The 84th 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

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

. It met in Washington, D.C. from January 3, 1955, to January 3, 1957, during the third and fourth years of Dwight D. Eisenhower's presidency. The apportionment of seats in the

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

1950 United States census The 1950 United States census, conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States to be 151,325,798, an increase of 14.5 percent over the 131,669,275 persons enumerated during the 1940 census. This was t ...

. The Democratic Party won back majorities in both the House and Senate, thus giving them full control of Congress, although Republican Party briefly won the Senate after the last Congressional session.

Major events

* January 28, 1955: Congress authorized the president to use force to protect

Taiwan Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia. The main geography of Taiwan, island of Taiwan, also known as ''Formosa'', lies between the East China Sea, East and South China Seas in the northwestern Pacific Ocea ...

from the People's Republic of China * February 10, 1955: The

United States Navy The United States Navy (USN) is the naval warfare, maritime military branch, service branch of the United States Department of Defense. It is the world's most powerful navy with the largest Displacement (ship), displacement, at 4.5 millio ...

helped the

Republic of China Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia. The main geography of Taiwan, island of Taiwan, also known as ''Formosa'', lies between the East China Sea, East and South China Seas in the northwestern Pacific Ocea ...

evacuate Chinese Nationalist army and residents from the

Tachen Islands The Dachen Islands, Tachen Islands or Tachens form an island group off the coast of Taizhou, Zhejiang, China, in the East China Sea. They are administered by the Jiaojiang District of Taizhou. Before the First Taiwan Strait Crisis in 1955, the ...

. * February 12, 1955: President Eisenhower sent the first U.S. advisers to South Vietnam. * July 2, 1955: Senator Lyndon Johnson, Majority Leader of the United States Senate, suffered a major heart attack. * September 24, 1955: President Eisenhower suffered a

coronary thrombosis Coronary thrombosis is defined as the formation of a blood clot inside a blood vessel of the heart. This blood clot may then restrict blood flow within the heart, leading to heart tissue damage, or a myocardial infarction, also known as a heart ...

. * November 5, 1955: Racial segregation was forbidden on trains and buses in U.S. interstate commerce. * December 1, 1955:

Rosa Parks Rosa Louise McCauley Parks (February 4, 1913 – October 24, 2005) was an American civil rights activist. She is best known for her refusal to move from her seat on a Montgomery, Alabama, bus, in defiance of Jim Crow laws, which sparke ...

was arrested for refusing to give up her seat on the bus to a white person. * December 5, 1955: The

American Federation of Labor The American Federation of Labor (A.F. of L.) was a national federation of labor unions in the United States that continues today as the AFL-CIO. It was founded in Columbus, Ohio, in 1886 by an alliance of craft unions eager to provide mutual ...

and the

Congress of Industrial Organizations The Congress of Industrial Organizations (CIO) was a federation of Labor unions in the United States, unions that organized workers in industrial unionism, industrial unions in the United States and Canada from 1935 to 1955. Originally created in ...

merged to become the

AFL–CIO The American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO) is a national trade union center that is the largest federation of unions in the United States. It is made up of 61 national and international unions, together r ...

. * March 12, 1956: 96 Congressmen signed the

Southern Manifesto The Declaration of Constitutional Principles (known informally as the Southern Manifesto) was a document written in February and March 1956, during the 84th United States Congress, in opposition to racial integration of public places. The manife ...

, a protest against the 1954 Supreme Court ruling (''

Brown v. Board of Education ''Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka'', 347 U.S. 483 (1954), was a landmark decision of the United States Supreme Court that ruled that U.S. state laws establishing racial segregation in public schools are unconstitutional, even if the ...

'') desegregating public education. * November 6, 1956: United States elections, 1956: **

1956 United States presidential election United States presidential election, Presidential elections were held in the United States on November 6, 1956. Incumbent Republican Party (United States), Republican President of the United States, President Dwight D. Eisenhower and his running ...

: Republican incumbent Dwight D. Eisenhower defeated Democratic challenger Adlai E. Stevenson in a rematch of their contest four years earlier. **

United States Senate elections, 1956 The 1956 United States Senate elections were elections for the United States Senate that coincided with the re-election of President Dwight D. Eisenhower. The 32 seats of Class 3 were contested in regular elections, and three special elections ...

: The party balance of the chamber remained unchanged as Republican and Democratic gains cancelled each other. **

United States House of Representatives elections, 1956 The 1956 United States House of Representatives elections was an election for the United States House of Representatives to elect members to serve in the 85th United States Congress. They were held for the most part on November 6, 1956, while Ma ...

: Republicans lost a net of two seats to the majority Democrats.

Major legislation

* January 29, 1955:

Formosa Resolution The Formosa Resolution of 1955 was a joint resolution passed by the U.S. Senate and signed by U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower on January 29, 1955, to counteract the threat of an invasion of Taiwan (Republic of China) by the People's Republic of ...

* March 31, 1955:

Career Incentive Act A career is an individual's metaphorical "journey" through learning, work and other aspects of life. There are a number of ways to define career and the term is used in a variety of ways. Definitions The ''Oxford English Dictionary'' defines ...

* June 28, 1955:

Flood Control and Coastal Emergency Act A flood is an overflow of water ( or rarely other fluids) that submerges land that is usually dry. In the sense of "flowing water", the word may also be applied to the inflow of the tide. Floods are of significant concern in agriculture, civi ...

, , * July 11, 1955: To provide that all United States currency shall bear the inscription "

In God We Trust "In God We Trust" (also rendered as "In God we trust") is the United States national motto, official motto of the United States as well as the motto of the U.S. state of Florida, along with the nation of Nicaragua (Spanish language, Spanish: '' ...

", , , * July 14, 1955:

Air Pollution Control Act The Air Pollution Control Act of 1955 (, ch. 360, ) was the first U.S. federal law to address the national environmental problem of air pollution. This was "an act to provide research and technical assistance relating to air pollution control" ...

, , ch. 360, * July 23, 1955:

Multiple Surface Use Mining Act Multiple may refer to: Economics *Multiple finance, a method used to analyze stock prices *Multiples of the price-to-earnings ratio *Chain stores, are also referred to as 'Multiples' *Box office multiple, the ratio of a film's total gross to tha ...

