81st United States Congress

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81st United States Congress

1949-1951

First session: January 3 , 1949 - October 19 , 1949

Second session: January 3 , 1950 - January 2 , 1951

POLITICAL EVENTS

MAJOR LEGISLATION

See Also: List of United States federal legislation#Eighty-first United States Congress

PARTY SUMMARY

Senate

House of Representatives

Total Membership: 435 Representatives, 2 Delegates, 1 Resident Commissioner

Party Divisions: 263 Democrats , 171 Republicans , 1 American-Labor

OFFICERS

Speaker of the House: Sam Rayburn (D- Texas )

Majority Leader: John W. McCormack (D- Massachusetts )

Minority Leader: Joseph W. Martin, Jr. (R- Massachusetts )

Democratic Whip: J. Percy Priest (D- Tennessee )

Republican Whip: Leslie C. Arends (R- Illinois )

Democratic Caucus Chairman: Francis E. Walter (D- Pennsylvania )

Republican Conference Chairman: Roy O. Woodruff (R- Michigan )

MEMBERS

Senate

House of Representatives

EMPLOYEES

Architect Of The Capitol :

Senate

House of Representatives

Clerk of the House: Ralph R. Roberts

Doorkeeper: William M. Miller Elected January 3, 1949

Postmaster: Finis E. Scott

Sergeant at Arms: Joseph H. Callahan Elected January 3, 1949.

Chaplain of the House: Rev. James Shera Montgomery - Methodist , Rev. Bernard Braskamp - Presbyterian