3rd United States Congress

{{Main|1793 in the United States|1794 in the United States|1795 in the United States}}

• March 4, 1793: President George Washington begins his second term.
• April 22, 1793: George Washington signed the Neutrality Proclamation
• February 11, 1794: Wishing to avoid charges of being a Star Chamber, the Senate holds its first public session, resolving "That the Senate doors be opened".{{cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=mvVNeZDPIXgC&pg=PA5M|title=Precedents Relating to the Privileges of the Senate of the United States|date=1 January 1893|publisher=U.S. Government Printing Office|via=Google Books}}{{cite web|url=https://www.senate.gov/artandhistory/history/minute/The_Senate_Opens_Its_Doors.htm|title=U.S. Senate: 1787: Senate Opens Its Doors -- December 9, 1795|publisher=United States Senate}}
• March 14, 1794: Eli Whitney was granted a patent for the cotton gin
• March 27, 1794: The federal government authorized the construction of the original six frigates of the United States Navy
• August 7, 1794: Whiskey Rebellion began: Farmers in the Monongahela Valley of Pennsylvania rebelled against the federal tax on liquor and distilled drinks.
• August 20, 1794: Battle of Fallen Timbers — American troops under General Anthony Wayne forced a confederacy of Shawnee, Mingo, Delaware, Wyandot, Miami, Ottawa, Chippewa and Pottawatomie warriors into a disorganized retreat.

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{{Wikisource|United States Statutes at Large/Volume 1/3rd Congress|Public Acts of the Third Congress}}

{{Main|List of United States federal legislation#3rd United States Congress}}

• January 13, 1794: Flag Act of 1794, Sess. 1, ch. 1, {{USStat|1|341}}
• March 22, 1794: Slave Trade Act of 1794, Sess. 1, ch. 11, {{USStat|1|347}}
• March 27, 1794: Naval Act of 1794, Sess. 1, ch. 12, {{USStat|1|350}}
• January 29, 1795: Naturalization Act of 1795, Sess. 2, ch. 20, {{USStat|1|414}}

• March 4, 1794: Approved an amendment to the United States Constitution clarifying judicial power over foreign nationals, and limiting the ability of citizens to sue states in federal courts and under federal law, and submitted it to the state legislatures for ratification {{USStat|1|402}}.
• February 7, 1795: The Eleventh Amendment to the United States Constitution was ratified by the requisite number of states (then 12) to become part of the Constitution.

• November 19, 1794: The United States and the Kingdom of Great Britain signed the Jay Treaty, which attempted to clear up some of the lingering problems left over from the American Revolutionary War

There were no political parties in this Congress. Members are informally grouped into factions of similar interest, based on an analysis of their voting record.{{cite book|title = The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress|last = Martis|first = Kenneth C.}}

Details on changes are shown below in the "Changes in membership" section.

{{USCongress Party summary

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| party1=Anti-Administration

| party2=Pro-Administration

| abb1=A

| abb2=P

| seats1_last=13

| seats2_last=17

| seats_vacant_last=0

| seats1_begin=14

| seats2_begin=16

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| seats1_end=13

| seats2_end=17

| seats_vacant_end=0

| seats1_next=10

| seats2_next=20

| seats_vacant_next=2

| note1_next=Democratic-Republican

| note2_next=Federalist

| shading2_next=Federalist

}}

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{{USCongress Party summary

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| party1=Anti-Administration

| party2=Pro-Administration

| abb1=A

| abb2=P

| seats1_last=32

| seats2_last=40

| seats_vacant_last=1

| seats1_begin=55

| seats2_begin=50

| seats_vacant_begin=0

| seats1_end=53

| seats2_end=50

| seats_vacant_end=2

| seats1_next=58

| seats2_next=47

| seats_vacant_next=0

| note1_next=Democratic-Republican

| note2_next=Federalist

| shading1_next= Democratic-Republican

| delegates1=1

| delegates2=0

| delegates_vacant=0

}}

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• President: John Adams (P)
• President pro tempore: John Langdon (P), until December 2, 1793
• Ralph Izard (P), May 31, 1794 – November 9, 1794
• Henry Tazewell (P), from February 20, 1795

• Speaker: Frederick Muhlenberg (A)

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

:Skip to House of Representatives, below

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.

