83rd United States Congress
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The 83rd United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the federal government of the United States in Washington, D.C. from January 3, 1953, until January 3, 1955, during the last two weeks of the Truman administration, with the remainder spanning the first two years of Dwight Eisenhower's presidency. It was composed of the Senate and the House of Representatives. The apportionment of seats in the House was based on the 1950 U.S. census.
The Republicans gained the majority in both chambers, winning back full control of Congress for the first time since the 80th Congress in 1947, and with Dwight Eisenhower being sworn in as president on January 20, 1953, this gave the Republicans an overall federal government trifecta for the first time since the 71st Congress in 1929, and the last time until they briefly did so during the 107th Congress in 2001. Template:TOC limit
Major events
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- January 20, 1953: Dwight Eisenhower is sworn in as President of the United States in his first inauguration[1]
- March 1, 1954: U.S. Capitol shooting incident[2][3]
- December 2, 1954: Joseph McCarthy is censured by the U.S. Senate[4]
Major legislation
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- July 3, 1953: Small Business Act, Pub. L. Template:Trim/Template:Trim Template:Trim–Template:Trim, ch. 282, 67 Stat. 232
- August 7, 1953: Refugee Relief Act, Pub. L. Template:Trim/Template:Trim Template:Trim–Template:Trim
- August 7, 1953: Submerged Lands Act, ch. 345, 67 Stat. 462
- August 14, 1953: Public Law 280, Pub. L. Template:Trim/Template:Trim Template:Trim–Template:Trim, Template:UnitedStatesCode
- May 13, 1954: Saint Lawrence Seaway Act, ch. 201, 68 Stat. 92
- August 12, 1954: Federal National Mortgage Association Charter Act, ch. 649, title II, §201, 68 Stat. 612
- August 13, 1954: Multiple Mineral Development Act, ch. 730, 68 Stat. 708
- August 16, 1954: Internal Revenue Code of 1954, Pub. L. Template:Trim/Template:Trim Template:Trim–Template:Trim, ch. 736, 68A Stat. Script error: No such module "String"./pdf/STATUTE-68A-Pg3.pdf 3
- August 24, 1954: Communist Control Act of 1954, ch. 886, 68 Stat. 775
- August 30, 1954: Atomic Energy Act of 1954, 68 Stat. 919
- 1954: Agricultural Act of 1954
- 1954: Water Facilities Act of 1954
Party summary
Until the last week of the first session of Congress, Republicans had a 48-47-1 tied-plurality in the Senate which Republican Vice President Richard Nixon broke in the GOP’s favor. At the start of the second session, to account for whenever the Senate became tied 47-47-1 or when the Democrats held the plurality the Republican-turned-Independent, Wayne Morse, caucused with the GOP which gave them a tie-breaking majority, allowing continuity in GOP control of the Senate and the overall trifecta of government. Thus Republican leader William Knowland remained Senate Majority Leader, Democratic leader Lyndon B. Johnson remained Senate Minority Leader, and the GOP remained continuously in control of the Senate committees. Wayne Morse would begin caucusing with Democrats at the start of the next Congress in 1955 to give them Senate control.
Senate
| Affiliation | Party (Shading indicates majority caucus)
|
Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| style="background-color:Template:Party color" | | style="background-color:Template:Party color" | | style="background-color:Template:Party color" | | |||
| Democratic | Independent | Republican | Vacant | ||
| End of previous Congress | 47 | — | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | 48 | 95 | 1 |
| Begin | 47 | 1 | rowspan=3 style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | 48 | 96 | — |
| June 26, 1953Template:Efn | 46 | 95 | 1 | ||
| July 10, 1953Template:Efn | 47 | 96 | — | ||
| July 24, 1953Template:Efn | 47 | 95 | 1 | ||
| July 31, 1953Template:Efn | style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | 47 | 46 | 94 | 2 | |
| August 14, 1953Template:Efn | 47 | 47 | 95 | 1 | |
| November 10, 1953Template:Efn | rowspan=1 style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | 48 | 96 | — | ||
| January 6, 1954Template:Efn | 48 | rowspan=1 style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | 1Template:Efn | rowspan=1 style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | 47 | 96 | — |
| April 12, 1954Template:Efn | style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | 48 | 1Template:Efn | 46 | 95 | 1 |
| April 16, 1954Template:Efn | 48 | rowspan=18 style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| 1Template:Efn | rowspan=4 style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| 47 | 96 | — |
| May 12, 1954Template:Efn | 47 | 95 | 1 | ||
| June 5, 1954Template:Efn | 48 | 96 | — | ||
| June 19, 1954Template:Efn | 47 | 95 | 1 | ||
| June 24, 1954Template:Efn | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | 48 | 96 | — | ||
