84th United States Congress
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The Eighty-fourth United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, comprised of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, DC from January 3, 1955 to January 3, 1957, during the last two years of the first administration of U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower.
The apportionment of seats in this House of Representatives was based on the Seventeeth Census of the United States in 1950. Both chambers had a Democratic majority.
[edit] Dates of sessions
January 3, 1955 - January 3, 1957
Previous congress: 83rd Congress
Next congress: 85th Congress
[edit] Major events
- Main article: Events of 1955; Events of 1956;
[edit] Major legislation
[edit] Party summary
The count below identifies party affiliations at the beginning of the first session of this Congress, and includes members from vacancies and newly admitted states, when they were first seated. Changes resulting from subsequent replacements are shown below in the "Changes in membership" section.
TOTAL members: 96 |
TOTAL members: 435 |
[edit] Leadership
- Senate
- Vice President of the United States (President of the Senate):
- President pro tempore of the Senate:
- Walter F. George, Democratic of Georgia, elected January 5, 1955
- Majority Leader of the Senate
- Lyndon B. Johnson of Texas, elected January 5, 1955
- Minority Leader of the Senate
- William F. Knowland of California, elected January 5, 1955
- Democratic Whip of the Senate
- Earle C. Clements of Kentucky, elected January 5, 1955
- Republican Whip of the Senate
- Leverett Saltonstall of Massachusetts, elected January 5, 1955
- House of Representatives
- Speaker of the House
- Samuel T. Rayburn, Democratic of Texas, elected January 5, 1955
- Majority Leader of the House
- John W. McCormack of Massachusetts, elected January 5, 1955
- Minority Leader of the House
- Joseph W. Martin of Massachusetts, elected January 5, 1955
- Democratic Whip of the House
- Carl Albert of Oklahoma, elected January 5, 1955
- Republican Whip of the House
- Leslie C. Arends of Illinois, elected January 5, 1955
- Democratic Caucus Chairman
- John J. Rooney of-New York, elected January 5, 1955
- Republican Conference Chairman
- Clifford R. Hope of Kansas, elected January 5, 1955
[edit] Members
This list is arranged by chamber, then by state. Senators are listed in order of seniority, and Representatives are listed by district.
- See also: 84th United States Congress - Political Parties
- See also: 84th United States Congress - State Delegations
- See also: United States House election, 1954
[edit] Senate
Senators are popularly elected statewide every two years, with one-third beginning new six year terms with each Congress. Preceding the names in the list below are Senate class numbers, which indicate the cycle of their election. In this Congress, Class 1 meant their term began in the last Congress, requiring reelection in 1958; Class 2 meant their term began with this Congress, requiring reelection in 1960; and Class 3 meant their term ended with this Congress, requiring reelection in 1956.
- See also: U.S. Senators
- See also: U.S. Congressional Delegations by state
[edit] House of Representatives
The names of members of the House of Representatives elected statewide on the general ticket or otherwise at-large, are preceded by an "A/L," and the names of those elected from districts are preceded by their district numbers.
Many of the congressional district numbers are linked to articles describing the district itself. Since the boundaries of the districts have changed often and substantially, the linked article may only describe the district as it exists today, and not as it was at the time of this Congress.
- See also: U.S. Representatives
- See also: U.S. Congressional Delegations by state
[edit] Changes in membership
The count below reflects changes from the beginning of the first session of this Congress.
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[edit] Officers
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[edit] Notes
- ^ both representatives were elected statewide on a general ticket
- ^ both representatives were elected statewide on a general ticket
[edit] References
- 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.
[edit] External links
- Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress [1]
- U.S. House of Representatives: Congressional History [2]
- U.S. Senate: Statistics and Lists [3]
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