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Sixty-first Congress

61st United States Congress
60th ←
→ 62nd
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March 4, 1909 – March 4, 1911
Senate President James S. Sherman (R)
Senate Pres. pro tem William P. Frye (R)
House Speaker Joseph G. Cannon (R)
Members 92 Senators
391 Representatives
7 Non-voting members
Senate Majority Republican
House Majority Republican
Sessions
Special: March 4, 1909 – March 6, 1909
1st: March 15, 1909 – August 5, 1909
2nd: December 6, 1909 – June 25, 1910
3rd: December 5, 1910 – March 3, 1911

The Sixty-first 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, 1909 to March 4, 1911, during the first two years of William H. Taft's Presidency. The apportionment of seats in the House of Representatives was based on the Twelfth Census of the United States in 1900. Both chambers had a Republican majority.

TOTAL members: 391


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. Preceding the names in the list below are Senate class numbers, which indicate the cycle of their election.

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

Lists of committees and their party leaders.


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