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The 71st United States Congress was a meeting of the
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of the United States federal government, consisting of the
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and the
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. 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
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was based on the thirteenth decennial census of the United States in 1910. Both the House and Senate remained under
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control, with increased majorities in each chamber. And with
Herbert Hoover Herbert Clark Hoover (August 10, 1874 – October 20, 1964) was an American politician who served as the 31st president of the United States from 1929 to 1933 and a member of the Republican Party, holding office during the onset of the Gr ...
being sworn in as
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on March 4, 1929, the Republicans maintained an overall federal government
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. The 71st Congress also featured the most
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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 The Wall Street Crash of 1929, also known as the Great Crash, was a major American stock market crash that occurred in the autumn of 1929. It started in September and ended late in October, when share prices on the New York Stock Exchange coll ...
: Three multi-digit percentage drops wipe out more than $30 billion from the New York Stock Exchange (3 times greater than the annual budget of the federal government). * 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 The Reapportionment Act of 1929 (ch. 28, , ), also known as the Permanent Apportionment Act of 1929, is a combined census and apportionment bill enacted on June 18, 1929, that establishes a permanent method for apportioning a constant 435 seats ...
, ch. 28, * May 14, 1930: Federal Bureau of Prisons Act, ch. 274, * June 17, 1930: Hawley-Smoot Tariff Act, ch. 497, , (including: Title III,
Plant Patent Act The Plant Patent Act of 1930 (enacted on 1930-06-17 as Title III of the Smoot–Hawley Tariff, ch. 497, , codified as 35 U.S.C.br>Ch. 15 is a United States federal law spurred by the work of Luther Burbank and the nursery industry. This piece of ...
, ) * 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

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

*
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Charles Curtis Charles Curtis (January 25, 1860 – February 8, 1936) was an American attorney and Republican politician from Kansas who served as the 31st vice president of the United States from 1929 to 1933 under Herbert Hoover. He had served as the Sena ...
(R) * President pro tempore:
George H. Moses George Higgins Moses (February 9, 1869December 20, 1944) was a U.S. diplomat and political figure. He served as a United States senator from New Hampshire and was chosen as the Senate's President pro tempore. Biography George H. Moses was bor ...
(R) * Majority leader: James E. Watson (R) * Minority leader: Joseph T. Robinson (D) * Majority whip: Simeon D. Fess (R) * Minority whip:
Morris Sheppard John Morris Sheppard (May 28, 1875April 9, 1941) was a Democratic United States Congressman and United States Senator from Texas. He authored the Eighteenth Amendment (Prohibition) and introduced it in the Senate, and is referred to as "the fa ...
(D) * Republican Conference Secretary: Frederick Hale * Democratic Caucus Secretary: Hugo Black


House of Representatives

*
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Nicholas Longworth Nicholas Longworth III (November 5, 1869 – April 9, 1931) was an American politician who became Speaker of the United States House of Representatives. He was a Republican. A lawyer by training, he was elected to the Ohio Senate, where he ini ...
(R) * Majority leader: John Q. Tilson (R) * Minority leader: John N. Garner (D) * Minority Whip: Albert Henry Vestal (R) * Minority Whip:
John McDuffie John McDuffie (September 25, 1883 – November 1, 1950) was a United States representative from Alabama and a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Alabama. Education and career Born on ...
(D) * 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

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.


Alabama (We dare defend our rights) , anthem = "Alabama" , image_map = Alabama in United States.svg , seat = Montgomery , LargestCity = Huntsville , LargestCounty = Baldwin County , LargestMetro = Greater Birmingham , area_total_km2 = 135,765 ...

: 2. James Thomas Heflin (D) : 3. Hugo Black (D)


Arizona Arizona ( ; nv, Hoozdo Hahoodzo ; ood, Alĭ ṣonak ) is a state in the Southwestern United States. It is the 6th largest and the 14th most populous of the 50 states. Its capital and largest city is Phoenix. Arizona is part of the Fou ...

: 1. Henry F. Ashurst (D) : 3.
Carl Hayden Carl Trumbull Hayden (October 2, 1877 – January 25, 1972) was an American politician. Representing Arizona in the United States Senate from 1927 to 1969, he was the first U.S. Senator to serve seven terms. Serving as the state's first Represe ...
(D)


Arkansas Arkansas ( ) is a landlocked state in the South Central United States. It is bordered by Missouri to the north, Tennessee and Mississippi to the east, Louisiana to the south, and Texas and Oklahoma to the west. Its name is from the O ...

: 2.
Joseph Taylor Robinson Joseph Taylor Robinson (August 26, 1872 – July 14, 1937), also known as Joe T. Robinson, was an American politician from Arkansas. A member of the Democratic Party, he represented Arkansas in the United States Senate from 1913 to 1937, servin ...
(D) : 3. Thaddeus H. Caraway (D)


California California is a state in the Western United States, located along the Pacific Coast. With nearly 39.2million residents across a total area of approximately , it is the most populous U.S. state and the 3rd largest by area. It is also the m ...

: 1.
Hiram Johnson Hiram Warren Johnson (September 2, 1866August 6, 1945) was an American attorney and politician who served as the 23rd governor of California from 1911 to 1917. Johnson achieved national prominence in the early 20th century. He was elected in 191 ...
(R) : 3. Samuel M. Shortridge (R)


Colorado Colorado (, other variants) is a state in the Mountain states, Mountain West subregion of the Western United States. It encompasses most of the Southern Rocky Mountains, as well as the northeastern portion of the Colorado Plateau and the wes ...

: 2. Lawrence C. Phipps (R) : 3. Charles W. Waterman (R)


Connecticut Connecticut () is the southernmost state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It is bordered by Rhode Island to the east, Massachusetts to the north, New York to the west, and Long Island Sound to the south. Its capita ...

: 1. Frederic C. Walcott (R) : 3.
Hiram Bingham III Hiram Bingham III (November 19, 1875 – June 6, 1956) was an American academic, explorer and politician. He made public the existence of the Inca citadel of Machu Picchu in 1911 with the guidance of local indigenous farmers. Later, Bingham s ...
(R)


Delaware Delaware ( ) is a state in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States, bordering Maryland to its south and west; Pennsylvania to its north; and New Jersey and the Atlantic Ocean to its east. The state takes its name from the adjacent Del ...

: 1. John G. Townsend Jr. (R) : 2. Daniel O. Hastings (R)


Florida Florida is a state located in the Southeastern region of the United States. Florida is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the northwest by Alabama, to the north by Georgia, to the east by the Bahamas and Atlantic Ocean, and to ...

: 1. Park Trammell (D) : 3. Duncan U. Fletcher (D)


Georgia Georgia most commonly refers to: * Georgia (country), a country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia * Georgia (U.S. state), a state in the Southeast United States Georgia may also refer to: Places Historical states and entities * Related to the ...

: 2. William J. Harris (D) : 3. Walter F. George (D)


Idaho Idaho ( ) is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the Western United States. To the north, it shares a small portion of the Canada–United States border with the province of British Columbia. It borders the states of Montana and Wyomi ...

: 2.
William Borah William Edgar Borah (June 29, 1865 – January 19, 1940) was an outspoken Republican United States Senator, one of the best-known figures in Idaho's history. A progressive who served from 1907 until his death in 1940, Borah is often co ...
(R) : 3. John W. Thomas (R)


Illinois Illinois ( ) is a state in the Midwestern United States. Its largest metropolitan areas include the Chicago metropolitan area, and the Metro East section, of Greater St. Louis. Other smaller metropolitan areas include, Peoria and Rockf ...

: 2. Charles S. Deneen (R) : 3. Otis F. Glenn (R)


Indiana Indiana () is a U.S. state in the Midwestern United States. It is the 38th-largest by area and the 17th-most populous of the 50 States. Its capital and largest city is Indianapolis. Indiana was admitted to the United States as the 19th s ...

: 1.
Arthur Raymond Robinson Arthur Raymond Robinson (March 12, 1881March 17, 1961) was a United States senator from Indiana. Early life Born in Pickerington, Ohio, Robinson attended the common schools, graduated from the Ohio Northern University in 1901 ( B. Comm. Sci ...
(R) : 3.
James Eli Watson James Eli Watson (November 2, 1864July 29, 1948) was a U.S. Representative and U.S. Senator from Indiana. He was the Senate's second official majority leader. While an article published by the Senate (see References) gives his year of birth as ...
(R)


Iowa Iowa () is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States, bordered by the Mississippi River to the east and the Missouri River and Big Sioux River to the west. It is bordered by six states: Wisconsin to the northeast, Illinois to th ...

: 2. Daniel F. Steck (D) : 3. Smith W. Brookhart (R)


Kansas Kansas () is a state in the Midwestern United States. Its capital is Topeka, and its largest city is Wichita. Kansas is a landlocked state bordered by Nebraska to the north; Missouri to the east; Oklahoma to the south; and Colorado to th ...

: 2. Arthur Capper (R) : 3.
Henry Justin Allen Henry Justin Allen (September 11, 1868 – January 17, 1950) was an American politician serving as the 21st Governor of Kansas (1919–1923) and U.S. Senator from Kansas (1929–30). Life and career Allen was born in Warren County, Pennsylvani ...
(R), April 1, 1929 – November 30, 1930 :: George McGill (D), from December 1, 1930


Kentucky Kentucky ( , ), officially the Commonwealth of Kentucky, is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States and one of the states of the Upper South. It borders Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio to the north; West Virginia and Virginia ...

: 2. Frederic M. Sackett (R), until January 9, 1930 :: John M. Robsion (R), January 11, 1930 – November 30, 1930 ::
Ben M. Williamson Ben Mitchell Williamson (October 16, 1864June 23, 1941) was a Democratic U.S. Senator from Kentucky. Born in Pike County, Kentucky, Williamson attended the rural schools of Kentucky and Bethany College in West Virginia. He engaged in the whol ...
(D), from December 1, 1930 : 3. Alben W. Barkley (D)


Louisiana Louisiana , group=pronunciation (French: ''La Louisiane'') is a state in the Deep South and South Central regions of the United States. It is the 20th-smallest by area and the 25th most populous of the 50 U.S. states. Louisiana is borde ...

