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{{Infobox United States Congress
|image          = Capitol1846.jpg
|imagedate      = 1846
|number         = 33rd
|start          = March 4, 1853
|end            = March 4, 1855
|vp             = [[William R. King]] (Democrat) <br />(until April 18, 1853)<br>Vacant <br />(from April 18, 1853)
|pro tem        = [[David Rice Atchison|David R. Atchison]] (Democra)<br />[[Lewis Cass]] (D)<br />[[Jesse D. Bright]] (Democrat)
|speaker        = [[Linn Boyd]] (Democrat)
|senators       = 62
|reps           = 234
|delegates      = 7
|s-majority     = [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
|h-majority     = [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
|sessionnumber1 = Special{{efn|Special session of the Senate.}}
|sessionstart1  = March 4, 1853
|sessionend1    = April 11, 1853
|sessionnumber2 = 1st
|sessionstart2  = December 5, 1853
|sessionend2    = August 7, 1854
|sessionnumber3 = 2nd
|sessionstart3  = December 4, 1854
|sessionend3    = March 4, 1855
|previous       = 32nd
|next           = 34th
}}
The '''33rd United States Congress''' was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of the [[United States Senate]] and the [[United States House of Representatives]]. It met in [[Washington, D.C.]] from March 4, 1853, to March 4, 1855, during the first two years of [[Franklin Pierce]]'s [[Presidency of Franklin Pierce|presidency]]. During this session, the [[Kansas–Nebraska Act]] was passed, an act that soon led to the creation of the [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican Party]]. The apportionment of seats in the [[United States House of Representatives|House of Representatives]] was based on the [[1850 United States census]]. Both chambers had a [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] majority.
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== Major events ==
[[File:Gadsden Purchase Cities.svg|thumb|right|[[Gadsden Purchase]] (in yellow)]]
{{See also|1853 in the United States|1854 in the United States|1855 in the United States}}
* March 4, 1853: [[Franklin Pierce]] became 14th President of the United States
* April 18, 1853: Vice President [[William R. King]] died
* July 8, 1853: Commodore [[Matthew C. Perry]] arrived in [[Edo Bay]] with a request for a trade treaty
* December 30, 1853: [[Gadsden Purchase]]: The United States bought land from Mexico to facilitate railroad building in the Southwest
* March 20, 1854: [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican Party]] founded

== Major legislation ==
{{Main|List of United States federal legislation, 1789–1901#1821 to 1831|l1=Major legislation: 33rd United States Congress}}
* May 30, 1854: [[Kansas–Nebraska Act]], ch. 59, {{USStat|10|277}}
* March 3, 1855: The [[U.S. Congress]] appropriates $30,000 to create the [[U.S. Camel Corps]]

== Treaties ==
* January 26, 1854: [[Point No Point Treaty]] signed
* March 31, 1854: [[Convention of Kanagawa]] signed with the Japanese government, opening the ports of Shimoda and Hakodate to American trade

== Territories organized ==
* May 30, 1854 – [[Kansas Territory]] was organized.
* May 30, 1854 – [[Nebraska Territory]] was organized.

== Party summary ==

=== Senate ===
{{US Congress party summary
| congress = 33
| party1 = Know Nothing
| party2 = Democratic
| party3 = Free Soil
| party4 = Whig
| party5 = Other
| abb1 = A
| abb2 = D
| abb3 = F
| abb4 = W
| abb5 = O
| seats1_last = 0
| seats2_last = 35
| seats3_last = 3
| seats4_last = 23
| seats5_last = 0
| seats_vacant_last = 1
| seats1_begin = 1
| seats2_begin = 35
| seats3_begin = 2
| seats4_begin = 19
| seats5_begin = 0
| seats_vacant_begin = 5
| seats1_end = 1
| seats2_end = 37
| seats3_end = 5
| seats4_end = 17
| seats5_end = 0
| seats_vacant_end = 2
| seats1_next = 2
| seats2_next = 35
| seats3_next = 2
| seats4_next = 9
| seats5_next = 7
| seats_vacant_next = 7
}}

=== House of Representatives ===
For the beginning of this congress, the [[United States congressional apportionment|size of the House was increased]] from 233 seats to 234 seats, following the [[1850 United States census]] (See {{USStat|9|433}}).
{| class=wikitable style="text-align:center"
|- valign=bottom
! rowspan=3 | Affiliation
! colspan=6 | Party <div style="font-size:80%">(Shading indicates majority caucus)</div>
! rowspan=3 | Total
!

|- style="height:5px"
| {{party shading/Democratic}} |
| {{party shading/Independent Democratic}} |
| {{party shading/Free Soil}} |
| {{party shading/Whig}} |
| {{party shading/Independent (US)}} |
| <!--Other--> style="background:black;"|
| <!--Vacant--> style="background:black;"|

|- valign=bottom
! [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]<br />(D)
! [[Independent Democratic]]<br />(ID)
! [[Free Soil Party (United States)|Free Soil]]<br />(FS)
! [[Whig Party (United States)|Whig]]<br />(W)
! [[Independent Party (United States)]]<br />(I)
! Other
! Vacant

|-
!  style="white-space:nowrap; font-size:80%;"| End of [[32nd United States Congress|previous Congress]]
| <!--D-->{{party shading/Democratic}} | 125
| <!--ID-->3
| <!--FS-->4
| <!--W-->86
| <!--I-->0
| <!--O-->14
! 232
| 1

|-
| colspan=9 |

|-
! Begin
| <!--D-->{{party shading/Democratic}} | 157
| <!--ID-->rowspan=2 | 1
| <!--FS-->4
| <!--W-->71
| <!--I-->rowspan=2 | 1
| <!--O-->rowspan=2 | 0
! rowspan=2 | 234
| rowspan=2 | 0

|-
! End
| <!--D-->{{party shading/Democratic}} | 155
| <!--FS-->3
| <!--W-->74

|-
! Final voting share
! <!--D-->{{party shading/Democratic}} | 66.7%
! <!--ID-->0.4%
! <!--FS-->0.9%
! <!--W-->31.6%
! <!--I-->0.4%
! <!--O-->0.1%
| colspan=2 |

|-
| colspan=9 |

|-
!  style="white-space:nowrap; font-size:80%;"| Beginning of [[34th United States Congress|next Congress]]
| <!--D-->79
| colspan=5 {{party shading/Opposition}} | ([[Opposition Party (Northern U.S.)|Opposition coalition]])<br />154
! 233
| 1

|}

== Leadership ==
[[File:William Rufus DeVane King 1839 portrait.jpg|thumb|right|175px|President of the Senate<br />[[William R. King]]]]

=== Senate ===
* [[President of the United States Senate|President]]: [[William R. King]] (D), until April 18, 1853; vacant thereafter.
* [[President pro tempore of the United States Senate|President pro tempore]]: [[David Rice Atchison|David R. Atchison]] (D), until December 4, 1854
** [[Lewis Cass]] (D), December 4, 1854
** [[Jesse D. Bright]] (D), from December 5, 1854

=== House of Representatives ===
* [[Speaker of the United States House of Representatives|Speaker]]: [[Linn Boyd]] (D)
* [[Democratic Caucus Chairman of the United States House of Representatives|Democratic Caucus Chairman]]: [[Edson B. Olds]]

== Members ==
This list is arranged by chamber, then by state. Senators are listed by class, and representatives are listed by district.

=== Senate ===
Senators were elected by the state legislatures every two years, with one-third beginning new six-year terms with each Congress. Preceding the names in the list below are [[Classes of United States senators|Senate class numbers]], which indicate the cycle of their election. In this Congress, Class 1 meant their term began in the last Congress, requiring re-election in 1856; Class 2 meant their term began with this Congress, requiring re-election in 1858; and Class 3 meant their term ended with this Congress, requiring re-election in 1854. The United States consisted of 31 states during this Congress.
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==== [[List of United States senators from Alabama|Alabama]] ====
: {{Party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}2. [[Clement Claiborne Clay|Clement C. Clay Jr.]] (D), from November 29, 1853
: {{Party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}3. [[Benjamin Fitzpatrick]] (D)

==== [[List of United States senators from Arkansas|Arkansas]] ====
: {{Party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}2. [[William King Sebastian|William K. Sebastian]] (D)
: {{Party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}3. [[Solon Borland]] (D), until April 11, 1853
:: {{Party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}[[Robert Ward Johnson|Robert W. Johnson]] (D), from July 6, 1853

==== [[List of United States senators from California|California]] ====
: {{Party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}1. [[John B. Weller]] (D)
: {{Party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}3. [[William M. Gwin]] (D)

==== [[List of United States senators from Connecticut|Connecticut]] ====
: {{Party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}1. [[Isaac Toucey]] (D)
: {{Party stripe|Whig Party (US)}}3. [[Truman Smith]] (W), until May 24, 1854
:: {{Party stripe|Free Soil Party}}[[Francis Gillette]] (FS), from May 24, 1854

==== [[List of United States senators from Delaware|Delaware]] ====
: {{Party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}1. [[James A. Bayard Jr.]] (D)
: {{Party stripe|Whig Party (US)}}2. [[John M. Clayton]] (W)

