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The 39th United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, D.C. , from March 4, 1865, to March 4, 1867, during Abraham Lincoln 's final month as president , and the first two years of ...
The 39th Congress had had a similar joint committee called the United States Congressional Joint Committee on Reconstruction. The select committee oversaw the second impeachment inquiry against Andrew Johnson and was the committee through which the resolution that impeached Johnson passed through and was amended before being voted on by the ...
The committee's decisions were recorded in its journal, but the journal did not reveal the committee's debates or discussions, which were deliberately kept secret. [7] Once the committee had completed work on the proposed Fourteenth Amendment, several of its members spoke out, including Senator Howard, who gave a long speech to the full Senate in which he presented "in a very succinct way, the ...
This is a complete list of members of the United States Senate during the 39th United States Congress listed by seniority, from March 4, 1865, to March 3, 1867.. Order of service is based on the commencement of the senator's first term.
This is a complete list of members of the United States House of Representatives during the 39th United States Congress listed by seniority. As an historical article, the districts and party affiliations listed reflect those during the 39th Congress (March 4, 1865 – March 3, 1867).
WASHINGTON − Less than three days ago, House Republicans were well past their self-imposed deadline to come up with a blueprint to pass President Donald Trump's agenda through Congress. Now ...
Young Kim, a candidate who is running for a U.S. House seat in the 39th District in California, smiles outside her campaign office in Yorba Linda, California on Oct. 6, 2018.
Members were elected before the first session of the 39th United States Congress convened on December 4, 1865, including the at-large seat from the new state of Nevada, and the 8 from Tennessee, the first secessionist state to be readmitted. The other 10 secessionist states had not yet been readmitted, and therefore were not seated.