71st United States Congress
- 71st United States Congress
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 sessionPrevious 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.
Changes in membership
The count below reflects changes from the beginning of the first session of this Congress.
Officers
References
*cite book|title = The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress|last = Martis|first = Kenneth C.|authorlink =|coauthors =|year = 1989|publisher = Macmillan Publishing Company|location = New York|id =
*cite book|title = The Historical Atlas of United States Congressional Districts|last = Martis|first = Kenneth C.|authorlink =|coauthors =|year = 1982|publisher = Macmillan Publishing Company|location = New York|id =
External links
* [http://www.gpoaccess.gov/serialset/cdocuments/hd108-222/index.html Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress]
* [http://clerk.house.gov/art_history/house_history/index.html U.S. House of Representatives: House History]
* [http://www.senate.gov/pagelayout/reference/two_column_table/stats_and_lists.htm U.S. Senate: Statistics and Lists]
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