==== [[List of United States senators from Florida|Florida]] ====
: {{Party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}1. [[Stephen Mallory]] (D)
: {{Party stripe|Whig Party (US)}}3. [[Jackson Morton]] (W)

==== [[List of United States senators from Georgia|Georgia]] ====
: {{Party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}2. [[Robert Toombs]] (D)
: {{Party stripe|Whig Party (US)}}3. [[William Crosby Dawson|William C. Dawson]] (W)

==== [[List of United States senators from Illinois|Illinois]] ====
: {{Party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}2. [[Stephen A. Douglas]] (D)
: {{Party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}3. [[James Shields (politician, born 1810)|James Shields]] (D)

==== [[List of United States senators from Indiana|Indiana]] ====
: {{Party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}1. [[Jesse D. Bright]] (D)
: {{Party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}3. [[John Pettit]] (D)

==== [[List of United States senators from Iowa|Iowa]] ====
: {{Party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}2. [[George Wallace Jones]] (D)
: {{Party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}3. [[Augustus C. Dodge]] (D), until February 22, 1855

==== [[List of United States senators from Kentucky|Kentucky]] ====
: {{Party stripe|Know Nothing}}2. [[John Burton Thompson|John B. Thompson]] (A)
: {{Party stripe|Whig Party (US)}}3. [[Archibald Dixon]] (W)

==== [[List of United States senators from Louisiana|Louisiana]] ====
: {{Party stripe|Whig Party (US)}}2. [[Judah P. Benjamin]] (W)
: {{Party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}3. [[Pierre Soulé]] (D), until April 11, 1853
:: {{Party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}[[John Slidell]] (D), from December 5, 1853

==== [[List of United States senators from Maine|Maine]] ====
: {{Party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}1. [[Hannibal Hamlin]] (D)
: {{Party stripe|Whig Party (US)}}2. [[William P. Fessenden|William Pitt Fessenden]] (W), from February 10, 1854

==== [[List of United States senators from Maryland|Maryland]] ====
: {{Party stripe|Whig Party (US)}}1. [[Thomas Pratt (Maryland politician)|Thomas Pratt]] (W)
: {{Party stripe|Whig Party (US)}}3. [[James Pearce (American politician)|James A. Pearce]] (W)

==== [[List of United States senators from Massachusetts|Massachusetts]] ====
: {{Party stripe|Free Soil Party}}1. [[Charles Sumner]] (FS)
: {{Party stripe|Whig Party (US)}}2. [[Edward Everett]] (W), until June 1, 1854
:: {{Party stripe|Whig Party (US)}}[[Julius Rockwell]] (W), from June 3, 1854, until January 31, 1855
:: {{Party stripe|Free Soil Party}}[[Henry Wilson]] (FS), from January 31, 1855

==== [[List of United States senators from Michigan|Michigan]] ====
: {{Party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}1. [[Lewis Cass]] (D)
: {{Party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}2. [[Charles E. Stuart]] (D)
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==== [[List of United States senators from Mississippi|Mississippi]] ====
: {{Party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}1. [[Stephen Adams (politician)|Stephen Adams]] (D)
: {{Party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}2. [[Albert G. Brown]] (D), from January 7, 1854

==== [[List of United States senators from Missouri|Missouri]] ====
: {{Party stripe|Whig Party (US)}}1. [[Henry S. Geyer]] (W)
: {{Party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}3. [[David Rice Atchison|David R. Atchison]] (D)

==== [[List of United States senators from New Hampshire|New Hampshire]] ====
: {{Party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}2. [[Charles G. Atherton]] (D), until November 15, 1853
:: {{Party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}[[Jared W. Williams]] (D), from November 29, 1853, until July 15, 1854
: {{Party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}3. [[Moses Norris Jr.]] (D), until January 11, 1855
:: {{Party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}[[John S. Wells]] (D), from January 16, 1855

==== [[List of United States senators from New Jersey|New Jersey]] ====
: {{Party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}1. [[John Renshaw Thomson|John R. Thomson]] (D)
: {{Party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}2. [[William Wright (American politician)|William Wright]] (D)

==== [[List of United States senators from New York|New York]] ====
: {{Party stripe|Whig Party (US)}}1. [[Hamilton Fish]] (W)
: {{Party stripe|Whig Party (US)}}3. [[William H. Seward]] (W)

==== [[List of United States senators from North Carolina|North Carolina]] ====
: {{Party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}2. [[David Settle Reid|David S. Reid]] (D), from December 6, 1854
: {{Party stripe|Whig Party (US)}}3. [[George Edmund Badger|George E. Badger]] (W)

==== [[List of United States senators from Ohio|Ohio]] ====
: {{Party stripe|Whig Party (US)}}1. [[Benjamin Wade]] (W)
: {{Party stripe|Free Soil Party}}3. [[Salmon P. Chase]] (FS)

==== [[List of United States senators from Pennsylvania|Pennsylvania]] ====
: {{Party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}1. [[Richard Brodhead]] (D)
: {{Party stripe|Whig Party (US)}}3. [[James Cooper (Pennsylvania politician)|James Cooper]] (W)

==== [[List of United States senators from Rhode Island|Rhode Island]] ====
: {{Party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}1. [[Charles Tillinghast James|Charles T. James]] (D)
: {{Party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}2. [[Philip Allen (Rhode Island)|Philip Allen]] (D), from July 20, 1853

==== [[List of United States senators from South Carolina|South Carolina]] ====
: {{Party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}2. [[Josiah J. Evans]] (D)
: {{Party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}3. [[Andrew Butler]] (D)

==== [[List of United States senators from Tennessee|Tennessee]] ====
: {{Party stripe|Whig Party (US)}}1. [[James C. Jones]] (W)
: {{Party stripe|Whig Party (US)}}2. [[John Bell (Tennessee politician)|John Bell]] (W)

==== [[List of United States senators from Texas|Texas]] ====
: {{Party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}1. [[Thomas Jefferson Rusk|Thomas J. Rusk]] (D)
: {{Party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}2. [[Sam Houston|Samuel Houston]] (D)

==== [[List of United States senators from Vermont|Vermont]] ====
: {{Party stripe|Whig Party (US)}}1. [[Solomon Foot]] (W)
: {{Party stripe|Whig Party (US)}}3. [[Samuel S. Phelps]] (W), until March 16, 1854
:: {{Party stripe|Free Soil Party}}[[Lawrence Brainerd]] (FS), from October 14, 1854

==== [[List of United States senators from Virginia|Virginia]] ====
: {{Party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}1. [[James Murray Mason|James M. Mason]] (D)
: {{Party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}2. [[Robert Mercer Taliaferro Hunter|Robert M. T. Hunter]] (D)

==== [[List of United States senators from Wisconsin|Wisconsin]] ====
: {{Party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}1. [[Henry Dodge]] (D)
: {{Party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}3. [[Isaac P. Walker]] (D)
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[[File:33rd United States Congress Senators.svg|thumb|375px|Senators' party membership by state at the opening of the 33rd Congress in March 1853. The gray stripes represent [[Know Nothing|Know-Nothings]]. The green stripes represent Free Soil.
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{{legend|#660080|1 Democrat and 1 Whig}}
{{legend|#aa0000|2 Whigs}}]]
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[[File:David Rice Atchison.jpg|thumb|right|175px|Senate President pro tempore<br /> [[David R. Atchison]]]]
[[File:JesseDBright.jpg|thumb|right|175px|Senate President pro tempore<br /> [[Jesse D. Bright]]]]
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=== House of Representatives ===
The names of members of the House of Representatives are preceded by their district numbers.
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==== [[List of United States representatives from Alabama|Alabama]] ====
: {{Party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}{{ushr|Alabama|1|1}}. [[Philip Phillips (lawyer)|Philip Phillips]] (D)
: {{Party stripe|Whig Party (US)}}{{ushr|Alabama|2|2}}. [[James Abercrombie (Congressman)|James Abercrombie]] (W)
: {{Party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}{{ushr|Alabama|3|3}}. [[Sampson Willis Harris|Sampson W. Harris]] (D)
: {{Party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}{{ushr|Alabama|4|4}}. [[William Russell Smith|William R. Smith]] (D)
: {{Party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}{{ushr|Alabama|5|5}}. [[George S. Houston]] (D)
: {{Party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}{{ushr|Alabama|6|6}}. [[Williamson Robert Winfield Cobb|Williamson R. W. Cobb]] (D)
: {{Party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}{{ushr|Alabama|7|7}}. [[James F. Dowdell]] (D)

==== [[List of United States representatives from Arkansas|Arkansas]] ====
: {{Party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}{{ushr|Arkansas|1|1}}. [[Alfred B. Greenwood]] (D)
: {{Party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}{{ushr|Arkansas|2|2}}. [[Edward A. Warren]] (D)

==== [[List of United States representatives from California|California]] ====
Both representatives were elected statewide on a [[general ticket]].
: {{Party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}{{ushr|California|AL|At-large}}. [[Milton Latham]] (D)
: {{Party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}{{ushr|California|AL|At-large}}. [[James A. McDougall]] (D)

