How did the United States change between Jan 20, 1977 and Jan 19, 1981?
Pick two dates. See the laws, the executive orders, the courts, Congress, federal agencies, the Constitution and the budget, as a diff.
$ civicdiff 1977-01-20..1981-01-19 # 4 years
jsonLaws enacted
+1,23860 notable
Executive orders
—records start in 1994
Final rules
—records start in 1994
Supreme Court
0 of 9seats changed hands
Agencies
+29 −7departments & tracked agencies
Public debt
+$287B$620B → $908B
The presidency passed from Gerald Rudolph Ford Jr. to James Earl Carter. Congress enacted 1,238 public laws. 38 senators and 157 representatives took seats that they did not hold before. Inflation-adjusted federal spending changed +20% (FY1977 → FY1981).
Executive
executive/presidentThe presidencyGerald Rudolph Ford Jr. R
38th president
James Earl Carter D
39th president · took office Jan 20, 1977
executive/vice-presidentThe vice presidencyNelson Aldrich Rockefeller R
Walter Frederick Mondale D
took office Jan 20, 1977
executive/cabinetCabinet & senior officials+21−21Wikidata ↗
Secretary of State · 2 people took this office in between
David D. Newsom (acting)
Secretary of the Treasury · 2 people took this office in between
Secretary of Defense
Attorney General · 2 people took this office in between
vacant or abolished
Secretary of the Navy · 2 people took this office in between
Secretary of the Interior
Show 15 more cabinet offices
Secretary of Agriculture
Secretary of Commerce
vacant or abolished
Secretary of Labor
vacant or abolished
Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare · 2 people took this office in between
vacant or abolished
Secretary of Health and Human Services
office did not exist
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development · 2 people took this office in between
Secretary of Transportation · 2 people took this office in between
Secretary of Energy · 2 people took this office in between
office did not exist
Secretary of Education
office did not exist
White House Chief of Staff · 2 people took this office in between
Director of the Office of Management and Budget · 2 people took this office in between
Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency
Ambassador to the United Nations · 2 people took this office in between
Director of Central Intelligence
U.S. Trade Representative
vacant or abolished
Other senior officials (6 changed)
Secretary of the Navy · 2 people took this office in between
Chair of the Federal Reserve · 2 people took this office in between
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
Director of the FBI
National Security Advisor
Solicitor General
vacant or abolished
executive/ordersExecutive ordersno dataFederal Register API ↗
Federal Register records of executive orders begin in 1994.
executive/nominationsSenate confirmations30 civilian nominations received · 0 confirmed · 0 withdrawn · 0 returned to the President
Civilian nominations only (military promotions excluded). Top confirmations are cabinet-level posts, Supreme Court justices, and the Fed chair. Records start with the 97th Congress (1981).
executive/agenciesFederal agencies+29−7Wikidata ↗
273 → 295 tracked organizations · 12 → 14 executive departments
United States Department of Energy department
established Aug 4, 1977 · cabinet-level department of the United States government
United States Department of Education department
established Oct 17, 1979 · U.S. federal government department concerning education
United States Department of Health and Human Services department
established May 4, 1980 · United States federal executive department
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
established Oct 1, 1977 · independent agency of the United States federal government
Federal Labor Relations Authority
established Jan 1, 1978 · U.S. government agency
United States Merit Systems Protection Board
established Jan 1, 1979 · United States agency
United States Office of Special Counsel
established Jan 1, 1979 · Independent investigative and prosecutorial body of the United States federal government.
United States African Development Foundation
established Jan 1, 1980 · independent agency of the United States that provides grants to community groups and small enterprises that benefit under-served and marginalized groups in Africa
Office of Administration
established Dec 12, 1977 · U.S. federal organization within the Executive Office of the President
Bureau for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs
established Jan 1, 1978 · U.S. State Department division
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National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research
established Jan 1, 1978 · United States governmental agency
National Telecommunications and Information Administration
established Jan 1, 1978 · U.S. government agency
Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council
established Jan 1, 1979 · U.S. regulatory body
Office of Economic Impact and Diversity
established Jan 1, 1979 · government organization in Washington D.C., United States
Office of Special Investigations
established Jan 1, 1979 · government agency (U.S Justice Department)
Office of the Secretary of Health and Human Services
established Jan 1, 1979 · government organization in Washington D.C., United States
Secret Service Counter Assault Team
established Jan 1, 1979 · specialized tactical unit of the U.S. Secret Service
Smithsonian Police
established Jan 1, 1979 · Guard force of the Smithsonian Institution
United States Bureau of Justice Statistics
established Jan 1, 1979 · U.S. criminal justice data
Federal Emergency Management Agency
established Apr 1, 1979 · United States disaster response agency, part of Department of Homeland Security
Office for Civil Rights
established Oct 19, 1979 · U.S. Department of Education office responsible for preventing discrimination in education
International Trade Administration
established Jan 2, 1980 · U.S. Department of Commerce agency that promotes the international trade and investment position of the United States
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry
established Dec 31, 1980 · United Stated federal agency division that responds to, and protects people from harmful chemical exposures
Defense Criminal Investigative Service
established Jan 1, 1981 · criminal investigative arm of the Office of the Inspector General, U.S. Department of Defense
Office of Workers' Compensation Programs
established Jan 1, 1981 · major disability compensation program in the United States of America
Veterans' Employment and Training Service
established Jan 1, 1981 · US government employment program
White House Television Office
established Jan 1, 1981
Human Nutrition Information Service
established Jan 1, 1981
United States Travel and Tourism Administration
established Jan 1, 1981 · US government agency (1981–1996)
United States Department of Health, Education, and Welfare department
abolished May 4, 1980 · defunct United States federal executive department · replaced by United States Department of Education,United States Department of Health and Human Services
Energy Research and Development Administration
abolished Oct 1, 1977 · predecessor to the United States Department of Energy · replaced by United States Department of Energy
Federal Renegotiation Board
abolished Mar 31, 1979 · former independent agency of the United States executive branch
Office of the Inspector General, Foreign Assistance
abolished Jul 1, 1978 · American government agency
Commission on Government Procurement
abolished Jan 1, 1979 · government commission
United States Travel Service
abolished Jan 1, 1981 · defunct portion of the United States Department of Commerce · replaced by United States Travel and Tourism Administration
Office of Economic Opportunity
abolished Jan 1, 1981 · US American government entity
Agency start and end dates come from Wikidata, which covers smaller bureaus unevenly.
