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| 63rd United States Congress | |||
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| March 4, 1913 – March 3, 1915 | |||
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| President of the Senate: | Thomas R. Marshall | ||
| President pro tempore: | James P. Clarke | ||
| Speaker of the House: | Champ Clark | ||
| Members: | 96 Senators 435 Representatives 5 Non-voting members |
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| Senate Majority: | Democratic | ||
| House Majority: | Democratic | ||
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| 1st: April 7, 1913 – December 1, 1913 2nd: December 1, 1913 – October 24, 1914 3rd: December 7, 1914 – March 3, 1915 |
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The Sixty-third United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, composed of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, DC from March 4, 1913 to March 4, 1915, during the first two years of the first administration of U.S. President Woodrow Wilson.
The apportionment of seats in this House of Representatives was based on the Thirteenth Census of the United States in 1910. Both chambers had a Democratic majority.
Dates of sessions
March 4, 1913 - March 4, 1915
- Special session of the Senate: March 4, 1913 - March 17, 1913
- First session: April 7, 1913 - December 1, 1913
- Second session: December 1, 1913 - October 24, 1914
- Third session: December 7, 1914 - March 3, 1915 — a lame duck session
Previous congress: 62nd Congress
Next congress: 64th Congress
Major events
- Main article: Events of 1913; Events of 1914; Events of 1915
- March 9, 1914: The Senate adopted a rule forbidding smoking on the floor of the Senate because Senator Ben Tillman, recovering from a stroke, found the smoke irritating.
- July 28, 1914: World War I began
- August 19, 1914: President Woodrow Wilson declares strict U.S. neutrality
- United States House elections, 1914
- United States Senate elections, 1914
Major legislation
- 1913-05-27 -- Kern Resolution
- 1913-07-09 -- Saboth Act
- 1913-07-15 -- Newlands Labor Act
- 1913-10-03 -- Revenue Act of 1913 (Federal Income Tax), including Underwood Tariff
- 1913-10-22 -- Urgent Deficiencies Act
- 1913-12-19 -- Raker Act
- 1913-12-23 -- Federal Reserve Act, ch. 6, 38 Stat. 251, , et seq.
- 1914-02-07 -- Red Light Abatement Act
- 1914-05-08 -- Smith-Lever Act, ch. 79, 38 Stat. 372,
- 1914-06-24 -- Cutter Service Act
- 1914-06-30 -- Cooperative Funds Act
- 1914-07-17 -- Agricultural Entry Act
- 1914-07-18 -- Aviation Service Act
- 1914-07-21 -- Borland Amendment
- 1914-08-13 -- Smith-Hayden Act
- 1914-08-15 -- Sponge Act
- 1914-08-18 -- Cotton Futures Act of 1914
- 1914-08-18 -- Foreign Ship Registry Act
- 1914-09-02 -- War Risk Insurance Act
- 1914-09-26 -- Federal Trade Commission Act, ch. 311, 38 Stat. 717,
- 1914-10-02 -- River and Harbors Act of 1914
- 1914-10-15 -- Clayton Antitrust Act, ch. 323, 38 Stat. 730, , et seq.
- 1914-10-22 -- Emergency Internal Revenue Tax Act
- 1914-12-17 -- Harrison Narcotics Tax Act
- 1915-01-28 -- Coast Guard Act
- 1915-03-04 -- Merchant Marine Act of 1915
- 1915-03-04 -- River and Harbors Act of 1915
- 1915-03-04 -- LaFollette Seamen's Act
- 1915-03-04 -- Standard Barrel Act For Fruits, Vegetables, and Dry Commodities
- 1915-03-04 -- Federal Boiler Inspection Act
- 1915-03-04 -- Uniform Bill of Lading Act
- 1915-03-04 -- Occupancy Permits Act
- 1915-03-04 -- Automobile Theft Act
Party summary
TOTAL members: 96 |
TOTAL members: 435 |
Leadership
Senate
House of Representatives
Members
Senate
At this time, most Senators were elected by the state legislatures every two years, with one-third beginning new six year terms with each Congress. A few senators were elected directly by the residents of the state.
- See also: Category:United States Senators
- See also: Category:United States Congressional Delegations by state
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 "A/L," and the names of those elected from districts, whether plural or single member, are preceded by their district numbers.
Many of the congressional district numbers are linked to articles describing the district itself. Since the boundaries of the districts have changed often and substantially, the linked article may only describe the district as it exists today, and not as it was at the time of this Congress.
- See also: Category:Members of the United States House of Representatives
- See also: Category:United States Congressional Delegations by state