# List of members of the United States House of Representatives in the 96th Congress by seniority

This is a complete list of members of the United States House of Representatives during the 96th United States Congress listed by seniority. As an historical article, the districts and party affiliations listed reflect those during the 96th Congress (January 3, 1979 – January 3, 1981). 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.
Seniority depends on the date on which members were sworn into office. Since many members are sworn in on the same day, subsequent ranking is based on previous congressional service of the individual and then by alphabetical order by the last name of the congressman.
Committee chairmanship in the House is often associated with seniority. However, party leadership is typically not associated with seniority.
Note: The "*" indicates that the representative/delegate may have served one or more non-consecutive terms while in the House of Representatives of the United States Congress.

## U.S. House seniority list

U.S. House seniority :
| Rank | Representative | Party | District | Seniority date (Previous service, if any) | No.# of term(s) | Notes |
| 1 | Jamie Whitten | D | MS-01 | November 4, 1941 | 20th term | Dean of the House |
| 2 | Charles Melvin Price | D | IL-23 | January 3, 1945 | 18th term |
| 3 | Charles Edward Bennett | D | FL-03 | January 3, 1949 | 16th term |
| 4 | Richard Walker Bolling | D | MO-05 | January 3, 1949 | 16th term |
| 5 | Carl D. Perkins | D | KY-07 | January 3, 1949 | 16th term |
| 6 | Peter W. Rodino | D | NJ-10 | January 3, 1949 | 16th term |
| 7 | Harley Orrin Staggers | D | WV-02 | January 3, 1949 | 16th term | Left the House in 1981. |
| 8 | Tom Steed | D | OK-04 | January 3, 1949 | 16th term | Left the House in 1981. |
| 9 | Clement J. Zablocki | D | WI-04 | January 3, 1949 | 16th term |
| 10 | Edward Boland | D | MA-02 | January 3, 1953 | 14th term |
| 11 | Jack Brooks | D | TX-09 | January 3, 1953 | 14th term |
| 12 | Lawrence H. Fountain | D | NC-02 | January 3, 1953 | 14th term |
| 13 | Tip O'Neill | D | MA-08 | January 3, 1953 | 14th term | Speaker of the House |
| 14 | John J. Rhodes | R | AZ-01 | January 3, 1953 | 14th term |
| 15 | Bob Wilson | R | CA-41 | January 3, 1953 | 14th term | Left the House in 1981. |
| 16 | William Natcher | D | KY-02 | August 1, 1953 | 14th term |
| 17 | Thomas W. L. Ashley | D | OH-09 | January 3, 1955 | 13th term | Left the House in 1981. |
| 18 | Charles Diggs | D | MI-13 | January 3, 1955 | 13th term | Resigned on June 3, 1980. |
| 19 | Dante Fascell | D | FL-15 | January 3, 1955 | 13th term |
| 20 | Daniel J. Flood | D | PA-11 | January 3, 1955 Previous service, 1945–1947 and 1949–1953. | 16th term** | Resigned on January 31, 1980. |
| 21 | Henry S. Reuss | D | WI-05 | January 3, 1955 | 13th term |
| 22 | Frank Thompson | D | NJ-04 | January 3, 1955 | 13th term | Resigned on December 29, 1980. |
| 23 | Charles Vanik | D | OH-22 | January 3, 1955 | 13th term | Left the House in 1981. |
| 24 | Jim Wright | D | TX-12 | January 3, 1955 | 13th term |
| 25 | John Dingell | D | MI-16 | December 13, 1955 | 13th term |
| 26 | William Broomfield | R | MI-19 | January 3, 1957 | 12th term |
| 27 | Robert Michel | R | IL-18 | January 3, 1957 | 12th term |
| 28 | Al Ullman | D | OR-02 | January 3, 1957 | 12th term | Left the House in 1981. |
| 29 | John Brademas | D | IN-03 | January 3, 1959 | 11th term | Left the House in 1981. |
| 30 | Silvio O. Conte | R | MA-01 | January 3, 1959 | 11th term |
| 31 | Ed Derwinski | R | IL-04 | January 3, 1959 | 11th term |
| 32 | Samuel L. Devine | R | OH-12 | January 3, 1959 | 11th term | Left the House in 1981. |
| 33 | Robert Giaimo | D | CT-03 | January 3, 1959 | 11th term | Left the House in 1981. |
| 34 | Harold T. Johnson | D | CA-01 | January 3, 1959 | 11th term | Left the House in 1981. |
| 35 | Robert Kastenmeier | D | WI-02 | January 3, 1959 | 11th term |
| 36 | Del Latta | R | OH-05 | January 3, 1959 | 11th term |
| 37 | William S. Moorhead | D | PA-14 | January 3, 1959 | 11th term |
| 38 | Dan Rostenkowski | D | IL-08 | January 3, 1959 | 11th term |
