"No. I'd rather run the Pentagon from up here." - Rep. Carl Vinson (D-GA) (above), the House Armed Services Committee Chairman, when asked about serving as President Truman's Secretary of Defense.
81st Congress (1949-1951)
President: Harry S. Truman (D-MO)
House Majority Party: Democrat
House Majority Seats: 263 out of 435
House Speaker: Rep. Sam Rayburn (D-TX)
Enactments:
Compensation Increase
Executive Reorganization
Central Intelligence Agency of 1949
Agriculture Appropriations Act of 1949
Legislative Branch Appropriations Act of 1949
Housing Act
National Security Act Amendments
Mutual Defense Assistance Act of 1949
Fair Labor Standards Act Amendments
Classification Act of 1949
Agricultural Act of 1949
Uniform Code of Military Justice Act
National Science Foundation Act
Vice President: Alben Barkley (D-KY)
Senate Majority Party: Democrat
Senate Majority Seats: 49 out of 96
Senate Majority Floor Leader: Sen. Scott Lucas (D-IL)
Enactments (cont):
Foreign Economic Assistance Act
Guam Organic Act
Fish Restoration Act
Social Security Amendments of 1950
Defense Production Act of 1950
Budget and Accounting Procedures Act of 1950
Revenue Act of 1950
McCarran Internal Security Act
Performance Rating Act of 1950
Excess Profits Tax Act
Federal Civil Defense Act of 1950