| 77th United States Congress | |
|---|---|
76th ← → 78th | |
 United States Capitol (1956) | |
January 3, 1941 – January 3, 1943 | |
| Members | 96 senators 435 representatives 4 non-voting delegates |
| Senate majority | Democratic |
| Senate President | John N. Garner (D)[a] (until January 20, 1941) Henry A. Wallace (D) (from January 20, 1941) |
| House majority | Democratic |
| House Speaker | Sam Rayburn (D) |
| Sessions | |
| 1st: January 3, 1941 – January 2, 1942 2nd: January 5, 1942 – December 16, 1942 | |
The77th United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, composed of theUnited States Senate and theUnited States House of Representatives. It met inWashington, D.C., from January 3, 1941, to January 3, 1943, during the ninth and tenth years ofFranklin D. Roosevelt's presidency. The apportionment of seats in theHouse of Representatives was based on the1930 United States census.
Both chambers maintained aDemocratic majority - with the Senate being asupermajority. With the reelection ofPresidentFranklin D. Roosevelt to a then record third term, the Democrats maintained an overall federal governmenttrifecta.
This was the first Congress to have more than oneSenate president (John Garner andHenry Wallace) due to the passage of the20th Amendment in 1933.
| Party (shading shows control) | Total | Vacant | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic (D) | Farmer– Labor (FL) | Wisconsin Progressive (P) | Republican (R) | Independent (I) | |||
| End ofprevious congress | 68 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 1 | 96 | 0 |
| Begin | 66 | 0 | 1 | 28 | 1 | 96 | 0 |
| End | 64 | 30 | |||||
| Final voting share | 66.7% | 0.0% | 1.0% | 31.3% | 1.0% | ||
| Beginning ofnext congress | 57 | 0 | 1 | 38 | 0 | 96 | 0 |
| Party (shading shows control) | Total | Vacant | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic (D) | Farmer– Labor (FL) | American Labor (AL) | Wisconsin Progressive (P) | Republican (R) | Other | |||
| End ofprevious congress | 256 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 167 | 1 | 428 | 7 |
| Begin | 268 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 162 | 0 | 435 | 0 |
| End | 254 | 165 | 424 | 11 | ||||
| Final voting share | 59.9% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.7% | 38.9% | 0.0% | ||
| Beginning ofnext congress | 222 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 208 | 0 | 434 | 1 |
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 areSenate class numbers, which indicate the cycle of their election, In this Congress, Class 2 meant their term ended with this Congress, requiring reelection in 1942; Class 3 meant their term began in the last Congress, requiring reelection in 1944; and Class 1 meant their term began in this Congress, requiring reelection in 1946.
Currently, this is the last congressional session in which the Democratic Party commanded all Senate seats from theSouth.
Currently, this is the second and last congressional session in whichWyoming sent 3 democrats to Congress (senatorsJoesph C. O'Mahoney andHarry Schwartz, as well as representative at-largeJohn J. McIntyre).
The count below reflects changes from the beginning of this Congress.
| State (class) | Vacated by | Reason for change | Successor | Date of successor's formal installation[b] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Virginia (2) | Matthew M. Neely (D) | Resigned January 12, 1941, after being electedGovernor of West Virginia. Successor was appointed to serve until a special election, which he subsequently lost. In addition, successor took oath of office after the Senate resolved a challenge to the appointment. | Joseph Rosier (D) | January 13, 1941 |
| Arkansas (2) | John E. Miller (D) | Resigned March 31, 1941, after being appointed judge for theUS District Court for the Western District of Arkansas. Successor was appointed to finish the term. | G. Lloyd Spencer (D) | April 1, 1941 |
| Texas (2) | Morris Sheppard (D) | Died April 9, 1941. Successor was appointed to serve until a special election. | Andrew Jackson Houston (D) | April 21, 1941 |
| Mississippi (2) | Pat Harrison (D) | Died June 22, 1941. Successor was appointed to serve until a special election. | James Eastland (D) | June 30, 1941 |
| Texas (2) | Andrew Jackson Houston (D) | Died June 26, 1941. Successor was elected to finish term. | W. Lee O'Daniel (D) | August 4, 1941 |
| South Carolina (2) | James F. Byrnes (D) | Resigned July 17, 1941, after being appointedAssociate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. Successor was appointed to serve until a special election. | Alva M. Lumpkin (D) | July 22, 1941 |
| South Carolina (2) | Alva M. Lumpkin (D) | Died August 1, 1941. Successor was appointed to serve until a special election. | Roger C. Peace (D) | August 5, 1941 |
| Mississippi (2) | James Eastland (D) | Appointee did not seek election to finish term. Successor was elected September 28, 1941, to finish term. | Wall Doxey (D) | September 29, 1941 |
| South Carolina (2) | Roger C. Peace (D) | Appointee did not seek election to finish term. Successor was elected November 4, 1941, to finish term. | Burnet R. Maybank (D) | November 5, 1941 |
| Colorado (3) | Alva B. Adams (D) | Died December 1, 1941. Successor was appointed to serve until the November 3, 1942, special election, which he won. | Eugene Millikin (R) | December 20, 1941 |
