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{{Short description|Meeting of the U.S. federal legislature from 1799 to 1801}}
{{Infobox United States Congress
|number         = 6th
|image          = USCapitol1800.jpg
|imagename      = [[United States Capitol]]
|imagedate      = 1800
|start          = March 4, 1799
|end            = March 3, 1801
|vp             = [[Thomas Jefferson]] (DR)
|pro tem        = [[Samuel Livermore]] (F)<br>[[Uriah Tracy]] (F)<br>[[John E. Howard]] (F)<br>[[James Hillhouse]] (F)
|speaker        = [[Theodore Sedgwick]] (F)
|senators       = 32
|reps           = 106
|delegates      = 1
|s-majority     = [[Federalist Party|Federalist]]
|h-majority     = [[Federalist Party|Federalist]]
|sessionnumber1 = 1st
|sessionstart1  = December 2, 1799
|sessionend1    = May 14, 1800
|sessionnumber2 = 2nd
|sessionstart2  = November 17, 1800
|sessionend2    = March 3, 1801
|previous       = 5th
|next           = 7th
}}

The '''6th United States Congress''' was the 6th meeting of the [[United States Congress|legislative branch]] of the [[United States federal government]], consisting of the [[United States Senate|Senate]] and the [[United States House of Representatives|House of Representatives]]. It initially met at [[Congress Hall]] in [[Philadelphia, Pennsylvania|Philadelphia]], [[Pennsylvania]] and then was the first congress to meet in the new [[United States Capitol|Capitol Building]] in [[Washington, D.C.]].  Its term was from March 4, 1799, to March 4, 1801, during the last two years of [[John Adams]]'s [[Presidency of John Adams|presidency]]. It was the last Congress of the 18th century and the first to convene in the 19th. The [[apportionment]] of seats in House of Representatives was based on the [[1790 United States census]]. Both chambers had a [[Federalist Party|Federalist]] majority. This was the last Congress in which the Federalist Party controlled the presidency or either chamber of Congress.
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==Major events==
{{Main|1799 in the United States|1800 in the United States|1801 in the United States}}
* December 14, 1799: Former President [[George Washington]] died
* February 24, 1800: [[Library of Congress]] founded
* November 17, 1800: Congress held its first session in [[Washington, D.C.]]
* January 20, 1801: [[John Marshall]] was appointed [[Chief Justice of the United States]]
* February 17, 1801: [[1800 United States presidential election]]: [[Thomas Jefferson]] became the first [[President of the United States]] elected by the House of Representatives as no candidate received a majority of the [[Electoral College (United States)|electoral votes]] cast in the [[1800 United States presidential election|1800 presidential election]]. The House was required to choose between Jefferson and [[Aaron Burr]], with each of the 16 [[U.S. state|states]] having a single vote. Jefferson was elected on the 36th ballot by 10 to 4 (with 2 abstentions).<ref>{{cite web| work=A Century of Lawmaking for a New Nation: U.S. Congressional Documents and Debates, 1774 - 1875| title=Annals of Congress, House of Representatives, 6th Congress, 2nd Session| pages= 1033–1034| url=http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/ampage?collId=llac&fileName=010/llac010.db&recNum=514| access-date=March 21, 2017}}</ref>
:{| class="wikitable"
! {{Party shading/Democratic-Republican}} | States for Jefferson
! {{Party shading/Democratic-Republican}} | States for Burr
! {{no result|States casting blank ballots}}

|-style="vertical-align:top;"
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* Georgia
* Kentucky
* Maryland
* New Jersey
* New York
* North Carolina
* Pennsylvania
* Tennessee
* Vermont
* Virginia
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* Connecticut
* Massachusetts
* New Hampshire
* Rhode Island
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* Delaware
* South Carolina

|-
|{{Party shading/Democratic-Republican}} |'''Total: 10 (63%)'''
|{{Party shading/Democratic-Republican}} |'''Total: 4 (25%)'''
|bgcolor="#DFDFFF" | '''Total: 2 (12%)'''
|}

==Major legislation==
{{Main|List of United States federal legislation#6th United States Congress}}
* April 4, 1800: [[Bankruptcy Act of 1800]], Sess. 1, ch. 19, {{USStat|2|19}}
* May 7, 1800: [[Indiana Territory|Indiana Organic Act]], Sess. 1, ch. 41, {{USStat|2|58}}; effective July 4, 1800
* May 10, 1800: [[Slave Trade Act of 1800]], Sess. 2, ch. 51, {{USStat|2|70}}
* February 13, 1801: [[Judiciary Act of 1801]], Sess. 2, ch. 4, {{USStat|2|89}}
* February 27, 1801: [[District of Columbia Organic Act of 1801]], Sess.2, ch. 15, {{USStat|2|103}}

