The 51st Congress which had access to approximately a 1 billion dollar surplus in the Treasury. The "Billion Dollar" Congress passed the Pension Act of 1890, which provided pensions for all Union Civil War veterans who had served for 90 days and were no longer capable of manual labor. This policy solved the dilemma of the existing surplus.
It was called the "Billion Dollar Congress"
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President Benjamin Harrison was known for his "Billion Dollar Congress."
The 51st U.S. Congress was responsible for numerous pieces of important legislation. The Sherman Anti-Trust Act, the McKinley tariff, and the Land Revision act were just a few of those. It was called the "Billion-Dollar Congress" because of its lavish spending.
Billion dollar congress
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the Billion Dollar Congress
The only gold Bicentennial of Congress coin minted is a Five dollar coin not a half dollar, it is valued at about $300.00.
He added it to a bill calling for dramatic tax cuts for middle-class Americans -Novanet
He added it to a bill calling for dramatic tax cuts for middle-class Americans -Novanet
The two dollar bill!!!!!!!
The bill that was defeated in the Senate was a 14 billion dollar rescue plan for the automakers. The President has no power to overrule a bill that is defeated in Congress. The 17.4 billion dollar assistance to the automakers will be a low interest loan drawn from the 700 billion "bail out" fund already passed by both Houses in October.