The 86th 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. 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, 1959, to January 3, 1961, during the last two years of the

presidency of Dwight D. Eisenhower Dwight D. Eisenhower's tenure as the 34th president of the United States began with his first inauguration on January 20, 1953, and ended on January 20, 1961. Eisenhower, a Republican from Kansas, took office following his landslide victor ...

. 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 ...

until Alaska and Hawaii were admitted as states in 1959. Then, the membership of the House temporarily increased to 437 (seating one member from each of those newly admitted states and leaving the apportionment of the other 435 seats unchanged); it would remain at 437 until

reapportionment Apportionment is the process by which seats in a legislative body are distributed among administrative divisions, such as states or parties, entitled to representation. This page presents the general principles and issues related to apportionment ...

resulting from the

1960 census The 1960 United States census, conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States to be 179,323,175, an increase of 19 percent over the 151,325,798 persons enumerated during the 1950 census. This was the fi ...

. The Democrats maintained full control of Congress, with greatly increased majorities in both chambers.

Major events

* January 7, 1959: The United States recognizes the new Cuban government of

Fidel Castro Fidel Alejandro Castro Ruz (13 August 1926 – 25 November 2016) was a Cuban politician and revolutionary who was the leader of Cuba from 1959 to 2008, serving as the prime minister of Cuba from 1959 to 1976 and President of Cuba, president ...

* February 12, 1959: In commemorations of the 150th anniversary of

Abraham Lincoln Abraham Lincoln (February 12, 1809 – April 15, 1865) was the 16th president of the United States, serving from 1861 until Assassination of Abraham Lincoln, his assassination in 1865. He led the United States through the American Civil War ...

's birth, Congress met in

joint session A joint session or joint convention is, most broadly, when two normally separate decision-making groups meet, often in a special session or other extraordinary meeting, for a specific purpose. Most often it refers to when both houses of a bicam ...

to hear actor

Fredric March Fredric March (born Ernest Frederick McIntyre Bickel; August 31, 1897 – April 14, 1975) was an American actor, regarded as one of Hollywood's most celebrated stars of the 1930s and 1940s.Obituary '' Variety'', April 16, 1975, page 95. As ...

give a dramatic reading of the

Gettysburg Address The Gettysburg Address is a Public speaking, speech delivered by Abraham Lincoln, the 16th President of the United States, U.S. president, following the Battle of Gettysburg during the American Civil War. The speech has come to be viewed as one ...

, followed with an address by writer

Carl Sandburg Carl August Sandburg (January 6, 1878 – July 22, 1967) was an American poet, biographer, journalist, and editor. He won three Pulitzer Prizes: two for his poetry and one for his biography of Abraham Lincoln. During his lifetime, Sandburg w ...

* February 1, 1960:

Greensboro sit-ins The Greensboro sit-ins were a series of nonviolent protests in February to July 1960, primarily in the Woolworth store — now the International Civil Rights Center and Museum — in Greensboro, North Carolina, which led to the F. W. Woolwort ...

begin * May 1, 1960:

U-2 incident On 1 May 1960, a United States U-2 spy plane was shot down by the Soviet Air Defence Forces while conducting photographic aerial reconnaissance inside Soviet territory. Flown by American pilot Francis Gary Powers, the aircraft had taken off ...

* June 29, 1960:

King Bhumibol Adulyadej Bhumibol Adulyadej (5 December 192713 October 2016), titled Rama IX, was King of Thailand from 1946 until his death in 2016. His reign of 70 years and 126 days is the longest of any Thai monarch, the longest on record of any independent ...

Thailand Thailand, officially the Kingdom of Thailand and historically known as Siam (the official name until 1939), is a country in Southeast Asia on the Mainland Southeast Asia, Indochinese Peninsula. With a population of almost 66 million, it spa ...

addresses a Joint Meeting of Congress * November 8, 1960:

1960 United States presidential election Presidential elections were held in the United States on November 8, 1960. The Democratic ticket of Senator John F. Kennedy and his running mate, Senate Majority Leader Lyndon B. Johnson, narrowly defeated the Republican ticket of incumbent ...

: John F. Kennedy elected

Major legislation

* 1959:

Airport Construction Act An airport is an aerodrome with extended facilities, mostly for commercial air transport. They usually consist of a landing area, which comprises an aerially accessible open space including at least one operationally active surface such ...

, * September 14, 1959:

Landrum–Griffin Act The Labor Management Reporting and Disclosure Act of 1959 (also "LMRDA" or the Landrum–Griffin Act), is a US labor law that regulates labor unions' internal affairs and their officials' relationships with employers. Background After enactment ...

, , * April 22, 1960:

Narcotics Manufacturing Act of 1960 Narcotics Manufacturing Act of 1960 is a federal declaration affirming the United States commitment to international convention protocols constricting the non-medical and non-scientific manufacturing of narcotic drugs. The Act of Congress recogni ...

