| 74th United States Congress | |||
United States Capitol (1956) |
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| Duration: January 3, 1935 – January 3, 1937 | |||
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| Senate President: | John N. Garner | ||
| Senate Pres. pro tem: | Key Pittman | ||
| House Speaker: | Joseph W. Byrns, Sr. William B. Bankhead |
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| Members: | 96 Senators 435 Representatives 5 Non-voting members |
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| Senate Majority: | Democratic | ||
| House Majority: | Democratic | ||
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| 1st: January 3, 1935 – August 26, 1935 2nd: January 3, 1936 – June 20, 1936 |
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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 majority.
(Note: Previous & Next Congresses need verification)
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Total | Vacant | ||||
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Farmer-Labor (FL) |
Wisconsin Progressive (P) |
Republican (R) |
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| End of the previous congress | 70 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 95 | 1 |
| Begin | 70 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 95 | 1 |
| End | 73 | 21 | 96 | 0 | ||
| Final voting share | 76.0% | 1.0% | 1.0% | 21.9% | ||
| Beginning of the next congress | 73 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 96 | 0 |
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| Democrats | 322 |
| Republicans | 103 |
| Progressive | 7 |
| Farmer-Labor | 3 |
| Total | 435 |
Also 2 Delegates, 3 Resident Commissioners
[ Section contents: Senate: Majority (D), Minority (R) • House: Majority (D), Minority (R) ]
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.
The names of members are preceded by their district numbers.
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