65th United States Congress

	65th United States Congress
	; United States Capitol (1906)
	Duration: March 4, 1917 – March 3, 1919
President of the Senate:	Thomas R. Marshall
President pro tempore:	Willard Saulsbury, Jr.
Speaker of the House:	Champ Clark
Members:	96 Senators; 435 Representatives; 5 Non-voting members
Senate Majority:	Republican (plurality)
House Majority:	Democratic
Sessions
	1st: April 2, 1917 – October 6, 1917; 2nd: December 3, 1917 – November 21, 1918; 3rd: December 2, 1918 – March 3, 1919; Special: March 5, 1917 – March 16, 1917
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The Sixty-fifth United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, composed of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, DC from March 4, 1917 to March 4, 1919, during the fourth and fifth years of Woodrow Wilson's presidency. The apportionment of seats in this House of Representatives was based on the Thirteenth Census of the United States in 1910. The Senate had a Democratic majority, and the House had a Republican plurality but the Democrats remained in control with the support of the Progressives.

[edit] Major events

Main articles: 1917, 1918, and 1919

[edit] Major legislation

Main article: List of United States federal legislation#65th United States Congress

April 24, 1917 — 1st Liberty Loan Act
May 12, 1917 — Enemy Vessel Confiscation Joint Resolution
May 12, 1917 — 1st Army Appropriations Act of 1917
May 18, 1917 — Selective Service Act of 1917, Sess. 1, ch. 15, 40 Stat. 76
May 29, 1917 — Esch Car Service Act of 1917
June 15, 1917 — 2nd Army Appropriations Act of 1917
June 15, 1917 — Search Warrant Act of 1917
June 15, 1917 — Emergency Shipping Fund Act of 1917
June 15, 1917 — Espionage Act of 1917, Sess. 1, ch. 30, 40 Stat. 217
August 8, 1917 — River and Harbors Act of 1917
August 10, 1917 — Priority of Shipments Act of 1917
August 10, 1917 — Obstruction of Interstate Commerce Act of 1917
August 10, 1917 — Food and Fuel Control Act (Lever Act)
August 14, 1917 — Grain Standards Act of 1917
October 1, 1917 — 2nd Liberty Loan Act
October 1, 1917 — Aircraft Board Act of 1917
October 3, 1917 — War Revenue Act of 1917
October 5, 1917 — Repatriation Act of 1917
October 6, 1917 — Explosives Act of 1917
October 6, 1917 — International Emergency Economic Powers Act (Trading with the Enemy Act), Sess. 2, ch. 106, 40 Stat. 411
October 6, 1917 — War Risk Insurance Act of 1917
October 6, 1917 — Smoot Amendment
December 26, 1917 — Federal Possession and Control Act
February 24, 1918 — Revenue Act of 1918
March 8, 1918 — Soldiers' and Sailors' Civil Relief Act
March 19, 1918 — Standard Time Act (Calder Act), Sess. 2, ch. 24, 40 Stat. 450
March 19, 1918 — Daylight Savings Act (Borland-Calder Act)
March 21, 1918 — Federal Control Act of 1918
April 4, 1918 — 3rd Liberty Loan Act
April 5, 1918 — War Finance Corporation Act
April 10, 1918 — Webb-Pomerene Act
April 18, 1918 — American Forces Abroad Indemnity Act
April 20, 1918 — Destruction of War Materials Act
May 9, 1918 — Alien Naturalization Act
May 16, 1918 — Housing For War Needs Act
May 16, 1918 — Sedition Act of 1918, Sess. 2, ch. 75, 40 Stat. 553
May 20, 1918 — Departmental Reorganization Act (Overman Act)
May 22, 1918 — Passport Control Act
May 22, 1918 — Entry and Departure Controls Act
May 31, 1918 — Saulsbury Resolution
June 27, 1918 — Veterans Rehabilitation Act (Smith-Sears Act)
June 27, 1918 — Industrial Aid Act (Fess Act)
July 3, 1918 — Migratory Bird Treaty Act of 1918, Sess. 2, ch. 128, 40 Stat. 755
July 9, 1918 — Army Appropriations Act of 1918
July 9, 1918 — 4th Liberty Loan Act
July 9, 1918 — Public Health and Research Act of 1918 (Chamberlain-Kahn Act)
July 18, 1918 — Charter Rate and Requisition Act of 1918
July 18, 1918 — River and Harbors Act of 1918
October 16, 1918 — Immigration Act of October 16, 1918, (Dillingham-Hardwick Act Sess. 2, ch. 186, 40 Stat. 1012
October 16, 1918 — Corrupt Practices Act of 1918 (Gerry Act)
November 7, 1918 — National Bank Consolidation Act of 1918
November 21, 1918 — War-Time Prohibition Act
February 24, 1919 — Revenue Act of 1919
February 24, 1919 — Child Labor Act of 1919
February 26, 1919 — Grand Canyon Park Act of 1919
February 26, 1919 — Acadia National Park Act of 1919
March 2, 1919 — River and Harbors Act of 1919
March 2, 1919 — War Minerals Relief Act of 1919 (Dent Act)
March 3, 1919 — Hospitalization Act of 1919
March 3, 1919 — War Risk Insurance Act of 1919
March 3, 1919 — 5th Liberty Loan Act
March 4, 1919 — Wheat Price Guarantee Act (Lever Act)

[edit] Resolutions

War Resolutions that brought America into World War I:
- Germany: Joint Res. April 6, 1917, 40 Stat. 1
- Austria-Hungary: Joint Res. December 7, 1917, 40 Stat. 429

[edit] Party summary

[edit] Senate

Democratic (D): 54 (majority)
Republican (R): 42

TOTAL members: 96

[edit] House of Representatives

TOTAL members: 435

[edit] Leadership

[edit] Senate

[edit] House of Representatives

Speaker of the House - Champ Clark

[edit] Members

[edit] Senate

At this time, most Senators were elected by the state legislatures every two years, with one-third beginning new six year terms with each Congress. A few senators were elected directly by the residents of the state.