, , ch. 730, * August 9, 1955: Reserve Forces Act, , * August 11, 1955: National Housing Act (" Capehart Act"), , * August 12, 1955: Poliomyelitis Vaccination Assistance Act, , ch. 863, * April 11, 1956: Colorado River Storage Project Act, * June 29, 1956:

Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1956 The Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1956, also known as the National Interstate and Defense Highways Act, was enacted on June 29, 1956, when President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed the bill into law. With an original authorization of $25 billion (eq ...

, (National Interstate and Defense Highways Act), * July 30, 1956: Health Research Facilities Act, , ch. 779, * August 8, 1956:

Fish and Wildlife Act of 1956 Fish and Wildlife Act of 1956 (ch. 1036, , ) of the United States of America establishes "a comprehensive national fish, shellfish, and wildlife resources policy with emphasis on the commercial fishing industry but also with a direction to adminis ...

, ch. 1036, ,

Party summary

The count below identifies party affiliations at the beginning of the first session of this Congress, and includes members from vacancies and newly admitted states, when they were first seated. Changes resulting from subsequent replacements are shown below in the "Changes in membership" section. The independent Wayne Morse, who caucused with Republicans in the second session of the previous Congress, began caucusing with the Democrats at the start of this Congress before ultimately becoming a Democrat himself. Democrats would briefly lose control of the Senate after the last Congressional session.

Senate

House of Representatives

Leadership

Senate

175px, Senate President
Richard Nixon (R) *

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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) * President pro tempore: Walter F. George (D)

Majority (Democratic) leadership

* Majority Leader and Democratic Conference chairman:

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

* Democratic Caucus Secretary:

Thomas C. Hennings Jr. Thomas Carey Hennings Jr. (June 25, 1903September 13, 1960) was an United States of America, American political figure from Missouri. He was a United States Democratic Party, Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives (from 1 ...

Minority (Republican) leadership

* Minority Leader:

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 ...

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:

Barry Goldwater Barry Morris Goldwater (January 2, 1909 – May 29, 1998) was an American politician and major general in the United States Air Force, Air Force Reserve who served as a United States senator from 1953 to 1965 and 1969 to 1987, and was the Re ...

* Policy Committee Chairman:

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 ...

House of Representatives

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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 *

Carl Albert Carl Bert Albert (May 10, 1908 – February 4, 2000) was an American lawyer and politician who served as the 46th speaker of the United States House of Representatives from 1971 to 1977 and represented Oklahoma's 3rd congressional district as a ...

* Democratic Caucus chairman: John J. Rooney * Democratic Caucus Secretary: Edna F. Kelly * Democratic Campaign Committee Chairman: Michael J. Kirwan

Minority (Republican) leadership

* Minority Leader: Joseph W. Martin Jr. *

: Leslie C. Arends *

: Clifford R. Hope * Policy Committee Chairman: Joseph W. Martin Jr. * Republican Campaign Committee Chairman: Richard M. Simpson

Caucuses

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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

This list is arranged by chamber, then by state.

Senate

Senators are popularly elected statewide every two years, with one-third beginning new six-year terms with each Congress. Preceding the names in the list below are Senate class numbers, which indicate the cycle of their election. In this Congress, Class 1 meant their term began in the last Congress, facing re-election in 1958; Class 2 meant their term began with this Congress, facing re-election in 1960; and Class 3 meant their term ended with this Congress, facing re-election in 1956.

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 J. Sparkman (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.

(R) : 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.

(R) : 3.

Thomas Kuchel Thomas Henry Kuchel ( ; August 15, 1910 – November 21, 1994) was an American politician. A moderate Republican, he served as a US Senator from California from 1953 to 1969 and was the minority whip in the Senate, where he was the co-mana ...

(R)

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. Gordon Allott (R) : 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. William A. Purtell (R) : 3.

Prescott Bush Prescott Sheldon Bush Sr. (May 15, 1895 – October 8, 1972) was an American banker and Republican Party (United States), Republican Party politician. as a Wall Street executive investment banker, he represented Connecticut in the from 1952 ...

(R)

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.

George Smathers George Armistead Smathers (November 14, 1913 – January 20, 2007) was an American lawyer and politician from the state of Florida who served in both chambers of the United States Congress, the United States House of Representatives from 1947 t ...

(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. Henry Dworshak (R) : 3.

Herman Welker Herman Orville Welker (December 11, 1906 – October 30, 1957) was an American politician from the state of Idaho. He was a member of the Idaho Republican Party and served one term in the United States Senate, from 1951 to 1957. Early years Born ...

(R)

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 Paul Douglas may refer to: * Paul Douglas (Illinois politician) (1892–1976), American economist and US senator * Paul Douglas (actor) (1907–1959), American film actor * Paul P. Douglas Jr. (1919–2002), United States Air Force officer * Paul L. ...

(D) : 3. Everett M. Dirksen (R)

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 William Ezra Jenner (July 21, 1908 – March 9, 1985) was an American lawyer and politician from the state of Indiana. A Republican, Jenner was an Indiana state senator from 1934 to 1942, and a U.S. senator from 1944 to 1945 and again from 1 ...

(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. Thomas E. Martin (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.

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. 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 ...

: 2.

Alben Barkley Alben William Barkley (; November 24, 1877 – April 30, 1956) was the 35th vice president of the United States serving from 1949 to 1953 under President Harry S. Truman. In 1905, he was elected to local offices and in 1912 as a U.S. rep ...

(D), until April 30, 1956 :: Robert Humphreys (D), June 21, 1956 – November 6, 1956 ::

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 7, 1956 : 3.

(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. 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.

Frederick G. Payne Frederick George Payne (July 24, 1904 – June 15, 1978) was an American businessman and politician. A member of the Republican Party (United States), Republican Party, he served as a United States Senate, U.S. senator from Maine from 1953 to ...

(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. James Glenn Beall (R) : 3.