==== [[List of United States representatives from Connecticut|Connecticut]] ====
: {{Party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}{{ushr|Connecticut|1|1}}. [[James T. Pratt]] (D)
: {{Party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}{{ushr|Connecticut|2|2}}. [[Colin M. Ingersoll]] (D)
: {{Party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}{{ushr|Connecticut|3|3}}. [[Nathan Belcher]] (D)
: {{Party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}{{ushr|Connecticut|4|4}}. [[Origen S. Seymour]] (D)

==== [[List of United States representatives from Delaware|Delaware]] ====
: {{Party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}{{ushr|Delaware|AL|At-large}}. [[George R. Riddle|George Read Riddle]] (D)

==== [[List of United States representatives from Florida|Florida]] ====
: {{Party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}{{ushr|Florida|AL|At-large}}. [[Augustus Maxwell]] (D)

==== [[List of United States representatives from Georgia|Georgia]] ====
: {{Party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}{{ushr|Georgia|1|1}}. [[James Lindsay Seward|James L. Seward]] (D)
: {{Party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}{{ushr|Georgia|2|2}}. [[Alfred H. Colquitt]] (D)
: {{Party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}{{ushr|Georgia|3|3}}. [[David Jackson Bailey|David J. Bailey]] (D)
: {{Party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}{{ushr|Georgia|4|4}}. [[William Barton Wade Dent|William B. W. Dent]] (D)
: {{Party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}{{ushr|Georgia|5|5}}. [[Elijah Webb Chastain|Elijah W. Chastain]] (D)
: {{Party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}{{ushr|Georgia|6|6}}. [[Junius Hillyer]] (D)
: {{Party stripe|Whig Party (US)}}{{ushr|Georgia|7|7}}. [[David Addison Reese|David A. Reese]] (W)
: {{Party stripe|Whig Party (US)}}{{ushr|Georgia|8|8}}. [[Alexander Stephens]] (W)

==== [[List of United States representatives from Illinois|Illinois]] ====
: {{Party stripe|Whig Party (US)}}{{ushr|Illinois|1|1}}. [[Elihu B. Washburne]] (W)
: {{Party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}{{ushr|Illinois|2|2}}. [[John Wentworth (mayor)|John Wentworth]] (D)
: {{Party stripe|Whig Party (US)}}{{ushr|Illinois|3|3}}. [[Jesse O. Norton]] (W)
: {{Party stripe|Whig Party (US)}}{{ushr|Illinois|4|4}}. [[James Knox (representative)|James Knox]] (W)
: {{Party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}{{ushr|Illinois|5|5}}. [[William Alexander Richardson|William A. Richardson]] (D)
: {{Party stripe|Whig Party (US)}}{{ushr|Illinois|6|6}}. [[Richard Yates (19th century politician)|Richard Yates]] (W)
: {{Party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}{{ushr|Illinois|7|7}}. [[James C. Allen]] (D)
: {{Party stripe|Independent Democratic Party (US}}{{ushr|Illinois|8|8}}. [[William Henry Bissell|William H. Bissell]] (ID)
: {{Party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}{{ushr|Illinois|9|9}}. [[Willis Allen]] (D)

==== [[List of United States representatives from Indiana|Indiana]] ====
: {{Party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}{{ushr|Indiana|1|1}}. [[Smith Miller]] (D)
: {{Party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}{{ushr|Indiana|2|2}}. [[William Hayden English|William H. English]] (D)
: {{Party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}{{ushr|Indiana|3|3}}. [[Cyrus L. Dunham]] (D)
: {{Party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}{{ushr|Indiana|4|4}}. [[James H. Lane (Senator)|James H. Lane]] (D)
: {{Party stripe|Whig Party (US)}}{{ushr|Indiana|5|5}}. [[Samuel W. Parker]] (W)
: {{Party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}{{ushr|Indiana|6|6}}. [[Thomas A. Hendricks]] (D)
: {{Party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}{{ushr|Indiana|7|7}}. [[John G. Davis]] (D)
: {{Party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}{{ushr|Indiana|8|8}}. [[Daniel Mace (politician)|Daniel Mace]] (D)
: {{Party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}{{ushr|Indiana|9|9}}. [[Norman Eddy]] (D)
: {{Party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}{{ushr|Indiana|10|10}}. [[Ebenezer M. Chamberlain]] (D)
: {{Party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}{{ushr|Indiana|11|11}}. [[Andrew J. Harlan]] (D)

==== [[List of United States representatives from Iowa|Iowa]] ====
: {{Party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}{{ushr|Iowa|1|1}}. [[Bernhart Henn]] (D)
: {{Party stripe|Whig Party (US)}}{{ushr|Iowa|2|2}}. [[John P. Cook]] (W)

==== [[List of United States representatives from Kentucky|Kentucky]] ====
: {{Party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}{{ushr|Kentucky|1|1}}. [[Linn Boyd]] (D)
: {{Party stripe|Whig Party (US)}}{{ushr|Kentucky|2|2}}. [[Benjamin E. Grey]] (W)
: {{Party stripe|Whig Party (US)}}{{ushr|Kentucky|3|3}}. [[Presley Ewing]] (W), until September 27, 1854
:: {{Party stripe|Whig Party (US)}}[[Francis Bristow]] (W), from December 4, 1854
: {{Party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}{{ushr|Kentucky|4|4}}. [[James Chrisman]] (D)
: {{Party stripe|Whig Party (US)}}{{ushr|Kentucky|5|5}}. [[Clement S. Hill]] (W)
: {{Party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}{{ushr|Kentucky|6|6}}. [[John Milton Elliott|John M. Elliott]] (D)
: {{Party stripe|Whig Party (US)}}{{ushr|Kentucky|7|7}}. [[William Preston (Kentucky soldier)|William Preston]] (W)
: {{Party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}{{ushr|Kentucky|8|8}}. [[John C. Breckinridge]] (D)
: {{Party stripe|Whig Party (US)}}{{ushr|Kentucky|9|9}}. [[Leander Cox]] (W)
: {{Party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}{{ushr|Kentucky|10|10}}. [[Richard H. Stanton]] (D)

==== [[List of United States representatives from Louisiana|Louisiana]] ====
: {{Party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}{{ushr|Louisiana|1|1}}. [[William Dunbar (Louisiana)|William Dunbar]] (D)
: {{Party stripe|Whig Party (US)}}{{ushr|Louisiana|2|2}}. [[Theodore Gaillard Hunt|Theodore G. Hunt]] (W)
: {{Party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}{{ushr|Louisiana|3|3}}. [[John Perkins Jr.]] (D)
: {{Party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}{{ushr|Louisiana|4|4}}. [[Roland Jones]] (D)

==== [[List of United States representatives from Maine|Maine]] ====
: {{Party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}{{ushr|Maine|1|1}}. [[Moses MacDonald]] (D)
: {{Party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}{{ushr|Maine|2|2}}. [[Samuel Mayall]] (D)
: {{Party stripe|Whig Party (US)}}{{ushr|Maine|3|3}}. [[E. Wilder Farley]] (W)
: {{Party stripe|Whig Party (US)}}{{ushr|Maine|4|4}}. [[Samuel P. Benson]] (W)
: {{Party stripe|Whig Party (US)}}{{ushr|Maine|5|5}}. [[Israel Washburn Jr.]] (W)
: {{Party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}{{ushr|Maine|6|6}}. [[Thomas Fuller (Maine)|Thomas J. D. Fuller]] (D)

==== [[List of United States representatives from Maryland|Maryland]] ====
: {{Party stripe|Whig Party (US)}}{{ushr|Maryland|1|1}}. [[John Rankin Franklin|John R. Franklin]] (W)
: {{Party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}{{ushr|Maryland|2|2}}. [[Jacob Shower]] (D)
: {{Party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}{{ushr|Maryland|3|3}}. [[Joshua Van Sant]] (D)
: {{Party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}{{ushr|Maryland|4|4}}. [[Henry May (Maryland)|Henry May]] (D)
: {{Party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}{{ushr|Maryland|5|5}}. [[William Thomas Hamilton|William T. Hamilton]] (D)
: {{Party stripe|Whig Party (US)}}{{ushr|Maryland|6|6}}. [[Augustus Rhodes Sollers|Augustus R. Sollers]] (W)

