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1st to Current Congress (March 4, 1789 to present)

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
  
19th*
1
Dec. 5, 1825 May 22, 1826
169
  
  
2
Dec. 4, 1826 Mar. 3, 1827
90
  
20th
1
Dec. 3, 1827 May 26, 1828
175
  
  
2
Dec. 1, 1828 Mar. 3, 1829
93
Dec. 24–29, 1828
21st*
1
Dec. 7, 1829 May 31, 1830
176
  
  
2
Dec. 6, 1830 Mar. 3, 1831
88
  
22nd
1
Dec. 5, 1831 July 16, 1832
225
  
  
2
Dec. 3, 1832 Mar. 2, 1833
91
  
23rd
1
Dec. 2, 1833 June 30, 1834
211
  
  
2
Dec. 1, 1834 Mar. 3, 1835
93
  
24th
1
Dec. 7, 1835 July 4, 1836
211
  
  
2
Dec. 5, 1836 Mar. 3, 1837
89
  
25th*
1
Sep. 4, 1837 Oct. 16, 1837
43
  
  
2
Dec. 4, 1837 July 9, 1838
218
  
  
3
Dec. 3, 1838 Mar. 3, 1839
91
  
26th
1
Dec. 2, 1839 July 21, 1840
233
  
  
2
Dec. 7, 1840 Mar. 3, 1841
87
  
27th*
1
May 31, 1841 Sep. 13, 1841
106
  
  
2
Dec. 6, 1841 Aug. 31, 1842
269
  
  
3
Dec. 5, 1842 Mar. 3, 1843
89
  
28th
1
Dec. 4, 1843 June 17, 1844
196
  
  
2
Dec. 4, 1844 Mar. 3, 1845
92
  
29th*
1
Dec. 1, 1845 Aug. 10, 1846
253
  
  
2
Dec. 7, 1846 Mar. 3, 1847
87
  
30th
1
Dec. 6, 1847 Aug. 14, 1848
254
  
  
2
Dec. 4, 1848 Mar. 3, 1849
90
  
31st*
1
Dec. 3, 1849 Sep. 30, 1850
302
  
  
2
Dec. 2, 1850 Mar. 3, 1851
92
  
32nd*
1
Dec. 1, 1851 Aug. 31, 1852
275
  
  
2
Dec. 6, 1852 Mar. 3, 1853
88
  
33rd*
1
Dec. 5, 1853 Aug. 7, 1854
246
  
  
2
Dec. 4, 1854 Mar. 3, 1855
90
  
34th
1
Dec. 3, 1855 Aug. 18, 1856
260
  
  
2
Aug. 21, 1856 Aug. 30, 1856
10
  
  
  
Dec. 1, 1856 Mar. 3, 1857
93
  
35th*
1
Dec. 7, 1857 June 14, 1858
189
Dec. 23, 1867–Jan. 4, 1858
  
2
Dec. 6, 1858 Mar. 3, 1859
88
Dec. 23, 1858–Jan. 4, 1859
36th*
1
Dec. 5, 1859 June 26, 1860
202
  
  
2
Dec. 3, 1860 Mar. 3, 1861
93
  
37th*
1
July 4, 1861 Aug. 6, 1861
34
  
  
2
Dec. 2, 1861 July 17, 1862
228
  
  
3
Dec. 1, 1862 Mar. 3, 1863
93
Dec. 23, 1862–Jan. 5, 1863
38th*
1
Dec. 7, 1863 July 4, 1864
209
Dec. 23, 1863–Jan. 5, 1864
  
2
Dec. 5, 1864 Mar. 3, 1865
89
Dec. 22, 1864–Jan. 5, 1865
39th*
1
Dec. 4, 1865 July 28, 1866
237
Dec. 6–11, 1865
Dec. 21, 1865–Jan. 5, 1866
  
2
Dec. 3, 1866 Mar. 3, 1867
91
Dec. 20, 1866–Jan. 3, 1867
40th*
1
Mar. 4, 1867 Dec. 1, 1867
273
Mar. 30–July 3, 1867
July 20–Nov. 21, 1867
  
