The 72nd United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of the

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and the

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. It met in

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from March 4, 1931, to March 4, 1933, during the last two years of Herbert Hoover's presidency. The apportionment of seats in this

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was based on the

1910 United States census The 1910 United States census, conducted by the Census Bureau on April 15, 1910, determined the resident population of the United States to be 92,228,496, an increase of 21 percent over the 76,212,168 persons enumerated during the 1900 census ...

. The Senate had a Republican majority. The House started with a very slim Republican majority, but by the time it first met in December 1931, the Democrats had gained a majority through special elections.

Major events

* Ongoing:

Great Depression The Great Depression was a severe global economic downturn from 1929 to 1939. The period was characterized by high rates of unemployment and poverty, drastic reductions in industrial production and international trade, and widespread bank and ...

* January 12, 1932: Hattie Wyatt Caraway of Arkansas became the first woman elected to the United States Senate. ( Rebecca Latimer Felton of Georgia had been appointed to fill a vacancy in 1922) Caraway had won a special election to fill the remaining months of the term of her late husband, Senator Thaddeus Caraway. She won re-election to a full term in 1932 and again in 1938 and served in the Senate until January 1945. * July 28, 1932:

Bonus Army The Bonus Army was a group of 43,000 demonstration (protest), demonstrators—17,000 veterans of United States in World War I, U.S. involvement in World War I, their families, and affiliated groups—who gathered in Washington, D.C., in mid-193 ...

was dispersed. * November 8, 1932: 1932 United States elections: **

1932 United States presidential election United States presidential election, Presidential elections were held in the United States on November 8, 1932. Against the backdrop of the Great Depression, the History of the Republican Party (United States), Republican ticket of incumbent Pre ...

: Incumbent Republicans

Herbert Hoover Herbert Clark Hoover (August 10, 1874 – October 20, 1964) was the 31st president of the United States, serving from 1929 to 1933. A wealthy mining engineer before his presidency, Hoover led the wartime Commission for Relief in Belgium and ...

and

Charles Curtis Charles Curtis (January 25, 1860 – February 8, 1936) was the 31st vice president of the United States from 1929 to 1933 under President Herbert Hoover. He was the Senate Majority Leader from 1924 to 1929. An enrolled member of the Kaw Natio ...

lost to Democrats

Franklin Roosevelt Franklin Delano Roosevelt (January 30, 1882April 12, 1945), also known as FDR, was the 32nd president of the United States, serving from 1933 until his death in 1945. He is the longest-serving U.S. president, and the only one to have served ...

as President, and

John Nance Garner John Nance Garner III (November 22, 1868 – November 7, 1967), known among his contemporaries as "Cactus Jack", was the 32nd vice president of the United States, serving from 1933 to 1941, under President Franklin D. Roosevelt. A member of the ...

as Vice President. **

1932 United States Senate elections The 1932 United States Senate elections coincided with United States Democratic Party, Democrat Franklin D. Roosevelt's landslide victory over incumbent Herbert Hoover in the 1932 United States presidential election, presidential election. The 32 ...

: Democrats gained 12 seats for a 59–36 majority. ** 1932 United States House of Representatives elections: Democrats gained 97 seats for a 313–117 majority.

Major legislation

*January 22, 1932:

Reconstruction Finance Corporation The Reconstruction Finance Corporation (RFC) was an Independent agencies of the United States government, independent agency of the United States federal government that served as a lender of last resort to US banks and businesses. Established in ...

Act, Sess. 1, ch. 8, *February 27, 1932: Glass-Steagall Act of 1932, Sess. 1, ch. 58, *March 23, 1932: Norris-LaGuardia Act, Sess. 1, ch. 90, *June 6, 1932: Revenue Act of 1932, Sess. 1, ch. 209, *June 22, 1932:

Federal Kidnapping Act Following the historic Lindbergh kidnapping (the abduction and murder of Charles Lindbergh's toddler son), the United States Congress passed a federal kidnapping statute—known as the Federal Kidnapping Act, (a)(1) (popularly known as the Lindb ...

, Sess. 1, ch. 271, *June 30, 1932: Economy Act of 1932, Sess. 1, ch. 314, *July 21, 1932:

Emergency Relief and Construction Act The Emergency Relief and Construction Act (ch. 520, , enacted July 21, 1932), was the United States's first major-relief legislation, enabled under Herbert Hoover and later adopted and expanded by Franklin D. Roosevelt as part of his New Deal. T ...

, Sess. 1, ch. 520, *July 22, 1932: Federal Home Loan Bank Act, Sess. 1, ch. 522, *January 17, 1933: Hare-Hawes-Cutting Act, Sess. 2, ch. 11, *March 3, 1933:

Buy American Act The Buy American Act (originally , now ) passed in 1933 by the Congress and signed by President Hoover on his last full day in office (March 3, 1933), required the United States government to prefer U.S.-made products in its purchases. Other p ...

, Sess. 2, ch. 212, title III,

Constitutional amendments

* March 2, 1932: Approved an amendment to the

United States Constitution The Constitution of the United States is the Supremacy Clause, supreme law of the United States, United States of America. It superseded the Articles of Confederation, the nation's first constitution, on March 4, 1789. Originally includi ...

moving the beginning and ending of the terms of the president and vice president from March 4 to January 20, and of members of Congress from March 4 to January 3, and also establishing what is to be done when there is no

president-elect An ''officer-elect'' is a person who has been elected to a position but has not yet been installed. Notably, a president who has been elected but not yet installed would be referred to as a ''president-elect'' (e.g. president-elect of the Un ...

, and submitted it to the state legislatures for

ratification Ratification is a principal's legal confirmation of an act of its agent. In international law, ratification is the process by which a state declares its consent to be bound to a treaty. In the case of bilateral treaties, ratification is usuall ...

** January 23, 1933: The

Twentieth Amendment to the United States Constitution The Twentieth Amendment (Amendment XX) to the United States Constitution moved the beginning and ending of the terms of the president and vice president from March4 to January 20, and of members of Congress from March4 to January 3. It also ha ...

was ratified by the requisite number of states (then 36) to become part of the Constitution. * February 20, 1933: Approved an amendment to the U.S. Constitution repealing the Eighteenth Amendment, and submitted it to

state ratifying conventions State ratifying conventions are one of the two methods established by Article V of the United States Constitution for '' ratifying'' proposed constitutional amendments. The only amendment that has been ratified through this method thus far is th ...

for ratification ** Amendment was later ratified on December 5, 1933, becoming the

Twenty-first Amendment to the United States Constitution The Twenty-first Amendment (Amendment XXI) to the United States Constitution repealed the Eighteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, which had mandated nationwide Prohibition in the United States, prohibition on alcohol. The Twent ...

