| 84th United States Congress | |||
United States Capitol (1956) |
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| Duration: January 3, 1955 – January 3, 1957 | |||
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| Senate President: | Richard Nixon (R) | ||
| Senate Pres. pro tem: | Walter F. George (D) | ||
| House Speaker: | Sam Rayburn (D) | ||
| Members: | 96 Senators 435 Representatives 3 Non-voting members |
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| Senate Majority: | Democratic Party | ||
| House Majority: | Democratic Party | ||
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| 1st: January 5, 1955 – August 2, 1955 2nd: January 3, 1956 – July 27, 1956 |
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The Eighty-fourth 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, DC from January 3, 1955 to January 3, 1957, during the third and fourth years of Dwight Eisenhower's presidency. The apportionment of seats in the House of Representatives was based on the Seventeenth Census of the United States in 1950. Both chambers had a Democratic majority.
The count below identifies party affiliations at the beginning of the first session of this Congress, and includes members from vacancies and newly admitted states, when they were first seated. Changes resulting from subsequent replacements are shown below in the "Changes in membership" section.
TOTAL: 96
TOTAL: 435
This list is arranged by chamber, then by state. Senators are listed in order of seniority, and Representatives are listed by district.
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 began in the last Congress, requiring reelection in 1958; Class 2 meant their term began with this Congress, requiring reelection in 1960; and Class 3 meant their term ended with this Congress, requiring reelection in 1956.
The names of members of the House of Representatives are preceded by their district numbers.
The count below reflects changes from the beginning of this Congress.
| State (class) |
Former senator | Reason for change | Successor | Date of successor's installation |
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| West Virginia (1) |
Harley M. Kilgore (D) | Died February 28, 1956 | William R. Laird, III (D) | March 13, 1956 |
| South Carolina (2) |
Strom Thurmond (ID) | Resigned April 4, 1956 to trigger a contested primary as promised to voters | Thomas A. Wofford (D) | April 5, 1956 |
| Kentucky (2) |
Alben W. Barkley (D) | Died April 30, 1956 | Robert Humphreys (D) | June 21, 1956 |
| Kentucky (2) |
Robert Humphreys (D) | Successor elected November 6, 1956 | John S. Cooper (R) | November 7, 1956 |
| South Carolina (2) |
Thomas A. Wofford (D) | Successor elected November 6, 1956 | Strom Thurmond (D) | November 7, 1956 |
| West Virginia (1) |
William R. Laird, III (D) | Successor elected November 6, 1956 | W. Chapman Revercomb (R) | November 7, 1956 |
| District | Vacator | Reason for change | Successor | Date of successor's installation |
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| Florida 6th | Vacant | Rep. Dwight L. Rogers died during previous congress | Paul Rogers (D) | January 4, 1955 |
| Michigan 15th | John D. Dingell, Sr. (D) | Died September 19, 1955 | John Dingell (D) | December 13, 1955 |
| Pennsylvania 30th | Vera Buchanan (D) | Died November 26, 1955 | Elmer J. Holland (D) | January 24, 1956 |
| New York 22nd | Sidney A. Fine (D) | Resigned January 2, 1956 | James C. Healey (D) | February 7, 1956 |
| Illinois 14th | Chauncey W. Reed (R) | Died February 9, 1956 | Vacant | Not filled this term |
| Pennsylvania 2nd | William T. Granahan (D) | Died May 25, 1956 | Kathryn E. Granahan (D) | November 6, 1956 |
| California 20th | J. Carl Hinshaw (R) | Died August 5, 1956 | Vacant | Not filled this term |
| Tennessee 5th | Percy Priest (D) | Died October 12, 1956 | Vacant | Not filled this term |
| New Mexico At-large | Antonio M. Fernández (D) | Died November 7, 1956 | Vacant | Not filled this term |
| New Jersey 2nd | T. Millet Hand (R) | Died December 26, 1956 | Vacant | Not filled this term |
| New York 19th | Arthur G. Klein (D) | Resigned December 31, 1956 after being elected to the New York Supreme Court | Vacant | Not filled this term |
| New York 20th | Irwin D. Davidson (DL) | Resigned December 31, 1956 | Vacant | Not filled this term |
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