page_title: 88th United States Congress
section_title: Major legislation
hierarchical_section_title: 88th United States Congress / Major legislation
context_page_description: The 88th United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, composed of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, D.C. from January 3, 1963, to January 3, 1965, during the last year of the administration of U.S. President John F. Kennedy, and the first of the administration of his successor, U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson. The apportionment of seats in this House of Representatives was based on the Eighteenth Census of the United States in 1960, and the number of members was again 435. Both chambers had a Democratic majority.
context_section_description: June 10, 1963: Equal Pay Act, Pub.L. 88–38
  October 17, 1963: Department of Defense Appropriations Act, Pub.L. 88–149
  October 31, 1963: Community Mental Health Centers Act, Pub.L. 88–164, title II, including Mental Retardation Facilities Construction Act
  December 17, 1963: Clean Air Act, Pub.L. 88–206
  July 2, 1964: Civil Rights Act of 1964, Pub.L. 88–352
  July 9, 1964: Urban Mass Transportation Act of 1964 (Federal Transit Act), Pub.L. 88–365
  August 7, 1964: Tonkin Gulf Resolution, Pub.L. 88–408
  August 20, 1964: Economic Opportunity Act of 1964, Pub.L. 88–452
  August 31, 1964: Food Stamp Act of 1964, Pub.L. 88–525
  September 3, 1964: Wilderness Act, Pub.L. 88–577
  September 4, 1964: Nurse Training Act, Pub.L. 88–581
  1964: Library Services and Construction Act
caption: President Johnson signs the Wilderness Act of 1964
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