82nd United States Congress

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82nd United States Congress


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(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)
Members96 senators
435 representatives
3 non-voting delegates
Senate MajorityDemocratic
House MajorityDemocratic
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




Members of the Japanese delegation signing the Treaty of San Francisco.


  • March 20, 1952: Treaty of San Francisco ratified


Party summary



Senate











































































Party
(Shading indicates majority caucus)

Total
Vacant




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.









House of Representatives


The names of members of the House of Representatives are preceded by their district numbers.








House seats by party holding plurality in state


  80+ to 100% Democratic


  80+ to 100% Republican


  60+ to 80% Democratic


  60+ to 80% Republican


  Up to 60% Democratic


  Up to 60% Republican









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

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

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.









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




  1. ^ 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


  2. ^ "'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.







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