Eighty-first Congress
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| January 3, 1949 – January 3, 1951 | |
| Senate President | Vacant until January 20, 1949 Alben W. Barkley (D) from January 20, 1949 |
| Senate Pres. pro tem | Kenneth McKellar (D) |
| House Speaker | Sam Rayburn (D) |
| Members | 96 senators 435 representatives 4 non-voting delegates |
| Senate Majority | Democratic |
| House Majority | Democratic |
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1st: January 3, 1949 – October 19, 1949 2nd: January 3, 1950 – January 2, 1951 |
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The Eighty-first 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, 1949, to January 3, 1951, during the fifth and sixth years of Harry S. Truman's presidency.
The apportionment of seats in this House of Representatives was based on the Sixteenth Census of the United States in 1940. Both chambers had a Democratic majority.
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 seniority. Preceding the names in the list below are Senate class numbers, which indicate the cycle of their election, In this Congress, Class 3 meant their term ended with this Congress, requiring reelection in 1950; Class 1 meant their term began in the last Congress, requiring reelection in 1952; and Class 2 meant their term began in this Congress, requiring reelection in 1954.
The count below reflects changes from the beginning of this Congress.
Lists of committees and their party leaders, for members (House and Senate) of the committees and their assignments, go into the Official Congressional Directory at the bottom of the article and click on the link (2 links), in the directory after the pages of terms of service, you will see the committees of the Senate, House (Standing with Subcommittees, Select and Special) and Joint and after the committee pages, you will see the House/Senate committee assignments in the directory, on the committees section of the House and Senate in the Official Congressional Directory, the committee's members on the first row on the left side shows the chairman of the committee and on the right side shows the ranking member of the committee.
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