89th United States Congress

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The 89th United States Congress , made up of the House and Senate , was the United States' legislature . Its legislative period lasted from January 3, 1965 to January 3, 1967. All members of the House of Representatives and a third of the senators ( Class I ) were elected in the November 1964 congressional elections. The Democrats achieved a clear majority in both chambers. The Republican Party only had the role in the opposition. In the course of the legislative period there were minor changes in personnel due to resignations and deaths, but these did not change the majority. Congress met in the American capital Washington, DC The distribution of seats in the House of Representatives was based on the 1960 census .

Important events

See also entries under 1965 and 1966 .

  • January 3, 1965: beginning of the legislative period of the 89th Congress
  • January 20, 1965: President Lyndon B. Johnson inducted into his second and first full terms.
  • February 21, 1965: Malcolm X is murdered in New York City .
  • March 7, 1965: Outside the city of Selma, Alabama, the state police stopped the first of three protest marches by using clubs and tear gas. About 600 civil rights protesters wanted to move to Alabama's capital, Montgomery. Governor George Wallace sees the march as a threat to public safety.
  • March 30, 1965: A car bomb attack on the United States Embassy in Saigon kills 22 people and injures 188. A new building will subsequently replace the first US embassy building in South Vietnam.
  • August 6, 1965: US President Lyndon B. Johnson signs the Voting Rights Act, expressly granting all African Americans the right to vote.
  • October 3, 1965: With the signature of US President Lyndon B. Johnson under the Immigration and Naturalization Services Act of 1965 , immigration law in the United States is made more liberal.
  • May 29, 1966: The USA and Thailand sign a new friendship treaty, 20,000 US soldiers are in the country because of the Vietnam War.
  • 15 October 1966: In western Texas is Guadalupe Mountains National Park created.
  • November 8, 1966: In the US congressional elections, the Democrats defend their majority in both chambers despite slight losses.

The entire legislative period is shaped by the events of the Vietnam War . In addition, there is a space program running in the USA which, among other things, serves to prepare for the moon landing (July 1969).

The main laws

During the session of the 89th Congress, the following federal laws were passed ( see also: Legislative procedure ):

  • April 11, 1965: Elementary and Secondary Education Act
  • July 27, 1965: Cigarette Labeling and Advertising Act
  • July 30, 1965: Social Security Act of 1965
  • August 6, 1965: Voting Rights Act
  • August 10, 1965: Housing and Urban Development Act of 1965
  • August 26, 1965: Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965
  • September 29, 1965: National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities Act
  • October 3, 1965: Immigration and Naturalization Services Act of 1965
  • October 6, 1965: Heart Disease, Cancer, and Stroke Amendments
  • October 20, 1965: Motor Vehicle Air Pollution Control Act
  • October 22, 1965: Highway Beautification Act
  • November 8, 1965: Higher Education Act of 1965
  • November 8, 1965: Vocational Rehabilitation Act Amendments
  • April 13, 1966: Uniform Time Act
  • July 13, 1966: Cotton Research and Promotion Act
  • September 9, 1966: National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act
  • October 15, 1966: National Historic Preservation Act
  • October 15, 1966: National Wildlife Refuge System Administration Act
  • October 15, 1966: United States Department of Transportation Act
  • November 2, 1966: Cuban Adjustment Act
  • November 3, 1966: Comprehensive Health, Planning and Service Act

Composition according to parties

senate

Political party
(Shading shows majority party)
Total
Democrats republican Others Vacant
88th Congress 65 35 0 100 0
89th Congress 67 33 0 100
90th Congress 62 38 0 100

House of Representatives

Political party
(Shading shows majority party)
Total
Democrats republican Independent Vacant
88th Congress 255 177 0 435 3
89th Congress 289 136 0 435 10
90th Congress 247 187 0 435 1

There was also a congress delegate who was not entitled to vote

Public officials

senate

Leadership of the majority party

Leadership of the minority party

House of Representatives

Leadership of the majority party

Leadership of the minority party

Senate members

The following senators represented their respective states in the 89th Congress:

Alabama

Alaska

Arizona

Arkansas

California

Colorado

Connecticut

Delaware

Florida

Georgia

Hawaii

Idaho

Illinois

Indiana

Iowa

Kansas

Kentucky

Louisiana

Maine

Maryland

Massachusetts

Michigan

Minnesota

Mississippi

Missouri

Montana

Nebraska

Nevada

New Hampshire

New Jersey

New Mexico

new York

North Carolina

North Dakota

Ohio

Oklahoma

Oregon

Pennsylvania

Rhode Island

South carolina

South Dakota

Tennessee

Texas

Utah

Vermont

Virginia

Washington

West Virginia

Wisconsin

Wyoming

Members of the House of Representatives

The following congressmen represented the interests of their respective states in the 89th Congress:

Alabama 8 constituencies

Alaska state-wide election

Arizona 3 constituencies

Arkansas 4 constituencies.

California 38 constituencies.

Colorado 4 constituencies

Connecticut 6 constituencies

Delaware state-wide choice

Florida 12 constituencies

Georgia 10 constituencies

Hawaii State-wide election for two MPs

Idaho 2 constituencies

Illinois 24 constituencies

Indiana 11 constituencies

Iowa 7 constituencies

Kansas 5 constituencies.

Kentucky 7 constituencies


Louisiana 8 constituencies

Maine 2 constituencies

Maryland 7 constituencies. In addition, a member was elected nationwide

Massachusetts 12 constituencies

Michigan 19 constituencies


Minnesota 8 constituencies

Mississippi 5 constituencies

Missouri 10 constituencies

Montana 2 electoral districts

Nebraska 3 constituencies

Nevada state-wide election

New Hampshire 2 electoral divisions

New Jersey 15 constituencies

New Mexico 2 electoral districts

New York 41 constituencies

North Carolina 11 constituencies

North Dakota 2 constituencies

Ohio 23 constituencies. In addition, a member was elected nationwide

Oklahoma 6 constituencies

Oregon 4 constituencies

Pennsylvania 27 constituencies

Rhode Island 2 electoral districts

South Carolina 6 constituencies.

South Dakota 2 constituencies

Tennessee 9 constituencies

Texas 22 constituencies. In addition, a member was elected nationwide

Utah 2 constituencies

Vermont 1 constituency (state-wide)

Virginia 10 constituencies

Washington 7 constituencies

West Virginia 5 constituencies

Wisconsin 10 constituencies

Wyoming state-wide elections

Members of the House of Representatives who are not entitled to vote:

Web links

Commons : 89th United States Congress  - Collection of Images, Videos, and Audio Files
  • bioguide.congress.gov (by entering 89 under Year OR Congress: you get a list of the members of the 89th Congress with a link to the official biographies; English)