Military
military/conflictsArmed conflictsU.S. in 0 armed conflicts → 0
The U.S. was not a party to any armed conflict in this window.
An armed conflict here means at least 25 battle deaths in a year, with U.S. forces as a party or fighting for a government (UCDP's definition). Air strikes, raids, and advisory missions below that threshold aren't included. UN peacekeeping missions are excluded.
Legislative
legislative/controlControl of Congress95
96
97
Top: House · Bottom: Senate DemocraticRepublican
95th Congress → 97th Congress · 2 new Congresses elected
1 change of chamber control along the way
House: Democrat majority on both dates
291 D · 144 R → 241 D · 193 R
Senate: Democrat majority
62 D · 38 R
Senate: Republican majority
53 R · 47 D
legislative/senateSenate+38−38congress-legislators ↗
38 new members · 38 departed · 62 served on both dates · women 0 → 2 · median age 55 → 52
25 seats changed party
Hubert Horatio Humphrey Jr. D
Minnesota
David Ferdinand Durenberger R
Minnesota
Richard Clarence Clark D
Iowa
Roger William Jepsen R
Iowa
Edward William Brooke III R
Massachusetts
Paul Efthemios Tsongas D
Massachusetts
Floyd Kirk Haskell D
Colorado
William Lester Armstrong R
Colorado
Show 21 more seat flips
Wendell Richard Anderson D
Minnesota
Rudolph Eli Boschwitz R
Minnesota
Thomas James McIntyre D
New Hampshire
Gordon John Humphrey R
New Hampshire
Dewey Follett Bartlett R
Oklahoma
David Lyle Boren D
Oklahoma
Clifford Philip Case R
New Jersey
William Warren Bradley D
New Jersey
William Dodd Hathaway D
Maine
William Sebastian Cohen R
Maine
Carl Thomas Curtis R
Nebraska
J. James Exon D
Nebraska
James George Abourezk D
South Dakota
Larry Lee Pressler R
South Dakota
Robert Paul Griffin R
Michigan
Carl Levin D
Michigan
James Oliver Eastland D
Mississippi
Thad Cochran R
Mississippi
Robert Burren Morgan D
North Carolina
John Porter East R
North Carolina
George Stanley McGovern D
South Dakota
James Abdnor R
South Dakota
James Browning Allen D
Alabama
Jeremiah Andrew Denton Jr. R
Alabama
Richard Bernard Stone D
Florida
Paula Hawkins R
Florida
Herman Eugene Talmadge D
Georgia
Mack Francis Mattingly R
Georgia
Gaylord Anton Nelson D
Wisconsin
Robert Walter Kasten Jr. R
Wisconsin
Birch Evans Bayh D
Indiana
James Danforth Quayle R
Indiana
John Anthony Durkin D
New Hampshire
Warren Bruce Rudman R
New Hampshire
Frank Forrester Church D
Idaho
Steven Douglas Symms R
Idaho
Warren Grant Magnuson D
Washington
T. Slade Gorton R
Washington
Maurice Robert Gravel D
Alaska
Frank H. Murkowski R
Alaska
John Chester Culver D
Iowa
Chuck Grassley R
Iowa
Who joined and who left (38 in · 38 out)
Frank H. Murkowski R
Alaska
Howell Thomas Heflin D
Alabama
Jeremiah Andrew Denton Jr. R
Alabama
David Hampton Pryor D
Arkansas
William Lester Armstrong R
Colorado
Christopher J. Dodd D
Connecticut
Paula Hawkins R
Florida
Mack Francis Mattingly R
Georgia
Roger William Jepsen R
Iowa
Chuck Grassley R
Iowa
Steven Douglas Symms R
Idaho
Alan John Dixon D
Illinois
James Danforth Quayle R
Indiana
Nancy Landon Kassebaum R
Kansas
Paul Efthemios Tsongas D
Massachusetts
William Sebastian Cohen R
Maine
George John Mitchell D
Maine
Carl Levin D
Michigan
David Ferdinand Durenberger R
Minnesota
Rudolph Eli Boschwitz R
Minnesota
Thad Cochran R
Mississippi
Max Baucus D
Montana
John Porter East R
North Carolina
Mark Andrews R
North Dakota
J. James Exon D
Nebraska
Gordon John Humphrey R
New Hampshire
Warren Bruce Rudman R
New Hampshire
William Warren Bradley D
New Jersey
Alfonse Marcello D’Amato R
New York
David Lyle Boren D
Oklahoma
Don Nickles R
Oklahoma
Arlen Specter R
Pennsylvania
Larry Lee Pressler R
South Dakota
James Abdnor R
South Dakota
John W. Warner R
Virginia
T. Slade Gorton R
Washington
Robert Walter Kasten Jr. R
Wisconsin
Alan Kooi Simpson R
Wyoming
Maurice Robert Gravel D
Alaska
John Jackson Sparkman D
Alabama
James Browning Allen D
Alabama
John Little McClellan D
Arkansas
Floyd Kirk Haskell D
Colorado
Abraham Alexander Ribicoff D
Connecticut
Richard Bernard Stone D