==== [[List of United States representatives from Massachusetts|Massachusetts]] ====
: {{Party stripe|Whig Party (US)}}{{ushr|Massachusetts|1|1}}. [[Zeno Scudder]] (W), until March 4, 1854
:: {{Party stripe|Whig Party (US)}}[[Thomas D. Eliot]] (W), from April 17, 1854
: {{Party stripe|Whig Party (US)}}{{ushr|Massachusetts|2|2}}. [[Samuel L. Crocker]] (W)
: {{Party stripe|Whig Party (US)}}{{ushr|Massachusetts|3|3}}. [[J. Wiley Edmands]] (W)
: {{Party stripe|Whig Party (US)}}{{ushr|Massachusetts|4|4}}. [[Samuel H. Walley]] (W)
: {{Party stripe|Whig Party (US)}}{{ushr|Massachusetts|5|5}}. [[William Appleton (politician)|William Appleton]] (W)
: {{Party stripe|Whig Party (US)}}{{ushr|Massachusetts|6|6}}. [[Charles W. Upham]] (W)
: {{Party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}{{ushr|Massachusetts|7|7}}. [[Nathaniel Prentice Banks|Nathaniel P. Banks]] (D)
: {{Party stripe|Whig Party (US)}}{{ushr|Massachusetts|8|8}}. [[Tappan Wentworth]] (W)
: {{Party stripe|Free Soil Party}}{{ushr|Massachusetts|9|9}}. [[Alexander De Witt]] (FS)
: {{Party stripe|Whig Party (US)}}{{ushr|Massachusetts|10|10}}. [[Edward Dickinson]] (W)
: {{Party stripe|Whig Party (US)}}{{ushr|Massachusetts|11|11}}. [[John Z. Goodrich]] (W)

==== [[List of United States representatives from Michigan|Michigan]] ====
: {{Party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}{{ushr|Michigan|1|1}}. [[David Stuart (Michigan politician)|David Stuart]] (D)
: {{Party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}{{ushr|Michigan|2|2}}. [[David A. Noble]] (D)
: {{Party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}{{ushr|Michigan|3|3}}. [[Samuel Clark (New York and Michigan politician)|Samuel Clark]] (D)
: {{Party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}{{ushr|Michigan|4|4}}. [[Hestor L. Stevens]] (D)

==== [[List of United States representatives from Mississippi|Mississippi]] ====
: {{Party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}{{ushr|Mississippi|1|1}}. [[Daniel B. Wright]] (D)
: {{Party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}{{ushr|Mississippi|2|2}}. [[William T. S. Barry]] (D)
: {{Party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}{{ushr|Mississippi|3|3}}. [[Otho R. Singleton]] (D)
: {{Party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}{{ushr|Mississippi|4|4}}. [[Wiley P. Harris]] (D)
: {{Party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}{{ushr|Mississippi|AL|At-large}}. [[William Barksdale]] (D)

==== [[List of United States representatives from Missouri|Missouri]] ====
: {{Party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}{{ushr|Missouri|1|1}}. [[Thomas Hart Benton (senator)|Thomas H. Benton]] (D)
: {{Party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}{{ushr|Missouri|2|2}}. [[Alfred W. Lamb]] (D)
: {{Party stripe|Whig Party (US)}}{{ushr|Missouri|3|3}}. [[James J. Lindley]] (W)
: {{Party stripe|Whig Party (US)}}{{ushr|Missouri|4|4}}. [[Mordecai Oliver]] (W)
: {{Party stripe|Whig Party (US)}}{{ushr|Missouri|5|5}}. [[John Gaines Miller|John G. Miller]] (W)
: {{Party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}{{ushr|Missouri|6|6}}. [[John S. Phelps]] (D)
: {{Party stripe|Whig Party (US)}}{{ushr|Missouri|7|7}}. [[Samuel Caruthers]] (W)

==== [[List of United States representatives from New Hampshire|New Hampshire]] ====
: {{Party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}{{ushr|New Hampshire|1|1}}. [[George W. Kittredge]] (D)
: {{Party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}{{ushr|New Hampshire|2|2}}. [[George W. Morrison]] (D)
: {{Party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}{{ushr|New Hampshire|3|3}}. [[Harry Hibbard]] (D)

==== [[List of United States representatives from New Jersey|New Jersey]] ====
: {{Party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}{{ushr|New Jersey|1|1}}. [[Nathan T. Stratton]] (D)
: {{Party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}{{ushr|New Jersey|2|2}}. [[Charles Skelton]] (D)
: {{Party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}{{ushr|New Jersey|3|3}}. [[Samuel Lilly]] (D)
: {{Party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}{{ushr|New Jersey|4|4}}. [[George Vail]] (D)
: {{Party stripe|Whig Party (US)}}{{ushr|New Jersey|5|5}}. [[Alexander C. M. Pennington]] (W)
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==== [[List of United States representatives from New York|New York]] ====
: {{Party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}{{ushr|New York|1|1}}. [[James Maurice]] (D)
: {{Party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}{{ushr|New York|2|2}}. [[Thomas W. Cumming]] (D)
: {{Party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}{{ushr|New York|3|3}}. [[Hiram Walbridge]] (D)
: {{Party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}{{ushr|New York|4|4}}. [[Michael Walsh (New York politician)|Michael Walsh]] (D)
: {{Party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}{{ushr|New York|5|5}}. [[William M. Tweed]] (D)
: {{Party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}{{ushr|New York|6|6}}. [[John Wheeler (representative)|John Wheeler]] (D)
: {{Party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}{{ushr|New York|7|7}}. [[William A. Walker]] (D)
: {{Party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}{{ushr|New York|8|8}}. [[Francis B. Cutting]] (D)
: {{Party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}{{ushr|New York|9|9}}. [[Jared V. Peck]] (D)
: {{Party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}{{ushr|New York|10|10}}. [[William Murray (New York politician)|William Murray]] (D)
: {{Party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}{{ushr|New York|11|11}}. [[Theodoric R. Westbrook]] (D)
: {{Party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}{{ushr|New York|12|12}}. [[Gilbert Dean]] (D), until July 3, 1854
:: {{Party stripe|Whig Party (US)}}[[Isaac Teller]] (W), from November 7, 1854
: {{Party stripe|Whig Party (US)}}{{ushr|New York|13|13}}. [[Russell Sage]] (W)
: {{Party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}{{ushr|New York|14|14}}. [[Rufus Wheeler Peckham (1809–1873)|Rufus W. Peckham]] (D)
: {{Party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}{{ushr|New York|15|15}}. [[Charles Hughes (representative)|Charles Hughes]] (D)
: {{Party stripe|Whig Party (US)}}{{ushr|New York|16|16}}. [[George A. Simmons]] (W)
: {{Party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}{{ushr|New York|17|17}}. [[Bishop Perkins]] (D)
: {{Party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}{{ushr|New York|18|18}}. [[Peter Rowe (Politician)|Peter Rowe]] (D)
: {{Party stripe|Whig Party (US)}}{{ushr|New York|19|19}}. [[George W. Chase]] (W)
: {{Party stripe|Whig Party (US)}}{{ushr|New York|20|20}}. [[Orsamus B. Matteson]] (W)
: {{Party stripe|Whig Party (US)}}{{ushr|New York|21|21}}. [[Henry Bennett (US politician)|Henry Bennett]] (W)
: {{Party stripe|Free Soil Party}}{{ushr|New York|22|22}}. [[Gerrit Smith]] (FS), until August 7, 1854
:: {{Party stripe|Whig Party (US)}}[[Henry C. Goodwin]] (W), from November 7, 1854
: {{Party stripe|Independent (US)}}{{ushr|New York|23|23}}. [[Caleb Lyon]] (I)
: {{Party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}{{ushr|New York|24|24}}. [[Daniel T. Jones (politician)|Daniel T. Jones]] (D)
: {{Party stripe|Whig Party (US)}}{{ushr|New York|25|25}}. [[Edwin Barber Morgan|Edwin B. Morgan]] (W)
: {{Party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}{{ushr|New York|26|26}}. [[Andrew Oliver (New York politician)|Andrew Oliver]] (D)
: {{Party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}{{ushr|New York|27|27}}. [[John J. Taylor (New York politician)|John J. Taylor]] (D)
: {{Party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}{{ushr|New York|28|28}}. [[George Hastings (American politician)|George Hastings]] (D)
: {{Party stripe|Whig Party (US)}}{{ushr|New York|29|29}}. [[Azariah Boody]] (W) until October 13, 1853
:: {{Party stripe|Whig Party (US)}}[[Davis Carpenter]] (W), from November 8, 1853
: {{Party stripe|Whig Party (US)}}{{ushr|New York|30|30}}. [[Benjamin Pringle]] (W)
: {{Party stripe|Whig Party (US)}}{{ushr|New York|31|31}}. [[Thomas T. Flagler]] (W)
: {{Party stripe|Whig Party (US)}}{{ushr|New York|32|32}}. [[Solomon G. Haven]] (W)
: {{Party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}{{ushr|New York|33|33}}. [[Reuben Fenton]] (D)

==== [[List of United States representatives from North Carolina|North Carolina]] ====
: {{Party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}{{ushr|North Carolina|1|1}}. [[Henry Marchmore Shaw|Henry M. Shaw]] (D)
: {{Party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}{{ushr|North Carolina|2|2}}. [[Thomas Hart Ruffin|Thomas H. Ruffin]] (D)
: {{Party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}{{ushr|North Carolina|3|3}}. [[William Shepperd Ashe|William S. Ashe]] (D)
: {{Party stripe|Whig Party (US)}}{{ushr|North Carolina|4|4}}. [[Sion Hart Rogers|Sion H. Rogers]] (W)
: {{Party stripe|Whig Party (US)}}{{ushr|North Carolina|5|5}}. [[John Kerr Jr. (congress)|John Kerr Jr.]] (W)
: {{Party stripe|Whig Party (US)}}{{ushr|North Carolina|6|6}}. [[Richard Clauselle Puryear|Richard C. Puryear]] (W)
: {{Party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}{{ushr|North Carolina|7|7}}. [[Francis Burton Craige|F. Burton Craige]] (D)
: {{Party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}{{ushr|North Carolina|8|8}}. [[Thomas Lanier Clingman|Thomas L. Clingman]] (D)

