46th United States Congress

46th United States Congress
45th ← → 47th
United States Capitol (1877)
March 4, 1879 – March 4, 1881
Members	76 senators 293 representatives 8 non-voting delegates
Senate majority	Democratic
Senate President	William A. Wheeler (R)
House majority	Democratic
House Speaker	Samuel J. Randall (D)
Sessions
1st: March 18, 1879 – July 1, 1879 2nd: December 1, 1879 – June 16, 1880 3rd: December 6, 1880 – March 3, 1881

The 46th 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, 1879, to March 4, 1881, during the last two years of Rutherford Hayes's presidency.

The apportionment of seats in this House of Representatives was based on the 1870 United States census. The Senate had a Democratic majority, while the House of Representatives had a Democratic plurality. The Democrats were still able to control the House, however, with the help of the Independent politicians who caucused with them.