80th United States Congress

The Eightieth 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, 1947 to January 3, 1949, during the last two years of the first administration of U.S. President Harry S. Truman.

The apportionment of seats in this House of Representatives was based on the Sixteenth Census of the United States in 1940. Republicans gained a majority in both chambers for the this Congress. The Democrats had the majorities in the previous Congress and they regained them back in the next Congress.

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1 Dates of sessions
2 Major events
3 Major legislation
4 Party summary
- 4.1 Senate
- 4.2 House of Representatives
5 Leadership
- 5.1 Senate
  - 5.1.1 Majority (Republican) leadership
  - 5.1.2 Minority (Democratic) leadership
- 5.2 House of Representatives
  - 5.2.1 Majority (Republican) leadership
  - 5.2.2 Minority (Democratic) leadership
6 Members
- 6.1 Senate
- 6.2 House of Representatives
7 Changes in membership
- 7.1 Senate
- 7.2 House of Representatives
8 Employees
- 8.1 Senate
- 8.2 House of Representatives

[edit] Dates of sessions

January 3, 1947 – January 3, 1949

First session: January 3, 1947 – December 19, 1947
Second session: January 6, 1948 – December 31, 1948

Previous: 79th Congress • Next: 81st Congress

President Harry Truman called Congress into extraordinary session twice, from November 17, 1947 to December 19, 1947 and from July 26, 1948 to August 7, 1948. In both cases, Congress had completed its business for the year but had not adjourned sine die, and so the extraordinary sessions are considered extensions of the regular sessions.

[edit] Major events

See also: 1947 and 1948

1947-01-03 — Proceedings of Congress were televised for the first time.
1947-03-12 — In a Joint Session of Congress, President Truman proclaimed the Truman Doctrine.
1947-07-20 — President Truman issued the second peacetime military draft in the United States amid increasing tensions with the Soviet Union.
1947-11-24 — The House of Representatives voted 346 to 17 to approve citations of contempt of Congress against the so-called Hollywood 10.
1948-07-26 — President Truman signed Executive Order 9981, ending racial segregation in the United States Armed Forces.
1948-08-25 — House Un-American Activities Committee held the first-ever televised congressional hearing: "Confrontation Day" between Whittaker Chambers and Alger Hiss.
1948-11-02 — United States general elections, 1948:
- Presidential election: Harry Truman defeated Thomas Dewey and Strom Thurmond;
- Democrats regained control of the Senate and the House of Representatives

[edit] Major legislation

Main article: List of United States federal legislation#80th United States Congress

1947-05-22 — Truman Doctrine, Sess. 1, ch. 81, Pub.L. 80-75,
1947-06-23 — Taft-Hartley Act, Sess. 1, ch. 120, 61 Stat. 136
1947-07-26 — National Security Act, Sess. 1, ch. 343, 61 Stat. 495
1947-08-07 — Mineral Leasing Act for Acquired Lands, Sess. 1, ch. 513, 61 Stat. 913
1948-01-27 — United States Information and Educational Exchange Act, Sess. 2, ch. 36, 62 Stat. 6
1948-04-03 — Foreign Assistance Act (Marshall Plan), Pub.L. 80-47, Sess. 2, ch. 169, 62 Stat. 137
1948-04-03 — Greek-Turkish Assistance Act of 1948, Sess. 2, ch. 169, Pub.L. 80-75, title III, 62 Stat. 157
1948-05-26 — Civil Air Patrol Act, Pub.L. 80-557, 62 Stat. 274
1948-06-17 — Reed-Bulwinkle Act
1948-06-25 — Presidential Succession Act, Sess. 2, ch. 644, Pub.L. 89-174, 62 Stat. 677
1948-06-28 -- Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act of 1948
1948-06-30 — Federal Water Pollution Control Act, Sess. 2, ch. 758
1948-07-03 — War Claims Act of 1948, Pub.L. 80-896, 62 Stat. 1240
1948 — Agricultural Act of 1948

The 80th Congress was nicknamed the "Do Nothing Congress" by President Harry Truman. The Congress opposed many of the bills passed during the Franklin Roosevelt administration. They also opposed most of Truman's Fair Deal bills. Yet they passed many pro-business bills. During the 1948 election Truman campaigned as much against the "Do Nothing Congress" as against his formal opponent, Thomas Dewey.

