User:Dcmacnut/List of defunct United States congressional committees, 1789-1816
Defunct House Committees[edit]
1st Congress[edit]
| Committee | Esbablished | Terminated | Chairman | Notes |
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Defunct Senate Committees[edit]
1st Congress, 1st Session[edit]
| Committee | Term | Chairman | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prepare the Certificates of Election of the President and the Vice President and to Prepare Letters to George Washington and John Adams |
April 6, 1789 | William Patterson (Pro-Admin-NJ) | |
| Report a Bill Organizing the Judiciary of the United States and to Regulated Processes in the Courts of the United States |
April 7 – September 17, 1789 | Oliver Ellsworth (Pro-Admin-CT) | |
| Make Arrangements for Receiving the President | April 9 – 15, 1789 | John Langdon (Pro-Admin-NH) | |
| Resolutions of the Mayor, Aldermen, and Commonalty of New York City, Tendering to Congress the Use of the City Hall |
April 13 – 14, 1789 | Richard H. Lee (Anti-Admin-VA) | |
| Printing the Journals Weekly and on the Mode of Keeping the Journals | April 14 – May 19, 1789 | George Read (Pro-Admin-DE) | |
| Prepare and Answer to the President's Speech, and to Wait on the President with the Same |
April 30 – May 18, 1789 | William S. Johnson (Pro-Admin-CT) | |
| Mode of Sending Papers, Bill, and Messages from the Senate to the House of Representatives |
May 1 – 7, 1789 | Oliver Ellsworth (Pro-Admin-CT) | |
| Title Proper for the Senate to Use in Addressing the President | May 8 – 9, 1789 | Richard H. Lee (Anti-Admin-VA) | |
| Execution of Paragraph Two, Section Three, of the First Article of the Constitution, Respecting the Division of the Senate into Three Classes |
May 11 – 13, 1789 | Oliver Ellsworth (Pro-Admin-CT) | |
| Report a Bill Defining Crimes and Offences Cognizable Under the Authority of the United States |
May 13 – July 28, 1789 | William S. Johnson (Pro-Admin-CT) | |
| Revise the Journal Previous to Its Publication | May 19 – September 29, 1789 | William Patterson (Pro-Admin-NJ) | |
| Mode of Communicating the Acts of Congress to the Several States | June 3 – June 4, 1789 | Robert Morris (Pro-Admin-PA) | |
| Amending the House Bill Laying a Duty on Goods, Wares, and Merchandises Imported into the United States |
June 8 – 9, 1789 | Oliver Ellsworth (Pro-Admin-CT) | |
| Regulation of Trade Between the United States and the Territory of Other Powers in North American and the West Indies |
June 17 – September 29, 1789 | Pierce Butler (Pro-Admin-SC) | |
| House Bill Reguluating the Collection of Duties | July 20 – 25, 1789 | Robert Morris (Pro-Admin-PA) | |
| Bill for the Establishment and Support of Lighthouses, Beacons, and Buoys | July 23 – 24, 1789 | Robert Morris (Pro-Admin-PA) | |
| Bill Allowing Compensation to the President and Vice President | August 6 – 7, 1789 | Robert Morris (Pro-Admin-PA) | |
| Bill for Registering Vessels and Regulating the Coasting Trade | August 10 – 17, 1789 | Robert Morris (Pro-Admin-PA) | |
| Bill Providing for Expenses Attending Negotiations and Treaties with the Indian Tribes | August 14 – 17, 1789 | William Few (Anti-Admin-GA) | |
| Bill Allowing Compensation to the Members and Officers of the Senate and the House of Representatives | August 25 – September 3, 1789 | Rufus King (Pro-Admin-NY) | |
| Bill Providing for the Safe Keeping of the Acts, Records, and Seal of the United States | September 2 – 7, 1789 | Rufus King (Pro-Admin-NY) | |
| Report a Bill upon the Subject of the House Resolution Respecting the Regulation of the General Post Office | September 10 – 11, 1789 | Pierce Butler (Pro-Admin-SC) | |
| House Bills Suspending Parts of the Acts Imposing Duties on Tonnage and Regulating the Collections of Duties on Tonnage | September 11 – 12, 1789 | Robert Morris (Pro-Admin-PA) | |
| House Amendments to the Bill Establishing the Judicial Courts of the United States | September 17 – 19, 1789 | Oliver Ellsworth (Pro-Admin-CT) | |
| Report a Bill Pursuant to the House Resolution on the Petition of Baron de Glaubeck | September 24, 1789 | Ralph Izard (Pro-Admin-SC) | |
| Bill Making Appropriations for the Service of the Present Year | September 26 – 28, 1789 | George Read (Pro-Admin-DE) | |
| Bill Providing for Invalid Pensions | September 26 – 28, 1789 | George Read (Pro-Admin-DE) | |
| Bill to Adapt to the Constitution the Establishment of Troops Raised | September 26 – 28, 1789 | George Read (Pro-Admin-DE) | |
