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* [[Parliamentarian of the United States Senate|Parliamentarian]]:<ref name="Parliamentarian"/> [[Charles Watkins (Senate Parliamentarian)|Charles Watkins]]
* [[Parliamentarian of the United States Senate|Parliamentarian]]:<ref name="Parliamentarian"/> [[Charles Watkins (Senate Parliamentarian)|Charles Watkins]]
* [[United States Senate Sergeant at Arms|Sergeant at Arms]]: [[Chesley W. Jurney]]
* [[United States Senate Sergeant at Arms|Sergeant at Arms]]: [[Chesley W. Jurney]]
*Democratic Party Secretary: N/A
*Republican Party Secretary: [[Carl A. Loeffler]]


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Revision as of 18:58, 10 April 2020

74th United States Congress
73rd ←
→ 75th

January 3, 1935 – January 3, 1937
Members96 senators
435 representatives
5 non-voting delegates
Senate majorityDemocratic
Senate PresidentJohn N. Garner (D)
House majorityDemocratic
House SpeakerJo Byrns (D), until June 4, 1936
William B. Bankhead (D), from June 4, 1936
Sessions
1st: January 3, 1935 – August 26, 1935
2nd: January 3, 1936 – June 20, 1936

The Seventy-fourth 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, DC from January 3, 1935, to January 3, 1937, during the third and fourth years of Franklin D. Roosevelt's presidency. The apportionment of seats in the House of Representatives was based on the Fifteenth Census of the United States in 1930. Both chambers had a Democratic supermajority.

Major events

President Roosevelt signs the Social Security Act, at approximately 3:30pm ET on August 14, 1935.[3] Standing with Roosevelt are Rep. Robert Doughton (D-NC); unknown person in shadow; Sen. Robert Wagner (D-NY); Rep. John Dingell Sr. (D-MI); unknown man in bowtie; Secretary of Labor, Frances Perkins; Sen. Pat Harrison (D-MS); and Rep. David Lewis (D-MD).

Major legislation

Party summary

Senate

Party
(shading shows control)
Total Vacant
Democratic
(D)
Farmer–
Labor

(FL)
Wisconsin
Progressive

(P)
Republican
(R)
Other
End of previous congress 60 1 0 35 0 96 0
Begin 68 1 1 25 0 95 1
End 72 22 960
Final voting share 75.0% 1.0% 1.0% 22.9% 0.0%
Beginning of next congress 75 2 1 16 1 95 1

House

Party
(shading shows control)
Total Vacant
Democratic
(D)
Farmer–
Labor

(FL)
Wisconsin
Progressive

(P)
Republican
(R)
Other
End of previous congress 309 5 0 113 0 427 8
Begin 322 3 7 102 0 434 1
End 308 100 41817
Final voting share 73.7% 0.7% 1.7% 23.9% 0.0%
Beginning of next congress 333 5 7 89 1 435 0

Leaders

Section contents: Senate: Majority (D), Minority (R)House: Majority (D), Minority (R)

Senate

Majority (Democratic) leadership

Minority (Republican) leadership

House of Representatives

Majority (Democratic) leadership

Minority (Republican) leadership

Members

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, In this Congress, Class 2 meant their term ended with this Congress, facing re-election in 1936; Class 3 meant their term began in the last Congress, facing re-election in 1938; and Class 1 meant their term began in this Congress, facing re-election in 1940.

Percentage of members from each party by state at the opening of the 74th Congress, ranging from dark blue (most Democratic) to dark red (most Republican).

House of Representatives

The names of members are preceded by their district numbers.

Changes of Membership

The count below reflects changes from the beginning of this Congress.

Senate

Template:Ordinal US Congress Senate |- | West Virginia
(1) | Vacant | Holt qualified late due to age. | style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF" | Rush D. Holt, Sr. (D) | June 21, 1935

|- | New Mexico
(1) | style="background-color:#FFB6B6" | Bronson M. Cutting (R) | Died May 6, 1935.
Successor was appointed to serve until the next election, and was subsequently elected. | style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF" | Dennis Chavez (D) | May 11, 1935

|- | Louisiana
(2) | style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF" | Huey Long (D) | Died September 10, 1935.
Successor was appointed to serve until the next election. | style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF" | Rose McConnell Long (D) | January 31, 1936

|- | Minnesota
(2) | style="background-color:#FFB6B6" | Thomas D. Schall (R) | Died December 22, 1935.
Successor was appointed to serve until the next election. | style="background:#66FF99" | Elmer Austin Benson (FL) | December 27, 1935

