56th Congress (1899-1901)
Important Enactments:
Civil Code for Alaska
Gold Standard Act (Currency)
Puerto Rico Assistance Act
Foraker Act
Hawaiian Organic Act
Lacey Act
Cuban Extradition Act
Naval Appropriations Act of 1900
Military Efficiency Act
Army Appropriations Act
War Revenue Act of 1901
National Bureau of Standards Created
Above: Senator Joseph Foraker (R-OH), author of the Foraker Act, which established civil government for Puerto Rico.
56th Congress (1899-1901)
President: William McKinley (R-OH)
Vice President: Theodore Roosevelt (R-NY)
House Majority Party: Republican
House Majority Seats: 187 out of 357
House Speaker: Rep. David B. Henderson (R-IA)
Senate Majority Party: Republican
Senate Majority Seats: 53 out of 90
Senate Majority Leader: (none)