Florida
Herman Eugene Talmadge D
Georgia
Richard Clarence Clark D
Iowa
John Chester Culver D
Iowa
Frank Forrester Church D
Idaho
Adlai Ewing Stevenson III D
Illinois
Birch Evans Bayh D
Indiana
James Blackwood Pearson R
Kansas
Edward William Brooke III R
Massachusetts
William Dodd Hathaway D
Maine
Edmund Sixtus Muskie D
Maine
Robert Paul Griffin R
Michigan
Wendell Richard Anderson D
Minnesota
Hubert Horatio Humphrey Jr. D
Minnesota
James Oliver Eastland D
Mississippi
Lee Warren Metcalf D
Montana
Robert Burren Morgan D
North Carolina
Milton Ruben Young R
North Dakota
Carl Thomas Curtis R
Nebraska
Thomas James McIntyre D
New Hampshire
John Anthony Durkin D
New Hampshire
Clifford Philip Case R
New Jersey
Jacob Koppel Javits R
New York
Dewey Follett Bartlett R
Oklahoma
Henry Louis Bellmon R
Oklahoma
Richard Schultz Schweiker R
Pennsylvania
James George Abourezk D
South Dakota
George Stanley McGovern D
South Dakota
William Lloyd Scott R
Virginia
Warren Grant Magnuson D
Washington
Gaylord Anton Nelson D
Wisconsin
Clifford Peter Hansen R
Wyoming
legislative/houseHouse+157−157congress-legislators ↗
157 new members · 157 departed · 278 served on both dates · women 18 → 19 · median age 50 → 49
30 state delegations changed
Show delegation changes
Arkansas 3 D · 1 R
Arkansas 2 D · 2 R
California 29 D · 14 R
California 22 D · 21 R
Florida 10 D · 5 R
Florida 11 D · 4 R
Georgia 10 D · 0 R
Georgia 9 D · 1 R
Iowa 4 D · 2 R
Iowa 3 D · 3 R
Illinois 12 D · 12 R
Illinois 10 D · 14 R
Indiana 8 D · 3 R
Indiana 6 D · 5 R
Kansas 2 D · 3 R
Kansas 1 D · 4 R
Kentucky 5 D · 2 R
Kentucky 4 D · 3 R
Maryland 5 D · 3 R
Maryland 7 D · 1 R
Michigan 11 D · 8 R
Michigan 12 D · 7 R
Minnesota 5 D · 3 R
Minnesota 3 D · 5 R
Missouri 8 D · 2 R
Missouri 6 D · 4 R
North Carolina 9 D · 2 R
North Carolina 7 D · 4 R
North Dakota 0 D · 1 R
North Dakota 1 D · 0 R
Nebraska 1 D · 2 R
Nebraska 0 D · 3 R
New Jersey 11 D · 4 R
New Jersey 8 D · 7 R
New Mexico 1 D · 1 R
New Mexico 0 D · 2 R
New York 28 D · 11 R
New York 22 D · 17 R
Oregon 4 D · 0 R
Oregon 3 D · 1 R
Pennsylvania 17 D · 8 R
Pennsylvania 11 D · 13 R · 1 other
Rhode Island 2 D · 0 R
Rhode Island 1 D · 1 R
South Carolina 5 D · 1 R
South Carolina 2 D · 4 R
South Dakota 0 D · 2 R
South Dakota 1 D · 1 R
Texas 22 D · 2 R
Texas 19 D · 5 R
Utah 1 D · 1 R
Utah 0 D · 2 R
Virginia 4 D · 6 R
Virginia 1 D · 9 R
Wisconsin 7 D · 2 R
Wisconsin 5 D · 4 R
West Virginia 4 D · 0 R
West Virginia 2 D · 2 R
Wyoming 1 D · 0 R
Wyoming 0 D · 1 R
Who joined and who left (157 in · 157 out)
Albert Lee Smith Jr. R
Alabama-6
Richard C. Shelby D
Alabama-7
Edwin Ruthvin Bethune Jr. R
Arkansas-2
Beryl Franklin Anthony Jr. D
Arkansas-4
Wayne Richard Grisham R
California-33
Eugene A. Chappie R
California-1
Bobbi Fiedler R
California-21
Anthony Lee Coelho D
California-15
Charles Pashayan Jr. R
California-17
Norman David Shumway R
California-14
William Edwin Dannemeyer R
California-39
Mervyn Malcolm Dymally D
California-31
William David Lowery R
California-41
Victor Herbert Fazio Jr. D
California-4
Julian C. Dixon D
California-28
Robert T. Matsui D
California-3
William M. Thomas R
California-18
Duncan L. Hunter R
California-42
Tom Lantos D
California-11
David Dreier R
California-35
Jerry Lewis R
California-37
Daniel E. Lungren R
California-34
Raymond Peter Kogovsek D
Colorado-3
Kenneth Bentley Kramer R
Colorado-5
George Hanks Brown R
Colorado-4
Lawrence Joseph DeNardis R
Connecticut-3
William Richard Ratchford D
Connecticut-5
Sam Gejdenson D
Connecticut-2
Daniel Andrew Mica D
Florida-11
Earl Dewitt Hutto D
Florida-1
Bill McCollum R
Florida-5
E. Clay Shaw Jr. R
Florida-12
Bill Nelson D
Florida-9
Wyche Fowler Jr. D
Georgia-5
Charles Floyd Hatcher D
Georgia-2
Newton Leroy Gingrich R
Georgia-6
Thomas Cooper Evans R
Iowa-3
Thomas Joseph Tauke R
Iowa-2
Larry E. Craig R
Idaho-1
Daniel Bever Crane R
Illinois-22
Harold Washington D
Illinois-1
Lynn Morley Martin R
Illinois-16
Gus Savage D
Illinois-2
John Edward Porter R
Illinois-10
Huey Joel Deckard R
Indiana-8