: 2. Joseph E. Ransdell (D) : 3. Edwin S. Broussard (D)


Maine Maine () is a state in the New England and Northeastern regions of the United States. It borders New Hampshire to the west, the Gulf of Maine to the southeast, and the Canadian provinces of New Brunswick and Quebec to the northeast and ...

: 1. Frederick Hale (R) : 2. Arthur R. Gould (R)


Maryland Maryland ( ) is a state in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States. It shares borders with Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia to its south and west; Pennsylvania to its north; and Delaware and the Atlantic Ocean to ...

: 1.
Phillips Lee Goldsborough Phillips Lee Goldsborough I (August 6, 1865October 22, 1946), was an American Republican politician and member of the United States Senate representing State of Maryland from 1929 to 1935. He was also the 47th Governor of Maryland from 1912 to ...
(R) : 3.
Millard Tydings Millard Evelyn Tydings (April 6, 1890February 9, 1961) was an American attorney, author, soldier, state legislator, and served as a Democratic Representative and Senator in the United States Congress from Maryland, serving in the House from 19 ...
(D)


Massachusetts Massachusetts (Massachusett: ''Muhsachuweesut Massachusett_writing_systems.html" ;"title="nowiki/> məhswatʃəwiːsət.html" ;"title="Massachusett writing systems">məhswatʃəwiːsət">Massachusett writing systems">məhswatʃəwiːsət'' En ...

: 1. David I. Walsh (D) : 2. Frederick H. Gillett (R)


Michigan Michigan () is a U.S. state, state in the Great Lakes region, Great Lakes region of the Upper Midwest, upper Midwestern United States. With a population of nearly 10.12 million and an area of nearly , Michigan is the List of U.S. states and ...

: 1. Arthur H. Vandenberg (R) : 2. James J. Couzens (R)


Minnesota Minnesota () is a state in the upper midwestern region of the United States. It is the 12th largest U.S. state in area and the 22nd most populous, with over 5.75 million residents. Minnesota is home to western prairies, now given over to ...

: 1.
Henrik Shipstead Henrik Shipstead (January 8, 1881June 26, 1960) was an American politician. He served in the United States Senate from 1923 to 1947, from the state of Minnesota. He served first as a member of the Minnesota Farmer-Labor Party from 1923 to 1941 an ...
(FL) : 2. Thomas D. Schall (R)


Mississippi Mississippi () is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States, bordered to the north by Tennessee; to the east by Alabama; to the south by the Gulf of Mexico; to the southwest by Louisiana; and to the northwest by Arkansas. Miss ...

: 1. Hubert D. Stephens (D) : 2. Pat Harrison (D)


Missouri Missouri is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States. Ranking 21st in land area, it is bordered by eight states (tied for the most with Tennessee): Iowa to the north, Illinois, Kentucky and Tennessee to the east, Arkansas t ...

: 1. Roscoe C. Patterson (R) : 3. Harry B. Hawes (D)


Montana Montana () is a state in the Mountain West division of the Western United States. It is bordered by Idaho to the west, North Dakota and South Dakota to the east, Wyoming to the south, and the Canadian provinces of Alberta, British Columb ...

: 1.
Burton K. Wheeler Burton Kendall Wheeler (February 27, 1882January 6, 1975) was an attorney and an American politician of the Democratic Party in Montana, which he represented as a United States senator from 1923 until 1947. Born in Massachusetts, Wheeler began ...
(D) : 2. Thomas J. Walsh (D)


Nebraska Nebraska () is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States. It is bordered by South Dakota to the north; Iowa to the east and Missouri to the southeast, both across the Missouri River; Kansas to the south; Colorado to the sout ...

: 1.
Robert B. Howell Robert Beecher Howell (January 21, 1864 March 11, 1933) was an American politician. He was born in Adrian, Michigan. He graduated from the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland in 1885. Afterwards, he went to the Detroit School of ...
(R) : 2. George W. Norris (R)


Nevada Nevada ( ; ) is a state in the Western region of the United States. It is bordered by Oregon to the northwest, Idaho to the northeast, California to the west, Arizona to the southeast, and Utah to the east. Nevada is the 7th-most extensive, ...

: 1.
Key Pittman Key Denson Pittman (September 19, 1872 – November 10, 1940) was a United States senator from Nevada and a member of the Democratic Party, serving eventually as president pro tempore as well as chairman of the Foreign Relations Committee. B ...
(D) : 3.
Tasker Oddie Tasker Lowndes Oddie (October 20, 1870 – February 17, 1950) was an American attorney and politician who served as the 12th Governor of Nevada and a United States Senator. He was a member of the Republican Party. Biography Oddie was born on O ...
(R)


New Hampshire New Hampshire is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States. It is bordered by Massachusetts to the south, Vermont to the west, Maine and the Gulf of Maine to the east, and the Canadian province of Quebec to the nor ...

: 2. Henry W. Keyes (R) : 3.
George H. Moses George Higgins Moses (February 9, 1869December 20, 1944) was a U.S. diplomat and political figure. He served as a United States senator from New Hampshire and was chosen as the Senate's President pro tempore. Biography George H. Moses was bor ...
(R)


New Jersey New Jersey is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York; on the east, southeast, and south by the Atlantic Ocean; on the west by the Delaware ...

: 1. Hamilton Fish Kean (R) : 2. Walter Evans Edge (R), until November 21, 1929 ::
David Baird Jr. David Baird Jr. (October 10, 1881February 28, 1955) was a U.S. Senator from New Jersey. Biography Born in Camden, New Jersey to Senator David Baird, Baird Jr. graduated from Lawrenceville School in 1899 and from Princeton University in 1903. ...
(R), November 30, 1929 – December 2, 1930 ::
Dwight Morrow Dwight Whitney Morrow (January 11, 1873October 5, 1931) was an American businessman, diplomat, and politician, best known as the U.S. ambassador who improved U.S.-Mexican relations, mediating the religious conflict in Mexico known as the Cristero ...
(R), from December 3, 1930


New Mexico ) , population_demonym = New Mexican ( es, Neomexicano, Neomejicano, Nuevo Mexicano) , seat = Santa Fe , LargestCity = Albuquerque , LargestMetro = Tiguex , OfficialLang = None , Languages = English, Spanish ( New Mexican), Navajo, Ke ...

: 1. Bronson M. Cutting (R) : 2. Sam G. Bratton (D)


New York

: 1. Royal S. Copeland (D) : 3. Robert F. Wagner (D)


North Carolina North Carolina () is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States. The state is the 28th largest and 9th-most populous of the United States. It is bordered by Virginia to the north, the Atlantic Ocean to the east, Georgia and ...

: 2. Furnifold McLendel Simmons (D) : 3. Lee Slater Overman (D), until December 12, 1930 :: Cameron A. Morrison (D), from December 13, 1930


North Dakota North Dakota () is a U.S. state in the Upper Midwest, named after the indigenous Dakota Sioux. North Dakota is bordered by the Canadian provinces of Saskatchewan and Manitoba to the north and by the U.S. states of Minnesota to the east, So ...

: 1. Lynn Frazier (R-NPL) : 3. Gerald Nye (R)


Ohio Ohio () is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States. Of the fifty U.S. states, it is the 34th-largest by area, and with a population of nearly 11.8 million, is the seventh-most populous and tenth-most densely populated. The sta ...

: 1. Simeon D. Fess (R) : 3. Theodore E. Burton (R), until October 28, 1929 :: Roscoe C. McCulloch (R), November 5, 1929 – November 30, 1930 :: Robert J. Bulkley (D), from December 1, 1930


Oklahoma

: 2. William B. Pine (R) : 3.
Elmer Thomas John William Elmer Thomas (September 8, 1876 – September 19, 1965) was a native of Indiana who moved to Oklahoma Territory in 1901, where he practiced law in Lawton. After statehood, he was elected to the first state senate, representing the L ...
(D)


Oregon Oregon () is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the Western United States. The Columbia River delineates much of Oregon's northern boundary with Washington, while the Snake River delineates much of its eastern boundary with Idaho. T ...

: 2.
Charles L. McNary Charles Linza McNary (June 12, 1874February 25, 1944) was an American Republican Party (United States), Republican politician from Oregon. He served in the United States Senate, U.S. Senate from 1917 to 1944 and was Party leaders of the United ...
(R) : 3. Frederick Steiwer (R)


Pennsylvania Pennsylvania (; ( Pennsylvania Dutch: )), officially the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, is a state spanning the Mid-Atlantic, Northeastern, Appalachian, and Great Lakes regions of the United States. It borders Delaware to its southeast, ...

: 1. David A. Reed (R) : 3. Vacant William S. Vare (R-PA) had been elected to the Senate for the term starting March 4, 1927, but the Senate had refused to qualify him due to charges of corruption and fraud concerning his election. The Senate finally unseated him on December 9, 1929. See http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=V000071 until December 9, 1929 ::
Joseph R. Grundy Joseph Ridgway Grundy (January 13, 1863March 3, 1961) was an American textile manufacturer and Republican Party (United States), Republican Party politician from Bristol, Pennsylvania. He represented Pennsylvania in the United States Senate. B ...
(R), December 11, 1929 – December 1, 1930 :: James J. Davis (R), from December 2, 1930


Rhode Island Rhode Island (, like ''road'') is a state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It is the smallest U.S. state by area and the seventh-least populous, with slightly fewer than 1.1 million residents as of 2020, but it ...

: 1. Felix Hebert (R) : 2. Jesse H. Metcalf (R)


South Carolina )'' Animis opibusque parati'' ( for, , Latin, Prepared in mind and resources, links=no) , anthem = " Carolina";" South Carolina On My Mind" , Former = Province of South Carolina , seat = Columbia , LargestCity = Charleston , LargestMetro = ...

: 2. Coleman Livingston Blease (D) : 3. Ellison D. Smith (D)


South Dakota South Dakota (; Sioux: , ) is a U.S. state in the North Central region of the United States. It is also part of the Great Plains. South Dakota is named after the Lakota and Dakota Sioux Native American tribes, who comprise a large porti ...

