How did the United States change between Aug 9, 1974 and Jan 19, 1977?
Pick two dates. See the laws, the executive orders, the courts, Congress, federal agencies, the Constitution and the budget, as a diff.
$ civicdiff 1974-08-09..1977-01-19 # 2.4 years
jsonLaws enacted
+86649 notable
Executive orders
—records start in 1994
Final rules
—records start in 1994
Supreme Court
1 of 9seats changed hands
Agencies
+21 −2departments & tracked agencies
Public debt
+$145B$475B → $620B
The presidency passed from Richard Milhous Nixon to Gerald Rudolph Ford Jr.. Congress enacted 866 public laws. 28 senators and 167 representatives took seats that they did not hold before. 1 new justice joined the Supreme Court. Inflation-adjusted federal spending changed +7.4% (FY1975 → FY1977).
Executive
executive/presidentThe presidencyRichard Milhous Nixon R
37th president
Gerald Rudolph Ford Jr. R
38th president · took office Aug 9, 1974
executive/vice-presidentThe vice presidencyGerald Rudolph Ford Jr. R
Nelson Aldrich Rockefeller R
took office Dec 19, 1974
executive/cabinetCabinet & senior officials+12−10Wikidata ↗
Secretary of Defense
Attorney General
Secretary of Commerce
Secretary of Labor · 2 people took this office in between
Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development
Show 5 more cabinet offices
White House Chief of Staff · 2 people took this office in between
Director of the Office of Management and Budget
Roy Ash I
Ambassador to the United Nations · 3 people took this office in between
Director of Central Intelligence
U.S. Trade Representative
office did not exist
9 offices unchanged
Secretary of State: Henry Kissinger R
Secretary of the Treasury: William E. Simon R
Secretary of the Navy: J. William Middendorf II R
Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency: Russell E. Train R
Secretary of the Navy: J. William Middendorf II R
Chair of the Federal Reserve: Arthur Frank Burns R
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff: George Scratchley Brown
Director of the FBI: Clarence M. Kelley R
Solicitor General: Robert Bork R
executive/ordersExecutive ordersno dataFederal Register API ↗
Federal Register records of executive orders begin in 1994.
executive/agenciesFederal agencies+21−2Wikidata ↗
253 → 273 tracked organizations · 12 → 12 executive departments
Energy Research and Development Administration
established Oct 11, 1974 · predecessor to the United States Department of Energy
Federal Election Commission
established Oct 15, 1974 · United States independent regulatory agency that regulates federal elections
Office of Navajo and Hopi Indian Relocation
established Dec 22, 1974 · US government independent agency
Nuclear Regulatory Commission
established Jan 19, 1975 · government agency of the United States
United States Commodity Futures Trading Commission
established Apr 15, 1975 · government agency
Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe
established Jan 1, 1976 · independent agency of the United States government
Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission
established Jan 1, 1977 · independent Federal government agency in the USA
Office of Science and Technology Policy
established Jan 1, 1976 · department of the United States government, part of the Executive Office of the President
Office of Federal Procurement Policy
established Aug 30, 1974 · component of the United States Office of Management and Budget
Employment and Training Administration
established Jan 1, 1975 · of the United States Department of Labor
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Office of Child Support Services
established Jun 10, 1975 · office of the Administration for Children and Families
Bureau of Counterterrorism
established Jan 1, 1976 · bureau of the United States Department of State
Copyright Royalty Tribunal
established Oct 19, 1976
Energy Information Administration
established Jan 1, 1977 · government agency
Food Safety and Inspection Service
established Jan 1, 1977 · U.S. federal government agency
National Laboratory of the Rockies
established Jan 1, 1977 · United States national renewable energy laboratory
Office of Intelligence and Counterintelligence
established Jan 1, 1977 · government organization in Washington D.C., United States
Office of Science
established Jan 1, 1977 · office within the US Department of Energy
Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement
established Jan 1, 1977 · part of the United States Department of the Interior
United States Army Counterintelligence Command
established Jan 1, 1977 · component of United States Army which conducts counterintelligence activities
Western Area Power Administration
established Jan 1, 1977 · United States Federal Government Administration within the Department of Energy
Commodity Exchange Authority
abolished Jan 1, 1975 · replaced by United States Commodity Futures Trading Commission
United States Atomic Energy Commission
abolished Jan 19, 1975 · former agency of the United States federal government · replaced by Nuclear Regulatory Commission,Energy Research and Development Administration
Agency start and end dates come from Wikidata, which covers smaller bureaus unevenly.
Military
military/conflictsArmed conflictsU.S. in 0 armed conflicts → 0
The U.S. was not a party to any armed conflict in this window.
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.
