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102nd United States Congress

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.

102nd United States Congress

100 senators
435 representatives
5 non-voting delegates

Democratic

Dan Quayle (R)

Democratic

Tom Foley (D)

The apportionment of seats in this House of Representatives was based on the 1980 United States census. Both chambers maintained a Democratic majority.

January 17, 1991 – February 28, 1991:

Persian Gulf War

May 16, 1991: of the United Kingdom addresses a Joint Meeting of Congress

Queen Elizabeth II

October 15, 1991: Confirmation of at the Senate

Clarence Thomas Supreme Court nomination

December 26, 1991:

End of Cold War

November 3, 1992: of Bill Clinton as President of the United States

Election

February 6, 1991: , Pub. L.Tooltip Public Law (United States) 102–4, 105 Stat. 11

Agent Orange Act of 1991

November 21, 1991: , Pub. L.Tooltip Public Law (United States) 102–166, 105 Stat. 1071

Civil Rights Act of 1991

December 9, 1991: , Pub. L.Tooltip Public Law (United States) 102–194

High Performance Computing and Communication Act of 1991

December 12, 1991: , Pub. L.Tooltip Public Law (United States) 102–228, 105 Stat. 1691

Soviet Nuclear Threat Reduction Act of 1991

October 9, 1992: , Pub. L.Tooltip Public Law (United States) 102–404, 106 Stat. 1969

Chinese Student Protection Act of 1992

October 23, 1992: Pub. L.Tooltip Public Law (United States) 102–484, 106 Stat. 2315

Former Soviet Union Demilitarization Act of 1992

October 23, 1992: , Pub. L.Tooltip Public Law (United States) 102–484 (div. A, title XV), 106 Stat. 2567

Weapons of Mass Destruction Control Act

October 28, 1992: , Pub. L.Tooltip Public Law (United States) 102–548, 106 Stat. 3646

Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act

October 28, 1992: , Pub. L.Tooltip Public Law (United States) 102–555, 106 Stat. 4163

Land Remote Sensing Policy Act

November 2, 1992: , Pub. L.Tooltip Public Law (United States) 102–582, 106 Stat. 4900

High Seas Driftnet Fisheries Enforcement Act of 1992

November 4, 1992: , Pub. L.Tooltip Public Law (United States) 102–587, 106 Stat. 5039

Abandoned Barge Act of 1992

May 20, 1992: The House and the Senate each pass a 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.[1]

concurrent resolution

: Dan Quayle (R)

President

: Robert Byrd (D)

President pro tempore

Armenian Caucus

Biomedical Research Caucus

Congressional Arts Caucus

Congressional Automotive Caucus

Congressional Black Caucus

Congressional Fire Services Caucus

Congressional Friends of Ireland Caucus

Congressional Hispanic Caucus

Congressional Pediatric & Adult Hydrocephalus Caucus

Congressional Progressive Caucus

Congressional Travel & Tourism Caucus

Congressional Western Caucus

Congresswomen's Caucus

House Democratic Caucus

Senate Democratic Caucus

(Chair: David Pryor; Ranking Member: William S. Cohen)

Aging (Special)

Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry

Agricultural Credit

Appropriations

Agriculture, Rural Development and Related Agencies

Armed Services

Strategic Forces and Nuclear Detterence

Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs

Housing and Urban Affairs

(Chair: Jim Sasser; Ranking Member: Pete Domenici)

Budget

Commerce, Science and Transportation

Aviation

Energy and Natural Resources

Energy Regulation and Conservation

Environment and Public Works

Environment Protection

(Chair: Howell Heflin, then Terry Sanford; Ranking Member: Warren B. Rudman)

Ethics (Select)

Finance

Deficits, Debt Management and International Debt

Foreign Relations

European Affairs

Governmental Affairs

Federal Services, Post Office and Civil Service

(Chair: Daniel Inouye; Ranking Member: John McCain)

Indian Affairs (Select)

Judiciary

Antitrust, Monopolies and Business Rights

(Chair: David L. Boren; Ranking Member: Frank H. Murkowski)

Intelligence (Select)

Labor and Human Resources

Aging

(Chair: John Kerry; Ranking Member: )

POW/MIA Affairs (Select)

(Chair: Wendell H. Ford; Ranking Member: Ted Stevens)

Rules and Administration

Small Business

Competitiveness and Economic Productivity

(Chair: Alan Cranston; Ranking Member: Arlen Specter)

Veterans' Affairs

: George M. White

Architect of the Capitol

: Robert Krasner

Attending Physician of the United States Congress

: Charles A. Bowsher

Comptroller General of the United States

Director of the : Robert D. Reischauer

Congressional Budget Office

: James H. Billington

Librarian of Congress

: Robert Houk

Public Printer of the United States

List of new members of the 102nd United States Congress

1990 United States elections

1990 United States Senate elections

1992 United States elections

1992 United States presidential election

Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress

U.S. House of Representatives: Congressional History

U.S. Senate: Statistics and Lists

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"Videos of House of Representatives Sessions for the 102nd Congress from www.C-SPAN.org"

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"Videos of Senate Sessions for the 102nd Congress from www.C-SPAN.org"

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"Videos of Committees from the House and Senate for the 102nd Congress from www.C-SPAN.org"

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House of Representatives Session Calendar for the 102nd Congress

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Congressional Pictorial Directory for the 102nd Congress

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Official Congressional Directory for the 102nd Congress