| West Virginia (2) | Joseph Rosier (D) | Appointee lost election November 17, 1942, to finish the term. Successor was elected to finish term. | Hugh Shott (R) | November 18, 1942 |
| Minnesota (2) | Joseph H. Ball (R) | Appointee did not seek election to finish term. Successor was elected November 17, 1942, to finish term. | Arthur E. Nelson (R) | November 18, 1942 |
| Nevada (1) | Berkeley L. Bunker (D) | Appointee lost election December 7, 1942, to finish the term. Successor was elected to finish term. | James G. Scrugham (D) | December 7, 1942 |
| District | Vacated by | Reason for change | Successor | Date of successor's formal installation[b] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oklahoma 7th | Sam C. Massingale (D) | Died January 17, 1941 | Victor Wickersham (D) | April 1, 1941 |
| New York 17th | Kenneth F. Simpson (R) | Died January 25, 1941 | Joseph C. Baldwin (R) | March 11, 1941 |
| Alabama 7th | Walter W. Bankhead (D) | Resigned February 1, 1941 | Carter Manasco (D) | June 24, 1941 |
| Maryland 6th | William D. Byron (D) | Died February 27, 1941 | Katharine Byron (D) | May 27, 1941 |
| Virginia 2nd | Colgate Darden (D) | Resigned March 1, 1941, to run forGovernor of Virginia | Winder R. Harris (D) | April 8, 1941 |
| New York 42nd | Pius L. Schwert (D) | Died March 11, 1941 | John C. Butler (R) | April 22, 1941 |
| North Carolina 5th | Alonzo D. Folger (D) | Died April 30, 1941 | John H. Folger (D) | June 14, 1941 |
| New York 14th | Morris M. Edelstein (D) | Died June 4, 1941 | Arthur G. Klein (D) | July 29, 1941 |
| Wisconsin 1st | Stephen Bolles (R) | Died July 8, 1941 | Lawrence H. Smith (R) | August 29, 1941 |
| Pennsylvania 15th | Albert G. Rutherford (R) | Died August 10, 1941 | Wilson D. Gillette (R) | November 4, 1941 |
| Colorado 4th | Edward T. Taylor (D) | Died September 3, 1941 | Robert F. Rockwell (R) | December 9, 1941 |
| Mississippi 2nd | Wall Doxey (D) | Resigned September 28, 1941, after being elected to theUS Senate | Jamie L. Whitten (D) | November 4, 1941 |
| California 17th | Lee E. Geyer (D) | Died October 11, 1941 | Cecil R. King (D) | August 25, 1942 |
| Massachusetts 7th | Lawrence J. Connery (D) | Died October 19, 1941 | Thomas J. Lane (D) | December 30, 1941 |
| Connecticut 5th | J. Joseph Smith (D) | Resigned November 4, 1941, after being appointed judge for theUnited States District Court for the District of Connecticut | Joseph E. Talbot (R) | January 20, 1942 |
| Pennsylvania 12th | J. Harold Flannery (D) | Resigned January 3, 1942, after becoming judge of common pleas for Luzerne County, PA | Thomas B. Miller (R) | May 19, 1942 |
| Pennsylvania 33rd | Joseph A. McArdle (D) | Resigned January 5, 1942, after being elected to the Pittsburgh City Council | Elmer J. Holland (D) | May 19, 1942 |
| Pennsylvania 11th | Patrick J. Boland (D) | Died May 18, 1942 | Veronica G. Boland (D) | November 3, 1942 |
| Washington 5th | Arthur D. Healey (D) | Resigned August 1, 1942, after being appointed judge for theUnited States District Court for the Western District of Washington | Vacant until the next Congress | |
| Massachusetts 8th | Charles H. Leavy (D) | Resigned August 3, 1942, after being appointed judge for theUnited States District Court for the District of Massachusetts | Vacant until the next Congress | |
| Ohio 15th | Robert T. Secrest (D) | Resigned August 3, 1942, after accepting a commission in theU.S. Navy | Vacant until the next Congress | |
| Ohio 13th | Albert D. Baumhart Jr. (R) | Resigned September 2, 1942, after accepting a commission in theU.S. Navy | Vacant until the next Congress | |
| Iowa 9th | Vincent F. Harrington (D) | Resigned September 5, 1942, after accepting a commission as major in theUnited States Army | Harry E. Narey (R) | November 3, 1942 |
| California 3rd | Frank H. Buck (D) | Died September 17, 1942 | Vacant until the next Congress | |
| Maryland 2nd | William Purington Cole Jr. (D) | Resigned October 26, 1942, after being appointed judge for theU.S. Customs Court | Vacant until the next Congress | |
| Pennsylvania 25th | Charles I. Faddis (D) | Resigned December 4, 1942, to enter theUS Army | Vacant until the next Congress | |
| Illinois 4th | Harry P. Beam (D) | Resigned December 6, 1942, after being elected judge for the municipal court of Chicago | Vacant until the next Congress | |
| Illinois 6th | A. F. Maciejewski (D) | Resigned December 6, 1942 | Vacant until the next Congress | |
| Missouri 6th | Philip A. Bennett (R) | Died December 7, 1942 | Vacant until the next Congress | |
| Nevada at-large | James G. Scrugham (D) | Resigned December 7, 1942, after being elected to theU.S. Senate | Vacant until the next Congress | |
Lists of committees and their party leaders for members of the House and Senate committees can be found through the Official Congressional Directory at the bottom of this article. The directory after the pages of terms of service lists committees of the Senate, House (Standing with Subcommittees, Select and Special) and Joint and, after that, House/Senate committee assignments. On the committees section of the House and Senate in the Official Congressional Directory, the committee's members on the first row on the left side shows the chairman of the committee and on the right side shows the ranking member of the committee.
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