17th United States Congress

{{short description|1821-1823 U.S. Congress}} {{Use American English|date=February 2026}} {{Infobox United States Congress |number = 17th |image = USCapitol1827A.gif |imagename = United States Capitol |imagedate = 1827 |start = March 4, 1821 |end = March 4, 1823 |vp = Daniel D. Tompkins (DR) |pro tem = John Gaillard (DR) |speaker = Philip P. Barbour (DR) |senators = 48 |reps = 187 |delegates = 3 |s-majority = Democratic-Republican |h-majority = Democratic-Republican |sessionnumber1 = 1st |sessionstart1 = December 3, 1821 |sessionend1 = May 8, 1822 |sessionnumber2 = 2nd |sessionstart2 = December 2, 1822 |sessionend2 = March 3, 1823 |previous = 16th |next = 18th }}

The '''17th United States Congress''' was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. While its term was officially March 4, 1821, to March 4, 1823, during the fifth and sixth years of James Monroe's presidency, its first session began on December 3, 1821, ending on May 8, 1822, and its second session began on December 2, 1822, to March 3, 1823. The apportionment of seats in the House of Representatives was based on the 1810 United States census. Both chambers had a Democratic-Republican majority.

The members William Smith, John Gaillard, Joseph Gist, John Wilson, George McDuffie, Starling Tucker, James Overstreet, Thomas R. Mitchell, William Lowndes, Joel Roberts Poinsett, and James Blair were described as being "outspokenly pro-British" in their outlook. All of whom signed a "letter of brotherhood and solidarity" addressed to British Prime Minister Robert Jenkinson, 2nd Earl of Liverpool and the British Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs Robert Stewart, Viscount Castlereagh in 1822. The same letter harshly condemned the actions of France and specifically those of King Louis XVIII.<ref>Letter: Erskine College, [Due West, South Carolina], to John K. Gaillard, Double Branches, Anderson District, [South Carolina] by W. A. Thomson, 1849</ref> {{TOC limit|2}}

==Major events== {{Main|1821 in the United States|1822 in the United States|1823 in the United States}} * March 5, 1821: Second inauguration of James Monroe as President of the United States.<ref>{{Cite web |title=President James Monroe, 1821 |url=http://inaugural.senate.gov/history/chronology/jmonroe1821.cfm |publisher=Joint Congressional Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090120211516/http://inaugural.senate.gov/history/chronology/jmonroe1821.cfm |archive-date=20 January 2009  |access-date=January 23, 2009}}</ref> * July 10, 1821: In accordance with the terms of the 1819 Adams–Onís Treaty, sovereignty over Spanish Florida is officially transferred to the United States from Spain. * December 3–4, 1821: The election for the House speakership takes 12 ballots.

==Major legislation== {{Main|List of United States federal legislation#17th United States Congress}}

== States admitted and territories organized == * August 10, 1821: Missouri was admitted as the 24th U.S. state * March 30, 1822: Florida Territory was formed from the lands ceded by Spain known by the name East and West Florida

==Party summary== The count below identifies party affiliations at the beginning of the first session of this congress. Changes resulting from subsequent replacements are shown below in the "Changes in membership" section.

=== Senate === During this congress, two Senate seats were added for the new state of Missouri. {{US Congress party summary | congress = 17

| seats_vacant_last = 0 | seats_vacant_begin = 3 | seats_vacant_end = 1 | seats_vacant_next = 3

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=== House of Representatives === For the beginning of this congress, six seats from Massachusetts were reapportioned to the new state of Maine (one seat had already moved during the previous congress), {{USStat|3|555}}. During this congress, one House seat was added for the new state of Missouri, {{USStat|3|547}}.

{{US Congress party summary | congress = 17

| seats_vacant_last = 3 | seats_vacant_begin = 5 | seats_vacant_end = 2 | seats_vacant_next = 1

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==Leadership== [[File:Daniel D. Tompkins bust.jpg|thumb|right|175px|President of the Senate Daniel D. Tompkins]]

=== Senate === * President: Daniel D. Tompkins (DR) * President pro tempore: John Gaillard (DR), elected December 3, 1821

=== House of Representatives === * Speaker: Philip P. Barbour (DR), elected December 4, 1821, on the 12th ballot

==Members== This list is arranged by chamber, then by state. Senators are listed by class, and representatives are listed by district. :''Skip to House of Representatives, below''

===Senate=== {{main|List of United States senators in the 17th Congress}} Senators were elected by the state legislatures every two years, with one-third beginning new six-year terms with each Congress. Preceding the names in the list below are Senate class numbers, which indicate the cycle of their election. In this Congress, Class 1 meant their term began with this Congress, requiring reelection in 1826; Class 2 meant their term ended with this Congress, requiring reelection in 1822; and Class 3 meant their term began in the last Congress, requiring reelection in 1824. {{col-begin}} {{col-break}}

==== Alabama ==== : {{Party stripe|Democratic-Republican Party}}2. William R. King (DR) : {{Party stripe|Democratic-Republican Party}}3. John W. Walker (DR), until December 12, 1822 :: {{Party stripe|Democratic-Republican Party}}William Kelly (DR), from December 12, 1822

==== Connecticut ==== : {{Party stripe|Democratic-Republican Party}}1. Elijah Boardman (DR) : {{Party stripe|Democratic-Republican Party}}3. James Lanman (DR)

==== Delaware ==== : {{Party stripe|Democratic-Republican Party}}1. Caesar A. Rodney (DR), January 24, 1822 – January 29, 1823, vacant for remainder of term : {{Party stripe|Federalist Party}}2. Nicholas Van Dyke (F)

==== Georgia ==== : {{Party stripe|Democratic-Republican Party}}2. Freeman Walker (DR), until August 6, 1821 :: {{Party stripe|Democratic-Republican Party}}Nicholas Ware (DR), from November 10, 1821 : {{Party stripe|Democratic-Republican Party}}3. John Elliott (DR)

==== Illinois ==== : {{Party stripe|Democratic-Republican Party}}2. Jesse B. Thomas (DR) : {{Party stripe|Democratic-Republican Party}}3. Ninian Edwards (DR)

==== Indiana ==== : {{Party stripe|Democratic-Republican Party}}1. James Noble (DR) : {{Party stripe|Democratic-Republican Party}}3. Waller Taylor (DR)

==== Kentucky ==== : {{Party stripe|Democratic-Republican Party}}2. Richard M. Johnson (DR) : {{Party stripe|Democratic-Republican Party}}3. Isham Talbot (DR)

==== Louisiana ==== : {{Party stripe|Democratic-Republican Party}}2. Henry Johnson (DR) : {{Party stripe|Democratic-Republican Party}}3. James Brown (DR)

==== Maine ==== : {{Party stripe|Democratic-Republican Party}}1. John Holmes (DR) : {{Party stripe|Democratic-Republican Party}}2. John Chandler (DR)

