94th United States Congress

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The 94th United States Congress was the federal legislative body in session from 1975 to 1977, notable for major environmental, civil rights, and governmental reform legislation during the post-Watergate era.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States Congress
bicameral legislature
chamberCount 2
committeeSystem standing committees, select committees, and joint committees
compositionDate 1974
country United States of America
election 1974 United States elections
endTime January 3, 1977
firstSessionStart January 3, 1975
followedBy 95th Congress
surface form: 95th United States Congress
hasPart United States House of Representatives
United States Senate
hasSpeaker Carl Albert
houseMajorityParty Democratic Party
surface form: Democratic Party (United States)
legislativeBody United States government
surface form: United States federal government
legislativePeriodNumber 94
legislativeSessionCount 2
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Washington, D.C.
meetsIn United States Capitol
notableContext post-Watergate era
notableFor civil rights legislation
governmental reform legislation
major environmental legislation
numberOfSenators 100
numberOfVotingRepresentatives 435
oversightFocus executive branch ethics and transparency
intelligence community oversight reforms
partOf history of the United States Congress
passed Civil Rights Attorney’s Fees Awards Act of 1976
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
surface form: Education for All Handicapped Children Act of 1975

Energy Policy and Conservation Act
Ethics in Government-related reforms
Federal Election Campaign Act
surface form: Federal Election Campaign Act Amendments of 1974 implementation measures

Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act related groundwork and reforms
Government in the Sunshine Act
Magna Carta of the Elderly groundwork (Older Americans Act amendments)
National Forest Management Act of 1976
Railroad Revitalization and Regulatory Reform Act
Resource Conservation and Recovery Act
Toxic Substances Control Act
precededBy 93rd United States Congress
presidentDuringSession Gerald Ford
Jimmy Carter
secondSessionStart January 19, 1976
senateMajorityParty Democratic Party
surface form: Democratic Party (United States)
speakerParty Democratic Party
surface form: Democratic Party (United States)
startTime January 3, 1975

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Toxic Substances Control Act enactedBy 94th United States Congress
95th Congress precededBy 94th United States Congress
subject surface form: 95th United States Congress
93rd United States Congress followedBy 94th United States Congress
Public Law 94-412 enactedBy 94th United States Congress
Church Committee legislativeTerm 94th United States Congress
Public Law 94-580 enactedBy 94th United States Congress
Government in the Sunshine Act enactedBy 94th United States Congress
Public Law 94-469 enactedBy 94th United States Congress
California's 11th congressional district representedIn 94th United States Congress
Public Law 94-265 enactedBy 94th United States Congress
Federal Land Policy and Management Act enactedBy 94th United States Congress
Ford administration legislativeBranch 94th United States Congress
Pike Committee legislativePeriod 94th United States Congress
Public Law 94-422 enactedBy 94th United States Congress
94-580 enactedBy 94th United States Congress
1976 State of the Union Address congressNumber 94th United States Congress
Public Law 94-409 enactedBy 94th United States Congress
National Forest Management Act of 1976 enactedBy 94th United States Congress
Ron Dellums parliamentaryTerm 94th United States Congress
CA-13 representedIn 94th United States Congress
Public Law 94-73 enactedBy 94th United States Congress
Public Law 94-163 enactedBy 94th United States Congress