Legislative
legislative/controlControl of Congress93
94
95
Top: House · Bottom: Senate DemocraticRepublican
93rd Congress → 95th Congress · 2 new Congresses elected
0 changes of chamber control along the way
House: Democrat majority on both dates
241 D · 193 R → 291 D · 144 R
Senate: Democrat majority on both dates
58 D · 41 R → 62 D · 38 R
legislative/senateSenate+28−28congress-legislators ↗
28 new members · 28 departed · 72 served on both dates · women 0 → 0 · median age 57 → 55
20 seats changed party
Edward John Gurney R
Florida
Richard Bernard Stone D
Florida
Peter Hoyt Dominick R
Colorado
Gary Warren Hart D
Colorado
Alan Harvey Bible D
Nevada
Paul Dominque Laxalt R
Nevada
Marlow Webster Cook R
Kentucky
Wendell Hampton Ford D
Kentucky
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George David Aiken R
Vermont
Patrick J. Leahy D
Vermont
Norris H. Cotton R
New Hampshire
John Anthony Durkin D
New Hampshire
John Varick Tunney D
California
Samuel Ichiye Hayakawa R
California
Joseph Manuel Montoya D
New Mexico
Harrison Hagan Schmitt R
New Mexico
Roman Lee Hruska R
Nebraska
Edward Zorinsky D
Nebraska
William Stuart Symington D
Missouri
John Claggett Danforth R
Missouri
Paul Jones Fannin R
Arizona
Dennis Webster DeConcini D
Arizona
Hiram Leong Fong R
Hawaii
Spark Masayuki Matsunaga D
Hawaii
Robert Taft Jr. R
Ohio
Howard Morton Metzenbaum D
Ohio
William Emerson Brock III R
Tennessee
James Ralph Sasser D
Tennessee
Gale William McGee D
Wyoming
Malcolm Wallop R
Wyoming
John Orlando Pastore D
Rhode Island
John Hubbard Chafee R
Rhode Island
James Lane Buckley C
New York
Daniel Patrick Moynihan D
New York
John Glenn Beall Jr. R
Maryland
Paul S. Sarbanes D
Maryland
Rupert Vance Hartke D
Indiana
Richard G. Lugar R
Indiana
Frank Edward Moss D
Utah
Orrin G. Hatch R
Utah
Who joined and who left (28 in · 28 out)
Dale Bumpers D
Arkansas
Dennis Webster DeConcini D
Arizona
Samuel Ichiye Hayakawa R
California
Gary Warren Hart D
Colorado
Richard Bernard Stone D
Florida
Spark Masayuki Matsunaga D
Hawaii
John Chester Culver D
Iowa
Richard G. Lugar R
Indiana
Wendell Hampton Ford D
Kentucky
Paul S. Sarbanes D
Maryland
Donald Wayne Riegle Jr. D
Michigan
Wendell Richard Anderson D
Minnesota
John Claggett Danforth R
Missouri
John Melcher D
Montana
Robert Burren Morgan D
North Carolina
Edward Zorinsky D
Nebraska
John Anthony Durkin D
New Hampshire
Harrison Hagan Schmitt R
New Mexico
Paul Dominque Laxalt R
Nevada
Daniel Patrick Moynihan D
New York
John Herschel Glenn Jr. D
Ohio
Henry John Heinz III R
Pennsylvania
John Hubbard Chafee R
Rhode Island
James Ralph Sasser D
Tennessee
Edwin Jacob Garn R
Utah
Orrin G. Hatch R
Utah
Patrick J. Leahy D
Vermont
Malcolm Wallop R
Wyoming
James William Fulbright D
Arkansas
Paul Jones Fannin R
Arizona
John Varick Tunney D
California
Peter Hoyt Dominick R
Colorado
Edward John Gurney R
Florida
Hiram Leong Fong R
Hawaii
Harold Everett Hughes D
Iowa
Rupert Vance Hartke D
Indiana
Marlow Webster Cook R
Kentucky
John Glenn Beall Jr. R
Maryland
Philip Aloysius Hart D
Michigan
Walter Frederick Mondale D
Minnesota
William Stuart Symington D
Missouri
Michael Joseph Mansfield D
Montana
Samuel James Ervin Jr. D
North Carolina
Roman Lee Hruska R
Nebraska
Norris H. Cotton R
New Hampshire
Joseph Manuel Montoya D
New Mexico
Alan Harvey Bible D
Nevada
James Lane Buckley C
New York
Robert Taft Jr. R
Ohio
Hugh Doggett Scott Jr. R
Pennsylvania
John Orlando Pastore D
Rhode Island
William Emerson Brock III R
Tennessee
Wallace Foster Bennett R
Utah
Frank Edward Moss D
Utah
George David Aiken R
Vermont
Gale William McGee D
Wyoming
legislative/houseHouse+167−167congress-legislators ↗
167 new members · 167 departed · 268 served on both dates · women 16 → 18 · median age 53 → 50
34 state delegations changed
Show delegation changes
Arizona 1 D · 3 R
Arizona 2 D · 2 R
California 23 D · 20 R
California 29 D · 14 R
