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79th Congress
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The Seventy-ninth 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, 1945 to January 3, 1947, during the fourth administration of U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt, and the first two years of the first administration of his successor, 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. Both chambers had a Democratic majority.
Dates of sessions
January 3, 1945 - January 3, 1947
Previous congress: 78th Congress
Next congress: 80th Congress
Major events
- Main article: Events of 1945; Events of 1946
Major legislation
- Main article: List of United States federal legislation in the 79th Congress
Party summary
- Senate
TOTAL members: 96
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- House of Representatives
TOTAL members: 435
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Officers
Senate
House of Representatives
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.
- See also: Category: United States Senators
- See also: Category: United States Congressional Delegations by state
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.
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
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