certificate from the State of Alaska during previous congress. Both were also declared dead persuant to H. R. Res. 1 issued January 3, 1973.	Don Young (R)	March 6, 1973
Louisiana 2nd	Hale Boggs (D)	Nick Begich (D) and Hale Boggs (D) were lost in a plane crash duing previous congress. Both were declared dead persuant to H. R. Res. 1 issued January 3, 1973.	Lindy Boggs (D)	March 20, 1973
Michigan 7th	Donald W. Riegle, Jr. (R)	Switched party affiliation	Donald W. Riegle, Jr. (D)	February 27, 1973
Maryland 1st	William Mills (R)	Committed suicide May 24, 1973	Robert Bauman (R)	August 21, 1973
Pennsylvania 12th	John Saylor (R)	Died October 28, 1973	John Murtha (D)	February 5, 1974
Michigan 5th	Gerald Ford (R)	Resigned December 6, 1973 to become Vice President	Richard VanderVeen (D)	February 18, 1974
California 13th	Charles Teague (R)	Died January 1, 1974	Robert Lagomarsino (R)	1974-03-05
Ohio 1st	William Keating (R)	Resigned January 3, 1974	Tom Luken (D)	March 5, 1974
Michigan 8th	James Harvey (R)	Resigned January 31, 1974 after being appointed as a judge of the US District Court of the Eastern District of Michigan	Bob Traxler (D)	1974-04-23
California 6th	William Mailliard (R)	Resigned March 5, 1974	John Burton (D)	1974-06-04
California 10th	Charles S. Gubser (R)	Resigned December 31, 1974	Remained vacant until next Congress
California 19th	Chester E. Holifield (D)	Resigned December 31, 1974	Remained vacant until next Congress
California 32nd	Craig Hosmer (R)	Resigned December 31, 1974	Remained vacant until next Congress
California 34th	Richard T. Hanna (D)	Resigned December 31, 1974	Remained vacant until next Congress
Illinois 24th	Kenneth J. Gray (D)	Resigned December 31, 1974	Remained vacant until next Congress
Kentucky 1st	Frank Stubblefield (D)	Resigned December 31, 1974	Remained vacant until next Congress
Massachusetts 3rd	Harold Donohue (D)	Resigned December 31, 1974	Remained vacant until next Congress
Michigan 6th	Charles E. Chamberlain (R)	Resigned December 31, 1974	Remained vacant until next Congress
Michigan 17th	Martha Griffiths (D)	Resigned December 31, 1974	Remained vacant until next Congress
Minnesota 2nd	Ancher Nelsen (R)	Resigned December 31, 1974	Remained vacant until next Congress
Minnesota 8th	John Blatnik (DFL)	Resigned December 31, 1974	Remained vacant until next Congress
Nebraska 3rd	David T. Martin (R)	Resigned December 31, 1974	Remained vacant until next Congress
New Hampshire 1st	Louis C. Wyman (R)	Resigned December 31, 1974 after being appointed to the US Senate	Remained vacant until next Congress
New Jersey 7th	William B. Widnall (R)	Resigned December 31, 1974	Remained vacant until next Congress
New York 14th	John J. Rooney (D)	Resigned December 31, 1974	Remained vacant until next Congress
New York 15th	Hugh L. Carey (D)	Resigned December 31, 1974	Remained vacant until next Congress
New York 29th	Carleton J. King (R)	Resigned December 31, 1974	Remained vacant until next Congress
New York 37th	Thaddeus J. Dulski (D)	Resigned December 31, 1974	Remained vacant until next Congress
Ohio 23rd	William Minshall (R)	Resigned December 31, 1974	Remained vacant until next Congress
Oregon 3rd	Edith S. Green (D)	Resigned December 31, 1974	Remained vacant until next Congress
Pennsylvania 25th	Frank M. Clark (D)	Resigned December 31, 1974	Remained vacant until next Congress
South Carolina 3rd	W.J. Bryan Dorn (D)	Resigned December 31, 1974	Remained vacant until next Congress
South Carolina 5th	Thomas S. Gettys (D)	Resigned December 31, 1974	Remained vacant until next Congress
Texas 21st	O. C. Fisher (D)	Resigned December 31, 1974	Remained vacant until next Congress
Virginia 10th	Joel Broyhill (R)	Resigned December 31, 1974 after being defeated for re-election	Remained vacant until next Congress
Washington 3rd	Julia B. Hansen (D)	Resigned December 31, 1974	Remained vacant until next Congress
Wisconsin 3rd	Vernon W. Thomson (R)	Resigned December 31, 1974	Remained vacant until next Congress
Wisconsin 9th	Glenn R. Davis (R)	Resigned December 31, 1974	Remained vacant until next Congress

Employees

• Architect of the Capitol: George M. White

Senate

• Secretary: Francis R. Valeo
• Sergeant at Arms: William H. Wannall
• Chaplain: Edward L.R. Elson (Presbyterian)
• Democratic Party Secretary: J. Stanley Kimmitt
• Republican Party Secretary: J. Mark Trice
  • William Hildenbrand

House of Representatives

• Chaplain: Edward G. Latch Methodist
• Clerk: W. Pat Jennings of Virginia
• Doorkeeper: William M. Miller of Mississippi, until December 31, 1974
  • James T. Molloy of New York, interim
• Parliamentarian: Lewis Deschler, until June 27, 1974
  • William Holmes Brown, appointed June 27, 1974
• Postmaster: H. H. Morris of Kentucky: Robert V. Rota of Pennsylvania
• Sergeant at Arms: Kenneth R. Harding of Virginia

See also

Elections

• United States Senate elections, 1972
• United States Senate elections, 1974
• United States House of Representatives elections, 1972
• United States House of Representatives elections, 1974

References

• Martis, Kenneth C. (1989). The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company. 
• Martis, Kenneth C. (1982). The Historical Atlas of United States Congressional Districts. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company. 

External links

• Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress
• U.S. House of Representatives: Congressional History
• U.S. Senate: Statistics and Lists