| July 1, 1954Template:Efn | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| 47 | 95 | 1 | ||
| July 3, 1954Template:Efn | rowspan=4 style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | 48 | 96 | — | ||
| September 1, 1954Template:Efn | 46 | 95 | 1 | ||
| September 6, 1954Template:Efn | 47 | 96 | — | ||
| September 28, 1954Template:Efn | 46 | 95 | 1 | ||
| September 6, 1954Template:Efn | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | 49 | 96 | — | ||
| November 2, 1954Template:Efn | 47 | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | 48 | |||
| November 2, 1954Template:Efn | 48 | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| 47 | |||
| December 15, 1954Template:Efn | 47 | rowspan=3 style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | 48 | |||
| December 23, 1954Template:Efn | 46 | 95 | 1 | ||
| December 24, 1954Template:Efn | 47 | 96 | — | ||
| December 31, 1954Template:Efn | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| 47 | 95 | 1 | ||
| January 1, 1955Template:Efn | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | 48 | 96 | — | ||
| Final voting share | 49% | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | 1% | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | 50% | ||
| Beginning of the next Congress | style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | 48 | style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| 1 | 47 | 96 | — |
House of Representatives
Republican majority in the House becomes a plurality after the end of the last Congressional session.
| Party (Shading indicates majority caucus)
|
Total | Vacant | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| style="background-color:Template:Party color" | | style="background-color:Template:Party color" | | style="background-color:Template:Party color" | | |||
| Democratic | Independent | Republican | |||
| End of previous Congress | style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | 228 | 1 | 198 | 427 | 8 |
| Begin | 211 | 1 | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | 221 | 433 | 2 |
| End | 212 | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | 213 | 426 | 9 | |
| Beginning of next Congress | style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | 231 | 0 | 203 | 434 | 1 |
Leadership
Senate
- President: Alben W. Barkley (D), until January 20, 1953
- Richard Nixon (R), from January 20, 1953
- President pro tempore: Styles Bridges (R)
Majority (Republican) leadership
- Majority Leader: Robert A. Taft, until July 31, 1953 (died)
- William Knowland, from August 3, 1953
- Majority Whip: Leverett Saltonstall
- Republican Conference Chairman: Eugene Millikin
- Republican Conference Secretary: Milton Young
- National Senatorial Committee Chair: Everett Dirksen
- Policy Committee Chairman: Homer S. Ferguson
Minority (Democratic) leadership
- Minority Leader and Conference Chairman: Lyndon B. Johnson
- Minority Whip: Earle Clements
- Democratic Caucus Secretary: Thomas C. Hennings Jr.
House of Representatives
Majority (Republican) leadership
- Majority Leader: Charles A. Halleck
- Majority Whip: Leslie C. Arends
- Republican Conference Chairman: Clifford R. Hope
- Policy Committee Chairman: Joseph W. Martin Jr.
- Republican Campaign Committee Chairman: Richard M. Simpson
Minority (Democratic) leadership
- Minority Leader: Sam Rayburn
- Minority Whip: John W. McCormack
- Democratic Caucus Chairman: Wilbur Mills
- Democratic Caucus Secretary: Edna F. Kelly
- Democratic Campaign Committee Chairman: Michael J. Kirwan
Caucuses
Members
Senate
Senators are popularly elected statewide every six years, with one-third beginning new six-year terms with each Congress. Within each state, senators are listed in order of seniority. Preceding the names in the list below are Senate class numbers, which indicate the cycle of their election, In this Congress, Class 2 meant their term ended with this Congress, facing re-election in 1954; Class 3 meant their term began in the last Congress, facing re-election in 1956; and Class 1 meant their term began in this Congress, facing re-election in 1958.
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House of Representatives
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Changes in membership
The count below reflects changes from the beginning of this Congress.
Senate
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| North Carolina
(2)
| nowrap style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Willis Smith (D)
| Died June 26, 1953.
Successor appointed July 10, 1953.
| nowrap style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Alton Lennon (D)
| July 10, 1953
|-
| New Hampshire
(3)
| nowrap style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Charles W. Tobey (R)
| Died July 24, 1953.
Successor appointed August 14, 1953.
| nowrap style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Robert W. Upton (R)
| August 14, 1953
|-
| Ohio
(3)
| nowrap style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Robert A. Taft (R)
| Died July 31, 1953.
