2nd United States Congress - Membership Changes

The Second United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, comprised of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met at Congress Hall in Philadelphia Pennsylvania from March 4 1791 to March 3 1793, during the last two years of the first administration of U.S. President George Washington.

The apportionment of seats in this House of Representatives was based on the provisions of the United States Constitution. Both chambers had a Pro-Administration majority.

:"See also: 2nd United States Congress - political parties":"See also: 2nd United States Congress - State Delegations":"See also: United States House elections, 1790"

Dates of sessions

March 4 1791 - March 3 1793
*Special session of the Senate: March 4 1791
*First session: October 24 1791 - May 8 1792
*Second session: November 5 1792 - March 2 1793 — a lame duck sessionPrevious congress: "1st Congress"
Next congress: "3rd Congress"

Membership changes

There were no political parties in this Congress. Members are informally grouped into factions of similar interest, based on an analysis of their voting record. [cite book |title = The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress |last = Martis |first = Kenneth C.]

Vermont and Kentucky were newly admitted as states and are first represented in this Congress.

Notes

References

*cite book |title = The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress |last = Martis |first = Kenneth C. |authorlink = |coauthors = |year = 1989 |publisher = Macmillan Publishing Company |location = New York |id =
*cite book |title = The Historical Atlas of United States Congressional Districts |last = Martis |first = Kenneth C. |authorlink = |coauthors = |year = 1982 |publisher = Macmillan Publishing Company |location = New York |id =

External links

* [http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/amlaw/lwsllink.html Statutes at Large, 1789-1875]
* [http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/amlaw/lwsjlink.html Senate Journal, First Forty-three Sessions of Congress]
* [http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/amlaw/lwhjlink.html#anchor2 House Journal, First Forty-three Sessions of Congress]
* [http://www.gpoaccess.gov/serialset/cdocuments/hd108-222/index.html Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress]
* [http://clerk.house.gov/art_history/house_history/index.html U.S. House of Representatives: House History]
* [http://www.senate.gov/pagelayout/reference/two_column_table/stats_and_lists.htm U.S. Senate: Statistics and Lists]