The 79th United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the

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federal government, composed of the

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and the

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. It met in

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, from January 3, 1945, to January 3, 1947, during the last months of Franklin D. Roosevelt's presidency, and the first two years of Harry Truman's presidency. The apportionment of seats in this

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was based on the

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. Both chambers had a Democratic majority (including increasing their edge in the House). With the reelection of

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Franklin D. Roosevelt Franklin Delano Roosevelt (January 30, 1882April 12, 1945), also known as FDR, was the 32nd president of the United States, serving from 1933 until his death in 1945. He is the longest-serving U.S. president, and the only one to have served ...

to a record fourth term, the Democrats maintained an overall federal government

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Major events

* January 20, 1945: President

began his fourth term. * April 12, 1945: President Roosevelt died, Vice President

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became

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. * September 2, 1945:

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ended. * September 11, 1945 – June 20, 1946:

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conducted its investigation and issued a report. * November 6, 1946: 1946 United States Senate elections, 1946 United States House of Representatives elections: Republicans gained control of both houses. * January 3, 1947: Proceedings of the U.S. Congress were televised for the first time.

Major legislation

* March 9, 1945: McCarran-Ferguson Act * July 31, 1945: Bretton Woods Agreements Act, * July 31, 1945: Export-Import Bank Act of 1945 * December 20, 1945: United Nations Participation Act, * December 28, 1945: War Brides Act * February 18, 1946: Rescission Act of 1946, * February 20, 1946: Employment Act, , ch. 33, * May 13, 1946:

Federal Airport Act of 1946 Federal Airport Act of 1946 is United States statute establishing a federal program for the development of civil aviation airports within the continental United States. The Act of Congress authorized federal grants to progressively evolve civi ...

, * June 4, 1946: Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act, ch. 281, * June 11, 1946:

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, ch. 324, , * July 2, 1946: Luce–Celler Act of 1946, * July 3, 1946: Hobbs Anti-Racketeering Act, ch. 537, , * July 5, 1946: Lanham Trademark Act of 1946, * August 1, 1946:

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, ch. 724, , * August 2, 1946:

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, , including Title III:

Federal Regulation of Lobbying Act of 1946 The Federal Regulation of Lobbying Act of 1946 is a statute enacted by the United States Congress to reduce the influence of lobbyists. The primary purpose of the Act was to provide information to members of Congress about those that lobby them. T ...

, Title IV:

Federal Tort Claims Act The Federal Tort Claims Act (August 2, 1946, ch. 646, Title IV, 28 U.S.C. Part VI, Chapter 171and ) ("FTCA") is a 1946 federal statute that permits private parties to sue the United States in a federal court for most torts committed by pers ...

, and Title V: General Bridge Act * August 13, 1946: Foreign Service Act, ch. 957, titles I–X, * August 13, 1946: Hospital Survey and Construction Act (Hill-Burton Act), , ch. 958,

Treaties ratified

* July 28, 1945: Senate ratified the

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by a vote of 892.Gillette, Guy M., et al. “UNITED NATIONS CHARTER REVIEW.” Proceedings of the American Society of International Law at Its Annual Meeting (1921-1969), vol. 48, 1954, pp. 191–211. JSTOR, http://www.jstor.org/stable/25657319. Accessed 4 July 2024. * July 4, 1946: Senate ratified the Treaty of Manila, which gave independence to the

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Party summary

Senate

House of Representatives

Leadership

Senate

: **

Henry A. Wallace Henry Agard Wallace (October 7, 1888 – November 18, 1965) was the 33rd vice president of the United States, serving from 1941 to 1945, under President Franklin D. Roosevelt. He served as the 11th U.S. secretary of agriculture and the 10th U.S ...

(D), until January 20, 1945 **

(D), January 20, 1945 – April 12, 1945; thereafter vacant * President Pro Tempore: Kenneth McKellar (D) * Majority leader: Alben W. Barkley (D) * Minority leader: Wallace H. White Jr. (R, acting) * Majority whip: J. Lister Hill (D) *

Minority whip A whip is an official of a political party whose task is to ensure party discipline (that members of the party vote according to the party platform rather than their constituents, individual conscience or donors) in a legislature. Whips ...

: Kenneth S. Wherry (R), elected 1944

House of Representatives

* Speaker:

Sam Rayburn Samuel Taliaferro Rayburn (January 6, 1882 – November 16, 1961) was an American politician who served as the 43rd speaker of the United States House of Representatives. He was a three-time House speaker, former House majority leader, two-time ...

(D) * Majority leader: John W. McCormack (D) * Minority leader: Joseph W. Martin Jr. (R) * Majority whip:

John Sparkman John Jackson Sparkman (December 20, 1899 – November 16, 1985) was an American jurist and politician from the state of Alabama. A Southern Democrat, Sparkman served in the United States House of Representatives from 1937 to 1946 and the United ...

(D) *

: Leslie C. Arends (R)

Members

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 ended with this Congress, facing re-election in 1946; Class 2 meant their term began in the last Congress, facing re-election in 1948; and Class 3 meant their term began in this Congress, facing re-election in 1950.

Alabama Alabama ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern and Deep South, Deep Southern regions of the United States. It borders Tennessee to the north, Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia to the east, Florida and the Gu ...

: 2. John H. Bankhead II (D), until June 12, 1946 :: George R. Swift (D), June 15, 1946 – November 5, 1946 ::

(D), from November 6, 1946 : 3. J. Lister Hill (D)

Arizona Arizona is a U.S. state, state in the Southwestern United States, Southwestern region of the United States, sharing the Four Corners region of the western United States with Colorado, New Mexico, and Utah. It also borders Nevada to the nort ...

: 1.

Ernest McFarland Ernest William McFarland (October 9, 1894 – June 8, 1984) was an American politician, jurist and, with Warren Atherton, one of the "Fathers of the G.I. Bill". He served in all three branches of government, two at the state level, one at the ...

(D) : 3. Carl Hayden (D)

Arkansas Arkansas ( ) is a landlocked state in the West South Central region of the Southern United States. It borders Missouri to the north, Tennessee and Mississippi to the east, Louisiana to the south, Texas to the southwest, and Oklahoma ...

: 2. John L. McClellan (D) : 3. J. William Fulbright (D)

California California () is a U.S. state, state in the Western United States that lies on the West Coast of the United States, Pacific Coast. It borders Oregon to the north, Nevada and Arizona to the east, and shares Mexico–United States border, an ...

: 1.

Hiram Johnson Hiram Warren Johnson (September 2, 1866August 6, 1945) was an American attorney and politician who served as the 23rd governor of California from 1911 to 1917 and represented California in the U.S. Senate for five terms from 1917 to 1945. Johns ...

(R), until August 6, 1945 ::

William Knowland William Fife Knowland (June 26, 1908 – February 23, 1974) was an American politician and newspaper publisher. A member of the Republican Party, he served as a United States Senator from California from 1945 to 1959. He was Senate Majority L ...

(R), from August 26, 1945 : 3. Sheridan Downey (D)

Colorado Colorado is a U.S. state, state in the Western United States. It is one of the Mountain states, sharing the Four Corners region with Arizona, New Mexico, and Utah. It is also bordered by Wyoming to the north, Nebraska to the northeast, Kansas ...

: 2. Edwin C. Johnson (D) : 3.

Eugene Millikin Eugene Donald Millikin (February 12, 1891July 26, 1958) was a United States senator from Colorado who served as Senate Republican Conference Chairperson from 1947 to 1956. Biography Born in Hamilton, Ohio, Millikin graduated from the law schoo ...

(R)

Connecticut Connecticut ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It borders Rhode Island to the east, Massachusetts to the north, New York (state), New York to the west, and Long Island Sound to the south. ...

: 1. Francis T. Maloney (D), until January 16, 1945 ::

Thomas C. Hart Thomas Charles Hart (June 12, 1877July 4, 1971) was an admiral in the United States Navy, whose service extended from the Spanish–American War through World War II. Following his retirement from the navy, he served briefly as a United States Se ...

(R), February 15, 1945 – November 5, 1946 :: Raymond E. Baldwin (R), from December 27, 1946 : 3.

Brien McMahon Brien McMahon (born James O'Brien McMahon) (October 6, 1903July 28, 1952) was an American lawyer and politician who served in the United States Senate (as a Democrat from Connecticut) from 1945 to 1952. McMahon was a major figure in the estab ...

(D)

Delaware Delaware ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Mid-Atlantic (United States), Mid-Atlantic and South Atlantic states, South Atlantic regions of the United States. It borders Maryland to its south and west, Pennsylvania to its north, New Jersey ...

: 1. James M. Tunnell (D) : 2. C. Douglass Buck (R)

Florida Florida ( ; ) is a U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern region of the United States. It borders the Gulf of Mexico to the west, Alabama to the northwest, Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia to the north, the Atlantic ...

: 1. Charles O. Andrews (D), until September 18, 1946 ::

Spessard Holland Spessard Lindsey Holland (July 10, 1892 – November 6, 1971) was an American lawyer and politician. A Southern Democrat, he served as the 28th List of Governors of Florida, governor of Florida from 1941 to 1945, and as a US senator, U.S. senato ...

(D), from September 25, 1946 : 3.

Claude Pepper Claude Denson Pepper (September 8, 1900 – May 30, 1989) was an American politician of the Democratic Party. He represented Florida in the United States Senate from 1936 to 1951, and the Miami area in the United States House of Representatives ...

(D)

Georgia Georgia most commonly refers to: * Georgia (country), a country in the South Caucasus * Georgia (U.S. state), a state in the southeastern United States Georgia may also refer to: People and fictional characters * Georgia (name), a list of pe ...

: 2.

Richard Russell Jr. Richard Brevard Russell Jr. (November 2, 1897 – January 21, 1971) was an American politician. A Southern Democrat, he served as the 66th Governor of Georgia from 1931 to 1933 before serving in the United States Senate for almost 40 years, f ...

(D) : 3. Walter F. George (D)

Idaho Idaho ( ) is a landlocked U.S. state, state in the Pacific Northwest and Mountain states, Mountain West subregions of the Western United States. It borders Montana and Wyoming to the east, Nevada and Utah to the south, and Washington (state), ...

: 2. John Thomas (R), until November 10, 1945 :: Charles C. Gossett (D), November 17, 1945 – November 6, 1946 :: Henry Dworshak (R), from November 6, 1946 : 3. Glen H. Taylor (D)

Illinois Illinois ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern United States. It borders on Lake Michigan to its northeast, the Mississippi River to its west, and the Wabash River, Wabash and Ohio River, Ohio rivers to its ...

: 2. C. Wayland Brooks (R) : 3. Scott W. Lucas (D)

Indiana Indiana ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. It borders Lake Michigan to the northwest, Michigan to the north and northeast, Ohio to the east, the Ohio River and Kentucky to the s ...

: 1. Raymond E. Willis (R) : 3. Homer E. Capehart (R)

Iowa Iowa ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the upper Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. It borders the Mississippi River to the east and the Missouri River and Big Sioux River to the west; Wisconsin to the northeast, Ill ...

: 2.

George A. Wilson George Allison Wilson (April 1, 1884 – September 8, 1953) was an American politician and lawyer. He was a United States Senate, United States Senator and List of Governors of Iowa, 28th Governor of Iowa. Personal background Born on a farm ne ...

(R) : 3. Bourke B. Hickenlooper (R)

Kansas Kansas ( ) is a landlocked U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. It borders Nebraska to the north; Missouri to the east; Oklahoma to the south; and Colorado to the west. Kansas is named a ...

: 2. Arthur Capper (R) : 3. Clyde M. Reed (R)

Kentucky Kentucky (, ), officially the Commonwealth of Kentucky, is a landlocked U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern region of the United States. It borders Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio to the north, West Virginia to the ...

: 2.

