74th United States Congress
The 74th Congress of the United States , consisting of the House and Senate , was the legislature of the United States . Its legislative term lasted from January 3, 1935 to January 3, 1937. All members of the House of Representatives and one-third of the Senators ( Class I ) were elected in the state of Maine in the November 1934 and September congressional elections. There was a large majority in both chambers for the Democratic Party , which, along with Franklin D. Roosevelt, also provided the president. The Republican Party only had the role in the opposition. During the legislative period there were a few resignations and deaths, but these did not change the majority. The Congress met in the American capital Washington, DC The United States at that time consisted of 48 states. The distribution of seats in the House of Representatives was based on the 1930 census .
Important events
- January 3, 1935: Beginning of the legislative period of the 74th Congress. This was the first start of a legislative period on January 3rd. Previously, these started every two years on March 4th. The change came after the 20th Amendment to the United States Constitution was passed .
- April 14, 1935: A dust storm examines the states New Mexico , Colorado , and Oklahoma home and makes the already by the global economic crisis battered farmers hard to create. See also Dust Bowl .
- May 6, 1935: The Works Progress Administration is created as part of the New Deal policy .
- May 27, 1935: The National Industrial Recovery Act , also passed as part of the New Deal policy in 1933, is rejected by the Supreme Court as not being in conformity with the constitution.
- September 10, 1935: Senator Huey Long of Louisiana dies of a gunshot wound sustained in an assassination attempt two days earlier.
- March 1, 1936: The Hoover Dam is completed.
- November 3, 1936: US presidential and congressional elections. President Roosevelt will be re-elected. The Democrats defend their large majority in both chambers of Congress.
The entire legislative period was overshadowed by the great economic depression of those years, which was only slowly overcome by the New Deal laws, among other things.
The main laws
During the session of the 74th Congress, the following federal laws were passed ( see also: Legislative procedure ):
- April 27, 1935: Soil Conservation and Domestic Allotment Act
- July 5, 1935: National Labor Relations Act
- August 9, 1935: Motor Carrier Act of 1935
- August 14, 1935: Social Security Act
- August 23, 1935: Banking Act of 1935
- August 26, 1935: Public Utility Act
- August 30, 1935: Revenue Act of 1935
- August 31, 1935: Neutrality Act of 1935 see also neutrality laws
- February 29, 1936: Neutrality Act of 1936
- May 20, 1936: Rural Electrification Act
- June 15, 1936: Commodities Exchange Act
- June 19, 1936: Robinson Patman Act
- June 22, 1936: Flood Control Act of 1936
- June 29, 1936: Merchant Marine Act of 1936
- June 30, 1936: Walsh-Healey Public Contracts Act
Composition according to parties
senate
- Democratic Party: 70 (majority)
- Republican Party: 23
- Others: 2
- Vacant: 1
Total: 96
House of Representatives
- Democratic Party: 322 (majority)
- Republican Party: 103
- Others: 10
Total: 435
There were also five congressional delegates who were not entitled to vote
Public officials
senate
Leadership of the majority party
- Majority Leader: Joseph Taylor Robinson (D)
- Majority swip: J. Hamilton Lewis (D)
Leadership of the minority party
- Minority Leader: Charles L. McNary (R)
- Minority whip: vacant between 1935 and 1945
House of Representatives
- Speaker of the House of Representatives : Joseph W. Byrns (D) until June 4, 1936 then William B. Bankhead (D)
Leadership of the majority party
- Majority Leader: William B. Bankhead (D) until June 4, 1936 then John J. O'Connor (D)
- Majority swip: Patrick J. Boland , (D)
Leadership of the minority party
- Minority Leader: Bertrand Snell (R)
- Minority whip: Harry Lane Englebright (R)
Senate members
The following senators represented their respective states in the 74th Congress:
Members of the House of Representatives
The following congressmen represented the interests of their respective states in the 74th Congress:
Members of the House of Representatives who are not entitled to vote:
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Alaska Territory :
- Anthony Dimond (D)
- Hawaii Territory :
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Philippines :
- Pedro Guevara until February 14, 1936
-
Francisco Afan Delgado until February 14, 1936
- Quintín B. Paredes from February 14, 1936
- Puerto Rico :
Web links
- bioguide.congress.gov (by entering 74 under Year OR Congress: you get a list of the members of the 74th Congress with a link to the official biographies; English)