38th United States Congress
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The 38th United States Congress was the federal legislature that met during much of the American Civil War, enacting landmark measures such as the Thirteenth Amendment abolishing slavery.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| 38th United States Congress canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | United States Congress ⓘ |
| chamberCount | 2 ⓘ |
| composedOf |
representatives
ⓘ
senators ⓘ |
| controlledByInHouse | Republican Party NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| controlledByInSenate | Republican Party NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| enacted |
Coinage Act of 1864
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Colorado Territory legislation ⓘ Internal Revenue Act amendments NERFINISHED ⓘ Montana Territory Act NERFINISHED ⓘ National Bank Act amendments NERFINISHED ⓘ Nevada Statehood Act NERFINISHED ⓘ Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution NERFINISHED ⓘ Wade–Davis Bill NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endDate | 1865-03-04 ⓘ |
| firstSessionEndDate | 1864-07-04 ⓘ |
| firstSessionStartDate | 1863-12-07 ⓘ |
| followedBy | 39th United States Congress NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasJurisdiction | federal law of the United States ⓘ |
| historicalEra | American Civil War era NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| house |
United States House of Representatives
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States Senate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| legislativeBody | United States federal government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legislativeBranchOf | Government of the United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legislativeTerm | 1863–1865 ⓘ |
| legislatureNumber | 38 ⓘ |
| location | Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| meetsIn | United States Capitol NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| metDuring | American Civil War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
conducting wartime legislation during the American Civil War
ⓘ
passing the Thirteenth Amendment abolishing slavery ⓘ |
| ordinalNumber | 38 ⓘ |
| precededBy | 37th United States Congress NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| presidingOfficer |
Andrew Johnson
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hannibal Hamlin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| presidingOfficerTitle | President of the Senate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| secondSessionEndDate | 1865-03-03 ⓘ |
| secondSessionStartDate | 1864-12-05 ⓘ |
| session |
1st session of the 38th United States Congress
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ⓘ
2nd session of the 38th United States Congress ⓘ |
| speaker | Schuyler Colfax NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| speakerTitle | Speaker of the House ⓘ |
| startDate | 1863-03-04 ⓘ |
| votedOn | abolition of slavery in the United States ⓘ |
| votingSystemInHouse | plurality voting ⓘ |
| votingSystemInSenate | majority voting ⓘ |
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