Happy Chandler Albert Benjamin "Happy" Chandler Sr. (July 14, 1898 – June 15, 1991) was an American politician from Kentucky. He represented Kentucky in the U.S. Senate and served as its List of Governors of Kentucky, 44th and 49th governor. Aside from his ...

(D), until November 1, 1945 :: William A. Stanfill (R), November 19, 1945 – November 5, 1946 ::

John Sherman Cooper John Sherman Cooper (August 23, 1901 – February 21, 1991) was an American politician, jurist, and diplomat from the United States. He served three non-consecutive, partial terms in the United States Senate before being elected to two fu ...

(R), from November 6, 1946 : 3. Alben W. Barkley (D)

Louisiana Louisiana ( ; ; ) is a state in the Deep South and South Central regions of the United States. It borders Texas to the west, Arkansas to the north, and Mississippi to the east. Of the 50 U.S. states, it ranks 31st in area and 25 ...

: 2. Allen J. Ellender (D) : 3. John H. Overton (D)

Maine Maine ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the New England region of the United States, and the northeasternmost state in the Contiguous United States. It borders New Hampshire to the west, the Gulf of Maine to the southeast, and the Provinces and ...

: 1. Owen Brewster (R) : 2. Wallace H. White (R)

Maryland Maryland ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Mid-Atlantic (United States), Mid-Atlantic region of the United States. It borders the states of Virginia to its south, West Virginia to its west, Pennsylvania to its north, and Delaware to its east ...

: 1. George L. P. Radcliffe (D) : 3.

Millard Tydings Millard Evelyn Tydings (April 6, 1890February 9, 1961) was an American attorney, author, soldier, state legislator, and served as a Democratic Representative and Senator in the United States Congress from Maryland, serving in the House from 1 ...

(D)

Massachusetts Massachusetts ( ; ), officially the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, is a U.S. state, state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It borders the Atlantic Ocean and the Gulf of Maine to its east, Connecticut and Rhode ...

: 1. David I. Walsh (D) : 2.

Leverett Saltonstall Leverett Atholville Saltonstall (September 1, 1892June 17, 1979) was an American lawyer and politician from Massachusetts. He served three two-year terms as the List of Governors of Massachusetts, 55th Governor of Massachusetts, and for more th ...

(R)

Michigan Michigan ( ) is a peninsular U.S. state, state in the Great Lakes region, Great Lakes region of the Upper Midwest, Upper Midwestern United States. It shares water and land boundaries with Minnesota to the northwest, Wisconsin to the west, ...

: 1.

Arthur Vandenberg Arthur Hendrick Vandenberg Sr. (March 22, 1884April 18, 1951) was an American politician who served as a United States senator from Michigan from 1928 to 1951. A member of the Republican Party, he participated in the creation of the United Nat ...

(R) : 2. Homer S. Ferguson (R)

Minnesota Minnesota ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Upper Midwestern region of the United States. It is bordered by the Canadian provinces of Manitoba and Ontario to the north and east and by the U.S. states of Wisconsin to the east, Iowa to the so ...

: 1.

Henrik Shipstead Henrik Shipstead (January 8, 1881June 26, 1960) was Norwegian-American dentist and politician who served in the United States Senate from 1923 to 1947, representing the state of Minnesota. He served first as a member of the Minnesota Farmer-Labor ...

(R) : 2. Joseph H. Ball (R)

Mississippi Mississippi ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern and Deep South regions of the United States. It borders Tennessee to the north, Alabama to the east, the Gulf of Mexico to the south, Louisiana to the s ...

: 1. Theodore G. Bilbo (D) : 2.

James Eastland James Oliver Eastland (November 28, 1904 February 19, 1986) was an American attorney, plantation owner, and politician from Mississippi. A Democrat, he served in the United States Senate in 1941 and again from 1943 until his resignation in late ...

(D)

Missouri Missouri (''see #Etymology and pronunciation, pronunciation'') is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. Ranking List of U.S. states and territories by area, 21st in land area, it border ...

: 1.

(D), until January 17, 1945 :: Frank P. Briggs (D), from January 18, 1945 : 3.

Forrest C. Donnell Forrest Carl Donnell (August 20, 1884March 3, 1980) was an American attorney and politician who served as a United States Senate, United States senator and the List of governors of Missouri, 40th governor of Missouri. Early life Donnell was bor ...

(R)

Montana Montana ( ) is a landlocked U.S. state, state in the Mountain states, Mountain West subregion of the Western United States. It is bordered by Idaho to the west, North Dakota to the east, South Dakota to the southeast, Wyoming to the south, an ...

: 1. Burton K. Wheeler (D) : 2. James E. Murray (D)

Nebraska Nebraska ( ) is a landlocked U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. It borders South Dakota to the north; Iowa to the east and Missouri to the southeast, both across the Missouri River; Ka ...

: 1. Hugh A. Butler (R) : 2. Kenneth S. Wherry (R)

Nevada Nevada ( ; ) is a landlocked state in the Western United States. It borders Oregon to the northwest, Idaho to the northeast, California to the west, Arizona to the southeast, and Utah to the east. Nevada is the seventh-most extensive, th ...

: 1.

James G. Scrugham James Graves Scrugham (January 19, 1880 – June 23, 1945) was an American politician. He was a United States House of Representatives, Representative, a United States Senate, Senator, and the List of governors of Nevada, 14th Governor of the U.S ...

(D), until June 23, 1945 :: Edward P. Carville (D), from July 25, 1945 : 3.

Pat McCarran Patrick Anthony McCarran (August 8, 1876 – September 28, 1954) was an American farmer, attorney, judge, and Democratic politician who represented Nevada in the United States Senate from 1933 until 1954. McCarran was born in Reno, Nevada, att ...

(D)

New Hampshire New Hampshire ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It borders Massachusetts to the south, Vermont to the west, Maine and the Gulf of Maine to the east, and the Canadian province of Quebec t ...

: 2.

Styles Bridges Henry Styles Bridges (September 9, 1898November 26, 1961) was an American teacher, editor, and Republican Party politician from Concord, New Hampshire. He served one term as the 63rd governor of New Hampshire before a twenty-four-year career ...

(R) : 3. Charles W. Tobey (R)

New Jersey New Jersey is a U.S. state, state located in both the Mid-Atlantic States, Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern United States, Northeastern regions of the United States. Located at the geographic hub of the urban area, heavily urbanized Northeas ...

: 1. H. Alexander Smith (R) : 2. Albert W. Hawkes (R)

New Mexico New Mexico is a state in the Southwestern United States, Southwestern region of the United States. It is one of the Mountain States of the southern Rocky Mountains, sharing the Four Corners region with Utah, Colorado, and Arizona. It also ...

: 1. Dennis Chávez (D) : 2. Carl Hatch (D)

New York New York most commonly refers to: * New York (state), a state in the northeastern United States * New York City, the most populous city in the United States, located in the state of New York New York may also refer to: Places United Kingdom * ...

: 1. James M. Mead (D) : 3. Robert F. Wagner (D)

North Carolina North Carolina ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern region of the United States. It is bordered by Virginia to the north, the Atlantic Ocean to the east, South Carolina to the south, Georgia (U.S. stat ...

: 2. Josiah Bailey (D), until December 15, 1946 :: William B. Umstead (D), from December 18, 1946 : 3. Clyde R. Hoey (D)

North Dakota North Dakota ( ) is a U.S. state in the Upper Midwest, named after the indigenous Dakota people, Dakota and Sioux peoples. It is bordered by the Canadian provinces of Saskatchewan and Manitoba to the north and by the U.S. states of Minneso ...

: 1.

William Langer William "Wild Bill" Langer (September 30, 1886November 8, 1959) was an American lawyer and politician who served as the 17th governor of North Dakota from 1932 to 1934 and the 21st governor from 1937 to 1939. His governorship was demarcated by ...

(R-NPL) : 3. John Moses (D), until March 3, 1945 ::

Milton Young Milton Ruben Young (December 6, 1897 – May 31, 1983) was an American politician, most notable for representing North Dakota in the United States Senate from 1945 until 1981. At the time of his retirement, he was the most senior Republican in ...

(R), from March 12, 1945

Ohio Ohio ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. It borders Lake Erie to the north, Pennsylvania to the east, West Virginia to the southeast, Kentucky to the southwest, Indiana to the ...

: 1. Harold H. Burton (R), until September 30, 1945 :: James W. Huffman (D), October 8, 1945 – November 5, 1946 :: Kingsley A. Taft (R), from November 6, 1946 : 3.

Robert A. Taft Robert Alphonso Taft Sr. (September 8, 1889 – July 31, 1953) was an American politician, lawyer, and scion of the Republican Party's Taft family. Taft represented Ohio in the United States Senate, briefly served as Senate majority le ...

(R)

Oklahoma Oklahoma ( ; Choctaw language, Choctaw: , ) is a landlocked U.S. state, state in the South Central United States, South Central region of the United States. It borders Texas to the south and west, Kansas to the north, Missouri to the northea ...

: 2. Edward H. Moore (R) : 3. Elmer Thomas (D)

Oregon Oregon ( , ) is a U.S. state, state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. It is a part of the Western U.S., with the Columbia River delineating much of Oregon's northern boundary with Washington (state), Washington, while t ...

: 2. Guy Cordon (R) : 3.

Wayne Morse Wayne Lyman Morse (October 20, 1900 – July 22, 1974) was an American attorney and United States Senator from Oregon. Morse is well known for opposing the Democratic Party (United States), Democratic Party’s leadership and for his opposition t ...

(R)

Pennsylvania Pennsylvania, officially the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, is a U.S. state, state spanning the Mid-Atlantic (United States), Mid-Atlantic, Northeastern United States, Northeastern, Appalachian, and Great Lakes region, Great Lakes regions o ...

: 1. Joseph F. Guffey (D) : 3. Francis J. Myers (D)

Rhode Island Rhode Island ( ) is a state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It borders Connecticut to its west; Massachusetts to its north and east; and the Atlantic Ocean to its south via Rhode Island Sound and Block Is ...

: 1. Peter G. Gerry (D) : 2. Theodore F. Green (D)

South Carolina South Carolina ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern region of the United States. It borders North Carolina to the north and northeast, the Atlantic Ocean to the southeast, and Georgia (U.S. state), Georg ...

: 2. Burnet R. Maybank (D) : 3. Olin D. Johnston (D)

South Dakota South Dakota (; Sioux language, Sioux: , ) is a U.S. state, state in the West North Central states, North Central region of the United States. It is also part of the Great Plains. South Dakota is named after the Dakota people, Dakota Sioux ...

: 2. Harlan J. Bushfield (R) : 3. Chan Gurney (R)

Tennessee Tennessee (, ), officially the State of Tennessee, is a landlocked U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern region of the United States. It borders Kentucky to the north, Virginia to the northeast, North Carolina t ...

: 1. Kenneth McKellar (D) : 2. Tom Stewart (D)

Texas Texas ( , ; or ) is the most populous U.S. state, state in the South Central United States, South Central region of the United States. It borders Louisiana to the east, Arkansas to the northeast, Oklahoma to the north, New Mexico to the we ...

: 1.

Tom Connally Thomas Terry Connally (August 19, 1877October 28, 1963) was an American politician, who represented Texas in both the U.S. Senate and the House of Representatives, as a member of the Democratic Party. He served in the U.S. House of Represe ...

(D) : 2. W. Lee O'Daniel (D)

Utah Utah is a landlocked state in the Mountain states, Mountain West subregion of the Western United States. It is one of the Four Corners states, sharing a border with Arizona, Colorado, and New Mexico. It also borders Wyoming to the northea ...

: 1.

Abe Murdock Orrice Abram Murdock Jr. (July 18, 1893September 15, 1979) was an American attorney and politician who served as a member of both chambers of the United States Congress for Utah. From 1947 to 1957, he served as a member of the National Labor Rel ...

(D) : 3.

