16th United States Congress

16th United States Congress
15th ← → 17th
United States Capitol (1827)
March 4, 1819 – March 4, 1821
Members	46 senators 186 representatives 3 non-voting delegates
Senate majority	Democratic-Republican
Senate President	Daniel D. Tompkins (DR)
House majority	Democratic-Republican
House Speaker	Henry Clay (DR) John W. Taylor (DR)
Sessions
1st: December 6, 1819 – May 15, 1820 2nd: November 13, 1820 – March 3, 1821

The 16th 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, 1819, to March 4, 1821, during the third and fourth years of James Monroe's presidency. The apportionment of seats in the House of Representatives was based on the 1810 United States census. Both chambers had a Democratic-Republican majority.