95th United States Congress

The 95th 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, 1977, to January 3, 1979, during the final weeks of Gerald Ford's presidency and the first two years of Jimmy Carter's presidency.

The apportionment of seats in this House of Representatives was based on the 1970 United States census. Both chambers maintained a Democratic supermajority, and with Jimmy Carter being sworn in as president on January 20, 1977, this gave the Democrats an overall federal government trifecta for the first time since the 90th Congress ending in 1969.

, this was the most recent Congress to approve an amendment (the unratified District of Columbia Voting Rights Amendment) to the Constitution. This is the last time the Democratic Party or any political party held a 2/3 supermajority in the House.

This is the last congress to at any point have no female senators (from its beginning, January 3, 1977, until the swearing-in of Muriel Humphrey (D-MN) on January 25, 1978; and again from the departure of both Humphrey and Maryon Allen (D-AL) on November 7, 1978, to the early swearing-in of Nancy Kassebaum (R-KS) on December 23, 1978).

Major events

 * 1977 was the last year to have men serving as all 100 U.S senators
 * January 20, 1977: Inauguration of President Jimmy Carter
 * July 13, 1977: New York City blackout of 1977
 * January 1, 1978: The Northern Mariana Islands left the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands to become a Commonwealth of the United States, making it unincorporated and organized.
 * February 8, 1978: Senate proceedings are broadcast on radio for the first time.
 * August 7, 1978: Love Canal Disaster
 * September 17, 1978: Camp David Accords

Hearings

 * Project MKULTRA – (Church Committee, Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, Senate Human Resources subcommittee on Health and Scientific Research)

Major legislation

 * August 3, 1977: Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act, ,
 * August 4, 1977: Department of Energy Organization Act of 1977, ,
 * October 7, 1977: Earthquake Hazards Reduction Act of 1977, ,
 * October 12, 1977: Community Reinvestment Act,, title VIII,
 * November 23, 1977: Saccharin Study and Labeling Act of 1977, ,
 * December 27, 1977: Clean Water Act, ,
 * December 28, 1977: International Emergency Economic Powers Act,, title II,
 * February 6, 1978: Protection of Children Against Sexual Exploitation Act of 1977, ,
 * March 10, 1978: Nuclear Non-Proliferation Act of 1978, ,
 * October 10, 1978: Susan B. Anthony Dollar Coin Act of 1979, ,
 * October 12, 1978: Inspector General Act of 1978, ,
 * October 13, 1978: Civil Service Reform Act, ,
 * October 24, 1978: Airline Deregulation Act, ,
 * October 25, 1978: Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, ,
 * October 26, 1978: Ethics in Government Act, ,
 * October 27, 1978: Humphrey-Hawkins Full Employment Act, ,
 * October 31, 1978: Pregnancy Discrimination Act, ,
 * November 1, 1978: Contract Disputes Act, ,
 * November 4, 1978: Solar Photovoltaic Energy Research, Development, and Demonstration Act of 1978, ,
 * November 6, 1978: Bankruptcy Act of 1978, ,
 * November 8, 1978: Indian Child Welfare Act, ,
 * November 8, 1978: Amateur Sports Act of 1978 ,
 * November 9, 1978: National Energy Conservation Policy Act, ,

Constitutional amendments

 * August 22, 1978: Approved an amendment to the United States Constitution granting the District of Columbia full representation in the United States Congress, full representation in the Electoral College system, and full participation in the process by which the Constitution is amended, and submitted it to the state legislatures for ratification
 * This amendment, commonly known as the District of Columbia Voting Rights Amendment, was later rendered inoperative, as it was not ratified within the seven–year time frame set by Congress.

Treaties ratified

 * March 16, 1978: First of the Torrijos-Carter Treaties (Panama Canal) treaty: "The Treaty Concerning the Permanent Neutrality and Operation of the Panama Canal", commonly known as the "Neutrality Treaty"
 * April 19, 1978: Second of the Torrijos-Carter Treaties treaty, commonly known as "The Panama Canal Treaty"

Senate

 * President: Nelson Rockefeller (R), until January 20, 1977
 * Walter Mondale (D), from January 20, 1977
 * President pro tempore: James Eastland (D)
 * Permanent Acting President pro tempore: Lee Metcalf (D), until January 12, 1978
 * Deputy President pro tempore: Hubert Humphrey (D), until January 13, 1978

Majority (Democratic) leadership

 * Majority Leader: Robert Byrd
 * Majority Whip: Alan Cranston
 * Democratic Caucus Secretary: Daniel Inouye
 * Democratic Campaign Committee Chairman: Wendell Ford

Minority (Republican) leadership

 * Minority Leader: Howard Baker
 * Minority Whip: Ted Stevens
 * Republican Conference Chairman: Carl Curtis
 * Republican Conference Secretary: Clifford Hansen
 * National Senatorial Committee Chair: Bob Packwood
 * Policy Committee Chairman: John Tower

House of Representatives

 * Speaker: Tip O'Neill (D)

Majority (Democratic) leadership

 * Majority Leader: Jim Wright
 * Majority Whip: John Brademas
 * Chief Deputy Majority Whip: Dan Rostenkowski
 * Democratic Caucus Chairman: Tom Foley
 * Democratic Caucus Secretary: Shirley Chisholm
 * Democratic Campaign Committee Chairman: James C. Corman

Minority (Republican) leadership

 * Minority Leader: John Jacob Rhodes
 * Minority Whip: Robert H. Michel
 * Republican Conference Chairman: John B. Anderson
 * Republican Conference Vice-Chairman: Samuel L. Devine
 * Republican Conference Secretary: Jack Edwards
 * Policy Committee Chairman: Del M. Clawson
 * Republican Campaign Committee Chairman: Guy Vander Jagt

Caucuses

 * Congressional Black Caucus
 * Congressional Hispanic Caucus
 * Congressional Caucus for Women's Issues
 * House Democratic Caucus
 * Senate Democratic Caucus

Senate
In this Congress, Class 2 meant their term ended with this Congress, facing re-election in 1978; Class 3 meant their term began in the last Congress, facing re-election in 1980; and Class 1 meant their term began in this Congress, facing re-election in 1982.

Alabama

 * 2. John J. Sparkman (D)
 * 3. James Allen (D), until June 1, 1978
 * Maryon Pittman Allen (D), from June 8, 1978, until November 7, 1978
 * Donald Stewart (D), from November 7, 1978

Alaska

 * 2. Ted Stevens (R)
 * 3. Mike Gravel (D)

Arizona

 * 1. Dennis DeConcini (D)
 * 3. Barry Goldwater (R)

Arkansas

 * 2. John L. McClellan (D), until November 28, 1977
 * Kaneaster Hodges Jr. (D), from December 10, 1977
 * 3. Dale Bumpers (D)

California

 * 1. S. I. Hayakawa (R)
 * 3. Alan Cranston (D)

Colorado

 * 2. Floyd Haskell (D)
 * 3. Gary Hart (D)

Connecticut

 * 1. Lowell Weicker (R)
 * 3. Abraham Ribicoff (D)

Delaware

 * 1. William Roth (R)
 * 2. Joe Biden (D)

Florida

 * 1. Lawton Chiles (D)
 * 3. Richard Stone (D)

Georgia

 * 2. Sam Nunn (D)
 * 3. Herman Talmadge (D)

Hawaii

 * 1. Spark Matsunaga (D)
 * 3. Daniel Inouye (D)

Idaho

 * 2. James A. McClure (R)
 * 3. Frank Church (D)

Illinois

 * 2. Charles H. Percy (R)
 * 3. Adlai Stevenson III (D)

Indiana

 * 1. Richard Lugar (R)
 * 3. Birch Bayh (D)

Iowa

 * 2. Dick Clark (D)
 * 3. John Culver (D)

Kansas

 * 2. James B. Pearson (R), until December 23, 1978
 * Nancy Kassebaum (R), from December 23, 1978
 * 3. Bob Dole (R)

Kentucky

 * 2. Walter Dee Huddleston (D)
 * 3. Wendell Ford (D)

Louisiana

 * 2. J. Bennett Johnston (D)
 * 3. Russell B. Long (D)

Maine

 * 1. Edmund Muskie (D)
 * 2. William Hathaway (D)

Maryland

 * 1. Paul Sarbanes (D)
 * 3. Charles Mathias (R)

Massachusetts

 * 1. Ted Kennedy (D)
 * 2. Edward Brooke (R)

Michigan

 * 1. Donald Riegle (D)
 * 2. Robert P. Griffin (R)

Minnesota

 * 1. Hubert Humphrey, (DFL), until January 13, 1978
 * Muriel Humphrey, (DFL), from January 25, 1978, until November 7, 1978
 * David Durenberger (R), from November 8, 1978
 * 2. Wendell R. Anderson, (DFL), until December 29, 1978
 * Rudy Boschwitz (R), from December 30, 1978

Mississippi

 * 1. John C. Stennis (D)
 * 2. James Eastland (D), until December 27, 1978
 * Thad Cochran (R), from December 27, 1978

Missouri

 * 1. John Danforth (R)
 * 3. Thomas Eagleton (D)

Montana

 * 1. John Melcher (D)
 * 2. Lee Metcalf (D), until January 12, 1978
 * Paul G. Hatfield (D), from January 22, 1978, until December 12, 1978
 * Max Baucus (D), from December 15, 1978

Nebraska

 * 1. Edward Zorinsky (D)
 * 2. Carl Curtis (R)

Nevada

 * 1. Howard Cannon (D)
 * 3. Paul Laxalt (R)

New Hampshire

 * 2. Thomas J. McIntyre (D)
 * 3. John A. Durkin (D)

New Jersey

 * 1. Harrison A. Williams (D)
 * 2. Clifford P. Case (R)

New Mexico

 * 1. Harrison Schmitt (R)
 * 2. Pete Domenici (R)

New York

 * 1. Daniel Patrick Moynihan (D)
 * 3. Jacob Javits (R)

North Carolina

 * 2. Jesse Helms (R)
 * 3. Robert Burren Morgan (D)

North Dakota

 * 1. Quentin Burdick (D-NPL)
 * 3. Milton Young (R)

Ohio

 * 1. Howard Metzenbaum (D)
 * 3. John Glenn (D)

Oklahoma

 * 2. Dewey F. Bartlett (R)
 * 3. Henry Bellmon (R)

Oregon

 * 2. Mark Hatfield (R)
 * 3. Bob Packwood (R)

Pennsylvania

 * 1. John Heinz (R)
 * 3. Richard Schweiker (R)

Rhode Island

 * 1. John Chafee (R)
 * 2. Claiborne Pell (D)

South Carolina

 * 2. Strom Thurmond (R)
 * 3. Fritz Hollings (D)

South Dakota

 * 2. James Abourezk (D)
 * 3. George McGovern (D)

Tennessee

 * 1. Jim Sasser (D)
 * 2. Howard Baker (R)

Texas

 * 1. Lloyd Bentsen (D)
 * 2. John Tower (R)

Utah

 * 1. Orrin Hatch (R)
 * 3. Jake Garn (R)

Vermont

 * 1. Robert Stafford (R)
 * 3. Patrick Leahy (D)

Virginia

 * 1. Harry F. Byrd Jr. (I)
 * 2. William L. Scott (R), until January 1, 1979
 * John Warner (R), from January 2, 1979

Washington

 * 1. Henry M. Jackson (D)
 * 3. Warren G. Magnuson (D)

West Virginia

 * 1. Robert Byrd (D)
 * 2. Jennings Randolph (D)

Wisconsin

 * 1. William Proxmire (D)
 * 3. Gaylord Nelson (D)

Wyoming

 * 1. Malcolm Wallop (R)
 * 2. Clifford Hansen (R), until December 31, 1978
 * Alan Simpson (R), from January 1, 1979



House of Representatives
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.

