77th United States Congress

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The 77th United States Congress was the federal legislature in session from 1941 to 1943 that guided the country through the early years of World War II, passing major wartime and domestic legislation.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States Congress
bicameral legislature
appliesToJurisdiction United States federal government
convenedDuring Franklin D. Roosevelt third term
country United States of America
declaredWarOn Bulgaria
Empire of Japan
linked to: Japan

Germany
Hungary
Italy
Romania
endTime 1943-01-03
followedBy 78th United States Congress
houseMajorityParty Democratic Party (United States)
linked to: Democratic Party
houseMinorityParty Republican Party (United States)
linked to: Republican Party
jurisdiction federal law of the United States
legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
United States Senate
legislativeFocus domestic economic regulation
national defense
taxation for war financing
wartime mobilization
legislativeSessionDuring World War II
legislativeTermNumber 77
location Washington, D.C.
meetingPlace United States Capitol
numberOfRepresentatives 435
numberOfSenators 96
partOf history of the United States federal government
partyControlHouse Democratic Party (United States)
linked to: Democratic Party
partyControlSenate Democratic Party (United States)
linked to: Democratic Party
passedLegislation Emergency Price Control Act of 1942
Japanese American internment–related statutes
Lend-Lease Act
linked to: Lend-Lease program

Revenue Act of 1942
Second War Powers Act
Selective Training and Service Act amendments
War Powers Act of 1941
precededBy 76th United States Congress
presidentDuringTerm Franklin D. Roosevelt
presidentProTempore Carter Glass
Pat Harrison
Walter F. George
respondedToEvent attack on Pearl Harbor
senateMajorityParty Democratic Party (United States)
linked to: Democratic Party
senateMinorityParty Republican Party (United States)
linked to: Republican Party
speakerOfTheHouse Sam Rayburn
startTime 1941-01-03
vicePresidentDuringTerm Henry A. Wallace

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Public Law 77-671 enactedBy 77th United States Congress
76th United States Congress followedBy 77th United States Congress
Emergency Price Control Act of 1942 enactedBy 77th United States Congress
United States Public Law 77-11 enactedBy 77th United States Congress
78th United States Congress precededBy 77th United States Congress
Dies Committee legislativeTerm 77th United States Congress
H.R. 1776 introducedInCongress 77th United States Congress