94th United States Congress

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United States Congress bicameral legislature

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.

Statements (47)

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 United States Congress →
hasPart	United States House of Representatives → United States Senate →
hasSpeaker	Carl Albert →
houseMajorityParty	Democratic Party (United States) →
legislativeBody	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 → Education for All Handicapped Children Act of 1975 → Energy Policy and Conservation Act → Ethics in Government-related reforms → 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 (United States) →
speakerParty	Democratic Party (United States) →
startTime	January 3, 1975 →

Referenced by (11)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Government in the Sunshine Act → National Science and Technology Policy, Organization, and Priorities Act of 1976 → Public Law 94-412 → Public Law 94-469 → Public Law 94-580 → Toxic Substances Control Act →	enactedBy
93rd United States Congress →	followedBy
Church Committee →	legislativeTerm
United States House Select Committee on Assassinations →	partOf
95th United States Congress →	precededBy
California's 11th congressional district →	representedIn