, , * May 6, 1960:

Civil Rights Act of 1960 The Civil Rights Act of 1960 () is a United States federal law that established federal inspection of local voter registration polls and introduced penalties for anyone who obstructed someone's attempt to register to vote. It dealt primarily wi ...

, , * June 12, 1960:

Multiple-Use Sustained-Yield Act of 1960 The Multiple-Use Sustained-Yield Act of 1960 (or MUSYA) (Public Law 86-517) is a federal law passed by the United States Congress on June 12, 1960. This law authorizes and directs the Secretary of Agriculture to develop and administer the renewab ...

, , * July 14, 1960: Flood Control Act of 1960, , * September 13, 1960: Social Security Amendments (Kerr-Mill aid), ,

Constitutional amendments

* June 16, 1960: Approved an amendment to the

United States Constitution The Constitution of the United States is the Supremacy Clause, supreme law of the United States, United States of America. It superseded the Articles of Confederation, the nation's first constitution, on March 4, 1789. Originally includi ...

extending the right to vote in the

presidential election A presidential election is the election of any head of state whose official title is President. Elections by country Albania The president of Albania is elected by the Assembly of Albania who are elected by the Albanian public. Chile The p ...

to citizens residing in the

District of Columbia 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, federal district of the United States. The city is on the Potomac River, across from ...

by granting the

District A district is a type of administrative division that in some countries is managed by the local government. Across the world, areas known as "districts" vary greatly in size, spanning regions or county, counties, several municipality, municip ...

electors in the

Electoral College An electoral college is a body whose task is to elect a candidate to a particular office. It is mostly used in the political context for a constitutional body that appoints the head of state or government, and sometimes the upper parliament ...

, as if it were a

state State most commonly refers to: * State (polity), a centralized political organization that regulates law and society within a territory **Sovereign state, a sovereign polity in international law, commonly referred to as a country **Nation state, a ...

, and submitted it to the state legislatures for

ratification Ratification is a principal's legal confirmation of an act of its agent. In international law, ratification is the process by which a state declares its consent to be bound to a treaty. In the case of bilateral treaties, ratification is usuall ...

** Amendment was later ratified on March 29, 1961, becoming the

Twenty-third Amendment to the United States Constitution The Twenty-third Amendment (Amendment XXIII) to the United States Constitution extends the right to participate in presidential elections to the District of Columbia. The amendment grants to the district electors in the Electoral College, as ...

Treaties

Japan US Treaty of Mutual Security and Cooperation 19 January 1960

* December 1, 1959:

Antarctic Treaty The Antarctic (, ; commonly ) is the polar region of Earth that surrounds the South Pole, lying within the Antarctic Circle. It is diametrically opposite of the Arctic region around the North Pole. The Antarctic comprises the continent of A ...

signed * January 19, 1960:

Treaty of Mutual Cooperation and Security between the United States and Japan The more commonly known as the U.S.–Japan Security Treaty in English and as the ''Anpo jōyaku'' or just ''Anpo'' in Japanese, is a treaty that permits the presence of U.S. military bases on Japanese soil, and commits the two nations to defen ...

signed

States admitted

* January 3, 1959: Alaska was admitted as the 49th state *August 21, 1959: Hawaii was admitted as the 50th state

Party summary

Senate

House of Representatives

Total members: 437. The increase over the usual 435 members was due to the admission of Alaska and Hawaii, whose seats were temporary until

following the

1960 Census The 1960 United States census, conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States to be 179,323,175, an increase of 19 percent over the 151,325,798 persons enumerated during the 1950 census. This was the fi ...

Leadership

Senate

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 ...

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:

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)

Majority (Democratic) leadership

* Majority Leader:

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 ...

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 ...

* 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 ...

, until September 13, 1960 **

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 ...

, afterwards

Minority (Republican) leadership

* Minority Leader:

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

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 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:

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 ...

* 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

Speaker Speaker most commonly refers to: * Speaker, a person who produces speech * Loudspeaker, a device that produces sound ** Computer speakers Speaker, Speakers, or The Speaker may also refer to: Arts and entertainment * "Speaker" (song), by David ...

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:

Melvin Price Charles Melvin Price (January 1, 1905 – April 22, 1988) was a member of the United States House of Representatives for over 40 years, from 1945 to his death. He represented Metro East, the Illinois portion of the St. Louis metropolitan a ...

* Democratic Caucus Secretary:

Leonor Sullivan Leonor Kretzer Sullivan (August 21, 1902 – September 1, 1988) was a member of the United States House of Representatives from Missouri. She was a Democrat and the first woman in Congress from Missouri. Biography Born Leonor Kretzer in St. Lo ...