2
Dec. 2, 1867 Nov. 10, 1868
345
Dec. 20, 1867–Jan. 6, 1868
July 27–Sep. 21, 1868
Sep. 21–Oct. 16, 1868
Oct. 16–Nov. 10, 1868
  
3
Dec. 7, 1868 Mar. 3, 1869
87
Dec. 21, 1868–Jan. 5, 1869
41st*
1
Mar. 4, 1869 Apr. 10, 1869
38
  
  
2
Dec. 6, 1869 July 15, 1870
222
Dec. 22, 1869–Jan. 10, 1870
  
3
Dec. 5, 1870 Mar. 3, 1871
89
Dec. 22, 1870–Jan. 4, 1871
42nd*
1
Mar. 4, 1871 Apr. 20, 1871
48
  
  
2
Dec. 4, 1871 June 10, 1872
190
Dec. 21, 1871–Jan. 8, 1872
  
3
Dec. 2, 1872 Mar. 3, 1873
92
Dec. 20, 1872–Jan. 6, 1873
43rd*
1
Dec. 1, 1873 June 23, 1874
204
Dec. 19, 1873–Jan. 5, 1874
  
2
Dec. 7, 1874 Mar. 3, 1875
87
Dec. 23, 1874–Jan. 5, 1875
44th*
1
Dec. 6, 1875 Aug. 15, 1876
254
Dec. 21, 1875–Jan. 5, 1876
  
2
Dec. 4, 1876 Mar. 3, 1877
90
  
45th*
1
Oct. 15, 1877 Dec. 3, 1877
50
  
  
2
Dec. 3, 1877 June 20, 1878
200
Dec. 15, 1877–Jan. 10, 1878
  
3
Dec. 2, 1878 Mar. 3, 1879
92
Dec. 20, 1878–Jan. 7, 1879
46th
1
Mar. 18, 1879 July 1, 1879
106
  
  
2
Dec. 1, 1879 June 16, 1880
199
Dec. 19, 1879–Jan. 6, 1880
  
3
Dec. 6, 1880 Mar. 3, 1881
88
Dec. 23, 1880–Jan. 5, 1881
47th*
1
Dec. 5, 1881 Aug. 8, 1882
247
Dec. 22, 1881–Jan. 5, 1882
  
2
Dec. 4, 1882 Mar. 3, 1883
90
  
48th
1
Dec. 3, 1883 July 7, 1884
218
Dec. 24, 1883–Jan. 7, 1884
  
2
Dec. 1, 1884 Mar. 3, 1885
93
Dec. 24, 1887–Jan. 5, 1885
49th*
1
Dec. 7, 1885 Aug. 5, 1886
242
Dec. 21, 1885–Jan. 5, 1886
  
2
Dec. 6, 1886 Mar. 3, 1887
88
Dec. 22, 1886–Jan. 4, 1887
50th
1
Dec. 5, 1887 Oct. 20, 1888
321
Dec. 22, 1887–Jan. 4, 1888
  
2
Dec. 3, 1888 Mar. 3, 1889
91
Dec. 21, 1888–Jan. 2, 1889
51st*
1
Dec. 2, 1889 Oct. 1, 1890
304
Dec. 21, 1889–Jan. 6, 1890
  
