| 75th United States Congress | |||
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| Duration: January 3, 1937 – January 3, 1939 | |||
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| President of the Senate: | John N. Garner (D) | ||
| President pro tempore: | Key Pittman (D) | ||
| Speaker of the House: | William B. Bankhead (D) | ||
| 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 5, 1937 – August 21, 1937 2nd: November 15, 1937 – December 21, 1937 3rd: January 3, 1938 – June 16, 1938 |
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The Seventy-fifth 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, 1937 to January 3, 1939, during the first two years of the second administration of U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt. (Because of the 20th amendment, starting in 1937 the new Presidential term began 17 days after that of the new Congress). 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 supermajority.
Major events
- January 20, 1937: Second inauguration of President Franklin Roosevelt and Vice President John Garner
- February 5, 1937: President Franklin Roosevelt's court packing plan proposed
Major legislation
- June 3, 1937: Agricultural Marketing Agreement Act, ch. 296, 50 Stat. 246
- August 5, 1937: National Cancer Institute Act, Pub.L. 75-244, ch. 565, 50 Stat. 559
- 1937: Neutrality Acts of 1937
- August 17, 1937: Miller-Tydings Act, ch. 690, title VIII, 50 Stat. 693
- March 21, 1938: Wheeler-Lea Act, ch. 49, 52 Stat. 111
- June 8, 1938: Foreign Agents Registration Act, ch. 327, 52 Stat. 631
- June 21, 1938: Natural Gas Act, ch. 556, 52 Stat. 821
- June 25, 1938: Civil Aeronautics Act, ch. 601, 52 Stat. 973
- June 25, 1938: Fair Labor Standards Act, ch. 676, 52 Stat. 1060
- June 25, 1938: Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, ch. 675, 52 Stat. 1040
- June 25, 1938: Javits-Wagner-O'Day Act, ch. 697, 52 Stat. 1196
Party summary
Senate
- Democratic (D): 76 (majority)
- Republican (R): 17
- Farmer-Labor (FL): 2
- Progressive (P): 1
TOTAL members: 96
House of Representatives
- Democratic (D): 334 (majority)
- Republican (R): 88
- Progressive (P): 8
- Farmer-Labor (FL): 5
TOTAL members: 435
Leadership
Senate
House of Representatives
Members
Senate
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.
House of Representatives
The names of members of the House of Representatives are preceded by their district numbers.
Employees
- Architect of the Capitol: Data unknown or missing. (You can help!)
Senate
- Chaplain: Data unknown or missing. (You can help!)
- Curator: Data unknown or missing. (You can help!)
- Historian: Data unknown or missing. (You can help!)
- Parliamentarian: Data unknown or missing. (You can help!)
- Secretary: Data unknown or missing. (You can help!)
- Sergeant at Arms: Data unknown or missing. (You can help!)
House of Representatives
- Chaplain: Data unknown or missing. (You can help!)
- Clerk: Data unknown or missing. (You can help!)
- Historian: Data unknown or missing. (You can help!)
- Parliamentarian: Data unknown or missing. (You can help!)
- Reading Clerks: Data unknown or missing. (You can help!)
- Sergeant at Arms: Data unknown or missing. (You can help!)
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