* Democratic Campaign Committee Chairman: Michael J. Kirwan

Minority (Republican) leadership

* Minority Leader: Charles A. Halleck *

: Leslie C. Arends *

: Charles B. Hoeven * Policy Committee Chairman: John W. Byrnes * Republican Campaign Committee Chairman: Richard M. Simpson, until 1960 ** William E. Miller, from 1960

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. Preceding the names in the list below are Senate class numbers, which indicate the cycle of their election, In this Congress, Class 2 meant their term ended with this Congress, requiring reelection in 1960; Class 3 meant their term began in the last Congress, requiring reelection in 1962; and Class 1 meant their term began in this Congress, requiring reelection in 1964.

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 Joseph Lister Hill (December 27, 1894 – December 20, 1984) was an American attorney and Democratic Party politician who represented Alabama in the United States House of Representatives from 1923 to 1938 and the United States Senate from 1938 ...

(D)

Alaska Alaska ( ) is a non-contiguous U.S. state on the northwest extremity of North America. Part of the Western United States region, it is one of the two non-contiguous U.S. states, alongside Hawaii. Alaska is also considered to be the north ...

: 2.

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

(D) : 3.

Ernest Gruening Ernest Henry Gruening ( ; February 6, 1887 – June 26, 1974) was an American journalist and politician. A member of the Democratic Party, Gruening was the governor of the Alaska Territory from 1939 until 1953, and a United States Senator from A ...

(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.

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 ...

(R) : 3.

(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 John Little McClellan (February 25, 1896 – November 28, 1977) was an American lawyer and segregationist politician. A member of the Democratic Party, he served as a U.S. Representative (1935–1939) and a U.S. Senator (1943–1977) from ...

(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.

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) : 3.

(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.

John A. Carroll John Albert Carroll (July 30, 1901 – August 31, 1983) was a 20th-century American attorney and politician who served as a Democratic U.S. Representative and U.S. Senator from Colorado. He also served as a special assistant to President Ha ...

(D)

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. Thomas J. Dodd (D) : 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.

(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.

Herman Talmadge Herman Eugene Talmadge (August 9, 1913 – March 21, 2002) was a U.S. politician who served as governor of Georgia in 1947 and from 1948 to 1955 and as a U.S. senator from Georgia from 1957 to 1981. A Democrat, Talmadge served during a time o ...

(D)

Hawaii Hawaii ( ; ) is an island U.S. state, state of the United States, in the Pacific Ocean about southwest of the U.S. mainland. One of the two Non-contiguous United States, non-contiguous U.S. states (along with Alaska), it is the only sta ...

: 1.

Hiram Fong Hiram Leong Fong (born Yau Leong Fong; October 15, 1906 – August 18, 2004) was an American businessman, lawyer, and politician from Hawaii. Born to a Cantonese immigrant sugar plantation worker, Fong was one of the first two senators for Hawai ...

(R), from August 21, 1959 (newly admitted state) : 3.

Oren E. Long Oren Ethelbirt Long (March 4, 1889 – May 6, 1965) was an American politician who served as the tenth Territorial Governor of Hawaii from 1951 to 1953. A member of the Democratic Party of Hawaii, Long was appointed to the office after the term ...

(D), from August 21, 1959 (newly admitted state)

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 Henry Clarence Dworshak Jr. (August 29, 1894July 23, 1962) was a United States senator and congressman from Idaho. Originally from Minnesota, he was a Republican from Burley, and served over 22 years in the House and Senate. Early years Born i ...

(R) : 3.

Frank Church Frank Forrester Church III (July 25, 1924 – April 7, 1984) was an American politician and lawyer. A Democrat, from 1957 to 1981 he served as a U.S. Senator from Idaho, and is currently the last Democrat to do so. He was the longest serving De ...

(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 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.

(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.

Vance Hartke Rupert Vance Hartke (May 31, 1919July 27, 2003) was an American politician who served as a Democratic United States Senator from Indiana from 1959 until 1977. Hartke was elected to the Senate after serving as the mayor of Evansville, Indiana. In ...

(D) : 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 Thomas Ellsworth Martin (January 18, 1893June 27, 1971) was an American politician who served as a United States House of Representatives, United States Representative (1939–1955) and United States Senate, Senator (1955–1961) from Iowa. A Re ...

(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.

(R) : 3.

Frank Carlson Frank Carlson (January 23, 1893May 30, 1987) was an American politician who served as the 30th governor of Kansas, Kansas State representative, United States representative, and United States senator from Kansas. Carlson is the only Kansan to ...

(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.

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) : 3.

Thruston Ballard Morton Thruston Ballard Morton (August 19, 1907 – August 14, 1982) was an American politician. A Republican, Morton represented Kentucky in the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate. Early life Morton was born on August 19, 1907, in L ...

(R)

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

: 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.