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: {{Party stripe|Pro-Administration Party (US)}}1. Oliver Ellsworth (P)

: {{Party stripe|Pro-Administration Party (US)}}3. Roger Sherman (P), until July 23, 1793

:: {{Party stripe|Pro-Administration Party (US)}}Stephen Mitchell (P), from December 2, 1793

: {{Party stripe|Pro-Administration Party (US)}}1. George Read (P), until September 18, 1793

:: {{Party stripe|Pro-Administration Party (US)}}Henry Latimer (P), from February 7, 1795

: {{Party stripe|Pro-Administration Party (US)}}2. John Vining (P)

: {{Party stripe|Anti-Administration Party (US)}}2. James Jackson (A)

: {{Party stripe|Anti-Administration Party (US)}}3. James Gunn (A)

: {{Party stripe|Anti-Administration Party (US)}}2. John Brown (A)

: {{Party stripe|Anti-Administration Party (US)}}3. John Edwards (A)

: {{Party stripe|Pro-Administration Party (US)}}1. Richard Potts (P)

: {{Party stripe|Pro-Administration Party (US)}}3. John Henry (P)

: {{Party stripe|Pro-Administration Party (US)}}1. George Cabot (P)

: {{Party stripe|Pro-Administration Party (US)}}2. Caleb Strong (P)

: {{Party stripe|Pro-Administration Party (US)}}2. Samuel Livermore (P)

: {{Party stripe|Anti-Administration Party (US)}}3. John Langdon (A)

: {{Party stripe|Pro-Administration Party (US)}}1. John Rutherfurd (P)

: {{Party stripe|Pro-Administration Party (US)}}2. Frederick Frelinghuysen (P)

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: {{Party stripe|Anti-Administration Party (US)}}1. Aaron Burr (A)

: {{Party stripe|Pro-Administration Party (US)}}3. Rufus King (P)

: {{Party stripe|Anti-Administration Party (US)}}2. Alexander Martin (A)

: {{Party stripe|Anti-Administration Party (US)}}3. Benjamin Hawkins (A)

: {{Party stripe|Anti-Administration Party (US)}}1. Albert Gallatin (A), until February 28, 1794

:: {{Party stripe|Pro-Administration Party (US)}}James Ross (P), from April 24, 1794

: {{Party stripe|Pro-Administration Party (US)}}3. Robert Morris (P)

: {{Party stripe|Pro-Administration Party (US)}}1. Theodore Foster (P)

: {{Party stripe|Pro-Administration Party (US)}}2. William Bradford (P)

: {{Party stripe|Anti-Administration Party (US)}}2. Pierce Butler (A)

: {{Party stripe|Pro-Administration Party (US)}}3. Ralph Izard (P)

: {{Party stripe|Anti-Administration Party (US)}}1. Moses Robinson (A)

: {{Party stripe|Anti-Administration Party (US)}}3. Stephen R. Bradley (A)

: {{Party stripe|Anti-Administration Party (US)}}1. James Monroe (A), until May 27, 1794

:: {{Party stripe|Anti-Administration Party (US)}}Stevens Mason (A), from November 18, 1794

: {{Party stripe|Anti-Administration Party (US)}}2. John Taylor of Caroline (A), until May 11, 1794

:: {{Party stripe|Anti-Administration Party (US)}}Henry Tazewell (A), from December 29, 1794

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[[File:3rd United States Congress Senators.svg|thumb|375px|Senators' party membership by state at the opening of the 3rd Congress in March 1793.

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{{legend|#660080|1 Anti-Administration and 1 Pro-Administration}}

{{legend|#aa0000|2 Pro-Administration}}]]

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| caption_align=center

| header_align=center

| direction = vertical

| header = Senate presidents pro tempore

| image1 = John_langdon.jpg

| alt1 = John Langdon

| caption1 = John Langdon
(until December 2, 1793)

| image2 = Ralph Izard2.jpg

| alt2 = Ralph Izard

| caption2 = Ralph Izard
(May 31, 1794 – November 9, 1794)

| image3= HENRY TAZEWELL (1753-1799).jpg

| alt3 = Henry Tazewell

| caption3 = Henry Tazewell
(from February 20, 1795)

}}

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The names of members of the House of Representatives are preceded by their district numbers.

