The 84th United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, composed of the

United States Senate The United States Senate is the upper chamber of the United States Congress, with the House of Representatives being the lower chamber. Together they compose the national bicameral legislature of the United States. The composition and pow ...

and the

United States House of Representatives The United States House of Representatives, often referred to as the House of Representatives, the U.S. House, or simply the House, is the Lower house, lower chamber of the United States Congress, with the United States Senate, Senate being ...

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

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

was based on the Seventeenth Census of the United States in 1950. The

Democratic Party Democratic Party most often refers to: *Democratic Party (United States) Democratic Party and similar terms may also refer to: Active parties Africa *Botswana Democratic Party *Democratic Party of Equatorial Guinea *Gabonese Democratic Party *Demo ...

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.

Major events

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

Taiwan Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia, at the junction of the East and South China Seas in the northwestern Pacific Ocean, with the People's Republic of China (PRC) to the northwest, Japan to the nort ...

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

United States Navy The United States Navy (USN) is the maritime service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the eight uniformed services of the United States. It is the largest and most powerful navy in the world, with the estimated tonnage ...

helped the

Republic of China Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia, at the junction of the East and South China Seas in the northwestern Pacific Ocean, with the People's Republic of China (PRC) to the northwest, Japan to the northeast ...

evacuate Chinese Nationalist army and residents from the

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

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

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

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

Rosa Parks Rosa Louise McCauley Parks (February 4, 1913 – October 24, 2005) was an American activist in the civil rights movement best known for her pivotal role in the Montgomery bus boycott. The United States Congress has honored her as "the ...

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

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

and the

Congress of Industrial Organizations The Congress of Industrial Organizations (CIO) was a federation of unions that organized workers in industrial unions in the United States and Canada from 1935 to 1955. Originally created in 1935 as a committee within the American Federation of ...

merged to become the

AFL–CIO The American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL–CIO) is the largest federation of unions in the United States. It is made up of 56 national and international unions, together representing more than 12 million ac ...

. * March 12, 1956: 96 Congressmen signed the

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

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

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

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

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

United States House of Representatives elections, 1956 The 1956 United States House of Representatives elections was an election for the United States House of Representatives in 1956 which coincided with the re-election of President Dwight D. Eisenhower. With no major national issues and the econ ...

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

Major legislation

* January 29, 1955: Formosa Resolution * March 31, 1955: Career Incentive Act * June 28, 1955: Flood Control and Coastal Emergency Act, , * July 11, 1955: To provide that all United States currency shall bear the inscription "

In God We Trust "In God We Trust" (also rendered as "In God we trust") is the United States national motto, official motto of the United States and of the U.S. state of Florida. It was adopted by the U.S. Congress in 1956, replacing ("Out of many, one"), whic ...

", , , * July 14, 1955:

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

, , ch. 360, * July 23, 1955: Multiple Surface Use Mining Act, , ch. 730, * August 9, 1955: Reserve Forces Act, , * August 11, 1955: National Housing Act (" Capehart Act"), , * August 12, 1955:

Poliomyelitis Vaccination Assistance Act Poliomyelitis, commonly shortened to polio, is an infectious disease caused by the poliovirus. Approximately 70% of cases are asymptomatic; mild symptoms which can occur include sore throat and fever; in a proportion of cases more severe sym ...

, , ch. 863, * April 11, 1956:

Colorado River Storage Project Act Colorado (, other variants) is a state in the Mountain states, Mountain West subregion of the Western United States. It encompasses most of the Southern Rocky Mountains, as well as the northeastern portion of the Colorado Plateau and the wes ...

, * June 29, 1956:

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

, (National Interstate and Defense Highways Act), * July 30, 1956: Health Research Facilities Act, , ch. 779, * August 8, 1956: Fish and Wildlife Act of 1956, ch. 1036, ,

Party summary

The count below identifies party affiliations at the beginning of the first session of this Congress, and includes members from vacancies and newly admitted states, when they were first seated. Changes resulting from subsequent replacements are shown below in the "Changes in membership" section.

Senate

House of Representatives

Leadership

Senate

175px, Senate President
Richard Nixon (R) Walter George (D-GA)

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: Automobiles * Nissan President, a 1966–2010 Japanese ful ...

Richard Nixon Richard Milhous Nixon (January 9, 1913April 22, 1994) was the 37th president of the United States, serving from 1969 to 1974. A member of the Republican Party, he previously served as a representative and senator from California and was ...

(R) * President pro tempore:

Walter F. George Walter Franklin George (January 29, 1878 – August 4, 1957) was an American politician from the state of Georgia. He was a longtime Democratic United States Senator from 1922 to 1957 and was President pro tempore of the United States Sen ...

(D)

Majority (Democratic) leadership

Majority Leader In U.S. politics (as well as in some other countries utilizing the presidential system), the majority floor leader is a partisan position in a legislative body.

and Democratic Conference chairman:

Lyndon B. Johnson Lyndon Baines Johnson (; August 27, 1908January 22, 1973), often referred to by his initials LBJ, was an American politician who served as the 36th president of the United States from 1963 to 1969. He had previously served as the 37th vice ...

Majority Whip A whip is an official of a political party whose task is to ensure party discipline in a legislature. This means ensuring that members of the party vote according to the party platform, rather than according to their own individual ideology ...

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

* Democratic Caucus Secretary:

Thomas C. Hennings Jr. Thomas Carey Hennings Jr. (June 25, 1903September 13, 1960) was an American political figure from Missouri. He was a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives (from 1935 until 1940) and the United States Senate (from 1951 u ...

