• Thumbnail for 79th United States Congress
    The 79th United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, composed of the United States Senate and...
    102 KB (1,296 words) - 03:12, 5 March 2024
  • This is a list of the United States Congresses, including their beginnings, endings, and the dates of their sessions. Each Congress lasts for two years...
    31 KB (130 words) - 10:42, 2 February 2024
  • This is a complete list of members of the United States Senate during the 79th United States Congress listed by seniority, from January 3, 1945, to January...
    23 KB (394 words) - 14:25, 13 April 2024
  • This is a chronological, but still incomplete, list of United States federal legislation. Congress has enacted approximately 200–600 statutes during each...
    19 KB (765 words) - 22:57, 26 March 2024
  • McCarran–Ferguson Act (category 79th United States Congress)
    to a limited extent. The 79th Congress passed the McCarran–Ferguson Act in 1945 after the Supreme Court ruled in United States v. South-Eastern Underwriters...
    15 KB (1,777 words) - 02:06, 24 January 2024
  • Thumbnail for Atomic Energy Act of 1946
    determined how the United States would control and manage the nuclear technology it had jointly developed with its World War II allies, the United Kingdom and...
    25 KB (2,967 words) - 06:00, 28 March 2024
  • Thumbnail for 79th Infantry Division (United States)
    The 79th Infantry Division (formerly known as the 79th Division) was an infantry formation of the United States Army Reserve in World Wars I and II. Since...
    25 KB (2,983 words) - 04:05, 24 April 2024
  • Thumbnail for 1944 United States House of Representatives elections
    United States House of Representatives elections were elections for the United States House of Representatives to elect members to serve in the 79th United...
    217 KB (455 words) - 02:16, 8 April 2024
  • Thumbnail for Hill–Burton Act
    Hill–Burton Act (category United States federal health legislation)
    Hill–Burton Act, is a U.S. federal law passed in 1946, during the 79th United States Congress. It was sponsored by Senator Harold Burton of Ohio and Senator...
    10 KB (1,276 words) - 01:46, 14 February 2024
  • Thumbnail for Lanham Act
    Lanham Act (category 79th United States Congress)
    The Lanham (Trademark) Act (Pub. L.Tooltip Public Law (United States) 79–489, 60 Stat. 427, enacted July 5, 1946, codified at 15 U.S.C. § 1051 et seq...
    18 KB (1,868 words) - 00:24, 20 April 2024
  • 1946 State of the Union Address (category 79th United States Congress)
    the 33rd President of the United States, Harry S. Truman, on Monday, January 21, 1946, to the 79th United States Congress. It was written by Samuel Rosenman...
    4 KB (376 words) - 06:54, 13 March 2024
  • War Brides Act (category 79th United States Congress)
    should be able to bring their wives and families home to the United States with them. Many Congress members also believed that the proposed War Brides legislation...
    11 KB (1,477 words) - 12:07, 28 April 2024
  • Thumbnail for Party divisions of United States Congresses
    divisions of United States Congresses have played a central role on the organization and operations of both chambers of the United States Congress—the Senate...
    62 KB (2,225 words) - 00:43, 2 December 2023
  • Thumbnail for 112th United States Congress
    The 112th United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, from January 3, 2011, until January...
    155 KB (3,649 words) - 20:52, 23 March 2024
  • 1945 State of the Union Address (category 79th United States Congress)
    Address was given to the 79th United States Congress on Saturday, January 6, 1945, by the 32nd President of the United States, Franklin D. Roosevelt. It...
    3 KB (191 words) - 07:49, 16 March 2024
  • Thumbnail for Fleet admiral (United States)
    Admiral for the United States Navy; to establish the grade of General of the Army, and for other purposes. "Public Law 333, 79th Congress". Frequently Asked...
    18 KB (1,999 words) - 00:42, 6 May 2024
  • is a complete list of members of the United States House of Representatives during the 79th United States Congress listed by seniority. As an historical...
    90 KB (245 words) - 14:52, 6 June 2023
  • Thumbnail for National Mental Health Act
    National Mental Health Act (category 79th United States Congress)
    Families (4 September 2011). "A Brief History of Mental Health in the United States, 1773-1982" (DOC). Technical Assistance Partnership for Child and Family...
    9 KB (670 words) - 16:20, 14 November 2023
  • Thumbnail for Federal Airport Act of 1946
    Federal Airport Act of 1946 (category 79th United States Congress)
    legislation was passed by the 79th United States Congressional session and enacted into law by the 33rd President of the United States Harry Truman on May 13...
    19 KB (341 words) - 20:58, 7 January 2024
  • Thumbnail for National School Lunch Act
    National School Lunch Act (category 79th United States Congress)
    Russell National School Lunch Act (79 P.L. 396, 60 Stat. 230) is a 1946 United States federal law that created the National School Lunch Program (NSLP) to...
    34 KB (4,084 words) - 23:42, 27 February 2024
  • Thumbnail for 1946 United States Senate elections in Ohio
    The 1946 United States Senate elections in Ohio was held on November 5, 1946, alongside a concurrent special election to the same seat. Former Republican...
    6 KB (259 words) - 04:40, 5 September 2023
  • Thumbnail for 1946 United States Senate elections in California
    The two 1946 United States Senate elections in California were held concurrently on November 5, 1946. After incumbent Republican Senator Hiram Johnson...
    10 KB (237 words) - 02:20, 21 March 2024
  • Thumbnail for State funerals in the United States
    Unknown Soldier of World War I, it was decided in June 1946 by the 79th United States Congress that a state funeral and burial in Arlington National Cemetery...
    103 KB (11,259 words) - 11:25, 1 May 2024
  • Thumbnail for Fulbright Act of 1946
    Fulbright Act of 1946 (category 79th United States Congress)
    1440". 79th Congressional Record of United States Senate. U.S. Congress.gov. September 27, 1945. pp. 9043–9044. 60th United States Congress, First Session...
    20 KB (1,662 words) - 22:03, 4 May 2024
  • Thumbnail for 1946 United States House of Representatives elections
    election (the Richard Nixon-Jerry Voorhis race) 79th United States Congress 80th United States Congress September 9, 1946 in Maine Leuchtenburg, William...
    222 KB (595 words) - 01:26, 23 March 2024
  • Information". bioguide.congress.gov. Bioguide. Martis, Kenneth C. (1989). The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress. New York: Macmillan...
    314 KB (1,110 words) - 15:32, 4 May 2024
  • chronological, but incomplete, list of United States federal legislation passed by the 57th through 106th United States Congresses, between 1901 and 2001. For the...
    86 KB (17,611 words) - 09:08, 30 April 2024
  • 118th United States Congress. The dean of the current delegation is Senator Ron Wyden, having served in the Senate since 1996 and in Congress since 1981...
    29 KB (146 words) - 23:04, 6 May 2024
  • Wagner-Murray-Dingell Bill (category Healthcare reform in the United States)
    Representative John D. Dingell, Sr. (D-Michigan) introduced it to the 79th United States Congress on November 19, 1945. The bill, part of President Truman 's Fair...
    2 KB (249 words) - 00:40, 22 July 2023
  • Thumbnail for United States Army
    War, the Congress of the Confederation created the United States Army on 3 June 1784 to replace the disbanded Continental Army. The United States Army considers...
    160 KB (12,601 words) - 03:16, 1 May 2024