88th United States Congress
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 the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, D.C., from January 3, 1963, to January 3, 1965, during the final months of the presidency of John F. Kennedy, and the first years of the presidency of his successor, Lyndon B. Johnson. The apportionment of seats in this House of Representatives was based on the 1960 United States census, and the number of members was again 435.
Both chambers maintained a Democratic majority - including a filibuster-proof supermajority in the Senate - and with President Kennedy, the Democrats maintained an overall federal government trifecta.
To date, this is the earliest Congress with members still living: Don Fuqua, Alec G. Olson, and William J. Green III.Major events
- November 22, 1963: Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson became President of the United States on the death of President John F. Kennedy.
- March 30 – June 10, 1964: The longest filibuster in the history of the Senate was waged against the Civil Rights Act of 1964, with 57 days of debate over a 73-day period. It ended when the Senate voted 71–29 to invoke cloture, with the filibuster carried out by southern members of the Democratic Party, the first successful cloture motion on a civil rights bill.
- August 2–4, 1964: Gulf of Tonkin Incident
- November 3, 1964: President Lyndon Johnson is elected to a full term in the 1964 United States Presidential election, defeating Republican nominee Barry Goldwater.
Major legislation
- June 10, 1963: Equal Pay Act,
- October 17, 1963: Department of Defense Appropriations Act,
- October 31, 1963: Community Mental Health Centers Act,, title II, including Mental Retardation Facilities Construction Act
- December 17, 1963: Clean Air Act,
- July 2, 1964: Civil Rights Act of 1964,
- July 9, 1964: Urban Mass Transportation Act of 1964,
- August 7, 1964: Tonkin Gulf Resolution,
- August 20, 1964: Economic Opportunity Act of 1964,
- August 31, 1964: Food Stamp Act of 1964,
- September 3, 1964: Wilderness Act,
- September 4, 1964: Nurse Training Act,
- 1964: Library Services and Construction Act
Constitutional amendments
- January 23, 1964: Twenty-fourth Amendment to the United States Constitution, prohibiting both Congress and the states from conditioning the right to vote in federal elections on payment of a poll tax or other types of tax, was ratified by the requisite number of states to become part of the Constitution
Party summary
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Senate
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