Elbert D. Thomas Elbert Duncan Thomas (June 17, 1883February 11, 1953) was a United States Democratic Party, Democratic Party politician from Utah. He represented Utah in the United States Senate from 1933 until 1951. He served as the Chair of the Senate Educati ...

(D)

Vermont Vermont () is a U.S. state, state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It borders Massachusetts to the south, New Hampshire to the east, New York (state), New York to the west, and the Provinces and territories of Ca ...

: 1. Warren Austin (R), until August 2, 1946 ::

Ralph Flanders Ralph Edward Flanders (September 28, 1880 – February 19, 1970) was an American mechanical engineer, industrialist and politician who served as a Republican Party (United States), Republican United States Senate, U.S. Senator from the U.S. state, ...

(R), from November 1, 1946 : 3.

George Aiken George David Aiken (August 20, 1892 – November 19, 1984) was an American politician and horticulturist. A member of the Republican Party, he was the 64th governor of Vermont (1937–1941) before serving in the United States Senate for 34 ye ...

(R)

Virginia Virginia, officially the Commonwealth of Virginia, is a U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern and Mid-Atlantic (United States), Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States between the East Coast of the United States ...

: 1. Harry F. Byrd (D) : 2.

Carter Glass Carter Glass (January 4, 1858 – May 28, 1946) was an American newspaper publisher and Democratic Party (United States), Democratic politician from Lynchburg, Virginia, Lynchburg, Virginia. He represented Virginia in both houses of United Stat ...

(D), until May 28, 1946 ::

Thomas G. Burch Thomas Granville Burch (July 3, 1869March 20, 1951) was an American farmer, tobacco manufacturer, and politician from Martinsville, Virginia. He represented Virginia in the United States House of Representatives, U.S. House of Representatives from ...

(D), May 31, 1946 – November 5, 1946 :: A. Willis Robertson (D), from November 6, 1946

Washington Washington most commonly refers to: * George Washington (1732–1799), the first president of the United States * Washington (state), a state in the Pacific Northwest of the United States * Washington, D.C., the capital of the United States ** A ...

: 1. Monrad Wallgren (D), until January 9, 1945 :: Hugh Mitchell (D), January 10, 1945 – December 25, 1946 :: Harry P. Cain (R), from December 26, 1946 : 3.

Warren Magnuson Warren Grant Magnuson (April 12, 1905May 20, 1989) was an American lawyer and politician who represented the Washington (state), state of Washington in United States Congress, Congress for 44 years, first as a United States House of Representativ ...

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West Virginia West Virginia is a mountainous U.S. state, state in the Southern United States, Southern and Mid-Atlantic (United States), Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States.The United States Census Bureau, Census Bureau and the Association of American ...

: 1. Harley M. Kilgore (D) : 2.

Chapman Revercomb William Chapman Revercomb (July 20, 1895October 6, 1979) was an American politician and lawyer. A Republican, he served two separate terms in the United States Senate representing the state of West Virginia. Life and career Revercomb was born i ...

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Wisconsin Wisconsin ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Great Lakes region, Great Lakes region of the Upper Midwest of the United States. It borders Minnesota to the west, Iowa to the southwest, Illinois to the south, Lake Michigan to the east, Michig ...

: 1.

Robert M. La Follette Jr. Robert Marion La Follette Jr. (February 6, 1895 – February 24, 1953) was an American politician who served as United States senator from Wisconsin from 1925 to 1947. A member of the La Follette family, he was often referred to by the nickname ...

(P) : 3. Alexander Wiley (R)

Wyoming Wyoming ( ) is a landlocked U.S. state, state in the Mountain states, Mountain West subregion of the Western United States, Western United States. It borders Montana to the north and northwest, South Dakota and Nebraska to the east, Idaho t ...

: 1. Joseph C. O'Mahoney (D) : 2.

Edward V. Robertson Edward Vivian Robertson (May 27, 1881April 15, 1963) was a British-born American politician who served as a member of the United States Senate for Wyoming from 1943 to 1949. Early life Born in Cardiff, Wales, he served in the Third Battalion ...

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Alabama Alabama ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern and Deep South, Deep Southern regions of the United States. It borders Tennessee to the north, Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia to the east, Florida and the Gu ...

: . Frank W. Boykin (D) : . George M. Grant (D) : . George W. Andrews (D) : . Sam Hobbs (D) : . Albert Rains (D) : . Pete Jarman (D) : . Carter Manasco (D) : .

(D), until November 6, 1946, vacant thereafter : . Luther Patrick (D)

Arizona Arizona is a U.S. state, state in the Southwestern United States, Southwestern region of the United States, sharing the Four Corners region of the western United States with Colorado, New Mexico, and Utah. It also borders Nevada to the nort ...

: . John R. Murdock (D) : . Richard F. Harless (D)

Arkansas Arkansas ( ) is a landlocked state in the West South Central region of the Southern United States. It borders Missouri to the north, Tennessee and Mississippi to the east, Louisiana to the south, Texas to the southwest, and Oklahoma ...

: . Ezekiel C. Gathings (D) : .

Wilbur Mills Wilbur Daigh Mills (May 24, 1909 – May 2, 1992) was an American Democratic politician and lawyer who represented in the United States House of Representatives from 1939 until his retirement in 1977. As chairman of the House Ways and Means Co ...

(D) : . James William Trimble (D) : . William Fadjo Cravens (D) : . Brooks Hays (D) : . William F. Norrell (D) : . Oren Harris (D)

California California () is a U.S. state, state in the Western United States that lies on the West Coast of the United States, Pacific Coast. It borders Oregon to the north, Nevada and Arizona to the east, and shares Mexico–United States border, an ...

: . Clarence F. Lea (D) : . Clair Engle (D) : . J. Leroy Johnson (R) : . Franck R. Havenner (D) : . Richard J. Welch (R) : . George P. Miller (D) : . John H. Tolan (D) : . Jack Z. Anderson (R) : . Bertrand W. Gearhart (R) : . Alfred J. Elliott (D) : . George E. Outland (D) : .

Jerry Voorhis Horace Jeremiah "Jerry" Voorhis (April 6, 1901 – September 11, 1984) was an American politician and educator from California who served five terms in the United States House of Representatives from 1937 to 1947. A Democratic Party (Unit ...

(D) : . Ned R. Healy (D) : .

Helen Gahagan Douglas Helen Gahagan Douglas (born Helen Mary Gahagan; November 25, 1900 – June 28, 1980) was an American actress and politician. Gahagan Douglas's acting career included success on Broadway theatre, Broadway, as a touring opera singer, and in Hollyw ...

(D) : . Gordon L. McDonough (R) : . Ellis E. Patterson (D) : . Cecil R. King (D) : . Clyde Doyle (D) : . Chet Holifield (D) : . Carl Hinshaw (R) : . Harry R. Sheppard (D) : . John R. Phillips (R) : .

Edouard Izac Edouard Victor Michel Izac (December 18, 1891 – January 18, 1990) was a lieutenant in the United States Navy during World War I and a Medal of Honor recipient. From 1937 to 1947, he served five terms as a United States House of Representative ...

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Colorado Colorado is a U.S. state, state in the Western United States. It is one of the Mountain states, sharing the Four Corners region with Arizona, New Mexico, and Utah. It is also bordered by Wyoming to the north, Nebraska to the northeast, Kansas ...

: . Dean M. Gillespie (R) : . William S. Hill (R) : . John Chenoweth (R) : . Robert F. Rockwell (R)

Connecticut Connecticut ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It borders Rhode Island to the east, Massachusetts to the north, New York (state), New York to the west, and Long Island Sound to the south. ...

: . Herman P. Kopplemann (D) : . Chase G. Woodhouse (D) : . James P. Geelan (D) : .

Clare Boothe Luce Clare Boothe Luce (; March 10, 1903 – October 9, 1987) was an American writer, politician, diplomat, and public conservative figure. A versatile author, she is best known for her 1936 hit play '' The Women'', which had an all-female cast. He ...

(R) : . Joseph E. Talbot (R) : . Joseph F. Ryter (D)

Delaware Delaware ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Mid-Atlantic (United States), Mid-Atlantic and South Atlantic states, South Atlantic regions of the United States. It borders Maryland to its south and west, Pennsylvania to its north, New Jersey ...

: . Philip A. Traynor (D)

Florida Florida ( ; ) is a U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern region of the United States. It borders the Gulf of Mexico to the west, Alabama to the northwest, Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia to the north, the Atlantic ...

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J. Hardin Peterson James Hardin Peterson (February 11, 1894 – March 28, 1978) was a U.S. Representative from Florida. Early life and career Peterson was born in Batesburg, South Carolina. His family moved to Lakeland, Florida, in 1903, and he attended the publi ...

(D) : . Emory H. Price (D) : . Bob Sikes (D) : . Pat Cannon (D) : . Joe Hendricks (D) : . Dwight L. Rogers (D)

Georgia Georgia most commonly refers to: * Georgia (country), a country in the South Caucasus * Georgia (U.S. state), a state in the southeastern United States Georgia may also refer to: People and fictional characters * Georgia (name), a list of pe ...

: . Hugh Peterson (D) : . E. Eugene Cox (D) : . Stephen Pace (D) : . A. Sidney Camp (D) : . Robert Ramspeck (D), until December 31, 1945 :: Helen Douglas Mankin (D), from February 12, 1946 : .

Carl Vinson Carl Vinson (November 18, 1883 – June 1, 1981) was an American politician who served in the U.S. House of Representatives for over 50 years and was influential in the 20th century expansion of the U.S. Navy. He was a member of the Democrati ...

(D) : . Malcolm C. Tarver (D) : . John S. Gibson (D) : .

John Stephens Wood John Stephens Wood (February 8, 1885 – September 12, 1968) was an American attorney and politician from the state of Georgia, United States. He served as a Democrat in the United States House of Representatives, 1931–1935 and 1945–1953. ...

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Paul Brown Paul Eugene Brown (September 7, 1908 – August 5, 1991) was an American American football, football coach and executive in the All-America Football Conference (AAFC), the National Football League (NFL), and the American Football League (AFL). ...

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Idaho Idaho ( ) is a landlocked U.S. state, state in the Pacific Northwest and Mountain states, Mountain West subregions of the Western United States. It borders Montana and Wyoming to the east, Nevada and Utah to the south, and Washington (state), ...

: . Compton I. White (D) : . Henry Dworshak (R), until November 5, 1946, vacant thereafter

Illinois Illinois ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern United States. It borders on Lake Michigan to its northeast, the Mississippi River to its west, and the Wabash River, Wabash and Ohio River, Ohio rivers to its ...

: . William L. Dawson (D) : . William A. Rowan (D) : . Edward A. Kelly (D) : . Martin Gorski (D) : . Adolph J. Sabath (D) : . Thomas J. O'Brien (D) : . William W. Link (D) : .

Thomas S. Gordon Thomas Sylvy Gordon (December 17, 1893 – January 22, 1959) was a U.S. Representative from Illinois. Born in Chicago, Illinois Chicago is the List of municipalities in Illinois, most populous city in the U.S. state of Illinois and ...

(D) : . Alexander J. Resa (D) : . Ralph E. Church (R) : . Chauncey W. Reed (R) : . Noah M. Mason (R) : . Leo E. Allen (R) : . Anton J. Johnson (R) : . Robert B. Chiperfield (R) : .

Everett Dirksen Everett McKinley Dirksen (January 4, 1896 – September 7, 1969) was an American politician. A Republican Party (United States), Republican, he represented Illinois in the United States House of Representatives and the United States Senate. As P ...

(R) : . Leslie C. Arends (R) : . Jessie Sumner (R) : . Rolla C. McMillen (R) : . Sid Simpson (R) : . George Evan Howell (R) : . Melvin Price (D) : . Charles W. Vursell (R) : . James V. Heidinger (R), until March 22, 1945 :: Roy Clippinger (R), from November 6, 1945 : .

