- The Senate
The Senate
The upper chamber of the United States Congress
United States Bill of Rights 1789 (2021 Edition)
Twelve articles of amendment to the Constitution, introduced in September 1789 by Congress.
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Membership (22 members):
- Oliver Ellsworth ( Connecticut Delegation ) Visualize
- William Samuel Johnson ( Connecticut Delegation ) Visualize
- Richard Bassett ( Delaware Delegation ) Visualize
- George Read ( Delaware Delegation ) Visualize
- William Few ( Georgia Delegation ) Visualize
- James Gunn ( Georgia Delegation ) Visualize
- Charles Carroll ( Maryland Delegation ) Visualize
- John Henry ( Maryland Delegation ) Visualize
- Tristram Dalton ( Massachusetts Delegation ) Visualize
- Caleb Strong ( Massachusetts Delegation ) Visualize
- John Langdon ( New Hampshire Delegation ) Visualize
- Paine Wingate ( New Hampshire Delegation ) Visualize
- Jonathan Elmer ( New Jersey Delegation ) Visualize
- William Paterson ( New Jersey Delegation ) Visualize
- Rufus King ( New York Delegation ) Visualize
- Philip Schuyler ( New York Delegation ) Visualize
- William Maclay ( Pennsylvania Delegation ) Visualize
- Robert Morris ( Pennsylvania Delegation ) Visualize
- Pierce Butler ( South Carolina Delegation ) Visualize
- Ralph Izard ( South Carolina Delegation ) Visualize
- William Grayson ( Virginia Delegation ) Visualize
- Richard Henry Lee ( Virginia Delegation ) Visualize
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Sessions (30)
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The Rules Committee is appointed
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The Senate discusses the Rules and Standing Orders
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The Senate adopts the Rules and Standing Orders
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The Senate amends the Rules and Standing Orders
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The Senate elects a chaplain
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The Senate elects members to the Committee for Enrolled Bills
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The Senate receives amendments from the House
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The Conference Committee is appointed
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The Senate receives the Conference Committee report
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The Senate receives amendments back from the House, following the Conference Committee report
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The Senate agrees that copies of the amendments should be sent to the executives of the states
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