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json20 files changed, 1,491 insertions(+), 372 deletions(−)Laws enacted
+72major laws · full counts from 1973
Executive orders
—records start in 1994
Final rules
—records start in 1994
Supreme Court
4 of 9seats changed hands
Agencies
+39 −19departments & tracked agencies
Public debt
+$58.1B$201B → $259B
The presidency passed from Franklin Delano Roosevelt to Harry S. Truman. 61 senators and 258 representatives took seats that they did not hold before. 4 new justices joined the Supreme Court. Inflation-adjusted federal spending changed −45% (FY1945 → FY1953). 1 constitutional amendment was ratified.
Executive5 files+54−34
executive/presidentThe presidency
Franklin Delano Roosevelt D
32nd president
Harry S. Truman D
33rd president · took office Apr 12, 1945
executive/vice-presidentThe vice presidency
Harry S. Truman D
Alben William Barkley D
took office Jan 20, 1949
executive/cabinetCabinet & senior officials
+13−13Wikidata ↗
Secretary of State · 3 people took this office in between
Secretary of the Treasury · 2 people took this office in between
Secretary of War · 2 people took this office in between
office vacant or abolished
Secretary of Defense · 4 people took this office in between
office did not exist
Attorney General · 3 people took this office in between
Secretary of the Navy · 2 people took this office in between
Show 7 more cabinet offices
vacant on Jan 19, 1953
next: Fred A. Seaton R · Jun 8, 1956
vacant on Jan 19, 1953
next: Luther H. Hodges D · Jan 21, 1961
office did not exist
Director of the Office of Management and Budget · 3 people took this office in between
Ambassador to the United Nations · 3 people took this office in between
office did not exist
Director of Central Intelligence · 4 people took this office in between
office did not exist
Other senior officials (4 changed)
Secretary of the Navy · 2 people took this office in between
Chair of the Federal Reserve · 2 people took this office in between
vacant on Jan 19, 1953
next: Archibald Cox D · Jan 1, 1961
1 offices unchanged
Director of the FBI: J. Edgar Hoover I
executive/ordersExecutive orders
no dataFederal Register API ↗
Federal Register records of executive orders begin in 1994.
executive/agenciesFederal agencies
+39−19Wikidata ↗
149 → 169 tracked organizations · 10 → 10 executive departments
National Military Establishment department
established Sep 18, 1947 · United States federal department which later became the Department of Defense
United States Department of Defense department
established Aug 10, 1949 · executive department of the United States federal government
Council of Economic Advisers
established Jan 1, 1946 · U.S. presidential advisory committee on economic policy
Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service
established Jun 23, 1947 · independent agency of the United States government
Central Intelligence Agency
established Sep 18, 1947 · national foreign intelligence agency of the United States
General Services Administration
established Jul 1, 1949 · US government agency, formed 1949
National Science Foundation
established May 10, 1950 · United States government agency
Federal Renegotiation Board
established May 22, 1951 · former independent agency of the United States executive branch
United States National Security Council
established Jan 1, 1947 · U.S. federal executive national security and intelligence forum
Economic Stabilization Agency
established Jan 1, 1950 · American government agency
Show 48 more
Federal Occupational Health
established Jan 1, 1946 · department of the government of the United States
National Maritime Center
established Jan 1, 1946 · organization in Martinsburg, United States
Farmers Home Administration
established Jan 1, 1946 · U.S. federal agency with mission and programs involved in extending credit for agriculture and rural development
United States Atomic Energy Commission
established Aug 1, 1946 · former agency of the United States federal government
Ames National Laboratory
established Jan 1, 1947 · United States Department of Energy (DOE) national laboratory in Ames, Iowa
Foreign Service Institute
established Jan 1, 1947 · United States government diplomatic training program
Office of the Secretary of Defense
established Jan 1, 1947 · office in the U.S. Department of Defense with civilian executive staff
United States Department of the Army
established Jan 1, 1947 · military department within the Department of Defense
Defense Nuclear Agency
established Jan 1, 1947 · agency of the US Department of Defense
Policy Planning Staff
established May 5, 1947 · agency of the United States Department of State
Housing and Home Finance Agency
established Jul 24, 1947 · was responsible for the principal housing programs of the United States from 1947–1965
Public Housing Administration
established Jul 27, 1947 · former United States federal government agency
United States Air Force
established Sep 18, 1947 · air service branch of the United States Armed Forces
United States Department of the Air Force
established Sep 18, 1947 · military department for the United States Air Force and the United States Space Force
Bureau of International Labor Affairs
established Oct 10, 1947 · U.S. Labor Department's division for international affairs
U.S. Air Force Office of Special Investigations
established Jan 1, 1948 · US federal law enforcement agency that reports directly to the Secretary of the Air Force
Economic Cooperation Administration
established Jan 1, 1948 · former United States government agency
Sandia National Laboratories
established Jan 1, 1949 · United States national laboratory in Albuquerque, New Mexico
Armed Forces Security Agency
established Dec 25, 1949 · security agency of the United States from 1949 to 1952
Office of Foreign Assets Control
established Jan 1, 1950 · agency of the United States Department of the Treasury
