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1st United States Congress
1789–91 meeting of the U.S. Congress / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The 1st United States Congress, comprising the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives, met from March 4, 1789, to March 4, 1791, during the first two years of George Washington's presidency, first at Federal Hall in New York City and later at Congress Hall in Philadelphia. With the initial meeting of the First Congress, the United States federal government officially began operations under the new (and current) frame of government established by the 1787 Constitution. The apportionment of seats in the House of Representatives was based on the provisions of Article I, Section 2, Clause 3, of the Constitution. Both chambers had a Pro-Administration majority. Twelve articles of amendment to the Constitution were passed by this Congress and sent to the states for ratification; the ten ratified as additions to the Constitution on December 15, 1791, are collectively known as the Bill of Rights, with an additional amendment ratified more than two centuries later to become the Twenty-seventh Amendment to the United States Constitution.
1st United States Congress | |
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![]() Federal Hall (1789) | |
March 4, 1789 – March 3, 1791 | |
Members | 22–26 senators 59–65 representatives |
Senate majority | Pro-Administration |
Senate President | John Adams (P) |
House majority | Pro-Administration |
House Speaker | Frederick Muhlenberg (P) |
Sessions | |
1st: March 4, 1789 – September 29, 1789 2nd: January 4, 1790 – August 12, 1790 3rd: December 6, 1790 – March 3, 1791 |