2
Dec. 1, 1890 Mar. 3, 1891
93
  
52nd
1
Dec. 7, 1891 Aug. 5, 1892
251
  
  
2
Dec. 5, 1892 Mar. 3, 1893
89
Dec. 22, 1892–Jan. 4, 1893
53rd*
1
Aug. 7, 1893 Nov. 3, 1893
89
  
  
2
Dec. 4, 1893 Aug. 28, 1894
268
Dec. 21, 1893–Jan. 3, 1894
  
3
Dec. 3, 1894 Mar. 3, 1895
97
Dec. 23, 1894–Jan. 3, 1895
54th
1
Dec. 2, 1895 June 11, 1896
193
  
  
2
Dec. 7, 1896 Mar. 3, 1897
87
Dec. 22, 1896–Jan. 5, 1897
55th*
1
Mar. 15, 1897 July 24, 1897
131
  
  
2
Dec. 6, 1897 July 8, 1898
215
Dec. 18, 1897–Jan. 5, 1898
  
3
Dec. 5, 1898 Mar. 3, 1899
89
Dec. 21, 1898–Jan. 4, 1899
56th
1
Dec. 4, 1899 June 7, 1900
186
Dec. 20, 1899–Jan. 3, 1900
  
2
Dec. 3, 1900 Mar. 3, 1901
91
Dec. 21, 1900–Jan. 3, 1901
57th*
1
Dec. 2, 1901 July 1, 1902
212
Dec. 19, 1901–Jan. 6, 1902
  
2
Dec. 1, 1902 Mar. 3, 1903
93
Dec. 20, 1902–Jan. 5, 1903
58th*
1
Nov. 9, 1903 Dec. 7, 1903
29
  
  
2
Dec. 7, 1903 Apr. 28, 1904
144
Dec. 19, 1903–Jan. 4, 1904
  
3
Dec. 5, 1904 Mar. 3, 1905
89
Dec. 21, 1904–Jan. 4, 1905
59th*
1
Dec. 4, 1905 June 30, 1906
209
Dec. 21, 1905–Jan. 4, 1906
  
2
Dec. 3, 1906 Mar. 3, 1907
91
Dec. 21, 1906–Jan. 3, 1907
60th
1
Dec. 2, 1907 May 30, 1908
181
Dec. 21, 1907–Jan. 6, 1908
  