[edit] Party summary

[edit] Senate

From the beginning to the end of this Congress, there was no net change in party power.

	Republican	Democratic		Vacant
Affiliation	Party (Shading indicates majority caucus)		Total

Begin (January 4, 1947)	51	45	96	0
August 21, 1947		44	95	1
November 17, 1947		45	96	0
May 14, 1948		44	95	1
May 18, 1948		45	96	0
September 27, 1948	50		95	1
October 6, 1948	51		96	0
December 26, 1948	50		95	1
December 30, 1948	50	43	93	3
December 30, 1948	51	45	96	0
Latest voting share	53.1%	46.9%

[edit] House of Representatives

From the beginning to the end of this Congress, there was no net change in party power. The Democrats lost one seat, which remained vacant until the next Congress.

	Republican	Democratic	American Labor		Vacant
Affiliation	Party (Shading indicates majority caucus)			Total

Begin (January 4, 1947)	246	188	1	435	0
April 18, 1947	245			434	1
May 5, 1947	244			433	2
May 24, 1947	243			432	3
June 7, 1947	244			433	2
August 23, 1947	243			432	3
September 2, 1947	242			431	4
September 9, 1947	243			432	3
September 13, 1947	243	187		431	4
November 4, 1952	244	188		433	2
November 5, 1952	245			434	1
November 18, 1947	246			435	0
December 21, 1947		187		434	1
January 6, 1948		186		433	2
February 17, 1948	245	187		433	2
April 7, 1948	245	186		432	3
April 24, 1948	246	186		433	2
November 2, 1948		188		435	0
November 18, 1948		187		434	1
Latest voting share	56.7%	43.1%	0.2%
Non-voting members	1	2	0	3	0

[edit] Leadership

[edit] Senate

President: Vacant
President pro tempore: Arthur Vandenberg (R)

[edit] Majority (Republican) leadership

[edit] Minority (Democratic) leadership

[edit] House of Representatives

Speaker: Joseph Martin

[edit] Majority (Republican) leadership

[edit] Minority (Democratic) leadership

[edit] Members

[edit] Senate

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.

See also: Category:United States Senators

See also: Category:United States Congressional Delegations by state

William C. Feazel (D), May 18, 1948 – December 30, 1948
Russell B. Long (D), December 31, 1948 – End

