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Congress | Session | Begin Date | Adjourn Date |
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112 | 2 | Jan 3, 2012
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| 1 | Jan 5, 2011
| Jan 3, 2012
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111 | 2 | Jan 5, 2010
| Dec 22, 2010
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| 1 | Jan 6, 2009
| Dec 24, 20091
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110 | 2 | Jan 3, 2008
| Jan 3, 20092
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| 1 | Jan 4, 2007
| Dec 31, 20073
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109 | 2 | Jan 3, 2006
| Dec 9, 20064
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| 1 | Jan 4, 2005
| Dec 22, 2005
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108 | 2 | Jan 20, 2004
| Dec 8, 2004
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| 1 | Jan 7, 2003
| Dec 9, 2003
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107 | 2 | Jan 23, 2002
| Nov 22, 2002
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| 1 | Jan 3, 2001
| Dec 20, 2001
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106 | 2 | Jan 24, 2000
| Dec 15, 2000
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| 1 | Jan 6, 1999
| Nov 22, 1999
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105 | 2 | Jan 27, 1998
| Dec 19, 19985
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| 1 | Jan 7, 1997
| Nov 13, 1997
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104 | 2 | Jan 3, 1996
| Oct 4, 1996
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| 1 | Jan 4, 1995
| Jan 3, 1996
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103 | 2 | Jan 25, 1994
| Dec 1, 1994
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| 1 | Jan 5, 1993
| Nov 26, 1993
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102 | 2 | Jan 3, 1992
| Oct 9, 1992
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| 1 | Jan 3, 1991
| Jan 3, 1992
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101 | 2 | Jan 23, 1990
| Oct 28, 19906
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| 1 | Jan 3, 1989
| Nov 22, 1989
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100 | 2 | Jan 25, 1988
| Oct 22, 1988
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| 1 | Jan 6, 1987
| Dec 22, 1987
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99 | 2 | Jan 21, 1986
| Oct 18, 1986
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| 1 | Jan 3, 1985
| Dec 20, 1985
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98 | 2 | Jan 23, 1984
| Oct 12, 1984
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| 1 | Jan 3, 1983
| Nov 18, 1983
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97 | 2 | Jan 25, 1982
| Dec 23, 1982
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| 1 | Jan 5, 1981
| Dec 16, 1981
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96 | 2 | Jan 3, 1980
| Dec 16, 1980
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| 1 | Jan 15, 1979
| Jan 3, 19807
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95 | 2 | Jan 19, 1978
| Oct 15, 1978
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| 1 | Jan 4, 1977
| Dec 15, 1977
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94 | 2 | Jan 19, 1976
| Oct 1, 1976
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| 1 | Jan 14, 1975
| Dec 19, 1975
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93 | 2 | Jan 21, 1974
| Dec 20, 1974
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| 1 | Jan 3, 1973
| Dec 22, 1973
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92 | 2 | Jan 18, 1972
| Oct 18, 1972
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| 1 | Jan 21, 1971
| Dec 17, 1971
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91 | 2 | Jan 19, 1970
| Jan 2, 1971
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| 1 | Jan 3, 1969
| Dec 23, 1969
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90 | 2 | Jan 15, 1968
| Oct 14, 1968
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| 1 | Jan 10, 1967
| Dec 15, 1967
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89 | 2 | Jan 10, 1966
| Oct 22, 1966
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| 1 | Jan 4, 1965
| Oct 23, 1965
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88 | 2 | Jan 7, 1964
| Oct 3, 1964
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| 1 | Jan 9, 1963
| Dec 30, 1963
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87 | 2 | Jan 10, 1962
| Oct 13, 1962
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| 1 | Jan 3, 1961
| Sep 27, 1961
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86 | 2 | Jan 6, 1960
| Sep 1, 1960
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| 1 | Jan 7, 1959
| Sep 15, 1959
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85 | 2 | Jan 7, 1958
| Aug 24, 1958
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| 1 | Jan 3, 1957
| Aug 30, 1957
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84 | 2 | Jan 3, 1956
| Jul 27, 1956
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| 1 | Jan 5, 1955
| Aug 2, 1955
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83 | 2 | Jan 6, 1954