John Patrick Hiler R
Indiana-3
Daniel Coats R
Indiana-4
James Edmund Jeffries R
Kansas-2
Robert Russell Whittaker R
Kansas-5
Pat Roberts R
Kansas-1
Larry Jones Hopkins R
Kentucky-6
Harold Rogers R
Kentucky-5
Charles Elson Roemer III D
Louisiana-4
Robert Linligthgow Livingston Jr. R
Louisiana-1
William J. Tauzin D
Louisiana-3
James Michael Shannon D
Massachusetts-5
Brian Joseph Donnelly D
Massachusetts-11
Nicholas James Mavroules D
Massachusetts-6
Barney Frank D
Massachusetts-4
Michael Darr Barnes D
Maryland-8
Royden Patrick Dyson D
Maryland-1
Beverly Barton Butcher Byron D
Maryland-6
Steny H. Hoyer D
Maryland-5
Olympia J. Snowe R
Maine-2
James Whitney Dunn R
Michigan-6
Donald Joseph Albosta D
Michigan-10
George William Crockett Jr. D
Michigan-13
Robert William Davis R
Michigan-11
Dennis Mark Hertel D
Michigan-14
Howard Eliot Wolpe III D
Michigan-3
Arlen Ingolf Erdahl R
Minnesota-1
Arlan Ingehart Stangeland R
Minnesota-7
John Vincent Weber R
Minnesota-6
Martin Olav Sabo D
Minnesota-5
R. Wendell Bailey R
Missouri-8
Norvell William Emerson R
Missouri-10
Jon Clifton Hinson R
Mississippi-4
John Patrick Williams D
Montana-1
Walter Eugene Johnston III R
North Carolina-6
William Martin Hendon R
North Carolina-11
Byron L. Dorgan D
North Dakota-AL
Harold John, Jr., Daub R
Nebraska-2
Douglas K. Bereuter R
Nebraska-1
Judd A. Gregg R
New Hampshire-2
James Andrew Courter R
New Jersey-13
Bernard James Dwyer D
New Jersey-15
Frank Joseph Guarini Jr. D
New Jersey-14
Marge Roukema R
New Jersey-7
Christopher H. Smith R
New Jersey-4
Joseph Skeen R
New Mexico-2
Gregory Wright Carman R
New York-3
John LeBoutillier R
New York-6
Gary Alcide Lee R
New York-33
Peter A. Peyser D
New York-23
Geraldine Anne Ferraro D
New York-9
William Carney R
New York-1
George Cornelius Wortley R
New York-32
Robert Garcia D
New York-21
Guy Victor Molinari R
New York-17
Sedgwick William Green R
New York-18
David O’Brien Martin R
New York-30
Raymond Joseph McGrath R
New York-5
Gerald Brooks Hunt Solomon R
New York-29
Charles E. Schumer D
New York-16
Jean Spencer Ashbrook R
Ohio-17
Robert Norton Shamansky D
Ohio-12
Edward Ford Weber R
Ohio-9
Lyle Williams R
Ohio-19
Dennis Edward Eckart D
Ohio-22
Bob McEwen R
Ohio-6
Tony P. Hall D
Ohio-3
David Keith McCurdy D
Oklahoma-4
Michael Lynn Synar D
Oklahoma-2
Dennis Alan Smith R
Oregon-2
Ron Wyden D
Oregon-3
Eugene Vincent Atkinson R
Pennsylvania-25
Donald Allen Bailey D
Pennsylvania-21
James Kitchenman Coyne III R
Pennsylvania-8
Charles Francis Dougherty R
Pennsylvania-4
James Leo Nelligan R
Pennsylvania-11
William Herbert Gray III D
Pennsylvania-2
Donald Lawrence Ritter R
Pennsylvania-15
William Floyd Clinger Jr. R
Pennsylvania-23
Thomas Michael Foglietta I
Pennsylvania-1
William J. Coyne D
Pennsylvania-14
Claudine Schneider R
Rhode Island-2
John Light Napier R
South Carolina-6
Carroll Ashmore Campbell Jr. R
South Carolina-4
Thomas Forbes Hartnett R
South Carolina-1
Clint Ronald Roberts R
South Dakota-2
Thomas A. Daschle D
South Dakota-1
William Hill Boner D
Tennessee-5
Kent Ronald Hance D
Texas-19
William Neff Patman D
Texas-14
Thomas Gilbert Loeffler R
Texas-21
James Marvin Leath D
Texas-11
George Thomas Leland D
Texas-18
Jack Milton Fields Jr. R
Texas-8
Phil Gramm D
Texas-6
Jonas Frost III D
Texas-24
Charles W. Stenholm D
Texas-17
Ron Paul R
Texas-22
Ralph M. Hall D
Texas-4
James V. Hansen R
Utah-1
Stanford E. Parris R
Virginia-8
Tom Bliley R
Virginia-3
Frank R. Wolf R
Virginia-10
Michael Edward Lowry D
Washington-7
Sidney Wallace Morrison R
Washington-4
Allan Byron Swift D
Washington-2
Steven Craig Gunderson R
Wisconsin-3
Toby A. Roth R
Wisconsin-8
Thomas E. Petri R
Wisconsin-6
F. James Sensenbrenner, Jr. R
Wisconsin-9
Cleveland Keith Benedict R
West Virginia-2
David Michael Staton R
West Virginia-3
Richard Bruce Cheney R
Wyoming-AL
Walter Flowers D
Alabama-7
John Hall Buchanan Jr. R
Alabama-6
James (Jim) Guy Tucker Jr. D
Arkansas-2
Raymond Hoyt Thornton Jr. D
Arkansas-4
Yvonne Brathwaite Burke D
California-28
Delwin Morgan Clawson R
