73rd United States Congress

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The 73rd United States Congress was the federal legislature that met from 1933 to 1935 during the early New Deal era under President Franklin D. Roosevelt, enacting major legislation to address the Great Depression.


Statements (53)
Predicate Object
instanceOf United States Congress
bicameral legislature
convenedDuring Great Depression
New Deal era
country United States of America
enacted Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1933
Banking Act of 1933
Civil Works Administration enabling legislation
Civilian Conservation Corps legislation
Emergency Banking Act
Farm Credit Act of 1933
Federal Deposit Insurance provisions
Federal Emergency Relief Act
Glass–Steagall Act
Gold Reserve Act
Home Owners’ Loan Act
Home Owners’ Loan Corporation Act
National Industrial Recovery Act
Reciprocal Trade Agreements Act
Securities Act of 1933
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Tennessee Valley Authority Act
Truth in Securities Act
endDate 1935-01-03
firstSessionEndDate 1933-06-16
firstSessionStartDate 1933-03-09
followedBy 74th United States Congress
hasMajorityLeaderHouse Joseph W. Byrns Sr.
hasMajorityLeaderSenate Joseph T. Robinson
hasMinorityLeaderHouse Bertrand H. Snell
hasMinorityLeaderSenate Charles L. McNary
hasPresidentOfSenate John Nance Garner
hasSpeakerOfTheHouse Henry T. Rainey
Joseph W. Byrns Sr.
languageOfWork English
legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
United States Senate
legislativeTermOf United States federal government
legislatureNumber 73
legislatureOf United States
locatedIn Washington, D.C.
meetsDuringPresidencyOf Franklin D. Roosevelt
Herbert Hoover
meetsIn United States Capitol
notableFor 100 Days legislative program
First New Deal legislation
partyControlHouse Democratic Party
partyControlSenate Democratic Party
precededBy 72nd United States Congress
secondSessionStartDate 1933-01-03
sessionCount 3
startDate 1933-03-04
thirdSessionEndDate 1934-06-18


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