72nd United States Congress
The 72nd United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, D.C. from March 4, 1931, to March 4, 1933, during the last two years of Herbert Hoover's presidency. The apportionment of seats in this House of Representatives was based on the Thirteenth Decennial Census of the United States in 1910. The Senate had a Republican majority. The House started with a very slim Republican majority, but by the time it first met in December 1931, the Democrats had gained a majority through special elections.
Major events
- Ongoing: Great Depression
- January 12, 1932: Hattie Wyatt Caraway of Arkansas became the first woman elected to the United States Senate. Caraway had won a special election to fill the remaining months of the term of her late husband, Senator Thaddeus Caraway. She won re-election to a full term in 1932 and again in 1938 and served in the Senate until January 1945.
- July 28, 1932: Bonus Army was dispersed.
- November 8, 1932: United States elections, 1932:
- * 1932 United States presidential election: Incumbent Republicans Herbert Hoover and Charles Curtis lost to Democrats Franklin Roosevelt as President, and John Nance Garner as Vice President.
- * United States Senate elections, 1932: Democrats gained 12 seats for a 59–36 majority.
- * United States House of Representatives elections, 1932: Democrats gained 97 seats for a 313–117 majority.
Major legislation
- January 22, 1932: Reconstruction Finance Corporation Act, Sess. 1, ch. 8,
- February 27, 1932: Glass-Steagall Act of 1932, Sess. 1, ch. 58,
- March 23, 1932: Norris-LaGuardia Act, Sess. 1, ch. 90,
- June 6, 1932: Revenue Act of 1932, Sess. 1, ch. 209,
- June 22, 1932: Federal Kidnapping Act, Sess. 1, ch. 271,
- June 30, 1932: Economy Act of 1932, Sess. 1, ch. 314,
- July 21, 1932: Emergency Relief and Construction Act, Sess. 1, ch. 520,
- July 22, 1932: Federal Home Loan Bank Act, Sess. 1, ch. 522,
- January 17, 1933: Hare-Hawes-Cutting Act, Sess. 2, ch. 11,
- March 3, 1933: Buy American Act, Sess. 2, ch. 212, title III,
Constitutional amendments
- March 2, 1932: Approved an amendment to the United States Constitution moving the beginning and ending of the terms of the president and vice president from March 4 to January 20, and of members of Congress from March 4 to January 3, and also establishing what is to be done when there is no president-elect, and submitted it to the state legislatures for ratification
- * January 23, 1933: The Twentieth Amendment to the United States Constitution was ratified by the requisite number of states to become part of the Constitution.
- February 20, 1933: Approved an amendment to the U.S. Constitution repealing the Eighteenth Amendment, and submitted it to state ratifying conventions for ratification
- * Amendment was later ratified on December 5, 1933, becoming the Twenty-first Amendment to the United States Constitution
Party summary
Senate
House of Representatives
Leadership
Senate
- President: Charles Curtis
- President pro tempore: George H. Moses
Majority (Republican)
- Majority Leader: James E. Watson
- Majority Whip: Simeon D. Fess
- Republican Conference Secretary: Frederick Hale
- National Senatorial Committee Chair: Daniel O. Hastings
Minority (Democratic)
- Minority Leader: Joseph T. Robinson
- Minority Whip: Morris Sheppard
- Democratic Caucus Secretary: Hugo Black
House of Representatives
- Speaker: John N. Garner
Majority (Democratic)
- Majority Leader: Henry T. Rainey
- Majority Whip: John McDuffie
- Democratic Caucus Chairman: William W. Arnold
- Democratic Campaign Committee Chairman: Joseph W. Byrns Sr.