|- | Florida
(1) | style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF" | Park Trammell (D) | Died May 8, 1936.
Successor was appointed to serve until the next election. | style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF" | Scott Loftin (D) | May 26, 1936

|- | Florida
(3) | style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF" | Duncan U. Fletcher (D) | Died June 17, 1936.
Successor was appointed to serve until the next election. | style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF" | William Luther Hill (D) | July 1, 1936

|- | Iowa
(3) | style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF" | Richard L. Murphy (D) | Died July 16, 1936.
Successor was elected. | style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF" | Guy Gillette (D) | November 3, 1936

|- | Michigan
(2) | style="background-color:#FFB6B6" | James J. Couzens (R) | Died October 22, 1936.
Successor was appointed to serve until the next election. | style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF" | Prentiss M. Brown (D) | November 19, 1936

|- | Minnesota
(2) | style="background:#66FF99" | Elmer Austin Benson (FL) | Successor was elected November 3, 1936. | style="background-color:#FFB6B6" | Guy V. Howard (R) | November 3, 1936

|- | Florida
(1) | style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF" | Scott Loftin (D) | Successor was elected November 3, 1936. | style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF" | Charles O. Andrews (D) | November 4, 1936

|- | Florida
(3) | style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF" | William Luther Hill (D) | Successor was elected November 3, 1936. | style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF" | Claude Pepper (D) | November 4, 1936

|- | South Dakota
(3) | style="background-color:#FFB6B6" | Peter Norbeck (R) | Died December 20, 1936.
Successor was appointed to serve until the next election. | style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF" | Herbert E. Hitchcock (D) | December 29, 1936 |}

