68th United States Congress

The Sixty-eighth 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 1923 to March 4 1925, during the last months of the administration of U.S. President Warren G. Harding, and the first administration of his successor, U.S. President Calvin Coolidge.

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.

Dates of sessions

March 4 1923 - March 4 1925
*First session: December 3 1923 - June 7 1924
*Second session: December 1 1924 - March 4 1925 — a lame duck sessionPrevious: 67th Congress • Next: 69th Congress

Major events

:"Main article: Events of 1923; Events of 1924; Events of 1925"
*August 3 1923 Calvin Coolidge became President of the United States

Major legislation

* 1924-05-19 — World War Adjusted Compensation Act (Bonus Bill), Sess. 1, ch. 157, USStat|43|121
* 1924-05-26 — Immigration Act of 1924 (Johnson-Reed Act), Sess. 1, ch. 190, USStat|43|153
* 1924-06-02 — Indian Citizenship Act of 1924 (Snyder Act), Sess. 1, ch. 233, USStat|43|253
* 1924-06-02 — Revenue Act of 1924 (Mellon tax bill), Sess. 1, ch. 234, USStat|43|253
* 1924-06-07 — Clarke-McNary Act, Sess. 1, ch. 348, USStat|43|653

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]