| 79th United States Congress | |
|---|---|
78th ← → 80th | |
 United States Capitol (1956) | |
January 3, 1945 – January 3, 1947 | |
| Members | 96 senators 435 representatives 4 non-voting delegates |
| Senate majority | Democratic |
| Senate President | Henry A. Wallace (D)[a] (until January 20, 1945) Harry S. Truman (D)[b] (Jan 20–Apr 12, 1945) Vacant (from April 12, 1945) |
| House majority | Democratic |
| House Speaker | Sam Rayburn (D) |
| Sessions | |
| 1st: January 3, 1945 – December 21, 1945 2nd: January 14, 1946 – August 2, 1946 | |
The 79th 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, 1945, to January 3, 1947, during the last months of Franklin D. Roosevelt's presidency, and the first two years of Harry Truman's presidency. The apportionment of seats in this House of Representatives was based on the 1940 United States census.
Both chambers had a Democratic majority (including increasing their edge in the House). With the reelection of President Franklin D. Roosevelt to a record fourth term, the Democrats maintained an overall federal government trifecta.[1]
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- ^ Riddick, Floyd M. (1946). "The First Session of the Seventy-Ninth Congress". American Political Science Review. 40 (2): 256–271. doi:10.2307/1950680. ISSN 0003-0554.