83rd United States Congress

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The 'Eighty-third 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, 1953 to January 3, 1955, during the first 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 Seventeenth Census of the United States in 1950. Both chambers had a Republican majority.

[edit] Dates of sessions

January 3, 1953January 3, 1955

Previous: 82nd Congress • Next: 84th Congress

[edit] Major events

Further information: Events of 1953, Events of 1954

[edit] Major legislation

[edit] Key Votes

[edit] Senate

Legislation Party Yea Nay
Formosa Policy Democrats 12 32
Jan 28, 1955 Republicans 1 42
(rejected)   13 74
China Mutual Defense Treaty Democrats 9 33
Feb 9, 1955 Republicans 1 27
(rejected)   10 60
Raising Congressional Salaries Democrats 30 13
Feb 23, 1955 Republicans 32 11
(passed)   62 24

[edit] House of Representatives

Legislation Party Yea Nay
Raising Congressional Salaries Democrats 166 59
Feb 16, 1955 Republicans 117 59
(passed)   283 118
Reciprical Trade Extension Democrats 80 140
Feb 18, 1955 Republicans 119 66
(rejected)   199 206
Reciprical Trade Extension Democrats 186 35
Feb 18, 1955 Republicans 109 75
(passed)   295 110
Taxation Democrats 16 205
Feb 25, 1955 Republicans 189 5
(rejected)   205 210

[edit] Party summary

[edit] Senate

48 Republicans, 47 Democrats, 1 Independent


[edit] House of Representatives

221 Republicans, 213 Democrats, 1 Independent

Total Membership: 435 Representatives, 2 Delegates, 1 Resident Commissioner

[edit] Officers

[edit] Senate

[edit] Majority (Republican) leadership

[edit] Minority (Democratic) leadership

[edit] House of Representatives

[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] 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

[edit] Minnesota

[edit] Mississippi

[edit] Missouri

[edit] Montana

[edit] Nebraska

Samuel Williams Reynolds (Rep.), appointed to fill vacancy
Roman Hruska (Rep.), elected to fill vacancy
Eva K. Bowring (Rep.), appointed to fill vacancy
Hazel Abel (Rep.), elected to fill vacancy, subsequently resigned
Carl Curtis (Rep.), appointed to fill vacancy

[edit] Nevada

Ernest S. Brown (Rep.), appointed to fill vacancy
Alan Bible (Dem.), elected to fill vacancy

[edit] New Hampshire

Robert W. Upton (Rep.), appointed to fill vacancy
Norris Cotton (Rep.), elected to fill vacancy

[edit] New Jersey

[edit] New Mexico

[edit] New York

[edit] North Carolina

Alton Asa Lennon (Dem.), appointed to fill vacancy
W. Kerr Scott (Dem.), elected to fill vacancy
Sam Ervin (Dem.), appointed to fill vacancy

[edit] North Dakota

[edit] Ohio

Thomas A. Burke (Dem.), appointed to fill vacancy
George H. Bender (Rep.), elected to fill vacancy

[edit] Oklahoma

[edit] Oregon

[edit] Pennsylvania

[edit] Rhode Island

[edit] South Carolina

Charles E. Daniel (Dem.), appointed to fill vacancy
Strom Thurmond (Dem.), elected to fill vacancy

[edit] South Dakota

[edit] Tennessee

[edit] Texas

[edit] Utah

[edit] Vermont

[edit] Virginia

[edit] Washington

[edit] West Virginia

[edit] Wisconsin

[edit] Wyoming

Edward D. Crippa (Rep.), appointed to fill vacancy
Joseph C. O'Mahoney (Dem.), elected to fill vacancy

[edit] House of Representatives

See also: Category:Members of the United States House of Representatives
See also: Category:United States Congressional Delegations by state

[edit] Alabama

[edit] Arizona

[edit] Arkansas

[edit] California

C. Norris Poulson (Rep.), resigned 1953-06-11

[edit] Colorado

[edit] Connecticut

[edit] Delaware

[edit] Florida

[edit] Georgia

John J. Flynt, Jr. (Dem.), elected to fill vacancy

[edit] Idaho

[edit] Illinois

[edit] Indiana

[edit] Iowa

[edit] Kansas

[edit] Kentucky

William Huston Natcher (Dem.), elected to fill vacancy

[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

[edit] South Dakota

[edit] Tennessee

[edit] Texas

[edit] Utah

[edit] Vermont

[edit] Virginia

William M. Tuck (Dem.), elected to fill vacancy

[edit] Washington

[edit] West Virginia

[edit] Wisconsin

Lester Johnson (Dem.), elected to fill vacancy

[edit] Wyoming


[edit] Alaska Territory

[edit] Hawaii Territory

Mary Elizabeth Pruett Farrington (Rep.), elected to fill vacancy

[edit] Puerto Rico

[edit] Employees


[edit] Senate


[edit] House of Representatives