The 81st United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, composed of the

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

and the

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. It met in

Washington, D.C. Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly known as Washington or D.C., is the capital city and federal district of the United States. The city is on the Potomac River, across from Virginia, and shares land borders with ...

from January 3, 1949, to January 3, 1951, during the fifth and sixth years of Harry S. Truman's presidency. The apportionment of seats in this

House of Representatives House of Representatives is the name of legislative bodies in many countries and sub-national entities. In many countries, the House of Representatives is the lower house of a bicameral legislature, with the corresponding upper house often ...

was based on the

1940 United States census The 1940 United States census, conducted by the United States Census Bureau, Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States to be 132,164,569, an increase of 7.6 percent over the 1930 United States Census, 1930 population ...

. The Democrats won back the majority in both chambers, and with the election of

President President most commonly refers to: *President (corporate title) * President (education), a leader of a college or university *President (government title) President may also refer to: Arts and entertainment Film and television *'' Præsident ...

Harry S. Truman Harry S. Truman (May 8, 1884December 26, 1972) was the 33rd president of the United States, serving from 1945 to 1953. As the 34th vice president in 1945, he assumed the presidency upon the death of Franklin D. Roosevelt that year. Subsequen ...

to his own full term in office, this gave the Democrats an overall federal government

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Major events

* January 20, 1949: President

began his second (only full) term. Alben W. Barkley began his term as Vice President, which had been vacant since 1945. * August 16, 1949: Office of

Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (CJCS) is the presiding officer of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS). The chairman is the highest-ranking and most senior military officer in the United States Armed Forces Chairman: appointment; gra ...

created * January 21, 1950: Accused communist spy

Alger Hiss Alger Hiss (November 11, 1904 – November 15, 1996) was an American government official who was accused of espionage in 1948 for the Soviet Union in the 1930s. The statute of limitations had expired for espionage, but he was convicted of perjur ...

was convicted of perjury * January 31, 1950: President Truman ordered the development of the hydrogen bomb, in response to the detonation of the Soviet Union's first atomic bomb in 1949 * June 27, 1950:

Korean War The Korean War (25 June 1950 – 27 July 1953) was an armed conflict on the Korean Peninsula fought between North Korea (Democratic People's Republic of Korea; DPRK) and South Korea (Republic of Korea; ROK) and their allies. North Korea was s ...

: President Truman ordered American military forces to aid in the defense of South Korea

Major legislation

* June 20, 1949: Central Intelligence Agency Act, ch. 227, , * October 25, 1949: Hospital Survey and Construction Amendments of 1949, ch. 722, , * October 26, 1949: Fair Labor Standards Amendment, ch. 736, , , * October 31, 1949:

Agricultural Act of 1949 The Agricultural Act of 1949 () is a United States federal law (7 U.S.C. 1431) that is known as the "permanent legislation" of U.S. agricultural policy and is, in its amended form, still in effect. The Act was enacted on October 31, 1949. The ...

, ch. 792, * May 5, 1950:

Uniform Code of Military Justice The Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ) is the foundation of the system of military justice of the armed forces of the United States. The UCMJ was established by the United States Congress in accordance with their constitutional authority ...

, ch. 169, * May 10, 1950: National Science Foundation Act, ch. 171, , , * August 15, 1950: Omnibus Medical Research Act, , (including Public Health Services Act Amendments, which established the National Institute of Neurological Diseases and Blindness) * September 8, 1950:

Defense Production Act of 1950 The Defense Production Act (DPA) of 1950 () is a United States federal law enacted on September 8, 1950, in response to the start of the Korean War.Congressional Research ServiceThe Defense Production Act of 1950: History, Authorities, and Con ...

, , * September 12, 1950: Budget and Accounting Procedures Act of 1950, ch. 946, * September 23, 1950:

McCarran Internal Security Act The Internal Security Act of 1950, (Public Law 81-831), also known as the Subversive Activities Control Act of 1950, the McCarran Act after its principal sponsor Sen. Pat McCarran (D-Nevada), or the Concentration Camp Law, is a United States f ...

(including

Subversive Activities Control Act of 1950 The Internal Security Act of 1950, (Public Law 81-831), also known as the Subversive Activities Control Act of 1950, the McCarran Act after its principal sponsor Sen. Pat McCarran (D-Nevada), or the Concentration Camp Law, is a United States fe ...

), ch. 1024, , * September 30, 1950:

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, ch. 1123, * December 29, 1950: Celler–Kefauver Act ( Anti-Merger Act), ch. 1184, * January 12, 1951:

Federal Civil Defense Act of 1950 Federal or foederal (archaic) may refer to: Politics General *Federal monarchy, a federation of monarchies *Federation, or ''Federal state'' (federal system), a type of government characterized by both a central (federal) government and states or ...

, ch. 1228, (codified in 50 U.S.C. App., her

Treaties

* July 21, 1949:

North Atlantic Treaty The North Atlantic Treaty, also known as the Washington Treaty, forms the legal basis of, and is implemented by, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). The treaty was signed in Washington, D.C., on 4 April 1949. Background The treat ...

ratified, establishing the

North Atlantic Treaty Organization The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO ; , OTAN), also called the North Atlantic Alliance, is an intergovernmental transnational military alliance of 32 member states—30 European and 2 North American. Established in the aftermat ...

(NATO)

Hearings

* May 11, 1950:

Kefauver Committee 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 hi ...

hearings into U.S. organized crime began

Party summary

Senate

House of Representatives

Leadership

Senate

: Vacant until January 20, 1949 ** Alben W. Barkley (D), from January 20, 1949 * President pro tempore: Kenneth McKellar (D)

Majority (Democratic) leadership

* Majority Leader: Scott W. Lucas *

Majority 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 a ...

: Francis J. Myers * Democratic Caucus Secretary:

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 ...

* Policy Committee Chairman: Scott W. Lucas

Minority (Republican) leadership

* Minority Leader: Kenneth S. Wherry *

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 ...

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 ...

Republican Conference Chairman The Senate Republican Conference is the formal organization of the Republican senators in the United States Senate. Over the last century, the mission of the conference has expanded and been shaped as a means of informing the media of the opin ...