Edmund Muskie Edmund Sixtus Muskie (March 28, 1914March 26, 1996) was an American statesman and political leader who served as the 58th United States Secretary of State under President Jimmy Carter from 1980 to 1981, a United States Senator from Maine from 1 ...

(D) : 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. J. 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), until December 22, 1960 :: Benjamin A. Smith II (D), from December 27, 1960 : 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.

Philip Hart Philip Aloysius Hart (December 10, 1912December 26, 1976) was an American lawyer and politician. A Democrat, he served as a United States Senator from Michigan from 1959 until his death from cancer in Washington, D.C. in 1976. He was known as ...

(D) : 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.

Eugene McCarthy Eugene Joseph McCarthy (March 29, 1916December 10, 2005) was an American politician, writer, and academic from Minnesota. He served in the United States House of Representatives from 1949 to 1959 and the United States Senate from 1959 to 1971. ...

(DFL) : 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 John Cornelius Stennis (August 3, 1901 – April 23, 1995) was an American politician who served as a U.S. senator from the state of Mississippi. He was a Democrat who served in the Senate for over 41 years, becoming its most senior member f ...

(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 ...

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: 1. Howard Cannon (D) : 3. Alan Bible (D)

List of United States senators from New Hampshire, New Hampshire

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(R) : 3. Norris Cotton (R)

List of United States senators from New Jersey, New Jersey

: 1. Harrison A. Williams (D) : 2. Clifford P. Case (R)

List of United States senators from New Mexico, New Mexico

: 1. Dennis Chávez (D) : 2. Clinton Anderson (D)

List of United States senators from New York, New York

: 1. Kenneth Keating (R) : 3. Jacob Javits (R)

List of United States senators from North Carolina, North Carolina

: 2. B. Everett Jordan (D) : 3. Sam Ervin (D)

List of United States senators from North Dakota, North Dakota

: 1. William Langer (R-NPL), until November 8, 1959 :: Norman Brunsdale (R), November 19, 1959 – August 7, 1960 :: Quentin Burdick (D-NPL), from August 8, 1960 : 3.

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List of United States senators from Ohio, Ohio

: 1. Stephen M. Young (D) : 3. Frank Lausche (D)

List of United States senators from Oklahoma, Oklahoma

: 2. Robert S. Kerr (D) : 3. Mike Monroney (D)

List of United States senators from Oregon, Oregon

: 2. Richard L. Neuberger (D), until March 9, 1960 :: Hall S. Lusk (D), March 16, 1960 – November 8, 1960 :: Maurine Neuberger (D), from November 9, 1960 : 3. Wayne Morse (D)

List of United States senators from Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania

: 1. Hugh Scott (R) : 3. Joseph S. Clark Jr. (D)

List of United States senators from Rhode Island, Rhode Island

: 1. John Pastore (D) : 2. Theodore F. Green (D)

List of United States senators from South Carolina, South Carolina

: 2. Strom Thurmond (D) : 3. Olin D. Johnston (D)

List of United States senators from South Dakota, South Dakota

: 2. Karl Mundt (R) : 3. Francis Case (R)

List of United States senators from Tennessee, Tennessee

: 1. Albert Gore Sr. (D) : 2. Estes Kefauver (D)

List of United States senators from Texas, Texas

: 1. Ralph Yarborough (D) : 2.

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List of United States senators from Utah, Utah

: 1. Frank Moss (politician), Frank Moss (D) : 3. Wallace F. Bennett (R)

List of United States senators from Vermont, Vermont

: 1. Winston L. Prouty (R) : 3. George Aiken (R)

List of United States senators from Virginia, Virginia

: 1. Harry F. Byrd (D) : 2. A. Willis Robertson (D)

List of United States senators from Washington, Washington

: 1. Henry M. Jackson (D) : 3. Warren G. Magnuson (D)

List of United States senators from West Virginia, West Virginia

: 1. Robert Byrd (D) : 2. Jennings Randolph (D)

List of United States senators from Wisconsin, Wisconsin

: 1. William Proxmire (D) : 3. Alexander Wiley (R)

List of United States senators from Wyoming, Wyoming

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

House of Representatives

The names of members of the House of Representatives are preceded by their district numbers.

