81st United States Congress

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The 81st United States Congress , made up of the House and Senate , was the United States' legislature . Its legislative term lasted from January 3, 1949 to January 3, 1951. All members of the House of Representatives and a third of the Senators ( Class II ) were elected in the state of Maine in the November 1948 and September congressional elections. This resulted in a majority in both chambers for the Democratic Party , which with Harry S. Truman also provided the president. The Republican Party only had the role of the opposition party. During the legislative period there were a few resignations and deaths, but these did not change the majority. The Congress met in the American capital Washington, DC The United States at that time consisted of 48 states. The distribution of seats in the House of Representatives was based on the 1940 census .

Important events

See also 1949 and 1950

  • January 3, 1949: beginning of the legislative period of the 81st Congress
  • January 20, 1949: President Truman inducted into his second and first full term.
  • August 16, 1949: The office of Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the highest military office in the American armed forces, is created.
  • January 31, 1950: President Truman orders the construction of the hydrogen bomb in response to the Soviet Union's first atomic bomb attempts in 1949.
  • June 27, 1950: Beginning of the Korean War . President Truman sends military units to defend South Korea. The rest of the legislature is overshadowed by this war.

The main laws

During the session of the 81st Congress, the following federal laws were passed ( see also: Legislative procedure ):

  • June 20, 1949: Central Intelligence Agency Act
  • May 5, 1950: Uniform Code of Military Justice
  • October 25, 1949: Hospital Survey and Construction Amendments of 1949
  • October 26, 1949: Fair Labor Standards Amendment
  • October 31, 1949: Agricultural Act of 1949
  • May 10, 1950: National Science Foundation Act
  • September 8, 1950: Defense Production Act of 1950
  • September 12, 1950: Budget and Accounting Procedures Act of 1950
  • September 23, 1950: McCarran Internal Security Act
  • September 30, 1950: Performance Rating Act
  • August 15, 1950: Omnibus Medical Research Act
  • December 29, 1950: Celler-Kefauver Act

Composition according to parties

senate

  • Democratic Party: 53 (majority)
  • Republican Party: 43
  • Others (0

Total: 96

House of Representatives

  • Democratic Party: 263 (majority)
  • Republican Party: 171
  • Others: 1

Total: 435

There were also three congressional delegates who were not entitled to vote

Public officials

senate

Leadership of the majority party

Leadership of the minority party

House of Representatives

Leadership of the majority party

Leadership of the minority party

Senate members

The following senators represented their respective states in the 81st Congress:

Alabama

Arizona

Arkansas

California

Colorado

Connecticut

Delaware

Florida

Georgia

Idaho

Illinois

Indiana

Iowa

Kansas

Kentucky

Louisiana

Maine

Maryland

Massachusetts

Michigan

Minnesota

Mississippi

Missouri

Montana

Nebraska

Nevada

New Hampshire

New Jersey

New Mexico

new York

North Carolina

North Dakota

Ohio

Oklahoma

Oregon

Pennsylvania

Rhode Island

South carolina

South Dakota

Tennessee

Texas

Utah

Vermont

Virginia

Washington

West Virginia

Wisconsin

Wyoming

Members of the House of Representatives

The following congressmen represented the interests of their respective states in the 81st Congress:

Alabama 9 constituencies

Arizona state wide election

Arkansas 7 constituencies.

California 23 constituencies.

Colorado 4 constituencies

Connecticut 5 constituencies. In addition, a member was elected nationwide

Delaware state-wide choice

Florida 6 constituencies

Georgia 10 constituencies

Idaho 2 constituencies

Illinois 26 constituencies

Indiana 11 constituencies

Iowa 8 constituencies

Kansas 6 constituencies.

Kentucky 9 constituencies


Louisiana 8 constituencies

Maine 3 constituencies

Maryland 6 constituencies.

Massachusetts 14 constituencies

Michigan 17 constituencies


Minnesota 9 constituencies

Mississippi 7 constituencies

Missouri 13 constituencies

Montana 2 electoral districts

Nebraska 4 constituencies

Nevada state-wide election

New Hampshire 2 electoral divisions

New Jersey 14 constituencies

New Mexico State-wide election for two MPs

New York 45 constituencies

North Carolina 12 constituencies

North Dakota 2 MPs who were state-elected

Ohio 22 constituencies. In addition, a member was elected nationwide.

Oklahoma 8 constituencies

Oregon 4 constituencies

Pennsylvania 33 constituencies

Rhode Island 2 electoral districts

South Carolina 6 constituencies.

South Dakota 2 constituencies

Tennessee 10 constituencies

Texas 21 constituencies

Utah 2 constituencies

Vermont 1 constituency (state-wide)

Virginia 9 constituencies

Washington 6 constituencies

West Virginia 6 constituencies

Wisconsin 10 constituencies

Wyoming state-wide elections

Members of the House of Representatives who are not entitled to vote:

Web links

Commons : 81st United States Congress  - Collection of Images, Videos, and Audio Files
  • bioguide.congress.gov (by entering 81 under Year OR Congress: you get a list of the members of the 81st Congress with a link to the official biographies; English)