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The 91st 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, 1969, to January 3, 1971, during the final weeks of the presidency of Lyndon Johnson and the first two ...
The 91st United States Congress began on January 3, 1969. There were 12 new senators (four Democrats, eight Republicans) and 38 new representatives (19 Democrats, 19 Republicans), as well as one new delegate (a Democrat), at the start of the first session.
A second motion for cloture on September 29, 1970, also failed, by 53 to 34. Thereafter, the Senate majority leader, Mike Mansfield of Montana, moved to lay the proposal aside so the Senate could attend to other business. [27] However, the proposal was never considered again and died when the 91st Congress ended on January 3, 1971.
As an historical article, the districts and party affiliations listed reflect those during the 91st Congress (January 3, 1969 – January 3, 1971). Current seats and party affiliations on the List of current members of the United States House of Representatives by seniority will be different for certain members.
In this congress, J. William Fulbright (Arkansas) was the senior junior senator and Ted Stevens (Alaska) was the junior senior senator. Senators who were sworn in during the middle of the two-year congressional term (up until the last senator who was not sworn in early after winning the November 1970 election) are listed at the end of the list ...
A second motion for cloture on September 29, 1970, also failed by 53 to 34. Thereafter, Senate Majority Leader Mike Mansfield of Montana moved to lay the proposal aside so the Senate could attend to other business. [14] However, the proposal was never considered again and died when the 91st Congress ended on January 3, 1971.
Congress is supposed to pass 12 annual appropriations bills — also known as spending or government funding bills — by October 1, the start of the new fiscal year. But this rarely happens.
The Legislative Reorganization Act of 1970 (Pub. L. 91–510) was an act of the United States Congress to "improve the operation of the legislative branch of the Federal Government, and for other purposes."