Above: Sen. Robert Taft (R-OH)
80th Congress (1947-1949)
President: Harry S. Truman (D-MO)
House Majority Party: Republican
House Majority Seats: 246 out of 435
House Speaker: Rep. Joseph W. Martin (R-MA)
Enactments:
Portal-to-Portal Act of 1947
Greek-Turkish Aid
Foreign Relief Act
Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) of 1947
Presidential Succession Plan
Pacific Island Trust
Smith-Mundt Act
Income Tax Reduction
Civil Air Patrol Act
Vice President: (none)
Senate Majority Party: Democrat
Senate Majority Seats: 51 out of 96
Senate Majority Floor Leader: Sen. Wallace White (R-ME)
Enactments (cont):
Legislative Branch Appropriations Act of 1948
Agriculture Appropriations Act of 1948
The Selective Service Act of 1948
Displaced Persons Act
Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act of 1948
Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1948
War Claims Act of 1948
Price Supports Agriculture Act of 1948
Foreign Aid Appropriations Act of 1948
22nd Amendment