United States Federal Maritime Board
established Jan 1, 1950 · United States government agency
United States Maritime Administration
established Jan 1, 1950 · agency within the U.S. Department of Transportation
Defense Manpower Administration
established Sep 9, 1950 · American government agency
Federal Safety Council
established Dec 19, 1950 · American federal advisory group, 1950–1971
Emergency Management Institute
established Jan 1, 1951 · educational training provider with the Federal Emergency Management Agency
Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory
established Jan 1, 1951 · national laboratory for plasma physics and nuclear fusion science at Princeton, New Jersey
Savannah River National Laboratory
established Jan 1, 1951 · US Department of Energy lab
National Security Agency
established Nov 4, 1952 · signals intelligence organization of the United States
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health
established Jan 1, 1953 · component of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
United States Department of War department
abolished Sep 18, 1947 · United States Cabinet department (1789-1947) · replaced by United States Department of Defense,United States Department of the Navy,United States Department of the Army,United States Department of the Air Force
National Military Establishment department
abolished Aug 10, 1949 · United States federal department which later became the Department of Defense · replaced by United States Department of Defense
Fair Employment Practice Committee
abolished Jun 30, 1946 · American committee created to implement Executive Order 8802
Wage Stabilization Board
abolished Feb 24, 1947 · American independent government agency
War Food Administration
abolished Jun 29, 1945 · former US federal government agency organized under the US Department of Agriculture
United States Office of War Information
abolished Sep 15, 1945 · US government agency during World War II
United States Department of Justice War Division
abolished Dec 28, 1945
United States Grazing Service
abolished Jan 1, 1946 · organization
War Relocation Authority
abolished Jun 30, 1946 · US government agency established to handle the internment of Japanese Americans during World War II
Farm Security Administration
abolished Aug 14, 1946 · New Deal agency to combat rural poverty during the Great Depression in the United States · replaced by Farmers Home Administration
United States Conciliation Service
abolished Jan 1, 1947 · Department of Labor agency (1913–1947) · replaced by Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service
Office of Price Administration
abolished May 29, 1947 · former American Government Agency
Solid Fuels Administration for War
abolished Jun 30, 1947
United States Housing Authority
abolished Jul 27, 1947 · United States federal government agency created as part of the New Deal · replaced by Housing and Home Finance Agency
Federal Works Agency
abolished Jun 30, 1949 · independent New Deal agency of the United States federal government
Economic Cooperation Administration
abolished Jan 1, 1951 · former United States government agency · replaced by Mutual Security Agency
War Contracts Price Adjustment Board
abolished May 22, 1951 · replaced by Federal Renegotiation Board
Armed Forces Security Agency
abolished Jan 1, 1952 · security agency of the United States from 1949 to 1952 · replaced by National Security Agency
Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce
abolished Jan 1, 1953
Agency start and end dates come from Wikidata, which covers smaller bureaus unevenly.
Military3 files+2−1
military/conflictsArmed conflicts
U.S. in 0 armed conflicts → 1
Korean War
began Jun 27, 1950 · U.S. troops fighting alongside the government · against South Korea
1 conflict began and ended in between
Puerto Rican Nationalist uprising
Oct 30, 1950 – Nov 1, 1950 · U.S. a principal party · against Puerto Rican Nationalist Party
An armed conflict here means at least 25 battle deaths in a year, with U.S. forces as a party or fighting for a government (UCDP's definition). Air strikes, raids, and advisory missions below that threshold aren't included. UN peacekeeping missions are excluded.
military/troopsU.S. troops abroad
750,539 abroadDMDC via troopdata (Allen, Flynn & Martinez Machain) ↗
750,539 active-duty troops stationed abroad as of Jun 30, 1952
Troop records begin in 1950, after the first date.
South Korea 218,078
Germany 202,172
Japan 185,196
United Kingdom 33,348
France 30,234
Guam 17,127
Philippines 13,659
Panama 12,932
Active-duty personnel assigned to each country in the Defense Department's location reports, which leave out most combat deployments, forces afloat, and short rotations: Iraq, Syria, and Afghanistan during their wars are press or Pentagon estimates, and Iraq and Syria read zero after 2023 although a few thousand troops remained. Each date shows the latest report on or before it.
military/spendingCost of war
Lifetime cost of wars fought in this window · constant FY2011 dollars (CRS)
World War II $4.10T
35.8% of GDP in its peak year · 1941–1945
Korean War $341B
4.2% of GDP in its peak year · 1950–1953
Operation spending is what the Defense Department obligated to each named operation in each fiscal year, from its Cost of War reports; it excludes State Department and USAID programs, veterans' care, interest, and base budgets. Lifetime costs are the Congressional Research Service's estimates of direct military spending for each war, in FY2011 dollars.
Legislative4 files+391−319
legislative/controlControl of Congress
79
80
81
82
83
Top: House · Bottom: Senate DemocraticRepublican
79th Congress → 83rd Congress · 4 new Congresses elected
6 changes of chamber control along the way
House: Democrat majority
241 D · 190 R
House: Republican majority
219 R · 213 D
Senate: Democrat majority
55 D · 40 R
Senate: Republican majority
48 R · 47 D
