The Fifty-sixth United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, composed of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, DC from March 4, 1899 to March 4, 1901, during the third and fourth years of William McKinley's presidency. The apportionment of seats in this House of Representatives was based on the Eleventh Census of the United States in 1890. Both chambers had a Republican majority.
Major events
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Main articles: 1899, 1900, and 1901
Major legislation
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- March 14, 1900 — Gold Standard Act, Sess. 1, ch. 41, 31 Stat. 45
- April 2, 1900 — Foraker Act, Sess. 1, ch. 191, 31 Stat. 77 (Puerto Rico Civil Code)
- March 3, 1901 — Anarchist Exclusion Act, Sess. 2, ch. 1012, 32 Stat. 1222
Party summary
The count below identifies party affiliations at the beginning of the first session of this Congress, and includes members from vacancies and newly admitted states, when they were first seated. Changes resulting from subsequent replacements are shown below in the "Changes in membership" section.
Senate
TOTAL members: 90
House of Representatives
TOTAL members: 357
Leadership
Senate
House of Representatives
Members
This list is arranged by chamber, then by state. Senators are listed in order of seniority, and Representatives are listed by district.
- See also: 56th United States Congress - Political Parties
- See also: 56th United States Congress - State Delegations
- See also: United States House of Representatives elections, 1898
Senate
Senate composition, by party
At this time, 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 began with this Congress, requiring reelection in 1904; Class 2 meant their term ended with this Congress, requiring reelection in 1900; and Class 3 meant their term began in the last Congress, requiring reelection in 1902.
- 1. Samuel Pasco (D), appointed to fill vacancy, served until April 19, 1899
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House of Representatives
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