50th to 59th Congresses (1887–1907)
Sunday sessions are marked in bold.
| Congress and Year | 1st Session | 2nd session | 3rd Session* |
|---|---|---|---|
| 50th (1887-1889) | January 21, 1888 | January 5, 1889 | |
| February 4, 1888 | January 12, 1889 | ||
| February 25, 1888 | January 19, 1889 | ||
| March 3, 1888 | January 26, 1889 | ||
| March 10, 1888 | February 2, 1889 | ||
| March 17, 1888 | February 9, 1889 | ||
| March 24, 1888 | February 16, 1889 | ||
| March 31, 1888 | February 23, 1889 | ||
| April 14, 1888 | March 2, 1889 | ||
| April 21, 1888 | |||
| April 28, 1888 | |||
| May 5, 1888 | |||
| May 12, 1888 | |||
| May 19, 1888 | |||
| May 26, 1888 | |||
| June 2, 1888 | |||
| June 9, 1888 | |||
| June 16, 1888 | |||
| June 23, 1888 | |||
| June 30, 1888 | |||
| July 7, 1888 | |||
| July 14, 1888 | |||
| July 21, 1888 | |||
| July 28, 1888 | |||
| August 18, 1888 | |||
| August 25, 1888 | |||
| September 1, 1888 | |||
| September 8, 1888 | |||
| 51st (1889-1891) | December 21, 1889 | December 6, 1890 | |
| January 11, 1890 | December 13, 1890 | ||
| January 18, 1890 | December 20, 1890 | ||
| January 25, 1890 | January 10, 1891 | ||
| February 1, 1890 | January 17, 1891 | ||
| February 15, 1890 | January 24, 1891 | ||
| March 1, 1890 | January 31, 1891 | ||
| March 8, 1890 | February 7, 1891 | ||
| March 15, 1890 | February 14, 1891 | ||
| March 22, 1890 | February 21, 1891 | ||
| March 29, 1890 | February 28, 1891 | ||
| April 5, 1890 | |||
| April 12, 1890 | |||
| April 19, 1890 | |||
| April 26, 1890 | |||
| May 3, 1890 | |||
| May 10, 1890 | |||
| May 17, 1890 | |||
| May 24, 1890 | |||
| June 7, 1890 | |||
| June 14, 1890 | |||
| June 21, 1890 | |||
| June 28, 1890 | |||
| July 12, 1890 | |||
| July 19, 1890 | |||
| July 26, 1890 | |||
| August 2, 1890 | |||
| August 9, 1890 | |||
| August 16, 1890 | |||
| August 23, 1890 | |||
| August 30, 1890 | |||
| September 6, 1890 | |||
| September 13, 1890 | |||
| September 20, 1890 | |||
| September 27, 1890 | |||
| 52nd (1891-1893) | December 12, 1891 | December 17, 1892 | |
| December 19, 1891 | January 7, 1893 | ||
| January 30, 1892 | January 14, 1893 | ||
| February 6, 1892 | January 21, 1893 | ||
| February 13, 1892 | January 28, 1893 | ||
| February 27, 1892 | February 4, 1893 | ||
| March 5, 1892 | February 11, 1893 | ||
| March 12, 1892 | February 18, 1893 | ||
| March 19, 1892 | February 25, 1893 | ||
| March 26, 1892 | |||
| April 2, 1892 | |||
| April 9, 1892 | |||
| April 16, 1892 | |||
| April 23, 1892 | |||
| April 30, 1892 | |||
| May 7, 1892 | |||
| May 14, 1892 | |||
| May 21, 1892 | |||
| May 28, 1892 | |||
| June 4, 1892 | |||
| June 18, 1892 | |||
| June 25, 1892 | |||
| July 2, 1892 | |||
| July 9, 1892 | |||
| July 16, 1892 | |||
| July 23, 1892 | |||
| July 30, 1892 | |||
| 53rd (1893-1895) | August 12, 1893 | December 16, 1893 | December 8, 1894 |
| August 19, 1893 | January 6, 1894 | December 22, 1894 | |
