89th United States Congress

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United States Congress bicameral legislature

The 89th United States Congress (1965–1967) was a historically significant session of the U.S. legislature known for passing landmark Great Society legislation, including major civil rights, health care, and education reforms.

Aliases (1)

Democratic Party supermajority (89th Congress) ×1

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	United States Congress → bicameral legislature →
controlledByPartyInHouse	Democratic Party (United States) →
controlledByPartyInSenate	Democratic Party (United States) →
country	United States of America →
endTime	1967-01-03 →
followedBy	90th United States Congress →
hasChamber	United States House of Representatives → United States Senate →
historicalPeriod	Great Society era →
legislativeFocus	civil rights enforcement → expansion of social welfare programs → war on poverty programs →
legislativeSessionOf	United States federal government →
legislativeTermNumber	89 →
locatedIn	Washington, D.C. →
majorityLeaderOfHouse	Carl Albert →
majorityLeaderOfSenate	Mike Mansfield →
meetsIn	United States Capitol →
notableFor	Great Society legislation → education reforms → health care reforms → major civil rights reforms →
numberOfSenators	100 →
numberOfVotingRepresentatives	435 →
partyMajorityInHouse	Democratic Party (United States) →
partyMajorityInSenate	Democratic Party (United States) →
passedAct	Appalachian Regional Development Act of 1965 → Child Nutrition Act of 1966 → Clean Waters Restoration Act amendments → Demonstration Cities and Metropolitan Development Act of 1966 → Department of Housing and Urban Development Act of 1965 → Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 → Freedom of Information Act of 1966 → Higher Education Act of 1965 → Highway Beautification Act of 1965 → Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965 → Medicaid (Title XIX of the Social Security Act) → Medicare (Title XVIII of the Social Security Act) → Model Cities program authorization → National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities Act of 1965 → National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 → National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act of 1966 → Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965 → Voting Rights Act of 1965 →
precededBy	88th United States Congress →
presidentDuringTerm	Lyndon B. Johnson →
presidentOfTheSenate	Hubert H. Humphrey →
speakerOfTheHouse	John W. McCormack →
startTime	1965-01-03 →

Referenced by (11)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Demonstration Cities and Metropolitan Development Act of 1966 → Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 → National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities Act of 1965 → Pub.L. 89–110 → Public Law 89-665 → Public Law 89-97 → Voting Rights Act of 1965 →	enactedBy
88th United States Congress →	followedBy
Housing and Urban Development Act of 1965 →	introducedDuring
Johnson administration ("Democratic Party supermajority (89th Congress)") →	majorityInCongress
California's 11th congressional district →	representedIn