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 ...

Republican Conference Secretary Republican can refer to: Political ideology * An advocate of a republic, a type of government that is not a monarchy or dictatorship, and is usually associated with the rule of law. ** Republicanism, the ideology in support of republics or agains ...

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 ...

* National Senatorial Committee Chair:

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 ...

* Policy Committee Chairman:

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 ...

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 (Democratic) leadership

* Majority Leader: John W. McCormack *

: Percy Priest * Democratic Caucus Chairman: Francis E. Walter * Democratic Caucus Secretary: Chase G. Woodhouse * Democratic Campaign Committee Chairman: Michael J. Kirwan

Minority (Republican) leadership

* Minority Leader: Joseph W. Martin Jr. *

: Leslie C. Arends *

: Roy O. Woodruff * Policy Committee Chairman: Joseph W. Martin Jr. * Republican Campaign Committee Chairman: Leonard W. Hall

Caucuses

House Democratic Caucus The House Democratic Caucus is a congressional caucus composed of all Democratic representatives in the United States House of Representatives, voting and non-voting, and is responsible for nominating and electing the Democratic Party leadersh ...

Senate Democratic Caucus The Democratic Caucus of the United States Senate, sometimes referred to as the Democratic Conference, is the formal organization of all senators who are part of the Democratic Party in the United States Senate. For the makeup of the 119th Co ...

Members

Senate

Senators are popularly elected statewide every two years, with one-third beginning new six-year terms with each Congress. Senators are ordered first by state, and then by seniority. Preceding the names in the list below are Senate class numbers, which indicate the cycle of their election, In this Congress, Class 3 meant their term ended with this Congress, requiring reelection in 1950; Class 1 meant their term began in the last Congress, requiring reelection in 1952; and Class 2 meant their term began in this Congress, requiring reelection in 1954.

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 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) : 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 Carl Trumbull Hayden (October 2, 1877 – January 25, 1972) was an American politician. Representing Arizona in the United States Senate from 1927 to 1969, he was the first U.S. Senator to serve seven terms. Serving as the state's first Represe ...

(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 James William Fulbright (April 9, 1905 – February 9, 1995) was an American politician, academic, and statesman who represented Arkansas in the United States Senate from 1945 until his resignation in 1974. , Fulbright is the longest-serving chair ...

(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.

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) : 3.

Sheridan Downey Sheridan Downey (March 11, 1884 – October 25, 1961) was an American lawyer and a Democratic politician from Wyoming and California. In 1934, he ran for lieutenant governor of California as Upton Sinclair's running mate in the " End Poverty ...

(D), until November 30, 1950 ::

Richard Nixon Richard Milhous Nixon (January 9, 1913April 22, 1994) was the 37th president of the United States, serving from 1969 until Resignation of Richard Nixon, his resignation in 1974. A member of the Republican Party (United States), Republican ...

(R), from December 1, 1950

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.

(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. Raymond E. Baldwin (R), until December 16, 1949 :: William Benton (D), from December 17, 1949 : 3.

(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. John J. Williams (R) : 2. J. Allen Frear Jr. (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 ...

: 1.

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

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)

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.

Bert H. Miller Bert Henry Miller (December 15, 1876 – October 8, 1949) was an American politician from Idaho and a member of the Democratic Party. Biography Early life Born in St. George, Utah Territory, Miller graduated from Brigham Young University in 19 ...

(D), until October 8, 1949 :: Henry Dworshak (R), from October 14, 1949 : 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. Paul Douglas (D) : 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. William E. Jenner (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. Guy Gillette (D) : 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.

Andrew Frank Schoeppel Andrew Frank Schoeppel (November 23, 1894 – January 21, 1962) was an American politician and a member of the Republican Party. He was the 29th governor of Kansas from 1943 to 1947 and a U.S. Senator from 1949 until his death. He was born in ...

(R) : 3. Clyde M. Reed (R), until November 8, 1949 ::

Harry Darby Harry Darby (January 23, 1895January 17, 1987) was an American politician from Kansas. Life and career Born in Kansas City, Kansas, Darby graduated from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, University of Illinois, and served in the ...

(R), December 2, 1949 - November 28, 1950 :: Frank Carlson (R), from November 29, 1950

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. Virgil Chapman (D) : 3. Alben W. Barkley (D), until January 19, 1949 ::

Garrett Withers Garrett Lee Withers (June 21, 1884 – April 30, 1953) was an American politician and lawyer. As a Democrat, he represented Kentucky in the United States Senate and United States House of Representatives. Withers was born on a farm in Webster C ...

(D), January 20, 1949 - November 26, 1950 ::

Earle Clements Earle Chester Clements (October 22, 1896 – March 12, 1985) was a Kentucky politician. He represented the Commonwealth of Kentucky in both the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate and was its 47th Governor, serving from 1947 ...

(D), from November 27, 1950

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. Russell B. Long (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 Ralph Owen Brewster (February 22, 1888 – December 25, 1961) was an American politician from Maine. Brewster, a Republican, served as the 54th governor of Maine from 1925 to 1929, in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1935 to 1941 and in ...

(R) : 2.

Margaret Chase Smith Margaret Madeline Chase Smith (née Chase; December 14, 1897 – May 29, 1995) was an American politician. A member of the Republican Party, she served as a U.S. representative (1940–1949) and a U.S. senator (1949–1973) from Maine. She was th ...

(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.

Herbert O'Conor Herbert Romulus O'Conor (November 17, 1896March 4, 1960) was an American lawyer serving as the 51st Governor of Maryland from 1939 to 1947. He also served in the United States Senate, representing Maryland from 1947 to 1953. He was a Democrat. ...

(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.

Henry Cabot Lodge Jr. Henry Cabot Lodge Jr. (July 5, 1902 – February 27, 1985) was an American diplomat and politician who represented Massachusetts in the United States Senate and served as United States Ambassador to the United Nations in the administration of Pre ...

(R) : 2.

(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. Edward J. Thye (R) : 2.