: 2. William H. McMaster (R) : 3.
Peter Norbeck Peter Norbeck (August 27, 1870December 20, 1936) was an American politician from South Dakota. After serving two terms as the ninth Governor of South Dakota, Norbeck was elected to three consecutive terms as a United States Senator. Norbeck was ...
(R)


Tennessee Tennessee ( , ), officially the State of Tennessee, is a landlocked state in the Southeastern region of the United States. Tennessee is the 36th-largest by area and the 15th-most populous of the 50 states. It is bordered by Kentucky to th ...

: 1. Kenneth McKellar (D) : 2.
Lawrence Tyson Lawrence Davis Tyson (July 4, 1861August 24, 1929) was an American general, politician and textile manufacturer, operating primarily out of Knoxville, Tennessee, during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. As s btigadier general, he commanded ...
(D), until August 24, 1929 :: William Emerson Brock (D), from September 2, 1929


Texas Texas (, ; Spanish: ''Texas'', ''Tejas'') is a state in the South Central region of the United States. At 268,596 square miles (695,662 km2), and with more than 29.1 million residents in 2020, it is the second-largest U.S. state by ...

: 1. Tom Connally (D) : 2.
Morris Sheppard John Morris Sheppard (May 28, 1875April 9, 1941) was a Democratic United States Congressman and United States Senator from Texas. He authored the Eighteenth Amendment (Prohibition) and introduced it in the Senate, and is referred to as "the fa ...
(D)


Utah Utah ( , ) is a state in the Mountain West subregion of the Western United States. Utah is a landlocked U.S. state bordered to its east by Colorado, to its northeast by Wyoming, to its north by Idaho, to its south by Arizona, and to it ...

: 1. William H. King (D) : 3. Reed Smoot (R)


Vermont Vermont () is a state in the northeast New England region of the United States. Vermont is bordered by the states of Massachusetts to the south, New Hampshire to the east, and New York to the west, and the Canadian province of Quebec to ...

: 1. Frank L. Greene (R), until December 17, 1930 ::
Frank C. Partridge Frank C. Partridge (May 7, 1861March 2, 1943) was an American attorney, diplomat, and business executive from Vermont. A Republican, he served briefly in the United States Senate, appointed to fill the vacancy left by the death of Frank L. Gree ...
(R), from December 23, 1930 : 3. Porter H. Dale (R)


Virginia Virginia, officially the Commonwealth of Virginia, is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Southeastern regions of the United States, between the Atlantic Coast and the Appalachian Mountains. The geography and climate of the Commonwealth ar ...

: 1. Claude A. Swanson (D) : 2.
Carter Glass Carter Glass (January 4, 1858 – May 28, 1946) was an American newspaper publisher and Democratic politician from Lynchburg, Virginia. He represented Virginia in both houses of Congress and served as the United States Secretary of the Treas ...
(D)


Washington Washington commonly refers to: * Washington (state), United States * Washington, D.C., the capital of the United States ** A metonym for the federal government of the United States ** Washington metropolitan area, the metropolitan area centered o ...

: 1. Clarence Dill (D) : 3.
Wesley Livsey Jones Wesley Livsey Jones (October 9, 1863November 19, 1932) was an American politician who served in the United States House of Representatives and the United States Senate representing the state of Washington. Born near Bethany, Illinois days af ...
(R)


West Virginia West Virginia is a state in the Appalachian, Mid-Atlantic and Southeastern regions of the United States.The Census Bureau and the Association of American Geographers classify West Virginia as part of the Southern United States while the B ...

: 1. Henry D. Hatfield (R) : 2. Guy D. Goff (R)


Wisconsin Wisconsin () is a state in the upper Midwestern United States. Wisconsin is the 25th-largest state by total area and the 20th-most populous. It is bordered by Minnesota to the west, Iowa to the southwest, Illinois to the south, Lake M ...

: 1. Robert M. La Follette Jr. (R) : 3. John J. Blaine (R)


Wyoming Wyoming () is a state in the Mountain West subregion of the Western United States. It is bordered by Montana to the north and northwest, South Dakota and Nebraska to the east, Idaho to the west, Utah to the southwest, and Colorado to the s ...

: 1. John B. Kendrick (D) : 2. Francis E. Warren (R), until November 24, 1929 :: Patrick Joseph Sullivan (R), December 5, 1929 – November 20, 1930 :: Robert D. Carey (R), from December 1, 1930


House of Representatives

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


Alabama (We dare defend our rights) , anthem = "Alabama" , image_map = Alabama in United States.svg , seat = Montgomery , LargestCity = Huntsville , LargestCounty = Baldwin County , LargestMetro = Greater Birmingham , area_total_km2 = 135,765 ...

: .
John McDuffie John McDuffie (September 25, 1883 – November 1, 1950) was a United States representative from Alabama and a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Alabama. Education and career Born on ...
(D) : . J. Lister Hill (D) : . Henry B. Steagall (D) : . Lamar Jeffers (D) : . LaFayette L. Patterson (D) : . William B. Oliver (D) : .
Miles C. Allgood Miles Clayton Allgood (February 22, 1878 – March 4, 1977) was an American politician and a U.S. Representative from Alabama. Biography Born in Chepultepec (now Allgood), Blount County, Alabama, Allgood was the son of William Barnett and Mar ...
(D) : . Edward B. Almon (D) : . George Huddleston (D) : . William B. Bankhead (D)


Arizona Arizona ( ; nv, Hoozdo Hahoodzo ; ood, Alĭ ṣonak ) is a state in the Southwestern United States. It is the 6th largest and the 14th most populous of the 50 states. Its capital and largest city is Phoenix. Arizona is part of the Fou ...

: . Lewis W. Douglas (D)


Arkansas Arkansas ( ) is a landlocked state in the South Central United States. It is bordered by Missouri to the north, Tennessee and Mississippi to the east, Louisiana to the south, and Texas and Oklahoma to the west. Its name is from the O ...

: . William J. Driver (D) : . Pearl Peden Oldfield (D) : . Claude A. Fuller (D) : . Otis Wingo (D), until October 21, 1930 :: Effiegene L. Wingo (D), from November 4, 1930 : . Heartsill Ragon (D) : . David D. Glover (D) : .
Tilman B. Parks Tilman Bacon Parks (May 14, 1872 – February 12, 1950) was a U.S. Representative from Arkansas. Biography Born near Lewisville, Arkansas, Parks attended the common schools, the University of Texas at Austin, and the University of Virginia ...
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California California is a state in the Western United States, located along the Pacific Coast. With nearly 39.2million residents across a total area of approximately , it is the most populous U.S. state and the 3rd largest by area. It is also the m ...

: . Clarence F. Lea (D) : . Harry L. Englebright (R) : . Charles F. Curry (R), until October 10, 1930 : . Florence P. Kahn (R) : . Richard J. Welch (R) : . Albert E. Carter (R) : . Henry E. Barbour (R) : . Arthur M. Free (R) : . William E. Evans (R) : . Joe Crail (R) : . Philip D. Swing (R)


Colorado Colorado (, other variants) is a state in the Mountain states, Mountain West subregion of the Western United States. It encompasses most of the Southern Rocky Mountains, as well as the northeastern portion of the Colorado Plateau and the wes ...

: . William R. Eaton (R) : . Charles B. Timberlake (R) : . Guy U. Hardy (R) : . Edward T. Taylor (D)


Connecticut Connecticut () is the southernmost state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It is bordered by Rhode Island to the east, Massachusetts to the north, New York to the west, and Long Island Sound to the south. Its capita ...

: . E. Hart Fenn (R) : . Richard P. Freeman (R) : . John Q. Tilson (R) : . Schuyler Merritt (R) : . James P. Glynn (R), until March 6, 1930 :: Edward W. Goss (R), from November 4, 1930


Delaware Delaware ( ) is a state in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States, bordering Maryland to its south and west; Pennsylvania to its north; and New Jersey and the Atlantic Ocean to its east. The state takes its name from the adjacent Del ...

: . Robert G. Houston (R)


Florida Florida is a state located in the Southeastern region of the United States. Florida is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the northwest by Alabama, to the north by Georgia, to the east by the Bahamas and Atlantic Ocean, and to ...

: . Herbert J. Drane (D) : . Robert A. Green (D) : . Thomas A. Yon (D) : . Ruth Bryan Owen (D)


Georgia Georgia most commonly refers to: * Georgia (country), a country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia * Georgia (U.S. state), a state in the Southeast United States Georgia may also refer to: Places Historical states and entities * Related to the ...

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Charles G. Edwards Charles Gordon Edwards (July 2, 1878 – July 13, 1931) was an American political figure from the state of Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia. Early years and education Edwards was born in Daisy, Georgia, Daisy, Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia i ...
(D) : . Edward E. Cox (D) : . Charles R. Crisp (D) : . William C. Wright (D) : . Leslie J. Steele (D), until July 24, 1929 :: Robert C. W. Ramspeck (D), from October 2, 1929 : . Samuel Rutherford (D) : . Malcolm C. Tarver (D) : . Charles H. Brand (D) : .
Thomas M. Bell Thomas Bell may refer to: Arts and entertainment *Thomas Bell (born 1985), known professionally as Toddla T, English DJ and producer *Thomas Bell (antiquarian) (1785–1860), English book collector *Thomas Bell (novelist) (1903–1961), American n ...
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Carl Vinson Carl Vinson (November 18, 1883 – June 1, 1981) was an American politician who served in the U.S. House of Representatives for over 50 years and was influential in the 20th century expansion of the U.S. Navy. He was a member of the Democratic ...
(D) : . William C. Lankford (D) : . William W. Larsen (D)


Idaho Idaho ( ) is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the Western United States. To the north, it shares a small portion of the Canada–United States border with the province of British Columbia. It borders the states of Montana and Wyomi ...

: . Burton L. French (R) : . Addison T. Smith (R)


Illinois Illinois ( ) is a state in the Midwestern United States. Its largest metropolitan areas include the Chicago metropolitan area, and the Metro East section, of Greater St. Louis. Other smaller metropolitan areas include, Peoria and Rockf ...