List of United States representatives from Alabama, Alabama

: . Frank W. Boykin (D) : . George M. Grant (D) : . George W. Andrews (D) : . Kenneth A. Roberts (D) : . Albert Rains (D) : . Armistead I. Selden Jr. (D) : . Carl Elliott (D) : . Robert E. Jones Jr. (D) : . George Huddleston Jr. (D)

List of United States representatives from Alaska, Alaska

: . Ralph Rivers (D)

List of United States representatives from Arizona, Arizona

: . John Jacob Rhodes (R) : . Stewart Udall (D)

List of United States representatives from Arkansas, Arkansas

: . Ezekiel C. Gathings (D) : . Wilbur Mills (D) : . James William Trimble (D) : . Oren Harris (D) : . Dale Alford (D) : . William F. Norrell (D)

List of United States representatives from California, California

: . Clem Miller (D) : . Bizz Johnson (D) : . John E. Moss (D) : . William S. Mailliard (R) : . John F. Shelley (D) : . John F. Baldwin Jr. (R) : . Jeffery Cohelan (D) : . George P. Miller (D) : . J. Arthur Younger (R) : . Charles Gubser (R) : . John J. McFall (D) : . B. F. Sisk (D) : . Charles M. Teague (R) : . Harlan Hagen (D) : . Gordon L. McDonough (R) : . Donald L. Jackson (R) : . Cecil R. King (D) : . Craig Hosmer (R) : . Chet Holifield (D) : . H. Allen Smith (politician), H. Allen Smith (R) : . Edgar W. Hiestand (R) : . Joseph F. Holt (R) : . Clyde Doyle (D) : . Glenard P. Lipscomb (R) : . George A. Kasem (D) : . James Roosevelt (D) : . Harry R. Sheppard (D) : . James B. Utt (R) : . Dalip Singh Saund (D) : . Bob Wilson (politician), Bob Wilson (R)

List of United States representatives from Colorado, Colorado

: . Byron G. Rogers (D) : . Byron L. Johnson (D) : . John Chenoweth (Colorado politician), John Chenoweth (R) : . Wayne N. Aspinall (D)

List of United States representatives from Connecticut, Connecticut

: . Emilio Q. Daddario (D) : . Chester Bowles (D) : . Robert Giaimo (D) : . Donald J. Irwin (D) : . John S. Monagan (D) : . Frank Kowalski (D)

List of United States representatives from Delaware, Delaware

: . Harris McDowell (D)

List of United States representatives from Florida, Florida

: . William C. Cramer (R) : . Charles E. Bennett (politician), Charles E. Bennett (D) : . Bob Sikes (D) : . Dante Fascell (D) : . Syd Herlong (D) : . Paul Rogers (politician), Paul Rogers (D) : . James A. Haley (D) : . D. R. Matthews (D)

List of United States representatives from Georgia, Georgia

: . Prince Hulon Preston Jr. (D) : . J. L. Pilcher (D) : . Tic Forrester (D) : . John Flynt (D) : . James C. Davis (D) : . Carl Vinson (D) : . Harlan Mitchell (D) : . Iris Faircloth Blitch (D) : . Phillip M. Landrum (D) : . Paul Brown (Georgia politician), Paul Brown (D)

List of United States representatives from Hawaii, Hawaii

: . Daniel Inouye (D), from August 21, 1959 (newly admitted state)

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) : . William T. Murphy (D) : . Ed Derwinski (R) : . John C. Kluczynski (D) : . Thomas J. O'Brien (Illinois politician), Thomas J. O'Brien (D) : . Roland V. Libonati (D) : . Dan Rostenkowski (D) : . Sidney R. Yates (D) : . Harold R. Collier (R) : . Roman Pucinski (D) : . Charles A. Boyle (D), until November 4, 1959 : . Marguerite Stitt Church (R) : . Elmer J. Hoffman (R) : . Noah M. Mason (R) : . Leo E. Allen (R) : . Leslie C. Arends (R) : . Robert H. Michel (R) : . Robert B. Chiperfield (R) : . Edna O. Simpson (R) : . Peter F. Mack Jr. (D) : . William L. Springer (R) : . George E. Shipley (D) : .

(D) : . Kenneth J. Gray (D)

List of United States representatives from Indiana, Indiana

: . Ray Madden (D) : . Charles A. Halleck (R) : . John Brademas (D) : . E. Ross Adair (R) : . J. Edward Roush (D) : . Fred Wampler (politician), Fred Wampler (D) : . William G. Bray (R) : . Winfield K. Denton (D) : . Earl Hogan (D) : . Randall S. Harmon (D) : . Joseph W. Barr (D)

List of United States representatives from Iowa, Iowa

: . Fred Schwengel (R) : . Leonard G. Wolf (D) : . H. R. Gross (R) : . Steven V. Carter (D), until November 4, 1959 :: John Henry Kyl (R), from December 15, 1959 : . Neal Smith (politician), Neal Smith (D) : . Merwin Coad (D) : . Ben F. Jensen (R) : . Charles B. Hoeven (R)

List of United States representatives from Kansas, Kansas

: . William H. Avery (politician), William H. Avery (R) : . Newell A. George (D) : . Denver D. Hargis (D) : . Edward H. Rees (R) : . J. Floyd Breeding (D) : . Wint Smith (R)