Minority (Republican)
- Minority Leader: Bertrand H. Snell
- Minority Whip: Carl G. Bachmann
- Republican Conference Chairman: Willis C. Hawley
- Republican Campaign Committee Chairman: William R. Wood
Members
Senate
Senators were elected every two years, with one-third beginning new six-year terms with each Congress. Preceding the names in the list below are Senate class numbers, which indicate the cycle of their election. In this Congress, Class 1 meant their term began in the last Congress, requiring reelection in 1934; Class 2 meant their term began with this Congress, requiring reelection in 1936; and Class 3 meant their term ended with this Congress, requiring reelection in 1932.[List of [United States Senators from Alabama|Alabama]]
- 2. John H. Bankhead, II
- 3. Hugo Black
Arizona">List of United States Senators from Arizona">Arizona
- 1. Henry F. Ashurst
- 3. Carl Hayden
Arkansas">List of United States Senators from Arkansas">Arkansas
- 2. Joseph T. Robinson
- 3. Thaddeus H. Caraway, until November 6, 1931
- * Hattie Caraway, from November 13, 1931
California">List of United States Senators from California">California
- 1. Hiram Johnson
- 3. Samuel M. Shortridge
Colorado">List of United States Senators from Colorado">Colorado
- 2. Edward P. Costigan
- 3. Charles W. Waterman, until August 27, 1932
- * Walter Walker, September 16, 1932 – December 6, 1932
- * Karl C. Schuyler, from December 7, 1932
Connecticut">List of United States Senators from Connecticut">Connecticut
- 1. Frederic C. Walcott
- 3. Hiram Bingham III
Delaware">List of United States Senators from Delaware">Delaware
- 1. John G. Townsend, Jr.
- 2. Daniel O. Hastings
Florida">List of United States Senators from Florida">Florida
- 1. Park Trammell
- 3. Duncan U. Fletcher
Georgia">List of United States Senators from Georgia">Georgia
- 2. William J. Harris, until April 18, 1932
- * John S. Cohen, April 25, 1932 – January 11, 1933
- * Richard Russell, Jr., from January 12, 1933
- 3. Walter F. George
Idaho">List of United States Senators from Idaho">Idaho
- 2. William E. Borah
- 3. John W. Thomas
Illinois">List of United States Senators from Illinois">Illinois
- 2. J. Hamilton Lewis
- 3. Otis F. Glenn
Indiana">List of United States Senators from Indiana">Indiana
- 1. Arthur R. Robinson
- 3. James E. Watson
Iowa">List of United States Senators from Iowa">Iowa
- 2. Lester J. Dickinson
- 3. Smith W. Brookhart
Kansas">List of United States Senators from Kansas">Kansas
- 2. Arthur Capper
- 3. George McGill
Kentucky">List of United States Senators from Kentucky">Kentucky
- 2. Marvel M. Logan
- 3. Alben W. Barkley
Louisiana">List of United States Senators from Louisiana">Louisiana
- 2. Huey Long, from January 25, 1932
- 3. Edwin S. Broussard
Maine">List of United States Senators from Maine">Maine
- 1. Frederick Hale
- 2. Wallace H. White, Jr.
Maryland">List of United States Senators from Maryland">Maryland
- 1. Phillips Lee Goldsborough
- 3. Millard Tydings
Massachusetts">List of United States Senators from Massachusetts">Massachusetts
- 1. David I. Walsh
- 2. Marcus A. Coolidge
Michigan">List of United States Senators from Michigan">Michigan
- 1. Arthur H. Vandenberg
- 2. James J. Couzens
Minnesota">List of United States Senators from Minnesota">Minnesota
- 1. Henrik Shipstead
- 2. Thomas D. Schall
Mississippi">List of United States Senators from Mississippi">Mississippi
- 1. Hubert D. Stephens
- 2. Pat Harrison
Missouri">List of United States Senators from Missouri">Missouri
- 1. Roscoe C. Patterson
- 3. Harry B. Hawes, until February 3, 1933
- * Bennett Champ Clark, from February 3, 1933
Montana">List of United States Senators from Montana">Montana
- 1. Burton K. Wheeler