C. W. Bishop Cecil William Bishop (June 29, 1890 – September 21, 1971) was an American politician who was a member of the United States House of Representatives from Illinois for seven terms, from 1941 to 1955. Biography Bishop was born on a farm near West ...

(R) : . Emily Taft Douglas (D)

Indiana Indiana ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. It borders Lake Michigan to the northwest, Michigan to the north and northeast, Ohio to the east, the Ohio River and Kentucky to the s ...

: . Ray Madden (D) : . Charles A. Halleck (R) : . Robert A. Grant (R) : . George W. Gillie (R) : . Forest Harness (R) : . Noble J. Johnson (R) : . Gerald W. Landis (R) : . Charles M. La Follette (R) : . Earl Wilson (R) : . Raymond S. Springer (R) : .

Louis Ludlow Louis Leon Ludlow (June 24, 1873 – November 28, 1950) was a Democratic Indiana congressman; he proposed a constitutional amendment early in 1938 requiring a national referendum on any U.S. declaration of war except in cases of direct att ...

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Iowa Iowa ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the upper Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. It borders the Mississippi River to the east and the Missouri River and Big Sioux River to the west; Wisconsin to the northeast, Ill ...

: . Thomas E. Martin (R) : . Henry O. Talle (R) : . John W. Gwynne (R) : . Karl M. LeCompte (R) : .

Paul H. Cunningham Paul Harvey Cunningham (June 15, 1890 – July 16, 1961) served nine consecutive terms as a Republican U.S. Representative from Iowa. First elected in 1940, he was re-elected eight times, and defeated in 1958. Born on a farm in Indiana Coun ...

(R) : . James I. Dolliver (R) : . Ben F. Jensen (R) : . Charles B. Hoeven (R)

Kansas Kansas ( ) is a landlocked U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. It borders Nebraska to the north; Missouri to the east; Oklahoma to the south; and Colorado to the west. Kansas is named a ...

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Albert M. Cole Albert McDonald Cole (October 13, 1901 – June 5, 1994) was a U.S. Representative from Kansas. Born in Moberly, Missouri, Cole moved to Topeka, Kansas, in 1909. He attended the grade schools of Topeka, Kansas, Sabetha (Kansas) High School, ...

(R) : . Errett P. Scrivner (R) : . Thomas Daniel Winter (R) : . Edward Herbert Rees (R) : . Clifford R. Hope (R) : . Frank Carlson (R)

Kentucky Kentucky (, ), officially the Commonwealth of Kentucky, is a landlocked U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern region of the United States. It borders Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio to the north, West Virginia to the ...

: . Noble J. Gregory (D) : . Earle C. Clements (D) : . Emmet O'Neal (D) : . Frank Chelf (D) : . Brent Spence (D) : . Virgil Chapman (D) : . Andrew J. May (D) : . Joe B. Bates (D) : . John M. Robsion (R)

Louisiana Louisiana ( ; ; ) is a state in the Deep South and South Central regions of the United States. It borders Texas to the west, Arkansas to the north, and Mississippi to the east. Of the 50 U.S. states, it ranks 31st in area and 25 ...

: . F. Edward Hébert (D) : . Paul H. Maloney (D) : . James R. Domengeaux (D) : . Overton Brooks (D) : . Charles E. McKenzie (D) : . James H. Morrison (D) : . Henry D. Larcade Jr. (D) : . A. Leonard Allen (D)

Maine Maine ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the New England region of the United States, and the northeasternmost state in the Contiguous United States. It borders New Hampshire to the west, the Gulf of Maine to the southeast, and the Provinces and ...

: . Robert Hale (R) : . Margaret Chase Smith (R) : . Frank Fellows (R)

Maryland Maryland ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Mid-Atlantic (United States), Mid-Atlantic region of the United States. It borders the states of Virginia to its south, West Virginia to its west, Pennsylvania to its north, and Delaware to its east ...

: . Dudley Roe (D) : . Harry Streett Baldwin (D) : .

Thomas D'Alesandro Jr. Thomas Ludwig John D'Alesandro Jr. (August 1, 1903 – August 23, 1987) was an American politician who served as the 41st List of mayors of Baltimore, mayor of Baltimore from 1947 to 1959. A member of the Democratic Party (United States), Demo ...

(D) : . George Hyde Fallon (D) : . Lansdale G. Sasscer (D) : . James Glenn Beall (R)

Massachusetts Massachusetts ( ; ), officially the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, is a U.S. state, state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It borders the Atlantic Ocean and the Gulf of Maine to its east, Connecticut and Rhode ...

: . John W. Heselton (R) : . Charles Clason (R) : . Philip J. Philbin (D) : . Pehr G. Holmes (R) : .

Edith Nourse Rogers Edith Rogers (née Nourse; March 19, 1881 – September 10, 1960) was an American social welfare Volunteering, volunteer and politician who served as a Republican in the United States Congress. She was the first woman elected to Congress fro ...

(R) : . George J. Bates (R) : . Thomas J. Lane (D) : . Angier Goodwin (R) : . Charles L. Gifford (R) : . Christian Herter (R) : . James Michael Curley (D) : . John W. McCormack (D) : . Richard B. Wigglesworth (R) : . Joseph W. Martin Jr. (R)

Michigan Michigan ( ) is a peninsular U.S. state, state in the Great Lakes region, Great Lakes region of the Upper Midwest, Upper Midwestern United States. It shares water and land boundaries with Minnesota to the northwest, Wisconsin to the west, ...

: . George G. Sadowski (D) : . Earl C. Michener (R) : . Paul W. Shafer (R) : . Clare E. Hoffman (R) : . Bartel J. Jonkman (R) : . William W. Blackney (R) : . Jesse P. Wolcott (R) : . Fred L. Crawford (R) : . Albert J. Engel (R) : . Roy O. Woodruff (R) : . Fred Bradley (R) : . Frank Hook (D) : .

George D. O'Brien George Donoghue O'Brien (January 1, 1900 – October 25, 1957) was a politician from the U.S. state of Michigan who served as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives on three separate occasions. Early life and education O'Brien was born in ...

(D) : . Louis C. Rabaut (D) : . John D. Dingell Sr. (D) : . John Lesinski Sr. (D) : . George A. Dondero (R)

Minnesota Minnesota ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Upper Midwestern region of the United States. It is bordered by the Canadian provinces of Manitoba and Ontario to the north and east and by the U.S. states of Wisconsin to the east, Iowa to the so ...

: . August H. Andresen (R) : .

Joseph P. O'Hara Joseph Patrick O'Hara (January 23, 1895 – March 4, 1975) was a United States Congress, U.S. Representative from Minnesota. Early life O'Hara was born in Tipton, Iowa, Tipton, Cedar County, Iowa, on January 23, 1895. He attended the public ...

(R) : . William Gallagher (DFL), until August 13, 1946 : . Frank Starkey (DFL) : . Walter Judd (R) : .

Harold Knutson Harold Knutson (October 20, 1880 – August 21, 1953) was an American politician and journalist who represented Minnesota in the United States House of Representatives from 1917 to 1949 as a member of the Republican Party. From 1919 to 1923 ...

(R) : . Herman Carl Andersen (R) : . William Pittenger (R) : . Harold Hagen (R)

Mississippi Mississippi ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern and Deep South regions of the United States. It borders Tennessee to the north, Alabama to the east, the Gulf of Mexico to the south, Louisiana to the s ...

: . John E. Rankin (D) : . Jamie L. Whitten (D) : . William M. Whittington (D) : . Thomas Abernethy (D) : . W. Arthur Winstead (D) : . William M. Colmer (D) : . Dan R. McGehee (D)

Missouri Missouri (''see #Etymology and pronunciation, pronunciation'') is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. Ranking List of U.S. states and territories by area, 21st in land area, it border ...

: . Samuel W. Arnold (R) : . Max Schwabe (R) : . William Clay Cole (R) : . C. Jasper Bell (D) : . Roger C. Slaughter (D) : . Marion T. Bennett (R) : . Dewey Short (R) : . A. S. J. Carnahan (D) : .

Clarence Cannon Clarence Andrew Cannon (April 11, 1879 – May 12, 1964) was a Democratic Congressman from Missouri serving from 1923 until his death in Washington, D.C. in 1964. He was a notable parliamentarian and chaired the U.S. House Committee on Appropr ...

(D) : . Orville Zimmerman (D) : . John B. Sullivan (D) : . Walter C. Ploeser (R) : . John J. Cochran (D)

Montana Montana ( ) is a landlocked U.S. state, state in the Mountain states, Mountain West subregion of the Western United States. It is bordered by Idaho to the west, North Dakota to the east, South Dakota to the southeast, Wyoming to the south, an ...

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Mike Mansfield Michael Joseph Mansfield (March 16, 1903 – October 5, 2001) was an American Democratic Party politician and diplomat who represented Montana in the United States House of Representatives from 1943 to 1953 and United States Senate from 1953 t ...

(D) : . James F. O'Connor (D), until January 15, 1945 :: Wesley A. D'Ewart (R), from June 5, 1945

Nebraska Nebraska ( ) is a landlocked U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. It borders South Dakota to the north; Iowa to the east and Missouri to the southeast, both across the Missouri River; Ka ...

: . Carl Curtis (R) : . Howard Buffett (R) : . Karl Stefan (R) : .

Arthur L. Miller Arthur Lewis Miller (May 24, 1892 – March 16, 1967) was a Nebraska United States Republican Party, Republican politician. Born on a farm near Plainview, Nebraska, he graduated from the Plainview High School in 1911. He then taught rural schoo ...

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Nevada Nevada ( ; ) is a landlocked state in the Western United States. It borders Oregon to the northwest, Idaho to the northeast, California to the west, Arizona to the southeast, and Utah to the east. Nevada is the seventh-most extensive, th ...

: . Berkeley L. Bunker (D)

New Hampshire New Hampshire ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It borders Massachusetts to the south, Vermont to the west, Maine and the Gulf of Maine to the east, and the Canadian province of Quebec t ...

: . Chester Earl Merrow (R) : .

Sherman Adams Llewelyn Sherman Adams (January 8, 1899 – October 27, 1986) was an American businessman and politician, best known as White House Chief of Staff for President Dwight D. Eisenhower, the culmination of an 18-year political career that also inclu ...

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New Jersey New Jersey is a U.S. state, state located in both the Mid-Atlantic States, Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern United States, Northeastern regions of the United States. Located at the geographic hub of the urban area, heavily urbanized Northeas ...

: . Charles A. Wolverton (R) : . T. Millet Hand (R) : . James C. Auchincloss (R) : . D. Lane Powers (R), until August 30, 1945 :: Frank A. Mathews Jr. (R), from November 6, 1945 : . Charles A. Eaton (R) : . Clifford P. Case (R) : .

J. Parnell Thomas John Parnell Thomas (January 16, 1895 – November 19, 1970) was an American stockbroker and politician. He was elected to seven terms as a U.S. Representative from New Jersey as a Republican, serving from 1937 to 1950. Thomas later served nin ...

(R) : . Gordon Canfield (R) : . Harry L. Towe (R) : . Fred A. Hartley Jr. (R) : . Frank Sundstrom (R) : .

Robert Kean Robert Winthrop Kean (September 28, 1893 – September 21, 1980) was an American Republican Party politician from the state of New Jersey. Kean represented parts of Essex County, New Jersey in the United States House of Representatives from 1 ...

(R) : . Mary T. Norton (D) : . Edward J. Hart (D)

New Mexico New Mexico is a state in the Southwestern United States, Southwestern region of the United States. It is one of the Mountain States of the southern Rocky Mountains, sharing the Four Corners region with Utah, Colorado, and Arizona. It also ...

