Billion-Dollar Congress

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The Billion-Dollar Congress was the 51st United States Congress, noted for its unprecedented levels of federal spending and expansive legislative agenda during the late 19th century.

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Billion-Dollar Congress canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States Congress ⓘ
historical legislature ⓘ
admittedState Idaho ⓘ
Montana ⓘ
North Dakota ⓘ
South Dakota ⓘ
Washington ⓘ
Wyoming ⓘ
chamberPresidentProTempore John J. Ingalls ⓘ
controversy criticism for extravagant federal spending ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
economicContext high protective tariff policy ⓘ
enacted Dependent and Disability Pension Act ⓘ
McKinley Tariff ⓘ
Sherman Antitrust Act ⓘ
Sherman Silver Purchase Act ⓘ
legislation admitting new western states ⓘ
endDate 1891-03-04 ⓘ
firstSessionEnd 1890-10-01 ⓘ
firstSessionStart 1889-12-02 ⓘ
followedBy Fifty-second United States Congress ⓘ
historicalReputation symbol of Republican high-spending policies of the era ⓘ
impact expanded role of federal government in pensions and economic regulation ⓘ
strengthened power of the Speaker of the House ⓘ
introducedRuleChange Reed Rules ⓘ
legislativeBody United States House of Representatives ⓘ
United States Senate ⓘ
location Washington, D.C. ⓘ
nicknameReason unprecedented levels of federal spending ⓘ
notedFor expansive legislative agenda ⓘ
high federal appropriations exceeding one billion dollars ⓘ
officialName Fifty-first United States Congress ⓘ
partyControlHouse Republican Party ⓘ
partyControlSenate Republican Party ⓘ
politicalContext Gilded Age ⓘ
precededBy Fiftieth United States Congress ⓘ
presidentDuring Benjamin Harrison ⓘ
ReedRulesEffect limited use of the disappearing quorum in the House ⓘ
secondSessionEnd 1891-03-03 ⓘ
secondSessionStart 1890-12-01 ⓘ
sessionCount 2 ⓘ
shortName 51st United States Congress ⓘ
speakerOfTheHouse Thomas Brackett Reed ⓘ
speakerParty Republican Party ⓘ
startDate 1889-03-04 ⓘ
state federal government of the United States ⓘ
timePeriod late 19th century ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

51st United States Congress → nickname → Billion-Dollar Congress ⓘ
Harrison administration → nickname → Billion-Dollar Congress ⓘ
Harrison administration → congressNickname → Billion-Dollar Congress ⓘ