1st: January 5, 1955 – August 2, 1955 2nd: January 3, 1956 – July 27, 1956
The Democratic Party won back majorities in both the House and Senate, thus giving them full control of Congress, although Republican Party won the Senate in the last Congress.
June 28, 1955: Flood Control and Coastal Emergency Act, Pub. L.Tooltip Public Law (United States) 84–99, 69 Stat. 194
July 11, 1955: To provide that all United States currency shall bear the inscription "In God We Trust", Pub. L.Tooltip Public Law (United States) 84–140, 69 Stat. 290, 31 U.S.C. § 5114(b)
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.
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.
Resigned December 31, 1956. Seat remained unfilled until next term.
Vacant
Committeesedit
Lists of committees and their party leaders for members of the House and Senate committees can be found through the Official Congressional Directory at the bottom of this article. The directory after the pages of terms of service lists committees of the Senate, House (Standing with Subcommittees, Select and Special) and Joint and, after that, House/Senate committee assignments. On the committees section of the House and Senate in the Official Congressional Directory, the committee's members on the first row on the left side shows the chairman of the committee and on the right side shows the ranking member of the committee.
^ ab When seated or oath administered, not necessarily when service began.
Referencesedit
Martis, Kenneth C. (1989). The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
Martis, Kenneth C. (1982). The Historical Atlas of United States Congressional Districts. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
External linksedit
U.S. Senate: Statistics and Lists
(PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on September 20, 2018. Retrieved June 6, 2016.
Official Congressional Directory for the 84th Congress, 1st Session.
Official Congressional Directory for the 84th Congress, 2nd Session.
Pocket Congressional Directory for the 84th Congress.
January 01, 1970
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The 84th United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government composed of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives 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 was based on the 1950 United States census 84th United States Congress83rd 85thUnited States Capitol 1956 January 3 1955 January 3 1957Members96 senators435 representatives3 non voting delegatesSenate majorityDemocraticSenate PresidentRichard Nixon R House majorityDemocraticHouse SpeakerSam Rayburn D Sessions1st January 5 1955 August 2 19552nd January 3 1956 July 27 1956 The Democratic Party won back majorities in both the House and Senate thus giving them full control of Congress although Republican Party won the Senate in the last Congress Contents 1 Major events 2 Major legislation 3 Party summary 3 1 Senate 3 2 House of Representatives 4 Leadership 4 1 Senate 4 1 1 Majority Democratic leadership 4 1 2 Minority Republican leadership 4 2 House of Representatives 4 2 1 Majority Democratic leadership 4 2 2 Minority Republican leadership 5 Caucuses 6 Members 6 1 Senate 6 1 1 Alabama 6 1 2 Arizona 6 1 3 Arkansas 6 1 4 California 6 1 5 Colorado 6 1 6 Connecticut 6 1 7 Delaware 6 1 8 Florida 6 1 9 Georgia 6 1 10 Idaho 6 1 11 Illinois 6 1 12 Indiana 6 1 13 Iowa 6 1 14 Kansas 6 1 15 Kentucky 6 1 16 Louisiana 6 1 17 Maine 6 1 18 Maryland 6 1 19 Massachusetts 6 1 20 Michigan 6 1 21 Minnesota 6 1 22 Mississippi 6 1 23 Missouri 6 1 24 Montana 6 1 25 Nebraska 6 1 26 Nevada 6 1 27 New Hampshire 6 1 28 New Jersey 6 1 29 New Mexico 6 1 30 New York 6 1 31 North Carolina 6 1 32 North Dakota 6 1 33 Ohio 6 1 34 Oklahoma 6 1 35 Oregon 6 1 36 Pennsylvania 6 1 37 Rhode Island 6 1 38 South Carolina 6 1 39 South Dakota 6 1 40 Tennessee 6 1 41 Texas 6 1 42 Utah 6 1 43 Vermont 6 1 44 Virginia 6 1 45 Washington 6 1 46 West Virginia 6 1 47 Wisconsin 6 1 48 Wyoming 6 2 House of Representatives 6 2 1 Alabama 6 2 2 Arizona 6 2 3 Arkansas 6 2 4 California 6 2 5 Colorado 6 2 6 Connecticut 6 2 7 Delaware 6 2 8 Florida 6 2 9 Georgia 6 2 10 Idaho 6 2 11 Illinois 6 2 12 Indiana 6 2 13 Iowa 6 