60th United States Congress

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The 60th United States Congress (1907–1909) was the federal legislature that convened during Theodore Roosevelt’s presidency and addressed major financial and regulatory issues in the Progressive Era.

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60th United States Congress canonical 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States Congress
bicameral legislature
addressedIssue antitrust regulation
banking and currency issues
financial regulation
railroad regulation
appliesToJurisdiction United States of America
constitutionalBasis Article I of the United States Constitution
controlledByInHouse Republican Party
surface form: Republican Party (United States)
controlledByInSenate Republican Party
surface form: Republican Party (United States)
convenedDuring Panic of 1907 aftermath
country United States of America
endTime 1909-03-04
era Progressive Era
firstSessionEnd 1908-05-30
firstSessionStart 1907-12-02
followedBy 61st United States Congress
governmentBranch legislative branch
hasChamber United States House of Representatives
United States Senate
houseMajorityParty Republican Party
surface form: Republican Party (United States)
houseMinorityParty Democratic Party
surface form: Democratic Party (United States)
languageOfWork English
legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
United States Senate
legislativeOutputIncludes Aldrich–Vreeland Act
Employer's Liability Act of 1908
laws related to railroad regulation
legislativePeriodDuring Theodore Roosevelt administration
surface form: presidency of Theodore Roosevelt
legislativeTermNumber 60
legislatureNumber 60
locatedIn Washington, D.C.
meetsIn United States Capitol
numberOfRepresentatives 391
numberOfSenators 92
oversaw responses to financial panic of 1907
partOf United States government
surface form: federal government of the United States
precededBy 59th United States Congress
presidentProTempore William P. Frye
secondSessionEnd 1909-03-03
secondSessionStart 1908-12-07
senateMajorityParty Republican Party
surface form: Republican Party (United States)
senateMinorityParty Democratic Party
surface form: Democratic Party (United States)
senatePresident Charles Warren Fairbanks
surface form: Charles W. Fairbanks
senatePresidentTitle Vice President of the United States
sessionCount 2
speakerOfTheHouse Joseph Gurney Cannon
startTime 1907-03-04

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Aldrich–Vreeland Act enactedDuring 60th United States Congress
61st United States Congress precededBy 60th United States Congress
James S. Sherman servedIn 60th United States Congress
59th United States Congress followedBy 60th United States Congress