74th United States Congress

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74th United States Congress
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United States Capitol (1956)
Session: January 3, 1935
January 3, 1937
President of the Senate: John Nance Garner
President pro tempore of the Senate: Key Pittman
Speaker of the House: Joseph W. Byrns (1935-1936)
William B. Bankhead (1936-1937)
Members: 435 Representatives
96 Senators
4 Territorial Delegates
House Majority: Democratic
Senate Majority: Democratic

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The Seventy-fourth United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, comprised of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, DC from January 3 1935 to January 3 1937, during the last two years of the first administration of U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt.

The apportionment of seats in this House of Representatives was based on the Fifteenth Census of the United States in 1930. Both chambers had a Democratic majority.

[edit] Dates of sessions

January 3 1935 - January 3 1937

Previous congress: 73rd Congress
Next congress: 75th Congress

[edit] Major events

Main article: Events of 1935; Events of 1936

[edit] Major legislation

Main article: List of United States federal legislation in the 74th Congress

[edit] Notable events

  • July 1, 1935: Charles Watkins was appointed as the first officially recognised Parliamentarian.[2]

[edit] Party summary

[edit] Senate

Party Members
Democrats 69
Republicans 25
Farmer-Labor 1
Progressive 1
Total 96

[edit] House

Party Members
Democrats 322
Republicans 103
Progressive 7
Farmer-Labor 3
Total 435

Also 2 Delegates, 3 Resident Commissioners

[edit] Officers

[edit] Senate

President of the Senate - John N. Garner

[edit] House of Representatives

[edit] Members

[edit] Senate

Senators are popularly elected statewide every two years, with one-third beginning new six year terms with each Congress. Preceding the names in the list below are Senate class numbers, which indicate the cycle of their election.

See also: Category: United States Senators
See also: Category: United States Congressional Delegations by state
Alabama
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
Florida
Georgia
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri
Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio
Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina
South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont
Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming

[edit] House of Representatives

The names of members of the House of Representatives elected statewide at-large, are preceded by an "At-Large," and the names of those elected from districts, whether plural or single member, are preceded by their district numbers.

Many of the congressional district numbers are linked to articles describing the district itself. Since the boundaries of the districts have changed often and substantially, the linked article may only describe the district as it exists today, and not as it was at the time of this Congress.

See also: Category:Members of the United States House of Representatives
See also: Category:United States Congressional Delegations by state
Alabama
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
Florida
Georgia
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri
Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio
Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina
South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont
Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming

[edit] Delegates

Alaska Territory
Hawaii Territory

[edit] Resident Commissioners

Phillippines
Puerto Rico Territory

[edit] Employees

[edit] Senate

  • Senate Parlimentarian [5]: Charles Watkins

[edit] House

[edit] Sources

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