101st Congress (1989 - 1991)
House of Representatives
House Majority: Democrat
House Majority Seats: 260 out of 435
House Speaker: Rep. James Wright (D-TX) / Rep. Thomas S. Foley (D-WA)
Senate
Senate Majority: Democrat
Senate Majority Seats: 55 out of 100
Senate Majority Leader: Sen. George J. Mitchell (D-ME)
Executive
President: George H.W. Bush (R-TX)
Vice President: Dan Quayle (R-IN)
Member Spotlight
Featured: Senate Majority Leader George J. Mitchell (D-ME) was a highly respected and influential figure in the U.S. Senate during the late 20th century. Born in 1933, he represented Maine from 1980 to 1995 and served as Senate Majority Leader from 1989 to 1995. Mitchell was known for his skillful bipartisan leadership, guiding the Senate through major legislation including the Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990 and trade agreements such as NAFTA and GATT. His calm, deliberate approach and emphasis on consensus-building made him a trusted and effective leader, and he later continued his public service by facilitating peace negotiations in Northern Ireland and the Middle East.
Enactments
- Whistleblower Protection Act of 1989
- Bipartisan Accord on Central America Implementation
- Dire Emergency Supplemental Appropriations and Transfers, Urgent Supplementals, and Correcting Enrollment Errors Act of 1989
- Natural Gas Wellhead Decontrol Act of 1989
- Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery, and Enforcement Act of 1989
- First Continuing Appropriation Act FY 1989
- Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 1990
- Interior and Related Agencies Appropriation Act, 1990
- Second Continuing Appropriation Act FY 1989
- Oil Pollution Act of 1990
- Treasury, Postal Service and General Government Appropriations Act, 1990
- Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 1990
- Military Construction Appropriation Act, 1990
- Third Continuing Appropriation Act FY 1989
- Fair Labor Standards Amendments of 1989
- Rural Development, Agriculture, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1990
- Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1990
- Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1990
- Department of Transportation and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1990
- Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 1990
- Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1990
- Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 1990
- District of Columbia Appropriations Act, 1990
- Aid to Poland and Hungary/Passage
- National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 1990 and 1991
- Ethics Reform Act of 1989
- Supplemental Appropriations Act FY 1990
- Medicare Catastrophic Coverage Repeal Act of 1989
- Department of Housing and Urban Development Reform Act of 1989
- Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1989
- Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1990 and 1991
- Ryan White Comprehensive AIDS Resources Emergency Act of 1990
- Fiscal 1990 Dire Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act
- Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990
- First Continuing Appropriations Act FY 1991
- Second Continuing Appropriations Act FY 1991
- Securities Market Reform Act of 1990
- Third Continuing Appropriations Act FY 1991
- Fourth Continuing Appropriations Act FY 1991
- Fifth Continuing Appropriations Act FY 1991
- Rural Development, Agriculture, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1991
- Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 1991
- Fiscal 1991 Omnibus Reconciliation Act
- Treasury, Postal Service and General Government Appropriations Act, 1991
- National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1991
- Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 1991
- Department of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1991
- Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 1991
- Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 1991
- Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1991
- Department of Transportation and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1991
- Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1991
- District of Columbia Appropriations Act, 1991
- Military Construction Appropriations Act, 1991
- Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1991
- Nutrition Labeling and Education Act of 1990
- Clean Air Act Amendments
- Chief Financial Officers Act of 1990
- Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act
- Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990
- Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act
- Crime Control Act of 1990
- Immigration Act of 1990
- Judicial Improvements Act of 1990
- Threshold Test Ban Treaty
- Peaceful Nuclear Explosions Treaty
- Frank Reprimand/Censure
- Family and Medical Leave Act/ Veto Override
- Emergency Chinese Immigration Relief Act of 1989
- Temporary Capital Gains Tax Reduction Act of 1989
- Textile, Apparel, and Footwear Trade Act of 1990
- Senate Election Campaign Ethics Act of 1990
- Educational Equity and Excellence Act of 1990
- Flag Desecration Constitutional Amendment
- Fiscal 1990 Budget Resolution/Adoption
- Fiscal 1991 Budget Resolution
- Civil Rights Act of 1990
- Supplemental Assistance for Emerging Democracies Act of 1990
- Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1991
- FS-X Plane Development/Disapproval