82nd United States Congress
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82nd United States Congress | |
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81st ← → 83rd | |
(1956) | |
January 3, 1951 – January 3, 1953 | |
Senate President | Alben W. Barkley (D) |
Senate Pres. pro tem | Kenneth McKellar (D) |
House Speaker | Sam Rayburn (D) |
Members | 96 senators 435 representatives 3 non-voting delegates |
Senate Majority | Democratic |
House Majority | Democratic |
Sessions | |
1st: January 3, 1951 – October 20, 1951 2nd: January 8, 1952 – July 7, 1952 |
The Eighty-second 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, 1951, to January 3, 1953, during the last two years of the second 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 Democratic majority.
Contents
1 Major events
2 Major legislation
3 Constitutional amendments
4 Treaties
5 Party summary
5.1 Senate
5.2 House of Representatives
6 Leadership
6.1 Senate
6.1.1 Majority (Democratic) party
6.1.2 Minority (Republican) party
6.2 House of Representatives
6.2.1 Majority (Democratic) party
6.2.2 Minority (Republican) party
7 Caucuses
8 Members
8.1 Senate
8.1.1 Alabama
8.1.2 Arizona
8.1.3 Arkansas
8.1.4 California
8.1.5 Colorado
8.1.6 Connecticut
8.1.7 Delaware
8.1.8 Florida
8.1.9 Georgia
8.1.10 Idaho
8.1.11 Illinois
8.1.12 Indiana
8.1.13 Iowa
8.1.14 Kansas
8.1.15 Kentucky
8.1.16 Louisiana
8.1.17 Maine
8.1.18 Maryland
8.1.19 Massachusetts
8.1.20 Michigan
8.1.21 Minnesota
8.1.22 Mississippi
8.1.23 Missouri
8.1.24 Montana
8.1.25 Nebraska
8.1.26 Nevada
8.1.27 New Hampshire
8.1.28 New Jersey
8.1.29 New Mexico
8.1.30 New York
8.1.31 North Carolina
8.1.32 North Dakota
8.1.33 Ohio
8.1.34 Oklahoma
8.1.35 Oregon
8.1.36 Pennsylvania
8.1.37 Rhode Island
8.1.38 South Carolina
8.1.39 South Dakota
8.1.40 Tennessee
8.1.41 Texas
8.1.42 Utah
8.1.43 Vermont
8.1.44 Virginia
8.1.45 Washington
8.1.46 West Virginia
8.1.47 Wisconsin
8.1.48 Wyoming
8.2 House of Representatives
8.2.1 Alabama
8.2.2 Arizona
8.2.3 Arkansas
8.2.4 California
8.2.5 Colorado
8.2.6 Connecticut
8.2.7 Delaware
8.2.8 Florida
8.2.9 Georgia
8.2.10 Idaho
8.2.11 Illinois
8.2.12 Indiana
8.2.13 Iowa
8.2.14 Kansas
8.2.15 Kentucky
8.2.16 Louisiana
8.2.17 Maine
8.2.18 Maryland
8.2.19 Massachusetts
8.2.20 Michigan
8.2.21 Minnesota
8.2.22 Mississippi
8.2.23 Missouri
8.2.24 Montana
8.2.25 Nebraska
8.2.26 Nevada
8.2.27 New Hampshire
8.2.28 New Jersey
8.2.29 New Mexico
8.2.30 New York
8.2.31 North Carolina
8.2.32 North Dakota
8.2.33 Ohio
8.2.34 Oklahoma
8.2.35 Oregon
8.2.36 Pennsylvania
8.2.37 Rhode Island
8.2.38 South Carolina
8.2.39 South Dakota
8.2.40 Tennessee
8.2.41 Texas
8.2.42 Utah
8.2.43 Vermont
8.2.44 Virginia
8.2.45 Washington
8.2.46 West Virginia
8.2.47 Wisconsin
8.2.48 Wyoming
8.2.49 Non-voting members
9 Changes in membership
9.1 Senate
9.2 House of Representatives
10 Committees
10.1 Senate
10.2 House of Representatives
10.3 Joint committees
11 Employees
11.1 Legislative branch agency directors
11.2 Senate
11.3 House of Representatives
12 See also
13 References
14 External links
Major events
- March 29, 1951: Ethel and Julius Rosenberg were convicted of conspiracy to commit espionage. On April 5 they were sentenced to receive the death penalty.
