89th United States Congress
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)
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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
- President of the Senate : Hubert H. Humphrey (D) from January 20, 1965. Between November 22, 1963 and January 20, 1965 the office was vacant.
- President pro tempore : Carl Hayden (D)
Leadership of the majority party
- Majority Leader: Mike Mansfield (D)
- Majority swip: Russell B. Long (D)
Leadership of the minority party
- Minority Leader: Everett Dirksen (R)
- Minority whip : Thomas Kuchel (R)
House of Representatives
Leadership of the majority party
- Majority Leader: Carl Albert (D)
- Majority swip: Hale Boggs (D)
Leadership of the minority party
- Minority Leader: Gerald Ford (R)
- Minority whip: Leslie C. Arends (R)
Senate members
The following senators represented their respective states in the 89th Congress:
Members of the House of Representatives
The following congressmen represented the interests of their respective states in the 89th Congress:
Members of the House of Representatives who are not entitled to vote:
Web links
- 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)