2
Dec. 7, 1908 Mar. 3, 1909
87
Dec. 19, 1908–Jan. 4, 1909
61st*
1
Mar. 15, 1909 Aug. 5, 1909
144
  
  
2
Dec. 6, 1909 June 25, 1910
202
Dec. 21, 1909–Jan. 4, 1910
  
3
Dec. 5, 1910 Mar. 3, 1911
89
Dec. 21, 1910–Jan. 5, 1911
62nd
1
Apr. 4, 1911 Aug. 22, 1911
141
  
  
2
Dec. 4, 1911 Aug. 26, 1912
267
Dec. 21, 1911–Jan. 3, 1912
  
3
Dec. 2, 1912 Mar. 3, 1913
92
Dec. 19, 1912–Jan. 2, 1913
63rd*
1
Apr. 7, 1913 Dec. 1, 1913
239
  
  
2
Dec. 1, 1913 Oct. 24, 1914
328
Dec. 23, 1913–Jan. 12, 1914
  
3
Dec. 7, 1914 Mar. 3, 1915
87
Dec. 7–28, 1914
64th
1
Dec. 6, 1915 Sep. 8, 1916
278
Dec. 17, 1915–Jan. 4, 1916
  
2
Dec. 4, 1916 Mar. 3, 1917
90
Dec. 22, 1916–Jan. 2, 1917
65th*
1
Apr. 2, 1917 Oct. 6, 1917
188
  
  
2
Dec. 3, 1917 Nov. 21, 1918
354
Dec. 18, 1917–Jan. 3, 1918
  
3
Dec. 2, 1918 Mar. 3, 1919
92
  
66th
1
May 19, 1919 Nov. 19, 1919
185
July 1–8, 1919
  
2
Dec. 1, 1919 June 5, 1920
188
Dec. 20, 1919–Jan. 5, 1920
  
3
Dec. 6, 1920 Mar. 3, 1921
88
  
67th*
1
Apr. 11, 1921 Nov. 23, 1921
227
  
  
2
Dec. 5, 1921 Sep. 22, 1922
292
Dec. 22, 1921–Jan. 3, 1922
  
3
Nov. 20, 1922 Dec. 4, 1922
15
  
  
4
Dec. 4, 1922 Mar. 3, 1923
90
  
68th
1
Dec. 3, 1923 June 7, 1924
188
Dec. 20, 1923–Jan. 3, 1924
  
2
Dec. 1, 1924 Mar. 3, 1925
93
Dec. 20–Dec. 29, 1924
69th*
1
Dec. 7, 1925 July 3, 1926
209
Dec. 22, 1925–Jan. 4, 1926
  
2
Dec. 6, 1926 Mar. 4, 1927
88
Dec. 22, 1926–Jan. 3, 1927
70th
1
Dec. 5, 1927 May 29, 1928
177
Dec. 21, 1927–Jan. 4, 1928
  
2
Dec. 3, 1928 Mar. 3, 1929
91
Dec. 22, 1928–Jan. 3, 1929
71st*
1
Apr. 15, 1929 Nov. 22, 1929
222
June 19–Sept. 23, 1929
  
2
Dec. 2, 1929 July 3, 1930
214
Dec. 21, 1929–Jan. 6, 1930
  
3
Dec. 1, 1930 Mar. 3, 1931
93
Dec. 20, 1930–Jan. 5, 1931
72nd
1
Dec. 7, 1931 July 16, 1932
223
Dec. 22, 1931–Jan. 4, 1932
  
2
Dec. 5, 1932 Mar. 3, 1933
89
  
73rd*
1
Mar. 9, 1933 June 15, 1933
99
  
  
2
Jan. 3, 1934 June 18, 1934
167
  
74th
1
Jan. 3, 1935 Aug. 26, 1935
236
  
  
2
Jan. 3, 1936 June 20, 1936
170
June 8–15, 1936
75th
1
Jan. 5, 1937 Aug. 21, 1937
229
  
  
2
Nov. 15, 1937 Dec. 21, 1937
37
  
  
3
Jan. 3, 1938 June 16, 1938
165
  
76th
1
Jan. 3, 1939 Aug. 5, 1939
215
  
  
2
Sep. 21, 1939 Nov. 3, 1939
44
  
  
3
Jan. 3, 1940 Jan. 3, 1941
366
July 11–22, 1940
77th
1
Jan. 3, 1941 Jan. 2, 1942
365
  
  
2
Jan. 5, 1942 Dec. 16, 1942
346
  
78th
1
Jan. 6, 1943 Dec. 21, 1943
350
July 8–Sept. 14, 1943
  
2
Jan. 10, 1944 Dec. 19, 1944
345
Apr. 1–12, 1944
June 23–Aug. 1, 1944
Sept. 21–Nov. 14, 1944
79th
1
Jan. 3, 1945 Dec. 21, 1945
353
July 21–Sept. 5, 1945
  
2
Jan. 14, 1946 Aug. 2, 1946
201
Apr. 18–Apr. 30, 1946
80th
1
Jan. 3, 1947 Dec. 19, 1947
351
July 27–Nov. 17, 1947
  
2
Jan. 6, 1948 Dec. 31, 1948
361
June 20–July 26, 1948**
Aug. 7–Dec. 31, 1948**
81st
1
Jan. 3, 1949 Oct. 19, 1949
290
  
  
2
Jan. 3, 1950 Jan. 2, 1951
365
Apr. 6–Apr. 18, 1950
Sept. 23–Nov. 27, 1950
82nd
1
Jan. 3, 1951 Oct. 20, 1951
291
Mar. 22–Apr. 2, 1951
Aug. 23,–Sept. 12, 1951
  
2
Jan. 8, 1952 July 7, 1952
182
Apr. 10–Apr. 22, 1952
83rd
1
Jan. 3, 1953 Aug. 3, 1953
213
Apr. 2–Apr. 13, 1953
  
2
Jan. 6, 1954 Dec. 2, 1954
331
Apr. 15–22, 1954
Adjourned sine die Aug. 20, 1954
84th
1
Jan. 5, 1955 Aug. 2, 1955
210
Apr. 4–13, 1955
  