John Marshall Butler John Marshall Butler (July 21, 1897March 14, 1978) was an American lawyer and politician. A Republican, he served as a United States Senator from Maryland from 1951 to 1963. Early life and career Born in Baltimore, Maryland, to John Harvey and ...

(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 ...

: 1.

John F. Kennedy John Fitzgerald Kennedy (May 29, 1917 – November 22, 1963), also known as JFK, was the 35th president of the United States, serving from 1961 until his assassination in 1963. He was the first Roman Catholic and youngest person elected p ...

(D) : 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. Charles E. Potter (R) : 2. Patrick V. McNamara (D)

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 John Thye Edward John Thye (April 26, 1896August 28, 1969) was an American politician. A member of the Republican Party, he was the 26th governor of Minnesota from 1943 to 1947 and a United States Senator from 1947 to 1959. Early life and education Edwar ...

(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.

Stuart Symington William Stuart Symington III ( ; June 26, 1901 – December 14, 1988) was an American businessman and Democratic politician from Missouri. He served as the first secretary of the Air Force from 1947 to 1950 and was a United States senator from ...

(D) : 3.

(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 ...

: 1.

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) : 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.

Roman Hruska Roman Lee Hruska () (August 16, 1904April 25, 1999) was an American attorney and politician who served as a Republican U.S. senator from the state of Nebraska. Hruska was known as one of the most vocal conservatives in the Senate during the 196 ...

(R) : 2.

Carl Curtis Carl Thomas Curtis (March 15, 1905 – January 24, 2000) was an American attorney and politician from the U.S. state of Nebraska. He served as a Republican in the United States House of Representatives (1939–1954) and later the United States Se ...

(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.

Alan Bible Alan Harvey Bible (November 20, 1909 – September 12, 1988) was an American lawyer and politician. A member of the Democratic Party, he served as a United States Senator from Nevada from 1954 to 1974. He previously served as Attorney Genera ...

(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. Norris Cotton (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. Howard Alexander Smith (R) : 2. Clifford P. Case (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 P. 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. Herbert H. Lehman (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. W. Kerr Scott (D) : 3.

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)

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. 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 ...

: 2. Robert S. Kerr (D) : 3. A. S. Mike Monroney (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. Richard L. Neuberger (D) : 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 ...

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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. James H. Duff (R)

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 ...

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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) : 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 ...

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Strom Thurmond James Strom Thurmond Sr. (December 5, 1902 – June 26, 2003) was an American politician who represented South Carolina in the United States Senate from 1954 to 2003. Before his 49 years as a senator, he served as the 103rd governor of South ...

(D), until April 4, 1956 :: Thomas A. Wofford (D), April 5, 1956 – November 6, 1956 ::

(D), from November 7, 1956 : 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 E. Mundt (R) : 3.

Francis Case Francis Higbee Case (December 9, 1896June 22, 1962) was an American journalist and politician who served for 25 years as a member of the United States Congress from South Dakota. He was a Republican. Biography Case was born in Everly, Iowa, th ...

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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. Albert Gore Sr. (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 ...

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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 ...

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Price Daniel Marion Price Daniel Sr. (October 10, 1910August 25, 1988), was an American jurist and politician who served as a Democratic Party (United States), Democratic United States Senate, U.S. Senator and the 38th governor of Texas. He was appointed by Ly ...

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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 ...

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Arthur Vivian Watkins Arthur Vivian Watkins (December 18, 1886September 1, 1973) was a Republican U.S. Senator from Utah, serving two terms from 1947 to 1959. He was influential as a proponent of terminating federal recognition of American Indian tribes, in the b ...

(R) : 3. Wallace F. Bennett (R)

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, ...

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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 ...

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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 Absalom Willis Robertson (May 27, 1887 – November 1, 1971) was an American politician from Virginia who served in public office for over 50 years. A member of the Democratic Party and lukewarm ally of the Byrd Organization led by fellow U.S. Se ...

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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 ...

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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) : 3. Warren G. Magnuson (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 ...

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Harley M. Kilgore Harley Martin Kilgore (January 11, 1893 – February 28, 1956) was a United States senator from West Virginia. Biography He was born on January 11, 1893, in Brown, West Virginia. He was born to Quimby Hugh Kilgore and Laura Jo Kilgore. His fa ...

(D), until February 28, 1956 :: William Laird III (D), March 13, 1956 – November 6, 1956 ::

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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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 ...

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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 ...

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Joseph McCarthy Joseph Raymond McCarthy (November 14, 1908 – May 2, 1957) was an American politician who served as a Republican Party (United States), Republican United States Senate, U.S. Senator from the state of Wisconsin from 1947 until his death at age ...

(R) : 3.

Alexander Wiley Alexander Wiley (May 26, 1884 – October 26, 1967) was an American politician who served four terms in the United States Senate for the state of Wisconsin from 1939 to 1963. When he left the Senate, he was its most senior Republican member. ...

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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. Frank A. Barrett (R) : 2. Joseph C. O'Mahoney (D) 84th United States Congress Senators

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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) : .

Kenneth A. Roberts Kenneth Allison Roberts (November 1, 1912 – May 9, 1989) was an American lawyer, World War II veteran and politician who served seven terms as a United States House of Representatives, U.S. Representative from Alabama from 1951 to 1965. Biogr ...

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Armistead I. Selden Jr. Armistead Inge Selden Jr. (February 20, 1921 – November 14, 1985) was a segregationist U.S. Representative from Alabama. Originally a Democrat, he switched parties in 1979 to become a Republican. Early life and military service Born in ...

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Carl Elliott Carl Atwood Elliott (December 20, 1913 – January 9, 1999) was a U.S. representative from the U.S. state of Alabama. He was elected to eight consecutive terms, having served from 1949 to 1965. Background Elliott was born in rural Frank ...

(D) : . Robert E. Jones Jr. (D) : . George Huddleston Jr. (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 ...

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John Jacob Rhodes John Jacob Rhodes Jr. (September 18, 1916 – August 24, 2003) was an American lawyer and politician. A member of the Republican Party, Rhodes served as a U.S. Representative from Arizona for thirty years from 1953 to 1983. He was the mino ...

