77th United States Congress
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| 77th United States Congress | |||
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| Duration: January 3, 1941 – January 3, 1943 | |||
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| Senate President: | John N. Garner (until January 20) Henry A. Wallace (beginning January 20) |
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| Senate Pres. pro tem: | Pat Harrison | ||
| House Speaker: | Sam Rayburn | ||
| Members: | 96 Senators 435 Representatives 4 Non-voting members |
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| Senate Majority: | Democratic | ||
| House Majority: | Democratic | ||
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| Sessions | |||
| 1st: January 3, 1941 – January 2, 1942 2nd: January 5, 1942 – December 16, 1942 |
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FDR delivers the speech to Congress. Behind him are Vice President Henry A. Wallace (left) and Speaker of the House of Representatives Sam Rayburn. To the right, in uniform in front of Rayburn, is Roosevelt's son James, who escorted his father to the Capitol.
[edit] Major events
- December 7, 1941: Attack on Pearl Harbor
- December 8, 1941: Joint Session of Congress met to hear President Roosevelt deliver his "Day of Infamy" speech
- December 26, 1941: Joint session of the United States Congress met in the Senate chamber for an address by British Prime Minister Winston Churchill.
[edit] Major legislation
- March 11, 1941: Lend Lease Act, ch. 11, 55 Stat. 31
- December 8, 1941: War between United States and Japan, Sess. 1, ch. 561
- December 11, 1941: War between United States and Germany, Sess. 1, ch. 564
- December 11, 1941: War between United States and Italy, Sess. 1, ch. 565
- 1941: Flood Control Act of 1941, Pub.L. 77-228
- January 30, 1942: Emergency Price Control Act, ch. 26, 56 Stat. 23
- June 5, 1942: War between United States and Bulgaria, Sess. 2, ch. 323
- June 5, 1942: War between United States and Hungary, Sess. 2, ch. 324
- June 5, 1942: War between United States and Rumania, Sess. 2, ch. 325
- June 22, 1942: An Act to Recognize the Pledge of Allegiance
[edit] Select committees
[edit] Officers
[edit] Senate
- President:
- John Nance Garner (D), until January 20, 1941
- Henry A. Wallace (D), beginning January 20, 1941
- President pro tempore:
- Pat Harrison (D), until June 22, 1941
- Carter Glass (D), beginning July 10, 1941
[edit] Majority (Democratic) leadership
[edit] Minority (Republican) leadership
[edit] House of Representatives
- Speaker: Sam Rayburn (D)
[edit] Majority (Democratic) leadership
- Majority leader: John William McCormack
- Democratic Whip:
- Patrick J. Boland, until May 18, 1942
- Robert Ramspeck
- Democratic Caucus Chairman: Richard M. Duncan
[edit] Minority (Republican) leadership
- Minority leader: Joseph William Martin, Jr.
- Republican Whip: Harry Lane Englebright, until May 13, 1943
- Republican Conference Chairman: Roy O. Woodruff
[edit] Party summary
[edit] Senate
- 66 Democrats
- 28 Republicans
- 1 Progressives
- 1 Independent
Total 96
[edit] House of Representatives
- 267 Democrats
- 162 Republicans
- 3 Progressives
- 1 American Labor
- 1 Farmer-Labor
- 1 Independent Democrat
Total 435
[edit] Members
[edit] Senate
Senators are 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.
[edit] House of Representatives
[edit] Employees
- Architect of the Capitol: [Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
[edit] Senate
- Secretary: Edwin A. Halsey
- Sergeant at Arms: [Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
- Parliamentarian: [Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
- Historian: [Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
- Chaplain: [Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
[edit] House
- Clerk: South Trimble
- Sergeant at Arms: Kenneth Romney
- Parliamentarian: Lewis Deschler
- Reading Clerks: [Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
- Historian: [Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
- Chief Administrative Officer:
- Doorkeeper of the House: Joseph J. Sinnott
- Postmaster: Finis E. Scott
- Chaplain: James Shera Montgomery (Methodist)
[edit] References
- ^ Senator Bunker was appointed November 27, 1940 to fill the vacancy caused by the November 10, 1940 death of Key Pittman, who had just won re-election. Bunker was also appointed to complete the previous Congress (ending January 3, 1941) and to begin this Congress starting January 3, 1941.
- ^ Shott's election was November 3, 1942, but his service began November 18, 1942.
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