2 14 Kansas 6 2 15 Kentucky 6 2 16 Louisiana 6 2 17 Maine 6 2 18 Maryland 6 2 19 Massachusetts 6 2 20 Michigan 6 2 21 Minnesota 6 2 22 Mississippi 6 2 23 Missouri 6 2 24 Montana 6 2 25 Nebraska 6 2 26 Nevada 6 2 27 New Hampshire 6 2 28 New Jersey 6 2 29 New Mexico 6 2 30 New York 6 2 31 North Carolina 6 2 32 North Dakota 6 2 33 Ohio 6 2 34 Oklahoma 6 2 35 Oregon 6 2 36 Pennsylvania 6 2 37 Rhode Island 6 2 38 South Carolina 6 2 39 South Dakota 6 2 40 Tennessee 6 2 41 Texas 6 2 42 Utah 6 2 43 Vermont 6 2 44 Virginia 6 2 45 Washington 6 2 46 West Virginia 6 2 47 Wisconsin 6 2 48 Wyoming 6 2 49 Non voting members 7 Changes in membership 7 1 Senate 7 2 House of Representatives 8 Committees 8 1 Senate 8 2 House of Representatives 8 3 Joint committees 9 Employees 9 1 Legislative branch agency directors 9 2 Senate 9 3 House of Representatives 10 See also 11 Notes 12 References 13 External linksMajor events editMain articles 1955 in the United States 1956 in the United States and 1957 in the United States January 28 1955 Congress authorized the President to use force to protect Taiwan from the People s Republic of China February 10 1955 The United States Navy helped the Republic of China evacuate Chinese Nationalist army and residents from the Tachen Islands to Taiwan 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 November 5 1955 Racial segregation was forbidden on trains and buses in U S interstate commerce December 1 1955 Rosa Parks was arrested for refusing to give up her seat on the bus to a white person December 5 1955 The American Federation of Labor and the Congress of Industrial Organizations merged to become the AFL CIO March 12 1956 96 Congressmen signed the Southern Manifesto a protest against the 1954 Supreme Court ruling Brown v Board of Education desegregating public education November 6 1956 United States elections 1956 1956 United States presidential election 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 party balance of the chamber remained unchanged as Republican and Democratic gains cancelled each other United States House of Representatives elections 1956 Republicans lost a net of two seats to the majority Democrats Major legislation editMain article List of United States federal legislation 1901 2001 84th United States Congress January 29 1955 Formosa Resolution March 31 1955 Career Incentive Act June 28 1955 Flood Control and Coastal Emergency Act Pub L Tooltip Public Law United States 84 99 69 Stat 194 July 11 1955 To provide that all United States currency shall bear the inscription In God We Trust Pub L Tooltip Public Law United States 84 140 69 Stat 290 31 U S C 5114 b July 14 1955 Air Pollution Control Act Pub L Tooltip Public Law United States 84 159 ch 360 69 Stat 322 July 23 1955 Multiple Surface Use Mining Act Pub L Tooltip Public Law United States 94 167 ch 730 68 Stat 708 August 9 1955 Reserve Forces Act Pub L Tooltip Public Law United States 84 305 69 Stat 598 August 11 1955 National Housing Act Capehart Act Pub L Tooltip Public Law United States 84 345 69 Stat 646 August 12 1955 Poliomyelitis Vaccination Assistance Act Pub L Tooltip Public Law United States 84 377 ch 863 69 Stat 704 April 11 1956 Colorado River Storage Project Act Pub L Tooltip Public Law United States 84 485 June 29 1956 Federal Aid Highway Act of 1956 National Interstate and Defense Highways Act Pub L Tooltip Public Law United States 84 627 July 30 1956 Health Research Facilities Act Pub L Tooltip Public Law United States 84 835 ch 779 70 Stat 717 August 8 1956 Fish and Wildlife Act of 1956 ch 1036 70 Stat 1119 16 U S C 742aParty summary editThe 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 Senate edit Party shading shows control Total Vacant Democratic D Independent I Republican R End of previous congress47 1 48 96 0 Begin48 1 47 96 0 End47049 Final voting share49 0 0 0 51 0 Beginning of next congress49 0 46 95 1 House of Representatives edit Party shading shows control Total Vacant Democratic D Independent I Republican R End of previous congress212 1 213 426 9 Begin231 0 203 434 1 End2282004287 Final voting share53 3 0 0 46 7 Beginning of next congress233 0 200 433 2Leadership editSenate edit nbsp Senate PresidentRichard