==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 ===
{{US Congress party summary
| congress=6
| party1=Democratic-Republican
| party2=Federalist
| abb1=DR
| abb2=F

| seats1_last=9
| seats2_last=22
| seats_vacant_last=1

| seats1_begin=9
| seats2_begin=22
| seats_vacant_begin=1

| seats1_end=11
| seats2_end=21
| seats_vacant_end=0

| seats1_next=17
| seats2_next=15
| seats_vacant_next=0

}}

=== House of Representatives ===
[[File:6thHouse.svg|300px|right]]
{{US Congress party summary
| congress=6
| party1=Democratic-Republican
| party2=Federalist
| abb1=DR
| abb2=F

| seats1_last=50
| seats2_last=56
| seats_vacant_last=0

| seats1_begin=46
| seats2_begin=60
| seats_vacant_begin=0

| seats1_end=49
| seats2_end=56
| seats_vacant_end=1

| seats1_next=72
| seats2_next=33
| seats_vacant_next=1

}}

== Leadership ==
[[File:Official Presidential portrait of Thomas Jefferson (by Rembrandt Peale, 1800).jpg|thumb|upright|President of the Senate [[Thomas Jefferson]]]]
[[File:Samuel Livermore (cropped).jpg|thumb|upright|President pro tempore<br>[[Samuel Livermore]]]]

=== Senate ===
*[[President of the United States Senate|President]]: [[Thomas Jefferson]] (DR)
*[[President pro tempore of the United States Senate|President pro tempore]]: [[Samuel Livermore]] (F), elected December 2, 1799
** [[Uriah Tracy]] (F),  elected May 14, 1800
** [[John Eager Howard|John E. Howard]], (F), elected November 21, 1800
** [[James Hillhouse]], (F), elected February 28, 1801

=== House of Representatives ===
*[[Speaker of the United States House of Representatives|Speaker]]: [[Theodore Sedgwick]] (F)

==Members==
This list is arranged by chamber, then by state. Senators are listed by class, and representatives are listed by district.

:''[[#House of Representatives_3|Skip to House of Representatives]], below''

===Senate===
{{main|List of United States senators in the 6th Congress}} 
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 [[Classes of United States senators|Senate class numbers]], which indicate the cycle of their election. In this Congress, Class 1 meant their term began in the last Congress, requiring re-election in 1802; Class 2 meant their term began in this Congress, requiring re-election in 1804; and Class 3 meant their term ended with this Congress, requiring re-election in 1800.
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==== [[List of United States senators from Connecticut|Connecticut]] ====
: {{Party stripe|Federalist Party}}1. [[James Hillhouse]] (F)
: {{Party stripe|Federalist Party}}3. [[Uriah Tracy]] (F)

==== [[List of United States senators from Delaware|Delaware]] ====
: {{Party stripe|Federalist Party}}1. [[Henry Latimer (senator)|Henry Latimer]] (F), until February 28, 1801
:: {{Party stripe|Federalist Party}} [[Samuel White (U.S. politician)|Samuel White]] (F), from February 28, 1801
: {{Party stripe|Federalist Party}}2. [[William H. Wells]] (F)

==== [[List of United States senators from Georgia|Georgia]] ====
: {{Party stripe|Democratic-Republican Party}}2. [[Abraham Baldwin]] (DR)
: {{Party stripe|Federalist Party}}3. [[James Gunn (senator)|James Gunn]] (F)

==== [[List of United States senators from Kentucky|Kentucky]] ====
: {{Party stripe|Democratic-Republican Party}}2. [[John Brown (Kentucky politician, born 1757)|John Brown]] (DR)
: {{Party stripe|Federalist Party}}3. [[Humphrey Marshall (Senator)|Humphrey Marshall]] (F)

==== [[List of United States senators from Maryland|Maryland]] ====
: {{Party stripe|Federalist Party}}1. [[John Eager Howard]] (F)
: {{Party stripe|Federalist Party}}3. [[James Lloyd (Maryland)|James Lloyd]] (F), until December 1, 1800
:: {{Party stripe|Federalist Party}} [[William Hindman]] (F), from December 12, 1800

==== [[List of United States senators from Massachusetts|Massachusetts]] ====
: {{Party stripe|Federalist Party}}1. [[Benjamin Goodhue]] (F), until November 8, 1800
:: {{Party stripe|Federalist Party}} [[Jonathan Mason (politician)|Jonathan Mason]] (F), from November 14, 1800
: {{Party stripe|Federalist Party}}2. [[Samuel Dexter]] (F), until May 30, 1800
:: {{Party stripe|Federalist Party}} [[Dwight Foster (1757–1823)|Dwight Foster]] (F), from June 6, 1800

==== [[List of United States senators from New Hampshire|New Hampshire]] ====
: {{Party stripe|Federalist Party}}2. [[Samuel Livermore]] (F)
: {{Party stripe|Democratic-Republican Party}}3. [[John Langdon (politician)|John Langdon]] (DR)

==== [[List of United States senators from New Jersey|New Jersey]] ====
: {{Party stripe|Federalist Party}}1. [[James Schureman]] (F), until February 16, 1801
:: {{Party stripe|Federalist Party}} [[Aaron Ogden]] (F), from February 28, 1801
: {{Party stripe|Federalist Party}}2. [[Jonathan Dayton]] (F)
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==== [[List of United States senators from New York|New York]] ====
: {{Party stripe|Federalist Party}}1. [[James Watson (New York)|James Watson]] (F), until March 19, 1800
:: {{Party stripe|Federalist Party}} [[Gouverneur Morris]] (F), from April 3, 1800
: {{Party stripe|Federalist Party}}3. [[John Laurance]] (F), until August 1800
:: {{Party stripe|Democratic-Republican Party}} [[John Armstrong Jr.]] (DR), from November 6, 1800