- 2. Thomas J. Walsh, until March 2, 1933
Nebraska">List of United States Senators from Nebraska">Nebraska
- 1. Robert B. Howell
- 2. George W. Norris
Nevada">List of United States Senators from Nevada">Nevada
- 1. Key Pittman
- 3. Tasker Oddie
New Hampshire">List of United States Senators from New Hampshire">New Hampshire
- 2. Henry W. Keyes
- 3. George H. Moses
New Jersey">List of United States Senators from New Jersey">New Jersey
- 1. Hamilton F. Kean
- 2. Dwight Morrow, until October 5, 1931
- * W. Warren Barbour, from December 1, 1931
New Mexico">List of United States Senators from New Mexico">New Mexico
- 1. Bronson M. Cutting
- 2. Sam G. Bratton
New York">List of United States Senators from New York">New York
- 1. Royal S. Copeland
- 3. Robert F. Wagner
North Carolina">List of United States Senators from North Carolina">North Carolina
- 2. Josiah W. Bailey
- 3. Cameron A. Morrison, until December 4, 1932
- * Robert R. Reynolds, from December 5, 1932
North Dakota">List of United States Senators from North Dakota">North Dakota
- 1. Lynn Frazier
- 3. Gerald Nye
Ohio">List of United States Senators from Ohio">Ohio
- 1. Simeon D. Fess
- 3. Robert J. Bulkley
Oklahoma">List of United States Senators from Oklahoma">Oklahoma
- 2. Thomas Gore
- 3. Elmer Thomas
Oregon">List of United States Senators from Oregon">Oregon
- 2. Charles L. McNary
- 3. Frederick Steiwer
Pennsylvania">List of United States Senators from Pennsylvania">Pennsylvania
- 1. David A. Reed
- 3. James J. Davis
Rhode Island">List of United States Senators from Rhode Island">Rhode Island
- 1. Felix Hebert
- 2. Jesse H. Metcalf
South Carolina">List of United States Senators from South Carolina">South Carolina
- 2. James F. Byrnes
- 3. Ellison D. Smith
South Dakota">List of United States Senators from South Dakota">South Dakota
- 2. William J. Bulow
- 3. Peter Norbeck
Tennessee">List of United States Senators from Tennessee">Tennessee
- 1. Kenneth McKellar
- 2. Cordell Hull
Texas">List of United States Senators from Texas">Texas
- 1. Tom Connally
- 2. Morris Sheppard
Utah">List of United States Senators from Utah">Utah
- 1. William H. King
- 3. Reed Smoot
Vermont">List of United States Senators from Vermont">Vermont
- 1. Porter H. Dale
- 3. Frank C. Partridge, until March 31, 1931
- * Warren Austin, from April 1, 1931
Virginia">List of United States Senators from Virginia">Virginia
- 1. Claude A. Swanson
- 2. Carter Glass
Washington">List of United States Senators from Washington">Washington
- 1. Clarence Dill
- 3. Wesley L. Jones, until November 19, 1932
- * Elijah S. Grammer, from November 22, 1932
West Virginia">List of United States Senators from West Virginia">West Virginia
- 1. Henry D. Hatfield
- 2. Matthew M. Neely
Wisconsin">List of United States Senators from Wisconsin">Wisconsin
- 1. Robert M. La Follette, Jr.
- 3. John J. Blaine
Wyoming">List of United States Senators from Wyoming">Wyoming
- 1. John B. Kendrick
- 2. Robert D. Carey
House of Representatives
[List of [United States Representatives from Alabama|Alabama]]
- . John McDuffie
- . J. Lister Hill
- . Henry B. Steagall
- . Lamar Jeffers
- . LaFayette L. Patterson
- . William B. Oliver
- . Miles C. Allgood
- . Edward B. Almon
- . George Huddleston
- . William B. Bankhead
Arizona">List of United States Representatives from Arizona">Arizona
- . Lewis W. Douglas
Arkansas">List of United States Representatives from Arkansas">Arkansas
- . William J. Driver
- . John E. Miller
- . Claude A. Fuller
- . Effiegene L. Wingo
- . Heartsill Ragon
- . David D. Glover
- . Tilman B. Parks
California">List of United States Representatives from California">California
- . Clarence F. Lea
- . Harry L. Englebright
- . Charles F. Curry, Jr.