Successor appointed November 10, 1953.
| nowrap style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Thomas A. Burke (D)
| November 10, 1953
|-
| Nebraska
(2)
| nowrap style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Dwight Griswold (R)
| Died April 12, 1954.
Successor appointed April 16, 1954.
| nowrap style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Eva Bowring (R)
| April 16, 1954
|-
| North Carolina
(3)
| nowrap style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Clyde R. Hoey (D)
| Died May 12, 1954.
Successor appointed May 12, 1954 and then elected November 2, 1954.
| nowrap style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Sam Ervin (D)
| June 5, 1954
|-
| Wyoming
(2)
| nowrap style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Lester C. Hunt (D)
| Died June 19, 1954.
Successor appointed June 24, 1954.
| nowrap style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Edward D. Crippa (R)
| June 24, 1954
|-
| Nebraska
(1)
| nowrap style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Hugh A. Butler (R)
| Died July 1, 1954.
Successor appointed July 3, 1954.
| nowrap style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Samuel W. Reynolds (R)
| July 3, 1954
|-
| South Carolina
(2)
| nowrap style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Burnet R. Maybank (D)
| Died September 1, 1954.
Successor appointed September 6, 1954.
| nowrap style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Charles E. Daniel (D)
| September 6, 1954
|-
| Nevada
(3)
| nowrap style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Pat McCarran (D)
| Died September 28, 1954.
Successor appointed October 1, 1954.
| nowrap style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Ernest S. Brown (R)
| October 1, 1954
|-
| Nebraska
(1)
| nowrap style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Samuel W. Reynolds (R)
| Did not run in the special election to fill seat.
Successor elected November 2, 1954.
| nowrap style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Roman Hruska (R)
| November 8, 1954
|-
| Nebraska
(2)
| nowrap style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Eva Bowring (R)
| Did not run in the special election to fill seat.
Successor elected November 2, 1954.
| nowrap style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Hazel Abel (R)
| November 8, 1954
|-
| New Hampshire
(3)
| nowrap style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Robert W. Upton (R)
| Lost special election to fill seat.
Successor elected November 2, 1954.
| nowrap style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Norris Cotton (R)
| November 8, 1954
|-
| North Carolina
(2)
| nowrap style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Alton Lennon (D)
| Lost special election to fill seat.
Successor elected November 2, 1954.
| nowrap style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | W. Kerr Scott (D)
| November 29, 1954
|-
| Wyoming
(2)
| nowrap style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Edward D. Crippa (R)
| Did not run in the special election to fill seat.
Successor elected November 2, 1954.
| nowrap style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Joseph C. O'Mahoney (D)
| November 29, 1954
|-
| Nevada
(3)
| nowrap style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Ernest S. Brown (R)
| Lost special election to fill seat.
Successor elected November 2, 1954.
| nowrap style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Alan Bible (D)
| December 2, 1954
|-
| Ohio
(3)
| nowrap style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Thomas A. Burke (D)
| Lost special election to fill seat.
Successor elected November 2, 1954.
| nowrap style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | George H. Bender (R)
| December 16, 1954
|-
| South Carolina
(2)
| nowrap style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Charles E. Daniel (D)
| Resigned December 23, 1954.
Successor appointed December 24, 1954.
| nowrap style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Strom Thurmond (D)
| December 24, 1954
|-
| Nebraska
(2)
| nowrap style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Hazel Abel (R)
| Resigned December 31, 1954.
Successor was appointed January 1, 1955.
