 :22nd congress redirects here, for the soviet congress, see 22nd congress of the communist party of the soviet union  the twenty-second 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. it met in washington, d.c. from march 4, 1831 to march 4, 1833, during the third and fourth years of andrew jackson's presidency. the apportionment of seats in the house of representatives was based on the fourth census of the united states in 1820. both chambers had a jacksonian majority.  ==major events==  * december 28, 1832: vice president john c. calhoun resigned. the first vice president of the united states to do so. * nullification crisis ==major legislation==  * july 14, 1832: tariff of 1832, ch. 227,  * march 2, 1833: tariff of 1833 (compromise tariff), ch. 55,  * march 2, 1833: force bill, ch. 57,  ==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 ===  ===house of representatives=== {{uscongress party summary | congress=22 | party1=anti-jacksonian
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