100th United States Congress

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United States Congress bicameral legislature

The 100th United States Congress was the federal legislature in session from 1987 to 1989 during the presidencies of Ronald Reagan and George H. W. Bush, notable for major debates on budget policy, foreign affairs, and social issues.

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	United States Congress → bicameral legislature →
appliesLegalSystem	United States law →
appliesToJurisdiction	United States federal government →
chamberType	bicameral →
convenesUnder	United States Constitution →
country	United States of America →
duringPresidencyOf	George H. W. Bush → Ronald Reagan →
electionForHouseMembers	1986 United States House of Representatives elections →
electionForSenateClass	1986 United States Senate elections →
firstSessionEnd	December 22, 1987 →
firstSessionStart	January 6, 1987 →
followedBy	101st United States Congress →
governmentType	representative democracy →
hasAuthorityOver	domestic social policy legislation → federal budget → foreign policy oversight →
hasPart	United States House of Representatives → United States Senate →
houseMajorityParty	Democratic Party →
houseMembership	435 →
houseMinorityParty	Republican Party →
jurisdiction	federal lawmaking →
languageOfWork	English →
legalForm	legislative body →
legislativeBranchOf	federal government of the United States →
legislativeTermEnd	January 3, 1989 →
legislativeTermStart	January 3, 1987 →
locatedIn	Washington, D.C. →
meetsIn	United States Capitol →
meetsInBuilding	Capitol Building →
notableFor	budget policy debates → foreign affairs debates → social policy debates →
ordinalNumber	100 →
partOfSeries	Congresses of the United States →
precededBy	99th United States Congress →
secondSessionEnd	October 22, 1988 →
secondSessionStart	January 25, 1988 →
senateMajorityParty	Democratic Party →
senateMembership	100 →
senateMinorityParty	Republican Party →
sessionNumber	first session → second session →
usesVotingSystem	simple majority voting in each chamber →

Referenced by (4)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Public Law 100-690 →	enactedBy
99th United States Congress →	followedBy
101st United States Congress →	follows
California's 11th congressional district →	representedIn