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Stewart Udall Stewart Lee Udall (January 31, 1920 – March 20, 2010) was an American politician and later, a federal government official who belonged to the Democratic Party. After serving three terms as a congressman from Arizona, he served as Secretary ...

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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 ...

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James William Trimble James William Trimble (February 3, 1894 – March 10, 1972) was a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives from Arkansas, having served from 1945 to 1967. He was the first Democrat in Arkansas since Reconstruction to lo ...

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Oren Harris Oren Harris (December 20, 1903 – February 5, 1997) was a United States representative from Arkansas and a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas and the United States District Court ...

(D) : . Brooks Hays (D) : . William F. Norrell (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 ...

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Hubert B. Scudder Hubert Baxter Scudder (November 5, 1888 – July 4, 1968) was an American lawyer and politician who served five terms as a U.S. representative from California from 1949 to 1959. Early life and education Born in Sebastopol, California, Scudd ...

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Clair Engle Clair Engle (September 21, 1911July 30, 1964) was an American politician who served as a United States Senator from California from 1959 until his death in 1964. A member of the Democratic Party, he is best remembered for participating in the ...

(D) : . John E. Moss (D) : . William S. Mailliard (R) : . John F. Shelley (D) : . John F. Baldwin Jr. (R) : . John J. Allen Jr. (R) : . George P. Miller (D) : . J. Arthur Younger (R) : . Charles Gubser (R) : . J. Leroy Johnson (R) : . B. F. Sisk (D) : . Charles M. Teague (R) : .

Harlan Hagen Harlan Francis Hagen (October 8, 1914 – November 25, 1990) was an American lawyer and World War II veteran who served as a United States representative from California. A member of the Democratic Party, he served in the U.S. House of Repre ...

(D) : . Gordon L. McDonough (R) : . Donald L. Jackson (R) : . Cecil R. King (D) : . Craig Hosmer (R) : . Chester E. Holifield (D) : .

John Carl Hinshaw John Carl Williams Hinshaw (July 28, 1894 – August 5, 1956) was an American businessman and politician who served nine terms as a United States representative from California from 1939 to 1956. Biography He was born in Chicago, Illinois, in ...

(R), until August 5, 1956 : . Edgar W. Hiestand (R) : . Joseph F. Holt (R) : .

Clyde Doyle Clyde Gilman Doyle (July 11, 1887 – March 14, 1963) was an American lawyer and politician who served as a United States representative from California in the mid-20th century. Early life and career Clyde Doyle was born in Oakland, Alameda ...

(D) : . Glenard P. Lipscomb (R) : . Patrick J. Hillings (R) : .

James Roosevelt James Roosevelt II (December 23, 1907 – August 13, 1991) was an American businessman, Marine officer, activist, and Democratic Party (United States), Democratic Party politician. The eldest son of President Franklin D. Roosevelt and Eleanor R ...

(D) : . Harry R. Sheppard (D) : . James B. Utt (R) : . John R. Phillips (R) : .

Bob Wilson Bob Wilson may refer to: Association footballers *Bob Wilson (footballer, born 1867) (1867–?), Irish international footballer of the 1880s *Bob Wilson (footballer, born September 1898) 1920s, Scottish footballer with Third Lanark and Fall Ri ...

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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 ...

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Byron G. Rogers Byron Giles Rogers (August 1, 1900 – December 31, 1983) was an American lawyer, politician, and World War I veteran from Colorado. From 1951 to 1971, he served ten consecutive terms in the U.S. House of Representatives. Early life Rogers was ...

(D) : . William S. Hill (R) : . John Chenoweth (R) : .

Wayne N. Aspinall Wayne Norviel Aspinall (April 3, 1896 – October 9, 1983) was an American lawyer and politician from Colorado. He is largely known for his tenure in the United States House of Representatives, serving twelve terms as a Democrat from 1949 to ...

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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. ...

: . Thomas J. Dodd (D) : . Horace Seely-Brown Jr. (R) : . Albert W. Cretella (R) : . Albert P. Morano (R) : . James T. Patterson (R) : . Antoni Sadlak (R)

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 ...

: . Harris McDowell (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 ...

: . William C. Cramer (R) : . Charles E. Bennett (D) : . Robert L. F. Sikes (D) : . Dante Fascell (D) : . Syd Herlong (D) : . Paul Rogers (D), from January 11, 1955 : . James A. Haley (D) : . Donald Ray Matthews (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 ...

: . Prince Hulon Preston Jr. (D) : . J. L. Pilcher (D) : . Tic Forrester (D) : . John Flynt (D) : . James C. Davis (D) : .

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) : . Henderson Lovelace Lanham (D) : .

Iris Faircloth Blitch Iris Faircloth Blitch (April 25, 1912 – August 19, 1993) was a United States representative from Georgia. She was the fourth woman to represent Georgia in the Congress, and the first to win a regularly scheduled general election. Blitch was ...

(D) : . Phillip M. Landrum (D) : .

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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List of United States representatives from Idaho, Idaho

: . Gracie Pfost (D) : . Hamer H. Budge (R)

List of United States representatives from Illinois, Illinois

: . William L. Dawson (politician), William L. Dawson (D) : . Barratt O'Hara (D) : . James C. Murray (D) : . William E. McVey (R) : . John C. Kluczynski (D) : . Thomas J. O'Brien (Illinois), Thomas J. O'Brien (D) : . James B. Bowler, James Bowler (D) : . Thomas S. Gordon (D) : . Sidney R. Yates (D) : . Richard W. Hoffman (R) : . Timothy P. Sheehan (R) : . Charles A. Boyle (D) : . Marguerite S. Church (R) : . Chauncey W. Reed (R), until February 9, 1956 : . 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) : . William L. Springer (R) : . Charles W. Vursell (R) : . Melvin Price (D) : . Kenneth J. Gray (D)

List of United States representatives from Indiana, Indiana

: . Ray Madden (D) : . Charles A. Halleck (R) : . Shepard J. Crumpacker Jr. (R) : . E. Ross Adair (R) : . John V. Beamer (R) : . Cecil M. Harden (R) : . William G. Bray (R) : . Winfield K. Denton (D) : . Earl Wilson (politician), Earl Wilson (R) : . Ralph Harvey (R) : . Charles B. Brownson (R)

