78th Congress (1943 - 1945)

House of Representatives

House Majority: Democrat

House Majority Seats: 222 out of 435

House Speaker: Rep. Sam Rayburn (D-TX)

Senate

Senate Majority: Democrat

Senate Majority Seats: 57 out of 96

Senate Majority Leader: Sen. Alben Barkley (D-KY)

Executive

President: Franklin Delano Roosevelt (D-NY)

Vice President: Henry Wallace (D-IA)

Member Spotlight

Featured: Sen. Walter George (D-GA) was a long-serving and influential senator known for his independence and mastery of legislative procedure. Born in 1878, he represented Georgia in the Senate from 1922 to 1957, becoming a leading voice on finance, foreign policy, and judicial matters. George earned a reputation for his pragmatic approach to lawmaking, often bridging divides between progressives and conservatives, and for his sharp wit in debate. His steady leadership and commitment to principle made him a respected figure in the Senate and a key player in mid-twentieth-century American politics.

Enactments

• First Defense Extension Act
• Female Military Physicians Act
• Farm Labor Supply Act
• Current Tax Payment Act
• War Labor Disputes
• Legislative and Judicial Branch Appropriations Act of 1943
• Women's Army Corps
• Agriculture Appropriations Act of 1943
• Labor Appropriations Act
• Public Health Service
• Chinese Exclusion Repeal
• Revenue Act 1943
• UN Forerunner
• Soldier Vote Act
• Second Defense Extension Act
• Individual Income Tax
• Servicemen's Readjustment Act
• War Agencies Appropriations Act
• War Contract Settlement Act
• Surplus Property Act
• War Mobilization and Reconversion Act
• Increase Congressional Staff
• Federal Aid Roads