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Ruth Hanna McCormick Ruth McCormick (née Hanna, also known as Ruth Hanna McCormick Simms; March 27, 1880 – December 31, 1944), was an American politician, activist, and publisher. She served one term in the United States House of Representatives, winning an at-l ...
(R) : . Richard Yates (R) : . Oscar S. De Priest (R) : .
Morton D. Hull Morton Denison Hull (January 13, 1867 – August 20, 1937) was a U.S. Representative from Illinois. Born in Chicago, Illinois, Hull attended the public schools and Phillips Exeter Academy, Exeter, New Hampshire, in 1885. He graduated from Har ...
(R) : . Elliott W. Sproul (R) : . Thomas A. Doyle (D) : . Adolph J. Sabath (D) : . James T. Igoe (D) : . M. Alfred Michaelson (R) : . Stanley H. Kunz (D) : . Frederick A. Britten (R) : . Carl R. Chindblom (R) : . Frank R. Reid (R) : . John T. Buckbee (R) : . William R. Johnson (R) : . John C. Allen (R) : .
Burnett M. Chiperfield Burnett Mitchell Chiperfield (June 14, 1870 – June 24, 1940) was a U.S. Representative from Illinois, father of Robert Bruce Chiperfield. Early life and military service Born in Dover, Illinois, Chiperfield attended the public schools of Il ...
(R), from November 4, 1930 : . William E. Hull (R) : . Homer W. Hall (R) : .
William P. Holaday William Perry Holaday (December 14, 1882 – January 29, 1946) was a United States House of Representatives, U.S. Representative from the state of Illinois. Biography Holaday was born near Ridge Farm, Illinois. He attended the common schools an ...
(R) : . Charles Adkins (R) : . Henry T. Rainey (D) : . Frank M. Ramey (R) : . Edward M. Irwin (R) : . William W. Arnold (D) : . Thomas S. Williams (R), until November 11, 1929 :: Claude V. Parsons (D), from November 4, 1930 : . Edward E. Denison (R)


Indiana Indiana () is a U.S. state in the Midwestern United States. It is the 38th-largest by area and the 17th-most populous of the 50 States. Its capital and largest city is Indianapolis. Indiana was admitted to the United States as the 19th s ...

: . Harry E. Rowbottom (R) : . Arthur H. Greenwood (D) : . James W. Dunbar (R) : .
Harry C. Canfield Harry Clifford Canfield (November 22, 1875 – February 9, 1945) was an American educator, businessman, and politician who served five terms as a U.S. Representative from Indiana from 1923 to 1933. Early life and career Born near Moores Hill, ...
(D) : . Noble J. Johnson (R) : . Richard N. Elliott (R) : . Louis L. Ludlow (D) : . Albert H. Vestal (R) : . Fred S. Purnell (R) : . William R. Wood (R) : . Albert R. Hall (R) : . David Hogg (R) : . Andrew J. Hickey (R)


Iowa Iowa () is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States, bordered by the Mississippi River to the east and the Missouri River and Big Sioux River to the west. It is bordered by six states: Wisconsin to the northeast, Illinois to th ...

: . William F. Kopp (R) : . F. Dickinson Letts (R) : . Thomas J. B. Robinson (R) : . Gilbert N. Haugen (R) : . Cyrenus Cole (R) : . C. William Ramseyer (R) : . Cassius C. Dowell (R) : . Lloyd Thurston (R) : . Charles E. Swanson (R) : . Lester J. Dickinson (R) : . Ed H. Campbell (R)


Kansas Kansas () is a state in the Midwestern United States. Its capital is Topeka, and its largest city is Wichita. Kansas is a landlocked state bordered by Nebraska to the north; Missouri to the east; Oklahoma to the south; and Colorado to th ...

: . William P. Lambertson (R) : . Ulysses S. Guyer (R) : . William H. Sproul (R) : . Homer Hoch (R) : . James G. Strong (R) : . Charles I. Sparks (R) : . Clifford R. Hope (R) : . William A. Ayres (D)


Kentucky Kentucky ( , ), officially the Commonwealth of Kentucky, is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States and one of the states of the Upper South. It borders Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio to the north; West Virginia and Virginia ...

: . William V. Gregory (D) : . David H. Kincheloe (D), until October 5, 1930 :: John L. Dorsey Jr. (D), from November 4, 1930 : . Charles W. Roark (R), until April 5, 1929 :: John W. Moore (D), from June 1, 1929 : . John D. Craddock (R) : . Maurice H. Thatcher (R) : . J. Lincoln Newhall (R) : . Robert E. L. Blackburn (R) : . Lewis L. Walker (R) : .
Elva R. Kendall Elva Roscoe Kendall (February 14, 1893 – January 29, 1968) was a United States House of Representatives, U.S. Representative from Kentucky. Born near Carlisle, Kentucky, Kendall attended the public schools, YMCA School of Accountancy at New Yor ...
(R) : . Katherine G. Langley (R) : . John M. Robsion (R), until January 10, 1930 :: Charles Finley (R), from February 15, 1930


Louisiana Louisiana , group=pronunciation (French: ''La Louisiane'') is a state in the Deep South and South Central regions of the United States. It is the 20th-smallest by area and the 25th most populous of the 50 U.S. states. Louisiana is borde ...

: . James O'Connor (D) : . J. Zach Spearing (D) : . Whitmell P. Martin (D), until April 6, 1929 :: Numa F. Montet (D), from August 6, 1929 : . John N. Sandlin (D) : . Riley J. Wilson (D) : . Bolivar E. Kemp (D) : . René L. De Rouen (D) : . James B. Aswell (D)


Maine Maine () is a state in the New England and Northeastern regions of the United States. It borders New Hampshire to the west, the Gulf of Maine to the southeast, and the Canadian provinces of New Brunswick and Quebec to the northeast and ...

: . Carroll L. Beedy (R) : . Wallace H. White Jr. (R) : . John E. Nelson (R) : . Donald F. Snow (R)


Maryland Maryland ( ) is a state in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States. It shares borders with Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia to its south and west; Pennsylvania to its north; and Delaware and the Atlantic Ocean to ...

: . T. Alan Goldsborough (D) : . Linwood L. Clark (R) : . Vincent L. Palmisano (D) : . J. Charles Linthicum (D) : . Stephen W. Gambrill (D) : . Frederick N. Zihlman (R)


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: . Allen T. Treadway (R) : . William Kirk Kaynor (R), until December 20, 1929 :: William J. Granfield (D), from February 11, 1930 : .
Frank H. Foss Frank Herbert Foss (b. Augusta, Maine, September 20, 1865 – d. Fitchburg, Massachusetts, February 15, 1947) was a United States Representative from Massachusetts. He attended public schools in Augusta, Maine and graduated from Kent Hill (M ...
(R) : . George R. Stobbs (R) : .
Edith Nourse Rogers Edith Rogers (née Nourse; March 19, 1881 – September 10, 1960) was an American social welfare Volunteering, volunteer and politician who served in the United States Congress. She was the first woman elected to Congress from Massachusetts ...
(R) : . A. Piatt Andrew Jr. (R) : . William P. Connery Jr. (D) : . Frederick W. Dallinger (R) : . Charles L. Underhill (R) : . John J. Douglass (D) : . George Holden Tinkham (R) : . John W. McCormack (D) : . Robert Luce (R) : . Richard B. Wigglesworth (R) : . Joseph W. Martin Jr. (R) : . Charles L. Gifford (R)


Michigan Michigan () is a U.S. state, state in the Great Lakes region, Great Lakes region of the Upper Midwest, upper Midwestern United States. With a population of nearly 10.12 million and an area of nearly , Michigan is the List of U.S. states and ...

: . Robert H. Clancy (R) : . Earl C. Michener (R) : . Joseph L. Hooper (R) : . John C. Ketcham (R) : .
Carl E. Mapes Carl Edgar Mapes (December 26, 1874 – December 12, 1939) was a politician from the U.S. state of Michigan. Mapes was born on a farm near Kalamo, Michigan, to Selah W. and Sarah Ann (Brooks) Mapes. His father was born in New York (state), New Y ...
(R) : . Grant M. Hudson (R) : . Louis C. Cramton (R) : . Bird J. Vincent (R) : . James C. McLaughlin (R) : . Roy O. Woodruff (R) : . Frank P. Bohn (R) : . W. Frank James (R) : . Clarence J. McLeod (R)


Minnesota Minnesota () is a state in the upper midwestern region of the United States. It is the 12th largest U.S. state in area and the 22nd most populous, with over 5.75 million residents. Minnesota is home to western prairies, now given over to ...

: . Victor L. A. Christgau (R) : . Frank Clague (R) : . August H. Andresen (R) : . Melvin J. Maas (R) : . Walter H. Newton (R), until June 30, 1929 :: William I. Nolan (R), from July 17, 1929 : . Harold Knutson (R) : . Ole J. Kvale (FL), until September 11, 1929 :: Paul J. Kvale (FL), from October 16, 1929 : . William A. Pittenger (R) : . Conrad G. Selvig (R) : . Godfrey G. Goodwin (R)


Mississippi Mississippi () is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States, bordered to the north by Tennessee; to the east by Alabama; to the south by the Gulf of Mexico; to the southwest by Louisiana; and to the northwest by Arkansas. Miss ...

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John E. Rankin John Elliott Rankin (March 29, 1882 – November 26, 1960) was a Democratic politician from Mississippi who served sixteen terms in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1921 to 1953. He was co-author of the bill for the Tennessee Valley A ...
(D) : . Wall Doxey (D) : . William M. Whittington (D) : . T. Jefferson Busby (D) : . Ross A. Collins (D) : . Robert S. Hall (D) : . Percy E. Quin (D) : . James W. Collier (D)


Missouri Missouri is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States. Ranking 21st in land area, it is bordered by eight states (tied for the most with Tennessee): Iowa to the north, Illinois, Kentucky and Tennessee to the east, Arkansas t ...