- April 11, 1951: U.S. President Harry S Truman relieved General Douglas MacArthur of his Far Eastern commands.
- September 5, 1951: Treaty of San Francisco: In San Francisco, California, 48 nations signed a peace treaty with Japan to formally end the Pacific War.
- October 24, 1951: U.S. President Harry Truman declared an official end to war with Germany.
- November 10, 1951: Direct dial coast-to-coast telephone service began in the United States.
- December 31, 1951: The Marshall Plan expired after distributing more than $13.3 billion USD in foreign aid to rebuild Europe.
- March 29, 1952: U.S. President Harry S. Truman announced that he will not seek reelection.
- June 19, 1952: The Special Forces created.
- July 25, 1952: Puerto Rico became a Commonwealth of the United States, an unincorporated organized territory, with the ratification of its constitution.
- November 4, 1952: United States presidential election, 1952: Republican Dwight D. Eisenhower defeated Democrat Adlai Stevenson
- November 4, 1952: National Security Agency founded.
Major legislation
- October 10, 1951: Mutual Security Act, ch. 479, 65 Stat. 373
- June 27, 1952: Immigration and Nationality Act (McCarran-Walter Act), Pub.L. 82–414
- July 14, 1952: McGuire Act, Pub.L. 82–542, 15 U.S.C. § 42(a)
- July 16, 1952: Veterans' Readjustment Assistance Act, Pub.L. 82–550
- July 16, 1952: Federal Coal Mine Safety Act Amendments of 1952, Pub.L. 82–552
- July 16, 1952: Wire Fraud Act of 1952, Pub.L. 82–555
Constitutional amendments
- February 27, 1951: Twenty-second Amendment to the United States Constitution, setting a term limit for election and overall time of service to the office of President of the United States, was ratified by the requisite number of states (then 36) to become part of the Constitution[1]
Treaties
- March 20, 1952: Treaty of San Francisco ratified
Party summary
Senate
Party (Shading indicates majority caucus) | Total | Vacant | |||
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Democratic | Independent | Republican | |||
End of previous Congress | 53 | 0 | 43 | 96 | 0 |
Begin | 49 | 0 | 47 | 96 | 0 |
March 8, 1951 | 48 | 95 | 1 | ||
March 19, 1951 | 49 | 96 | 0 | ||
April 18, 1951 | 46 | 95 | 1 | ||
April 23, 1951 | 50 | 96 | 0 | ||
November 29, 1951 | 45 | 95 | 1 | ||
December 10, 1951 | 46 | 96 | 0 | ||
July 28, 1952 | 49 | 95 | 1 | ||
August 29, 1952 | 47 | 96 | 0 | ||
November 5, 1952 | 47 | 49 | |||
December 31, 1952 | 48 | 95 | 1 | ||
Latest voting share | 7001490000000000000♠49% | 5000000000000000000♠0% | 7001510000000000000♠51% | ||
Beginning of the next Congress | 47 | 1 | 48 | 96 | 0 |
House of Representatives
Democratic: 235 (majority)
Republican: 199
Independent: 1
TOTAL: 435
Leadership
Senate
President of the Senate: Alben W. Barkley (D)
President pro tempore: Kenneth McKellar (D)
Majority (Democratic) party
Majority leader: Ernest McFarland
Majority whip: Lyndon Johnson
Caucus Secretary: Brien McMahon
Minority (Republican) party
Minority leader: Kenneth S. Wherry, until January 8, 1952
Styles Bridges, from January 8, 1952
Minority whip: Leverett Saltonstall
Conference Chairman: Eugene Millikin
Republican Conference Secretary: Milton Young
National Senatorial Committee Chair: Owen Brewster
Policy Committee Chairman: Robert A. Taft
House of Representatives
Speaker: Sam Rayburn (D)
Majority (Democratic) party
Majority leader: John W. McCormack
Majority whip: J. Percy Priest- Democratic Caucus Chairman: Jere Cooper
Democratic Campaign Committee Chairman: Michael J. Kirwan
Minority (Republican) party
Minority leader: Joseph W. Martin, Jr.
Minority whip: Leslie C. Arends- Republican Conference Chairman: Clifford R. Hope
Caucuses
- House Democratic Caucus
- Senate Democratic Caucus
Members
Senate
Senators are popularly elected statewide every two years, with one-third beginning new six-year terms with each Congress. Preceding the names in the list below are Senate class numbers, which indicate the cycle of their election, In this Congress, Class 1 meant their term ended with this Congress, facing re-election in 1952; Class 2 meant their term began in the last Congress, facing re-election in 1954; and Class 3 meant their term began in this Congress, facing re-election in 1956.
