104th United States Congress

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The 104th United States Congress was the federal legislature in session from 1995 to 1997, notable for Republican control of both chambers under Speaker Newt Gingrich and the push for the "Contract with America."

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States Congress ⓘ
bicameral legislature ⓘ
adjournedOn 1997-01-03 ⓘ
chamberControl (House) Republican Party (United States) ⓘ
linked to: Republican Party
chamberControl (Senate) Republican Party (United States) ⓘ
linked to: Republican Party
chamberCount 2 ⓘ
compositionCharacterizedAs divided government at federal level ⓘ
controlledBy Republican Party (United States) ⓘ
linked to: Republican Party
convenedOn 1995-01-03 ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
endDate 1997-01-03 ⓘ
firstSessionStart 1995-01-03 ⓘ
followedBy 105th United States Congress ⓘ
hasPart United States House of Representatives ⓘ
United States Senate ⓘ
houseMajorityLeader Dick Armey ⓘ
linked to: Richard Armey
houseMajorityWhip Tom DeLay ⓘ
houseMinorityLeader Dick Gephardt ⓘ
linked to: Richard Gephardt
implementedAgenda Contract with America ⓘ
jurisdiction federal law of the United States ⓘ
languageOfRecord English ⓘ
legislativeBody federal government of the United States ⓘ
legislativeSessionCount 2 ⓘ
legislativeTermOf United States Congress ⓘ
locatedIn Washington, D.C. ⓘ
metIn United States Capitol ⓘ
notableFor Contract with America ⓘ
Republican Revolution ⓘ
numberOfSenators 100 ⓘ
numberOfVotingRepresentatives 435 ⓘ
ordinalNumber 104 ⓘ
precededBy 103rd United States Congress ⓘ
presidentOfTheSenate Al Gore ⓘ
linked to: Albert Gore, Jr.
presidentOfTheSenateParty Democratic Party (United States) ⓘ
linked to: Democratic Party
presidentPartyDuringTerm Democratic Party (United States) ⓘ
linked to: Democratic Party
presidentProTemporeOfTheSenate Strom Thurmond ⓘ
presidentProTemporeParty Republican Party (United States) ⓘ
linked to: Republican Party
secondSessionStart 1996-01-03 ⓘ
senateMajorityLeader Bob Dole ⓘ
Trent Lott ⓘ
senateMajorityWhip Don Nickles ⓘ
Trent Lott ⓘ
senateMinorityLeader Tom Daschle ⓘ
speakerOfTheHouse Newt Gingrich ⓘ
speakerParty Republican Party (United States) ⓘ
linked to: Republican Party
startDate 1995-01-03 ⓘ
timePeriod 1990s ⓘ
typeOfLegislature full-time legislature ⓘ
underPresident Bill Clinton ⓘ

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103rd United States Congress → followedBy → 104th United States Congress ⓘ
Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 → introducedBy → Republican-controlled 104th United States Congress ⓘ
linked to: 104th United States Congress
PRWORA → congressNumber → 104th United States Congress ⓘ
Comprehensive Methamphetamine Control Act of 1996 → enactedIn → 104th United States Congress ⓘ
California's 11th congressional district → representedIn → 104th United States Congress ⓘ
National Highway System Designation Act of 1995 → enactedBy → 104th United States Congress ⓘ
Public Law 104-191 → enactedBy → 104th United States Congress ⓘ
Ron Dellums → parliamentaryTerm → 104th United States Congress ⓘ
CA-13 → representedIn → 104th United States Congress ⓘ
Public Law 104-193 → congressNumber → 104th United States Congress ⓘ
Clinger–Cohen Act of 1996 → congressNumber → 104th United States Congress ⓘ
Telecommunications Act of 1996 → legislativeSession → 104th United States Congress ⓘ
Public Law 104-106 → enactedBy → 104th United States Congress ⓘ
105th United States Congress → precededBy → 104th United States Congress ⓘ
Public Law 104-208 → enactedBy → 104th United States Congress ⓘ
Public Law 104-208 → congressSession → 104th Congress, 2nd Session ⓘ
linked to: 104th United States Congress
IIRIRA → enactedBy → 104th United States Congress ⓘ
ICCTA → legislativeSession → 104th United States Congress ⓘ
Presidio Trust Act → enactedBy → 104th United States Congress ⓘ
Robert Laurence Barr Jr. → partOf → United States Congress, 104th ⓘ
linked to: 104th United States Congress
House Resolution 6 (104th Congress) → congressNumber → 104th Congress ⓘ
linked to: 104th United States Congress
House Resolution 6 (104th Congress) → timePeriodInForce → 104th Congress ⓘ
linked to: 104th United States Congress
FAIR Act of 1996 → legislativeSession → 104th United States Congress ⓘ
Public Law 104-127 → congressNumber → 104th United States Congress ⓘ
Republican Revolution → followedBy → 104th United States Congress ⓘ
OR-05 → representedIn → 104th United States Congress ⓘ
Senior Citizens Fairness Act proposal → pointInTime → 104th United States Congress ⓘ
Public Law 104-290 → enactedBy → 104th United States Congress ⓘ
Spencer Bachus → servedInCongressNumber → 104th United States Congress ⓘ