Democratic (until February 4, 1861) Republican (from February 4, 1861)
Senate President
John C. Breckinridge (D)
House majority
Republican-led coalition
House Speaker
William Pennington (R)
Sessions
Special: March 4, 1859 – March 10, 1859 1st: December 5, 1859 – June 26, 1860 Special: June 26, 1860 – June 28, 1860 2nd: December 3, 1860 – March 4, 1861
The 36th United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, D.C. from March 4, 1859, to March 4, 1861, during the third and fourth years of James Buchanan's presidency. The apportionment of seats in the House of Representatives was based on the 1850 United States census. The Senate had a Democratic majority, and the House had a Republican plurality.
and 21 Related for: 36th United States Congress information
This is a list of the UnitedStatesCongresses, including their beginnings, endings, and the dates of their sessions. Each Congress lasts for two years...
This is a chronological, but still incomplete, list of UnitedStates federal legislation. Congress has enacted approximately 200–600 statutes during each...
in the UnitedStates Constitution, and thereby make it unconstitutional for future congresses to end slavery. It was introduced by UnitedStates Senator...
specifically to protect slavery from federal power. The outgoing 36thUnitedStatesCongress proposed the Corwin Amendment on March 2, 1861, shortly before...
Second Party System and the Third Party System. Members of the 36thUnitedStatesCongress were chosen in this election. In the first election since the...
is a complete list of members of the UnitedStates House of Representatives during the 36thUnitedStatesCongress listed by seniority. As an historical...
House took no action on either tariff bill during the 35th Congress. When the 36thCongress met in 1859, action remained blocked by a dispute until 1860...
divisions of UnitedStatesCongresses have played a central role on the organization and operations of both chambers of the UnitedStatesCongress—the Senate...
UnitedStates House of Representatives from the state of New York. For chronological tables of members of both houses of the UnitedStatesCongress from...
Communication between the Atlantic and Pacific States by Electric Telegraph". Chapter 137, U.S. Statutes 36thCongress, 1st Session. June 16, 1860". Central Pacific...
defined as the 37th parallel north by the 31st UnitedStatesCongress. In 1861, the 36thUnitedStatesCongress transferred land previously allocated to the...
118th UnitedStatesCongress. The dean of the current delegation is Senator Ron Wyden, having served in the Senate since 1996 and in Congress since 1981...
The following are historical lists of the youngest members of the UnitedStatesCongress, in both the House of Representatives and the Senate. These members...
from 1850 to 1853. Junkin was elected as a Republican to the 36thUnitedStatesCongress. He served from 1859 to 1861, representing the 16th congressional...
Senators from the seceding states—most voluntarily, but some were expelled—the makeup and organization of the 36thUnitedStatesCongress changed dramatically...
Global Information