Minority (Republican) leadership

* Minority Leader:

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

Minority Whip The positions of majority leader and minority leader are held by two United States senators and members of the party leadership of the United States Senate. They serve as the chief spokespersons for their respective political parties holding t ...

Leverett Saltonstall Leverett A. Saltonstall (September 1, 1892June 17, 1979) was an American lawyer and politician from Massachusetts. He served three two-year terms as the 55th Governor of Massachusetts, and for more than twenty years as a United States senator ...

Republican Conference chairman The Senate Republican Conference is the formal organization of the Republican Senators in the United States Senate, who currently number 50. Over the last century, the mission of the conference has expanded and been shaped as a means of informin ...

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

* Republican Conference Secretary:

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 the ...

* National Senatorial Committee Chair: Barry Goldwater * Policy Committee Chairman: Styles Bridges

House of Representatives

Speaker Speaker may refer to: Society and politics * Speaker (politics), the presiding officer in a legislative assembly * Public speaker, one who gives a speech or lecture * A person producing speech: the producer of a given utterance, especially: ** I ...

: Sam Rayburn (D)

Majority (Democratic) leadership

Majority Leader In U.S. politics (as well as in some other countries utilizing the presidential system), the majority floor leader is a partisan position in a legislative body.

John W. McCormack John William McCormack (December 21, 1891 – November 22, 1980) was an American politician from Boston, Massachusetts. An attorney and a Democrat, McCormack served in the United States Army during World War I, and afterwards won terms in both th ...

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

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

Michael J. Kirwan Michael Joseph Kirwan (December 2, 1886 – July 27, 1970) was an American Democratic Party (United States), Democratic politician from Ohio who served as a United States House of Representatives, Representative to the United States Congress ...

Minority (Republican) leadership

* Minority Leader: Joseph W. Martin Jr. *

Leslie C. Arends Leslie Cornelius Arends (September 27, 1895July 17, 1985) was a Republican politician from Illinois who served in the United States House of Representatives from 1935 until 1974. A native and lifelong resident of Melvin, Illinois, Arends attend ...

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

Richard M. Simpson Richard Murray Simpson (August 30, 1900 – January 7, 1960) was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania. Richard Simpson was born in Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, the son of Warren Brown and Sue Simpson. His fat ...

Caucuses

House Democratic Caucus The House Democratic Caucus is a congressional caucus composed of all Democratic Representatives in the United States House of Representatives and is responsible for nominating and electing the Democratic Party leadership in the chamber. In its ...

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 117th Cong ...

Members

This list is arranged by chamber, then by state.

Senate

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

Alabama (We dare defend our rights) , anthem = "Alabama (state song), Alabama" , image_map = Alabama in United States.svg , seat = Montgomery, Alabama, Montgomery , LargestCity = Huntsville, Alabama, Huntsville , LargestCounty = Baldwin County, Al ...

: 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 St ...

(D) : 3. J. Lister Hill (D)

Arizona Arizona ( ; nv, Hoozdo Hahoodzo ; ood, Alĭ ṣonak ) is a state in the Southwestern United States. It is the 6th largest and the 14th most populous of the 50 states. Its capital and largest city is Phoenix. Arizona is part of the Fou ...

: 1. Barry Goldwater (R) : 3.

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

(D)

Arkansas Arkansas ( ) is a landlocked state in the South Central United States. It is bordered by Missouri to the north, Tennessee and Mississippi to the east, Louisiana to the south, and Texas and Oklahoma to the west. Its name is from the Osage ...

: 2.

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

(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, located along the West Coast of the United States, Pacific Coast. With nearly 39.2million residents across a total area of approximately , it is the List of states and territori ...

: 1.

(R) : 3.

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

(R)

Colorado Colorado (, other variants) is a state in the Mountain West subregion of the Western United States. It encompasses most of the Southern Rocky Mountains, as well as the northeastern portion of the Colorado Plateau and the western edge of t ...

: 2.

Gordon Allott Gordon Llewellyn Allott (January 2, 1907January 17, 1989) was a Republican American politician. Allott was born in Pueblo, Colorado to Bertha (née Llewellyn) and Leonard J. Allott; his maternal grandparents were Welsh and his paternal grandpar ...

(R) : 3.

(R)

Connecticut Connecticut () is the southernmost state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It is bordered by Rhode Island to the east, Massachusetts to the north, New York to the west, and Long Island Sound to the south. Its cap ...

: 1.

William A. Purtell William Arthur Purtell (May 6, 1897 – May 31, 1978) was an American businessman and politician. A member of the Republican Party, he represented Connecticut in the United States Senate in 1952 and from 1953 to 1959. Biography William Purte ...

(R) : 3. Prescott Bush (R)

Delaware Delaware ( ) is a state in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States, bordering Maryland to its south and west; Pennsylvania to its north; and New Jersey and the Atlantic Ocean to its east. The state takes its name from the adjacent Del ...

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

Florida Florida is a state located in the Southeastern region of the United States. Florida is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the northwest by Alabama, to the north by Georgia, to the east by the Bahamas and Atlantic Ocean, and to ...

: 1.

Spessard Holland Spessard Lindsey Holland (July 10, 1892 – November 6, 1971) was an American lawyer and politician. He served as the 28th Governor of Florida from 1941 to 1945, and later as a US senator for Florida from 1946 to 1971. He would be the first pers ...

(D) : 3.

George Smathers George Armistead Smathers (November 14, 1913 – January 20, 2007) was an American lawyer and politician who represented the state of Florida in the United States Senate from 1951 until 1969 and in the United States House from 1947 to 1951, as ...