Hubert Humphrey Hubert Horatio Humphrey Jr. (May 27, 1911 – January 13, 1978) was an American politician who served from 1965 to 1969 as the 38th vice president of the United States. He twice served in the United States Senate, representing Minnesota from 19 ...

(DFL)

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. John C. Stennis (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. James P. Kem (R) : 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. Zales Ecton (R) : 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. George W. Malone (R) : 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.

(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. Robert C. Hendrickson (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. Clinton Anderson (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.

Irving Ives Irving McNeil Ives (January 24, 1896 – February 24, 1962) was an American politician and founding dean of the Cornell University School of Industrial and Labor Relations. A Republican, he served as a United States Senator from New York from 1 ...

(R) : 3. Robert F. Wagner (D), until June 28, 1949 ::

John Foster Dulles John Foster Dulles (February 25, 1888 – May 24, 1959) was an American politician, lawyer, and diplomat who served as United States secretary of state under President Dwight D. Eisenhower from 1953 until his resignation in 1959. A member of the ...

(R), July 7, 1949 - November 8, 1949 :: Herbert H. Lehman (D), from November 9, 1949

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. J. Melville Broughton (D), until March 6, 1949 :: Frank Porter Graham (D), March 29, 1949 - November 26, 1950 :: Willis Smith (D), from November 27, 1950 : 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.

(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 ...

: 1. John W. Bricker (R) : 3.

(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. Robert S. Kerr (D) : 3.

Elmer Thomas John William Elmer Thomas (September 8, 1876 – September 19, 1965) was a native of Indiana who moved to Oklahoma Territory in 1901, where he practiced law in Lawton. After statehood, he was elected to the first state senate, representing the L ...

(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. Edward Martin (R) : 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. J. Howard McGrath (D), until August 23, 1949 ::

Edward L. Leahy Edward Lawrence Leahy (February 9, 1886 – July 22, 1953) was an American attorney serving as United States Senator from Rhode Island and a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Rhode Island. Edu ...

(D), August 24, 1949 - December 18, 1950 ::

John Pastore John Orlando Pastore (March 17, 1907July 15, 2000) was an American lawyer and politician. A member of the Democratic Party, he served as a United States Senator from Rhode Island from 1950 to 1976 and as the 61st governor of Rhode Island from ...

(D), from December 19, 1950 : 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. Karl Mundt (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.

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)

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.

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)

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. Arthur V. Watkins (R) : 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.

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) : 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. A. Willis Robertson (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 ...

: 1. Harry P. Cain (R) : 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 ...

(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 ...

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

Matthew M. Neely Matthew Mansfield Neely (November 9, 1874January 18, 1958) was an American Democratic politician from West Virginia. He is the only West Virginian to serve in both houses of the United States Congress and as the 21st governor of West Virginia. H ...

(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 ...

: 1. Joseph McCarthy (R) : 3. Alexander Wiley (R)

List of United States senators from Wyoming, Wyoming

: 1. Joseph C. O'Mahoney (D) : 2. Lester C. Hunt (D) 81st United States Congress Senators

House of Representatives

List of United States representatives from Alabama, Alabama

: . Frank W. Boykin (D) : . George M. Grant (D) : . George W. Andrews (D) : . Sam Hobbs (D) : . Albert Rains (D) : . Edward deGraffenried (D) : . Carl Elliott (D) : . Robert E. Jones Jr. (D) : . Laurie C. Battle (D)

List of United States representatives from Arizona, Arizona

: . John R. Murdock (politician), John R. Murdock (D) : . Harold Patten (D)

List of United States representatives from Arkansas, Arkansas

: . Ezekiel C. Gathings (D) : . Wilbur Mills (D) : . James William Trimble (D) : . Boyd Anderson Tackett (D) : . Brooks Hays (D) : . William F. Norrell (D) : . Oren Harris (D)

List of United States representatives from California, California

: . Hubert B. Scudder (R) : . Clair Engle (D) : . J. Leroy Johnson (R) : . Franck R. Havenner (D) : . Richard J. Welch (R), until September 10, 1949 :: John F. Shelley (D), from November 8, 1949 : . George P. Miller (D) : . John J. Allen Jr. (R) : . Jack Z. Anderson (R) : . Cecil F. White (D) : . Thomas H. Werdel (R) : . Ernest K. Bramblett (R) : .

(R), until November 30, 1950 : . Norris Poulson (R) : . Helen Gahagan Douglas (D) : . Gordon L. McDonough (R) : . Donald L. Jackson (R) : . Cecil R. King (D) : . Clyde Doyle (D) : . Chester E. Holifield (D) : . John Carl Hinshaw (R) : . Harry R. Sheppard (D) : . John R. Phillips (American politician), John R. Phillips (R) : . Clinton D. McKinnon (D)

List of United States representatives from Colorado, Colorado

: . John A. Carroll (D) : . William S. Hill (R) : . John H. Marsalis (D) : . Wayne N. Aspinall (D)

List of United States representatives from Connecticut, Connecticut

: . Abraham Ribicoff (D) : . Chase G. Woodhouse (D) : . John A. McGuire (D) : . John Davis Lodge (R) : . James T. Patterson (politician), James T. Patterson (R) : . Antoni Sadlak (R)

List of United States representatives from Delaware, Delaware

: . J. Caleb Boggs (R)

List of United States representatives from Florida, Florida

: . J. Hardin Peterson (D) : . Charles E. Bennett (politician), Charles E. Bennett (D) : . Robert L. F. Sikes (D) : . George Smathers (D) : . Syd Herlong (D) : . Dwight L. Rogers (D)

List of United States representatives from Georgia, Georgia

: . Prince Hulon Preston Jr. (D) : . Edward E. Cox (D) : . Stephen Pace (politician), Stephen Pace (D) : . Albert Sidney Camp (D) : . James C. Davis (D) : . Carl Vinson (D) : . Henderson Lovelace Lanham (D) : . William McDonald Wheeler (D) : . John Stephens Wood, John S. Wood (D) : . Paul Brown (Georgia politician), Paul Brown (D)

List of United States representatives from Idaho, Idaho

: . Compton I. White (D) : . John C. Sanborn (R)

