87th United States Congress
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The Eighty-seventh 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, 1961 to January 3, 1963, during the first two years of the administration of U.S. President John F. Kennedy.
The apportionment of seats in this House of Representatives was based on the Seventeenth Census of the United States in 1950. Both chambers had a Democratic majority.
[edit] Dates of sessions
January 3, 1961 - January 3, 1963
- First session: January 3, 1961 - September 27, 1961
- Second session: January 10, 1960 - October 13, 1962
Previous congress: 86th Congress
Next congress: 88th Congress
[edit] Major events
- Main article: Events of 1961; Events of 1962
[edit] Major legislation
[edit] Party summary
[edit] Senate
[edit] House of Representatives
[edit] Officers
[edit] Senate
President of the Senate:
Richard M. Nixon, ending - Jan 20, 1961
Lyndon B. Johnson, beginning - Jan 20, 1961
President pro tempore: Carl Hayden
[edit] House of Representatives
Speaker of the House: Rayburn, McCormack
[edit] Members
[edit] Senate
[edit] House of Representatives
[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.
[edit] External links
- Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress [1]
- U.S. House of Representatives: Congressional History [2]
- U.S. Senate: Statistics and Lists [3]
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