Alabama

 * Alabama's 1st congressional district. Jack Edwards (R)
 * Alabama's 2nd congressional district. William Louis Dickinson (R)
 * Alabama's 3rd congressional district. Bill Nichols (D)
 * Alabama's 4th congressional district. Tom Bevill (D)
 * Alabama's 5th congressional district. Ronnie Flippo (D)
 * Alabama's 6th congressional district. John Hall Buchanan Jr. (R)
 * Alabama's 7th congressional district. Walter Flowers (D)

Alaska

 * Alaska's 1st congressional district. Don Young (R)

Arizona

 * Arizona's 1st congressional district. John Jacob Rhodes (R)
 * Arizona's 2nd congressional district. Mo Udall (D)
 * Arizona's 3rd congressional district. Bob Stump (D)
 * Arizona's 4th congressional district. Eldon Rudd (R)

Arkansas

 * Arkansas's 1st congressional district. William Vollie Alexander Jr. (D)
 * Arkansas's 2nd congressional district. Jim Guy Tucker (D)
 * Arkansas's 3rd congressional district. John Paul Hammerschmidt (R)
 * Arkansas's 4th congressional district. Ray Thornton (D)

California

 * California's 1st congressional district. Harold T. Johnson (D)
 * California's 2nd congressional district. Donald H. Clausen (R)
 * California's 3rd congressional district. John E. Moss (D), until December 31, 1978
 * California's 4th congressional district. Robert L. Leggett (D)
 * California's 5th congressional district. John Burton (D)
 * California's 6th congressional district. Phillip Burton (D)
 * California's 7th congressional district. George Miller (D)
 * California's 8th congressional district. Ron Dellums (D)
 * California's 9th congressional district. Pete Stark (D)
 * California's 10th congressional district. Don Edwards (D)
 * California's 11th congressional district. Leo Ryan (D), until November 18, 1978
 * California's 12th congressional district. Pete McCloskey (R)
 * California's 13th congressional district. Norman Mineta (D)
 * California's 14th congressional district. John J. McFall (D), until December 31, 1978
 * California's 15th congressional district. B. F. Sisk (D)
 * California's 16th congressional district. Leon Panetta (D)
 * California's 17th congressional district. John Hans Krebs (D)
 * California's 18th congressional district. William M. Ketchum (R), until June 24, 1978
 * California's 19th congressional district. Robert J. Lagomarsino (R)
 * California's 20th congressional district. Barry Goldwater Jr. (R)
 * California's 21st congressional district. James C. Corman (D)
 * California's 22nd congressional district. Carlos Moorhead (R)
 * California's 23rd congressional district. Anthony Beilenson (D)
 * California's 24th congressional district. Henry Waxman (D)
 * California's 25th congressional district. Edward R. Roybal (D)
 * California's 26th congressional district. John H. Rousselot (R)
 * California's 27th congressional district. Bob Dornan (R)
 * California's 28th congressional district. Yvonne Brathwaite Burke (D)
 * California's 29th congressional district. Augustus Hawkins (D)
 * California's 30th congressional district. George E. Danielson (D)
 * California's 31st congressional district. Charles H. Wilson (D)
 * California's 32nd congressional district. Glenn M. Anderson (D)
 * California's 33rd congressional district. Del M. Clawson (R), until December 31, 1978
 * California's 34th congressional district. Mark W. Hannaford (D)
 * California's 35th congressional district. James F. Lloyd (D)
 * California's 36th congressional district. George Brown Jr. (D)
 * California's 37th congressional district. Shirley Neil Pettis (R)
 * California's 38th congressional district. Jerry M. Patterson (D)
 * California's 39th congressional district. Charles E. Wiggins (R)
 * California's 40th congressional district. Robert Badham (R)
 * California's 41st congressional district. Bob Wilson (R)
 * California's 42nd congressional district. Lionel Van Deerlin (D)
 * California's 43rd congressional district. Clair Burgener (R)

Colorado

 * Colorado's 1st congressional district. Pat Schroeder (D)
 * Colorado's 2nd congressional district. Tim Wirth (D)
 * Colorado's 3rd congressional district. Frank Evans (D)
 * Colorado's 4th congressional district. James Paul Johnson (R)
 * Colorado's 5th congressional district. William L. Armstrong (R)

Connecticut

 * Connecticut's 1st congressional district. William R. Cotter (D)
 * Connecticut's 2nd congressional district. Chris Dodd (D)
 * Connecticut's 3rd congressional district. Robert Giaimo (D)
 * Connecticut's 4th congressional district. Stewart McKinney (R)
 * Connecticut's 5th congressional district. Ronald A. Sarasin (R)
 * Connecticut's 6th congressional district. Toby Moffett (D)

Delaware

 * Delaware's at-large congressional district. Thomas B. Evans Jr. (R)

Florida

 * Florida's 1st congressional district. Robert L. F. Sikes (D)
 * Florida's 2nd congressional district. Don Fuqua (D)
 * Florida's 3rd congressional district. Charles E. Bennett (D)
 * Florida's 4th congressional district. Bill Chappell (D)
 * Florida's 5th congressional district. Richard Kelly (R)
 * Florida's 6th congressional district. Bill Young (R)
 * Florida's 7th congressional district. Sam Gibbons (D)
 * Florida's 8th congressional district. Andy Ireland (D)
 * Florida's 9th congressional district. Louis Frey Jr. (R)
 * Florida's 10th congressional district. Skip Bafalis (R)
 * Florida's 11th congressional district. Paul Rogers (D)
 * Florida's 12th congressional district. J. Herbert Burke (R)
 * Florida's 13th congressional district. William Lehman (D)
 * Florida's 14th congressional district. Claude Pepper (D)
 * Florida's 15th congressional district. Dante Fascell (D)

Georgia

 * Georgia's 1st congressional district. Bo Ginn (D)
 * Georgia's 2nd congressional district. Dawson Mathis (D)
 * Georgia's 3rd congressional district. Jack Brinkley (D)
 * Georgia's 4th congressional district. Elliott H. Levitas (D)
 * Georgia's 5th congressional district. Andrew Young (D), until January 29, 1977
 * Wyche Fowler (D), from April 6, 1977
 * Georgia's 6th congressional district. John Flynt (D)
 * Georgia's 7th congressional district. Larry McDonald (D)
 * Georgia's 8th congressional district. Billy Lee Evans (D)
 * Georgia's 9th congressional district. Ed Jenkins (D)
 * Georgia's 10th congressional district. Doug Barnard Jr. (D)

Hawaii

 * Hawaii's 1st congressional district. Cecil Heftel (D)
 * Hawaii's 2nd congressional district. Daniel Akaka (D)

Idaho

 * Idaho's 1st congressional district. Steve Symms (R)
 * Idaho's 2nd congressional district. George V. Hansen (R)

Illinois

 * Illinois's 1st congressional district. Ralph Metcalfe (D), until October 10, 1978
 * Illinois's 2nd congressional district. Morgan F. Murphy (D)
 * Illinois's 3rd congressional district. Marty Russo (D)
 * Illinois's 4th congressional district. Ed Derwinski (R)
 * Illinois's 5th congressional district. John G. Fary (D)
 * Illinois's 6th congressional district. Henry Hyde (R)
 * Illinois's 7th congressional district. Cardiss Collins (D)
 * Illinois's 8th congressional district. Dan Rostenkowski (D)
 * Illinois's 9th congressional district. Sidney R. Yates (D)
 * Illinois's 10th congressional district. Abner J. Mikva (D)
 * Illinois's 11th congressional district. Frank Annunzio (D)
 * Illinois's 12th congressional district. Phil Crane (R)
 * Illinois's 13th congressional district. Robert McClory (R)
 * Illinois's 14th congressional district. John N. Erlenborn (R)
 * Illinois's 15th congressional district. Tom Corcoran (R)
 * Illinois's 16th congressional district. John B. Anderson (R)
 * Illinois's 17th congressional district. George M. O'Brien (R)
 * Illinois's 18th congressional district. Robert H. Michel (R)
 * Illinois's 19th congressional district. Tom Railsback (R)
 * Illinois's 20th congressional district. Paul Findley (R)
 * Illinois's 21st congressional district. Edward Rell Madigan (R)
 * Illinois's 22nd congressional district. George E. Shipley (D)
 * Illinois's 23rd congressional district. Melvin Price (D)
 * Illinois's 24th congressional district. Paul Simon (D)

Indiana

 * Indiana's 1st congressional district. Adam Benjamin Jr. (D)
 * Indiana's 2nd congressional district. Floyd Fithian (D)
 * Indiana's 3rd congressional district. John Brademas (D)
 * Indiana's 4th congressional district. Dan Quayle (R)
 * Indiana's 5th congressional district. Elwood Hillis (R)
 * Indiana's 6th congressional district. David W. Evans (D)
 * Indiana's 7th congressional district. John T. Myers (R)
 * Indiana's 8th congressional district. David L. Cornwell (D)
 * Indiana's 9th congressional district. Lee H. Hamilton (D)
 * Indiana's 10th congressional district. Philip Sharp (D)
 * Indiana's 11th congressional district. Andrew Jacobs Jr. (D)