List of United States representatives from Kentucky, Kentucky

: . Frank Stubblefield (D) : . William Natcher (D) : . Frank W. Burke (D) : . 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) : . Harold B. McSween (D)

List of United States representatives from Maine, Maine

: . James C. Oliver (D) : . Frank M. Coffin (D) : . Clifford McIntire (R)

List of United States representatives from Maryland, Maryland

: . Thomas Francis Johnson (D) : . Daniel Brewster (D) : . Edward Garmatz (D) : . George Hyde Fallon (D) : . Richard Lankford (D) : . John R. Foley (D) : . Samuel Friedel (D)

List of United States representatives from Massachusetts, Massachusetts

: . Silvio O. Conte (R) : . Edward Boland (D) : . Philip J. Philbin (D) : . Harold Donohue (D) : . Edith Nourse Rogers (R), until September 10, 1960 : . William H. Bates (R) : . Thomas J. Lane (D) : . Torbert Macdonald (D) : . Hastings Keith (R) : . Laurence Curtis (R) : . Tip O'Neill (D) : . John W. McCormack (D) : . James A. Burke (Massachusetts politician), James A. Burke (D) : . 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 E. Hoffman (R) : . Gerald Ford (R) : . Charles E. Chamberlain (R) : . James G. O'Hara (D) : . Alvin Morell Bentley (R) : . Robert P. Griffin (R) : . Al Cederberg (R) : . Victor A. Knox (R) : . John B. Bennett (R) : . Charles Diggs (D) : . Louis C. Rabaut (D) : . John D. Dingell Jr. (D) : . John Lesinski Jr. (D) : . Martha Griffiths (D) : . William Broomfield (R)

List of United States representatives from Minnesota, Minnesota

: . Al Quie (R) : . Ancher Nelsen (R) : . Roy Wier (DFL) : . Joseph Karth (DFL) : . Walter Judd (politician), Walter Judd (R) : . Fred Marshall (American politician), Fred Marshall (DFL) : . H. Carl Andersen (R) : . John Blatnik (DFL) : . Odin Langen (R)

List of United States representatives from Mississippi, Mississippi

: . Thomas Abernethy (politician), Thomas Abernethy (D) : . Jamie 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) : .

(D) : . George H. Christopher (D), until January 23, 1959 :: William J. Randall (D), from March 3, 1959 : . Richard W. Bolling (D) : . William R. Hull Jr. (D) : . Charles Harrison Brown (D) : . 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) : . LeRoy H. Anderson (D)

List of United States representatives from Nebraska, Nebraska

: . Phil Weaver (R) : . Glenn Cunningham (Nebraska politician), Glenn Cunningham (R) : . Lawrence Brock (D) : . Donald McGinley (D)

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) : . Perkins Bass (R)

List of United States representatives from New Jersey, New Jersey

: . William T. Cahill (R) : . Milton W. Glenn (R) : . James C. Auchincloss (R) : . Frank Thompson (D) : . Peter Frelinghuysen Jr. (R) : . Florence P. Dwyer (R) : . William B. Widnall (R) : . Gordon Canfield (R) : . Frank C. Osmers Jr. (R) : . Peter W. Rodino (D) : . Hugh Joseph Addonizio (D) : . George M. Wallhauser (R) : . Cornelius Gallagher (American politician), Cornelius Gallagher (D) : . Dominick V. Daniels (D)

List of United States representatives from New Mexico, New Mexico

: . Thomas G. Morris (D) : . Joseph Montoya (D)

List of United States representatives from New York, New York

: . Stuyvesant Wainwright (R) : . Steven Derounian (R) : . Frank J. Becker (R) : . Seymour Halpern (R) : . Albert H. Bosch (R), until December 31, 1960 : . Lester Holtzman (D) : . James J. Delaney (D) : . Victor Anfuso (D) : . Eugene J. Keogh (D) : . Edna F. Kelly (D) : . Emanuel Celler (D) : . Francis E. Dorn (R) : . Abraham J. Multer (D) : . John J. Rooney (politician), John J. Rooney (D) : . John H. Ray (R) : . Adam Clayton Powell Jr. (D) : . John Lindsay (R) : . Alfred E. Santangelo (D) : . Leonard Farbstein (D) : . Ludwig Teller (D) : . Herbert Zelenko (D) : . James C. Healey (D) : . Isidore Dollinger (D), until December 31, 1959 :: Jacob H. Gilbert (D), from March 8, 1960 : . Charles A. Buckley (D) : . Paul A. Fino (R) : . Edwin B. Dooley (R) : . Robert R. Barry (R) : . Katharine St. George (R) : . J. Ernest Wharton (R) : . Leo W. O'Brien (D) : . Dean P. Taylor (R) : . Samuel S. Stratton (D) : . Clarence E. Kilburn (R) : . Alexander Pirnie (R) : . R. Walter Riehlman (R) : . John Taber (R) : . Howard W. Robison (R) : . Jessica M. Weis (R) : . Harold C. Ostertag (R) : . William E. Miller (R) : . Thaddeus J. Dulski (D) : . John R. Pillion (R) : . Daniel A. Reed (politician), Daniel A. Reed (R), until February 19, 1959 :: Charles Goodell (R), from May 26, 1959

