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| 105th United States Congress | |||
 United States Capitol (2002) |
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| Duration: January 3, 1997 – January 3, 1999 | |||
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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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January 7, 1997 – November 13, 1997 2nd: January 27, 1998 – December 19, 1998 |
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The One Hundred Fifth 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, 1997 to January 3, 1999, during the fifth and sixth years of Bill Clinton's presidency. Apportionment of seats in the House of Representatives was based on the Twenty-first Census of the United States in 1990. Both chambers had a Republican majority.
There was no change in the parties during this Congress.
| Affiliation | Party
(Shading indicates majority
caucus)
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Total | ||
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| Republican | Democratic | Vacant | ||
| End of previous Congress | 53 | 47 | 100 | 0 |
| 105th Congress | 55 | 45 | 100 | 0 |
| Final voting share | 55% | 45% | ||
| 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 previous Congress | 231 | 203 | 1 | 435 | 0 |
| Begin | 228 | 206 | 1 | 435 | 0 |
| End | 227 | 207 | |||
| Final voting share | 52.2% | 47.6% | 0.2% | ||
| Beginning of the next Congress | 223 | 211 | 1 | 435 | 0 |
| Non-voting members | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| House seats by party holding plurality in state | |
| 80.1–100% Republican | 80.1–100% Democratic |
| 60.1–80% Republican | 60.1–80% Democratic |
| 50.1–60% Republican | 50.1–60% Democratic |
| striped: 50–50 split | 1 independent |
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.
There were no changes in Senate membership during this Congress.
Four members of the House of Representatives died, and four resigned.
| Date seat became vacant | District | Previous | Reason for change | Subsequent | Date of successor's taking office |
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| January 30, 1997 | Texas's 28th | Frank Tejeda (D) | Died | Ciro D. Rodriguez (D) | April 12, 1997 |
| February 13, 1997 | New Mexico 3rd | Bill Richardson (D) | Resigned to become Ambassador to the United Nations | Bill Redmond (R) | May 20, 1997 |
| August 2, 1997 | New York 13th | Susan Molinari (R) | Resigned to become a television journalist for CBS | Vito Fossella (R) | November 5, 1997 |
| October 28, 1997 | California 22nd | Walter H. Capps (D) | Died | Lois Capps (D) | March 17, 1998 |
| November 11, 1997 | Pennsylvania 1st | Thomas M. Foglietta (D) | Resigned to become Ambassador to Italy | Robert A. Brady (D) | May 21, 1998 |
| November 17, 1997 | New York 6th | Floyd H. Flake (D) | Resigned to return full time to his duties as pastor of Allen A.M.E. Church | Gregory Meeks (D) | February 5, 1998 |
| January 5, 1998 | California 44th | Sonny Bono (R) | Died | Mary Bono (R) | April 21, 1998 |
| February 6, 1998 | California 9th | Ronald Dellums (D) | Resigned | Barbara Lee (D) | April 21, 1998 |
| March 25, 1998 | New Mexico 1st | Steven Schiff (R) | Died | Heather Wilson (R) | June 25, 1998 |
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   | U.S. Senate: Statistics and Lists - U.S. Senate: Reference Home > Statistics & Lists |
| | Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress - Congressional Documents: H. Doc. 108-222, Biographical Directory of the United States Congress 1774-2005 |
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