An Act further to protect the commerce of the United States
Law authorizing the quasi-war with France
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An Act further to protect the commerce of the United States, (5th Congress, Sess. 2, ch. 68, 1 Stat. 578) is an act of Congress approved July 9, 1798, authorizing the President of the United States to use military force in the Quasi-War with France.
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| Enacted by | the 5th United States Congress |
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| Effective | July 9, 1798 |
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| Statutes at Large | 1 Stat. 578 |
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Legislative history
On June 28, 1798, a committee appointed to consider President Adams' recommendations to Congress reported a bill further to protect the commerce of the United States which was received and read the first and second time.[1] On July 2, 1798, the bill was amended and engrossed and the next day was read the third time, passed and sent to the Senate for concurrence.[2][3]
On July 3, 1798, the Senate received the bill from the House and read it the first and second time.[4] On July 6, 1798, the Senate passed the bill by a vote of 18 ayes and 4 nays, with the dissenting votes coming from Joseph Anderson of Tennessee, John Brown of Kentucky, John Langdon of New Hampshire, and Henry Tazewell of Virginia, all Anti-Federalists.[5][6] The bill was signed into law by President Adams on July 9, 1798.[7]
