On May 5, 1789, the Senate passed its first bill—the Oath Act. That first oath, for members and civil servants, was very simple: "I do solemnly swear that I ...

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

29 мая 2014 г. · “An Act to Regulate the Time and Manner of Administering Certain Oaths” was signed into law on June 1, 1789. It prescribed the text of and ...

ORGANIZATION OF THE GOVERNMENT IN 1789, TO MARCH 3, 1845. ARRANGED IN CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER. WITH. REFERENCES TO THE MATTER OF EACH ACT AND TO THE SUBSEQUENT ACTS.

Browse the legislation of the 1st U.S. Congress (1789-1791) by law, bill type, subject, bills vetoed, or committee report.

The Congress of the United States established by the new Constitution met for the first time at New York City's Federal Hall on March 4, 1789. It is arguably ...

In the early days of this nation, Congress considered numerous acts as it established the laws of the land. Yet the first ever act of Congress concerned an oath ...

Take a look at George Washington's personal copy of the Acts of Congress with his notes in the Washington Library Digital Collection.

This bill establishes reporting requirements for the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, the ...