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

Republicans controlled the Senate through a VP-tie-breaking majority.

House of Representatives

Leadership

Senate

President President most commonly refers to: *President (corporate title) * President (education), a leader of a college or university *President (government title) President may also refer to: Arts and entertainment Film and television *'' Præsident ...

(R) * President pro tempore: George H. Moses (R)

Majority (Republican)

* Majority Leader: James E. Watson * Majority Whip: Simeon D. Fess *

Republican Conference Secretary 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 ...

: Frederick Hale * National Senatorial Committee Chair: Daniel O. Hastings

Minority (Democratic)

* Minority Leader: Joseph T. Robinson *

Minority Whip A whip is an official of a political party whose task is to ensure party discipline (that members of the party vote according to the party platform rather than their constituents, individual conscience or donors) in a legislature. Whips ...

: Morris Sheppard * Democratic Caucus Secretary:

Hugo Black Hugo Lafayette Black (February 27, 1886 – September 25, 1971) was an American lawyer, politician, and jurist who served as a U.S. Senator from Alabama from 1927 to 1937 and as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, ass ...

House of Representatives

* Speaker: John N. Garner (D) ''Note'': Republican Nicholas Longworth, the Speaker of the House in the previous Congress, was Speaker-presumptive with his party's mere three-seat majority. However, Longworth died on April 9, 1931, and by the time the 72nd Congress convened in December 1931, Democrats had gained four seats from Republicans through special elections following deaths, thus becoming the majority party in the House. Democrat John Garner was subsequently elected as Speaker.

Majority (Democratic)

* Majority Leader: Henry T. Rainey * Majority 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 ...

* Democratic Caucus Chairman: William W. Arnold * Democratic Campaign Committee Chairman:

Joseph W. Byrns Sr. Joseph Wellington Byrns Sr. (July 20, 1869 – June 4, 1936) was a United States, U.S. politician. He served as a 14-term United States Democratic Party, Democratic United States House of Representatives, congressman from Tennessee, and as the 4 ...

Minority (Republican)

* Minority Leader: Bertrand H. Snell *

: Carl G. Bachmann *

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: Willis C. Hawley * Republican Campaign Committee Chairman: William R. Wood

Members

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 the last Congress, requiring reelection in 1934; Class 2 meant their term began with this Congress, requiring reelection in 1936; and Class 3 meant their term ended with this Congress, requiring reelection in 1932.

Alabama Alabama ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern and Deep South, Deep Southern regions of the United States. It borders Tennessee to the north, Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia to the east, Florida and the Gu ...

: 2. John H. Bankhead II (D) : 3.

(D)

Arizona Arizona is a U.S. state, state in the Southwestern United States, Southwestern region of the United States, sharing the Four Corners region of the western United States with Colorado, New Mexico, and Utah. It also borders Nevada to the nort ...

: 1. Henry F. Ashurst (D) : 3. Carl Hayden (D)

Arkansas Arkansas ( ) is a landlocked state in the West South Central region of the Southern United States. It borders Missouri to the north, Tennessee and Mississippi to the east, Louisiana to the south, Texas to the southwest, and Oklahoma ...

: 2.

Joseph Taylor Robinson Joseph Taylor Robinson (August 26, 1872 – July 14, 1937) was an American politician who served as United States Senate, United States Senator from Arkansas from 1913 to 1937, serving for four years as Party leaders of the United States Senate, ...

(D) : 3. Thaddeus H. Caraway (D), until November 6, 1931 :: Hattie Caraway (D), from November 13, 1931

California California () is a U.S. state, state in the Western United States that lies on the West Coast of the United States, Pacific Coast. It borders Oregon to the north, Nevada and Arizona to the east, and shares Mexico–United States border, an ...

: 1. Hiram W. Johnson (R) : 3. Samuel M. Shortridge (R)

Colorado Colorado is a U.S. state, state in the Western United States. It is one of the Mountain states, sharing the Four Corners region with Arizona, New Mexico, and Utah. It is also bordered by Wyoming to the north, Nebraska to the northeast, Kansas ...

: 2. Edward P. Costigan (D) : 3. Charles W. Waterman (R), until August 27, 1932 :: Walter Walker (D), September 16, 1932 – December 6, 1932 :: Karl C. Schuyler (R), from December 7, 1932

Connecticut Connecticut ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It borders Rhode Island to the east, Massachusetts to the north, New York (state), New York to the west, and Long Island Sound to the south. ...

: 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. In 1911, he publicized the existence of the Inca citadel of Machu Picchu which he rediscovered with the guidance of local indigenous farm ...

(R)

Delaware Delaware ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Mid-Atlantic (United States), Mid-Atlantic and South Atlantic states, South Atlantic regions of the United States. It borders Maryland to its south and west, Pennsylvania to its north, New Jersey ...

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

Florida Florida ( ; ) is a U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern region of the United States. It borders the Gulf of Mexico to the west, Alabama to the northwest, Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia to the north, the Atlantic ...

: 1.

Park Trammell Park Monroe Trammell (April 9, 1876 – May 8, 1936) was an American attorney and politician from the state of Florida. Trammell represented Florida in the United States Senate from 1917 until his death in 1936. As chair of the Senate Naval Aff ...

(D) : 3. Duncan U. Fletcher (D)

Georgia Georgia most commonly refers to: * Georgia (country), a country in the South Caucasus * Georgia (U.S. state), a state in the southeastern United States Georgia may also refer to: People and fictional characters * Georgia (name), a list of pe ...

: 2. William J. Harris (D), until April 18, 1932 ::

John S. Cohen John Sanford Cohen (February 26, 1870May 13, 1935) was a United States senator from Georgia. Life and career Cohen was born in Augusta, Georgia, the son of Ellen Gobert (Wright) and Philip Lawrence Cohen. His father was from a long-established J ...

(D), April 25, 1932 – January 11, 1933 ::

Richard Russell Jr. Richard Brevard Russell Jr. (November 2, 1897 – January 21, 1971) was an American politician. A Southern Democrat, he served as the 66th Governor of Georgia from 1931 to 1933 before serving in the United States Senate for almost 40 years, f ...

(D), from January 12, 1933 : 3. Walter F. George (D)

Idaho Idaho ( ) is a landlocked U.S. state, state in the Pacific Northwest and Mountain states, Mountain West subregions of the Western United States. It borders Montana and Wyoming to the east, Nevada and Utah to the south, and Washington (state), ...

