63rd United States Congress

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63rd United States Congress
62nd ← → 64th
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United States Capitol (1906)

Duration: March 4, 1913 – March 4, 1915

Senate President: Thomas R. Marshall
Senate Pres. pro tem: James P. Clarke
House Speaker: Champ Clark
Members: 96 Senators
435 Representatives
5 Non-voting members
Senate Majority: Democratic
House Majority: Democratic

Sessions
Special: March 4, 1913 – March 17, 1913
1st: April 7, 1913 – December 1, 1913
2nd: December 1, 1913 – October 24, 1914
3rd: December 7, 1914 – March 3, 1915

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, D.C. from March 4, 1913 to March 4, 1915, during the first two years of Woodrow Wilson's presidency. The apportionment of seats in the House of Representatives was based on the Thirteenth Census of the United States in 1910. Both chambers had a Democratic majority.

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Major events

Inauguration platform being constructed on the east steps of the U.S. Capitol, ten days before Woodrow Wilson's March 4, 1913 presidential inauguration.

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Major legislation

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Constitutional amendments

  • April 8, 1913: 17th Amendment was ratified, creating a popularly elected U.S. Senate instead of the original process of appointment by state legislatures.

Party summary

Map showing Senate party membership at the start of the 62nd Congress. Red states are represented by two Republicans and blue by two Democrats. Purple states are represented by one senator from each party.

Senate

Party
(Shading shows control)
Total Vacant
Democratic
(D)
Progressive
(P)
Republican
(R)
End of the previous congress 47 0 48 95 1
Begin 49 1 42 92 4
End 53 96 0
Final voting share 55.2% 1.0% 43.8%
Beginning of the next congress 56 0 40 96 0

House of Representatives

TOTAL members: 435

Leadership

Senate

House of Representatives

Majority (Democratic) leadership

Minority (Republican) leadership

Members

Senate

Skip to House of Representatives, below

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. Preceding the names in the list below are Senate class numbers, which indicate the cycle of their election. Senior senators are listed first.

House of Representatives

Employees

Senate

House of Representatives

See also

References

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