71st United States Congress
The 71st United States Congress was a meeting of the legislature 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 4, 1931, during the first two years of Herbert Hoover's presidency. The apportionment of seats in the House of Representatives was based on the 1910 United States census.
Both the House and Senate remained under Republican control, with increased majorities in each chamber. And with Herbert Hoover being sworn in as president on March 4, 1929, the Republicans maintained an overall federal government trifecta.
The 71st Congress also featured the most special elections of any Congress with 27 in all.
Major events
- March 4, 1929: Herbert C. Hoover became President of the United States
- October 24, 1929 – October 29, 1929: Wall Street Crash of 1929: Three multi-digit percentage drops wipe out more than $30 billion from the New York Stock Exchange.
- October 25, 1929: Former U.S. Interior Secretary Albert B. Fall is convicted of bribery for his role in the Teapot Dome scandal, becoming the first Presidential cabinet member to go to prison for actions in office.
Major legislation
- June 15, 1929: Agriculture Marketing Act, ch. 24,
- June 18, 1929: Reapportionment Act of 1929, ch. 28,
- May 14, 1930: Federal Bureau of Prisons Act, ch. 274,
- June 17, 1930: Hawley-Smoot Tariff Act, ch. 497,,
- July 3, 1930: Veterans Administration Act, ch. 863,
- March 3, 1931: Davis–Bacon Act, ch. 411,
- March 3, 1931: An Act To make The Star-Spangled Banner the national anthem of the United States of America, ch. 436,
Party summary
Senate
House of Representatives
Leadership
Senate
- President: Charles Curtis
- President pro tempore: George H. Moses
- Majority leader: James E. Watson
- Minority leader: Joseph T. Robinson
- Majority whip: Simeon D. Fess
- Minority whip: Morris Sheppard
- Republican Conference Secretary: Frederick Hale
- Democratic Caucus Secretary: Hugo Black
House of Representatives
- Speaker: Nicholas Longworth
- Majority leader: John Q. Tilson
- Minority leader: John N. Garner
- Majority Whip: Albert Henry Vestal
- Minority Whip: John McDuffie
- Republican Conference Chair: Willis C. Hawley
- Democratic Caucus Chairman: David Hayes Kincheloe
- Democratic Campaign Committee Chairman: Joseph W. Byrns Sr.
- Republican Campaign Committee Chairman: William R. Wood
Members
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.[List of [United States senators from Alabama|Alabama]]
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File:James Eli Watson.jpg|thumb|150px|Senate Majority leaderJames E. Watson
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Joseph T. Robinson