==== [[List of United States senators from North Carolina|North Carolina]] ====
: {{Party stripe|Democratic-Republican Party}}2. [[Jesse Franklin]] (DR)
: {{Party stripe|Democratic-Republican Party}}3. [[Timothy Bloodworth]] (DR)

==== [[List of United States senators from Pennsylvania|Pennsylvania]] ====
: {{Party stripe|Federalist Party}}1. [[James Ross (Pennsylvania congressman)|James Ross]] (F)
: {{Party stripe|Federalist Party}}3. [[William Bingham]] (F)

==== [[List of United States senators from Rhode Island|Rhode Island]] ====
: {{Party stripe|Federalist Party}}1. [[Theodore Foster]] (F)
: {{Party stripe|Federalist Party}}2. [[Ray Greene (politician)|Ray Greene]] (F)

==== [[List of United States senators from South Carolina|South Carolina]] ====
: {{Party stripe|Democratic-Republican Party}}2. [[Charles Pinckney (governor)|Charles Pinckney]] (DR)
: {{Party stripe|Federalist Party}}3. [[Jacob Read]] (F)

==== [[List of United States senators from Tennessee|Tennessee]] ====
: {{Party stripe|Democratic-Republican Party}}1. [[Joseph Anderson (Tennessee politician)|Joseph Anderson]] (DR)
: {{Party stripe|Democratic-Republican Party}}2. [[William Cocke]] (DR)

==== [[List of United States senators from Vermont|Vermont]] ====
: {{Party stripe|Federalist Party}}1. [[Nathaniel Chipman]] (F)
: {{Party stripe|Federalist Party}}3. [[Elijah Paine]] (F)

==== [[List of United States senators from Virginia|Virginia]] ====
: {{Party stripe|Democratic-Republican Party}}1. [[Stevens Thomson Mason (Virginia)|Stevens Mason]] (DR)
: {{Party stripe|Democratic-Republican Party}}2. [[Wilson Cary Nicholas|Wilson C. Nicholas]] (DR), from December 5, 1799
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[[File:6th United States Congress Senators.svg|thumb|375px|Senators' party membership by state at the opening of the 6th Congress in March 1799.
{{legend|#0044aa|2 Democratic-Republicans}}
{{legend|#660080|1 Democratic-Republican and 1 Federalist}}
{{legend|#aa0000|2 Federalists}}]]
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=== House of Representatives ===
{{main|List of United States representatives in the 6th Congress}}
The names of representatives elected statewide on the [[general ticket]] or otherwise at-large, are preceded by an "At-large," and the names of those elected from districts, whether plural or single member, are preceded by their district numbers.
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==== [[List of United States representatives from Connecticut|Connecticut]] ====
All representatives were elected statewide on a [[general ticket]].
: {{Party stripe|Federalist Party}}{{ushr|Connecticut|AL|At-large}}. [[Jonathan Brace]] (F), until May 1800
:: {{Party stripe|Federalist Party}} [[John Cotton Smith]] (F), from November 17, 1800
: {{Party stripe|Federalist Party}}{{ushr|Connecticut|AL|At-large}}. [[Samuel W. Dana]] (F)
: {{Party stripe|Federalist Party}}{{ushr|Connecticut|AL|At-large}}. [[John Davenport (Connecticut)|John Davenport]] (F)
: {{Party stripe|Federalist Party}}{{ushr|Connecticut|AL|At-large}}. [[William Edmond]] (F)
: {{Party stripe|Federalist Party}}{{ushr|Connecticut|AL|At-large}}. [[Chauncey Goodrich]] (F)
: {{Party stripe|Federalist Party}}{{ushr|Connecticut|AL|At-large}}. [[Elizur Goodrich]] (F)
: {{Party stripe|Federalist Party}}{{ushr|Connecticut|AL|At-large}}. [[Roger Griswold]] (F)

==== [[List of United States representatives from Delaware|Delaware]] ====
: {{Party stripe|Federalist Party}}{{ushr|Delaware|AL|At-large}}. [[James A. Bayard (elder)|James A. Bayard]] (F)

==== [[List of United States representatives from Georgia|Georgia]] ====
Both representatives were elected statewide on a [[general ticket]].
: {{Party stripe|Federalist Party}}{{ushr|Georgia|AL|At-large}}. [[James Jones (Georgia politician)|James Jones]] (F), until January 11, 1801, vacant thereafter
: {{Party stripe|Federalist Party}}{{ushr|Georgia|AL|At-large}}. [[Benjamin Taliaferro]] (F)

==== [[List of United States representatives from Kentucky|Kentucky]] ====
: {{Party stripe|Democratic-Republican Party}}{{ushr|Kentucky|1|1}}. [[Thomas Terry Davis|Thomas T. Davis]] (DR)
: {{Party stripe|Democratic-Republican Party}}{{ushr|Kentucky|2|2}}. [[John Fowler (politician)|John Fowler]] (DR)