(D)

Georgia Georgia most commonly refers to: * Georgia (country), a country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia * Georgia (U.S. state), a state in the Southeast United States Georgia may also refer to: Places Historical states and entities * Related to the ...

: 2.

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

(D) : 3.

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Idaho Idaho ( ) is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the Western United States. To the north, it shares a small portion of the Canada–United States border with the province of British Columbia. It borders the states of Montana and Wyom ...

: 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 in ...

(R) : 3.

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

(R)

Illinois Illinois ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern United States. Its largest metropolitan areas include the Chicago metropolitan area, and the Metro East section, of Greater St. Louis. Other smaller metropolita ...

: 2.

Paul Douglas Paul Howard Douglas (March 26, 1892 – September 24, 1976) was an American politician and Georgist economist. A member of the Democratic Party, he served as a U.S. Senator from Illinois for eighteen years, from 1949 to 1967. During his Senat ...

(D) : 3.

Everett Dirksen Everett McKinley Dirksen (January 4, 1896 – September 7, 1969) was an American politician. A Republican, he represented Illinois in the United States House of Representatives and the United States Senate. As Senate Minority Leader from 1959 u ...

(R)

Indiana Indiana () is a U.S. state in the Midwestern United States. It is the 38th-largest by area and the 17th-most populous of the 50 States. Its capital and largest city is Indianapolis. Indiana was admitted to the United States as the 19th s ...

: 1. William E. Jenner (R) : 3.

Homer E. Capehart Homer Earl Capehart (June 6, 1897 – September 3, 1979) was an American businessman and politician from Indiana. After serving in the United States Army during World War I, he became involved in the manufacture of record players and other produc ...

(R)

Iowa Iowa () is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States, bordered by the Mississippi River to the east and the Missouri River and Big Sioux River to the west. It is bordered by six states: Wisconsin to the northeast, Illinois to the ...

: 2.

Thomas E. Martin Thomas Ellsworth Martin (January 18, 1893June 27, 1971) was a United States representative and Senator from Iowa. Martin, a Republican, served in Congress for 22 consecutive years, from January 1939 to January 1961. Born in Melrose, Iowa, he ...

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

Kansas Kansas () is a state in the Midwestern United States. Its capital is Topeka, and its largest city is Wichita. Kansas is a landlocked state bordered by Nebraska to the north; Missouri to the east; Oklahoma to the south; and Colorado to the ...

: 2.

Andrew Frank Schoeppel Andrew Frank Schoeppel (November 23, 1894 – January 21, 1962) was an American politician and a member of the Republican Party. He was the 29th governor of Kansas from 1943 to 1947 and a U.S. Senator from 1949 until his death. He was born in 18 ...

(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 state in the Southeastern region of the United States and one of the states of the Upper South. It borders Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio to the north; West Virginia and Virginia to ...

: 2.

Alben W. Barkley Alben William Barkley (; November 24, 1877 – April 30, 1956) was an American lawyer and politician from Kentucky who served in both houses of Congress and as the 35th vice president of the United States from 1949 to 1953 under Presiden ...

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

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

(R), from November 7, 1956 : 3.

(D)

Louisiana Louisiana , group=pronunciation (French: ''La Louisiane'') is a state in the Deep South and South Central regions of the United States. It is the 20th-smallest by area and the 25th most populous of the 50 U.S. states. Louisiana is borde ...

: 2.

Allen J. Ellender Allen Joseph Ellender (September 24, 1890 – July 27, 1972) was an American politician and lawyer who was a U.S. Senator from Louisiana from 1937 until his death. He was a Democratic Party (United States), Democrat who was originally allied ...

(D) : 3.

Russell B. Long Russell Billiu Long (November 3, 1918 – May 9, 2003) was an American Democratic politician and United States Senator from Louisiana from 1948 until 1987. Because of his seniority, he advanced to chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, servin ...

(D)

Maine Maine () is a state in the New England and Northeastern regions of the United States. It borders New Hampshire to the west, the Gulf of Maine to the southeast, and the Canadian provinces of New Brunswick and Quebec to the northeast and north ...

: 1.

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

(R) : 2.

Margaret Chase Smith Margaret Madeline 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 the firs ...

(R)

Maryland Maryland ( ) is a state in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States. It shares borders with Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia to its south and west; Pennsylvania to its north; and Delaware and the Atlantic Ocean to ...

: 1.

James Glenn Beall James Glenn Beall (June 5, 1894 – January 14, 1971) was an American businessman and politician. A member of the Republican Party, he served as a U.S. Representative (1943–1953) and a U.S. Senator (1953–1965) from Maryland. Earl ...

(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 (Massachusett language, Massachusett: ''Muhsachuweesut assachusett writing systems, məhswatʃəwiːsət'' English: , ), officially the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, is the most populous U.S. state, state in the New England ...

: 1.

John F. Kennedy John Fitzgerald Kennedy (May 29, 1917 – November 22, 1963), often referred to by his initials JFK and the nickname Jack, was an American politician who served as the 35th president of the United States from 1961 until his assassination ...

(D) : 2.

(R)

Michigan Michigan () is a state in the Great Lakes region of the upper Midwestern United States. With a population of nearly 10.12 million and an area of nearly , Michigan is the 10th-largest state by population, the 11th-largest by area, and the ...

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

Minnesota Minnesota () is a state in the upper midwestern region of the United States. It is the 12th largest U.S. state in area and the 22nd most populous, with over 5.75 million residents. Minnesota is home to western prairies, now given over to ...

: 1.

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

(R) : 2.

