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The Eighty-fourth United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, comprised of the United States Senate and the United States House Of Representatives . It met in Washington, DC from January 3 1955 to January 3 1957 , during the last two years of the first administration of U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower .

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


DATES OF SESSIONS

January 3 1955January 3 1957

Next congress: ''85th Congress''


MAJOR EVENTS

:''Main article: Events Of 1955 ; Events Of 1956 ;


MAJOR LEGISLATION

:''Main article: List Of United States Federal Legislation In The 84th Congress


PARTY SUMMARY

The count below identifies party affiliations at the beginning of the first session of this Congress, and includes members from vacancies and newly admitted states, when they were first seated. Changes resulting from subsequent replacements are shown below in the "Changes in membership" section.


LEADERSHIP

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MEMBERS

This list is arranged by chamber, then by state. Senators are listed in order of seniority, and Representatives are listed by district.





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 1 meant their term began in the last Congress, requiring reelection in 1958; Class 2 meant their term began with this Congress, requiring reelection in 1960; and Class 3 meant their term ended with this Congress, requiring reelection in 1956.
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House of Representatives

The names of members of the House of Representatives elected statewide on the General Ticket or otherwise ''at-large,'' are preceded by an "A/L," and the names of those elected from districts 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.
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CHANGES IN MEMBERSHIP

The count below reflects changes from the beginning of the first session of this Congress.



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