Colorado 2 D · 3 R
Colorado 3 D · 2 R
Connecticut 3 D · 3 R
Connecticut 4 D · 2 R
Florida 11 D · 4 R
Florida 10 D · 5 R
Georgia 9 D · 1 R
Georgia 10 D · 0 R
Iowa 3 D · 3 R
Iowa 4 D · 2 R
Illinois 10 D · 14 R
Illinois 12 D · 12 R
Indiana 4 D · 7 R
Indiana 8 D · 3 R
Kansas 1 D · 4 R
Kansas 2 D · 3 R
Louisiana 7 D · 1 R
Louisiana 6 D · 2 R
Massachusetts 8 D · 3 R · 1 other
Massachusetts 10 D · 2 R
Maryland 4 D · 4 R
Maryland 5 D · 3 R
Maine 1 D · 1 R
Maine 0 D · 2 R
Michigan 7 D · 12 R
Michigan 11 D · 8 R
Minnesota 4 D · 4 R
Minnesota 5 D · 3 R
Missouri 9 D · 1 R
Missouri 8 D · 2 R
North Carolina 7 D · 4 R
North Carolina 9 D · 2 R
Nebraska 0 D · 3 R
Nebraska 1 D · 2 R
New Hampshire 0 D · 2 R
New Hampshire 1 D · 1 R
New Jersey 8 D · 7 R
New Jersey 11 D · 4 R
Nevada 0 D · 1 R
Nevada 1 D · 0 R
New York 22 D · 17 R
New York 28 D · 11 R
Ohio 7 D · 16 R
Ohio 10 D · 13 R
Oregon 2 D · 2 R
Oregon 4 D · 0 R
Pennsylvania 13 D · 12 R
Pennsylvania 17 D · 8 R
South Carolina 4 D · 2 R
South Carolina 5 D · 1 R
South Dakota 1 D · 1 R
South Dakota 0 D · 2 R
Tennessee 3 D · 5 R
Tennessee 5 D · 3 R
Texas 20 D · 4 R
Texas 22 D · 2 R
Utah 2 D · 0 R
Utah 1 D · 1 R
Virginia 3 D · 7 R
Virginia 4 D · 6 R
Washington 6 D · 1 R
Washington 5 D · 2 R
Wisconsin 5 D · 4 R
Wisconsin 7 D · 2 R
Who joined and who left (167 in · 167 out)
Ronnie Gene Flippo D
Alabama-5
James (Jim) Guy Tucker Jr. D
Arkansas-2
Eldon Dean Rudd R
Arizona-4
Robert Stump D
Arizona-3
Mark Warren Hannaford D
California-34
John Hans Krebs D
California-17
Shirley Neil Pettis R
California-37
James Fredrick Lloyd D
California-35
John Lowell Burton D
California-5
Jerry Mumford Patterson D
California-38
Robert Edward Badham R
California-40
Robert John Lagomarsino R
California-19
Leon Edward Panetta D
California-16
Anthony Charles Beilenson D
California-23
Robert Kenneth Dornan R
California-27
Norman Yoshio Mineta D
California-13
George Miller D
California-7
Henry A. Waxman D
California-24
Timothy E. Wirth D
Colorado-2
Anthony John Moffett Jr. D
Connecticut-6
Christopher J. Dodd D
Connecticut-2
Thomas Beverley Evans Jr. R
Delaware-AL
Richard Kelly R
Florida-5
Andrew Poysell Ireland D
Florida-8
Billy Lee Evans D
Georgia-8
Elliott Harris Levitas D
Georgia-4
Lawrence Patton McDonald D
Georgia-7
Druie Douglas Barnard Jr. D
Georgia-10
Edgar Lanier Jenkins D
Georgia-9
Cecil Landau Heftel D
Hawaii-1
Daniel K. Akaka D
Hawaii-2
Michael Thomas Blouin D
Iowa-2
Berkley Warren Bedell D
Iowa-6
James A. Leach R
Iowa-1
Tom Harkin D
Iowa-5
Chuck Grassley R
Iowa-3
George Vernon Hansen R
Idaho-2
Abner Joseph Mikva D
Illinois-10
John G. Fary D
Illinois-5
Thomas Joseph Corcoran R
Illinois-15
Martin Anthony Russo D
Illinois-3
Paul Martin Simon D
Illinois-24
Henry John Hyde R
Illinois-6
David Lance Cornwell D
Indiana-8
Adam Benjamin Jr. D
Indiana-1
David Walter Evans D
Indiana-6
Floyd James Fithian D
Indiana-2
James Danforth Quayle R
Indiana-4
Philip Riley Sharp D
Indiana-10
Andrew Jacobs Jr. D
Indiana-11
Martha Elizabeth Keys D
Kansas-2
Daniel Robert Glickman D
Kansas-4
Carroll Hubbard Jr. D
Kentucky-1
Richard Alvin Tonry D
Louisiana-1
William Henson Moore III R
Louisiana-6
Thomas Jerald Huckaby D
Louisiana-5
Paul Efthemios Tsongas D
Massachusetts-5
Joseph Daniel Early D
Massachusetts-3
Edward J. Markey D
Massachusetts-7
Newton Ivan Steers Jr. R
Maryland-8
Robert Edmund Bauman R
Maryland-1
Gladys Noon Spellman D
Maryland-5
Barbara A. Mikulski D
Maryland-3
David Farnham Emery R
Maine-1
James Johnston Blanchard D
Michigan-18
William McNulty Brodhead D
Michigan-17
David Alan Stockman R
Michigan-4
Harold Samuel Sawyer R
Michigan-5
Carl Duane Pursell R
Michigan-2
Jerome Bob Traxler D
Michigan-8
Milton Robert Carr D
Michigan-6
David E. Bonior D
Michigan-12
Dale E. Kildee D
Michigan-7
Thomas Michael Hagedorn R
Minnesota-2
Bruce F. Vento D
Minnesota-4
James L. Oberstar D
Minnesota-8
