61st United States Congress

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The 61st United States Congress was the federal legislature in session from 1909 to 1911 during President William Howard Taft’s administration, enacting significant laws amid the Progressive Era.


Statements (45)

Predicate Object
instanceOf United States Congress
bicameral legislature
federal legislature of the United States
appliesToJurisdiction United States of America NERFINISHED
chamber House of Representatives NERFINISHED
Senate NERFINISHED
compositionIncludes Representatives
Senators
constitutionalBasis Article I of the United States Constitution
convenesUnderConstitution United States Constitution
country United States of America
endDate 1911-03-04
followedBy 62nd United States Congress
governmentBranch legislative branch of the United States federal government
hasLegislativeAuthorityOver United States armed forces (legislation and funding)
federal appropriations in the United States
federal taxation in the United States
interstate commerce in the United States
hasPart United States House of Representatives NERFINISHED
United States Senate
jurisdiction federal law of the United States
languageOfWork English
legislativeBody United States Congress
legislativeOutputType concurrent resolutions
federal statutes
joint resolutions
simple resolutions
legislativePeriod Progressive Era
legislativeSessionsPerTerm 2
legislativeTermOf United States Congress
legislatureFor United States federal government NERFINISHED
location Washington, D.C.
meetingPlace United States Capitol
meetsDuringPresidencyOf President William Howard Taft
surface form: William Howard Taft
numberOfChambers 2
ordinalNumber 61
oversightOf United States executive branch
United States federal agencies
partOfSeries United States Congress
surface form: Congresses of the United States
precededBy 60th United States Congress
sessionNumber 1
2
startDate 1909-03-04
timePeriod early 20th century
votingSystemInHouse first-past-the-post in single-member districts

Referenced by (2)

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Public Law 61-475 enactedBy 61st United States Congress
Judicial Code of 1911 legislativeBody 61st United States Congress