[edit] Maine

1. Ralph Owen Brewster (R)
2. Wallace H. White, Jr. (R)

[edit] Maryland

1. Herbert O'Conor (D)
3. Millard Evelyn Tydings (D)

[edit] Massachusetts

2. Leverett Saltonstall (R)
1. Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr. (R)

[edit] Michigan

2. Homer Ferguson (R)
1. Arthur Hendrick Vandenberg (R)

[edit] Minnesota

2. Joseph H. Ball (R)
1. Edward John Thye (R)

[edit] Mississippi

1. Theodore Gilmore Bilbo (D), until August 21, 1947

John C. Stennis (D), November 17, 1947 – End

2. James O. Eastland (D)

[edit] Missouri

3. Forrest C. Donnell (R)
1. James P. Kem (R)

[edit] Montana

2. James Edward Murray (D)
1. Zales N. Ecton (R)

[edit] Nebraska

1. Hugh A. Butler (R)
2. Kenneth S. Wherry (R)

[edit] Nevada

3. Patrick Anthony Mccarran (D)
1. George W. Malone (R)

[edit] New Hampshire

2. Styles Bridges (R)
3. Charles W. Tobey (R)

[edit] New Jersey

1. H. Alexander Smith (R)
2. Albert W. Hawkes (R)

[edit] New Mexico

1. Dennis Wyatt Chavez (D)
2. Carl Atwood Hatch (D)

[edit] New York

1. Irving M. Ives (R)
3. Robert Ferdinand Wagner (D)

[edit] North Carolina

2. William B. Umstead (D), until December 30, 1948

J. Melville Broughton (D), December 31, 1948 – End

3. Clyde Roark Hoey (D)

[edit] North Dakota

1. William Langer (R)
3. Milton Young (R)

[edit] Ohio

3. Robert Taft (R)
1. John W. Bricker (R)

[edit] Oklahoma

2. Edward H. Moore (R)
3. Elmer Thomas (D)

[edit] Oregon

3. Wayne L. Morse (R)
2. Guy Cordon (R)

[edit] Pennsylvania

3. Francis J. Myers (D)
1. Edward Martin (R)

[edit] Rhode Island

1. J. Howard McGrath (D)
2. Theodore Francis Green (D)

[edit] South Carolina

2. Burnet R. Maybank (D)
3. Olin D. Johnston (D)

[edit] South Dakota

2. Harlan J. Bushfield (R), until September 27, 1948

Vera C. Bushfield (R), October 6, 1948 – December 26, 1948
Karl Earl Mundt (R), December 31, 1948 – End

3. J. Chandler Gurney (R)

[edit] Tennessee

1. Kenneth D. McKellar (D)
2. Arthur Thomas Stewart (D)

[edit] Texas

1. Thomas Terry Connally (D)
2. W. Lee O'Daniel (D)

[edit] Utah

1. Arthur V. Watkins (R)
3. Elbert Duncan Thomas (D)

[edit] Vermont

1. Ralph E. Flanders (R)
3. George Aiken (R)

[edit] Virginia

1. Harry Flood Byrd (D)
2. Absalom Willis Robertson (D)

[edit] Washington

3. Warren G. Magnuson (D)
1. Harry P. Cain (R)

[edit] West Virginia

1. Harley M. Kilgore (D)
2. W. Chapman Revercomb (R)

[edit] Wisconsin

3. Alexander Wiley (R)
1. Joseph McCarthy (R)

[edit] Wyoming

1. Joseph Christopher O'Mahoney (D)
2. Edward V. Robertson (R)

[edit] House of Representatives

The names of members of the House of Representatives elected statewide at-large, are preceded by an "At-Large," and the names of those elected from districts, whether plural or single member, are preceded by their district numbers.

The congressional district numbers are linked to articles describing the district itself. Since the boundaries of the districts have changed often and substantially, the linked article may only describe the district as it exists today, and not as it was at the time of this Congress.

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Contents

[edit] Dates of sessions

[edit] Major events

[edit] Major legislation

[edit] Party summary

[edit] Senate

[edit] House of Representatives

[edit] Leadership

[edit] Senate

[edit] Majority (Republican) leadership

[edit] Minority (Democratic) leadership

[edit] House of Representatives

[edit] Majority (Republican) leadership

[edit] Minority (Democratic) leadership

[edit] Members

[edit] Senate

[edit] Alabama

[edit] Arizona

[edit] Arkansas

[edit] California

[edit] Colorado

[edit] Connecticut

[edit] Delaware

[edit] Florida

[edit] Georgia

[edit] Idaho

[edit] Illinois

[edit] Indiana

[edit] Iowa

[edit] Kansas

[edit] Kentucky

[edit] Louisiana

[edit] Maine

[edit] Maryland

[edit] Massachusetts

[edit] Michigan

[edit] Minnesota

[edit] Mississippi

[edit] Missouri

[edit] Montana

[edit] Nebraska

[edit] Nevada

[edit] New Hampshire

[edit] New Jersey

[edit] New Mexico

[edit] New York

[edit] North Carolina

[edit] North Dakota

[edit] Ohio

[edit] Oklahoma

[edit] Oregon

[edit] Pennsylvania

[edit] Rhode Island

[edit] South Carolina

[edit] South Dakota

[edit] Tennessee

[edit] Texas

[edit] Utah

[edit] Vermont

[edit] Virginia

[edit] Washington

[edit] West Virginia

[edit] Wisconsin

[edit] Wyoming

[edit] House of Representatives

[edit] Alabama

[edit] Arizona

[edit] Arkansas

[edit] California

[edit] Colorado

[edit] Connecticut

[edit] Delaware

[edit] Florida

[edit] Georgia

[edit] Idaho

[edit] Illinois

[edit] Indiana

[edit] Iowa