95th United States Congress | |
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94th ←
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January 3, 1977 – January 3, 1979 | |
Senate President |
Nelson Rockefeller (R) until January 20, 1977 Walter Mondale (D) from January 20, 1977 |
Senate Pres. pro tem: | James Eastland (D) |
House Speaker: | Tip O'Neill (D) |
Members: | 100 Senators 435 Representatives 5 Non-voting members |
Senate Majority: | Democratic |
House Majority: | Democratic |
Sessions | |
1st: January 4, 1977 – December 15, 1977 2nd: January 19, 1978 – October 15, 1978 |
The Ninety-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, 1977 to January 3, 1979, during the first two years of the administration of U.S. President Jimmy Carter.
The apportionment of seats in this House of Representatives was based on the Nineteenth Census of the United States in 1970. Both chambers had a Democratic majority. It was the first time either party held a filibuster-proof 60% super majority in both the Senate and House chambers since the 89th United States Congress in 1965, and last time until the 111th United States Congress in 2009. All three super majorities were Democratic party and also were accompanied by Democratic Presidents. As of 2015, this is the most recent Congress to approve an amendment (the unratified District of Columbia Voting Rights Amendment) to the Constitution.
Members of the House of Representatives elected statewide at-large, are preceded by "At-large," and the names of those elected from districts, are preceded by their district numbers.
Many of the congressional district numbers are linked to articles describing the district itself. Since the boundaries of the districts have changed often and substantially, the linked article may only describe the district as it exists today, and not as it was at the time of this Congress.