80th United States Congress
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The Eightieth United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, comprised of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, DC from January 3, 1947 to January 3, 1949, during the last two years of the first administration of U.S. President Harry S. Truman.
The apportionment of seats in this House of Representatives was based on the Sixteenth Census of the United States in 1940. Both chambers had a Republican majority.
[edit] Dates of sessions
January 3, 1947 – January 3, 1949
- First session: January 3, 1947 – December 19, 1947
- Second session: January 6, 1948 – December 31, 1948
Previous congress: 79th Congress
Next congress: 81st Congress
[edit] Major events
- Main article: Events of 1947; Events of 1948
[edit] Major legislation
- 1947 — Aid to Greece and Turkey (see Truman Doctrine), Pub.L. 80-75
- 1947 — Presidential Succession Act,
- 1947 June 23 — Taft-Hartley Act, ch. 120, 61 Stat. 136,
- 1947 July 26 — National Security Act, ch. 343, 61 Stat. 495,
- 1947 August 7 — Mineral Leasing Act for Acquired Lands, ch. 513, 61 Stat. 913,
- 1948 January 27 — United States Information and Educational Exchange Act, ch. 36, 62 Stat. 6, et seq.
- 1948 April 3 — Foreign Assistance Act (Marshall Plan), Pub.L. 80-47, ch. 169, 62 Stat. 137
- 1948 — Civil Air Patrol Act, (Pub.L. 80-557, 62 Stat. 274, 10 U.S.C. ch.909)
- 1948 June 30 — Federal Water Pollution Control Act, ch. 758,
- 1948 July 3 — War Claims Act, (Pub.L. 80-896, 62 Stat. 1240)
The 80th Congress was nicknamed the "Do Nothing Congress" by President Harry Truman. The Congress opposed many of the bills passed during the Franklin Roosevelt administration. They also opposed most of Truman's Fair Deal bills. Yet they passed many pro-business bills. During the 1948 election Truman campaigned as much against the "Do Nothing Congress" as against his formal opponent, Thomas Dewey.
President Harry Truman called Congress into extraordinary session twice, from November 17 to December 19, 1947 and from July 26 to August 7, 1948. In both cases, Congress had completed its business for the year but had not adjourned sine die, and so the extraordinary sessions are considered extensions of the regular sessions.
[edit] Party summary
[edit] Senate
- Republican: 51
- Democratic: 45
[edit] House of Representatives
- 246 Republicans
- 188 Democrats
- 1 American-Labor
Total Membership: 435 Representatives, 2 Delegates, 1 Resident Commissioner
[edit] Leadership
[edit] Senate
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[edit] House of Representatives
- Speaker of the House: Joseph W. Martin, Jr. (R-Massachusetts)
- Majority Leader: Charles A. Halleck (R-Indiana)
- Minority Leader: Sam Rayburn (D-Texas)
- Democratic Whip: John W. McCormack (D-Massachusetts)
- Republican Whip: Leslie C. Arends (R-Illinois)
- Democratic Caucus Chairman: Aime J. Forand (D-Rhode Island)
- Republican Conference Chairman: Roy O. Woodruff (R-Michigan)
[edit] Members
[edit] 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.
- See also: Category: United States Senators
- See also: Category: United States Congressional Delegations by state
[edit] House of Representatives
The names of members of the House of Representatives elected statewide at-large, are preceded by an "At-Large," and the names of those elected from districts, whether plural or single member, are preceded by their district numbers.
Many of the congressional district numbers are linked to articles describing the district itself. Since the boundaries of the districts have changed often and substantially, the linked article may only describe the district as it exists today, and not as it was at the time of this Congress.
- See also: Category:Members of the United States House of Representatives
- See also: Category:United States Congressional Delegations by state
[edit] Delegates
[edit] Resident Commissioners
[edit] Employees
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[edit] Senate
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[edit] House of Representatives
- Chaplain: James Shera Montgomery — Methodist
- Clerk: John Andrews
- Doorkeeper: M. L. Meletio
- Postmaster: Frank Collier
- Sergeant at Arms: William F. Russell
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