| 74th United States Congress | |
|---|---|
73rd ← → 75th | |
 United States Capitol (1956) | |
January 3, 1935 – January 3, 1937 | |
| Members | 96 senators 435 representatives 5 non-voting delegates |
| Senate majority | Democratic |
| Senate President | John N. Garner (D) |
| House majority | Democratic |
| House Speaker | Jo Byrns (D) (until June 4, 1936) William B. Bankhead (D) (from June 4, 1936) |
| Sessions | |
| 1st: January 3, 1935 – August 26, 1935 2nd: January 3, 1936 – June 20, 1936 | |
The74th United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, composed of theUnited States Senate and theUnited States House of Representatives. It met inWashington, D.C., from January 3, 1935, to January 3, 1937, during the third and fourth years ofFranklin D. Roosevelt's presidency. The apportionment of seats in theHouse of Representatives was based on the1930 United States census.
TheDemocrats increased their majorities in both the House and Senate, resulting in asupermajority in both chambers, and along withPresidentFranklin D. Roosevelt maintained an overall federal governmenttrifecta.[1][2]
| Party (shading shows control) | Total | Vacant | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic (D) | Farmer– Labor (FL) | Wisconsin Progressive (P) | Republican (R) | Other | |||
| End ofprevious congress | 60 | 1 | 0 | 35 | 0 | 96 | 0 |
| Begin | 68 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 0 | 95 | 1 |
| End | 72 | 22 | 96 | 0 | |||
| Final voting share | 75.0% | 1.0% | 1.0% | 22.9% | 0.0% | ||
| Beginning ofnext congress | 75 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 1 | 95 | 1 |
| Party (shading shows control) | Total | Vacant | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic (D) | Farmer– Labor (FL) | Wisconsin Progressive (P) | Republican (R) | Other | |||
| End ofprevious congress | 309 | 5 | 0 | 113 | 0 | 427 | 8 |
| Begin | 322 | 3 | 7 | 102 | 0 | 434 | 1 |
| End | 308 | 100 | 418 | 17 | |||
| Final voting share | 73.7% | 0.7% | 1.7% | 23.9% | 0.0% | ||
| Beginning ofnext congress | 333 | 5 | 7 | 89 | 1 | 435 | 0 |
Section contents:Senate:Majority (D),Minority (R) •House:Majority (D),Minority (R)
Senators are popularly elected statewide every two years, with one-third beginning new six-year terms with each Congress. Preceding the names in the list below areSenate class numbers, which indicate the cycle of their election, In this Congress, Class 2 meant their term ended with this Congress, facing re-election in 1936; Class 3 meant their term began in the last Congress, facing re-election in 1938; and Class 1 meant their term began in this Congress, facing re-election in 1940.
The names of representatives are preceded by their district numbers.
The count below reflects changes from the beginning of this Congress.
| State (class) | Vacated by | Reason for change | Successor | Date of successor's formal installation[a] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Virginia (1) | Vacant | Senator-elect Holt qualified late due to age having not yet been constitutionally old enough to serve. Holt was seated when he turned 30 | Rush D. Holt Sr. (D) | June 21, 1935 |
| New Mexico (1) | Bronson M. Cutting (R) | Died May 6, 1935. Successor was appointed to serve until the next election, and was subsequently elected. | Dennis Chavez (D) | May 11, 1935 |
| Louisiana (2) | Huey Long (D) | Died September 10, 1935. Successor was appointed to serve until a special election, and was subsequently elected. | Rose McConnell Long (D) | January 31, 1936 |
| Minnesota (2) | Thomas D. Schall (R) | Died December 22, 1935. Successor was appointed to serve until a special election. | Elmer Austin Benson (FL) | December 27, 1935 |
| Florida (1) | Park Trammell (D) | Died May 8, 1936. Successor was appointed to serve until a special election. | Scott Loftin (D) | May 26, 1936 |
| Florida (3) | Duncan U. Fletcher (D) | Died June 17, 1936. Successor was appointed to serve until a special election. | William Luther Hill (D) | July 1, 1936 |
| Iowa (3) | Richard L. Murphy (D) | Died July 16, 1936. Successor was elected to finish the term. | Guy Gillette (D) | November 4, 1936 |
| Michigan (2) | James J. Couzens (R) | Died October 22, 1936. Successor was appointed to finish the remaining term having already been elected to the next term. | Prentiss M. Brown (D) | November 19, 1936 |