: . Clinton P. Anderson (D), until June 30, 1945, vacant thereafter : . Antonio M. Fernández (D)

New York New York most commonly refers to: * New York (state), a state in the northeastern United States * New York City, the most populous city in the United States, located in the state of New York New York may also refer to: Places United Kingdom * ...

: . Edgar A. Sharp (R) : . Leonard W. Hall (R) : . Henry J. Latham (R) : . William B. Barry (D), until October 20, 1946, vacant thereafter : . James A. Roe (D) : . James J. Delaney (D) : . John J. Delaney (D) : . Joseph L. Pfeifer (D) : . Eugene J. Keogh (D) : . Andrew L. Somers (D) : . James J. Heffernan (D) : . John J. Rooney (D) : . Donald L. O'Toole (D) : . Leo F. Rayfiel (D) : .

Emanuel Celler Emanuel Celler (May 6, 1888 – January 15, 1981) was an American Democratic Party (United States), Democratic politician from New York (state), New York who represented parts of the New York City boroughs of Brooklyn and Queens in the United Stat ...

(D) : . Ellsworth B. Buck (R) : . Joseph C. Baldwin (R) : .

Vito Marcantonio Vito Anthony Marcantonio (December 10, 1902 – August 9, 1954) was an American lawyer and politician who served East Harlem for seven terms in the United States House of Representatives. For most of his political career, he was a member of ...

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Samuel Dickstein Samuel Dickstein (February 5, 1885 – April 22, 1954) was a Democratic Party (United States), Democratic Congressional Representative from New York (state), New York (22-year tenure), a New York State Supreme Court Justice, and a Soviet Union, ...

(D), until December 30, 1945 :: Arthur George Klein (D), from February 19, 1946 : . Sol Bloom (D) : . James H. Torrens (D) : . Adam Clayton Powell Jr. (D) : . Walter A. Lynch (D) : . Benjamin J. Rabin (D) : . Charles A. Buckley (D) : . Peter A. Quinn (D) : . Ralph W. Gwinn (R) : . Ralph A. Gamble (R) : . Augustus W. Bennet (R) : .

Jay Le Fevre Jay Le Fevre (September 6, 1893 – April 26, 1970) was a United States representative from New York. Early life Jay Le Fevre was born in New Paltz, New York on September 6, 1893, the son of Abram P. Le Fevre and Mary Emma (Van Derlyn) Le Fev ...

(R) : . Bernard W. Kearney (R) : . William T. Byrne (D) : . Dean P. Taylor (R) : . Clarence E. Kilburn (R) : . Hadwen C. Fuller (R) : . Clarence E. Hancock (R) : . Edwin Arthur Hall (R) : . John Taber (R) : . W. Sterling Cole (R) : . George F. Rogers (D) : .

James W. Wadsworth Jr. James Wolcott Wadsworth Jr. (August 12, 1877June 21, 1952) was an American politician, a Republican from New York. He was the son of New York State Comptroller James Wolcott Wadsworth, and the grandson of Union General James S. Wadsworth. ...

(R) : . Walter G. Andrews (R) : . Edward J. Elsaesser (R) : . John Cornelius Butler (R) : . Daniel A. Reed (R)

North Carolina North Carolina ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern region of the United States. It is bordered by Virginia to the north, the Atlantic Ocean to the east, South Carolina to the south, Georgia (U.S. stat ...

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Herbert Covington Bonner Herbert Covington Bonner (May 16, 1891 – November 7, 1965) was a Democratic U.S. Congressman from North Carolina between 1940 and 1965. Born in Washington, North Carolina, Bonner attended school in Warrenton. He served in the United Stat ...

(D) : . John H. Kerr (D) : . Graham A. Barden (D) : . Harold D. Cooley (D) : . John Hamlin Folger (D) : . Carl T. Durham (D) : . J. Bayard Clark (D) : . William O. Burgin (D), until April 11, 1946 ::

Eliza Jane Pratt Eliza Jane Pratt (March 5, 1902 – May 13, 1981) was a United States Representative from North Carolina, the first woman to represent her state in the U.S. Congress. She was the only woman elected to the House of Representatives from North Carol ...

(D), from May 25, 1946 : . Robert L. Doughton (D) : . Joseph Wilson Ervin (D), until December 25, 1945 ::

Sam Ervin Samuel James Ervin Jr. (September 27, 1896April 23, 1985) was an American politician who served as a U.S. Senator from North Carolina from 1954 to 1974. A Southern Democrat, he liked to call himself a " country lawyer", and often told humorous ...

(D), from January 22, 1946 : . Alfred L. Bulwinkle (D) : . Zebulon Weaver (D)

North Dakota North Dakota ( ) is a U.S. state in the Upper Midwest, named after the indigenous Dakota people, Dakota and Sioux peoples. It is bordered by the Canadian provinces of Saskatchewan and Manitoba to the north and by the U.S. states of Minneso ...

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William Lemke William Frederick Lemke (August 13, 1878 – May 30, 1950) was an American politician who represented North Dakota in the United States House of Representatives as a member of the Republican Party. He was also the Union Party's presidential cand ...

(R-NPL) : . Charles R. Robertson (R)

Ohio Ohio ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. It borders Lake Erie to the north, Pennsylvania to the east, West Virginia to the southeast, Kentucky to the southwest, Indiana to the ...

: . Charles H. Elston (R) : .

William E. Hess William Emil Hess (February 13, 1898 – July 14, 1986) was an American lawyer and politician who served three lengthy, non-consecutive stints as a Republican and a U.S. Representative from Ohio between 1929 and 1961. Biography Born in Cincin ...

(R) : . Edward J. Gardner (D) : . Robert Franklin Jones (R) : .

Cliff Clevenger Cliff Clevenger (August 20, 1885 – December 13, 1960) was a United States representative from Ohio. He served ten terms in United States Congress, Congress from 1939 to 1959. Biography Cliff Clevenger was born on a ranch near Long Pine, Ne ...

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Edward O. McCowen Edward Oscar McCowen (June 29, 1877 – November 4, 1953) was a three-term Republican Party (United States), Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio from 1943 to 1949. Biography Edward O. McCowen was born in Bloom T ...

(R) : . Clarence J. Brown (R) : . Frederick Cleveland Smith (R) : . Homer A. Ramey (R) : . Thomas A. Jenkins (R) : . Walter E. Brehm (R) : . John M. Vorys (R) : . Alvin F. Weichel (R) : . Walter B. Huber (D) : . Percy W. Griffiths (R) : . William R. Thom (D) : . J. Harry McGregor (R) : . Earl R. Lewis (R) : . Michael J. Kirwan (D) : . Michael A. Feighan (D) : .

Robert Crosser Robert Crosser (June 7, 1874 – June 3, 1957) was an American lawyer and politician who served 19 terms as a United States House of Representatives, U.S. Representative from Ohio. He remains the longest-serving member of the United States Hous ...

(D) : . Frances P. Bolton (R) : . George H. Bender (R)

Oklahoma Oklahoma ( ; Choctaw language, Choctaw: , ) is a landlocked U.S. state, state in the South Central United States, South Central region of the United States. It borders Texas to the south and west, Kansas to the north, Missouri to the northea ...

: . George B. Schwabe (R) : . William G. Stigler (D) : . Paul Stewart (D) : . Lyle Boren (D) : . A. S. Mike Monroney (D) : . Jed J. Johnson (D) : . Victor Wickersham (D) : . Ross Rizley (R)

Oregon Oregon ( , ) is a U.S. state, state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. It is a part of the Western U.S., with the Columbia River delineating much of Oregon's northern boundary with Washington (state), Washington, while t ...

: . James W. Mott (R), until November 12, 1945 :: A. Walter Norblad (R), from January 18, 1946 : .

Lowell Stockman Lowell Stockman (April 12, 1901 – August 9, 1962) was a representative from Oregon to the United States House of Representatives from 1943 to 1953. Early life Stockman was born on a farm near Helix, Oregon. He attended public schools at Pen ...

(R) : . Homer D. Angell (R) : . Harris Ellsworth (R)

Pennsylvania Pennsylvania, officially the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, is a U.S. state, state spanning the Mid-Atlantic (United States), Mid-Atlantic, Northeastern United States, Northeastern, Appalachian, and Great Lakes region, Great Lakes regions o ...

: .

William A. Barrett William Aloysius Barrett (August 14, 1896 – April 12, 1976) was an American lawyer, politician, and member of the Democratic Party who served in the United States House of Representatives, representing Pennsylvania's South Philadelphia-ba ...

(D) : . William T. Granahan (D) : . Michael J. Bradley (D) : . John E. Sheridan (D) : . William J. Green Jr. (D) : . Herbert J. McGlinchey (D) : . James Wolfenden (R) : . Charles L. Gerlach (R) : . J. Roland Kinzer (R) : . John W. Murphy (D), until July 17, 1946 :: James P. Scoblick (R), from November 5, 1946 : . Dan Flood (D) : . Ivor D. Fenton (R) : . Daniel K. Hoch (D) : . Wilson D. Gillette (R) : . Robert F. Rich (R) : . Samuel K. McConnell Jr. (R) : . Richard M. Simpson (R) : . John C. Kunkel (R) : . Leon H. Gavin (R) : . Francis E. Walter (D) : . Chester H. Gross (R) : . D. Emmert Brumbaugh (R) : . J. Buell Snyder (D), until February 24, 1946 :: Carl Henry Hoffman (R), from May 21, 1946 : . Thomas E. Morgan (D) : . Louis E. Graham (R) : . Harve Tibbott (R) : . Augustine B. Kelley (D) : . Robert L. Rodgers (R) : . Howard E. Campbell (R) : . Robert J. Corbett (R) : . James G. Fulton (R) : . Herman P. Eberharter (D) : . Samuel A. Weiss (D), until January 7, 1946 :: Frank Buchanan (D), from May 21, 1946

Rhode Island Rhode Island ( ) is a state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It borders Connecticut to its west; Massachusetts to its north and east; and the Atlantic Ocean to its south via Rhode Island Sound and Block Is ...

: . Aime Forand (D) : . John E. Fogarty (D), from February 7, 1945

South Carolina South Carolina ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern region of the United States. It borders North Carolina to the north and northeast, the Atlantic Ocean to the southeast, and Georgia (U.S. state), Georg ...

: . L. Mendel Rivers (D) : . John J. Riley (D) : . Butler B. Hare (D) : . Joseph R. Bryson (D) : . James P. Richards (D) : . John L. McMillan (D)

South Dakota South Dakota (; Sioux language, Sioux: , ) is a U.S. state, state in the West North Central states, North Central region of the United States. It is also part of the Great Plains. South Dakota is named after the Dakota people, Dakota Sioux ...

: . Karl E. Mundt (R) : . Francis Case (R)

Tennessee Tennessee (, ), officially the State of Tennessee, is a landlocked U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern region of the United States. It borders Kentucky to the north, Virginia to the northeast, North Carolina t ...

: . B. Carroll Reece (R) : . John Jennings Jr. (R) : .

Estes Kefauver Carey Estes Kefauver ( ; July 26, 1903 – August 10, 1963) was an American politician from Tennessee. A member of the Democratic Party, he served in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1939 to 1949 and in the U.S. Senate from 1949 until h ...

(D) : . Albert Gore Sr. (D) : . Harold Earthman (D) : . Percy Priest (D) : . W. Wirt Courtney (D) : . Tom J. Murray (D) : . Jere Cooper (D) : . Clifford Davis (D)

Texas Texas ( , ; or ) is the most populous U.S. state, state in the South Central United States, South Central region of the United States. It borders Louisiana to the east, Arkansas to the northeast, Oklahoma to the north, New Mexico to the we ...

: .

Wright Patman John William Wright Patman (August 6, 1893 – March 7, 1976) was an American politician. First elected in 1928, Patman served 24 consecutive terms in the United States House of Representatives for Texas's 1st congressional district from 1929 to ...

(D) : .

