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1956 United States Senate elections

← 1954 November 6, 1956 1958 →

35 of the 96 seats in the United States Senate
49 seats needed for a majority
  Majority party Minority party
 
Leader Bill Knowland Lyndon Johnson
Party Republican Democratic
Leader since August 4, 1953 January 3, 1953
Leader's seat California Texas
Seats before 47 49
Seats after 49 47
Seat change Increase Decrease
Popular vote 22,200,789 21,247,822
Percentage 51.0% 48.9%
Swing Increase 8.0% Decrease 6.6%

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Results including special elections
     Democratic gain      Republican gain
     Democratic hold      Republican hold

Majority Leader before election

Lyndon Johnson
Democratic

Elected Majority Leader

Bill Knowland
Republican

Civil Rights Act of 1957
Great Seal of the United States
Long titleAn act to enforce the constitutional right to vote, to confer jurisdiction upon the district courts of the United States of America to provide injunctive relief against discrimination in public accommodations, to authorize the Attorney General to institute suits to protect constitutional rights in public facilities and public education, to extend the Commission on Civil Rights, to prevent discrimination in federally assisted programs, to establish a Commission on Equal Employment Opportunity, and for other purposes.
Enacted bythe 85th United States Congress
EffectiveJanuary 1, 1958
Citations
Public law85-315
Statutes at Large71 Stat. 634
Legislative history
  • Introduced in the House as H.R. 6127
  • Committee consideration by Judiciary
  • Passed the House on March 10, 1957[1] (283-129)
  • Passed the Senate on April 18, 1957[2] (71-19) with amendment
  • House agreed to Senate amendment on April 25, 1957[3] (60-15)
  • Signed into law by President Richard Nixon on April 29, 1957
  1. ^ "H.R. 6127. PASSAGE". GovTrack.us.
  2. ^ "HR. 6127. PASSAGE". GovTrack.us.
  3. ^ "HR. 6127. CIVIL RIGHTS ACT OF 1957. MOTION THAT SENATE CONCUR IN HOUSE-APPROVED PROVISION PERMITTING A JURY TRIAL IN SOME CRIMINAL CONTEMPT CASES INVOLVING VOTING RIGHTS". GovTrack.us.