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1956 United States Senate elections

November 6, 1956
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 Popular vote 22,200,789 21,247,822 Percentage 51.0% 48.9% Swing 8.0% 6.6%
File:Screen Shot 2019-03-27 at 1.06.47 PM 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

Long title	An 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 by	the 85th United States Congress
Effective	January 1, 1958
Citations
Public law	85-315
Statutes at Large	71 Stat. 634
Legislative history
Introduced in the House as H.R. 6127 Committee consideration by Judiciary Passed the House on March 10, 1957 (283-129) Passed the Senate on April 18, 1957 (71-19) with amendment House agreed to Senate amendment on April 25, 1957 (60-15) Signed into law by President Richard Nixon on April 29, 1957