72nd United States Congress

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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.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States Congress
bicameral legislature
appliesToJurisdiction United States of America
category 72nd United States Congress self-link
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 72nd United States Congress self-linksurface differs
surface form: 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 United States government
surface form: 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 administration
surface form: 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
surface form: Great Depression era
precededByEvent 1930 United States elections
presidentDuringTerm President Franklin D. Roosevelt
surface form: Franklin D. Roosevelt

Herbert Hoover
senateMajorityParty Republican Party
startTime 1931-03-04
temporalContext pre–New Deal era
timePeriod 1930s in the United States

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73rd United States Congress precededBy 72nd United States Congress
72nd United States Congress follows 72nd United States Congress self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: 71st United States Congress
72nd United States Congress category 72nd United States Congress self-link
Reconstruction Finance Corporation Act enactedBy 72nd United States Congress