legislative/senateSenate
+61−61congress-legislators ↗
61 new members · 61 departed · 35 served on both dates · women 0 → 1 · median age 60 → 57
26 seats changed party
Show 22 more seat flips
Who joined and who left (61 in · 61 out)
John Jackson Sparkman D
Alabama
Barry Morris Goldwater R
Arizona
Thomas Henry Kuchel R
California
William Fife Knowland R
California
Prescott Sheldon Bush R
Connecticut
William Arthur Purtell R
Connecticut
Joseph Allen Frear Jr. D
Delaware
John James Williams R
Delaware
George Armistead Smathers D
Florida
Spessard Lindsey Holland D
Florida
Guy Mark Gillette D
Iowa
Henry Clarence Dworshak R
Idaho
Herman Welker R
Idaho
Paul Howard Douglas D
Illinois
Everett McKinley Dirksen R
Illinois
William Ezra Jenner R
Indiana
Andrew Frank Schoeppel R
Kansas
Frank Carlson R
Kansas
Earle C Clements D
Kentucky
John Sherman Cooper R
Kentucky
Russell Billiu Long D
Louisiana
John Fitzgerald Kennedy D
Massachusetts
John Marshall Butler R
Maryland
James Glenn Beall R
Maryland
Margaret Chase Smith R
Maine
Frederick George Payne R
Maine
Charles Edward Potter R
Michigan
Hubert Horatio Humphrey Jr. D
Minnesota
Edward John Thye R
Minnesota
Thomas Carey Hennings Jr. D
Missouri
William Stuart Symington D
Missouri
John Cornelius Stennis D
Mississippi
Michael Joseph Mansfield D
Montana
Willis Smith D
North Carolina
Dwight Palmer Griswold R
Nebraska
Robert Clymer Hendrickson R
New Jersey
Clinton Presba Anderson D
New Mexico
George Wilson Malone R
Nevada
Herbert Henry Lehman D
New York
Irving McNeil Ives R
New York
John William Bricker R
Ohio
Robert Samuel Kerr D
Oklahoma
Almer Stillwell Mike Monroney D
Oklahoma
James Henderson Duff R
Pennsylvania
Edward Martin R
Pennsylvania
John Orlando Pastore D
Rhode Island
Karl Earl Mundt R
South Dakota
Francis Higbee Case R
South Dakota
Carey Estes Kefauver D
Tennessee
Albert Arnold Gore D
Tennessee
Lyndon Baines Johnson D
Texas
Marion Price Daniel D
Texas
Wallace Foster Bennett R
Utah
Arthur Vivian Watkins R
Utah
Absalom Willis Robertson D
Virginia
Ralph Edward Flanders R
Vermont
Henry Martin Jackson D
Washington
Joseph Raymond McCarthy R
Wisconsin
Matthew Mansfield Neely D
West Virginia
Lester Callaway Hunt D
Wyoming
Frank Aloysius Barrett R
Wyoming
John Hollis Bankhead II D
Alabama
Ernest William McFarland D
Arizona
Hiram Warren Johnson R
California
Sheridan Downey D
California
Brien McMahon D
Connecticut
Thomas Charles Hart R
Connecticut
James Miller Tunnell D
Delaware
Clayton Douglass Buck R
Delaware
Charles Oscar Andrews D
Florida
Claude Denson Pepper D
Florida
George Allison Wilson R
Iowa
John Thomas R
Idaho
Glen Hearst Taylor D
Idaho
Charles Wayland Brooks R
Illinois
Scott Wike Lucas D
Illinois
Raymond Eugene Willis R
Indiana
Arthur Capper R
Kansas
Clyde Martin Reed R
Kansas
Albert Benjamin Chandler D
Kentucky
Alben William Barkley D
Kentucky
John Holmes Overton D
Louisiana
David Ignatius Walsh D
Massachusetts
George Lovic Pierce Radcliffe D
Maryland
Millard Evelyn Tydings D
Maryland
Ralph Owen Brewster R
Maine
Wallace Humphrey White Jr. R
Maine
Arthur Hendrick Vandenberg R
Michigan
Henrik Shipstead R
Minnesota
Joseph Hurst Ball R
Minnesota
Forrest C. Donnell R
Missouri
Frank Parks Briggs D
Missouri
Theodore Gilmore Bilbo D
Mississippi
Burton Kendall Wheeler D
Montana
Josiah William Bailey D
North Carolina
Kenneth Spicer Wherry R
Nebraska
Albert Wahl Hawkes R
New Jersey
Carl Atwood Hatch D
New Mexico
James Graves Scrugham D
Nevada
James Michael Mead D
New York
Robert Ferdinand Wagner D
New York
Harold Hitz Burton R
Ohio
Edward Hall Moore R
Oklahoma
John William Elmer Thomas D
Oklahoma
Joseph F. Guffey D
Pennsylvania
Francis John Myers D
Pennsylvania
Peter Goelet Gerry D
Rhode Island
Harlan John Bushfield R
South Dakota
John Chandler Gurney R
South Dakota
Kenneth Douglas McKellar D
Tennessee
Arthur Thomas Stewart D
Tennessee
Thomas Terry Connally D
Texas
Wilbert Lee O’Daniel D
Texas
Orrice Abram Murdock Jr. D
Utah
Elbert Duncan Thomas D
Utah
Carter Glass D
Virginia
Warren Robinson Austin R
Vermont
Hugh Burnton Mitchell D
Washington
Robert Marion La Follette Jr. P
Wisconsin
William Chapman Revercomb R
West Virginia
Joseph Christopher O’Mahoney D
Wyoming
Edward Vivian Robertson R
Wyoming
legislative/houseHouse
+258−258congress-legislators ↗
258 new members · 258 departed · 175 served on both dates · women 10 → 11 · median age 52 → 52
33 state delegations changed
Show delegation changes
Arkansas 7 D · 0 R
Arkansas 6 D · 0 R
Arizona 1 D · 0 R
Arizona 1 D · 1 R
California 16 D · 7 R
California 11 D · 19 R
Colorado 0 D · 4 R
Colorado 2 D · 2 R
Connecticut 4 D · 2 R
Connecticut 1 D · 5 R
Delaware 1 D · 0 R
Delaware 0 D · 1 R
Florida 6 D · 0 R
Florida 8 D · 0 R
Idaho 1 D · 0 R
Idaho 1 D · 1 R
Illinois 11 D · 15 R
Illinois 9 D · 16 R
Indiana 2 D · 9 R
Indiana 1 D · 10 R
Kansas 0 D · 6 R
Kansas 1 D · 5 R
Kentucky 8 D · 1 R
Kentucky 6 D · 2 R
Massachusetts 4 D · 10 R
Massachusetts 6 D · 8 R
Maryland 5 D · 1 R
Maryland 3 D · 4 R
Michigan 6 D · 11 R
Michigan 5 D · 13 R
Minnesota 2 D · 7 R
Minnesota 4 D · 5 R
Missouri 7 D · 6 R
Missouri 7 D · 4 R
Mississippi 7 D · 0 R
Mississippi 6 D · 0 R
Montana 2 D · 0 R
Montana 1 D · 1 R
North Carolina 12 D · 0 R
North Carolina 11 D · 1 R
New Hampshire 0 D · 2 R
New Hampshire 0 D · 1 R
New Jersey 2 D · 12 R
New Jersey 5 D · 9 R
Nevada 1 D · 0 R
Nevada 0 D · 1 R
New York 22 D · 22 R · 1 other
New York 16 D · 27 R
Ohio 6 D · 17 R
Ohio 6 D · 15 R · 1 other
Oklahoma 6 D · 2 R
Oklahoma 5 D · 1 R
Pennsylvania 14 D · 19 R
Pennsylvania 11 D · 19 R
Tennessee 8 D · 2 R
Tennessee 7 D · 2 R
Texas 21 D · 0 R
Texas 22 D · 0 R
Utah 2 D · 0 R
Utah 0 D · 2 R
Virginia 9 D · 0 R
Virginia 7 D · 3 R
Washington 4 D · 2 R
Washington 1 D · 6 R
Wisconsin 2 D · 7 R · 1 other
Wisconsin 1 D · 9 R
Who joined and who left (258 in · 258 out)
Laurie Calvin Battle D
Alabama-9
Carl Atwood Elliott D
Alabama-7
Kenneth Allison Roberts D
Alabama-4
Armistead Inge Selden Jr. D
Alabama-6
