84th United States Congress

84th United States Congress
83rd   85th

United States Capitol (1956)

Duration: January 3, 1955 – January 3, 1957

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
Senate Majority: Democratic Party
House Majority: Democratic Party

Sessions
1st: January 5, 1955 – August 2, 1955
2nd: January 3, 1956 – July 27, 1956

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, D.C. 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.

Major events

Main articles: 1955 and 1956

Major legislation

Party summary

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.

Senate

TOTAL: 96

House of Representatives

TOTAL: 435

Leadership

Senate

Senate President
Richard Nixon (R)
Senate President pro tempore
Walter F. George (D)

Majority (Democratic) leadership

Minority (Republican) leadership

House of Representatives

Speaker of the House
Sam Rayburn (D)

Majority (Democratic) leadership

Minority (Republican) leadership

Members

This list is arranged by chamber, then by state. Senators are listed in order of seniority, and Representatives are listed by district.

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. 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.

Alabama

Arizona

Arkansas

California

Colorado

Connecticut

Delaware

Florida

Georgia

Idaho

Illinois

Indiana

Iowa

Kansas

Kentucky

Louisiana

Maine

Maryland

Massachusetts

Michigan

Minnesota

Mississippi

Missouri

Montana

Nebraska

Nevada

New Hampshire

New Jersey

New Mexico

New York

North Carolina

North Dakota

Ohio

Oklahoma

Oregon

Pennsylvania

Rhode Island

South Carolina

South Dakota

Tennessee

Texas

Utah

Vermont

Virginia

Washington

West Virginia

Wisconsin

Wyoming

Senate Majority Leader Lyndon Johnson (D)
Senate Minority Leader William F. Knowland (R)

House of Representatives

The names of members of the House of Representatives are preceded by their district numbers.

Alabama

Arizona

Arkansas

California

Colorado

Connecticut

Delaware

Florida

Georgia

Idaho

Illinois

Indiana

Iowa

Kansas

Kentucky

Louisiana

Maine

Maryland

Massachusetts

Michigan

Minnesota

Mississippi

Missouri

Montana

Nebraska

Nevada

New Hampshire

New Jersey

New Mexico

Both representatives were elected statewide on a general ticket

New York

North Carolina

North Dakota

Both representatives were elected statewide on a general ticket

Ohio

Oklahoma

Oregon

Pennsylvania

Rhode Island

South Carolina

South Dakota

Tennessee

Texas

Utah

Vermont

Virginia

Washington

West Virginia

Wisconsin

Wyoming

Non-voting members

House Majority Leader
John William McCormack (D)
House Majority Whip
Leverett Saltonstall (D)
House Minority Leader
Joseph William Martin, Jr. (R)
House Minority Whip
Leslie C. Arends (R)

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
Oregon
(3)
Wayne Morse (I) Changed Political Parties April 30th 1955 Wayne Morse (D) April 30th 1955
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

House of Representatives


District Vacator Reason for change Successor Date successor
seated
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

Employees

Senate

House of Representatives

References

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