70th United States Congress | |
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69th ← → 71st | |
March 4, 1927 – March 4, 1929 | |
Members | 96 senators 435 representatives 5 non-voting delegates |
Senate majority | Republican |
Senate President | Charles G. Dawes (R) |
House majority | Republican |
House Speaker | Nicholas Longworth (R) |
Sessions | |
1st: December 5, 1927 – May 29, 1928 2nd: December 3, 1928 – March 3, 1929 |
The 70th 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, 1927, to March 4, 1929, during the last two years of Calvin Coolidge's presidency. The apportionment of seats in the House of Representatives was based on the 1910 United States census.
Both chambers had a Republican majority - albeit reduced from the previous Congress - and along with President Coolidge, the Republicans maintained an overall federal government trifecta.[1]