85th United States Congress
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United States Capitol (1956)
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| January 3, 1957 – January 3, 1959 | |
| Senate President | Richard Nixon (R) |
| Senate Pres. pro tem | Carl Hayden (D) |
| House Speaker | Sam Rayburn (D) |
| Members | 96 Senators 435 Representatives |
| Senate Majority | Democratic |
| House Majority | Democratic |
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1st: January 3, 1957 – August 30, 1957 2nd: January 7, 1958 – August 24, 1958 |
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The Eighty-fifth 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, 1957 to January 3, 1959, during the fifth and sixth years of Dwight Eisenhower's presidency. The apportionment of seats in the House of Representatives was based on the Seventeenth Census of the United States in 1950. Both chambers had a Democratic majority.
TOTAL: 435
Senators are popularly elected statewide every two years, with one-third beginning new six-year terms with each Congress. Preceding the names in the list below are Senate class numbers, which indicate the cycle of their election. Senators in each state are listed in order of seniority, except for replacements, who appear below the senator they replace.
Lists of committees and their party leaders.
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