The 90th 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, 1967, to January 3, 1969, during the last two years of President Lyndon B. Johnson's second term in office.
The apportionment of seats in this House of Representatives was based on the 1960 United States census.
Both chambers had a Democratic majority - maintaining a supermajority in the Senate, but losing seats in the House, costing them supermajority status in that chamber. Along with President Johnson, the Democrats maintained an overall federal government trifecta.
Major events
Major legislation
April 4, 1967: Supplemental Defense Appropriations Act, , November 7, 1967: Public Broadcasting Act, , December 14, 1967: Uniform Congressional District Act, , December 15, 1967: Age Discrimination in Employment Act, , December 18, 1967: National Park Foundation Act, , January 2, 1968: Elementary and Secondary Education Amendments of 1967, , including Title VII: Bilingual Education Act, March 1, 1968: Fire Research and Safety Act of 1968, , April 11, 1968: Civil Rights Act of 1968, , , including Title II: Indian Civil Rights Act, May 29, 1968: Truth in Lending Act, June 19, 1968: Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968, , July 21, 1968: Aircraft Noise Abatement Act, , October 2, 1968: Wild and Scenic Rivers Act, , October 2, 1968: National Trails System Act, , October 15, 1968: Health Services and Facilities Amendments of 1968, , , including Title III: Alcoholic and Narcotic Addict Rehabilitation Amendments of 1968 October 18, 1968: Radiation Control for Health and Safety Act of 1968, , October 22, 1968: Foreign Military Sales Act of 1968, , October 22, 1968: Gun Control Act of 1968, ,
Constitutional amendments
February 10, 1967: Twenty-fifth Amendment to the United States Constitution was ratified by the requisite number of states (then 38) to become part of the Constitution
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
House of Representatives
Leadership
Senate
President: Hubert Humphrey (D) President pro tempore: Carl Hayden (D) Permanent Acting President pro tempore: Lee Metcalf (D)
Majority (Democratic) leadership
Majority Leader: Mike Mansfield
Majority Whip: Russell B. Long
Democratic Caucus Secretary: Robert Byrd
Minority (Republican) leadership
Minority Leader: Everett Dirksen
Minority Whip: Thomas Kuchel
Republican Conference Chairman: Margaret Chase Smith
Republican Conference Secretary: Milton Young
National Senatorial Committee Chair: George Murphy
Policy Committee Chairman: Bourke B. Hickenlooper
House of Representatives
Speaker: John W. McCormack (D)
Majority (Democratic) leadership
Majority Leader: Carl Albert
Majority Whip: Hale Boggs
Democratic Caucus Chairman: Dan Rostenkowski
Democratic Caucus Secretary: Leonor Sullivan
Democratic Campaign Committee Chairman: Michael J. Kirwan
Minority (Republican) leadership
Minority Leader: Gerald Ford
Minority Whip: Leslie C. Arends
Republican Conference Chairman: Melvin Laird
Republican Conference Secretary: Richard H. Poff
Policy Committee Chairman: John Jacob Rhodes
Republican Campaign Committee Chairman: Bob Wilson
Caucuses
House Democratic Caucus
Senate Democratic Caucus
Members
This list is arranged by chamber, then by state. Senators are listed by their classes, 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 in the last Congress, requiring re-election in 1970; Class 2 meant their term began with this Congress, requiring re-election in 1972; and Class 3 meant their term ended with this Congress, requiring re-election in 1968.
Alabama
2. John Sparkman (D) 3. J. Lister Hill (D)