12th United States Congress

12th United States Congress
11th ←
→ 13th

March 4, 1811 – March 4, 1813
Members36 senators
143 representatives
5 non-voting delegates
Senate majorityDemocratic-Republican
Senate PresidentGeorge Clinton (DR)[a]
(until April 20, 1812)
Vacant
(from April 20, 1812)
House majorityDemocratic-Republican
House SpeakerHenry Clay (DR)
Sessions
1st: November 4, 1811 – July 6, 1812
2nd: November 2, 1812 – March 3, 1813

The 12th 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, 1811, to March 4, 1813, during the third and fourth years of James Madison's presidency. The apportionment of seats in the House of Representatives was based on the 1800 United States census. Both chambers had a Democratic-Republican majority.


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