: 2. William E. Borah (R) : 3. John Thomas (R)

Illinois Illinois ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern United States. It borders on Lake Michigan to its northeast, the Mississippi River to its west, and the Wabash River, Wabash and Ohio River, Ohio rivers to its ...

: 2. James Hamilton Lewis (D) : 3. Otis F. Glenn (R)

Indiana Indiana ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. It borders Lake Michigan to the northwest, Michigan to the north and northeast, Ohio to the east, the Ohio River and Kentucky to the s ...

: 1. Arthur R. Robinson (R) : 3. James E. Watson (R)

Iowa Iowa ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the upper Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. It borders the Mississippi River to the east and the Missouri River and Big Sioux River to the west; Wisconsin to the northeast, Ill ...

: 2. Lester J. Dickinson (R) : 3. Smith W. Brookhart (R)

Kansas Kansas ( ) is a landlocked U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. It borders Nebraska to the north; Missouri to the east; Oklahoma to the south; and Colorado to the west. Kansas is named a ...

: 2. Arthur Capper (R) : 3. George McGill (D)

Kentucky Kentucky (, ), officially the Commonwealth of Kentucky, is a landlocked U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern region of the United States. It borders Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio to the north, West Virginia to the ...

: 2.

Marvel M. Logan Marvel Mills Logan (January 7, 1874October 3, 1939) was an American politician and attorney who served as a member of the United States Senate from Kentucky. Early life and education Logan was born on a farm near Brownsville, Kentucky. He taug ...

(D) : 3. Alben W. Barkley (D)

Louisiana Louisiana ( ; ; ) is a state in the Deep South and South Central regions of the United States. It borders Texas to the west, Arkansas to the north, and Mississippi to the east. Of the 50 U.S. states, it ranks 31st in area and 25 ...

: 2.

Huey Long Huey Pierce Long Jr. (August 30, 1893September 10, 1935), nicknamed "The Kingfish", was an American politician who served as the 40th governor of Louisiana from 1928 to 1932 and as a United States senator from 1932 until his assassination i ...

(D), from January 25, 1932 : 3. Edwin S. Broussard (D)

Maine Maine ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the New England region of the United States, and the northeasternmost state in the Contiguous United States. It borders New Hampshire to the west, the Gulf of Maine to the southeast, and the Provinces and ...

: 1. Frederick Hale (R) : 2. Wallace H. White Jr. (R)

Maryland Maryland ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Mid-Atlantic (United States), Mid-Atlantic region of the United States. It borders the states of Virginia to its south, West Virginia to its west, Pennsylvania to its north, and Delaware to its east ...

: 1. Phillips Lee Goldsborough (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 1 ...

(D)

Massachusetts Massachusetts ( ; ), officially the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, is a U.S. state, state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It borders the Atlantic Ocean and the Gulf of Maine to its east, Connecticut and Rhode ...

: 1. David I. Walsh (D) : 2. Marcus A. Coolidge (D)

Michigan Michigan ( ) is a peninsular U.S. state, state in the Great Lakes region, Great Lakes region of the Upper Midwest, Upper Midwestern United States. It shares water and land boundaries with Minnesota to the northwest, Wisconsin to the west, ...

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

Minnesota Minnesota ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Upper Midwestern region of the United States. It is bordered by the Canadian provinces of Manitoba and Ontario to the north and east and by the U.S. states of Wisconsin to the east, Iowa to the so ...

: 1.

Henrik Shipstead Henrik Shipstead (January 8, 1881June 26, 1960) was Norwegian-American dentist and politician who served in the United States Senate from 1923 to 1947, representing the state of Minnesota. He served first as a member of the Minnesota Farmer-Labor ...

(FL) : 2. Thomas D. Schall (R)

Mississippi Mississippi ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern and Deep South regions of the United States. It borders Tennessee to the north, Alabama to the east, the Gulf of Mexico to the south, Louisiana to the s ...

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

Pat Harrison Byron Patton "Pat" Harrison (August 29, 1881June 22, 1941) was a Mississippi politician who served as a Democrat in the United States House of Representatives from 1911 to 1919 and in the United States Senate from 1919 until his death. Early l ...

(D)

Missouri Missouri (''see #Etymology and pronunciation, pronunciation'') is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. Ranking List of U.S. states and territories by area, 21st in land area, it border ...

: 1. Roscoe C. Patterson (R) : 3. Harry B. Hawes (D), until February 3, 1933 :: Bennett Champ Clark (D), from February 3, 1933

Montana Montana ( ) is a landlocked U.S. state, state in the Mountain states, Mountain West subregion of the Western United States. It is bordered by Idaho to the west, North Dakota to the east, South Dakota to the southeast, Wyoming to the south, an ...

: 1. Burton K. Wheeler (D) : 2. Thomas J. Walsh (D), until March 2, 1933

Nebraska Nebraska ( ) is a landlocked U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. It borders South Dakota to the north; Iowa to the east and Missouri to the southeast, both across the Missouri River; Ka ...

: 1. Robert B. Howell (R) : 2. George W. Norris (R)

Nevada Nevada ( ; ) is a landlocked state in the Western United States. It borders Oregon to the northwest, Idaho to the northeast, California to the west, Arizona to the southeast, and Utah to the east. Nevada is the seventh-most extensive, th ...

: 1. Key Pittman (D) : 3. Tasker Oddie (R)

New Hampshire New Hampshire ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It borders Massachusetts to the south, Vermont to the west, Maine and the Gulf of Maine to the east, and the Canadian province of Quebec t ...

: 2. Henry W. Keyes (R) : 3. George H. Moses (R)

New Jersey New Jersey is a U.S. state, state located in both the Mid-Atlantic States, Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern United States, Northeastern regions of the United States. Located at the geographic hub of the urban area, heavily urbanized Northeas ...