Nixon R nbsp Senate President pro temporeWalter F George D President Richard Nixon R President pro tempore Walter F George D Majority Democratic leadership edit Majority Leader and Democratic Conference chairman Lyndon B Johnson Majority Whip Earle Clements Democratic Caucus Secretary Thomas C Hennings Jr Minority Republican leadership edit Minority Leader William Knowland Minority Whip Leverett Saltonstall Republican Conference chairman Eugene Millikin Republican Conference Secretary Milton Young National Senatorial Committee Chair Barry Goldwater Policy Committee Chairman Styles Bridges House of Representatives edit nbsp Speaker of the HouseSam Rayburn D Speaker Sam Rayburn D Majority Democratic leadership edit Majority Leader John W McCormack Majority Whip Carl Albert Democratic Caucus chairman John J Rooney Democratic Caucus Secretary Edna F Kelly Democratic Campaign Committee Chairman Michael J Kirwan Minority Republican leadership edit Minority Leader Joseph W Martin Jr Minority Whip Leslie C Arends Republican Conference chairman Clifford R Hope Policy Committee Chairman Joseph W Martin Jr Republican Campaign Committee Chairman Richard M SimpsonCaucuses editHouse Democratic Caucus Senate Democratic CaucusMembers editThis list is arranged by chamber then by state Senate edit 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 edit 2 John J Sparkman D 3 J Lister Hill D Arizona edit 1 Barry Goldwater R 3 Carl Hayden D Arkansas edit 2 John L McClellan D 3 J William Fulbright D California edit 1 William Knowland R 3 Thomas Kuchel R Colorado edit 2 Gordon Allott R 3 Eugene Millikin R Connecticut edit 1 William A Purtell R 3 Prescott Bush R Delaware edit 1 John J Williams R 2 J Allen Frear Jr D Florida edit 1 Spessard Holland D 3 George Smathers D Georgia edit 2 Richard Russell Jr D 3 Walter F George D Idaho edit 2 Henry Dworshak R 3 Herman Welker R Illinois edit 2 Paul Douglas D 3 Everett M Dirksen R Indiana edit 1 William E Jenner R 3 Homer E Capehart R Iowa edit 2 Thomas E Martin R 3 Bourke B Hickenlooper R Kansas edit 2 Andrew Frank Schoeppel R 3 Frank Carlson R Kentucky edit 2 Alben Barkley D until April 30 1956 Robert Humphreys D June 21 1956 November 6 1956 John Sherman Cooper R from November 7 1956 dd 3 Earle Clements D Louisiana edit 2 Allen J Ellender D 3 Russell B Long D Maine edit 1 Frederick G Payne R 2 Margaret Chase Smith R Maryland edit 1 James Glenn Beall R 3 John Marshall Butler R Massachusetts edit 1 John F Kennedy D 2 Leverett Saltonstall R Michigan edit 1 Charles E Potter R 2 Patrick V McNamara D Minnesota edit 1 Edward John Thye R 2 Hubert Humphrey DFL Mississippi edit 1 John C Stennis D 2 James Eastland D Missouri edit 1 Stuart Symington D 3 Thomas C Hennings Jr D Montana edit 1 Mike Mansfield D 2 James E Murray D Nebraska edit 1 Roman Hruska R 2 Carl Curtis R Nevada edit 1 George W Malone R 3 Alan Bible D New Hampshire edit 2 Styles Bridges R 3 Norris Cotton R New Jersey edit 1 Howard Alexander Smith R 2 Clifford P Case R New Mexico edit 1 Dennis Chavez D 2 Clinton P Anderson D New York edit 1 Irving Ives R 3 Herbert H Lehman D North Carolina edit 2 W Kerr Scott D 3 Sam Ervin D North Dakota edit 1 William Langer R NPL 3 Milton Young R Ohio edit 1 John W Bricker R 3 George H Bender R Oklahoma edit 2 Robert S Kerr D 3 A S Mike Monroney D Oregon edit 2 Richard L Neuberger D 3 Wayne Morse I changed to D April 30 1955 Pennsylvania edit 1 Edward Martin R 3 James H Duff R Rhode Island edit 1 John Pastore D 2 Theodore F Green D South Carolina edit 2 Strom Thurmond D until April 4 1956 Thomas A Wofford D April 5 1956 November 6 1956 Strom Thurmond D from November 7 1956 dd 3 Olin D Johnston D South Dakota edit 2 Karl E Mundt R 3 Francis Case R Tennessee edit 1 Albert Gore Sr D 2 Estes Kefauver D Texas edit 1 Price Daniel D 2 Lyndon B Johnson D Utah edit 1 Arthur Vivian Watkins R 3 Wallace F Bennett R Vermont edit 1 Ralph Flanders R 3 George Aiken R Virginia edit 1 Harry F Byrd D 2 A Willis Robertson D Washington edit 1 Henry M Jackson D 3 Warren G Magnuson D West Virginia edit 1 Harley M Kilgore D until February 28 1956 William Laird III D March 13 1956 November 6 1956 Chapman Revercomb R from November 7 1956 dd 2 