| Dec 2, 19548
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| 1 | Jan 3, 1953
| Aug 3, 1953
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82 | 2 | Jan 8, 1952
| Jul 7, 1952
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| 1 | Jan 3, 1951
| Oct 20, 1951
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81 | 2 | Jan 3, 1950
| Jan 2, 1951
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| 1 | Jan 3, 1949
| Oct 19, 1949
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80 | 2 | Jan 6, 1948
| Dec 31, 1948
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| 1 | Jan 3, 1947
| Dec 19, 1947
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79 | 2 | Jan 14, 1946
| Aug 2, 1946
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| 1 | Jan 3, 1945
| Dec 21, 1945
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78 | 2 | Jan 10, 1944
| Dec 19, 1944
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| 1 | Jan 6, 1943
| Dec 21, 1943
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77 | 2 | Jan 5, 1942
| Dec 16, 1942
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| 1 | Jan 3, 1941
| Jan 2, 1942
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76 | 3 | Jan 3, 1940
| Jan 3, 1941
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| 2 | Sep 21, 1939
| Nov 3, 1939
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| 1 | Jan 3, 1939
| Aug 5, 1939
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75 | 3 | Jan 3, 1938
| Jun 16, 1938
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| 2 | Nov 15, 1937
| Dec 21, 1937
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| 1 | Jan 5, 1937
| Aug 21, 1937
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74 | 2 | Jan 3, 1936
| Jun 20, 1936
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| 1 | Jan 3, 1935
| Aug 26, 1935
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73 | 2 | Jan 3, 1934
| Jun 18, 1934
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| 1 | Mar 9, 1933
| Jun 15, 1933
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| S | Mar 4, 1933
| Mar 6, 1933
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72 | 2 | Dec 5, 1932
| Mar 3, 1933
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| 1 | Dec 7, 1931
| Jul 16, 1932
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71 | 3 | Dec 1, 1930
| Mar 3, 1931
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| S | Jul 7, 1930
| Jul 21, 1930
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| 2 | Dec 2, 1929
| Jul 3, 1930
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| 1 | Apr 15, 1929
| Nov 22, 1929
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| S | Mar 4, 1929
| Mar 5, 1929
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70 | 2 | Dec 3, 1928
| Mar 3, 1929
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| 1 | Dec 5, 1927
| May 29, 1928
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69 | 2 | Dec 6, 1926
| Mar 4, 1927
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| 1 | Dec 7, 1925
| Jul 3, 1926
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| S | Mar 4, 1925
| Mar 18, 1925
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68 | 2 | Dec 1, 1924
| Mar 3, 1925
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| 1 | Dec 3, 1923
| Jun 7, 1924
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67 | 4 | Dec 4, 1922
| Mar 3, 1923
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| 3 | Nov 20, 1922
| Dec 4, 1922
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| 2 | Dec 5, 1921
| Sep 22, 1922
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| 1 | Apr 11, 1921
| Nov 23, 1921
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| S | Mar 4, 1921
| Mar 15, 1921
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66 | 3 | Dec 6, 1920
| Mar 3, 1921
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| 2 | Dec 1, 1919
| Jun 5, 1920
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| 1 | May 19, 1919
| Nov 19, 1919
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65 | 3 | Dec 2, 1918
| Mar 3, 1919
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| 2 | Dec 3, 1917
| Nov 21, 1918
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| 1 | Apr 2, 1917
| Oct 6, 1917
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| S | Mar 5, 1917
| Mar 16, 1917
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64 | 2 | Dec 4, 1916
| Mar 3, 1917
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| 1 | Dec 6, 1915
| Sep 8, 1916
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63 | 3 | Dec 7, 1914
| Mar 3, 1915
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| 2 | Dec 1, 1913
| Oct 24, 1914
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| 1 | Apr 7, 1913
| Dec 1, 1913
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| S | Mar 4, 1913
| Mar 17, 1913
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62 | 3 | Dec 2, 1912
| Mar 3, 1913
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| 2 | Dec 4, 1911
| Aug 26, 1912
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| 1 | Apr 4, 1911
| Aug 22, 1911
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61 | 3 | Dec 5, 1910
| Mar 3, 1911