California-33
Mark Warren Hannaford D
California-34
William Matthew Ketchum R
California-18
John Hans Krebs D
California-17
Robert Louis Leggett D
California-4
John Joseph McFall D
California-14
John Emerson Moss D
California-3
Shirley Neil Pettis R
California-37
Leo Joseph Ryan D
California-11
Bernice Frederic Sisk D
California-15
Charles Edward Wiggins R
California-39
James Charles Corman D
California-21
Harold Terry Johnson D
California-1
James Fredrick Lloyd D
California-35
Lionel Van Deerlin D
California-42
Charles Herbert Wilson D
California-31
Robert Carlton Wilson R
California-41
Frank Edward Evans D
Colorado-3
James Paul Johnson R
Colorado-4
William Lester Armstrong R
Colorado-5
Ronald Arthur Sarasin R
Connecticut-5
Robert Nicholas Giaimo D
Connecticut-3
Christopher J. Dodd D
Connecticut-2
J. Herbert Burke R
Florida-12
Louis Frey Jr. R
Florida-9
Paul Grant Rogers D
Florida-11
Robert Lee Fulton Sikes D
Florida-1
Richard Kelly R
Florida-5
John James Flynt Jr. D
Georgia-6
Andrew Jackson Young Jr. D
Georgia-5
Marvin Dawson Mathis D
Georgia-2
Michael Thomas Blouin D
Iowa-2
Chuck Grassley R
Iowa-3
Steven Douglas Symms R
Idaho-1
Ralph Harold Metcalfe D
Illinois-1
George Edward Shipley D
Illinois-22
John Bayard Anderson R
Illinois-16
Abner Joseph Mikva D
Illinois-10
Morgan Francis Murphy D
Illinois-2
David Lance Cornwell D
Indiana-8
John Brademas D
Indiana-3
James Danforth Quayle R
Indiana-4
Martha Elizabeth Keys D
Kansas-2
Joe Skubitz R
Kansas-5
Keith George Sebelius R
Kansas-1
John Bayne Breckinridge D
Kentucky-6
Tim Lee Carter R
Kentucky-5
Richard Alvin Tonry D
Louisiana-1
Joseph David Waggonner Jr. D
Louisiana-4
David Conner Treen R
Louisiana-3
James Anthony Burke D
Massachusetts-11
Michael Joseph Harrington D
Massachusetts-6
Robert Frederick Drinan D
Massachusetts-4
Paul Efthemios Tsongas D
Massachusetts-5
Goodloe Edgar Byron D
Maryland-6
Newton Ivan Steers Jr. R
Maryland-8
Robert Edmund Bauman R
Maryland-1
Gladys Noon Spellman D
Maryland-5
William Sebastian Cohen R
Maine-2
Garry Eldridge Brown R
Michigan-3
Elford Albin Cederberg R
Michigan-10
Philip Edward Ruppe R
Michigan-11
Charles Coles Diggs Jr. D
Michigan-13
Lucien Norbert Nedzi D
Michigan-14
Milton Robert Carr D
Michigan-6
Robert Selmer Bergland D
Minnesota-7
Donald MacKay Fraser D
Minnesota-5
Albert Harold Quie R
Minnesota-1
Richard M. Nolan D
Minnesota-6
William Dean Burlison D
Missouri-10
Richard Howard Ichord II D
Missouri-8
Thad Cochran R
Mississippi-4
Max Baucus D
Montana-1
Vonno Lamar Gudger Jr. D
North Carolina-11
Lunsford Richardson Preyer D
North Carolina-6
Mark Andrews R
North Dakota-AL
Charles Thone R
Nebraska-1
John Joseph Cavanaugh D
Nebraska-2
James Colgate Cleveland R
New Hampshire-2
Joseph Anthony LeFante D
New Jersey-14
Helen Stevenson Meyner D
New Jersey-13
Gene Andrew Maguire D
New Jersey-7
Edward James Patten D
New Jersey-15
Frank Thompson Jr. D
New Jersey-4
Harold Lowell Runnels D
New Mexico-2
Herman Badillo D
New York-21
Bruce Faulkner Caputo R
New York-23
James Joseph Delaney D
New York-9
Edward Irving Koch D
New York-18
Edward Worthington Pattison D
New York-29
Otis Grey Pike D
New York-1
William Francis Walsh R
New York-33
Jerome Anthony Ambro Jr. D
New York-3
James Michael Hanley D
New York-32
Elizabeth Holtzman D
New York-16
Robert Cameron McEwen R
New York-30
John Michael Murphy D
New York-17
Lester Lionel Wolff D
New York-6
John Waldemar Wydler R
New York-5
Charles Joseph Carney D
Ohio-19
Charles William Whalen Jr. R
Ohio-3
Thomas Ludlow Ashley D
Ohio-9
Samuel Leeper Devine R
Ohio-12
William Howard Harsha R
Ohio-6
Charles Albert Vanik D
Ohio-22
John Milan Ashbrook R
Ohio-17
Theodore Marshall Risenhoover D
Oklahoma-2
Thomas Jefferson Steed D
Oklahoma-4
Robert Blackford Duncan D
Oregon-3
Albert Conrad Ullman D
Oregon-2
Joseph Scofield Ammerman D
Pennsylvania-23
John Herman Dent D
Pennsylvania-21
Joshua Eilberg D
Pennsylvania-4
Gary Arthur Myers R
Pennsylvania-25
Robert Nelson Cornelius Nix Sr. D
Pennsylvania-2
