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===Dates of Sessions===
1957-1958

The first session of this Congress took place in Washington, DC from January 3, 1957 to August 30, 1957.

The second session took place in Washington, DC from January 7, 1958 to August 24, 1958.

    85th United States Congress
        Major legislation
            House
            Senate
            House
            House

Major legislation
Alaska Statehood Act

House

Plus 2 Delegates and 1 Resident Commissioner

Senate

Senate Majority Leader: Lyndon B. Johnson (D-Texas)

Senate Minority Leader: William F. Knowland (R-California)

Senate Majority Whip: Michael J. Mansfield (D-Montana)

House

Speaker of the House: Sam Rayburn (D-Texas)

House Majority Leader: John W. McCormack (D-Massachusetts)

House Majority Whip: Carl Albert (D-Oklahoma)

House Minority Leader: Joseph William Martin, Jr. (R-Massachusetts 12th)

House Minority Whip: Leslie C. Arends (R-Illinois)

House Democratic Caucus Chairman: Melvin Price (D-Illinois)

House Republican Conference Chairman: Charles Hoeven (R-Iowa)

House

Clerk of the House: Ralph R. Roberts

Doorkeeper of the House: William M. Miller

Postmaster of the House: H. H. Morris

Sergeant at Arms of the House: Zeake W. Johnson, Jr. Elected January 3, 1957

Chaplain of the House: Rev. Bernard Braskamp - Presbyterian

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