| nowrap style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Carl Curtis (R)
| January 1, 1955
|}
House of Representatives
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|- | Template:Ushr | Vacant | Rep. Adolph J. Sabath died during previous congress | style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" nowrap | James Bowler (D) | July 7, 1953
|- | Template:Ushr | style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" nowrap| Thomas B. Stanley (D) | Resigned February 3, 1953, to run for Governor of Virginia | style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" nowrap | William M. Tuck (D) | April 14, 1953
|- | Template:Ushr | style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" nowrap| Joseph R. Bryson (D) | Died March 10, 1953 | style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" nowrap | Robert T. Ashmore (D) | June 2, 1953
|- | Template:Ushr | style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" nowrap| Garrett Withers (D) | Died April 30, 1953 | style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" nowrap | William Natcher (D) | August 1, 1953
|- | Template:Ushr | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" nowrap| Merlin Hull (R) | Died May 17, 1953 | style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" nowrap | Lester Johnson (D) | October 13, 1953
|- | Template:Ushr | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" nowrap| Norris Poulson (R) | Resigned June 11, 1953, after being elected Mayor of Los Angeles | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" nowrap | Glenard P. Lipscomb (R) | November 10, 1953
|- | Template:Ushr | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" nowrap| Clifford P. Case (R) | Resigned August 16, 1953 | style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" nowrap | Harrison A. Williams (D) | November 3, 1953
|- | Template:Ushr | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" nowrap| Joseph Rider Farrington (R) | Died June 19, 1954 | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" nowrap | Mary Elizabeth Pruett Farrington (R) | August 4, 1954
|- | Template:Ushr | style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" nowrap| Louis B. Heller (D) | Resigned July 21, 1954, after being appointed judge of the Court of Special Sessions of New York City | Vacant | Not filled this term
|- | Template:Ushr | style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" nowrap| Albert Sidney Camp (D) | Died July 24, 1954 | style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" nowrap | John Flynt (D) | November 2, 1954
|- | Template:Ushr | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" nowrap| Paul W. Shafer (R) | Died August 17, 1954 | rowspan=8 |Vacant | rowspan=8 |Not filled this term
|- | Template:Ushr | style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" nowrap| Robert T. Secrest (D) | Resigned September 26, 1954
|- | Template:Ushr | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" nowrap| Norris Cotton (R) | Resigned November 7, 1954, after being elected to the U.S. Senate
|- | Template:Ushr | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" nowrap| Roman Hruska (R) | Resigned November 8, 1954, after being elected to the U.S. Senate
|- | Template:Ushr | style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" nowrap| Dwight L. Rogers (D) | Died December 1, 1954
|- | Template:Ushr | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" nowrap| George H. Bender (R) | Resigned December 15, 1954, after being elected to the U.S. Senate
|- | Template:Ushr | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" nowrap| Carl Curtis (R) | Resigned December 31, 1954, after being elected to the U.S. Senate
|- | Template:Ushr | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" nowrap| Jacob Javits (R) | Resigned December 31, 1954, after being elected New York attorney General
|}
Committees
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Senate
- Agriculture and Forestry (Chairman: George D. Aiken; Ranking Member: Allen J. Ellender)
- Appropriations (Chairman: Styles Bridges; Ranking Member: Carl Hayden)
- Armed Services (Chairman: Leverett Saltonstall; Ranking Member: Richard B. Russell)
- Banking and Currency (Chairman: Homer E. Capehart; Ranking Member: Burnet R. Maybank)
- Censure Charges against Senator McCarthy (Select) (Chairman: Template:Data missing; Ranking Member: Template:Data missing)
- Compensation of Members of Congress (Select) (Chairman: Template:Data missing; Ranking Member: Template:Data missing)
- District of Columbia (Chairman: Francis Case; Ranking Member: Matthew M. Neely)
- Finance (Chairman: Eugene D. Millikin; Ranking Member: Walter F. George)
- Foreign Relations (Chairman: Alexander Wiley; Ranking Member: Walter F. George)
- Government Operations (Chairman: Joseph R. McCarthy; Ranking Member: James E. Murray)
- Interior and Insular Affairs (Chairman: Hugh Butler; Ranking Member: John L. McClellan)
