92nd United States Congress
| 92nd United States Congress | |
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91st ←
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| January 3, 1971 – January 3, 1973 | |
| Senate President | Spiro Agnew (R) |
| Senate Pres. pro tem |
Richard Russell (D) to January 21, 1971 Allen J. Ellender (D) January 22, 1971 – July 27, 1972 James Eastland (D) from July 28, 1972 |
| House Speaker | Carl Albert (D) |
| Members | 100 Senators 435 Representatives |
| Senate Majority | Democratic |
| House Majority | Democratic |
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1st: January 21, 1971 – December 17, 1971 2nd: January 18, 1972 – October 18, 1972 |
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The Ninety-second 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, 1971 to January 3, 1973, during the third and fourth years of Richard Nixon's presidency.
The apportionment of seats in this House of Representatives was based on the 1960 Census. Both chambers had a Democratic majority.
Passing legislation on revenue-sharing was a key event of the congress. President Richard Nixon had it listed on his list of top policies to cover for the year. Nixon signed the bill into law at Independence Hall in Philadelphia. The law gained support from many state and local officials including: San Francisco Mayor Joseph Alioto whose city received $27 million in revenue-sharing money in the first year. Alito said that many projects that would not have been possible could now be done, "That will effectively enable us to meet those programs which up to now because of very tough budgeting we've had to trench."
The count below identifies party affiliations at the beginning of the first session of this Congress, and includes members from vacancies and newly admitted states, when they were first seated. Changes resulting from subsequent replacements are shown below in the Changes in membership section.
TOTAL members: 100
TOTAL members: 435
This list is arranged by chamber, then by state. Senators are listed in order of seniority, and Representatives are listed by district.
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 meant their term began with this Congress, requiring reelection in 1976; Class 2 meant their term ended with this Congress, requiring reelection in 1972; and Class 3 meant their term began in the last Congress, requiring reelection in 1974.
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