List of United States representatives from Illinois, Illinois

: . William L. Dawson (politician), William L. Dawson (D) : . Barratt O'Hara (D) : . Neil J. Linehan (D) : . James V. Buckley (D) : . Martin Gorski (D), until December 4, 1949 : . Thomas J. O'Brien (Illinois politician), Thomas J. O'Brien (D) : . Adolph J. Sabath (D) : . Thomas S. Gordon (D) : . Sidney R. Yates (D) : . Richard W. Hoffman (R) : . Chester A. Chesney (D) : . Edgar A. Jonas (R) : . Ralph E. Church (R), until March 21, 1950 : . Chauncey W. Reed (R) : . Noah M. Mason (R) : . Leo E. Allen (R) : . Leslie C. Arends (R) : . Harold H. Velde (R) : . Robert B. Chiperfield (R) : . Sid Simpson (R) : . Peter F. Mack Jr. (D) : . Rolla C. McMillen (R) : . Edward H. Jenison (R) : . Charles W. Vursell (R) : . Melvin Price (D) : . C. W. Bishop (R)

List of United States representatives from Indiana, Indiana

: . Ray Madden (D) : . Charles A. Halleck (R) : . Thurman C. Crook (D) : . Edward H. Kruse (D) : . John R. Walsh (D) : . Cecil M. Harden (R) : . James Ellsworth Noland (D) : . Winfield K. Denton (D) : . Earl Wilson (politician), Earl Wilson (R) : . Ralph Harvey (R) : . Andrew Jacobs (lawyer), Andrew Jacobs (D)

List of United States representatives from Iowa, Iowa

: . Thomas E. Martin (R) : . Henry O. Talle (R) : . H. R. Gross (R) : . Karl M. LeCompte (R) : . Paul H. Cunningham (R) : . James I. Dolliver (R) : . Ben F. Jensen (R) : . Charles B. Hoeven (R)

List of United States representatives from Kansas, Kansas

: . Albert M. Cole (R) : . Errett P. Scrivner (R) : . Herbert Alton Meyer (R), until October 2, 1950 :: Myron V. George (R), from November 7, 1950 : . Edward Herbert Rees (R) : . Clifford R. Hope (R) : . Wint Smith (R)

List of United States representatives from Kentucky, Kentucky

: . Noble J. Gregory (D) : . John A. Whitaker (D) : . Thruston Ballard Morton (R) : . Frank Chelf (D) : . Brent Spence (D) : . Thomas R. Underwood (D) : . Carl D. Perkins (D) : . Joe B. Bates (D) : . James S. Golden (R)

List of United States representatives from Louisiana, Louisiana

: . F. Edward Hébert (D) : . Hale Boggs (D) : . Edwin E. Willis (D) : . Overton Brooks (D) : . Otto Passman (D) : . James H. Morrison (D) : . Henry D. Larcade Jr. (D) : . A. Leonard Allen (D)

List of United States representatives from Maine, Maine

: . Robert Hale (Maine), Robert Hale (R) : . Charles P. Nelson (congressman), Charles P. Nelson (R) : . Frank Fellows (politician), Frank Fellows (R)

List of United States representatives from Maryland, Maryland

: . Edward Tylor Miller (R) : . William P. Bolton (D) : . Edward Garmatz (D) : . George Hyde Fallon (D) : . Lansdale G. Sasscer (D) : . James Glenn Beall (R)

List of United States representatives from Massachusetts, Massachusetts

: . John W. Heselton (R) : . Foster Furcolo (D) : . Philip J. Philbin (D) : . Harold Donohue (D) : . Edith Nourse Rogers (R) : . George J. Bates (R), until November 1, 1949 :: William H. Bates (R), from February 14, 1950 : . Thomas J. Lane (D) : . Angier Goodwin (R) : . Donald W. Nicholson (R) : . Christian Herter (R) : . John F. Kennedy (D) : . John W. McCormack (D) : . Richard B. Wigglesworth (R) : . Joseph W. Martin Jr. (R)

List of United States representatives from Michigan, Michigan

: . George G. Sadowski (D) : . Earl C. Michener (R) : . Paul W. Shafer (R) : . Clare E. Hoffman (R) : . Gerald Ford (R) : . William W. Blackney (R) : . Jesse P. Wolcott (R) : . Fred L. Crawford (R) : . Albert J. Engel (R) : . Roy O. Woodruff (R) : . Charles E. Potter (R) : . John B. Bennett (R) : . George D. O'Brien (D) : . Louis C. Rabaut (D) : . John D. Dingell Sr. (D) : . John Lesinski Sr. (D), until May 27, 1950 : . George A. Dondero (R)

List of United States representatives from Minnesota, Minnesota

: . August H. Andresen (R) : . Joseph P. O'Hara (R) : . Roy Wier (DFL) : . Eugene McCarthy (DFL) : . Walter Judd (politician), Walter Judd (R) : . Fred Marshall (American politician), Fred Marshall (DFL) : . Herman Carl Andersen (R) : . John Blatnik (DFL) : . Harold Hagen (R)

List of United States representatives from Mississippi, Mississippi

: . John E. Rankin (D) : . Jamie L. Whitten (D) : . William M. Whittington (D) : . Thomas Abernethy (politician), Thomas Abernethy (D) : . W. Arthur Winstead (D) : . William M. Colmer (D) : . John Bell Williams (D)

List of United States representatives from Missouri, Missouri

: . Clare Magee (D) : . Morgan M. Moulder (D) : . Phil J. Welch (D) : . Leonard Irving (D) : . Richard Walker Bolling (D) : . George H. Christopher (D) : . Dewey Short (R) : . A. S. J. Carnahan (D) : . Clarence Cannon (D) : . Paul C. Jones (D) : . John B. Sullivan (D) : . Raymond W. Karst (D) : . Frank M. Karsten (D)

List of United States representatives from Montana, Montana

: . Mike Mansfield (D) : . Wesley A. D'Ewart (R)

List of United States representatives from Nebraska, Nebraska

: . Carl Curtis (R) : . Eugene D. O'Sullivan (D) : . Karl Stefan (R) : . Arthur L. Miller (R)

