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The Eleventh 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, 1809 to March 4, 1811, during the first two years of James Madison's presidency. The apportionment of seats in the House of Representatives was based on the Second Census of the United States in 1800. Both chambers had a Democratic-Republican majority.
Contents
Major events
Major legislation
Proposed Constitutional amendments
Party summary
The count below identifies party affiliations at the beginning of the first session of this congress. Changes resulting from subsequent replacements are shown below in the "Changes in membership" section.
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.
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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 re-election in 1814; Class 2 meant their term ended with this Congress, requiring re-election in 1810; and Class 3 meant their term began in the last Congress, requiring re-election in 1812.
House of Representatives
The names of members of the House of Representatives are preceded by their districts.
Changes in membership
The count below reflects changes from the beginning of the first session of this Congress.
Senate
There were 8 resignations, 2 deaths, 1 interim appointment, and 1 vacancy from before this Congress.
House of Representatives
Of the voting members, there were 12 resignations, 1 death, and 1 change due to a contested election.
Committees
Lists of committees and their party leaders.