Iowa

 * Iowa's 1st congressional district. Jim Leach (R)
 * Iowa's 2nd congressional district. Mike Blouin (D)
 * Iowa's 3rd congressional district. Chuck Grassley (R)
 * Iowa's 4th congressional district. Neal Edward Smith (D)
 * Iowa's 5th congressional district. Tom Harkin (D)
 * Iowa's 6th congressional district. Berkley Bedell (D)

Kansas

 * Kansas's 1st congressional district. Keith Sebelius (R)
 * Kansas's 2nd congressional district. Martha Keys (D)
 * Kansas's 3rd congressional district. Larry Winn (R)
 * Kansas's 4th congressional district. Dan Glickman (D)
 * Kansas's 5th congressional district. Joe Skubitz (R), until December 31, 1978

Kentucky

 * Kentucky's 1st congressional district. Carroll Hubbard (D)
 * Kentucky's 2nd congressional district. William Natcher (D)
 * Kentucky's 3rd congressional district. Romano Mazzoli (D)
 * Kentucky's 4th congressional district. Gene Snyder (R)
 * Kentucky's 5th congressional district. Tim Lee Carter (R)
 * Kentucky's 6th congressional district. John B. Breckinridge (D)
 * Kentucky's 7th congressional district. Carl D. Perkins (D)

Louisiana

 * Louisiana's 1st congressional district. Richard Alvin Tonry (D), until May 4, 1977
 * Bob Livingston (R), from August 27, 1977
 * Louisiana's 2nd congressional district. Lindy Boggs (D)
 * Louisiana's 3rd congressional district. Dave Treen (R)
 * Louisiana's 4th congressional district. Joe Waggonner (D)
 * Louisiana's 5th congressional district. Jerry Huckaby (D)
 * Louisiana's 6th congressional district. Henson Moore (R)
 * Louisiana's 7th congressional district. John Breaux (D)
 * Louisiana's 8th congressional district. Gillis William Long (D)

Maine

 * Maine's 1st congressional district. David F. Emery (R)
 * Maine's 2nd congressional district. William Cohen (R)

Maryland

 * Maryland's 1st congressional district. Robert Bauman (R)
 * Maryland's 2nd congressional district. Clarence Long (D)
 * Maryland's 3rd congressional district. Barbara Mikulski (D)
 * Maryland's 4th congressional district. Marjorie Holt (R)
 * Maryland's 5th congressional district. Gladys Spellman (D)
 * Maryland's 6th congressional district. Goodloe Byron (D), until October 11, 1978
 * Maryland's 7th congressional district. Parren Mitchell (D)
 * Maryland's 8th congressional district. Newton Steers (R)

Massachusetts

 * Massachusetts's 1st congressional district. Silvio O. Conte (R)
 * Massachusetts's 2nd congressional district. Edward Boland (D)
 * Massachusetts's 3rd congressional district. Joseph D. Early (D)
 * Massachusetts's 4th congressional district. Robert Drinan (D)
 * Massachusetts's 5th congressional district. Paul Tsongas (D)
 * Massachusetts's 6th congressional district. Michael J. Harrington (D)
 * Massachusetts's 7th congressional district. Ed Markey (D)
 * Massachusetts's 8th congressional district. Tip O'Neill (D)
 * Massachusetts's 9th congressional district. Joe Moakley (D)
 * Massachusetts's 10th congressional district. Margaret Heckler (R)
 * Massachusetts's 11th congressional district. James A. Burke (D)
 * Massachusetts's 12th congressional district. Gerry Studds (D)

Michigan

 * Michigan's 1st congressional district. John Conyers (D)
 * Michigan's 2nd congressional district. Carl Pursell (R)
 * Michigan's 3rd congressional district. Garry E. Brown (R)
 * Michigan's 4th congressional district. David Stockman (R)
 * Michigan's 5th congressional district. Harold S. Sawyer (R)
 * Michigan's 6th congressional district. Milton Robert Carr (D)
 * Michigan's 7th congressional district. Dale Kildee (D)
 * Michigan's 8th congressional district. J. Bob Traxler (D)
 * Michigan's 9th congressional district. Guy Vander Jagt (R)
 * Michigan's 10th congressional district. Elford Albin Cederberg (R), until December 31, 1978
 * Michigan's 11th congressional district. Philip Ruppe (R)
 * Michigan's 12th congressional district. David Bonior (D)
 * Michigan's 13th congressional district. Charles Diggs (D)
 * Michigan's 14th congressional district. Lucien Nedzi (D)
 * Michigan's 15th congressional district. William D. Ford (D)
 * Michigan's 16th congressional district. John D. Dingell Jr. (D)
 * Michigan's 17th congressional district. William M. Brodhead (D)
 * Michigan's 18th congressional district. James Blanchard (D)
 * Michigan's 19th congressional district. William Broomfield (R)

Minnesota

 * Minnesota's 1st congressional district. Al Quie (R)
 * Minnesota's 2nd congressional district. Tom Hagedorn (R)
 * Minnesota's 3rd congressional district. Bill Frenzel (R)
 * Minnesota's 4th congressional district. Bruce Vento (DFL)
 * Minnesota's 5th congressional district. Donald M. Fraser (DFL)
 * Minnesota's 6th congressional district. Rick Nolan (DFL)
 * Minnesota's 7th congressional district. Robert Bergland (DFL), until January 22, 1977
 * Arlan Stangeland (R), from February 22, 1977
 * Minnesota's 8th congressional district. Jim Oberstar, (DFL)

Mississippi

 * Mississippi's 1st congressional district. Jamie L. Whitten (D)
 * Mississippi's 2nd congressional district. David R. Bowen (D)
 * Mississippi's 3rd congressional district. Sonny Montgomery (D)
 * Mississippi's 4th congressional district. Thad Cochran (R), until December 26, 1978
 * Mississippi's 5th congressional district. Trent Lott (R)

Missouri

 * Missouri's 1st congressional district. Bill Clay (D)
 * Missouri's 2nd congressional district. Robert A. Young (D)
 * Missouri's 3rd congressional district. Dick Gephardt (D)
 * Missouri's 4th congressional district. Ike Skelton (D)
 * Missouri's 5th congressional district. Richard Walker Bolling (D)
 * Missouri's 6th congressional district. Tom Coleman (R)
 * Missouri's 7th congressional district. Gene Taylor (R)
 * Missouri's 8th congressional district. Richard Howard Ichord Jr. (D)
 * Missouri's 9th congressional district. Harold Volkmer (D)
 * Missouri's 10th congressional district. Bill Burlison (D)

Montana

 * Montana's 1st congressional district. Max Baucus (D), until December 14, 1978
 * Montana's 2nd congressional district. Ron Marlenee (R)

Nebraska

 * Nebraska's 1st congressional district. Charles Thone (R)
 * Nebraska's 2nd congressional district. John Joseph Cavanaugh III (D)
 * Nebraska's 3rd congressional district. Virginia D. Smith (R)

Nevada

 * Nevada's 1st congressional district. James David Santini (D)

New Hampshire

 * New Hampshire's 1st congressional district. Norman D'Amours (D)
 * New Hampshire's 2nd congressional district. James Colgate Cleveland (R)

New Jersey

 * New Jersey's 1st congressional district. James Florio (D)
 * New Jersey's 2nd congressional district. William J. Hughes (D)
 * New Jersey's 3rd congressional district. James J. Howard (D)
 * New Jersey's 4th congressional district. Frank Thompson (D)
 * New Jersey's 5th congressional district. Millicent Fenwick (R)
 * New Jersey's 6th congressional district. Edwin B. Forsythe (R)
 * New Jersey's 7th congressional district. Andrew Maguire (D)
 * New Jersey's 8th congressional district. Robert A. Roe (D)
 * New Jersey's 9th congressional district. Harold C. Hollenbeck (R)
 * New Jersey's 10th congressional district. Peter W. Rodino (D)
 * New Jersey's 11th congressional district. Joseph Minish (D)
 * New Jersey's 12th congressional district. Matthew John Rinaldo (R)
 * New Jersey's 13th congressional district. Helen Stevenson Meyner (D)
 * New Jersey's 14th congressional district. Joseph A. LeFante (D), until December 14, 1978
 * New Jersey's 15th congressional district. Edward J. Patten (D)

New Mexico

 * New Mexico's 1st congressional district. Manuel Lujan Jr. (R)
 * New Mexico's 2nd congressional district. Harold L. Runnels (D)

New York

 * New York's 1st congressional district. Otis G. Pike (D)
 * New York's 2nd congressional district. Thomas Downey (D)
 * New York's 3rd congressional district. Jerome Ambro (D)
 * New York's 4th congressional district. Norman F. Lent (R)
 * New York's 5th congressional district. John W. Wydler (R)
 * New York's 6th congressional district. Lester L. Wolff (D)
 * New York's 7th congressional district. Joseph P. Addabbo (D)
 * New York's 8th congressional district. Benjamin Stanley Rosenthal (D)
 * New York's 9th congressional district. James J. Delaney (D), until December 31, 1978
 * New York's 10th congressional district. Mario Biaggi (D)
 * New York's 11th congressional district. James H. Scheuer (D)
 * New York's 12th congressional district. Shirley Chisholm (D)
 * New York's 13th congressional district. Stephen Solarz (D)
 * New York's 14th congressional district. Fred Richmond (D)
 * New York's 15th congressional district. Leo C. Zeferetti (D)
 * New York's 16th congressional district. Elizabeth Holtzman (D)
 * New York's 17th congressional district. John M. Murphy (D)
 * New York's 18th congressional district. Ed Koch (D), until December 31, 1977
 * Bill Green (R), from February 14, 1978
 * New York's 19th congressional district. Charles Rangel (D)
 * New York's 20th congressional district. Theodore S. Weiss (D)
 * New York's 21st congressional district. Herman Badillo (D), until December 31, 1977
 * Robert Garcia (D), from February 21, 1978
 * New York's 22nd congressional district. Jonathan Brewster Bingham (D)
 * New York's 23rd congressional district. Bruce F. Caputo (R)
 * New York's 24th congressional district. Richard Ottinger (D)
 * New York's 25th congressional district. Hamilton Fish IV (R)
 * New York's 26th congressional district. Benjamin Gilman (R)
 * New York's 27th congressional district. Matthew F. McHugh (D)
 * New York's 28th congressional district. Samuel S. Stratton (D)
 * New York's 29th congressional district. Edward W. Pattison (D)
 * New York's 30th congressional district. Robert C. McEwen (R)
 * New York's 31st congressional district. Donald J. Mitchell (R)
 * New York's 32nd congressional district. James M. Hanley (D)
 * New York's 33rd congressional district. William F. Walsh (R)
 * New York's 34th congressional district. Frank Horton (R)
 * New York's 35th congressional district. Barber Conable (R)
 * New York's 36th congressional district. John J. LaFalce (D)
 * New York's 37th congressional district. Henry J. Nowak (D)
 * New York's 38th congressional district. Jack Kemp (R)
 * New York's 39th congressional district. Stan Lundine (D)

