71st United States Congress
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| Duration: March 4, 1929 – March 3, 1931 | |||
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| President of the Senate: | Charles Curtis | ||
| President pro tempore: | George H. Moses | ||
| Speaker of the House: | Nicholas Longworth | ||
| Members: | 96 Senators 435 Representatives 5 Non-voting members |
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| Senate Majority: | Republican | ||
| House Majority: | Republican | ||
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| 1st: April 15, 1929 – November 22, 1929 2nd: December 2, 1929 – July 3, 1930 3rd: December 1, 1930 – March 3, 1930 |
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The Seventy-first United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, D.C. from March 4, 1929 to March 3, 1931, during the first two years of the administration of U.S. President Herbert C. Hoover.
The apportionment of seats in this House of Representatives was based on the Fourteenth Census of the United States in 1920. Both chambers had a Republican majority. The 71st Congress saw the most special elections of any congress with 27 in all.
Dates of sessions
March 4, 1929 - March 3, 1931
- Special session of the Senate: March 4, 1929 - March 5, 1929
- First session: April 15, 1929 - November 22, 1929
- Second session: December 2, 1929 - July 3, 1930
- Special session of the Senate: July 7, 1930 - July 21, 1930
- Third session: December 1, 1930 - March 3, 1931 — a lame duck session
Previous congress: 70th Congress
Next congress: 72nd Congress
Party summary
The count below identifies party affiliations at the beginning of the first session of this Congress, and includes members from vacancies and newly admitted states, when they were first seated. Changes resulting from subsequent replacements are shown below in the "Changes in membership" section.
TOTAL members: 96 |
TOTAL members: 435 |
Leadership
- Senate
- Vice President of the United States (President of the Senate):
- President pro tempore of the Senate:
- George H. Moses, Republican of New Hampshire, elected March 4, 1929
- Majority Leader of the Senate
- James E. Watson, Republican of Indiana, elected March 5, 1929
- Minority Leader of the Senate
- Majority Whip of the Senate
- Minority Whip of the Senate
- House of Representatives
- Speaker of the House
- Nicholas Longworth, Republican of Ohio, elected April 15, 1929
Major events
- Main article: Events of 1929; Events of 19306; Events of 1931
- March 4, 1929 - Herbert C. Hoover became President of the United States
Major legislation
- 1929-02-18 - Migratory Bird Conservation Act, ch. 257, 45 Stat. 1222
- 1929-06-15 - Agriculture Marketing Act, ch. 24, 46 Stat. 11
- 1930-06-17 - Hawley-Smoot Tariff, ch. 497, 46 Stat. 590, (including: Title III, Plant Patent Act, 46 Stat. 703)
- 1929-06-18 - Reapportionment Act of 1929, ch. 28, 46 Stat. 21
Members
This list is arranged by chamber, then by state. Senators are listed in order of seniority, and Representatives are listed by district.
- See also: 71st United States Congress - political parties
- See also: 71st United States Congress - State Delegations
- See also: United States Senate elections, 1928
- See also: United States House elections, 1928
Senate
Senators were elected 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 1 meant their term began in this Congress, requiring reelection in 1934; Class 2 meant their term ended with this Congress, requiring reelection in 1930; and Class 3 meant their term began in the last Congress, requiring reelection in 1932.
- See also: Category:United States Senators
- See also: Category:United States Congressional Delegations by state
House of Representatives
The names of members of the House of Representatives elected statewide on the general ticket or otherwise at-large, are preceded by an "A/L," and the names of those elected from districts, whether plural or single member, are preceded by their district numbers.
Many of the congressional district numbers are linked to articles describing the district itself. Since the boundaries of the districts have changed often and substantially, the linked article may only describe the district as it exists today, and not as it was at the time of this Congress.
- See also: Category:Members of the United States House of Representatives
- See also: Category:United States Congressional Delegations by state