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83rd United States Congress

83rd United States Congress
82nd ←
→ 84th
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(1956)
January 3, 1953 – January 3, 1955
Senate President Alben W. Barkley (D)
until January 20, 1953
Richard Nixon (R)
from January 20, 1953
Senate Pres. pro tem: Styles Bridges (R)
House Speaker: Joseph William Martin, Jr. (R)
Members: 96 Senators
435 Representatives
3 Non-voting members
Senate Majority: Republican
House Majority: Republican
Sessions
1st: January 3, 1953 – August 3, 1953
2nd: January 6, 1954 – December 2, 1954

The Eighty-third 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, DC from January 3, 1953 to January 3, 1955, during the first two years of the first administration of U.S. President Dwight Eisenhower.

The apportionment of seats in this House of Representatives was based on the Seventeenth Census of the United States in 1950.

Both chambers had a Republican majority.

221 Republicans, 213 Democrats, 1 Independent

Total Membership: 435 Representatives, 2 Delegates, 1 Resident Commissioner

Senators are popularly elected statewide every two 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.

(9 Democrats)

(1-1 split)

(6 Democrats)

(19-11 Republican)

(2-2 Split)

(5-1 Republican)

(1 Republican)

(8 Democrats)

(10 Democrats)

(1-1 split)

(16-9 Republican)

(10-1 Republican)

(8 Republicans)

(6 Democrats)

(6-2 Democratic)

(8 Democrats)

(3 Republicans)

(4-3 Republican)

(8-6 Republican)

(13-5 Republican)

(5-4 Republican)

(6 Democrats)

(7-4 Democratic)

(1-1 split)

(4 Republicans)

(1 Republican)

(2 Republicans)

(9-5 Republican)

(2 Democrats)

(27-16 Republican)

(11-1 Democratic)

(2 Republicans)

(16 Republicans, 6 Democrats, 1 Independent)

(5-1 Democratic)

(4 Republican)

(19-11 Republican)

(2 Republicans)

(6 Democrats)


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