80th United States Congress

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The 80th United States Congress (1947–1949) was the post–World War II Republican-controlled Congress notable for major Cold War-era legislation, including national security reorganization and the early framework of U.S. containment policy.

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Generate an image of the 80th United States Congress (The 80th United States Congress (1947–1949) was the post–World War II Republican-controlled Congress notable for major Cold War-era legislation, including national security reorganization and the early framework of U.S. containment policy.)

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80th United States Congress canonical 16

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Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf United States Congress ⓘ
bicameral legislature ⓘ
appliesToJurisdiction United States federal government ⓘ
chamber United States House of Representatives ⓘ
United States Senate ⓘ
city Washington, D.C. ⓘ
controlledBy Republican Party (United States) ⓘ
linked to: Republican Party
convenedBy Harry S. Truman ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
created Central Intelligence Agency ⓘ
National Security Council ⓘ
United States Air Force as a separate service ⓘ
United States Department of Defense ⓘ
endDate 1949-01-03 ⓘ
era post–World War II ⓘ
followedBy 81st United States Congress ⓘ
governmentBranch legislative branch of the United States federal government ⓘ
historicalContext early Cold War ⓘ
houseMajorityLeader Charles A. Halleck ⓘ
houseMajorityParty Republican Party (United States) ⓘ
linked to: Republican Party
houseMinorityLeader Sam Rayburn ⓘ
houseMinorityParty Democratic Party (United States) ⓘ
linked to: Democratic Party
implementedPolicy containment of Soviet Union ⓘ
jurisdiction federal lawmaking in the United States ⓘ
languageOfWork English ⓘ
legislativeTerm 1947–1949 ⓘ
meetingPlace United States Capitol ⓘ
nickname Do-Nothing Congress ⓘ
nicknameGivenBy Harry S. Truman ⓘ
notableFor Cold War-era legislation ⓘ
early framework of U.S. containment policy ⓘ
national security reorganization ⓘ
ordinalNumber 80 ⓘ
oversaw initial funding for European Recovery Program ⓘ
passed 22nd Amendment to the United States Constitution ⓘ
Marshall Plan enabling legislation ⓘ
National Security Act of 1947 ⓘ
Taft–Hartley Act ⓘ
precededBy 79th United States Congress ⓘ
presidentDuringTerm Harry S. Truman ⓘ
presidentOfTheSenate Alben W. Barkley ⓘ
senateMajorityLeader Wallace H. White Jr. ⓘ
senateMajorityParty Republican Party (United States) ⓘ
linked to: Republican Party
senateMinorityLeader Alben W. Barkley ⓘ
senateMinorityParty Democratic Party (United States) ⓘ
linked to: Democratic Party
speakerOfTheHouse Joseph W. Martin Jr. ⓘ
startDate 1947-01-03 ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

National Security Act of 1947 → legislativeSession → 80th United States Congress ⓘ
Public Law 80-253 → enactedBy → 80th United States Congress ⓘ
Portal-to-Portal Act of 1947 → enactedBy → 80th United States Congress ⓘ
81st United States Congress → precededBy → 80th United States Congress ⓘ
Do-Nothing Congress → refersTo → 80th United States Congress ⓘ
Do-Nothing Congress → appliedTo → 80th United States Congress ⓘ
79th United States Congress → followedBy → 80th United States Congress ⓘ
Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1948 → enactedIn → 80th United States Congress ⓘ
Public Law 80-242 → enactedDuring → 80th United States Congress ⓘ
Public Law 80-49 → congressNumber → 80th United States Congress ⓘ
Public Law 80-49 → enactedBy → 80th United States Congress ⓘ
California's 11th congressional district → representedIn → 80th United States Congress ⓘ
CA-13 → representedIn → 80th United States Congress ⓘ
1946 United States elections → legislativeTermAffected → 80th United States Congress ⓘ
Thomas Hale Boggs Sr. → servedIn → 80th United States Congress ⓘ
subject linked to: Thomas
Dennis Chávez → servedIn → 80th United States Congress ⓘ
subject linked to: Dionisio Chávez