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General rules

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  • Do not link party abbreviations. The full party will be linked in the "Party Summary" section, and it just creates too much code and overlinks.






Section headings should be arranged in this manner:

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  • Include which years of a President's term. For example, "…during the fifth and sixth years of Bill Clinton's presidency. Do not discuss which administration/term. It doesn't matter here if it was his first or second term.
  • When including the census, do not write "The apportionment of seats in this House of Representatives…" because there is only one House. Instead, use: "The apportionment of seats in the House of Representatives…."
{{Infobox United States Congress}}

The '''One Hundred Third United States Congress''' was a meeting of the [[United States]] national legislature,
composed of the [[United States Senate]] and the [[United States House of Representatives]]. It met
in [[Washington, DC]] from January 3, 1999 to January 3, 2001, during the third and fourth years
of [[Chris Michelson]]'s [[President of the United States|presidency]].  The apportionment of seats
in the [[United States House of Representatives|House of Representatives]] was based on the
[[United States Census, 1990|1990 census)]]. Both chambers had a [[Didactic Party (United States)|
Didactic]] majority.

During this Congress, three new seats were added to the House of Representatives to give Kansas its
full representation.  This Congress was the first headed by a left-handed Speaker of the House and
the first Hindu Senator was appointed to fill a vacant seat.
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Major events

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  • Include important events that involved the Congress, or add narritive description. Keep description very brief.
  • Past tense.
== Major events ==

{{Main|Year1 in the United States|Year2 in the United States|Year3 in the United States}}
* March 5, 1999: Senate moved to new chambers
* August 23, 1999: Cyanide gas accidentally permeated House floor during debate on gun control
* October 15, 1999: Shortest (5 seconds) [[filibuster]] in history
* November 4, 2000: [[United States presidential election, 2000]]: Close election of [[Frank Frankelton]]
over [[Pat Pablemouth]].

Major legislation

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  • List all legislation that has an active Wikipedia article.
  • Sort by earliest-to-latest enacted
  • Include PL template, but no more citations (no USStat, USBill, etc.)
== Major legislation ==

{{main|List of United States federal legislation#XXth United States Congress}}
* January 31, 1999: [[Open Roads Act]], {{USPL|105|123}}
* March 15, 1999: [[Brownfields Reduction Act]], {{USPL|105|135}}
* October 18, 2000: [[Omnibus Reconciliation Appropriations and Crime Control Act of 2000]], {{USPL|105|422}}

Party summary

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  • Ordered alphabetically by party.
  • Usually, editors can just have the beginning and end breakdowns. Mid-term changes should only be mentioned if they are important.
  • Use {{USCongress Party summary}}
== Party summary ==
The count below identifies party affiliations at the beginning of the first session
of this congress.  Changes resulting from subsequent replacements are shown
below in the "[[#Changes in membership|Changes in membership]]" section.

Leadership

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(insert image of Vice President from Senate "bust" collection)

  • List majority party first.
  • Only include positions if existed during this Congress, even if vacant.
  • Only include dates if changed during this Congress.
  • Only include parties for non-partisan positions: Senate Prez & PPT; House Speaker
  • Do not include states.
  • The phrase "pro tempore" does not need italics and should not be capitalized.
  • VPOTUS is always listed in these articles as President of the Senate.
== Leadership ==

===Senate===
* [[President of the United States Senate|President]]): [[name]] (Party abbr.)
* [[President pro tempore of the United States Senate|President pro tempore]]: [[name]] (Party abbr.)

==== Majority (Democratic) leadership ====
* [[Majority Leader of the United States Senate|Majority Leader]]: [[name]]
* [[Majority Whip of the United States Senate|Majority Whip]]: [[name]]
* [[United States Senate Democratic Conference Chairman|Conference Chairman]]: [[name]]
* [[United States Senate Democratic Policy Committee Chairman|Policy Committee Chairman]]: [[name]]
* [[United States Senate Democratic Conference Secretary|Conference Secretary]]: [[name]]
* [[Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee|Campaign Committee Chairman]]: [[name]]

==== Minority (Republican) leadership ====
* [[Minority Leader of the United States Senate|Minority Leader]]: [[name]]
* [[Minority Whip of the United States Senate|Minority Whip]]: [[name]]
* [[United States Senate Republican Conference Chairman|Conference Chairman]]: [[name]]
* [[United States Senate Republican Policy Committee Chairman|Policy Committee Chairman]]: [[name]]
* [[United States Senate Republican Conference Secretary|Conference Secretary]]: [[name]]
* [[National Republican Senatorial Committee|Campaign Committee Chair]]: [[name]]

===House of Representatives===
* [[Speaker of the United States House of Representatives|Speaker]]: [[name]] (Party abbr.)