Matthew M Neely D Wisconsin edit 1 Joseph McCarthy R 3 Alexander Wiley R Wyoming edit 1 Frank A Barrett R 2 Joseph C O Mahoney D nbsp Senators party membership by state at the opening of the 84th Congress in January 1955 2 Democrats 1 Democrat and 1 Republican 2 Republicans 1 Independent and 1 Democrat Senate majority leadership nbsp Democratic leaderLyndon B Johnson nbsp Democratic whipEarle Clements Senate minority leadership nbsp Republican leaderWilliam Knowland nbsp Republican whipLeverett Saltonstall House of Representatives edit The names of members of the House of Representatives are preceded by their district numbers Alabama edit 1 Frank W Boykin D 2 George M Grant D 3 George W Andrews D 4 Kenneth A Roberts D 5 Albert Rains D 6 Armistead I Selden Jr D 7 Carl Elliott D 8 Robert E Jones Jr D 9 George Huddleston Jr D Arizona edit 1 John Jacob Rhodes R 2 Stewart Udall D Arkansas edit 1 Ezekiel C Gathings D 2 Wilbur Mills D 3 James William Trimble D 4 Oren Harris D 5 Brooks Hays D 6 William F Norrell D California edit 1 Hubert B Scudder R 2 Clair Engle D 3 John E Moss D 4 William S Mailliard R 5 John F Shelley D 6 John F Baldwin Jr R 7 John J Allen Jr R 8 George P Miller D 9 J Arthur Younger R 10 Charles Gubser R 11 J Leroy Johnson R 12 B F Sisk D 13 Charles M Teague R 14 Harlan Hagen D 15 Gordon L McDonough R 16 Donald L Jackson R 17 Cecil R King D 18 Craig Hosmer R 19 Chester E Holifield D 20 John Carl Hinshaw R until August 5 1956 21 Edgar W Hiestand R 22 Joseph F Holt R 23 Clyde Doyle D 24 Glenard P Lipscomb R 25 Patrick J Hillings R 26 James Roosevelt D 27 Harry R Sheppard D 28 James B Utt R 29 John R Phillips R 30 Bob Wilson R Colorado edit 1 Byron G Rogers D 2 William S Hill R 3 John Chenoweth R 4 Wayne N Aspinall D Connecticut edit 1 Thomas J Dodd D 2 Horace Seely Brown Jr R 3 Albert W Cretella R 4 Albert P Morano R 5 James T Patterson R At large Antoni Sadlak R Delaware edit At large Harris McDowell D Florida edit 1 William C Cramer R 2 Charles E Bennett D 3 Robert L F Sikes D 4 Dante Fascell D 5 Syd Herlong D 6 Paul Rogers D from January 11 1955 7 James A Haley D 8 Donald Ray Matthews D Georgia edit 1 Prince Hulon Preston Jr D 2 J L Pilcher D 3 Tic Forrester D 4 John Flynt D 5 James C Davis D 6 Carl Vinson D 7 Henderson Lovelace Lanham D 8 Iris Faircloth Blitch D 9 Phillip M Landrum D 10 Paul Brown D Idaho edit 1 Gracie Pfost D 2 Hamer H Budge R Illinois edit 1 William L Dawson D 2 Barratt O Hara D 3 James C Murray D 4 William E McVey R 5 John C Kluczynski D 6 Thomas J O Brien D 7 James Bowler D 8 Thomas S Gordon D 9 Sidney R Yates D 10 Richard W Hoffman R 11 Timothy P Sheehan R 12 Charles A Boyle D 13 Marguerite S Church R 14 Chauncey W Reed R until February 9 1956 15 Noah M Mason R 16 Leo E Allen R 17 Leslie C Arends R 18 Harold H Velde R 19 Robert B Chiperfield R 20 Sid Simpson R 21 Peter F Mack Jr D 22 William L Springer R 23 Charles W Vursell R 24 Melvin Price D 25 Kenneth J Gray D Indiana edit 1 Ray Madden D 2 Charles A Halleck R 3 Shepard J Crumpacker Jr R 4 E Ross Adair R 5 John V Beamer R 6 Cecil M Harden R 7 William G Bray R 8 Winfield K Denton D 9 Earl Wilson R 10 Ralph Harvey R 11 Charles B Brownson R Iowa edit 1 Fred Schwengel R 2 Henry O Talle R 3 H R Gross R 4 Karl M LeCompte R 5 Paul H Cunningham R 6 James I Dolliver R 7 Ben F Jensen R 8 Charles B Hoeven R Kansas edit 1 William H Avery R 2 Errett P Scrivner R 3 Myron V George R 4 Edward Herbert Rees R 5 Clifford R Hope R 6 Wint Smith R Kentucky edit 1 Noble J Gregory D 2 William Natcher D 3 John M Robsion Jr R 4 Frank Chelf D 5 Brent Spence D 6 John C Watts D 7 Carl D Perkins D 8 Eugene Siler R Louisiana edit 1 F Edward Hebert D 2 Hale Boggs D 3 Edwin E Willis D 4 Overton Brooks D 5 Otto Passman D 6 James H Morrison D 7 T Ashton Thompson D 8 George S Long D Maine edit 1 Robert Hale R 2 Charles P Nelson R 3 Clifford McIntire R Maryland edit 1 Edward Tylor Miller R 2 James Devereux R 3 Edward Garmatz D 4 George Hyde Fallon D 5 Richard Lankford D 6 DeWitt Hyde R 7 Samuel Friedel D Massachusetts edit 1 John W Heselton R 2 Edward Boland D 3 Philip J Philbin D 4 Harold Donohue D 5 Edith Nourse Rogers R 6 William H Bates R 7 Thomas J Lane D 8 Torbert Macdonald D 9 