Robert Emmett Jones Jr. D
Alabama-8
Harold Ambrose Patten D
Arizona-2
John Jacob Rhodes R
Arizona-1
Ernest King Bramblett R
California-13
Robert Likens Condon D
California-6
Allan Oakley Hunter R
California-12
C. Norris Poulson R
California-24
Samuel William Yorty D
California-26
John Joseph Allen Jr. R
California-7
Patrick Jerome Hillings R
California-25
Hubert Baxter Scudder R
California-1
Joseph Franklin Holt III R
California-22
Donald Lester Jackson R
California-16
Edgar Willard Hiestand R
California-21
John Francis Shelley D
California-5
Harlan Francis Hagen D
California-14
Jesse Arthur Younger R
California-9
James Boyd Utt R
California-28
Charles Samuel Gubser R
California-10
Craig Hosmer R
California-18
William Somers Mailliard R
California-4
John Emerson Moss D
California-3
Robert Carlton Wilson R
California-30
Byron Giles Rogers D
Colorado-1
Wayne Norviel Aspinall D
Colorado-4
Albert William Cretella R
Connecticut-3
Albert Paul Morano R
Connecticut-4
James Thomas Patterson R
Connecticut-5
Antoni Nicholas Sadlak R
Connecticut-AL
Horace Seely-Brown Jr. R
Connecticut-2
Thomas Joseph Dodd D
Connecticut-1
Herbert Birchby Warburton R
Delaware-AL
Courtney Warren Campbell D
Florida-1
William Courtland Lantaff D
Florida-4
Donald Ray Matthews D
Florida-8
Albert Sydney Herlong Jr. D
Florida-5
James Andrew Haley D
Florida-7
Charles Edward Bennett D
Florida-2
William McDonald Wheeler D
Georgia-8
Henderson Lovelace Lanham D
Georgia-7
Prince Hulon Preston Jr. D
Georgia-1
James Curran Davis D
Georgia-5
Elijah Lewis Forrester D
Georgia-3
John Leonard Pilcher D
Georgia-2
Phillip Mitchell Landrum D
Georgia-9
Harold Royce Gross R
Iowa-3
Hamer Harold Budge R
Idaho-2
Gracie Bowers Pfost D
Idaho-1
Fred Ernst Busbey R
Illinois-3
Edgar Allan Jonas R
Illinois-12
Richard William Hoffman R
Illinois-10
Harold Himmel Velde R
Illinois-18
James Bernard Bowler D
Illinois-7
William Estus McVey R
Illinois-4
Timothy Patrick Sheehan R
Illinois-11
Marguerite Stitt Church R
Illinois-13
Peter Francis Mack Jr. D
Illinois-21
Barratt O’Hara D
Illinois-2
William Lee Springer R
Illinois-22
John Carl Kluczynski D
Illinois-5
Sidney Richard Yates D
Illinois-9
D. Bailey Merrill R
Indiana-8
Shepard J. Crumpacker Jr. R
Indiana-3
John Valentine Beamer R
Indiana-5
Charles Bruce Brownson R
Indiana-11
Cecil Murray Harden R
Indiana-6
Ralph Harvey R
Indiana-10
Edwin Adair R
Indiana-4
William Gilmer Bray R
Indiana-7
Howard Shultz Miller D
Kansas-1
Myron Virgil George R
Kansas-3
Wint Smith R
Kansas-6
Garrett Lee Withers D
Kentucky-2
James Stephen Golden R
Kentucky-8
John Marshall Robsion Jr. R
Kentucky-3
John Clarence Watts D
Kentucky-6
Carl Dewey Perkins D
Kentucky-7
George Shannon Long D
Louisiana-8
Theo Ashton Thompson D
Louisiana-7
Edwin Edward Willis D
Louisiana-3
Thomas Hale Boggs Sr. D
Louisiana-2
Otto Ernest Passman D
Louisiana-5
Donald William Nicholson R
Massachusetts-9
Laurence Curtis R
Massachusetts-10
William Henry Bates R
Massachusetts-6
Harold Daniel Donohue D
Massachusetts-4
Thomas Phillip O’Neill Jr. D
Massachusetts-11
Edward Patrick Boland D
Massachusetts-2
Frank Small Jr. R
Maryland-5
James Patrick Sinnott Devereux R
Maryland-2
DeWitt Stephen Hyde R
Maryland-6
Edward Tylor Miller R
Maryland-1
Samuel Nathaniel Friedel D
Maryland-7
Edward Alexander Garmatz D
Maryland-3
Charles Pembroke Nelson R
Maine-2
Clifford Guy McIntire R
Maine-3
Kit Francis Clardy R
Michigan-6
Charles Gibb Oakman R
Michigan-17
Ruth Thompson R
Michigan-9
Alvin Morell Bentley R
Michigan-8
Thaddeus Michael Machrowicz D
Michigan-1
John Bonifas Bennett R
Michigan-12
Victor Alfred Knox R
Michigan-11
John Lesinski Jr. D
Michigan-16
George Meader R
Michigan-2
Gerald Rudolph Ford Jr. R
Michigan-5
Elford Albin Cederberg R
Michigan-10
Roy William Wier D
Minnesota-3
Fred Marshall D
Minnesota-6
Eugene Joseph McCarthy D
Minnesota-4
John Anton Blatnik D
Minnesota-8
Jeffrey Paul Hillelson R
Missouri-4
Morgan Moore Moulder D
Missouri-11
Paul Caruthers Jones D
Missouri-10
Thomas Bradford Curtis R
Missouri-2
Frank Melvin Karsten D
Missouri-1
Leonor Kretzer Sullivan D
Missouri-3
Richard Walker Bolling D
Missouri-5
Frank Ellis Smith D
Mississippi-3
John Bell Williams D
Mississippi-4
Wesley Abner D’Ewart R
Montana-2
Lee Warren Metcalf D
Montana-1
Frank Ertel Carlyle D
North Carolina-7
Richard Thurmond Chatham D
North Carolina-5
Charles Bennett Deane D
North Carolina-8
Woodrow Wilson Jones D
North Carolina-11
George Adams Shuford D
North Carolina-12
Hugh Quincy Alexander D
North Carolina-9
Charles Raper Jonas R
North Carolina-10
Lawrence H. Fountain D
North Carolina-2
Usher Lloyd Burdick R
North Dakota-AL
Roman Lee Hruska R
Nebraska-2
Robert Dinsmore Harrison R
Nebraska-3
Charles Robert Howell D
New Jersey-4
Alfred Dennis Sieminski D
New Jersey-13
Hugh Joseph Addonizio D
New Jersey-11
Frank Charles Osmers Jr. R
New Jersey-9
Peter Hood Ballantine Frelinghuysen Jr. R
New Jersey-5
William Beck Widnall R
New Jersey-7
Peter Wallace Rodino Jr. D
New Jersey-10
Antonio Manuel Fernández D
New Mexico-AL
Clarence Clifton Young R
Nevada-AL
Louis Benjamin Heller D
New York-8
Franklin Delano Roosevelt Jr. D
New York-20
James George Donovan D
New York-18
Sidney Asher Fine D
New York-22
Arthur George Klein D
New York-19
Frederic René Coudert Jr. R
New York-17
Edmund Patrick Radwan R
New York-41
William Robert Williams R
New York-34
Albert Henry Bosch R
New York-5
Isidore Dollinger D
New York-23
Francis Edwin Dorn R
New York-12
Kenneth Barnard Keating R
New York-38
Stuyvesant II Wainwright R
New York-1
Lester Holtzman D
New York-6
John Henry Ray R
New York-15
Frank John Becker R
New York-3
Steven Boghos Derounian R
New York-2
William Edward Miller R
New York-40
Harold Charles Ostertag R
New York-39
John Raymond Pillion R
New York-42
Roy Walter Riehlman R
New York-35
Katharine Price Collier St. George R
New York-28
James Ernest Wharton R
New York-29
Leo William O’Brien D
New York-30
Paul Albert Fino R
