| 66th United States Congress | |
|---|---|
65th ← → 67th | |
 United States Capitol (1906) | |
March 4, 1919 – March 4, 1921 | |
| Members | 96 senators 435 representatives 5 non-voting delegates |
| Senate majority | Republican |
| Senate President | Thomas R. Marshall (D) |
| House majority | Republican |
| House Speaker | Frederick H. Gillett (R) |
| Sessions | |
| 1st: May 19, 1919 – November 19, 1919 2nd: December 1, 1919 – June 5, 1920 3rd: December 6, 1920 – March 3, 1921 | |
The66th United States Congress was a meeting of thelegislative branch of the United States federal government, comprising theUnited States Senate and theUnited States House of Representatives.[1][2] It met inWashington, D.C., from March 4, 1919, to March 4, 1921, during the last two years ofWoodrow Wilson'spresidency. The apportionment of seats in theHouse of Representatives was based on the1910 United States census.
TheRepublicans won majorities in both the House and the Senate, thus taking control of both chambers.
This is the last congress to have no female members of congress in the House of Representatives, and thus the last time there was an all-male congress (several subsequent congresses, up to the 96th Congress, would have periods with no women in the Senate but several in the House).[3]
A brief special session was called byPresident Wilson in March 1919, because of afilibuster that had successfully blockedappropriations bills needed to fund day-to-day government operations.[4]
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| Party (shading shows control) | Total | Vacant | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic (D) | Republican (R) | |||
| End ofprevious congress | 51 | 45 | 96 | 0 |
| Begin | 47 | 49 | 96 | 0 |
| End | 46 | 50 | ||
| Final voting share | 47.9% | 52.1% | ||
| Beginning ofnext congress | 37 | 59 | 96 | 0 |
| Party (shading shows control) | Total | Vacant | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic (D) | Socialist (Soc.) | Farmer- Labor (FL) | Republican (R) | Independent Republican (IR) | Prohibition (Proh.) | Other | |||
| End ofprevious congress | 211 | 1 | 0 | 212 | 0 | 1 | 3[a] | 428 | 7 |
| Begin | 191 | 1 | 1 | 238 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 432 | 3 |
| End | 187 | 0 | 1 | 428 | 7 | ||||
| Final voting share | 43.7% | 0.0% | 0.2% | 55.6% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.0% | ||
| Beginning ofnext congress | 131 | 1 | 0 | 299 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 432 | 3 |
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In this Congress, Class 3 meant their term ended with this Congress, requiring reelection in 1920; Class 1 meant their term began in the last Congress, requiring reelection in 1922; and Class 2 meant their term began in this Congress, requiring reelection in 1924.
The names of representatives are preceded by their district numbers.
The count below reflects changes from the beginning of the first session of this Congress.
| State | Senator | Reason for vacancy | Successor | Date of successor's installation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Virginia (2) | Thomas S. Martin (D) | Died November 12, 1919. Successor was appointed and subsequently elected. | Carter Glass (D) | February 2, 1920 |
| Alabama (2) | John H. Bankhead (D) | Died March 1, 1920. Successor was appointed. | B. B. Comer (D) | March 5, 1920 |
| Alabama (2) | B. B. Comer (D) | Successor was elected. | J. Thomas Heflin (D) | November 3, 1920 |
| Ohio (3) | Warren G. Harding (R) | Resigned January 13, 1921, after being electedPresident of the United States. Successor was appointed having already been elected to the next term. | Frank B. Willis (R) | January 14, 1921 |
| Idaho (3) | John F. Nugent (D) | Resigned January 14, 1921, after losing election and subsequently being appointed to theFederal Trade Commission. Successor was appointed having already been elected to the next term.. | Frank R. Gooding (R) | January 15, 1921 |
| District | Vacated by | Reason for vacancy | Successor | Date of successor's installation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texas 12th | Vacant | Rep.James C. Wilson died during previous congress | Fritz G. Lanham (D) | April 19, 1919 |
| Virginia 8th | Vacant | Rep.Charles C. Carlin resigned during previous congress | R. Walton Moore (D) | April 19, 1919 |
| Kentucky 8th | Vacant | Rep.Harvey Helm died during previous congress | King Swope (R) | August 1, 1919 |
| Louisiana 1st | Albert Estopinal (D) | Died April 28, 1919 | James O'Connor (D) | June 5, 1919 |