==== Majority (Democratic) leadership ====
* [[Majority Leader of the United States House of Representatives|Majority Leader]]: [[name]]
* [[Majority Whip of the United States House of Representatives|Majority Whip]]: [[name]]
* [[Democratic Caucus Chairman|Caucus Chairman]]: [[name]]
* [[Democratic Caucus Vice Chairman|Caucus Vice Chairman]]: [[name]]
* [[Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee|Campaign Committee Chairman]]: [[name]]
* [[Democratic Steering Committee Co-Chair|Steering Committee Co-Chair]]: [[name]]

==== Minority (Republican) leadership ====
* [[Minority Leader of the United States House of Representatives|Minority Leader]]: [[name]]
* [[Minority Whip of the United States House of Representatives|Minority Whip]]: [[name]]
* [[Assistant to the House Minority Leader|Assistant to the Minority Leader]]: [[name]]
* [[Republican Conference Chair| Conference Chair]]: [[name]]
* [[Republican Conference Vice-Chair|Conference Vice-Chair]]: [[name]]
* [[Republican Conference Secretary|Conference Secretary]]: [[name]]
* [[Republican Policy Committee Chairman|Policy Committee Chairman]]: [[name]]
* [[National Republican Congressional Committee|Republican Campaign Committee Chairman]]: [[name]]

Members

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  • Include (unlinked) party abbreviation.
  • Piped links should only be used if it simplifies the linked name.
  • Note the beginning/end of service if the date is NOT the same as the beginning/end of the congress.
    • Use "from" to indicate the beginning of service.
    • Use "until" to indicate the end of service
    • If there's a "Changes of membership section" below that explains the replacement, then only list the dates here without explanation.
  • Indent replacements with **, putting replacements in chronological order after their predecessors
  • Indicate ", vacant thereafter" when there was no replacement for the remainder of the congress.
== Members ==

Senate

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  • Ordered first by state; then by class.
=== Senate ===

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==== [[List of United States Senators from State A|State A]] ====
: {{Party stripe|Party}} 2. [[Name]] (Party abbr.)
: {{Party stripe|Party}} 3. [[Name]] (Party abbr.)

==== [[List of United States Senators from State B|State B]] ====
: {{Party stripe|Party}} 1. [[Name]] (Party abbr.)
: {{Party stripe|Party}} 2. [[Name 1]] (Party abbr.), until June 7, 1999
:: {{Party stripe|Party}} [[Name 2]] (Party abbr.), June 15, 1999 – November 4, 1999
:: {{Party stripe|Party}} [[Name 3]] (Party abbr.), from November 4, 1999

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==== [[List of United States Senators from State Z|State Z]] ====
: {{Party stripe|Party}} 1. [[Name]] (Party abbr.)
: {{Party stripe|Party}} 3. [[Name]] (Party abbr.), from December 30, 2000, vacant thereafter

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House of Representatives

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  • Order by districts: numbers then At-large. For example: 1, 2, 3, At-large
  • Replacements should not say "elected to fill vacancy" because all Reps are elected (it's redundant)

Example with a "Changes of membership" section:

=== House of Representatives ===

==== [[List of United States Representatives from State A|State A]] ====
: {{Party stripe|Party}} {{ushr|State A|1|1}}. [[Name]] (Party abbr.)
: {{Party stripe|Party}} {{ushr|State A|2|2}}. [[Name 1]] (Party abbr.), until January 21, 1999
:: {{Party stripe|Party}} [[Name 2]] (Party abbr.), from April 23, 1999
: {{Party stripe|Party}} {{ushr|State A|3|3}}. [[Name]] (Party abbr.)

==== [[List of United States Representatives from State B|State B]] ====
: {{Party stripe|Party}} {{ushr|State B|AL|At-large}}. [[Name]] (Party abbr.)

