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The 73rd 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, D.C. from March 4, 1933, to January 3, 1935, during the first two years of Franklin D. Roosevelt's presidency.
The Emergency Banking Act, an amendment to the Trading with the Enemy Act of 1917, was introduced on March 9, 1933, to a joint session of Congress, and was passed the same evening amid an atmosphere of chaos and uncertainty as over 100 new Democratic members of Congress swept into power determined to take radical steps to address banking ...
March 3, 1933 Democratic: 2nd session December 5, 1932 – March 3, 1933 73rd Congress: March 4, 1933 Special session March 4, 1933 – March 6, 1933 January 3, 1935 Democratic: 1st session March 9, 1933 – June 15, 1933 2nd session January 3, 1934 – June 18, 1934 74th Congress: January 3, 1935 1st session January 3, 1935 – August 26, 1935
There were ten special elections to the United States House of Representatives in 1933, to both the 72nd United States Congress and the 73rd United States Congress. 72nd United States Congress [ edit ]
March 9 – Great Depression: The U.S. Congress begins its first 100 days of enacting New Deal legislation. March 10 – The 6.4 M w Long Beach earthquake affects the Greater Los Angeles Area with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VIII (Severe), leaving 115–120 people dead, and causing an estimated $40 million in damage.
March 4 – First inauguration of Franklin D. Roosevelt; March 5 - President Roosevelt calls for the 73rd United States Congress to participate in an extraordinary session the following Thursday, March 9. During the night hours he proclaims a national holiday during the midnight of March 9. [1]
Congressional archives consist of records and personal papers that document the history and activities of the United States Congress.The National Archives and Records Administration’s Center for Legislative Archives collects and preserves the official administrative and legislative records of the U.S. Senate and the U.S. House of Representatives.
A page from the June 14 to 28, 1935, Congressional Record. The Congressional Record is the official record of the proceedings and debates of the United States Congress, published by the United States Government Publishing Office and issued when Congress is in session. The Congressional Record Index is updated daily online and published monthly.