82nd United States Congress

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The 82nd United States Congress was the federal legislature of the U.S. that met from 1951 to 1953 during the early years of the Cold War and the presidency of Harry S. Truman.

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82nd United States Congress canonical 8
82nd United States Senate 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States Congress
bicameral legislature
appliesToJurisdiction United States of America
considered Cold War defense appropriations
foreign aid and containment policy measures
legislation related to the Korean War
convenedBy Harry S. Truman
convenedDuring Korean War
country United States of America
endTime 1953-01-03
federalCongressNumber 82
firstSessionEnd 1951-10-20
firstSessionStart 1951-01-03
followed 81st United States Congress
followedBy 83rd United States Congress
hasMemberChamber 82nd United States House of Representatives
82nd United States Senate
hasPart United States House of Representatives
United States Senate
houseMajorityParty Democratic Party (United States)
linked to: Democratic Party
houseMinorityParty Republican Party (United States)
linked to: Republican Party
languageOfWorkOrName English
legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
United States Senate
legislativeBranchOf Federal government of the United States
legislativeSessionCount 2
legislativeTermOf United States Congress
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Washington, D.C.
meetsIn United States Capitol
meetsUnderConstitution United States Constitution
numberOfSenators 96
numberOfVotingRepresentatives 435
ordinalNumber 82
partOf Cold War era
linked to: Cold War
precededByElection 1950 United States elections
presidentDuringTerm Harry S. Truman
secondSessionEnd 1952-07-03
secondSessionStart 1952-01-08
senateMajorityParty Democratic Party (United States)
linked to: Democratic Party
senateMinorityParty Republican Party (United States)
linked to: Republican Party
senatePresident Alben W. Barkley
speakerOfTheHouse Sam Rayburn
startTime 1951-01-03
succeededByElection 1952 United States elections
timePeriod early 1950s

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81st United States Congress followedBy 82nd United States Congress
83rd United States Congress precededBy 82nd United States Congress
82nd United States Congress hasMemberChamber 82nd United States Senate
linked to: 82nd United States Congress
Pub.L. 82–414 enactedBy 82nd United States Congress
California's 11th congressional district representedIn 82nd United States Congress
1951 State of the Union Address legislativeSession 82nd United States Congress
CA-13 representedIn 82nd United States Congress
McCarran–Walter Act historicalEra 82nd United States Congress