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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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  • 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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  • 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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  • This is a list of the several United States Congresses, since their beginning in 1789, including their beginnings, endings, and the dates of their individual...
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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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    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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    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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  • 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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    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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  • 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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    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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    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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    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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  • 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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  • 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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    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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    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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    Garn–St. Germain Depository Institutions Act (category 97th United States Congress)
    2016-01-08 at the Wayback Machine FDIC notes on the bill Public Law 97-320, 97th Congress, H.R. 6267: Garn–St Germain Depository Institutions Act of 1982...
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  • Job Training Partnership Act of 1982 (category 97th United States Congress)
     § 1501, et seq.) was a United States federal law passed October 13, 1982, by Congress with regulations promulgated by the United States Department of Labor...
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  • the 96th United States Congress List of new members of the 97th United States Congress List of new members of the 98th United States Congress List of new...
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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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    United States elections 1982 United States gubernatorial elections 1982 United States Senate elections 97th United States Congress 98th United States...
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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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    The 96th 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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    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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    Surface Transportation Assistance Act (category Acts of the 97th United States Congress)
    1982 was a comprehensive transportation funding and policy act of the United States Federal Government, 96 Stat. 2097. The legislation was championed by...
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    Intelligence Identities Protection Act (category 97th United States Congress)
    Protection Act of 1982 (Pub. L. 97–200, 50 U.S.C. §§ 421–426) is a United States federal law that makes it a federal crime for those with access to classified...
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    National American Indian Heritage Month (category Observances in the United States)
    Week) 99th United States Congress – Pub. L. 99–471, 100 Stat. 1199, November 23–30, 1986 (American Indian Week) 97th United States Congress – Pub. L. 97–445...
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  • Information". bioguide.congress.gov. Bioguide. Martis, Kenneth C. (1989). The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress. New York: Macmillan...
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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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