78th United States Congress

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78th United States Congress
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January 3, 1943 – January 3, 1945
Members96 senators
435 representatives
4 non-voting delegates
Senate majority Democratic
Senate President Henry A. Wallace (D)
House majority Democratic
House Speaker Sam Rayburn (D)
Sessions
1st: January 6, 1943 – December 21, 1943
2nd: January 10, 1944 – December 19, 1944

The 78th 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, D.C., from January 3, 1943, to January 3, 1945, during the last two years of Franklin D. Roosevelt's presidency. The apportionment of seats in the House of Representatives was based on the 1940 United States census.

Contents

Both chambers had a Democratic majority - albeit greatly reduced from the 77th Congress, with the Democrats losing their supermajority in the House and Senate. Along with President Franklin D. Roosevelt, the Democrats maintained an overall federal government trifecta. [1]

Major events

Major legislation

Party summary

Senate

Party
(shading shows control)		TotalVacant
Democratic
(D)		 Wisconsin
Progressive
(WP)		 Republican
(R)		Other
End of previous congress 64 1 30 1960
Begin 57 1 38 0 96 0
End 56 39
Final voting share58.3% 1.0% 40.6% 0.0%
Beginning of next congress 57 1 38 0960

House of Representatives

Party
(shading shows control)		TotalVacant
Democratic
(D)		 Farmer–
Labor
(FL)		 American
Labor
(AL)		 Wisconsin
Progressive
(WP)		 Republican
(R)
End of previous congress 254 1 1 3 16542411
Begin 222 1 1 2 208 434 1
End 212 0 211 4269
Final voting share49.8% 0.0% 0.2% 0.5% 49.5%
Beginning of next congress 242 0 1 1 1904341

Leaders

Section contents: Senate: Majority (D), Minority (R) • House: Majority (D), Minority (R)

Senate

Majority (Democratic) leadership

Minority (Republican) leadership

House of Representatives

Majority (Democratic) leadership

Minority (Republican) leadership

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, In this Congress, Class 3 meant their term ended with this Congress, facing re-election in 1944; Class 1 meant their term began in the last Congress, facing re-election in 1946; and Class 2 meant their term began in this Congress, facing re-election in 1948.

House of Representatives

The names of members of the House of Representatives are preceded by their district numbers.

Changes in membership

Senate


Senate changes
State
(class)		Vacated byReason for changeSuccessorDate of successor's
formal installation [lower-alpha 1]
New Jersey (1) William Warren Barbour (R)Died November 22, 1943.
Successor was appointed until an election.		 Arthur Walsh (D)November 26, 1943
Indiana (3) Frederick Van Nuys (D)Died January 25, 1944.
Successor was appointed until an election.		 Samuel D. Jackson (D)January 28, 1944
Massachusetts (2) Henry Cabot Lodge Jr. (R)Resigned February 3, 1944, to go on active duty in the US Army.
Successor was appointed until a special election.		 Sinclair Weeks (R)February 8, 1944
Oregon (2) Charles L. McNary (R)Died February 25, 1944.
Successor was appointed and subsequently won special election		 Guy Cordon (R)March 4, 1944
Washington (3) Homer Bone (D)Resigned November 13, 1944, to become Judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit.
Successor was appointed to finish the term, having just been elected to the next term.		 Warren Magnuson (D)December 14, 1944
Indiana (3) Samuel D. Jackson (D)Appointee was not a candidate to finish the term.
Successor was elected.		 William E. Jenner (R)November 7, 1944
South Carolina (3) Ellison D. Smith (D)Died November 17, 1944. Wilton E. Hall (D)November 20, 1944
New Jersey (1) Arthur Walsh (D)Appointee was not a candidate to finish the term.
Successor was elected.		 Howard Alexander Smith (R)December 7, 1944
Massachusetts (2) Sinclair Weeks (R)Appointee was not a candidate to finish the term.
Successor was elected.
Successor chose not to take the seat until the next Congress, but was nevertheless duly elected and qualified.		 Leverett Saltonstall (R)January 4, 1945