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

(DFL)

Mississippi Mississippi () is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States, bordered to the north by Tennessee; to the east by Alabama; to the south by the Gulf of Mexico; to the southwest by Louisiana; and to the northwest by Arkansas. Miss ...

: 1. John C. Stennis (D) : 2. James Eastland (D)

Missouri Missouri is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. Ranking List of U.S. states and territories by area, 21st in land area, it is bordered by eight states (tied for the most with Tennessee ...

: 1.

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

(D) : 3.

(D)

Montana Montana () is a state in the Mountain West division of the Western United States. It is bordered by Idaho to the west, North Dakota and South Dakota to the east, Wyoming to the south, and the Canadian provinces of Alberta, British Columbi ...

: 1.

Mike Mansfield Michael Joseph Mansfield (March 16, 1903 – October 5, 2001) was an American politician and diplomat. A Democratic Party (United States), Democrat, he served as a United States House of Representatives, U.S. representative (1943–1953) and a ...

(D) : 2.

James E. Murray James Edward Murray (May 3, 1876March 23, 1961) was an American politician and United States Senator from Montana, and a liberal leader of the Democratic Party. He served in the United States Senate from 1934 until 1961. Background Born on a f ...

(D)

Nebraska Nebraska () is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States. It is bordered by South Dakota to the north; Iowa to the east and Missouri to the southeast, both across the Missouri River; Kansas to the south; Colorado to the southwe ...

: 1.

Roman Hruska Roman Lee Hruska () (August 16, 1904April 25, 1999) was an American attorney and politician who served as a Republican U.S. senator from the state of Nebraska. Hruska was known as one of the most vocal conservatives in the Senate during the 1960 ...

(R) : 2. Carl Curtis (R)

Nevada Nevada ( ; ) is a U.S. state, state in the Western United States, Western region of the United States. It is bordered by Oregon to the northwest, Idaho to the northeast, California to the west, Arizona to the southeast, and Utah to the east. N ...

: 1.

George W. Malone George Wilson Malone (August 7, 1890 – May 19, 1961) was an American civil engineering, civil engineer and United States Republican Party, Republican politician. Early life Malone was born in Fredonia, Kansas. As a young man he moved to Reno, ...

(R) : 3.

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

(D)

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

: 2. Styles Bridges (R) : 3.

Norris Cotton Norris Henry Cotton (May 11, 1900 – February 24, 1989) was an American politician from the state of New Hampshire. A member of the Republican Party, he served as a U.S. Representative and subsequently as a U.S. Senator. Early life Cotton was ...

(R)

New Jersey New Jersey is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York; on the east, southeast, and south by the Atlantic Ocean; on the west by the Delaware ...

: 1.

Howard Alexander Smith Howard Alexander Smith (January 30, 1880October 27, 1966) was an American lawyer and politician. A member of the Republican Party, he served as a United States Senator from New Jersey from 1944 to 1959. He was the uncle of Peter H. Dominick, wh ...

(R) : 2. Clifford P. Case (R)

New Mexico ) , population_demonym = New Mexican ( es, Neomexicano, Neomejicano, Nuevo Mexicano) , seat = Santa Fe , LargestCity = Albuquerque , LargestMetro = Tiguex , OfficialLang = None , Languages = English, Spanish ( New Mexican), Navajo, Ker ...

: 1. Dennis Chávez (D) : 2.

Clinton Anderson Clinton Presba Anderson (October 23, 1895 – November 11, 1975) was an American politician who represented New Mexico in the United States Senate from 1949 until 1973. A member of the United States Democratic Party, Democratic Party, he pr ...

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New York

: 1.

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

(R) : 3. Herbert H. Lehman (D)

North Carolina North Carolina () is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States. The state is the 28th largest and 9th-most populous of the United States. It is bordered by Virginia to the north, the Atlantic Ocean to the east, Georgia and So ...

: 2. W. Kerr Scott (D) : 3.

Sam Ervin Samuel James Ervin Jr. (September 27, 1896April 23, 1985) was an American politician. A Southern Democrats, Democrat, he served as a United States Senate, U.S. Senator from North Carolina from 1954 to 1974. A native of Morganton, North Carolina, ...

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North Dakota North Dakota () is a U.S. state in the Upper Midwest, named after the Native Americans in the United States, indigenous Dakota people, Dakota Sioux. North Dakota is bordered by the Canadian provinces of Saskatchewan and Manitoba to the north a ...

: 1.

William Langer William "Wild Bill" Langer (September 30, 1886November 8, 1959) was a prominent American lawyer and politician from North Dakota, where he was an infamous character, bouncing back from a scandal that forced him out of the governor's office and ...

(R-NPL) : 3.

(R)

Ohio Ohio () is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States. Of the fifty U.S. states, it is the 34th-largest by area, and with a population of nearly 11.8 million, is the seventh-most populous and tenth-most densely populated. The sta ...

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

George H. Bender George Harrison Bender (September 29, 1896June 18, 1961) was an American Republican politician from Ohio. He served in the United States House of Representatives from 1939 to 1949 and 1951 to 1954. He also served in the U.S. Senate from 1954 to ...

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Oklahoma Oklahoma (; Choctaw language, Choctaw: ; chr, ᎣᎧᎳᎰᎹ, ''Okalahoma'' ) is a U.S. state, state in the South Central United States, South Central region of the United States, bordered by Texas on the south and west, Kansas on the nor ...

: 2.

Robert S. Kerr Robert Samuel Kerr (September 11, 1896 – January 1, 1963) was an American businessman and politician from Oklahoma. Kerr formed a petroleum company before turning to politics. He served as the 12th governor of Oklahoma from 1943 to 1947 and ...

