88th United States Congress

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The 88th 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, 1963, to January 3, 1965, during the final months of the presidency of John F. Kennedy, and the first years of the presidency of his successor, Lyndon B. Johnson. The apportionment of seats in this House of Representatives was based on the 1960 United States census, and the number of members was again 435 (it had temporarily been 437 in order to seat one member each from recently admitted states of Alaska and Hawaii).

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Major events

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Major legislation

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First page of the Civil Rights Act of 1964
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President Johnson signs the Civil Rights Act of 1964
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Tonkin Gulf Resolution
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President Johnson signs the Wilderness Act of 1964

Constitutional amendments

Party summary

Senate

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House of Representatives

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Leadership

Senate

Majority (Democratic) leadership

Minority (Republican) leadership

House of Representatives

Majority (Democratic) leadership

Minority (Republican) leadership

Caucuses

Members

Senate

Senators are popularly elected statewide every two years, with one-third beginning new six-year terms with each Congress. Senators are ordered first by state, and then by class. 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 ended with this Congress, requiring reelection in 1964; Class 2 meant their term began in the last Congress, requiring reelection in 1966; and Class 3 meant their term began in this Congress, requiring reelection in 1968.

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House of Representatives

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Changes in membership

Senate

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|- | Oklahoma
(2) | Vacant | Sen. Robert S. Kerr died in previous congress.
Successor appointed to continue the term. | nowrap style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | J. Howard Edmondson (D) | January 7, 1963

|- | Wisconsin
(3) | Vacant | Delayed taking oath of office in order to finish term as Governor of Wisconsin | nowrap style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Gaylord Nelson (D) | January 8, 1963

|- | Tennessee
(2) | nowrap style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Estes Kefauver (D) | Died August 10, 1963.
Successor appointed August 20, 1963, to continue the term. | nowrap style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Herbert S. Walters (D) | August 20, 1963

|- | California
(1) | nowrap style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Clair Engle (D) | Died July 30, 1964.
Successor appointed August 4, 1964. | nowrap style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Pierre Salinger (D) | August 4, 1964

|- | South Carolina
(2) | nowrap style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Strom Thurmond (D) | Changed political parties. | nowrap style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Strom Thurmond (R) | September 16, 1964

|- | New Mexico
(1) | nowrap style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Edwin L. Mechem (R) | Lost special election.
Successor elected November 3, 1964. | nowrap style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Joseph Montoya (D) | November 4, 1964

|- | Oklahoma
(2) | nowrap style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | J. Howard Edmondson (D) | Successor elected November 3, 1964. | nowrap style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Fred R. Harris (D) | November 4, 1964

|- | Tennessee
(2) | nowrap style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Herbert S. Walters (D) | Successor elected November 3, 1964. | nowrap style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Ross Bass (D) | November 4, 1964

|- | Minnesota
(2) | nowrap style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Hubert Humphrey (DFL) | Resigned December 29, 1964, after being elected Vice President of the United States.
Successor appointed December 30, 1964, to finish the term. | nowrap style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Walter Mondale (DFL) | December 30, 1964

|- | California
(1) | nowrap style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Pierre Salinger (D) | Resigned December 31, 1964, to give successor preferential seniority.
Successor appointed January 1, 1965. | nowrap style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | George Murphy (R) | January 1, 1965

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House of Representatives

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Rooney (D) | July 30, 1963 |- | Template:Ushr | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" nowrap| Hjalmar Carl Nygaard (R) | style="font-size:80%" | Died July 18, 1963 | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" nowrap | Mark Andrews (R) | October 22, 1963 |- | Template:Ushr | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" nowrap| Leon H. Gavin (R) | style="font-size:80%" | Died September 15, 1963 | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" nowrap | Albert W. Johnson (R) | November 3, 1963 |- | Template:Ushr | style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" nowrap| Homer Thornberry (D) | style="font-size:80%" | Resigned December 20, 1963, after being appointed as a judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas | style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" nowrap | J. J. Pickle (D) | December 21, 1963 |- | Template:Ushr | style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" nowrap| William J. Green Jr. (D) | style="font-size:80%" | Died December 21, 1963 | style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" nowrap | William J. Green III (D) | April 28, 1964 |- | Template:Ushr | style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" nowrap| John F. Shelley (D) | style="font-size:80%" | Resigned January 7, 1964, after being elected Mayor of San Francisco | style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" nowrap | Phillip Burton (D) | February 18, 1964 |- | Template:Ushr | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" nowrap| Howard Baker Sr. (R) | style="font-size:80%" | Died January 7, 1964 | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" nowrap | Irene Baker (R) | March 10, 1964 |- | Template:Ushr | style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" nowrap| Thomas J. O'Brien (D) | style="font-size:80%" | Died April 14, 1964 | Vacant | Not filled this term |- | Template:Ushr | style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" nowrap| Robert W. Hemphill (D) |style="font-size:80%" | Resigned May 1, 1964, after being appointed judge of the US District Court for the Eastern and Western Districts of SC | style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" nowrap | Thomas S. Gettys (D) | November 3, 1964 |- | Template:Ushr | style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" nowrap| Clarence Cannon (D) | style="font-size:80%" | Died May 12, 1964 | style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" nowrap | William L. Hungate (D) | November 3, 1964 |- | Template:Ushr | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" nowrap| John B. Bennett (R) | style="font-size:80%" | Died August 9, 1964 | Vacant | Not filled this term |- | Template:Ushr | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" nowrap| A. Walter Norblad (R) | style="font-size:80%" | Died September 20, 1964 | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" nowrap | Wendell Wyatt (R) | November 3, 1964 |- | Template:Ushr | style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" nowrap| Joseph Montoya (D) | style="font-size:80%" | Resigned November 3, 1964, after being elected to the US Senate | rowspan=3 |Vacant | rowspan=3 |Not filled this term |- | Template:Ushr | style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" nowrap| Ross Bass (D) | style="font-size:80%" | Resigned November 3, 1964, after being elected to the US Senate |- | Template:Ushr | style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" nowrap| Edward Rowan Finnegan (D) | style="font-size:80%" | Resigned December 6, 1964, after being appointed judge for the Circuit Court of Cook County |}

Committees

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Senate

House of Representatives

Joint committees

Employees

Legislative branch agency directors

Senate

House of Representatives

See also

Notes

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References

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