List of United States representatives from Nevada, Nevada

: . Walter S. Baring Jr. (D)

List of United States representatives from New Hampshire, New Hampshire

: . Chester Earl Merrow (R) : . Norris Cotton (R)

List of United States representatives from New Jersey, New Jersey

: . Charles A. Wolverton (R) : . T. Millet Hand (R) : . James C. Auchincloss (R) : . Charles R. Howell (D) : . Charles A. Eaton (R) : . Clifford P. Case (R) : . J. Parnell Thomas (R), until January 2, 1950 :: William B. Widnall (R), from February 6, 1950 : . Gordon Canfield (R) : . Harry L. Towe (R) : . Peter W. Rodino (D) : . Hugh Joseph Addonizio (D) : . Robert Kean (R) : . Mary T. Norton (D) : . Edward J. Hart (D)

List of United States representatives from New Mexico, New Mexico

: . John E. Miles (D) : . Antonio M. Fernández (D)

List of United States representatives from New York, New York

: . W. Kingsland Macy (R) : . Leonard W. Hall (R) : . Henry J. Latham (R) : . L. Gary Clemente (D) : . T. Vincent Quinn (D) : . James J. Delaney (D) : . Louis B. Heller (D), from February 15, 1949 : . Joseph L. Pfeifer (D) : . Eugene J. Keogh (D) : . Andrew L. Somers (D), until April 6, 1949 :: Edna F. Kelly (D), from November 8, 1949 : . James J. Heffernan (D) : . John J. Rooney (politician), John J. Rooney (D) : . Donald L. O'Toole (D) : . Abraham J. Multer (D) : . Emanuel Celler (D) : . James J. Murphy (D) : . Frederic René Coudert Jr. (R) : . Vito Marcantonio (AL) : . Arthur George Klein (D) : . Sol Bloom (D), until March 7, 1949 :: Franklin Delano Roosevelt Jr. (Liberal Party of New York, Lib.), from May 17, 1949 : . Jacob Javits (R) : . Adam Clayton Powell Jr. (D) : . Walter A. Lynch (D) : . Isidore Dollinger (D) : . Charles A. Buckley (D) : . Christopher C. McGrath (D) : . Ralph W. Gwinn (R) : . Ralph A. Gamble (R) : . Katharine St. George (R) : . Jay Le Fevre (R) : . Bernard W. Kearney (R) : . William T. Byrne (D) : . Dean P. Taylor (R) : . Clarence E. Kilburn (R) : . John C. Davies II (D) : . R. Walter Riehlman (R) : . Edwin Arthur Hall (R) : . John Taber (R) : . W. Sterling Cole (R) : . Kenneth Keating (R) : . James W. Wadsworth Jr. (R) : . William L. Pfeiffer (R) : . Anthony F. Tauriello (D) : . Chester C. Gorski (D) : . Daniel A. Reed (politician), Daniel A. Reed (R)

List of United States representatives from North Carolina, North Carolina

: . Herbert Covington Bonner (D) : . John H. Kerr (D) : . Graham A. Barden (D) : . Harold D. Cooley (D) : . Richard Thurmond Chatham (D) : . Carl T. Durham (D) : . Frank Ertel Carlyle (D) : . Charles B. Deane (D) : . Robert L. Doughton (D) : . Hamilton C. Jones (D) : . Alfred L. Bulwinkle (D), until August 31, 1950 :: Woodrow W. Jones (D), from November 7, 1950 : . Monroe Minor Redden (D)

List of United States representatives from North Dakota, North Dakota

: . William Lemke (R), until May 30, 1950 : . Usher L. Burdick (R-NPL)

List of United States representatives from Ohio, Ohio

: . Charles H. Elston (R) : . Earl T. Wagner (D) : . Edward G. Breen (D) : . William Moore McCulloch (R) : . Cliff Clevenger (R) : . James G. Polk (D) : . Clarence J. Brown (R) : . Frederick Cleveland Smith (R) : . Thomas Henry Burke (politician), Thomas H. Burke (D) : . Thomas A. Jenkins (R) : . Walter E. Brehm (R) : . John M. Vorys (R) : . Alvin F. Weichel (R) : . Walter B. Huber (D) : . Robert T. Secrest (D) : . John McSweeney (Ohio politician), John McSweeney (D) : . J. Harry McGregor (R) : . Wayne Hays (D) : . Michael J. Kirwan (D) : . Michael A. Feighan (D) : . Robert Crosser (D) : . Frances P. Bolton (R) : . Stephen M. Young (D)

List of United States representatives from Oklahoma, Oklahoma

: . Dixie Gilmer (D) : . William G. Stigler (D) : . Carl Albert (D) : . Tom Steed (D) : . A. S. Mike Monroney (D) : . Toby Morris (politician), Toby Morris (D) : . Victor Wickersham (D) : . George H. Wilson (D)

List of United States representatives from Oregon, Oregon

: . A. Walter Norblad (R) : . Lowell Stockman (R) : . Homer D. Angell (R) : . Harris Ellsworth (R)

List of United States representatives from Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania

: . William A. Barrett (D) : . William T. Granahan (D) : . Hardie Scott (R) : . Earl Chudoff (D) : . William J. Green Jr. (D) : . Hugh Scott (R) : . Benjamin F. James (R) : . Franklin H. Lichtenwalter (R) : . Paul B. Dague (R) : . Harry P. O'Neill (D) : . Dan Flood (D) : . Ivor D. Fenton (R) : . George M. Rhodes (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) : . James F. Lind (D) : . James E. Van Zandt (R) : . Anthony Cavalcante (D) : . Thomas E. Morgan (D) : . Louis E. Graham (R) : . Robert L. Coffey (D), until April 20, 1949 :: John P. Saylor (R), from September 13, 1949 : . Augustine B. Kelley (D) : . Carroll D. Kearns (R) : . Harry J. Davenport (D) : . Robert J. Corbett (R) : . James G. Fulton (R) : . Herman P. Eberharter (D) : . Frank Buchanan (Pennsylvania politician), Frank Buchanan (D)

