87th United States Congress

87th United States Congress
86th   88th

United States Capitol (1962)

Duration: January 3, 1961 – January 3, 1963

Senate President: Richard Nixon (R) (until January 20, 1961)
Lyndon Johnson (D) (from January 20, 1961)
Senate Pres. pro tem: Carl Hayden (D)
House Speaker: Sam Rayburn (D)
John W. McCormack (D)
Members: 100 Senators
437 Representatives
Senate Majority: Democratic
House Majority: Democratic

Sessions
1st: January 3, 1961 – September 27, 1961
2nd: January 10, 1962 – October 13, 1962

The Eighty-seventh 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, 1961 to January 3, 1963, during the first two years of the administration of U.S. President John Kennedy. The apportionment of seats in the House of Representatives was based on the Seventeenth Census of the United States in 1950, along with 2 seats temporarily added in 1959 (one member each from recently admitted states of Alaska and Hawaii). Both chambers had a Democratic majority.

Major events

Major legislation

Senate President Lyndon Johnson (L) and House Speaker Sam Rayburn seated behind President John Kennedy who is announcing the Apollo program, May 25, 1961

Constitutional amendments

The official Joint Resolution of Congress proposing what became the 24th Amendment as contained in the National Archives

Party summary

Senate

Party
(shading shows control)
Total Vacant
Democratic
(D)
Republican
(R)
End of the previous congress 65 35 100 0
Begin 65 35 100 0
End 62 37 991
Final voting share 62.6% 37.4%
Beginning of the next congress 64 34 98 2

House of Representatives

Party
(shading shows control)
Total Vacant
Democratic
(D)
Republican
(R)
Independent
(I)
End of the previous congress 283 153 1 437 0
Begin 264 173 0 437 0
End 261 4343
Final voting share 60.1% 39.9% 0.0%
Beginning of the next congress 258 176 1 435 0
Senate President
Richard Nixon
Richard Nixon (R)
Until January 20, 1961
Lyndon B. Johnson
Lyndon Johnson (D)
From January 20, 1961
House Speaker
Sam Rayburn
Sam Rayburn (D)
Until November 16, 1961
(1st session)
John William McCormack
John McCormack (D)
From January 10, 1962
(2nd session)

Leadership

Senate

Majority (Democratic) leadership

Minority (Republican) leadership

House of Representatives

Majority (Democratic) leadership

Minority (Republican) leadership

Caucuses

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.

Alabama

Alaska

Arizona

Arkansas

California

Colorado

Connecticut

Delaware

Florida

Georgia

Hawaii

Idaho

Illinois

Indiana

Iowa

Kansas

Kentucky

Louisiana

Maine

Maryland

Massachusetts

Michigan

Minnesota

Mississippi

Missouri

Montana

Nebraska

Nevada

New Hampshire

New Jersey

New Mexico

New York

North Carolina

North Dakota

Ohio

Oklahoma

Oregon

Pennsylvania

Rhode Island

South Carolina

South Dakota

Tennessee

Texas

Utah

Vermont

Virginia

Washington

West Virginia

Wisconsin

Wyoming

Senate President pro tempore
Carl Hayden (D)

House of Representatives

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

Alabama

Alaska

Arizona

Arkansas

California

Colorado

Connecticut

Delaware

Florida

Georgia

Hawaii

Idaho

Illinois

Indiana

Iowa

Kansas

Kentucky

Louisiana

Maine

Maryland

Massachusetts

Michigan

Minnesota

Mississippi

Missouri

Montana

Nebraska

Nevada

New Hampshire

New Jersey

New Mexico

New York

North Carolina

North Dakota

Ohio

Oklahoma

Oregon

Pennsylvania

Rhode Island

South Carolina

South Dakota

Tennessee

Texas

Utah

Vermont

Virginia

Washington

West Virginia

Wisconsin

Wyoming

Non-voting members

House seats by party holding plurality in state
  80+% to 100% Democratic
  80+% to 100% Republican
  60+% to 80% Democratic
  60+% to 80% Republican
  Up to 60% Democratic
  Up to 60% Republican

