Ω 38th United States Congress (Seated 3/1863)

:us34stars: 38th United States Congress :us34stars:

March 4, 1863 – March 4, 1865


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U.S. Capitol, Washington, D.C., Inauguration Day, March 4, 1861.

52 Senators
184 Representatives
10 Non-Voting Delegates

Sessions:
Special
: March 4, 1863 – March 14, 1863
1st: December 7, 1863 – July 4, 1864
2nd: December 5, 1864 – March 3, 1865​

The 38th 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, 1863, to March 4, 1865, during the last two years of the first administration of U.S. President Abraham Lincoln. The apportionment of seats in the House of Representatives was based on the Eighth Census of the United States in 1860. The Senate had a Republican majority, and the House of Representatives had a Republican plurality.

Leadership

Senate

Majority (Republican) leadership

House of Representatives

Majority (Republican) leadership

Members

Senate

Senators were elected by the state legislatures every two years, with one-third beginning new six-year terms with each Congress. Preceding the names in the list below are Senate class numbers, which indicate the cycle of their election. In this Congress, Class 1 meant their term ended with this Congress, facing re-election in 1864; Class 2 meant their term began in the last Congress, facing re-election in 1866; and Class 3 meant their term began in this Congress, facing re-election in 1868.

Alabama

  • 2. Vacant
  • 3. Vacant

Arkansas

  • 2. Vacant
  • 3. Vacant

California
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Connecticut
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Delaware
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Florida

  • 1. Vacant
  • 3. Vacant

Georgia

  • 2. Vacant
  • 3. Vacant

Illinois

Indiana
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Iowa
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Kansas
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Kentucky
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Louisiana

  • 2. Vacant
  • 3. Vacant

Maine
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Maryland
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Massachusetts
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Michigan
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Minnesota
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Mississippi

  • 1. Vacant
  • 2. Vacant

Missouri
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Nevada (newly admitted state)
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New Hampshire
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New Jersey
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New York
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North Carolina

  • 2. Vacant
  • 3. Vacant

Ohio
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Oregon

Pennsylvania
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Rhode Island
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South Carolina

  • 2. Vacant
  • 3. Vacant

Tennessee

  • 1. Vacant
  • 2. Vacant

Texas

  • 1. Vacant
  • 2. Vacant

Vermont
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Virginia

West Virginia (newly admitted state)
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Wisconsin
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House of Representatives

Members of the House of Representatives are listed by their districts.

Alabama

  • 1. Vacant
  • 2. Vacant
  • 3. Vacant
  • 4. Vacant
  • 5. Vacant
  • 6. Vacant

Arkansas

  • 1. Vacant
  • 2. Vacant
  • 3. Vacant

California
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All representatives were elected statewide on a general ticket.

Connecticut
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Delaware
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Florida

  • At-large. Vacant

Georgia

  • 1. Vacant
  • 2. Vacant
  • 3. Vacant
  • 4. Vacant
  • 5. Vacant
  • 6. Vacant
  • 7. Vacant

Illinois
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Indiana
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Iowa
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Kansas
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Kentucky
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Louisiana

  • 1. Vacant
  • 2. Vacant
  • 3. Vacant
  • 4. Vacant
  • 5. Vacant

Maine
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Maryland
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Massachusetts
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Michigan
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Minnesota
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Mississippi

  • 1. Vacant
  • 2. Vacant
  • 3. Vacant
  • 4. Vacant
  • 5. Vacant

Missouri
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Nevada (newly admitted state)
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New Hampshire
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New Jersey
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New York
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North Carolina

  • 1. Vacant
  • 2. Vacant
  • 3. Vacant
  • 4. Vacant
  • 5. Vacant
  • 6. Vacant
  • 7. Vacant

Ohio
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Oregon

Pennsylvania
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Rhode Island
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South Carolina

  • 1. Vacant
  • 2. Vacant
  • 3. Vacant
  • 4. Vacant

Tennessee

  • 1. Vacant
  • 2. Vacant
  • 3. Vacant
  • 4. Vacant
  • 5. Vacant
  • 6. Vacant
  • 7. Vacant
  • 8. Vacant

Texas

  • 1. Vacant
  • 2. Vacant
  • 3. Vacant
  • 4. Vacant

Vermont
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Virginia

  • 1. Vacant
  • 2. Vacant
  • 3. Vacant
  • 4. Vacant
  • 5. Vacant
  • 6. Vacant
  • 7. Vacant
  • 8. Vacant
  • 9. Vacant, moved to West Virginia June 20, 1863
  • 10. Vacant, moved to West Virginia June 20, 1863
  • 11. Vacant, moved to West Virginia June 20, 1863

West Virginia (newly admitted state)
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Wisconsin
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Non-voting members

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R - Republican
D - Democrat
U - Unionist
I - Independent
UU - Unconditional Unionist

Major legislation

  • April 22, 1864: Coinage Act of 1864, Sess. 1, ch. 66, 13 Stat.54
  • June 30, 1864: Yosemite Valley Grant Act, Sess. 1, 16 Stat.48
  • March 3, 1865: Freedmen's Bureau, Sess. 2, ch. 90, 13 Stat.507

Major bills not enacted​

  • Wade–Davis Bill passed both houses July 2, 1864 but Pocket vetoed

Constitutional amendments​

  • January 31, 1865: Approved an amendment to the United States Constitution abolishing slavery in the United States and involuntary servitude, except as punishment for a crime, and submitted it to the state legislatures for ratification 13 Stat.567
    • Amendment was later ratified on December 6, 1865, becoming the Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution

Treaties ratified​

  • February 9, 1865: Chippewa Indians, 13 Stat.393
Reference: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/38th_United_States_Congress
 
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