New York-25
Edna Flannery Kelly D
New York-10
Abraham Jacob Multer D
New York-13
Jacob Koppel Javits R
New York-21
Henry Frazier Reams I
Ohio-9
James Gould Polk D
Ohio-6
Gordon Harry Scherer R
Ohio-1
Oliver Payne Bolton R
Ohio-11
Paul Fornshell Schenck R
Ohio-3
Robert Thompson Secrest D
Ohio-15
William Hanes Ayres R
Ohio-14
Jackson Edward Betts R
Ohio-8
Frank Townsend Bow R
Ohio-16
William Moore McCulloch R
Ohio-4
Wayne Levere Hays D
Ohio-18
Page Henry Belcher R
Oklahoma-1
Edmond Augustus Edmondson D
Oklahoma-2
Carl Bert Albert D
Oklahoma-3
John Jarman D
Oklahoma-5
Thomas Jefferson Steed D
Oklahoma-4
Samuel Harrison Coon R
Oregon-2
Albin Walter Norblad Jr. R
Oregon-1
Edward John Bonin R
Pennsylvania-11
Vera Daerr Buchanan D
Pennsylvania-30
Karl Clarence King R
Pennsylvania-8
Joseph Leonard Carrigg R
Pennsylvania-10
Earl Chudoff D
Pennsylvania-4
Benjamin Franklin James R
Pennsylvania-7
Simon Walter Stauffer R
Pennsylvania-19
Alvin Ray Bush R
Pennsylvania-17
Carroll Dudley Kearns R
Pennsylvania-24
Walter Mann Mumma R
Pennsylvania-16
James Edward Van Zandt R
Pennsylvania-20
Paul Bartram Dague R
Pennsylvania-9
George Milton Rhodes D
Pennsylvania-14
James Aloysius Byrne D
Pennsylvania-3
Hugh Doggett Scott Jr. R
Pennsylvania-6
John Phillips Saylor R
Pennsylvania-22
William Jennings Bryan Dorn D
South Carolina-3
Harold Orrin Lovre R
South Dakota-1
Ellis Yarnal Berry R
South Dakota-2
James Patrick Sutton D
Tennessee-6
James Beriah Frazier Jr. D
Tennessee-3
Howard Henry Baker R
Tennessee-2
Joseph Landon Evins D
Tennessee-4
Wingate Hezekiah Lucas D
Texas-12
Kenneth Mills Regan D
Texas-16
Joseph Franklin Wilson D
Texas-5
Brady Preston Gentry D
Texas-3
Martin Dies Jr. D
Texas-AL
Frank Neville Ikard D
Texas-13
William Homer Thornberry D
Texas-10
Walter Edward Rogers D
Texas-18
Clark Wallace Thompson D
Texas-9
John Vernard Dowdy D
Texas-7
Omar Truman Burleson D
Texas-17
Olin Earl Teague D
Texas-6
Lloyd Millard Bentsen Jr. D
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Illinois-24
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Illinois-3
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Illinois-7
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Illinois-9
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Illinois-2
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Illinois-18
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Illinois-14
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Illinois-10
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Illinois-4
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Illinois-19
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Illinois-16
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Kentucky-3
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Kentucky-8
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New Jersey-7
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New Jersey-5
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New York-4
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New York-29
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New York-19
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New York-36
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New York-26
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New York-5
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New York-40
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New York-1
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New York-21
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New York-42
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New York-16
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New York-7
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New York-43
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New York-35
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New York-24
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New York-14
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New York-20
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New York-23
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New York-18
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New York-8
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New York-10
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New York-41
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New York-32
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New York-37
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New York-2
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New York-11
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New York-13
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Ohio-3
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Ohio-15
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Ohio-1
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Ohio-AL
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Oklahoma-4
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Oklahoma-3
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Oklahoma-8
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Virginia-7
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Virginia-3
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Virginia-4
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Virginia-9
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Washington-6
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Wisconsin-6
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West Virginia-4
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West Virginia-5
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West Virginia-2
Frank Aloysius Barrett R
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legislative/lawsLaws enacted
Complete lists of public laws start with the 93rd Congress (Jan 3, 1973). Earlier years show notable and landmark acts only.
