Subjects – Roosevelt, Franklin D.
A pay cut for Representatives during the Great Depression
March 20, 1933
In response to the financial crisis of the Great Depression, the House on this day approved a bill that reduced the salaries of Representatives and Senators from $9,000 to $8,500 per annum.
The first session of the 73rd Congress came to a close
June 16, 1933
Early in the morning on this date, the first session of the 73rd Congress came to a close.
The Reciprocal Trade Agreement Act of 1934
March 29, 1934
After hours of debate, the House passed the Reciprocal Trade Agreement Act by a vote of 274 to 111 (with 47 Members not voting)—for the first time granting the President its traditional power to levy tariffs.
Soil Conservation in the New Deal Congress
April 27, 1935
As blistering heat sapped the American West of much-needed moisture, President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed into law the Soil Conservation and Domestic Allotment Act.
The Social Security Act of 1935
August 14, 1935
President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed the Social Security Act of 1935 into law on this date.
The first evening Annual Message
January 03, 1936
On this date, during the second session of the 74th Congress (1935–1937), President Franklin D. Roosevelt held the first nighttime Annual Message. “
The George Cohan Congressional Gold Medal
May 28, 1936
The Committee on the Library reported favorably on H.R. 4651, to award the Congressional Gold Medal to entertainer George M. Cohan.
The first time Congress met for two Joint Sessions in one day
January 06, 1937
On this date, for the first time in congressional history, Congress met for two Joint Sessions in one day.
The first inauguration after the lame duck amendment
January 20, 1937
On this date, Franklin Delano Roosevelt was sworn into office at the U.S. Capitol for a second term as President.
The 75th Congress and the legislative program of President Franklin D. Roosevelt
August 21, 1937
On this date, the first session of the 75th Congress (1937–1939) adjourned sine die. Under the leadership of Speaker of the House William Bankhead of Alabama, the Democratic majority was tasked with fulfilling the legislative program of President Franklin D. Roosevelt.
The Wildlife Restoration Act of 1937
September 02, 1937
President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed into law the Wildlife Restoration Act, also known as the Pittman–Robertson Act of 1937.
President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s Joint Session of Congress opening a Special Session to revise U.S. neutrality law
September 21, 1939
Less than three weeks after the outbreak of European hostilities in World War II, President Franklin D. Roosevelt addressed a Joint Session of Congress to open a Special Session which he had called to revise U.S. neutrality law.
The Lend-Lease Act of 1941
March 11, 1941
On this date, President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed into law the Lend-Lease Act—authorizing the President to sell, lease, or lend military hardware to any country he designated as vital to American national security.
The youngest Congressional Gold Medal recipient, 11-year-old Ronald Boucher
April 23, 1941
Representative Robert Secrest of Ohio, chairman of the House Committee on the Library, reported favorably to the House on legislation to present a Congressional Gold Medal to 11-year-old Ronald Boucher of Vermont.
The portrait of Speaker of the House Sam Rayburn of Texas
August 16, 1941
Speaker Sam Rayburn’s portrait by British artist Douglas Chandor was received by the House of Representatives.
The Declaration of War against Japan
December 08, 1941
On this date, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt, addressing the nation in a Joint Session in the House Chamber, asked Congress to declare war against Japan for the surprise attack against American naval facilities in and around Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, a day earlier
The House declaration of war against the Axis Powers
December 11, 1941
On this date, the House approved a declaration of war against Axis Powers Germany and Italy—just three days after Congress had declared war against Japan.
The override of President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s Revenue Act of 1943,
February 24, 1944
On this date, the House voted 299 to 95 to override President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s veto of the Revenue Act of 1943 (H. R. 3687).
President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s fourth inauguration
January 20, 1945
On this date, the White House hosted President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s fourth inauguration and disregarded the tradition of using the U.S. Capitol.
President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s final address to a Joint Session
March 01, 1945
President Franklin Delano Roosevelt made his last appearance before a Joint Session of Congress to report on the Yalta Conference
A Joint Session to honor President Franklin D. Roosevelt
July 01, 1946
On this date, Congress held a Joint Session to honor the memory of President Franklin D. Roosevelt.
Representative Kathryn O’Loughlin McCarthy of Kansas
January 16, 1952
On this date, former Representative Kathryn O’Loughlin McCarthy of Kansas died in Hays, Kansas.
Texas Speaker of the House Sam Rayburn’s bold move to increase the size of the Committee on Rules
January 31, 1961
The House voted in favor of a resolution to increase the Committee on Rules’ membership from 12 to 15.