37th United States Congress

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The 37th United States Congress was the Civil War–era federal legislature that, under President Abraham Lincoln, passed landmark measures including the Homestead Act, the Pacific Railway Act, and other laws that reshaped the nation’s economy and expansion.

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instanceOf United States Congress
country United States of America
created Bureau of Internal Revenue
Department of Agriculture
endTime 1863-03-04
firstSessionEnd 1861-08-06
firstSessionStart 1861-07-04
followedBy 38th United States Congress
hasPart United States House of Representatives
United States Senate
historicalPeriod American Civil War
languageOfWork English
legislativeBody federal legislature of the United States
legislativeTermOf United States Congress
locatedIn Washington, D.C.
meetsIn United States Capitol
notableFor creating a national paper currency (greenbacks)
establishing land-grant colleges
expansion of federal power during the Civil War
legislation promoting westward expansion
ordinalNumber 37
passed Colorado Territory Organic Act
Confiscation Acts
Dakota Territory Organic Act
District of Columbia Compensated Emancipation Act
Homestead Act of 1862
Idaho Territory Organic Act
linked to: Idaho Organic Act

Legal Tender Act of 1862
Militia Act of 1862
Morrill Land-Grant Acts
linked to: Morrill Act of 1862

Nevada Territory Organic Act
Pacific Railway Act of 1862
Revenue Act of 1861
Revenue Act of 1862
politicalContext secession of Southern states
politicalMajorityInHouse Republican Party
politicalMajorityInSenate Republican Party
precededBy 36th United States Congress
presidentDuringTerm Abraham Lincoln
presidentOfTheSenate Hannibal Hamlin
presidentProTemporeOfTheSenate Solomon Foot
secondSessionEnd 1862-07-17
secondSessionStart 1861-12-02
sessionCount 3
speakerOfTheHouse Galusha A. Grow
startTime 1861-03-04
thirdSessionEnd 1863-03-04
thirdSessionStart 1862-12-01

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Morrill Act of 1862 enactedIn 37th United States Congress
38th United States Congress precededBy 37th United States Congress