72 laws recorded · 2 landmark · 70 notable
Bretton Woods Agreements Act
Pub. L. 79-171 · Jul 31, 1945
Export–Import Bank Act of 1945
Pub. L. 79-173 · Jul 31, 1945
Revenue Act of 1945
Pub. L. 79-214 · Nov 8, 1945
United Nations Participation Act
Pub. L. 79-264 · Dec 20, 1945
War Brides Act
Pub. L. 79-271 · Dec 28, 1945
Rescission Act of 1946
Pub. L. 79-301 · Feb 18, 1946
Employment Act of 1946
Pub. L. 79-304 · Feb 20, 1946
Federal Airport Act of 1946
Pub. L. 79-377 · May 13, 1946
Show 30 more notable laws
Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act
Pub. L. 79-396 · Jun 4, 1946
Administrative Procedure Act
Pub. L. 79-404 · Jun 11, 1946
Luce–Celler Act of 1946
Pub. L. 79-483 · Jul 2, 1946
Hobbs Anti-Racketeering Act
Pub. L. 79-486 · Jul 3, 1946
National Mental Health Act
Pub. L. 79-487 · Jul 3, 1946
Lanham Trademark Act of 1946
Pub. L. 79-489 · Jul 5, 1946
Anglo-American loan
Pub. L. 79-509 · Jul 15, 1946
Flood Control Act of 1946
Pub. L. 79-526 · Jul 24, 1946
Atomic Energy Act of 1946
Pub. L. 79-585 · Aug 1, 1946
Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946
Pub. L. 79-601 · Aug 2, 1946
Foreign Service Act
Ch. 957, 79th Cong. · Aug 13, 1946
Hospital Survey and Construction Act (Hill–Burton Act)
Pub. L. 79-725 · Aug 13, 1946
Farmers Home Administration Act
Pub. L. 79-731 · Aug 14, 1946
Assistance to Greece and Turkey Act (Truman Doctrine)
Pub. L. 80-75 · May 22, 1947
Presidential Succession Act
Pub. L. 80-199 · Jul 18, 1947
Mineral Leasing Act for Acquired Lands
Pub. L. 80-382 · Aug 7, 1947
Smith–Mundt Act (U.S. Information and Educational Exchange Act of 1948)
Pub. L. 80-402 · Jan 27, 1948
Revenue Act of 1948
Pub. L. 80-471 · Apr 2, 1948
Marshall Plan (Foreign Assistance Act of 1948)
Pub. L. 80-472 · Apr 3, 1948
Civil Air Patrol Act
Pub. L. 80-557 · May 26, 1948
Women's Armed Services Integration Act
Pub. L. 80-625 · Jun 12, 1948
Reed-Bulwinkle Act
Pub. L. 80-662 · Jun 17, 1948
Military Selective Service Act
Pub. L. 80-759 · Jun 24, 1948
Title 3 of the United States Code
Pub. L. 80-771 · Jun 25, 1948
Displaced Persons Act
Pub. L. 80-774 · Jun 25, 1948
Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act of 1948
Pub. L. 80-806 · Jun 28, 1948
Federal Water Pollution Control Act
Pub. L. 80-845 · Jun 30, 1948
Flood Control Act of 1948
Pub. L. 80-858 · Jun 30, 1948
War Claims Act of 1948
Pub. L. 80-896 · Jul 3, 1948
Agricultural Act of 1948
Pub. L. 80-897 · Jul 3, 1948
Judicial3 files+1,043−4
judicial/supreme-courtThe Supreme Court
Bench by appointing party: 8 D · 1 R → 9 D · every justice ↗
Owen Josephus Roberts R
appointed by Herbert Hoover · 1930
Frank Murphy D
appointed by Franklin D. Roosevelt · 1940
Harlan Fiske Stone D
appointed by Franklin D. Roosevelt · 1941
Wiley Blount Rutledge D
appointed by Franklin D. Roosevelt · 1943
Harold Hitz Burton D
appointed by Harry S Truman · 1945
Frederick Moore Vinson D
appointed by Harry S Truman · 1946
Tom C. Clark D
appointed by Harry S Truman · 1949
Sherman Minton D
appointed by Harry S Truman · 1949
5 justices served on both dates
Hugo Lafayette Black D
appointed by Franklin D. Roosevelt · 1937
Stanley Forman Reed D
appointed by Franklin D. Roosevelt · 1938
Felix Frankfurter D
appointed by Franklin D. Roosevelt · 1939
William Orville Douglas D
appointed by Franklin D. Roosevelt · 1939
Robert Houghwout Jackson D
appointed by Franklin D. Roosevelt · 1941
judicial/lower-courtsAppeals & district courts
Courts of appeals (active judges): 41 D · 15 R → 52 D · 10 R · 1 N(
District courts (active judges): 126 D · 65 R · 1 N( · 1 N( → 183 D · 34 R · 1 N(
Franklin D. Roosevelt D appointed 1 judge
1 district
Harry S Truman D appointed 152 judges
4 Supreme Court · 27 appeals · 112 district · 9 other
None (reassignment) N( appointed 4 judges
1 appeals · 1 district · 2 other
1 circuit flipped majority
Second Circuit 2 D · 4 R (R majority)
Second Circuit 3 D · 3 R (tie majority)
D and R describe the party of the appointing president, not the judge. Active service ends when a judge takes senior status.
