63rd United States Congress

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United States Congress bicameral legislature

The 63rd United States Congress (1913–1915) was a Democratic-controlled legislature under President Woodrow Wilson that enacted major Progressive Era reforms, including creating the modern Federal Reserve System and establishing a federal income tax.

Statements (44)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	United States Congress → bicameral legislature →
appliesToJurisdiction	United States federal government →
beganAfter	1912 United States elections →
controlledBy	Democratic Party (United States) →
convenesIn	Washington, D.C. →
country	United States of America →
created	Federal Reserve System →
established	Federal Trade Commission →
followedBy	64th United States Congress →
hasChamber	United States House of Representatives → United States Senate →
implemented	federal income tax under Sixteenth Amendment →
jurisdiction	federal lawmaking in the United States →
languageOfWork	English →
legislativeSessionCount	3 →
legislativeTermEnd	1915-03-04 →
legislativeTermStart	1913-03-04 →
legislatureFor	federal government of the United States →
locatedInTimePeriod	Progressive Era →
meetsDuringPresidencyOf	Woodrow Wilson →
meetsIn	United States Capitol →
notableFor	creation of modern central banking system in the United States → establishment of permanent federal income tax structure → major Progressive Era reforms →
numberOfRepresentatives	435 →
numberOfSenators	96 →
ordinalNumber	63 →
partyMajorityInHouse	Democratic Party (United States) →
partyMajorityInSenate	Democratic Party (United States) →
passed	Clayton Antitrust Act → Federal Reserve Act → Federal Trade Commission Act → Panama Canal Act amendments → Revenue Act of 1913 → Smith–Lever Act of 1914 → Underwood Tariff → Weeks–McLean Act amendments →
precededBy	62nd United States Congress →
presidentOfTheSenate	Thomas R. Marshall →
presidentProTemporeOfTheSenate	James P. Clarke →
reduced	average tariff rates →
speakerOfTheHouse	Champ Clark →
strengthened	antitrust regulation →

Referenced by (2)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Texas's 17th congressional district →	createdBy
Federal Reserve Act of 1913 →	enactedBy