List of United States representatives from Iowa, Iowa

: . Fred Schwengel (R) : . Henry O. Talle (R) : . H. R. Gross (R) : . Karl M. LeCompte (R) : . Paul Cunningham (politician), Paul H. Cunningham (R) : . James I. Dolliver (R) : . Ben F. Jensen (R) : . Charles B. Hoeven (R)

List of United States representatives from Kansas, Kansas

: . William H. Avery (politician), William H. Avery (R) : . Errett P. Scrivner (R) : . Myron V. George (R) : . Edward Herbert Rees (R) : . Clifford R. Hope (R) : . Wint Smith (R)

List of United States representatives from Kentucky, Kentucky

: . Noble J. Gregory (D) : . William Natcher (D) : . John M. Robsion Jr. (R) : . Frank Chelf (D) : . Brent Spence (D) : . John C. Watts (D) : . Carl D. Perkins (D) : . Eugene Siler (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) : . T. Ashton Thompson (D) : . George S. Long (D)

List of United States representatives from Maine, Maine

: . Robert Hale (Maine), Robert Hale (R) : . Charles P. Nelson (congressman), Charles P. Nelson (R) : . Clifford McIntire (R)

List of United States representatives from Maryland, Maryland

: . Edward Tylor Miller (R) : . James Devereux (R) : . Edward Garmatz (D) : . George Hyde Fallon (D) : . Richard Lankford (D) : . DeWitt Hyde (R) : . Samuel Friedel (D)

List of United States representatives from Massachusetts, Massachusetts

: . John W. Heselton (R) : . Edward Boland (D) : . Philip J. Philbin (D) : . Harold Donohue (D) : . Edith Nourse Rogers (R) : . William H. Bates (R) : . Thomas J. Lane (D) : . Torbert Macdonald (D) : . Donald W. Nicholson (R) : . Laurence Curtis (R) : . Tip O'Neill (D) : . John W. McCormack (D) : . Richard B. Wigglesworth (R) : . Joseph W. Martin Jr. (R)

List of United States representatives from Michigan, Michigan

: . Thaddeus M. Machrowicz (D) : . George Meader (R) : . August E. Johansen (R) : . Clare Hoffman (R) : . Gerald Ford (R) : . Donald Hayworth (D) : . Jesse P. Wolcott (R) : . Alvin Morell Bentley (R) : . Ruth Thompson (R) : . Elford Albin Cederberg (R) : . Victor A. Knox (R) : . John B. Bennett (R) : . Charles Diggs (D) : . Louis C. Rabaut (D) : . John D. Dingell Sr. (D), until September 19, 1955 :: John D. Dingell Jr. (D), from December 13, 1955 : . John Lesinski Jr. (D) : . Martha Griffiths (D) : . 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) : . Coya Knutson (DFL)

List of United States representatives from Mississippi, Mississippi

: . Thomas Abernethy (politician), Thomas Abernethy (D) : . Jamie L. Whitten (D) : . Frank Ellis Smith (D) : . John Bell Williams (D) : . W. Arthur Winstead (D) : . William M. Colmer (D)

List of United States representatives from Missouri, Missouri

: . Frank M. Karsten (D) : . Thomas B. Curtis (R) : . Leonor Sullivan (D) : . George H. Christopher (D) : . Richard Walker Bolling (D) : . William Raleigh Hull Jr. (D) : . Dewey Short (R) : . A. S. J. Carnahan (D) : . Clarence Cannon (D) : . Paul C. Jones (D) : . Morgan M. Moulder (D)

List of United States representatives from Montana, Montana

: . Lee Metcalf (D) : . Orvin B. Fjare (R)

List of United States representatives from Nebraska, Nebraska

: . Phillip Hart Weaver (R) : . Jackson B. Chase (R) : . Robert Dinsmore Harrison (R) : . Arthur L. Miller (R)

List of United States representatives from Nevada, Nevada

: . Clarence Clifton Young (R)

List of United States representatives from New Hampshire, New Hampshire

: . Chester Earl Merrow (R) : . Perkins Bass (R)

List of United States representatives from New Jersey, New Jersey

: . Charles A. Wolverton (R) : . T. Millet Hand (R), until December 26, 1956 : . James C. Auchincloss (R) : . Frank Thompson (D) : . Peter Frelinghuysen Jr. (R) : . Harrison A. Williams (D) : . William B. Widnall (R) : . Gordon Canfield (R) : . Frank C. Osmers Jr. (R) : . Peter W. Rodino (D) : . Hugh Joseph Addonizio (D) : . Robert Kean (R) : . Alfred Dennis Sieminski (D) : . T. James Tumulty (D)

List of United States representatives from New Mexico, New Mexico

Both representatives were elected statewide on a general ticket. : . Antonio M. Fernández (D), until November 7, 1956 : . John J. Dempsey (D)

List of United States representatives from New York, New York

: . Stuyvesant Wainwright (R) : . Steven Derounian (R) : . Frank J. Becker (R) : . Henry J. Latham (R) : . Albert H. Bosch (R) : . Lester Holtzman (D) : . James J. Delaney (D) : . Victor Anfuso (D) : . Eugene James Keogh (D) : . Edna F. Kelly (D) : . Emanuel Celler (D) : . Francis E. Dorn (R) : . Abraham J. Multer (D) : . John J. Rooney (D) : . John H. Ray (R) : . Adam Clayton Powell Jr. (D) : . Frederic René Coudert Jr. (R) : . James G. Donovan (D) : . Arthur George Klein (D), until December 31, 1956 : . Irwin D. Davidson (D-Liberal Party of New York, L), until December 31, 1956 : . Herbert Zelenko (D) : . Sidney A. Fine (D), until January 2, 1956 :: James C. Healey (D), from February 7, 1956 : . Isidore Dollinger (D) : . Charles A. Buckley (D) : . Paul A. Fino (R) : . Ralph A. Gamble (R) : . Ralph W. Gwinn (R) : . Katharine St. George (R) : . J. Ernest Wharton (R) : . Leo W. O'Brien (D) : . Dean P. Taylor (R) : . Bernard W. Kearney (R) : . Clarence E. Kilburn (R) : . William R. Williams (R) : . R. Walter Riehlman (R) : . John Taber (R) : . W. Sterling Cole (R) : . Kenneth Keating (R) : . Harold C. Ostertag (R) : . William E. Miller (R) : . Edmund P. Radwan (R) : . John R. Pillion (R) : . Daniel A. Reed (politician), Daniel A. Reed (R)