Richard M. Nolan D
Minnesota-6
Robert Anton Young III D
Missouri-2
Earl Thomas Coleman R
Missouri-6
Harold Lee Volkmer D
Missouri-9
Richard Andrew Gephardt D
Missouri-3
Ike Skelton D
Missouri-4
Max Baucus D
Montana-1
Ronald Charles Marlenee R
Montana-2
Vonno Lamar Gudger Jr. D
North Carolina-11
Charles Orville Whitley D
North Carolina-3
Stephen Lybrook Neal D
North Carolina-5
Willie Gathrel Hefner D
North Carolina-8
John Joseph Cavanaugh D
Nebraska-2
Virginia Dodd Smith R
Nebraska-3
Norman Edward D’Amours D
New Hampshire-1
Joseph Anthony LeFante D
New Jersey-14
Helen Stevenson Meyner D
New Jersey-13
Gene Andrew Maguire D
New Jersey-7
Millicent Hammond Fenwick R
New Jersey-5
Harold Capistran Hollenbeck R
New Jersey-9
James Joseph Florio D
New Jersey-1
William John Hughes D
New Jersey-2
James David Santini D
Nevada-AL
Bruce Faulkner Caputo R
New York-23
Edward Worthington Pattison D
New York-29
Jerome Anthony Ambro Jr. D
New York-3
Frederick William Richmond D
New York-14
Leo C. Zeferetti D
New York-15
Richard Lawrence Ottinger D
New York-24
Stanley Nelson Lundine D
New York-39
Thomas Joseph Downey D
New York-2
Matthew Francis McHugh D
New York-27
Henry James Nowak D
New York-37
James Haas Scheuer D
New York-11
Stephen Joshua Solarz D
New York-13
Theodore S. Weiss D
New York-20
John J. LaFalce D
New York-36
Ronald Milton Mottl D
Ohio-23
Thomas Norman Kindness R
Ohio-8
Thomas Andrew Luken D
Ohio-2
Mary Rose Oakar D
Ohio-20
Donald James Pease D
Ohio-13
Douglas Earl Applegate D
Ohio-18
Willis David Gradison Jr. R
Ohio-1
Theodore Marshall Risenhoover D
Oklahoma-2
Marvin Henry Edwards R
Oklahoma-5
Glenn Lee English Jr. D
Oklahoma-6
Wes Watkins D
Oklahoma-3
Robert Blackford Duncan D
Oregon-3
James Howard Weaver D
Oregon-4
Les AuCoin D
Oregon-1
Joseph Scofield Ammerman D
Pennsylvania-23
Gary Arthur Myers R
Pennsylvania-25
Michael Joseph Myers D
Pennsylvania-1
Allen Edward Ertel D
Pennsylvania-17
Raymond Francis Lederer D
Pennsylvania-3
Marc Lincoln Marks R
Pennsylvania-24
Robert William Edgar D
Pennsylvania-7
Douglas Walgren D
Pennsylvania-18
Peter Houston Kostmayer D
Pennsylvania-8
Richard Taylor Schulze R
Pennsylvania-5
Austin John Murphy D
Pennsylvania-22
Robert Smith Walker R
Pennsylvania-16
William F. Goodling R
Pennsylvania-19
John P. Murtha D
Pennsylvania-12
Edward Peter Beard D
Rhode Island-2
John Wilson Jenrette Jr. D
South Carolina-6
Kenneth Lamar Holland D
South Carolina-5
Butler Carson Derrick Jr. D
South Carolina-3
Larry Lee Pressler R
South Dakota-1
Clifford Robertson Allen D
Tennessee-5
Albert Arnold Gore Jr. D
Tennessee-4
Marilyn Laird Lloyd D
Tennessee-3
Harold Eugene Ford D
Tennessee-8
Robert Alton Gammage D
Texas-22
James Albon Mattox D
Texas-5
Jack English Hightower D
Texas-13
Sam Blakeley Hall Jr. D
Texas-1
Robert Charles Krueger D
Texas-21
David Daniel Marriott R
Utah-2
Joseph Lyman Fisher D
Virginia-10
Herbert Eugene Harris II D
Virginia-8
Paul Seward Trible Jr. R
Virginia-1
James M. Jeffords R
Vermont-AL
John Edward Cunningham III R
Washington-7
Don Leroy Bonker D
Washington-3
Norman D. Dicks D
Washington-6
Robert John Cornell D
Wisconsin-8
Alvin James Baldus D
Wisconsin-3
Robert Walter Kasten Jr. R
Wisconsin-9
Nick J. Rahall II D
West Virginia-4
Robert Emmett Jones Jr. D
Alabama-5
Wilbur Daigh Mills D
Arkansas-2
John Bertrand Conlan R
Arizona-4
Sam Steiger R
Arizona-3
Charles Samuel Gubser R
California-10
Richard Thomas Hanna D
California-34
Chester Earl Holifield D
California-19
Craig Hosmer R
California-32
William Somers Mailliard R
California-6
Robert Bruce Mathias R
California-18
Charles McKevett Teague R
California-13
Victor Vincent Veysey R
California-43
Jerome Russell Waldie D
California-14
Alphonzo Bell R
California-28
Andrew Jackson Hinshaw R
California-39
Jerry Lyle Pettis R
California-33
Thomas Mankell Rees D
California-26
Burt Lacklen Talcott R
California-12
