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  2. History of the United States Congress - Wikipedia

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    Congress Voting Independence, by Robert Edge Pine, depicts the Second Continental Congress voting in 1776.. Although one can trace the history of the Congress of the United States to the First Continental Congress, which met in the autumn of 1774, [2] the true antecedent of the United States Congress was convened on May 10, 1775, with twelve colonies in attendance.

  3. Congressional archives - Wikipedia

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    Congress passed the 1978 Presidential Records Act to make the presidential records public property, but the ownership of congressional records was more complex. The Senate took steps to better manage its official records first by creating the Senate Historical Office in 1975 and then with a 1980 mandate that most of its confidential records be ...

  4. List of United States Congresses - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of the several United States Congresses, since their beginning in 1789, including their beginnings, endings, and the dates of their individual sessions.. Each elected bicameral Congress (of the two chambers of the Senate and the House of Representatives) lasts for two years and begins on January 3 of odd-numbered y

  5. List of members of the United States Congress by longevity of ...

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    The 90th Congress was notable because for a period of 10 days (December 24, 1968 – January 3, 1969), it contained within the Senate, all 10 of what was at one point the top 10 longest-serving senators in history (Byrd, Inouye, Thurmond, Kennedy, Hayden, Stennis, Stevens, Hollings, Russell Jr., and Long) until January 7, 2013, when Patrick Leahy surpassed Russell B. Long as the 10th longest ...

  6. History of the United States - Wikipedia

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    This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 18 December 2024. "American history" redirects here. For the history of the continents, see History of the Americas. Further information: Economic history of the United States Current territories of the United States after the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands was given independence in 1994 This ...

  7. United States Congress - Wikipedia

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    This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 12 December 2024. Bicameral legislature of the United States For the current Congress, see 118th United States Congress. For the building, see United States Capitol. This article may rely excessively on sources too closely associated with the subject, potentially preventing the article from being ...

  8. History of the United States government - Wikipedia

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    The three executive departments that existed under the Articles of Confederation were reestablished during Washington's presidency as the Department of State, the Department of War, and the Department of the Treasury. [14] The office of Attorney General was created by the Judiciary Act of 1789 to serve as Washington's legal counsel. [15]

  9. Congressional Record - Wikipedia

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    In early United States history, there was no record of Congressional debates. The contemporary British Parliament from which Congress drew its tradition was a highly secretive body, and publishing parliamentary proceedings in Britain did not become legal until 1771. [7]