78th United States Congress

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The 78th United States Congress was the federal legislature that met from 1943 to 1945 during Franklin D. Roosevelt’s presidency, overseeing key World War II-era legislation and governance.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States Congress
bicameral legislature
adjournedOn 1944-12-19
appliesToJurisdiction United States of America
composedOf members of the United States House of Representatives
members of the United States Senate
congressNumber 78
controlledByInBothHouses Democratic Party
convenedOn 1943-01-06
country United States of America
enacted GI Bill
surface form: G.I. Bill

Servicemen’s Readjustment Act of 1944
War-related appropriations laws
endTime 1945-01-03
followedBy 79th United States Congress
governmentBranch legislative branch of the United States
hasChamber United States House of Representatives
United States Senate
hasLegislativeAuthorityOver United States federal law
hasMajorParty Democratic Party
Republican Party
hasSpeakerOfTheHouse Sam Rayburn
languageOfWork English
legislativeBody United States Congress
legislativeFocus World War II legislation
legislativeSessionDuring World War II
legislativeTermNumber 78
locatedIn Washington, D.C.
meetsDuringPresidencyOf President Franklin D. Roosevelt
surface form: Franklin D. Roosevelt
meetsIn United States Capitol
numberOfRepresentatives 435
numberOfSenators 96
oversaw military funding
war production policy
wartime economic controls
partOf United States government
surface form: United States federal government
precededBy 77th United States Congress
presidentDuringTerm President Franklin D. Roosevelt
surface form: Franklin D. Roosevelt
presidentOfTheSenate President Harry S. Truman
surface form: Harry S. Truman

Henry A. Wallace
presidentOfTheSenateTitle Vice President of the United States
presidentProTempore Carter Glass
Walter F. George
presidentProTemporeChamber United States Senate
speakerChamber United States House of Representatives
speakerParty Democratic Party
startTime 1943-01-03
timePeriod 1943–1945

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77th United States Congress followedBy 78th United States Congress
79th United States Congress precededBy 78th United States Congress
California's 15th congressional district createdFor 78th United States Congress
Dies Committee legislativeTerm 78th United States Congress