Donald Glenn Brotzman R
Colorado-2
Ella Tambussi Grasso D
Connecticut-6
Robert Hampton Steele R
Connecticut-2
Pierre Samuel, IV du Pont R
Delaware-AL
William Dawson Gunter Jr. D
Florida-5
James Andrew Haley D
Florida-8
Benjamin Bentley Blackburn R
Georgia-4
John William Davis D
Georgia-7
Phillip Mitchell Landrum D
Georgia-9
Robert Grier Stephens Jr. D
Georgia-10
Williamson Sylvester Stuckey Jr. D
Georgia-8
Spark Masayuki Matsunaga D
Hawaii-1
Patsy Takemoto Mink D
Hawaii-2
Harold Royce Gross R
Iowa-3
Wiley Mayne R
Iowa-6
William Joseph Scherle R
Iowa-5
John Chester Culver D
Iowa-2
Edward Maurice Mezvinsky D
Iowa-1
Orval Howard Hansen R
Idaho-2
Leslie Cornelius Arends R
Illinois-15
Harold Reginald Collier R
Illinois-6
Robert Paul Hanrahan R
Illinois-3
Samuel Hollingsworth Young R
Illinois-10
John Carl Kluczynski D
Illinois-5
Kenneth James Gray D
Illinois-24
William Gilmer Bray R
Indiana-6
David Worth Dennis R
Indiana-10
William Herbert Hudnut III R
Indiana-11
Earl Fredrick Landgrebe R
Indiana-2
Roger Herschel Zion R
Indiana-8
Ray John Madden D
Indiana-1
John Edward Roush D
Indiana-4
William Robert Roy D
Kansas-2
Garner E. Shriver R
Kansas-4
Frank Albert Stubblefield D
Kentucky-1
John Richard Rarick D
Louisiana-6
Felix Edward Hébert D
Louisiana-1
Otto Ernest Passman D
Louisiana-5
Paul William Cronin R
Massachusetts-5
Harold Daniel Donohue D
Massachusetts-3
Torbert Hart Macdonald D
Massachusetts-7
Lawrence Joseph Hogan R
Maryland-5
William Oswald Mills R
Maryland-1
Gilbert Gude R
Maryland-8
Paul S. Sarbanes D
Maryland-3
Peter Nicholas Kyros D
Maine-1
Charles Ernest Chamberlain R
Michigan-6
Martha Wright Griffiths D
Michigan-17
James Harvey R
Michigan-8
Robert James Huber R
Michigan-18
Gerald Rudolph Ford Jr. R
Michigan-5
Marvin Leonel Esch R
Michigan-2
J. Edward Hutchinson R
Michigan-4
James Grant O’Hara D
Michigan-12
Donald Wayne Riegle Jr. R
Michigan-7
John Anton Blatnik D
Minnesota-8
Ancher Nelsen R
Minnesota-2
John Matthew Zwach R
Minnesota-6
Joseph Edward Karth D
Minnesota-4
William Leonard Hungate D
Missouri-9
Jerry Lon Litton D
Missouri-6
William Joseph Randall D
Missouri-4
Leonor Kretzer Sullivan D
Missouri-3
James Wadsworth Symington D
Missouri-2
Richard Gardner Shoup R
Montana-1
John Melcher D
Montana-2
Wilmer David Mizell R
North Carolina-5
Earl Baker Ruth R
North Carolina-8
David Newton Henderson D
North Carolina-3
Roy Arthur Taylor D
North Carolina-11
David Thomas Martin R
Nebraska-3
John Yetter McCollister R
Nebraska-2
Louis Crosby Wyman R
New Hampshire-1
Peter Hood Ballantine Frelinghuysen Jr. R
New Jersey-5
John Edmund Hunt R
New Jersey-1
Joseph James Maraziti R
New Jersey-13
Charles William Sandman Jr. R
New Jersey-2
William Beck Widnall R
New Jersey-7
Dominick Vincent Daniels D
New Jersey-14
Henry Helstoski D
New Jersey-9
David Gilmer Towell R
Nevada-AL
Frank James Brasco D
New York-11
Hugh Leo Carey D
New York-15
Thaddeus Joseph Dulski D
New York-37
James Russell Grover Jr. R
New York-2
Carleton James King R
New York-29
Bertram L. Podell D
New York-13
Ogden Rogers Reid D
New York-24
Howard Winfield Robison R
New York-27
Angelo Dominick Roncallo R
New York-3
John James Rooney D
New York-14
Henry P. Smith III R
New York-36
Bella Savitzky Abzug D
New York-20
James Fred Hastings R
New York-39
Peter A. Peyser R
New York-23
William John Keating R
Ohio-1
William Edwin Minshall Jr. R
Ohio-23
Walter Eugene Powell R
Ohio-8
Donald Daniel Clancy R
Ohio-2
Wayne Levere Hays D
Ohio-18
Charles Adams Mosher R
Ohio-13
James Vincent Stanton D
Ohio-20
John Newbold Happy Camp R
Oklahoma-6
Clem Rogers McSpadden D
Oklahoma-2
Carl Bert Albert D
Oklahoma-3
John Jarman D
Oklahoma-5
John Richard Dellenback R
Oregon-4
Edith Starrett Green D
Oregon-3
Wendell Wyatt R
Oregon-1
Frank Monroe Clark D
Pennsylvania-25
George Atlee Goodling R
Pennsylvania-19
John Phillips Saylor R
Pennsylvania-12
