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    The 97th United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, composed of the United States Senate and...
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  • The 97th United States Congress began on January 3, 1981. There were 15 new senators (two Democrats, 13 Republicans) and 73 new representatives (21 Democrats...
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    Representatives on November 4, 1980, to elect members to serve in the 97th United States Congress. They coincided with the election of Ronald Reagan as president...
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  • This is a list of the United States Congresses, including their beginnings, endings, and the dates of their sessions. Each Congress lasts for two years...
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  • This is a chronological, but still incomplete, list of United States federal legislation. Congress has enacted approximately 200–600 statutes during each...
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  • This is a complete list of members of the United States Senate during the 97th United States Congress listed by seniority, from January 3, 1981, to January...
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    end of the 97th United States Congress in 1983, six United States representatives from 1983 until the end of the 107th United States Congress in 2003, seven...
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  • delivered before the 97th United States Congress in the Chamber of the United States House of Representatives in the United States Capitol. Presiding over...
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    The 98th United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, composed of the United States Senate and...
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    Economic Recovery Tax Act of 1981 (category 97th United States Congress)
    designed to encourage economic growth. The Act was enacted by the 97th US Congress and signed into law by US President Ronald Reagan. The Accelerated...
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  • 1981 State of the Union Address (category 97th United States Congress)
    President Jimmy Carter, the 39th president of the United States, to the 97th United States Congress in written format on January 16, 1981. In this address...
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    divisions of United States Congresses have played a central role on the organization and operations of both chambers of the United States Congress—the Senate...
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    Tax Equity and Fiscal Responsibility Act of 1982 (category 97th United States Congress)
    tripled, in TEFRA. President of the United States Ronald Reagan agreed to the tax hikes on the promise from Congress of a $3 reduction in spending for every...
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    Adolescent Family Life Act (category 97th United States Congress)
    The Adolescent Family Life Act (AFLA) is a United States federal law enacted during the Reagan Administration as part of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation...
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    legislative sub-organization in the United States Congress that handles a specific duty (rather than the general duties of Congress). Committee membership enables...
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    1980 to elect the state's two representatives to serve in the 97th United States Congress. Primary elections were held on June 3, 1980. Republicans held...
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    Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1981 (category 97th United States Congress)
    Reconciliation Act of 1981 is the federal budget enacted by the 97th United States Congress and signed into law by U.S. President Ronald Reagan. The bill...
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    Garn–St. Germain Depository Institutions Act (category 97th United States Congress)
    1982 (Pub. L.Tooltip Public Law (United States) 97–320, H.R. 6267, enacted October 15, 1982) is an Act of Congress that deregulated savings and loan...
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    Uniformed Services Former Spouses' Protection Act (category 97th United States Congress)
    government employees. Military divorce Qualified domestic relations order United States Code sections: Title 10, Armed Forces, Title 29, Labor, Title 37, Pay...
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    United States. No Senate special elections were held. In 1981, five special elections were held to fill vacancies to the 97th United States Congress....
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    Nuclear Waste Policy Act (category 97th United States Congress)
    The Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982 is a United States federal law which established a comprehensive national program for the safe, permanent disposal...
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    Coastal Barrier Resources Act (category 97th United States Congress)
    the United States was enacted into law by the 40th President of the United States Ronald Reagan on October 18, 1982. The United States Congress passed...
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    Orphan Drug Act of 1983 (category 97th United States Congress)
    drugs for treating rare diseases. They succeeded in getting the United States Congress to pass the Orphan Drug Act (ODA) in early 1983. Only thirty-eight...
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    Intelligence Identities Protection Act (category 97th United States Congress)
    Protection Act of 1982 (Pub. L.Tooltip Public Law (United States) 97–200, 50 U.S.C. §§ 421–426) is a United States federal law that makes it a federal crime for...
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    in the 97th United States Congress. First African American to serve in Congress from the Virgin Islands. First woman elected to serve in Congress from the...
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    United States elections 1982 United States gubernatorial elections 1982 United States Senate elections 97th United States Congress 98th United States...
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  • 118th United States Congress. The dean of the current delegation is Senator Ron Wyden, having served in the Senate since 1996 and in Congress since 1981...
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  • Job Training Partnership Act of 1982 (category 97th United States Congress)
    Tooltip Public Law (United States) 97–300, 29 U.S.C. § 1501, et seq.) was a United States federal law passed October 13, 1982, by Congress with regulations...
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  • is a complete list of members of the United States House of Representatives during the 97th United States Congress listed by seniority. As an historical...
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    No Net Cost Tobacco Act of 1982 (category 97th United States Congress)
    Gerhard; Woolley, John T. "Ronald Reagan: "Letter to the Chairman of the United States International Trade Commission on Tobacco Price Supports ," September...
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