95th Congress

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United States Congress bicameral legislature

The 95th United States Congress was the federal legislature in session from 1977 to 1979 during the early years of President Jimmy Carter’s administration.

Aliases (1)

95th United States Congress ×59

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	United States Congress → bicameral legislature →
chronologicalPosition	early years of Jimmy Carter presidency →
convenedBy	United States Constitution →
country	United States of America →
endTime	1979-01-03 →
firstSessionEnd	1977-12-15 →
firstSessionStart	1977-01-04 →
followedBy	96th United States Congress →
hasChamber	United States House of Representatives → United States Senate →
houseMajorityLeader	Jim Wright →
houseMajorityParty	Democratic Party →
houseMinorityLeader	John Rhodes →
houseMinorityParty	Republican Party →
legislativeBranchOf	Federal government of the United States →
legislativeFocus	economic policy → energy policy → government ethics and reform → intelligence oversight →
legislativeTermNumber	95 →
locatedIn	Washington, D.C. →
meetsIn	United States Capitol →
numberOfSessions	2 →
partyControlInHouse	Democratic Party →
partyControlInSenate	Democratic Party →
passedLegislation	Airline Deregulation Act → Clean Water Act amendments of 1977 → Department of Energy Organization Act → Ethics in Government Act → Food and Agriculture Act of 1977 → Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act → Housing and Community Development Act of 1977 → Humphrey–Hawkins Full Employment Act → Panama Canal Treaties implementing legislation → Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 →
precededBy	94th United States Congress →
presidentDuringTerm	Jimmy Carter →
presidentialAdministration	Jimmy Carter administration →
secondSessionEnd	1978-10-15 →
secondSessionStart	1978-01-19 →
senateMajorityLeader	Robert Byrd →
senateMajorityParty	Democratic Party →
senateMinorityLeader	Howard Baker →
senateMinorityParty	Republican Party →
senatePresident	Nelson Rockefeller → Walter Mondale →
senatePresidentProTempore	James O. Eastland →
speakerOfTheHouse	Tip O'Neill →
startTime	1977-01-03 →

Referenced by (10)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Community Reinvestment Act ("95th United States Congress") → Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977 ("95th United States Congress") → Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 ("95th United States Congress") → Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 ("95th United States Congress") →	enactedBy
House Resolution 658 (95th Congress) →	congressNumber
94th United States Congress ("95th United States Congress") →	followedBy
American Indian Religious Freedom Act of 1978 ("95th United States Congress") →	legislativeBody
United States House Select Committee on Assassinations ("95th United States Congress") →	partOf
96th United States Congress ("95th United States Congress") →	precededBy
California's 11th congressional district ("95th United States Congress") →	representedIn