North Carolina

 * North Carolina's 1st congressional district. Walter B. Jones Sr. (D)
 * North Carolina's 2nd congressional district. Lawrence H. Fountain (D)
 * North Carolina's 3rd congressional district. Charles Orville Whitley (D)
 * North Carolina's 4th congressional district. Ike Franklin Andrews (D)
 * North Carolina's 5th congressional district. Stephen L. Neal (D)
 * North Carolina's 6th congressional district. L. Richardson Preyer (D)
 * North Carolina's 7th congressional district. Charlie Rose (D)
 * North Carolina's 8th congressional district. Bill Hefner (D)
 * North Carolina's 9th congressional district. James G. Martin (R)
 * North Carolina's 10th congressional district. Jim Broyhill (R)
 * North Carolina's 11th congressional district. V. Lamar Gudger (D)

North Dakota

 * North Dakota's 1st congressional district. Mark Andrews (R)

Ohio

 * Ohio's 1st congressional district. Bill Gradison (R)
 * Ohio's 2nd congressional district. Tom Luken (D)
 * Ohio's 3rd congressional district. Charles W. Whalen Jr. (R)
 * Ohio's 4th congressional district. Tennyson Guyer (R)
 * Ohio's 5th congressional district. Del Latta (R)
 * Ohio's 6th congressional district. Bill Harsha (R)
 * Ohio's 7th congressional district. Bud Brown (R)
 * Ohio's 8th congressional district. Tom Kindness (R)
 * Ohio's 9th congressional district. Thomas L. Ashley (D)
 * Ohio's 10th congressional district. Clarence E. Miller (R)
 * Ohio's 11th congressional district. J. William Stanton (R)
 * Ohio's 12th congressional district. Samuel L. Devine (R)
 * Ohio's 13th congressional district. Donald J. Pease (D)
 * Ohio's 14th congressional district. John F. Seiberling (D)
 * Ohio's 15th congressional district. Chalmers Wylie (R)
 * Ohio's 16th congressional district. Ralph Regula (R)
 * Ohio's 17th congressional district. John M. Ashbrook (R)
 * Ohio's 18th congressional district. Douglas Applegate (D)
 * Ohio's 19th congressional district. Charles J. Carney (D)
 * Ohio's 20th congressional district. Mary Rose Oakar (D)
 * Ohio's 21st congressional district. Louis Stokes (D)
 * Ohio's 22nd congressional district. Charles Vanik (D)
 * Ohio's 23rd congressional district. Ronald M. Mottl (D)

Oklahoma

 * Oklahoma's 1st congressional district. James R. Jones (D)
 * Oklahoma's 2nd congressional district. Ted Risenhoover (D)
 * Oklahoma's 3rd congressional district. Wes Watkins (D)
 * Oklahoma's 4th congressional district. Tom Steed (D)
 * Oklahoma's 5th congressional district. Mickey Edwards (R)
 * Oklahoma's 6th congressional district. Glenn English (D)

Oregon

 * Oregon's 1st congressional district. Les AuCoin (D)
 * Oregon's 2nd congressional district. Al Ullman (D)
 * Oregon's 3rd congressional district. Robert B. Duncan (D)
 * Oregon's 4th congressional district. Jim Weaver (D)

Pennsylvania

 * Pennsylvania's 1st congressional district. Michael Myers (D)
 * Pennsylvania's 2nd congressional district. Robert N. C. Nix Sr. (D)
 * Pennsylvania's 3rd congressional district. Raymond Lederer (D)
 * Pennsylvania's 4th congressional district. Joshua Eilberg (D)
 * Pennsylvania's 5th congressional district. Richard T. Schulze (R)
 * Pennsylvania's 6th congressional district. Gus Yatron (D)
 * Pennsylvania's 7th congressional district. Robert W. Edgar (D)
 * Pennsylvania's 8th congressional district. Peter H. Kostmayer (D)
 * Pennsylvania's 9th congressional district. Bud Shuster (R)
 * Pennsylvania's 10th congressional district. Joseph M. McDade (R)
 * Pennsylvania's 11th congressional district. Dan Flood (D)
 * Pennsylvania's 12th congressional district. John Murtha (D)
 * Pennsylvania's 13th congressional district. Lawrence Coughlin (R)
 * Pennsylvania's 14th congressional district. William S. Moorhead (D)
 * Pennsylvania's 15th congressional district. Fred B. Rooney (D)
 * Pennsylvania's 16th congressional district. Robert Smith Walker (R)
 * Pennsylvania's 17th congressional district. Allen E. Ertel (D)
 * Pennsylvania's 18th congressional district. Doug Walgren (D)
 * Pennsylvania's 19th congressional district. William F. Goodling (R)
 * Pennsylvania's 20th congressional district. Joseph M. Gaydos (D)
 * Pennsylvania's 21st congressional district. John Herman Dent (D)
 * Pennsylvania's 22nd congressional district. Austin Murphy (D)
 * Pennsylvania's 23rd congressional district. Joseph S. Ammerman (D)
 * Pennsylvania's 24th congressional district. Marc L. Marks (R)
 * Pennsylvania's 25th congressional district. Gary A. Myers (R)

Rhode Island

 * Rhode Island's 1st congressional district. Fernand St Germain (D)
 * Rhode Island's 2nd congressional district. Edward Beard (D)

South Carolina

 * South Carolina's 1st congressional district. Mendel Jackson Davis (D)
 * South Carolina's 2nd congressional district. Floyd Spence (R)
 * South Carolina's 3rd congressional district. Butler Derrick (D)
 * South Carolina's 4th congressional district. James Mann (D)
 * South Carolina's 5th congressional district. Kenneth Lamar Holland (D)
 * South Carolina's 6th congressional district. John Jenrette (D)

South Dakota

 * South Dakota's 1st congressional district. Larry Pressler (R)
 * South Dakota's 2nd congressional district. James Abdnor (R)

Tennessee

 * Tennessee's 1st congressional district. Jimmy Quillen (R)
 * Tennessee's 2nd congressional district. John Duncan Sr. (R)
 * Tennessee's 3rd congressional district. Marilyn Lloyd (D)
 * Tennessee's 4th congressional district. Albert Gore Jr. (D)
 * Tennessee's 5th congressional district. Clifford Allen (D), until June 18, 1978
 * Tennessee's 6th congressional district. Robin Beard (R)
 * Tennessee's 7th congressional district. Ed Jones (D)
 * Tennessee's 8th congressional district. Harold Ford Sr. (D)

Texas

 * Texas's 1st congressional district. Sam B. Hall Jr. (D)
 * Texas's 2nd congressional district. Charlie Wilson (D)
 * Texas's 3rd congressional district. James M. Collins (R)
 * Texas's 4th congressional district. Ray Roberts (D)
 * Texas's 5th congressional district. Jim Mattox (D)
 * Texas's 6th congressional district. Olin E. Teague (D), until December 31, 1978
 * Texas's 7th congressional district. Bill Archer (R)
 * Texas's 8th congressional district. Robert C. Eckhardt (D)
 * Texas's 9th congressional district. Jack Brooks (D)
 * Texas's 10th congressional district. J. J. Pickle (D)
 * Texas's 11th congressional district. William R. Poage (D), until December 31, 1978
 * Texas's 12th congressional district. Jim Wright (D)
 * Texas's 13th congressional district. Jack Hightower (D)
 * Texas's 14th congressional district. John Andrew Young (D)
 * Texas's 15th congressional district. Kika de la Garza (D)
 * Texas's 16th congressional district. Richard Crawford White (D)
 * Texas's 17th congressional district. Omar Burleson (D), until December 31, 1978
 * Texas's 18th congressional district. Barbara Jordan (D)
 * Texas's 19th congressional district. George H. Mahon (D)
 * Texas's 20th congressional district. Henry B. González (D)
 * Texas's 21st congressional district. Bob Krueger (D)
 * Texas's 22nd congressional district. Robert Gammage (D)
 * Texas's 23rd congressional district. Abraham Kazen (D)
 * Texas's 24th congressional district. Dale Milford (D)

Utah

 * Utah's 1st congressional district. K. Gunn McKay (D)
 * Utah's 2nd congressional district. David Daniel Marriott (R)

Vermont

 * Vermont's 1st congressional district. Jim Jeffords (R)

Virginia

 * Virginia's 1st congressional district. Paul Trible (R)
 * Virginia's 2nd congressional district. G. William Whitehurst (R)
 * Virginia's 3rd congressional district. David E. Satterfield III (D)
 * Virginia's 4th congressional district. Robert Daniel (R)
 * Virginia's 5th congressional district. Dan Daniel (D)
 * Virginia's 6th congressional district. M. Caldwell Butler (R)
 * Virginia's 7th congressional district. J. Kenneth Robinson (R)
 * Virginia's 8th congressional district. Herbert Harris (D)
 * Virginia's 9th congressional district. William C. Wampler (R)
 * Virginia's 10th congressional district. Joseph L. Fisher (D)

Washington

 * Washington's 1st congressional district. Joel Pritchard (R)
 * Washington's 2nd congressional district. Lloyd Meeds (D)
 * Washington's 3rd congressional district. Don Bonker (D)
 * Washington's 4th congressional district. Mike McCormack (D)
 * Washington's 5th congressional district. Tom Foley (D)
 * Washington's 6th congressional district. Norm Dicks (D)
 * Washington's 7th congressional district. Brock Adams (D), until January 22, 1977
 * John E. Cunningham (R) from May 17, 1977

West Virginia

 * West Virginia's 1st congressional district. Bob Mollohan (D)
 * West Virginia's 2nd congressional district. Harley Orrin Staggers (D)
 * West Virginia's 3rd congressional district. John M. Slack Jr. (D)
 * West Virginia's 4th congressional district. Nick Rahall (D)

Wisconsin

 * Wisconsin's 1st congressional district. Les Aspin (D)
 * Wisconsin's 2nd congressional district. Robert Kastenmeier (D)
 * Wisconsin's 3rd congressional district. Alvin Baldus (D)
 * Wisconsin's 4th congressional district. Clement J. Zablocki (D)
 * Wisconsin's 5th congressional district. Henry S. Reuss (D)
 * Wisconsin's 6th congressional district. William A. Steiger (R), until December 4, 1978
 * Wisconsin's 7th congressional district. Dave Obey (D)
 * Wisconsin's 8th congressional district. Robert John Cornell (D)
 * Wisconsin's 9th congressional district. Bob Kasten (R)

Wyoming

 * Wyoming's 1st congressional district. Teno Roncalio (D), until December 30, 1978

Non-voting members

 * District of Columbia's at-large congressional district. Walter Fauntroy (D)
 * Guam's at-large congressional district. Antonio Borja Won Pat (D)
 * Puerto Rico's at-large congressional district. Baltasar Corrada del Río (PNP)
 * United States Virgin Islands's at-large congressional district. Ron de Lugo (D)

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Changes in membership
The count below reflects changes from the beginning of the first session of this Congress.

