Home›Modern Legislators and Statute Authors›United States CongressGroupUnited States CongressUnited States Congress gathers the members of the United States Senate and House of Representatives, and the Founding Fathers who shaped the young republic's first statutes and constitutional structure, represented in this subcategory. Its members range from the framers of the United States Constitution itself through the nineteenth century senators and representatives who built the statutory framework of the expanding republic to twentieth and twenty first century members of Congress whose legislation shaped modern American civil rights, financial regulation and constitutional law.FactsBrowse BySourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsComparisonDefining CharacteristicWell-attestedMembers of the United States Congress, the legislative branch of the federal government of the United States, created by the Constitution's First Article. 1Formation YearWell-attested1789 CE 1Browse ByAll United States CongressUnited States Congress30 entriesUnited States CongressFilter Results30 entriesRoleAllPolitician and diplomat (1)United States Representative from California (1975-2015) (1)United States Senator from Utah (1977-2019) (1)United States senator from Wisconsin, 1993-2011 (1)Nationality or JurisdictionAllAmerican (4)American (New Jersey) (1)German (1)United States (13)Legal SystemAllCommon Law (2)Japanese Law (1)Law of the United States (27)Field of LawAllAdministrative Law (2)Civil / Private Law (1)Commercial and Business Law (6)Constitutional Law (3)Environmental Law (2)Human Rights Law (6)International Law (3)Labor and Employment Law (1)Legal Philosophy and Jurisprudence (1)Tax Law (1)GenderAllMale (29)Court Served OnAllSupreme Court of the State of New York (1)BrowseCompareSelect all 30Barney FrankModern Legislators and Statute Authors2 linksBirch BayhModern Legislators and Statute Authors1 linkCarter GlassModern Legislators and Statute Authors1 linkChris DoddModern Legislators and Statute Authors2 linksDaniel Patrick MoynihanModern Legislators and Statute Authors1 linkEdmund MuskieModern Legislators and Statute Authors1 linkEmanuel CellerModern Legislators and Statute Authors1 linkEstes KefauverModern Legislators and Statute Authors1 linkFred A. Hartley Jr.Modern Legislators and Statute Authors1 linkGouverneur MorrisModern Legislators and Statute Authors1 linkHenry B. SteagallModern Legislators and Statute Authors1 linkHenry WaxmanModern Legislators and Statute Authors1 linkJim LeachModern Legislators and Statute Authors2 linksJohn McCainModern Legislators and Statute Authors1 linkJohn ShermanModern Legislators and Statute Authors2 linksMichael OxleyModern Legislators and Statute Authors2 linksOrrin HatchModern Legislators and Statute Authors1 linkPaul SarbanesModern Legislators and Statute Authors2 linksPeter W. RodinoModern Legislators and Statute Authors1 linkPhil GrammModern Legislators and Statute Authors2 linksPhilip A. HartModern Legislators and Statute Authors1 linkRichard G. LugarModern Legislators and Statute Authors1 linkRobert A. TaftModern Legislators and Statute Authors1 linkRobert F. WagnerModern Legislators and Statute Authors2 linksRuss FeingoldModern Legislators and Statute Authors1 linkSam ErvinModern Legislators and Statute Authors1 linkSam NunnModern Legislators and Statute Authors1 linkShuji MasutaniModern Legislators and Statute Authors1 linkWarren MagnusonModern Legislators and Statute Authors2 linksWarren RudmanModern Legislators and Statute Authors1 linkSources1. United States Congress (Wikipedia)tier 2WikipediaUnited States Congress, lead section, first meeting sentenceCongress was created by the Constitution's First Article and first met in 1789, replacing the Congress of the Confederation in its legislative function.United States Congress, lead section, first met year sentenceCongress was created by the Constitution's First Article and first met in 1789.View the SourceComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.