90th United States Congress
The 90th United States Congress , made up of the House and Senate , was the United States' legislature . Its legislative term lasted from January 3, 1967 to January 3, 1969. All members of the House of Representatives and a third of the senators ( Class II ) were elected in the November 1966 congressional elections. In both chambers there was a majority for the Democratic Party , which, along with Lyndon B. Johnson, also provided the US president. 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 1967 and 1968
- January 3, 1967: beginning of the legislative period of the 90th Congress
- February 10, 1967: The 25th Amendment to the United States Constitution is ratified.
- June 5-10, 1967: Six Day War between Israel and its neighbors.
- June 23, 1967: US President Lyndon B. Johnson and Soviet Prime Minister Alexei Nikolayevich Kosygin meet at the Glassboro Conference . The topics of the discussions are the détente in the Cold War and proxy wars between the two superpowers.
- July 4, 1967: The Freedom of Information Act comes into force in the United States. In principle, the law grants everyone the right to receive information about executive documents.
- July 12, 1967: The hitherto most serious race riots in the USA begin in Newark near New York and subsequently spread across the whole of the south. The boxer Muhammad Ali refuses to do military service in Vietnam.
- July 29, 1967: The US Navy is struck by the Forrestal disaster . A fire with explosions on the aircraft carrier USS Forrestal, triggered by a misfired missile, killed 134 people.
- January 5, 1968: Alexander Dubček becomes First Secretary of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia.
- March 18, 1968: The United States Congress removes the requirement that gold reserves must be established for US currency.
- April 4, 1968: Fatal assassination attempt on Martin Luther King in Memphis , Tennessee .
- April 11, 1968: President Johnson signs the 1968 Civil Rights Act .
- June 5, 1968: Robert F. Kennedy was fatally assassinated in Los Angeles .
- July 1, 1968: The Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty is signed in Washington .
- August 20, 1968: The Prague Spring ends with the invasion of Warsaw Pact troops into Czechoslovakia .
- October 22, 1968: President Lyndon B. Johnson signs the Gun Control Act, one of the most important federal gun laws.
- November 5, 1968: US presidential and congressional elections. Republican Richard Nixon becomes the new president. In Congress, the Democrats defend their majority in both chambers.
The entire legislative period is shaped by the events of the Vietnam War . In addition, the space program in preparation for the moon landing in July 1969 is running in the USA.
The main laws
During the session of the 90th Congress, the following federal laws were passed ( see also: Legislative procedure ):
- April 4, 1967: Supplemental Defense Appropriations Act
- November 7, 1967: Public Broadcasting Act of 1967
- December 15, 1967: Age Discrimination in Employment Act
- December 18, 1967: National Park Foundation Act
- 1968: Bilingual Education Act
- March 1, 1968: Fire Research and Safety Act of 1968
- April 11, 1968: Civil Rights Act of 1968
- May 29, 1968: Truth in Lending Act
- June 19, 1968: Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968
- July 21, 1968: Aircraft Noise Abatement Act
- October 2, 1968: Wild and Scenic Rivers Act, National Wild and Scenic River .
- October 2, 1968: National Trails System Act of 1968
- October 15, 1968: Health Services and Facilities Amendments of 1968
- October 18, 1968: Radiation Control for Health and Safety Act of 1968
- October 22, 1968: Foreign Military Sales Act of 1968
- October 22, 1968: Gun Control Act of 1968
Composition according to parties
senate
Political party (Shading shows majority party)
|
Total | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Democrats | republican | Others | Vacant | ||
89th Congress | 67 | 33 | 0 | 100 | 0 |
90th Congress | 62 | 38 | 0 | 100 | |
91st Congress | 57 | 43 | 0 | 100 |
House of Representatives
Political party (Shading shows majority party)
|
Total | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Democrats | republican | Independent | Vacant | ||
89th Congress | 289 | 136 | 0 | 435 | 10 |
90th Congress | 247 | 187 | 0 | 435 | 1 |
91st Congress | 243 | 192 | 0 | 435 |
There was also a congress delegate who was not entitled to vote
Public officials
senate
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 90th Congress:
Members of the House of Representatives
The following congressmen represented the interests of their respective states in the 90th Congress:
Members of the House of Representatives who are not entitled to vote:
Web links
- bioguide.congress.gov (by entering 90 under Year OR Congress: you get a list of the members of the 90th Congress with a link to the official biographies; English)