Senate

 * Replacements: 11
 * Democratic: 3 seat net loss
 * Republican: 3 seat net gain
 * Deaths: 4
 * Resignations: 5
 * Vacancy: 0
 * Total seats with changes: 9


 * nowrap | Arkansas (2)
 * nowrap | John L. McClellan (D)
 * Died November 28, 1977. Successor appointed to finish the term.
 * nowrap | Kaneaster Hodges Jr. (D)
 * December 10, 1977
 * December 10, 1977


 * nowrap | Montana (2)
 * nowrap | Lee Metcalf (D)
 * Died January 12, 1978. Successor appointed to finish the term.
 * nowrap | Paul G. Hatfield (D)
 * January 22, 1978
 * January 22, 1978


 * nowrap | Minnesota (1)
 * nowrap | Hubert Humphrey (DFL)
 * Died January 13, 1978. Successor appointed to continue the term.
 * nowrap | Muriel Humphrey (D)
 * January 25, 1978
 * January 25, 1978


 * nowrap | Alabama (3)
 * nowrap | James Allen (D)
 * Died June 1, 1978. Successor appointed to continue the term.
 * nowrap | Maryon Pittman Allen (D)
 * June 8, 1978
 * June 8, 1978


 * nowrap | Alabama (3)
 * nowrap | Maryon Pittman Allen (D)
 * Appointee lost special election. Successor elected November 7, 1978.
 * nowrap | Donald Stewart (D)
 * November 8, 1978
 * November 8, 1978


 * nowrap | Minnesota (1)
 * nowrap | Muriel Humphrey (DFL)
 * Appointee retired when successor qualified. Successor elected November 7, 1978.
 * nowrap | David Durenberger (R)
 * November 8, 1978
 * November 8, 1978


 * nowrap | Montana (2)
 * nowrap | Paul G. Hatfield (D)
 * Lost nomination to the next term. Resigned early December 12, 1978. Successor appointed, having already been elected to the next term.
 * nowrap | Max Baucus (D)
 * December 15, 1978
 * December 15, 1978


 * nowrap | Kansas (2)
 * nowrap | James B. Pearson (R)
 * Resigned December 23, 1978. Successor appointed, having already been elected to the next term.
 * nowrap | Nancy Kassebaum (R)
 * December 23, 1978
 * December 23, 1978


 * nowrap | Mississippi (2)
 * nowrap | James Eastland (D)
 * Resigned December 27, 1978. Successor appointed, having already been elected to the next term.
 * nowrap | Thad Cochran (R)
 * December 27, 1978
 * December 27, 1978


 * nowrap | Minnesota (2)
 * nowrap | Wendell R. Anderson (DFL)
 * Resigned December 29, 1978. Successor appointed, having already been elected to the next term.
 * nowrap | Rudy Boschwitz (R)
 * December 30, 1978
 * December 30, 1978


 * nowrap | Wyoming (2)
 * nowrap | Clifford Hansen (R)
 * Resigned December 31, 1978. Successor appointed, having already been elected to the next term.
 * nowrap | Alan Simpson (R)
 * January 1, 1979
 * January 1, 1979


 * nowrap | Virginia (2)
 * nowrap | William L. Scott (R)
 * Resigned January 1, 1979. Successor appointed, having already been elected to the next term.
 * nowrap | John Warner (R)
 * January 2, 1979
 * January 2, 1979


 * }

House of Representatives

 * Replacements: 6
 * Democratic: 4 seat net loss
 * Republican: 4 seat net gain
 * Deaths: 6
 * Resignations: 21
 * Contested election: 0
 * Total seats with changes: 25


 * Minnesota's 7th congressional district
 * nowrap | Robert Bergland (DFL)
 * style="font-size:80%" | Resigned January 22, 1977, after being appointed United States Secretary of Agriculture
 * nowrap | Arlan Stangeland (R)
 * February 22, 1977
 * Washington's 7th congressional district
 * nowrap | Brock Adams (D)
 * style="font-size:80%" | Resigned January 22, 1977, after being appointed United States Secretary of Transportation
 * nowrap | John E. Cunningham (R)
 * May 17, 1977
 * Georgia's 5th congressional district
 * nowrap | Andrew Young (D)
 * style="font-size:80%" | Resigned January 29, 1977, after being appointed United States Ambassador to the United Nations
 * nowrap | Wyche Fowler (D)
 * April 6, 1977
 * Louisiana's 1st congressional district
 * nowrap | Richard Alvin Tonry (D)
 * style="font-size:80%" | Forced to resign May 4, 1977
 * nowrap | Bob Livingston (R)
 * August 27, 1977
 * New York's 18th congressional district
 * nowrap | Ed Koch (D)
 * style="font-size:80%" | Resigned December 31, 1977, after being elected Mayor of New York City
 * nowrap | Bill Green (R)
 * February 14, 1978
 * New York's 21st congressional district
 * nowrap | Herman Badillo (D)
 * style="font-size:80%" | Resigned December 31, 1977, after becoming Deputy Mayor of New York City. Elected on the Republican and Liberal tickets on February 14, but officially took office as a Democrat after being accepted by the caucus on February 21.
 * nowrap | Robert Garcia (D)
 * February 21, 1978
 * Tennessee's 5th congressional district
 * nowrap | Clifford Allen (D)
 * style="font-size:80%" | Died June 18, 1978
 * rowspan=19 |Vacant
 * rowspan=19 |Not filled this term
 * California's 18th congressional district
 * nowrap | William M. Ketchum (R)
 * style="font-size:80%" | Died June 24, 1978
 * Illinois's 1st congressional district
 * nowrap | Ralph Metcalfe (D)
 * style="font-size:80%" | Died October 10, 1978
 * Maryland's 6th congressional district
 * nowrap | Goodloe Byron (D)
 * style="font-size:80%" | Died October 11, 1978
 * California's 11th congressional district
 * nowrap | Leo Ryan (D)
 * style="font-size:80%" | Murdered by members of the Peoples Temple at the Guyana Airport November 18, 1978, shortly before the Jonestown Massacre
 * Wisconsin's 6th congressional district
 * nowrap | William A. Steiger (R)
 * style="font-size:80%" | Died December 4, 1978
 * Montana's 1st congressional district
 * nowrap | Max Baucus (D)
 * style="font-size:80%" | Resigned December 14, 1978, after being appointed to the U.S. Senate having already been elected.
 * Mississippi's 4th congressional district
 * nowrap | Thad Cochran (R)
 * style="font-size:80%" | Resigned December 26, 1978, after being appointed to the U.S. Senate having already been elected.
 * Wyoming's at-large congressional district
 * nowrap | Teno Roncalio (D)
 * style="font-size:80%" | Resigned December 30, 1978
 * California's 3rd congressional district
 * nowrap | John E. Moss (D)
 * style="font-size:80%" | Resigned December 31, 1978
 * California's 14th congressional district
 * nowrap | John J. McFall (D)
 * style="font-size:80%" | Resigned December 31, 1978
 * California's 33rd congressional district
 * nowrap | Del M. Clawson (R)
 * style="font-size:80%" | Resigned December 31, 1978
 * Kansas's 5th congressional district
 * nowrap | Joe Skubitz (R)
 * style="font-size:80%" | Resigned December 31, 1978
 * Michigan's 10th congressional district
 * nowrap | Elford Albin Cederberg (R)
 * style="font-size:80%" | Resigned December 31, 1978
 * New Jersey's 14th congressional district
 * nowrap | Joseph A. LeFante (D)
 * style="font-size:80%" | Resigned December 31, 1978
 * New York's 9th congressional district
 * nowrap | James J. Delaney (D)
 * style="font-size:80%" | Resigned December 31, 1978
 * Texas's 6th congressional district
 * nowrap | Olin E. Teague (D)
 * style="font-size:80%" | Resigned December 31, 1978
 * Texas's 11th congressional district
 * nowrap | William R. Poage (D)
 * style="font-size:80%" | Resigned December 31, 1978
 * Texas's 17th congressional district
 * nowrap | Omar Burleson (D)
 * style="font-size:80%" | Resigned December 31, 1978
 * }
 * Michigan's 10th congressional district
 * nowrap | Elford Albin Cederberg (R)
 * style="font-size:80%" | Resigned December 31, 1978
 * New Jersey's 14th congressional district
 * nowrap | Joseph A. LeFante (D)
 * style="font-size:80%" | Resigned December 31, 1978
 * New York's 9th congressional district
 * nowrap | James J. Delaney (D)
 * style="font-size:80%" | Resigned December 31, 1978
 * Texas's 6th congressional district
 * nowrap | Olin E. Teague (D)
 * style="font-size:80%" | Resigned December 31, 1978
 * Texas's 11th congressional district
 * nowrap | William R. Poage (D)
 * style="font-size:80%" | Resigned December 31, 1978
 * Texas's 17th congressional district
 * nowrap | Omar Burleson (D)
 * style="font-size:80%" | Resigned December 31, 1978
 * }
 * style="font-size:80%" | Resigned December 31, 1978
 * Texas's 17th congressional district
 * nowrap | Omar Burleson (D)
 * style="font-size:80%" | Resigned December 31, 1978
 * }
 * }

