65th United States Congress

The Sixty-fifth 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, 1917 to March 4, 1919, during the fourth and fifth years of Woodrow Wilson's presidency. The apportionment of seats in this House of Representatives was based on the Thirteenth Census of the United States in 1910. The Senate had a Democratic majority, and the House had a Republican plurality but the Democrats remained in control with the support of the Progressives.

Major events

Major legislation

• April 6, 1917: Declaration of war against Germany (World War I), Sess. 1 ch. 1,
• April 24, 1917: First Liberty Bond Act, Sess. 1, ch. 4,
• May 12, 1917: Enemy Vessel Confiscation Joint Resolution, ,
• May 12, 1917: First Army Appropriations Act of 1917,
• May 18, 1917: Selective Service Act of 1917, Sess. 1, ch. 15,
• May 29, 1917: Esch Car Service Act of 1917, Sess. 1, ch. 23,
• June 15, 1917: Emergency Shipping Fund Act of 1917, c. 29,
• June 15, 1917: Second Army Appropriations Act of 1917,
• June 15, 1917: Espionage Act of 1917, Sess. 1, ch. 30, (incl. title XI: Search Warrant Act of 1917)
• August 8, 1917: River and Harbor Act of 1917, Sess. 1, ch. 49,
• August 10, 1917: Priority of Shipments Act of 1917 (Obstruction of Interstate Commerce Act of 1917), Sess. 1, ch. 51,
• August 10, 1917: Food and Fuel Control Act (Lever Act),......
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