List of United States representatives from North Carolina, North Carolina

: . Herbert Covington Bonner (D) : . Lawrence H. Fountain (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) : . Hugh Quincy Alexander (D) : . Charles R. Jonas (R) : . Woodrow W. Jones (D) : . George A. Shuford (D)

List of United States representatives from North Dakota, North Dakota

Both representatives were elected statewide on a general ticket. : . Usher L. Burdick (R-NPL) : . Otto Krueger (politician), Otto Krueger (R)

List of United States representatives from Ohio, Ohio

: . Gordon H. Scherer (R) : . William E. Hess (R) : . Paul F. Schenck (R) : . William Moore McCulloch (R) : . Cliff Clevenger (R) : . James G. Polk (D) : . Clarence J. Brown (R) : . Jackson Edward Betts (R) : . Thomas L. Ashley (D) : . Thomas A. Jenkins (R) : . Oliver P. Bolton (R) : . John M. Vorys (R) : . Albert David Baumhart Jr. (R) : . William Hanes Ayres (R) : . John E. Henderson (R) : . Frank T. Bow (R) : . J. Harry McGregor (R) : . Wayne Hays (D) : . Michael J. Kirwan (D) : . Michael A. Feighan (D) : . Charles Vanik (D) : . Frances P. Bolton (R) : . William Edwin Minshall Jr. (R)

List of United States representatives from Oklahoma, Oklahoma

: . Page Belcher (R) : . Ed Edmondson (politician), Ed Edmondson (D) : .

(D) : . Tom Steed (D) : . John Jarman (D) : . Victor Wickersham (D)

List of United States representatives from Oregon, Oregon

: . A. Walter Norblad (R) : . Sam Coon (R) : . Edith Green (D) : . Harris Ellsworth (R)

List of United States representatives from Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania

: . William A. Barrett (D) : . William T. Granahan (D), until May 25, 1956 :: Kathryn E. Granahan (D), from November 6, 1956 : . James A. Byrne (D) : . Earl Chudoff (D) : . William J. Green Jr. (D) : . Hugh Scott (R) : . Benjamin F. James (R) : . Karl C. King (R) : . Paul B. Dague (R) : . Joseph L. Carrigg (R) : . Dan Flood (D) : . Ivor D. Fenton (R) : . Samuel K. McConnell Jr. (R) : . George M. Rhodes (D) : . Francis E. Walter (D) : . Walter M. Mumma (R) : . Alvin Bush (R) : . Richard M. Simpson (R) : . James M. Quigley (D) : . James E. Van Zandt (R) : . Augustine B. Kelley (D) : . John P. Saylor (R) : . Leon H. Gavin (R) : . Carroll D. Kearns (R) : . Frank M. Clark (D) : . Thomas E. Morgan (D) : . James G. Fulton (R) : . Herman P. Eberharter (D) : . Robert J. Corbett (R) : . Vera Buchanan (D), until November 26, 1955 :: Elmer J. Holland (D), from January 24, 1956

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) : . John J. Riley (D) : . William Jennings Bryan Dorn (D) : . Robert T. Ashmore (D) : . James P. Richards (D) : . John L. McMillan (D)

List of United States representatives from South Dakota, South Dakota

: . Harold Lovre (R) : . Ellis Yarnal Berry (R)

List of United States representatives from Tennessee, Tennessee

: . B. Carroll Reece (R) : . Howard Baker Sr. (R) : . James B. Frazier Jr. (D) : . Joe L. Evins (D) : . Percy Priest (D), until October 12, 1956 : . Ross Bass (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) : . Jack Brooks (American politician), Jack Brooks (D) : . Brady P. Gentry (D) : .

(D) : . Bruce Alger (R) : . Olin E. Teague (D) : . John Dowdy (D) : . Albert Thomas (American politician), Albert Thomas (D) : . Clark W. Thompson (Texas politician), Clark W. Thompson (D) : . Homer Thornberry (D) : . William R. Poage (D) : . Jim Wright (D) : . Frank N. Ikard (D) : . John J. Bell (D) : . Joe M. Kilgore (D) : . J. T. Rutherford (D) : . Omar Burleson (D) : . Walter E. Rogers (D) : . George H. Mahon (D) : . Paul J. Kilday (D) : . O. C. Fisher (D) : . Martin Dies Jr. (D)

List of United States representatives from Utah, Utah

: . Henry Aldous Dixon (R) : . William A. Dawson (R)

List of United States representatives from Vermont, Vermont

: . Winston L. Prouty (R)

List of United States representatives from Virginia, Virginia

: . Edward J. Robeson Jr. (D) : . Porter Hardy Jr. (D) : . J. Vaughan Gary (D) : . Watkins Moorman Abbitt (D) : . William M. Tuck (D) : . Richard Harding Poff (R) : . Burr Harrison (D) : . Howard W. Smith (D) : . W. Pat Jennings (D) : . Joel Broyhill (R)

List of United States representatives from Washington, Washington

: . Thomas Pelly (R) : . Jack Westland (R) : . Russell V. Mack (R) : . Hal Holmes (R) : . Walt Horan (R) : . Thor C. Tollefson (R) : . Donald H. Magnuson (D)

List of United States representatives from West Virginia, West Virginia

: . Bob Mollohan (D) : . Harley Orrin Staggers (D) : . Cleveland M. Bailey (D) : . Maurice G. Burnside (D) : . Elizabeth Kee (D) : . Robert Byrd (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) : . Henry S. Reuss (D) : . William Van Pelt (R) : . Melvin Laird (R) : . John W. Byrnes (R) : . Lester Johnson (politician), Lester Johnson (D) : . Alvin O'Konski (R)

List of United States representatives from Wyoming, Wyoming

: . Edwin Keith Thomson (R)

Non-voting members

: . Bob Bartlett (D) : . Mary Elizabeth Pruett Farrington (R) : . Antonio Fernós-Isern (PPD) 84 us house membership

Changes in membership

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

Senate

* Replacements: 3 ** Democratic Party (United States), Democratic: 1 net loss ** Democratic Party (United States), Independent Democratic: 1 net loss ** Republican Party (United States), Republican: 2 net gain * Deaths: 2 * Resignations: 1 * Interim appointments: 3 * Total seats with changes: 3 , - ,

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 ...

