United States District Court for the Southern District of Illinois October 6, 1933 | colspan=2 | Seat remained vacant until next Congress |- | | | Ernest W. Gibson (R) | Appointed U.S. Senator October 19, 1933 | | Charles A. Plumley (R) | January 16, 1934 |- | | | John D. Clarke (R) | Died November 5, 1933 | | Marian W. Clarke (R) | December 28, 1933 |- | | | James S. Parker (R) | Died December 19, 1933 | | William D. Thomas (R) | January 30, 1934 |- | | | Joseph L. Hooper (R) | Died February 22, 1934 | colspan=2 | Seat remained vacant until next Congress |- | | | Edward W. Pou (D) | Died April 1, 1934 | | Harold D. Cooley (D) | July 7, 1934 |- | | | George F. Brumm (R) | Died May 29, 1934 | colspan=2 | Seat remained vacant until next Congress |- | Idaho 2nd | | Thomas C. Coffin (D) | Died June 8, 1934 | colspan=2 | Seat remained vacant until next Congress |- | | | Frank Oliver (D) | Resigned June 18, 1934 | colspan=2 | Seat remained vacant until next Congress |- | | | Henry T. Rainey (D) | Died August 19, 1934 | colspan=2 | Seat remained vacant until next Congress |- | | | William A. Ayres (D) | Resigned August 22, 1934, after being appointed a member of the Federal Trade Commission | colspan=2 | Seat remained vacant until next Congress |- | | | James M. Beck (R) | Resigned September 30, 1934 | colspan=2 | Seat remained vacant until next Congress |} Committees Senate Agriculture and Forestry (Chairman: Ellison D. Smith; Ranking Member: George W. Norris) Air Mail and Ocean Mail Contracts (Special) Alaska Railroad (Special Select) Appropriations (Chairman: Carter Glass; Ranking Member: Frederick Hale) Audit and Control the Contingent Expenses of the Senate (Chairman: James F. Byrnes; Ranking Member: John G. Townsend Jr.) Banking and Currency (Chairman: Duncan U. Fletcher; Ranking Member: Peter Norbeck) Bankruptcy and Receiveship (Select) Campaign Expenditures (Select) Civil Service (Chairman: William J. Bulow; Ranking Member: Porter H. Dale) Claims (Chairman: Josiah W. Bailey; Ranking Member: Arthur Capper) Commerce (Chairman: Hubert D. Stephens; Ranking Member: Charles L. McNary) District of Columbia (Chairman: William H. King; Ranking Member: Arthur Capper) Education and Labor (Chairman: David I. Walsh;