==== [[List of United States representatives from Ohio|Ohio]] ====
: {{Party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}{{ushr|Ohio|1|1}}. [[David T. Disney]] (D)
: {{Party stripe|Whig Party (US)}}{{ushr|Ohio|2|2}}. [[John Scott Harrison]] (W)
: {{Party stripe|Whig Party (US)}}{{ushr|Ohio|3|3}}. [[Lewis D. Campbell]] (W)
: {{Party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}{{ushr|Ohio|4|4}}. [[Matthias H. Nichols]] (D)
: {{Party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}{{ushr|Ohio|5|5}}. [[Alfred P. Edgerton]] (D)
: {{Party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}{{ushr|Ohio|6|6}}. [[Andrew Ellison]] (D)
: {{Party stripe|Whig Party (US)}}{{ushr|Ohio|7|7}}. [[Aaron Harlan]] (W)
: {{Party stripe|Whig Party (US)}}{{ushr|Ohio|8|8}}. [[Moses Bledso Corwin|Moses B. Corwin]] (W)
: {{Party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}{{ushr|Ohio|9|9}}. [[Frederick W. Green (congressman)|Frederick W. Green]] (D)
: {{Party stripe|Whig Party (US)}}{{ushr|Ohio|10|10}}. [[John L. Taylor]] (W)
: {{Party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}{{ushr|Ohio|11|11}}. [[Thomas Ritchey]] (D)
: {{Party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}{{ushr|Ohio|12|12}}. [[Edson B. Olds]] (D)
: {{Party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}{{ushr|Ohio|13|13}}. [[William D. Lindsley]] (D)
: {{Party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}{{ushr|Ohio|14|14}}. [[Harvey H. Johnson]] (D)
: {{Party stripe|Whig Party (US)}}{{ushr|Ohio|15|15}}. [[William R. Sapp]] (W)
: {{Party stripe|Whig Party (US)}}{{ushr|Ohio|16|16}}. [[Edward Ball (congressman)|Edward Ball]] (W)
: {{Party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}{{ushr|Ohio|17|17}}. [[Wilson Shannon]] (D)
: {{Party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}{{ushr|Ohio|18|18}}. [[George Bliss (Congressman)|George Bliss]] (D)
: {{Party stripe|Free Soil Party}}{{ushr|Ohio|19|19}}. [[Edward Wade]] (FS)
: {{Party stripe|Free Soil Party}}{{ushr|Ohio|20|20}}. [[Joshua Reed Giddings|Joshua R. Giddings]] (FS)
: {{Party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}{{ushr|Ohio|21|21}}. [[Andrew Stuart (congressman)|Andrew Stuart]] (D)

==== [[List of United States representatives from Pennsylvania|Pennsylvania]] ====
: {{Party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}{{ushr|Pennsylvania|1|1}}. [[Thomas Birch Florence|Thomas B. Florence]] (D)
: {{Party stripe|Whig Party (US)}}{{ushr|Pennsylvania|2|2}}. [[Joseph Ripley Chandler|Joseph R. Chandler]] (W)
: {{Party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}{{ushr|Pennsylvania|3|3}}. [[John Robbins (congressman)|John Robbins Jr.]] (D)
: {{Party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}{{ushr|Pennsylvania|4|4}}. [[William Henry Witte|William H. Witte]] (D)
: {{Party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}{{ushr|Pennsylvania|5|5}}. [[John McNair (congressman)|John McNair]] (D)
: {{Party stripe|Whig Party (US)}}{{ushr|Pennsylvania|6|6}}. [[William Everhart]] (W)
: {{Party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}{{ushr|Pennsylvania|7|7}}. [[Samuel Augustus Bridges|Samuel A. Bridges]] (D)
: {{Party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}{{ushr|Pennsylvania|8|8}}. [[Henry Augustus Muhlenberg (1823–1854)|Henry A. Muhlenberg]] (D), until January 9, 1854
:: {{Party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}[[Jehu Glancy Jones|J. Glancey Jones]] (D), from February 4, 1854
: {{Party stripe|Whig Party (US)}}{{ushr|Pennsylvania|9|9}}. [[Isaac Ellmaker Hiester|Isaac E. Hiester]] (W)
: {{Party stripe|Whig Party (US)}}{{ushr|Pennsylvania|10|10}}. [[Ner Alexander Middleswarth|Ner A. Middleswarth]] (W)
: {{Party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}{{ushr|Pennsylvania|11|11}}. [[Christian Markle Straub|Christian M. Straub]] (D)
: {{Party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}{{ushr|Pennsylvania|12|12}}. [[Hendrick Bradley Wright|Hendrick B. Wright]] (D)
: {{Party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}{{ushr|Pennsylvania|13|13}}. [[Asa Packer]] (D)
: {{Party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}{{ushr|Pennsylvania|14|14}}. [[Galusha A. Grow]] (D)
: {{Party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}{{ushr|Pennsylvania|15|15}}. [[James Gamble (congressman)|James Gamble]] (D)
: {{Party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}{{ushr|Pennsylvania|16|16}}. [[William Henry Kurtz|William H. Kurtz]] (D)
: {{Party stripe|Whig Party (US)}}{{ushr|Pennsylvania|17|17}}. [[Samuel Lyon Russell|Samuel L. Russell]] (W)
: {{Party stripe|Whig Party (US)}}{{ushr|Pennsylvania|18|18}}. [[John McCulloch (congressman)|John McCulloch]] (W)
: {{Party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}{{ushr|Pennsylvania|19|19}}. [[Augustus Drum]] (D)
: {{Party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}{{ushr|Pennsylvania|20|20}}. [[John Littleton Dawson|John L. Dawson]] (D)
: {{Party stripe|Whig Party (US)}}{{ushr|Pennsylvania|21|21}}. [[David Ritchie (politician)|David Ritchie]] (W)
: {{Party stripe|Whig Party (US)}}{{ushr|Pennsylvania|22|22}}. [[Thomas Marshall Howe|Thomas M. Howe]] (W)
: {{Party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}{{ushr|Pennsylvania|23|23}}. [[Michael Carver Trout|Michael C. Trout]] (D)
: {{Party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}{{ushr|Pennsylvania|24|24}}. [[Carlton Brandaga Curtis|Carlton B. Curtis]] (D)
: {{Party stripe|Whig Party (US)}}{{ushr|Pennsylvania|25|25}}. [[John Dick (US Congressman)|John Dick]] (W)

==== [[List of United States representatives from Rhode Island|Rhode Island]] ====
: {{Party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}{{ushr|Rhode Island|1|1}}. [[Thomas Davis (Rhode Island)|Thomas Davis]] (D)
: {{Party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}{{ushr|Rhode Island|2|2}}. [[Benjamin B. Thurston]] (D)

==== [[List of United States representatives from South Carolina|South Carolina]] ====
: {{Party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}{{ushr|South Carolina|1|1}}. [[John McQueen]] (D)
: {{Party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}{{ushr|South Carolina|2|2}}. [[William Aiken Jr.]] (D)
: {{Party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}{{ushr|South Carolina|3|3}}. [[Laurence M. Keitt]] (D)
: {{Party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}{{ushr|South Carolina|4|4}}. [[Preston Brooks]] (D)
: {{Party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}{{ushr|South Carolina|5|5}}. [[James Lawrence Orr|James L. Orr]] (D)
: {{Party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}{{ushr|South Carolina|6|6}}. [[William Waters Boyce|William W. Boyce]] (D)

==== [[List of United States representatives from Tennessee|Tennessee]] ====
: {{Party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}{{ushr|Tennessee|1|1}}. [[Brookins Campbell]] (D), until December 25, 1853
:: {{Party stripe|Whig Party (US)}}[[Nathaniel Green Taylor|Nathaniel G. Taylor]] (W), from March 30, 1854
: {{Party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}{{ushr|Tennessee|2|2}}. [[William Montgomery Churchwell|William M. Churchwell]] (D)
: {{Party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}{{ushr|Tennessee|3|3}}. [[Samuel Axley Smith|Samuel A. Smith]] (D)
: {{Party stripe|Whig Party (US)}}{{ushr|Tennessee|4|4}}. [[William Cullom]] (W)
: {{Party stripe|Whig Party (US)}}{{ushr|Tennessee|5|5}}. [[Charles Ready]] (W)
: {{Party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}{{ushr|Tennessee|6|6}}. [[George Washington Jones (Tennessee politician)|George W. Jones]] (D)
: {{Party stripe|Whig Party (US)}}{{ushr|Tennessee|7|7}}. [[Robert Malone Bugg|Robert M. Bugg]] (W)
: {{Party stripe|Whig Party (US)}}{{ushr|Tennessee|8|8}}. [[Felix Zollicoffer|Felix K. Zollicoffer]] (W)
: {{Party stripe|Whig Party (US)}}{{ushr|Tennessee|9|9}}. [[Emerson Etheridge]] (W)
: {{Party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}{{ushr|Tennessee|10|10}}. [[Frederick Perry Stanton|Frederick P. Stanton]] (D)

