The 31st United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of the United States Senate...

This is a list of the United States Congresses, including their beginnings, endings, and the dates of their sessions. Each Congress lasts for two years...

This is a chronological, but still incomplete, list of United States federal legislation. Congress has enacted approximately 200–600 statutes during each...

This is a complete list of members of the United States Senate during the 31st United States Congress listed by seniority, from March 4, 1849, to March...

divisions of United States Congresses have played a central role on the organization and operations of both chambers of the United States Congress—the Senate...

Assembly 1849) Members of the 31st United States Congress Result State election, 1847: The Whig Almanac and United States Register for 1848 Result Whig...

Land Grant Act of 1850 provided for 3.75 million acres of land to the United States to support railroad projects; by 1857 21 million acres of public lands...

the United States as the thirty-first state. Passed in 1850 by the 31st United States Congress, the law made California one of only a few states to become...

sometimes known as the Donation Land Act, was a statute enacted by the United States Congress in late 1850, intended to promote homestead settlements in the Oregon...

118th United States Congress. The dean of the current delegation is Senator Ron Wyden, having served in the Senate since 1996 and in Congress since 1981...