| 62nd United States Congress | |
|---|---|
61st ← → 63rd | |
 United States Capitol (1906) | |
March 4, 1911 – March 4, 1913 | |
| Members | 92 - 96 senators 392 - 394 representatives 7 non-voting delegates |
| Senate majority | Republican |
| Senate President | James S. Sherman (R)[a] (until October 30, 1912) Vacant (from October 30, 1912) |
| House majority | Democratic |
| House Speaker | Champ Clark (D) |
| Sessions | |
| 1st: April 4, 1911 – August 22, 1911 2nd: December 4, 1911 – August 26, 1912 3rd: December 2, 1912 – March 3, 1913 | |
The 62nd 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, 1911, to March 4, 1913, during the final two years of William H. Taft's presidency.
The apportionment of seats in the House of Representatives was based on the 1900 United States census. Additional House seats were assigned to the two new states of New Mexico and Arizona. The size of the House was to be 435 starting with the new Congress coming into session in 1913. The Senate had a Republican majority, and the House flipped into a Democratic majority. This change of control ended the 14-year-long Republican government trifecta that began in the 55th Congress, one of only two trifectas that lasted longer than a decade.
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