| 39 | John M. Slack Jr. | D | WV-03 | January 3, 1959 | 11th term | Died on March 17, 1980. |
| 40 | Neal Smith | D | IA-04 | January 3, 1959 | 11th term |
| 41 | Samuel S. Stratton | D | NY-28 | January 3, 1959 | 11th term |
| 42 | Joseph Patrick Addabbo | D | NY-07 | January 3, 1961 | 10th term |
| 43 | John B. Anderson | R | IL-16 | January 3, 1961 | 10th term | Left the House in 1981. |
| 44 | John M. Ashbrook | R | OH-17 | January 3, 1961 | 10th term |
| 45 | James C. Corman | D | CA-21 | January 3, 1961 | 10th term | Left the House in 1981. |
| 46 | Paul Findley | R | IL-20 | January 3, 1961 | 10th term |
| 47 | Fernand St. Germain | D | RI-01 | January 3, 1961 | 10th term |
| 48 | Bill Harsha | R | OH-06 | January 3, 1961 | 10th term | Left the House in 1981. |
| 49 | Richard Howard Ichord Jr. | D | MO-08 | January 3, 1961 | 10th term | Left the House in 1981. |
| 50 | Mo Udall | D | AZ-02 | May 2, 1961 | 10th term |
| 51 | Henry B. González | D | TX-20 | November 4, 1961 | 10th term |
| 52 | Lucien N. Nedzi | D | MI-14 | November 7, 1961 | 10th term | Left the House in 1981. |
| 53 | Ray Roberts | D | TX-04 | January 30, 1962 | 10th term | Left the House in 1981. |
| 54 | Benjamin S. Rosenthal | D | NY-08 | February 20, 1962 | 10th term |
| 55 | Jim Broyhill | R | NC-10 | January 3, 1963 | 09th term |
| 56 | James Colgate Cleveland | R | NH-02 | January 3, 1963 | 09th term | Left the House in 1981. |
| 57 | Lionel Van Deerlin | D | CA-42 | January 3, 1963 | 09th term | Left the House in 1981. |
| 58 | Don Edwards | D | CA-10 | January 3, 1963 | 09th term |
| 59 | Don Fuqua | D | FL-02 | January 3, 1963 | 09th term |
| 60 | Sam Gibbons | D | FL-07 | January 3, 1963 | 09th term |
| 61 | Augustus F. Hawkins | D | CA-29 | January 3, 1963 | 09th term |
| 62 | Frank Horton | R | NY-34 | January 3, 1963 | 09th term |
| 63 | Clarence Long | D | MD-02 | January 3, 1963 | 09th term |
| 64 | Robert McClory | R | IL-13 | January 3, 1963 | 09th term |
| 65 | Joseph McDade | R | PA-10 | January 3, 1963 | 09th term |
| 66 | Joseph Minish | D | NJ-11 | January 3, 1963 | 09th term |
| 67 | John M. Murphy | D | NY-17 | January 3, 1963 | 09th term | Left the House in 1981. |
| 68 | Edward J. Patten | D | NJ-15 | January 3, 1963 | 09th term | Left the House in 1981. |
| 69 | Claude Pepper | D | FL-14 | January 3, 1963 | 09th term |
| 70 | Jimmy Quillen | R | TN-01 | January 3, 1963 | 09th term |
| 71 | Edward R. Roybal | D | CA-25 | January 3, 1963 | 09th term |
| 72 | Charles H. Wilson | D | CA-31 | January 3, 1963 | 09th term | Left the House in 1981. |
| 73 | John W. Wydler | R | NY-05 | January 3, 1963 | 09th term | Left the House in 1981. |
| 74 | Don H. Clausen | R | CA-02 | January 22, 1963 | 09th term |
| 75 | Mark Andrews | R | ND | October 22, 1963 | 09th term | Left the House in 1981. |
| 76 | J. J. Pickle | D | TX-10 | December 21, 1963 | 09th term |
| 77 | Phillip Burton | D | CA-06 | February 18, 1964 | 09th term |
| 78 | Frank Annunzio | D | IL-11 | January 3, 1965 | 08th term |
| 79 | Jonathan Brewster Bingham | D | NY-22 | January 3, 1965 | 08th term |
| 80 | John Hall Buchanan Jr. | R | AL-06 | January 3, 1965 | 08th term | Left the House in 1981. |
| 81 | Tim Lee Carter | R | KY-05 | January 3, 1965 | 08th term | Left the House in 1981. |
| 82 | Barber Conable | R | NY-35 | January 3, 1965 | 08th term |
| 83 | John Conyers | D | MI-01 | January 3, 1965 | 08th term |
| 84 | Bill Dickinson | R | AL-02 | January 3, 1965 | 08th term |
| 85 | John Duncan Sr. | R | TN-02 | January 3, 1965 | 08th term |
| 86 | Jack Edwards | R | AL-01 | January 3, 1965 | 08th term |
| 87 | John N. Erlenborn | R | IL-14 | January 3, 1965 | 08th term |
| 88 | Tom Foley | D | WA-05 | January 3, 1965 | 08th term |
| 89 | William Ford | D | MI-15 | January 3, 1965 | 08th term |
| 90 | Kika De la Garza | D | TX-15 | January 3, 1965 | 08th term |
| 91 | Lee Hamilton | D | IN-09 | January 3, 1965 | 08th term |
| 92 | James M. Hanley | D | NY-32 | January 3, 1965 | 08th term | Left the House in 1981. |
| 93 | James J. Howard | D | NJ-03 | January 3, 1965 | 08th term |
| 94 | Robert C. McEwen | R | NY-30 | January 3, 1965 | 08th term | Left the House in 1981. |
