page_title: 79th United States Congress
section_title: Major legislation
hierarchical_section_title: 79th United States Congress / Major legislation
caption_attribution_description: President Harry S Truman signs the Atomic Energy Act of 1946 establishing the U.S. Atomic Energy Commission. Behind the President, left to right: Senators Tom Connally, Eugene D. Millikin, Edwin C. Johnson, Thomas C. Hart, Brien McMahon, Warren R. Austin, and Richard B. Russell.
context_page_description: The 79th 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, DC from January 3, 1945, to January 3, 1947, during the last months of Franklin D. Roosevelt's presidency, and the first two years of Harry Truman's presidency. The apportionment of seats in this House of Representatives was based on the Sixteenth Census of the United States in 1940. Both chambers had a Democratic majority.
context_section_description: March 9, 1945: McCarran-Ferguson Act
  July 31, 1945: Bretton Woods Agreements Act, Pub.L. 79–171
  July 31, 1945: Export-Import Bank Act of 1945
  December 20, 1945: United Nations Participation Act, Pub.L. 79–264, S. 1580, 59 Stat. 619, enacted December 20, 1945
  December 28, 1945: War Brides Act
  February 18, 1946: Rescission Act of 1946, Pub.L. 79–391
  February 20, 1946: Employment Act, Pub.L. 79–304, ch. 33, 60 Stat. 23
  May 13, 1946: Federal Airport Act of 1946, Pub.L. 79–377
  June 4, 1946: Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act, ch. 281, 60 Stat. 230
  June 11, 1946: Administrative Procedure Act, ch. 324, Pub.L. 79–404, 60 Stat. 237
  July 2, 1946: Luce–Celler Act of 1946, Pub.L. 79–483
  July 3, 1946: Hobbs Anti-Racketeering Act, ch. 537, Pub.L. 79–486, 60 Stat. 420
  July 5, 1946: Lanham Trademark Act of 1946, Pub.L. 79–489
  August 1, 1946: United States Atomic Energy Act of 1946, ch. 724, Pub.L. 79–585, 60 Stat. 755
  August 2, 1946: Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946, Pub.L. 79–601, including Title III: Federal Regulation of Lobbying Act of 1946, Title IV: Federal Tort Claims Act, and Title V: General Bridge Act
  August 13, 1946: Foreign Service Act, ch. 957, titles I–X, 60 Stat. 999
  August 13, 1946: Hospital Survey and Construction Act (Hill-Burton Act), Pub.L. 79–725, ch. 958, 60 Stat. 1040
caption: President Truman signs the Atomic Energy Act on August 1, 1946.
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