First Meetings
Historical Highlight
Historical Highlight
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Collection of the U.S. House of Representatives About this object
First meeting:
March 4, 1789, New York City.
First quorum:
April 1, 1789, New York City.
Meeting in Philadelphia:
Congress convened in Philadelphia on December 6, 1790; its final day in Philadelphia was on May 14, 1800.
Meeting in Washington, D.C.:
The 6th Congress, 2nd Session convened in Washington, D.C., on November 17, 1800.
Meeting in current chamber:
The House of Representatives first met in its current chamber on December 16, 1857.