==== Maryland ==== : {{Party stripe|Democratic-Republican Party}}1. William Pinkney (DR), until February 25, 1822 :: {{Party stripe|Democratic-Republican Party}}Samuel Smith (DR), from December 17, 1822 : {{Party stripe|Democratic-Republican Party}}3. Edward Lloyd (DR)

==== Massachusetts ==== : {{Party stripe|Federalist Party}}1. Elijah H. Mills (F) : {{Party stripe|Federalist Party}}2. Harrison Gray Otis (F), until May 30, 1822 :: {{Party stripe|Federalist Party}}James Lloyd (F), from June 5, 1822

==== Mississippi ==== : {{Party stripe|Democratic-Republican Party}}1. David Holmes (DR) : {{Party stripe|Democratic-Republican Party}}2. Thomas H. Williams (DR) {{col-break}}

==== Missouri ==== : {{Party stripe|Democratic-Republican Party}}1. Thomas H. Benton (DR), from August 10, 1821 (newly admitted state) : {{Party stripe|Democratic-Republican Party}}3. David Barton (DR), from August 10, 1821 (newly admitted state)

==== New Hampshire ==== : {{Party stripe|Democratic-Republican Party}}2. David L. Morril (DR) : {{Party stripe|Democratic-Republican Party}}3. John F. Parrott (DR)

==== New Jersey ==== : {{Party stripe|Democratic-Republican Party}}1. Samuel L. Southard (DR) : {{Party stripe|Democratic-Republican Party}}2. Mahlon Dickerson (DR)

==== New York ==== : {{Party stripe|Democratic-Republican Party}}1. Martin Van Buren (DR) : {{Party stripe|Federalist Party}}3. Rufus King (F)

==== North Carolina ==== : {{Party stripe|Democratic-Republican Party}}2. Montfort Stokes (DR) : {{Party stripe|Democratic-Republican Party}}3. Nathaniel Macon (DR)

==== Ohio ==== : {{Party stripe|Democratic-Republican Party}}1. Benjamin Ruggles (DR) : {{Party stripe|Democratic-Republican Party}}3. William A. Trimble (DR), until December 13, 1821 :: {{Party stripe|Democratic-Republican Party}}Ethan Allen Brown (DR), from January 3, 1822

==== Pennsylvania ==== : {{Party stripe|Democratic-Republican Party}}1. William Findlay (DR), from December 10, 1821 : {{Party stripe|Democratic-Republican Party}}3. Walter Lowrie (DR)

==== Rhode Island ==== : {{Party stripe|Democratic-Republican Party}}1. James DeWolf (DR) : {{Party stripe|Democratic-Republican Party}}2. Nehemiah R. Knight (DR)

==== South Carolina ==== : {{Party stripe|Democratic-Republican Party}}2. William Smith (DR) : {{Party stripe|Democratic-Republican Party}}3. John Gaillard (DR)

==== Tennessee ==== : {{Party stripe|Democratic-Republican Party}}1. John H. Eaton (DR), from September 27, 1821<ref>{{Cite web |title=EATON, John Henry, (1790-1856) |url=http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=E000024 |website=Biographical Directory of the United States Congress |access-date=June 9, 2015}}</ref> : {{Party stripe|Democratic-Republican Party}}2. John Williams (DR)

==== Vermont ==== : {{Party stripe|Democratic-Republican Party}}1. Horatio Seymour (DR) : {{Party stripe|Democratic-Republican Party}}3. William A. Palmer (DR)

==== Virginia ==== : {{Party stripe|Democratic-Republican Party}}1. James Barbour (DR) : {{Party stripe|Democratic-Republican Party}}2. James Pleasants (DR), until December 15, 1822 :: {{Party stripe|Democratic-Republican Party}}John Taylor of Caroline (DR), from December 18, 1822 {{col-break}} thumb|375px|Senators' party membership by state at the opening of the 17th Congress in March 1821. Missouri's senators were not seated until August 10, 1821. {{legend|#0044aa|2 Democratic-Republicans}} {{legend|#660080|1 Democratic-Republican and 1 Federalist}} {{legend|#aa0000|2 Federalists}} {{col-break}} {{col-end}}

===House of Representatives=== {{main|List of United States representatives in the 17th Congress}} The names of representatives are preceded by their district numbers. {{col-begin}} {{col-break}}

==== Alabama ==== : {{Party stripe|Democratic-Republican Party}}{{ushr|Alabama|AL|At-large}}. Gabriel Moore (DR)

==== Connecticut ==== All representatives were elected statewide on a general ticket. : {{Party stripe|Democratic-Republican Party}}{{ushr|Connecticut|AL|At-large}}. Noyes Barber (DR) : {{Party stripe|Democratic-Republican Party}}{{ushr|Connecticut|AL|At-large}}. Daniel Burrows (DR) : {{Party stripe|Democratic-Republican Party}}{{ushr|Connecticut|AL|At-large}}. Henry W. Edwards (DR) : {{Party stripe|Democratic-Republican Party}}{{ushr|Connecticut|AL|At-large}}. John Russ (DR) : {{Party stripe|Democratic-Republican Party}}{{ushr|Connecticut|AL|At-large}}. Ansel Sterling (DR) : {{Party stripe|Democratic-Republican Party}}{{ushr|Connecticut|AL|At-large}}. Ebenezer Stoddard (DR) : {{Party stripe|Democratic-Republican Party}}{{ushr|Connecticut|AL|At-large}}. Gideon Tomlinson (DR)

==== Delaware ==== Both representatives were elected statewide on a general ticket. : {{Party stripe|Federalist Party}}{{ushr|Delaware|AL|At-large}}. Louis McLane (F) : {{Party stripe|Democratic-Republican Party}}{{ushr|Delaware|AL|At-large}}. Caesar A. Rodney (DR), until January 24, 1822 :: {{Party stripe|Federalist Party}}Daniel Rodney (F), from October 1, 1822

==== Georgia ==== All representatives were elected statewide on a general ticket. : {{Party stripe|Democratic-Republican Party}}{{ushr|Georgia|AL|At-large}}. Joel Abbot (DR) : {{Party stripe|Democratic-Republican Party}}{{ushr|Georgia|AL|At-large}}. Alfred Cuthbert (DR) : {{Party stripe|Democratic-Republican Party}}{{ushr|Georgia|AL|At-large}}. George R. Gilmer (DR) : {{Party stripe|Democratic-Republican Party}}{{ushr|Georgia|AL|At-large}}. Robert R. Reid (DR) : {{Party stripe|Democratic-Republican Party}}{{ushr|Georgia|AL|At-large}}. Edward F. Tattnall (DR) : {{Party stripe|Democratic-Republican Party}}{{ushr|Georgia|AL|At-large}}. Wiley Thompson (DR)