| 95 | David E. Satterfield III | D | VA-03 | January 3, 1965 | 08th term | Left the House in 1981. |
| 96 | J. William Stanton | R | OH-11 | January 3, 1965 | 08th term |
| 97 | Richard Crawford White | D | TX-16 | January 3, 1965 | 08th term |
| 98 | Lester L. Wolff | D | NY-06 | January 3, 1965 | 08th term | Left the House in 1981. |
| 99 | Sidney Yates | D | IL-09 | January 3, 1965 Previous service, 1949–1963. | 15th term* |
| 100 | Clarence Brown Jr. | R | OH-07 | November 2, 1965 | 08th term |
| 101 | Walter B. Jones Sr. | D | NC-01 | February 5, 1966 | 08th term |
| 102 | Guy Vander Jagt | R | MI-09 | November 8, 1966 | 08th term |
| 103 | Tom Bevill | D | AL-04 | January 3, 1967 | 07th term |
| 104 | Jack Thomas Brinkley | D | GA-03 | January 3, 1967 | 07th term |
| 105 | Robert C. Eckhardt | D | TX-08 | January 3, 1967 | 07th term | Left the House in 1981. |
| 106 | John Paul Hammerschmidt | R | AR-03 | January 3, 1967 | 07th term |
| 107 | Margaret Heckler | R | MA-10 | January 3, 1967 | 07th term |
| 108 | Abraham Kazen | D | TX-23 | January 3, 1967 | 07th term |
| 109 | Clarence E. Miller | R | OH-10 | January 3, 1967 | 07th term |
| 110 | Sonny Montgomery | D | MS-03 | January 3, 1967 | 07th term |
| 111 | John Myers | R | IN-07 | January 3, 1967 | 07th term |
| 112 | Bill Nichols | D | AL-03 | January 3, 1967 | 07th term |
| 113 | Tom Railsback | R | IL-19 | January 3, 1967 | 07th term |
| 114 | Gene Snyder | R | KY-04 | January 3, 1967 Previous service, 1963–1965. | 08th term* |
| 115 | William C. Wampler | R | VA-09 | January 3, 1967 Previous service, 1953–1955. | 08th term* |
| 116 | Larry Winn | R | KS-03 | January 3, 1967 | 07th term |
| 117 | Chalmers Wylie | R | OH-15 | January 3, 1967 | 07th term |
| 118 | Pete McCloskey | R | CA-12 | December 12, 1967 | 07th term |
| 119 | James M. Collins | R | TX-03 | August 24, 1968 | 07th term |
| 120 | Joseph M. Gaydos | D | PA-20 | November 5, 1968 | 07th term |
| 121 | Bill Alexander | D | AR-01 | January 3, 1969 | 06th term |
| 122 | Glenn M. Anderson | D | CA-32 | January 3, 1969 | 06th term |
| 123 | Mario Biaggi | D | NY-10 | January 3, 1969 | 06th term |
| 124 | Bill Burlison | D | MO-10 | January 3, 1969 | 06th term | Left the House in 1981. |
| 125 | William V. Chappell Jr. | D | FL-04 | January 3, 1969 | 06th term |
| 126 | Shirley Chisholm | D | NY-12 | January 3, 1969 | 06th term |
| 127 | Bill Clay | D | MO-01 | January 3, 1969 | 06th term |
| 128 | Lawrence Coughlin | R | PA-13 | January 3, 1969 | 06th term |
| 129 | Dan Daniel | D | VA-05 | January 3, 1969 | 06th term |
| 130 | Hamilton Fish | R | NY-25 | January 3, 1969 | 06th term |
| 131 | Bob Mollohan | D | WV-01 | January 3, 1969 Previous service, 1953–1957. | 08th term* |
| 132 | Manuel Lujan Jr. | R | NM-01 | January 3, 1969 | 06th term |
| 133 | L. Richardson Preyer | D | NC-06 | January 3, 1969 | 06th term | Left the House in 1981. |
| 134 | Keith Sebelius | R | KS-01 | January 3, 1969 | 06th term | Left the House in 1981. |
| 135 | Louis Stokes | D | OH-21 | January 3, 1969 | 06th term |
| 136 | G. William Whitehurst | R | VA-02 | January 3, 1969 | 06th term |
| 137 | Gus Yatron | D | PA-06 | January 3, 1969 | 06th term |
| 138 | Ed Jones | D | TN-07 | March 25, 1969 | 06th term |
| 139 | Dave Obey | D | WI-07 | April 1, 1969 | 06th term |
| 140 | Barry Goldwater Jr. | R | CA-20 | April 29, 1969 | 06th term |
| 141 | Robert A. Roe | D | NJ-08 | November 4, 1969 | 06th term |
| 142 | Phil Crane | R | IL-12 | November 25, 1969 | 06th term |
| 143 | John H. Rousselot | R | CA-26 | June 30, 1970 Previous service, 1961–1963. | 07th term* |
| 144 | Edwin B. Forsythe | R | NJ-06 | November 3, 1970 | 06th term |
| 145 | Bill Archer | R | TX-07 | January 3, 1971 | 05th term |
| 146 | Les Aspin | D | WI-01 | January 3, 1971 | 05th term |
| 147 | William R. Cotter | D | CT-01 | January 3, 1971 | 05th term |
| 148 | George E. Danielson | D | CA-30 | January 3, 1971 | 05th term |
| 149 | Ron Dellums | D | CA-08 | January 3, 1971 | 05th term |
| 150 | Robert Drinan | D | MA-04 | January 3, 1971 | 05th term | Left the House in 1981. |
| 151 | Bill Frenzel | R | MN-03 | January 3, 1971 | 05th term |