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All representatives were elected statewide on a general ticket.

: {{Party stripe|Pro-Administration Party (US)}}{{ushr|Connecticut|AL|At-large}}. Joshua Coit (P)

: {{Party stripe|Pro-Administration Party (US)}}{{ushr|Connecticut|AL|At-large}}. James Hillhouse (P)

: {{Party stripe|Pro-Administration Party (US)}}{{ushr|Connecticut|AL|At-large}}. Amasa Learned (P)

: {{Party stripe|Pro-Administration Party (US)}}{{ushr|Connecticut|AL|At-large}}. Zephaniah Swift (P)

: {{Party stripe|Pro-Administration Party (US)}}{{ushr|Connecticut|AL|At-large}}. Uriah Tracy (P)

: {{Party stripe|Pro-Administration Party (US)}}{{ushr|Connecticut|AL|At-large}}. Jonathan Trumbull Jr. (P)

: {{Party stripe|Pro-Administration Party (US)}}{{ushr|Connecticut|AL|At-large}}. Jeremiah Wadsworth (P)

: {{Party stripe|Anti-Administration Party (US)}}{{ushr|Delaware|AL|At-large}}. John Patten (A), until February 14, 1794

:: {{Party stripe|Pro-Administration Party (US)}}Henry Latimer (P), February 14, 1794 – February 7, 1795

:: Vacant thereafter

Both representatives were elected statewide on a general ticket.

: {{Party stripe|Anti-Administration Party (US)}}{{ushr|Georgia|AL|At-large}}. Abraham Baldwin (A)

: {{Party stripe|Anti-Administration Party (US)}}{{ushr|Georgia|AL|At-large}}. Thomas P. Carnes (A)

: {{Party stripe|Anti-Administration Party (US)}}{{ushr|Kentucky|1|1}}. Christopher Greenup (A)

: {{Party stripe|Anti-Administration Party (US)}}{{ushr|Kentucky|2|2}}. Alexander D. Orr (A)

: {{Party stripe|Pro-Administration Party (US)}}{{ushr|Maryland|1|1}}. George Dent (P)

: {{Party stripe|Anti-Administration Party (US)}}{{ushr|Maryland|2|2}}. John Mercer (A), until April 13, 1794

:: {{Party stripe|Anti-Administration Party (US)}}Gabriel Duvall (A), from November 11, 1794

: {{Party stripe|Pro-Administration Party (US)}}{{ushr|Maryland|3|3}}. Uriah Forrest (P), until November 8, 1794

:: {{Party stripe|Pro-Administration Party (US)}}Benjamin Edwards (P), from January 2, 1795

: {{Party stripe|Anti-Administration Party (US)}}{{ushr|Maryland|4|4}}. Thomas Sprigg (A)

: {{Party stripe|Anti-Administration Party (US)}}{{ushr|Maryland|5|5}}. Samuel Smith (A)

: {{Party stripe|Anti-Administration Party (US)}}{{ushr|Maryland|6|6}}. Gabriel Christie (A)

: {{Party stripe|Pro-Administration Party (US)}}{{ushr|Maryland|7|7}}. William Hindman (P)

: {{Party stripe|Pro-Administration Party (US)}}{{ushr|Maryland|8|8}}. William Vans Murray (P)

There was a single at-large seat along with four plural districts, each of which had multiple representatives elected at-large on a general ticket.

: {{Party stripe|Pro-Administration Party (US)}}{{ushr|Massachusetts|1|1a}}. Fisher Ames (P)

: {{Party stripe|Pro-Administration Party (US)}}{{ushr|Massachusetts|1|1b}}. Samuel Dexter (P)

: {{Party stripe|Pro-Administration Party (US)}}{{ushr|Massachusetts|1|1c}}. Benjamin Goodhue (P)

: {{Party stripe|Anti-Administration Party (US)}}{{ushr|Massachusetts|1|1d}}. Samuel Holten (A)

: {{Party stripe|Pro-Administration Party (US)}}{{ushr|Massachusetts|2|2a}}. Dwight Foster (P)

