93rd United States Congress

The 93rd 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, 1973, to January 3, 1975, during the last 18 months of Richard Nixon's presidency, and the first 6 months of Gerald Ford's. This Congress was the first (and, to date, only) Congress with more than two Senate presidents (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 1970 United States census. Both chambers had a Democratic majority.

93rd United States Congress
92nd ←
→ 94th

January 3, 1973 – January 3, 1975
Members100 senators
435 representatives
Senate majorityDemocratic
Senate PresidentSpiro Agnew (R)[a]
(until October 10, 1973)
Vacant[b]
(Oct 10–Dec 6, 1973)
Gerald Ford (R)[c]
(Dec 6, 1973 – Aug 9, 1974)
Vacant[b]
(Aug 9–Dec 19, 1974)
Nelson Rockefeller (R)
(from December 19, 1974)
House majorityDemocratic
House SpeakerCarl Albert (D)
Sessions
1st: January 3, 1973 – December 22, 1973
2nd: January 21, 1974 – December 20, 1974

Major events

Major legislation

Hearings

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 green stripes in Virginia denote Conservative James Buckley and Independent Harry F. Byrd Jr., respectively.

Senate

Party
(shading indicates majority caucus)
Total
DemocraticRepublicanConservativeIndependentVacant
End of the previous Congress5444111000
Begin5642111000
End5640982
Final voting share57.6%40.4%1.0%1.0%
Beginning of the next Congress603711991

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
DemocraticRepublicanVacant
End of previous Congress2521784305
Begin2411924332
End23217440629
Final voting share57.1%42.9%
Beginning of next Congress2911444350

Leadership

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)

Senate

Majority (Democratic) leadership

Minority (Republican) 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.

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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, facing re-election in 1976; Class 2 means their term began with this Congress, facing re-election in 1978; and Class 3 means their term ended with this Congress, facing re-election in 1974.

House of Representatives

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

Changes in membership

Senate

Senate changes
State
(class)
Vacated byReason for changeSuccessorDate of successor's
formal installation[d]
Ohio
(3)
William B. Saxbe (R)Resigned January 3, 1974, to become Attorney General.
Successor appointed January 4, 1974 to finish the term.
Howard Metzenbaum (D)January 4, 1974
Nevada
(3)
Alan Bible (D)Resigned December 17, 1974, to give successor preferential seniority.
Successor appointed December 18, 1974, having already been elected to the next term.
Paul Laxalt (R)December 18, 1974
Utah
(3)
Wallace F. Bennett (R)Resigned December 20, 1974, to give successor preferential seniority.
Successor appointed December 21, 1974, having already been elected to the next term.
Jake Garn (R)December 21, 1974
Ohio
(3)
Howard Metzenbaum (D)Resigned December 23, 1974, to give successor preferential seniority.
Successor appointed December 24, 1974, having already been elected to the next term.
John Glenn (D)December 24, 1974
Kentucky
(3)
Marlow Cook (R)Resigned December 27, 1974, to give successor preferential seniority.
Successor appointed December 28, 1974, having already been elected to the next term.
Wendell Ford (D)December 28, 1974
New Hampshire
(3)
Norris Cotton (R)Resigned December 31, 1974, to give successor preferential seniority.
Successor appointed December 31, 1974, having already been elected to the next term.
Louis C. Wyman (R)December 31, 1974
Florida
(3)
Edward Gurney (R)Resigned December 31, 1974, in an influence peddling scandal.
Successor appointed January 1, 1975, having already been elected to the next term.
Richard Stone (D)January 1, 1975
Arkansas
(3)
J. William Fulbright (D)Resigned December 31, 1974.
Successor began next term.
VacantNot filled this Congress
North Carolina
(3)
Sam Ervin (D)Resigned December 31, 1974.
Successor began next term.
VacantNot filled this Congress

House of Representatives

There were three deaths before this Congress began.