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) : . Ralph James Scott (D) : . Carl T. Durham (D) : . Alton Lennon (D) : . Alvin Paul Kitchin (D) : . Hugh Quincy Alexander (D) : . Charles R. Jonas (R) : . Basil Lee Whitener (D) : . David McKee Hall (D), until January 29, 1960 :: Roy A. Taylor (D), from June 25, 1960

List of United States representatives from North Dakota, North Dakota

: . Quentin Burdick (D-NPL), until August 8, 1960 : . Don L. Short (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) : . Del Latta (R) : . James G. Polk (D), until April 28, 1959 :: Ward Miller (R), from November 8, 1960 : . Clarence J. Brown (R) : . Jackson Edward Betts (R) : . Thomas L. Ashley (D) : . Walter H. Moeller (D) : . Robert E. Cook (D) : . Samuel L. Devine (R) : . Albert David Baumhart Jr. (R) : . William Hanes Ayres (R) : . John E. Henderson (R) : . Frank T. Bow (R) : . Robert W. Levering (D) : . 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) : . Toby Morris (politician), Toby Morris (D)

List of United States representatives from Oregon, Oregon

: . A. Walter Norblad (R) : . Al Ullman (D) : . Edith Green (D) : . Charles O. Porter (D)

List of United States representatives from Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania

: . William A. Barrett (D) : . Kathryn E. Granahan (D) : . James A. Byrne (D) : . Robert N. C. Nix Sr. (D) : . William J. Green Jr. (D) : . Herman Toll (D) : . William H. Milliken Jr. (R) : . Willard S. Curtin (R) : . Paul B. Dague (R) : . Stanley A. Prokop (D) : . Dan Flood (D) : . Ivor D. Fenton (R) : . John A. Lafore Jr. (R) : . George M. Rhodes (D) : . Francis E. Walter (D) : . Walter M. Mumma (R) : . Alvin Bush (R), until November 5, 1959 :: Herman T. Schneebeli (R), from April 26, 1960 : . Richard M. Simpson (R), until January 7, 1960 :: Douglas Hemphill Elliott (R), April 26, 1960 – June 19, 1960 :: J. Irving Whalley (R), from November 8, 1960 : . James M. Quigley (D) : . James E. Van Zandt (R) : . John Herman Dent (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) : . William S. Moorhead (D) : . Robert J. Corbett (R) : . Elmer J. Holland (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) : . John J. Riley (D) : . William Jennings Bryan Dorn (D) : . Robert T. Ashmore (D) : . Robert W. Hemphill (D) : . John L. McMillan (D)

List of United States representatives from South Dakota, South Dakota

: . George McGovern (D) : . E. Y. 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) : . J. Carlton Loser (D) : . Ross Bass (D) : . Tom J. Murray (D) : . Fats Everett (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) : . Lindley Beckworth (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 Andrew Young (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) : . Robert R. Casey (D)

List of United States representatives from Utah, Utah

: . Henry Aldous Dixon (R) : . David S. King (D)

List of United States representatives from Vermont, Vermont

: . William H. Meyer (D)

List of United States representatives from Virginia, Virginia

: . Thomas N. Downing (D) : . Porter Hardy Jr. (D) : . J. Vaughan Gary (D) : . Watkins Abbitt (D) : . William M. Tuck (D) : . Richard H. 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), until March 28, 1960 :: Julia Butler Hansen (D), from November 8, 1960 : . Catherine Dean May (R) : . Walt Horan (R) : . Thor C. Tollefson (R) : . Don Magnuson (D)

List of United States representatives from West Virginia, West Virginia

: . Arch A. Moore Jr. (R) : . Harley Orrin Staggers (D) : . Cleveland M. Bailey (D) : . Ken Hechler (D) : . Elizabeth Kee (D) : . John M. Slack Jr. (D)

List of United States representatives from Wisconsin, Wisconsin

: . Gerald T. Flynn (D) : . Robert Kastenmeier (D) : . Gardner R. Withrow (R) : . Clement 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

: . Keith Thomson (politician), Keith Thomson (R), until December 9, 1960

Non-voting members

: . John A. Burns (D), until August 21, 1959 : . Antonio Fernós-Isern (PPD)

Changes in membership

Senate

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Committees

Senate

* United States Senate Committee on Aeronautical and Space Sciences, Aeronautical and Space Sciences (Chairman:

; Ranking Member:

