96th United States Congress

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United States Congress bicameral legislature

The 96th United States Congress was the federal legislative body in session from 1979 to 1981, notable for major legislation including the Bayh–Dole Act that reshaped U.S. innovation and patent policy.

Aliases (2)

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	United States Congress → bicameral legislature →
appliesToTerritory	United States →
chamber	96th United States House of Representatives → 96th United States Senate →
chamberCount	2 →
compositionDeterminedBy	1978 United States elections →
convenedBy	United States Constitution →
country	United States of America →
endDate	1981-01-03 →
followedBy	97th United States Congress →
governmentBranch	legislative branch of the United States →
hasPart	United States House of Representatives → United States Senate →
houseElectionsHeld	1978 United States House of Representatives elections →
houseMajorityParty	Democratic Party (United States) →
houseMinorityParty	Republican Party (United States) →
jurisdiction	United States federal law →
languageOfWork	English →
legislativeBody	United States Congress →
legislativePeriod	1979–1981 →
legislativeTermNumber	96 →
legislatureFor	federal government of the United States →
locatedIn	Washington, D.C. →
meetsDuring	Jimmy Carter administration →
meetsIn	United States Capitol →
notableFor	economic deregulation measures → major federal legislation on innovation and patent policy →
numberOfChambers	2 →
ordinalNumber	96 →
passedAct	Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act → Bayh–Dole Act → Crude Oil Windfall Profit Tax Act → Depository Institutions Deregulation and Monetary Control Act → Education for All Handicapped Children Act Amendments of 1979 → Motor Carrier Act of 1980 → Refugee Act of 1980 → Staggers Rail Act →
precededBy	95th United States Congress →
presidentDuringTerm	Jimmy Carter →
presidentProTemporeOfSenate	Robert C. Byrd → Warren G. Magnuson →
senateElectionsHeld	1978 United States Senate elections →
senateMajorityParty	Democratic Party (United States) →
senateMinorityParty	Republican Party (United States) →
sessionNumber	1 → 2 →
speakerOfTheHouse	Tip O'Neill →
startDate	1979-01-03 →
vicePresidentDuringTerm	Walter Mondale →

Referenced by (8)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
96-480 → Bayh–Dole Act → Public Law 96-480 → Public Law 96-510 →	enactedBy
96th United States Congress ("96th United States Senate") → 96th United States Congress ("96th United States House of Representatives") →	chamber
95th United States Congress →	followedBy
California's 11th congressional district →	representedIn