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

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. Both the House and Senate remained under Republican control, with increased majorities in each chamber. And with

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 ...

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: 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 Albert Bacon Fall (November 26, 1861November 30, 1944) was a United States senator from New Mexico and United States Secretary of the Interior, Secretary of the Interior under President of the United States, President Warren G. Harding who becam ...

is convicted of bribery for his role in the

Teapot Dome The Teapot Dome scandal was a political corruption scandal in the United States involving the administration of President Warren G. Harding. It centered on Interior Secretary Albert B. Fall, who had leased United States Navy, Navy petroleum re ...

scandal, becoming the first Presidential cabinet member to go to prison for actions in office.

Major legislation

* June 15, 1929:

Agriculture Marketing Act The Agricultural Marketing Act of 1929, under the administration of Herbert Hoover, established the Federal Farm Board from the Federal Farm Loan Board established by the Federal Farm Loan Act of 1916 with a revolving fund of half a billion do ...

, 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 June 17, 1930 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 piec ...

, ) * 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

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 ...

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 ...

(R) * President pro tempore: George H. Moses (R) * Majority leader: James E. Watson (R) * Minority leader: Joseph T. Robinson (D) *

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: Simeon D. Fess (R) *

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 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 f ...

(D) *

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 * 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: Nicholas Longworth (R) * Majority leader: John Q. Tilson (R) * Minority leader: John N. Garner (D) *

Majority 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 a ...

: Albert Henry Vestal (R) *

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 ...

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. 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 ...

* 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 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. J. Thomas Heflin (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 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 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)

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

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) : 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. Charles S. Deneen (R) : 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. Daniel F. Steck (D) : 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 Arthur Capper (July 14, 1865 – December 19, 1951) was an American politician from Kansas. He was the List of governors of Kansas, 20th governor of Kansas (the first to have been born in the state) from 1915 to 1919 and a United States senator ...

(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 (1929–1930). Life and career Allen was born in Pittsfield Township, ...

(R), April 1, 1929 – November 30, 1930 :: George McGill (D), from December 1, 1930

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. Frederic M. Sackett (R), until January 9, 1930 :: John M. Robsion (R), January 11, 1930 – November 30, 1930 :: Ben M. Williamson (D), from December 1, 1930 : 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. Joseph E. Ransdell (D) : 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. Arthur R. Gould (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 Phillips Lee Goldsborough I (August 6, 1865October 22, 1946), was an American Republican politician who was the 47th Governor of Maryland from 1912 to 1916 and represented the state in the United States Senate from 1929 to 1935. He was also Co ...

(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. Frederick H. Gillett (R)

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 James Joseph Couzens (August 26, 1872October 22, 1936) was an American businessman, politician and philanthropist. He served as mayor of Detroit (1919–1922) and U.S. Senator from Michigan (1922–1936). Prior to entering politics he served as v ...

(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)

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)

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 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. ...

(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.

Walter Evans Edge Walter Evans Edge (November 20, 1873October 29, 1956) was an American diplomat and Republican politician who served as the 36th governor of New Jersey, from 1917 to 1919 and again from 1944 to 1947, during both World War I and World War II. Edge ...

(R), until November 21, 1929 :: David Baird Jr. (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.–Mexico relations, mediating the religious conflict in Mexico known as the Crister ...

(R), from December 3, 1930

New Mexico New Mexico is a state in the Southwestern United States, Southwestern region of the United States. It is one of the Mountain States of the southern Rocky Mountains, sharing the Four Corners region with Utah, Colorado, and Arizona. It also ...

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

New York New York most commonly refers to: * New York (state), a state in the northeastern United States * New York City, the most populous city in the United States, located in the state of New York New York may also refer to: Places United Kingdom * ...

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

North Carolina North Carolina ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern region of the United States. It is bordered by Virginia to the north, the Atlantic Ocean to the east, South Carolina to the south, Georgia (U.S. stat ...

: 2. Furnifold M. Simmons (D) : 3. Lee S. 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 people, Dakota and Sioux peoples. It is bordered by the Canadian provinces of Saskatchewan and Manitoba to the north and by the U.S. states of Minneso ...

: 1.

Lynn Frazier Lynn Joseph Frazier (December 21, 1874January 11, 1947) was an American educator and politician who served as the 12th governor of North Dakota from 1917 until being 1921 North Dakota gubernatorial recall election, recalled in 1921 and later serv ...

(R-NPL) : 3.

Gerald Nye Gerald Prentice Nye (December 19, 1892 – July 17, 1971) was an American politician who represented North Dakota in the United States Senate from 1925 to 1945. Nye rose to national fame in the 1930s as chair of the Special Committee on Investig ...

(R)

Ohio Ohio ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. It borders Lake Erie to the north, Pennsylvania to the east, West Virginia to the southeast, Kentucky to the southwest, Indiana to the ...

: 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 Robert Johns Bulkley (October 8, 1880July 21, 1965) was an American attorney and politician from Ohio. A United States Democratic Party, Democrat, he served in the United States House of Representatives, and in the United States Senate from 1930 ...