List of United States representatives from Rhode Island, Rhode Island

: . Aime Forand (D) : . John E. Fogarty (D)

List of United States representatives from South Carolina, South Carolina

: . L. Mendel Rivers (D) : . Hugo S. Sims Jr. (D) : . James Butler Hare (D) : . Joseph R. Bryson (D) : . James P. Richards (D) : . John L. McMillan (D)

List of United States representatives from South Dakota, South Dakota

: . Harold Lovre (R) : . Francis Case (R)

List of United States representatives from Tennessee, Tennessee

: . Dayton E. Phillips (R) : . John Jennings (American politician), John Jennings Jr. (R) : . James B. Frazier Jr. (D) : . Albert Gore Sr. (D) : . Joe L. Evins (D) : . Percy Priest (D) : . James Patrick Sutton (D) : . Tom J. Murray (D) : . Jere Cooper (D) : . Clifford Davis (politician), Clifford Davis (D)

List of United States representatives from Texas, Texas

: . Wright Patman (D) : . Jesse M. Combs (D) : . Lindley Beckworth (D) : .

(D) : . Joseph Franklin Wilson (D) : . Olin E. Teague (D) : . Tom Pickett (D) : . Albert Thomas (American politician), Albert Thomas (D) : . Clark W. Thompson (Texas politician), Clark W. Thompson (D) : . Homer Thornberry (D) : . William R. Poage (D) : . Wingate H. Lucas (D) : . Ed Gossett (D) : . John E. Lyle Jr. (D) : . Lloyd Bentsen (D) : . Kenneth M. Regan (D) : . Omar Burleson (D) : . Eugene Worley (D), until April 3, 1950 :: Ben H. Guill (R), from May 6, 1950 : . George H. Mahon (D) : . Paul J. Kilday (D) : . O. C. Fisher (D)

List of United States representatives from Utah, Utah

: . Walter K. Granger (D) : . Reva Beck Bosone (D)

List of United States representatives from Vermont, Vermont

: . Charles A. Plumley (R)

List of United States representatives from Virginia, Virginia

: . S. Otis Bland (D), until February 16, 1950 :: Edward J. Robeson Jr. (D), from May 2, 1950 : . Porter Hardy Jr. (D) : . J. Vaughan Gary (D) : . Watkins Abbitt (D) : . Thomas B. Stanley (D) : . Clarence G. Burton (D) : . Burr Harrison (D) : . Howard W. Smith (D) : . Thomas B. Fugate (D)

List of United States representatives from Washington, Washington

: . Hugh Mitchell (politician), Hugh Mitchell (D) : . Henry M. Jackson (D) : . Russell V. Mack (R) : . Hal Holmes (R) : . Walt Horan (R) : . Thor C. Tollefson (R)

List of United States representatives from West Virginia, West Virginia

: . Robert L. Ramsay (politician), Robert L. Ramsay (D) : . Harley Orrin Staggers (D) : . Cleveland M. Bailey (D) : . Maurice G. Burnside (D) : . John Kee (D) : . E. H. Hedrick (D)

List of United States representatives from Wisconsin, Wisconsin

: . Lawrence H. Smith (R) : . Glenn Robert Davis (R) : . Gardner R. Withrow (R) : . Clement J. Zablocki (D) : . Andrew J. Biemiller (D) : . Frank Bateman Keefe (R) : . Reid F. Murray (R) : . John W. Byrnes (R) : . Merlin Hull (R) : . Alvin O'Konski (R)

List of United States representatives from Wyoming, Wyoming

: . Frank A. Barrett (R), until December 31, 1950

Non-voting members

: . Bob Bartlett (D) : . Joseph Rider Farrington (R) : . Antonio Fernós-Isern (PPD/D)

Changes in membership

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

Senate

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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 ...

(3) , nowrap , Alben W. Barkley (D) , Incumbent resigned January 19, 1949, to become U.S. Vice President.
Successor appointed January 20, 1949, to finish the term. , nowrap ,

(D) , January 20, 1949 , - ,

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 , J. Melville Broughton (D) , Incumbent died March 6, 1949.
Successor appointed March 29, 1949, to continue the term. , nowrap , Frank Porter Graham (D) , March 29, 1949 , - ,

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 * ...

(3) , nowrap , Robert F. Wagner (D) , Incumbent resigned June 28, 1949, due to ill health.
Successor appointed July 7, 1949, to continue the term. , nowrap ,

(R) , July 7, 1949 , - ,

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) , nowrap , J. Howard McGrath (D) , Incumbent resigned August 23, 1949, to become U.S. Attorney General.
Successor appointed to continue the term. , nowrap ,

(D) , August 24, 1949 , - ,

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 ,

(D) , Incumbent died October 8, 1949.
Successor appointed to continue the term.
Successor later United States Senate special election in Idaho, 1950, elected November 7, 1950. , nowrap , Henry Dworshak (R) , October 14, 1949 , - ,

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 ...

(3) , nowrap , Clyde M. Reed (R) , Incumbent died November 8, 1949.
Successor appointed to continue the term. , nowrap ,

(R) , December 2, 1949 , - ,

(3) , nowrap ,

(R) , Interim appointee lost November 8, 1949, election to finish the term.
Successor United States Senate special election in New York, 1949, elected November 8, 1949. , nowrap , Herbert H. Lehman (D) , November 9, 1949 , - ,

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 , Raymond E. Baldwin (R) , Incumbent resigned December 16, 1949.
Successor appointed to continue the term.
Successor later United States Senate special election in Connecticut, 1950, elected November 7, 1950. , nowrap , William Benton (D) , December 17, 1949 , - ,

(3) , nowrap ,

(D) , Interim appointee resigned November 26, 1950, to trigger special election.
Successor United States Senate special election in Kentucky, 1950, elected November 7, 1950. , nowrap ,

(D) , November 27, 1950 , - ,

(2) , nowrap , Frank Porter Graham (D) , Interim appointee lost November 7, 1950, election to finish the term.
Successor United States Senate special election in North Carolina, 1950, elected November 7, 1950. , nowrap , Willis Smith (D) , November 27, 1950 , - ,

(3) , nowrap ,

(R) , Interim appointee retired November 28, 1950, when successor elected.
Successor United States Senate special election in Kansas, 1950, elected November 29, 1950. , nowrap , Frank Carlson (R) , November 29, 1950 , - ,

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 ...