==== Illinois ==== : {{Party stripe|Democratic-Republican Party}}{{ushr|Illinois|AL|At-large}}. Daniel P. Cook (DR)

==== Indiana ==== : {{Party stripe|Democratic-Republican Party}}{{ushr|Indiana|AL|At-large}}. William Hendricks (DR), until July 25, 1822 :: {{Party stripe|Democratic-Republican Party}}Jonathan Jennings (DR), from December 2, 1822

==== Kentucky ==== : {{Party stripe|Democratic-Republican Party}}{{ushr|Kentucky|1|1}}. David Trimble (DR) : {{Party stripe|Democratic-Republican Party}}{{ushr|Kentucky|2|2}}. Samuel H. Woodson (DR) : {{Party stripe|Democratic-Republican Party}}{{ushr|Kentucky|3|3}}. John T. Johnson (DR) : {{Party stripe|Democratic-Republican Party}}{{ushr|Kentucky|4|4}}. Thomas Metcalfe (DR) : {{Party stripe|Democratic-Republican Party}}{{ushr|Kentucky|5|5}}. Anthony New (DR) : {{Party stripe|Democratic-Republican Party}}{{ushr|Kentucky|6|6}}. Francis Johnson (DR) : {{Party stripe|Democratic-Republican Party}}{{ushr|Kentucky|7|7}}. George Robertson (DR), until sometime in 1821 before the convening of Congress :: {{Party stripe|Democratic-Republican Party}}John S. Smith (DR), from August 6, 1821 : {{Party stripe|Democratic-Republican Party}}{{ushr|Kentucky|8|8}}. Wingfield Bullock (DR), until October 13, 1821 :: {{Party stripe|Democratic-Republican Party}}James D. Breckinridge (DR), from November 21, 1821 : {{Party stripe|Democratic-Republican Party}}{{ushr|Kentucky|9|9}}. Thomas Montgomery (DR) : {{Party stripe|Democratic-Republican Party}}{{ushr|Kentucky|10|10}}. Benjamin Hardin (DR)

==== Louisiana ==== : {{Party stripe|Democratic-Republican Party}}{{ushr|Louisiana|AL|At-large}}. Josiah S. Johnston (DR)

==== Maine ==== : {{Party stripe|Federalist Party}}{{ushr|Maine|1|1}}. Joseph Dane (F) : {{Party stripe|Federalist Party}}{{ushr|Maine|2|2}}. Ezekiel Whitman (F), until June 1, 1822 :: {{Party stripe|Democratic-Republican Party}}Mark Harris (DR), from December 2, 1822 : {{Party stripe|Democratic-Republican Party}}{{ushr|Maine|3|3}}. Mark L. Hill (DR) : {{Party stripe|Democratic-Republican Party}}{{ushr|Maine|4|4}}. William D. Williamson (DR) : {{Party stripe|Democratic-Republican Party}}{{ushr|Maine|5|5}}. Ebenezer Herrick (DR) : {{Party stripe|Democratic-Republican Party}}{{ushr|Maine|6|6}}. Joshua Cushman (DR) : {{Party stripe|Democratic-Republican Party}}{{ushr|Maine|7|7}}. Enoch Lincoln (DR)

==== Maryland ==== The 5th district was a plural district with two representatives. : {{Party stripe|Federalist Party}}{{ushr|Maryland|1|1}}. Raphael Neale (F) : {{Party stripe|Democratic-Republican Party}}{{ushr|Maryland|2|2}}. Joseph Kent (DR) : {{Party stripe|Federalist Party}}{{ushr|Maryland|3|3}}. Henry R. Warfield (F) : {{Party stripe|Democratic-Republican Party}}{{ushr|Maryland|4|4}}. John Nelson (DR) : {{Party stripe|Democratic-Republican Party}}{{ushr|Maryland|5|5}}. Peter Little (DR) : {{Party stripe|Democratic-Republican Party}}{{ushr|Maryland|5|5}}. Samuel Smith (DR), until December 17, 1822 :: {{Party stripe|Democratic-Republican Party}}Isaac McKim (DR), from January 4, 1823 : {{Party stripe|Democratic-Republican Party}}{{ushr|Maryland|6|6}}. Jeremiah Cosden (DR), until March 19, 1822 :: {{Party stripe|Democratic-Republican Party}}Philip Reed (DR), from March 19, 1822 : {{Party stripe|Democratic-Republican Party}}{{ushr|Maryland|7|7}}. Robert Wright (DR) : {{Party stripe|Federalist Party}}{{ushr|Maryland|8|8}}. Thomas Bayly (F)

==== Massachusetts ==== : {{Party stripe|Democratic-Republican Party}}{{ushr|Massachusetts|1|1}}. Benjamin Gorham (DR) : {{Party stripe|Democratic-Republican Party}}{{ushr|Massachusetts|2|2}}. Gideon Barstow (DR) : {{Party stripe|Federalist Party}}{{ushr|Massachusetts|3|3}}. Jeremiah Nelson (F) : {{Party stripe|Democratic-Republican Party}}{{ushr|Massachusetts|4|4}}. Timothy Fuller (DR) : {{Party stripe|Federalist Party}}{{ushr|Massachusetts|5|5}}. Samuel Lathrop (F) : {{Party stripe|Federalist Party}}{{ushr|Massachusetts|6|6}}. Samuel C. Allen (F) : {{Party stripe|Federalist Party}}{{ushr|Massachusetts|7|7}}. Henry W. Dwight (F) : {{Party stripe|Democratic-Republican Party}}{{ushr|Massachusetts|8|8}}. Aaron Hobart (DR) : {{Party stripe|Federalist Party}}{{ushr|Massachusetts|9|9}}. John Reed Jr. (F) : {{Party stripe|Federalist Party}}{{ushr|Massachusetts|10|10}}. Francis Baylies (F) : {{Party stripe|Democratic-Republican Party}}{{ushr|Massachusetts|11|11}}. Jonathan Russell (DR) : {{Party stripe|Federalist Party}}{{ushr|Massachusetts|12|12}}. Lewis Bigelow (F) : {{Party stripe|Democratic-Republican Party}}{{ushr|Massachusetts|13|13}}. William Eustis (DR)

==== Mississippi ==== : {{Party stripe|Democratic-Republican Party}}{{ushr|Mississippi|AL|At-large}}. Christopher Rankin (DR)

==== Missouri ==== : {{Party stripe|Democratic-Republican Party}}{{ushr|Missouri|AL|At-large}}. John Scott (DR), from August 10, 1821 (newly admitted state)