John Haines Ware III R
Pennsylvania-5
Lawrence Gordon Williams R
Pennsylvania-7
William Aloysius Barrett D
Pennsylvania-1
Edward George Biester Jr. R
Pennsylvania-8
Edwin Duing Eshleman R
Pennsylvania-16
William Joseph Green D
Pennsylvania-3
Albert Walter Johnson R
Pennsylvania-23
Thomas Ellsworth Morgan D
Pennsylvania-22
Herman Theodore Schneebeli R
Pennsylvania-17
Joseph Phillip Vigorito D
Pennsylvania-24
Henry John Heinz III R
Pennsylvania-18
Robert Owens Tiernan D
Rhode Island-2
William Jennings Bryan Dorn D
South Carolina-3
Thomas Smithwick Gettys D
South Carolina-5
Edward Lunn Young R
South Carolina-6
Frank Edward Denholm D
South Dakota-1
LaMar Baker R
Tennessee-3
Dan Heflin Kuykendall R
Tennessee-8
Joseph Landon Evins D
Tennessee-4
Richard Harmon Fulton D
Tennessee-5
Ovie Clark Fisher D
Texas-21
Robert Dale Price R
Texas-13
Robert Randolph Casey D
Texas-22
John William Wright Patman D
Texas-1
Alan Watson Steelman R
Texas-5
Douglas Wayne Owens D
Utah-2
Joel Thomas Broyhill R
Virginia-10
Thomas Nelms Downing D
Virginia-1
Stanford E. Parris R
Virginia-8
Richard Walker Mallary R
Vermont-AL
Julia Butler Hansen D
Washington-3
Floyd Verne Hicks D
Washington-6
Brockman Adams D
Washington-7
Glenn Robert Davis R
Wisconsin-9
Harold Vernon Froehlich R
Wisconsin-8
Vernon Wallace Thomson R
Wisconsin-3
Kenneth William Hechler D
West Virginia-4
legislative/lawsLaws enacted+866Congress.gov ↗
866 public laws enacted · 0 landmark · 49 notable · 790 routine · 27 ceremonial
Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act
Pub. L. 93-380 · Aug 21, 1974
Housing and Community Development Act of 1974
Pub. L. 93-383 · Aug 22, 1974
Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA)
Pub. L. 93-406 · Sep 2, 1974
Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act
Pub. L. 93-415 · Sep 7, 1974
Energy Reorganization Act of 1974
Pub. L. 93-438 · Oct 11, 1974
Federal Election Campaign Act
Pub. L. 93-443 · Oct 15, 1974
Commodity Futures Trading Commission Act of 1974
Pub. L. 93-463 · Oct 23, 1974
Equal Credit Opportunity Act
Pub. L. 93-495 · Oct 28, 1974
Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974
Pub. L. 93-498 · Oct 29, 1974
National Mass Transportation Assistance Act
Pub. L. 93-503 · Nov 26, 1974
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Vietnam Era Veterans' Readjustment Assistance Act
Pub. L. 93-508 · Dec 3, 1974
Safe Drinking Water Act
Pub. L. 93-523 · Dec 16, 1974
Presidential Recordings and Materials Preservation Act
Pub. L. 93-526 · Dec 19, 1974
Foreign Assistance Act of 1974
Pub. L. 93-559 · Dec 30, 1974
Privacy Act of 1974
Pub. L. 93-579 · Dec 31, 1974
An Act to Establish Rules of Evidence for Certain Courts and Proceedings
Pub. L. 93-595 · Jan 2, 1975
Trade Act of 1974
Pub. L. 93-618 · Jan 3, 1975
Eastern Wilderness Areas Act
Pub. L. 93-622 · Jan 3, 1975
Federal Noxious Weed Act of 1974
Pub. L. 93-629 · Jan 3, 1975
Hazardous Materials Transportation Act
Pub. L. 93-633 · Jan 3, 1975
Magnuson–Moss Warranty Act
Pub. L. 93-637 · Jan 4, 1975
Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act of 1975
Pub. L. 93-638 · Jan 4, 1975
National Health Planning and Resources Development Act
Pub. L. 93-641 · Jan 4, 1975
Federal-Aid Highway Amendments of 1974
Pub. L. 93-643 · Jan 4, 1975
Tax Reduction Act of 1975
Pub. L. 94-12 · Mar 29, 1975
Indochina Migration and Refugee Assistance Act
Pub. L. 94-23 · May 23, 1975
Securities Acts Amendments of 1975
Pub. L. 94-29 · Jun 4, 1975
Japan-United States Friendship Act of 1975
Pub. L. 94-118 · Oct 20, 1975
Education for All Handicapped Children Act
Pub. L. 94-142 · Nov 29, 1975
Energy Policy and Conservation Act
Pub. L. 94-163 · Dec 22, 1975
Revenue Adjustment Act (Earned Income Tax Credit)
Pub. L. 94-164 · Dec 23, 1975
Metric Conversion Act
Pub. L. 94-168 · Dec 23, 1975
Home Mortgage Disclosure Act
Pub. L. 94-200 · Dec 31, 1975
