66th United States Congress


The 66th United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, comprising the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, DC from March 4, 1919, to March 4, 1921, during the last two years of Woodrow Wilson's presidency. The apportionment of seats in the House of Representatives was based on the Thirteenth Census of the United States in 1910. Both chambers had a Republican majority.

Major Legislation

A brief special session was called by President Wilson in March 1919, because of a filibuster that had successfully blocked appropriations bills needed to fund day-to-day government operations.

Senate

House of Representatives

Leadership

Senate

Senate

In this Congress, Class 3 meant their term ended with this Congress, requiring reelection in 1920; Class 1 meant their term began in the last Congress, requiring reelection in 1922; and Class 2 meant their term began in this Congress, requiring reelection in 1924.

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and Selden P. Spencer.

House of Representatives

The names of members of the House of Representatives are preceded by their district numbers.

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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
Virginia
Thomas S. Martin Died November 12, 1919. Successor was appointed and subsequently elected.Carter Glass February 2, 1920
Alabama
John H. Bankhead Died March 1, 1920. Successor was appointed.B. B. Comer March 5, 1920
Alabama
B. B. Comer Successor was elected.J. Thomas Heflin November 3, 1920
Ohio
Warren G. Harding Resigned January 13, 1921, after being elected President of the United States.
Successor was appointed having already been elected to the next term.		Frank B. Willis January 14, 1921
Idaho
John F. Nugent Resigned January 14, 1921, after losing election and subsequently being appointed to the Federal Trade Commission.
Successor was appointed having already been elected to the next term..		Frank R. Gooding January 15, 1921

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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