| 152 | Jack Kemp | R | NY-38 | January 3, 1971 | 05th term |
| 153 | Elwood Hillis | R | IN-05 | January 3, 1971 | 05th term |
| 154 | Norman F. Lent | R | NY-04 | January 3, 1971 | 05th term |
| 155 | Dawson Mathis | D | GA-02 | January 3, 1971 | 05th term | Left the House in 1981. |
| 156 | Romano Mazzoli | D | KY-03 | January 3, 1971 | 05th term |
| 157 | Mike McCormack | D | WA-04 | January 3, 1971 | 05th term | Left the House in 1981. |
| 158 | K. Gunn McKay | D | UT-01 | January 3, 1971 | 05th term | Left the House in 1981. |
| 159 | Stewart McKinney | R | CT-04 | January 3, 1971 | 05th term |
| 160 | Parren Mitchell | D | MD-07 | January 3, 1971 | 05th term |
| 161 | Morgan F. Murphy | D | IL-02 | January 3, 1971 | 05th term | Left the House in 1981. |
| 162 | Charles B. Rangel | D | NY-19 | January 3, 1971 | 05th term |
| 163 | J. Kenneth Robinson | R | VA-07 | January 3, 1971 | 05th term |
| 164 | Harold L. Runnels | D | NM-02 | January 3, 1971 | 05th term | Died on August 5, 1980. |
| 165 | John F. Seiberling | D | OH-14 | January 3, 1971 | 05th term |
| 166 | Floyd Spence | R | SC-02 | January 3, 1971 | 05th term |
| 167 | Bill Young | R | FL-06 | January 3, 1971 | 05th term |
| 168 | Mendel Jackson Davis | D | SC-01 | April 27, 1971 | 05th term | Left the House in 1981. |
| 169 | John Breaux | D | LA-07 | September 30, 1972 | 05th term |
| 170 | M. Caldwell Butler | R | VA-06 | November 7, 1972 | 05th term |
| 171 | James Abdnor | R | SD-02 | January 3, 1973 | 04th term | Left the House in 1981. |
| 172 | Ike F. Andrews | D | NC-04 | January 3, 1973 | 04th term |
| 173 | Louis A. Bafalis | R | FL-10 | January 3, 1973 | 04th term |
| 174 | Robin Beard | R | TN-06 | January 3, 1973 | 04th term |
| 175 | David R. Bowen | D | MS-02 | January 3, 1973 | 04th term |
| 176 | George Brown Jr. | D | CA-36 | January 3, 1973 Previous service, 1963–1971. | 08th term* |
| 177 | Clair Burgener | R | CA-43 | January 3, 1973 | 04th term |
| 178 | Robert Daniel | R | VA-04 | January 3, 1973 | 04th term |
| 179 | Benjamin A. Gilman | R | NY-26 | January 3, 1973 | 04th term |
| 180 | Ronald Ginn | D | GA-01 | January 3, 1973 | 04th term |
| 181 | Tennyson Guyer | R | OH-04 | January 3, 1973 | 04th term |
| 182 | Marjorie Holt | R | MD-04 | January 3, 1973 | 04th term |
| 183 | Elizabeth Holtzman | D | NY-16 | January 3, 1973 | 04th term | Left the House in 1981. |
| 184 | James P. Johnson | R | CO-04 | January 3, 1973 | 04th term | Left the House in 1981. |
| 185 | James Robert Jones | D | OK-01 | January 3, 1973 | 04th term |
| 186 | William Lehman | D | FL-13 | January 3, 1973 | 04th term |
| 187 | Gillis W. Long | D | LA-08 | January 3, 1973 Previous service, 1963–1965. | 05th term* |
| 188 | Trent Lott | R | MS-05 | January 3, 1973 | 04th term |
| 189 | Edward Rell Madigan | R | IL-21 | January 3, 1973 | 04th term |
| 190 | James G. Martin | R | NC-09 | January 3, 1973 | 04th term |
| 191 | Donald J. Mitchell | R | NY-31 | January 3, 1973 | 04th term |
| 192 | Joe Moakley | D | MA-09 | January 3, 1973 | 04th term |
| 193 | Carlos Moorhead | R | CA-22 | January 3, 1973 | 04th term |
| 194 | George M. O'Brien | R | IL-17 | January 3, 1973 | 04th term |
| 195 | Joel Pritchard | R | WA-01 | January 3, 1973 | 04th term |
| 196 | Ralph Regula | R | OH-16 | January 3, 1973 | 04th term |
| 197 | Matthew John Rinaldo | R | NJ-12 | January 3, 1973 | 04th term |
| 198 | Charlie Rose | D | NC-07 | January 3, 1973 | 04th term |
| 199 | Patricia Schroeder | D | CO-01 | January 3, 1973 | 04th term |
| 200 | Bud Shuster | R | PA-09 | January 3, 1973 | 04th term |
| 201 | Pete Stark | D | CA-09 | January 3, 1973 | 04th term |
| 202 | Gerry Studds | D | MA-12 | January 3, 1973 | 04th term |
| 203 | Steve Symms | R | ID-01 | January 3, 1973 | 04th term | Left the House in 1981. |
| 204 | Gene Taylor | R | MO-07 | January 3, 1973 | 04th term |
| 205 | David C. Treen | R | LA-03 | January 3, 1973 | 04th term | Resigned on March 10, 1980. |
| 206 | Charles Wilson | D | TX-02 | January 3, 1973 | 04th term |
| 207 | Don Young | R | AK | March 6, 1973 | 04th term |
| 208 | Lindy Boggs | D | LA-02 | March 20, 1973 | 04th term |
| 209 | Cardiss Collins | D | IL-07 | June 5, 1973 | 04th term |
