105th United States Congress
The 105th 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 1990 United States census.
105th United States Congress
This is the most recent Congress with a Republican senator from New York, Al D'Amato, who lost re-election in 1998, and a Democratic senator from Kentucky, Wendell Ford, who retired at the end of the Congress.
Both chambers retained a Republican majority. President Clinton was impeached by the US House of Representatives of the 105th Congress.
January 20, 1997: President began his second term
Bill Clinton
May 18, 1998: decision
United States v. Microsoft
August 7, 1998:
1998 United States embassy bombings
October 8, 1998: : House opened an impeachment inquiry against Bill Clinton after Clinton denied that he engaged in a sexual relationship with Monica Lewinsky in a sexual harassment lawsuit filed by Paula Jones.
Impeachment of Bill Clinton
December 15, 1998: : House Judiciary Committee approved all four articles of impeachment against Clinton.
Impeachment of Bill Clinton
December 19, 1998: : House impeached President Clinton.
Impeachment of Bill Clinton
June 18, 1997:
Volunteer Protection Act of 1997
August 5, 1997:
Balanced Budget Act of 1997
August 5, 1997:
Taxpayer Relief Act of 1997
November 19, 1997;
The Adoption and Safe Families Act
November 21, 1997
Food and Drug Administration Modernization Act of 1997
December 16, 1997:
No Electronic Theft (NET) Act of 1997
June 9, 1998:
Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century
June 23, 1998:
Agricultural Research, Extension, and Educational Reform Act of 1998
July 22, 1998: ("Taxpayer Bill of Rights III")
Internal Revenue Service Restructuring and Reform Act of 1998
August 7, 1998:
Credit Union Membership Access Act
August 7, 1998:
Workforce Investment Act of 1998
August 13, 1998:
Biomaterials Access Assurance Act of 1998
October 21, 1998:
Children's Online Privacy Protection Act
October 27, 1998:
International Religious Freedom Act of 1998
October 27, 1998: ("Sonny Bono Copyright Term Extension Act")
Copyright Term Extension Act
October 28, 1998: (including WIPO Copyright and Performances and Phonograms Treaties Implementation Act and Online Copyright Infringement Liability Limitation Act)
Digital Millennium Copyright Act
October 31, 1998:
Iraq Liberation Act
November 3, 1998:
Securities Litigation Uniform Standards Act of 1998
Congressional Air Force Caucus
Congressional Arts Caucus
Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus
Congressional Automotive Caucus
Congressional Bike Caucus
Congressional Black Caucus
Congressional Caucus on India and Indian Americans
Congressional Caucus on Korea
Congressional Fire Services Caucus
Congressional Friends of Ireland Caucus
Congressional Mississippi River Caucus
Congressional Motorsports Caucus
Congressional Progressive Caucus
Congressional Pediatric & Adult Hydrocephalus Caucus
Congressional Portuguese-American Caucus
Congressional Travel & Tourism Caucus
Congressional Western Caucus
Congresswomen's Caucus
Hong Kong Caucus
House Democratic Caucus
House Recycling Caucus
Hudson River Caucus
Law Enforcement Caucus
New Democrat Coalition
Northern Border Caucus
Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Caucus
Senate Democratic Caucus
Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry
Forestry, Conservation and Rural Revitalization
Appropriations
Agriculture, Rural Development and Related Agencies
Armed Services
Acquisition and Technology
Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs
Financial Institutions and Regulatory Relief
Commerce, Science and Transportation
Aviation
Energy and Natural Resources
Energy Research, Development, Production and Regulation
Environment and Public Works
Clean Air, Wetlands, Private Property and Nuclear Safety
Finance
Health Care
Foreign Relations
African Affairs
Governmental Affairs
International Security, Proliferation and Federal Services
Judiciary
Administrative Oversight and the Courts
Labor and Human Resources
Aging
Year 2000 Technology Problem (Select)
Architect of the Capitol
Alan M. Hantman
Comptroller General of the United States
David M. Walker
List of new members of the 105th United States Congress
1996 United States elections
1996 United States presidential election
1998 United States elections
1998 United States Senate elections
Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
from the U.S. House of Representatives
House History
from the U.S. Senate
Statistics & Lists
Archived August 30, 2015, at the Wayback Machine from THOMAS at the Library of Congress
Legislative information
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"Videos of House of Representatives Sessions for the 105th Congress from www.C-SPAN.org"
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"Videos of Senate Sessions for the 105th Congress from www.C-SPAN.org"
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"Videos of Committees from the House and Senate for the 105th Congress from www.C-SPAN.org"
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