| Ascertain the Attendance and Travelling Expenses of the Members of the Senate | September 26 – 29, 1789 | Paine Wingate (Anti-Admin-NH) | |
| Bill Amending the Acts for the Regulation of the Collection of Duties on Tonnage | September 26 – 28, 1789 | George Read (Pro-Admin-DE) | |
| Bill for the Regulating of Vessels and the Coasting Trade | September 26 – 28, 1789 | George Read (Pro-Admin-DE) |
1st Congress, 2nd Session[edit]
| Committee | Term | Chairman | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prepare and Answer to the President's Speech, and to Wait on the President with the Same |
January 8 – 12, 1790 | Rufus King (Pro-Admin-NY) | |
| Report a Bill in Addition to the Act to Establish the Judicial Courts of the United States | January 15 – April 29, 1790 | Oliver Ellsworth (Pro-Admin-CT) | |
| Report a Bill to Regulate Processes in the Courts of the United States | January 19 – April 23, 1790 | Caleb Strong (Pro-Admin-MA) | |
| Report a Bill Defining Crimes and Offences Cognizable Under the Authority of the United States, and their Punishment |
January 26, 1789 | Oliver Ellsworth (Pro-Admin-CT) | |
| House Bill Giving Effect to Acts of Congress in the State of North Carolina, and on the Letter from the Governor of Rhode Island |
Jaunary 28 – February 2, 1790 | Benjamin Hawkins (Pro-Admin-NC) | |
| The Ceding of Certain Western Lands of North Carolina to the United States | February 1 – 17, 1790 | John Henry (Pro-Admin-MD) | |
| Petition of Francis Bailey, Regarding his Method of Making Types | February 2 – 22, 1790 | Robert Morris (Pro-Admin-PA) | |
| Memorial of Robert Morris, Late Superintendent of the Firearms | February 9 – 10, 1790 | Ralph Izard (Pro-Admin-SC) | |
| Plan for the Regulation of the Trade of the United States with European Settlements in America | February 11 – August 12, 1790 | Robert Morris (Pro-Admin-PA) | Similar Committee established during the 1st session |
| House Bill to Provide for the Enumeration of the Inhabitants of the United States | February 12 – 17, 1790 | William Patterson (Pro-Admin-NJ) | First Census |
| Report a Bill to Accept the Ceding of Certain Lands to the United States by North Carolina | February 23 – March 3, 1790 | Oliver Ellsworth (Pro-Admin-CT) | |
| Report a Rule Determining When a Reconsideration of a Senate Vote Shall be Admissible | February 23 – 24, 1790 | Benjamin Hawkins (Pro-Admin-NC) | |
| Inspection of Exports from the United States | February 23 – August 12, 1790 | Tristam Dalton (Pro-Admin-MA) | |
| House Bill Granting a Patent to Francis Bailey | March 3 – 4, 1790 | Caleb Strong (Pro-Admin-MA) | |
| Obtaining Manifests from Vessels Departing from Ports of the United States | March 4 – 5, 1790 | Ralph Izard (Pro-Admin-SC) | |
| House Bill to Establish a Uniform Rule of Naturalization | March 9 – 12, 1790 | John Henry (Pro-Admin-MD) | |
| House Bill to Provide for the Remission of Mitigation of Fines, Forfeitures, and Penalties in Certain Cases | March 11 – 15, 1790 | Robert Morris (Pro-Admin-PA) | |
| House Bill to Promote the Progress of Useful Arts | March 15 – 29, 1790 | Chalres Carroll (Pro-Admin-MD) | |
| Recommitted House Bill to Provide for the Remission of Mitigation of Fines, Forfeitures, and Penalties in Certain Cases | March 17 – 19, 1790 | George Read (Pro-Admin-DE) | |
| House Bill Making Appropriations for 1790 | March 18 – 22, 1790 | William Few (Anti-Admin-GA) | |
| House Bill Regulating the Military Establishment of the United States | March 30 – April 20, 1790 | William Few (Anti-Admin-GA) | |
| Compensation Due to Senators for the Present Session | April 1 – 3, 1790 | Oliver Ellsworth (Pro-Admin-CT) | |
| Report a Bill for the Government of the Territory South of the Ohio | April 7 – 9, 1790 | Oliver Ellsworth (Pro-Admin-CT) | |
| Bill to Further Suspend Part of the Act to Regulate the Collection of Duties on Tonnage | April 8 – 9, 1790 | John Langdon (Pro-Admin-NH) | |
| Bill for the Relief of Certain Officers | April 22 – 23, 1790 | John Philip Schuyler (Pro-Admin-NY) | |
| Provisions for the Present Session Respecting the State of Rhode Island, and to Report a Bill to Prohibit Trade with Rhode Island | April 28 – May 18, 1790 | Chalres Carroll (Pro-Admin-MD) | |
| Bill Supplemental to the Act Establising the Salaries of Executive Officers, Assistants, and Clerks | May 3 – 28, 1790 | William Few (Anti-Admin-GA) | |
| Bill Providing the Means of Intercourse between the United States and Foreign Nations | May 3 – 25, 1790 | Caleb Strong (Pro-Admin-MA) |