72nd United States Congress

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United States Congress bicameral legislature

The 72nd United States Congress was the federal legislature that met from 1931 to 1933 during the early years of the Great Depression, enacting legislation under President Herbert Hoover before the New Deal era.

Aliases (1)

71st United States Congress ×1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	United States Congress → bicameral legislature →
appliesToJurisdiction	United States of America →
category	72nd United States Congress →
constitutionalBasis	Article I of the United States Constitution →
convenedDuring	early years of the Great Depression →
country	United States of America →
endTime	1933-03-04 →
followedBy	73rd United States Congress →
followedByEvent	1932 United States elections →
follows	71st United States Congress →
governmentBranch	legislative branch of the United States federal government →
hasAuthorityOver	federal law of the United States →
hasJurisdictionOver	federal appropriations in the United States → federal taxation in the United States → interstate commerce in the United States →
hasMemberCountType	fixed number of senators and representatives →
hasPart	United States House of Representatives → United States Senate →
houseMajorityParty	Democratic Party →
languageOfWorkOrName	English →
legislativeBody	federal government of the United States →
legislativeChamber	United States House of Representatives → United States Senate →
legislativePeriodNumber	72 →
legislativePower	enactment of federal statutes →
legislativeSessionCount	2 →
legislativeTermLength	2 years →
legislatureNumberingSystem	sequential numbering of United States Congresses →
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity	Washington, D.C. →
meetsAt	First Street SE, Washington, D.C. →
meetsDuring	72nd United States presidential term cycle →
meetsDuringPresidentialTerm	Herbert Hoover presidency → beginning of Franklin D. Roosevelt presidency →
meetsFollowing	decennial reapportionment after 1930 United States Census →
meetsIn	United States Capitol →
meetsUnderConstitution	United States Constitution →
notableContext	transition period before New Deal legislation →
numberOfChambers	2 →
partOf	Great Depression era →
precededByEvent	1930 United States elections →
presidentDuringTerm	Franklin D. Roosevelt → Herbert Hoover →
senateMajorityParty	Republican Party →
startTime	1931-03-04 →
temporalContext	pre–New Deal era →
timePeriod	1930s in the United States →

Referenced by (4)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
72nd United States Congress →	category
72nd United States Congress ("71st United States Congress") →	follows
73rd United States Congress →	precededBy
Twentieth Amendment to the United States Constitution →	proposedBy