Abridgment of the Debates of Congress, from 1789 to 1856, Vol. 4 (of 16)

United States. Congress

The United States Congress is the legislative branch of the federal government of the United States. It is a bicameral legislature, including a lower body, the U.S. House of Representatives, and an upper body, the U.S. Senate. They both meet in the United States Capitol in Washington, D.C.