(D) : 3.

Mike Monroney Almer Stillwell "Mike" Monroney (March 2, 1902February 13, 1980) was an American politician who served as a United States Senate, United States senator from Oklahoma from 1951 to 1969, and previously as the United States House of Representatives, ...

(D)

Oregon Oregon () is a U.S. state, state in the Pacific Northwest region of the Western United States. The Columbia River delineates much of Oregon's northern boundary with Washington (state), Washington, while the Snake River delineates much of it ...

: 2. Richard L. Neuberger (D) : 3.

Wayne Morse Wayne Lyman Morse (October 20, 1900 – July 22, 1974) was an American attorney and United States Senator from Oregon. Morse is well known for opposing his party's leadership and for his opposition to the Vietnam War on constitutional grounds. ...

(I), changed to (D) April 30, 1955

Pennsylvania Pennsylvania (; ( Pennsylvania Dutch: )), officially the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, is a state spanning the Mid-Atlantic, Northeastern, Appalachian, and Great Lakes regions of the United States. It borders Delaware to its southeast, ...

: 1. Edward Martin (R) : 3.

James H. Duff James Henderson Duff (January 21, 1883 – December 20, 1969) was an American lawyer and politician. A member of the Republican Party, he served as United States Senator from Pennsylvania from 1951 to 1957. Previously he had served as the 34 ...

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Rhode Island Rhode Island (, like ''road'') is a U.S. state, state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It is the List of U.S. states by area, smallest U.S. state by area and the List of states and territories of the United States ...

: 1.

John Pastore John Orlando Pastore (March 17, 1907July 15, 2000) was an American lawyer and politician. A member of the Democratic Party, he served as a United States Senator from Rhode Island from 1950 to 1976 and as the 61st governor of Rhode Island from 19 ...

(D) : 2.

Theodore F. Green Theodore Francis Green (October 2, 1867May 19, 1966) was an American politician from Rhode Island. A Democrat, Green served as the 57th Governor of Rhode Island (1933–1937) and in the United States Senate (1937–1961). He was a wealthy ari ...

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South Carolina )''Animis opibusque parati'' ( for, , Latin, Prepared in mind and resources, links=no) , anthem = " Carolina";" South Carolina On My Mind" , Former = Province of South Carolina , seat = Columbia , LargestCity = Charleston , LargestMetro = ...

: 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 : 3. Olin D. Johnston (D)

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

: 2.

Karl E. Mundt Karl Earl Mundt (June 3, 1900August 16, 1974) was an American educator and a Republican member of the United States Congress, representing South Dakota in the United States House of Representatives (1939–48) and in the United States Senate (19 ...

(R) : 3.

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

(R)

Tennessee Tennessee ( , ), officially the State of Tennessee, is a landlocked state in the Southeastern region of the United States. Tennessee is the 36th-largest by area and the 15th-most populous of the 50 states. It is bordered by Kentucky to th ...

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

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

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Texas Texas (, ; Spanish language, Spanish: ''Texas'', ''Tejas'') is a state in the South Central United States, South Central region of the United States. At 268,596 square miles (695,662 km2), and with more than 29.1 million residents in 2 ...

: 1.

Price Daniel Marion Price Daniel Sr. (October 10, 1910August 25, 1988), was an American jurist and politician who served as a Democratic U.S. Senator and the 38th governor of Texas. He was appointed by President Lyndon B. Johnson to be a member of the Na ...

(D) : 2.

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Utah Utah ( , ) is a state in the Mountain West subregion of the Western United States. Utah is a landlocked U.S. state bordered to its east by Colorado, to its northeast by Wyoming, to its north by Idaho, to its south by Arizona, and to it ...

: 1.

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

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

Vermont Vermont () is a state in the northeast New England region of the United States. Vermont is bordered by the states of Massachusetts to the south, New Hampshire to the east, and New York to the west, and the Canadian province of Quebec to ...

: 1. Ralph Flanders (R) : 3. George Aiken (R)

List of United States senators from Virginia, Virginia

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

List of United States senators from Washington, Washington

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

List of United States senators from West Virginia, West Virginia

: 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 : 2. Matthew M. Neely (D)

List of United States senators from Wisconsin, Wisconsin

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

List of United States senators from Wyoming, Wyoming

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

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

List of United States representatives from California, California

: . Hubert B. Scudder (R) : . Clair Engle (D) : . John E. Moss (D) : . William S. Mailliard (R) : . John F. Shelley (D) : . John F. Baldwin Jr. (R) : . John J. Allen Jr. (R) : . George P. Miller (D) : . J. Arthur Younger (R) : . Charles Gubser (R) : . J. Leroy Johnson (R) : . B. F. Sisk (D) : . Charles M. Teague (R) : . Harlan Hagen (D) : . Gordon L. McDonough (R) : . Donald L. Jackson (R) : . Cecil R. King (D) : . Craig Hosmer (R) : . Chester E. Holifield (D) : . John Carl Hinshaw (R), until August 5, 1956 : . Edgar W. Hiestand (R) : . Joseph F. Holt (R) : . Clyde Doyle (D) : . Glenard P. Lipscomb (R) : . Patrick J. Hillings (R) : . James Roosevelt (D) : . Harry R. Sheppard (D) : . James B. Utt (R) : . John R. Phillips (American politician), John R. Phillips (R) : . Bob Wilson (politician), Bob Wilson (R)

List of United States representatives from Colorado, Colorado

: . Byron G. Rogers (D) : . William S. Hill (R) : . John Chenoweth (Colorado politician), John Chenoweth (R) : . Wayne N. Aspinall (D)

