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| 104th United States Congress | |||
 United States Capitol (2002) |
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| Duration: January 3, 1995 – January 3, 1997 | |||
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| President of the Senate: | Al Gore | ||
| President pro tempore: | Strom Thurmond | ||
| Speaker of the House: | Newt Gingrich | ||
| Members: | 100 Senators 435 Representatives 5 Non-voting members |
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| Senate Majority: | Republican Party | ||
| House Majority: | Republican Party | ||
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| 1st:
January 4, 1995 – January 3, 1996 2nd: January 3, 1996 – October 4, 1996 |
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The One Hundred Fourth 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, 1995 to January 3, 1997, during the third and fourth years of Bill Clinton's presidency. Apportionment of seats in the House of Representatives was based on the 1990 United States census. Both chambers had Republican majorities for the first time since the 1950s. Major events included passage of elements of the Contract with America and a budget impasse between Congress and the Clinton Administration that resulted in the Federal government shutdown of 1995.
| Affiliation | Party
(Shading indicates majority
caucus)
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Total | ||
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| Republican | Democratic | Vacant | ||
| End of the previous Congress | 44 | 56 | 100 | 0 |
| Begin | 53 | 47 | 100 | 0 |
| March 3, 1995 | 54 | 46 | 100 | 0 |
| October 1, 1995 | 53 | 99 | 1 | |
| February 6, 1996 | 47 | 100 | 0 | |
| Final voting share | 53.0% | 47.0% | ||
| Beginning of the next Congress | 55 | 45 | 100 | 0 |
| Affiliation | Party
(Shading indicates majority
caucus)
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| Republican | Democratic | Independent | Vacant | ||
| End of the previous Congress | 176 | 258 | 1 | 435 | 0 |
| Begin | 230 | 204 | 1 | 435 | 0 |
| April 1995 | 231 | 203 | |||
| October 1, 1995 | 202 | 434 | 1 | ||
| December 15, 1995 | 203 | 435 | 0 | ||
| February 15, 1996 | 202 | 434 | 1 | ||
| April 16, 1996 | 203 | 435 | 0 | ||
| Final voting share | 53.1% | 46.7% | 0.2% | ||
| Non-voting members | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Beginning of the next Congress | 228 | 206 | 1 | 435 | 0 |
Contents: Senate: Majority (R), Minority (D) • House: Majority (R), Minority (D)
The names of members of the House of Representatives are preceded by their district numbers.
| Date seat became vacant or otherwise affected | State (class) |
Previous | Reason for change | Subsequent | Date of successor's taking seat |
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| March 3, 1995 | Colorado (3) |
Ben Nighthorse Campbell (D) | Changed party | Ben Nighthorse Campbell (R) | March 3, 1995 |
| October 5, 1995 | Oregon (3) |
Bob Packwood (R) | Resigned | Ron Wyden (D) | Seated February 6, 1996 |
| June 11, 1996 | Kansas (3) |
Bob Dole (R) | Resigned to campaign for the Presidency | Sheila Frahm (R) | June 11, 1996 |
| November 6, 1996 | Kansas (3) |
Sheila Frahm (R) | Successor elected | Sam Brownback (R) | November 6, 1996 |
| Date seat became vacant | District | Previous | Reason for change | Subsequent | Date of successor's taking office |
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| April 10, 1995 | Georgia 9th | Nathan Deal (D) | Changed party | Nathan Deal (R) | April 10, 1995 |
| June 26, 1995 | Texas 14th | Greg Laughlin (D) | Changed party | Greg Laughlin (R) | June 26, 1995 |
| August 8, 1995 | Louisiana 3rd | Billy Tauzin (D) | Changed party | Billy Tauzin (R) | August 8, 1995 |
| October 1, 1995 | Illinois 2nd | Mel Reynolds (D) | Resigned | Jesse Jackson, Jr. (D) | December 15, 1995 |
| November 10, 1995 | Mississippi 4th | Mike Parker (D) | Changed party | Mike Parker (R) | November 10, 1995 |
| December 1, 1995 | Louisiana 7th | Jimmy Hayes (D) | Changed party | Jimmy Hayes (R) | December 1, 1995 |
| February 6, 1996 | Oregon 3rd | Ron Wyden (D) | Elected Senator | [[[Earl Blumenauer]] (D) | May 21, 1996 |
| February 15, 1996 | Maryland's 7th | Kweisi Mfume (D) | Resigned to become CEO of the NAACP | Elijah Cummings (D) | April 16, 1996 |
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