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

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 ...

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

The Congress was created by the U.S. Constitution and first met in 1789, replacing the Congress of the Confederation in its legislative function.

Members. Representatives ; Name. State ; Ames, Fisher. Massachusetts ; Ashe, John Baptista. North Carolina ; Baldwin, Abraham. Georgia.

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Meeting in New York at Federal Hall, the first federal Congress initiated the committee system, levied taxes and imposts, and enacted a judicial system.

Birth of the Nation: The First Federal Congress 1789-1791. "All legislative Powers herein granted shall be vested in a Congress of the United States, which ...

Thus, the First Congress gave us a concise but cogent preview of the arguments that were to be made many years later with respect to the constitutionality.

In the fall of 1789, the First Congress submitted the first constitutional amendments to the states for ratification. Some members protested that the ...