6th United States Congress

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The 6th United States Congress was the federal legislature that met from 1799 to 1801, overseeing key events of the early republic during the later years of the Federalist era.

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6th United States Congress canonical 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States Congress
bicameral legislature
adjournsDuring Presidency of Thomas Jefferson
surface form: Jefferson administration
apportionedAccordingTo 1790 United States census
surface form: United States census of 1790
convenesDuring Adams administration
country United States of America
endTime 1801
followedBy 7th United States Congress
follows 5th United States Congress
governmentBranch legislative branch of the United States
hasPart United States House of Representatives
United States Senate
historicalPeriod early American republic
houseMajorityParty Federalists
surface form: Federalist Party
jurisdiction federal lawmaking
languageOfWork English
legislativeBody United States government
surface form: United States federal government
legislativeChamberCount 2
legislativePeriod Early Republic of the United States
surface form: Federalist Era
locationCountry United States of America
meetsBefore District of Columbia becomes permanent seat of government
meetsDuringConflict Quasi-War
meetsIn Congress Hall
Washington, D.C.
meetsUnderConstitution United States Constitution
notableEvent Quasi-War with France ongoing
debates over Alien and Sedition Acts legacy
election of 1800 political context
passage of legislation related to naval expansion
numberOfRepresentatives 106
numberOfSenators 32
precededByEvent 5th United States Congress adjournment
presidentDuringSession John Adams
senateMajorityParty Federalists
surface form: Federalist Party
senatePresident Thomas Jefferson
senatePresidentProTempore James Hillhouse
Samuel Dexter
Samuel Livermore
Theodore Sedgwick
Uriah Tracy
speakerOfTheHouse Theodore Sedgwick
speakerOfTheHouseParty Federalists
surface form: Federalist Party
startTime 1799
succeededByEvent 7th United States Congress convening
vicePresidentDuringSession Thomas Jefferson

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Presidency of John Adams legislativeBranch 6th United States Congress
5th United States Congress followedBy 6th United States Congress
Judiciary Act of 1801 enactedBy 6th United States Congress
James Hillhouse legislativeBodyServedIn 6th United States Congress