2
Jan. 3, 1956 July 27, 1956
207
Mar. 29–Apr. 9, 1956
85th
1
Jan. 3, 1957 Aug. 30, 1957
239
Apr. 18–Apr. 29, 1957
  
2
Jan. 7, 1958 Aug. 24, 1958
230
Apr. 3–14, 1958
86th
1
Jan. 7, 1959 Sep. 15, 1959
252
Mar. 26–Apr. 7, 1959
  
2
Jan. 6, 1960 Sep. 1, 1960
240
Apr. 14–18, 1960
May 27–31, 1960
July 3–Aug. 15, 1960
87th
1
Jan. 3, 1961 Sep. 27, 1961
268
Mar. 30–Apr. 10, 1961
  
2
Jan. 10, 1962 Oct. 13, 1962
277
Apr. 19–30, 1962
88th
1
Jan. 9, 1963 Dec. 30, 1963
256
Apr. 11–22, 1963
  
2
Jan. 7, 1964 Oct. 3, 1964
270
Mar. 26–Apr. 6, 1964
July 2–20, 1964
Aug. 21–31, 1964
89th
1
Jan. 4, 1965 Oct. 23, 1965
293
 
  
2
Jan. 10, 1966 Oct. 22, 1966
286
Apr. 7–18, 1966
June 30–July 11, 1966
90th
1
Jan. 10, 1967 Dec. 15, 1967`
340
Mar. 23–Apr. 3, 1967
June 29–July 10, 1967
Aug. 31–Sept. 11, 1967
Nov. 22–27, 1967
  
2
Jan. 15, 1968 Oct. 14, 1968
274
Apr. 11–22, 1968
May 29–June 3, 1968
July 3–8, 1968
Aug. 2–Sept. 4, 1968
91st
1
Jan. 3, 1969 Dec. 23, 1969
355
Feb. 7–17, 1969
Apr. 3–14, 1969
May28–June 2, 1969
July 2–July7, 1969
Aug. 13–Sept. 3, 1969
Nov. 6–12, 1969
Nov. 26–Dec. 1, 1969
  
2
Jan. 19, 1970 Jan. 2, 1971
349
Feb. 10–16, 1970
Mar. 26–31, 1970
May 27–June 1, 1970
July 1–6, 1970
Aug. 14–Sept. 9, 1970
Oct. 14–Nov. 16, 1970
Nov. 25–30, 1970
Dec. 22–29, 1970
92nd
1
Jan. 21, 1971 Dec. 17, 1971
331
Feb. 10–Feb 17, 1971
Apr. 7–19, 1971
May 27–June 1, 1971
July 1–6, 1971
Aug. 6–Sept. 8, 1971
Oct. 7–12, 1971
Oct. 21–26, 1971
Nov. 19–29, 1971
  
2
Jan. 18, 1972 Oct. 18, 1972
275
Feb. 9–16, 1972
Mar. 30–April 9, 1972
May 24–30, 1972
June 30–July 17, 1972
Aug. 18–Sept. 5, 1972
93rd
1
Jan. 3, 1973 Dec. 22, 1973
354
Feb. 8–19, 1973
Apr. 19–30, 1973
May 24–29, 1973
June 30–July 10, 1973
Aug. 3–Sept. 5, 1973
Oct. 4–9, 1973
Oct. 18–23, 1973
Nov. 15–26, 1973
  
2
Jan. 21, 1974 Dec. 20, 1974
344
Feb. 7–13, 1974
Apr. 11–22, 1974
May 23–28, 1974
Aug. 22–Sep.11, 1974
Oct. 17–Nov. 18, 1974
Nov. 26–Dec. 3, 1974
94th
1
Jan. 14, 1975 Dec. 19, 1975
340
Mar. 26–Apr. 7, 1975
May 22–June 2, 1975
June 26–July 8, 1975
Aug. 1–Sep. 3, 1975
Oct. 9–20, 1975
Oct. 23–28, 1975
Nov. 20–Dec. 1, 1975
  
