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The 65th 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, 1917, to March 4, 1919, during the fifth and sixth years of Woodrow Wilson's presidency.
This is a complete list of members of the United States Senate during the 65th United States Congress listed by seniority, from March 4, 1917, to March 3, 1919. Order of service is based on the commencement of the senator's first term.
Seniority in the House, for Congressmen with unbroken service, depends on the date on which the members first term began. That date is either the start of the Congress (4 March in odd numbered years, for the era up to and including the 73rd Congress starting in 1933) or the date of a special election during the Congress.
This chart shows the historical composition of the United States House of Representatives, from the 1st Congress to the present day. ... 65th: 1916: 1 214 1 3 215 1 ...
1917 United States House of Representatives elections (12 P) 1918 United States House of Representatives elections (64 P) 1916 United States Senate elections (36 P)
There were four special elections to the United States House of Representatives in 1919, during the 65th United States Congress and 66th United States Congress. 65th United States Congress [ edit ]
The Chamberlain–Kahn Act of 1918 is a U.S. federal law passed on July 9, 1918, by the 65th United States Congress.The law implemented a public health program that came to be known as the American Plan, whose stated goal was to combat the spread of venereal disease.
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 years.