- . Florence P. Kahn
- . Richard J. Welch
- . Albert E. Carter
- . Henry E. Barbour
- . Arthur M. Free
- . William E. Evans
- . Joe Crail
- . Phil Swing
Colorado">List of United States Representatives from Colorado">Colorado
- . William R. Eaton
- . Charles B. Timberlake
- . Guy U. Hardy
- . Edward T. Taylor
Connecticut">List of United States Representatives from Connecticut">Connecticut
- . Augustine Lonergan
- . Richard P. Freeman
- . John Q. Tilson, until December 3, 1932
- . William L. Tierney
- . Edward W. Goss
Delaware">List of United States Representatives from Delaware">Delaware
- . Robert G. Houston
Florida">List of United States Representatives from Florida">Florida
- . Herbert J. Drane
- . Robert A. Green
- . Tom A. Yon
- . Ruth Bryan Owen
Georgia">List of United States Representatives from Georgia">Georgia
- . Charles G. Edwards, until July 13, 1931
- * Homer C. Parker, from September 9, 1931
- . Edward E. Cox
- . Charles R. Crisp, until October 7, 1932
- * Bryant T. Castellow, from November 8, 1932
- . William C. Wright
- . Robert Ramspeck
- . Samuel Rutherford, until February 4, 1932
- * Carlton Mobley, from March 2, 1932
- . Malcolm C. Tarver
- . Charles H. Brand
- . John S. Wood
- . Carl Vinson
- . William C. Lankford
- . William W. Larsen
Idaho">List of United States Representatives from Idaho">Idaho
- . Burton L. French
- . Addison T. Smith
Illinois">List of United States Representatives from Illinois">Illinois
- . Oscar S. De Priest
- . Morton D. Hull
- . Edward A. Kelly
- . Harry P. Beam
- . Adolph J. Sabath
- . James T. Igoe
- . Leonard W. Schuetz
- . Peter C. Granata, until April 5, 1932
- * Stanley H. Kunz, from April 5, 1932
- . Frederick A. Britten
- . Carl R. Chindblom
- . Frank R. Reid
- . John T. Buckbee
- . William R. Johnson
- . John C. Allen
- . Burnett M. Chiperfield
- . William E. Hull
- . Homer W. Hall
- . William P. Holaday
- . Charles Adkins
- . Henry T. Rainey
- . J. Earl Major
- . Charles A. Karch, until November 6, 1932
- . William W. Arnold
- . Claude V. Parsons
- . Kent E. Keller
- . William H. Dieterich
- . Richard Yates
Indiana">List of United States Representatives from Indiana">Indiana
- . John W. Boehne, Jr.
- . Arthur H. Greenwood
- . Eugene B. Crowe
- . Harry C. Canfield
- . Courtland C. Gillen
- . William H. Larrabee
- . Louis Ludlow
- . Albert H. Vestal, until April 1, 1932
- . Fred S. Purnell
- . William R. Wood
- . Glenn Griswold
- . David Hogg
- . Samuel B. Pettengill
Iowa">List of United States Representatives from Iowa">Iowa
- . William F. Kopp
- . Bernhard M. Jacobsen
- . Thomas J. B. Robinson
- . Gilbert N. Haugen
- . Cyrenus Cole
- . C. William Ramseyer
- . Cassius C. Dowell
- . Lloyd Thurston
- . Charles E. Swanson
- . Fred C. Gilchrist
- . Ed H. Campbell
Kansas">List of United States Representatives from Kansas">Kansas
- . William P. Lambertson
- . Ulysses S. Guyer
- . Harold C. McGugin
- . Homer Hoch
- . James G. Strong
- . Charles I. Sparks
- . Clifford R. Hope
- . William A. Ayres
Kentucky">List of United States Representatives from Kentucky">Kentucky
- . William V. Gregory
- . Glover H. Cary
- . John W. Moore
- . Cap R. Carden
- . Maurice H. Thatcher
- . Brent Spence
- . Virgil Chapman
- . Ralph W. E. Gilbert
- . Fred M. Vinson
- . Andrew J. May
- . Charles Finley
Louisiana">List of United States Representatives from Louisiana">Louisiana
- . Joachim O. Fernández
- . Paul H. Maloney
- . Numa F. Montet
- . John N. Sandlin
- . Riley J. Wilson
- . Bolivar E. Kemp
- . René L. De Rouen
- . James B. Aswell, until March 16, 1931
- * John H. Overton, from May 12, 1931
Maine">List of United States Representatives from Maine">Maine
- . Carroll L. Beedy
- . Donald B. Partridge
- . John E. Nelson
- . Donald F. Snow
Maryland">List of United States Representatives from Maryland">Maryland
- . T. Alan Goldsborough
- . William P. Cole, Jr.
