87th United States Congress

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United States Congress bicameral legislature

The 87th United States Congress was the federal legislature in session from 1961 to 1963 during the early years of the Kennedy administration, enacting major legislation on civil rights, space exploration, and social welfare.

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	United States Congress → bicameral legislature →
apportionedAfter	1960 United States census →
controlledByInHouse	Democratic Party →
controlledByInSenate	Democratic Party →
convenedBy	Dwight D. Eisenhower →
country	United States of America →
endTime	1963-01-03 →
firstSessionEnd	1961-09-27 →
firstSessionStart	1961-01-03 →
focusArea	civil rights legislation → social welfare programs → space exploration policy →
followedBy	88th United States Congress →
hasChamber	United States House of Representatives → United States Senate →
hasLanguage	English →
hasWebsite	https://www.congress.gov/congress/87 →
historicalEra	Cold War → Kennedy administration →
legislativeSessionCount	2 →
legislativeTermNumber	87 →
legislatureOf	federal government of the United States →
location	Washington, D.C. →
meetsIn	United States Capitol →
meetsInChamber	House Chamber → Senate Chamber →
meetsUnderConstitution	United States Constitution →
numberOfRepresentatives	435 →
numberOfSenators	100 →
passedLegislation	Area Redevelopment Act amendments → Civil Rights Act of 1960 enforcement amendments → Communications Satellite Act of 1962 → Federal Aviation Act amendments establishing the Federal Aviation Agency as an independent body → Food and Agriculture Act of 1962 → Higher Education Facilities Act of 1963 (enacted early 1963 within its term) → Manpower Development and Training Act of 1962 → National Aeronautics and Space Administration authorization acts for Apollo program expansion → Public Welfare Amendments of 1962 → Trade Expansion Act of 1962 →
precededBy	86th United States Congress →
presidentDuringTerm	John F. Kennedy →
presidentProTemporeOfSenate	Carl Hayden →
secondSessionEnd	1962-10-13 →
secondSessionStart	1962-01-10 →
speakerOfTheHouse	John W. McCormack → Sam Rayburn →
startTime	1961-01-03 →
vicePresidentDuringTerm	Lyndon B. Johnson →

Referenced by (6)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Manpower Development and Training Act of 1962 → Trade Expansion Act of 1962 →	enactedBy
86th United States Congress →	followedBy
Kennedy administration →	legislativePartner
88th United States Congress →	precededBy
California's 11th congressional district →	representedIn