judicial/rulingsSupreme Court decisions
882 argued decisions · 17 landmark
United States v. Lovett
328 U.S. 303 · Jun 3, 1946 · Decided 7–0 · First Amendment · Affirmed · Declared federal law unconstitutional
Halliburton Oil Well Cementing Co. v. Walker
329 U.S. 1 · Nov 18, 1946 · Decided 8–1 · Economic Activity · Reversed · Overruled precedent
Macgregor v. Westinghouse Electric & Manufacturing Co.
329 U.S. 402 · Jan 6, 1947 · Decided 5–4 · Economic Activity · Reversed and remanded · Overruled precedent
Angel v. Bullington
330 U.S. 183 · Feb 17, 1947 · Decided 6–3 · Judicial Power · Reversed · Overruled precedent
Shelley v. Kraemer
334 U.S. 1 · May 3, 1948 · Decided 6–0 · Civil Rights · Reversed
Sherrer v. Sherrer
334 U.S. 343 · Jun 7, 1948 · Decided 7–2 · Due Process · Reversed · Overruled precedent
Lincoln Federal Labor Union v. Northwestern Iron & Metal Co.
335 U.S. 525 · Jan 3, 1949 · Decided 9–0 · Unions · Affirmed · Overruled precedent
Commissioner of Internal Revenue v. Estate of Church
335 U.S. 632 · Jan 17, 1949 · Decided 6–3 · Federal Taxation · Reversed · Overruled precedent
Ott v. Mississippi Valley Barge Line Co.
336 U.S. 169 · Feb 7, 1949 · Decided 8–1 · Economic Activity · Reversed · Overruled precedent
Oklahoma Tax Commission v. Texas Company
336 U.S. 342 · Mar 7, 1949 · Decided 9–0 · Federalism · Reversed and remanded · Overruled precedent
Show 7 more
Cosmopolitan Shipping Co. v. McAllister
Jun 27, 1949 · Decided 5–4 · Economic Activity · Reversed · Overruled precedent
United States v. Rabinowitz
Feb 20, 1950 · Decided 5–3 · Criminal Procedure · Reversed · Overruled precedent
Darr v. Burford
Apr 3, 1950 · Decided 5–3 · Judicial Power · Affirmed · Overruled precedent
Standard Oil Co. v. Peck
Feb 4, 1952 · Decided 7–2 · Economic Activity · Reversed · Overruled precedent · Struck down state law
Joseph Burstyn, Inc. v. Wilson
May 26, 1952 · Decided 9–0 · First Amendment · Reversed · Overruled precedent · Struck down state law
Youngstown Sheet & Tube Co. v. Sawyer
Jun 2, 1952 · Decided 6–3 · Miscellaneous · Affirmed
United States v. Cardiff
Dec 8, 1952 · Decided 8–1 · Due Process · Affirmed · Declared federal law unconstitutional
Landmark means the Court overruled precedent, struck down a federal law, or the case is on a curated landmark list.
Fiscal2 files±0
fiscal/budgetThe federal budget
−45% real spendingOMB Historical Tables ↗
Fiscal year 1945 → fiscal year 1953 · inflation-adjusted with the GDP price index
Spending $92.7B
FY1945
Spending $76.1B
FY1953 · −18% nominal · −45% after inflation
Revenue $45.2B
FY1945
Revenue $69.6B
FY1953 · +54% nominal · +3.7% after inflation
Surplus / deficit −$47.6B
FY1945
Surplus / deficit −$6.5B
FY1953 · +$41.1B
Spending, % of GDP 41.0%
FY1945
Spending, % of GDP 19.9%
FY1953 · −21.1 pts
Debt held by the public, % of GDP 103.9%
FY1945
Debt held by the public, % of GDP 57.2%
FY1953 · −46.7 pts
Spending by function · real change
fiscal/debtTotal public debt outstanding
+$58.1BTreasury Fiscal Data ↗
$201B
as of Jun 30, 1944
$259B
as of Jun 30, 1952
Constitution & Union1 file+1
constitution/amendmentsAmendments & statehood
21 → 22 amendments in force · 48 → 48 states
Amendment XXII Presidential term limits
ratified Feb 27, 1951 · Limits a president to two elected terms.
Reverts1 file−14
revert/undoneWhat was undone
0 executive orders revoked or superseded · 0 rules struck down by Congress · 14 Supreme Court precedents overruled
14 decisions that overruled precedent
Girouard v. United States
Apr 22, 1946 · 5-3 · Civil Rights
Halliburton Oil Well Cementing Co. v. Walker
Nov 18, 1946 · 8-1 · Economic Activity
Macgregor v. Westinghouse Electric & Manufacturing Co.
Jan 6, 1947 · 5-4 · Economic Activity
Angel v. Bullington
Feb 17, 1947 · 6-3 · Judicial Power
Sherrer v. Sherrer
Jun 7, 1948 · 7-2 · Due Process
Lincoln Federal Labor Union v. Northwestern Iron & Metal Co.
Jan 3, 1949 · 9-0 · Unions
Commissioner of Internal Revenue v. Estate of Church
Jan 17, 1949 · 6-3 · Federal Taxation
Ott v. Mississippi Valley Barge Line Co.
