84th United States Congress

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The Eighty-fourth 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, 1955 to January 3, 1957, during the last two years of the first administration of U.S. President Dwight Eisenhower.

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The apportionment of seats in this House of Representatives was based on the Seventeeth Census of the United States in 1950. Both chambers had a Democratic majority.

[edit] Dates of sessions

January 3, 1955January 3, 1957

Previous: 83rd Congress • Next: 85th Congress

[edit] Major events

Main articles: 1955#Events and 1956#Events

[edit] Major legislation

[edit] 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.

[edit] Senate

TOTAL: 96

[edit] House of Representatives

TOTAL: 435

[edit] Leadership

President of the Senate Richard Nixon
President of the Senate Richard Nixon

[edit] Senate

[edit] House of Representatives

[edit] Members

This list is arranged by chamber, then by state. Senators are listed in order of seniority, and Representatives are listed by district.

See also: 84th United States Congress - Political Parties
See also: 84th United States Congress - State Delegations
See also: United States House election, 1954

[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. In this Congress, Class 1 meant their term began in the last Congress, requiring reelection in 1958; Class 2 meant their term began with this Congress, requiring reelection in 1960; and Class 3 meant their term ended with this Congress, requiring reelection in 1956.

President pro tempore Walter F. George
President pro tempore Walter F. George
Majority Leader Lyndon Johnson
Majority Leader Lyndon Johnson
Minority Leader William F. Knowland
Minority Leader William F. Knowland
See also: :Category:United States Senators
See also: :Category:United States Congressional Delegations by state

[edit] Alabama

[edit] Arizona

[edit] Arkansas

[edit] California

[edit] Colorado

[edit] Connecticut

[edit] Delaware

[edit] Florida

[edit] Georgia

[edit] Idaho

[edit] Illinois

[edit] Indiana

[edit] Iowa

[edit] Kansas

[edit] Kentucky

Robert Humphreys (D)
John Sherman Cooper (R)

[edit] Louisiana

[edit] Maine

[edit] Maryland

[edit] Massachusetts

[edit] Michigan

[edit] Minnesota

[edit] Mississippi

[edit] Missouri

[edit] Montana

[edit] Nebraska

[edit] Nevada

[edit] New Hampshire

[edit] New Jersey

[edit] New Mexico

[edit] New York

[edit] North Carolina

[edit] North Dakota

[edit] Ohio

[edit] Oklahoma

[edit] Oregon

[edit] Pennsylvania

[edit] Rhode Island

[edit] South Carolina

Thomas A. Wofford (D)
James Strom Thurmond (D)

[edit] South Dakota

[edit] Tennessee

[edit] Texas

[edit] Utah

[edit] Vermont

[edit] Virginia

[edit] Washington

[edit] West Virginia

William R. Laird, III (D)
W. Chapman Revercomb (R)

[edit] Wisconsin

[edit] Wyoming

[edit] House of Representatives

The names of members of the House of Representatives elected statewide on the general ticket or otherwise at-large, are preceded by an "A/L," and the names of those elected from districts 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.

Speaker of the HouseSam Rayburn
Speaker of the House
Sam Rayburn
See also: U.S. Representatives
See also: U.S. Congressional Delegations by state

[edit] Alabama

[edit] Arizona

[edit] Arkansas

[edit] California

[edit] Colorado

[edit] Connecticut

[edit] Delaware

[edit] Florida

[edit] Georgia

[edit] Idaho

[edit] Illinois

[edit] Indiana

[edit] Iowa

[edit] Kansas

[edit] Kentucky

[edit] Louisiana

[edit] Maine

[edit] Maryland

[edit] Massachusetts

[edit] Michigan

John Dingell (D)

[edit] Minnesota

[edit] Mississippi

[edit] Missouri

[edit] Montana

[edit] Nebraska

[edit] Nevada

[edit] New Hampshire

[edit] New Jersey

[edit] New Mexico

Both representatives were elected statewide on a general ticket

[edit] New York

James C. Healey (D)

[edit] North Carolina

[edit] North Dakota

Both representatives were elected statewide on a general ticket

[edit] Ohio

[edit] Oklahoma

[edit] Oregon

[edit] Pennsylvania

Vacant May 26, 1956 - November 5, 1956
Kathryn E. Granahan (D), elected to fill vacancy, installed November 6, 1956
Vacant November 27, 1955 - January 23, 1956
Elmer J. Holland (D), elected to fill vacancy, installed January 24, 1956

[edit] Rhode Island

[edit] South Carolina

[edit] South Dakota

[edit] Tennessee

[edit] Texas

[edit] Utah

[edit] Vermont

[edit] Virginia

[edit] Washington

[edit] West Virginia

[edit] Wisconsin

[edit] Wyoming

[edit] Non-voting members

[edit] Changes in membership

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

See also: 84th United States Congress - Membership Changes

[edit] Senate

[edit] House of Representatives

  • Replacements: 5
  • Deaths: 9
  • Resignations: 3
  • Total seats with changes: 12

[edit] Employees

[edit] Senate

[edit] House of Representatives

[edit] References

  • 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. 

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