82nd United States Congress
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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.
Major events
- March 29, 1951: Ethel and Julius Rosenberg are convicted of conspiracy to commit espionage. On April 5 they are sentenced to receive the death penalty.
- April 11, 1951: U.S. President Harry S Truman relieves General Douglas MacArthur of his Far Eastern commands.
- September 5, 1951: Treaty of San Francisco: In San Francisco, California, 48 nations sign a peace treaty with Japan to formally end the Pacific War.
- October 24, 1951: U.S. President Harry Truman declares an official end to war with Germany.
- November 10, 1951: Direct dial coast-to-coast telephone service begins in the United States.
- December 31, 1951: The Marshall Plan expires after distributing more than $13.3 billion USD in foreign aid to rebuild Europe.
- March 29, 1952: U.S. President Harry S. Truman announces that he will not seek reelection.
- June 19, 1952: The Special Forces are 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 defeats Democrat Adlai Stevenson, and the National Security Agency is 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
Treaties
- March 20, 1952: Treaty of San Francisco ratified
Party summary
Senate
Party (Shading indicates majority caucus) |
Total | Vacant | |||
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Democratic | Independent | Republican | |||
End of previous Congress | 53 | 0 | 43 | 96 | 0 |
Begin | 47 | 0 | 49 | 96 | 0 |
March 8, 1951 | 46 | 95 | 1 | ||
March 19, 1951 | 47 | 96 | 0 | ||
April 18, 1951 | 48 | 95 | 1 | ||
April 23, 1951 | 48 | 96 | 0 | ||
November 29, 1951 | 47 | 95 | 1 | ||
December 10, 1951 | 48 | 48 | 96 | 0 | |
July 28, 1952 | 47 | 48 | 95 | 1 | |
August 29, 1952 | 49 | 96 | 0 | ||
November 5, 1952 | 45 | 51 | |||
December 31, 1952 | 50 | 95 | 1 | ||
Latest voting share | 47% | 0% | 53% | ||
Beginning of the next Congress | 47 | 1 | 48 | 96 | 0 |
House of Representatives
- Democratic: 235 (majority)
- Republican: 199
- Independent: 1
TOTAL: 435
Leadership
Senate
Majority (Democratic) party
Minority (Republican) party
- Minority leader: Kenneth S. Wherry, until January 8, 1952
- Styles Bridges, from January 8, 1952
- Minority whip: Leverett Saltonstall
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
Minority (Republican) party
- Minority leader: Joseph W. Martin, Jr.
- Minority whip: Leslie C. Arends
- Republican Conference Chairman: Clifford R. Hope
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.
House of Representatives
The names of members of the House of Representatives are preceded by their district numbers.
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 |
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Kentucky (2) |
Virgil Chapman (D) | Died March 8, 1951 | Thomas R. Underwood (D) | March 19, 1951 |
Michigan (1) |
Arthur H. Vandenberg (R) | Died April 18, 1951. | Blair Moody (D) | April 23, 1951 |
Nebraska (2) |
Kenneth S. Wherry (R) | Died November 29, 1951 | Fred A. Seaton (R) | December 10, 1951 |
Connecticut (3) |
Brien McMahon (D) | Died July 28, 1952. | William A. Purtell (R) | August 29, 1952 |
Connecticut (3) |
William A. Purtell (R) | Successor elected November 4, 1952 | Prescott Bush (R) | November 5, 1952 |
Kentucky (2) |
Thomas R. Underwood (D) | Successor elected November 4, 1952. Lost special election to fill seat. | John S. Cooper (R) | November 5, 1952 |
Michigan (1) |
Blair Moody (D) | Successor elected November 4, 1952. Lost special election to fill seat. | Charles E. Potter (R) | November 5, 1952 |
Nebraska (2) |
