108th United States Congress

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The 108th United States Congress was the federal legislature in session from 2003 to 2005, during which it enacted major post-9/11 security and intelligence reforms.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States Congress
bicameral legislature
considered Iraq War-related resolutions and appropriations
controlledBy Republican Party
surface form: Republican Party (United States)
convenesDuring George W. Bush
surface form: George W. Bush administration
country United States of America
created Office of the Director of National Intelligence
enacted Class Action Fairness Act (debated and partially advanced; final enactment in 109th)
Homeland Security-related legislation
Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004
Medicare Part D
surface form: Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act

PROTECT Act
Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act
endDate 2005-01-03
firstSessionEndDate 2003-12-09
firstSessionStartDate 2003-01-07
followedBy 109th United States Congress
hasChamber United States House of Representatives
United States Senate
hasMajorityInHouse Republican Party
surface form: Republican Party (United States)
hasMajorityInSenate Republican Party
surface form: Republican Party (United States)
hasMinorityPartyInHouse Democratic Party
surface form: Democratic Party (United States)
hasMinorityPartyInSenate Democratic Party
surface form: Democratic Party (United States)
hasWebsite https://www.congress.gov/congress/108th-congress
legislativeBodySizeHouse 435
legislativeBodySizeSenate 100
legislativeBranchOf United States government
surface form: federal government of the United States
legislativeFocus Iraq War funding
Medicare and prescription drugs
intelligence reform
national security
legislativeTermOf United States Congress
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Washington, D.C.
meetsIn United States Capitol
meetsUnderConstitution United States Constitution
ordinalNumber 108
oversaw post-9/11 intelligence community reforms
partOf post-9/11 era
precededBy 107th United States Congress
presidentDuringTerm George W. Bush
presidentOfTheSenate Dick Cheney
presidentProTemporeOfTheSenate Ted Stevens
secondSessionEndDate 2004-12-09
secondSessionStartDate 2004-01-20
sessionCount 2
speakerOfTheHouse Dennis Hastert
startDate 2003-01-03
usedForApportionment 2000 United States census

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IRTPA legislativeSession 108th United States Congress
Title II—Federal Bureau of Investigation enactedBy 108th United States Congress
Public Law 108-458 congressNumber 108th United States Congress
107th United States Congress followedBy 108th United States Congress
Dennis Hastert partOf 108th United States Congress
this entity surface form: 108th United States Congress (as Speaker)
109th United States Congress precededBy 108th United States Congress
California's 11th congressional district representedIn 108th United States Congress
Public Law 108-183 enactedBy 108th United States Congress
CA-13 representedIn 108th United States Congress
Public Law 108-21 congressNumber 108th United States Congress