Donald W Nicholson R 10 Laurence Curtis R 11 Tip O Neill D 12 John W McCormack D 13 Richard B Wigglesworth R 14 Joseph W Martin Jr R Michigan edit 1 Thaddeus M Machrowicz D 2 George Meader R 3 August E Johansen R 4 Clare Hoffman R 5 Gerald Ford R 6 Donald Hayworth D 7 Jesse P Wolcott R 8 Alvin Morell Bentley R 9 Ruth Thompson R 10 Elford Albin Cederberg R 11 Victor A Knox R 12 John B Bennett R 13 Charles Diggs D 14 Louis C Rabaut D 15 John D Dingell Sr D until September 19 1955 John D Dingell Jr D from December 13 1955 dd 16 John Lesinski Jr D 17 Martha Griffiths D 18 George A Dondero R Minnesota edit 1 August H Andresen R 2 Joseph P O Hara R 3 Roy Wier DFL 4 Eugene McCarthy DFL 5 Walter Judd R 6 Fred Marshall DFL 7 Herman Carl Andersen R 8 John Blatnik DFL 9 Coya Knutson DFL Mississippi edit 1 Thomas Abernethy D 2 Jamie L Whitten D 3 Frank Ellis Smith D 4 John Bell Williams D 5 W Arthur Winstead D 6 William M Colmer D Missouri edit 1 Frank M Karsten D 2 Thomas B Curtis R 3 Leonor Sullivan D 4 George H Christopher D 5 Richard Walker Bolling D 6 William Raleigh Hull Jr D 7 Dewey Short R 8 A S J Carnahan D 9 Clarence Cannon D 10 Paul C Jones D 11 Morgan M Moulder D Montana edit 1 Lee Metcalf D 2 Orvin B Fjare R Nebraska edit 1 Phillip Hart Weaver R 2 Jackson B Chase R 3 Robert Dinsmore Harrison R 4 Arthur L Miller R Nevada edit At large Clarence Clifton Young R New Hampshire edit 1 Chester Earl Merrow R 2 Perkins Bass R New Jersey edit 1 Charles A Wolverton R 2 T Millet Hand R until December 26 1956 3 James C Auchincloss R 4 Frank Thompson D 5 Peter Frelinghuysen Jr R 6 Harrison A Williams D 7 William B Widnall R 8 Gordon Canfield R 9 Frank C Osmers Jr R 10 Peter W Rodino D 11 Hugh Joseph Addonizio D 12 Robert Kean R 13 Alfred Dennis Sieminski D 14 T James Tumulty D New Mexico edit Both representatives were elected statewide on a general ticket At large Antonio M Fernandez D until November 7 1956 At large John J Dempsey D New York edit 1 Stuyvesant Wainwright R 2 Steven Derounian R 3 Frank J Becker R 4 Henry J Latham R 5 Albert H Bosch R 6 Lester Holtzman D 7 James J Delaney D 8 Victor Anfuso D 9 Eugene James Keogh D 10 Edna F Kelly D 11 Emanuel Celler D 12 Francis E Dorn R 13 Abraham J Multer D 14 John J Rooney D 15 John H Ray R 16 Adam Clayton Powell Jr D 17 Frederic Rene Coudert Jr R 18 James G Donovan D 19 Arthur George Klein D until December 31 1956 20 Irwin D Davidson D L until December 31 1956 21 Herbert Zelenko D 22 Sidney A Fine D until January 2 1956 James C Healey D from February 7 1956 dd 23 Isidore Dollinger D 24 Charles A Buckley D 25 Paul A Fino R 26 Ralph A Gamble R 27 Ralph W Gwinn R 28 Katharine St George R 29 J Ernest Wharton R 30 Leo W O Brien D 31 Dean P Taylor R 32 Bernard W Kearney R 33 Clarence E Kilburn R 34 William R Williams R 35 R Walter Riehlman R 36 John Taber R 37 W Sterling Cole R 38 Kenneth Keating R 39 Harold C Ostertag R 40 William E Miller R 41 Edmund P Radwan R 42 John R Pillion R 43 Daniel A Reed R North Carolina edit 1 Herbert Covington Bonner D 2 Lawrence H Fountain D 3 Graham A Barden D 4 Harold D Cooley D 5 Richard Thurmond Chatham D 6 Carl T Durham D 7 Frank Ertel Carlyle D 8 Charles B Deane D 9 Hugh Quincy Alexander D 10 Charles R Jonas R 11 Woodrow W Jones D 12 George A Shuford D North Dakota edit Both representatives were elected statewide on a general ticket At large Usher L Burdick R NPL At large Otto Krueger R Ohio edit 1 Gordon H Scherer R 2 William E Hess R 3 Paul F Schenck R 4 William Moore McCulloch R 5 Cliff Clevenger R 6 James G Polk D 7 Clarence J Brown R 8 Jackson Edward Betts R 9 Thomas L Ashley D 10 Thomas A Jenkins R 11 Oliver P Bolton R 12 John M Vorys R 13 Albert David Baumhart Jr R 14 William Hanes Ayres R 15 John E Henderson R 16 Frank T Bow R 17 J Harry McGregor R 18 Wayne Hays D 19 Michael J Kirwan D 20 Michael A Feighan D 21 Charles Vanik D 22 Frances P Bolton R 23 William Edwin Minshall Jr R Oklahoma edit 1 Page Belcher R 2 Ed Edmondson D 3 Carl Albert D 4 Tom Steed D 5 John Jarman D 6 Victor Wickersham D Oregon edit 1 A Walter Norblad R 2 Sam Coon R 3 Edith Green D 4 Harris Ellsworth R Pennsylvania edit 1 William A Barrett D 2 William T Granahan D until May 25 1956 Kathryn E