Foundational statutes of the first session
- When
- June 1 – September 24, 1789
- Where
- Federal Hall, New York City
Between June and September 1789 the Congress enacted the Oaths Act, Tariff of 1789, Departments of State, War, and Treasury, Customs Service, and the Judiciary Act.
During its first session at Federal Hall, the Congress passed a series of foundational laws: the Oaths Act on June 1; the Tariff of 1789 on July 4; the Department of State, originally named the Department of Foreign Affairs, on July 27; the act establishing the United States Customs Service and its ports of entry on July 31; the Department of War on August 7; the Department of the Treasury on September 2; and the Judiciary Act of 1789 on September 24, which established the federal judiciary and the office of Attorney General.
Sources
- 1st United States Congress Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-28
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