House of Representatives


House changes
DistrictVacated byReason for changeSuccessorDate of successor's
formal installation [lower-alpha 1]
Missouri 6th VacantRep. Philip A. Bennett died in previous Congress Marion T. Bennett (R)January 12, 1943
California 2nd Harry L. Englebright (R)Died May 13, 1943 Clair Engle (D)August 31, 1943
Kansas 2nd Ulysses S. Guyer (R)Died June 5, 1943 Errett P. Scrivner (R)September 14, 1943
Oklahoma 2nd John C. Nichols (D)Resigned July 3, 1943, to become vice-president of Transcontinental and Western Air. William G. Stigler (D)March 28, 1944
New York 32nd Francis D. Culkin (R)Died August 4, 1943 Hadwen C. Fuller (R)November 2, 1943
Pennsylvania 23rd James E. Van Zandt (R)Resigned September 24, 1943, after being called to active duty in the US Armed Forces. D. Emmert Brumbaugh (R)November 2, 1943
Kentucky 4th Edward W. Creal (D)Died October 13, 1943 Chester O. Carrier (R)November 30, 1943
Pennsylvania 2nd James P. McGranery (D)Resigned November 17, 1943, after being appointed an Assistant Attorney General Joseph Marmaduke Pratt (R)January 18, 1944
Pennsylvania 17th J. William Ditter (R)Died November 21, 1943Vacant until the next Congress
Alabama 3rd Henry B. Steagall (D)Died November 22, 1943 George W. Andrews (D)March 14, 1944
Colorado 1st Lawrence Lewis (D)Died December 9, 1943 Dean M. Gillespie (R)March 7, 1944
New York 21st Joseph A. Gavagan (D)Resigned December 30, 1943, after being elected a justice of the New York Supreme Court James H. Torrens (D)February 29, 1944
Illinois 19th William H. Wheat (R)Died January 16, 1944 Rolla C. McMillen (R)June 13, 1944
Illinois 7th Leonard W. Schuetz (D)Died February 13, 1944Vacant until the next Congress
New York 4th Thomas H. Cullen (D)Died March 1, 1944 John J. Rooney (D)June 6, 1944
New York 11th James A. O'Leary (D)Died March 16, 1944 Ellsworth B. Buck (R)June 6, 1944
Louisiana 3rd James Domengeaux (D)Resigned April 15, 1944, to join US Armed Forces James Domengeaux (D)Re-elected to fill his own vacancy November 7, 1944
Minnesota 9th Harold Hagen (FL)Changed parties April 15, 1944, after Minnesota Farmer–Labor and Democratic parties merged to become the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL)Harold Hagen (R)April 15, 1944
California 16th Will Rogers Jr. (D)Resigned May 23, 1944, to enter the US Army Vacant until the next Congress
Philippines at-large Joaquín Miguel Elizalde Resigned August 9, 1944, to become a member of the war cabinet of President Manuel L. Quezon Carlos P. Romulo August 10, 1944
Virginia 2nd Winder R. Harris (D)Resigned September 15, 1944 Ralph Hunter Daughton (D)November 7, 1944
Florida 3rd Robert L. F. Sikes (D)Resigned October 19, 1944, to enter the U.S. Army Vacant until the next Congress
South Carolina 2nd Hampton P. Fulmer (D)Died October 19, 1944 Willa L. Fulmer (D)November 7, 1944
Florida at-large Robert A. Green (D)Resigned November 25, 1944, to enter the United States NavyVacant until the next Congress
Tennessee 4th Albert Gore Sr. (D)Resigned December 4, 1944, to enter the United States ArmyVacant until the next Congress
Rhode Island 2nd John E. Fogarty (D)Resigned December 7, 1944, to enter the United States NavyVacant until the next Congress
Washington 1st Warren Magnuson (D)Resigned December 14, 1944, when appointed U.S. SenatorVacant until the next Congress
Pennsylvania at-large William I. Troutman (R)Resigned January 2, 1945Vacant until the next Congress

Committees

Lists of committees and their party leaders for members of the House and Senate committees can be found through the Official Congressional Directory at the bottom of this article. The directory after the pages of terms of service lists committees of the Senate, House (Standing with Subcommittees, Select and Special) and Joint and, after that, House/Senate committee assignments. On the committees section of the House and Senate in the Official Congressional Directory, the committee's members on the first row on the left side shows the chairman of the committee and on the right side shows the ranking member of the committee.

Senate

House of Representatives

Joint committees

Caucuses

Employees

Legislative branch agency directors

Senate

House of Representatives

See also

Notes

  1. 1 2 When seated or oath administered, not necessarily when service began.

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References

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