3rd United States Congress

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The 3rd United States Congress was the federal legislature that met from 1793 to 1795, shaping early U.S. policy during George Washington’s presidency, including issues of finance, foreign affairs, and the expansion of federal authority.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States Congress ⓘ
bicameral legislature ⓘ
apportionedBy 1790 United States census ⓘ
branchOfGovernment legislative branch ⓘ
convenesUnderConstitution United States Constitution ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
endTime 1795-03-03 ⓘ
firstSessionEnd 1794-06-09 ⓘ
firstSessionStart 1793-12-02 ⓘ
followedBy 4th United States Congress ⓘ
governmentType representative democracy ⓘ
historicalEra Early national period of the United States ⓘ
jurisdiction federal law of the United States ⓘ
languageOfRecord English ⓘ
legislativeChamber United States House of Representatives ⓘ
United States Senate ⓘ
legislativeFocus expansion of federal authority ⓘ
foreign affairs ⓘ
public finance ⓘ
legislativeTermNumber 3 ⓘ
legislatureOf United States federal government ⓘ
locationOfSessions Philadelphia ⓘ
meetsDuringPresidencyOf George Washington ⓘ
meetsIn United States Capitol ⓘ
meetsInBuilding Congress Hall ⓘ
meetsUnderHeadOfState George Washington ⓘ
notableContext early development of U.S. federal institutions ⓘ
partyMajorityInHouse Pro-Administration Party ⓘ
partyMajorityInSenate Pro-Administration Party ⓘ
precededBy 2nd United States Congress ⓘ
presidentOfTheSenate John Adams ⓘ
secondSessionEnd 1795-03-03 ⓘ
secondSessionStart 1794-11-03 ⓘ
sessionCount 2 ⓘ
speakerOfTheHouse Frederick Muhlenberg ⓘ
startTime 1793-03-04 ⓘ
stateRepresentationIncludes Connecticut ⓘ
Delaware ⓘ
Georgia ⓘ
Kentucky ⓘ
Maryland ⓘ
Massachusetts ⓘ
New Hampshire ⓘ
New Jersey ⓘ
New York ⓘ
North Carolina ⓘ
Pennsylvania ⓘ
Rhode Island ⓘ
South Carolina ⓘ
Virginia ⓘ

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Washington administration → legislativeBody → 3rd United States Congress ⓘ
Second United States Congress → followedBy → Third United States Congress ⓘ
linked to: 3rd United States Congress
presidency of George Washington → legislature → 3rd United States Congress ⓘ
4th United States Congress → precededBy → 3rd United States Congress ⓘ
James Hillhouse → legislativeBodyServedIn → 3rd United States Congress ⓘ
Jonathan Trumbull Jr. → partOf → 3rd United States Congress ⓘ
Naturalization Act of 1795 → congressNumber → 3rd United States Congress ⓘ
Carter Bassett Harrison → electedIn → Third United States Congress ⓘ
linked to: 3rd United States Congress