- . Vincent L. Palmisano
- . J. Charles Linthicum, until October 5, 1932
- * Ambrose J. Kennedy, from November 8, 1932
- . Stephen W. Gambrill
- . David J. Lewis
Massachusetts">List of United States Representatives from Massachusetts">Massachusetts
- . Allen T. Treadway
- . William J. Granfield
- . Frank H. Foss
- . Pehr G. Holmes
- . Edith Nourse Rogers
- . Abram Andrew
- . William P. Connery, Jr.
- . Frederick W. Dallinger, until October 1, 1932
- . Charles L. Underhill
- . John J. Douglass
- . George H. Tinkham
- . John W. McCormack
- . Robert Luce
- . Richard B. Wigglesworth
- . Joseph W. Martin, Jr.
- . Charles L. Gifford
Michigan">List of United States Representatives from Michigan">Michigan
- . Robert H. Clancy
- . Earl C. Michener
- . Joseph L. Hooper
- . John C. Ketcham
- . Carl E. Mapes
- . Seymour H. Person
- . Jesse P. Wolcott
- . Bird J. Vincent, until July 18, 1931
- * Michael J. Hart, from November 3, 1931
- . James C. McLaughlin, until November 29, 1932
- . Roy O. Woodruff
- . Frank P. Bohn
- . W. Frank James
- . Clarence J. McLeod
Minnesota">List of United States Representatives from Minnesota">Minnesota
- . Victor Christgau
- . Frank Clague
- . August H. Andresen
- . Melvin Maas
- . William I. Nolan
- . Harold Knutson
- . Paul J. Kvale
- . William Pittenger
- . Conrad Selvig
- . Godfrey G. Goodwin, until February 16, 1933
Mississippi">List of United States Representatives from Mississippi">Mississippi
- . John E. Rankin
- . Wall Doxey
- . William M. Whittington
- . T. Jeff Busby
- . Ross A. Collins
- . Robert S. Hall
- . Percy Quin, until February 4, 1932
- * Lawrence R. Ellzey, from March 15, 1932
- . James Collier
Missouri">List of United States Representatives from Missouri">Missouri
- . Milton A. Romjue
- . Ralph F. Lozier
- . Jacob L. Milligan
- . David W. Hopkins
- . Joe Shannon
- . Clement C. Dickinson
- . Samuel C. Major, until July 28, 1931
- * Robert D. Johnson, from September 29, 1931
- . William L. Nelson
- . Clarence Cannon
- . Henry F. Niedringhaus
- . John J. Cochran
- . Leonidas C. Dyer
- . Clyde Williams
- . James F. Fulbright
- . Joe J. Manlove
- . William E. Barton
Montana">List of United States Representatives from Montana">Montana
- . John M. Evans
- . Scott Leavitt
Nebraska">List of United States Representatives from Nebraska">Nebraska
- . John H. Morehead
- . Howard M. Baldrige
- . Edgar Howard
- . John N. Norton
- . Ashton C. Shallenberger
- . Robert G. Simmons
Nevada">List of United States Representatives from Nevada">Nevada
- . Samuel S. Arentz
New Hampshire">List of United States Representatives from New Hampshire">New Hampshire
- . Fletcher Hale, until October 22, 1931
- * William N. Rogers, from January 5, 1932
- . Edward H. Wason
New Jersey">List of United States Representatives from New Jersey">New Jersey
- . Charles A. Wolverton
- . Isaac Bacharach
- . William H. Sutphin
- . Charles A. Eaton
- . Ernest R. Ackerman, until October 18, 1931
- * Percy H. Stewart, from December 1, 1931
- . Randolph Perkins
- . George N. Seger
- . Fred A. Hartley, Jr.
