<Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Sessions </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> 1st: January 7, 1997--November 13, 1997 2nd: January 27, 1998--December 19, 1998 </Td> </Tr> <P> The One Hundred Fifth 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, DC from January 3, 1997, to January 3, 1999, during the fifth and sixth years of Bill Clinton's presidency . Apportionment of seats in the House of Representatives was based on the Twenty - first Census of the United States in 1990 . Both chambers had a Republican majority . President Clinton was impeached by the US House of Representatives of the 105th Congress . </P> <Ul> <Li> January 20, 1997: President Bill Clinton began his second term </Li> <Li> May 18, 1998: United States v. Microsoft decision </Li> <Li> August 7, 1998: 1998 United States embassy bombings </Li> <Li> December 19, 1998: Impeachment of Bill Clinton </Li> </Ul>

Who controlled the house and the senate in 1997