List of United States representatives from Connecticut, Connecticut

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

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), from January 11, 1955 : . James A. Haley (D) : . Donald Ray 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) : . Henderson Lovelace Lanham (D) : . Iris Faircloth Blitch (D) : . Phillip M. Landrum (D) : . Paul Brown (Georgia politician), Paul Brown (D)

List of United States representatives from Idaho, Idaho

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

List of United States representatives from Illinois, Illinois

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

(R) : . Harold H. Velde (R) : . Robert B. Chiperfield (R) : . Sid Simpson (R) : . Peter F. Mack Jr. (D) : . William L. Springer (R) : . Charles W. Vursell (R) : . Melvin Price (D) : . Kenneth J. Gray (D)

List of United States representatives from Indiana, Indiana

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

List of United States representatives from Iowa, Iowa

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

List of United States representatives from Kansas, Kansas

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

List of United States representatives from Kentucky, Kentucky

: . Noble Jones Gregory (D) : . William Natcher (D) : . John M. Robsion Jr. (R) : . Frank Chelf (D) : . Brent Spence (D) : . John C. Watts (D) : . Carl D. Perkins (D) : . Eugene Siler (R)

List of United States representatives from Louisiana, Louisiana

: . F. Edward Hébert (D) : . Hale Boggs (D) : . Edwin E. Willis (D) : . Overton Brooks (D) : . Otto Passman (D) : . James H. Morrison (D) : . T. Ashton Thompson (D) : . George S. Long (D)

List of United States representatives from Maine, Maine

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

List of United States representatives from Maryland, Maryland

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

List of United States representatives from Massachusetts, Massachusetts

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

(D) : . Richard B. Wigglesworth (R) : . Joseph W. Martin Jr. (R)

List of United States representatives from Michigan, Michigan

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

List of United States representatives from Minnesota, Minnesota

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

List of United States representatives from Mississippi, Mississippi

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

List of United States representatives from Missouri, Missouri

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

List of United States representatives from Montana, Montana

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

List of United States representatives from Nebraska, Nebraska

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

List of United States representatives from Nevada, Nevada

: . Clarence Clifton Young (R)

List of United States representatives from New Hampshire, New Hampshire

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

List of United States representatives from New Jersey, New Jersey

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

List of United States representatives from New Mexico, New Mexico

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

List of United States representatives from New York, New York

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

List of United States representatives from North Carolina, North Carolina

: . Herbert Covington Bonner (D) : . Lawrence H. Fountain (D) : . Graham Arthur Barden (D) : . Harold D. Cooley (D) : . Richard Thurmond Chatham (D) : . Carl T. Durham (D) : . Frank Ertel Carlyle (D) : . Charles B. Deane (D) : . Hugh Quincy Alexander (D) : . Charles R. Jonas (R) : . Woodrow W. Jones (D) : . George A. Shuford (D)

List of United States representatives from North Dakota, North Dakota

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

List of United States representatives from Ohio, Ohio

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

(D) : . Michael A. Feighan (D) : . Charles Vanik (D) : . Frances P. Bolton (R) : . William Edwin Minshall Jr. (R)

List of United States representatives from Oklahoma, Oklahoma

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

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

List of United States representatives from Oregon, Oregon

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

List of United States representatives from Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania

: . William A. Barrett (D) : . William T. Granahan (D), until May 25, 1956 :: Kathryn E. Granahan (D), from November 6, 1956 : . James A. Byrne (D) : . Earl Chudoff (D) : . William J. Green Jr. (D) : . Hugh Scott (R) : . Benjamin F. James (R) : . Karl C. King (R) : . Paul B. Dague (R) : . Joseph L. Carrigg (R) : . Dan Flood (D) : . Ivor D. Fenton (R) : . Samuel K. McConnell Jr. (R) : . George M. Rhodes (D) : . Francis E. Walter (D) : . Walter M. Mumma (R) : . Alvin Bush (R) : .

(R) : . James M. Quigley (D) : . James E. Van Zandt (R) : . Augustine B. Kelley (D) : . John P. Saylor (R) : . Leon H. Gavin (R) : . Carroll D. Kearns (R) : . Frank M. Clark (D) : . Thomas E. Morgan (D) : . James G. Fulton (R) : . Herman P. Eberharter (D) : . Robert J. Corbett (R) : . Vera Buchanan (D), until November 26, 1955 :: Elmer J. Holland (D), from January 24, 1956

List of United States representatives from Rhode Island, Rhode Island

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

List of United States representatives from South Carolina, South Carolina

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

List of United States representatives from South Dakota, South Dakota

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

List of United States representatives from Tennessee, Tennessee

: . B. Carroll Reece (R) : . Howard Baker Sr. (R) : . James B. Frazier Jr. (D) : . Joe L. Evins (D) : . Percy Priest (D), until October 12, 1956 : . Ross Bass (D) : . Tom J. Murray (D) : . Jere Cooper (D) : . Clifford Davis (politician), Clifford Davis (D)

List of United States representatives from Texas, Texas

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

List of United States representatives from Utah, Utah

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

List of United States representatives from Vermont, Vermont

: . Winston L. Prouty (R)

List of United States representatives from Virginia, Virginia

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

List of United States representatives from Washington, Washington

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

List of United States representatives from West Virginia, West Virginia

: . Bob Mollohan (D) : . Harley Orrin Staggers (D) : . Cleveland M. Bailey (D) : . Maurice G. Burnside (D) : . Elizabeth Kee (D) : . Robert Byrd (D)

List of United States representatives from Wisconsin, Wisconsin

: . Lawrence H. Smith (R) : . Glenn Robert Davis (R) : . Gardner R. Withrow (R) : . Clement J. Zablocki (D) : . Henry S. Reuss (D) : . William Van Pelt (R) : . Melvin Laird (R) : . John W. Byrnes (R) : . Lester Johnson (politician), Lester Johnson (D) : . Alvin O'Konski (R)

List of United States representatives from Wyoming, Wyoming

: . Edwin Keith Thomson (R)

Non-voting members

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

Changes in membership

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

Senate

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

Oregon Oregon () is a U.S. state, state in the Pacific Northwest region of the Western United States. The Columbia River delineates much of Oregon's northern boundary with Washington (state), Washington, while the Snake River delineates much of it ...

