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Modern tour group visiting the House of Representatives chamber at Congress Hall Senate chamber at Congress Hall. The 2nd United States Congress, consisting of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives, met at Congress Hall in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, from March 4, 1791, to March 4, 1793, during the third and fourth years of George Washington's presidency.
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
The Second Continental Congress (1775–1781) was the meetings of delegates from the Thirteen Colonies that united in support of the American Revolution and the Revolutionary War, which established American independence from the British Empire.
This is a complete list of members of the United States Senate during the 2nd United States Congress listed by seniority, from March 4, 1791, to March 3, 1793.. The order of service is based on the commencement of the senator's first term, with senators entering service the same day ranked alphabetically.
The First Congress met for about six weeks, mainly to try to repair the fraying relationship between Britain and the colonies while asserting the rights of colonists, proclaiming and passing the Continental Association, which was a unified trade embargo against Britain, and successfully building consensus for establishment of a second congress ...
South Carolina billionaire Scott Bessent was confirmed as Trump’s second-term Treasury secretary on Jan. 28. ... While in Congress representing North Texas, Ratcliffe sat on the House ...
A numerical rank is assigned to each of the 65 members initially elected to the 2nd Congress. Other members, who were not the first person elected to a seat but who joined the House during the Congress, are not assigned a number (apart from the Representatives from the two states, admitted during the Congress, who are numbered 66–70).
Whenever the Congress imposes new regulations on the economy, second- and third-order effects often create unintended consequences. By solving the problem of high credit card APRs, a rate cap ...