==== New Hampshire ==== All representatives were elected statewide on a general ticket. : {{Party stripe|Democratic-Republican Party}}{{ushr|New Hampshire|AL|At-large}}. Josiah Butler (DR) : {{Party stripe|Democratic-Republican Party}}{{ushr|New Hampshire|AL|At-large}}. Matthew Harvey (DR) : {{Party stripe|Democratic-Republican Party}}{{ushr|New Hampshire|AL|At-large}}. Aaron Matson (DR) : {{Party stripe|Democratic-Republican Party}}{{ushr|New Hampshire|AL|At-large}}. William Plumer Jr. (DR) : {{Party stripe|Democratic-Republican Party}}{{ushr|New Hampshire|AL|At-large}}. Nathaniel Upham (DR) : {{Party stripe|Democratic-Republican Party}}{{ushr|New Hampshire|AL|At-large}}. Thomas Whipple Jr. (DR)

==== New Jersey ==== All representatives were elected statewide on a general ticket. : {{Party stripe|Democratic-Republican Party}}{{ushr|New Jersey|AL|At-large}}. Ephraim Bateman (DR) : {{Party stripe|Democratic-Republican Party}}{{ushr|New Jersey|AL|At-large}}. George Cassedy (DR) : {{Party stripe|Democratic-Republican Party}}{{ushr|New Jersey|AL|At-large}}. Lewis Condict (DR) : {{Party stripe|Democratic-Republican Party}}{{ushr|New Jersey|AL|At-large}}. George Holcombe (DR) : {{Party stripe|Democratic-Republican Party}}{{ushr|New Jersey|AL|At-large}}. James Matlack (DR) : {{Party stripe|Democratic-Republican Party}}{{ushr|New Jersey|AL|At-large}}. Samuel Swan (DR)

==== New York ==== There were five plural districts: the 1st, 2nd, 12th, 15th & 20th each had two representatives. : {{Party stripe|Federalist Party}}{{ushr|New York|1|1}}. Cadwallader D. Colden (F), from December 12, 1821 : {{Party stripe|Federalist Party}}{{ushr|New York|1|1}}. Silas Wood (F) : {{Party stripe|Democratic-Republican Party}}{{ushr|New York|2|2}}. Churchill C. Cambreleng (DR) : {{Party stripe|Democratic-Republican Party}}{{ushr|New York|2|2}}. John J. Morgan (DR) : {{Party stripe|Democratic-Republican Party}}{{ushr|New York|3|3}}. Jeremiah H. Pierson (DR) : {{Party stripe|Democratic-Republican Party}}{{ushr|New York|4|4}}. William W. Van Wyck (DR) : {{Party stripe|Federalist Party}}{{ushr|New York|5|5}}. Walter Patterson (F) : {{Party stripe|Democratic-Republican Party}}{{ushr|New York|6|6}}. Selah Tuthill (DR), until September 7, 1821{{efn | Selah Tuthill (DR) was elected in {{ushr|NY|6|A}} late in April 1821 and died September 7, 1821 before Congress convened. It is unclear if/when he received his credentials.}} :: {{Party stripe|Democratic-Republican Party}}Charles Borland Jr. (DR), from December 3, 1821 : {{Party stripe|Federalist Party}}{{ushr|New York|7|7}}. Charles H. Ruggles (F) : {{Party stripe|Democratic-Republican Party}}{{ushr|New York|8|8}}. Richard McCarty (DR) : {{Party stripe|Federalist Party}}{{ushr|New York|9|9}}. Solomon Van Rensselaer (F), until January 14, 1822 :: {{Party stripe|Federalist Party}}Stephen Van Rensselaer (F), from March 12, 1822 : {{Party stripe|Federalist Party}}{{ushr|New York|10|10}}. John D. Dickinson (F) : {{Party stripe|Democratic-Republican Party}}{{ushr|New York|11|11}}. John W. Taylor (DR) : {{Party stripe|Democratic-Republican Party}}{{ushr|New York|12|12}}. Nathaniel Pitcher (DR) : {{Party stripe|Democratic-Republican Party}}{{ushr|New York|12|12}}. Reuben H. Walworth (DR) : {{Party stripe|Democratic-Republican Party}}{{ushr|New York|13|13}}. John Gebhard (DR) : {{Party stripe|Democratic-Republican Party}}{{ushr|New York|14|14}}. Alfred Conkling (DR) : {{Party stripe|Democratic-Republican Party}}{{ushr|New York|15|15}}. Samuel Campbell (DR) : {{Party stripe|Democratic-Republican Party}}{{ushr|New York|15|15}}. James Hawkes (DR) : {{Party stripe|Federalist Party}}{{ushr|New York|16|16}}. Joseph Kirkland (F) : {{Party stripe|Democratic-Republican Party}}{{ushr|New York|17|17}}. Thomas H. Hubbard (DR) : {{Party stripe|Federalist Party}}{{ushr|New York|18|18}}. Micah Sterling (F) : {{Party stripe|Democratic-Republican Party}}{{ushr|New York|19|19}}. Elisha Litchfield (DR) : {{Party stripe|Democratic-Republican Party}}{{ushr|New York|20|20}}. William B. Rochester (DR) : {{Party stripe|Democratic-Republican Party}}{{ushr|New York|20|20}}. David Woodcock (DR) : {{Party stripe|Democratic-Republican Party}}{{ushr|New York|21|21}}. Elijah Spencer (DR) : {{Party stripe|Democratic-Republican Party}}{{ushr|New York|22|22}}. Albert H. Tracy (DR) {{col-break}}

==== North Carolina ==== : {{Party stripe|Democratic-Republican Party}}{{ushr|North Carolina|1|1}}. Lemuel Sawyer (DR) : {{Party stripe|Democratic-Republican Party}}{{ushr|North Carolina|2|2}}. Hutchins G. Burton (DR) : {{Party stripe|Democratic-Republican Party}}{{ushr|North Carolina|3|3}}. Thomas H. Hall (DR) : {{Party stripe|Democratic-Republican Party}}{{ushr|North Carolina|4|4}}. William S. Blackledge (DR) : {{Party stripe|Democratic-Republican Party}}{{ushr|North Carolina|5|5}}. Charles Hooks (DR) : {{Party stripe|Democratic-Republican Party}}{{ushr|North Carolina|6|6}}. Weldon N. Edwards (DR) : {{Party stripe|Federalist Party}}{{ushr|North Carolina|7|7}}. Archibald McNeill (F) : {{Party stripe|Democratic-Republican Party}}{{ushr|North Carolina|8|8}}. Josiah Crudup (DR) : {{Party stripe|Democratic-Republican Party}}{{ushr|North Carolina|9|9}}. Romulus M. Saunders (DR) : {{Party stripe|Democratic-Republican Party}}{{ushr|North Carolina|10|10}}. John Long (DR) : {{Party stripe|Democratic-Republican Party}}{{ushr|North Carolina|11|11}}. Henry W. Connor (DR) : {{Party stripe|Democratic-Republican Party}}{{ushr|North Carolina|12|12}}. Felix Walker (DR) : {{Party stripe|Democratic-Republican Party}}{{ushr|North Carolina|13|13}}. Lewis Williams (DR)