==== [[List of United States representatives from Maryland|Maryland]] ====
: {{Party stripe|Federalist Party}}{{ushr|Maryland|1|1}}. [[George Dent]] (F)
: {{Party stripe|Federalist Party}}{{ushr|Maryland|2|2}}. [[John Chew Thomas|John C. Thomas]] (F)
: {{Party stripe|Federalist Party}}{{ushr|Maryland|3|3}}. [[William Craik (politician)|William Craik]] (F)
: {{Party stripe|Federalist Party}}{{ushr|Maryland|4|4}}. [[George Baer Jr.]] (F)
: {{Party stripe|Democratic-Republican Party}}{{ushr|Maryland|5|5}}. [[Samuel Smith (Maryland politician)|Samuel Smith]] (DR)
: {{Party stripe|Democratic-Republican Party}}{{ushr|Maryland|6|6}}. [[Gabriel Christie (Maryland politician)|Gabriel Christie]] (DR)
: {{Party stripe|Democratic-Republican Party}}{{ushr|Maryland|7|7}}. [[Joseph Hopper Nicholson|Joseph H. Nicholson]] (DR)
: {{Party stripe|Federalist Party}}{{ushr|Maryland|8|8}}. [[John Dennis (1771-1806)|John Dennis]] (F)

==== [[List of United States representatives from Massachusetts|Massachusetts]] ====
: {{Party stripe|Federalist Party}}{{ushr|Massachusetts|1|1}}. [[Theodore Sedgwick]] (F)
: {{Party stripe|Federalist Party}}{{ushr|Massachusetts|2|2}}. [[William Shepard]] (F)
: {{Party stripe|Federalist Party}}{{ushr|Massachusetts|3|3}}. [[Samuel Lyman]] (F), until November 6, 1800
:: {{Party stripe|Federalist Party}} [[Ebenezer Mattoon]] (F), from February 2, 1801
: {{Party stripe|Federalist Party}}{{ushr|Massachusetts|4|4}}. [[Dwight Foster (politician, born 1757)|Dwight Foster]] (F), until June 6, 1800
:: {{Party stripe|Democratic-Republican Party}} [[Levi Lincoln Sr.]] (DR), from December 15, 1800
: {{Party stripe|Federalist Party}}{{ushr|Massachusetts|5|5}}. [[Lemuel Williams]] (F)
: {{Party stripe|Federalist Party}}{{ushr|Massachusetts|6|6}}. [[John Reed Sr.]] (F)
: {{Party stripe|Democratic-Republican Party}}{{ushr|Massachusetts|7|7}}. [[Phanuel Bishop]] (DR)
: {{Party stripe|Federalist Party}}{{ushr|Massachusetts|8|8}}. [[Harrison Gray Otis (lawyer)|Harrison Gray Otis]] (F)
: {{Party stripe|Democratic-Republican Party}}{{ushr|Massachusetts|9|9}}. [[Joseph Bradley Varnum]] (DR)
: {{Party stripe|Federalist Party}}{{ushr|Massachusetts|10|10}}. [[Samuel Sewall (congressman)|Samuel Sewall]] (F), until January 10, 1800
:: {{Party stripe|Federalist Party}} [[Nathan Read]] (F), from November 25, 1800
: {{Party stripe|Federalist Party}}{{ushr|Massachusetts|11|11}}. [[Bailey Bartlett]] (F)
: {{Party stripe|Federalist Party}}{{ushr|Massachusetts|12|12}}. [[Silas Lee]] (F)
: {{Party stripe|Federalist Party}}{{ushr|Massachusetts|13|13}}. [[Peleg Wadsworth]] (F)
: {{Party stripe|Federalist Party}}{{ushr|Massachusetts|14|14}}. [[George Thatcher]] (F)

==== [[List of United States representatives from New Hampshire|New Hampshire]] ====
All representatives were elected statewide on a [[general ticket]].
: {{Party stripe|Federalist Party}}{{ushr|New Hampshire|AL|At-large}}. [[Abiel Foster]] (F)
: {{Party stripe|Federalist Party}}{{ushr|New Hampshire|AL|At-large}}. [[Jonathan Freeman (representative)|Jonathan Freeman]] (F)
: {{Party stripe|Federalist Party}}{{ushr|New Hampshire|AL|At-large}}. [[William Gordon (1763-1802)|William Gordon]] (F), until June 12, 1800
:: {{Party stripe|Federalist Party}} [[Samuel Tenney]] (F), from December 8, 1800
: {{Party stripe|Federalist Party}}{{ushr|New Hampshire|AL|At-large}}. [[James Sheafe]] (F)

==== [[List of United States representatives from New Jersey|New Jersey]] ====
: {{Party stripe|Democratic-Republican Party}}{{ushr|New Jersey|1|1}}. [[John Condit]] (DR)
: {{Party stripe|Democratic-Republican Party}}{{ushr|New Jersey|2|2}}. [[Aaron Kitchell]] (DR)
: {{Party stripe|Democratic-Republican Party}}{{ushr|New Jersey|3|3}}. [[James Linn]] (DR)
: {{Party stripe|Federalist Party}}{{ushr|New Jersey|4|4}}. [[James Henderson Imlay|James H. Imlay]] (F)
: {{Party stripe|Federalist Party}}{{ushr|New Jersey|5|5}}. [[Franklin Davenport]] (F)