: . Milton A. Romjue (D) : . Ralph F. Lozier (D) : . Jacob L. Milligan (D) : . David W. Hopkins (R) : . Edgar C. Ellis (R) : . Thomas J. Halsey (R) : . John W. Palmer (R) : . William L. Nelson (D) : . Clarence A. Cannon (D) : . Henry F. Niedringhaus (R) : . John J. Cochran (D) : . Leonidas C. Dyer (R) : . Charles E. Kiefner (R) : . Dewey J. Short (R) : . Joe J. Manlove (R) : . Rowland L. Johnston (R)


List of United States representatives from Montana, Montana

: . John M. Evans (D) : . Scott Leavitt (R)


List of United States representatives from Nebraska, Nebraska

: . John H. Morehead (D) : . Willis G. Sears (R) : . Edgar Howard (D) : . Charles Henry Sloan, Charles H. Sloan (R) : . Fred Gustus Johnson, Fred G. Johnson (R) : . Robert G. Simmons (R)


List of United States representatives from Nevada, Nevada

: . Samuel S. Arentz (R)


List of United States representatives from New Hampshire, New Hampshire

: . Fletcher Hale (R) : . Edward Hills Wason, Edward H. Wason (R)


List of United States representatives from New Jersey, New Jersey

: . Charles A. Wolverton (R) : . Isaac Bacharach (R) : . Harold G. Hoffman (R) : . Charles Aubrey Eaton, Charles A. Eaton (R) : . Ernest R. Ackerman (R) : . Randolph Perkins (R) : . George N. Seger (R) : . Fred A. Hartley Jr. (R) : . Franklin W. Fort (R) : . Frederick R. Lehlbach (R) : . Oscar L. Auf der Heide (D) : . Mary Teresa Norton, Mary T. Norton (D)


List of United States representatives from New Mexico, New Mexico

: . Albert G. Simms, Albert Gallatin Simms (R)


List of United States representatives from New York, New York

: . Robert L. Bacon (R) : . William F. Brunner (D) : . George W. Lindsay (D) : . Thomas H. Cullen (D) : . Loring M. Black Jr. (D) : . Andrew Lawrence Somers, Andrew L. Somers (D) : . John Quayle (politician), John F. Quayle (D), until November 27, 1930 : . Patrick J. Carley (D) : . David J. O'Connell (politician), David J. O'Connell (D), until December 29, 1930 :: Stephen A. Rudd (D), from February 17, 1931 : . Emanuel Celler (D) : . Anning Smith Prall, Anning S. Prall (D) : . Samuel Dickstein (congressman), Samuel Dickstein (D) : . Christopher D. Sullivan (D) : . William I. Sirovich (D) : . John J. Boylan (D) : . John J. O'Connor (New York representative), John J. O'Connor (D) : . Ruth Baker Pratt (R) : . John F. Carew (D), until December 28, 1929 :: Martin J. Kennedy (D), from April 11, 1930 : . Sol Bloom (D) : . Fiorello H. LaGuardia (R) : . Joseph A. Gavagan (D), from November 5, 1929 : . Anthony Jerome Griffin, Anthony J. Griffin (D) : . Frank A. Oliver, Frank Oliver (D) : . James M. Fitzpatrick (D) : . J. Mayhew Wainwright (R) : . Hamilton Fish III (R) : . Harcourt J. Pratt (R) : . Parker Corning (D) : . James S. Parker (R) : . Frank Crowther (R) : . Bertrand Snell, Bertrand H. Snell (R) : . Francis D. Culkin (R) : . Frederick M. Davenport (R) : . John D. Clarke (R) : . Clarence E. Hancock (R) : . John Taber (R) : . Gale H. Stalker (R) : . James L. Whitley (R) : . Archie D. Sanders (R) : . S. Wallace Dempsey (R) : . Edmund F. Cooke (R) : . James M. Mead (D) : . Daniel A. Reed (politician), Daniel A. Reed (R)


List of United States representatives from North Carolina, North Carolina

: . Lindsay Carter Warren, Lindsay C. Warren (D) : . John H. Kerr (D) : . Charles Laban Abernethy, Charles L. Abernethy (D) : . Edward W. Pou (D) : . Charles Manly Stedman, Charles M. Stedman (D), until September 23, 1930 :: Franklin Wills Hancock Jr., Franklin W. Hancock Jr. (D), from November 4, 1930 : . J. Bayard Clark (D) : . William C. Hammer (D), until September 26, 1930 :: Hinton James (representative), Hinton James (D), from November 4, 1930 : . Robert L. Doughton (D) : . Charles A. Jonas (R) : . George M. Pritchard (R)


List of United States representatives from North Dakota, North Dakota

: . Olger B. Burtness (R) : . Thomas Hall (North Dakota), Thomas Hall (R) : . James H. Sinclair (R)


List of United States representatives from Ohio, Ohio

: .
Nicholas Longworth Nicholas Longworth III (November 5, 1869 – April 9, 1931) was an American politician who became Speaker of the United States House of Representatives. He was a Republican. A lawyer by training, he was elected to the Ohio Senate, where he ini ...
(R) : . William E. Hess (R) : . Roy G. Fitzgerald (R) : . John L. Cable (R) : . Charles J. Thompson (R) : . Charles Cyrus Kearns, Charles C. Kearns (R) : . Charles Brand (congressman), Charles Brand (R) : . Grant E. Mouser Jr. (R) : . William W. Chalmers (R) : . Thomas A. Jenkins (R) : . Mell G. Underwood (D) : . John C. Speaks (R) : . Joseph E. Baird (R) : . Francis Seiberling (R) : . C. Ellis Moore (R) : . Charles B. McClintock (R) : . William M. Morgan (congressman), William M. Morgan (R) : . B. Frank Murphy (R) : . John G. Cooper (R) : . Charles A. Mooney (D) : . Robert Crosser (D) : . Chester C. Bolton (R)


List of United States representatives from Oklahoma, Oklahoma

: . Charles O'Connor (politician), Charles O'Connor (R) : . William W. Hastings (D) : . Wilburn Cartwright (D) : . Tom D. McKeown, Thomas D. McKeown (D) : . Ulysses S. Stone (R) : . Jed Johnson (politician), Jed J. Johnson (D) : . James V. McClintic (D) : . Milton C. Garber (R)


List of United States representatives from Oregon, Oregon

: . Willis C. Hawley (R) : . Robert R. Butler (R) : . Franklin F. Korell (R)


List of United States representatives from Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania

: . James M. Beck (R) : . George Scott Graham, George S. Graham (R) : . Harry C. Ransley (R) : . Benjamin M. Golder (R) : . James J. Connolly (R) : . George Austin Welsh, George A. Welsh (R) : . George P. Darrow (R) : . James Wolfenden (R) : . Henry Winfield Watson, Henry W. Watson (R) : . William Walton Griest, William W. Griest (R), until December 5, 1929 :: J. Roland Kinzer (R), from January 28, 1930 : . Laurence Hawley Watres, Laurence H. Watres (R) : . John J. Casey (D), until May 5, 1929 :: Charles Murray Turpin, C. Murray Turpin (R), from June 4, 1929 : . George F. Brumm (R) : . Charles Joseph Esterly, Charles J. Esterly (R) : . Louis Thomas McFadden, Louis T. McFadden (R) : . Edgar Raymond Kiess, Edgar R. Kiess (R), until July 20, 1930 :: Robert F. Rich (R), from November 4, 1930 : . Frederick William Magrady, Frederick W. Magrady (R) : . Edward M. Beers (R) : . Isaac Hoffer Doutrich, Isaac H. Doutrich (R) : . James Russell Leech, J. Russell Leech (R) : . Jacob Banks Kurtz, J. Banks Kurtz (R) : . Franklin Menges (R) : . James Mitchell Chase, J. Mitchell Chase (R) : . Samuel Austin Kendall, Samuel A. Kendall (R) : . Henry Wilson Temple, Henry W. Temple (R) : . J. Howard Swick (R) : . Nathan Leroy Strong, Nathan L. Strong (R) : . Thomas Cunningham Cochran, Thomas C. Cochran (R) : . Milton William Shreve, Milton W. Shreve (R) : . William R. Coyle (R) : . Adam Martin Wyant, Adam M. Wyant (R) : . Stephen Geyer Porter, Stephen G. Porter (R), until June 27, 1930 :: Edmund Frederick Erk, Edmund F. Erk (R), from November 4, 1930 : . Melville Clyde Kelly, M. Clyde Kelly (R) : . Patrick J. Sullivan (Pennsylvania politician), Patrick J. Sullivan (R) : . Harry Allison Estep, Harry A. Estep (R) : . Guy Edgar Campbell, Guy E. Campbell (R)


List of United States representatives from Rhode Island, Rhode Island

: . Clark Burdick (R) : . Richard S. Aldrich (R) : . Jeremiah E. O'Connell (D), until May 9, 1930 :: Francis Condon, Francis B. Condon (D), from November 4, 1930


List of United States representatives from South Carolina, South Carolina

: . Thomas S. McMillan (D) : . Butler B. Hare (D) : . Frederick H. Dominick (D) : . John J. McSwain (D) : . William Francis Stevenson, William F. Stevenson (D) : . Allard H. Gasque (D) : . Hampton P. Fulmer (D)


List of United States representatives from South Dakota, South Dakota

: . Charles A. Christopherson (R) : . Royal C. Johnson (R) : . William Williamson (South Dakota), William Williamson (R)


List of United States representatives from Tennessee, Tennessee

: . B. Carroll Reece (R) : . J. Will Taylor (R) : . Sam D. McReynolds (D) : . Cordell Hull (D) : . Ewin L. Davis (D) : . Joseph W. Byrns Sr. (D) : . Edward Everett Eslick (D) : . Gordon Browning (D) : . Jere Cooper (D) : . Hubert Fisher (D)


List of United States representatives from Texas, Texas

: . Wright Patman (D) : . John C. Box (D) : . Morgan G. Sanders (D) : . Sam Rayburn (D) : . Hatton W. Sumners (D) : . Luther Alexander Johnson (D) : . Clay Stone Briggs (D) : . Daniel E. Garrett (D) : . Joseph J. Mansfield (D) : . James P. Buchanan (D) : . Oliver H. Cross (D) : . Fritz G. Lanham (D) : . Guinn Williams (Texas politician), Guinn Williams (D) : . Augustus McCloskey (D), until February 10, 1930 :: Harry M. Wurzbach (R), from February 10, 1930 : . John N. Garner (D) : . Claude Benton Hudspeth, Claude B. Hudspeth (D) : . Robert Quincy Lee, Robert Q. Lee (D), until April 18, 1930 :: Thomas L. Blanton (D), from May 20, 1930 : . John Marvin Jones, J. Marvin Jones (D)