- . Peter A. Cavicchia
- . Frederick R. Lehlbach
- . Oscar L. Auf der Heide
- . Mary T. Norton
New Mexico">List of United States Representatives from New Mexico">New Mexico
- . Dennis Chavez
New York">List of United States Representatives from New York">New York
- . Robert L. Bacon
- . William F. Brunner
- . George W. Lindsay
- . Thomas H. Cullen
- . Loring M. Black, Jr.
- . Andrew L. Somers
- . Matthew V. O'Malley, until May 26, 1931
- * John J. Delaney, from November 3, 1931
- . Patrick J. Carley
- . Stephen A. Rudd
- . Emanuel Celler
- . Anning S. Prall
- . Samuel Dickstein
- . Christopher D. Sullivan
- . William I. Sirovich
- . John J. Boylan
- . John J. O'Connor
- . Ruth Baker Pratt
- . Martin J. Kennedy
- . Sol Bloom
- . Fiorello H. LaGuardia
- . Joseph A. Gavagan
- . Anthony J. Griffin
- . Frank A. Oliver
- . James M. Fitzpatrick
- . Charles D. Millard
- . Hamilton Fish, Jr.
- . Harcourt J. Pratt
- . Parker Corning
- . James S. Parker
- . Frank Crowther
- . Bertrand Snell
- . Francis D. Culkin
- . Frederick M. Davenport
- . John D. Clarke
- . Clarence E. Hancock
- . John Taber
- . Gale H. Stalker
- . James L. Whitley
- . Archie D. Sanders
- . Walter G. Andrews
- . Edmund F. Cooke
- . James M. Mead
- . Daniel A. Reed
North Carolina">List of United States Representatives from North Carolina">North Carolina
- . Lindsay C. Warren
- . John H. Kerr
- . Charles L. Abernethy
- . Edward W. Pou
- . Franklin W. Hancock, Jr.
- . J. Bayard Clark
- . J. Walter Lambeth
- . Robert L. Doughton
- . Alfred L. Bulwinkle
- . Zebulon Weaver
North Dakota">List of United States Representatives from North Dakota">North Dakota
- . Olger B. Burtness
- . Thomas Hall
- . James H. Sinclair
Ohio">List of United States Representatives from Ohio">Ohio
- . Nicholas Longworth, until April 9, 1931
- * John B. Hollister, from November 3, 1931
- . William E. Hess
- . Byron B. Harlan
- . John L. Cable
- . Frank C. Kniffin
- . James G. Polk
- . Charles Brand
- . Grant E. Mouser Jr.
- . Wilbur M. White
- . Thomas A. Jenkins
- . Mell G. Underwood
- . Arthur P. Lamneck
- . William L. Fiesinger
- . Francis Seiberling
- . C. Ellis Moore
- . Charles B. McClintock
- . Charles F. West
- . B. Frank Murphy
- . John G. Cooper
- . Charles A. Mooney, until May 29, 1931
- * Martin L. Sweeney, from November 3, 1931
- . Robert Crosser
- . Chester C. Bolton
Oklahoma">List of United States Representatives from Oklahoma">Oklahoma
- . Wesley E. Disney
- . William W. Hastings
- . Wilburn Cartwright
- . Tom D. McKeown
- . Fletcher B. Swank
- . Jed Johnson
- . James V. McClintic
- . Milton C. Garber
Oregon">List of United States Representatives from Oregon">Oregon
- . Willis C. Hawley
- . Robert R. Butler, until January 7, 1933
- . Charles H. Martin
Pennsylvania">List of United States Representatives from Pennsylvania">Pennsylvania
- . James M. Beck
- . George S. Graham, until July 4, 1931
- * Edward L. Stokes, from November 3, 1931