House changes
DistrictVacated byReason for changeSuccessorDate of successor's
formal installation[d]
Illinois 7thVacantRep. George W. Collins (D) died during previous congress.Cardiss Collins (D)June 5, 1973
Alaska at-largeVacantNick 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 pursuant to H. R. Res. 1 issued January 3, 1973.Don Young (R)March 6, 1973
Louisiana 2ndHale Boggs (D)Nick Begich (D) and Hale Boggs (D) were lost in a plane crash during previous congress. Both were declared dead pursuant to H. R. Res. 1 issued January 3, 1973.Lindy Boggs (D)March 20, 1973
Michigan 7thDonald Riegle (R)Switched party affiliation.Donald Riegle (D)February 27, 1973
Maryland 1stWilliam Oswald Mills (R)Committed suicide May 24, 1973.Robert Bauman (R)August 21, 1973
Pennsylvania 12thJohn P. Saylor (R)Died October 28, 1973.John Murtha (D)February 5, 1974
Michigan 5thGerald Ford (R)Resigned December 6, 1973, to become vice president.Richard Vander Veen (D)February 18, 1974
California 13thCharles M. Teague (R)Died January 1, 1974.Robert J. Lagomarsino (R)March 5, 1974
Ohio 1stWilliam J. Keating (R)Resigned January 3, 1974.Tom Luken (D)March 5, 1974
Michigan 8thR. James Harvey (R)Resigned January 31, 1974, after being appointed as a judge of the US District Court of the Eastern District of Michigan.J. Bob Traxler (D)April 23, 1974
California 6thWilliam S. Mailliard (R)Resigned March 5, 1974.John Burton (D)June 4, 1974
California 10thCharles Gubser (R)Resigned December 31, 1974.Remained vacant until next Congress
California 19thChester E. Holifield (D)Resigned December 31, 1974.
California 32ndCraig Hosmer (R)Resigned December 31, 1974.
California 34thRichard T. Hanna (D)Resigned December 31, 1974.
Illinois 15thLeslie C. Arends (R)Resigned December 31, 1974.
Illinois 24thKenneth J. Gray (D)Resigned December 31, 1974.
Kentucky 1stFrank Stubblefield (D)Resigned December 31, 1974.
Massachusetts 3rdHarold Donohue (D)Resigned December 31, 1974.
Michigan 6thCharles E. Chamberlain (R)Resigned December 31, 1974.
Michigan 17thMartha Griffiths (D)Resigned December 31, 1974.
Minnesota 2ndAncher Nelsen (R)Resigned December 31, 1974.
Minnesota 8thJohn Blatnik (DFL)Resigned December 31, 1974.
Nebraska 3rdDavid Martin (R)Resigned December 31, 1974.
New Hampshire 1stLouis C. Wyman (R)Resigned December 31, 1974, after being appointed to the U.S. Senate.
New Jersey 7thWilliam B. Widnall (R)Resigned December 31, 1974.
New York 14thJohn J. Rooney (D)Resigned December 31, 1974.
New York 15thHugh Carey (D)Resigned December 31, 1974.
New York 29thCarleton J. King (R)Resigned December 31, 1974.
New York 37thThaddeus J. Dulski (D)Resigned December 31, 1974.
Ohio 23rdWilliam Edwin Minshall Jr. (R)Resigned December 31, 1974.
Oregon 3rdEdith Green (D)Resigned December 31, 1974.
Pennsylvania 25thFrank M. Clark (D)Resigned December 31, 1974.
South Carolina 3rdWilliam Jennings Bryan Dorn (D)Resigned December 31, 1974.
South Carolina 5thThomas S. Gettys (D)Resigned December 31, 1974.
Texas 21stO. C. Fisher (D)Resigned December 31, 1974.
Virginia 10thJoel Broyhill (R)Resigned December 31, 1974, after being defeated for re-election.
Washington 3rdJulia Butler Hansen (D)Resigned December 31, 1974.
Wisconsin 3rdVernon Wallace Thomson (R)Resigned December 31, 1974.
Wisconsin 9thGlenn Robert Davis (R)Resigned December 31, 1974 .

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

House of Representatives

Joint committees

Employees

Legislative branch agency directors

Senate

House of Representatives

See also

Notes

Footnotes

  • 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.

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