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External Sources for the articles: (use these sources at a minimum)

  • 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. 
  • Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress [1]
  • U.S. House of Representatives: Congressional History [2]
  • U.S. Senate: Statistics and Lists [3]
  • Official Congressional Directory: 1820-present.

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The XX United States Congress was a meeting of the United States national legislature, composed of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, DC from (add start date) to (add end date), during the first/last two years of the first/second administration of U.S. President (add name, without middle initial unless George W/HW Bush).

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The apportionment of seats in this House of Representatives was based on the (use current census). Both chambers had a (add party name) majority.

[edit] Dates of sessions

(list overall and all session dates as noted in the Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress [6])

start date - end date

  • First session: start date - end date
  • Second session: start date - end date — a lame duck session
  • Third session: start date - end date — a lame duck session

Previous: [[35th United States Congress|35th Congress]] • Next: [[37th United States Congress|37th Congress]]

[edit] Major events

{{Main|Year1#Events|Year2#Events|Year3#Events}}

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[edit] Major legislation

{{main|List of United States federal legislation}}

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[edit] Party summary

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[edit] Senate

TOTAL members: XX

[edit] House of Representatives

TOTAL members: XX

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[edit] Leadership

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[edit] Senate

* [[President of the United States Senate|President of the Senate]]): [[name]] [[party]] of [[state]]
* [[President pro tempore of the United States Senate|President ''pro tempore'']]: [[name]] [[party]] of [[state]]
* [[Majority Leader of the United States Senate|Majority Leader]]: [[name]] [[party]] of [[state]]
* [[Majority Whip of the United States Senate|Majority Whip]]: [[name]] [[party]] of [[state]]
* [[Minority Leader of the United States Senate|Minority Leader]]: [[name]] [[party]] of [[state]]
* [[Minority Whip of the United States Senate|Minority Whip]]: [[name]] [[party]] of [[state]]

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* [[United States Senate Democratic Conference Chairman|Democratic Conference Chairman]]:
* [[United States Senate Democratic Policy Committee Chairman|Democratic Policy Committee Chairman]]:
* [[United States Senate Democratic Conference Secretary|Democratic Conference Secretary]]:
* [[Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee|Democratic Campaign Committee Chairman]]:
* [[United States Senate Republican Conference Chairman|Republican Conference Chairman]]:
* [[United States Senate Republican Policy Committee Chairman|Republican Policy Committee Chairman]]:
* [[United States Senate Republican Conference Secretary|Republican Conference Secretary]]:
* [[National Republican Senatorial Committee|Republican Campaign Committee Chair]]:

[edit] House of Representatives

* [[Speaker of the United States House of Representatives|Speaker]]: [[name]] ([[party]] of [[state]])
* [[Majority Leader of the United States House of Representatives|Majority Leader]]: [[name]] ([[party]] of [[state]])
* [[Majority Whip of the United States House of Representatives|Majority Whip]]: [[name]] ([[party]] of [[state]])
* [[Minority Leader of the United States House of Representatives|Minority Leader]]: [[name]] ([[party]] of [[state]])
* [[Minority Whip of the United States House of Representatives|Minority Whip]]: [[name]] ([[party]] of [[state]])

(show all appropriate party leadership positions current at the time)

* [[Democratic Caucus Chairman]]: [[name]] ([[party]] of [[state]])
* [[Democratic Caucus Vice Chairman]]: [[name]] ([[party]] of [[state]])
* [[Assistant to the House Minority Leader]]: [[name]] ([[party]] of [[state]])
* [[Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee|Democratic Campaign Committee Chairman]]: [[name]] ([[party]] of [[state]])
* [[Democratic Steering Committee Co-Chair]]: [[name]] ([[party]] of [[state]])
* [[Democratic Steering Committee Co-Chair]]: [[name]] ([[party]] of [[state]])
* [[Republican Conference Chair]]: [[name]] ([[party]] of [[state]])
* [[Republican Conference Vice-Chair]]: [[name]] ([[party]] of [[state]])
* [[Republican Conference Secretary]]: [[name]] ([[party]] of [[state]])
* [[Republican Policy Committee Chairman]]:  [[name]] ([[party]] of [[state]])
* [[National Republican Congressional Committee|Republican Campaign Committee Chairman]]: [[name]] ([[party]] of [[state]])

[edit] Members

[edit] Senate

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[edit] Alabama

(list senators, preceded by class designation, and followed by party abbreviation and special notes for deaths, resignations, special elections, etc)
(for middle names, initials, suffixes: use exact form of name as noted in the Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress [7])
(list Senators in the order of their seniority at the beginning of the Congress)
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  • Class 1- (add name)(add party abbreviation)...(add note)
  • Class 3- (add name)(add party abbreviation)...(add note)
    (add name)(add party abbreviation)...(add note)

[edit] …more states…

[edit] Wyoming

  • Class 2- (add name)(add party abbreviation)...(add note)
  • Class 3- (add name)(add party abbreviation)...(add note)

[edit] House of Representatives

[edit] Alabama

(list representatives, preceded by their district number, and followed by party abbreviation and special notes for deaths, resignations, special elections, etc)
(for middle names, initials, suffixes: use exact form of name as noted in the Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress [8])
(list Representatives in the order of their districts, followed by "at-large" representatives in alphabetical order)
(indent replacements), putting replacements in chronological order above their predecessors

  • 1. (add name)(add party abbreviation)...(add note)
  • 2. (add name)(add party abbreviation)...(add note)
    (add name)(add party abbreviation)...(add note)

[edit] more states…

====Wyoming====
* {{ushr|Wyoming|AL|At-large}}. [[Name]] ([[Party abbreviation]])

====Non-voting members====
* {{ushr|Alaska Territory|AL|Alaska Territory}}. [[Name]] ([[Party abbreviation]])
* {{ushr|American Samoa|AL|American Samoa}}. [[Name]] ([[Party abbreviation]])
* {{ushr|District of Columbia|AL|District of Columbia}}. [[Name]] ([[Party abbreviation]])
* {{ushr|Virgin Islands|AL|Virgin Islands}}. [[Name]] ([[Party abbreviation]])
* {{ushr|Philippines|AL|Philippines}}. [[Name]] ([[Party abbreviation]])
* {{ushr|Philippines|AL|Philippines}}. [[Name]] ([[Party abbreviation]])
* {{ushr|Puerto Rico|AL|Puerto Rico}}. [[Name]] ([[Party abbreviation]])

[edit] Changes in Membership

[edit] Senate

[edit] House of Representatives

[edit] Officers

(list all the positions noted in the Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress [9] using the titles current at the time)

[edit] Senate

[edit] House of Representatives


[edit] References

{{reflist}}
* {{cite book
 | title = The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress
 | last = Martis | first = Kenneth C. | authorlink = | coauthors =
 | year = 1989 | publisher = Macmillan Publishing Company | location = New York | id =}}
* {{cite book
 | title = The Historical Atlas of United States Congressional Districts
 | last = Martis | first = Kenneth C. | authorlink = | coauthors =
 | year = 1982 | publisher = Macmillan Publishing Company | location = New York | id =}}

[edit] External links

* [http://www.gpoaccess.gov/serialset/cdocuments/hd108-222 Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress]
* [http://clerk.house.gov/histHigh/Congressional_History U.S. House of Representatives: Congressional History]
* [http://www.senate.gov/pagelayout/reference/two_column_table/stats_and_lists.htm U.S. Senate: Statistics and Lists]

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