36th United States Congress

36th United States Congress
35th ← → 37th
United States Capitol (1860)
March 4, 1859 – March 4, 1861
Members	66 senators 238 representatives 5 non-voting delegates
Senate majority	Democratic (until February 4, 1861) Republican (from February 4, 1861)
Senate President	John C. Breckinridge (D)
House majority	Republican-led coalition
House Speaker	William Pennington (R)
Sessions
Special: March 4, 1859 – March 10, 1859 1st: December 5, 1859 – June 26, 1860 Special: June 26, 1860 – June 28, 1860 2nd: December 3, 1860 – March 4, 1861

The 36th 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, 1859, to March 4, 1861, during the third and fourth years of James Buchanan's presidency. The apportionment of seats in the House of Representatives was based on the 1850 United States census. The Senate had a Democratic majority, and the House had a Republican plurality.