==== [[List of United States representatives from New York|New York]] ====
: {{Party stripe|Democratic-Republican Party}}{{ushr|New York|1|1}}. [[Jonathan Nicoll Havens|Jonathan N. Havens]] (DR), until October 25, 1799
:: {{Party stripe|Democratic-Republican Party}} [[John Smith (New York politician born 1752)|John Smith]] (DR), from February 27, 1800
: {{Party stripe|Democratic-Republican Party}}{{ushr|New York|2|2}}. [[Edward Livingston]] (DR)
: {{Party stripe|Democratic-Republican Party}}{{ushr|New York|3|3}}. [[Philip Van Cortlandt]] (DR)
: {{Party stripe|Democratic-Republican Party}}{{ushr|New York|4|4}}. [[Lucas Conrad Elmendorf|Lucas C. Elmendorf]] (DR)
: {{Party stripe|Democratic-Republican Party}}{{ushr|New York|5|5}}. [[Theodorus Bailey (senator)|Theodorus Bailey]] (DR)
: {{Party stripe|Federalist Party}}{{ushr|New York|6|6}}. [[John Bird (New York)|John Bird]] (F)
: {{Party stripe|Democratic-Republican Party}}{{ushr|New York|7|7}}. [[John Thompson (1749-1823)|John Thompson]] (DR)
: {{Party stripe|Federalist Party}}{{ushr|New York|8|8}}. [[Henry Glen]] (F)
: {{Party stripe|Federalist Party}}{{ushr|New York|9|9}}. [[Jonas Platt]] (F)
: {{Party stripe|Federalist Party}}{{ushr|New York|10|10}}. [[William Cooper (judge)|William Cooper]] (F)
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==== [[List of United States representatives from North Carolina|North Carolina]] ====
: {{Party stripe|Federalist Party}}{{ushr|North Carolina|1|1}}. [[Joseph Dickson]] (F)
: {{Party stripe|Federalist Party}}{{ushr|North Carolina|2|2}}. [[Archibald Henderson (politician)|Archibald Henderson]] (F)
: {{Party stripe|Democratic-Republican Party}}{{ushr|North Carolina|3|3}}. [[Robert Williams (North Carolina politician)|Robert Williams]] (DR)
: {{Party stripe|Democratic-Republican Party}}{{ushr|North Carolina|4|4}}. [[Richard Stanford (American politician)|Richard Stanford]] (DR)
: {{Party stripe|Democratic-Republican Party}}{{ushr|North Carolina|5|5}}. [[Nathaniel Macon]] (DR)
: {{Party stripe|Federalist Party}}{{ushr|North Carolina|6|6}}. [[William Henry Hill (North Carolina politician)|William H. Hill]] (F)
: {{Party stripe|Federalist Party}}{{ushr|North Carolina|7|7}}. [[William Barry Grove]] (F)
: {{Party stripe|Democratic-Republican Party}}{{ushr|North Carolina|8|8}}. [[David Stone (politician)|David Stone]] (DR)
: {{Party stripe|Federalist Party}}{{ushr|North Carolina|9|9}}. [[Willis Alston]] (F)
: {{Party stripe|Democratic-Republican Party}}{{ushr|North Carolina|10|10}}. [[Richard Dobbs Spaight]] (DR)

==== [[List of United States representatives from Pennsylvania|Pennsylvania]] ====
The 4th district was a plural district with two representatives.
: {{Party stripe|Federalist Party}}{{ushr|Pennsylvania|1|1}}. [[Robert Waln]] (F)
: {{Party stripe|Democratic-Republican Party}}{{ushr|Pennsylvania|2|2}}. [[Michael Leib]] (DR)
: {{Party stripe|Federalist Party}}{{ushr|Pennsylvania|3|3}}. [[Richard Thomas (Pennsylvania politician)|Richard Thomas]] (F)
: {{Party stripe|Democratic-Republican Party}}{{ushr|Pennsylvania|4|4}}. [[Robert Brown (Pennsylvania)|Robert Brown]] (DR)
: {{Party stripe|Democratic-Republican Party}}{{ushr|Pennsylvania|4|4}}. [[Peter Muhlenberg|John Peter G. Muhlenberg]] (DR)
: {{Party stripe|Democratic-Republican Party}}{{ushr|Pennsylvania|5|5}}. [[Joseph Hiester]] (DR)
: {{Party stripe|Democratic-Republican Party}}{{ushr|Pennsylvania|6|6}}. [[John A. Hanna]] (DR)
: {{Party stripe|Federalist Party}}{{ushr|Pennsylvania|7|7}}. [[John W. Kittera|John Wilkes Kittera]] (F)
: {{Party stripe|Federalist Party}}{{ushr|Pennsylvania|8|8}}. [[Thomas Hartley]] (F), until December 21, 1800
:: {{Party stripe|Democratic-Republican Party}} [[John Stewart (Pennsylvania politician)|John Stewart]] (DR), from January 15, 1801
: {{Party stripe|Democratic-Republican Party}}{{ushr|Pennsylvania|9|9}}. [[Andrew Gregg]] (DR)
: {{Party stripe|Federalist Party}}{{ushr|Pennsylvania|10|10}}. [[Henry Woods (Pennsylvania politician)|Henry Woods]] (F)
: {{Party stripe|Democratic-Republican Party}}{{ushr|Pennsylvania|11|11}}. [[John Smilie]] (DR)
: {{Party stripe|Democratic-Republican Party}}{{ushr|Pennsylvania|12|12}}. [[Albert Gallatin]] (DR)

==== [[List of United States representatives from Rhode Island|Rhode Island]] ====
Both representatives were elected statewide on a [[general ticket]].
: {{Party stripe|Federalist Party}}{{ushr|Rhode Island|AL|At-large}}. [[John Brown (Rhode Island politician)|John Brown]] (F)
: {{Party stripe|Federalist Party}}{{ushr|Rhode Island|AL|At-large}}. [[Christopher G. Champlin]] (F)