Frederick Bernard Rooney D
Pennsylvania-15
Daniel John Flood D
Pennsylvania-11
William Singer Moorhead D
Pennsylvania-14
Michael Joseph Myers D
Pennsylvania-1
Peter Houston Kostmayer D
Pennsylvania-8
Edward Peter Beard D
Rhode Island-2
James Robert Mann D
South Carolina-4
Mendel Jackson Davis D
South Carolina-1
John Wilson Jenrette Jr. D
South Carolina-6
James Abdnor R
South Dakota-2
Larry Lee Pressler R
South Dakota-1
Clifford Robertson Allen D
Tennessee-5
Omar Truman Burleson D
Texas-17
Robert Alton Gammage D
Texas-22
Barbara Charline Jordan D
Texas-18
George Herman Mahon D
Texas-19
Dale Milford D
Texas-24
William Robert Poage D
Texas-11
Olin Earl Teague D
Texas-6
John Andrew Young D
Texas-14
Robert Christian Eckhardt D
Texas-8
Herbert Ray Roberts D
Texas-4
Robert Charles Krueger D
Texas-21
Koln Gunn McKay D
Utah-1
Joseph Lyman Fisher D
Virginia-10
Herbert Eugene Harris II D
Virginia-8
David Edward Satterfield III D
Virginia-3
John Edward Cunningham III R
Washington-7
Lloyd Meeds D
Washington-2
Mike McCormack D
Washington-4
Robert John Cornell D
Wisconsin-8
William Albert Steiger R
Wisconsin-6
Alvin James Baldus D
Wisconsin-3
Robert Walter Kasten Jr. R
Wisconsin-9
John Mark Slack Jr. D
West Virginia-3
Harley Orrin Staggers D
West Virginia-2
Teno Roncalio D
Wyoming-AL
legislative/lawsLaws enacted+1,238Congress.gov ↗
1,238 public laws enacted · 0 landmark · 60 notable · 1,112 routine · 66 ceremonial
Economic Stimulus Appropriations Act of 1977
Pub. L. 95-29 · May 13, 1977
Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977
Pub. L. 95-87 · Aug 3, 1977
Department of Energy Organization Act of 1977
Pub. L. 95-91 · Aug 4, 1977
Food and Agriculture Act of 1977
Pub. L. 95-113 · Sep 29, 1977
Earthquake Hazards Reduction Act of 1977
Pub. L. 95-124 · Oct 7, 1977
Community Reinvestment Act
Pub. L. 95-128 · Oct 12, 1977
Federal Reserve Reform Act of 1977
Pub. L. 95-188 · Nov 16, 1977
Soil and Water Conservation Act
Pub. L. 95-192 · Nov 18, 1977
Saccharin Study and Labeling Act of 1977
Pub. L. 95-203 · Nov 23, 1977
Unlawful Corporate Payments Act of 1977
Pub. L. 95-213 · Dec 19, 1977
Show 30 more notable laws
Clean Water Act of 1977
Pub. L. 95-217 · Dec 27, 1977
International Emergency Economic Powers Act
Pub. L. 95-223 · Dec 28, 1977
Nuclear Non-Proliferation Act of 1978
Pub. L. 95-242 · Mar 10, 1978
Cooperative Forestry Assistance Act of 1978
Pub. L. 95-313 · Jul 1, 1978
International Banking Act of 1978
Pub. L. 95-369 · Sep 17, 1978
Susan B. Anthony Dollar Coin Act of 1978
Pub. L. 95-447 · Oct 10, 1978
Inspector General Act of 1978
Pub. L. 95-452 · Oct 12, 1978
Civil Service Reform Act of 1978
Pub. L. 95-454 · Oct 13, 1978
Drug Abuse Prevention, Treatment, and Rehabilitation Act
Pub. L. 95-461 · Oct 13, 1978
Agricultural Trade Act of 1978
Pub. L. 95-501 · Oct 21, 1978
Airline Deregulation Act
Pub. L. 95-504 · Oct 24, 1978
Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act
Pub. L. 95-511 · Oct 25, 1978
Ethics in Government Act
Pub. L. 95-521 · Oct 26, 1978
Humphrey–Hawkins Full Employment Act
Pub. L. 95-523 · Oct 27, 1978
Pregnancy Discrimination Act
Pub. L. 95-555 · Oct 31, 1978
Contract Disputes Act
Pub. L. 95-563 · Nov 1, 1978
Solar Photovoltaic Energy Research, Development, and Demonstration Act of 1978
Pub. L. 95-590 · Nov 4, 1978
Bankruptcy Reform Act of 1978
Pub. L. 95-598 · Nov 6, 1978
Surface Transportation Assistance Act of 1978
Pub. L. 95-599 · Nov 6, 1978
Revenue Act of 1978
Pub. L. 95-600 · Nov 6, 1978
Uranium Mill Tailings Radiation Control Act
Pub. L. 95-604 · Nov 8, 1978
Amateur Sports Act of 1978
Pub. L. 95-606 · Nov 8, 1978
Indian Child Welfare Act
Pub. L. 95-608 · Nov 8, 1978
Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act
Pub. L. 95-617 · Nov 9, 1978
Energy Tax Act
Pub. L. 95-618 · Nov 9, 1978
National Energy Conservation Policy Act
Pub. L. 95-619 · Nov 9, 1978
Financial Institutions Regulatory and Interest Rate Control Act of 1978
Pub. L. 95-630 · Nov 10, 1978
Taiwan Relations Act
Pub. L. 96-8 · Apr 10, 1979