: 1. Hamilton Fish Kean (R) : 2. Dwight Morrow (R), until October 5, 1931 :: William Warren Barbour (R), from December 1, 1931

List of United States senators from New Mexico, New Mexico

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

List of United States senators from New York, New York

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

List of United States senators from North Carolina, North Carolina

: 2. Josiah William Bailey (D) : 3. Cameron A. Morrison (D), until December 4, 1932 :: Robert Rice Reynolds, Robert R. Reynolds (D), from December 5, 1932

List of United States senators from North Dakota, North Dakota

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

List of United States senators from Ohio, Ohio

: 1. Simeon D. Fess (R) : 3. Robert J. Bulkley (D)

List of United States senators from Oklahoma, Oklahoma

: 2. Thomas P. Gore (D) : 3. Elmer Thomas (D)

List of United States senators from Oregon, Oregon

: 2. Charles L. McNary (R) : 3. Frederick Steiwer (R)

List of United States senators from Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania

: 1. David A. Reed (R) : 3. James J. Davis (R)

List of United States senators from Rhode Island, Rhode Island

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

List of United States senators from South Carolina, South Carolina

: 2. James F. Byrnes (D) : 3. Ellison D. Smith (D)

List of United States senators from South Dakota, South Dakota

: 2. William J. Bulow (D) : 3. Peter Norbeck (R)

List of United States senators from Tennessee, Tennessee

: 1. Kenneth McKellar (politician), Kenneth McKellar (D) : 2. Cordell Hull (D)

List of United States senators from Texas, Texas

: 1. Tom T. Connally (D) : 2. Morris Sheppard (D)

List of United States senators from Utah, Utah

: 1. William H. King (D) : 3. Reed Smoot (U.S. Senator), Reed Smoot (R)

List of United States senators from Vermont, Vermont

: 1. Porter H. Dale (R) : 3. Frank C. Partridge (R), until March 31, 1931 :: Warren Austin (R), from April 1, 1931

List of United States senators from Virginia, Virginia

: 1. Claude A. Swanson (D) : 2. Carter Glass (D)

List of United States senators from Washington, Washington

: 1. Clarence Cleveland Dill (D) : 3. Wesley Livsey Jones, Wesley L. Jones (R), until November 19, 1932 :: Elijah S. Grammer (R), from November 22, 1932

List of United States senators from West Virginia, West Virginia

: 1. Henry D. Hatfield (R) : 2. Matthew M. Neely (D)

List of United States senators from Wisconsin, Wisconsin

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

List of United States senators from Wyoming, Wyoming

: 1. John B. Kendrick (D) : 2. Robert D. Carey (R) 72nd United States Congress Senators

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 an "At-large," and the names of those elected from districts, whether plural or single member, are preceded by their district numbers.

List of United States representatives from Alabama, Alabama

: .

(D) : . J. Lister Hill (D) : . Henry B. Steagall (D) : . Lamar Jeffers (D) : . LaFayette L. Patterson (D) : . William Bacon Oliver, William B. Oliver (D) : . Miles C. Allgood (D) : . Edward B. Almon (D) : . George Huddleston (D) : . William B. Bankhead (D)

List of United States representatives from Arizona, Arizona

: . Lewis Williams Douglas, Lewis W. Douglas (D)

List of United States representatives from Arkansas, Arkansas

: . William J. Driver (D) : . John E. Miller (D) : . Claude A. Fuller (D) : . Effiegene Locke Wingo, Effiegene L. Wingo (D) : . Heartsill Ragon (D) : . David Delano Glover, David D. Glover (D) : . Tilman B. Parks (D)

List of United States representatives from California, California

: . Clarence F. Lea (D) : . Harry Lane EnglebHarry L. Englebright (R) : . Charles F. Curry Jr. (R) : . Florence Prag Kahn, Florence P. Kahn (R) : . Richard J. Welch (R) : . Albert E. Carter (R) : . Henry E. Barbour (R) : . Arthur M. Free (R) : . William E. Evans (politician), William E. Evans (R) : . Joe Crail (R) : . Phil Swing, Philip D. Swing (R)

List of United States representatives from Colorado, Colorado

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

List of United States representatives from Connecticut, Connecticut

: . Augustine Lonergan (D) : . Richard P. Freeman (R) : . John Q. Tilson (R), until December 3, 1932 : . William L. Tierney (D) : . Edward W. Goss (R)

List of United States representatives from Delaware, Delaware

: . Robert G. Houston (R)

List of United States representatives from Florida, Florida

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

List of United States representatives from Georgia, Georgia

: . Charles Gordon Edwards, Charles G. Edwards (D), until July 13, 1931 :: Homer C. Parker (D), from September 9, 1931 : . Edward E. Cox (D) : . Charles R. Crisp (D), until October 7, 1932 :: Bryant Thomas Castellow, Bryant T. Castellow (D), from November 8, 1932 : . William C. Wright (D) : . Robert Ramspeck (D) : . Samuel Rutherford (Georgia politician), Samuel Rutherford (D), until February 4, 1932 :: Carlton Mobley (D), from March 2, 1932 : . Malcolm C. Tarver (D) : . Charles Hillyer Brand, Charles H. Brand (D) : . John Stephens Wood, John S. Wood (D) : . Carl Vinson (D) : . William Chester Lankford, William C. Lankford (D) : . William Washington Larsen, William W. Larsen (D)

List of United States representatives from Idaho, Idaho

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

List of United States representatives from Illinois, Illinois

: . Oscar Stanton De Priest, Oscar S. De Priest (R) : . Morton D. Hull (R) : . Edward A. Kelly (D) : . Harry P. Beam (D) : . Adolph J. Sabath (D) : . James T. Igoe (D) : . Leonard W. Schuetz (D) : . Peter C. Granata (R), until April 5, 1932 :: Stanley H. Kunz (D), from April 5, 1932 : . Frederick A. Britten (R) : . Carl R. Chindblom (R) : . Frank R. Reid (R) : . John T. Buckbee (R) : . William Richard Johnson, William R. Johnson (R) : . John Clayton Allen, John C. Allen (R) : . Burnett M. Chiperfield (R) : . William E. Hull (R) : . Homer W. Hall (R) : . William P. Holaday (R) : . Charles Adkins (politician), Charles Adkins (R) : . Henry T. Rainey (D) : . J. Earl Major (D) : . Charles A. Karch (D), until November 6, 1932 : . William W. Arnold (D) : . Claude V. Parsons (D) : . Kent E. Keller (D) : . William H. Dieterich (senator), William H. Dieterich (D) : . Richard Yates (son), Richard Yates Jr. (R)

List of United States representatives from Indiana, Indiana

: . John W. Boehne Jr. (D) : . Arthur H. Greenwood (D) : . Eugene B. Crowe (D) : . Harry C. Canfield (D) : . Courtland C. Gillen (D) : . William Larrabee (Indiana), William H. Larrabee (D) : . Louis Ludlow (D) : . Albert Henry Vestal, Albert H. Vestal (R), until April 1, 1932 : . Fred S. Purnell (R) : . William R. Wood (R) : . Glenn Griswold (D) : . David Hogg (US politician), David Hogg (R) : . Samuel B. Pettengill (D)