- Interstate and Foreign Commerce (Chairman: Charles W. Tobey; Ranking Member: Edwin C. Johnson)
- Judiciary (Chairman: William Langer; Ranking Member: Pat McCarran)
- Labor and Public Welfare (Chairman: H. Alexander Smith; Ranking Member: James E. Murray)
- Mail Cover on Senators (Special) (Chairman: Template:Data missing; Ranking Member: Template:Data missing)
- Post Office and Civil Service (Chairman: Frank Carlson; Ranking Member: Olin D. Johnston)
- Public Works (Chairman: Edward Martin; Ranking Member: Dennis Chavez)
- Rules and Administration (Chairman: William E. Jenner; Ranking Member: Carl Hayden)
- Small Business (Select) (Chairman: Edward J. Thye)
- Whole
House of Representatives
- Agriculture (Chairman: Clifford R. Hope; Ranking Member: Carl Vinson)
- Appropriations (Chairman: John Taber; Ranking Member: Brent Spence)
- Armed Services (Chairman: Dewey Jackson Short; Ranking Member: John L. McMillan)
- Banking and Currency (Chairman: Jesse P. Wolcott; Ranking Member: Brent Spence)
- Communist Aggression (Select) (Chairman: Charles J. Kersten)
- Benefits for Dependents of Armed Services Veterans (Select) (Chairman: Template:Data missing)
- Defense Production
- District of Columbia (Chairman: Sid Simpson; Ranking Member: John L. McMillan)
- Education and Labor (Chairman: Samuel K. McConnell Jr.; Ranking Member: Graham A. Barden)
- Foreign Affairs (Chairman: Robert B. Chiperfield; Ranking Member: James P. Richards)
- House Administration (Chairman: Karl M. LeCompte; Ranking Member: Omar Burleson)
- Investigate the Incorporation of the Baltic States into the U.S.S.R. (Select) (Chairman: Charles J. Kersten; Ranking Member: Template:Data missing)
- Interior and Insular Affairs (Chairman: Arthur L. Miller; Ranking Member: Clair Engle)
- Interstate and Foreign Commerce (Chairman: Charles A. Wolverton; Ranking Member: Robert Crosser)
- Government Operations (Chairman: Clare E. Hoffman; Ranking Member: William L. Dawson)
- Judiciary (Chairman: Chauncey W. Reed; Ranking Member: Emanuel Celler)
- Merchant Marine and Fisheries (Chairman: Alvin F. Weichel; Ranking Member: Edward J. Hart)
- Post Office and Civil Service (Chairman: Edward H. Rees; Ranking Member: Tom J. Murray)
- Public Works (Chairman: George Anthony Dondero; Ranking Member: Charles A. Buckley)
- Rules (Chairman: Leo E. Allen; Ranking Member: Howard W. Smith)
- Small Business (Select) (Chairman: William S. Hill)
- Standards of Official Conduct
- Survival Benefits (Select) (Chairman: N/A; Ranking Member: N/A)
- Un-American Activities (Chairman: Harold H. Velde; Ranking Member: Francis E. Walter)
- Veterans' Affairs (Chairman: Edith Nourse Rogers; Ranking Member: Olin E. Teague)
- Ways and Means (Chairman: Daniel A. Reed; Ranking Member: Jere Cooper)
- Whole
Joint committees
- Atomic Energy
- Conditions of Indian Tribes (Special)
- Disposition of Executive Papers
- Economic (Chairman: Rep. Jesse P. Wolcott; Vice Chairman: Sen. Ralph Flanders)
- Immigration and Nationality Policy (Chairman: Sen. Arthur V. Watkins; Vice Chairman: Rep. Louis E. Graham)
- Legislative Budget
- The Library
- Navajo-Hopi Indian Administration
- Printing (Chairman: Sen. William E. Jenner; Vice Chairman: Rep. Karl M. LeCompte)
- Railroad Retirement Legislation
- Reduction of Nonessential Federal Expenditures (Chairman: Sen. Harry F. Byrd; Vice Chairman: Rep. Daniel A. Reed)
- Taxation (Chairman: Rep. Daniel A. Reed; Vice Chairman: Sen. Eugene D. Millikin)
Employees
Legislative branch agency directors
- Architect of the Capitol: David Lynn (January 3, 1953 – September 30, 1954); J. George Stewart (September 30, 1954 – January 3, 1955)
- Attending Physician of the United States Congress: George Calver
- Comptroller General of the United States: Lindsay C. Warren, until April 30, 1954
- Joseph Campbell, from December 14, 1954
- Librarian of Congress: Luther H. Evans, until 1953
- Lawrence Quincy Mumford, from 1954
- Public Printer of the United States: John J. Deviny, until 1953
- Raymond Blattenberger, from 1953
Senate
- Chaplain: Frederick Brown Harris (Methodist)
- Parliamentarian: Charles Watkins
- Secretary: J. Mark Trice
- Librarian: Sterling Dean, until 1954
- Gus J. Miller (acting), from 1954
- Secretary for the Majority: William T. Reed
- Secretary for the Minority: Felton McLellan Johnston
- Sergeant at Arms: Forest A. Harness
House of Representatives
- Chaplain: Bernard Braskamp (Presbyterian)
- Clerk: Lyle O. Snader
- Doorkeeper: Tom Kennamer
- Parliamentarian: Lewis Deschler
- Postmaster: Beecher Hess
- Reading Clerks: George J. Maurer (D) and Alney E. Chaffee (R)
- Sergeant at Arms: William F. Russell, died July 7, 1953
- Lyle O. Snader, July 8, 1953 – September 15, 1953
- William R. Bonsell, starting September 15, 1953
See also
- 1952 United States elections (elections leading to this Congress)
- 1954 United States elections (elections during this Congress, leading to the next Congress)
Notes
References
External links
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