2
Jan. 19, 1976 Oct. 1, 1976
257
Feb. 11–16, 1976
Apr. 14–26, 1976
May 27–June 1, 1976
July 2–19, 1976
Aug. 10–23, 1976
Sept. 2–8, 1976
95th
1
Jan. 4, 1977 Dec. 15, 1977
346
Feb. 9–16, 1977
Apr. 6–18, 1977
May 26–June 1, 1977
June 30–July 11, 1977
Aug. 5–Sept. 7, 1977
Oct. 6–11, 1977
  
2
Jan. 19, 1978 Oct. 15, 1978
270
Feb. 9–14, 1978
Mar. 22–Apr. 3, 1978
May 25–May 31, 1978
June 29–July 10, 1978
Aug. 17–Sept. 6, 1978
96th
1
Jan. 15, 1979 Jan. 3, 1980
354
Feb. 8–Feb. 13, 1979
Apr. 10–23, 1979
May 24–30, 1979
June 29–July 9, 1979
Aug. 2–Sept. 5, 1979
Nov. 20–26, 1979
  
2
Jan. 3, 1980 Dec. 16, 1980
349
Feb. 13–19, 1980
Apr. 2–15, 1980
May 22–28, 1980
July 2–21, 1980
Aug. 1–18, 1980
Aug. 28–Sept. 3, 1980
Oct. 2–Nov. 12, 1980
Nov. 21–Dec. 1, 1980
97th
1
Jan. 5, 1981 Dec. 16, 1981
347
Feb. 6–17, 1981
Apr. 10–27, 1981
June 26–July 8, 1981
Aug. 4–Sept. 9, 1981
Oct. 7–13, 1981
Nov. 23–30, 1981
  
2
Jan. 25, 1982 Dec. 23, 1982
333
Feb. 10–22, 1982
Apr. 6–20, 1982
May 27–June 2, 1982
July 1–12, 1982
Aug. 20–Sept. 8, 1982
Oct. 1–Nov. 29, 1982
98th
1
Jan. 3, 1983 Nov. 18, 1983
320
Jan. 6–25, 1983
Feb. 17–22, 1983
Mar. 24–Apr. 5, 1983
May 26–June 1, 1983
June 30–July 11, 1983
Aug. 4–Sept. 12, 1983
Oct. 6–Oct. 17, 1983
  
2
Jan. 23, 1984 Oct. 12, 1984
264
Feb. 9–21, 1984
Apr. 12–24, 1984
May 24–30, 1984
June 29–July 23, 1984
Aug. 10–Sept. 5, 1984
99th
1
Jan. 3, 1985 Dec. 20, 1985
352
Jan. 3–21, 1985
Feb. 7–19, 1985
Mar. 7–19, 1985
Apr. 4–15, 1985
May 23–June 3, 1985
June 27–July 8, 1985
Aug. 1–Sept. 4, 1985
Nov. 21–Dec. 2, 1985
  
2
Jan. 21, 1986 Oct. 18, 1986
278
Feb. 6–18, 1986
Mar. 25–Apr. 8, 1986
May 22–June 3, 1986
June 26–July 14, 1986
Aug. 16–Sept. 8, 1986
100th
1
Jan. 6, 1987 Dec. 22, 1987
351
Jan. 8–20, 1987
Feb. 11–18, 1987
Apr. 9–21, 1987
May 21–27, 1987
July 1–7, 1987
July 15–20, 1987
Aug. 7–Sept. 9, 1987
Nov. 10–16, 1987
Nov. 20–30, 1987
  
2
Jan. 25, 1988 Oct. 22, 1988
272
Feb. 9–16, 1988
Mar. 31–Apr. 11, 1988
May 26–June 1, 1988
June 30–July 7, 1988
July 14–26, 1988
Aug. 11–Sept. 7, 1988
101st
1
Jan. 3, 1989 Nov. 22, 1989
324
Jan. 4–19, 1989
Feb. 9–21, 1989
Mar. 23–Apr. 3, 1989
Apr. 18–25, 1989
May 25–31, 1989
June 29–July 10, 1989
Aug. 5–Sep. 6, 1989
  