List of United States representatives from Iowa, Iowa

: . William F. Kopp (R) : . Bernhard M. Jacobsen (D) : . Thomas J. B. Robinson (R) : . Gilbert N. Haugen (R) : . Cyrenus Cole (R) : . C. William Ramseyer (R) : . Cassius C. Dowell (R) : . Lloyd Thurston (R) : . Charles Edward Swanson, Charles E. Swanson (R) : . Fred C. Gilchrist (R) : . Ed H. Campbell (R)

List of United States representatives from Kansas, Kansas

: . William P. Lambertson (R) : . U. S. Guyer, Ulysses S. Guyer (R) : . Harold C. McGugin (R) : . Homer Hoch (R) : . James G. Strong (R) : . Charles I. Sparks (R) : . Clifford R. Hope (R) : . William Augustus Ayres, William A. Ayres (D)

List of United States representatives from Kentucky, Kentucky

: . William Voris Gregory, William V. Gregory (D) : . Glover H. Cary (D) : . John William Moore, John W. Moore (D) : . Cap R. Carden (D) : . Maurice Thatcher, Maurice H. Thatcher (R) : . Brent Spence (D) : . Virgil Chapman (D) : . Ralph Waldo Emerson Gilbert, Ralph W. E. Gilbert (D) : . Fred M. Vinson (D) : . Andrew J. May (D) : . Charles Finley (politician), Charles Finley (R)

List of United States representatives from Louisiana, Louisiana

: . Joachim O. Fernandez, Joachim O. Fernández (D) : . Paul H. Maloney (D) : . Numa F. Montet (D) : . John N. Sandlin (D) : . Riley J. Wilson, Riley Joseph Wilson (D) : . Bolivar E. Kemp (D) : . René L. De Rouen (D) : . James Benjamin Aswell (D), until March 16, 1931 :: John H. Overton (D), from May 12, 1931

List of United States representatives from Maine, Maine

: . Carroll L. Beedy (R) : . Donald B. Partridge (R) : . John E. Nelson (Maine), John E. Nelson (R) : . Donald F. Snow (R)

List of United States representatives from Maryland, Maryland

: . Thomas Alan Goldsborough, T. Alan Goldsborough (D) : . William Purington Cole Jr., William P. Cole Jr. (D) : . Vincent Luke Palmisano, Vincent L. Palmisano (D) : . John Charles Linthicum, J. Charles Linthicum (D), until October 5, 1932 :: Ambrose Jerome Kennedy, Ambrose J. Kennedy (D), from November 8, 1932 : . Stephen Warfield Gambrill, Stephen W. Gambrill (D) : . David John Lewis, David J. Lewis (D)

List of United States representatives from Massachusetts, Massachusetts

: . Allen T. Treadway (R) : . William J. Granfield (D) : . Frank H. Foss (R) : . Pehr G. Holmes (R) : . Edith Nourse Rogers (R) : . Abram Andrew, A. Piatt Andrew Jr. (R) : . William P. Connery Jr. (D) : . Frederick W. Dallinger (R), until October 1, 1932 : . Charles L. Underhill (R) : . John J. Douglass (D) : . George H. Tinkham (R) : . John William McCormack, John W. McCormack (D) : . Robert Luce (R) : . Richard B. Wigglesworth (R) : . Joseph William Martin Jr., Joseph W. Martin Jr. (R) : . Charles L. Gifford (R)

List of United States representatives from Michigan, Michigan

: . Robert H. Clancy (R) : . Earl C. Michener (R) : . Joseph L. Hooper (R) : . John C. Ketcham (R) : . Carl E. Mapes, Carl Mapes (R) : . Seymour H. Person (R) : . Jesse P. Wolcott (R) : . Bird J. Vincent (R), until July 18, 1931 :: Michael J. Hart (D), from November 3, 1931 : . James C. McLaughlin (R), until November 29, 1932 : . Roy O. Woodruff (R) : . Frank P. Bohn (R) : . W. Frank James (R) : . Clarence J. McLeod (R)

List of United States representatives from Minnesota, Minnesota

: . Victor Christgau (R) : . Frank Clague (R) : . August H. Andresen (R) : . Melvin Maas (R) : . William I. Nolan (R) : . Harold Knutson (R) : . Paul John Kvale, Paul J. Kvale (FL) : . William Alvin Pittenger, William Pittenger (R) : . Conrad Selvig (R) : . Godfrey G. Goodwin (R), until February 16, 1933

List of United States representatives from Mississippi, Mississippi

: . John E. Rankin (D) : . Wall Doxey (D) : . William M. Whittington (D) : . T. Jeff Busby, T. Jefferson Busby (D) : . Ross A. Collins (D) : . Robert S. Hall (D) : . Percy Quin, Percy E. Quin (D), until February 4, 1932 :: Lawrence R. Ellzey (D), from March 15, 1932 : . James Collier (politician), James W. Collier (D)

List of United States representatives from Missouri, Missouri

: . Milton A. Romjue (D) : . Ralph F. Lozier (D) : . Jacob L. Milligan (D) : . David W. Hopkins (R) : . Joe Shannon (politician), Joseph B. Shannon (D) : . Clement C. Dickinson (D) : . Samuel C. Major (D), until July 28, 1931 :: Robert Davis Johnson, Robert D. Johnson (D), from September 29, 1931 : . William L. Nelson (politician), William L. Nelson (D) : . Clarence Cannon (D) : . Henry F. Niedringhaus (R) : . John J. Cochran (D) : . Leonidas C. Dyer (R) : . Clyde Williams (Missouri politician), Clyde Williams (D) : . James F. Fulbright (D) : . Joe J. Manlove (R) : . William Edward Barton, William E. Barton (D)

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) : . Howard M. Baldrige (R) : . Edgar Howard (D) : . John N. Norton (D) : . Ashton C. Shallenberger (D) : . 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), until October 22, 1931 :: William Nathaniel Rogers, William N. Rogers (D), from January 5, 1932 : . Edward Hills Wason, Edward H. Wason (R)

List of United States representatives from New Jersey, New Jersey

: . Charles A. Wolverton (R) : . Isaac Bacharach (R) : . William H. Sutphin (D) : . Charles Aubrey Eaton, Charles A. Eaton (R) : . Ernest R. Ackerman (R), until October 18, 1931 :: Percy Hamilton Stewart, Percy H. Stewart (D), from December 1, 1931 : . Randolph Perkins (R) : . George N. Seger (R) : . Fred A. Hartley Jr. (R) : . Peter Angelo Cavicchia, Peter A. Cavicchia (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

