The Eighty-third United States Congress was in session from 1953 to 1955.

Congressional Profile

Total Membership 435 Representatives, 2 Delegates, 1 Resident Commissioner
Party Divisions 221 Republicans, 213 Democrats, 1 Independent

Leadership and Officers

Speaker of the House
Joseph W. Martin, Jr. (R-Massachusetts)

Majority Leader
Charles A. Halleck (R-Indiana)

Minority Leader
Sam Rayburn (D-Texas)

Democratic Whip
John W. McCormack (D-Massachusetts)

Republican Whip
Leslie C. Arends (R-Illinois)

Democratic Caucus Chairman
Wilbur D. Mills (D-Arkansas)

Republican Conference Chairman
Clifford R. Hope (R-[[Kansas])

Clerk of the House
Lyle O. Snader

Doorkeeper
Tom Kennamer - Elected January 3, 1953

Postmaster
Beecher Hess

Sergeant at Arms
William F. Russell - Elected January 3, 1953; died July 7, 1953
Lyle O. Snader - From July 8, 1953, to September 15, 1953
William R. Bonnell - Appointed September 15, 1953

Chaplain of the House
Rev. Bernard Braskamp - Presbyterian