80th United States Congress
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[edit] Dates of sessions
1947-1948
- The first session of this Congress took place in Washington, DC from January 3, 1947 to December 19, 1947.
- The second session took place in Washington, DC from January 6, 1948 to December 31, 1948.
President Harry Truman called Congress into extraordinary session twice, from November 17 to December 19, 1947 and from July 26 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 legislation
- 1947 - Aid to Greece and Turkey (see Truman Doctrine), Pub.L. 80-75
- 1947 - Presidential Succession Act,
- 1947 - Taft-Hartley Act, June 23, 1947, ch. 120, 61 Stat. 136,
- 1947 - National Security Act, July 26, 1947, ch. 343, 61 Stat. 495,
- 1947 - Mineral Leasing Act for Acquired Lands, August 7, 1947, ch. 513, 61 Stat. 913,
- 1948 - Foreign Assistance Act (Marshall Plan), Pub.L. 80-47, April 3, 1948, ch. 169, 62 Stat. 137
- 1948 - United States Information and Educational Exchange Act, Pub.L. 80-402
- 1948 - Civil Air Patrol Act, (Pub.L. 80-557, 62 Stat. 274, )
- 1948 - Federal Water Pollution Control Act, June 30, 1948, ch. 758,
[edit] Party summary
[edit] Senate
- Republican: 51
- Democratic: 45
[edit] House of Representatives
Total Membership: 435 Representatives, 2 Delegates, 1 Resident Commissioner
Party Divisions: 246 Republicans, 188 Democrats, 1 American-Labor
[edit] Leadership
[edit] Senate
[edit] House of Representatives
- Speaker of the House: Joseph W. Martin, Jr. (R-Massachusetts)
- Majority Leader: Charles A. Halleck (R-Indiana)
- Minority Leader: Sam Rayburn (D-Texas)
- Democratic Whip: John W. McCormack (D-Massachusetts)
- Republican Whip: Leslie C. Arends (R-Illinois)
- Democratic Caucus Chairman: Aime J. Forand (D-Rhode Island)
- Republican Conference Chairman: Roy O. Woodruff (R-Michigan)
[edit] Members
[edit] Senate
[edit] House of Representatives
[edit] Employees
- Architect of the Capitol:
[edit] Senate
[edit] House of Representatives
- Clerk of the House: John Andrews
- Doorkeeper: M. L. Meletio
- Postmaster: Frank Collier
- Sergeant at Arms: William F. Russell
- Chaplain of the House: James Shera Montgomery - Methodist
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