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House of Representatives
The names of members of the House of Representatives are preceded by their district numbers.
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Changes in membership
The count below reflects changes from the beginning of this Congress.
Senate
State (class) | Vacator | Reason for change | Successor | Date of successor's formal installation |
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Kentucky (2) | Virgil Chapman (D) | Died March 8, 1951. Successor appointed March 19, 1951 to continue the term. | Thomas R. Underwood (D) | March 19, 1951 |
Michigan (1) | Arthur H. Vandenberg (R) | Died April 18, 1951. Successor appointed April 23, 1951 to continue the term. | Blair Moody (D) | April 23, 1951 |
Nebraska (2) | Kenneth S. Wherry (R) | Died November 29, 1951. Successor appointed December 10, 1951 to continue the term. | Fred A. Seaton (R) | December 10, 1951 |
Connecticut (3) | Brien McMahon (D) | Died July 28, 1952. Successor appointed August 29, 1952 to continue the term. | William A. Purtell (R) | August 29, 1952 |
Connecticut (3) | William A. Purtell (R) | Retired upon special election. Successor elected November 4, 1952. | Prescott Bush (R) | November 5, 1952 |
Kentucky (2) | Thomas R. Underwood (D) | Lost election to finish the term. Successor elected November 4, 1952. | John S. Cooper (R) | November 5, 1952 |
Michigan (1) | Blair Moody (D) | Lost election to finish the term. Successor elected November 4, 1952. | Charles E. Potter (R) | November 5, 1952 |
Nebraska (2) | Fred A. Seaton (R) | Lost election to finish the term. Successor elected November 4, 1952. | Dwight Griswold (R) | November 5, 1952 |
Maine (1) | Owen Brewster (R) | Resigned December 31, 1952. Seat was not filled during this Congress. | Vacant | |
California (3) | Richard Nixon (R) | Resigned January 1, 1953, after being elected U.S. Vice President. Successor appointed to continue the term. | Thomas Kuchel (R) | January 2, 1953 |
House of Representatives
District | Vacator | Reason for change | Successor | Date of successor's formal installation |
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Missouri 11 | John B. Sullivan (D) | Died January 29, 1951. Successor elected March 9, 1951. | Claude I. Bakewell (R) | March 9, 1951 |
Kentucky 6 | Thomas R. Underwood (D) | Resigned March 17, 1951, after being appointed U.S. Senator. Successor elected April 4, 1951. | John C. Watts (D) | April 4, 1951 |
Pennsylvania 33 | Frank Buchanan (D) | Died April 27, 1951. Successor elected July 24, 1951. | Vera Buchanan (D) | July 24, 1951 |
West Virginia 5 | John Kee (D) | Died May 8, 1951. Successor elected July 17, 1951. | Elizabeth Kee (D) | July 17, 1951 |
Texas 13 | Ed Gossett (D) | Resigned July 31, 1951. Successor elected September 8, 1951. | Frank N. Ikard (D) | September 8, 1951 |
Pennsylvania 14 | Wilson D. Gillette (R) | Died August 7, 1951. Successor elected November 6, 1951. | Joseph L. Carrigg (R) | November 6, 1951 |
Maine 3 | Frank Fellows (R) | Died August 27, 1951. Successor elected October 22, 1951. | Clifford McIntire (R) | October 22, 1951 |
Pennsylvania 8 | Albert C. Vaughn (R) | Died September 1, 1951. Successor elected November 6, 1951. | Karl C. King (R) | November 6, 1951 |
New Jersey 9 | Harry L. Towe (R) | Resigned September 7, 1951 to become Assistant Attorney General of New Jersey. Successor elected November 6, 1951. | Frank C. Osmers Jr. (R) | November 6, 1951 |
Ohio 3 | Edward G. Breen (D) | Resigned October 1, 1951, due to ill health. Successor elected November 6, 1951. | Paul F. Schenck (R) | November 6, 1951 |
Nebraska 3 | Karl Stefan (R) | Died October 2, 1951. Successor elected December 4, 1951. | Robert D. Harrison (R) | December 4, 1951 |
Kentucky 2 | John A. Whitaker (D) | Died December 15, 1951. Successor elected August 2, 1952. | Garrett L. Withers (D) | August 2, 1952 |
New York 5 | T. Vincent Quinn (D) | Resigned December 30, 1951 to become District Attorney of Queens County, New York. Successor elected February 19, 1952. | Robert T. Ross (R) | February 19, 1952 |
New York 32 | William T. Byrne (D) | Died January 27, 1952. Successor elected April 1, 1952. | Leo W. O'Brien (D) | April 1, 1952 |
Oklahoma 1 | George B. Schwabe (R) | Died April 2, 1952. Seat not filled during this Congress. | Vacant | |