==== [[List of United States Representatives from State C|State C]] ====
: {{Party stripe|Party}} {{ushr|State C|1|1}}. [[Name]] (Party abbr.)
: {{Party stripe|Party}} {{ushr|State C|2|2}}. [[Name]] (Party abbr.)
: {{Party stripe|Party}} {{ushr|State C|AL|At-large}}. [[Name]] (Party abbr.)

====  Non-voting members ====
: {{Party stripe|Party}} {{ushr|Alaska Territory|AL|Alaska Territory}}. [[Name]] (Party abbr.)
: {{Party stripe|Party}} {{ushr|American Samoa|AL|American Samoa}}. [[Name]] (Party abbr.)
: {{Party stripe|Party}} {{ushr|District of Columbia|AL|District of Columbia}}. [[Name]] (Party abbr.)
: {{Party stripe|Party}} {{ushr|Virgin Islands|AL|Virgin Islands}}. [[Name]] (Party abbr.)
: {{Party stripe|Party}} {{ushr|Philippines|AL|Philippines}}. [[Name]] (Party abbr.)
: {{Party stripe|Party}} {{ushr|Philippines|AL|Philippines}}. [[Name]] (Party abbr.)
: {{Party stripe|Party}} {{ushr|Puerto Rico|AL|Puerto Rico}}. [[Name]] (Party abbr.)

Changes in Membership

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(in progress)

Committees

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  • List committees alphabetically.
  • Only include members' names, omit their states.
  • List chairs & ranking members
== Committees ==

=== Senate ===
=== House of Representatives ===

Administrative officers

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  • In the Congress, they're called "officers" but that would be confusing on Wikipedia, so here they are "Administrative officers"
  • Use the titles current at the time
  • Only include dates if changed during this Congress
  • Only use piped link for person if it simplifies the name. Do not pipe link for honorific titles ("Rev.", etc.)
  • Do not include "…of the House" or "…of the Senate" in piped link for position because it's redundant.
  • Order: Alphabetical
== Administrative officers ==

* [[Architect of the Capitol]]: [[name 1]]

===Senate===
* [[Chaplain of the United States Senate|Chaplain]]: [[name]] ([[Religious denomination|denomination]])
* [[Historian of the United States Senate|Historian]]: [[name]]
* [[Parliamentarian of the United States Senate|Parliamentarian]]: [[name]]
* [[Secretary of the United States Senate|Secretary]]: [[name]]
* [[Sergeant at Arms of the United States Senate|Sergeant at Arms]]: [[name 1]], resigned November 3, 1999
** [[name 2]], appointed December 10, 1999

===House of Representatives===
* [[Chaplain of the United States House of Representatives|Chaplain]]: [[name]]
* [[Chief Administrative Officer of the House of Representatives|Chief Administrative Officer]]: [[name]]
* [[Clerk of the United States House of Representatives|Clerk]]: [[name]]
* [[Doorkeeper of the United States House of Representatives|Doorkeeper]]: [[name]]
* [[Historian of the United States House of Representatives|Historian]]: [[name]]
* [[Parliamentarian of the United States House of Representatives|Parliamentarian]]: [[name]]
* [[Reading Clerk of the United States House of Representatives|Reading Clerks]]: [[name]]
* [[Sergeant at Arms of the United States House of Representatives|Sergeant at Arms]]: [[name]]

References

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== References ==

{{reflist}}
* {{cite book
 | title = The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress | year = 1989
 | last = Martis | first = Kenneth C. | publisher = Macmillan Publishing Company | location = New York}}
* {{cite book
 | title = The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress | year = 1982 
 | last = Martis | first = Kenneth C. | publisher = Macmillan Publishing Company | location = New York }}
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External Sources for the articles: (use these sources at a minimum)

  • Martis, Kenneth C. (1989). The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
  • Martis, Kenneth C. (1982). The Historical Atlas of United States Congressional Districts. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
  • Official Congressional Directory: 1820-present:
== External links == 
* [http://bioguide.congress.gov/ Biographical Directory of the United States Congress]
* [http://clerk.house.gov/art_history/house_history House History] from the U.S. House of Representatives
* [http://www.senate.gov/pagelayout/reference/two_column_table/stats_and_lists.htm Statistics & Lists] from the U.S. Senate

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