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74th United States Congress
73rd ←
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United States Capitol (1956)
January 3, 1935 – January 3, 1937
Members96 senators
435 representatives
5 non-voting delegates
Senate majorityDemocratic
Senate PresidentJohn N. Garner
House majorityDemocratic
House SpeakerJoseph W. Byrns, Sr.
William B. Bankhead
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 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

Main articles: 1935 in the United States, 1936 in the United States, and 1937 in the United States
President Roosevelt signs Social Security Act, at approximately 3:30 pm EST 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 (D-MI); unknown man in bowtie; the Secretary of Labor, Frances Perkins; Sen. Pat Harrison (D-MS); and Rep. David Lewis (D-MD).

Major legislation

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

Party summary

Senate

Party
(shading shows control) 		Total Vacant
Democratic
(D) 		Farmer-
Labor
(FL)		Progressive
(P)		Republican
(R)		Other
End of previous congress 60 1 0 35 0 96 0
Begin 70 1 1 23 0 95 1
End 73 21 960
Final voting share 76.0% 1.0% 1.0% 21.9% 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)		Progressive
(P)		Republican
(R)		Other
End of previous congress 311 5 0 114 0 430 5
Begin 322 3 7 103 0 435 0
End 308 100 41817
Final voting share 73.7% 0.7% 1.7% 23.9% 0.0%
Beginning of next congress 334 5 7 88 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.

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

See also: List of special elections to the United States Senate

Template:Ordinal US Congress Senate

|- | West Virginia
(1) | Vacant | style="font-size:80%" | Holt qualified late due to age. | nowrap style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF" | Rush D. Holt, Sr. (D) | June 21, 1935 |- | New Mexico
(1) | nowrap style="background-color:#FFB6B6" | Bronson M. Cutting (R) | style="font-size:80%" | Died May 6, 1935. Successor was appointed to serve until the next election, and was subsequently elected. | nowrap style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF" | Dennis Chavez (D) | May 11, 1935 |- | Louisiana
(2) | nowrap style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF" | Huey Long (D) | style="font-size:80%" | Died September 10, 1935. Successor was appointed to serve until the next election. | nowrap style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF" | Rose McConnell Long (D) | January 31, 1936 |- | Minnesota
(2) | nowrap style="background-color:#FFB6B6" | Thomas D. Schall (R) | style="font-size:80%" | Died December 22, 1935. Successor was appointed to serve until the next election. | Elmer Austin Benson (FL) | December 27, 1935 |- | Florida
(1) | nowrap style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF" | Park Trammell (D) | style="font-size:80%" | Died May 8, 1936. Successor was appointed to serve until the next election. | nowrap style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF" | Scott Loftin (D) | May 26, 1936 |- | Florida
(3) | nowrap style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF" | Duncan U. Fletcher (D) | style="font-size:80%" | Died June 17, 1936. Successor was appointed to serve until the next election. | nowrap style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF" | William Luther Hill (D) | July 1, 1936 |- | Iowa
(3) | nowrap style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF" | Richard L. Murphy (D) | style="font-size:80%" | Died July 16, 1936. Successor was elected. | nowrap style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF" | Guy Gillette (D) | November 3, 1936 |- | Michigan
(2) | nowrap style="background-color:#FFB6B6" | James J. Couzens (R) | style="font-size:80%" | Died October 22, 1936. Successor was appointed to serve until the next election. | nowrap style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF" | Prentiss M. Brown (D) | November 19, 1936 |- | Minnesota
(2) | Elmer Austin Benson (FL) | style="font-size:80%" | Successor was elected November 3, 1936. | nowrap style="background-color:#FFB6B6" | Guy V. Howard (R) | November 3, 1936 |- | Florida
(1) | nowrap style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF" | Scott Loftin (D) | style="font-size:80%" | Successor was elected November 3, 1936. | nowrap style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF" | Charles O. Andrews (D) | November 4, 1936 |- | Florida
(3) | nowrap style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF" | William Luther Hill (D) | style="font-size:80%" | Successor was elected November 3, 1936. | nowrap style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF" | Claude Pepper (D) | November 4, 1936 |- | South Dakota
(3) | nowrap style="background-color:#FFB6B6" | Peter Norbeck (R) | style="font-size:80%" | Died December 20, 1936. Successor was appointed to serve until the next election. | nowrap style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF" | Herbert E. Hitchcock (D) | December 29, 1936 |}

House of Representatives

See also: List of special elections to the United States 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 |- | Resident Commissioner to the US House of Representatives from the Philippine Islands | 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 |- | Resident Commissioner to the US House of Representatives from the Philippine Islands | 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 US 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 US 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 |}

Employees

Senate

House

See also

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, via Senate.gov
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