| 210 | Robert Bauman | R | MD-01 | August 21, 1973 | 04th term | Left the House in 1981. |
| 211 | John Murtha | D | PA-12 | February 5, 1974 | 04th term |
| 212 | Robert J. Lagomarsino | R | CA-19 | March 5, 1974 | 04th term |
| 213 | J. Bob Traxler | D | MI-08 | April 23, 1974 | 04th term |
| 214 | John L. Burton | D | CA-05 | June 4, 1974 | 04th term |
| 215 | Jerome Ambro | D | NY-03 | January 3, 1975 | 03rd term | Left the House in 1981. |
| 216 | Les AuCoin | D | OR-01 | January 3, 1975 | 03rd term |
| 217 | Alvin Baldus | D | WI-03 | January 3, 1975 | 03rd term | Left the House in 1981. |
| 218 | Edward Beard | D | RI-02 | January 3, 1975 | 03rd term | Left the House in 1981. |
| 219 | Berkley Bedell | D | IA-06 | January 3, 1975 | 03rd term |
| 220 | James Blanchard | D | MI-18 | January 3, 1975 | 03rd term |
| 221 | Don Bonker | D | WA-03 | January 3, 1975 | 03rd term |
| 222 | William M. Brodhead | D | MI-17 | January 3, 1975 | 03rd term |
| 223 | Bob Carr | D | MI-06 | January 3, 1975 | 03rd term | Left the House in 1981. |
| 224 | Butler Derrick | D | SC-03 | January 3, 1975 | 03rd term |
| 225 | Thomas Downey | D | NY-02 | January 3, 1975 | 03rd term |
| 226 | Chris Dodd | D | CT-02 | January 3, 1975 | 03rd term | Left the House in 1981. |
| 227 | Norman D'Amours | D | NH-01 | January 3, 1975 | 03rd term |
| 228 | Robert B. Duncan | D | OR-03 | January 3, 1975 Previous service, 1963–1967. | 05th term* | Left the House in 1981. |
| 229 | Joseph D. Early | D | MA-03 | January 3, 1975 | 03rd term |
| 230 | Robert W. Edgar | D | PA-07 | January 3, 1975 | 03rd term |
| 231 | David F. Emery | R | ME-01 | January 3, 1975 | 03rd term |
| 232 | Glenn English | D | OK-06 | January 3, 1975 | 03rd term |
| 233 | David W. Evans | D | IN-06 | January 3, 1975 | 03rd term |
| 234 | Millicent Fenwick | R | NJ-05 | January 3, 1975 | 03rd term |
| 235 | Joseph L. Fisher | D | VA-10 | January 3, 1975 | 03rd term | Left the House in 1981. |
| 236 | Floyd Fithian | D | IN-02 | January 3, 1975 | 03rd term |
| 237 | James Florio | D | NJ-01 | January 3, 1975 | 03rd term |
| 238 | Harold Ford | D | TN-08 | January 3, 1975 | 03rd term |
| 239 | Bill Goodling | R | PA-19 | January 3, 1975 | 03rd term |
| 240 | Bill Gradison | R | OH-01 | January 3, 1975 | 03rd term |
| 241 | Chuck Grassley | R | IA-03 | January 3, 1975 | 03rd term | Left the House in 1981. |
| 242 | Tom Hagedorn | R | MN-02 | January 3, 1975 | 03rd term |
| 243 | George V. Hansen | R | ID-02 | January 3, 1975 Previous service, 1965–1969. | 05th term* |
| 244 | Tom Harkin | D | IA-05 | January 3, 1975 | 03rd term |
| 245 | Herbert Harris | D | VA-08 | January 3, 1975 | 03rd term | Left the House in 1981. |
| 246 | Bill Hefner | D | NC-08 | January 3, 1975 | 03rd term |
| 247 | Jack English Hightower | D | TX-13 | January 3, 1975 | 03rd term |
| 248 | Kenneth Lamar Holland | D | SC-05 | January 3, 1975 | 03rd term |
| 249 | Carroll Hubbard | D | KY-01 | January 3, 1975 | 03rd term |
| 250 | William Hughes | D | NJ-02 | January 3, 1975 | 03rd term |
| 251 | Henry Hyde | R | IL-06 | January 3, 1975 | 03rd term |
| 252 | Andrew Jacobs Jr. | D | IN-11 | January 3, 1975 Previous service, 1965–1973. | 07th term* |
| 253 | Jim Jeffords | R | VT | January 3, 1975 | 03rd term |
| 254 | John Jenrette | D | SC-06 | January 3, 1975 | 03rd term | Resigned on December 10, 1980. |
| 255 | Richard Kelly | R | FL-05 | January 3, 1975 | 03rd term | Left the House in 1981. |
| 256 | Tom Kindness | R | OH-08 | January 3, 1975 | 03rd term |
| 257 | John LaFalce | D | NY-36 | January 3, 1975 | 03rd term |
| 258 | Elliott H. Levitas | D | GA-04 | January 3, 1975 | 03rd term |
| 259 | James F. Lloyd | D | CA-35 | January 3, 1975 | 03rd term | Left the House in 1981. |
| 260 | Marilyn Lloyd | D | TN-03 | January 3, 1975 | 03rd term |
| 261 | Andrew Maguire | D | NJ-07 | January 3, 1975 | 03rd term | Left the House in 1981. |
| 262 | Larry McDonald | D | GA-07 | January 3, 1975 | 03rd term |
| 263 | Matthew F. McHugh | D | NY-27 | January 3, 1975 | 03rd term |
| 264 | George Miller | D | CA-07 | January 3, 1975 | 03rd term |
