112th Congress, 2nd Session
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.
May 08, 1936
On this date in the 74th Congress (1935–1937), Members of the House of Representatives debated renaming a portion of the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) Chickamauga Dam after Congressman Samuel McReynolds of Tennessee.
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.
January 03, 1945
On this date, the Select Committee on House Un-American Activities became a standing House committee.
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