: {{Party stripe|Anti-Administration Party (US)}}{{ushr|Massachusetts|2|2b}}. William Lyman (A)

: {{Party stripe|Pro-Administration Party (US)}}{{ushr|Massachusetts|2|2c}}. Theodore Sedgwick (P)

: {{Party stripe|Pro-Administration Party (US)}}{{ushr|Massachusetts|2|2d}}. Artemas Ward (P)

: {{Party stripe|Pro-Administration Party (US)}}{{ushr|Massachusetts|3|3a}}. Shearjashub Bourne (P)

: {{Party stripe|Pro-Administration Party (US)}}{{ushr|Massachusetts|3|3b}}. Peleg Coffin Jr. (P)

: {{Party stripe|Anti-Administration Party (US)}}{{ushr|Massachusetts|4|4a}}. Henry Dearborn (A)

: {{Party stripe|Pro-Administration Party (US)}}{{ushr|Massachusetts|4|4b}}. George Thatcher (P)

: {{Party stripe|Pro-Administration Party (US)}}{{ushr|Massachusetts|4|4c}}. Peleg Wadsworth (P)

: {{Party stripe|Pro-Administration Party (US)}}{{ushr|Massachusetts|AL|At-large}}. David Cobb (P)

All representatives were elected statewide on a general ticket.

: {{Party stripe|Pro-Administration Party (US)}}{{ushr|New Hampshire|AL|At-large}}. Nicholas Gilman (P)

: {{Party stripe|Anti-Administration Party (US)}}{{ushr|New Hampshire|AL|At-large}}. John Sherburne (A)

: {{Party stripe|Pro-Administration Party (US)}}{{ushr|New Hampshire|AL|At-large}}. Jeremiah Smith (P)

: {{Party stripe|Pro-Administration Party (US)}}{{ushr|New Hampshire|AL|At-large}}. Paine Wingate (P)

All representatives were elected statewide on a general ticket.

: {{Party stripe|Pro-Administration Party (US)}}{{ushr|New Jersey|AL|At-large}}. John Beatty (P)

: {{Party stripe|Pro-Administration Party (US)}}{{ushr|New Jersey|AL|At-large}}. Elias Boudinot (P)

: {{Party stripe|Pro-Administration Party (US)}}{{ushr|New Jersey|AL|At-large}}. Lambert Cadwalader (P)

: {{Party stripe|Pro-Administration Party (US)}}{{ushr|New Jersey|AL|At-large}}. Abraham Clark (P), until September 15, 1794

:: {{Party stripe|Anti-Administration Party (US)}}Aaron Kitchell (A), from January 29, 1795

: {{Party stripe|Pro-Administration Party (US)}}{{ushr|New Jersey|AL|At-large}}. Jonathan Dayton (P)

: {{Party stripe|Anti-Administration Party (US)}}{{ushr|New York|1|1}}. Thomas Tredwell (A)

: {{Party stripe|Pro-Administration Party (US)}}{{ushr|New York|2|2}}. John Watts (P)

: {{Party stripe|Anti-Administration Party (US)}}{{ushr|New York|3|3}}. Philip Van Cortlandt (A)

: {{Party stripe|Pro-Administration Party (US)}}{{ushr|New York|4|4}}. Peter Van Gaasbeck (P)

: {{Party stripe|Anti-Administration Party (US)}}{{ushr|New York|5|5}}. Theodorus Bailey (A)

: {{Party stripe|Pro-Administration Party (US)}}{{ushr|New York|6|6}}. Ezekiel Gilbert (P)

: {{Party stripe|Pro-Administration Party (US)}}{{ushr|New York|7|7}}. John E. Van Alen (P)

: {{Party stripe|Pro-Administration Party (US)}}{{ushr|New York|8|8}}. Henry Glen (P)

: {{Party stripe|Pro-Administration Party (US)}}{{ushr|New York|9|9}}. James Gordon (P)

: {{Party stripe|Pro-Administration Party (US)}}{{ushr|New York|10|10}}. Silas Talbot (P), until June 5, 1794

:: Vacant thereafter

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: {{Party stripe|Anti-Administration Party (US)}}{{ushr|North Carolina|1|1}}. Joseph McDowell (A)