List of United States representatives from Utah, Utah

: . Don B. Colton (R) : . Elmer O. Leatherwood (R), until December 24, 1929 :: Frederick C. Loofbourow (R), from November 4, 1930


List of United States representatives from Vermont, Vermont

: . Elbert S. Brigham (R) : . Ernest Willard Gibson (R)


List of United States representatives from Virginia, Virginia

: . S. Otis Bland (D) : . Menalcus Lankford (R) : . Andrew Jackson Montague, Andrew J. Montague (D) : . Patrick H. Drewry (D) : . Joseph Whitehead (Congressman), Joseph Whitehead (D) : . Clifton A. Woodrum (D) : . Jacob A. Garber (R) : . R. Walton Moore (D) : . Joseph Crockett Shaffer, Joseph C. Shaffer (R) : . Henry St. George Tucker III (D)


List of United States representatives from Washington, Washington

: . John Franklin Miller (Washington representative), John F. Miller (R) : . Lindley H. Hadley (R) : . Albert Johnson (congressman), Albert Johnson (R) : . John W. Summers (R) : . Samuel B. Hill (Washington politician), Samuel B. Hill (D)


List of United States representatives from West Virginia, West Virginia

: . Carl G. Bachmann (R) : . Frank L. Bowman (R) : . John M. Wolverton (R) : . James A. Hughes (R), until March 2, 1930 :: Robert Lynn Hogg, Robert L. Hogg (R), from November 4, 1930 : . Hugh Ike Shott (R) : . Joe L. Smith (D)


List of United States representatives from Wisconsin, Wisconsin

: . Henry Allen Cooper, Henry A. Cooper (R), until March 1, 1931 : . Charles A. Kading (R) : . John M. Nelson (R) : . John C. Schafer (R) : . William H. Stafford (R) : . Florian Lampert (R), until July 18, 1930 :: Michael Reilly (Wisconsin politician), Michael Reilly (D), from November 4, 1930 : . Merlin Hull (R) : . Edward E. Browne (R) : . George J. Schneider (R) : . James A. Frear (R) : . Hubert H. Peavey (R)


List of United States representatives from Wyoming, Wyoming

: . Vincent Carter (R)


Non-voting members

: . Daniel Sutherland (R) : . Victor S. K. Houston (R) : . Pedro Guevara (Nacionalista Party, Nac.) : . Camilo Osías (Nacionalista Party, Nac.) : . Félix Córdova Dávila


Changes in membership

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


Senate

* Replacements: 15 ** Democratic Party (United States), Democratic: 3-seat net gain **
Republican Republican can refer to: Political ideology * An advocate of a republic, a type of government that is not a monarchy or dictatorship, and is usually associated with the rule of law. ** Republicanism, the ideology in support of republics or agains ...
: 1-seat net loss * Deaths: 5 * Resignations: 3 * Interim appointments: 6 * Total seats with changes: 9 , - ,
Kansas Kansas () is a state in the Midwestern United States. Its capital is Topeka, and its largest city is Wichita. Kansas is a landlocked state bordered by Nebraska to the north; Missouri to the east; Oklahoma to the south; and Colorado to th ...

(3) , Vacant ,
Charles Curtis Charles Curtis (January 25, 1860 – February 8, 1936) was an American attorney and Republican politician from Kansas who served as the 31st vice president of the United States from 1929 to 1933 under Herbert Hoover. He had served as the Sena ...
(R) 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. , nowrap , Henry Justin Allen, Henry J. Allen (R) , April 1, 1929 , - ,
Pennsylvania Pennsylvania (; ( Pennsylvania Dutch: )), officially the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, is a state spanning the Mid-Atlantic, Northeastern, Appalachian, and Great Lakes regions of the United States. It borders Delaware to its southeast, ...

(3) , Vacant , Sen.-elect William S. Vare (R) 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. , nowrap ,
Joseph R. Grundy Joseph Ridgway Grundy (January 13, 1863March 3, 1961) was an American textile manufacturer and Republican Party (United States), Republican Party politician from Bristol, Pennsylvania. He represented Pennsylvania in the United States Senate. B ...
(R) , December 11, 1929 , - ,
Tennessee Tennessee ( , ), officially the State of Tennessee, is a landlocked state in the Southeastern region of the United States. Tennessee is the 36th-largest by area and the 15th-most populous of the 50 states. It is bordered by Kentucky to th ...

(2) , nowrap ,
Lawrence Tyson Lawrence Davis Tyson (July 4, 1861August 24, 1929) was an American general, politician and textile manufacturer, operating primarily out of Knoxville, Tennessee, during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. As s btigadier general, he commanded ...
(D) , Died August 24, 1929.
Successor appointed September 2, 1929, to continue the term.
Successor was also later 1930 United States Senate special election in Tennessee, elected November 4, 1930, to finish the term. , nowrap , William Emerson Brock, William E. Brock (D) , September 2, 1929 , - ,
Ohio Ohio () is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States. Of the fifty U.S. states, it is the 34th-largest by area, and with a population of nearly 11.8 million, is the seventh-most populous and tenth-most densely populated. The sta ...

(3) , nowrap , Theodore E. Burton (R) , Died October 28, 1929.
Successor appointed November 5, 1929, to continue the term.
Successor later lost election to finish the term, see below. , nowrap , Roscoe C. McCulloch (R) , November 5, 1929 , - ,
New Jersey New Jersey is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York; on the east, southeast, and south by the Atlantic Ocean; on the west by the Delaware ...

(2) , nowrap , Walter Evans Edge, Walter E. Edge (R) , Resigned November 21, 1929, to become United States Ambassador to France, 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. , nowrap ,
David Baird Jr. David Baird Jr. (October 10, 1881February 28, 1955) was a U.S. Senator from New Jersey. Biography Born in Camden, New Jersey to Senator David Baird, Baird Jr. graduated from Lawrenceville School in 1899 and from Princeton University in 1903. ...
(R) , November 30, 1929 , - ,
Wyoming Wyoming () is a state in the Mountain West subregion of the Western United States. It is bordered by Montana to the north and northwest, South Dakota and Nebraska to the east, Idaho to the west, Utah to the southwest, and Colorado to the s ...

(2) , nowrap , Francis E. Warren (R) , Died November 24, 1929.
Successor appointed December 5, 1929.
Successor later did not run to finish the term, see below. , nowrap , Patrick Joseph Sullivan, Patrick J. Sullivan (R) , December 5, 1929 , - ,
Kentucky Kentucky ( , ), officially the Commonwealth of Kentucky, is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States and one of the states of the Upper South. It borders Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio to the north; West Virginia and Virginia ...

(2) , nowrap , Frederic M. Sackett (R) , Resigned January 9, 1930, to become United States Ambassador to Germany, U.S. Ambassador to Germany.
Successor appointed January 11, 1930, to continue the term.
Successor later lost election to finish the term, see below. , nowrap , John M. Robsion (R) , January 11, 1930 , - ,
Wyoming Wyoming () is a state in the Mountain West subregion of the Western United States. It is bordered by Montana to the north and northwest, South Dakota and Nebraska to the east, Idaho to the west, Utah to the southwest, and Colorado to the s ...

(2) , nowrap , Patrick Joseph Sullivan (R) , Interim appointee did not run to finish the term.
Successor 1930 United States Senate special election in Wyoming, elected November 4, 1930. , nowrap , Robert D. Carey (R) , December 1, 1930 , - ,
Kansas Kansas () is a state in the Midwestern United States. Its capital is Topeka, and its largest city is Wichita. Kansas is a landlocked state bordered by Nebraska to the north; Missouri to the east; Oklahoma to the south; and Colorado to th ...

(3) , nowrap , Henry Justin Allen, Henry J. Allen (R) , Interim appointee lost election to finish the term.
Successor 1930 United States Senate special election in Kansas, elected November 4, 1930. , nowrap , George McGill (D) , December 1, 1930 , - ,
Kentucky Kentucky ( , ), officially the Commonwealth of Kentucky, is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States and one of the states of the Upper South. It borders Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio to the north; West Virginia and Virginia ...

(2) , nowrap , John M. Robsion (R) , Interim appointee lost election to finish the term.
Successor 1930 United States Senate special election in Kentucky, elected November 4, 1930. , nowrap ,
Ben M. Williamson Ben Mitchell Williamson (October 16, 1864June 23, 1941) was a Democratic U.S. Senator from Kentucky. Born in Pike County, Kentucky, Williamson attended the rural schools of Kentucky and Bethany College in West Virginia. He engaged in the whol ...
(D) , December 1, 1930 , - ,
Ohio Ohio () is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States. Of the fifty U.S. states, it is the 34th-largest by area, and with a population of nearly 11.8 million, is the seventh-most populous and tenth-most densely populated. The sta ...

(3) , nowrap , Roscoe C. McCulloch (R) , Interim appointee lost election to finish the term.
Successor 1930 United States Senate special election in Ohio, elected November 4, 1930. , nowrap , Robert J. Bulkley (D) , December 1, 1930 , - ,
Pennsylvania Pennsylvania (; ( Pennsylvania Dutch: )), officially the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, is a state spanning the Mid-Atlantic, Northeastern, Appalachian, and Great Lakes regions of the United States. It borders Delaware to its southeast, ...

(3) , nowrap ,
Joseph R. Grundy Joseph Ridgway Grundy (January 13, 1863March 3, 1961) was an American textile manufacturer and Republican Party (United States), Republican Party politician from Bristol, Pennsylvania. He represented Pennsylvania in the United States Senate. B ...
(R) , Interim appointee lost nomination to finish the term.
Successor 1930 United States Senate special election in Pennsylvania, elected November 4, 1930. , nowrap , James J. Davis (R) , December 2, 1930 , - ,
New Jersey New Jersey is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York; on the east, southeast, and south by the Atlantic Ocean; on the west by the Delaware ...

