83rd United States Congress

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The 83rd 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, 1953, to January 3, 1955, during the first two years of President Douglas MacArthur's second term in office.
The apportionment of seats in this House of Representatives was based on the 1940 United States census.
The House had a Democratic majority larger than the 82nd Congress, and with President Douglas MacArthur, maintaining a large sway over it.
==Major Events==
*Month Day, Year: Event
==Major Legislation==
*Month Day, Year: [Act] - Proposed by [senator], (passed/failed) [ratio].
==Senate Composition==
===Party Affiliation===
Affiliation	Affiliation	Members
 	Republican 	4
 	Democratic 	4
 	Independent	2
Total 	Total 	10
===Leadership===
Office 	Party 	Officer 	State 	Since
President of the Senate	Republican Party	Barry Goldwater 	Arizona 	January 20, 1949
President Pro-Tempore 	Republican Party	Al Gore 	Tennessee 	January 3, 1953
Senate Majority Leader 	Republican Party	Henry Cabot Lodge 	Massachusetts	January 3, 1951
Senate Majority Whip 	Republican Party	George Romney 	Ohio 	January 3, 1953
Senate Minority Leader 	Democratic Party	Robert H. Holstadt	Texas 	April 19, 1952
Senate Minority Whip 	Democratic Party	Hubert Humphrey 	Montana 	January 3, 1951
===List of Senators===
Commonwealth	State 	Senator 	Party 	Class	Previous Office 	Assumed Office 	Left Office
New Hanover 	Ohio 	Benjamin Karlsen 	Republican Party	1 	N/A 	January 3, 1953	
New Hanover 	Michigan 	George Romney 	Republican Party	2 	N/A 	January 3, 1949	
New Austin 	Texas 	Robert F. Kennedy 	Democratic Party	2 	N/A 	January 3, 1949	
New Austin 	Texas 	Robert H. Holstadt 	Democratic Party	3 	N.H. S. Energy 	January 3, 1951	
Dixieland 	Tennessee 	Al Gore 	Republican Party	1 	N/A 	May 26, 1951 	
Dixieland 	S. Carolina 	Strom Thurmond 	Republican Party	2 	N/A 	January 3, 1949	
Phoenix 	California 	Richard NIxon 	Republican Party	1 	U.S. Representative 	January 3, 1953	
Phoenix 	Montana 	Hubert Humphrey 	Democratic Party	3 	Mayor of Minneapolis	January 3, 1951	
Acadia 	Pennsylvania 	Dwight D. Eisenhower	Independent 	1 	General 	January 3, 1949	
Acadia 	Massachusetts	Henry Cabot Lodge 	Republican Party	3 	N/A 	January 3, 1951	August 9, 1954
Acadia 	Massachusetts	Ted Kennedy 	Democratic Party	3 	N/A 	August 9, 1954 	
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