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| 2 | Dec 6, 1909
| Jun 25, 1910
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| 1 | Mar 15, 1909
| Aug 5, 1909
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| S | Mar 4, 1909
| Mar 6, 1909
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60 | 2 | Dec 7, 1908
| Mar 3, 1909
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| 1 | Dec 2, 1907
| May 30, 1908
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59 | 2 | Dec 3, 1906
| Mar 3, 1907
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| 1 | Dec 4, 1905
| Jun 30, 1906
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| S | Mar 4, 1905
| Mar 18, 1905
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58 | 3 | Dec 5, 1905
| Mar 3, 1905
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| 2 | Dec 7, 1903
| Apr 28, 1904
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| 1 | Nov 9, 1903
| Dec 7, 1903
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| S | Mar 5, 1903
| Mar 19, 1903
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57 | 2 | Dec 1, 1902
| Mar 3, 1903
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| 1 | Dec 2, 1901
| Jul 1, 1902
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| S | Mar 4, 1901
| Mar 9, 1901
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56 | 2 | Dec 3, 1900
| Mar 3, 1901
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| 1 | Dec 4, 1899
| Jun 7, 1900
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55 | 3 | Dec 5, 1898
| Mar 3, 1899
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| 2 | Dec 6, 1897
| Jul 8, 1898
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| 1 | Mar 15, 1897
| Jul 24, 1897
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| S | Mar 4, 1897
| Mar 10, 1897
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54 | 2 | Dec 7, 1896
| Mar 3, 1897
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| 1 | Dec 2, 1895
| Jun 11, 1896
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53 | 3 | Dec 3, 1894
| Mar 3, 1895
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| 2 | Dec 4, 1893
| Aug 28, 1894
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| 1 | Aug 7, 1893
| Nov 3, 1893
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| S | Mar 4, 1893
| Apr 15, 1893
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52 | 2 | Dec 5, 1892
| Mar 3, 1893
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| 1 | Dec 7, 1891
| Aug 5, 1892
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51 | 2 | Dec 1, 1890
| Mar 3, 1891
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| 1 | Dec 2, 1889
| Oct 1, 1890
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| S | Mar 4, 1889
| Apr 2, 1889
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50 | 2 | Dec 3, 1888
| Mar 3, 1889
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| 1 | Dec 5, 1887
| Oct 20, 1888
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49 | 2 | Dec 6, 1886
| Mar 3, 1887
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| 1 | Dec 7, 1885
| Aug 5, 1886
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| S | Mar 4, 1885
| Apr 2, 1885
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48 | 2 | Dec 1, 1884
| Mar 3, 1885
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| 1 | Dec 3, 1883
| Jul 7, 1884
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47 | 2 | Dec 4, 1882
| Mar 3, 1883
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| 1 | Dec 5, 1881
| Aug 8, 1882
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| S | Oct 10, 1881
| Oct 29, 1881
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| S | Mar 4, 1881
| May 20, 1881
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46 | 3 | Dec 6, 1880
| Mar 3, 1881
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| 2 | Dec 1, 1879
| Jun 16, 1880
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| 1 | Mar 18, 1879
| Jul 1, 1879
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45 | 3 | Dec 2, 1878
| Mar 3, 1879
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| 2 | Dec 3, 1877
| Jun 20, 1878
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| 1 | Oct 15, 1877
| Dec 3, 1877
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| S | Mar 5, 1877
| Mar 17, 1877
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44 | 2 | Dec 4, 1876
| Mar 3, 1877
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| 1 | Dec 6, 1875
| Aug 15, 1876
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| S | Mar 5, 1875
| Mar 24, 1875
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43 | 2 | Dec 7, 1874
| Mar 3, 1875
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| 1 | Dec 1, 1873
| Jun 23, 1874
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| S | Mar 4, 1873
| Mar 26, 1873
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42 | 3 | Dec 2, 1872
| Mar 3, 1873
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| 2 | Dec 4, 1871
| Jun 10, 1872
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| S | May 10, 1871
| May 27, 1871
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| 1 | Mar 4, 1871
| Apr 20, 1871
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41 | 3 | Dec 5, 1870
| Mar 3, 1871
