74th United States Congress

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Contents 1 Dates of Sessions 2 Notable events 3 Legislation 4 Party summary 4.1 Senate 4.2 House 5 Officers 5.1 Senate 5.2 House of Representatives 6 Members 6.1 Senate 6.2 House 7 Employees 7.1 Senate 7.2 House 8 Sources

[edit] Dates of Sessions

1935-1936

• First session: January 3, 1935 to August 26, 1935
• Second session: January 3, 1936 to June 20, 1936

This was the first Congress to take place entirely under the provisions of the Twentieth Amendment to the United States Constitution, which changed the date for convening and for starting sessions to January 3.

[edit] Notable events

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

• Louisiana Senator Huey P. Long gave the second longest filibuster speech in Senate history up to that time, 15 hours and 30 minutes, on June 12th-13th, 1935 to retain a provision, opposed by President Franklin Roosevelt, requiring Senate confirmation for the National Recovery Administration's senior employees. Called by nature, Long's filibuster was finally defeated after he "headed" for the head. Two days later he was back and ready to fight for a liberalization of what would become known as the Social Security Act. [2] (The longest filibuster in Senate history was given by US senator Strom Thurmond of South Carolina who spoke for 24 hours and 18 minutes to keep the US Senate from voting on the Civil Rights Act of 1957 in August. In 1964, a group of southern senators opposing the passage of another civil rights bill — the Civil Rights Act of 1964 — took turns talking for 75 days. [3])

[edit] Legislation

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

• Social Security Act, including Aid to Dependent Children, Old Age Pension Act PL 74-271 (ch. 531, 49 Stat. 620, 42 U.S.C. § 301 et seq)[4]
• Robinson Patman Act (15 U.S.C. § 13)
• Rural Electrification Act
• Walsh-Healey Public Contracts Act
• Commodities Exchange Act

[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

• Speaker of the House:
  • Joseph W. Byrns (D-Tennessee) Died June 4, 1936.
  • William B. Bankhead (D-Alabama) Elected June 4, 1936.
• House Majority Leader:
  • William B. Bankhead (D-Alabama) Elected Speaker June 4, 1936.
  • John J. O’Connor (D-New York)
• House Minority Leader: Bertrand H. Snell (R-New York)
• House Democratic Whip: Patrick J. Boland (D-Pennsylvania)
• House Republican Whip: Harry L. Englebright (R-California)
• House Democratic Caucus Chairman: Edward T. Taylor (D-Colorado)
• House Republican Conference Chairman: Frederick R. Lehlbach (R-New Jersey)

[edit] Members

[edit] Senate

[edit] House

[edit] Employees

[edit] Senate

• Senate Parlimentarian [5]: Charles Watkins

[edit] House

• Clerk of the House: South Trimble
• Doorkeeper of the House: Joseph J. Sinnott
• Postmaster of the House: Finis E. Scott
• Sergeant at Arms: Kenneth Romney
• Chaplain of the House: Rev. James Shera Montgomery - Methodist

[edit] Sources

• Party divisions

List of United States Congresses (and years begun)

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