| 265 | Abner J. Mikva | D | IL-10 | January 3, 1975 Previous service, 1969–1973. | 05th term* | Resigned on September 26, 1979. |
| 266 | Norman Mineta | D | CA-13 | January 3, 1975 | 03rd term |
| 267 | Toby Moffett | D | CT-06 | January 3, 1975 | 03rd term |
| 268 | Henson Moore | R | LA-06 | January 3, 1975 | 03rd term |
| 269 | Ronald M. Mottl | D | OH-23 | January 3, 1975 | 03rd term |
| 270 | Stephen Neal | D | NC-05 | January 3, 1975 | 03rd term |
| 271 | Rick Nolan | D | MN-06 | January 3, 1975 | 03rd term | Left the House in 1981. |
| 272 | Henry J. Nowak | D | NY-37 | January 3, 1975 | 03rd term |
| 273 | Jim Oberstar | D | MN-08 | January 3, 1975 | 03rd term |
| 274 | Richard Ottinger | D | NY-24 | January 3, 1975 Previous service, 1965–1971. | 06th term* |
| 275 | Jerry M. Patterson | D | CA-38 | January 3, 1975 | 03rd term |
| 276 | Fred Richmond | D | NY-14 | January 3, 1975 | 03rd term |
| 277 | Marty Russo | D | IL-03 | January 3, 1975 | 03rd term |
| 278 | James David Santini | D | NV | January 3, 1975 | 03rd term |
| 279 | James H. Scheuer | D | NY-11 | January 3, 1975 Previous service, 1965–1973. | 07th term* |
| 280 | Richard T. Schulze | R | PA-05 | January 3, 1975 | 03rd term |
| 281 | Philip Sharp | D | IN-10 | January 3, 1975 | 03rd term |
| 282 | Paul Simon | D | IL-24 | January 3, 1975 | 03rd term |
| 283 | Virginia D. Smith | R | NE-03 | January 3, 1975 | 03rd term |
| 284 | Stephen J. Solarz | D | NY-13 | January 3, 1975 | 03rd term |
| 285 | Gladys Spellman | D | MD-05 | January 3, 1975 | 03rd term |
| 286 | Henry Waxman | D | CA-24 | January 3, 1975 | 03rd term |
| 287 | Jim Weaver | D | OR-04 | January 3, 1975 | 03rd term |
| 288 | Tim Wirth | D | CO-02 | January 3, 1975 | 03rd term |
| 289 | Leo C. Zeferetti | D | NY-15 | January 3, 1975 | 03rd term |
| 290 | John G. Fary | D | IL-05 | July 8, 1975 | 03rd term |
| 291 | Stan Lundine | D | NY-39 | March 2, 1976 | 03rd term |
| 292 | Sam B. Hall Jr. | D | TX-01 | June 19, 1976 | 03rd term |
| 293 | Earl Thomas Coleman | R | MO-06 | November 2, 1976 | 03rd term |
| 294 | Ed Markey | D | MA-07 | November 2, 1976 | 03rd term |
| 295 | Michael Myers | D | PA-01 | November 2, 1976 | 03rd term | Resigned on October 2, 1980. |
| 296 | Daniel Akaka | D | HI-02 | January 3, 1977 | 02nd term |
| 297 | Douglas Applegate | D | OH-18 | January 3, 1977 | 02nd term |
| 298 | Robert Badham | R | CA-40 | January 3, 1977 | 02nd term |
| 299 | Doug Barnard Jr. | D | GA-10 | January 3, 1977 | 02nd term |
| 300 | Anthony C. Beilenson | D | CA-23 | January 3, 1977 | 02nd term |
| 301 | Adam Benjamin Jr. | D | IN-01 | January 3, 1977 | 02nd term |
| 302 | David Bonior | D | MI-12 | January 3, 1977 | 02nd term |
| 303 | John Joseph Cavanaugh III | D | NE-02 | January 3, 1977 | 02nd term | Left the House in 1981. |
| 304 | Tom Corcoran | R | IL-15 | January 3, 1977 | 02nd term |
| 305 | Norm Dicks | D | WA-06 | January 3, 1977 | 02nd term |
| 306 | Bob Dornan | R | CA-27 | January 3, 1977 | 02nd term |
| 307 | Mickey Edwards | R | OK-05 | January 3, 1977 | 02nd term |
| 308 | Allen E. Ertel | D | PA-17 | January 3, 1977 | 02nd term |
| 309 | Billy Lee Evans | D | GA-08 | January 3, 1977 | 02nd term |
| 310 | Thomas B. Evans Jr. | R | DE | January 3, 1977 | 02nd term |
| 311 | Ronnie Flippo | D | AL-05 | January 3, 1977 | 02nd term |
| 312 | Dick Gephardt | D | MO-03 | January 3, 1977 | 02nd term |
| 313 | Dan Glickman | D | KS-04 | January 3, 1977 | 02nd term |
| 314 | Al Gore | D | TN-04 | January 3, 1977 | 02nd term |
| 315 | V. Lamar Gudger | D | NC-11 | January 3, 1977 | 02nd term | Left the House in 1981. |
| 316 | Cecil Heftel | D | HI-01 | January 3, 1977 | 02nd term |
| 317 | Harold C. Hollenbeck | R | NJ-09 | January 3, 1977 | 02nd term |
| 318 | Jerry Huckaby | D | LA-05 | January 3, 1977 | 02nd term |
| 319 | Andy Ireland | D | FL-08 | January 3, 1977 | 02nd term |
| 320 | Ed Jenkins | D | GA-09 | January 3, 1977 | 02nd term |
| 321 | Dale Kildee | D | MI-07 | January 3, 1977 | 02nd term |
| 322 | Peter H. Kostmayer | D | PA-08 | January 3, 1977 | 02nd term | Left the House in 1981. |
| 323 | Jim Leach | R | IA-01 | January 3, 1977 | 02nd term |
| 324 | Raymond F. Lederer | D | PA-03 | January 3, 1977 | 02nd term |
