81st United States Congress

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United States Congress bicameral legislature

The 81st United States Congress was the federal legislative body in session from 1949 to 1951 during President Harry S. Truman’s administration, notable for advancing key Fair Deal domestic policies.

Aliases (2)

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	United States Congress → bicameral legislature →
appliesToJurisdiction	United States federal jurisdiction →
associatedWith	Fair Deal →
composedOf	members elected in the 1948 United States elections →
consideredProgram	Fair Deal domestic agenda →
convenedBy	Harry S. Truman →
country	United States of America →
endDate	1951-01-03 →
firstSessionEndDate	1949-10-19 →
firstSessionStartDate	1949-01-03 →
followedBy	82nd United States Congress →
governmentBranch	legislative branch of the United States →
hasAuthorityOver	federal budget for fiscal years 1950 and 1951 →
hasChamber	United States House of Representatives → United States Senate →
jurisdiction	federal law of the United States →
languageOfWork	English →
legislativeBodyOf	federal government of the United States →
legislativePeriodNumber	1st session of the 81st Congress → 2nd session of the 81st Congress →
legislativeTerm	1949–1951 →
legislatureNumber	81 →
locatedIn	Washington, D.C. →
meetsIn	United States Capitol →
meetsUnder	United States Constitution →
notableFor	advancing elements of the Fair Deal →
numberOfSenators	96 →
numberOfVotingRepresentatives	435 →
ordinalNumber	81 →
partOf	history of the United States Congress →
partyControlHouse	Democratic Party (United States) →
partyControlSenate	Democratic Party (United States) →
passedLegislation	Fair Labor Standards Amendments of 1949 → Housing Act of 1949 → National Science Foundation Act amendments → North Atlantic Treaty (NATO ratification) →
precededBy	80th United States Congress →
presidentDuringTerm	Harry S. Truman →
presidentOfTheSenate	Alben W. Barkley →
presidentProTempore	Kenneth McKellar →
secondSessionEndDate	1950-12-29 →
secondSessionStartDate	1950-01-03 →
sessionCount	2 →
speakerOfTheHouse	Sam Rayburn →
startDate	1949-01-03 →
timeInOfficeOverlaps	Truman administration →

Referenced by (18)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Central Intelligence Agency Act of 1949 → National Science Foundation Act of 1950 → Public Law 600 → Public Law 81-171 ("81st Congress") →	congressNumber
Defense Production Act of 1950 → Housing Act of 1949 → Public Law 81-110 → Public Law 81-171 →	enactedBy
80th United States Congress → 80th United States Congress →	followedBy
1950 State of the Union Address → Social Security Amendments of 1950 →	legislativeSession
Agricultural Act of 1949 →	enactedIn
82nd United States Congress →	followed
Public Law 81-171 ("Session laws of the 81st United States Congress") →	isPartOf
Public Law 81-171 →	legislativeBody
California's 11th congressional district →	representedIn
1949 State of the Union Address →	timePeriodOfEvent