Changes in membership

Senate


State
(class)
Vacator Reason for change Successor Date of successor's
formal installation
Texas
(2)
William A. Blakley (D) Successor elected June 14, 1961. Lost special election to fill the seat John Tower (R) June 15, 1961
New Hampshire
(2)
Styles Bridges (R) Died November 26, 1961 Maurice J. Murphy, Jr. (R) January 10, 1962
Kansas
(2)
Andrew F. Schoeppel (R) Died January 21, 1962 James B. Pearson (R) January 31, 1962
South Dakota
(3)
Francis H. Case (R) Died June 23, 1962 Joseph H. Bottum (R) July 9, 1962
Idaho
(2)
Henry Dworshak (R) Died July 23, 1962 Leonard B. Jordan (R) August 6, 1962
Wyoming
(2)
John J. Hickey (D) Successor elected November 6, 1962. Lost special election to fill the seat Milward L. Simpson (R) November 6, 1962
Massachusetts
(1)
Benjamin A. Smith II (D) Successor elected November 6, 1962 Ted Kennedy (D) November 7, 1962
New Hampshire
(2)
Maurice J. Murphy, Jr. (R) Successor elected November 6, 1962. Lost special election to fill the seat. Thomas J. McIntyre (D) November 7, 1962
New Mexico
(1)
Dennis Chavez (D) Died November 18, 1962 Edwin L. Mechem (R) November 30, 1962
Oklahoma
(2)
Robert S. Kerr (D) Died January 1, 1963 Vacant Not filled this term

House of Representatives

District Vacator Reason for change Successor Date successor
seated
Arizona 2nd Stewart Udall (D) Resigned January 18, 1961 after being appointed United States Secretary of the Interior Mo Udall (D) May 2, 1961
Arkansas 6th William F. Norrell (D) Died February 15, 1961 Catherine Dorris Norrell (D) April 18, 1961
Pennsylvania 16th Walter M. Mumma (R) Died February 25, 1961 John C. Kunkel (R) May 16, 1961
Tennessee 1st B. Carroll Reece (R) Died March 19, 1961 Louise Goff Reece (R) May 16, 1961
Louisiana 4th Overton Brooks (D) Died September 16, 1961 Joe Waggonner (D) December 19, 1961
Michigan 1st Thaddeus M. Machrowicz (D) Resigned September 18, 1961 after being appointed judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan Lucien N. Nedzi (D) November 7, 1961
Texas 20th Paul J. Kilday (D) Resigned September 24, 1961 after being appointed judge of United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces Henry B. Gonzalez (D) November 4, 1961
Michigan 14th Louis C. Rabaut (D) Died November 12, 1961 Harold M. Ryan (D) February 13, 1962
Texas 4th Sam Rayburn (D) Died November 16, 1961 Ray Roberts (D) January 30, 1962
Texas 13th Frank N. Ikard (D) Resigned December 15, 1961 Graham B. Purcell, Jr. (D) January 27, 1962
New York 6th Lester Holtzman (D) Resigned December 31, 1961 after being appointed judge of the New York Supreme Court Benjamin S. Rosenthal (D) February 20, 1962
South Carolina 2nd John J. Riley (D) Died January 1, 1962 Corinne Boyd Riley (D) April 10, 1962
New Jersey 11th Hugh J. Addonizio (D) Resigned June 30, 1962 after being elected Mayor of Newark Vacant Not filled this term
California 1st Clement W. Miller (D) Died October 7, 1962 Vacant Not filled this term
Mississippi 3rd Frank E. Smith (D) Resigned November 14, 1962 Vacant Not filled this term

Committees

Lists of committees and their party leaders.

Senate

House of Representatives

Joint committees

Employees and legislative agency directors

Legislative branch agency directors

Senate

House of Representatives

See also

References

External links

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