Historedia
Group or institution

3rd Congress

Events
1
Episodes
3
Years
1794–1798

Every event in Historedia whose sources name 3rd Congress, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

  1. Passage of the Eleventh Amendment

    1794–1798

    Role: Proposed and passed the Eleventh Amendment

    1. January 14 – March 4, 1794 · Seat of the 3rd CongressCongressional passage of the Eleventh Amendment

      The 3rd Congress passed the Eleventh Amendment, with the Senate approving 23–2 on January 14, 1794, and the House 81–9 on March 4, 1794.

    2. February 7, 1795 · State legislatures of the ratifying statesRatification of the Eleventh Amendment

      Twelve of fifteen states ratified the amendment by February 7, 1795, adding it to the Constitution; South Carolina followed in December 1797.

    3. January 8, 1798 · Seat of the federal governmentPresidential announcement of ratification

      On January 8, 1798, President John Adams told Congress the amendment had been ratified by the necessary states and was part of the Constitution.

Sources

  1. Eleventh Amendment to the United States Constitution Wikipedia, revision of 2026-05-26