Feb 7, 1949 · 8-1 · Economic Activity
Show 6 more
Oklahoma Tax Commission v. Texas Company
Mar 7, 1949 · 9-0 · Federalism
Cosmopolitan Shipping Co. v. McAllister
Jun 27, 1949 · 5-4 · Economic Activity
United States v. Rabinowitz
Feb 20, 1950 · 5-3 · Criminal Procedure
Darr v. Burford
Apr 3, 1950 · 5-3 · Judicial Power
Standard Oil Co. v. Peck
Feb 4, 1952 · 7-2 · Economic Activity
Joseph Burstyn, Inc. v. Wilson
May 26, 1952 · 9-0 · First Amendment
Revocations are full revocations or supersessions recorded in the Federal Register (partial amendments aren't counted), and those records begin in 1994. Congressional Review Act disapprovals are identified by title. Laws repealed outright aren't tracked yet. Agencies abolished are in the Executive section.
Log1 file±0
logEverything in between
113 events
- presidentHarry S. Truman takes office
- lawBretton Woods Agreements Act
- lawExport–Import Bank Act of 1945
- justiceHarold Hitz Burton — Associate Justice
- lawRevenue Act of 1945
- lawUnited Nations Participation Act
- lawWar Brides Act
- agency+Council of Economic Advisers
- lawRescission Act of 1946
- lawEmployment Act of 1946
- lawFederal Airport Act of 1946
- rulingUnited States v. Lovett
- lawRichard B. Russell National School Lunch Act
- lawAdministrative Procedure Act
- justiceFrederick Moore Vinson — Chief Justice
- agency−Fair Employment Practice Committee
- lawLuce–Celler Act of 1946
- lawHobbs Anti-Racketeering Act
- lawNational Mental Health Act
- lawLanham Trademark Act of 1946
- lawAnglo-American loan
- lawFlood Control Act of 1946
- lawAtomic Energy Act of 1946
- lawLegislative Reorganization Act of 1946
- lawForeign Service Act
- lawHospital Survey and Construction Act (Hill–Burton Act)
- lawFarmers Home Administration Act
- rulingHalliburton Oil Well Cementing Co. v. Walker
- agency+United States National Security Council
- rulingMacgregor v. Westinghouse Electric & Manufacturing Co.
- rulingAngel v. Bullington
- agency−Wage Stabilization Board
- lawAssistance to Greece and Turkey Act (Truman Doctrine)
- agency+Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service
- lawTaft–Hartley Act
- lawPresidential Succession Act
- lawNational Security Act of 1947
- lawMineral Leasing Act for Acquired Lands
- agency−United States Department of War
- agency+Central Intelligence Agency
- agency+National Military Establishment
- lawSmith–Mundt Act (U.S. Information and Educational Exchange Act of 1948)
- lawRevenue Act of 1948
- lawMarshall Plan (Foreign Assistance Act of 1948)
- rulingShelley v. Kraemer
- lawCivil Air Patrol Act
- rulingSherrer v. Sherrer
- lawWomen's Armed Services Integration Act
- lawReed-Bulwinkle Act
- lawMilitary Selective Service Act
- lawTitle 3 of the United States Code
- lawDisplaced Persons Act
- lawCommodity Credit Corporation Charter Act of 1948
- lawFederal Water Pollution Control Act
- lawFlood Control Act of 1948
- lawWar Claims Act of 1948
- lawAgricultural Act of 1948
- rulingLincoln Federal Labor Union v. Northwestern Iron & Metal Co.
- rulingCommissioner of Internal Revenue v. Estate of Church
- presidentHarry S. Truman takes office
- rulingOtt v. Mississippi Valley Barge Line Co.
- rulingOklahoma Tax Commission v. Texas Company
- lawCentral Intelligence Agency Act
- rulingCosmopolitan Shipping Co. v. McAllister
- lawFederal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949
- agency+General Services Administration
- lawHousing Act of 1949
- agency−National Military Establishment
- agency+United States Department of Defense
- justiceTom C. Clark — Associate Justice
- justiceSherman Minton — Associate Justice
- lawMutual Defense Assistance Act
- lawHospital Survey and Construction Amendments of 1949
- lawFair Labor Standards Amendment
- lawAgricultural Act of 1949
- agency+Economic Stabilization Agency
- rulingUnited States v. Rabinowitz
- rulingDarr v. Burford
- lawUniform Code of Military Justice
- agency+National Science Foundation
- lawNational Science Foundation Act
- lawFlood Control Act of 1950
- war+Korean War
- lawLodge-Philbin Act
- lawPuerto Rico Federal Relations Act of 1950
- lawGuam Organic Act of 1950
- lawOmnibus Medical Research Act
- lawFederal Records Act
- lawDefense Production Act of 1950
- lawBudget and Accounting Procedures Act of 1950
- lawRevenue Act of 1950
- lawMcCarran Internal Security Act
- lawPerformance Rating Act
- war+Puerto Rican Nationalist uprising
- war−Puerto Rican Nationalist uprising
- lawCeller–Kefauver Act (Anti-Merger Act)
- lawFederal Civil Defense Act of 1950
- amendmentPresidential term limits
- agency+Federal Renegotiation Board
- lawMutual Security Act
- lawRevenue Act of 1951
- lawBoggs Act of 1951
- rulingStandard Oil Co. v. Peck
- rulingJoseph Burstyn, Inc. v. Wilson
- rulingYoungstown Sheet & Tube Co. v. Sawyer
- lawFederal-Aid Highway Act of 1952
- lawImmigration and Nationality Act of 1952 (McCarran–Walter Act)
- lawMcGuire Act
- lawVeterans' Readjustment Assistance Act
- lawFederal Coal Mine Safety Act of 1952
- lawWire Fraud Act of 1952
- lawPatent Act of 1952
- rulingUnited States v. Cardiff