| Alaska Territory | Charles A. Sulzer (D) | Died April 28, 1919 | George B. Grigsby (D) | June 30, 1920 |
| Alabama 7th | John L. Burnett (D) | Died May 13, 1919 | Lilius Bratton Rainey (D) | September 30, 1919 |
| Minnesota 4th | Carl Van Dyke (D) | Died May 20, 1919 | Oscar Keller (R) | July 1, 1919 |
| South Carolina 6th | J. Willard Ragsdale (D) | Died July 23, 1919 | Philip H. Stoll (D) | October 7, 1919 |
| South Carolina 7th | Asbury F. Lever (D) | Resigned August 1, 1919, after becoming member of theFederal Farm Loan Board | Edward C. Mann (D) | October 7, 1919 |
| Oklahoma 5th | Joseph B. Thompson (D) | Died September 18, 1919 | John W. Harreld (R) | November 8, 1919 |
| Massachusetts 10th | John F. Fitzgerald (D) | Lost contestedelection October 23, 1919 | Peter F. Tague (D) | October 23, 1919 |
| North Carolina 9th | Edwin Y. Webb (D) | Resigned November 10, 1919, after being appointed to theUnited States District Court for the Western District of North Carolina | Clyde R. Hoey (D) | December 16, 1919 |
| Wisconsin 5th | Victor L. Berger (Socialist) | Ousted November 10, 1919, due to his conviction under theEspionage Act of 1917 | Seat remained vacant until next Congress | |
| Missouri 3rd | Joshua W. Alexander (D) | Resigned December 15, 1919, after being appointedUnited States Secretary of Commerce | Jacob L. Milligan (D) | February 14, 1920 |
| Virginia 4th | Walter A. Watson (D) | Died December 24, 1919 | Patrick H. Drewry (D) | April 27, 1920 |
| New York 10th | Reuben L. Haskell (R) | Resigned December 31, 1919 | Lester D. Volk (R) | November 2, 1920 |
| New York 14th | Fiorello H. La Guardia (R) | Resigned December 31, 1919, after being elected President of theNew York City Board of Aldermen | Nathan D. Perlman (R) | November 2, 1920 |
| Pennsylvania 3rd | J. Hampton Moore (R) | Resigned January 4, 1920, after being electedMayor of Philadelphia | Harry C. Ransley (R) | November 2, 1920 |
| Virginia 5th | Edward W. Saunders (D) | Resigned February 29, 1920, after being elected judge of theState Supreme Court of Appeals | Rorer A. James (D) | June 1, 1920 |
| Philippines At-large | Teodoro R. Yangco | Term expired March 3, 1920 | Isauro Gabaldon | March 4, 1920 |
| New Jersey 1st | William J. Browning (R) | Died March 24, 1920 | Francis F. Patterson Jr. (R) | November 2, 1920 |
| Michigan 13th | Charles A. Nichols (R) | Died April 25, 1920 | Clarence J. McLeod (R) | November 2, 1920 |
| New York 26th | Edmund Platt (R) | Resigned June 7, 1920, after being appointed to theFederal Reserve Board | Hamilton Fish III (R) | November 2, 1920 |
| Oklahoma 8th | Dick T. Morgan (R) | Died July 4, 1920 | Charles Swindall (R) | November 2, 1920 |
| Alabama 5th | J. Thomas Heflin (D) | Resigned November 1, 1920, after being elected to theU.S. Senate | William B. Bowling (D) | December 14, 1920 |
| Pennsylvania At-large | Mahlon M. Garland (R) | Died November 19, 1920 | Seat remained vacant until next Congress | |
| New York 3rd | John MacCrate (R) | Resigned December 30, 1920, after being elected justice of theSupreme Court of the State of New York | Seat remained vacant until next Congress | |
| Massachusetts 9th | Alvan T. Fuller (R) | Resigned January 5, 1921, after being electedLieutenant Governor of Massachusetts | Seat remained vacant until next Congress | |
| Missouri 4th | Charles F. Booher (D) | Died January 21, 1921 | Seat remained vacant until next Congress | |
| Alabama 4th | Fred L. Blackmon (D) | Died February 8, 1921 | Seat remained vacant until next Congress | |
| Pennsylvania 10th | Patrick McLane (D) | Lost contestedelection February 25, 1921 | John R. Farr (R) | February 25, 1921 |
| Alaska Territory | George B. Grigsby (D) | Lost contestedelection March 1, 1921 | James Wickersham (R) | March 1, 1921 |
| Missouri 9th | Champ Clark (D) | Died March 2, 1921 having already been defeated for re-election | Seat remained vacant until next Congress | |
Lists of committees and their party leaders for members of the House and Senate committees can be found through the Official Congressional Directory at the bottom of this article. The directory after the pages of terms of service lists committees of the Senate, House (Standing with Subcommittees, Select and Special) and Joint and, after that, House/Senate committee assignments. On the committees section of the House and Senate in the Official Congressional Directory, the committee's members on the first row on the left side shows the chairman of the committee and on the right side shows the ranking member of the committee.
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