83rd United States Congress

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United States Congress bicameral legislature

The 83rd United States Congress was the federal legislative body in session from 1953 to 1955 during President Dwight D. Eisenhower’s first term, notable for major Cold War–era legislation and domestic policy initiatives.

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	United States Congress → bicameral legislature →
chamberType	lower house for House of Representatives → upper house for Senate →
coincidesWithPresidencyOf	Dwight D. Eisenhower →
constitutionalBasis	Article I of the United States Constitution →
convenesUnderConstitution	United States Constitution →
country	United States of America →
endDate	1955-01-03 →
federalCongressNumber	83 →
firstSessionStartYear	1953 →
followedBy	84th United States Congress →
governmentTypeContext	representative democracy →
hasChamber	United States House of Representatives → United States Senate →
hasLegislativeAuthorityOver	federal law of the United States →
historicalEra	Cold War →
isPartOf	history of the United States Congress →
languageOfRecord	English →
legislativeBranchOf	federal government of the United States →
legislativeFocus	domestic infrastructure → economic policy → national security →
legislativeOutputForm	concurrent resolutions → joint resolutions → private laws → public laws →
legislativePowersInclude	power of the purse → power to declare war → power to regulate interstate commerce → power to tax →
legislativeTermOf	United States Congress →
locatedIn	Washington, D.C. →
meetsDuringConflict	Cold War →
meetsIn	United States Capitol →
notableFor	Cold War–era legislation → domestic policy initiatives →
ordinalNumber	83 →
oversightRoleOver	executive branch of the United States → federal agencies →
partyControlOfHouse	Republican Party →
partyControlOfSenate	Republican Party →
politicalContext	early Eisenhower administration →
precededBy	82nd United States Congress →
presidentialTermContext	first term of Dwight D. Eisenhower →
secondSessionStartYear	1954 →
sessionCount	2 →
startDate	1953-01-03 →
timePeriod	1950s in the United States →

Referenced by (4)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Atomic Energy Act of 1954 →	enactedBy
82nd United States Congress →	followedBy
84th United States Congress →	precededBy
California's 11th congressional district →	representedIn