: . Dennis Chávez (D)

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) : . Matthew Vincent O'Malley, Matthew V. O'Malley (D), until May 26, 1931 :: John J. Delaney (D), from November 3, 1931 : . Patrick J. Carley (D) : . Stephen A. Rudd (D) : . 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) : . Martin J. Kennedy (D) : . Sol Bloom (D) : . Fiorello H. LaGuardia (R) : . Joseph A. Gavagan (D) : . Anthony Jerome Griffin, Anthony J. Griffin (D) : . Frank A. Oliver, Frank Oliver (D) : . James M. Fitzpatrick (D) : . Charles D. Millard (R) : . Hamilton Fish III (R) : . Harcourt J. Pratt (R) : . Parker Corning (D) : . James S. Parker (R) : . Frank Crowther (R) : . 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) : . Walter G. Andrews (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) : . Franklin Wills Hancock Jr., Franklin W. Hancock Jr. (D) : . J. Bayard Clark (D) : . J. Walter Lambeth (D) : . Robert L. Doughton (D) : . Alfred L. Bulwinkle (D) : . Zebulon Weaver (D)

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 (R), until April 9, 1931 :: John B. Hollister (R), from November 3, 1931 : . William E. Hess (R) : . Byron B. Harlan (D) : . John L. Cable (R) : . Frank C. Kniffin (D) : . James G. Polk (D) : . Charles Brand (congressman), Charles Brand (R) : . Grant E. Mouser Jr. (R) : . Wilbur M. White (R) : . Thomas A. Jenkins (R) : . Mell G. Underwood (D) : . Arthur P. Lamneck (D) : . William L. Fiesinger (D) : . Francis Seiberling (R) : . C. Ellis Moore (R) : . Charles B. McClintock (R) : . Charles F. West (politician), Charles F. West (D) : . B. Frank Murphy (R) : . John G. Cooper (R) : . Charles A. Mooney (D), until May 29, 1931 :: Martin L. Sweeney (D), from November 3, 1931 : . Robert Crosser (D) : . Chester C. Bolton (R)

List of United States representatives from Oklahoma, Oklahoma

: . Wesley E. Disney (D) : . William W. Hastings (D) : . Wilburn Cartwright (D) : . Tom D. McKeown (D) : . Fletcher B. Swank (D) : . 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), until January 7, 1933 : . Charles Henry Martin, Charles H. Martin (D)

List of United States representatives from Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania

: . James M. Beck (R) : . George Scott Graham, George S. Graham (R), until July 4, 1931 :: Edward L. Stokes (R), from November 3, 1931 : . Harry C. Ransley (R) : . Benjamin M. Golder (R) : . James J. Connolly (R) : . George Austin Welsh, George A. Welsh (R), until May 31, 1932 :: Robert Lee Davis, Robert L. Davis (R), from November 8, 1932 : . George P. Darrow (R) : . James Wolfenden (R) : . Henry Winfield Watson (R) : . J. Roland Kinzer (R) : . Patrick J. Boland (D) : . Charles Murray Turpin, C. Murray Turpin (R) : . George F. Brumm (R) : . Norton Lewis Lichtenwalner, Norton L. Lichtenwalner (D) : . Louis Thomas McFadden, Louis T. McFadden (R) : . Robert F. Rich (R) : . Frederick William Magrady, Frederick W. Magrady (R) : . Edward M. Beers (R), until April 21, 1932 (died) :: Joseph Franklin Biddle, Joseph F. Biddle (R), from November 8, 1932 : . Isaac Hoffer Doutrich, Isaac H. Doutrich (R) : . James Russell Leech, James R. Leech (R), until January 29, 1932 :: Howard William Stull, Howard W. Stull (R), from April 26, 1932 : . Jacob Banks Kurtz, J. Banks Kurtz (R) : . Harry L. Haines (D) : . James Mitchell Chase, J. Mitchell Chase (R) : . Samuel Austin Kendall, Samuel A. Kendall (R), until January 8, 1933 : . 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) : . Edmund Frederick Erk, Edmund F. Erk (R) : . 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) : . Francis Condon, Francis B. Condon (D)

List of United States representatives from South Carolina, South Carolina

: . Thomas S. McMillan (D) : . Butler B. Hare (D) : . Frederick H. Dominick, Fred 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

: . Oscar Lovette (R) : . J. Will Taylor (R) : . Samuel D. McReynolds (D) : . John Ridley Mitchell (D) : . Ewin L. Davis (D) : . Joseph W. Byrns Sr., Joseph W. Byrns (D) : . Edward Everett Eslick, Edward E. Eslick (D), until June 14, 1932 :: Willa McCord Blake Eslick, Willa M. B. Eslick (D), from August 14, 1932 : . Gordon Browning (D) : . Jere Cooper (D) : . E. H. Crump, Edward H. Crump (D)

List of United States representatives from Texas, Texas

: . Wright Patman (D) : . Martin Dies Jr. (D) : . Morgan G. Sanders (D) : . Sam Rayburn (D) : . Hatton W. Sumners (D) : . Luther Alexander Johnson (D) : . Clay Stone Briggs (D) : . Daniel E. Garrett (D), until December 13, 1932 :: Joe H. Eagle (D), from January 28, 1933 : . Joseph J. Mansfield (D) : . James P. Buchanan (D) : . Oliver H. Cross (D) : . Fritz G. Lanham (D) : . Guinn Williams (Texas politician), Guinn Williams (D) : . Harry M. Wurzbach (R), until November 6, 1931 :: Richard M. Kleberg (D), from November 24, 1931 : .