| 325 | Tom Luken | D | OH-02 | January 3, 1977 Previous service, 1974–1975. | 03rd term* |
| 326 | Marc L. Marks | R | PA-24 | January 3, 1977 | 02nd term |
| 327 | Ron Marlenee | R | MT-02 | January 3, 1977 | 02nd term |
| 328 | David D. Marriott | R | UT-02 | January 3, 1977 | 02nd term |
| 329 | Jim Mattox | D | TX-05 | January 3, 1977 | 02nd term |
| 330 | Barbara Mikulski | D | MD-03 | January 3, 1977 | 02nd term |
| 331 | Austin Murphy | D | PA-22 | January 3, 1977 | 02nd term |
| 332 | Mary Rose Oakar | D | OH-20 | January 3, 1977 | 02nd term |
| 333 | Leon Panetta | D | CA-16 | January 3, 1977 | 02nd term |
| 334 | Donald J. Pease | D | OH-13 | January 3, 1977 | 02nd term |
| 335 | Carl Pursell | R | MI-02 | January 3, 1977 | 02nd term |
| 336 | Dan Quayle | R | IN-04 | January 3, 1977 | 02nd term | Left the House in 1981. |
| 337 | Nick Rahall | D | WV-04 | January 3, 1977 | 02nd term |
| 338 | Eldon Rudd | R | AZ-04 | January 3, 1977 | 02nd term |
| 339 | Harold S. Sawyer | R | MI-05 | January 3, 1977 | 02nd term |
| 340 | Ike Skelton | D | MO-04 | January 3, 1977 | 02nd term |
| 341 | David Stockman | R | MI-04 | January 3, 1977 | 02nd term |
| 342 | Bob Stump | D | AZ-03 | January 3, 1977 | 02nd term |
| 343 | Paul S. Trible Jr. | R | VA-01 | January 3, 1977 | 02nd term |
| 344 | Bruce Vento | D | MN-04 | January 3, 1977 | 02nd term |
| 345 | Harold Volkmer | D | MO-09 | January 3, 1977 | 02nd term |
| 346 | Doug Walgren | D | PA-18 | January 3, 1977 | 02nd term |
| 347 | Robert Walker | R | PA-16 | January 3, 1977 | 02nd term |
| 348 | Wes Watkins | D | OK-03 | January 3, 1977 | 02nd term |
| 349 | Theodore S. Weiss | D | NY-20 | January 3, 1977 | 02nd term |
| 350 | Charles Whitley | D | NC-03 | January 3, 1977 | 02nd term |
| 351 | Robert A. Young | D | MO-02 | January 3, 1977 | 02nd term |
| 352 | Arlan Stangeland | R | MN-07 | February 22, 1977 | 02nd term |
| 353 | Wyche Fowler | D | GA-05 | April 6, 1977 | 02nd term |
| 354 | Bob Livingston | R | LA-01 | August 27, 1977 | 02nd term |
| 355 | S. William Green | R | NY-18 | February 14, 1978 | 02nd term |
| 356 | Robert Garcia | D | NY-21 | February 21, 1978 | 02nd term |
| 357 | Donald J. Albosta | D | MI-10 | January 3, 1979 | 01st term |
| 358 | Eugene Atkinson | D | PA-25 | January 3, 1979 | 01st term |
| 359 | Beryl Anthony Jr. | D | AR-04 | January 3, 1979 | 01st term |
| 360 | Donald A. Bailey | D | PA-21 | January 3, 1979 | 01st term |
| 361 | Michael D. Barnes | D | MD-08 | January 3, 1979 | 01st term |
| 362 | Doug Bereuter | R | NE-01 | January 3, 1979 | 01st term |
| 363 | Ed Bethune | R | AR-02 | January 3, 1979 | 01st term |
| 364 | Bill Boner | D | TN-05 | January 3, 1979 | 01st term |
| 365 | Beverly Byron | D | MD-06 | January 3, 1979 | 01st term |
| 366 | Carroll A. Campbell Jr. | R | SC-04 | January 3, 1979 | 01st term |
| 367 | William Carney | R | NY-01 | January 3, 1979 | 01st term |
| 368 | Dick Cheney | R | WY | January 3, 1979 | 01st term |
| 369 | Bill Clinger | R | PA-23 | January 3, 1979 | 01st term |
| 370 | Tony Coelho | D | CA-15 | January 3, 1979 | 01st term |
| 371 | Jim Courter | R | NJ-13 | January 3, 1979 | 01st term |
| 372 | Dan Crane | R | IL-22 | January 3, 1979 | 01st term |
| 373 | William E. Dannemeyer | R | CA-39 | January 3, 1979 | 01st term |
| 374 | Thomas Daschle | D | SD-01 | January 3, 1979 | 01st term |
| 375 | Robert William Davis | R | MI-11 | January 3, 1979 | 01st term |
| 376 | H. Joel Deckard | R | IN-08 | January 3, 1979 | 01st term |
| 377 | Julian C. Dixon | D | CA-28 | January 3, 1979 | 01st term |
| 378 | Brian J. Donnelly | D | MA-11 | January 3, 1979 | 01st term |
| 379 | Charles F. Dougherty | R | PA-04 | January 3, 1979 | 01st term |
| 380 | Arlen Erdahl | R | MN-01 | January 3, 1979 | 01st term |
| 381 | Vic Fazio | D | CA-04 | January 3, 1979 | 01st term |
| 382 | Geraldine Ferraro | D | NY-09 | January 3, 1979 | 01st term |
| 383 | Martin Frost | D | TX-24 | January 3, 1979 | 01st term |
| 384 | Newt Gingrich | R | GA-06 | January 3, 1979 | 01st term |
| 385 | Phil Gramm | D | TX-06 | January 3, 1979 | 01st term |
| 386 | William H. Gray | D | PA-02 | January 3, 1979 | 01st term |