Senate

 * Aging (Special) (Chair: Frank Church)
 * Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry (Chair: Herman Talmadge; Ranking Member: Bob Dole)
 * Environment, Soil Conservation and Forestry (Chair: James Eastland; Ranking Member: Jesse Helms)
 * Agricultural Credit and Rural Electrification (Chair: James Allen; Ranking Member: S.I. Hayakawa)
 * Agricultural Production, Marketing and Stabilization of Prices (Chair: Patrick Leahy; Ranking Member: Milton R. Young)
 * Agricultural Research and General Legislation (Chair: Patrick Leahy; Ranking Member: Bob Dole)
 * Rural Development (Chair: Dick Clark; Ranking Member: Carl T. Curtis)
 * Foreign Agricultural Policy (Chair: Hubert Humphrey; Ranking Member: Henry Bellmon)
 * Nutrition (Chair: George McGovern; Ranking Member: Bob Dole)
 * Appropriations (Chair: Warren Magnuson; Ranking Member: Milton Young)
 * Agriculture and Related Agencies (Chair: Thomas Eagleton; Ranking Member: Henry Bellmon)
 * Defense (Chair: John L. McClellan; Ranking Member: Milton R. Young)
 * District of Columbia (Chair: Patrick Leahy; Ranking Member: Charles Mathias)
 * Foreign Operations (Chair: Daniel Inouye; Ranking Member; Ranking Member: Richard S. Schweiker)
 * HUD-Independent Agencies (Chair: William Proxmire; Ranking Member: Ted Stevens)
 * Interior (Chair: Robert Byrd; Ranking Member: Edward W. Brooke)
 * Labor, Health, Education and Welfare (Chair: Warren Magnuson; Ranking Member: Richard S. Schweiker)
 * Legislative (Chair: Walter "Dee" Huddleston; Ranking Member: Ted Stevens)
 * Military Construction (Chair: J. Bennett Johnston; Ranking Member: Ted Stevens)
 * Public Works (Chair: J. Bennett Johnston; Ranking Member: Mark O. Hatfield)
 * State, Justice, Commerce and the Judiciary (Chair: Fritz Hollings; Ranking Member: Lowell P. Weicker)
 * Transportation (Chair: Birch Bayh; Ranking Member: Clifford P. Case)
 * Treasury, Postal Service and General Government (Chair: Lawton Chiles; Ranking Member: Lowell P. Weicker)
 * Armed Services (Chair: John C. Stennis; Ranking Member: John Tower)
 * Intelligence (Chair: Harry F. Byrd Jr.; Ranking Member: Barry Goldwater)
 * General Procurement (Chair: John C. Stennis; Ranking Member: John Tower)
 * Military Construction and Stockfiles (Chair: Gary Hart; Ranking Member: Strom Thurmond)
 * Arms Control (Chair: Henry M. Jackson; Ranking Member: Jesse Helms)
 * Tactical Aircraft (Chair: Howard Cannon; Ranking Member: Dewey F. Bartlett)
 * Research and Development (Chair: Thomas J. McIntyre; Ranking Member: Jake Garn)
 * General Legislation (Chair: John Culver; Ranking Member: Jake Garn)
 * Manpower and Personnel (Chair: Sam Nunn; Ranking Member: William L. Scott)
 * Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs (Chair: William Proxmire; Ranking Member: Edward L. Brooke)
 * Federal Credit Programs (Chair: Paul Sarbanes; Ranking Member: Richard G. Lugar)
 * Housing and Urban Affairs (Chair: John Sparkman; Ranking Member: Edward W. Brooke)
 * Financial Institutions (Chair: Thomas J. McIntyre; Ranking Member: John G. Tower)
 * Securities (Chair: Harrison A. Williams; Ranking Member: Edward W. Brooke)
 * International Finance (Chair: Adlai Stevenson III; Ranking Member: H. John Heinz III)
 * Production and Stabilization (Chair: Alan Cranston; Ranking Member: Alan Cranston)
 * Consumer Affairs (Chair: Donald Riegle; Ranking Member: Harrison H. Schmitt)
 * Rural Housing (Chair: Robert Burren Morgan; Ranking Member: Jake Garn)
 * Budget (Chair: Edmund Muskie; Ranking Member: Henry Bellmon)
 * Commerce, Science and Transportation (Chair: Howard Cannon; Ranking Member: James B. Pearson)
 * Aviation (Chair: Howard Cannon; Ranking Member: Ted Stevens)
 * Communications (Chair: Fritz Hollings; Ranking Member: Robert P. Griffin)
 * Consumer (Chair: Wendell Ford; Ranking Member: Bob Packwood)
 * Merchant Marine and Tourism (Chair: Daniel Inouye; Ranking Member: Harrison H. Schmitt)
 * Science, Technology and Space (Chair: Adlai Stevenson III; Ranking Member: John C. Danforth)
 * Surface Transportation (Chair: Russell B. Long; Ranking Member: Clifford P. Hansen)
 * Energy and Natural Resources (Chair: Henry M. Jackson; Ranking Member: Clifford P. Hansen)
 * Public Lands and Resources (Chair: Lee Metcalf; Ranking Member: James A. McClure)
 * Parks and Recreation (Chair: James Abourezk; Ranking Member: Clifford P. Hansen)
 * Energy Production and Supply (Chair: Floyd Haskell; Ranking Member: Dewey F. Bartlett)
 * Energy Conservation and Regulation (Chair: J. Bennett Johnston; Ranking Member: Lowell P. Weicker Jr.)
 * Energy R&D (Chair: Frank Church; Ranking Member: Mark O. Hatfield)
 * Environment and Public Works (Chair: Jennings Randolph; Ranking Member: Robert T. Stafford)
 * Environmental Pollution (Chair: Edmund Muskie; Ranking Member: Robert T. Stafford)
 * Water Resources (Chair: Mike Gravel; Ranking Member: Pete Domenici)
 * Transportation (Chair: Lloyd Bentsen; Ranking Member: John H. Chafee)
 * Regional and Community Development (Chair: Quentin Burdick; Ranking Member: Howard H. Baker Jr.)
 * Nuclear Regulation (Chair: John Culver; Ranking Member: Malcolm Wallop)
 * Ethics (Select) (Chair: Adlai Stevenson III)
 * Finance (Chair: Russell B. Long; Ranking Member: Carl T. Curtis)
 * Health (Chair: Herman Talmadge; Ranking Member: Bob Dole)
 * International Trade (Chair: Abraham Ribicoff; Ranking Member: William V. Roth Jr.)
 * Taxation and Debt Management Generally (Chair: Harry F. Byrd Jr.; Ranking Member: Paul Laxalt)
 * Social Security (Chair: Gaylord Nelson; Ranking Member: Paul Laxalt)
 * Energy and Foundations (Chair: Mike Gravel; Ranking Member: Clifford P. Hansen)
 * Private Pension Plans and Employee Fringe Benefits (Chair: Lloyd Bentsen; Ranking Member: Bob Packwood)
 * Unemployment Compensation, Revenue Sharing and Economic Problems (Chair: William Hathaway; Ranking Member: William V. Roth Jr.)
 * Administration of the Internal Revenue Code (Chair: Floyd Haskell; Ranking Member: Bob Dole)
 * Tourism and Sugar (Chair: Spark Matsunaga; Ranking Member: Carl T. Curtis)
 * Public Assistance (Chair: Daniel Patrick Moynihan; Ranking Member: John C. Danforth)
 * Foreign Relations (Chair: John Sparkman; Ranking Member: Clifford P. Case)
 * European Affairs (Chair: Joe Biden; Ranking Member: Robert P. Griffin)
 * East Asian and Pacific Affairs (Chair: John Glenn; Ranking Member: James B. Pearson)
 * International Operations (Chair: George McGovern; Ranking Member: Charles H. Percy)
 * Foreign Economic Policy (Chair: Frank Church; Ranking Member: Jacob K. Javits)
 * Arms Control, Oceans and International Environment (Chair: Claiborne Pell; Ranking Member: Charles H. Percy)
 * Western Hemisphere Affairs (Chair: Paul Sarbanes; Ranking Member: Jacob K. Javits)
 * Near Eastern and South Asian Affairs (Chair: Richard Stone; Ranking Member: Howard H. Baker Jr.)
 * Foreign Assistance (Chair: Hubert Humphrey; Ranking Member: Clifford P. Case)
 * African Affairs (Chair: Dick Clark; Ranking Member: Dick Clark)
 * Governmental Affairs (Chair: Abraham Ribicoff; Ranking Member: Charles H. Percy)
 * Investigations (Chair: Henry M. Jackson; Ranking Member: Charles H. Percy)
 * Intergovernmental Relations (Chair: Edmund Muskie; Ranking Member: William V. Roth Jr.)
 * Reports, Accounting and Management (Chair: Lee Metcalf; Ranking Member: John C. Danforth)
 * Governmental Efficiency and the District of Columbia (Chair: Thomas Eagleton; Ranking Member: Charles Mathias)
 * Federal Spending Practices and Open Government (Chair: Lawton Chiles; Ranking Member: H. John Heinz III)
 * Energy, Nuclear Proliferation and Federal Services (Chair: John Glenn; Ranking Member: Jacob K. Javits)
 * Civil Service and General Services (Chair: Jim Sasser; Ranking Member: Ted Stevens)
 * Human Resources (Chair: Harrison A. Williams; Ranking Member: Jacob K. Javits)
 * Labor (Chair: Harrison A. Williams; Ranking Member: Jacob K. Javits)
 * Handicapped (Chair: Jennings Randolph; Ranking Member: Robert T. Stafford)
 * Education, Arts and Humanities (Chair: Claiborne Pell; Ranking Member: Jacob K. Javits)
 * Employment, Poverty and Migratory Labor (Chair: Gaylord Nelson; Ranking Member: Richard S. Schweiker)
 * Health and Scientific Research (Chair: Ted Kennedy; Ranking Member: Richard S. Schweiker)
 * Aging (Chair: Thomas Eagleton; Ranking Member: John H. Chafee)
 * Child and Human Development (Chair: Alan Cranston; Ranking Member: S.I. Hayakawa)
 * Alcoholism and Drug Abuse (Chair: William Hathaway; Ranking Member: Orrin G. Hatch)
 * Indian Affairs (Select) (Chair: James Abourezk)
 * Judiciary (Chair: James Eastland; Ranking Member: Strom Thurmond)
 * Intelligence (Select) (Chair: Daniel Inouye; Ranking Member: Mark Hatfield)
 * Nutrition and Human Needs (Select) (Chair: George McGovern)
 * Rules and Administration (Chair: Howard Cannon, then Claiborne Pell; Ranking Member: Mark O. Hatfield)
 * Senate Committee System (Special)
 * Small Business (Select) (Chair: Gaylord Nelson)
 * Veterans' Affairs (Chair: Alan Cranston; Ranking Member: Robert T. Stafford)
 * Compensation and Pensions (Chair: Herman Talmadge; Ranking Member: Clifford P. Hansen)
 * Health and Readjustment (Chair: Alan Cranston; Ranking Member: Strom Thurmond)
 * Housing, Insurance and Cemeteries (Chair: Richard Stone; Ranking Member: Robert T. Stafford)
 * Whole