==== [[List of United States representatives from Texas|Texas]] ====
: {{Party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}{{ushr|Texas|1|1}}. [[George W. Smyth]] (D)
: {{Party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}{{ushr|Texas|2|2}}. [[Peter Hansborough Bell|Peter H. Bell]] (D)

==== [[List of United States representatives from Vermont|Vermont]] ====
: {{Party stripe|Whig Party (US)}}{{ushr|Vermont|1|1}}. [[James Meacham]] (W)
: {{Party stripe|Whig Party (US)}}{{ushr|Vermont|2|2}}. [[Andrew Tracy]] (W)
: {{Party stripe|Whig Party (US)}}{{ushr|Vermont|3|3}}. [[Alvah Sabin]] (W)

==== [[List of United States representatives from Virginia|Virginia]] ====
: {{Party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}{{ushr|Virginia|1|1}}. [[Thomas H. Bayly]] (D)
: {{Party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}{{ushr|Virginia|2|2}}. [[John S. Millson]] (D)
: {{Party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}{{ushr|Virginia|3|3}}. [[John Caskie]] (D)
: {{Party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}{{ushr|Virginia|4|4}}. [[William Goode (politician)|William Goode]] (D)
: {{Party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}{{ushr|Virginia|5|5}}. [[Thomas S. Bocock]] (D)
: {{Party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}{{ushr|Virginia|6|6}}. [[Paulus Powell]] (D)
: {{Party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}{{ushr|Virginia|7|7}}. [[William "Extra Billy" Smith|William Smith]] (D)
: {{Party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}{{ushr|Virginia|8|8}}. [[Charles J. Faulkner|Charles J. Faulkner Sr.]] (D)
: {{Party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}{{ushr|Virginia|9|9}}. [[John Letcher]] (D)
: {{Party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}{{ushr|Virginia|10|10}}. [[Zedekiah Kidwell]] (D)
: {{Party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}{{ushr|Virginia|11|11}}. [[John F. Snodgrass]] (D), until June 5, 1854
:: {{Party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}[[Charles S. Lewis]] (D), from December 4, 1854
: {{Party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}{{ushr|Virginia|12|12}}. [[Henry A. Edmundson]] (D)
: {{Party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}{{ushr|Virginia|13|13}}. [[LaFayette McMullen]] (D)

==== [[List of United States representatives from Wisconsin|Wisconsin]] ====
: {{Party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}{{ushr|Wisconsin|1|1}}. [[Daniel Wells Jr.]] (D)
: {{Party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}{{ushr|Wisconsin|2|2}}. [[Ben C. Eastman]] (D)
: {{Party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}{{ushr|Wisconsin|3|3}}. [[John B. Macy]] (D)

==== Non-voting members ====
: {{Party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}{{ushr|Kansas Territory|AL|Kansas Territory}}. [[John W. Whitfield]] (D), from December 20, 1854
: {{Party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}{{ushr|Minnesota Territory|AL|Minnesota Territory}}. [[Henry Mower Rice|Henry M. Rice]] (D)
: {{Party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}{{ushr|Nebraska Territory|AL|Nebraska Territory}}. [[Napoleon B. Giddings]] (D), from January 5, 1855
: {{Party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}{{ushr|New Mexico Territory|AL|New Mexico Territory}}. [[José Manuel Gallegos]] (D)
: {{Party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}{{ushr|Oregon Territory|AL|Oregon Territory}}. [[Joseph Lane]] (D)
: {{0|▌}}{{ushr|Utah Territory|AL|Utah Territory}}. [[John M. Bernhisel]]
: {{Party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}{{ushr|Washington Territory|AL|Washington Territory}}. [[Columbia Lancaster]] (D), from April 12, 1854
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{| align=center
! colspan=2 | House seats by party holding plurality in state
|-
|{{legend|#00f|80.1-100% Democratic}}
|{{legend|#ff9|Up to 60% Whig}}
|-
|{{legend|#09f|60.1-80% Democratic}}
|{{legend|#ff6|60.1-80% Whig}}
|-
|{{legend|#0ff|Up to 60% Democratic}}
|{{legend|#ff0|80.1-100% Whig}}
|}]]
[[File:LinnBoyd.jpg|thumb|right|175px|House Speaker<br />[[Linn Boyd]]]]
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== Changes in membership ==

The count below reflects changes from the beginning of the first session of this Congress.

=== Senate ===
* Replacements: 7
** [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrats (D)]]: 2 seat net gain
** [[Whig Party (United States)|Whigs (W)]]: 2 seat net loss
** [[Free Soil Party|Free Soilers (FS)]]: 3 seat net gain{{efn|By some reckonings, Wilson is a Know-Nothing/Free Soil joint candidate}}
* Deaths: 2
* Resignations: 4
* Interim appointments: 1
* '''Total seats with changes: 13'''
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|-
| [[List of United States senators from Rhode Island|Rhode Island]]<br />(2)
| Vacant
| Failure to elect.<br />Successor was elected July 20, 1853.
| {{party shading/Democratic}} | [[Philip Allen (Rhode Island politician)|Philip Allen]] (D)
| July 20, 1853

|-
| [[List of United States senators from Alabama|Alabama]]<br />(2)
| Vacant
| Failure to elect.<br />Successor elected November 29, 1853.
| {{party shading/Democratic}} | [[Clement Claiborne Clay|Clement C. Clay]] (D)
| November 29, 1853

|-
| [[List of United States senators from Mississippi|Mississippi]]<br />(2)
| Vacant
| Failure to elect.<br />Successor elected January 7, 1854.
| {{party shading/Democratic}} | [[Albert G. Brown]] (D)
| January 7, 1854

|-
| [[List of United States senators from Maine|Maine]]<br />(2)
| Vacant
| Failure to elect.<br />Successor was elected February 10, 1854.
| {{party shading/Whig}} | [[William P. Fessenden]] (W)
| February 10, 1854

|-
| [[List of United States senators from North Carolina|North Carolina]]<br />(2)
| Vacant
| Failure to elect.<br />Successor was elected December 6, 1854.
| {{party shading/Democratic}} | [[David Settle Reid|David Reid]] (D)
| December 6, 1854

|-
| [[List of United States senators from Arkansas|Arkansas]]<br />(3)
| {{party shading/Democratic}} | [[Solon Borland]] (D)
| Resigned April 11, 1853, after being appointed [[United States Ambassador to Nicaragua|U.S. Minister to Nicaragua]] and other Central American Republics.<br />Successor appointed July 6, 1853.
| {{party shading/Democratic}} | [[Robert Ward Johnson|Robert W. Johnson]] (D)
| July 6, 1853

|-
| [[List of United States senators from Louisiana|Louisiana]]<br />(3)
| {{party shading/Democratic}} | [[Pierre Soulé]] (D)
| Resigned April 11, 1853, after being appointed [[United States Ambassador to Spain|U.S. Minister to Spain]].<br />Successor elected December 5, 1853.
| {{party shading/Democratic}} | [[John Slidell]] (D)
| December 5, 1853

|-
| [[List of United States senators from New Hampshire|New Hampshire]]<br />(2)
| {{party shading/Democratic}} | [[Charles G. Atherton]] (D)
| Died November 15, 1853.
| {{party shading/Democratic}} | [[Jared W. Williams]] (D)
| November 29, 1853

|-
| [[List of United States senators from Vermont|Vermont]]<br />(3)
| {{party shading/Whig}} | [[Samuel S. Phelps]] (W)
| Senate declared not entitled to seat March 16, 1854.<br />Successor elected October 14, 1854.
| {{party shading/Free Soil}} | [[Lawrence Brainerd]] (FS)
| October 14, 1854

|-
| [[List of United States senators from Connecticut|Connecticut]]<br />(3)
| {{party shading/Whig}} | [[Truman Smith]] (W)
| Resigned May 24, 1854.<br />Successor was elected May 24, 1854.
| {{party shading/Free Soil}} | [[Francis Gillette]] (FS)
| May 24, 1854

|-
| [[List of United States senators from Massachusetts|Massachusetts]]<br />(2)
| {{party shading/Whig}} | [[Edward Everett]] (W)
| Resigned June 1, 1854<br />Successor was appointed to serve until a new successor was elected.
| {{party shading/Whig}} | [[Julius Rockwell]] (W)
| June 3, 1854

|-
| [[List of United States senators from New Hampshire|New Hampshire]]<br />(2)
| {{party shading/Democratic}} | [[Jared W. Williams]] (D)
| Resigned August 4, 1854.
| Vacant
| Not filled this term

|-
| [[List of United States senators from New Hampshire|New Hampshire]]<br />(3)
| {{party shading/Democratic}} | [[Moses Norris Jr.]] (D)
| Died January 11, 1855.<br />Successor appointed January 16, 1855, to finish the term.
| {{party shading/Democratic}} | [[John S. Wells]] (D)
| January 16, 1855

|-
| [[List of United States senators from Massachusetts|Massachusetts]]<br />(2)
| {{party shading/Whig}} | [[Julius Rockwell]] (W)
| Successor elected January 31, 1855.
| {{party shading/Free Soil}} | [[Henry Wilson]] (FS){{efn|By some reckonings, Wilson is a Know-Nothing/Free Soil joint candidate}}
| January 31, 1855

|-
| [[List of United States senators from Iowa|Iowa]]<br />(3)
| {{party shading/Democratic}} | [[Augustus C. Dodge]] (D)
| Resigned February 22, 1855, after being appointed [[United States Ambassador to Spain|U.S. Minister to Spain]].
| Vacant
| Not filled this term
|}