Fred A. Seaton (R) | Successor elected November 4, 1952 | Dwight Griswold (R) | November 5, 1952 |
Maine (1) |
Owen Brewster (R) | Resigned December 31, 1952 | Vacant | Not filled this term |
California (3) |
Richard Nixon (R) | Resigned January 1, 1953 after being elected Vice President of the United States | Thomas Kuchel (R) | January 2, 1953 |
House of Representatives
District | Vacator | Reason for change | Successor | Date successor seated |
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Missouri 11th | John B. Sullivan (D) | Died January 29, 1951 | Claude I. Bakewell (R) | March 9, 1951 |
Kentucky 6th | Thomas R. Underwood (D) | Resigned March 17, 1951 after being appointed to the US Senate | John C. Watts (D) | April 4, 1951 |
Pennsylvania 33rd | Frank Buchanan (D) | Died April 27, 1951 | Vera Buchanan (D) | July 24, 1951 |
West Virginia 5th | John Kee (D) | Died May 8, 1951 | Elizabeth Kee (D) | July 17, 1951 |
Texas 13th | Ed Gossett (D) | Resigned July 31, 1951 | Frank N. Ikard (D) | September 8, 1951 |
Pennsylvania 14th | Wilson D. Gillette (R) | Died August 7, 1951 | Joseph L. Carrigg (R) | November 6, 1951 |
Maine 3rd | Frank Fellows (R) | Died August 27, 1951 | Clifford McIntire (R) | October 22, 1951 |
Pennsylvania 8th | Albert C. Vaughn (R) | Died September 1, 1951 | Karl C. King (R) | November 6, 1951 |
New Jersey 9th | Harry L. Towe (R) | Resigned September 7, 1951 after becoming Asst. Attorney General of New Jersey | Frank C. Osmers, Jr. (R) | November 6, 1951 |
Ohio 3rd | Edward G. Breen (D) | Resigned October 1, 1951 due to ill health | Paul F. Schenck (R) | November 6, 1951 |
Nebraska 3rd | Karl Stefan (R) | Died October 2, 1951 | Robert D. Harrison (R) | December 4, 1951 |
Kentucky 2nd | John A. Whitaker (D) | Died December 15, 1951 | Garrett L. Withers (D) | August 2, 1952 |
New York 5th | T. Vincent Quinn (D) | Resigned December 30, 1951 after becoming District Attorney of Queens County | Robert T. Ross (R) | February 19, 1952 |
New York 32nd | William T. Byrne (D) | Died January 27, 1952 | Leo W. O'Brien (D) | April 1, 1952 |
Oklahoma 1st | George B. Schwabe (R) | Died April 2, 1952 | Vacant | Not filled this term |
Wisconsin 7th | Reid F. Murray (R) | Died April 29, 1952 | Vacant | Not filled this term |
Texas 7th | Tom Pickett (D) | Resigned June 30, 1952 after becoming Vice-President of the National Coal Association | John Dowdy (D) | September 23, 1952 |
Oklahoma 2nd | William G. Stigler (D) | Died August 21, 1952 | Vacant | Not filled this term |
Massachusetts 2nd | Foster Furcolo (D) | Resigned September 30, 1952 after becoming Treasurer and Receiver-General of Massachusetts | Vacant | Not filled this term |
Michigan 11th | Charles E. Potter (R) | Resigned November 4, 1952 after being elected to the US Senate | Vacant | Not filled this term |
Illinois 7th | Adolph J. Sabath (D) | Died November 6, 1952 | Vacant | Not filled this term |
Georgia 2nd | Edward E. Cox (D) | Died December 24, 1953 | Vacant | Not filled this term |
New York 2nd | Leonard W. Hall (R) | Resigned December 31, 1952 | Vacant | Not filled this term |
Employees
House of Representatives
- Chaplain: Bernard Braskamp (Presbyterian)
- Clerk: Ralph R. Roberts
- Doorkeeper: William Mosley "Fishbait" Miller[1]
- Parliamentarian: Lewis Deschler
- Postmaster: Finis E. Scott
- Sergeant at Arms: Joseph H. Callahan
See also
- Elections to this Congress:
- Elections during this Congress:
References
- ↑ "'Fishbait' Miller, 80, Former Doorkeeper Of the U.S. House". The New York Times. 15 September 1989.
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