85th Congress (1957-1959)
President: Dwight D. Eisenhower (R-KS)
House Majority Party: Democrat
House Majority Seats: 232 out of 435
House Speaker: Rep. Sam Rayburn (D-TX)
Vice President: Richard M. Nixon (R-CA)
Senate Majority Party: Democrat
Senate Majority Seats: 49 out of 96
Senate Majority Leader: Sen. Lyndon B. Johnson (D-TX)
Above: Judiciary Committee Chairman, Rep. Emanuel Celler (D-NY).
Enactments:
Middle East Resolution
Labor, Health and Welfare Appropriations Act of 1957
Legislative Branch Appropriations Act of 1957
Agriculture Appropriations Act of 1957
Airways Modernization Act of 1958
Price-Anderson Nuclear Industries Indemnity Act
Civil Rights Act of 1957 Prompt Sheet
Advanced Research Projects Agency Created
Agriculture Appropriations Act of 1958
Outdoor Recreation Resources Review Act
Corporate and Excise Tax Extension
Alaska Admitted to the Union
Small Business Act Amendments
National Aeronautics and Space Act of 1958
Enactments (cont):
Legislative Branch Appropriations Act of 1958
Department of Defense Reorganization
Transportation Act of 1958
Trade Agreements Extension Act of 1958
Small Business Investment Act
Federal Aviation Act
Former Presidents Act
Creation of the Office of Civil and Defense Mobilization
The Agricultural Act of 1958
Welfare and Pension Plans Disclosure Act
Social Security Amendments of 1958
National Defense Education Act of 1958 | Prompt Sheet
Food Additives Amendment