- . Harry C. Ransley
- . Benjamin M. Golder
- . James J. Connolly
- . George A. Welsh, until May 31, 1932
- * Robert L. Davis, from November 8, 1932
- . George P. Darrow
- . James Wolfenden
- . Henry W. Watson
- . J. Roland Kinzer
- . Patrick J. Boland
- . C. Murray Turpin
- . George F. Brumm
- . Norton L. Lichtenwalner
- . Louis T. McFadden
- . Robert F. Rich
- . Frederick W. Magrady
- . Edward M. Beers, until April 21, 1932
- * Joseph F. Biddle, from November 8, 1932
- . Isaac H. Doutrich
- . James R. Leech, until January 29, 1932
- * Howard W. Stull, from April 26, 1932
- . J. Banks Kurtz
- . Harry L. Haines
- . J. Mitchell Chase
- . Samuel A. Kendall, until January 8, 1933
- . Henry W. Temple
- . J. Howard Swick
- . Nathan L. Strong
- . Thomas C. Cochran
- . Milton W. Shreve
- . William R. Coyle
- . Adam M. Wyant
- . Edmund F. Erk
- . M. Clyde Kelly
- . Patrick J. Sullivan
- . Harry A. Estep
- . Guy E. Campbell
Rhode Island">List of United States Representatives from Rhode Island">Rhode Island
- . Clark Burdick
- . Richard S. Aldrich
- . Francis Condon
South Carolina">List of United States Representatives from South Carolina">South Carolina
- . Thomas S. McMillan
- . Butler B. Hare
- . Frederick H. Dominick
- . John J. McSwain
- . William F. Stevenson
- . Allard H. Gasque
- . Hampton P. Fulmer
South Dakota">List of United States Representatives from South Dakota">South Dakota
- . Charles A. Christopherson
- . Royal C. Johnson
- . William Williamson
Tennessee">List of United States Representatives from Tennessee">Tennessee
- . Oscar Lovette
- . J. Will Taylor
- . Sam D. McReynolds
- . John R. Mitchell
- . Ewin L. Davis
- . Joseph W. Byrns, Sr.
- . Edward E. Eslick, until June 14, 1932
- * Willa M. B. Eslick, from August 14, 1932
- . Gordon Browning
- . Jere Cooper
- . Edward H. Crump
Texas">List of United States Representatives from Texas">Texas
- . Wright Patman
- . Martin Dies, Jr.
- . Morgan G. Sanders
- . Sam Rayburn
- . Hatton W. Sumners
- . Luther Alexander Johnson
- . Clay Stone Briggs
- . Daniel E. Garrett, until December 13, 1932
- * Joe H. Eagle, from January 28, 1933
- . Joseph J. Mansfield
- . James P. Buchanan
- . Oliver H. Cross
- . Fritz G. Lanham
- . Guinn Williams
- . Harry M. Wurzbach, until November 6, 1931
- * Richard M. Kleberg, from November 24, 1931
- . John N. Garner
- . R. Ewing Thomason
- . Thomas L. Blanton
- . J. Marvin Jones
Utah">List of United States Representatives from Utah">Utah
- . Don B. Colton
- . Frederick C. Loofbourow
Vermont">List of United States Representatives from Vermont">Vermont
- . John E. Weeks
- . Ernest Willard Gibson
Virginia">List of United States Representatives from Virginia">Virginia
- . S. Otis Bland
- . Menalcus Lankford
- . Andrew J. Montague
- . Patrick Henry Drewry
- . Thomas G. Burch
- . Clifton A. Woodrum
- . John W. Fishburne
- . Howard W. Smith
- . John W. Flannagan, Jr.
