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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. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] 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 1932 United States House of Representatives elections were elections for the United States House of Representatives to elect members to serve in the 73rd United States Congress. They were held for the most part on November 8, 1932, while Maine held theirs on September 12. They coincided with the landslide election of President Franklin D ...
The President of the United States is elected to a four-year term. Each of the 435 seats in the United States House of Representatives are elected to two-year terms. The 100 members in the United States Senate are elected to six-year terms, with one-third of them being renewed every two years.
The Revenue Act of 1932 is enacted, creating the first gas tax in the United States at 1 cent per US gallon (0.26 ¢/L) sold. The 6.4 M w Eureka earthquake affects the north coast of California with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VIII ( Severe ).
The election took place after the 1930 United States census and the subsequent congressional re-apportionment. The Reapportionment Act of 1929 provided a permanent method of apportioning 435 House seats; previously, Congress had had to pass apportionment legislation after each census.
This is a list of the several United States Congresses, since their beginning in 1789, including their beginnings, endings, and the dates of their individual sessions.. Each elected bicameral Congress (of the two chambers of the Senate and the House of Representatives) lasts for two years and begins on January 3 of odd-numbered y
This is a complete list of members of the United States Senate during the 72nd United States Congress listed by seniority, from March 4, 1931, to March 3, 1933.. Order of service is based on the commencement of the senator's first term.
1932 United States House of Representatives elections in New Hampshire; 1932 New Hampshire's 1st congressional district special election; 1932 United States House of Representatives elections in New Jersey; 1932 United States House of Representatives election in New Mexico; 1932 United States House of Representatives elections in New York