Eighty-third United States Congress
| 83rd United States Congress | |
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82nd ←
→ 84th
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(1956)
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| 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 | |
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1st: January 3, 1953 – August 3, 1953 2nd: January 6, 1954 – December 2, 1954 |
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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, In this Congress, Class 2 meant their term ended with this Congress, requiring reelection in 1954; Class 3 meant their term began in the last Congress, requiring reelection in 1956; and Class 1 meant their term began in this Congress, requiring reelection in 1958.
(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)
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