Railroad Revitalization and Regulatory Reform Act
Pub. L. 94-210 · Feb 5, 1976
Magnuson–Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act
Pub. L. 94-265 · Apr 13, 1976
Federal Election Campaign Act
Pub. L. 94-283 · May 11, 1976
Arms Export Control Act
Pub. L. 94-329 · Jun 30, 1976
Government in the Sunshine Act
Pub. L. 94-409 · Sep 13, 1976
National Emergencies Act
Pub. L. 94-412 · Sep 14, 1976
Hart–Scott–Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act
Pub. L. 94-435 · Sep 30, 1976
Judicial
judicial/supreme-courtThe Supreme CourtBench by appointing party: 6 R · 3 D → 7 R · 2 D
William Orville Douglas D
appointed by Franklin D. Roosevelt · 1939
John Paul Stevens R
appointed by Gerald Ford · 1975
8 justices served on both dates
William Joseph Brennan, Jr. R
appointed by Dwight D. Eisenhower · 1957
Potter Stewart R
appointed by Dwight D. Eisenhower · 1959
Byron Raymond White D
appointed by John F. Kennedy · 1962
Thurgood Marshall D
appointed by Lyndon B. Johnson · 1967
Warren Earl Burger R
appointed by Richard M. Nixon · 1969
Harry Andrew Blackmun R
appointed by Richard M. Nixon · 1970
Lewis Franklin Powell, Jr. R
appointed by Richard M. Nixon · 1971
William Hubbs Rehnquist R
appointed by Richard M. Nixon · 1971
judicial/lower-courtsAppeals & district courtsCourts of appeals (active judges): 47 D · 47 R → 52 R · 39 D
District courts (active judges): 190 R · 186 D · 14 N( · 1 N( → 224 R · 149 D · 11 N( · 1 N(
Richard M. Nixon R appointed 4 judges
1 appeals · 3 district
Gerald Ford R appointed 67 judges
1 Supreme Court · 11 appeals · 55 district
3 circuits flipped majority
First Circuit 2 D · 1 R (D majority)
First Circuit 1 D · 1 R (tie majority)
Fifth Circuit 10 D · 5 R (D majority)
Fifth Circuit 6 D · 7 R (R majority)
Eighth Circuit 5 D · 3 R (D majority)
Eighth Circuit 4 D · 4 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 decisions314 argued decisions · 14 landmark
Taylor v. Louisiana
419 U.S. 522 · Jan 21, 1975 · Decided 8–1 · Civil Rights · Reversed and remanded · Overruled precedent · Struck down state law
Weinberger v. Wiesenfeld
420 U.S. 636 · Mar 19, 1975 · Decided 8–0 · Civil Rights · Affirmed · Declared federal law unconstitutional
United States v. Reliable Transfer Co., Inc.
421 U.S. 397 · May 19, 1975 · Decided 9–0 · Economic Activity · Vacated and remanded · Overruled precedent
Michelin Tire Corp. v. Wages
423 U.S. 276 · Jan 14, 1976 · Decided 8–0 · Economic Activity · Affirmed · Overruled precedent
Buckley v. Valeo
424 U.S. 1 · Jan 30, 1976 · Decided 7–1 · First Amendment · Affirmed in part, reversed in part · Declared federal law unconstitutional
Hudgens v. National Labor Relations Board
424 U.S. 507 · Mar 3, 1976 · Decided 6–2 · First Amendment · Vacated and remanded · Overruled precedent
Virginia State Board of Pharmacy v. Virginia Citizens Consumer Council, Inc.
425 U.S. 748 · May 24, 1976 · Decided 7–1 · First Amendment · Affirmed · Overruled precedent · Struck down state law
Hampton v. Mow Sun Wong
426 U.S. 88 · Jun 1, 1976 · Decided 5–4 · Civil Rights · Affirmed · Declared federal law unconstitutional
National League of Cities v. Usery
426 U.S. 833 · Jun 24, 1976 · Decided 5–4 · Unions · Reversed and remanded · Overruled precedent · Declared federal law unconstitutional
Lodge 76 v. Wisconsin Employment Relations Commission
427 U.S. 132 · Jun 25, 1976 · Decided 6–3 · Federalism · Reversed · Overruled precedent
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City of New Orleans v. Dukes
Jun 25, 1976 · Decided 8–0 · Economic Activity · Reversed and remanded · Overruled precedent
Gregg v. Georgia
Jul 2, 1976 · Decided 7–2 · Criminal Procedure · Affirmed · Overruled precedent
Craig v. Boren
Dec 20, 1976 · Decided 7–2 · Civil Rights · Reversed · Overruled precedent · Struck down state law
Oregon ex rel. State Land Board v. Corvallis Sand & Gravel Co.