House of Representatives

 * Aging (Select) (Chair: Claude Pepper)
 * Agriculture (Chair: Tom Foley; Ranking Member: William C. Wampler)
 * Livestock and Grains (Chair: William R. Poage; Ranking Member: Keith G. Sebelius)
 * Cotton (Chair: David R. Bowen; Ranking Member: W. Henson Moore)
 * Dairy and Poultry (Chair: Charlie Rose; Ranking Member: Jim Jeffords)
 * Family Farms and Rural Development (Chair: Rick Nolan; Ranking Member: Chuck Grassley)
 * Oilseeds and Rice (Chair: Dawson Mathis; Ranking Member: Paul Findley)
 * Tobacco (Chair: Walter B. Jones Sr.; Ranking Member: William C. Wampler)
 * Conservation and Credit (Chair: Ed Jones; Ranking Member: Edward Madigan)
 * Department, Investigations, Oversight and Research (Chair: Jamie Whitten; Ranking Member: Charles Thone)
 * Domestic Marketing, Consumer Relations and Nutrition (Chair: George H. Mahon; Ranking Member: Steve Symms)
 * Family Farms, Rural Development and Special Studies (Chair: Rick Nolan; Ranking Member: Chuck Grassley)
 * Appropriations (Chair: George H. Mahon; Ranking Member: Elford Cederberg)
 * Agriculture and Related Agencies (Chair: Jamie Whitten; Ranking Member: Mark Andrews)
 * Defense (Chair: George H. Mahon; Ranking Member: Jack Edwards)
 * District of Columbia (Chair: William Natcher; Ranking Member: Clair W. Burgener)
 * Foreign Operations (Chair: Clarence Long; Ranking Member: Bill Young)
 * HUD-Independent Agencies (Chair: Edward Boland; Ranking Member: Lawrence Coughlin)
 * Interior (Chair: Sidney R. Yates; Ranking Member: Joseph M. McDade)
 * Labor-Health, Education and Welfare (Chair: Dan Flood; Ranking Member: Robert H. Michel)
 * Legislative (Chair: George E. Shipley; Ranking Member: William L. Armstrong)
 * Military Construction (Chair: K. Gunn McKay; Ranking Member: Robert C. McEwen)
 * Public Works (Chair: Tom Bevill; Ranking Member: John T. Myers)
 * State, Justice, Commerce and Judiciary (Chair: John M. Slack Jr.; Ranking Member: Elford Ceberberg)
 * Transportation (Chair: John J. McFall; Ranking Member: Silvio O. Conte)
 * Treasury, Postal Service and General Government (Chair: Tom Steed; Ranking Member: Clarence E. Miller)
 * Armed Services (Chair: Melvin Price; Ranking Member: Bob Wilson)
 * Intelligence and Military Application of Nuclear Energy (Chair: Charles Melvin Price; Ranking Member: Bob Wilson)
 * Research and Development (Chair: Richard Howard Ichord Jr.; Ranking Member: William L. Dickinson)
 * Seapower, Strategic and Critical Materials (Chair: Charles E. Bennett; Ranking Member: Floyd Spence)
 * Investigations (Chair: Samuel S. Stratton; Ranking Member: Robin Beard)
 * Military Installations and Facilities (Chair: Lucien Nedzi; Ranking Member: G. William Whitehurst)
 * Military Personnel (Chair: Richard Crawford White; Ranking Member: David C. Treen)
 * Military Compensation (Chair: Bill Nichols; Ranking Member: Donald J. Mitchell)
 * Assassinations (Select) (Chair: Louis Stokes)
 * Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs (Chair: Henry S. Reuss; Ranking Member: J. William Stanton)
 * The City (Chair: Henry S. Reuss; Ranking Member: Richard Kelly)
 * Housing and Community and Development (Chair: Thomas L. Ashley; Ranking Member: Garry E. Brown)
 * Economic Stabilization (Chair: William S. Moorhead; Ranking Member: Stewart B. McKinney)
 * Financial Institutions Supervision, Regulation and Insurance (Chair: Fernand St. Germain; Ranking Member: John H. Rousselot)
 * International Development Institutions and Finance (Chair: Henry B. González; Ranking Member: Henry J. Hyde)
 * General Oversight and Renegotiation (Chair: Joseph Minish; Ranking Member: Chuck Grassley)
 * Consumer Affairs (Chair: Frank Annunzio; Ranking Member: Chalmers P. Wylie)
 * Domestic Monetary Policy (Chair: Parren Mitchell; Ranking Member: George V. Hansen)
 * Historic Preservation and Coinage (Chair: Walter Fauntroy; Ranking Member: Jim Leach)
 * International Trade, Investment and Monetary Policy (Chair: Stephen L. Neal; Ranking Member: J. William Stanton)
 * Budget (Chair: Robert Giaimo; Ranking Member: Del Latta)
 * Budget Process (Chair: Butler Derrick; Ranking Member: Del Latta)
 * Economic Policy (Chair: Thomas L. Ashley; Ranking Member: Barber B. Conable Jr.)
 * Tax Expenditures, Government Organization and Regulation (Chair: Paul Simon; Ranking Member: Jim Broyhill)
 * Distributive Impacts of Budget and Economic Policies (Chair: Donald M. Fraser; Ranking Member: John H. Rousselot)
 * National Security (Chair: Robert L. Leggett; Ranking Member: Del Latta)
 * Human Resources (Chair: Parren Mitchell; Ranking Member: Clair W. Burgener)
 * Community and Physical Resources (Chair: Louis Stokes; Ranking Member: Clair W. Burgener)
 * State and Local Government (Chair: Elizabeth Holtzman; Ranking Member: John J. Duncan Sr.)
 * Crime (Select) (Chair: ; Ranking Member: )
 * District of Columbia (Chair: Charles Diggs; Ranking Member: Stewart B. McKinney)
 * Fiscal and Government Affairs (Chair: Stewart B. McKinney; Ranking Member: )
 * Judiciary (Chair: Romano Mazzoli; Ranking Member: Robert W. Daniel Jr.)
 * Economic Development (Chair: Herbert Harris; Ranking Member: Charles W. Whalen Jr.)
 * Education and Labor (Chair: Carl D. Perkins; Ranking Member: Charles W. Whalen Jr.)
 * Elementary, Secondary and Vocational Education (Chair: Carl D. Perkins; Ranking Member: Al Quie)
 * Labor-Management Relations (Chair: Frank Thompson; Ranking Member: Al Quie)
 * Labor Standards (Chair: John Herman Dent; Ranking Member: John N. Erlenborn)
 * Select Education (Chair: John Brademas; Ranking Member: Jim Jeffords)
 * Employment Opportunities (Chair: Augustus Hawkins; Ranking Member: Ronald A. Sarasin)
 * Postsecondary Education (Chair: William D. Ford; Ranking Member: John Buchanan)
 * Compensation, Health and Safety (Chair: Joseph M. Gaydos; Ranking Member: Ronald A. Sarasin)
 * Economic Opportunity (Chair: Ike Franklin Andrews; Ranking Member: Bill Goodling)
 * Ethics (Select) (Chair: H. Richardson Preyer)
 * Government Operations (Chair: Jack Brooks; Ranking Member: Frank Horton)
 * Legislation and National Security (Chair: Jack Brooks; Ranking Member: Frank Horton)
 * Intergovernmental Relations and Human Resources (Chair: Lawrence H. Fountain; Ranking Member: John W. Wydler)
 * Commerce, Consumer and Monetary Affairs (Chair: Benjamin Stanley Rosenthal; Ranking Member: Garry E. Brown)
 * Environment, Energy and Natural Resources (Chair: Leo Ryan; Ranking Member: Thomas N. Kindness)
 * Manpower and Housing (Chair: Cardiss Collins; Ranking Member: Bob Kasten)
 * Government Activities and Transportation (Chair: John Burton; Ranking Member: Charles Thone)
 * Government Information and Individual Rights (Chair: L. Richardson Preyer; Ranking Member: Paul N. McCloskey Jr.))
 * House Administration (Chair: Frank Thompson; Ranking Member: William L. Dickinson)
 * Accounts (Chair: John Herman Dent; Ranking Member: Samuel L. Devine)
 * Libraries and Memorials (Chair: Lucien Nedzi; Ranking Member: Samuel L. Devine)
 * Printing (Chair: Augustus Hawkins; Ranking Member: James C. Cleveland)
 * Personnel and Police (Chair: Frank Annunzio; Ranking Member: Samuel L. Devine)
 * Contracts (Chair: Joseph M. Gaydos; Ranking Member: James C. Cleveland)
 * Services (Chair: Ed Jones; Ranking Member: William L. Dickinson)
 * Office Systems (Chair: Bob Mollohan; Ranking Member: J. Herbert Burke)
 * House Beauty Shop (Select) (Chair: Margaret Heckler; Ranking Member: )
 * Intelligence (Select) (Chair: Edward Boland; Ranking Member: )
 * Insular Affairs (Chair: Mo Udall; Ranking Member: Joe Skubitz)
 * Energy and the Environment (Chair: Mo Udall; Ranking Member: Robert E. Bauman)
 * General Oversight and Alaska Lands (Chair: John F. Seiberling; Ranking Member: Don Young)
 * Mines and Mining (Chair: Abraham Kazen); Ranking Member: Philip Ruppe
 * National Parks and Insular Affairs (Chair: Phillip Burton; Ranking Member: Keith G. Sebelius)
 * Indian Affairs and Public Lands (Chair: Teno Roncalio; Ranking Member: James P. Johnson)
 * Special Investigations (Chair: Harold L. Runnels; Ranking Member: Don H. Clausen)
 * Water and Power Resources (Chair: Lloyd Meeds; Ranking Member: Manuel Lujan Jr.)
 * International Relations (Chair: Clement J. Zablocki; Ranking Member: William S. Broomfield)
 * International Security and Scientific Affairs (Chair: Clement J. Zablocki; Ranking Member: William S. Broomfield)
 * International Operations (Chair: Dante Fascell; Ranking Member: John Buchanan)
 * Africa (Chair: Charles Diggs; Ranking Member: Charles W. Whalen Jr.)
 * International Organizations (Chair: Donald M. Fraser); Ranking Member: Edward J. Derwinski)
 * Europe and the Middle East (Chair: Lee H. Hamilton; Ranking Member: Paul Findley)
 * Asian and Pacific Affairs (Chair: Lester L. Wolff; Ranking Member: J. Herbert Burke)
 * International Economic Policy and Trade (Chair: Jonathan Brewster Bingham; Ranking Member: Charles W. Whalen Jr.)
 * International Development (Chair: Michael Harrington; Ranking Member: Larry Winn Jr.)
 * Interstate and Foreign Commerce (Chair: Harley Orrin Staggers; Ranking Member: Samuel L. Devine)
 * Oversight and Investigations (Chair: John E. Moss; Ranking Member: James M. Collins)
 * Energy and Power (Chair: John Dingell; Ranking Member: Clarence J. Brown)
 * Health and the Environment (Chair: Paul Rogers; Ranking Member: Tim Lee Carter)
 * Communications (Chair: Lionel Van Deerlin; Ranking Member: Louis Frey Jr.)
 * Transportation and Commerce (Chair: Fred B. Rooney; Ranking Member: Joe Skubitz)
 * Consumer Protection and Finance (Chair: Robert C. Eckhardt; Ranking Member: Jim Broyhill)
 * Judiciary (Chair: Peter W. Rodino; Ranking Member: Robert McClory)
 * Immigration, Citizenship and International Law (Chair: Joshua Eilberg; Ranking Member: Hamilton Fish IV)
 * Administrative Law and Governmental Relations (Chair: George E. Danielson; Ranking Member: Carlos J. Moorhead)
 * Courts, Civil Liberties and the Administration of Justice (Chair: Robert Kastenmeier; Ranking Member: Thomas F. Railsback)
 * Civil and Constitutional Rights (Chair: Don Edwards; Ranking Member: M. Caldwell Butler)
 * Monopolies and Commercial Law (Chair: Peter W. Rodino; Ranking Member: Robert McClory)
 * Crime (Chair: John Conyers; Ranking Member: John M. Ashbrook)
 * Criminal Justice (Chair: James Mann; Ranking Member: Charles E. Wiggins)
 * Merchant Marine and Fisheries (Chair: John M. Murphy; Ranking Member: Philip E. Ruppe)
 * Merchant Marine (Chair: John M. Murphy; Ranking Member: Paul N. McCloskey Jr.)
 * Fisheries, Wildlife Conservation and the Environment (Chair: Robert L. Leggett; Ranking Member: Edwin B. Forsythe)
 * Coast Guard and Navigation (Chair: Mario Biaggi; Ranking Member: David C. Treen)
 * Oceangraphy (Chair: John Breaux; Ranking Member: Joel Pritchard)
 * Panama Canal (Chair: Ralph Metcalfe; Ranking Member: Gene Snyder)
 * Maritime Education and Training (Ad Hoc) (Chair: Gerry Studds; Ranking Member: Don Young)
 * Modernization of House Gallery Facilities (Special) (Chair: Joe D. Waggoner Jr.; Ranking Member: Edward J. Derwinski)
 * Narcotics Abuse and Control (Select) (Chair: Lester L. Wolff)
 * Outer Continental Shelf (Ad Hoc/Select) (Chair: John M. Murphy)
 * Population (Select) (Chair: ; Ranking Member: )
 * Post Office and Civil Service (Chair: Robert N. C. Nix Sr.; Ranking Member: Edward J. Derwinski)
 * Employee Ethics and Utilization (Chair: Pat Schroeder; Ranking Member: Benjamin A. Gilman)
 * Civil Service (Chair: Bill Clay; Ranking Member: Trent Lott)
 * Investigations (Chair: Robert N. C. Nix Sr.; Ranking Member: Edward J. Derwinski)
 * Compensations and Employee Benefits (Chair: Gladys Spellman; Ranking Member: Jim Leach)
 * Postal Operations and Services (Chair: James M. Hanley; Ranking Member: James M. Collins)
 * Census and Population (Chair: William Lehman; Ranking Member: John H. Rousselot)
 * Postal Personnel and Modernization (Chair: Charlie Wilson; Ranking Member: Gene Taylor)
 * Public Works and Transportation (Chair: Harold T. Johnson; Ranking Member: Bill Harsha)
 * Aviation (Chair: Glenn M. Anderson; Ranking Member: Gene Snyder)
 * Economic Development (Chair: Robert A. Roe; Ranking Member: John Paul Hammerschmidt)
 * Investigations and Review (Chair: Ronald 'Bo' Ginn; Ranking Member: James C. Cleveland)
 * Public Buildings and Grounds (Chair: Norman Mineta; Ranking Member: William F. Walsh)
 * Surface Transportation (Chair: James J. Howard; Ranking Member: Bud Shuster)
 * Water Resources (Chair: Ray Roberts; Ranking Member: Don H. Clausen)
 * Rules (Chair: James J. Delaney; Ranking Member: Don H. Clausen)
 * Science and Technology (Chair: Olin E. Teague; Ranking Member: John W. Wydler)
 * Space Science and Applications (Chair: Don Fuqua; Ranking Member: Larry Winn Jr.)
 * Fossil and Energy Research, Development and Demonstration (Chair: Walter Flowers; Ranking Member: Larry Winn Jr.)
 * Advanced Energy Technologies, Energy Conservation, Development and Demonstration (Chair: Mike McCormack; Ranking Member: Barry M. Goldwater Jr.)
 * Environment and the Atmosphere (Chair: George Brown Jr.; Ranking Member: Manuel Lujan Jr.)
 * Transportation, Aviation and Weather (Chair: Dale Milford; Ranking Member: John W. Wydler)
 * Science, Research and Technology (Chair: Ray Thornton; Ranking Member: Harold C. Hollenbeck)
 * Domestic and International Scientific Planning, Analysis and Cooperation (Chair: James H. Scheuer; Ranking Member: Silvio O. Conte)
 * Small Business (Chair: Neal Edward Smith; Ranking Member: Silvio O. Conte)
 * SBA and SBIC Authority and General Small Business (Chair: Neal Edward Smith; Ranking Member: Silvio O. Conte)
 * Minority Enterprise and General Oversight (Chair: Joseph P. Addabbo; Ranking Member: Joseph M. McDade)
 * Antitrust and Restraint of Trade Activities Affecting Small Business (Chair: John B. Breckinridge; Ranking Member: Tim Lee Carter)
 * Energy, Environment, Safety and Research (Chair: Alvin Baldus; Ranking Member: Tim Lee Carter)
 * Capital Investment and Business Opportunities (Chair: John J. LaFalce; Ranking Member: J. William Stanton)
 * Special Small Business Problems (Chair: Marty Russo; Ranking Member: William S. Broomfield)
 * Standards of Official Conduct (Chair: L. Richardson Preyer; Ranking Member: Floyd Spence)
 * Veterans' Affairs (Chair: Ray Roberts; Ranking Member: John Paul Hammerschmidt)
 * Compensation, Pension and Insurance (Chair: Sonny Montgomery; Ranking Member: Chalmers P. Wylie)
 * Education and Training (Chair: Olin E. Teague; Ranking Member: Margaret M. Heckler)
 * Medical Facilities and Benefits (Chair: David E. Satterfield III; Ranking Member: John Paul Hammerschmidt)
 * Housing (Chair: Jack Brinkley; Ranking Member: James Abdnor)
 * Cemeteries and Burial Benefits (Chair: Charles J. Carney; Ranking Member: Elwood Hillis)
 * Ways and Means (Chair: Al Ullman; Ranking Member: Barber Conable Jr.)
 * Social Security (Chair: James A. Burke; Ranking Member: Bill Archer)
 * Health (Chair: Dan Rostenkowski; Ranking Member: John Duncan Sr.)
 * Trade (Chair: Charles Vanik; Ranking Member: William A. Steiger)
 * Public Assistance and Unemployment Compensation (Chair: James C. Corman; Ranking Member: Guy Vander Jagt)
 * Oversight (Chair: Sam Gibbons; Ranking Member: Phil Crane)
 * Miscellaneous Revenue Measures (Chair: Joe D. Waggoner Jr.; Ranking Member: Bill Frenzel)
 * Whole