==== [[List of United States representatives from South Carolina|South Carolina]] ====
: {{Party stripe|Federalist Party}}{{ushr|South Carolina|1|1}}. [[Thomas Pinckney]] (F)
: {{Party stripe|Federalist Party}}{{ushr|South Carolina|2|2}}. [[John Rutledge Jr.]] (F)
: {{Party stripe|Federalist Party}}{{ushr|South Carolina|3|3}}. [[Benjamin Huger (1768-1823)|Benjamin Huger]] (F)
: {{Party stripe|Democratic-Republican Party}}{{ushr|South Carolina|4|4}}. [[Thomas Sumter]] (DR)
: {{Party stripe|Federalist Party}}{{ushr|South Carolina|5|5}}. [[Robert Goodloe Harper]] (F)
: {{Party stripe|Federalist Party}}{{ushr|South Carolina|6|6}}. [[Abraham Nott]] (F)

==== [[List of United States representatives from Tennessee|Tennessee]] ====
: {{Party stripe|Democratic-Republican Party}}{{ushr|Tennessee|AL|At-large}}. [[William C. C. Claiborne]] (DR)

==== [[List of United States representatives from Vermont|Vermont]] ====
: {{Party stripe|Democratic-Republican Party}}{{ushr|Vermont|1|1}}. [[Matthew Lyon]] (DR)
: {{Party stripe|Federalist Party}}{{ushr|Vermont|2|2}}. [[Lewis R. Morris]] (F)

==== [[List of United States representatives from Virginia|Virginia]] ====
: {{Party stripe|Federalist Party}}{{ushr|Virginia|1|1}}. [[Robert Page (Virginia)|Robert Page]] (F)
: {{Party stripe|Democratic-Republican Party}}{{ushr|Virginia|2|2}}. [[David Holmes (politician)|David Holmes]] (DR)
: {{Party stripe|Democratic-Republican Party}}{{ushr|Virginia|3|3}}. [[George Jackson (Virginia)|George Jackson]] (DR)
: {{Party stripe|Democratic-Republican Party}}{{ushr|Virginia|4|4}}. [[Abram Trigg]] (DR)
: {{Party stripe|Democratic-Republican Party}}{{ushr|Virginia|5|5}}. [[John J. Trigg]] (DR)
: {{Party stripe|Democratic-Republican Party}}{{ushr|Virginia|6|6}}. [[Matthew Clay]] (DR)
: {{Party stripe|Democratic-Republican Party}}{{ushr|Virginia|7|7}}. [[John Randolph of Roanoke|John Randolph]] (DR)
: {{Party stripe|Democratic-Republican Party}}{{ushr|Virginia|8|8}}. [[Samuel Goode (American politician)|Samuel Goode]] (DR)
: {{Party stripe|Democratic-Republican Party}}{{ushr|Virginia|9|9}}. [[Joseph Eggleston]] (DR)
: {{Party stripe|Democratic-Republican Party}}{{ushr|Virginia|10|10}}. [[Edwin Gray]] (DR)
: {{Party stripe|Federalist Party}}{{ushr|Virginia|11|11}}. [[Josiah Parker]] (F)
: {{Party stripe|Federalist Party}}{{ushr|Virginia|12|12}}. [[Thomas Evans (congressman)|Thomas Evans]] (F)
: {{Party stripe|Federalist Party}}{{ushr|Virginia|13|13}}. [[John Marshall]] (F), until June 7, 1800
:: {{Party stripe|Democratic-Republican Party}} [[Littleton Waller Tazewell|Littleton W. Tazewell]] (DR), from November 26, 1800
: {{Party stripe|Democratic-Republican Party}}{{ushr|Virginia|14|14}}. [[Samuel Jordan Cabell|Samuel J. Cabell]] (DR)
: {{Party stripe|Democratic-Republican Party}}{{ushr|Virginia|15|15}}. [[John Dawson (US Politician)|John Dawson]] (DR)
: {{Party stripe|Democratic-Republican Party}}{{ushr|Virginia|16|16}}. [[Anthony New]] (DR)
: {{Party stripe|Federalist Party}}{{ushr|Virginia|17|17}}. [[Leven Powell]] (F)
: {{Party stripe|Democratic-Republican Party}}{{ushr|Virginia|18|18}}. [[John Nicholas (congressman)|John Nicholas]] (DR)
: {{Party stripe|Federalist Party}}{{ushr|Virginia|19|19}}. [[Henry Lee III|Henry Lee]] (F)

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: {{ushr|Northwest Territory|AL|Northwest Territory}}. [[William Henry Harrison]], until May 14, 1800
:: {{Party stripe|Federalist Party}}[[William McMillan (congressman)|William McMillan]] (F), from November 24, 1800
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[[File:TheodoreSedgwick.jpg|thumb|right|175px|Speaker of the House [[Theodore Sedgwick]]]]
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== Changes in membership ==
The count below reflects changes from the beginning of the first session of this Congress