Jan 12, 1977 · Decided 6–3 · Federalism · Vacated and remanded · Overruled precedent
Landmark means the Court overruled precedent, struck down a federal law, or the case is on a curated landmark list.
Fiscal
fiscal/budgetThe federal budget+7.4% real spendingOMB Historical Tables ↗
Fiscal year 1975 → fiscal year 1977 · inflation-adjusted with the GDP price index
Spending $332B
FY1975
Spending $409B
FY1977 · +23% nominal · +7.4% after inflation
Revenue $279B
FY1975
Revenue $356B
FY1977 · +27% nominal · +11% after inflation
Surplus / deficit −$53.2B
FY1975
Surplus / deficit −$53.7B
FY1977 · −$417M
Spending, % of GDP 20.7%
FY1975
Spending, % of GDP 20.2%
FY1977 · −0.5 pts
Debt held by the public, % of GDP 24.6%
FY1975
Debt held by the public, % of GDP 27.1%
FY1977 · +2.5 pts
Spending by function · real change
fiscal/debtTotal public debt outstanding+$145BTreasury Fiscal Data ↗
$475B
as of Jun 30, 1974
$620B
as of Jun 30, 1976
Constitution & Union
constitution/amendmentsAmendments & statehood26 → 26 amendments in force · 50 → 50 states
No amendments ratified and no states admitted. The last amendment was the 27th, in 1992.
Log
logEverything in between73 events
- presidentGerald Rudolph Ford Jr. takes office
- lawFamily Educational Rights and Privacy Act
- lawHousing and Community Development Act of 1974
- lawEmployee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA)
- lawJuvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act
- agency+Energy Research and Development Administration
- lawEnergy Reorganization Act of 1974
- agency+Federal Election Commission
- lawFederal Election Campaign Act
- lawCommodity Futures Trading Commission Act of 1974
- lawEqual Credit Opportunity Act
- lawFederal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974
- lawNational Mass Transportation Assistance Act
- lawVietnam Era Veterans' Readjustment Assistance Act
- lawSafe Drinking Water Act
- lawPresidential Recordings and Materials Preservation Act
- agency+Office of Navajo and Hopi Indian Relocation
- lawForeign Assistance Act of 1974
- lawPrivacy Act of 1974
- lawAn Act to Establish Rules of Evidence for Certain Courts and Proceedings
- lawTrade Act of 1974
- lawEastern Wilderness Areas Act
- lawFederal Noxious Weed Act of 1974
- lawHazardous Materials Transportation Act
- lawMagnuson–Moss Warranty Act
- lawIndian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act of 1975
- lawNational Health Planning and Resources Development Act
- lawFederal-Aid Highway Amendments of 1974
- agency+Nuclear Regulatory Commission
- rulingTaylor v. Louisiana
- rulingWeinberger v. Wiesenfeld
- lawTax Reduction Act of 1975
- agency+United States Commodity Futures Trading Commission
- rulingUnited States v. Reliable Transfer Co., Inc.
- lawIndochina Migration and Refugee Assistance Act
- lawSecurities Acts Amendments of 1975
- lawJapan-United States Friendship Act of 1975
- lawEducation for All Handicapped Children Act
- justiceJohn Paul Stevens — Associate Justice
- lawEnergy Policy and Conservation Act
- lawRevenue Adjustment Act (Earned Income Tax Credit)
- lawMetric Conversion Act
- lawHome Mortgage Disclosure Act
- agency+Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe
- agency+Office of Science and Technology Policy
- rulingMichelin Tire Corp. v. Wages
- rulingBuckley v. Valeo
- lawRailroad Revitalization and Regulatory Reform Act
- rulingHudgens v. National Labor Relations Board
- lawMagnuson–Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act
- lawFederal Election Campaign Act
- rulingVirginia State Board of Pharmacy v. Virginia Citizens Consumer Council, Inc.
- rulingHampton v. Mow Sun Wong
- rulingNational League of Cities v. Usery
- rulingLodge 76 v. Wisconsin Employment Relations Commission
- rulingCity of New Orleans v. Dukes
- lawArms Export Control Act
- rulingGregg v. Georgia
- lawGovernment in the Sunshine Act
- lawNational Emergencies Act
- lawHart–Scott–Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act
- lawHealth Maintenance Organization Amendments of 1976
- lawToxic Substances Control Act of 1976
- lawOverhaul of vocational education programs
- lawCopyright Act of 1976
- lawFederal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976
- lawResource Conservation and Recovery Act
- lawForeign Sovereign Immunities Act
- lawWater Resources Development Act of 1976
- lawNational Forest Management Act of 1976
- rulingCraig v. Boren
- agency+Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission
- rulingOregon ex rel. State Land Board v. Corvallis Sand & Gravel Co.