| 387 | Wayne R. Grisham | R | CA-33 | January 3, 1979 | 01st term |
| 388 | Frank Joseph Guarini | D | NJ-14 | January 3, 1979 | 01st term |
| 389 | Tony Hall | D | OH-03 | January 3, 1979 | 01st term |
| 390 | Kent Hance | D | TX-19 | January 3, 1979 | 01st term |
| 391 | Jon Hinson | R | MS-04 | January 3, 1979 | 01st term |
| 392 | Larry J. Hopkins | R | KY-06 | January 3, 1979 | 01st term |
| 393 | Earl Dewitt Hutto | D | FL-01 | January 3, 1979 | 01st term |
| 394 | James Edmund Jeffries | R | KS-02 | January 3, 1979 | 01st term |
| 395 | Raymond P. Kogovsek | D | CO-03 | January 3, 1979 | 01st term |
| 396 | Ken Kramer | R | CO-05 | January 3, 1979 | 01st term |
| 397 | Buddy Leach | D | LA-04 | January 3, 1979 | 01st term | Left the House in 1981. |
| 398 | Marvin Leath | D | TX-11 | January 3, 1979 | 01st term |
| 399 | Gary A. Lee | R | NY-33 | January 3, 1979 | 01st term |
| 400 | Mickey Leland | D | TX-18 | January 3, 1979 | 01st term |
| 401 | Jerry Lewis | R | CA-37 | January 3, 1979 | 01st term |
| 402 | Tom Loeffler | R | TX-21 | January 3, 1979 | 01st term |
| 403 | Mike Lowry | D | WA-07 | January 3, 1979 | 01st term |
| 404 | Dan Lungren | R | CA-34 | January 3, 1979 | 01st term |
| 405 | Nicholas Mavroules | D | MA-06 | January 3, 1979 | 01st term |
| 406 | Bob Matsui | D | CA-03 | January 3, 1979 | 01st term |
| 407 | Dan Mica | D | FL-11 | January 3, 1979 | 01st term |
| 408 | Bill Nelson | D | FL-09 | January 3, 1979 | 01st term |
| 409 | Chip Pashayan | R | CA-17 | January 3, 1979 | 01st term |
| 410 | Peter A. Peyser | D | NY-23 | January 3, 1979 Previous service, 1971–1977. | 04th term* |
| 411 | Ron Paul | R | TX-22 | January 3, 1979 Previous service, 1976–1977. | 02nd term* |
| 412 | William R. Ratchford | D | CT-05 | January 3, 1979 | 01st term |
| 413 | Donald L. Ritter | R | PA-15 | January 3, 1979 | 01st term |
| 414 | Toby Roth | R | WI-08 | January 3, 1979 | 01st term |
| 415 | Martin Olav Sabo | D | MN-05 | January 3, 1979 | 01st term |
| 416 | James Sensenbrenner | R | WI-09 | January 3, 1979 | 01st term |
| 417 | James Shannon | D | MA-05 | January 3, 1979 | 01st term |
| 418 | Richard Shelby | D | AL-07 | January 3, 1979 | 01st term |
| 419 | Norman D. Shumway | R | CA-14 | January 3, 1979 | 01st term |
| 420 | Olympia Snowe | R | ME-02 | January 3, 1979 | 01st term |
| 421 | Gerald Solomon | R | NY-29 | January 3, 1979 | 01st term |
| 422 | Edward J. Stack | D | FL-12 | January 3, 1979 | 01st term | Left the House in 1981. |
| 423 | Charles Stenholm | D | TX-17 | January 3, 1979 | 01st term |
| 424 | Bennett M. Stewart | D | IL-01 | January 3, 1979 | 01st term | Left the House in 1981. |
| 425 | Al Swift | D | WA-02 | January 3, 1979 | 01st term |
| 426 | Mike Synar | D | OK-02 | January 3, 1979 | 01st term |
| 427 | Tom Tauke | R | IA-02 | January 3, 1979 | 01st term |
| 428 | Bill Thomas | R | CA-18 | January 3, 1979 | 01st term |
| 429 | Bob Whittaker | R | KS-05 | January 3, 1979 | 01st term |
| 430 | Pat Williams | D | MT-01 | January 3, 1979 | 01st term |
| 431 | Lyle Williams | R | OH-19 | January 3, 1979 | 01st term |
| 432 | Howard Wolpe | D | MI-03 | January 3, 1979 | 01st term |
| 433 | Joseph P. Wyatt Jr. | D | TX-14 | January 3, 1979 | 01st term | Left the House in 1981. |
| 434 | Tom Petri | R | WI-06 | April 3, 1979 | 01st term |
| | William Royer | R | CA-11 | April 3, 1979 | 01st term | Left the House in 1981. |
| | John Porter | R | IL-10 | January 22, 1980 | 01st term |
| | Ray Musto | D | PA-11 | April 9, 1980 | 01st term | Left the House in 1981. |
| | Billy Tauzin | D | LA-03 | May 22, 1980 | 01st term |
| | John G. Hutchinson | D | WV-03 | June 3, 1980 | 01st term | Left the House in 1981. |
| | George W. Crockett Jr. | D | MI-13 | November 4, 1980 | 01st term |

## Delegates

| Rank | Delegate | Party | District | Seniority date (Previous service, if any) | No.# of term(s) |
| 1 | Walter E. Fauntroy | D | DC | March 23, 1971 | 05th term |
| 2 | Antonio Borja Won Pat | D | GU | January 3, 1973 | 04th term |
| 3 | Baltasar Corrada del Río | D | PR | January 3, 1977 | 02nd term |
| 4 | Melvin H. Evans | R | VI | January 3, 1979 | 01st term |