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| 2 | Dec 6, 1869
| Jul 15, 1870
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| S | Apr 12, 1869
| Apr 22, 1869
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| 1 | Mar 4, 1869
| Apr 10, 1869
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40 | 3 | Dec 7, 1868
| Mar 3, 1869
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| 2 | Dec 2, 1867
| Nov 10, 1868
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| S | Apr 1, 1867
| Apr 20, 1867
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| 1 | Mar 4, 1867
| Dec 1, 1867
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39 | 2 | Dec 3, 1866
| Mar 3, 1867
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| 1 | Dec 4, 1865
| Jul 28, 1866
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| S | Mar 4, 1865
| Mar 11, 1865
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38 | 2 | Dec 5, 1864
| Mar 3, 1865
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| 1 | Dec 7, 1863
| Jul 4, 1864
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| S | Mar 4, 1863
| Mar 14, 1863
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37 | 3 | Dec 1, 1862
| Mar 3, 1863
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| 2 | Dec 2, 1861
| Jul 17, 1862
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| 1 | Jul 4, 1861
| Aug 6, 1861
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| S | Mar 4, 1861
| Mar 28, 1861
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36 | 2 | Dec 3, 1860
| Mar 3, 1861
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| S | Jun 26, 1860
| Jun 28, 1860
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| 1 | Dec 5, 1859
| Jun 25, 1860
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| S | Mar 4, 1859
| Mar 10, 1859
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35 | 2 | Dec 6, 1858
| Mar 3, 1859
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| S | Jun 15, 1858
| Jun 16, 1858
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| 1 | Dec 7, 1857
| Jun 14, 1858
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| S | Mar 4, 1857
| Mar 14, 1857
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34 | 3 | Dec 1, 1856
| Mar 3, 1857
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| 2 | Aug 21, 1856
| Aug 30, 1856
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| 1 | Dec 3, 1855
| Aug 18, 1856
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33 | 2 | Dec 4, 1854
| Mar 3, 1855
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| 1 | Dec 5, 1853
| Aug 7, 1854
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| S | Mar 4, 1853
| Apr 11, 1853
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32 | 2 | Dec 6, 1852
| Mar 3, 1853
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| 1 | Dec 1, 1851
| Aug 31, 1852
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| S | Mar 4, 1851
| Mar 13, 1851
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31 | 2 | Dec 2, 1850
| Mar 3, 1851
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| 1 | Dec 3, 1849
| Sep 30, 1850
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| S | Mar 5, 1849
| Mar 23, 1849
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30 | 2 | Dec 4, 1848
| Mar 3, 1849
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| 1 | Dec 6, 1847
| Aug 14, 1848
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29 | 2 | Dec 7, 1846
| Mar 3, 1847
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| 1 | Dec 1, 1845
| Aug 10, 1846
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| S | Mar 4, 1845
| Mar 20, 1845
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28 | 2 | Dec 2, 1844
| Mar 3, 1845
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| 1 | Dec 4, 1843
| Jun 17, 1844
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27 | 3 | Dec 5, 1842
| Mar 3, 1843
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| 2 | Dec 6, 1841
| Aug 31, 1842
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| 1 | May 31, 1841
| Sep 13, 1841
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| S | Mar 4, 1841
| Mar 15, 1841
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26 | 2 | Dec 7, 1840
| Mar 3, 1841
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| 1 | Dec 2, 1839
| Jul 21, 1840
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25 | 3 | Dec 3, 1838
| Mar 3, 1839
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| 2 | Dec 4, 1837
| Jul 9, 1838
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| 1 | Sep 4, 1837
| Oct 16, 1837
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| S | Mar 4, 1837
| Mar 10, 1837
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24 | 2 | Dec 5, 1836
| Mar 3, 1837
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| 1 | Dec 7, 1835
| Jul 4, 1836
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23 | 2 | Dec 1, 1834
| Mar 3, 1835
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| 1 | Dec 2, 1833
| Jun 30, 1834
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22 | 2 | Dec 3, 1832
| Mar 2, 1833
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| 1 | Dec 5, 1831
| Jul 16, 1832
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21 | 2 | Dec 6, 1830