Wisconsin 7 | Reid F. Murray (R) | Died April 29, 1952. Seat not filled during this Congress. | Vacant | |
Texas 7 | Tom Pickett (D) | Resigned June 30, 1952 to become Vice-President of the National Coal Association. Successor elected September 23, 1952. | John Dowdy (D) | September 23, 1952 |
Oklahoma 2 | William G. Stigler (D) | Died August 21, 1952. Seat not filled during this Congress. | Vacant | |
Massachusetts 2 | Foster Furcolo (D) | Resigned September 30, 1952 to become Treasurer and Receiver-General of Massachusetts. Seat not filled during this Congress. | Vacant | |
Michigan 11 | Charles E. Potter (R) | Resigned November 4, 1952, after being elected U.S. Senator. Seat not filled during this Congress. | Vacant | |
Illinois 7 | Adolph J. Sabath (D) | Died November 6, 1952. Seat not filled during this Congress. | Vacant | |
Georgia 2 | Edward E. Cox (D) | Died December 24, 1952. Seat not filled during this Congress. | Vacant | |
New York 2 | Leonard W. Hall (R) | Resigned December 31, 1952. Seat not filled during this Congress. | Vacant |
Committees
Lists of committees and their party leaders, for members (House and Senate) of the committees and their assignments, go into the Official Congressional Directory at the bottom of the article and click on the link (2 links), in the directory after the pages of terms of service, you will see the committees of the Senate, House (Standing with Subcommittees, Select and Special) and Joint and after the committee pages, you will see the House/Senate committee assignments in the directory, 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.
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Joint committees
- Atomic Energy
Conditions of Indian Tribes (Special)- Defense Production
- Disposition of Executive Papers
- Economic
- Immigration and Nationality Policy
- Legislative Budget
- The Library
- Navajo-Hopi Indian Administration
- Printing
- Railroad Retirement Legislation
- Reduction of Nonessential Federal Expenditures
- Taxation
Employees
Legislative branch agency directors
Architect of the Capitol: David Lynn
Attending Physician of the United States Congress: George Calver
Comptroller General of the United States: Lindsay C. Warren
Librarian of Congress: Luther H. Evans
Public Printer of the United States: John J. Deviny
Senate
Chaplain: Frederick Brown Harris (Methodist)
Parliamentarian: Charles Watkins
Secretary: Leslie Biffle
Sergeant at Arms: Joseph C. Duke
House of Representatives
Chaplain: Bernard Braskamp (Presbyterian)
Clerk: Ralph R. Roberts
Doorkeeper: William Mosley "Fishbait" Miller[2]
Parliamentarian: Lewis Deschler
Postmaster: Finis E. Scott
Reading Clerks: N/A (R) and N/A (D)
Sergeant at Arms: Joseph H. Callahan
See also
United States elections, 1950 (elections leading to this Congress)- United States Senate elections, 1950
- United States House of Representatives elections, 1950
United States elections, 1952 (elections during this Congress, leading to the next Congress)- United States presidential election, 1952
- United States Senate elections, 1952
- United States House of Representatives elections, 1952
References
^ Huckabee, David C. (September 30, 1997). "Ratification of Amendments to the U.S. Constitution" (PDF). Congressional Research Service reports. Washington D.C.: Congressional Research Service, The Library of Congress..mw-parser-output cite.citationfont-style:inherit.mw-parser-output qquotes:"""""""'""'".mw-parser-output code.cs1-codecolor:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registrationcolor:#555.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration spanborder-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-errordisplay:none;font-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-errorfont-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-formatfont-size:95%.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-leftpadding-left:0.2em.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-rightpadding-right:0.2em
^ "'Fishbait' Miller, 80, Former Doorkeeper Of the U.S. House". The New York Times. 15 September 1989.
External links
House of Representatives Session Calendar for the 82nd Congress (PDF).
Official Congressional Directory for the 82nd Congress, 1st Session.
Official Congressional Directory for the 82nd Congress, 2nd Session.