| 63rd United States Congress | |
| United States Capitol (1906) | |
| Session: | March 4, 1913 – March 4, 1915 |
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| President of the Senate: | Thomas R. Marshall |
| President pro tempore of the Senate: | James P. Clarke |
| Speaker of the House: | Champ Clark |
| Members: | 435 Representatives 96 Senators |
| House Majority: | Democratic |
| Senate Majority: | Democratic |
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, DC from March 4, 1913 to March 4, 1915, during the first two years of the first administration of U.S. President Woodrow Wilson.
The apportionment of seats in this House of Representatives was based on the Thirteenth Census of the United States in 1910. Both chambers had a Democratic majority.
Dates of sessions
March 4, 1913 - March 4, 1915- Special session of the Senate: March 4, 1913 - March 17, 1913
- First session: April 7, 1913 - December 1, 1913
- Second session: December 1, 1913 - October 24, 1914
- Third session: December 7, 1914 - March 4, 1915 — a lame duck session
Previous congress: 62nd Congress
Next congress: 64th Congress
Major events
- Main article: Events of 1913; Events of 1914; Events of 1915
- 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.
- 28 July 1914: World War I began
- 19 August 1914: President Woodrow Wilson declares strict U.S. neutrality
- United States House elections, 1914
- United States Senate elections, 1914
Major legislation
- October 3, 1913 - Revenue Act of 1913 (Federal Income Tax), including Underwood Tariff
- December 23, 1913 - Federal Reserve Act, ch. 6, 38 Stat. 251, , et seq.
- May 8, 1914 - Smith-Lever Act, ch. 79, 38 Stat. 372,
- September 26, 1914 - Federal Trade Commission Act, ch. 311, 38 Stat. 717,
- October 15, 1914 - Clayton Antitrust Act, ch. 323, 38 Stat. 730, , et seq.
- 1914 - Narcotics Act
Party summary
TOTAL members: 96 |
TOTAL members: 435 |
Leadership
Senate
House of Representatives
Members
Senate
At this time, 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.
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House of Representatives
The names of members of the House of Representatives elected statewide on the general ticket or otherwise at-large, are preceded by an "A/L," and the names of those elected from districts, whether plural or single member, are preceded by their district numbers.Many of the congressional district numbers are linked to articles describing the district itself. Since the boundaries of the districts have changed often and substantially, the linked article may only describe the district as it exists today, and not as it was at the time of this Congress.