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	63rd United States Congress
	; United States Capitol (1906)
	Duration: March 4, 1913 – March 4, 1915
President of the Senate:	Thomas R. Marshall
President pro tempore:	James P. Clarke
Speaker of the House:	Champ Clark
Members:	96 Senators; 435 Representatives; 5 Non-voting members
Senate Majority:	Democratic
House Majority:	Democratic
Sessions
	Special: March 4, 1913 – March 17, 1913; 1st: April 7, 1913 – December 1, 1913; 2nd: December 1, 1913 – October 24, 1914; 3rd: December 7, 1914 – March 3, 1915
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The Sixty-third 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, 1913 to March 4, 1915, during the first two years of Woodrow Wilson'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 Democratic majority.

[edit] Major events

Main articles: 1913, 1914, and 1915

March 4, 1913: Woodrow Wilson became President of the United States.
March 9, 1914: The Senate adopted a rule forbidding smoking on the floor of the Senate because Senator Ben Tillman, recovering from a stroke, found the smoke irritating.
July 28, 1914: World War I began in Europe
August 15, 1914: The Panama Canal was inaugurated
August 19, 1914: President Woodrow Wilson declared strict U.S. neutrality
November 1914: United States House of Representatives elections, 1914 and United States Senate elections, 1914
November 16, 1914: Federal Reserve Bank opened

[edit] Major legislation

Main article: List of United States federal legislation#63rd United States Congress
May 27, 1913: Kern Resolution
July 9, 1913: Saboth Act
July 15, 1913: Newlands Labor Act
October 3, 1913: Revenue Act of 1913 (Federal Income Tax), including Underwood Tariff
October 22, 1913: Urgent Deficiencies Act
December 19, 1913: Raker Act
December 23, 1913: Federal Reserve Act, ch. 6, 38 Stat. 251, 12 U.S.C. § 221, et seq.
February 7, 1914: Red Light Abatement Act
May 8, 1914: Smith-Lever Act, ch. 79, 38 Stat. 372, 7 U.S.C. § 341
June 24, 1914: Cutter Service Act
June 30, 1914: Cooperative Funds Act
July 17, 1914: Agricultural Entry Act
July 18, 1914: Aviation Service Act
July 21, 1914: Borland Amendment
August 13, 1914: Smith-Hayden Act
August 15, 1914: Sponge Act
August 18, 1914: Cotton Futures Act of 1914
August 18, 1914: Foreign Ship Registry Act
August 22, 1914: Glacier National Park Act of 1914
September 2, 1914: War Risk Insurance Act
September 26, 1914: Federal Trade Commission Act, ch. 311, 38 Stat. 717, 15 U.S.C. § 41
October 2, 1914: River and Harbors Act of 1914
October 15, 1914: Clayton Antitrust Act, ch. 323, 38 Stat. 730, 15 U.S.C. § 12, et seq.
October 22, 1914: Emergency Internal Revenue Tax Act
December 17, 1914: Harrison Narcotics Tax Act
January 28, 1915: Coast Guard Act
March 4, 1915: Merchant Marine Act of 1915
March 4, 1915: River and Harbors Act of 1915
March 4, 1915: LaFollette Seamen's Act
March 4, 1915: Standard Barrel Act For Fruits, Vegetables, and Dry Commodities
March 4, 1915: Federal Boiler Inspection Act
March 4, 1915: Uniform Bill of Lading Act
March 4, 1915: Occupancy Permits Act

[edit] Party summary

Map showing Senate party membership at the start of the 62nd Congress. Red states are represented by two Republicans and blue by two Democrats. Purple states are represented by one senator from each party.

[edit] Senate

TOTAL members: 96

[edit] House of Representatives

TOTAL members: 435

[edit] Leadership

[edit] Senate

[edit] House of Representatives

Speaker of the House: Champ Clark

[edit] Members

[edit] Senate

Most Senators were elected by the state legislatures every two years, with one-third beginning new six year terms with each Congress. A few senators were elected directly by the residents of the state.