| Mar 3, 1831
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| 1 | Dec 7, 1829
| May 31, 1830
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| S | Mar 4, 1829
| Mar 17, 1829
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20 | 2 | Dec 1, 1828
| Mar 3, 1829
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| 1 | Dec 3, 1827
| May 26, 1828
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19 | 2 | Dec 4, 1826
| Mar 3, 1827
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| 1 | Dec 5, 1825
| May 22, 1826
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| S | Mar 4, 1825
| Mar 9, 1825
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18 | 2 | Dec 6, 1824
| Mar 3, 1825
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| 1 | Dec 1, 1823
| May 27, 1824
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17 | 2 | Dec 2, 1822
| Mar 3, 1823
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| 1 | Dec 3, 1821
| May 8, 1822
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16 | 2 | Nov 13, 1820
| Mar 3, 1821
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| 1 | Dec 6, 1819
| May 15, 1820
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15 | 2 | Nov 16, 1818
| Mar 3, 1819
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| 1 | Dec 1, 1817
| Apr 20, 1818
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| S | Mar 4, 1817
| Mar 6, 1817
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14 | 2 | Dec 2, 1816
| Mar 3, 1817
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| 1 | Dec 4, 1815
| Apr 30, 1816
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13 | 3 | Sep 19, 1814
| Mar 3, 1815
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| 2 | Dec 6, 1813
| Apr 18, 1814
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| 1 | May 24, 1813
| Aug 2, 1813
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12 | 2 | Nov 2, 1812
| Mar 3, 1813
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| 1 | Nov 4, 1811
| Jul 6, 1812
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11 | 3 | Dec 3, 1810
| Mar 3, 1811
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| 2 | Nov 27, 1809
| May 1, 1810
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| 1 | May 22, 1809
| Jun 28, 1809
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| S | Mar 4, 1809
| Mar 7, 1809
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10 | 2 | Nov 7, 1808
| Mar 3, 1809
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| 1 | Oct 26, 1807
| Apr 25, 1808
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9 | 2 | Dec 1, 1806
| Mar 3, 1807
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| 1 | Dec 2, 1805
| Apr 21, 1806
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8 | 2 | Nov 5, 1804
| Mar 3, 1805
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| 1 | Oct 17, 1803
| Mar 27, 1804
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7 | 2 | Dec 6, 1802
| Mar 3, 1803
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| 1 | Dec 7, 1801
| May 3, 1802
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| S | Mar 4, 1801
| Mar 5, 1801
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6 | 2 | Nov 17, 1800
| Mar 3, 1801
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| 1 | Dec 2, 1799
| May 14, 1800
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5 | 3 | Dec 3, 1798
| Mar 3, 1799
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| 2 | Nov 13, 1797
| Jul 16, 1798
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| S | Jul 17, 1798
| Jul 19, 1798
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| 1 | May 15, 1797
| Jul 10, 1797
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| S | Mar 4, 1797
| Mar 4, 1797
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4 | 2 | Dec 5, 1796
| Mar 3, 1797
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| 1 | Dec 7, 1795
| Jun 1, 1796
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| S | Jun 8, 1795
| Jun 26, 1795
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3 | 2 | Nov 3, 1794
| Mar 3, 1795
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| 1 | Dec 2, 1793
| Jun 9, 1794
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| S | Mar 4, 1793
| Mar 4, 1793
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2 | 2 | Nov 5, 1792
| Mar 2, 1793
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| 1 | Oct 24, 1791
| May 8, 1792
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| S | Mar 4, 1791
| Mar 4, 1791
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1 | 3 | Dec 6, 1790
| Mar 3, 1791
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| 2 | Jan 4, 1790
| Aug 12, 1790
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| 1 | Mar 4, 1789
| Sep 29, 1789
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1. House adjourned Dec 23, 2009
2. Senate adjourned sine die on January 2, 2009.
3. House adjourned sine die Dec 19, 2007
4. Senate adjourned 4:39 a.m. Dec 9; House adjourned 3:17 a.m. Dec 9
5. Senate adjourned sine die Oct 21, 1998.
6. Senate adjourned 2:17 a.m. Oct 28
7. Senate adjourned sine die Dec 20, 1979
8. House adjourned sine die Aug 20, 1954
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