Democrats won huge majorities in Congress, outnumbering Republicans 295-140 in the House of Representatives and 68-32 in the Senate.

Majority Leader: Carl Albert · Majority Whip: Hale Boggs · Democratic Caucus Chairman: Francis E. Walter, until May 31, 1963. Albert Thomas, from January 21, 1964.

Lyndon Johnson's landslide win over Barry Goldwater, combined with a decidedly liberal Democratic Congress, set the stage for an ambitious legislative agenda.

Browse the legislation of the 89th U.S. Congress (1965-1966) by law, bill type, subject, bills vetoed, or committee report.

On August 6, 1965, President Lyndon Johnson came to the Capitol to sign the Voting Rights Act. Following a ceremony in the Rotunda, the president, ...

Troop buildups continued throughout 1965 and 1966 in preparation for the war to enter its major phase beginning in 1967. Senate Majority Leader. Mike Mansfield.

- Reorganization Plan #3 of 1965. Provides for the reorganization of the locomotive inspection functions of the ICC. - Export Control Act Expansion. Extends for ...

HR 6675, The Social Security Admendments of 1965, began life in the House Ways & Means Committee where it passed the Committee on March 23, 1965.

The Great Society program became Johnson's agenda for Congress in January 1965: aid to education, attack on disease, Medicare, urban renewal, beautification ...