Jesse M. Combs Jesse Martin Combs (July 7, 1889 – August 21, 1953) was an American lawyer, jurist, and politician who served four terms as a U.S. Representative from Texas from 1945 to 1953. Early life and education Born in Center, Texas, Combs attended ...

(D) : . Lindley Beckworth (D) : .

(D) : . Hatton W. Sumners (D) : . Luther Alexander Johnson (D), until July 17, 1946 :: Olin E. Teague (D), from August 24, 1946 : . Tom Pickett (D) : . Albert Thomas (D) : . Joseph J. Mansfield (D) : .

Lyndon B. Johnson Lyndon Baines Johnson (; August 27, 1908January 22, 1973), also known as LBJ, was the 36th president of the United States, serving from 1963 to 1969. He became president after the assassination of John F. Kennedy, under whom he had served a ...

(D) : . William R. Poage (D) : . Fritz G. Lanham (D) : . Ed Gossett (D) : . John E. Lyle Jr. (D) : . Milton H. West (D) : . R. Ewing Thomason (D) : . Sam M. Russell (D) : . Eugene Worley (D) : . George H. Mahon (D) : . Paul J. Kilday (D) : . O. C. Fisher (D)

Utah Utah is a landlocked state in the Mountain states, Mountain West subregion of the Western United States. It is one of the Four Corners states, sharing a border with Arizona, Colorado, and New Mexico. It also borders Wyoming to the northea ...

: . Walter K. Granger (D) : .

J. W. Robinson James William Robinson (January 19, 1878 – December 2, 1964) was an American attorney and politician who served as a member of the United States House of Representatives for Utah's 2nd congressional district from 1933 to 1947. Early life ...

(D)

Vermont Vermont () is a U.S. state, state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It borders Massachusetts to the south, New Hampshire to the east, New York (state), New York to the west, and the Provinces and territories of Ca ...

: . Charles A. Plumley (R)

Virginia Virginia, officially the Commonwealth of Virginia, is a U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern and Mid-Atlantic (United States), Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States between the East Coast of the United States ...

: . S. Otis Bland (D) : . Ralph Hunter Daughton (D) : . Dave E. Satterfield Jr. (D), until February 15, 1945 :: J. Vaughan Gary (D), from March 6, 1945 : . Patrick H. Drewry (D) : .

(D), until May 31, 1946 :: Thomas B. Stanley (D), from November 5, 1946 : . Clifton A. Woodrum (D), until December 31, 1945 :: J. Lindsay Almond (D), from January 22, 1946 : . A. Willis Robertson (D), until November 5, 1946 ::

Burr Harrison Burr Powell Harrison (July 2, 1904 – December 29, 1973) was a Virginia lawyer, judge and Democratic politician who was a member of the Byrd Organization and served as U.S. Congressman representing Virginia's 7th congressional district (as ...

(D), from November 5, 1946 : . Howard W. Smith (D) : . John W. Flannagan Jr. (D)

Washington Washington most commonly refers to: * George Washington (1732–1799), the first president of the United States * Washington (state), a state in the Pacific Northwest of the United States * Washington, D.C., the capital of the United States ** A ...

: . Hugh De Lacy (D) : .

Henry M. Jackson Henry Martin "Scoop" Jackson (May 31, 1912 – September 1, 1983) was an American lawyer and politician who served as a U.S. representative (1941–1953) and U.S. senator (1953–1983) from the state of Washington (state), Washington. A Cold W ...

(D) : . Charles R. Savage (D) : . Hal Holmes (R) : . Walt Horan (R) : . John M. Coffee (D)

West Virginia West Virginia is a mountainous U.S. state, state in the Southern United States, Southern and Mid-Atlantic (United States), Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States.The United States Census Bureau, Census Bureau and the Association of American ...

: . Matthew M. Neely (D) : .

Jennings Randolph Jennings Randolph (March 8, 1902May 8, 1998) was an American politician from West Virginia. A Democrat, he was most notable for his service in the United States House of Representatives from 1933 to 1947 and the United States Senate from 1958 to ...

(D) : . Cleveland M. Bailey (D) : . Hubert S. Ellis (R) : . John Kee (D) : .

E. H. Hedrick Erland Harold Hedrick, better known as E. H. Hedrick (August 9, 1894 – September 20, 1954) was an American Democratic politician from West Virginia. Born in Barn in Mercer County, West Virginia, he was graduated from the medical school of the ...

(D)

Wisconsin Wisconsin ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Great Lakes region, Great Lakes region of the Upper Midwest of the United States. It borders Minnesota to the west, Iowa to the southwest, Illinois to the south, Lake Michigan to the east, Michig ...

: . Lawrence H. Smith (R) : . Robert K. Henry (R), until November 20, 1946, vacant thereafter : . William H. Stevenson (R) : . Thad F. Wasielewski (D) : . Andrew J. Biemiller (D) : . Frank Bateman Keefe (R) : . Reid F. Murray (R) : . John W. Byrnes (R) : . Merlin Hull (P) : .

Alvin O'Konski Alvin Edward O'Konski (May 26, 1904July 8, 1987) was an American politician and educator who served 30 years in the United States House of Representatives. A Republican Party (United States), Republican, he represented northwestern Wisconsin from ...

(R)

Wyoming Wyoming ( ) is a landlocked U.S. state, state in the Mountain states, Mountain West subregion of the Western United States, Western United States. It borders Montana to the north and northwest, South Dakota and Nebraska to the east, Idaho t ...

: . Frank A. Barrett (R)

Non-voting members

: :

Bob Bartlett Edward Lewis "Bob" Bartlett (April 20, 1904 – December 11, 1968), was an American politician and a member of the Democratic Party. He served as a U.S. Senator. A key fighter for Alaska statehood, Bartlett served as the Secretary of Alask ...

(D) : : Joseph Rider Farrington (R) : : Carlos Peña Romulo ( Lib.), until July 4, 1946 : : Jesús T. Piñero Jiménez (PPD), until September 2, 1946 ::

Antonio Fernós-Isern Antonio is a masculine given name of Etruscan origin deriving from the root name Antonius. It is a common name among Romance language–speaking populations as well as the Balkans and Lusophone Africa. It has been among the top 400 most popular ...

(PPD), from September 11, 1946 79 us house membership

Changes in membership

The count below reflects changes from the beginning of this Congress.

Senate

, - ,

Washington Washington most commonly refers to: * George Washington (1732–1799), the first president of the United States * Washington (state), a state in the Pacific Northwest of the United States * Washington, D.C., the capital of the United States ** A ...

(1) , nowrap , Monrad Wallgren (D) , style="font-size:80%" , Resigned January 9, 1945, after being elected

Governor of Washington The governor of Washington is the head of government of Washington and commander-in-chief of the state's military forces.WA Const. art. III, § 2. The officeholder has a duty to enforce state laws,WA Const. art. III, § 5. the power to either ...

.
Successor was appointed to serve until the next election. , nowrap , Hugh Mitchell (D) , January 10, 1945 , - ,

Connecticut Connecticut ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It borders Rhode Island to the east, Massachusetts to the north, New York (state), New York to the west, and Long Island Sound to the south. ...

(1) , nowrap , Francis T. Maloney (D) , style="font-size:80%" , Died January 16, 1945.
Successor was appointed to serve until a special election. , nowrap ,

(R) , February 15, 1945 , - ,

Missouri Missouri (''see #Etymology and pronunciation, pronunciation'') is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. Ranking List of U.S. states and territories by area, 21st in land area, it border ...

(1) , nowrap ,

(D) , style="font-size:80%" , Resigned January 17, 1945, after being elected

Vice President of the United States The vice president of the United States (VPOTUS) is the second-highest ranking office in the Executive branch of the United States government, executive branch of the U.S. federal government, after the president of the United States, and ranks f ...

.
Successor was appointed to serve until the next election. , nowrap , Frank P. Briggs (D) , January 18, 1945 , - ,

North Dakota North Dakota ( ) is a U.S. state in the Upper Midwest, named after the indigenous Dakota people, Dakota and Sioux peoples. It is bordered by the Canadian provinces of Saskatchewan and Manitoba to the north and by the U.S. states of Minneso ...

(3) , nowrap , John Moses (D) , style="font-size:80%" , Died March 3, 1945.
Successor was appointed to serve until a special election, which he subsequently won. , nowrap ,

(R) , March 12, 1945 , - ,

Nevada Nevada ( ; ) is a landlocked state in the Western United States. It borders Oregon to the northwest, Idaho to the northeast, California to the west, Arizona to the southeast, and Utah to the east. Nevada is the seventh-most extensive, th ...

(1) , nowrap ,

(D) , style="font-size:80%" , Died June 23, 1945.
Successor was appointed to serve until the next election. , nowrap , Edward P. Carville (D) , July 25, 1945 , - ,

California California () is a U.S. state, state in the Western United States that lies on the West Coast of the United States, Pacific Coast. It borders Oregon to the north, Nevada and Arizona to the east, and shares Mexico–United States border, an ...

(1) , nowrap ,

(R) , style="font-size:80%" , Died August 6, 1945.
Successor was appointed to serve until a special election, which he subsequently won. , nowrap , William F. Knowland (R) , August 26, 1945 , - ,

Ohio Ohio ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. It borders Lake Erie to the north, Pennsylvania to the east, West Virginia to the southeast, Kentucky to the southwest, Indiana to the ...

(1) , nowrap , Harold H. Burton (R) , style="font-size:80%" , Resigned September 30, 1945, after being appointed an

Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States An associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States is a Justice (title), justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, other than the chief justice of the United States. The number of associate justices is eight, as set by the J ...

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Successor was appointed to serve until a special election. , nowrap , James W. Huffman (D) , October 8, 1945 , - ,

Kentucky Kentucky (, ), officially the Commonwealth of Kentucky, is a landlocked U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern region of the United States. It borders Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio to the north, West Virginia to the ...

(2) , nowrap ,

(D) , style="font-size:80%" , Resigned November 1, 1945, after becoming Commissioner of Major League Baseball.
Successor was appointed to serve until a special election. , nowrap , William A. Stanfill (R) , November 19, 1945 , - ,

Idaho Idaho ( ) is a landlocked U.S. state, state in the Pacific Northwest and Mountain states, Mountain West subregions of the Western United States. It borders Montana and Wyoming to the east, Nevada and Utah to the south, and Washington (state), ...

(2) , nowrap , John Thomas (R) , style="font-size:80%" , Died November 10, 1945.
Successor was appointed to serve until a special election, which he subsequently lost. , nowrap , Charles C. Gossett (D) , November 17, 1945 , - ,

Virginia Virginia, officially the Commonwealth of Virginia, is a U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern and Mid-Atlantic (United States), Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States between the East Coast of the United States ...

(2) , nowrap ,

(D) , style="font-size:80%" , Died May 28, 1946.
Successor was appointed to serve until a special election. , nowrap ,

(D) , May 31, 1946 , - ,

Alabama Alabama ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern and Deep South, Deep Southern regions of the United States. It borders Tennessee to the north, Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia to the east, Florida and the Gu ...

(2) , nowrap , John H. Bankhead II (D) , style="font-size:80%" , Died June 12, 1946.
Successor was appointed to serve until a special election. , nowrap , George R. Swift (D) , June 15, 1946 , - ,

Vermont Vermont () is a U.S. state, state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It borders Massachusetts to the south, New Hampshire to the east, New York (state), New York to the west, and the Provinces and territories of Ca ...

(1) , nowrap , Warren Austin (R) , style="font-size:80%" , Resigned August 2, 1946, after being appointed United States representative on the

United Nations Security Council The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) is one of the six principal organs of the United Nations (UN) and is charged with ensuring international peace and security, recommending the admission of new UN members to the General Assembly, an ...

.
Successor was appointed to serve until the next election. , nowrap ,

(R) , November 1, 1946 , - ,

Florida Florida ( ; ) is a U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern region of the United States. It borders the Gulf of Mexico to the west, Alabama to the northwest, Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia to the north, the Atlantic ...

