83rd United States Congress

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The 83rd United States Congress , made up of the House and Senate , was the United States' legislature . Its legislative term lasted from January 3, 1953 to January 3, 1955. All members of the House of Representatives and one-third of the Senators ( Class I ) were elected in Maine in the November 1952 and September congressional election. This resulted in a majority in both chambers for the Republican Party , which, with Dwight D. Eisenhower, also made up the president. The only remaining role for the Democratic Party was in the opposition. In the course of the legislative period there were minor changes in personnel due to 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 1950 census .

Important events

See also 1953 and 1954

  • January 3, 1953: beginning of the legislative period of the 83rd Congress
  • January 20, 1953: President Eisenhower succeeds Harry S. Truman in his new office.
  • March 5, 1953: Josef Stalin dies.
  • March 6, 1953: Federal Chancellor Konrad Adenauer visits the United States.
  • June 19, 1953: US citizens Ethel and Julius Rosenberg are executed for nuclear espionage in the USA.
  • July 27, 1953: End of the Korean War .
  • March 1, 1954: The USA detonates the most powerful hydrogen bomb to date in the Pacific, with a strength 600 times that of the Hiroshima bomb.
  • May 17, 1954: The United States Supreme Court bans segregation in public schools.
  • August 24, 1954: President Dwight D. Eisenhower signs the Communist Control Act of 1954, a law criminalizing membership of and support for the United States Communist Party.
  • December 2, 1954: Senator Joseph McCarthy is reprimanded by the US Senate for improper conduct. He must hand over the chairmanship of the Government Operations Committee. That means the end of his political position of power. See also McCarthy era .

The main laws

During the session of the 83rd Congress, the following federal laws were passed ( see also: Legislative procedure ):

  • July 3, 1953: Small Business Administration | Small Business Act
  • August 7, 1953: Refugee Relief Act
  • August 7, 1953: Submerged Lands Act
  • August 14, 1953: Public Law 280
  • May 13, 1954: Saint Lawrence Seaway
  • August 12, 1954: Federal National Mortgage Association Charter Act
  • August 13, 1954: Multiple Mineral Development Act of 1954
  • August 16, 1954: Internal Revenue Code of 1954
  • Federal Unemployment Tax Act
  • National Firearms Act
  • August 24, 1954: Communist Control Act of 1954
  • August 30, 1954: Atomic Energy Act of 1954
  • 1954: Agricultural Act of 1954
  • 1954: Water Facilities Act of 1954

Composition according to parties

senate

  • Democratic Party: 47
  • Republican Party: 48 (majority)
  • Others: 1

Total: 96

House of Representatives

  • Democratic Party: 213
  • Republican Party: 221 (majority)
  • 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 83rd 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 83rd Congress:

Alabama 9 constituencies

Arizona 2 constituencies

Arkansas 6 constituencies.

California 30 constituencies.

Colorado 4 constituencies

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

Delaware state-wide choice

Florida 8 constituencies

Georgia 10 constituencies

Idaho 2 constituencies

Illinois 25 constituencies

Indiana 11 constituencies

Iowa 8 constituencies

Kansas 6 constituencies.

Kentucky 8 constituencies


Louisiana 8 constituencies

Maine 3 constituencies

Maryland 7 constituencies.

Massachusetts 14 constituencies

Michigan 18 constituencies


Minnesota 9 constituencies

Mississippi 6 constituencies

Missouri 11 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 43 constituencies

North Carolina 12 constituencies

North Dakota 2 MPs who were state-elected

Ohio 23 constituencies

Oklahoma 6 constituencies

Oregon 4 constituencies

Pennsylvania 30 constituencies

Rhode Island 2 electoral districts

South Carolina 6 constituencies.

South Dakota 2 constituencies

Tennessee 9 constituencies

Texas 21 constituencies. In addition, a member was elected nationwide

Utah 2 constituencies

Vermont 1 constituency (state-wide)

Virginia 10 constituencies

Washington 6 constituencies. In addition, a member was elected nationwide

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 : 83rd United States Congress  - Collection of Images, Videos, and Audio Files
  • bioguide.congress.gov (by entering 83 under Year OR Congress: you get a list of the members of the 83rd Congress with a link to the official biographies; English)