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The United States Congress is the legislature of the United States federal government. It is bicameral, comprising the House of Representatives and the Senate. The House of Representatives has 435 voting members (plus non-voting delegates), each representing a congressional district and serving a two-year term. House seats are apportioned among the states on the basis of population. Each state has two Senators, regardless of population. There are 100 senators, serving staggered six-year terms. Every two years, approximately 1/3 of the Senate is elected. Both Senators and Representatives are chosen through direct election. |
Pre-constitution [edit]
First Continental Congress [edit]
Second Continental Congress [edit]
Congress of the Confederation [edit]
Acts of Congress [edit]
Collections [edit]
Statutes at-large [edit]
- An Act to regulate the Time and Manner of administrating certain oaths (June 1, 1789)
- Patent Act of 1790 (April 10, 1790)
- Militia Act of 1792
- Enabling act for Ohio 1802 (30 April 1802)
- Enabling Act (Louisiana) (1811)
- Admission of the State of Louisiana (1812)
- An Act to enlarge the limits of the State of Louisiana (1812)
- Indian Removal Act (1830)
- An act to enable the people of Wisconsin territory to form a constitution and state government, and for the admission of such state into the Union (1846)
- Fugitive Slave Act (1850)
- Second Confiscation Act (17 July 1862)
- Homestead Act (1862)
- Morrill Act (1862)
- Habeas Corpus Suspension Act of 1863
- Civil Rights Act of 1866
- Ku Klux Klan Act of 1871
- Dawes Act (1887)
- Sherman Anti-Trust Act (July 2 1890)
- Utah Enabling Act, 1894
- Annexation of the Hawaiian Islands (1898)
- Platt Amendment(1903)
- Public Law 72-244 - Amending Executive Order 1392 prohibiting promotion of fights between bulls, dogs or cocks (July 2, 1932)
- Sumners Courts Act(June 29, 1940)
- Lend Lease Act, 11 March 1941
- Public Law 77-331 - Declaration of war on Germany (December 11, 1941)
- United States Flag Code (1942)
- Public Law 78-482 - Creating the ranks of Fleet Admiral and General of the Army (1944)
- Vandenberg resolution (1948)
- Public Law 81-120 - To print the monthly publication Economic Indicators (June 23, 1949)
- Public Law 86-600 - To provide for the presentation of the Antarctica Service Medal (July 7, 1960)
- Voting Rights Act of 1965
- Public Law 90-363 - To establish the observance of certain holidays on Mondays (June 28, 1968)
- Public Law 94-479 - Promotion of George Washington to General of the Armies, effective July 4, 1976 (H.J. Res. 519)
- Federal Power Act (1978)
- Taiwan Relations Act (1979)
- Intelligence Identities Protection Act (1982)
- Act Awarding Leo Ryan Congressional Gold Medal (1983)
- Leo J. Ryan Memorial Federal Archives and Records Center (1984)
- Gold Bullion Coin Act of 1985
- Fair Credit Billing Act (1986)
- Department of Housing and Urban Development Reform Act of 1989 (1989)
- Cable Television Consumer Protection and Competition Act of 1992
- Public Law 103-150 - Apology Bill of 1993 (November 23, 1993)
- Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act (1994)
- Uruguay Round Agreements Act (1994)
- Jerusalem Embassy Act of 1995 (October 26, 1995)
- Child Pornography Prevention Act of 1996
- Public Law 106-165 - Women's Business Centers Sustainability Act of 1999
- Uniform Parental Rights Enforcement and Protection Act (September 2000)
- USA PATRIOT Act - Public Law 107-56 (October, 2001)
- Public Law 107-50 - Small Business Technology Transfer Program Reauthorization Act of 2001
- Public Law 107-299 - National Sea Grant College Program Act Amendments of 2002
- Public Law 107-338 - Metacomet-Monadnock-Mattabesett Trail Study Act of 2002
- Public Law 108-27 - Jobs and Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2003 (May 23, 2003)
- Public Law 108-101 - Congressional Gold Medal to Jackie Robinson (October 29, 2003)
- Prison Rape Elimination Act of 2003
- Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004
Unpassed legislation [edit]
- Annexation Bill of 1866
- RAVE Act (2002)
- American Sovereignty Restoration Act of 2003
- Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act of 2003 (November 5, 2003)
- Iran Freedom and Support Act (2005)
- Blair Holt's Firearm Licensing and Record of Sale Act (January 6, 2009)
- Federal Prison Bureau Nonviolent Offender Relief Act of 2009 (January 6, 2009)
- Unemployment Benefit Tax Suspension Act of 2009 (January 6, 2009)
- Horse Transportation Safety Act of 2009 (January 8, 2009)
- Freedom to Travel to Cuba Act (February 4, 2009)
- Performance Rights Act (February 4, 2009)
- Industrial Hemp Farming Act (April 2, 2009)
- Puerto Rico Democracy Act of 2009 (May 19, 2009)
- America's Affordable Health Choices Act of 2009 (July 15, 2009)
- Affordable Health Care for America Act (November 7, 2009)
- American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (S.1)
- Economic Recovery and Middle-Class Tax Relief Act of 2009
- HR 1503 (2009)
- Public Option Act (March 9, 2010)
Congressional Hearings and Committee Reports [edit]
Resolutions [edit]
Congressional Letters [edit]
Congressional Research Service [edit]
Constitutional provisions [edit]
Congressional biographies [edit]
As published in the Congressional Biographical Directory
Components [edit]
Analysis [edit]
See also [edit]
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