76th United States Congress

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United States Congress bicameral legislature

The 76th United States Congress was the federal legislature that met from 1939 to 1941 during the early years of Franklin D. Roosevelt’s presidency, enacting key New Deal and pre–World War II legislation.

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	United States Congress → bicameral legislature →
controlledByHouseParty	Democratic Party →
controlledBySenateParty	Democratic Party →
convenedDuring	Franklin D. Roosevelt administration →
country	United States of America →
enacted	Hatch Act of 1939 → Neutrality Act of 1939 → Reorganization Act amendments of 1939 → Selective Training and Service Act of 1940 →
endDate	1941-01-03 →
firstSessionEndDate	1939-11-03 →
firstSessionStartDate	1939-01-03 →
followedBy	77th United States Congress →
governmentBranch	legislative branch of the United States federal government →
hasChamber	United States House of Representatives → United States Senate →
hasJurisdictionOver	federal law of the United States →
houseMajorityParty	Democratic Party →
houseMinorityParty	Republican Party →
language	English →
legislativeBody	United States House of Representatives → United States Senate →
legislativeTermNumber	76 →
locatedIn	Washington, D.C. →
meetsIn	United States Capitol →
meetsUnderConstitution	United States Constitution →
notableLegislationArea	New Deal legislation → pre–World War II preparedness legislation →
partOfSeries	United States Congresses →
precededBy	75th United States Congress →
presidentDuringTerm	Franklin D. Roosevelt →
secondSessionEndDate	1940-10-11 →
secondSessionStartDate	1940-01-03 →
senateMajorityParty	Democratic Party →
senateMinorityParty	Republican Party →
senatePresident	Henry A. Wallace → John Nance Garner →
senatePresidentProTempore	Carter Glass → Key Pittman → Pat Harrison →
sessionCount	3 →
speakerOfTheHouse	Sam Rayburn → William B. Bankhead →
startDate	1939-01-03 →
thirdSessionEndDate	1941-01-03 →
thirdSessionStartDate	1940-11-07 →
timePeriod	late New Deal era → pre–World War II era →

Referenced by (4)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Selective Training and Service Act of 1940 → Smith Act →	enactedBy
75th United States Congress →	followedBy
77th United States Congress →	precededBy