82nd Congress (1951-1953)
President: Harry S. Truman (D-MO)
House Majority Party: Democrat
House Majority Seats: 235 out of 435
House Speaker: Rep. Sam Rayburn (D-TX)
Vice President: Alben Barkley (D-KY)
Senate Majority Party: Democrat
Senate Majority Seats: 49 out of 96
Senate Majority Floor Leader: Sen. Ernest McFarland (D-AZ)
Above: Senator Pat McCarran (D-AZ).
Enactments:
India Emergency Food Aid Act
Reciprocal Trade Act Extension
Defense Production Act Amendments of 1951
Agriculture Appropriations Act of 1951
Mutual Security Act of 1951
Legislative Branch Appropriations Act of 1951
War with Germany Termination
Revenue Act of 1951
Mutual Defense Assistance Control Act
Mutual Security Act of 1952
Enactments (cont):
McCarran-Walter Act
Puerto Rice Constitution
Agriculture Appropriations Act of 1952
Legislative Branch Appropriations Act of 1952
Veterans Readjustment Assistance Act
Federal Coal Mine Safety Act Amendments
Wire Fraud Act of 1952
Social Security Increase