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{{Short description|Reorganization of the US Congress}}
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| effective date = {{start date and age|1946|8|2}}
| cite public law = {{USStatute|79|601}}
| cite statutes at large = {{USStat|60|812}} ''through'' {{USStat|60|852}} (40 pages)
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| signedpresident = Harry S. Truman
| signeddate = August 2, 1946
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| name = Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946
| fullname = To provide for increased efficiency in the legislative branch of the Government.
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The '''Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946''' (also known as the '''Congressional Reorganization Act''', ch. 753, {{USStat|60|812}}, enacted August 2, 1946) was the most comprehensive reorganization of the [[United States Congress]] in history to that date.