86th Congress (1959-1961)
President: Dwight D. Eisenhower (R-KS)
House Majority Party: Democrat
House Majority Seats: 282 out of 435
House Speaker: Rep. Sam Rayburn (D-TX)
Vice President: Richard M. Nixon (R-CA)
Senate Majority Party: Democrat
Senate Majority Seats: 65 out of 100
Senate Majority Leader: Sen. Lyndon B. Johnson (D-TX)
"If you [want] to pass a bill to legalize prostitution, you call it a reform bill and you can get it through the House in 30 minutes." - Rep. Wayne Hays (D-OH) (above)
Enactments:
Hawaii Admitted to the Union
Executive Branch Appropriations Act of 1959
Agriculture Appropriations Act of 1959
Legislative Branch Appropriations Act of 1959
Veterans' Pension Act of 1959
Landrum-Griffin Act
Agricultural Trade and Development Assistance Extension Act
Housing Act of 1959
Federal Employees Health Benefits Act
Mutual Security Appropriations Act of 1959
Civil Rights Act of 1960
Enactments (cont):
Mutual Security Act Amendments
Multiple Use Sustained Yield Act of 1960
Agriculture Appropriations Act of 1960
International Development Associations Act
Stella Missouri Property Army Lease Act
Legislative Branch Appropriations Act of 1960
Social Security Amendments
Area Redevelopment Act of 1960
Twenty-third Amendment