74th United States Congress

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United States Congress bicameral legislature

The 74th United States Congress was the New Deal–era federal legislature (1935–1937) that worked with President Franklin D. Roosevelt to pass major reforms, including landmark social welfare and labor legislation.

Statements (52)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	United States Congress → bicameral legislature →
collaboratedWith	Franklin D. Roosevelt →
composition	Democratic majority in House of Representatives → Democratic majority in Senate →
controlledByParty	Democratic Party →
country	United States of America →
endTime	1937-01-03 →
followedBy	75th United States Congress →
hasMajorityLeader	Joseph T. Robinson → Joseph W. Byrns →
hasMinorityLeader	Bertrand H. Snell → Charles L. McNary →
hasPart	United States House of Representatives → United States Senate →
hasSpeaker	Joseph W. Byrns → William B. Bankhead →
historicalPeriod	Great Depression →
houseMajorityParty	Democratic Party →
houseMinorityParty	Republican Party →
legislativeBody	United States House of Representatives → United States Senate →
legislativeFocus	New Deal reforms → agricultural policy → financial regulation → labor rights legislation → public utilities regulation → social welfare legislation → tax reform →
legislativePeriod	New Deal era →
legislativeTermNumber	74 →
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity	Washington, D.C. →
meetsDuring	Presidency of Franklin D. Roosevelt →
meetsIn	United States Capitol →
passed	Banking Act of 1935 → Bituminous Coal Conservation Act of 1935 → Merchant Marine Act of 1936 → National Labor Relations Act of 1935 → Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 → Revenue Act of 1935 → Rural Electrification Act of 1936 → Social Security Act of 1935 → Soil Conservation and Domestic Allotment Act of 1936 →
precededBy	73rd United States Congress →
presidingOfficer	Henry A. Wallace → John Nance Garner →
senateMajorityParty	Democratic Party →
senateMinorityParty	Republican Party →
significantFor	expansion of federal social insurance programs → institutionalization of New Deal policies → strengthening of collective bargaining rights →
startTime	1935-01-03 →

Referenced by (9)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Banking Act of 1935 → Bituminous Coal Conservation Act of 1935 → Public Law 74-292 → Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 → Rural Electrification Act of 1936 → Social Security Act of 1935 → Wheeler-Rayburn Act →	enactedBy
73rd United States Congress →	followedBy
75th United States Congress →	precededBy