) * 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: A. Willis Robertson; Ranking Member: Homer Capehart) * United States Senate Committee on the District of Columbia, District of Columbia (Chairman: Alan Bible; Ranking Member: J. Glenn Beall) * United States Senate Committee on Finance, Finance (Chairman: Harry F. Byrd; Ranking Member: John J. Williams) * United States Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, Foreign Relations (Chairman:

; Ranking Member: Alexander Wiley) * United States Senate Committee on Government Operations, Government Operations (Chairman: John Little McClellan; Ranking Member: Karl E. Mundt) * United States Senate Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs, Interior and Insular Affairs (Chairman: James E. Murray; Ranking Member:

) * United States Senate Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce, Interstate and Foreign Commerce (Chairman: Warren G. Magnuson; Ranking Member: Andrew F. Schoeppel) * United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary, Judiciary (Chairman: Warren G. Magnuson; Ranking Member: Alexander Wiley) * Labor-Management Relations (Select) (Chairman: ; Ranking Member: ; Ranking Member: ) * United States Senate Committee on Labor and Public Welfare, Labor and Public Welfare (Chairman:

; Ranking Member:

) * National Water Resources (Select) (Chairman: ; Ranking Member: ) * Preserve Historical Records of the Senate (Special) (Chairman: ; Ranking Member: ) * United States Senate Committee on Post Office and Civil Service, Post Office and Civil Service (Chairman: Olin D. Johnston; Ranking Member:

) * United States Senate Committee on Public Works, Public Works (Chairman: Dennis Chavez; Ranking Member: Francis Case) * United States Senate Committee on Rules and Administration, Rules and Administration (Chairman: Thomas C. Hennings; Ranking Member: Carl T. Curtis) * United States Senate Select Committee on Small Business, Small Business (Select) (Chairman: John J. Sparkman) * Space and Aeronautics (Special) (Chairman: ; Ranking Member: ) * Unemployment Problems (Special) (Chairman: ; Ranking Member: ) * Committee of the whole, Whole

House of Representatives

* United States House Committee on Agriculture, Agriculture (Chairman: Harold D. Cooley; Ranking Member: Charles B. Hoeven) * 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: Leslie C. Arends) * United States House Committee on Banking and Currency, Banking and Currency (Chairman: Brent Spence; Ranking Member: Clarence E. Kilburn) * United States House Committee on the District of Columbia, District of Columbia (Chairman: John L. McMillan; Ranking Member: James C. Auchincloss) * United States House Committee on Education, Education and Labor (Chairman: Graham A. Barden; Ranking Member: Carroll D. Kearns) * United States House Committee on Foreign Affairs, Foreign Affairs (Chairman: Thomas E. Morgan; 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: Paul F. Schenck) * United States House Committee on Insular Affairs, Interior and Insular Affairs (Chairman: Wayne N. Aspinall; Ranking Member: John P. Saylor) * United States House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce, Interstate and Foreign Commerce (Chairman: Oren Harris; Ranking Member: John B. Bennett) **House Subcommittee on Legislative Oversight, Subcommittee on Legislative Oversight * United States House Committee on Judiciary, Judiciary (Chairman: Emanuel Celler; Ranking Member: William M. McCulloch) * 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: James C. Auchincloss) * United States House Committee on Rules, Rules (Chairman: Howard W. Smith; Ranking Member: Leo E. Allen) * United States House Committee on Science and Astronautics, Science and Astronautics (Chairman: Overton Brooks; Ranking Member: Joseph W. Martin Jr.) * 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: Donald L. Jackson) * 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: Wilbur D. Mills; Ranking Member: Richard M. Simpson) * 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) * Construction of a Building for a Museum of History and Technology for the Smithsonian * Defense Production (Chairman: Rep. Paul Brown (Georgia politician), Paul Brown; Vice Chairman: Sen. Homer Capehart) * Disposition of Executive Papers * Joint Economic Committee, Economic * Immigration and Nationality Policy (Chairman: Vacant; Vice Chairman: Vacant) * Legislative Budget * United States Congress Joint Committee on the Library, The Library (Chairman: Sen. Theodore Francis Green, Theodore F. Green; Vice Chairman: Rep. Omar Burleson) * 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. Clarence Cannon) * United States Congress Joint Committee on Taxation, Taxation (Chairman: Rep. Wilbur D. Mills; Vice Chairman: Sen. Harry F. Byrd) * Washington (DC) Metropolitan Problems

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 * 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: H. H. Morris * Reading Clerk of the United States House of Representatives, Reading Clerks: George J. Maurer (D) and Joe Bartlett (R) * Sergeant at Arms of the United States House of Representatives, Sergeant at Arms: Zeake W. Johnson Jr. * Chaplain of the United States House of Representatives, Chaplain: Bernard Braskamp - Presbyterian

Notes

References

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