85th United States Congress

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The 85th United States Congress was the federal legislature of the U.S. that met from 1957 to 1959 during the Eisenhower administration, enacting key civil rights and Cold War-era legislation.

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instanceOf United States Congress
bicameral legislature
adjournsOn 1959-01-03
convenesOn 1957-01-03
country United States of America
firstSessionEnd 1957-11-07
firstSessionStart 1957-01-03
followedBy 86th United States Congress
follows 84th United States Congress
hasComponent United States House of Representatives
United States Senate
hasSession First session of the 85th United States Congress
Second session of the 85th United States Congress
HouseMajorityLeader John W. McCormack
HouseMinorityLeader Joseph W. Martin Jr.
legislativeFocus Cold War policy
civil rights legislation
defense reorganization
education and science funding
highway and infrastructure funding
legislativeTermEnd 1959-01-03
legislativeTermStart 1957-01-03
legislatureFor federal government of the United States
locatedIn Washington, D.C.
meetsAfter 1956 United States elections
meetsDuringPresidencyOf Dwight D. Eisenhower
meetsIn United States Capitol
numberOfSenators 96
numberOfVotingRepresentatives 435
ordinalNumber 85
partyControlHouse Democratic Party
partyControlSenate Democratic Party
passes Bank Holding Company Act of 1956 amendments
Civil Rights Act of 1957
Civil Rights Commission authorization
Defense Reorganization Act of 1958
Federal-Aid Highway Act amendments
Housing Act of 1957
Mutual Security Act authorizations
National Defense Education Act
Small Business Act of 1958
PresidentOfSenate Richard Nixon
secondSessionEnd 1958-08-24
secondSessionStart 1958-01-07
SenateMajorityLeader Lyndon B. Johnson
SenateMinorityLeader William F. Knowland
SpeakerOfTheHouse Sam Rayburn
timePeriod 1957–1959

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86th United States Congress precededBy 85th United States Congress
Civil Rights Act of 1957 enactedBy 85th United States Congress
National Aeronautics and Space Act enactedBy 85th United States Congress
84th United States Congress followedBy 85th United States Congress
Federal Aviation Act of 1958 enactedBy 85th United States Congress
85th United States Congress hasSession Second session of the 85th United States Congress
linked to: 85th United States Congress
Public Law 85-568 congressNumber 85th United States Congress
National Defense Education Act enactedBy 85th United States Congress
California's 11th congressional district representedIn 85th United States Congress
LXXXIV United States Congress followedBy Eighty-fifth United States Congress
subject linked to: LXXXIV
linked to: 85th United States Congress
Public Law 85-726 enactedBy 85th United States Congress
CA-13 representedIn 85th United States Congress
NDEA enactedBy 85th United States Congress
Public Law 85-864 enactedBy 85th United States Congress
William A. Blakley legislativeTerm 85th United States Congress