The 40th United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of the United States Senate...

This is a list of the United States Congresses, including their beginnings, endings, and the dates of their sessions. Each Congress lasts for two years...

Directory of the United States Congress (Bioguide) is a biographical dictionary of all present and former members of the United States Congress and its predecessor...

This is a chronological, but still incomplete, list of United States federal legislation. Congress has enacted approximately 200–600 statutes during each...

This is a complete list of members of the United States Senate during the 40th United States Congress listed by seniority, from March 4, 1867, to March...

former Confederate States of America into the United States. During this period, three amendments were added to the United States Constitution to grant...

the death of his predecessor, Abraham Lincoln. Members of the 40th United States Congress were chosen in this election. As this was the first election...

the United States House of Representatives during the 40th and 41st Congresses with a focus related to the Reconstruction Acts. The 39th Congress had...

during the Reconstruction Era by the 40th United States Congress addressing the requirement for Southern States to be readmitted to the Union. The actual...

Democratic membership in the following Congress, Republicans used the lame-duck session of the 40th United States Congress to pass an amendment protecting black...

of the 40th United States Congress convened on March 4, 1867, including the at-large seat from the new state of Nebraska. Ten secessionist states still...

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chronological, but incomplete, list of United States federal legislation passed by the 1st through 56th United States Congresses, between 1789 and 1901. For the...

The 39th United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of the United States Senate...

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is a complete list of members of the United States House of Representatives during the 40th United States Congress listed by seniority. As an historical...

was elected as a Republican to the United States House of Representatives for the 39th, 40th, and 41st Congresses, serving from March 4, 1865 to March...

divisions of United States Congresses have played a central role on the organization and operations of both chambers of the United States Congress—the Senate...

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2004) was an American politician and actor who served as the 40th president of the United States from 1981 to 1989. A member of the Republican Party, his...

Expatriation Act of 1868 was an act of the 40th United States Congress that declared, as part of the United States nationality law, that the right of expatriation...

United States House of Representatives from the state of New York. For chronological tables of members of both houses of the United States Congress from...

The following are historical lists of the youngest members of the United States Congress, in both the House of Representatives and the Senate. These members...

Information". bioguide.congress.gov. Bioguide. Martis, Kenneth C. (1989). The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress. New York: Macmillan...

grants to Congress the authority to admit new states into the Union. Since the establishment of the United States in 1776, the number of states has expanded...

elected the 17th Vice President of the United States. On March 3, 1869, the final full day of the 40th Congress, Colfax, who was to be sworn into office...

51st United States Congress, referred to by some critics as the Billion Dollar Congress, was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal...

War, the Congress of the Confederation created the United States Army on 3 June 1784 to replace the disbanded Continental Army. The United States Army considers...

118th United States Congress. The dean of the current delegation is Senator Ron Wyden, having served in the Senate since 1996 and in Congress since 1981...

September 6, 1867 for the 40th Congress. The Democrats gained two districts from the Republicans. 40th United States Congress Political party strength...