: {{Party stripe|Anti-Administration Party (US)}}{{ushr|North Carolina|2|2}}. Matthew Locke (A)

: {{Party stripe|Anti-Administration Party (US)}}{{ushr|North Carolina|3|3}}. Joseph Winston (A)

: {{Party stripe|Anti-Administration Party (US)}}{{ushr|North Carolina|4|4}}. Alexander Mebane (A)

: {{Party stripe|Anti-Administration Party (US)}}{{ushr|North Carolina|5|5}}. Nathaniel Macon (A)

: {{Party stripe|Anti-Administration Party (US)}}{{ushr|North Carolina|6|6}}. James Gillespie (A)

: {{Party stripe|Pro-Administration Party (US)}}{{ushr|North Carolina|7|7}}. William Barry Grove (P)

: {{Party stripe|Anti-Administration Party (US)}}{{ushr|North Carolina|8|8}}. William Johnston Dawson (A)

: {{Party stripe|Anti-Administration Party (US)}}{{ushr|North Carolina|9|9}}. Thomas Blount (A)

: {{Party stripe|Anti-Administration Party (US)}}{{ushr|North Carolina|10|10}}. Benjamin Williams (A)

All representatives were elected statewide on a general ticket.

: {{Party stripe|Pro-Administration Party (US)}}{{ushr|Pennsylvania|AL|At-large}}. James Armstrong (P)

: {{Party stripe|Anti-Administration Party (US)}}{{ushr|Pennsylvania|AL|At-large}}. William Findley (A)

: {{Party stripe|Pro-Administration Party (US)}}{{ushr|Pennsylvania|AL|At-large}}. Thomas Fitzsimons (P)

: {{Party stripe|Anti-Administration Party (US)}}{{ushr|Pennsylvania|AL|At-large}}. Andrew Gregg (A)

: {{Party stripe|Pro-Administration Party (US)}}{{ushr|Pennsylvania|AL|At-large}}. Thomas Hartley (P)

: {{Party stripe|Anti-Administration Party (US)}}{{ushr|Pennsylvania|AL|At-large}}. Daniel Hiester (A)

: {{Party stripe|Anti-Administration Party (US)}}{{ushr|Pennsylvania|AL|At-large}}. William Irvine (A)

: {{Party stripe|Pro-Administration Party (US)}}{{ushr|Pennsylvania|AL|At-large}}. John Wilkes Kittera (P)

: {{Party stripe|Anti-Administration Party (US)}}{{ushr|Pennsylvania|AL|At-large}}. William Montgomery (A)

: {{Party stripe|Anti-Administration Party (US)}}{{ushr|Pennsylvania|AL|At-large}}. Frederick A. C. Muhlenberg (A)

: {{Party stripe|Anti-Administration Party (US)}}{{ushr|Pennsylvania|AL|At-large}}. John Peter G. Muhlenberg (A)

: {{Party stripe|Pro-Administration Party (US)}}{{ushr|Pennsylvania|AL|At-large}}. Thomas Scott (P)

: {{Party stripe|Anti-Administration Party (US)}}{{ushr|Pennsylvania|AL|At-large}}. John Smilie (A)

Both representatives were elected statewide on a general ticket.

: {{Party stripe|Pro-Administration Party (US)}}{{ushr|Rhode Island|AL|At-large}}. Benjamin Bourne (P)

: {{Party stripe|Pro-Administration Party (US)}}{{ushr|Rhode Island|AL|At-large}}. Francis Malbone (P)

: {{Party stripe|Pro-Administration Party (US)}}{{ushr|South Carolina|1|1}}. William L. Smith (P)

: {{Party stripe|Anti-Administration Party (US)}}{{ushr|South Carolina|2|2}}. John Hunter (A)

: {{Party stripe|Anti-Administration Party (US)}}{{ushr|South Carolina|3|3}}. Lemuel Benton (A)

: {{Party stripe|Anti-Administration Party (US)}}{{ushr|South Carolina|4|4}}. Richard Winn (A)

: {{Party stripe|Anti-Administration Party (US)}}{{ushr|South Carolina|5|5}}. Alexander Gillon (A), until October 6, 1794

