105th Congress (1997-1999)
President: William Jefferson Clinton (D-AR)
House Majority Party: Republican
House Majority Seats: 226 out of 435
House Speaker: Rep. Newt Gingrich (R-GA)
Vice President: Al Gore (D-TN)
Senate Majority Party: Republican
Senate Majority Seats: 55 out of 100
Senate Majority Leader: Sen. Trent Lott (R-MS)
Above: Sen. Trent Lott, the Senate Majority Leader.
Enactments:
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act Amendments of 1997
Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act for Recovery from Natural Disasters, and for Overseas Peacekeeping Efforts, Including Those in Bosnia
Balanced Budget Act of 1997
Taxpayer Relief Act of 1997
Military Construction Appropriations Act, 1998
First Continuing Appropriation Act for FY1998
Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1998
Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 1998
Treasury and General Government Appropriations Act, 1998
Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 1998
Second Continuing Appropriation Act for FY1998
Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 1998
Department of Transportation and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1998
Third Continuing Appropriation Act for FY1998
Fourth Continuing Appropriation Act for FY1998
Fifth Continuing Appropriation Act for FY1998
Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1998
Department of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1998
Sixth Continuing Appropriation Act for FY1998
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1998
Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1998
Adoption and Safe Families Act of 1997
District of Columbia Appropriations Act, 1998
Food and Drug Administration Modernization Act of 1997
Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 1998
Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1998
Overturning Line Item Vetos
1998 Supplemental Appropriations and Rescissions Act
Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century
Enactments (cont):
Internal Revenue Service Restructuring and Reform Act of 1998
Credit Union Membership Access Act
Workforce Investment Act of 1998
Military Construction Appropriations Act, 1999
First Continuing Appropriation Act for FY1999
Higher Education Amendments of 1998
Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 1999
Second Continuing Appropriation Act for FY1999
Third Continuing Appropriation Act for FY1999
Fourth Continuing Appropriation Act for FY1999
Ocean Shipping Reform Act of 1998
Fifth Continuing Appropriation Act for FY1999
Strom Thurmond National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1999
Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 1999
Sixth Continuing Appropriation Act for FY1999
Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1999
Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 1999
Omnibus Consolidated and Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1999
Sonny Bono Copyright Extension Act of 1998
Digital Millennium Copyright Act
Iraq Liberation Act
Poland, Hungary and the Czech Republic Join NATO
Chemical Weapons Treaty
Reprimand of Rep. Newt Gingrich
Release of Starr Report
Impeachment of President Clinton
Financial Services Overhaul
Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act of 1997
Citizens Access to Justice Act of 1998
Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act of 1998
United States-Caribbean Trade Partnership Act
Education Savings and School Excellence Act of 1998
Helping Empower Low-income Parents (HELP) Scholarships Amendments of 1997
Patient Protection Act of 1998
Fiscal 1998 Budget Resolution
Working Families Flexibility Act of 1997
Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1997
Fast Track/Cloture
National Tobacco Policy and Youth Smoking Reduction Act
Human Cloning Prohibition Act
Paycheck Protection Act
Balanced-Budget Constitutional Amendment/ Passage