Granahan D from November 6 1956 dd 3 James A Byrne D 4 Earl Chudoff D 5 William J Green Jr D 6 Hugh Scott R 7 Benjamin F James R 8 Karl C King R 9 Paul B Dague R 10 Joseph L Carrigg R 11 Dan Flood D 12 Ivor D Fenton R 13 Samuel K McConnell Jr R 14 George M Rhodes D 15 Francis E Walter D 16 Walter M Mumma R 17 Alvin Bush R 18 Richard M Simpson R 19 James M Quigley D 20 James E Van Zandt R 21 Augustine B Kelley D 22 John P Saylor R 23 Leon H Gavin R 24 Carroll D Kearns R 25 Frank M Clark D 26 Thomas E Morgan D 27 James G Fulton R 28 Herman P Eberharter D 29 Robert J Corbett R 30 Vera Buchanan D until November 26 1955 Elmer J Holland D from January 24 1956 dd Rhode Island edit 1 Aime Forand D 2 John E Fogarty D South Carolina edit 1 L Mendel Rivers D 2 John J Riley D 3 William Jennings Bryan Dorn D 4 Robert T Ashmore D 5 James P Richards D 6 John L McMillan D South Dakota edit 1 Harold Lovre R 2 Ellis Yarnal Berry R Tennessee edit 1 B Carroll Reece R 2 Howard Baker Sr R 3 James B Frazier Jr D 4 Joe L Evins D 5 Percy Priest D until October 12 1956 6 Ross Bass D 7 Tom J Murray D 8 Jere Cooper D 9 Clifford Davis D Texas edit 1 Wright Patman D 2 Jack Brooks D 3 Brady P Gentry D 4 Sam Rayburn D 5 Bruce Alger R 6 Olin E Teague D 7 John Dowdy D 8 Albert Thomas D 9 Clark W Thompson D 10 Homer Thornberry D 11 William R Poage D 12 Jim Wright D 13 Frank N Ikard D 14 John J Bell D 15 Joe M Kilgore D 16 J T Rutherford D 17 Omar Burleson D 18 Walter E Rogers D 19 George H Mahon D 20 Paul J Kilday D 21 O C Fisher D At large Martin Dies Jr D Utah edit 1 Henry Aldous Dixon R 2 William A Dawson R Vermont edit At large Winston L Prouty R Virginia edit 1 Edward J Robeson Jr D 2 Porter Hardy Jr D 3 J Vaughan Gary D 4 Watkins Moorman Abbitt D 5 William M Tuck D 6 Richard Harding Poff R 7 Burr Harrison D 8 Howard W Smith D 9 W Pat Jennings D 10 Joel Broyhill R Washington edit 1 Thomas Pelly R 2 Jack Westland R 3 Russell V Mack R 4 Hal Holmes R 5 Walt Horan R 6 Thor C Tollefson R At large Donald H Magnuson D West Virginia edit 1 Bob Mollohan D 2 Harley Orrin Staggers D 3 Cleveland M Bailey D 4 Maurice G Burnside D 5 Elizabeth Kee D 6 Robert Byrd D Wisconsin edit 1 Lawrence H Smith R 2 Glenn Robert Davis R 3 Gardner R Withrow R 4 Clement J Zablocki D 5 Henry S Reuss D 6 William Van Pelt R 7 Melvin Laird R 8 John W Byrnes R 9 Lester Johnson D 10 Alvin O Konski R Wyoming edit At large Edwin Keith Thomson R Non voting members edit Alaska Territory Bob Bartlett D Hawaii Territory Mary Elizabeth Pruett Farrington R Puerto Rico Antonio Fernos Isern PPD nbsp House seats by party holding plurality in state 80 to 100 Democratic 80 to 100 Republican 60 to 80 Democratic 60 to 80 Republican Up to 60 Democratic Up to 60 Republican nbsp House Majority LeaderJohn W McCormack D nbsp House Majority WhipLeverett Saltonstall D nbsp House Minority LeaderJoseph W Martin Jr R nbsp House Minority WhipLeslie C Arends R Changes in membership editThe count below reflects changes from the beginning of this Congress Senate edit Replacements 3 Democratic 1 net loss Independent Democratic 1 net loss Republican 2 net gain Deaths 2 Resignations 1 Interim appointments 3 Total seats with changes 3 See also List of special elections to the United States Senate Senate changes State class Vacated by Reason for change Successor Date of successor s formal installation a Oregon 3 Wayne Morse I Changed Political Parties February 17 1955 Wayne Morse D February 17 1955 West Virginia 1 Harley M Kilgore D Died February 28 1956 William Laird III D March 13 1956 South Carolina 2 Strom Thurmond ID Resigned April 4 1956 to trigger a contested primary as promised to voters Thomas A Wofford D April 5 1956 Kentucky 2 Alben W Barkley D Died April 30 1956 Robert Humphreys D June 21 1956 Kentucky 2 Robert Humphreys D Successor elected November 6 1956 John Sherman Cooper R November 7 1956 South Carolina 2 Thomas A Wofford D Successor elected November 6 1956 Strom Thurmond D November 7 1956 West Virginia 1 William Laird III D Successor elected November 6 1956 Chapman Revercomb R November 7 1956 House of Representatives edit Replacements 5 Democratic no net change Republican no net change Deaths 9 Resignations 3 Total