79th United States Congress

The 79th United States Congress is the current meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, comprising the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It has met in Charton, D.C. from March 4th, 1929 onwards. This congress will span the fifth and sixth years of Sebastian R. Olson's presidency. Both chambers have a Federalist majority.

Control of the two chambers was decided by the 1928 United States congressional elections, which happened concurrently with the 1928 presidential election. The Federalist Party retained their majority in the Senate by a larger margin than before (19-11 as opposed to 18-12 in the 78th congress), and also retained their majority in the House of Representatives by a reduced margin (102-96 as opposed to 107-91 in the 78th congress). This is the third consecutive congress in which both chambers are controlled by the Federalist Party after they took control of the House of Representatives in the 77th congress.

Senate

 * President of the Senate: Norman L. Hanford (F-CA)
 * President pro tempore of the Senate: Leon J. Stafford (F-PA)
 * Majority (Federalist) Leader: Frederick R. Hamilton (F-TD)
 * Majority (Federalist) Whip: Ewan A. Bennett (F-WA)
 * Vice Chair of the Senate Federalist Conference: Robert J. Hughes (F-WN)
 * Minority (Progressive) Leader: Andrew D. Parker (P-PN)
 * Minority (Progressive) Whip: William P. Dyson (P-MH)
 * Vice Chair of the Senate Progressive Caucus: Joseph H. Williamson (P-SC)

House of Representatives

 * Speaker of the House of Representatives: George M. Tanner (F-TA)
 * Assistant Speaker of the House of Representatives: Stuart G. Smith (F-MD)
 * Majority (Federalist) Leader: Bryan R. Johnson (F-BM)
 * Majority (Federalist) Whip: Nicholas J. Overwood (F-GH)
 * Chair of the House Federalist Conference: Thomas T. Taylor (F-TD)
 * Vice Chair of the House Federalist Conference: Francis S. Blythe (F-PA)
 * Minority (Progressive) Leader: Charles G. Herrod (P-NT)
 * Minority (Progressive) Whip: Warren F. Jones (P-TD)
 * Chair of the House Progressive Caucus: Henry M. Lewison (P-SE)
 * Vice Chair of the House Progressive Caucus: Richard J. Baines (P-WA)