Seventy-ninth United States Congress
| 79th United States Congress | |
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78th ←
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United States Capitol (1956)
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| January 3, 1945 – January 3, 1947 | |
| Senate President |
Henry A. Wallace (D) until January 20, 1945 Harry S. Truman (D) Jan 20–Apr 12, 1945 Vacant from April 12, 1945 |
| Senate Pres. pro tem: | Kenneth McKellar (D) |
| House Speaker: | Sam Rayburn (D) |
| Members: | 96 Senators 435 Representatives 4 Non-voting members |
| Senate Majority: | Democratic |
| House Majority: | Democratic |
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1st: January 3, 1945 – December 21, 1945 2nd: January 14, 1946 – August 2, 1946 |
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The Seventy-ninth 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, 1945 to January 3, 1947, during the last months of Franklin D. Roosevelt's presidency, and the first two 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.
TOTAL members: 96
TOTAL members: 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.
The names of members of the House of Representatives are preceded by their district numbers.
(9 Democrats)
(2 Democrats)
(16-7 Democratic)
(4 Republicans)
(4-2 Democratic)
(1 Democrat)
(6 Democrats)
(10 Democrats)
(2-2 split)
(15-11 Republican)
(8 Republicans)
(8 Republicans)
(6 Republicans)
(8-1 Democratic)
(8 Democrats)
(3 Republicans)
(5-1 Democratic)
(10-4 Republican)
(11-6 Republican)
(7-2 Republican)
(7 Democrats)
(7-6 Democratic)
(2 Democrats)
(4 Republicans)
(1 Democrat)
(2 Republicans)
(12-2 Republican)
(2 Democrats)
(22-22 split, 1 American Labor)
(12 Democrats)
(2 Republicans)
(17-6 Republican)
(6-2 Democratic)
(4 Republicans)
(18-15 Republican)
(2 Democrats)
(6 Democrats)
(2 Republicans)
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