(3) , nowrap ,

(D) , Incumbent resigned November 30, 1950, due to ill health.
Successor appointed to finish term, having already been elected to the next term. , nowrap ,

(R) , December 1, 1950 , - ,

(1) , nowrap ,

(D) , Interim appointee retired December 18, 1950, when successor elected.
Successor United States Senate special election in Rhode Island, 1950, elected December 19, 1950. , nowrap ,

(D) , December 19, 1950

House of Representatives

, - , , Vacant , Rep. John J. Delaney died during previous congress , nowrap , Louis B. Heller (D) , February 15, 1949 , - , , nowrap , Sol Bloom (D) , Died March 7, 1949. , , , May 17, 1949 , - , , nowrap , Andrew Lawrence Somers (D) , Died April 6, 1949. , nowrap , Edna F. Kelly (D) , November 8, 1949 , - , , nowrap , Robert L. Coffey (D) , Died April 20, 1949. , nowrap , John P. Saylor (R) , September 13, 1949 , - , , nowrap , Richard J. Welch (R) , Died September 10, 1949. , nowrap , John F. Shelley (D) , November 8, 1949 , - , , nowrap , George J. Bates (R) , Died November 1, 1949. , nowrap , William H. Bates (R) , February 14, 1950 , - , , nowrap , Martin Gorski (D) , Died December 4, 1949. , Vacant , Not filled for the remainder of this term , - , , nowrap , J. Parnell Thomas (R) , Resigned January 2, 1950, following conviction on charges of salary fraud. , nowrap , William B. Widnall (R) , February 6, 1950 , - , , nowrap , S. Otis Bland (D) , Died February 16, 1950. , nowrap , Edward J. Robeson Jr. (D) , May 2, 1950 , - , , nowrap , Ralph E. Church (R) , Died March 21, 1950. , Vacant , Not filled for the remainder of this term , - , , nowrap , Eugene Worley (D) , Resigned April 3, 1950, to become associate judge of the United States Court of Customs and Patent Appeals. , nowrap , Ben H. Guill (R) , May 6, 1950 , - , , nowrap , John Lesinski Sr. (D) , Died May 27, 1950. , Vacant , Not filled for the remainder of this term , - , , nowrap , William Lemke (R) , Died May 30, 1950. , Vacant , Not filled for the remainder of this term , - , , nowrap , Alfred L. Bulwinkle (D) , Died August 31, 1950. , nowrap , Woodrow W. Jones (D) , November 7, 1950 , - , , nowrap , Herbert Alton Meyer (R) , Died October 2, 1950. , nowrap , Myron V. George (R) , November 7, 1950 , - , , nowrap ,

(R) , Resigned November 30, 1950, after being appointed to the U.S. Senate having already been elected. , Vacant , Not filled for the remainder of this term , - , , nowrap , Frank A. Barrett (R) , Resigned December 31, 1950, after being elected Governor of Wyoming. , Vacant , Not filled for the remainder of this term

Committees

Senate

* United States Senate Committee on Agriculture, Agriculture and Forestry (Chairman:

; Ranking Member: George D. Aiken) * United States Senate Committee on Appropriations, Appropriations (Chairman: Kenneth McKellar; Ranking Member:

) * United States Senate Committee on Armed Services, Armed Services (Chairman: Millard E. Tydings; Ranking Member:

) * United States Senate Committee on Banking and Currency, Banking and Currency (Chairman: Burnet R. Maybank; Ranking Member: Charles W. Tobey) * United States Senate Committee on the District of Columbia, District of Columbia (Chairman:

; Ranking Member: John J. Williams) * United States Senate Committee on Expenditures in Executive Departments, Expenditures in Executive Departments (Chairman: John L. McClellan; Ranking Member: Joseph R. McCarthy) * United States Senate Committee on Finance, Finance (Chairman: Walter F. George; Ranking Member: Eugene D. Millikin) * United States Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, Foreign Relations (Chairman:

; Ranking Member: Arthur H. Vandenberg) * United States Senate Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs, Interior and Insular Affairs (Chairman: Joseph C. O'Mahoney; Ranking Member: Hugh A. Butler, Hugh Butler) * United States Senate Subcommittee on Internal Security, Subcommittee on Internal Security * United States Senate Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce, Interstate and Foreign Commerce (Chairman: Edwin C. Johnson; Ranking Member: Charles W. Tobey) * United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary, Judiciary (Chairman:

; Ranking Member: Alexander Wiley) * United States Senate Committee on Labor and Public Welfare, Labor and Public Welfare (Chairman:

; Ranking Member:

) * United States Senate Select Committee on Organized Crime in Interstate Commerce, Organized Crime in Interstate Commerce (Select) * United States Senate Committee on Post Office and Civil Service, Post Office and Civil Service (Chairman: Frank Carlson; Ranking Member: Olin D. Johnston) * United States Senate Committee on Public Works, Public Works (Chairman: Dennis Chavez; Ranking Member:

) * United States Senate Special Committee on Remodeling the Senate Chamber, Remodeling the Senate Chamber (Special) * United States Senate Committee on Rules and Administration, Rules and Administration (Chairman:

; Ranking Member: Kenneth S. Wherry) * United States Senate Select Committee on Small Business, Small Business (Select) * United States Senate Special Committee on Small Business Enterprises, Small Business Enterprises (Special) * Committee of the whole, Whole