Joint committees

 * Atomic Energy (Chair: Vacant; Vice Chair: Sen. Henry M. Jackson)
 * Congressional Operations (Chair: Sen. Lee Metcalf; Vice Chair: Rep. Jack Brooks)
 * Defense Productions (Chair: Sen. William Proxmire; Vice Chair: Rep. Parren Mitchell)
 * Economic (Chair: Rep. Richard Walker Bolling; Vice Chair: Sen. Hubert H. Humphrey)
 * Taxation (Chair: Rep. Al Ullman; Vice Chair: Sen. Russell B. Long)
 * The Library (Chair: Rep. Lucien Nedzi; Vice Chair: Sen. Howard Cannon)
 * Printing (Chair: Sen. Howard Cannon; Vice Chair: Rep. Frank Thompson Jr.)

Legislative branch agency directors

 * Architect of the Capitol: George M. White
 * Attending Physician of the United States Congress: Freeman H. Cary
 * Comptroller General of the United States: Elmer B. Staats
 * Director of the Congressional Budget Office: Alice M. Rivlin
 * Librarian of Congress: Daniel J. Boorstin
 * Public Printer of the United States: Thomas F. McCormick, until 1977
 * John J. Boyle, from 1977

Senate

 * Chaplain: Edward L.R. Elson (Presbyterian)
 * Curator: James R. Ketchum
 * Historian: Richard A. Baker
 * Parliamentarian: Murray Zweben
 * Secretary: Francis R. Valeo, until March 31, 1977
 * J. Stanley Kimmitt, from March 31, 1977
 * Librarian: Roger K. Haley
 * Sergeant at Arms: Frank "Nordy" Hoffman
 * Secretary for the Majority: J. Stanley Kimmitt, until March 31, 1977
 * James H. Duffy, from March 31, 1977
 * Secretary for the Minority: William Hildenbrand

House of Representatives

 * Chaplain: Edward G. Latch (Methodist)
 * Clerk: Edmund L. Henshaw Jr.
 * Doorkeeper: James T. Molloy
 * Parliamentarian: William Holmes Brown
 * Reading Clerks: Bob Berry (R), Charles W. Hackney Jr. (D)
 * Postmaster: Robert V. Rota
 * Sergeant at Arms: Kenneth R. Harding