==== Ohio ==== : {{Party stripe|Democratic-Republican Party}}{{ushr|Ohio|1|1}}. Thomas R. Ross (DR) : {{Party stripe|Democratic-Republican Party}}{{ushr|Ohio|2|2}}. John W. Campbell (DR) : {{Party stripe|Democratic-Republican Party}}{{ushr|Ohio|3|3}}. Levi Barber (DR) : {{Party stripe|Democratic-Republican Party}}{{ushr|Ohio|4|4}}. David Chambers (DR), from October 9, 1821 : {{Party stripe|Democratic-Republican Party}}{{ushr|Ohio|5|5}}. Joseph Vance (DR) : {{Party stripe|Democratic-Republican Party}}{{ushr|Ohio|6|6}}. John Sloane (DR)

==== Pennsylvania ==== There were six plural districts: the 2nd, 3rd, 5th, 6th & 10th had two representatives each, and the 1st had four representatives. : {{Party stripe|Federalist Party}}{{ushr|Pennsylvania|1|1}}. Samuel Edwards (F) : {{Party stripe|Federalist Party}}{{ushr|Pennsylvania|1|1}}. Joseph Hemphill (F) : {{Party stripe|Federalist Party}}{{ushr|Pennsylvania|1|1}}. William Milnor (F), until May 8, 1822 :: {{Party stripe|Federalist Party}}Thomas Forrest (F), from October 8, 1822 : {{Party stripe|Federalist Party}}{{ushr|Pennsylvania|1|1}}. John Sergeant (F) : {{Party stripe|Democratic-Republican Party}}{{ushr|Pennsylvania|2|2}}. William Darlington (DR) : {{Party stripe|Democratic-Republican Party}}{{ushr|Pennsylvania|2|2}}. Samuel Gross (DR) : {{Party stripe|Federalist Party}}{{ushr|Pennsylvania|3|3}}. James Buchanan (F) : {{Party stripe|Federalist Party}}{{ushr|Pennsylvania|3|3}}. John Phillips (F) : {{Party stripe|Democratic-Republican Party}}{{ushr|Pennsylvania|4|4}}. James S. Mitchell (DR) : {{Party stripe|Democratic-Republican Party}}{{ushr|Pennsylvania|5|5}}. John Findlay (DR), from October 9, 1821 : {{Party stripe|Federalist Party}}{{ushr|Pennsylvania|5|5}}. James McSherry (F) : {{Party stripe|Democratic-Republican Party}}{{ushr|Pennsylvania|6|6}}. Samuel Moore (DR), until May 20, 1822 :: {{Party stripe|Democratic-Republican Party}}Samuel D. Ingham (DR), from October 8, 1822 : {{Party stripe|Democratic-Republican Party}}{{ushr|Pennsylvania|6|6}}. Thomas J. Rogers (DR) : {{Party stripe|Federalist Party}}{{ushr|Pennsylvania|7|7}}. Ludwig Worman (F), until October 17, 1822 :: {{Party stripe|Democratic-Republican Party}}Daniel Udree (DR), from October 17, 1822 : {{Party stripe|Democratic-Republican Party}}{{ushr|Pennsylvania|8|8}}. John Tod (DR) : {{Party stripe|Democratic-Republican Party}}{{ushr|Pennsylvania|9|9}}. John Brown (DR) : {{Party stripe|Democratic-Republican Party}}{{ushr|Pennsylvania|10|10}}. George Denison (DR) : {{Party stripe|Democratic-Republican Party}}{{ushr|Pennsylvania|10|10}}. Thomas Murray Jr. (DR), from October 9, 1821 : {{Party stripe|Democratic-Republican Party}}{{ushr|Pennsylvania|11|11}}. George Plumer (DR) : {{Party stripe|Democratic-Republican Party}}{{ushr|Pennsylvania|12|12}}. Thomas Patterson (DR) : {{Party stripe|Democratic-Republican Party}}{{ushr|Pennsylvania|13|13}}. Andrew Stewart (DR) : {{Party stripe|Democratic-Republican Party}}{{ushr|Pennsylvania|14|14}}. Henry Baldwin (DR), until May 8, 1822 :: {{Party stripe|Democratic-Republican Party}}Walter Forward (DR), from October 8, 1822 : {{Party stripe|Democratic-Republican Party}}{{ushr|Pennsylvania|15|15}}. Patrick Farrelly (DR)

==== Rhode Island ==== Both representatives were elected statewide on a general ticket. : {{Party stripe|Democratic-Republican Party}}{{ushr|Rhode Island|AL|At-large}}. Job Durfee (DR) : {{Party stripe|Democratic-Republican Party}}{{ushr|Rhode Island|AL|At-large}}. Samuel Eddy (DR)

==== South Carolina ==== : {{Party stripe|Democratic-Republican Party}}{{ushr|South Carolina|1|1}}. Joel R. Poinsett (DR) : {{Party stripe|Democratic-Republican Party}}{{ushr|South Carolina|2|2}}. William Lowndes (DR), until May 8, 1822 :: {{Party stripe|Democratic-Republican Party}}James Hamilton Jr. (DR), from December 13, 1822 : {{Party stripe|Democratic-Republican Party}}{{ushr|South Carolina|3|3}}. Thomas R. Mitchell (DR) : {{Party stripe|Democratic-Republican Party}}{{ushr|South Carolina|4|4}}. James Overstreet (DR), until May 24, 1822 :: {{Party stripe|Democratic-Republican Party}}Andrew R. Govan (DR), from December 4, 1822 : {{Party stripe|Democratic-Republican Party}}{{ushr|South Carolina|5|5}}. Starling Tucker (DR) : {{Party stripe|Democratic-Republican Party}}{{ushr|South Carolina|6|6}}. George McDuffie (DR) : {{Party stripe|Democratic-Republican Party}}{{ushr|South Carolina|7|7}}. John Wilson (DR) : {{Party stripe|Democratic-Republican Party}}{{ushr|South Carolina|8|8}}. Joseph Gist (DR) : {{Party stripe|Democratic-Republican Party}}{{ushr|South Carolina|9|9}}. James Blair (DR), until May 8, 1822 :: {{Party stripe|Democratic-Republican Party}}John Carter (DR), from December 11, 1822

==== Tennessee ==== : {{Party stripe|Democratic-Republican Party}}{{ushr|Tennessee|1|1}}. John Rhea (DR) : {{Party stripe|Democratic-Republican Party}}{{ushr|Tennessee|2|2}}. John Cocke (DR) : {{Party stripe|Democratic-Republican Party}}{{ushr|Tennessee|3|3}}. Francis Jones (DR) : {{Party stripe|Democratic-Republican Party}}{{ushr|Tennessee|4|4}}. Robert Allen (DR) : {{Party stripe|Democratic-Republican Party}}{{ushr|Tennessee|5|5}}. Newton Cannon (DR) : {{ushr|Tennessee|6|6}}. Vacant