(2) , nowrap ,
David Baird Jr. David Baird Jr. (October 10, 1881February 28, 1955) was a U.S. Senator from New Jersey. Biography Born in Camden, New Jersey to Senator David Baird, Baird Jr. graduated from Lawrenceville School in 1899 and from Princeton University in 1903. ...
(R) , Interim appointee did not run to finish the term.
Successor 1930 United States Senate special election in New Jersey, elected November 4, 1930. , nowrap ,
Dwight Morrow Dwight Whitney Morrow (January 11, 1873October 5, 1931) was an American businessman, diplomat, and politician, best known as the U.S. ambassador who improved U.S.-Mexican relations, mediating the religious conflict in Mexico known as the Cristero ...
(R) , December 3, 1930 , - ,
North Carolina North Carolina () is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States. The state is the 28th largest and 9th-most populous of the United States. It is bordered by Virginia to the north, the Atlantic Ocean to the east, Georgia and ...

(3) , nowrap , Lee Slater Overman, Lee S. Overman (D) , Died December 12, 1930.
Successor appointed December 13, 1930, to continue the term.
Successor later lost election to finish the term, see (72nd United States Congress). , nowrap , Cameron A. Morrison (D) , December 13, 1930 , - ,
Vermont Vermont () is a state in the northeast New England region of the United States. Vermont is bordered by the states of Massachusetts to the south, New Hampshire to the east, and New York to the west, and the Canadian province of Quebec to ...

(1) , nowrap , Frank L. Greene (R) , Died December 17, 1930.
Successor appointed December 23, 1930, to continue the term.
Successor later lost nomination to finish the term, see (72nd United States Congress). , nowrap ,
Frank C. Partridge Frank C. Partridge (May 7, 1861March 2, 1943) was an American attorney, diplomat, and business executive from Vermont. A Republican, he served briefly in the United States Senate, appointed to fill the vacancy left by the death of Frank L. Gree ...
(R) , December 23, 1930


House of Representatives

* Replacements: 27 ** Democratic Party (United States), Democratic: 4 seat net gain **
Republican Republican can refer to: Political ideology * An advocate of a republic, a type of government that is not a monarchy or dictatorship, and is usually associated with the rule of law. ** Republicanism, the ideology in support of republics or agains ...
: 3 seat net loss * Deaths: 25 * Resignations: 6 * Contested election: 1 * Total seats with changes: 32


Committees


Senate

* United States Senate Committee on Agriculture, Agriculture and Forestry (Chairman:
Charles L. McNary Charles Linza McNary (June 12, 1874February 25, 1944) was an American Republican Party (United States), Republican politician from Oregon. He served in the United States Senate, U.S. Senate from 1917 to 1944 and was Party leaders of the United ...
; Ranking Member: Ellison D. Smith) * United States Senate Special Committee on Air Mail and Ocean Mail Contracts, Air Mail and Ocean Mail Contracts (Special) * United States Senate Special Select Committee on the Alaska Railroad, Alaska Railroad (Special Select) * United States Senate Committee on Appropriations, Appropriations (Chairman: Francis E. Warren then Wesley L. Jones; Ranking Member: William J. Harris) * United States Senate Committee to Audit and Control the Contingent Expenses of the Senate, Audit and Control the Contingent Expenses of the Senate (Chairman: Charles S. Deneen; Ranking Member: Thaddeus H. Caraway) * United States Senate Committee on Banking and Currency, Banking and Currency (Chairman:
Peter Norbeck Peter Norbeck (August 27, 1870December 20, 1936) was an American politician from South Dakota. After serving two terms as the ninth Governor of South Dakota, Norbeck was elected to three consecutive terms as a United States Senator. Norbeck was ...
; Ranking Member: Duncan U. Fletcher) * United States Senate Committee on Civil Service, Civil Service (Chairman: Porter H. Dale; Ranking Member: Kenneth McKellar) * United States Senate Committee on Claims, Claims (Chairman:
Robert B. Howell Robert Beecher Howell (January 21, 1864 March 11, 1933) was an American politician. He was born in Adrian, Michigan. He graduated from the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland in 1885. Afterwards, he went to the Detroit School of ...
; Ranking Member: Park Trammell) * United States Senate Committee on Commerce, Commerce (Chairman: Hiram W. Johnson; Ranking Member: Duncan U. Fletcher) * United States Senate Select Committee on Depreciation of Foreign Currencies, Depreciation of Foreign Currencies (Select) * United States Senate Committee on the District of Columbia, District of Columbia (Chairman: Arthur Capper; Ranking Member: William H. King) * United States Senate Committee on Education and Labor, Education and Labor (Chairman: Jesse H. Metcalf; Ranking Member: Royal S. Copeland) * United States Senate Committee on Enrolled Bills, Enrolled Bills (Chairman: Frank L. Greene; Ranking Member: Coleman L. Blease) * United States Senate Committee on Expenditures in Executive Departments, Expenditures in Executive Departments (Chairman: Frederick M. Sackett then Guy D. Goff; Ranking Member: Claude A. Swanson) * United States Senate Committee on Finance, Finance (Chairman: Reed Smoot; Ranking Member: Furnifold M. Simmons) * United States Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, Foreign Relations (Chairman: William E. Borah; Ranking Member: Claude A. Swanson) * United States Senate Committee on Immigration, Immigration (Chairman: Arthur R. Gould; Ranking Member: William H. King) * United States Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, Indian Affairs (Chairman: Lynn J. Frazier; Ranking Member: Henry F. Ashurst) * United States Senate Committee on Interoceanic Canals, Interoceanic Canals (Chairman: Thomas D. Schall; Ranking Member: Thomas J. Walsh) * United States Senate Committee on Interstate Commerce, Interstate Commerce (Chairman: James Couzens; Ranking Member: Ellison D. Smith) * United States Senate Committee on Irrigation and Reclamation, Irrigation and Reclamation (Chairman: John W. Thomas, John Thomas; Ranking Member:
Morris Sheppard John Morris Sheppard (May 28, 1875April 9, 1941) was a Democratic United States Congressman and United States Senator from Texas. He authored the Eighteenth Amendment (Prohibition) and introduced it in the Senate, and is referred to as "the fa ...
) * United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary, Judiciary (Chairman: George W. Norris; Ranking Member: Lee S. Overman then Henry F. Ashurst) * United States Senate Committee on the Library, Library (Chairman: Simeon D. Fess; Ranking Member: Kenneth McKellar) * United States Senate Committee on Manufactures, Manufactures (Chairman: Robert M. La Follette Jr.; Ranking Member: Ellison D. Smith) * United States Senate Committee on Military Affairs, Military Affairs (Chairman: David A. Reed; Ranking Member: Duncan U. Fletcher) * United States Senate Committee on Mines and Mining, Mines and Mining (Chairman: Roscoe C. Patterson; Ranking Member: Thomas J. Walsh) * United States Senate Select Committee on Mississippi Flood Control Project, Mississippi Flood Control Project (Select) * United States Senate Committee on Naval Affairs, Naval Affairs (Chairman: Frederick Hale (U.S. senator), Frederick Hale; Ranking Member: Claude A. Swanson) * United States Senate Committee on Patents, Patents (Chairman: Charles W. Waterman; Ranking Member: Ellison D. Smith) * United States Senate Committee on Pensions, Pensions (Chairman: Arthur Raymond Robinson, Arthur R. Robinson; Ranking Member:
Burton K. Wheeler Burton Kendall Wheeler (February 27, 1882January 6, 1975) was an attorney and an American politician of the Democratic Party in Montana, which he represented as a United States senator from 1923 until 1947. Born in Massachusetts, Wheeler began ...
) * United States Senate Select Committee on Post Office Leases, Post Office Leases (Select) * United States Senate Committee on Post Office and Post Roads, Post Office and Post Roads (Chairman: Lawrence C. Phipps; Ranking Member: Kenneth McKellar) * United States Senate Committee on Printing, Printing (Chairman:
George H. Moses George Higgins Moses (February 9, 1869December 20, 1944) was a U.S. diplomat and political figure. He served as a United States senator from New Hampshire and was chosen as the Senate's President pro tempore. Biography George H. Moses was bor ...
; Ranking Member: Duncan U. Fletcher) * United States Senate Committee on Privileges and Elections, Privileges and Elections (Chairman: Samuel M. Shortridge; Ranking Member: William H. King) * United States Senate Committee on Public Buildings and Grounds, Public Buildings and Grounds (Chairman: Henry W. Keyes; Ranking Member: Duncan U. Fletcher) * United States Senate Committee on Public Lands, Public Lands and Surveys (Chairman: Gerald P. Nye; Ranking Member:
Key Pittman Key Denson Pittman (September 19, 1872 – November 10, 1940) was a United States senator from Nevada and a member of the Democratic Party, serving eventually as president pro tempore as well as chairman of the Foreign Relations Committee. B ...
) * United States Senate Select Committee on Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Reconstruction Finance Corporation (Select) * United States Senate Committee on Rules, Rules (Chairman:
George H. Moses George Higgins Moses (February 9, 1869December 20, 1944) was a U.S. diplomat and political figure. He served as a United States senator from New Hampshire and was chosen as the Senate's President pro tempore. Biography George H. Moses was bor ...
; Ranking Member: Lee S. Overman then Pat Harrison) * United States Senate Committee on Territories, Territories and Insular Affairs (Chairman: Hiram Bingham III, Hiram Bingham; Ranking Member:
Key Pittman Key Denson Pittman (September 19, 1872 – November 10, 1940) was a United States senator from Nevada and a member of the Democratic Party, serving eventually as president pro tempore as well as chairman of the Foreign Relations Committee. B ...
) * Committee of the whole, Whole


