Republicans retained the Senate and White House, and Democrats maintained their House majority despite Republican gains there in the 1984 election. Concentrating on the growing deficit, the 99th Congress (1985–1987) overhauled the tax code and passed Gramm—Rudman—Hollings, which would produce automatic across-the-board spending cuts if Congress failed to agree on deficit reduction. Congress also passed limited funding for the MX missile system and aid for the Nicaraguan contras.
Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress, (1774–2005), Official Annotated Membership Roster by State with Vacancy and Special Election Information for the 99th Congress [PDF]
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