77th United States Congress

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United States Congress bicameral legislature

The 77th United States Congress was the federal legislature in session from 1941 to 1943 that guided the country through the early years of World War II, passing major wartime and domestic legislation.

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	United States Congress → bicameral legislature →
appliesToJurisdiction	United States federal government →
convenedDuring	Franklin D. Roosevelt third term →
country	United States of America →
declaredWarOn	Bulgaria → Empire of Japan → Germany → Hungary → Italy → Romania →
endTime	1943-01-03 →
followedBy	78th United States Congress →
houseMajorityParty	Democratic Party (United States) →
houseMinorityParty	Republican Party (United States) →
jurisdiction	federal law of the United States →
legislativeBody	United States House of Representatives → United States Senate →
legislativeFocus	domestic economic regulation → national defense → taxation for war financing → wartime mobilization →
legislativeSessionDuring	World War II →
legislativeTermNumber	77 →
location	Washington, D.C. →
meetingPlace	United States Capitol →
numberOfRepresentatives	435 →
numberOfSenators	96 →
partOf	history of the United States federal government →
partyControlHouse	Democratic Party (United States) →
partyControlSenate	Democratic Party (United States) →
passedLegislation	Emergency Price Control Act of 1942 → Japanese American internment–related statutes → Lend-Lease Act → Revenue Act of 1942 → Second War Powers Act → Selective Training and Service Act amendments → War Powers Act of 1941 →
precededBy	76th United States Congress →
presidentDuringTerm	Franklin D. Roosevelt →
presidentProTempore	Carter Glass → Pat Harrison → Walter F. George →
respondedToEvent	attack on Pearl Harbor →
senateMajorityParty	Democratic Party (United States) →
senateMinorityParty	Republican Party (United States) →
speakerOfTheHouse	Sam Rayburn →
startTime	1941-01-03 →
vicePresidentDuringTerm	Henry A. Wallace →

Referenced by (5)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Emergency Price Control Act of 1942 → Public Law 77-671 → United States Public Law 77-11 →	enactedBy
An Act to Promote the Defense of the United States →	congressNumber
76th United States Congress →	followedBy