(1) , nowrap , Charles O. Andrews (D) , style="font-size:80%" , Died September 18, 1946.
Successor was elected to finish term. , nowrap ,

(D) , September 25, 1946 , - ,

(2) , nowrap , George R. Swift (D) , style="font-size:80%" , Resigned November 5, 1946.
Successor was elected to finish term. , nowrap ,

(D) , November 6, 1946 , - ,

(1) , nowrap ,

(R) , style="font-size:80%" , Resigned November 5, 1946.
Successor was elected to finish term. , nowrap , Raymond E. Baldwin (R) , December 27, 1946 , - ,

(2) , nowrap , William A. Stanfill (R) , style="font-size:80%" , Resigned November 5, 1946. Successor was elected to finish term , nowrap , John S. Cooper (R) , November 6, 1946 , - ,

(1) , nowrap , James W. Huffman (D) , style="font-size:80%" , Resigned November 5, 1946. Successor was elected to finish term. , nowrap , Kingsley A. Taft (R) , November 6, 1946 , - ,

(2) , nowrap ,

(D) , style="font-size:80%" , Resigned November 5, 1946.
Successor was elected to finish term. , nowrap , Absalom W. Robertson (D) , November 6, 1946 , - ,

(2) , nowrap , Charles C. Gossett (D) , style="font-size:80%" , Resigned November 6, 1946.
Successor was elected to finish term. , nowrap , Henry Dworshak (R) , November 6, 1946 , - ,

North Carolina North Carolina ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern region of the United States. It is bordered by Virginia to the north, the Atlantic Ocean to the east, South Carolina to the south, Georgia (U.S. stat ...

(2) , nowrap , Josiah Bailey (D) , style="font-size:80%" , Died December 15, 1946.
Successor was appointed to serve until a special election, which he subsequently lost. , nowrap , William B. Umstead (D) , December 18, 1946 , - ,

(1) , nowrap , Hugh Mitchell (D) , style="font-size:80%" , Resigned December 25, 1946. Successor was appointed to finish the term already having to be elected the next term. , nowrap , Harry P. Cain (R) , December 26, 1946

House of Representatives

, - , , Vacant , style="font-size:80%" , John E. Fogarty resigned during the previous Congress. , nowrap , John E. Fogarty (D) , February 7, 1945 , - , , nowrap, James F. O'Connor (D) , style="font-size:80%" , Died January 15, 1945 , nowrap , Wesley A. D'Ewart (R) , June 5, 1945 , - , , nowrap, Dave E. Satterfield Jr. (D) , style="font-size:80%" , Resigned February 15, 1945, to become general counsel and executive director of the Life Insurance Association of America , nowrap , J. Vaughan Gary (D) , March 6, 1945 , - , , nowrap, James V. Heidinger (R) , style="font-size:80%" , Died March 22, 1945 , nowrap , Roy Clippinger (R) , November 6, 1945 , - , , nowrap, Clinton P. Anderson (D) , style="font-size:80%" , Resigned June 30, 1945, after being appointed

Secretary of Agriculture The United States secretary of agriculture is the head of the United States Department of Agriculture. The position carries similar responsibilities to those of agriculture ministers in other governments The department includes several organiz ...

, Vacant , Not filled this term , - , , nowrap, D. Lane Powers (R) , style="font-size:80%" , Resigned August 30, 1945, to become a member of the Public Utilities Commission of New Jersey , nowrap , Frank A. Mathews Jr. (R) , November 6, 1945 , - , , nowrap, James W. Mott (R) , style="font-size:80%" , Died November 12, 1945 , nowrap , A. Walter Norblad (R) , January 18, 1946 , - , , nowrap, Joseph W. Ervin (D) , style="font-size:80%" , Died December 25, 1945 , nowrap ,

(D) , January 22, 1946 , - , , nowrap,

(D) , style="font-size:80%" , Resigned December 30, 1945 , nowrap , Arthur G. Klein (D) , February 19, 1946 , - , , nowrap, Clifton A. Woodrum (D) , style="font-size:80%" , Resigned December 31, 1945, to become president of the American Plant Food Council, Inc. , nowrap , J. Lindsay Almond (D) , January 22, 1946 , - , , nowrap, Robert Ramspeck (D) , style="font-size:80%" , Resigned December 31, 1945, to become executive vice-president of the Air Transport Association , nowrap , Helen D. Mankin (D) , February 12, 1946 , - , , nowrap, Samuel A. Weiss (D) , style="font-size:80%" , Resigned January 7, 1946, after being elected judge of Common Pleas in

Allegheny County, Pennsylvania Allegheny County ( ) is a County (United States), county in Pennsylvania, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 1,250,578, making it the List of counties in Pennsylvania, state's second-most populous county, after Philadelp ...

, nowrap , Frank Buchanan (D) , May 21, 1946 , - , , nowrap, J. Buell Snyder (D) , style="font-size:80%" , Died February 24, 1946 , nowrap , Carl H. Hoffman (R) , May 21, 1946 , - , , nowrap, William O. Burgin (D) , style="font-size:80%" , Died April 11, 1946 , nowrap ,

(D) , May 25, 1946 , - , , nowrap,

(D) , style="font-size:80%" , Resigned May 31, 1946, after being appointed to the

U.S. Senate The United States Senate is a chamber of the bicameral United States Congress; it is the upper house, with the U.S. House of Representatives being the lower house. Together, the Senate and House have the authority under Article One of the ...

, nowrap , Thomas B. Stanley (D) , November 5, 1946 , - , , nowrap, Luther A. Johnson (D) , style="font-size:80%" , Resigned July 17, 1946, after becoming judge of the

United States Tax Court The United States Tax Court (in case citations, T.C.) is a Federal judiciary of the United States, federal trial court court of record, of record established by US Congress, Congress under Article One of the United States Constitution, Article ...

, nowrap , Olin E. Teague (D) , August 24, 1946 , - , , nowrap, John W. Murphy (D) , style="font-size:80%" , Resigned July 17, 1946, to become judge of the US District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania , nowrap , James P. Scoblick (R) , November 5, 1946 , - , , nowrap, William Gallagher (DFL) , style="font-size:80%" , Died August 13, 1946 , Vacant , Not filled this term , - , , , Jesús T. Piñero (PPD) , style="font-size:80%" , Resigned September 2, 1946, after being appointed

Governor of Puerto Rico The governor of Puerto Rico () is the head of government of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, an unincorporated territory of the United States. Elected to a 4 year-term through popular vote by the residents of the archipelago and island, ...

, ,

(PPD) , September 11, 1946 , - , , nowrap, William B. Barry (D) , style="font-size:80%" , Died October 20, 1946 , Vacant , Not filled this term , - , , nowrap,

(D) , style="font-size:80%" , Resigned November 6, 1946, after being elected to the

, Vacant , Not filled this term , - , , nowrap, Henry Dworshak (R) , style="font-size:80%" , Resigned November 5, 1946, after being elected to the

, Vacant , Not filled this term , - , , nowrap, Absalom W. Robertson (D) , style="font-size:80%" , Resigned November 5, 1946, after being elected to the

, nowrap ,

(D) , November 5, 1946 , - , , nowrap, Robert K. Henry (R) , style="font-size:80%" , Died November 20, 1946 , Vacant , Not filled this term

Committees

Senate

* Agriculture and Forestry (Chairman: Elmer Thomas; Ranking Member: Arthur Capper) * Appropriations (Chairman: Kenneth McKellar; Ranking Member:

) * Atomic Energy (Select) * United States Senate Committee to Audit and Control the Contingent Expenses of the Senate, Audit and Control the Contingent Expenses of the Senate (Chairman: Scott W. Lucas; Ranking Member: Charles W. Tobey) * United States Senate Committee on Banking and Currency, Banking and Currency (Chairman: Robert F. Wagner; Ranking Member: Charles W. Tobey) * United States Senate Special Committee on Campaign Expenditures Investigation, 1944, Campaign Expenditures Investigation, 1944 (Special) (Chairman: Theodore F. Green) * United States Senate Special Committee on Campaign Expenditures Investigation, 1946, Campaign Expenditures Investigation, 1946 (Special) (Chairman: Allen J. Ellender) * United States Senate Committee on Civil Service, Civil Service (Chairman: Sheridan Downey; Ranking Member:

) * United States Senate Special Committee on Civil Service Laws, Civil Service Laws (Special) * United States Senate Committee on Claims, Claims (Chairman: Allen J. Ellender; Ranking Member: Arthur Capper) * United States Senate Committee on Commerce, Commerce (Chairman: Josiah W. Bailey; Ranking Member: Hiram W. Johnson then Arthur H. Vandenberg) * United States Senate Committee on the District of Columbia, District of Columbia (Chairman: Theodore G. Bilbo; Ranking Member: Arthur Capper) * United States Senate Committee on Education and Labor, Education and Labor (Chairman: James E. Murray; Ranking Member:

) * United States Senate Committee on Enrolled Bills, Enrolled Bills (Chairman: N/A; Ranking Member: Clyde M. Reed) * United States Senate Committee on Expenditures in Executive Departments, Expenditures in Executive Departments (Chairman: J. Lister Hill; Ranking Member: George D. Aiken) * United States Senate Committee on Finance, Finance (Chairman: Walter F. George; Ranking Member:

) * United States Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, Foreign Relations (Chairman:

; Ranking Member: Hiram W. Johnson then Arthur Capper) * United States Senate Committee on Immigration, Immigration (Chairman: Richard B. Russell; Ranking Member: Hiram W. Johnson then Chan Gurney) * United States Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, Indian Affairs (Chairman: Joseph C. O'Mahoney; Ranking Member:

) * United States Senate Committee on Interoceanic Canals, Interoceanic Canals (Chairman: Tom Stewart; Ranking Member: Harlan J. Bushfield) * United States Senate Committee on Interstate Commerce, Interstate Commerce (Chairman: Burton K. Wheeler; Ranking Member: Wallace H. White Jr.) * United States Senate Special Committee to Investigate the National Defense Program, Investigate the National Defense Program (Special) * United States Senate Committee on Irrigation and Reclamation, Irrigation and Reclamation (Chairman: John H. Overton; Ranking Member: Hiram W. Johnson) * United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary, Judiciary (Chairman:

; Ranking Member: Alexander Wiley) * United States Senate Committee on the Library, Library (Chairman: Alben W. Barkley; Ranking Member: Owen Brewster) * United States Senate Committee on Manufactures, Manufactures (Chairman: John H. Overton; Ranking Member:

) * United States Senate Committee on Military Affairs, Military Affairs (Chairman:

; Ranking Member: Warren R. Austin) * United States Senate Committee on Mines and Mining, Mines and Mining (Chairman: Joseph F. Guffey; Ranking Member: Clyde M. Reed) * United States Senate Committee on Naval Affairs, Naval Affairs (Chairman: David I. Walsh; Ranking Member: Hiram W. Johnson then Charles W. Tobey) * United States Senate Select Committee on the Organization of Congress, Organization of Congress (Select) * United States Senate Committee on Patents, Patents (Chairman:

; Ranking Member: Wallace H. White Jr.) * United States Senate Committee on Pensions, Pensions (Chairman: James M. Tunnell; Ranking Member:

) * United States Senate Special Committee on Petroleum Resources, Petroleum Resources (Special) * United States Senate Committee on Post Office and Post Roads, Post Office and Post Roads (Chairman: Dennis Chavez; Ranking Member: Clyde M. Reed) * United States Senate Special Committee on Post-War Economic Policy and Planning, Post-War Economic Policy and Planning (Special) * United States Senate Committee on Printing, Printing (Chairman: Carl Hayden; Ranking Member: Raymond E. Willis) * United States Senate Committee on Privileges and Elections, Privileges and Elections (Chairman: Theodore F. Green; Ranking Member:

) * United States Senate Committee on Public Buildings and Grounds, Public Buildings and Grounds (Chairman: Charles O. Andrews; Ranking Member:

) * United States Senate Committee on Public Lands, Public Lands and Surveys (Chairman: Carl A. Hatch; Ranking Member: Chan Gurney) * United States Senate Special Committee on Remodeling the Senate Chamber, Remodeling the Senate Chamber (Special) * United States Senate Committee on Rules, Rules (Chairman: Harry Flood Byrd, Harry F. Byrd; Ranking Member: Arthur H. Vandenberg) * United States Senate Special Committee on Small Business Enterprises, Small Business Enterprises (Special) (Chairman: James E. Murray) * United States Senate Committee on Territories, Territories and Insular Affairs (Chairman: Millard E. Tydings; Ranking Member: Arthur H. Vandenberg) * Committee of the whole, Whole * United States Senate Special Committee on Wildlife Resources, Wildlife Resources (Special) * United States Senate Special Committee on Wool Production, Wool Production (Special) (Chairman: Joseph C. O'Mahoney)

House of Representatives

* United States House Committee on Accounts, Accounts (Chairman: John J. Cochran; Ranking Member: Leo E. Allen) * United States House Committee on Agriculture, Agriculture (Chairman: John W. Flannagan Jr.; Ranking Member: Clifford R. Hope) * United States House Committee on Appropriations, Appropriations (Chairman:

; Ranking Member: John Taber) * United States House Committee on Banking and Currency, Banking and Currency (Chairman: Brent Spence; Ranking Member: Jesse P. Wolcott) * United States House Committee on the Census, Census (Chairman: A. Leonard Allen; Ranking Member: J. Roland Kinzer) * United States House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service, Civil Service (Chairman:

; Ranking Member: Edward H. Rees) * United States House Committee on Claims, Claims (Chairman: Dan R. McGehee; Ranking Member:

) * United States House Committee on Coinage, Weights and Measures, Coinage, Weights and Measures (Chairman: Compton I. White; Ranking Member: Chauncey W. Reed) * United States House Select Committee on Conservation of Wildlife Resources, Conservation of Wildlife Resources (Select) (Chairman: A. Willis Robertson) * United States House Committee on the Disposition of Executive Papers, Disposition of Executive Papers (Chairman: Alfred J. Elliott; Ranking Member: Bertrand W. Gearhart) * United States House Committee on the District of Columbia, District of Columbia (Chairman: John L. McMillan; Ranking Member: Everett M. Dirksen) * United States House Committee on Education, Education (Chairman: Graham A. Barden; Ranking Member: George Anthony Dondero, George A. Dondero) * United States House Committee on the Election of the President, Vice President and Representatives in Congress, Election of the President, Vice President and Representatives in Congress (Chairman: Herbert C. Bonner; Ranking Member: Ralph A. Gamble) * United States House Committee on Elections, Elections No.#1 (Chairman: James Domengeaux; Ranking Member: Clarence E. Hancock) * United States House Committee on Elections, Elections No.#2 (Chairman: Ed Gossett; Ranking Member: Gerald W. Landis) * United States House Committee on Elections, Elections No.#3 (Chairman: O.C. Fisher; Ranking Member: Charles A. Plumley) * United States House Committee on Enrolled Bills, Enrolled Bills (Chairman: George F. Rogers; Ranking Member: B. Carroll Reece) * United States House Committee on Expenditures in the Executive Departments, Expenditures in the Executive Departments (Chairman: Carter Manasco; Ranking Member: Clare E. Hoffman) * United States House Committee on Flood Control, Flood Control (Chairman: William M. Whittington; Ranking Member: Charles R. Clason) * United States House Committee on Foreign Affairs, Foreign Affairs (Chairman: Sol Bloom; Ranking Member: Charles Aubrey Eaton) * United States House Committee on Immigration and Naturalization, Immigration and Naturalization (Chairman: John Lesinski Sr., John Lesinski; Ranking Member: Noah M. Mason) * United States House Committee on Indian Affairs, Indian Affairs (Chairman:

; Ranking Member: Karl E. Mundt) * United States House Committee on Insular Affairs, Insular Affairs (Chairman: C. Jasper Bell; Ranking Member: Richard J. Welch) * United States House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce, Interstate and Foreign Commerce (Chairman: Clarence F. Lea; Ranking Member: Charles A. Wolverton) * United States House Committee on Invalid Pensions, Invalid Pensions (Chairman: Augustine B. Kelley; Ranking Member: J. Harry McGregor) * United States House Select Committee to Investigate Acts of Executive Agencies Beyond their Scope of Authority, Investigate Acts of Executive Agencies Beyond their Scope of Authority (Select) (Chairman: Howard W. Smith) * United States House Committee on Irrigation of Arid Lands, Irrigation and Reclamation (Chairman: John R. Murdock; Ranking Member: Dewey Jackson Short) * United States House Committee on Judiciary, Judiciary (Chairman: Hatton W. Sumners; Ranking Member: Clarence E. Hancock) * United States House Committee on Labor, Labor (Chairman: Mary Teresa Norton; Ranking Member: Richard J. Welch) * United States House Committee on the Library, Library (Chairman: Donald L. O'Toole; Ranking Member: C.W. Bishop) * United States House Committee on Memorials, Memorials (Chairman: Antonio M. Fernandez; Ranking Member: James Heidinger then Roy Clippinger) * United States House Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries, Merchant Marine and Fisheries (Chairman: S. Otis Bland; Ranking Member: Richard J. Welch) * United States House Committee on Military Affairs, Military Affairs (Chairman: Andrew J. May; Ranking Member: Walter G. Andrews) * United States House Committee on Mines and Mining, Mines and Mining (Chairman: Andrew Somers; Ranking Member: John M. Robsion) * United States House Committee on Naval Affairs, Naval Affairs (Chairman:

; Ranking Member: James W. Mott) * United States House Committee on Patents, Patents (Chairman: Frank Carlson; Ranking Member: Fred A. Hartley) * United States House Committee on Pensions, Pensions (Chairman: Charles A. Buckley; Ranking Member: William H. Stevenson) * United States House Committee on Post Office and Post Roads, Post Office and Post Roads (Chairman:

; Ranking Member: Fred A. Hartley) * United States House Select Committee on Post-War Military Policy, Post-War Military Policy (Select) (Chairman: Clifton A. Woodrum) * United States House Special Committee on Post-War Economic Policy and Planning, Post-War Economic Policy and Planning (Special) (Chairman: N/A) * United States House Committee on Printing, Printing (Chairman: Pete Jarman; Ranking Member: Robert F. Rich) * United States House Committee on Public Buildings and Grounds, Public Buildings and Grounds (Chairman: Fritz G. Lanham; Ranking Member: Pehr G. Holmes) * United States House Committee on Public Lands, Public Lands (Chairman:

; Ranking Member: Karl M. LeCompte) * United States House Committee on Revision of Laws, Revision of Laws (Chairman: Eugene J. Keogh; Ranking Member: John M. Robsion) * United States House Committee on Rivers and Harbors, Rivers and Harbors (Chairman: Joseph J. Mansfield; Ranking Member: George Anthony Dondero, George A. Dondero) * United States House Committee on Roads, Roads (Chairman: J.W. Robinson; Ranking Member: Jesse P. Wolcott) * United States House Committee on Rules, Rules (Chairman: Adolph J. Sabath; Ranking Member: Leo E. Allen) * United States House Select Committee on Small Business, Small Business (Select) (Chairman:

) * United States House Committee on Standards of Official Conduct, Standards of Official Conduct * United States House Select Committee to Investigate the Disposition of Surplus Property, Disposition of Surplus Property (Select) (Chairman: Roger C. Slaughter) * United States House Committee on Territories, Territories (Chairman: Hugh Peterson; Ranking Member: Homer D. Angell) * United States House Committee on Un-American Activities, Un-American Activities (Chairman: John S. Wood; Ranking Member:

) * United States House Committee on War Claims, War Claims (Chairman: Clair Engle; Ranking Member: Clare E. Hoffman) * United States House Committee on Ways and Means, Ways and Means (Chairman: Robert L. Doughton; Ranking Member:

) * United States House Committee on World War Veterans' Legislation, World War Veterans' Legislation (Chairman: John E. Rankin; Ranking Member:

) * Committee of the Whole (United States House of Representatives), Whole

Joint committees

* United States Congress Joint Committee on Atomic Energy, Atomic Energy (Chairman: Sen.

) * United States Congress Joint Committee to Arrange the Inauguration for President-elect, Arrange the Inauguration for President-elect (Chairman: Sen. Harry Flood Byrd, Harry F. Byrd) * United States Congress Joint Special Committee on Conditions of Indian Tribes, Conditions of Indian Tribes (Special) * United States Congress Joint Committee on the Disposition of Executive Papers, Disposition of Executive Papers * United States Congress Joint Committee on the Investigation of the Pearl Harbor Attack, Investigation of the Pearl Harbor Attack * United States Congress Joint Committee on the Legislative Budget, Legislative Budget * United States Congress Joint Committee on the Library, The Library (Chairman: Sen. Alben W. Barkley) * United States Congress Joint Committee on Organization of Congress, Organization of Congress (Chairman: Vacant; Vice Chairman: Rep. Mike Monroney) * United States Congress Joint Committee on Printing, Printing (Chairman: Sen. Carl Hayden; Vice Chairman: Rep. Pete Jarman) * United States Congress Joint Committee on Reduction of Nonessential Federal Expenditures, Reduction of Nonessential Federal Expenditures (Chairman: Sen. Harry F. Byrd; Vice Chairman: Rep. Robert L. Doughton) * United States Congress Joint Committee on Selective Service Deferments, Selective Service Deferments * United States Congress Joint Committee on Taxation, Taxation (Chairman: Rep. Robert F. Doughton; Vice Chairman: Sen. Walter F. George)

Caucuses

* House Democratic Caucus, Democratic (House) * Senate Democratic Caucus, Democratic (Senate)

Employees

List of federal agencies in the United States#United States Congress, Legislative branch agency directors

* Architect of the Capitol: David Lynn (architect), David Lynn * Attending Physician of the United States Congress: George Calver * Comptroller General of the United States: Lindsay C. Warren * Librarian of Congress: Luther H. Evans * Public Printer of the United States: Augustus E. Giegengack

Senate

* Chaplain of the United States Senate, Chaplain: Frederick Brown Harris (Methodist) * Parliamentarian of the United States Senate, Parliamentarian: Charles L. Watkins, Charles Watkins * Secretary of the United States Senate, Secretary: Edwin A. Halsey, until January 29, 1945 ** Leslie Biffle, from February 8, 1945 * United States Senate Librarian, Librarian: Ruskin McArdle * Secretary for the Majority of the United States Senate, Secretary for the Majority: Leslie Biffle, until February 8, 1945 ** Felton McLellan Johnston, from October 1945 * Secretary for the Minority of the United States Senate, Secretary for the Minority: Carl A. Loeffler * Sergeant at Arms of the United States Senate, Sergeant at Arms: Wall Doxey

House of Representatives

* Chaplain of the United States House of Representatives, Chaplain: James Shera Montgomery (Methodist) * Clerk of the United States House of Representatives, Clerk: South Trimble, until November 23, 1946 ** Harry Newlin Megill, from November 23, 1946 * Doorkeeper of the United States House of Representatives, Doorkeeper: Ralph R. Roberts (politician), Ralph R. Roberts * Parliamentarian of the United States House of Representatives, Parliamentarian: Lewis Deschler * Postmaster of the United States House of Representatives, Postmaster: Finis E. Scott * Reading Clerk of the United States House of Representatives, Reading Clerks: George J. Maurer (D) and Alney E. Chaffee (R) * Sergeant at Arms of the United States House of Representatives, Sergeant at Arms: Kenneth Romney