(D) : . R. Ewing Thomason (D) : . Thomas L. Blanton (D) : . John Marvin Jones (D)

List of United States representatives from Utah, Utah

: . Don B. Colton (R) : . Frederick C. Loofbourow (R)

List of United States representatives from Vermont, Vermont

: . John E. Weeks (R) : . Ernest Willard Gibson (R)

List of United States representatives from Virginia, Virginia

: . S. Otis Bland (D) : . Menalcus Lankford (R) : . Andrew Jackson Montague (D) : . Patrick H. Drewry (D) : . Thomas G. Burch (D) : . Clifton A. Woodrum (D) : . John W. Fishburne (D) : . Howard W. Smith (D) : . John W. Flannagan Jr. (D) : . Henry St. George Tucker III (D), until July 23, 1932 :: Joel West Flood, Joel W. Flood (D), from November 8, 1932

List of United States representatives from Washington, Washington

: . Ralph Horr (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) : . Lynn Hornor (D) : . Robert Lynn Hogg, Robert L. Hogg (R) : . Hugh Ike Shott (R) : . Joe L. Smith (D)

List of United States representatives from Wisconsin, Wisconsin

: . Thomas Ryum Amlie (R), from October 13, 1931 : . Charles A. Kading (R) : . John M. Nelson (R) : . John C. Schafer (R) : . William H. Stafford (R) : . Michael Reilly (Wisconsin politician), Michael K. Reilly (D) : . Gardner R. Withrow (R) : . Gerald J. Boileau (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

: . James Wickersham (R) : . Victor Stewart Kaleoaloha Houston, Victor S. K. Houston (R) : . Pedro Guevara (Nacionalista Party, Nac.) : . Camilo Osías (Nacionalista Party, Nac.) : . Félix Córdova Dávila, until April 11, 1932 :: José Lorenzo Pesquera (Resident Commissioner) (I), from April 15, 1932 72 us house membership

Changes in membership

Senate

* Replacements: 11 ** Democratic Party (United States), Democratic: 1-seat net loss ** Republican: no net change * Deaths: 6 * Resignations: 1 * Interim appointments: 5 * Total seats with changes: 8 , - , List of United States senators from Vermont, Vermont
(1) , , Frank C. Partridge (R) , Interim appointee lost nomination to finish the term.
Successor elected March 31, 1931. , , Warren Austin (R) , April 1, 1931 , - ,

New Jersey New Jersey is a U.S. state, state located in both the Mid-Atlantic States, Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern United States, Northeastern regions of the United States. Located at the geographic hub of the urban area, heavily urbanized Northeas ...

(2) , , Dwight Morrow (R) , Died October 5, 1931.
Successor was appointed and later elected. , , William Warren Barbour, William W. Barbour (R) , December 1, 1931 , - ,

Arkansas Arkansas ( ) is a landlocked state in the West South Central region of the Southern United States. It borders Missouri to the north, Tennessee and Mississippi to the east, Louisiana to the south, Texas to the southwest, and Oklahoma ...

(3) , , Thaddeus H. Caraway (D) , Died November 6, 1931.
Successor was appointed to finish the term. , , Hattie Caraway (D) , November 13, 1931 , - ,

Georgia Georgia most commonly refers to: * Georgia (country), a country in the South Caucasus * Georgia (U.S. state), a state in the southeastern United States Georgia may also refer to: People and fictional characters * Georgia (name), a list of pe ...

(2) , , William J. Harris (D) , Died April 18, 1932.
Successor was appointed to finish the term. , ,

(D) , April 25, 1932 , - ,

Colorado Colorado is a U.S. state, state in the Western United States. It is one of the Mountain states, sharing the Four Corners region with Arizona, New Mexico, and Utah. It is also bordered by Wyoming to the north, Nebraska to the northeast, Kansas ...

(3) , , Charles W. Waterman (R) , Died August 27, 1932.
Successor was appointed to finish the term. , , Walter Walker (politician), Walter Walker (D) , September 26, 1932 , - , List of United States senators from Washington, Washington
(3) , , Wesley Livsey Jones, Wesley L. Jones (R) , Died November 19, 1932 having just lost re-election.
Successor was appointed to finish the term. , , Elijah S. Grammer (R) , November 22, 1932 , - ,

(3) , , Walter Walker (politician), Walter Walker (D) , Interim appointee lost election to finish term.
Successor elected November 8, 1932. , , Karl C. Schuyler (R) , December 7, 1932 , - , List of United States senators from North Carolina, North Carolina
(3) , , Cameron A. Morrison (D) , Interim appointee lost election to finish term.
Successor elected November 8, 1932. , , Robert Rice Reynolds, Robert R Reynolds (D) , December 5, 1932 , - ,

(2) , ,

(D) , Interim appointee lost election to finish term.
Successor elected January 12, 1933. , ,

(D) , January 12, 1933 , - ,

Missouri Missouri (''see #Etymology and pronunciation, pronunciation'') is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. Ranking List of U.S. states and territories by area, 21st in land area, it border ...

(3) , , Harry B. Hawes (D) , Incumbent retired and then resigned early February 3, 1933.
Successor appointed having already been elected. , , Bennett Champ Clark (D) , February 3, 1933 , - ,

Montana Montana ( ) is a landlocked U.S. state, state in the Mountain states, Mountain West subregion of the Western United States. It is bordered by Idaho to the west, North Dakota to the east, South Dakota to the southeast, Wyoming to the south, an ...

(2) , , Thomas J. Walsh (D) , Died March 2, 1933
Seat remained vacant until next Congress , colspan=2 , Vacant

