65th United States Congress


The 65th 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 March 4, 1917, to March 4, 1919, during the fifth and sixth years of Woodrow Wilson's presidency. The apportionment of seats in this House of Representatives was based on the Thirteenth Census of the United States in 1910. The Senate had a Democratic majority, and the House had a Republican plurality but the Democrats remained in control with the support of the Progressives and Socialist Representative Meyer London.

Major events

Senate

House of Representatives

Leadership

Senate

Senate

Because of the 17th Amendment, starting in 1914 U.S. Senators were directly elected instead of by the state legislatures. However, this did not affect the terms of U.S. Senators whose terms had started before that Amendment took effect, In this Congress, Class 2 meant their term ended with this Congress, requiring reelection in 1918; Class 3 meant their term began in the last Congress, requiring reelection in 1920; and Class 1 meant their term began in this Congress, requiring reelection in 1922.

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House of Representatives

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Changes in membership

The count below reflects changes from the beginning of the first session of this Congress.

Senate

StateSenatorReason for VacancySuccessorDate of Successor's Installation
Oregon
Harry Lane Died May 23, 1917.
Successor was appointed.
Charles L. McNary May 29, 1917
Wisconsin
Paul O. Husting Died October 21, 1917.
Successor was elected.
Irvine Lenroot April 18, 1918
Nevada
Francis G. Newlands Died December 24, 1917.
Successor was appointed and subsequently elected.
Charles Henderson January 12, 1918
Idaho
James H. Brady Died January 13, 1918.
Successor appointed and elected November 5, 1918.
John F. Nugent January 22, 1918
New Jersey
William Hughes Died January 30, 1918.
Successor appointed February 23, 1918 and elected November 5, 1918.
David Baird Sr. February 23, 1918
Louisiana
Robert F. Broussard Died April 12, 1918.
Successor was appointed.
Walter Guion April 22, 1918
Missouri
William J. Stone Died April 14, 1918.
Successor was appointed.
Xenophon P. Wilfley April 30, 1918
South Carolina
Benjamin Tillman Died July 3, 1918.
Successor was appointed.
Christie Benet July 6, 1918
New Hampshire
Jacob H. Gallinger Died August 17, 1918.
Successor was appointed.
Irving W. Drew September 2, 1918
Kentucky
Ollie M. James Died August 28, 1918.
Successor was appointed.
George B. Martin September 17, 1918
Louisiana
Walter Guion Interim appointee replaced by elected successor.Edward Gay November 6, 1918
Missouri
Xenophon P. Wilfley Interim appointee replaced by elected successor.Selden P. Spencer November 6, 1918
New Hampshire
Irving W. Drew Interim appointee replaced by elected successor.George H. Moses November 6, 1918
Oregon
Charles L. McNary Interim appointee replaced by elected successor.Frederick W. Mulkey November 6, 1918
South Carolina
Christie Benet Interim appointee replaced by elected successor.William P. Pollock November 6, 1918
Oregon
Frederick W. Mulkey Resigned December 17, 1918, to give successor preferential seniority.
Successor was appointed.
Charles L. McNary December 18, 1918

House of Representatives

Lists of committees and their party leaders, for members of the committees and their assignments, go into the Official Congressional Directory at the bottom of the article and click on the link, in the directory after the pages of terms of service, you will see the committees of the Senate, House and Joint and after the committee pages, you will see the House/Senate committee assignments in the directory, on the committees section of the House and Senate in the Official Congressional Directory, the committee's members on the first row on the left side shows the chairman of the committee and on the right side shows the ranking member of the committee.

Senate

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