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South Carolina )''Animis opibusque parati'' ( for, , Latin, Prepared in mind and resources, links=no) , anthem = " Carolina";" South Carolina On My Mind" , Former = Province of South Carolina , seat = Columbia , LargestCity = Charleston , LargestMetro = ...

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Kentucky Kentucky ( , ), officially the Commonwealth of Kentucky, is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States and one of the states of the Upper South. It borders Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio to the north; West Virginia and Virginia to ...

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

(R) , November 7, 1956 , - ,

(2) , nowrap , Thomas A. Wofford (D) , style="font-size:80%" , Successor elected November 6, 1956 , nowrap , Strom Thurmond (D) , November 7, 1956 , - , List of United States senators from West Virginia, West Virginia
(1) , nowrap , William Laird III (D) , style="font-size:80%" , Successor elected November 6, 1956 , nowrap , Chapman Revercomb (R) , November 7, 1956

House of Representatives

* Replacements: 5 ** Democratic Party (United States), Democratic: no net change ** Republican Party (United States), Republican: no net change * Deaths: 9 * Resignations: 3 * Total seats with changes: 12 , - , , Vacant , Rep. Dwight L. Rogers died during the previous congress after having been re-elected.
Successor 1955 Florida's 6th congressional district special election, elected January 11, 1955. , nowrap , Paul Rogers (politician), Paul Rogers (D) , January 11, 1955 , - , , nowrap, John Dingell Sr. (D) , Died September 19, 1955.
Successor 1955 Michigan's 15th congressional district special election, elected December 13, 1955. , nowrap , John Dingell (D) , December 13, 1955 , - , , nowrap, Vera Buchanan (D) , Died November 26, 1955.
Successor 1956 Pennsylvania's 30th congressional district special election, elected January 24, 1956. , nowrap , Elmer J. Holland (D) , January 24, 1956 , - , , nowrap, Sidney A. Fine (D) , Resigned January 2, 1956.
Successor 1956 New York's 22nd congressional district special election, elected February 7, 1956. , nowrap , James C. Healey (D) , February 7, 1956 , - , , nowrap, Chauncey W. Reed (R) , Died February 9, 1956
Seat remained unfilled until next term. , colspan=2 , ''Vacant'' , - , , nowrap, William T. Granahan (D) , Died May 25, 1956.
Successor 1956 Pennsylvania's 2nd congressional district special election, elected November 6, 1956. , nowrap , Kathryn E. Granahan (D) , November 6, 1956 , - , , nowrap, John Carl Hinshaw (R) , Died August 5, 1956.
Seat remained unfilled until next term. , colspan=2 , ''Vacant'' , - , , nowrap, Percy Priest (D) , Died October 12, 1956.
Seat remained unfilled until next term. , colspan=2 , ''Vacant'' , - , , nowrap, Antonio M. Fernández (D) , Died November 7, 1956.
Seat remained unfilled until next term. , colspan=2 , ''Vacant'' , - , , nowrap, T. Millet Hand (R) , Died December 26, 1956.
Seat remained unfilled until next term. , colspan=2 , ''Vacant'' , - , , nowrap, Arthur George Klein (D) , Resigned December 31, 1956 after being elected to the New York Supreme Court.
Seat remained unfilled until next term. , colspan=2 , ''Vacant'' , - , , nowrap, Irwin D. Davidson (DL) , Resigned December 31, 1956.
Seat remained unfilled until next term. , colspan=2 , ''Vacant''

Committees

Senate

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

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

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

; Ranking Member: Homer Capehart) * United States Senate Select Committee on Contribution Investigation, Contribution Investigation (Select) * United States Senate Committee on the District of Columbia, District of Columbia (Chairman: Matthew M. Neely; Ranking Member: J. Glenn Beall) * United States Senate Committee on Finance, Finance (Chairman: Harry Flood Byrd, Harry F. Byrd; Ranking Member: Eugene D. Millikin) * United States Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, Foreign Relations (Chairman:

; Ranking Member: Alexander Wiley) * United States Senate Special Committee on the Foreign Aid Program, Foreign Aid Program (Special) * United States Senate Committee on Government Operations, Government Operations (Chairman: John Little McClellan; Ranking Member: Joseph McCarthy) * United States Senate Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs, Interior and Insular Affairs (Chairman:

; Ranking Member: Eugene D. Millikin) * United States Senate Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce, Interstate and Foreign Commerce (Chairman: Warren G. Magnuson; Ranking Member: John W. Bricker) * United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary, Judiciary (Chairman: Harley M. Kilgore; Ranking Member: Alexander Wiley) * United States Senate Committee on Labor and Public Welfare, Labor and Public Welfare (Chairman: J. Lister Hill; Ranking Member: H. Alexander Smith) * United States Senate Special Committee on Political Activities, Lobbying and Campaign Contributions, Political Activities, Lobbying and Campaign Contributions (Special) * United States Senate Committee on Post Office and Civil Service, Post Office and Civil Service (Chairman: Olin D. Johnston; Ranking Member:

) * United States Senate Committee on Public Works, Public Works (Chairman: Dennis Chavez; Ranking Member: Edward Martin) * United States Senate Committee on Rules and Administration, Rules and Administration (Chairman:

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

House of Representatives

* United States House Committee on Agriculture, Agriculture (Chairman: Harold D. Cooley; Ranking Member: Clifford R. Hope) * United States House Committee on Appropriations, Appropriations (Chairman: Clarence Cannon; Ranking Member: John Taber) * United States House Committee on Armed Services, Armed Services (Chairman: Carl Vinson; Ranking Member: Dewey Jackson Short, Dewey J. Short) * United States House Committee on Banking and Currency, Banking and Currency (Chairman: Brent Spence; Ranking Member: Jesse P. Wolcott) * United States House Select Committee on the Benefits for Dependents of Armed Services Veterans, Benefits for Dependents of Armed Services Veterans (Select) (Chairman: Porter Hardy Jr.) * United States Congress Joint Committee on Defense Production, Defense Production (Chairman: ; Ranking Member: ) * United States House Committee on the District of Columbia, District of Columbia (Chairman: John L. McMillan; Ranking Member: Sid Simpson) * United States House Committee on Education, Education and Labor (Chairman: Graham A. Barden; Ranking Member: Samuel K. McConnell Jr.) * United States House Committee on Foreign Affairs, Foreign Affairs (Chairman: James P. Richards; Ranking Member: Robert B. Chiperfield) * United States House Committee on Government Operations, Government Operations (Chairman: William L. Dawson (politician), William L. Dawson; Ranking Member: Clare E. Hoffman) * United States House Committee on House Administration, House Administration (Chairman: Omar Burleson; Ranking Member: Karl M. LeCompte) * United States House Select Committee to Investigate the Incorporation of the Baltic States into the U.S.S.R., Investigate the Incorporation of the Baltic States into the U.S.S.R. (Select) (Chairman: ; Ranking Member: ) * United States House Committee on Insular Affairs, Interior and Insular Affairs (Chairman: Clair Engle; Ranking Member: Arthur L. Miller, A.L. Miller) * United States House Committee on Energy and Commerce, Interstate and Foreign Commerce (Chairman: J. Percy Priest; Ranking Member: Charles A. Wolverton) * United States House Committee on Judiciary, Judiciary (Chairman: Emanuel Celler; Ranking Member: Chauncey W. Reed then Kenneth B. Keating) * United States House Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries, Merchant Marine and Fisheries (Chairman: Herbert C. Bonner; Ranking Member: Thor C. Tollefson) * United States House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service, Post Office and Civil Service (Chairman: Tom J. Murray; Ranking Member: Edward H. Rees) * United States House Committee on Public Works, Public Works (Chairman: Charles A. Buckley; Ranking Member: George Anthony Dondero, George A. Dondero) * United States House Committee on Rules, Rules (Chairman: Howard W. Smith; Ranking Member: Leo E. Allen) * United States House Select Committee on Small Business, Small Business (Select) (Chairman: Wright Patman) * United States House Committee on Standards of Official Conduct, Standards of Official Conduct * United States House Committee on Un-American Activities, Un-American Activities (Chairman: Francis E. Walter; Ranking Member: Harold H. Velde) * United States House Committee on Veterans' Affairs, Veterans' Affairs (Chairman: Olin E. Teague; Ranking Member: Edith Nourse Rogers) * United States House Committee on Ways and Means, Ways and Means (Chairman: Jere Cooper; Ranking Member: Daniel A. Reed (politician), Daniel A. Reed) * Committee of the Whole (United States House of Representatives), Whole

Joint committees

* United States Congress Joint Committee on Atomic Energy, Atomic Energy (Chairman: Sen. Clinton P. Anderson; Vice Chairman: Rep. Carl T. Durham) * United States Congress Joint Special Committee on Conditions of Indian Tribes, Conditions of Indian Tribes (Special) * United States Congress Joint Committee on Construction of a Building for a Museum of History and Technology for the Smithsonian, Construction of a Building for a Museum of History and Technology for the Smithsonian * United States Congress Joint Committee on Defense Production, Defense Production * United States Congress Joint Committee on the Disposition of Executive Papers, Disposition of Executive Papers * Joint Economic Committee, Economic * United States Congress Joint Committee on Immigration and Nationality Policy, Immigration and Nationality Policy (Chairman: Sen. Arthur V. Watkins) * United States Congress Joint Committee on the Legislative Budget, Legislative Budget * United States Congress Joint Committee on the Library, The Library (Chairman: Omar Burleson; Vice Chairman:

) * United States Congress Joint Committee on Navajo-Hopi Indian Administration, Navajo-Hopi Indian Administration * United States Congress Joint Committee on Printing, Printing (Chairman: Sen.

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

Employees

List of federal agencies in the United States#Legislative branch, 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 Watkins (Senate Parliamentarian), Charles Watkins * Secretary of the United States Senate, Secretary: Felton McLellan Johnston * United States Senate Librarian, Librarian: Richard D. Hupman * Secretary for the Majority of the United States Senate, Secretary for the Majority: Robert G. Baker * Secretary for the Minority of the United States Senate, Secretary for the Minority: J. Mark Trice * Sergeant at Arms of the United States Senate, Sergeant at Arms: Joseph C. Duke

House of Representatives

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

Notes

References

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External links

Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress

U.S. House of Representatives: Congressional History

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