:: {{Party stripe|Pro-Administration Party (US)}}Robert Goodloe Harper (P), from February 9, 1795

: {{Party stripe|Anti-Administration Party (US)}}{{ushr|South Carolina|6|6}}. Andrew Pickens (A)

: {{Party stripe|Anti-Administration Party (US)}}{{ushr|Vermont|1|1}}. Israel Smith (A)

: {{Party stripe|Anti-Administration Party (US)}}{{ushr|Vermont|2|2}}. Nathaniel Niles (A)

: {{Party stripe|Anti-Administration Party (US)}}{{ushr|Virginia|1|1}}. Robert Rutherford (A)

: {{Party stripe|Anti-Administration Party (US)}}{{ushr|Virginia|2|2}}. Andrew Moore (A)

: {{Party stripe|Anti-Administration Party (US)}}{{ushr|Virginia|3|3}}. Joseph Neville (A)

: {{Party stripe|Anti-Administration Party (US)}}{{ushr|Virginia|4|4}}. Francis Preston (A)

: {{Party stripe|Pro-Administration Party (US)}}{{ushr|Virginia|5|5}}. George Hancock (P)

: {{Party stripe|Anti-Administration Party (US)}}{{ushr|Virginia|6|6}}. Isaac Coles (A)

: {{Party stripe|Anti-Administration Party (US)}}{{ushr|Virginia|7|7}}. Abraham B. Venable (A)

: {{Party stripe|Anti-Administration Party (US)}}{{ushr|Virginia|8|8}}. Thomas Claiborne (A)

: {{Party stripe|Anti-Administration Party (US)}}{{ushr|Virginia|9|9}}. William B. Giles (A)

: {{Party stripe|Anti-Administration Party (US)}}{{ushr|Virginia|10|10}}. Carter B. Harrison (A)

: {{Party stripe|Pro-Administration Party (US)}}{{ushr|Virginia|11|11}}. Josiah Parker (P)

: {{Party stripe|Anti-Administration Party (US)}}{{ushr|Virginia|12|12}}. John Page (A)

: {{Party stripe|Pro-Administration Party (US)}}{{ushr|Virginia|13|13}}. Samuel Griffin (P)

: {{Party stripe|Anti-Administration Party (US)}}{{ushr|Virginia|14|14}}. Francis Walker (A)

: {{Party stripe|Anti-Administration Party (US)}}{{ushr|Virginia|15|15}}. James Madison (A)

: {{Party stripe|Anti-Administration Party (US)}}{{ushr|Virginia|16|16}}. Anthony New (A)

: {{Party stripe|Pro-Administration Party (US)}}{{ushr|Virginia|17|17}}. Richard Bland Lee (P)

: {{Party stripe|Anti-Administration Party (US)}}{{ushr|Virginia|18|18}}. John Nicholas (A)

: {{Party stripe|Anti-Administration Party (US)}}{{ushr|Virginia|19|19}}. John Heath (A)

: {{ushr|Southwest Territory|AL|Territory South of the River Ohio}} ("Southwest Territory", later "Tennessee"). James White, seated September 3, 1794

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The count below reflects changes from the beginning of the first session of this Congress

There were 1 death, 3 resigns, 1 late election, and 1 contested election.

{{See also|List of special elections to the United States Senate}}

{{Ordinal US Congress change|Senate}}

|-

| Connecticut
(3)

| {{Party shading/Pro-Administration}} | Roger Sherman (P)

| Died July 23, 1793.

| {{Party shading/Pro-Administration}} | Stephen M. Mitchell (P)

| Elected December 2, 1793

|-

| Delaware
(1)

| {{Party shading/Pro-Administration}} | George Read (P)

| Resigned on September 18, 1793. Kensey Johns was appointed on March 19, 1794, but not permitted to qualify.

| {{Party shading/Pro-Administration}} | Henry Latimer (P)

| Appointed February 7, 1795

|-

| Pennsylvania
(1)

| {{Party shading/Anti-Administration}} | Albert Gallatin (A)

| Credentials were contested and the seat was declared vacant February 28, 1794.