(3) , nowrap ,

(I) , style="front-size:80%" , Changed Political Parties February 17, 1955 , nowrap ,

(D) , February 17, 1955 , - ,

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 ...

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(D) , style="font-size:80%" , Died February 28, 1956 , nowrap , William Laird III (D) , March 13, 1956 , - ,

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) , nowrap ,

(ID) , style="font-size:80%" , Resigned April 4, 1956, to trigger a contested primary as promised to voters , nowrap , Thomas A. Wofford (D) , April 5, 1956 , - ,

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 , Alben W. Barkley (D) , style="font-size:80%" , Died April 30, 1956 , nowrap , Robert Humphreys (D) , June 21, 1956 , - ,

(2) , nowrap , Robert Humphreys (D) , style="font-size:80%" , Successor elected November 6, 1956 , nowrap ,

(R) , November 7, 1956 , - ,

(2) , nowrap , Thomas A. Wofford (D) , style="font-size:80%" , Successor elected November 6, 1956 , nowrap ,

(D) , November 7, 1956 , - ,

(1) , nowrap , William Laird III (D) , style="font-size:80%" , Successor elected November 6, 1956 , nowrap ,

(R) , November 7, 1956

House of Representatives

* Replacements: 5 ** Democratic Party (United States), Democratic: no net change ** Republican Party (United States), Republican: no net change * Deaths: 9 * Resignations: 3 * Total seats with changes: 12 , - , , Vacant , Rep. Dwight L. Rogers died during the previous congress after having been re-elected.
Successor 1955 Florida's 6th congressional district special election, elected January 11, 1955. , nowrap , Paul Rogers (D) , January 11, 1955 , - , , nowrap, John Dingell Sr. (D) , Died September 19, 1955.
Successor 1955 Michigan's 15th congressional district special election, elected December 13, 1955. , nowrap , John Dingell (D) , December 13, 1955 , - , , nowrap, Vera Buchanan (D) , Died November 26, 1955.
Successor 1956 Pennsylvania's 30th congressional district special election, elected January 24, 1956. , nowrap , Elmer J. Holland (D) , January 24, 1956 , - , , nowrap, Sidney A. Fine (D) , Resigned January 2, 1956.
Successor 1956 New York's 22nd congressional district special election, elected February 7, 1956. , nowrap , James C. Healey (D) , February 7, 1956 , - , , nowrap, Chauncey W. Reed (R) , Died February 9, 1956
Seat remained unfilled until next term. , colspan=2 , ''Vacant'' , - , , nowrap, William T. Granahan (D) , Died May 25, 1956.
Successor 1956 Pennsylvania's 2nd congressional district special election, elected November 6, 1956. , nowrap , Kathryn E. Granahan (D) , November 6, 1956 , - , , nowrap,

(R) , Died August 5, 1956.
Seat remained unfilled until next term. , colspan=2 , ''Vacant'' , - , , nowrap, Percy Priest (D) , Died October 12, 1956.
Seat remained unfilled until next term. , colspan=2 , ''Vacant'' , - , , nowrap, Antonio M. Fernández (D) , Died November 7, 1956.
Seat remained unfilled until next term. , colspan=2 , ''Vacant'' , - , , nowrap, T. Millet Hand (R) , Died December 26, 1956.
Seat remained unfilled until next term. , colspan=2 , ''Vacant'' , - , , nowrap, Arthur George Klein (D) , Resigned December 31, 1956 after being elected to the New York Supreme Court.
Seat remained unfilled until next term. , colspan=2 , ''Vacant'' , - , , nowrap, Irwin D. Davidson (DL) , Resigned December 31, 1956.
Seat remained unfilled until next term. , colspan=2 , ''Vacant''

Committees

Senate

* United States Senate Committee on Agriculture, Agriculture and Forestry (Chairman: Allen J. Ellender; Ranking Member: George D. Aiken) * United States Senate Committee on Appropriations, Appropriations (Chairman:

; Ranking Member:

) * United States Senate Committee on Armed Services, Armed Services (Chairman: Richard B. Russell; Ranking Member:

) * United States Senate Committee on Banking and Currency, Banking and Currency (Chairman:

; Ranking Member: Homer Capehart) * United States Senate Select Committee on Contribution Investigation, Contribution Investigation (Select) * United States Senate Committee on the District of Columbia, District of Columbia (Chairman:

; Ranking Member: J. Glenn Beall) * United States Senate Committee on Finance, Finance (Chairman: Harry Flood Byrd, Harry F. Byrd; Ranking Member: Eugene D. Millikin) * United States Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, Foreign Relations (Chairman: Walter F. George; Ranking Member:

) * United States Senate Special Committee on the Foreign Aid Program, Foreign Aid Program (Special) * United States Senate Committee on Government Operations, Government Operations (Chairman: John Little McClellan; Ranking Member:

) * United States Senate Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs, Interior and Insular Affairs (Chairman: James E. Murray; Ranking Member: Eugene D. Millikin) * United States Senate Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce, Interstate and Foreign Commerce (Chairman: Warren G. Magnuson; Ranking Member: John W. Bricker) * United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary, Judiciary (Chairman:

; Ranking Member:

) * United States Senate Committee on Labor and Public Welfare, Labor and Public Welfare (Chairman: J. Lister Hill; Ranking Member: H. Alexander Smith) * United States Senate Special Committee on Political Activities, Lobbying and Campaign Contributions, Political Activities, Lobbying and Campaign Contributions (Special) * United States Senate Committee on Post Office and Civil Service, Post Office and Civil Service (Chairman: Olin D. Johnston; Ranking Member: Frank Carlson) * United States Senate Committee on Public Works, Public Works (Chairman: Dennis Chavez; Ranking Member: Edward Martin) * United States Senate Committee on Rules and Administration, Rules and Administration (Chairman: Theodore F. Green; Ranking Member:

) * United States Senate Special Committee on the Senate Reception Room, Senate Reception Room (Special) (Chairman: ; Ranking Member: ) * United States Senate Select Committee on Small Business, Small Business (Select) (Chairman: John J. Sparkman) * 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:

; Ranking Member: Dewey Jackson Short, Dewey J. Short) * United States House Committee on Banking and Currency, Banking and Currency (Chairman: Brent Spence; Ranking Member: Jesse P. Wolcott) * United States House Select Committee on the Benefits for Dependents of Armed Services Veterans, Benefits for Dependents of Armed Services Veterans (Select) (Chairman: Porter Hardy Jr.) * United States Congress Joint Committee on Defense Production, Defense Production (Chairman: ; Ranking Member: ) * United States House Committee on the District of Columbia, District of Columbia (Chairman: John L. McMillan; Ranking Member: Sid Simpson) * United States House Committee on Education, Education and Labor (Chairman: Graham A. Barden; Ranking Member: Samuel K. McConnell Jr.) * United States House Committee on Foreign Affairs, Foreign Affairs (Chairman: James P. Richards; Ranking Member: Robert B. Chiperfield) * United States House Committee on Government Operations, Government Operations (Chairman: William L. Dawson (politician), William L. Dawson; Ranking Member: Clare E. Hoffman) * United States House Committee on House Administration, House Administration (Chairman: Omar Burleson; Ranking Member: Karl M. LeCompte) * United States House Select Committee to Investigate the Incorporation of the Baltic States into the U.S.S.R., Investigate the Incorporation of the Baltic States into the U.S.S.R. (Select) (Chairman: ; Ranking Member: ) * United States House Committee on Insular Affairs, Interior and Insular Affairs (Chairman:

; Ranking Member: Arthur L. Miller, A.L. Miller) * United States House Committee on Energy and Commerce, Interstate and Foreign Commerce (Chairman: J. Percy Priest; Ranking Member: Charles A. Wolverton) * United States House Committee on Judiciary, Judiciary (Chairman: Emanuel Celler; Ranking Member: Chauncey W. Reed then Kenneth B. Keating) * United States House Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries, Merchant Marine and Fisheries (Chairman: Herbert C. Bonner; Ranking Member: Thor C. Tollefson) * 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 Works, Public Works (Chairman: Charles A. Buckley; Ranking Member: George Anthony Dondero, George A. Dondero) * United States House Committee on Rules, Rules (Chairman: Howard W. Smith; 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: Francis E. Walter; Ranking Member: Harold H. Velde) * United States House Committee on Veterans' Affairs, Veterans' Affairs (Chairman: Olin E. Teague; Ranking Member: Edith Nourse Rogers) * United States House Committee on Ways and Means, Ways and Means (Chairman: Jere Cooper; 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. Clinton P. Anderson; 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 Construction of a Building for a Museum of History and Technology for the Smithsonian, Construction of a Building for a Museum of History and Technology for the Smithsonian * 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 * Joint Economic Committee, Economic * United States Congress Joint Committee on Immigration and Nationality Policy, Immigration and Nationality Policy (Chairman: Sen. Arthur V. Watkins) * United States Congress Joint Committee on the Legislative Budget, Legislative Budget * United States Congress Joint Committee on the Library, The Library (Chairman: Omar Burleson; Vice Chairman: Theodore F. Green) * United States Congress Joint Committee on Navajo-Hopi Indian Administration, Navajo-Hopi Indian Administration * United States Congress Joint Committee on Printing, Printing (Chairman: Sen.

; Vice Chairman: Rep. Omar Burleson) * United States Congress Joint Committee on Reduction of Nonessential Federal Expenditures, Reduction of Nonessential Federal Expenditures (Chairman: Sen. Harry F. Byrd; Vice Chairman: Rep. Daniel A. Reed (politician), Daniel A. Reed) * United States Congress Joint Committee on Taxation, Taxation (Chairman: Rep. Jere Cooper; Vice Chairman: Sen. Paul H. Douglas)

Employees

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

* Architect of the Capitol: J. George Stewart * Attending Physician of the United States Congress: George Calver * Comptroller General of the United States: Joseph Campbell (accountant), Joseph Campbell * Librarian of Congress: Lawrence Quincy Mumford * Public Printer of the United States: Raymond Blattenberger

Senate

* Chaplain of the United States Senate, Chaplain: Frederick Brown Harris, Methodism, Methodist * Parliamentarian of the United States Senate, Parliamentarian: Charles L. Watkins, Charles Watkins * Secretary of the United States Senate, Secretary: Felton McLellan Johnston * United States Senate Librarian, Librarian: Richard D. Hupman * Secretary for the Majority of the United States Senate, Secretary for the Majority: Robert G. Baker * 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

* Clerk of the United States House of Representatives, Clerk: Ralph R. Roberts (politician), Ralph R. Roberts * Sergeant at Arms of the United States House of Representatives, Sergeant at Arms: Zeake W. Johnson Jr. * Doorkeeper of the United States House of Representatives, Doorkeeper: William Mosley "Fishbait" Miller * Postmaster of the United States House of Representatives, Postmaster: H. H. Morris * Parliamentarian of the United States House of Representatives, Parliamentarian: Lewis Deschler * Reading Clerk of the United States House of Representatives, Reading Clerks: George J. Maurer (D) and Alney E. Chaffee (R) * Chaplain of the United States House of Representatives, Chaplain: Bernard Braskamp (Presbyterianism, Presbyterian)

Notes

References

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External links

Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress

U.S. House of Representatives: Congressional History

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