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.
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| 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)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.