==== Vermont ==== : {{Party stripe|Democratic-Republican Party}}{{ushr|Vermont|1|1}}. Rollin C. Mallary (DR) : {{Party stripe|Democratic-Republican Party}}{{ushr|Vermont|2|2}}. Phineas White (DR) : {{Party stripe|Democratic-Republican Party}}{{ushr|Vermont|3|3}}. Charles Rich (DR) : {{Party stripe|Democratic-Republican Party}}{{ushr|Vermont|4|4}}. Elias Keyes (DR) : {{Party stripe|Democratic-Republican Party}}{{ushr|Vermont|5|5}}. Samuel C. Crafts (DR) : {{Party stripe|Democratic-Republican Party}}{{ushr|Vermont|6|6}}. John Mattocks (DR)

==== Virginia ==== : {{Party stripe|Democratic-Republican Party}}{{ushr|Virginia|1|1}}. Edward B. Jackson (DR) : {{Party stripe|Federalist Party}}{{ushr|Virginia|2|2}}. Thomas Van Swearingen (F), until August 19, 1822 :: {{Party stripe|Federalist Party}}James Stephenson (F), from October 28, 1822 : {{Party stripe|Democratic-Republican Party}}{{ushr|Virginia|3|3}}. Jared Williams (DR) : {{Party stripe|Democratic-Republican Party}}{{ushr|Virginia|4|4}}. William McCoy (DR) : {{Party stripe|Democratic-Republican Party}}{{ushr|Virginia|5|5}}. John Floyd (DR) : {{Party stripe|Democratic-Republican Party}}{{ushr|Virginia|6|6}}. Alexander Smyth (DR) : {{Party stripe|Democratic-Republican Party}}{{ushr|Virginia|7|7}}. William Smith (DR) : {{Party stripe|Federalist Party}}{{ushr|Virginia|8|8}}. Charles F. Mercer (F) : {{Party stripe|Democratic-Republican Party}}{{ushr|Virginia|9|9}}. William Lee Ball (DR) : {{Party stripe|Democratic-Republican Party}}{{ushr|Virginia|10|10}}. Thomas L. Moore (DR) : {{Party stripe|Democratic-Republican Party}}{{ushr|Virginia|11|11}}. Philip P. Barbour (DR) : {{Party stripe|Democratic-Republican Party}}{{ushr|Virginia|12|12}}. Robert S. Garnett (DR) : {{Party stripe|Democratic-Republican Party}}{{ushr|Virginia|13|13}}. Burwell Bassett (DR) : {{Party stripe|Democratic-Republican Party}}{{ushr|Virginia|14|14}}. Jabez Leftwich (DR) : {{Party stripe|Democratic-Republican Party}}{{ushr|Virginia|15|15}}. George Tucker (DR) : {{Party stripe|Democratic-Republican Party}}{{ushr|Virginia|16|16}}. John Randolph (DR) : {{Party stripe|Democratic-Republican Party}}{{ushr|Virginia|17|17}}. William S. Archer (DR) : {{Party stripe|Democratic-Republican Party}}{{ushr|Virginia|18|18}}. Mark Alexander (DR) : {{Party stripe|Democratic-Republican Party}}{{ushr|Virginia|19|19}}. James Jones (DR) : {{Party stripe|Democratic-Republican Party}}{{ushr|Virginia|20|20}}. Arthur Smith (DR) : {{Party stripe|Democratic-Republican Party}}{{ushr|Virginia|21|21}}. Thomas Newton Jr. (DR) : {{Party stripe|Democratic-Republican Party}}{{ushr|Virginia|22|22}}. Hugh Nelson (DR), until January 14, 1823, vacant thereafter : {{Party stripe|Democratic-Republican Party}}{{ushr|Virginia|23|23}}. Andrew Stevenson (DR)

==== Non-voting members ==== : {{ushr|Arkansas Territory|AL|Arkansas Territory}}. James W. Bates : {{ushr|Florida Territory|AL|Florida Territory}}. Joseph M. Hernández, from September 30, 1822 : {{ushr|Michigan Territory|AL|Michigan Territory}}. Solomon Sibley : {{ushr|Missouri Territory|AL|Missouri Territory}}. Vacant until statehood {{col-break}} [[File:PPBarbour.jpg|thumb|right|175px|Speaker of the House Philip P. Barbour]] {{col-end}}

==Changes in membership== The count below reflects changes from the beginning of the first session of this Congress.

=== Senate === {{See also|List of special elections to the United States Senate}} * Replacements: 5 ** Democratic-Republicans: no net change ** Federalists: no net change * Deaths: 2 * Resignations: 6 * Seats of newly admitted states: 2 * Vacancies: 3 * '''Total seats with changes: 12'''  {{Ordinal US Congress change|Senate}}

|- | Tennessee (1) | Vacant | style="font-size:80%" | Legislature failed to re-elect John Eaton (DR). Late election held. | {{Party shading/Democratic-Republican}} | John Eaton (DR) | Elected September 27, 1821

|- | Pennsylvania (1) | Vacant | style="font-size:80%" | Seat remained vacant at end of previous Congress | {{Party shading/Democratic-Republican}} | William Findlay (DR) | Elected December 10, 1821

|- | Delaware (1) | Vacant | style="font-size:80%" | Seat remained vacant at end of previous Congress | {{Party shading/Democratic-Republican}} | Caesar A. Rodney (DR) | Elected January 24, 1822

|- | Georgia (2) | {{Party shading/Democratic-Republican}} | Freeman Walker (DR) | style="font-size:80%" | Resigned August 6, 1821 | {{Party shading/Democratic-Republican}} | Nicholas Ware (DR) | Elected November 10, 1821

|- | Missouri (1) | rowspan=2 | New seats | rowspan=2 style="font-size:80%" | Missouri was admitted to the Union. | {{Party shading/Democratic-Republican}} | Thomas Hart Benton (DR) | Elected August 10, 1821

|- | Missouri (3) | {{Party shading/Democratic-Republican}} | David Barton (DR) | Elected August 10, 1821

|- | Ohio (3) | {{Party shading/Democratic-Republican}} | William A. Trimble (DR) | style="font-size:80%" | Died December 13, 1821 | {{Party shading/Democratic-Republican}} | Ethan Allen Brown (DR) | Elected January 3, 1822

|- | Maryland (1) | {{Party shading/Democratic-Republican}} | William Pinkney (DR) | style="font-size:80%" | Died February 25, 1822 | {{Party shading/Democratic-Republican}} | Samuel Smith (DR) | Elected December 17, 1822

