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    The 88th United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, composed of the United States Senate and...
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  • 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...
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  • This is a chronological, but still incomplete, list of United States federal legislation. Congress has enacted approximately 200–600 statutes during each...
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  • This is a complete list of members of the United States Senate during the 88th United States Congress listed by seniority, from January 3, 1963, to January...
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    The 1962 United States elections were held on November 6 to elect the members of the 88th United States Congress. The election occurred in the middle...
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  • 1964 State of the Union Address (category 88th United States Congress)
    president of the United States, on Wednesday, January 8, 1964, to the 88th United States Congress in the chamber of the United States House of Representatives...
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    The Clean Air Act (CAA) is the United States' primary federal air quality law, intended to reduce and control air pollution nationwide. Initially enacted...
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    Representatives on November 6, 1962, to elect members to serve in the 88th United States Congress. They occurred in the middle of President John F. Kennedy's term...
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    Economic Opportunity Act of 1964 (category 88th United States Congress)
    developing a bill to wage the war against poverty in the United States. The bill was presented to Congress in March, 1964. It was introduced in the House by...
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    Equal Pay Act of 1963 (category 88th United States Congress)
    Congress undertook two actions which broadened the scope of federal protection against wage discrimination on the basis of sex. First, the same 88th Congress...
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  • Revenue Act of 1964 (category United States federal legislation stubs)
    cut act proposed by President John F. Kennedy, passed by the 88th United States Congress, and signed into law by President Lyndon B. Johnson. The act...
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    Community Mental Health Act (category 88th United States Congress)
    Persons with Disabilities. Archived from the original on 2009-01-11. "S. 1576 (88th): An Act to provide assistance in combating mental retardation through grants...
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  • elected again to the 90th United States Congress, serving from 1967 to 1971 in Ohio's 1st district. Elected to the 88th Congress, serving from 1963 to 1971...
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    Gulf of Tonkin Resolution (category 88th United States Congress)
    Tooltip Public Law (United States) 88–408, 78 Stat. 384, enacted August 10, 1964, was a joint resolution that the United States Congress passed on August...
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  • Urban Mass Transportation Act of 1964 (category 88th United States Congress)
    The Urban Mass Transportation Act of 1964 (Pub. L.Tooltip Public Law (United States) 88–365, USC Title 49, Chapter 53 [1]) provided $375 million for large-scale...
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  • The 93rd United States Congress began on January 3, 1973. There were 11 new senators (six Democrats, five Republicans) and 68 new representatives (26 Democrats...
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    War on poverty (category 88th United States Congress)
    national poverty rate of around nineteen percent. The speech led the United States Congress to pass the Economic Opportunity Act, which established the Office...
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    The 89th United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, composed of the United States Senate and...
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    United States elections 1964 United States Senate elections 1964 United States gubernatorial elections 88th United States Congress 89th United States...
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    The 1962 United States Senate special election in Massachusetts was held on November 6, 1962. The election was won by Ted Kennedy, the youngest brother...
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  • is a complete list of members of the United States House of Representatives during the 88th United States Congress listed by seniority. As an historical...
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    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...
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    Wilderness Act (category 88th United States Congress)
    finally being enacted during the 88th Congress. The concept of developing a Federal Wilderness system through Congress began to be seriously explored in...
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  • The 91st United States Congress began on January 3, 1969. There were 12 new senators (four Democrats, eight Republicans) and 38 new representatives (19...
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    Civil Rights Act of 1964 (category 88th United States Congress)
    supplemented during later years. Congress asserted its authority to legislate under several different parts of the United States Constitution, principally its...
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    The 1964 United States Senate special election in Oklahoma took place on November 3, 1964. Democratic Senator Robert S. Kerr, who won re-election to his...
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    Let Us Continue (category 88th United States Congress)
    is a speech that 36th President of the United States Lyndon B. Johnson delivered to a joint session of Congress on November 27, 1963, five days after the...
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    Food Stamp Act of 1964 (category 88th United States Congress)
    article incorporates public domain material from Jasper Womach. Report for Congress: Agriculture: A Glossary of Terms, Programs, and Laws, 2005 Edition. Congressional...
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    All the Way (play) (category 88th United States Congress)
    President Lyndon B. Johnson's efforts to maneuver members of the 88th United States Congress to enact, and civil rights leaders including Martin Luther King...
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  • chronological, but incomplete, list of United States federal legislation passed by the 57th through 106th United States Congresses, between 1901 and 2001. For the...
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