The 92nd 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, 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 maintained a Democratic majority.

Major events

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. Alioto 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."

Major legislation

Constitutional amendments

Party summary

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.

Senate

[Party standings on the opening day of the 92nd Congress

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House of Representatives

Leadership

Senate

Majority (Democratic) leadership

Minority (Republican) leadership

House of Representatives

Majority (Democratic) leadership

Minority (Republican) leadership

Caucuses

Members

This list is arranged by chamber, then by state. Senators are listed in order of class, and representatives are listed by district.

Senate

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.

Alabama

Alaska

Arizona

Arkansas

California

Colorado

Connecticut

Delaware

Florida

Georgia

Hawaii

Idaho

Illinois

Indiana

Iowa

Kansas

Kentucky

Louisiana

Maine

Maryland

Massachusetts

Michigan

Minnesota

Mississippi

Missouri

Montana

Nebraska

Nevada

New Hampshire

New Jersey

New Mexico

New York

North Carolina

North Dakota

Ohio

Oklahoma

Oregon

Pennsylvania

Rhode Island

South Carolina

South Dakota

Tennessee

Texas

Utah

Vermont

Virginia

Washington

West Virginia

Wisconsin

Wyoming

House of Representatives

The names of members of the House of Representatives are preceded by their district numbers.

Alabama

(5–3 Democratic)

Alaska

(1 Democrat)

Arizona

(2–1 Republican)

Arkansas

(3–1 Democratic)

California

(20–18 Democratic)

Colorado

(2–2 split)

Connecticut

(4–2 Democratic)

Delaware

(1 Republican)

Florida

(9–3 Democratic)

Georgia

(8–2 Democratic)

Hawaii

(2 Democrats)

Idaho

(2 Republicans)

Illinois

(12–12 split)

Indiana

(6–5 Republican)

Iowa

(5–2 Republican)

Kansas

(4–1 Republican)

Kentucky

(5–2 Democratic)

Louisiana

(8 Democrats)

Maine

(2 Democrats)

Maryland

(5–3 Democratic)

Massachusetts

(8–4 Democratic)

Michigan

(12–7 Republican)

Minnesota

(4–4 split)

Mississippi

(5 Democrats)

Missouri

(9–1 Democratic)

Montana

(1–1 split)

Nebraska

(3 Republicans)

Nevada

(1 Democrat)

New Hampshire

(2 Republicans)

New Jersey

(9–6 Democratic)

New Mexico

(1–1 split)

New York

(24–17 Democratic)

North Carolina

(7–4 Democratic)

North Dakota

(1–1 split)

Ohio

(17–7 Republican)

Oklahoma

(4–2 Democratic)

Oregon

(2–2 split)

Pennsylvania

(14–13 Democratic)

Rhode Island

(2 Democrats)

South Carolina

(5–1 Democratic)

South Dakota

(2 Democrats)

Tennessee

(5–4 Democratic)

Texas

(20–3 Democratic)

Utah

(1–1 split)

Vermont

(1 Republican)

Virginia

(6–4 Republican)

Washington

(6–1 Democratic)

West Virginia

(5 Democrats)

Wisconsin

(5–5 split)

Wyoming

(1 Democrat)

Non-voting members

(2 Democrats)

Changes in membership

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

Senate

House of Representatives

Committees

Senate

House of Representatives

Joint committees

Employees

Legislative branch agency directors

Senate

House of Representatives

Footnotes