93rd United States Congress

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The 93rd United States Congress was the federal legislature in session from 1973 to 1975 that enacted major laws related to energy policy, campaign finance reform, and post-Watergate government oversight.


Statements (48)
Predicate Object
instanceOf United States Congress
bicameral legislature
controlledChamber Democratic Party in the United States
convenesUnderConstitution United States Constitution
country United States of America
electionForHouseMembers 1972 United States House of Representatives elections
electionForSenateMembers 1972 United States Senate elections
enacted Comprehensive Employment and Training Act amendments
Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974
Emergency Petroleum Allocation Act of 1973
Endangered Species Act of 1973
Federal Election Campaign Act Amendments of 1974
Freedom of Information Act amendments of 1974
Legal Services Corporation Act
Privacy Act of 1974
Rehabilitation Act Amendments of 1974
Trans-Alaska Pipeline Authorization Act
War Powers Resolution
endDate 1975-01-03
followedBy 94th United States Congress
hasChamber United States House of Representatives
United States Senate
HouseMajorityLeader Tip O'Neill
HouseMajorityParty Democratic Party in the United States
languageOfWork English
legislativeBody United States federal government
legislativePeriodDuring presidency of Gerald Ford
presidency of Richard Nixon
legislativeSessionNumber 1
2
legislatureType federal legislature
location Washington, D.C.
meetingPlace United States Capitol
notableActivity campaign finance reform legislation
energy policy legislation in response to the 1973 oil crisis
post-Watergate government oversight reforms
ordinalNumber 93
oversightFocus Watergate scandal
precededBy 92nd United States Congress
PresidentOfTheSenate Gerald Ford
Nelson Rockefeller
Spiro Agnew
SenateMajorityLeader Mike Mansfield
SenateMajorityParty Democratic Party in the United States
SpeakerOfTheHouse Carl Albert
startDate 1973-01-03
termOfOfficeBegins 1973
termOfOfficeEnds 1975


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