70th United States Congress
70th United States Congress
United States Capitol (1906)
Duration: March 4, 1927 – March 3, 1929
President of the
Senate:
Charles G. Dawes
President pro
tempore:
George H. Moses
Speaker of the House: Nicholas Longworth
Members:
96 Senators
435 Representatives
5 Non-voting
members
Senate Majority:
Republican
House Majority:
Republican
Sessions
1st: December 5, 1927 – May 29, 1928
2nd: December 3, 1928 – March 3, 1929
<69th 71st>
The Seventieth 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, 1927 to
March 3, 1929, during the last two years of
the second administration of U.S. President
Calvin Coolidge.
The apportionment of seats in this House
of Representatives was based on the Four-
teenth Census of the United States in 1920.
Both chambers had a Republican majority.
Dates of sessions
March 4, 1927 - March 3, 1929
• First session: December 5, 1927 - May 29,
1928
President of the Senate
Vice President
Charles G. Dawes
• Second session: December 3, 1928 -
March 3, 1929 — a lame duck session
Previous congress: 69th Congress
Next congress: 71st Congress
Party summary
The count below identifies party affiliations
at the beginning of the first session of this
Congress, and includes members from vacan-
cies and newly admitted states, when they
were first seated. Changes resulting from
subsequent replacements are shown below in
the "Changes in membership" section.
Senate
• Democratic
(D): 46
• Republican
(R): 48
(majority)
House of
Representatives
• Democratic (D):
194
• Republican (R):
238 (majority)
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70th United States Congress
1
• Farmer-
Labor (FL):
1
• vacant: 1
TOTAL mem-
bers: 96
• Farmer-Labor
(FL): 2
• Socialist (S): 1
TOTAL members:
435
Leadership
• Vice President of the United States
(President of the Senate):
• Charles G. Dawes, Republican of
Illinois
• President pro