=== House of Representatives ===
* Replacements: 7
** [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrats (D)]]: 2 seat net loss
** [[Whig Party (United States)|Whigs (W)]]: 3 seat net gain
** [[Free Soil Party|Free Soilers (FS)]]: 1 seat net loss
* Deaths: 4
* Resignations: 4
* '''Total seats with changes: 8'''
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| {{ushr|Washington Territory|AL|Washington Territory at-large}}
| Vacant
| style="font-size:80%" | New seat established after Washington became a territory near the end of previous Congress.  Seat was vacant until April 12, 1854.
| {{party shading/Democratic}} | [[Columbia Lancaster]] (D)
| Seated April 12, 1854
|-
| {{ushr|New York|29|New York 29th}}
| {{party shading/Whig}} | [[Azariah Boody]] (W)
| style="font-size:80%" | Resigned on October 13, 1853
| {{party shading/Whig}} | [[Davis Carpenter]] (W)
| Seated November 8, 1853
|-
| {{ushr|Tennessee|1|Tennessee 1st}}
| {{party shading/Democratic}} | [[Brookins Campbell]] (D)
| style="font-size:80%" | Died December 25, 1853
| {{party shading/Whig}} | [[Nathaniel Green Taylor|Nathaniel G. Taylor]] (W)
| Seated March 30, 1854
|-
| {{ushr|Pennsylvania|8|Pennsylvania 8th}}
| {{party shading/Democratic}} | [[Henry Augustus Muhlenberg (1823–1854)|Henry A. Muhlenberg]] (D)
| style="font-size:80%" | Died January 9, 1854
| {{party shading/Democratic}} | [[Jehu Glancy Jones|J. Glancy Jones]] (D)
| Seated February 4, 1854
|-
| {{ushr|Massachusetts|1|Massachusetts 1st}}
| {{party shading/Whig}} | [[Zeno Scudder]] (W)
| style="font-size:80%" | Resigned March 4, 1854
| {{party shading/Whig}} | [[Thomas D. Eliot]] (W)
| Seated April 17, 1854
|-
| {{ushr|Kansas Territory|AL|Kansas Territory at-large}}
| New seat
| style="font-size:80%" | New seat established after Kansas became a territory May 30, 1854.  Seat was vacant until December 20, 1854.
| {{party shading/Democratic}} | [[John Wilkins Whitfield|John W. Whitfield]] (D)
| Seated December 20, 1854
|-
| {{ushr|Nebraska Territory|AL|Nebraska Territory at-large}}
| New seat
| style="font-size:80%" | New seat established after Nebraska became a territory May 30, 1854.  Seat was vacant until January 5, 1855.
| {{party shading/Democratic}} | [[Napoleon Bonaparte Giddings|Napoleon B. Giddings]] (D)
| Seated December 5, 1855
|-
| {{ushr|Virginia|11|Virginia 11th}}
| {{party shading/Democratic}} | [[John F. Snodgrass]] (D)
| style="font-size:80%" | Died June 5, 1854
| {{party shading/Democratic}} | [[Charles S. Lewis]] (D)
| Seated December 4, 1854
|-
| {{ushr|New York|12|New York 12th}}
| {{party shading/Democratic}} | [[Gilbert Dean]] (D)
| style="font-size:80%" | Resigned July 3, 1854, after being appointed justice of the [[New York Court of Appeals|Supreme Court of New York]]
| {{party shading/Whig}} | [[Isaac Teller]] (W)
| Seated November 7, 1854
|-
| {{ushr|New York|22|New York 22nd}}
| {{party shading/Free Soil}} | [[Gerrit Smith]] (W)
| style="font-size:80%" | Resigned August 7, 1854
| {{party shading/Whig}} | [[Henry C. Goodwin]] (W)
| Seated November 7, 1854
|-
| {{ushr|Kentucky|3|Kentucky 3rd}}
| {{party shading/Whig}} | [[Presley Ewing]] (W)
| style="font-size:80%" | Died September 27, 1854
| {{party shading/Whig}} | [[Francis Bristow]] (W)
| Seated December 4, 1854
|}

== Committees ==
List of committees and their party leaders.

=== Senate ===
* [[United States Senate Committee on Agriculture|Agriculture]] (Chairman: [[Philip Allen (Rhode Island politician)|Philip Allen]])
* [[United States Senate Select Committee on the American Association for the Promotion of Science|American Association for the Promotion of Science]] (Select)
* [[United States Senate Select Committee on Atmospheric Telegraph Between Washington and Baltimore|Atmospheric Telegraph Between Washington and Baltimore]] (Select)
* [[United States Senate Committee to Audit and Control the Contingent Expenses of the Senate|Audit and Control the Contingent Expenses of the Senate]] (Chairman: [[Josiah J. Evans]])
* [[United States Senate Committee on Claims|Claims]] (Chairman: [[Richard Brodhead]])
* [[United States Senate Committee on Commerce|Commerce]] (Chairman: [[Hannibal Hamlin]])
* [[United States Senate Select Committee on Distributing Public Revenue Among the States|Distributing Public Revenue Among the States]] (Select)
* [[United States Senate Committee on the District of Columbia|District of Columbia]] (Chairman: [[Moses Norris Jr.]])
* [[United States Senate Committee on Engrossed Bills|Engrossed Bills]] (Chairman: [[Benjamin Fitzpatrick]])
* [[United States Senate Committee on Finance|Finance]] (Chairman: [[Robert M.T. Hunter]])
* [[United States Senate Committee on Foreign Relations|Foreign Relations]] (Chairman: [[James M. Mason]])
* [[United States Senate Select Committee on French Spoilations|French Spoilations]] (Select)
* [[United States Senate Committee on Indian Affairs|Indian Affairs]] (Chairman: [[William K. Sebastian]])
* [[United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary|Judiciary]] (Chairman: [[Andrew P. Butler]])
* [[United States Senate Committee on the Library|Library]] (Chairman: [[James Pearce (American politician)|James A. Pearce]])
* [[United States Senate Select Committee on Loss of Original Papers of Mark and Richard Bean|Loss of Original Papers of Mark and Richard Bean]] (Select)
* [[United States Senate Committee on Manufactures|Manufactures]] (Chairman: [[Hannibal Hamlin]])
* [[United States Senate Select Committee on the Mexican Claims Commission|Mexican Claims Commission]] (Select)
* [[United States Senate Committee on Military Affairs|Military Affairs]] (Chairman: [[James Shields (politician, born 1806)|James Shields]])
* [[United States Senate Committee on the Militia|Militia]] (Chairman: [[Sam Houston]])
* [[United States Senate Committee on Naval Affairs|Naval Affairs]] (Chairman: [[William M. Gwin]])
* [[United States Senate Select Committee on the Ordnance and War Ships|Ordnance and War Ships]] (Select)
* [[United States Senate Select Committee on the Pacific Railroad|Pacific Railroad]] (Select) (Chairman: [[William M. Gwin]])
* [[United States Senate Committee on Patents and the Patent Office|Patents and the Patent Office]] (Chairman: [[Charles Tillinghast James|Charles T. James]])
* [[United States Senate Committee on Pensions|Pensions]] (Chairman: [[George Wallace Jones]])
* [[United States Senate Committee on Post Office and Post Roads|Post Office and Post Roads]] (Chairman: [[Thomas J. Rusk]])
* [[United States Senate Committee on Printing|Printing]] (Chairman: [[Benjamin Fitzpatrick]])
* [[United States Senate Select Committee on Private Claims Commission|Private Claims Commission]] (Select)
* [[United States Senate Committee on Private Land Claims|Private Land Claims]] (Chairman: [[John Pettit]])
* [[United States Senate Select Committee on Protection of Life and Health in Passenger Ships|Protection of Life and Health in Passenger Ships]] (Select)
* [[United States Senate Committee on Public Buildings and Grounds|Public Buildings and Grounds]] (Chairman: [[James A. Bayard Jr.]])
* [[United States Senate Committee on Public Lands|Public Lands]] (Chairman: [[Augustus Dodge]])
* [[United States Senate Committee on Retrenchment|Retrenchment]] (Chairman: [[Stephen Adams (politician)|Stephen Adams]])
* [[United States Senate Committee on Revolutionary Claims|Revolutionary Claims]] (Chairman: [[Isaac P. Walker]])
* [[United States Senate Committee on Roads and Canals|Roads and Canals]] (Chairman: [[John Slidell]])
* [[United States Senate Select Committee on the Sickness on Emigrant Ships|Sickness on Emigrant Ships]] (Select)
* [[United States Senate Select Committee on the Tariff Regulation|Tariff Regulation]] (Select)
* [[United States Senate Committee on Territories|Territories]] (Chairman: [[Stephen A. Douglas]])
* [[Committee of the whole|Whole]]