Trade Agreements Act of 1979
Pub. L. 96-39 · Jul 26, 1979
Judicial
judicial/supreme-courtThe Supreme CourtBench by appointing party: 7 R · 2 D → 7 R · 2 D
9 justices served on both dates
William Joseph Brennan, Jr. R
appointed by Dwight D. Eisenhower · 1957
Potter Stewart R
appointed by Dwight D. Eisenhower · 1959
Byron Raymond White D
appointed by John F. Kennedy · 1962
Thurgood Marshall D
appointed by Lyndon B. Johnson · 1967
Warren Earl Burger R
appointed by Richard M. Nixon · 1969
Harry Andrew Blackmun R
appointed by Richard M. Nixon · 1970
Lewis Franklin Powell, Jr. R
appointed by Richard M. Nixon · 1971
William Hubbs Rehnquist R
appointed by Richard M. Nixon · 1971
John Paul Stevens R
appointed by Gerald Ford · 1975
judicial/lower-courtsAppeals & district courtsCourts of appeals (active judges): 52 R · 39 D → 80 D · 47 R
District courts (active judges): 224 R · 149 D · 11 N( · 1 N( → 292 D · 193 R · 9 N( · 1 N(
Jimmy Carter D appointed 267 judges
56 appeals · 208 district · 3 other
None (reassignment) N( appointed 16 judges
6 district · 10 other
7 circuits flipped majority
First Circuit 1 D · 1 R (tie majority)
First Circuit 3 D · 1 R (D majority)
Fourth Circuit 3 D · 4 R (R majority)
Fourth Circuit 6 D · 4 R (D majority)
Fifth Circuit 6 D · 7 R (R majority)
Fifth Circuit 18 D · 7 R (D majority)
Seventh Circuit 3 D · 5 R (R majority)
Seventh Circuit 4 D · 4 R (tie majority)
Eighth Circuit 4 D · 4 R (tie majority)
Eighth Circuit 5 D · 3 R (D majority)
Ninth Circuit 3 D · 8 R (R majority)
Ninth Circuit 16 D · 7 R (D majority)
Tenth Circuit 3 D · 4 R (R majority)
Tenth Circuit 5 D · 3 R (D majority)
D and R describe the party of the appointing president, not the judge. Active service ends when a judge takes senior status.
judicial/rulingsSupreme Court decisions547 argued decisions · 18 landmark
Califano v. Goldfarb
430 U.S. 199 · Mar 2, 1977 · Decided 5–4 · Civil Rights · Affirmed · Declared federal law unconstitutional
Complete Auto Transit, Inc. v. Brady
430 U.S. 274 · Mar 7, 1977 · Decided 9–0 · Economic Activity · Affirmed · Overruled precedent
Continental T.V., Inc. v. GTE Sylvania Inc.
433 U.S. 36 · Jun 23, 1977 · Decided 6–2 · Economic Activity · Affirmed · Overruled precedent
Wainwright v. Sykes
433 U.S. 72 · Jun 23, 1977 · Decided 7–2 · Criminal Procedure · Reversed and remanded · Overruled precedent
Shaffer v. Heitner
433 U.S. 186 · Jun 24, 1977 · Decided 7–1 · Due Process · Reversed · Overruled precedent · Struck down state law
Department of Revenue of Washington v. Association of Washington Stevedoring Companies
435 U.S. 734 · Apr 26, 1978 · Decided 8–0 · Economic Activity · Reversed and remanded · Overruled precedent
Marshall v. Barlow's, Inc.
436 U.S. 307 · May 23, 1978 · Decided 5–3 · Criminal Procedure · Affirmed · Declared federal law unconstitutional
Monell v. Department of Social Services of the City of New York
436 U.S. 658 · Jun 6, 1978 · Decided 7–2 · Civil Rights · Reversed · Overruled precedent
Burks v. United States
437 U.S. 1 · Jun 14, 1978 · Decided 8–0 · Criminal Procedure · Reversed and remanded · Overruled precedent
United States v. Scott
437 U.S. 82 · Jun 14, 1978 · Decided 5–4 · Criminal Procedure · Reversed and remanded · Overruled precedent
Show 8 more
Regents of the University of California v. Bakke
Jun 26, 1978 · Decided 5–4 · Civil Rights · Affirmed in part, reversed in part
Duren v. Missouri
Jan 9, 1979 · Decided 8–1 · Civil Rights · Reversed and remanded · Overruled precedent · Struck down state law
Hughes v. Oklahoma
Apr 24, 1979 · Decided 7–2 · Federalism · Reversed · Overruled precedent · Struck down state law
Califano v. Westcott
Jun 25, 1979 · Decided 5–4 · Civil Rights · Affirmed · Declared federal law unconstitutional
Trammel v. United States
Feb 27, 1980 · Decided 9–0 · Judicial Power · Affirmed · Overruled precedent
United States v. Salvucci
Jun 25, 1980 · Decided 7–2 · Criminal Procedure · Reversed and remanded · Overruled precedent
Thomas v. Washington Gas Light Co.