| Minnesota (2) | Elmer Austin Benson (FL) | Successor was elected November 3, 1936. | Guy V. Howard (R) | November 4, 1936 |
| Florida (1) | Scott Loftin (D) | Successor was elected November 3, 1936. | Charles O. Andrews (D) | November 4, 1936 |
| Florida (3) | William Luther Hill (D) | Successor was elected November 3, 1936. | Claude Pepper (D) | November 4, 1936 |
| South Dakota (3) | Peter Norbeck (R) | Died December 20, 1936. Successor was appointed to serve until the next election. | Herbert E. Hitchcock (D) | December 29, 1936 |
| District | Vacated by | Reason for change | Successor | Date of successor's formal installation[a] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indiana 2nd | Vacant | Rep.-electFrederick Landis died before being sworn in | Charles A. Halleck (R) | January 29, 1935 |
| Rhode Island 1st | Francis Condon (D) | Resigned January 10, 1935, after being appointed associate justice of the Rhode Island Supreme Court | Charles Risk (R) | August 6, 1935 |
| New York 22nd | Anthony J. Griffin (D) | Died January 13, 1935 | Edward W. Curley (D) | November 5, 1935 |
| Alabama 1st | John McDuffie (D) | Resigned March 2, 1935, after being appointed judge in US district court | Frank W. Boykin (D) | July 30, 1935 |
| Illinois at-large | Michael L. Igoe (D) | Resigned June 2, 1935, after being appointed a US attorney for the Northern District of Illinois | Vacant until the next Congress | |
| Kentucky 4th | Cap R. Carden (D) | Died June 13, 1935 | Edward W. Creal (D) | November 5, 1935 |
| Ohio at-large | Charles V. Truax (D) | Died August 9, 1935 | Daniel S. Earhart (D) | November 3, 1936 |
| Illinois 23rd | William W. Arnold (D) | Resigned September 16, 1935, after being appointed a member of theUS Board of Tax Appeals | Vacant until the next Congress | |
| New York 2nd | William F. Brunner (D) | Resigned September 27, 1935, after being elected Sheriff ofQueens County, New York | William B. Barry (D) | November 5, 1935 |
| Michigan 3rd | Henry M. Kimball (R) | Died October 19, 1935 | Verner Main (R) | December 17, 1935 |
| Washington 6th | Wesley Lloyd (D) | Died January 10, 1936 | Vacant until the next Congress | |
| Philippines Resident Commissioner | Francisco A. Delgado (NAC) | Resigned February 14, 1936, after a successor qualified in accordance to a new form of government | Quintin Paredes (NAC) | February 14, 1936 |
| Philippines Resident Commissioner | Pedro Guevara (NAC) | Resigned February 14, 1936, after the 2nd seat was abolished | None | |
| New York 9th | Stephen A. Rudd (D) | Died March 31, 1936 | Vacant until the next Congress | |
| Ohio 11th | Mell G. Underwood (D) | Resigned April 10, 1936, after being appointed to the US District Court for the Southern District of Ohio | Peter F. Hammond (D) | November 3, 1936 |
| Illinois 12th | John T. Buckbee (R) | Died April 23, 1936 | Vacant until the next Congress | |
| New York 29th | William D. Thomas (R) | Died May 17, 1936 | Vacant until the next Congress | |
| New Jersey 7th | Randolph Perkins (R) | Died May 25, 1936 | Vacant until the next Congress | |
| Massachusetts 6th | A. Piatt Andrew (R) | Died June 3, 1936 | Vacant until the next Congress | |
| Tennessee 5th | Jo Byrns (D) | Died June 4, 1936 | Vacant until the next Congress | |
| Washington 5th | Samuel B. Hill (D) | Resigned June 25, 1936, after being appointed a member of theUS Board of Tax Appeals | Vacant until the next Congress | |
| Iowa 2nd | Bernhard M. Jacobsen (D) | Died June 30, 1936 | Vacant until the next Congress | |
| Ohio 9th | Warren J. Duffey (D) | Died July 7, 1936 | Vacant until the next Congress | |
| South Carolina 4th | John J. McSwain (D) | Died August 6, 1936 | Gabriel H. Mahon Jr. (D) | November 3, 1936 |
| Washington 1st | Marion Zioncheck (D) | Died August 7, 1936 | Vacant until the next Congress | |
| Kentucky 1st | William V. Gregory (D) | Died October 10, 1936 | Vacant until the next Congress | |
| Iowa 9th | Guy Gillette (D) | Resigned November 3, 1936, after being elected to theU.S. Senate | Vacant until the next Congress | |
| Michigan 11th | Prentiss M. Brown (D) | Resigned November 18, 1936, after being appointed to theU.S. Senate having already been elected. | Vacant until the next Congress | |
| Kentucky 2nd | Glover H. Cary (D) | Died December 5, 1936 | Vacant until the 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.