House of Representatives

* United States House Committee on Agriculture, Agriculture (Chairman: Harold D. Cooley; Ranking Member: Clifford R. Hope) * United States House Committee on Appropriations, Appropriations (Chairman: Clarence Cannon; Ranking Member: John Taber) * United States House Committee on Armed Services, Armed Services (Chairman: Carl Vinson; Ranking Member: Dewey Jackson Short) * 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 District of Columbia, District of Columbia (Chairman: John L. McMillan; Ranking Member: George J. Bates) * United States House Committee on Education, Education and Labor (Chairman: John Lesinski Sr., John Lesinski; Ranking Member: Samuel K. McConnell Jr.) * United States House Committee on Expenditures in the Executive Departments, Expenditures in the Executive Departments (Chairman: William L. Dawson (politician), William L. Dawson; Ranking Member: Clare E. Hoffman) * United States House Committee on Foreign Affairs, Foreign Affairs (Chairman: John Kee; Ranking Member: Charles Aubrey Eaton) * United States House Committee on House Administration, House Administration (Chairman: Mary Teresa Norton; Ranking Member: Karl M. LeCompte) * United States House Select Committee to Investigate Educational, Training, and Loan Guaranty Programs under the G.I. Bill, Investigate Educational, Training, and Loan Guaranty Programs under the G.I. Bill (Select) (Chairman: Olin E. Teague) * United States House Select Committee to Investigate the Use of Chemicals in Food and Cosmetics, Investigate the Use of Chemicals in Food and Cosmetics (Select) (Chairman: N/A) * United States House Committee on Energy and Commerce, Interstate and Foreign Commerce (Chairman: Robert Crosser; Ranking Member: Charles A. Wolverton) * United States House Committee on Judiciary, Judiciary (Chairman: Emanuel Celler; Ranking: Earl C. Michener) * United States House Select Committee on Lobbying Activities, Lobbying Activities (Select) (Chairman: Frank Buchanan (Pennsylvania politician), Frank Buchanan) * United States House Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries, Merchant Marine and Fisheries (Chairman: S. Otis Bland; Ranking Member: Alvin F. Weichel) * United States House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service, Post Office and Civil Service (Chairman: Tom J. Murray; Ranking Member: Edward H. Rees) * United States House Committee on Public Lands, Public Lands (Chairman: J. Hardin Peterson; Ranking Member: Richard J. Welch then Fred L. Crawford) * United States House Committee on Public Works, Public Works (Chairman: William M. Whittington; Ranking Member: George Anthony Dondero) * 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: Wright Patman) * United States House Committee on Standards of Official Conduct, Standards of Official Conduct * United States House Committee on Un-American Activities, Un-American Activities (Chairman: John S. Wood; Ranking Member: J. Parnell Thomas) * United States House Committee on Veterans' Affairs, Veterans' Affairs (Chairman: John E. Rankin; Ranking Member: Edith Nourse Rogers) * United States House Committee on Ways and Means, Ways and Means (Chairman: Robert L. Doughton; Ranking Member: Daniel A. Reed (politician), Daniel A. Reed) * Committee of the Whole (United States House of Representatives), Whole

Joint committees

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

; Vice Chairman: Rep. Carl T. Durham) * United States Congress Joint Special Committee on Conditions of Indian Tribes, Conditions of Indian Tribes (Special) * United States Congress Joint Committee on Defense Production, Defense Production * United States Congress Joint Committee on the Disposition of Executive Papers, Disposition of Executive Papers * United States Congress Joint Committee on Foreign Economic Cooperation, Foreign Economic Cooperation (Chairman: Sen.

) * Joint Economic Committee, Economic (Chairman: Sen. Joseph C. O'Mahoney; Vice Chairman: Rep. Edward J. Hart) * United States Congress Joint Committee on Labor Management Relations, Labor Management Relations (Chairman: Sen. James E. Murray; Vice Chairman: Rep. John Lesinski Sr., John Lesinski) * United States Congress Joint Committee on the Legislative Budget, Legislative Budget * United States Congress Joint Committee on the Library, The Library (Chairman: Sen. Theodore F. Green) * United States Congress Joint Committee on Navajo-Hopi Indian Administration, Navajo-Hopi Indian Administration * United States Congress Joint Committee to Arrange the Inauguration for President-elect, Arrange the Inauguration for President-elect (Chairman: Sen.

) * United States Congress Joint Committee on Printing, Printing (Chairman: Sen.

; Vice Chairman: Rep. Mary Teresa Norton) * United States Congress Joint Committee on Reduction of Nonessential Federal Expenditures, Reduction of Nonessential Federal Expenditures * United States Congress Joint Committee on Taxation, Taxation (Chairman: Rep. Robert L. Doughton; Vice Chairman: Sen. Walter F. George)

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: John J. Deviny

Senate

* Chaplain of the United States Senate, Chaplain: Peter Marshall (preacher), Peter Marshall (Presbyterianism, Presbyterian), until January 26, 1949 ** Frederick Brown Harris (Methodist), from February 3, 1949 * Parliamentarian of the United States Senate, Parliamentarian: Charles L. Watkins, Charles Watkins * Secretary of the United States Senate, Secretary: Leslie Biffle * United States Senate Librarian, Librarian: George W. Straubinger * Secretary for the Majority of the United States Senate, Secretary for the Majority: Felton McLellan Johnston * Secretary for the Minority of the United States Senate, Secretary for the Minority: J. Mark Trice * Sergeant at Arms of the United States Senate, Sergeant at Arms: Joseph C. Duke

House of Representatives

* Chaplain of the United States House of Representatives, Chaplain: James Shera Montgomery (Methodist), until January 3, 1950 ** Bernard Braskamp (Presbyterian), from January 3, 1950 * Clerk of the United States House of Representatives, Clerk: Ralph R. Roberts (politician), Ralph R. Roberts * Doorkeeper of the United States House of Representatives, Doorkeeper: William Mosley "Fishbait" Miller * 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: Joseph H. Callahan

Notes

References

*
House of Representatives Session Calendar for the 81st Congress
'' Washington, D.C.: United States Government Publishing Office, United States Government Printing Office. 1951. *
Official Congressional Directory for the 81st Congress, 1st Session
'. Washington, D.C.: United States Government Publishing Office, United States Government Printing Office. 1949. *
Official Congressional Directory for the 81st Congress, 2nd Session
'. Washington, D.C.: United States Government Publishing Office, United States Government Printing Office. 1950. {{USCongresses 81st United States Congress,