| {{Party shading/Pro-Administration}} | James Ross (P)

| Elected April 24, 1794

|-

| Virginia
(1)

| {{Party shading/Anti-Administration}} | James Monroe (A)

| Resigned May 11, 1794, to become United States Minister to France.

| {{Party shading/Anti-Administration}} | Stevens T. Mason (A)

| Elected November 18, 1794

|-

| Virginia
(2)

| {{Party shading/Anti-Administration}} | John Taylor (A)

| Resigned May 11, 1794.

| {{Party shading/Anti-Administration}} | Henry Tazewell (A)

| Elected November 18, 1794

|}

There were 2 deaths, 3 resignations, and 1 contested election.

{{main|List of special elections to the United States House of Representatives}}

{{Ordinal US Congress change|House}}

|-

| nowrap | {{ushr|Delaware|AL|T}}

| {{Party shading/Anti-Administration}} | John Patten (A)

| Contested election; served until February 14, 1794.

| {{Party shading/Pro-Administration}} | Henry Latimer (P)

| Seated February 14, 1794

|-

| nowrap | {{ushr|Southwest Territory|AL|Territory South of the River Ohio}}

| Vacant

| Delegate seat established.

| James White Non-voting delegate

| Elected September 3, 1794

|-

| nowrap | {{ushr|Maryland|2|T}}

| {{Party shading/Anti-Administration}} | John Francis Mercer (A)

| Resigned April 13, 1794.

| {{Party shading/Anti-Administration}} | Gabriel Duvall (A)

| Seated November 11, 1794

|-

| nowrap | {{ushr|New York|10|T}}

| {{Party shading/Pro-Administration}} | Silas Talbot (P)

| Accepted appointment to the U.S. Navy June 5, 1794.

| Vacant

| Not filled in this Congress

|-

| nowrap | {{ushr|New Jersey|AL|T}}

| {{Party shading/Pro-Administration}} | Abraham Clark (P)

| Died September 15, 1794.

| {{Party shading/Pro-Administration}} | Aaron Kitchell (P)

| Seated January 29, 1795

|-

| nowrap | {{ushr|South Carolina|5|T}}

| {{Party shading/Anti-Administration}} | Alexander Gillon (A)

| Died October 6, 1794.

| {{Party shading/Pro-Administration}} | Robert Goodloe Harper (P)

| Seated February 9, 1795

|-

| nowrap | {{ushr|Maryland|3|T}}

| {{Party shading/Pro-Administration}} | Uriah Forrest (P)

| Resigned November 8, 1794.

| {{Party shading/Pro-Administration}} | Benjamin Edwards (P)

| Seated January 2, 1795

|-

| nowrap | {{ushr|Delaware|AL|T}}

| {{Party shading/Pro-Administration}} | Henry Latimer (P)

| Resigned February 7, 1795, having been elected U.S. Senator.

| Vacant

| Not filled in this Congress

|}

Lists of committees and their party leaders.

• Whole

• Claims (Chairman: Uriah Tracy)
• Elections (Chairman: William Loughton Smith then Jonathan Dayton)
• Rules (Select)
• Ways and Means (Chairman: William Loughton Smith)
• Whole

• Enrolled Bills (Chairman: John Rutherfurd)

• Architect of the Capitol: William Thornton

• Chaplain: William White (Episcopalian)
• Doorkeeper: James Mathers
• Secretary: Samuel Allyne Otis

• Chaplain: Ashbel Green (Presbyterian)
• Clerk: John J. Beckley
• Doorkeeper: Gifford Dalley
• Reading Clerks: {{dm|date=February 2020}}
• Sergeant at Arms: Joseph Wheaton

• 1792 United States elections (elections leading to this Congress)
• 1792 United States presidential election
• 1792–93 United States Senate elections
• 1792–93 United States House of Representatives elections
• 1794 United States elections (elections during this Congress, leading to the next Congress)
• 1794–95 United States Senate elections
• 1794–95 United States House of Representatives elections

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{{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}}

• [http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/amlaw/lwsllink.html Statutes at Large, 1789-1875]
• [http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/amlaw/lwsj.html Senate Journal, First Forty-three Sessions of Congress]
• [http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/amlaw/lwhj.html 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]
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