68th United States Congress


The 68th 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 Warren G. Harding's presidency, and the first years of the administration of his successor, Calvin Coolidge. The apportionment of seats in the House of Representatives was based on the Thirteenth Decennial Census of the United States in 1910. Both chambers had a Republican majority.

Major events

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.

Senate

House of Representatives

Leadership

Senate

This list is arranged by chamber, then by state. Senators are listed by class, and Representatives are listed by district.

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 re-election in 1928; Class 2 meant their term ended with this Congress, requiring re-election in 1924; and Class 3 meant their term began in the last Congress, requiring re-election in 1926.

[List of [United States Senators from Alabama|Alabama]]

House of Representatives

The names of members of the House of Representatives elected statewide on the general ticket or otherwise at-large, are preceded by their district numbers.

[List of [United States Representatives from Alabama|Alabama]]

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
Colorado
Samuel D. Nicholson Died March 24, 1923.
Successor was appointed.		Alva B. Adams May 17, 1923
Minnesota
Knute Nelson Died April 28, 1923.
Successor was elected.		Magnus Johnson July 16, 1923
Vermont
William P. Dillingham Died July 12, 1923.
Successor was elected.		Porter H. Dale November 7, 1923
Rhode Island
LeBaron Bradford Colt Died August 18, 1924.
Successor was elected.		Jesse H. Metcalf November 5, 1924
Connecticut
Frank B. Brandegee Died October 14, 1924.
Successor was elected December 17, 1924.		Hiram Bingham III January 8, 1925
Massachusetts
Henry Cabot Lodge Died November 9, 1924.
Successor was appointed.		William M. Butler November 13, 1924
Colorado
Alva B. Adams Interim appointee retired.
Successor was elected November 4, 1924.		Rice W. Means December 1, 1924
Illinois
Joseph M. McCormick Died February 25, 1925.
Successor was appointed, having already been elected to the next term.		Charles S. Deneen February 26, 1925

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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