(D), from December 1, 1930

Oklahoma Oklahoma ( ; Choctaw language, Choctaw: , ) is a landlocked U.S. state, state in the South Central United States, South Central region of the United States. It borders Texas to the south and west, Kansas to the north, Missouri to the northea ...

: 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 U.S. state, state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. It is a part of the Western U.S., with the Columbia River delineating much of Oregon's northern boundary with Washington (state), Washington, while t ...

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

Frederick Steiwer Frederick Steiwer (October 13, 1883February 3, 1939) was an American politician and lawyer in the state of Oregon. A native of the state, he was county district attorney and member of the Oregon State Senate from eastern Oregon and a veteran o ...

(R)

Pennsylvania Pennsylvania, officially the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, is a U.S. state, state spanning the Mid-Atlantic (United States), Mid-Atlantic, Northeastern United States, Northeastern, Appalachian, and Great Lakes region, Great Lakes regions o ...

: 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 (R), December 11, 1929 – December 1, 1930 :: James J. Davis (R), from December 2, 1930

Rhode Island Rhode Island ( ) is a state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It borders Connecticut to its west; Massachusetts to its north and east; and the Atlantic Ocean to its south via Rhode Island Sound and Block Is ...

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

List of United States senators from South Carolina, South Carolina

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

List of United States senators from South Dakota, South Dakota

: 2. William H. McMaster (R) : 3. Peter Norbeck (R)

List of United States senators from Tennessee, Tennessee

: 1. Kenneth McKellar (politician), Kenneth McKellar (D) : 2. Lawrence Tyson (D), until August 24, 1929 :: William Emerson Brock (D), from September 2, 1929

List of United States senators from Texas, Texas

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

(D)

List of United States senators from Utah, Utah

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

List of United States senators from Vermont, Vermont

: 1. Frank L. Greene (R), until December 17, 1930 :: Frank C. Partridge (R), from December 23, 1930 : 3. Porter H. Dale (R)

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 (R)

List of United States senators from West Virginia, West Virginia

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

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. 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 71st United States Congress Senators

House of Representatives

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

List of United States representatives from Alabama, Alabama

: .

(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) : . Pearl Peden Oldfield (D) : . Claude A. Fuller (D) : . Otis Wingo (D), until October 21, 1930 :: Effiegene Locke Wingo, Effiegene L. Wingo (D), from November 4, 1930 : . 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 (R), until October 10, 1930 : . 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 (R) : . Guy U. Hardy (R) : . Edward T. Taylor (D)

List of United States representatives from Connecticut, Connecticut

: . 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

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) : . Edward E. Cox (D) : . Charles R. Crisp (D) : . William C. Wright (D) : . Leslie Jasper Steele, Leslie J. Steele (D), until July 24, 1929 :: Robert Ramspeck (D), from October 2, 1929 : . Samuel Rutherford (Georgia politician), Samuel Rutherford (D) : . Malcolm C. Tarver (D) : . Charles Hillyer Brand, Charles H. Brand (D) : . Thomas Montgomery Bell (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) : . Elliott W. Sproul (R) : . Thomas A. Doyle (Illinois politician), 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 Richard Johnson, William R. Johnson (R) : . John Clayton Allen, John C. Allen (R) : . Burnett M. Chiperfield (R), from November 4, 1930 : . William E. Hull (R) : . Homer W. Hall (R) : . William P. Holaday (R) : . Charles Adkins (politician), Charles Adkins (R) : . Henry T. Rainey (D) : . Frank M. Ramey (R) : . Edward M. Irwin (R) : . William W. Arnold (D) : . Thomas Sutler Williams, Thomas S. Williams (R), until November 11, 1929 :: Claude V. Parsons (D), from November 4, 1930 : . Edward E. Denison (R) : . Ruth Hanna McCormick (R) : . Richard Yates (son), Richard Yates Jr. (R)

List of United States representatives from Indiana, Indiana

: . Harry E. Rowbottom (R) : . Arthur H. Greenwood (D) : . James W. Dunbar (R) : . Harry C. Canfield (D) : . Noble J. Johnson (R) : . Richard N. Elliott (R) : . Louis Ludlow (D) : . Albert Henry Vestal, Albert H. Vestal (R) : . Fred S. Purnell (R) : . William R. Wood (R) : . Albert R. Hall (Indiana politician), Albert R. Hall (R) : . David Hogg (US politician), David Hogg (R) : . Andrew J. Hickey (R)

List of United States representatives from Iowa, Iowa

: . 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 Edward Swanson, Charles E. Swanson (R) : . Lester J. Dickinson (R) : . Ed H. Campbell (R)