- . Henry St. George Tucker, III, until July 23, 1932
- * Joel W. Flood, from November 8, 1932
Washington">List of United States Representatives from Washington">Washington
- . Ralph Horr
- . Lindley H. Hadley
- . Albert Johnson
- . John W. Summers
- . Samuel B. Hill
West Virginia">List of United States Representatives from West Virginia">West Virginia
- . Carl G. Bachmann
- . Frank L. Bowman
- . Lynn Hornor
- . Robert L. Hogg
- . Hugh Ike Shott
- . Joe L. Smith
Wisconsin">List of United States Representatives from Wisconsin">Wisconsin
- . Thomas R. Amlie, from October 13, 1931
- . Charles A. Kading
- . John M. Nelson
- . John C. Schafer
- . William H. Stafford
- . Michael Reilly
- . Gardner R. Withrow
- . Gerald J. Boileau
- . George J. Schneider
- . James A. Frear
- . Hubert H. Peavey
Wyoming">List of United States Representatives from Wyoming">Wyoming
- . Vincent Carter
Non-voting members
- . James Wickersham
- . Victor S. K. Houston
- . Pedro Guevara
- . Camilo Osías
- . Félix Córdova Dávila, until April 11, 1932
- * José Lorenzo Pesquera , from April 15, 1932
Changes in membership
Senate
- Replacements: 8
- No net gains for either party
- Deaths: 6
- Resignations: 3
- Interim appointments: 4
- Total seats with changes: 11
House of Representatives
- replacements: 23
- * Democratic: 6 seat net gain
- * Republican: 6 seat net loss
- Deaths: 24
- Resignations: 7
- Contested election: 1
- Total seats with changes: 32
Committees
Senate
- Agriculture and Forestry
- Air Mail and Ocean Mail Contracts
- Alaska Railroad
- Appropriations
- Audit and Control the Contingent Expenses of the Senate
- Banking and Currency
- Civil Service
- Claims
- Commerce
- Depreciation of Foreign Currencies
- District of Columbia
- Education and Labor
- Enrolled Bills
- Expenditures in Executive Departments
- Finance
- Foreign Relations
- Immigration
- Indian Affairs
- Interoceanic Canals
- Interstate Commerce
- Irrigation and Reclamation
- Judiciary
- Library
- Manufactures
- Military Affairs
- Mines and Mining
- Mississippi Flood Control Project
- Naval Affairs
- Patents
- Pensions
- Post Office Leases
- Post Office and Post Roads
- Printing
- Privileges and Elections
- Public Buildings and Grounds
- Public Lands and Surveys
- Reconstruction Finance Corporation
- Rules
- Territories and Insular Affairs
- Whole
House of Representatives
- Accounts
- Agriculture
- Appropriations
- Banking and Currency
- Census
- Civil Service
- Claims
- Coinage, Weights and Measures
- Disposition of Executive Papers
- District of Columbia
- Education
- Election of the President, Vice President and Representatives in Congress
- Elections No.#1
- Elections No.#2
- Elections No.#3
- Enrolled Bills
- Expenditures in the Executive Departments
- Flood Control
- Foreign Affairs
- Immigration and Naturalization
- Indian Affairs
- Insular Affairs
- Interstate and Foreign Commerce
- Invalid Pensions
- Irrigation and Reclamation
- Judiciary
- Labor
- Library
- Memorials
- Merchant Marine and Fisheries
- Military Affairs
- Mines and Mining
- Naval Affairs
- Patents
- Pensions
- Post Office and Post Roads
- Printing
- Public Buildings and Grounds
- Public Lands
- Revision of Laws
- Rivers and Harbors
- Roads
- Rules
- Standards of Official Conduct
- Territories
- War Claims
- Ways and Means
- World War Veterans' Legislation
- Whole
Joint committees
- Conditions of Indian Tribes
- Disposition of Executive Papers
- The Library
- Printing
- Taxation
- Veterans' Affairs
Caucuses
- Democratic
- Democratic
Employees
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- Architect of the Capitol: David Lynn
- Attending Physician of the United States Congress: George Calver
- Comptroller General of the United States: John R. McCarl
- Librarian of Congress: Herbert Putnam
- Public Printer of the United States: George H. Carter
Senate
- Chaplain: ZeBarney T. Phillips
- Secretary: Edwin P. Thayer
- Librarian: James D. Preston
- Sergeant at Arms: David S. Barry
- Democratic Party Secretary: Edwin A. Halsey
- Republican Party Secretary: Carl A. Loeffler
House of Representatives
- Chaplain: James S. Montgomery
- Clerk: South Trimble
- Doorkeeper: Joseph J. Sinnott
- Parliamentarian: Lewis Deschler
- Postmaster: Finis E. Scott
- Reading Clerks: Patrick Joseph Haltigan and Alney E. Chaffee
- Sergeant at Arms: Joseph G. Rodgers, until December 7, 1931
- * Kenneth Romney, from December 7, 1931