101st United States Congress

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United States Congress bicameral legislature

The 101st United States Congress was the federal legislature in session from 1989 to 1991 during the presidencies of Ronald Reagan and George H. W. Bush, notable for passing significant environmental and civil rights legislation.

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	United States Congress → bicameral legislature →
city	Washington, D.C. →
country	United States of America →
endYear	1991 →
followedBy	102nd United States Congress →
follows	100th United States Congress →
hasChamber	United States House of Representatives → United States Senate →
houseMajorityLeader	Richard Gephardt → Tom Foley →
houseMajorityParty	Democratic Party →
houseMinorityLeader	Robert H. Michel →
houseMinorityParty	Republican Party →
legislativeBody	United States House of Representatives → United States Senate →
legislativeSessionNumber	1 → 2 →
legislativeTermEnd	1991-01-03 →
legislativeTermStart	1989-01-03 →
meetingPlace	United States Capitol →
meetsIn	first session in 1989 → second session in 1990 →
metDuringPresidencyOf	George H. W. Bush → Ronald Reagan →
notableFor	civil rights legislation → environmental legislation →
numberOfSenators	100 →
numberOfVotingRepresentatives	435 →
ordinalNumber	101 →
partyControlHouse	Democratic Party →
partyControlSenate	Democratic Party →
passedLegislation	Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 → Civil Rights Act of 1991 → Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990 → Ethics Reform Act of 1989 → Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery, and Enforcement Act of 1989 → Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1990 →
senateMajorityLeader	George J. Mitchell →
senateMajorityParty	Democratic Party →
senateMinorityLeader	Bob Dole →
senateMinorityParty	Republican Party →
senatePresident	Dan Quayle → George H. W. Bush →
senatePresidentProTempore	Robert C. Byrd →
speakerOfTheHouse	Jim Wright → Tom Foley →
startYear	1989 →
state	District of Columbia →

Referenced by (8)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Americans with Disabilities Act → Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act → Immigration Act of 1990 → Oil Pollution Act of 1990 → Public Law 101-380 →	enactedBy
100th United States Congress →	followedBy
Ethics Reform Act of 1989 →	introducedIn
California's 11th congressional district →	representedIn