page_title: 37th United States Congress
section_title: Major legislation
hierarchical_section_title: 37th United States Congress / Major legislation
context_page_description: The 37th 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, 1861, to March 4, 1863, during the first two years of Abraham Lincoln's presidency. The apportionment of seats in the House of Representatives was based on the Seventh Census of the United States in 1850. Both chambers had a Republican majority.
context_section_description: August 5, 1861: Revenue Act of 1861, Sess. 1, ch. 45, 12 Stat. 292
  August 6, 1861: Confiscation Act of 1861, Sess. 1, ch. 60, 12 Stat. 319
  February 19, 1862: Anti-Coolie Act, Sess. 1, ch. 24, 27, 12 Stat. 340
  February 25, 1862: Legal Tender Act of 1862, Sess. 2, ch. 33, 12 Stat. 345
  April 16, 1862: District of Columbia Compensated Emancipation Act, Sess. 2, ch. 54, 12 Stat. 376
  May 15, 1862: An Act to Establish a Department of Agriculture, Sess. 2, ch. 72, 12 Stat. 387
  May 20, 1862: Homestead Act, Sess. 2, ch. 75, 12 Stat. 392
  June 19, 1862: An Act to secure Freedom to all persons within the Territories of the United States, Sess. 2, ch 111, 12 Stat. 432
  July 1, 1862: Morrill Anti-Bigamy Act, Sess. 2, ch. 126, 12 Stat. 501
  July 1, 1862: Revenue Act of 1862, Sess. 2, ch. 119, 12 Stat. 432
  July 1, 1862: Pacific Railway Act, Sess. 2, ch. 120, 12 Stat. 489
  July 2, 1862: Morrill Land Grant Colleges Act, Sess. 2, ch. 130, 12 Stat. 503
  July 17, 1862: Militia Act of 1862, Sess. 2, ch. 201, 12 Stat. 597
  February 25, 1863: National Bank Act, Sess. 3, ch 58, 12 Stat. 665
  March 2, 1863: False Claims Act, Sess. 3, ch. 67, 12 Stat. 696
  March 3, 1863: Enrollment Act, Sess. 3, ch. 75, 12 Stat. 731
  March 3, 1863: Habeas Corpus Suspension Act, Sess. 3, ch. 81, 12 Stat. 755
  March 3, 1863: Tenth Circuit Act, 12 Stat. 794
caption: Greenback Dollar featuring U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Salmon Chase, "Act of July 11, 1862"
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