=== House of Representatives ===
* [[United States House Committee on Accounts|Accounts]] (Chairman: [[Carlton B. Curtis]])
* [[United States House Committee on Agriculture|Agriculture]] (Chairman: [[John L. Dawson]])
* [[United States House Committee on Claims|Claims]] (Chairman: [[Alfred P. Edgerton]])
* [[United States House Committee on Commerce|Commerce]] (Chairman: [[Frederick P. Stanton]])
* [[United States House Committee on the District of Columbia|District of Columbia]] (Chairman: [[William T. Hamilton]])
* [[United States House Committee on Elections|Elections]] (Chairman: [[Richard H. Stanton]])
* [[United States House Committee on Engraving|Engraving]] (Chairman: [[George R. Riddle]])
* [[United States House Committee on Expenditures in the Navy Department|Expenditures in the Navy Department]] (Chairman: [[Fayette McMullen]])
* [[United States House Committee on Expenditures in the Post Office Department|Expenditures in the Post Office Department]] (Chairman: [[Samuel Lilly]])
* [[United States House Committee on Expenditures in the State Department|Expenditures in the State Department]] (Chairman: [[Daniel Wells Jr.]])
* [[United States House Committee on Expenditures in the Treasury Department|Expenditures in the Treasury Department]] (Chairman: [[David Stuart (Michigan politician)|David Stuart]])
* [[United States House Committee on Expenditures in the War Department|Expenditures in the War Department]] (Chairman: [[George W. Kittredge]])
* [[United States House Committee on Expenditures on Public Buildings|Expenditures on Public Buildings]] (Chairman: [[Henry A. Edmundson]])
* [[United States House Committee on Foreign Affairs|Foreign Affairs]] (Chairman: [[Thomas H. Bayly]])
* [[United States House Committee on Indian Affairs|Indian Affairs]] (Chairman: [[James L. Orr]])
* [[United States House Committee on Invalid Pensions|Invalid Pensions]] (Chairman: [[Thomas A. Hendricks]])
* [[United States House Committee on Judiciary|Judiciary]] (Chairman: [[Frederick P. Stanton]])
* [[United States House Committee on Manufactures|Manufactures]] (Chairman: [[John McNair (congressman)|John McNair]])
* [[United States House Committee on Mileage|Mileage]] (Chairman: [[Andrew J. Harlan]])
* [[United States House Committee on Military Affairs|Military Affairs]] (Chairman: [[William H. Bissell]])
* [[United States House Committee on the Militia|Militia]] (Chairman: [[Elijah W. Chastain]])
* [[United States House Committee on Naval Affairs|Naval Affairs]] (Chairman: [[Thomas S. Bocock]])
* [[United States House Committee on Patents|Patents]] (Chairman: [[Benjamin B. Thurston]])
* [[United States House Committee on Post Office and Post Roads|Post Office and Post Roads]] (Chairman: [[Edson B. Olds]])
* [[United States House Committee on Private Land Claims|Private Land Claims]] (Chairman: [[Junius Hillyer]])
* [[United States House Committee on Public Buildings and Grounds|Public Buildings and Grounds]] (Chairman: [[Francis B. Craige]])
* [[United States House Committee on Public Expenditures|Public Expenditures]] (Chairman: [[William H. Kurtz]])
* [[United States House Committee on Public Lands|Public Lands]] (Chairman: [[David T. Disney]])
* [[United States House Committee on Revisal and Unfinished Business|Revisal and Unfinished Business]] (Chairman: [[Williamson R. W. Cobb]]) 
* [[United States House Committee on Revolutionary Claims|Revolutionary Claims]] (Chairman: [[Rufus W. Peckham]])
* [[United States House Committee on Revolutionary Pensions|Revolutionary Pensions]] (Chairman: [[William M. Churchwell]])
* [[United States House Committee on Roads and Canals|Roads and Canals]] (Chairman: [[Cyrus L. Dunham]])
* [[United States House Select Committee on Rules|Rules]] (Select)
* [[United States House Committee on Standards of Official Conduct|Standards of Official Conduct]]
* [[United States House Committee on Territories|Territories]] (Chairman: [[William Alexander Richardson|William A. Richardson]])
* [[United States House Committee on Ways and Means|Ways and Means]] (Chairman: [[George S. Houston]])
* [[Committee of the Whole (United States House of Representatives)|Whole]]

=== Joint committees ===
* [[United States Congress Joint Committee on Amending the Constitution on Presidential and Vice Presidential Elections|Amending the Constitution on Presidential and Vice Presidential Elections]]
* [[United States Congress Joint Committee on Enrolled Bills|Enrolled Bills]] (Chairman: Sen. [[George Wallace Jones]])
* [[United States Congress Joint Committee on the Library|The Library]] (Chairman: [[Joseph R. Chandler]])
* [[United States Congress Joint Committee on Printing|Printing]] (Chairman: [[William Murray (New York politician)|William Murray]])
* [[United States Congress Joint Committee on the San Francisco Disaster|San Francisco Disaster]]

== Caucuses ==
* [[House Democratic Caucus|Democratic]] (House)
* [[Senate Democratic Caucus|Democratic]] (Senate)

== Employees ==
=== [[List of federal agencies in the United States#United States Congress|Legislative branch agency]] directors ===
* [[Architect of the Capitol]]: [[Thomas U. Walter]]
* [[Librarian of Congress]]: [[John Silva Meehan]]

=== Senate ===
* [[Chaplain of the United States Senate|Chaplain]]: [[Clement M. Butler]] ([[Episcopal Church in the United States of America|Episcopalian]]), until December 7, 1853
** [[Henry Slicer]] ([[Methodism|Methodist]]), elected December 7, 1853
* [[Secretary of the United States Senate|Secretary]]: [[Asbury Dickins]] 
* [[Sergeant at Arms of the United States Senate|Sergeant at Arms]]: [[Robert Beale (Sergeant at Arms)|Robert Beale]], until March 17, 1853
** [[Dunning R. McNair]], elected March 17, 1853

=== House of Representatives ===
* [[Chaplain of the United States House of Representatives|Chaplain]]: [[William H. Milburn]] ([[Methodism|Methodist]])
* [[Clerk of the United States House of Representatives|Clerk]]: [[John W. Forney]]
* [[Doorkeeper of the United States House of Representatives|Doorkeeper]]: [[Zadock W. McKnew]]
* [[Postmaster of the United States House of Representatives|Postmaster]]: [[John M. Johnson (Postmaster)|John M. Johnson]]
* [[Reading Clerk of the United States House of Representatives|Reading Clerks]]: {{dm|date=February 2020}}
* [[Sergeant at Arms of the United States House of Representatives|Sergeant at Arms]]: [[Adam J. Glossbrenner]]

== See also ==
* [[1852 United States elections]] (elections leading to this Congress)
** [[1852 United States presidential election]]
** [[1852–53 United States Senate elections]]
** [[1852–53 United States House of Representatives elections]]
* [[1854 United States elections]] (elections during this Congress, leading to the next Congress)
** [[1854–55 United States Senate elections]]
** [[1854–55 United States House of Representatives elections]]

== Notes ==
{{Notelist}}

== References ==
{{reflist|30em}}
* {{cite book|title = The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress|last = Martis|first = Kenneth C.|year = 1989|publisher=Macmillan Publishing Company|location = New York}}
* {{cite book|title = The Historical Atlas of United States Congressional Districts|last = Martis|first = Kenneth C.|year = 1982|publisher=Macmillan Publishing Company|location = New York}}

== External links ==
* [http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/amlaw/lwsllink.html Statutes at Large, 1789–1875]
* [http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/amlaw/lwsjlink.html Senate Journal, First Forty-three Sessions of Congress]
* [http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/amlaw/lwhjlink.html#anchor2 House Journal, First Forty-three Sessions of Congress]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20060601025644/http://www.gpoaccess.gov/serialset/cdocuments/hd108-222/index.html Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress]
* [http://clerk.house.gov/art_history/house_history/index.html U.S. House of Representatives: House History]
* [https://www.senate.gov/pagelayout/reference/two_column_table/stats_and_lists.htm U.S. Senate: Statistics and Lists]
* {{cite book |title=Congressional Directory for the 33rd Congress, 1st Session |url= http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=nyp.33433091240097&view=1up&seq=15 }}
* {{cite book |title=Congressional Directory for the 33rd Congress, 2nd Session |url= http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015012115922;view=1up;seq=81 }}
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