79th United States Congress

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United States Congress bicameral legislature

The 79th United States Congress was the federal legislature that met from 1945 to 1947, overseeing the transition from World War II to the postwar era under President Harry S. Truman.

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	United States Congress → bicameral legislature →
addressedIssue	demobilization of U.S. armed forces → postwar economic stabilization → reconversion of U.S. industry to peacetime production → veterans benefits and readjustment →
appliesToJurisdiction	United States federal jurisdiction →
compositionDeterminedBy	1944 United States elections →
context	end of World War II in Europe → end of World War II in the Pacific →
convenedIn	United States Capitol →
country	United States of America →
endTime	January 3, 1947 →
firstSessionEnd	August 2, 1946 →
firstSessionStart	January 3, 1945 →
followedBy	80th United States Congress →
governmentBranch	legislative branch of the United States federal government →
historicalPeriod	World War II → post–World War II era →
houseMajorityParty	Democratic Party →
languageOfWork	English →
legislativeChamber	United States House of Representatives → United States Senate →
legislativeTermNumber	79 →
legislatureFor	federal government of the United States →
locatedIn	Washington, D.C. →
meetsUnderConstitution	United States Constitution →
metDuringPresidencyOf	Franklin D. Roosevelt → Harry S. Truman →
notableLegislation	Atomic Energy Act of 1946 → Employment Act of 1946 → Full Employment Act (component of Employment Act of 1946) →
numberOfSenators	96 →
numberOfVotingRepresentatives	435 →
oversaw	early stages of United Nations participation by the United States → initial U.S. atomic energy policy framework →
oversawTransition	wartime to peacetime economy of the United States →
precededBy	78th United States Congress →
secondSessionEnd	August 2, 1946 →
secondSessionStart	January 3, 1946 →
senateMajorityParty	Democratic Party →
senatePresident	Alben W. Barkley → Harry S. Truman →
session	first session of the 79th United States Congress → second session of the 79th United States Congress →
speakerOfTheHouse	Sam Rayburn →
startTime	January 3, 1945 →

Referenced by (5)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Public Law 79-304 → Public Law 79-585 →	enactedBy
80th United States Congress → 80th United States Congress →	precededBy
Employment Act of 1946 →	congressNumber