61st United States Congress

61st United States Congress
60th ← → 62nd
United States Capitol (1906)
March 4, 1909 – March 4, 1911
Members	92 senators 391 representatives 7 non-voting delegates
Senate majority	Republican
Senate President	James S. Sherman (R)
House majority	Republican
House Speaker	Joseph G. Cannon (R)
Sessions
Special: March 4, 1909 – March 6, 1909 1st: March 15, 1909 – August 5, 1909 2nd: December 6, 1909 – June 25, 1910 3rd: December 5, 1910 – March 3, 1911

The 61st 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, D.C., from March 4, 1909, to March 4, 1911, during the first two years of William H. Taft's presidency. The apportionment of seats in the House of Representatives was based on the 1900 United States census. Both chambers had a Republican majority.