71st United States Congress


The 71st 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, 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 Thirteenth Decennial Census of the United States in 1910. Both chambers had a Republican majority. This congress saw the most special elections of any congress with 27 in all.

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 in the "Changes in membership" section.

Senate

House of Representatives

Leadership

Senate

This list is arranged by chamber, then by state. Senators are listed in order of seniority, 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 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]]

House of Representatives

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

[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
Kansas
VacantCharles Curtis had resigned at end of previous congress to become Vice President of the United States.
Successor appointed April 1, 1929, to continue the term.
Successor later lost nomination to finish the term, see below.		Henry J. Allen April 1, 1929
Pennsylvania
VacantSen.-elect William S. Vare was apparently elected but vote was never certified by the Governor due to election irregularities. The Senate refused to qualify him and he was formally unseated December 9, 1929.
Successor appointed December 11, 1929.
Successor later lost nomination to finish the term, see below.		Joseph R. Grundy December 11, 1929
Tennessee
Lawrence Tyson Died August 24, 1929.
Successor appointed September 2, 1929, to continue the term.
Successor was also later elected November 4, 1930, to finish the term.		William E. Brock September 2, 1929
Ohio
Theodore E. Burton Died October 28, 1929.
Successor appointed November 5, 1929, to continue the term.
Successor later lost election to finish the term, see below.		Roscoe C. McCulloch November 5, 1929
New Jersey
Walter E. Edge Resigned November 21, 1929, to become U.S. Ambassador to France.
Successor appointed November 30, 1929, to continue the term.
Successor later did not run to finish the term, see below.		David Baird, Jr. November 30, 1929
Wyoming
Francis E. Warren Died November 24, 1929.
Successor appointed December 5, 1929.
Successor later did not run to finish the term, see below.		Patrick J. Sullivan December 5, 1929
Kentucky
Frederic M. Sackett Resigned January 9, 1930, to become U.S. Ambassador to Germany.
Successor appointed January 11, 1930, to continue the term.
Successor later lost election to finish the term, see below.		John M. Robsion January 11, 1930
Wyoming
Patrick Joseph Sullivan Interim appointee did not run to finish the term.
Successor elected November 4, 1930.		Robert D. Carey December 1, 1930
Kansas
Henry J. Allen Interim appointee lost election to finish the term.
Successor elected November 4, 1930.		George McGill December 1, 1930
Kentucky
John M. Robsion Interim appointee lost election to finish the term.
Successor elected November 4, 1930.		Ben M. Williamson December 1, 1930
Ohio
Roscoe C. McCulloch Interim appointee lost election to finish the term.
Successor elected November 4, 1930.		Robert J. Bulkley December 1, 1930
Pennsylvania
Joseph R. Grundy Interim appointee lost nomination to finish the term.
Successor elected November 4, 1930.		James J. Davis December 2, 1930
New Jersey
David Baird, Jr. Interim appointee did not run to finish the term.
Successor elected November 4, 1930.		Dwight Morrow December 3, 1930
North Carolina
Lee S. Overman Died December 12, 1930.
Successor appointed December 13, 1930, to continue the term.
Successor later lost election to finish the term, see.		Cameron A. Morrison December 13, 1930
Vermont
Frank L. Greene Died December 17, 1930.
Successor appointed December 23, 1930, to continue the term.
Successor later lost nomination to finish the term, see.		Frank C. Partridge December 23, 1930

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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