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Eighty-fifth United States Congress

85th United States Congress
84th ← → 86th
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United States Capitol (1956)

Duration: 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:
House Majority: Democratic

Sessions
1st: January 3, 1957 – August 30, 1957
2nd: January 7, 1958 – August 24, 1958

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 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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