80th United States Congress

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United States Congress bicameral legislature

The 80th United States Congress (1947–1949) was the post–World War II Republican-controlled Congress notable for major Cold War-era legislation, including national security reorganization and the early framework of U.S. containment policy.

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	United States Congress → bicameral legislature →
appliesToJurisdiction	United States federal government →
chamber	United States House of Representatives → United States Senate →
city	Washington, D.C. →
controlledBy	Republican Party (United States) →
convenedBy	Harry S. Truman →
country	United States of America →
created	Central Intelligence Agency → National Security Council → United States Air Force as a separate service → United States Department of Defense →
endDate	1949-01-03 →
era	post–World War II →
followedBy	81st United States Congress →
governmentBranch	legislative branch of the United States federal government →
historicalContext	early Cold War →
houseMajorityLeader	Charles A. Halleck →
houseMajorityParty	Republican Party (United States) →
houseMinorityLeader	Sam Rayburn →
houseMinorityParty	Democratic Party (United States) →
implementedPolicy	containment of Soviet Union →
jurisdiction	federal lawmaking in the United States →
languageOfWork	English →
legislativeTerm	1947–1949 →
meetingPlace	United States Capitol →
nickname	Do-Nothing Congress →
nicknameGivenBy	Harry S. Truman →
notableFor	Cold War-era legislation → early framework of U.S. containment policy → national security reorganization →
ordinalNumber	80 →
oversaw	initial funding for European Recovery Program →
passed	22nd Amendment to the United States Constitution → Marshall Plan enabling legislation → National Security Act of 1947 → Taft–Hartley Act →
precededBy	79th United States Congress →
presidentDuringTerm	Harry S. Truman →
presidentOfTheSenate	Alben W. Barkley →
senateMajorityLeader	Wallace H. White Jr. →
senateMajorityParty	Republican Party (United States) →
senateMinorityLeader	Alben W. Barkley →
senateMinorityParty	Democratic Party (United States) →
speakerOfTheHouse	Joseph W. Martin Jr. →
startDate	1947-01-03 →

Referenced by (12)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Portal-to-Portal Act of 1947 → Public Law 80-253 → Public Law 80-49 →	enactedBy
Do-Nothing Congress →	appliedTo
Public Law 80-49 →	congressNumber
Public Law 80-242 →	enactedDuring
Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1948 →	enactedIn
79th United States Congress →	followedBy
National Security Act of 1947 →	legislativeSession
81st United States Congress →	precededBy
Do-Nothing Congress →	refersTo
California's 11th congressional district →	representedIn