|- | Massachusetts (2) | {{Party shading/Federalist}} | Harrison Gray Otis (F) | style="font-size:80%" | Resigned May 30, 1822, to run for Mayor of Boston | {{Party shading/Federalist}} | James Lloyd (F) | Elected June 5, 1822

|- | Alabama (3) | {{Party shading/Democratic-Republican}} | John W. Walker (DR) | style="font-size:80%" | Resigned December 12, 1822, due to failing health | {{Party shading/Democratic-Republican}} | William Kelly (DR) | Elected December 12, 1822

|- | Virginia (2) | {{Party shading/Democratic-Republican}} | James Pleasants (DR) | style="font-size:80%" | Resigned December 15, 1822, after being elected Governor of Virginia | {{Party shading/Democratic-Republican}} | John Taylor (DR) | Elected December 18, 1822

|- | Delaware (1) | {{Party shading/Democratic-Republican}} | Caesar A. Rodney (DR) | style="font-size:80%" | Resigned January 29, 1823, to accept a diplomatic appointment | Vacant | Not filled in this Congress |}

=== House of Representatives === * Replacements: 13 ** Democratic-Republicans: 1 seat net gain ** Federalists: 1 seat net loss * Deaths: 5 * Resignations: 15 * Contested election: 2 * Seats of newly admitted states: 1 * '''Total seats with changes: 23'''

{{main|List of special elections to the United States House of Representatives}} {{Ordinal US Congress change|House}}

|- | {{ushr|Tennessee|6|Tennessee 6th}} | Vacant | style="font-size:80%" | Rep. Henry Hunter Bryan was re-elected but did not take his seat | Vacant | |- | {{ushr|Ohio|4|Ohio 4th}} | Vacant | style="font-size:80%" | Rep.-elect John C. Wright resigned his seat in the next Congress on March 3, 1821 | {{Party shading/Democratic-Republican}} | David Chambers (DR) | Seated December 3, 1821 |- | {{ushr|Pennsylvania|5|Pennsylvania 5th}} | Vacant | style="font-size:80%" | Rep.-elect James Duncan resigned before Congress met | {{Party shading/Democratic-Republican}} | John Findlay (DR) | Seated December 12, 1821 |- | {{ushr|Pennsylvania|10|Pennsylvania 10th}} | Vacant | style="font-size:80%" | Rep.-elect William Cox Ellis resigned before Congress met | {{Party shading/Democratic-Republican}} | Thomas Murray Jr. (DR) | Seated December 12, 1821 |- | {{ushr|New York|1|New York 1st}} | Vacant | style="font-size:80%" | Credentials for Peter Sharpe were issued by the Secretary of State of New York, but Sharpe never claimed or took the seat, Sharpe's election was contested by Colden, see United States House of Representatives elections in New York, 1821 | {{Party shading/Federalist}} | Cadwallader D. Colden (F) | Seated December 12, 1821 |- | {{ushr|Kentucky|7|Kentucky 7th}} | {{Party shading/Democratic-Republican}} | George Robertson (DR) | style="font-size:80%" | resigned before Congress met | {{Party shading/Democratic-Republican}} | John S. Smith (DR) | Seated December 3, 1821 |- | nowrap | {{ushr|Missouri Territory|AL|Missouri Territory at-large}} | rowspan=2 | Vacant | rowspan=2 style="font-size:80%" | Missouri was admitted to the Union on August 10, 1821 | rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Democratic-Republican}} | John Scott (DR) | rowspan=2 | Seated December 3, 1821 |- | {{ushr|Missouri|AL|Missouri at-large}} |- | {{ushr|New York|6|New York 6th}} | Vacant | style="font-size:80%" | Selah Tuthill (DR) was elected after the Congress term had already begun, and died on September 7, 1821, before Congress met. It is uncertain whether credentials were ever issued for Tuthill. | {{Party shading/Democratic-Republican}} | Charles Borland Jr. (DR) | Seated December 3, 1821 |- | {{ushr|Kentucky|8|Kentucky 8th}} | {{Party shading/Democratic-Republican}} | Wingfield Bullock (DR) | style="font-size:80%" | Died October 13, 1821, before Congress met | {{Party shading/Democratic-Republican}} | James D. Breckinridge (DR) | Seated January 2, 1822 |- | {{ushr|New York|9|New York 9th}} | {{Party shading/Federalist}} | Solomon Van Rensselaer (F) | style="font-size:80%" | Resigned January 14, 1822, upon appointment as Postmaster of Albany | {{Party shading/Federalist}} | Stephen Van Rensselaer (F) | Seated March 12, 1822 |- | {{ushr|Delaware|AL|Delaware at-large}} | {{Party shading/Democratic-Republican}} | Caesar A. Rodney (DR) | style="font-size:80%" | Resigned on January 24, 1822, after being elected to the US Senate | {{Party shading/Federalist}} | Daniel Rodney (F) | Seated December 2, 1822 |- | {{ushr|Maryland|6|Maryland 6th}} | {{Party shading/Democratic-Republican}} | Jeremiah Cosden (DR) | style="font-size:80%" | Cosden's election was contested by Reed | {{Party shading/Democratic-Republican}} | Philip Reed (DR) | Seated March 19, 1822 |- | {{ushr|Pennsylvania|1|Pennsylvania 1st}} | {{Party shading/Federalist}} | William Milnor (F) | style="font-size:80%" | Resigned on May 8, 1822, to run for Mayor of Philadelphia | {{Party shading/Federalist}} | Thomas Forrest (F) | Seated December 2, 1822 |- | {{ushr|Pennsylvania|14|Pennsylvania 14th}} | {{Party shading/Democratic-Republican}} | Henry Baldwin (DR) | style="font-size:80%" | Resigned on May 8, 1822 | {{Party shading/Democratic-Republican}} | Walter Forward (DR) | Seated December 2, 1822 |- | {{ushr|South Carolina|9|South Carolina 9th}} | {{Party shading/Democratic-Republican}} | James Blair (DR) | style="font-size:80%" | Resigned on May 8, 1822 | {{Party shading/Democratic-Republican}} | John Carter (DR) | Seated December 11, 1822 |- | {{ushr|South Carolina|2|South Carolina 2nd}} | {{Party shading/Democratic-Republican}} | William Lowndes (DR) | style="font-size:80%" | Resigned on May 8, 1822 | {{Party shading/Democratic-Republican}} | James Hamilton Jr. (DR) | Seated January 6, 1823 |- | {{ushr|Pennsylvania|6|Pennsylvania 6th}} | {{Party shading/Democratic-Republican}} | Samuel Moore (DR) | style="font-size:80%" | Resigned on May 20, 1822 | {{Party shading/Democratic-Republican}} | Samuel D. Ingham (DR) | Seated December 2, 1822 |- | {{ushr|South Carolina|4|South Carolina 4th}} | {{Party shading/Democratic-Republican}} | James Overstreet (DR) | style="font-size:80%" | Died May 24, 1822 | {{Party shading/Democratic-Republican}} | Andrew R. Govan (DR) | Seated December 4, 1822 |- | {{ushr|Maine|2|Maine 2nd}} | {{Party shading/Federalist}} | Ezekiel Whitman (F) | style="font-size:80%" | Resigned on June 1, 1822, after becoming a judge of a Court of Common Pleas in Maine | {{Party shading/Democratic-Republican}} | Mark Harris (DR) | Seated December 2, 1822 |- | {{ushr|Indiana|AL|Indiana at-large}} | {{Party shading/Democratic-Republican}} | William Hendricks (DR) | style="font-size:80%" | Resigned on July 25, 1822, after his election as Governor of Indiana | {{Party shading/Democratic-Republican}} | Jonathan Jennings (DR) | Seated December 2, 1822 |- | {{ushr|Virginia|2|Virginia 2nd}} | {{Party shading/Federalist}} | Thomas Van Swearingen (F) | style="font-size:80%" | Died on August 19, 1822 | {{Party shading/Federalist}} | James Stephenson (F) | Seated December 2, 1822 |- | {{ushr|Florida Territory|AL|Florida Territory at-large}} | Vacant | style="font-size:80%" | Florida Territory was organized on March 30, 1822 | Joseph M. Hernández | Seated January 3, 1823 |- | {{ushr|Pennsylvania|7|Pennsylvania 7th}} | {{Party shading/Federalist}} | Ludwig Worman (F) | style="font-size:80%" | Died October 17, 1822 | {{Party shading/Democratic-Republican}} | Daniel Udree (DR) | Seated December 23, 1822 |- | {{ushr|Maryland|5|Maryland 5th}} | {{Party shading/Democratic-Republican}} | Samuel Smith (DR) | style="font-size:80%" | Resigned on December 17, 1822, after his election to the US Senate | {{Party shading/Democratic-Republican}} | Isaac McKim (DR) | Seated January 8, 1823 |- | {{ushr|Virginia|22|Virginia 22nd}} | {{Party shading/Democratic-Republican}} | Hugh Nelson (DR) | style="font-size:80%" | Resigned on January 14, 1823, upon appointment as Minister to Spain | Vacant | |}