House of Representatives

Template:Ordinal US Congress Rep

|- | Indiana 2nd | Vacant | style="font-size:80%" | Rep.-elect Frederick Landis died before being sworn in | style="background-color:#FFB6B6" | Charles A. Halleck (R) | January 29, 1935 |- | Rhode Island 1st | style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF" | Francis Condon (D) | style="font-size:80%" | Resigned January 10, 1935, after being appointed associate justice of the Rhode Island Supreme Court | style="background-color:#FFB6B6" | Charles Risk (R) | August 6, 1935 |- | New York 22nd | style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF" | Anthony J. Griffin (D) | style="font-size:80%" | Died January 13, 1935 | style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF" | Edward W. Curley (D) | November 5, 1935 |- | Alabama 1st | style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF" | John McDuffie (D) | style="font-size:80%" | Resigned March 2, 1935, after being appointed judge in US district court | style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF" | Frank W. Boykin (D) | July 30, 1935 |- | Illinois At-large | style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF" | Michael L. Igoe (D) | style="font-size:80%" | Resigned June 2, 1935, after being appointed a US Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois | colspan=2 | Vacant until the next Congress |- | Kentucky 4th | style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF" | Cap R. Carden (D) | style="font-size:80%" | Died June 13, 1935 | style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF" | Edward W. Creal (D) | November 5, 1935 |- | Ohio At-large | style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF" | Charles V. Truax (D) | style="font-size:80%" | Died August 9, 1935 | style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF" | Daniel S. Earhart (D) | November 3, 1936 |- | Illinois 23rd | style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF" | William W. Arnold (D) | style="font-size:80%" | Resigned September 16, 1935, after being appointed a member of the US Board of Tax Appeals | colspan=2 | Vacant until the next Congress |- | New York 2nd | style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF" | William F. Brunner (D) | style="font-size:80%" | Resigned September 27, 1935, after being elected Sheriff of Queens County, New York | style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF" | William B. Barry (D) | November 5, 1935 |- | Michigan 3rd | style="background-color:#FFB6B6" | Henry M. Kimball (R) | style="font-size:80%" | Died October 19, 1935 | style="background-color:#FFB6B6" | Verner Main (R) | December 17, 1935 |- | Washington 6th | style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF" | Wesley Lloyd (D) | style="font-size:80%" | Died January 10, 1936 | colspan=2 | Vacant until the next Congress |- | Philippines Resident Commissioner | Francisco A. Delgado (NAC) | style="font-size:80%" | Resigned February 14, 1936, after a successor qualified in accordance to a new form of government | Quintin Paredes (NAC) | February 14, 1936 |- | Philippines Resident Commissioner | Pedro Guevara (NAC) | style="font-size:80%" | Resigned February 14, 1936, after the 2nd seat was abolished | colspan=2 | None |- | New York 9th | style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF" | Stephen A. Rudd (D) | style="font-size:80%" | Died March 31, 1936 | colspan=2 | Vacant until the next Congress |- | Ohio 11th | style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF" | Mell G. Underwood (D) | style="font-size:80%" | Resigned April 10, 1936, after being appointed to the US District Court for the Southern District of Ohio | style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF" | Peter F. Hammond (D) | November 3, 1936 |- | Illinois 12th | style="background-color:#FFB6B6" | John T. Buckbee (R) | style="font-size:80%" | Died April 23, 1936 | colspan=2 | Vacant until the next Congress |- | New York 29th | style="background-color:#FFB6B6" | William D. Thomas (R) | style="font-size:80%" | Died May 17, 1936 | colspan=2 | Vacant until the next Congress |- | New Jersey 7th | style="background-color:#FFB6B6" | Randolph Perkins (R) | style="font-size:80%" | Died May 25, 1936 | colspan=2 | Vacant until the next Congress |- | Massachusetts 6th | style="background-color:#FFB6B6" | A. Piatt Andrew (R) | style="font-size:80%" | Died June 3, 1936 | colspan=2 | Vacant until the next Congress |- | Tennessee 5th | style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF" | Jo Byrns (D) | style="font-size:80%" | Died June 4, 1936 | colspan=2 | Vacant until the next Congress |- | Washington 5th | style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF" | Samuel B. Hill (D) | style="font-size:80%" | Resigned June 25, 1936, after being appointed a member of the US Board of Tax Appeals | colspan=2 | Vacant until the next Congress |- | Iowa 2nd | style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF" | Bernhard M. Jacobsen (D) | style="font-size:80%" | Died June 30, 1936 | colspan=2 | Vacant until the next Congress |- | Ohio 9th | style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF" | Warren J. Duffey (D) | style="font-size:80%" | Died July 7, 1936 | colspan=2 | Vacant until the next Congress |- | South Carolina 4th | style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF" | John J. McSwain (D) | style="font-size:80%" | Died August 6, 1936 | style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF" | Gabriel H. Mahon, Jr. (D) | November 3, 1936 |- | Washington 1st | style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF" | Marion Zioncheck (D) | style="font-size:80%" | Died August 7, 1936 | colspan=2 | Vacant until the next Congress |- | Kentucky 1st | style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF" | William V. Gregory (D) | style="font-size:80%" | Died October 10, 1936 | colspan=2 | Vacant until the next Congress |- | Iowa 9th | style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF" | Guy Gillette (D) | style="font-size:80%" | Resigned November 3, 1936, after being elected to the U.S. Senate | colspan=2 | Vacant until the next Congress |- | Michigan 11th | style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF" | Prentiss M. Brown (D) | style="font-size:80%" | Resigned November 18, 1936, after being appointed to the U.S. Senate | colspan=2 | Vacant until the next Congress |- | Kentucky 2nd | style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF" | Glover H. Cary (D) | style="font-size:80%" | Died December 5, 1936 | colspan=2 | Vacant until the next Congress |}

Committees

Lists of committees and their party leaders, for members (House and Senate) of the committees and their assignments, go into the Official Congressional Directory at the bottom of the article and click on the link (4 links), in the directory after the pages of terms of service, you will see the committees of the Senate, House (Standing with Subcommittees, Select and Special) and Joint and after the committee pages, you will see the House/Senate committee assignments in the directory, on the committees section of the House and Senate in the Official Congressional Directory, the committee's members on the first row on the left side shows the chairman of the committee and on the right side shows the ranking member of the committee.

Joint committees

Caucuses

Employees

Senate

House

See also

Notes

References

  1. ^ "Huey Long Filibusters". senate.gov.
  2. ^ a b "First Official Parliamentarian". senate.gov.
  3. ^ http://www.ssa.gov/history/1930.html
  4. ^ The Vice President of the United States serves as the President of the Senate. See U.S. Constitution, Article I, Section 3, Clause 4
  5. ^ No Republican whips were appointed from 1935 to 1944 since only 17 Republicans were in the Senate following the landslide reelection of President Franklin Roosevelt in 1936. Accordingly, the minutes of the Republican Conference for the period state: "On motion of Senator Hastings, duly seconded and carried, it was agreed that no Assistant Leader or Whip be elected but that the chairman be authorized to appoint Senators from time to time to assist him in taking charge of the interests of the minority." A note attached to the conference minutes added: "The chairman of the conference, Senator McNary, apparently appointed Senator Austin of Vermont as assistant leader in 1943 and 1944, until the conference adopted Rules of Organization." Source: Party Whips Archived 2010-03-09 at the Wayback Machine, via Senate.gov