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The Ninety-seventh 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, 1981 to January 3, 1983, during the final weeks of Jimmy Carter's presidency and the first two years of Ronald Reagan's presidency. The apportionment of seats in the House of Representatives was based on the Nineteenth Census of the United States in 1970. The House of Representatives had a Democratic majority. The Republicans gained control of the Senate, the first time that Republicans gained control of any chamber of Congress since 1953. ==Major events== * Early 1980s recession * January 20, 1981 – Inauguration of President Ronald Reagan and Vice President George Bush * January 20, 1981 – Iran hostage crisis ended * March 30, 1981 – Reagan assassination attempt * April 12, 1981 – First space shuttle launched * June 5, 1981 – First recognized case of AIDS * August 5, 1981 – President Reagan fired the air traffic controllers * September 21, 1981 – Senate confirmed the first female United States Supreme Court justice, Sandra Day O'Connor * November 2, 1982 – United States general elections: Republicans retained Senate; Democrats increased control in House 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「97th United States Congress」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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