House of Representatives

*Replacements: 23 ** Democratic Party (United States), Democratic: 6 seat net gain ** Republican: 6 seat net loss *Deaths: 24 *Resignations: 7 *Contested election: 1 *Total seats with changes: 32 , - , , Vacant , Representative Henry Allen Cooper, Henry A. Cooper (R) died in previous congress. , , Thomas Ryum Amlie, Thomas R. Amlie (R) , October 13, 1931 , - , , , James Benjamin Aswell, James B. Aswell (D) , Died March 16, 1931 , , John H. Overton (D) , May 12, 1931 , - , , , Nicholas Longworth (R) , Died April 9, 1931 , , John B. Hollister (R) , November 3, 1931 , - , , , Matthew Vincent O'Malley, Matthew V. O'Malley (D) , Died May 26, 1931. Because Congress was not in session at the time of his death, O'Malley never took his oath of office or exercised any of the duties of a Congressman. He was, nevertheless, serving in office from the beginning of his term on March 4, 1931. , , John J. Delaney (D) , November 3, 1931 , - , , , Charles A. Mooney (D) , Died May 29, 1931 , , Martin L. Sweeney (D) , November 3, 1931 , - , , , George Scott Graham, George S. Graham (R) , Died July 4, 1931 , , Edward L. Stokes (R) , November 3, 1931 , - , , , Charles Gordon Edwards, Charles G. Edwards (D) , Died July 13, 1931 , , Homer C. Parker (D) , September 9, 1931 , - , , , Bird J. Vincent (R) , Died July 18, 1931 , , Michael J. Hart (D) , November 3, 1931 , - , , , Samuel C. Major (D) , Died July 28, 1931 , , Robert Davis Johnson, Robert D. Johnson (D) , September 29, 1931 , - , , , Ernest Robinson Ackerman, Ernest R. Ackerman (R) , Died October 18, 1931 , , Percy Hamilton Stewart, Percy H. Stewart (D) , December 1, 1931 , - , , , Fletcher Hale (R) , Died October 22, 1931 , , William Nathaniel Rogers, William N. Rogers (D) , January 5, 1932 , - , , , Harry M. Wurzbach (R) , Died November 6, 1931 , , Richard M. Kleberg (D) , November 24, 1931 , - , , , James Russell Leech, James R. Leech (R) , Resigned January 29, 1932, to become a member of the United States Tax Court, United States Board of Tax Appeals , , Howard William Stull, Howard W. Stull (R) , April 26, 1932 , - , , , Percy Quin (D) , Died February 4, 1932 , , Lawrence R. Ellzey (D) , March 15, 1932 , - , , , Samuel Rutherford (Georgia politician), Samuel Rutherford (D) , Died February 4, 1932 , , Carlton Mobley (D) , March 2, 1932 , - , , , Albert Henry Vestal, Albert H. Vestal (R) , Died April 1, 1932 , colspan=2 , Seat remained vacant until next Congress. , - , , , Peter C. Granata (R) , Lost contested election April 5, 1932 , , Stanley H. Kunz (D) , April 5, 1932 , - , , Félix Córdova Dávila , resigned April 11, 1932, to become Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of Puerto Rico , José Lorenzo Pesquera , April 15, 1932 , - , , , Frederick W. Dallinger (R) , Resigned October 1, 1932 , colspan=2 , Seat remained vacant until next Congress. , - , , , Edward M. Beers (R) , Died April 21, 1932 , , Joseph Franklin Biddle, Joseph F. Biddle (R) , November 8, 1932 , - , , , George Austin Welsh, George A. Welsh (R) , Resigned May 31, 1932, to become judge for the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania , , Robert Lee Davis, Robert L. Davis (R) , November 8, 1932 , - , , , Edward Everett Eslick, Edward E. Eslick (D) , Died June 14, 1932 , , Willa McCord Blake Eslick (D) , August 14, 1932 , - , , , Henry St. George Tucker III (D) , Died July 23, 1932 , , Joel West Flood, Joel W. Flood (D) , November 8, 1932 , - , , , John Charles Linthicum, J. Charles Linthicum (D) , Died October 5, 1932 , , Ambrose Jerome Kennedy, Ambrose J. Kennedy (D) , November 8, 1932 , - , , , Charles R. Crisp (D) , Resigned October 7, 1932, to become a member of the United States International Trade Commission, US Tariff Commission , , Bryant Thomas Castellow, Bryant T. Castellow (D) , November 8, 1932 , - , , , Charles A. Karch (D) , Resigned November 6, 1932 , colspan=2 , Seat remained vacant until next Congress. , - , , , James C. McLaughlin (R) , Died November 29, 1932 , colspan=2 , Seat remained vacant until next Congress. , - , , , John Q. Tilson (R) , Resigned December 3, 1932 , colspan=2 , Seat remained vacant until next Congress. , - , , , Daniel E. Garrett (D) , Died December 13, 1932 , , Joe H. Eagle (D) , January 28, 1933 , - , , , Robert R. Butler (R) , Died January 7, 1933 , colspan=2 , Seat remained vacant until next Congress. , - , , , Samuel Austin Kendall, Samuel A. Kendall (R) , Died January 8, 1933 , colspan=2 , Seat remained vacant until next Congress. , - , , , Godfrey G. Goodwin (R) , Died February 16, 1933 , colspan=2 , Seat remained vacant until next Congress.

Committees

Senate

* United States Senate Committee on Agriculture, Agriculture and Forestry (Chairman: Charles L. McNary; 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: 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: John G. Townsend Jr.; Ranking Member: John B. Kendrick) * United States Senate Committee on Banking and Currency, Banking and Currency (Chairman: Peter Norbeck; Ranking Member: Duncan U. Fletcher) * United States Senate Committee on Civil Service, Civil Service (Chairman: Porter H. Dale; Ranking Member: Kenneth McKellar (politician), Kenneth McKellar) * United States Senate Committee on Claims, Claims (Chairman: Robert B. Howell; Ranking Member:

) * 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 Thomas; Ranking Member: Morris Sheppard) * 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 (politician), 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 R. Robinson; Ranking Member: Burton K. Wheeler) * 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 (politician), Kenneth McKellar) * United States Senate Committee on Printing, Printing (Chairman: George H. Moses; 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) * United States Senate Select Committee on Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Reconstruction Finance Corporation (Select) * United States Senate Committee on Rules, Rules (Chairman: George H. Moses; Ranking Member: Lee S. Overman then

) * United States Senate Committee on Territories, Territories and Insular Affairs (Chairman: Hiram Bingham III, Hiram Bingham; Ranking Member: Key Pittman) * 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 Benjamin Aswell, 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) * United States House Committee on the Census, Census (Chairman: E. Hart Fenn; Ranking Member: John E. Rankin) * 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) * 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 Montgomery Bell, Thomas M. Bell) * 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) * 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) * 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 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)

Employees

List of federal agencies in the United States#United States Congress, 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

*Chaplain of the United States Senate, Chaplain: ZeBarney T. Phillips (Episcopal Church in the United States of America, Episcopalian) *Secretary of the United States Senate, Secretary: Edwin Pope Thayer, Edwin P. Thayer *United States Senate Librarian, Librarian: James D. Preston *Sergeant at Arms of the United States Senate, Sergeant at Arms: David S. Barry *Democratic Party Secretary: Edwin A. Halsey *Republican Party Secretary: Carl A. Loeffler

House of Representatives

*Chaplain of the United States House of Representatives, Chaplain: James S. Montgomery (Methodism, Methodist) *Clerk of the United States House of Representatives, Clerk: South Trimble *Doorkeeper of the United States House of Representatives, Doorkeeper: Joseph J. Sinnott *Parliamentarian of the United States House of Representatives, Parliamentarian: Lewis Deschler *Postmaster of the United States House of Representatives, Postmaster: Finis E. Scott *Reading Clerk of the United States House of Representatives, Reading Clerks: Patrick Joseph Haltigan (D) and Alney E. Chaffee (R) *Sergeant at Arms of the United States House of Representatives, Sergeant at Arms: Joseph G. Rodgers, until December 7, 1931 ** Kenneth Romney, from December 7, 1931

Notes

References

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External links

Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress
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