House of Representatives

* United States House Committee on Accounts, Accounts (Chairman: Charles L. Underhill; Ranking Member: Lindsay C. Warren) * United States House Committee on Agriculture, Agriculture (Chairman: Gilbert N. Haugen; Ranking Member: James B. Aswell) * United States House Committee on Appropriations, Appropriations (Chairman: William R. Wood; Ranking Member: Joseph W. Byrns) * United States House Committee on Banking and Currency, Banking and Currency (Chairman: Louis T. McFadden; Ranking Member: Otis Wingo then
John E. Rankin John Elliott Rankin (March 29, 1882 – November 26, 1960) was a Democratic politician from Mississippi who served sixteen terms in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1921 to 1953. He was co-author of the bill for the Tennessee Valley A ...
) * United States House Committee on the Census, Census (Chairman: E. Hart Fenn; Ranking Member:
John E. Rankin John Elliott Rankin (March 29, 1882 – November 26, 1960) was a Democratic politician from Mississippi who served sixteen terms in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1921 to 1953. He was co-author of the bill for the Tennessee Valley A ...
) * United States House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service, Civil Service (Chairman: Frederick R. Lehlbach; Ranking Member: Lamar Jeffers) * United States House Committee on Claims, Claims (Chairman: Edward M. Irwin; Ranking Member: John C. Box) * United States House Committee on Coinage, Weights and Measures, Coinage, Weights and Measures (Chairman: Randolph Perkins; Ranking Member: Edgar Howard) * United States House Committee on the Disposition of Executive Papers, Disposition of Executive Papers (Chairman: Edward H. Wason; Ranking Member: Robert A. Green) * United States House Committee on the District of Columbia, District of Columbia (Chairman: Frederick N. Zihlman; Ranking Member: Christopher D. Sullivan) * United States House Committee on Education, Education (Chairman: Daniel A. Reed (politician), Daniel A. Reed; Ranking Member: Loring M. Black) * United States House Committee on the Election of the President, Vice President and Representatives in Congress, Election of the President, Vice President and Representatives in Congress (Chairman: Charles L. Gifford; Ranking Member: Lamar Jeffers) * United States House Committee on Elections, Elections No.#1 (Chairman: Carroll L. Beedy; Ranking Member: Edward E. Eslick) * United States House Committee on Elections, Elections No.#2 (Chairman: Bird J. Vincent; Ranking Member: John J. Douglass) * United States House Committee on Elections, Elections No.#3 (Chairman: Willis G. Sears; Ranking Member: John H. Kerr) * United States House Committee on Enrolled Bills, Enrolled Bills (Chairman: Guy E. Campbell; Ranking Member: Mell G. Underwood) * United States House Committee on Expenditures in the Executive Departments, Expenditures in the Executive Departments (Chairman: William Williamson (American politician), William Williamson; Ranking Member: Allard H. Gasque) * United States House Committee on Flood Control, Flood Control (Chairman: Frank R. Reid; Ranking Member: Riley J. Wilson) * United States House Committee on Foreign Affairs, Foreign Affairs (Chairman: Stephen G. Porter; Ranking Member: J. Charles Linthicum) * United States House Committee on Immigration and Naturalization, Immigration and Naturalization (Chairman: Albert Johnson (congressman), Albert Johnson; Ranking Member: John C. Box) * United States House Committee on Indian Affairs, Indian Affairs (Chairman: Scott Leavitt; Ranking Member: John M. Evans) * United States House Committee on Insular Affairs, Insular Affairs (Chairman: Edgar R. Kiess; Ranking Member: Christopher D. Sullivan) * United States House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce, Interstate and Foreign Commerce (Chairman: James S. Parker; Ranking Member: Sam Rayburn) * United States House Committee on Invalid Pensions, Invalid Pensions (Chairman: John M. Nelson; Ranking Member: Mell G. Underwood) * United States House Committee on Irrigation of Arid Lands, Irrigation and Reclamation (Chairman: Addison T. Smith; Ranking Member: Claude Benton Hudspeth, C. B. Hudspeth) * United States House Committee on Judiciary, Judiciary (Chairman: George S. Graham; Ranking Member: Hatton W. Sumners) * United States House Committee on Labor, Labor (Chairman: William F. Kopp; Ranking Member: William P. Connery Jr.) * United States House Committee on the Library, Library (Chairman: Robert Luce; Ranking Member: Lindsay C. Warren) * United States House Committee on Memorials, Memorials (Chairman: Burton L. French; Ranking Member: N/A) * United States House Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries, Merchant Marine and Fisheries (Chairman: Wallace H. White Jr.; Ranking Member: Ewin L. Davis) * United States House Committee on Military Affairs, Military Affairs (Chairman: W. Frank James; Ranking Member: Percy E. Quin) * United States House Committee on Mines and Mining, Mines and Mining (Chairman: William H. Sproul; Ranking Member: Arthur H. Greenwood) * United States House Committee on Naval Affairs, Naval Affairs (Chairman: Frederick A. Britten; Ranking Member:
Carl Vinson Carl Vinson (November 18, 1883 – June 1, 1981) was an American politician who served in the U.S. House of Representatives for over 50 years and was influential in the 20th century expansion of the U.S. Navy. He was a member of the Democratic ...
) * United States House Committee on Patents, Patents (Chairman: Albert H. Vestal; Ranking Member: Fritz G. Lanham) * United States House Committee on Pensions, Pensions (Chairman: Harold Knutson; Ranking Member: Allard H. Gasque) * United States House Committee on Post Office and Post Roads, Post Office and Post Roads (Chairman: Archie D. Sanders; Ranking Member:
Thomas M. Bell Thomas Bell may refer to: Arts and entertainment *Thomas Bell (born 1985), known professionally as Toddla T, English DJ and producer *Thomas Bell (antiquarian) (1785–1860), English book collector *Thomas Bell (novelist) (1903–1961), American n ...
) * United States House Committee on Printing, Printing (Chairman: Edward M. Beers; Ranking Member: William F. Stevenson) * United States House Committee on Public Buildings and Grounds, Public Buildings and Grounds (Chairman: Richard N. Elliott; Ranking Member: Fritz G. Lanham) * United States House Committee on Public Lands, Public Lands (Chairman: Don B. Colton; Ranking Member: John M. Evans) * United States House Committee on Revision of Laws, Revision of Laws (Chairman: Roy G. Fitzgerald; Ranking Member: Loring M. Black) * United States House Committee on Rivers and Harbors, Rivers and Harbors (Chairman: S. Wallace Dempsey; Ranking Member: Joseph J. Mansfield) * United States House Committee on Roads, Roads (Chairman: Cassius C. Dowell; Ranking Member: Edward B. Almon) * United States House Committee on Rules, Rules (Chairman: Bertrand H. Snell; Ranking Member: Edward W. Pou) * United States House Committee on Standards of Official Conduct, Standards of Official Conduct * United States House Committee on Territories, Territories (Chairman: Charles F. Curry; Ranking Member: William C. Lankford) * United States House Committee on War Claims, War Claims (Chairman: James G. Strong; Ranking Member:
Miles C. Allgood Miles Clayton Allgood (February 22, 1878 – March 4, 1977) was an American politician and a U.S. Representative from Alabama. Biography Born in Chepultepec (now Allgood), Blount County, Alabama, Allgood was the son of William Barnett and Mar ...
) * United States House Committee on Ways and Means, Ways and Means (Chairman: Willis C. Hawley; Ranking Member: John N. Garner) * United States House Committee on World War Veterans' Legislation, World War Veterans' Legislation (Chairman: Royal C. Johnson; Ranking Member:
John E. Rankin John Elliott Rankin (March 29, 1882 – November 26, 1960) was a Democratic politician from Mississippi who served sixteen terms in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1921 to 1953. He was co-author of the bill for the Tennessee Valley A ...
) * Committee of the Whole (United States House of Representatives), Whole


Joint committees

* United States Congress Joint Special Committee on Conditions of Indian Tribes, Conditions of Indian Tribes (Special) * United States Congress Joint Committee on the Disposition of Executive Papers, Disposition of (Useless) Executive Papers * United States Congress Joint Committee on the Library, The Library (Chairman: Sen. Simeon D. Fess) * United States Congress Joint Committee on Printing, Printing (Chairman: Sen.
George H. Moses George Higgins Moses (February 9, 1869December 20, 1944) was a U.S. diplomat and political figure. He served as a United States senator from New Hampshire and was chosen as the Senate's President pro tempore. Biography George H. Moses was bor ...
then Duncan U. Fletcher; Vice Chairman: Rep. Edgar R. Kiess) * United States Congress Joint Committee on Taxation, Taxation (Chairman: Rep. Willis C. Hawley) * United States Congress Joint Committee on Veterans' Affairs, Veterans' Affairs


Caucuses

* House Democratic Caucus, Democratic (House) * Senate Democratic Caucus, Democratic (Senate)


Officers


List of federal agencies in the United States#Legislative branch, Legislative branch agency directors

* Architect of the Capitol: David Lynn (architect), David Lynn * Attending Physician of the United States Congress: George Calver * Comptroller General of the United States: John R. McCarl * Librarian of Congress: Herbert Putnam * Public Printer of the United States: George H. Carter


Senate

* Secretary of the United States Senate, Secretary: Edwin Pope Thayer, Edwin P. Thayer * Sergeant at Arms of the United States Senate, Sergeant at Arms: David S. Barry * United States Senate Librarian, Librarian: Edward C. Goodwin * Chaplain of the United States Senate, Chaplain: ZeBarney T. Phillips (''Episcopal Church in the United States of America, Episcopalian'') * Democratic Party (United States), Democratic Party Secretary: Edwin A. Halsey, from 1929 * Republican Party (United States), Republican Party Secretary: Carl A. Loeffler, from 1929


House of Representatives

* Clerk of the United States House of Representatives, Clerk: William T. Page * Sergeant at Arms of the United States House of Representatives, Sergeant at Arms: Joseph G. Rodgers * Doorkeeper of the United States House of Representatives, Doorkeeper: Bert W. Kennedy * Postmaster of the United States House of Representatives, Postmaster: Frank W. Collier * Parliamentarian of the United States House of Representatives, Parliamentarian: Lewis Deschler * Reading Clerk of the United States House of Representatives, Reading Clerks: Patrick Joseph Haltigan (D) and Alney E. Chaffee (R) * Chaplain of the United States House of Representatives, Chaplain: James S. Montgomery (''Methodism, Methodist'')


See also

* United States elections, 1928 (elections leading to this Congress) ** 1928 United States presidential election ** United States Senate elections, 1928 ** United States House of Representatives elections, 1928 * United States elections, 1930 (elections during this Congress, leading to the next Congress) ** United States Senate elections, 1930 ** United States House of Representatives elections, 1930


Notes


References

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External links


Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress




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