=== Senate ===
There were 7 resignations and 1 vacancy at the beginning of Congress. The Federalists had a 1-seat net loss and the Democratic-Republicans had a 2-seat net gain.
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| [[List of United States senators from Virginia|Virginia]]<br>(2)
| Vacant
| [[Henry Tazewell]] (DR) died before the beginning of this Congress 
| {{Party shading/Democratic-Republican}} | [[Wilson Cary Nicholas|Wilson C. Nicholas]] (DR)
| Elected December 5, 1799

|-
| [[List of United States senators from New York|New York]]<br>(1)
| {{Party shading/Federalist}} | [[James Watson (New York)|James Watson]] (F)
| Resigned March 19, 1800
| {{Party shading/Federalist}} | [[Gouverneur Morris]] (F)
| Elected April 3, 1800

|-
| [[List of United States senators from Massachusetts|Massachusetts]]<br>(2)
| {{Party shading/Federalist}} | [[Samuel Dexter]] (F)
| Resigned May 30, 1800
| {{Party shading/Federalist}} | [[Dwight Foster (1757–1823)|Dwight Foster]] (F)
| Elected June 6, 1800

|-
| [[List of United States senators from New York|New York]]<br>(3)
| {{Party shading/Federalist}} | [[John Laurance]] (F)
| Resigned sometime in August, 1800
| {{Party shading/Democratic-Republican}} | [[John Armstrong Jr.|John Armstrong]] (DR)
| Elected November 6, 1800

|-
| [[List of United States senators from Massachusetts|Massachusetts]]<br>(1)
| {{Party shading/Federalist}} | [[Benjamin Goodhue]] (F)
| Resigned November 8, 1800
| {{Party shading/Federalist}} | [[Jonathan Mason (politician)|Jonathan Mason]] (F)
| Elected November 14, 1800

|-
| [[List of United States senators from Maryland|Maryland]]<br>(3)
| {{Party shading/Federalist}} | [[James Lloyd (Maryland)|James Lloyd]] (F)
| Resigned December 1, 1800
| {{Party shading/Federalist}} | [[William Hindman]] (F)
| Elected December 12, 1800

|-
| [[List of United States senators from New Jersey|New Jersey]]<br>(1)
| {{Party shading/Federalist}} | [[James Schureman]] (F)
| Resigned February 16, 1801
| {{Party shading/Federalist}} | [[Aaron Ogden]] (F)
| Elected February 28, 1801

|-
| [[List of United States senators from Delaware|Delaware]]<br>(1)
| {{Party shading/Federalist}} | [[Henry Latimer (senator)|Henry Latimer]] (F)
| Resigned February 28, 1801
| {{Party shading/Federalist}} | [[Samuel White (U.S. politician)|Samuel White]] (F)
| Appointed February 28, 1801
|}

=== House of Representatives ===
{{Main|List of special elections to the United States House of Representatives}}
There were 6 resignations and 3 deaths. The [[Federalist Party|Federalists]] had a 4-seat net loss and the [[Democratic-Republican Party|Democratic-Republicans]] had a 3-seat net gain.
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| {{ushr|New York|1|New York<br>1st}}
| {{Party shading/Democratic-Republican}} | [[Jonathan Nicoll Havens|Jonathan Havens]] (DR)
| Died October 25, 1799
| {{Party shading/Democratic-Republican}} | [[John Smith (New York politician born 1752)|John Smith]] (DR)
| February 27, 1800

|-
| {{ushr|Northwest Territory|AL|Northwest Territory<br>at-large}}
| [[William Henry Harrison]]
| Resigned May 14, 1800, to become Territorial Governor of Indiana
| {{Party shading/Federalist}}|[[William McMillan (congressman)|William McMillan]] (F)
| November 24, 1800

|-
| {{ushr|Connecticut|AL|Connecticut<br>at-large}}
| {{Party shading/Federalist}} | [[Jonathan Brace]] (F)
| Resigned sometime in 1800
| {{Party shading/Federalist}} | [[John Cotton Smith]] (F)
| November 17, 1800

|-
| {{ushr|Massachusetts|10|Massachusetts<br>10th}}
| {{Party shading/Federalist}} | [[Samuel Sewall (congressman)|Samuel Sewall]] (F)
| Resigned January 10, 1800, to become a justice of the [[Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court]]
| {{Party shading/Federalist}} | [[Nathan Read]] (F)
| November 25, 1800

|-
| {{ushr|Massachusetts|4|Massachusetts<br>4th}}
| {{Party shading/Federalist}} | [[Dwight Foster (1757–1823)|Dwight Foster]] (F)
| Resigned June 6, 1800, having been elected U.S. Senator
| {{Party shading/Democratic-Republican}} | [[Levi Lincoln Sr.|Levi Lincoln]] (DR)
| December 15, 1800

|-
| {{ushr|Virginia|13|Virginia<br>13th}}
| {{Party shading/Federalist}} | [[John Marshall]] (F)
| Resigned June 7, 1800, to become [[United States Secretary of State|Secretary of State]]
| {{Party shading/Democratic-Republican}} | [[Littleton Waller Tazewell|Littleton W. Tazewell]] (DR)
| November 26, 1800

|-
| {{ushr|New Hampshire|AL|New Hampshire<br>at-large}}
| {{Party shading/Federalist}} | [[William Gordon (1763-1802)|William Gordon]] (F)
| Resigned June 12, 1800, to become [[New Hampshire Attorney General]]
| {{Party shading/Federalist}} | [[Samuel Tenney]] (F)
| December 8, 1800

