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    The 47th United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of the United States Senate...
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    divisions of United States Congresses have played a central role on the organization and operations of both chambers of the United States Congress—the Senate...
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  • This is a chronological, but still incomplete, list of United States federal legislation. Congress has enacted approximately 200–600 statutes during each...
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  • This is a list of the several United States Congresses, since their beginning in 1789, including their beginnings, endings, and the dates of their individual...
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  • This is a complete list of members of the United States Senate during the 47th United States Congress listed by seniority, from March 4, 1881, to March...
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  • seven special elections to the United States House of Representatives in 1881 during the 47th United States Congress. Elections are listed by date and...
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    for 293 seats of the United States House of Representatives, representing 38 states, to serve in the 47th United States Congress. This was the first time...
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    Pendleton Civil Service Reform Act (category Civil service in the United States)
    Pendleton Civil Service Reform Act is a United States federal law passed by the 47th United States Congress and signed into law by President Chester...
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    House of Representatives elections 46th United States Congress 47th United States Congress as Republican Conference Chair as Democratic Caucus Chair The...
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  • branch), while another party controls one or both houses of the United States Congress (legislative branch). Divided government is seen by different groups...
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    The 1880 United States elections occurred during the Third Party System, and elected the members of the 47th United States Congress. Republicans retained...
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    Thomas W. Ferry (category 47th United States Congress)
    and Post Roads (46th and 47th Congresses), as well as President pro tempore of the Senate during the 44th and 45th Congresses. Vice President Henry Wilson...
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    The history of the United States Congress refers to the chronological record of the United States Congress including legislative sessions from 1789 to...
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  • is a complete list of members of the United States House of Representatives during the 47th United States Congress listed by seniority. As an historical...
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  • chronological, but incomplete, list of United States federal legislation passed by the 1st through 56th United States Congresses, between 1789 and 1901. For the...
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  • 118th United States Congress. The dean of the current delegation is Senator Ron Wyden, having served in the Senate since 1996 and in Congress since 1981...
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  • 1883 State of the Union Address (category 47th United States Congress)
    address was delivered by Chester A. Arthur, the 21st president of the United States, on December 4, 1883. This address was Arthur's third. In the speech...
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    States elections 1882–83 United States Senate elections 47th United States Congress 48th United States Congress Five states held early elections between...
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  • Thumbnail for 2024 California's 47th congressional district election
    California's 47th congressional district election was held on November 5, 2024, to elect the United States representative for California's 47th congressional...
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  • 1882 State of the Union Address (category 47th United States Congress)
    shipbuilding and of restoring the United States flag in the ocean carrying trade should receive the immediate attention of Congress. We have mechanical skill...
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  • The 47th Infantry Regiment is an infantry regiment of the United States Army. Constituted in 1917 at Camp Syracuse, New York, the regiment fought in World...
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    118th United States Congress is the current meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, composed of the United States Senate...
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    estranged when they took office on March 4, 1881. The Senate in the 47th United States Congress was divided among 37 Republicans, 37 Democrats, one independent...
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    Trump as the 47th president of the United States is scheduled to take place on Monday, January 20, 2025, on the West Front of the United States Capitol in...
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  • 1881 State of the Union Address (category 47th United States Congress)
    address was delivered by Chester A. Arthur, the 21st President of the United States, on December 6, 1881. This address, Arthur's first, came shortly after...
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    45th and 47th president. Acting President of the United States Founding Fathers of the United States List of vice presidents of the United States President...
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    John W. Shackelford (category Democratic Party members of the United States House of Representatives from North Carolina)
    two-year term in the Senate, before running for Congress He was elected to the 47th United States Congress in 1880. Shackelford died in Washington, D.C....
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    Passenger Act of 1882 (category 47th United States Congress)
    during the 47th United States congressional session which was enacted into law on August 3, 1882. The H.R. 6722 bill was passed by the 47th congressional...
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    hours later, other media outlets also projected Trump as the 47th president of the United States, with the Associated Press describing it as an "extraordinary...
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  • Information". bioguide.congress.gov. Bioguide. Martis, Kenneth C. (1989). The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress. New York: Macmillan...
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