seats with changes 12 See also List of special elections to the United States House of Representatives House changes District Vacated by Reason for change Successor Date of successor s formal installation a Florida 6th Vacant Rep Dwight L Rogers died during the previous congress after having been re elected Successor elected January 11 1955 Paul Rogers D January 11 1955 Michigan 15th John Dingell Sr D Died September 19 1955 Successor elected December 13 1955 John Dingell D December 13 1955 Pennsylvania 30th Vera Buchanan D Died November 26 1955 Successor elected January 24 1956 Elmer J Holland D January 24 1956 New York 22nd Sidney A Fine D Resigned January 2 1956 Successor elected February 7 1956 James C Healey D February 7 1956 Illinois 14th Chauncey W Reed R Died February 9 1956Seat remained unfilled until next term Vacant Pennsylvania 2nd William T Granahan D Died May 25 1956 Successor elected November 6 1956 Kathryn E Granahan D November 6 1956 California 20th John Carl Hinshaw R Died August 5 1956 Seat remained unfilled until next term Vacant Tennessee 5th Percy Priest D Died October 12 1956 Seat remained unfilled until next term Vacant New Mexico at large Antonio M Fernandez D Died November 7 1956 Seat remained unfilled until next term Vacant New Jersey 2nd T Millet Hand R Died December 26 1956 Seat remained unfilled until next term Vacant New York 19th Arthur George Klein D Resigned December 31 1956 after being elected to the New York Supreme Court Seat remained unfilled until next term Vacant New York 20th Irwin D Davidson DL Resigned December 31 1956 Seat remained unfilled until next term VacantCommittees editLists of committees and their party leaders for members of the House and Senate committees can be found through the Official Congressional Directory at the bottom of this article The directory after the pages of terms of service lists committees of the Senate House Standing with Subcommittees Select and Special and Joint and after that House Senate committee assignments On the committees section of the House and Senate in the Official Congressional Directory the committee s members on the first row on the left side shows the chairman of the committee and on the right side shows the ranking member of the committee Senate edit Agriculture and Forestry Chairman Allen J Ellender Ranking Member George D Aiken Appropriations Chairman Carl Hayden Ranking Member Styles Bridges Armed Services Chairman Richard B Russell Ranking Member Styles Bridges Banking and Currency Chairman J William Fulbright Ranking Member Homer Capehart Contribution Investigation Select District of Columbia Chairman Matthew M Neely Ranking Member J Glenn Beall Finance Chairman Harry F Byrd Ranking Member Eugene D Millikin Foreign Relations Chairman Walter F George Ranking Member Alexander Wiley Foreign Aid Program Special Government Operations Chairman John Little McClellan Ranking Member Joseph McCarthy Interior and Insular Affairs Chairman James E Murray Ranking Member Eugene D Millikin Interstate and Foreign Commerce Chairman Warren G Magnuson Ranking Member John W Bricker Judiciary Chairman Harley M Kilgore Ranking Member Alexander Wiley Labor and Public Welfare Chairman J Lister Hill Ranking Member H Alexander Smith Political Activities Lobbying and Campaign Contributions Special Post Office and Civil Service Chairman Olin D Johnston Ranking Member Frank Carlson Public Works Chairman Dennis Chavez Ranking Member Edward Martin Rules and Administration Chairman Theodore F Green Ranking Member William E Jenner Senate Reception Room Special Chairman data missing Ranking Member data missing Small Business Select Chairman John J Sparkman Whole House of Representatives edit Agriculture Chairman Harold D Cooley Ranking Member Clifford R Hope Appropriations Chairman Clarence Cannon Ranking Member John Taber Armed Services Chairman Carl Vinson Ranking Member Dewey J Short Banking and Currency Chairman Brent Spence Ranking Member Jesse P Wolcott Benefits for Dependents of Armed Services Veterans Select Chairman Porter Hardy Jr Defense Production Chairman data missing Ranking Member data missing District of Columbia Chairman John L McMillan Ranking Member Sid Simpson