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List of All Sessions

1st to 19th Congresses (March 4, 1789 to March 3, 1827)

Congress Session Beginning Date Adjournment Date
Total Days1
 House Recesses
1st 1 Mar. 4, 1789 Sep. 29, 1789
210
   
   2 Jan. 4, 1790 Aug. 12, 1790
221
   
   3 Dec. 6, 1790 Mar. 3, 1791
88
   
2nd* 1 Oct. 24, 1791 May 8, 1792
197
   
   2 Nov. 5, 1792 Mar. 2, 1793
119
   
3rd* 1 Dec. 2, 1793 June 9, 1794
190
   
   2 Nov. 3, 1794 Mar. 3, 1795
121
   
4th* 1 Dec. 7, 1795 June 1, 1796
177
   
   2 Dec. 5, 1796 Mar. 3, 1797
89
   
5th* 1 May 15, 1797 July 10, 1797
57
   
   2 Nov. 13, 1797 July 16, 1798
246
   
   3 Dec. 3, 1798 Mar. 3, 1799
91
   
6th 1 Dec. 2, 1799 May 14, 1800
164
   
   2 Nov.17, 1800 Mar. 3, 1801
107
 Dec. 23-30, 1800
7th* 1 Dec. 7, 1801 May 3, 1802
148
   
   2 Dec. 6, 1802 Mar. 3, 1803
88
   
8th 1 Oct. 17, 1803 Mar. 27, 1804
163
   
   2 Nov. 5, 1804 Mar. 3, 1805
119
   
9th 1 Dec. 2, 1805 April 21, 1806
141
   
   2 Dec. 1, 1806 Mar. 3, 1807
93
   
l0th 1 Oct. 26, 1807 April 25, 1808
182
   
   2 Nov. 7, 1808 Mar. 3, 1809
117
   
11th* 1 May 22, 1809 June 28, 1809
38
   
   2 Nov. 27, 1809 May 1, 1810
156
   
   3 Dec. 3, 1810 Mar. 3, 1811
91
   
12th 1 Nov. 4, 1811 July 6, 1812
245
   
   2 Nov. 2, 1812 Mar. 3, 1813
122
   
13th 1 May 24, 1813 Aug. 2, 1813
71
   
   2 Dec. 6, 1813 Apr. 18, 1814
134
   
   3 Sep. 19, 1814 Mar. 3, 1815
166
   
14th 1 Dec. 4, 1815 Apr. 30, 1816
148
   
   2 Dec. 2, 1816 Mar. 3, 1817
92
   
15th* 1 Dec. 1, 1817 Apr. 20, 1818
141
 Dec. 24-29, 1817
   2 Nov. 16, 1818 Mar. 3, 1819
108
   
16th 1 Dec. 6, 1819 May 15, 1820
162
   
   2 Nov. 3, 1820 Mar. 3, 1821
111
   
17th 1 Dec. 3, 1821 May 8, 1822
157
   
   2 Dec. 2, 1822 Mar. 3, 1823
92
   
18th 1 Dec. 1, 1823 May 27, 1824
178
   
   2 Dec. 6, 1824 Mar. 3, 1825
88