==Committees== Lists of committees and their party leaders.

===Senate===

* Amendments to the Constitution (Select) * Audit and Control the Contingent Expenses of the Senate (Chairman: James Lanman then Nathaniel Macon) * Claims (Chairman: Benjamin Ruggles) * Commerce and Manufactures (Chairman: Mahlon Dickerson) * Debt Imprisonment Abolition (Select) * District of Columbia (Chairman: James Barbour) * Engrossed Bills (Chairman: James Lanman) * Finance (Chairman: John Holmes then Walter Lowrie) * Foreign Relations (Chairman: Rufus King then James Barbour) * Indian Affairs (Chairman: Henry Johnson) * Judiciary (Chairman: William Smith) * Military Affairs (Chairman: John Williams) * Militia (Chairman: James Noble) * National Road from Cumberland to Wheeling (Select) * Naval Affairs (Chairman: James Pleasants) * Pensions (Chairman: James Noble) * Post Office and Post Roads (Chairman: Montfort Stokes) * Public Lands (Chairman: Jesse B. Thomas) * Roads and Canals (Select) * Tariff Regulation (Select) * Whole

===House of Representatives===

* Accountability of Public Moneys (Select) * Accounts (Chairman: Samuel C. Allen) * Agriculture (Chairman: Josiah Butler) * Arkansas Territorial Limits (Select) * Claims (Chairman: Lewis Williams) * Commerce (Chairman: Thomas Newton Jr.) * District of Columbia (Chairman: Joseph Kent) * Elections (Chairman: John Sloane) * Expenditures in the Navy Department (Chairman: Samuel Edwards) * Expenditures in the Post Office Department (Chairman: George Denison) * Expenditures in the State Department (Chairman: Silas Wood) * Expenditures in the Treasury Department (Chairman: Albert H. Tracy) * Expenditures in the War Department (Chairman: Starling Tucker) * Expenditures on Public Buildings (Chairman: Hugh Nelson) * Foreign Affairs (Chairman: Jonathan Russell) * Indian Affairs (Chairman: Thomas Metcalfe) * Judiciary (Chairman: John Sergeant then Hugh Nelson) * Manufactures (Chairman: John Tod) * Military Affairs (Chairman: William Eustis) * Naval Affairs (Chairman: Timothy Fuller) * Pensions and Revolutionary War Claims (Chairman: John Rhea) * Post Office and Post Roads (Chairman: Francis Johnson) * Private Land Claims (Chairman: Samuel Campbell) * Public Expenditures (Chairman: Thomas Montgomery) * Public Lands (Chairman: Christopher Rankin) * Revisal and Unfinished Business (Chairman: Thomas R. Ross) * Rules (Select) * Standards of Official Conduct * Ways and Means (Chairman: Samuel Smith) * Whole

===Joint committees===

* Enrolled Bills * The Library

== Employees == === Legislative branch agency directors === * Architect of the Capitol: Charles Bulfinch * Librarian of Congress: George Watterston

=== Senate === * Chaplain: William Ryland (Methodist), until December 9, 1822 ** Charles P. McIlvaine (Episcopalian), elected December 9, 1822 * Secretary: Charles Cutts * Sergeant at Arms: Mountjoy Bayly

=== House of Representatives === * Chaplain: John Nicholson Campbell (Presbyterian), until December 10, 1821 ** Jared Sparks (Unitarian), elected December 10, 1821 ** John Brackenridge (Presbyterian), elected December 5, 1822 * Clerk: Thomas Dougherty (died) ** Matthew St. Clair Clarke, elected December 3, 1822 * Doorkeeper: Benjamin Birch, elected December 4, 1821 * Sergeant at Arms: Thomas Dunn

== See also == * 1820 United States elections (elections leading to this Congress) ** 1820 United States presidential election ** 1820–21 United States Senate elections ** 1820–21 United States House of Representatives elections * 1822 United States elections (elections during this Congress, leading to the next Congress) ** 1822–23 United States Senate elections ** 1822–23 United States House of Representatives elections

== Notes == {{notelist}}

== References == {{reflist}}

== Bibliography == {{refbegin}} *{{Cite book |last=Martis |first=Kenneth C. |title=The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress |publisher=Macmillan Publishing Company |year=1989 |location=New York}} *{{Cite book |last=Martis |first=Kenneth C. |title=The Historical Atlas of United States Congressional Districts |publisher=Macmillan Publishing Company |year=1982 |location=New York}} {{refend}}

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