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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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 NERFINISHED
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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Samuel Knox parliamentaryTerm 38th United States Congress