List of United States representatives from Kansas, Kansas

: . William P. Lambertson (R) : . U. S. Guyer, Ulysses S. Guyer (R) : . William H. Sproul (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) : . David Hayes Kincheloe (D), until October 5, 1930 :: John Lloyd Dorsey Jr., John L. Dorsey Jr. (D), from November 4, 1930 : . Charles W. Roark (R), until April 5, 1929 :: John William Moore, John W. Moore (D), from June 1, 1929 : . John D. Craddock (R) : . Maurice Thatcher, Maurice H. Thatcher (R) : . J. Lincoln Newhall (R) : . Robert E. Lee Blackburn, Robert E. L. Blackburn (R) : . Lewis L. Walker (R) : . Elva R. Kendall (R) : . Katherine G. Langley (R) : . John M. Robsion (R), until January 10, 1930 :: Charles Finley (politician), Charles Finley (R), from February 15, 1930

List of United States representatives from Louisiana, Louisiana

: . James O'Connor (Louisiana politician), James O'Connor (D) : . James Z. Spearing, 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, Riley Joseph Wilson (D) : . Bolivar E. Kemp (D) : . René L. De Rouen (D) : . James Benjamin Aswell (D)

List of United States representatives from Maine, Maine

: . Carroll L. Beedy (R) : . Wallace H. White Jr. (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) : . Linwood Clark, Linwood L. Clark (R) : . Vincent Luke Palmisano, Vincent L. Palmisano (D) : . John Charles Linthicum, J. Charles Linthicum (D) : . Stephen Warfield Gambrill, Stephen W. Gambrill (D) : . Frederick Nicholas Zihlman, Frederick N. Zihlman (R)

List of United States representatives from Massachusetts, Massachusetts

: . Allen T. Treadway (R) : . William Kirk Kaynor (R), until December 20, 1929 :: William J. Granfield (D), from February 11, 1930 : . Frank H. Foss (R) : . George R. Stobbs (R) : . Edith Nourse Rogers (R) : . Abram Andrew, A. Piatt Andrew Jr. (R) : . William P. Connery Jr. (D) : . Frederick W. Dallinger (R) : . 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) : . 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)

List of United States representatives from Minnesota, Minnesota

: . Victor Christgau (R) : . Frank Clague (R) : . August H. Andresen (R) : . Melvin Maas (R) : . Walter Newton, 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 John Kvale, Paul J. Kvale (FL), from October 16, 1929 : . William Alvin Pittenger, William Pittenger (R) : . Conrad Selvig (R) : . Godfrey G. Goodwin (R)

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) : . 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) : . Edgar C. Ellis (R) : . Thomas Jefferson Halsey, Thomas J. Halsey (R) : . John William Palmer, John W. Palmer (R) : . William L. Nelson (politician), William L. Nelson (D) : . Clarence Cannon (D) : . Henry F. Niedringhaus (R) : . John J. Cochran (D) : . Leonidas C. Dyer (R) : . Charles Edward Kiefner, Charles E. Kiefner (R) : . Dewey Jackson Short, Dewey Short (R) : . Joe J. Manlove (R) : . Rowland Louis Johnston, 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 (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 (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 (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 (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, James R. 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, 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

: . B. Carroll Reece (R) : . J. Will Taylor (R) : . Samuel D. McReynolds (D) : . Cordell Hull (D) : . Ewin L. Davis (D) : . Joseph W. Byrns (D) : . Edward E. 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 Nance 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 (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 (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 Anthony 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 (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 K. Reilly (D), from December 1, 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 71 us house membership

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: 1-seat net loss * Deaths: 5 * Resignations: 3 * Interim appointments: 6 * Total seats with changes: 9 , - ,

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 ...

(3) , Vacant ,

(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, officially the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, is a U.S. state, state spanning the Mid-Atlantic (United States), Mid-Atlantic, Northeastern United States, Northeastern, Appalachian, and Great Lakes region, Great Lakes regions o ...

(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 (R) , December 11, 1929 , - , List of United States senators from Tennessee, Tennessee
(2) , nowrap , Lawrence Tyson (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 U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. It borders Lake Erie to the north, Pennsylvania to the east, West Virginia to the southeast, Kentucky to the southwest, Indiana to the ...

(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 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) , 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. (R) , November 30, 1929 , - , List of United States senators from Wyoming, Wyoming
(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 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) , 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 , - , List of United States senators from Wyoming, Wyoming
(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 , - ,

(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 , - ,

(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 (D) , December 1, 1930 , - ,

(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 ,

(D) , December 1, 1930 , - ,

(3) , nowrap , Joseph R. Grundy (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 , - ,

(2) , nowrap , David Baird Jr. (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 ,

(R) , December 3, 1930 , - ,

North Carolina North Carolina ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern region of the United States. It is bordered by Virginia to the north, the Atlantic Ocean to the east, South Carolina to the south, Georgia (U.S. stat ...

(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 , - , List of United States senators from Vermont, Vermont
(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 (R) , December 23, 1930

House of Representatives

* Replacements: 27 ** Democratic Party (United States), Democratic: 4 seat net gain ** Republican: 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; 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; 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:

; 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:

) * 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:

) * 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:

) * 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)

Officers

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

* 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'')

Notes

References

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External links

Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress

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