2
Jan. 23, 1990 Oct. 28, 1990
260
Feb. 7–20, 1990
Apr. 4–18, 1990
May 25–June 5, 1990
June 28–July 10, 1990
Aug. 4–Sep. 5, 1990
102nd
1
Jan. 3, 1991 Jan. 3, 1992
366
Feb. 6–19, 1991
Mar. 22–Apr. 9, 1991
May 23–29, 1991
June 27–July 9, 1991
Aug. 2–Sep. 11, 1991
Nov. 27, 1991–Jan. 3, 1992
  
2
Jan. 3, 1992 Oct. 9, 1992
281
Jan. 3–22, 1992
Apr. 10–28, 1992
May 21–26, 1992
July 2–7,1992
July 9–21, 1992
Aug. 12–Sep. 9, 1992
103rd
1
Jan. 5, 1993 Nov. 26, 1993
326
Jan. 6–20, 1993
Jan. 27–Feb. 2, 1993
Feb. 4–16, 1993
Apr. 7–19, 1993
May 27–June 8, 1993
July 1–13, 1993
Aug. 6–Sep. 8, 1993
Sep. 15–21, 1993
Oct. 7–12, 1993
Nov. 10–15, 1993
  
2
Jan. 25, 1994 Dec. 1, 1994
311
Jan. 26–Feb. 1, 1994
Feb. 11–22, 1994
Mar. 24–Apr. 12, 1994
May 26–June 8, 1994
June 30–July 12, 1994
Aug. 26–Sep. 12, 1994
Oct. 8–Nov. 29, 1994
104th
1
Jan. 4, 1995 Jan. 3, 1996
365
Feb. 16–21, 1995
Mar. 16–21, 1995
Apr. 7–May 1, 1995
May 3–9, 1995
May 25–June 6, 1995
June 30–July 10, 1995
Aug. 4–Sep. 6, 1995
Sep. 29–Oct. 6, 1995
Nov. 20–28, 1995
  
2
Jan. 3, 1996 Oct. 4, 1996
276
Jan. 9–22, 1996
Mar. 29–Apr. 15, 1996
May 23–29, 1996
June 28–July 8, 1996
Aug. 2–Sep. 4, 1996
105th
1
Jan. 7, 1997 Nov. 13, 1997
311
Jan. 9–20, 1997
Jan. 21–Feb. 4, 1997
Feb. 13–25, 1997
Mar. 21–Apr. 8, 1997
June 26–July 8, 1997
Aug. 1–Sep. 3, 1997
Oct. 9–21, 1997
  
2
Jan. 27, 1998 Dec. 19, 1998
327
Jan. 28–Feb. 3, 1998
Feb. 5–11, 1998
Feb. 12–24, 1998
Apr. 1–21, 1998
May 22–June 3, 1998
June 25–July 14, 1998
Aug. 7–Sep. 9, 1998
Oct. 2–Dec. 17, 1998
106th
1
Jan. 6, 1999 Nov. 22, 1999
321
Jan. 6–19, 1999
Jan. 19–Feb. 2, 1999
Feb. 12–Feb. 23, 1999
Mar. 25–Apr. 12, 1999
May 27–June 7, 1999
July 1–12, 1999
Aug. 6–Sep. 8, 1999
 
2
Jan. 24, 2000 Dec. 15, 2000
327
Feb. 17–29, 2000
Apr. 14–May 2, 2000
May 26–June 6, 2000
July 27–Sep. 6, 2000
107th
1
Jan. 3, 2001 Dec. 20, 2001
352
Jan. 6–20, 2001
Jan. 20–30, 2001
Jan. 31–Feb. 6, 2001
Feb. 14–26, 2001
Apr. 4–24, 2001
May 26–June 5, 2001
June 28–July 10, 2001
Aug. 2–Sep. 5, 2001
Oct. 17–23, 2001
Nov. 16–27, 2001
 