Jun 27, 1980 · Decided 7–2 · Economic Activity · Reversed and remanded · Overruled precedent
United States v. Will
Dec 15, 1980 · Decided 8–0 · Miscellaneous · Affirmed in part, reversed in part, remanded · Declared federal law unconstitutional
Landmark means the Court overruled precedent, struck down a federal law, or the case is on a curated landmark list.
Fiscal
fiscal/budgetThe federal budget+20% real spendingOMB Historical Tables ↗
Fiscal year 1977 → fiscal year 1981 · inflation-adjusted with the GDP price index
Spending $409B
FY1977
Spending $678B
FY1981 · +66% nominal · +20% after inflation
Revenue $356B
FY1977
Revenue $599B
FY1981 · +69% nominal · +22% after inflation
Surplus / deficit −$53.7B
FY1977
Surplus / deficit −$79.0B
FY1981 · −$25.3B
Spending, % of GDP 20.2%
FY1977
Spending, % of GDP 21.6%
FY1981 · +1.4 pts
Debt held by the public, % of GDP 27.1%
FY1977
Debt held by the public, % of GDP 25.2%
FY1981 · −1.9 pts
Spending by function · real change
fiscal/debtTotal public debt outstanding+$287BTreasury Fiscal Data ↗
$620B
as of Jun 30, 1976
$908B
as of Sep 30, 1980
Constitution & Union
constitution/amendmentsAmendments & statehood26 → 26 amendments in force · 50 → 50 states
No amendments ratified and no states admitted. The last amendment was the 27th, in 1992.
Log
logEverything in between91 events
- presidentJames Earl Carter takes office
- rulingCalifano v. Goldfarb
- rulingComplete Auto Transit, Inc. v. Brady
- lawEconomic Stimulus Appropriations Act of 1977
- rulingContinental T.V., Inc. v. GTE Sylvania Inc.
- rulingWainwright v. Sykes
- rulingShaffer v. Heitner
- lawSurface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977
- agency+United States Department of Energy
- lawDepartment of Energy Organization Act of 1977
- lawFood and Agriculture Act of 1977
- agency−Energy Research and Development Administration
- agency+Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
- lawEarthquake Hazards Reduction Act of 1977
- lawCommunity Reinvestment Act
- lawFederal Reserve Reform Act of 1977
- lawSoil and Water Conservation Act
- lawSaccharin Study and Labeling Act of 1977
- agency+Office of Administration
- lawUnlawful Corporate Payments Act of 1977
- lawClean Water Act of 1977
- lawInternational Emergency Economic Powers Act
- agency+Federal Labor Relations Authority
- lawNuclear Non-Proliferation Act of 1978
- rulingDepartment of Revenue of Washington v. Association of Washington Stevedoring Companies
- rulingMarshall v. Barlow's, Inc.
- rulingMonell v. Department of Social Services of the City of New York
- rulingBurks v. United States
- rulingUnited States v. Scott
- rulingRegents of the University of California v. Bakke
- lawCooperative Forestry Assistance Act of 1978
- lawInternational Banking Act of 1978
- lawSusan B. Anthony Dollar Coin Act of 1978
- lawInspector General Act of 1978
- lawCivil Service Reform Act of 1978
- lawDrug Abuse Prevention, Treatment, and Rehabilitation Act
- lawAgricultural Trade Act of 1978
- lawAirline Deregulation Act
- lawForeign Intelligence Surveillance Act
- lawEthics in Government Act
- lawHumphrey–Hawkins Full Employment Act
- lawPregnancy Discrimination Act
- lawContract Disputes Act
- lawSolar Photovoltaic Energy Research, Development, and Demonstration Act of 1978
- lawBankruptcy Reform Act of 1978
- lawSurface Transportation Assistance Act of 1978
- lawRevenue Act of 1978
- lawUranium Mill Tailings Radiation Control Act
- lawAmateur Sports Act of 1978
- lawIndian Child Welfare Act
- lawPublic Utility Regulatory Policies Act
- lawEnergy Tax Act
- lawNational Energy Conservation Policy Act
- lawFinancial Institutions Regulatory and Interest Rate Control Act of 1978
- agency+United States Merit Systems Protection Board
- agency+United States Office of Special Counsel
- rulingDuren v. Missouri
- agency−Federal Renegotiation Board
- lawTaiwan Relations Act
- rulingHughes v. Oklahoma
- rulingCalifano v. Westcott
- lawJoint resolution to amend the Public Health Services Act and related health laws to correct printing and other technical errors
- lawTrade Agreements Act of 1979
- lawPanama Canal Act of 1979
- lawExport Administration Act of 1979
- agency+United States Department of Education
- lawDepartment of Education Organization Act
- agency+United States African Development Foundation
- rulingTrammel v. United States
- lawRefugee Act
- lawDepository Institutions Deregulation and Monetary Control Act
- lawDepository Institutions Deregulation and Monetary Control Act
- lawCrude Oil Windfall Profit Tax Act of 1980
- agency−United States Department of Health, Education, and Welfare
- agency+United States Department of Health and Human Services
- rulingUnited States v. Salvucci
- rulingThomas v. Washington Gas Light Co.
- lawEnergy Security Act
- lawMotor Carrier Act of 1980
- lawRegulatory Flexibility Act
- lawFish and Wildlife Conservation Act of 1980
- lawMental Health Systems Act of 1980
- lawStaggers Rail Act
- lawClassified Information Procedures Act
- lawAlaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act
- lawComprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA or Superfund)
- lawPaperwork Reduction Act
- lawDefense Officer Personnel Management Act
- lawBayh–Dole Act
- rulingUnited States v. Will
- lawNuclear Safety, Research, Demonstration, and Development Act of 1980