85th United States Congress

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The Eighty-fifth 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, 1957 to January 3, 1959, during the first two years of the second administration of U.S. President Dwight Eisenhower.

Contents

The apportionment of seats in this House of Representatives was based on the Seventeenth Census of the United States in 1950. Both chambers had a Democratic majority.

Dates of sessions

January 3, 1957 – January 3, 1959

  • First session: January 3, 1957 – August 30, 1957
  • Second session: January 7, 1958 – August 24, 1958

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Major events

Main articles: 1957#Events and 1958#Events
  • January 3, 1959 – Alaska was admitted as a state into the Union.

Major legislation

Party summary

Senate

TOTAL: 96

House of Representatives

TOTAL: 435

Leaders

Senate

House

Members

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. Senators in each state are listed in order of seniority, except for replacements, who appear below the senator they replace.

See also: Category:United States Senators
See also: Category:United States Congressional Delegations by state

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

B. Everett Jordan (Dem.), appointed to fill vacancy

North Dakota

Ohio

Oklahoma

Oregon

Pennsylvania

Rhode Island

South Carolina

South Dakota

Tennessee

Texas

William A. Blakley (Dem.), appointed to fill vacancy
Ralph Yarborough (Dem.), elected to fill vacancy

Utah

Vermont

Virginia

Washington

West Virginia

John D. Hoblitzell, Jr. (Rep.), appointed to fill vacancy
Jennings Randolph (Dem.), elected to fill vacancy

Wisconsin

William Proxmire (Dem.), elected to fill vacancy

Wyoming

House of Representatives

Many of 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.

See also: Category:Members of the United States House of Representatives
See also: Category:United States Congressional Delegations by state

Alabama

Arizona

Arkansas

California

Colorado

Connecticut

Delaware

Florida

Georgia

7. Harlan Erwin Mitchell (Dem.), elected to fill vacancy

Idaho

Illinois

Indiana

Iowa

Kansas

Kentucky

Louisiana

Maine

Maryland

Massachusetts

Michigan

Minnesota

1. Al Quie (Rep.), elected to fill vacancy