2
Jan. 23, 2002 Nov. 22, 2002
304
Feb. 15–Feb. 25, 2002
March 21–April 8, 2002
May 25–June 3, 2002
June 29–July 7, 2002
July 28–Sept. 3, 2002
108th
1
Jan. 7, 2003
Dec. 8, 2003
336
Jan. 9–26, 2003
Feb. 14–Feb. 24, 2003
Apr. 13–Apr. 28, 2003
May 24–June 1, 2003
June 27–July 6, 2003
July 26–Sept. 2, 2003
Nov. 22–Dec. 7, 2003
 
2
Jan. 20, 2004
Dec. 9, 2004
323 Feb. 12–23, 2004
Apr. 3–19, 2004
May 21–31, 2004
June 10–13, 2004
June 26–July 5, 2004
July 23–Sept. 6, 2004
Oct. 9–Nov. 15, 2004
Nov. 20–Dec. 5, 2004
109th
1
Jan. 4, 2005 Dec. 22, 2005 353 Jan. 7–19, 2005
Jan. 21–24, 2005
Jan. 27–31, 2005
Feb. 3–7, 2005
Mar. 22–Apr.4, 2005
May 27–June 6, 2005
July 1–8, 2005
Aug. 1–Sept. 1, 2005
Oct. 8–16, 2005
Nov. 19–Dec. 5, 2005
  2 Jan. 3, 2006 Dec. 8, 2006 339

Jan. 4–30, 2006
Feb. 17–27, 2006
Mar. 17–27, 2006
June 30–July 9, 2006
July 29–Aug. 1, 2006
Aug. 3–Sept. 6, 2006
Sept. 30–Nov. 8, 2006
Nov. 17–Dec. 4, 2006

110th
1
Jan. 4, 2007 Dec. 19, 2007
350
Jan. 25–28, 2007
Feb. 1–4, 2007
Feb. 17–26, 2007
Mar. 31–Apr.15, 2007
May 25–June 4, 2007
Aug. 5–Sept. 3, 2007
Nov. 16–Dec. 3, 2007
2
Jan. 3, 2008 Jan. 3, 2009
368
Jan. 4–14, 2008
Jan. 30–Feb. 4, 2008
Mar. 15–30, 2008
May 23–June 2, 2008
June 27–July 7, 2008
Aug. 2–Sept. 7, 2008
Oct. 4–Nov. 18, 2008
Nov. 21–Dec. 9, 2008
Dec. 11–Jan. 3, 2009
111th
1
Jan. 6, 2009 Dec. 23, 2009 352 Feb. 14–22, 2009
Apr. 3–20, 2009
May 22–June 1, 2009
June 27–July 6, 2009
Nov. 8–15, 2009
Nov. 20–30, 2009
2
Jan. 5, 2010 Feb. 10–21, 2010
Mar. 26–Apr. 12, 2010
May 29–June 7, 2010
July 31–Aug. 8, 2010

1 For the purpose of this table, a session's "total days" is defined as the total number of calendar days from the convening date to adjournment date, inclusive. It does not mean the actual number of days that Congress met during that session.

* Indicates that a special session of the Senate was convened during a Congress.

** President Harry S. Truman called the Congress into extraordinary session twice, both times during the 80th Congress. Each time Congress had essentially wrapped up its business for the year, but for technical reasons had not adjourned sine die, so in each case the extraordinary session is considered an extension of the regularly numbered session rather than a separately numbered one. The dates of these extraordinary sessions were Nov. 17 to Dec. 19. 1947, and July 26 to Aug. 7, 1948.

Article II, Section 3 of the constitution provides that the President "may, on extraordinary occasions, convene both Houses, or either of them." This procedure occurs only if the Congress is convened by presidential proclamation. Extraordinary sessions have been called by the Chief Executive to urge the Congress to focus on important national issues. These are separate sessions of Congress, unless otherwise noted.
Source: Congressional Directory
 

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