|-
| {{ushr|Massachusetts|3|Massachusetts<br>3rd}}
| {{Party shading/Federalist}} | [[Samuel Lyman]] (F)
| Resigned November 6, 1800
| {{Party shading/Federalist}} | [[Ebenezer Mattoon]] (F)
| February 2, 1801

|-
| {{ushr|Pennsylvania|8|Pennsylvania<br>8th}}
| {{Party shading/Federalist}} | [[Thomas Hartley]] (F)
| Died December 21, 1800
| {{Party shading/Democratic-Republican}} | [[John Stewart (Pennsylvania politician)|John Stewart]] (DR)
| February 3, 1801

|-
| {{ushr|Georgia|AL|Georgia<br>at-large}}
| {{Party shading/Federalist}} | [[James Jones (Georgia politician)|James Jones]] (F)
| Died January 11, 1801
| colspan=2 | Vacant until [[7th United States Congress|next Congress]]
|}

==Committees==
Lists of committees and their party leaders.

===Senate===

* [[Committee of the whole|Whole]]

===House of Representatives===

* [[United States House Committee on Claims|Claims]] (Chairman: [[Dwight Foster (politician, born 1757)|Dwight Foster]] then [[Nathaniel Macon]])
* [[United States House Committee on Commerce|Commerce and Manufactures]] (Chairman: [[Samuel Smith (Maryland politician)|Samuel Smith]])
* [[United States House Committee on Elections|Elections]] (Chairman: [[Samuel W. Dana]] then [[George Dent]]) 
* [[United States House Committee on Revisal and Unfinished Business|Revisal and Unfinished Business]] (Chairman: [[Roger Griswold]] then [[Jonas Platt]])
* [[United States House Select Committee on Rules|Rules]] (Select) 
* [[United States House Committee on Standards of Official Conduct|Standards of Official Conduct]] 
* [[United States House Committee on Ways and Means|Ways and Means]] (Chairman: [[Robert Goodloe Harper]] then [[Roger Griswold]])
* [[Committee of the Whole (United States House of Representatives)|Whole]]

===Joint committees===

* [[United States Congress Joint Committee on Enrolled Bills|Enrolled Bills]] (Chairman: [[Dwight Foster (politician, born 1757)|Dwight Foster]])

== Administrative officers ==
* [[Architect of the Capitol]]: [[William Thornton]]

=== Senate ===
* [[Chaplain of the United States Senate|Chaplain]]: [[William White (Bishop of Pennsylvania)|William White]], [[Episcopal Church in the United States of America|''Episcopalian'']], until November 27, 1800
** [[Thomas J. Claggett]], [[Episcopal Church in the United States of America|''Episcopalian'']], elected November 27, 1800
* [[Doorkeeper of the United States Senate|Doorkeeper]]: [[James Mathers (Sergeant at Arms)|James Mathers]]
* [[Secretary of the United States Senate|Secretary]]: [[Samuel Allyne Otis|Samuel Otis]]

=== House of Representatives ===
* [[Chaplain of the United States House of Representatives|Chaplain]]: [[Ashbel Green]], [[Presbyterianism|''Presbyterian'']], until November 27, 1800
** [[Thomas Lyell (chaplain)|Thomas Lyell]], [[Methodism|''Methodist'']], elected November 27, 1800
* [[Clerk of the United States House of Representatives|Clerk]]: [[Jonathan W. Condy]], resigned December 4, 1800
** [[John H. Oswald]], elected December 9, 1800
* [[Doorkeeper of the United States House of Representatives|Doorkeeper]]: [[Thomas Claxton (doorkeeper)|Thomas Claxton]]
* [[Reading Clerk of the United States House of Representatives|Reading Clerks]]: {{dm|date=February 2020}}
* [[Sergeant at Arms of the United States House of Representatives|Sergeant at Arms]]: [[Joseph Wheaton]]

== See also ==
* [[1798 United States elections]] (elections leading to this Congress)
** [[1798–99 United States Senate elections]]
** [[1798–99 United States House of Representatives elections]]
* [[1800 United States elections]] (elections during this Congress, leading to the next Congress)
** [[1800 United States presidential election]]
** [[1800–01 United States Senate elections]]
** [[1800–01 United States House of Representatives elections]]

==References==
{{reflist}}
*{{cite book|title = The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress|last = Martis|first = Kenneth C.|year = 1989|publisher = Macmillan Publishing Company|location = New York}}
*{{cite book|title = The Historical Atlas of United States Congressional Districts|last = Martis|first = Kenneth C.|year = 1982|publisher = Macmillan Publishing Company|location = New York}}

== Notes ==
{{Notelist}}

==External links==
*[http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/amlaw/lwsllink.html Statutes at Large, 1789-1875] 
*[http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/amlaw/lwsjlink.html Senate Journal, First Forty-three Sessions of Congress]
*[http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/amlaw/lwhjlink.html#anchor2 House Journal, First Forty-three Sessions of Congress]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20060601025644/http://www.gpoaccess.gov/serialset/cdocuments/hd108-222/index.html Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress] 
*[http://clerk.house.gov/art_history/house_history/index.html U.S. House of Representatives: House History] 
*[https://www.senate.gov/pagelayout/reference/two_column_table/stats_and_lists.htm U.S. Senate: Statistics and Lists]
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