88th Congress (1963-1965)
President: John F. Kennedy (D-MA) /
Lyndon B. Johnson (D-TX)
House Majority Party: Democrat
House Majority Seats: 258 out of 435
House Speaker: Rep. John W. McCormack (D-MA)
Vice President: Lyndon B. Johnson (D-TX) /
(none)
Senate Majority Party: Democrat
Senate Majority Seats: 66 out of 100
Senate Majority Leader: Sen. Mike Mansfield (D-MT)
Above: Senator Claire Engle (D-CA). Unable to speak on account of a brain tumor, Engle pointed to his eye to vote in favor of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. He died just over a month later.
Enactments:
Equal Pay Act
Aid to Medical Schools
Mental Retardation Facilities and Community Mental Health Centers Construction Act of 1963
Higher Education Facilities Act of 1963
Clean Air Act
Vocational Education Act of 1963
Legislative Branch Appropriations Act of 1963
Agriculture Appropriations Act of 1963
Revenue Act of 1964
Presidential Transition Act
Agricultural Act of 1964
Civil Rights Act of 1964 Prompt Sheet
Enactments (cont):
Urban Mass Transportation Act
Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
Economic Opportunity Act of 1964
Legislative Branch Appropriations Act of 1964
Executive Branch Appropriations Act of 1964
Food Stamp Act of 1964
Agriculture Appropriations Act of 1964
Wilderness Act of 1964
Land and Water Conservation Fund Act
Nurse Training Act of 1964