Education and Labor Chairman Graham A Barden Ranking Member Samuel K McConnell Jr Foreign Affairs Chairman James P Richards Ranking Member Robert B Chiperfield Government Operations Chairman William L Dawson Ranking Member Clare E Hoffman House Administration Chairman Omar Burleson Ranking Member Karl M LeCompte Investigate the Incorporation of the Baltic States into the U S S R Select Chairman data missing Ranking Member data missing Interior and Insular Affairs Chairman Clair Engle Ranking Member A L Miller Interstate and Foreign Commerce Chairman J Percy Priest Ranking Member Charles A Wolverton Judiciary Chairman Emanuel Celler Ranking Member Chauncey W Reed then Kenneth B Keating Merchant Marine and Fisheries Chairman Herbert C Bonner Ranking Member Thor C Tollefson Post Office and Civil Service Chairman Tom J Murray Ranking Member Edward H Rees Public Works Chairman Charles A Buckley Ranking Member George A Dondero Rules Chairman Howard W Smith Ranking Member Leo E Allen Small Business Select Chairman Wright Patman Standards of Official Conduct Un American Activities Chairman Francis E Walter Ranking Member Harold H Velde Veterans Affairs Chairman Olin E Teague Ranking Member Edith Nourse Rogers Ways and Means Chairman Jere Cooper Ranking Member Daniel A Reed Whole Joint committees edit Atomic Energy Chairman Sen Clinton P Anderson Vice Chairman Rep Carl T Durham Conditions of Indian Tribes Special Construction of a Building for a Museum of History and Technology for the Smithsonian Defense Production Disposition of Executive Papers Economic Immigration and Nationality Policy Chairman Sen Arthur V Watkins Legislative Budget The Library Chairman Omar Burleson Vice Chairman Theodore F Green Navajo Hopi Indian Administration Printing Chairman Sen Carl Hayden Vice Chairman Rep Omar Burleson Reduction of Nonessential Federal Expenditures Chairman Sen Harry F Byrd Vice Chairman Rep Daniel A Reed Taxation Chairman Rep Jere Cooper Vice Chairman Sen Paul H Douglas Employees editLegislative branch agency directors edit Architect of the Capitol J George Stewart Attending Physician of the United States Congress George Calver Comptroller General of the United States Joseph Campbell Librarian of Congress Lawrence Quincy Mumford Public Printer of the United States Raymond Blattenberger Senate edit Chaplain Frederick Brown Harris Methodist Parliamentarian Charles Watkins Secretary Felton McLellan Johnston Librarian Richard D Hupman Secretary for the Majority Robert G Baker Secretary for the Minority J Mark Trice Sergeant at Arms Joseph C Duke House of Representatives edit Clerk Ralph R Roberts Sergeant at Arms Zeake W Johnson Jr Doorkeeper William Mosley Fishbait Miller Postmaster H H Morris Parliamentarian Lewis Deschler Reading Clerks George J Maurer D and Alney E Chaffee R Chaplain Bernard Braskamp Presbyterian See also edit1954 United States elections elections leading to this Congress 1954 United States Senate elections 1954 United States House of Representatives elections 1956 United States elections elections during this Congress leading to the next Congress 1956 United States presidential election 1956 United States Senate elections 1956 United States House of Representatives electionsNotes edit a b When seated or oath administered not necessarily when service began References editMartis Kenneth C 1989 The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress New York Macmillan Publishing Company Martis Kenneth C 1982 The Historical Atlas of United States Congressional Districts New York Macmillan Publishing Company External links editBiographical Directory of the U S Congress U S House of Representatives Congressional History U S Senate Statistics and Lists House of Representatives Session Calendar for the 84th Congress PDF Archived from the original PDF on September 20 2018 Retrieved June 6 2016 Official Congressional Directory for the 84th Congress 1st Session Official Congressional Directory for the 84th Congress 2nd Session Pocket Congressional Directory for the 84th Congress Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 84th United States Congress amp oldid 1211903046, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
