67th United States Congress


The 67th 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, 1921, to March 4, 1923, during the first two years of Warren Harding's presidency. The apportionment of seats in the House of Representatives was based on the Thirteenth Census of the United States in 1910. Both chambers had a Republican majority.


Major events

The count below identifies party affiliations at the beginning of the first session of this Congress, and includes members from vacancies and newly admitted states, when they were first seated. Changes resulting from subsequent replacements are shown below in the "Changes in membership" section.

Senate

House of Representatives

Leadership

Senate

This list is arranged by chamber, then by state. Senators are listed by class; Representatives are listed by district.

Senate

Senators were elected every two years, with one-third beginning new six-year terms with each Congress. Preceding the names in the list below are Senate class numbers, which indicate the cycle of their election. In this Congress, Class 1 meant their term ended with this Congress, requiring re-election in 1922; Class 2 meant their term began in the last Congress, requiring re-election in 1924; and Class 3 meant their term began with this Congress, requiring re-election in 1926.

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House of Representatives

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Changes in membership

The count below reflects changes from the beginning of the first session of this Congress.

Senate

StateSenatorReason for VacancySuccessorDate of Successor's Installation
New Mexico
Albert B. Fall Resigned March 4, 1921, after being appointed United States Secretary of the Interior. Successor was appointed and subsequently elected.Holm O. Bursum April 11, 1921
Delaware
Josiah O. Wolcott Resigned July 2, 1921, to accept an appointment to become Chancellor of the Delaware Court of Chancery. Successor was appointed.T. Coleman du Pont July 7, 1921
Pennsylvania
Philander C. Knox Died October 12, 1921. Successor was appointed.William E. Crow October 24, 1921
Pennsylvania
Boies Penrose Died December 31, 1921. Successor was appointed and subsequently elected.George W. Pepper January 9, 1922
Iowa
William S. Kenyon Resigned February 24, 1922, after being appointed to the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit. Successor was appointed.Charles A. Rawson February 24, 1922
Pennsylvania
William E. Crow Died August 2, 1922. Successor was appointed and subsequently elected.David A. Reed August 8, 1922
Georgia
Thomas E. Watson Died September 26, 1922. Successor was appointed November 21, 1922 to serve one day until the elected successor took the seat.Rebecca L. Felton October 3, 1922
Delaware
T. Coleman du Pont Successor was elected.Thomas F. Bayard, Jr. November 8, 1922
Michigan
Truman H. Newberry Resigned November 18, 1922. Successor was appointed.James J. Couzens November 29, 1922
Georgia
Rebecca L. Felton Successor was elected.Walter F. George November 22, 1922
Iowa
Charles A. Rawson Successor was elected.Smith W. Brookhart November 8, 1922

House of Representatives

Lists of committees and their party leaders, for members of the committees and their assignments, go into the Official Congressional Directory at the bottom of the article and click on the link, in the directory after the pages of terms of service, you will see the committees of the Senate, House and Joint and after the committee pages, you will see the House/Senate committee assignments in the directory, on the committees section of the House and Senate in the Official Congressional Directory, the committee's members on the first row on the left side shows the chairman of the committee and on the right side shows the ranking member of the committee.

Senate

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