| August 26, 1893 | January 13, 1894 | January 5, 1895 | |
| September 2, 1893 | January 20, 1894 | January 12, 1895 | |
| September 9, 1893 | January 27, 1894 | January 19, 1895 | |
| September 16, 1893 | February 3, 1894 | January 26, 1895 | |
| September 23, 1893 | February 17, 1894 | February 2, 1895 | |
| September 30, 1893 | February 24, 1894 | February 9, 1895 | |
| October 7, 1893 | March 3, 1894 | February 16, 1895 | |
| October 14, 1893 | March 10, 1894 | February 23, 1895 | |
| October 21, 1893 | March 17, 1894 | March 2, 1895 | |
| March 24, 1894 | |||
| March 31, 1894 | |||
| April 7, 1894 | |||
| April 14, 1894 | |||
| April 21, 1894 | |||
| April 28, 1894 | |||
| May 12, 1894 | |||
| May 26, 1894 | |||
| June 2, 1894 | |||
| June 9, 1894 | |||
| June 16, 1894 | |||
| June 23, 1894 | |||
| June 30, 1894 | |||
| July 7, 1894 | |||
| July 14, 1894 | |||
| July 21, 1894 | |||
| July 28, 1894 | |||
| August 11, 1894 | |||
| 54th (1895-1897) | December 21, 1895 | December 19, 1896 | |
| December 28, 1895 | January 9, 1897 | ||
| January 11, 1896 | January 16, 1897 | ||
| February 1, 1896 | January 30, 1897 | ||
| February 8, 1896 | February 6, 1897 | ||
| February 15, 1896 | February 13, 1897 | ||
| February 29, 1896 | February 20, 1897 | ||
| March 7, 1896 | February 27, 1897 | ||
| April 4, 1896 | |||
| April 11, 1896 | |||
| April 18, 1896 | |||
| April 25, 1896 | |||
| May 2, 1896 | |||
| May 23, 1896 | |||
| June 6, 1896 | |||
| 55th (1897-1899) | March 20, 1897 | December 18, 1897 | December 17, 1898 |
| March 27, 1897 | January 8, 1898 | January 7, 1899 | |
| April 3, 1897 | January 15, 1898 | January 14, 1899 | |
| April 10, 1897 | January 22, 1898 | January 28, 1899 | |
| April 17, 1897 | January 29, 1898 | February 4, 1899 | |
| February 5, 1898 | February 11, 1899 | ||
| February 19, 1898 | February 18, 1899 | ||
| February 26, 1898 | February 25, 1899 | ||
| March 19, 1898 | |||
| March 26, 1898 | |||
| April 16, 1898 | |||
| April 23, 1898 | |||
| April 30, 1898 | |||
| June 4, 1898 | |||
| June 11, 1898 | |||
| June 18, 1898 | |||
| 56 (1899-1901) | December 16, 1899 | December 8, 1900 | |
| January 20, 1900 | December 15, 1900 | ||
| January 27, 1900 | January 5, 1901 | ||
| February 3, 1900 | January 12, 1901 | ||
| February 17, 1900 | January 19, 1901 | ||
| February 24, 1900 | January 26, 1901 | ||
| March 3, 1900 | February 2, 1901 | ||
| March 10, 1900 | February 9, 1901 | ||
| March 17, 1900 | February 16, 1901 | ||
| March 24, 1900 | February 23, 1901 | ||
| March 31, 1900 | |||
| April 7, 1900 | |||
| April 14, 1900 | |||
| April 21, 1900 | |||
| April 28, 1900 | |||
| May 5, 1900 | |||
| May 19, 1900 | |||
| May 26, 1900 | |||
| June 2, 1900 | |||
| 57th (1901-1903) | January 18, 1902 | December 6, 1902 | |
| February 1, 1902 | December 13, 1902 | ||
| February 8, 1902 | December 20, 1902 | ||
| March 8, 1902 | January 17, 1903 | ||
| March 15, 1902 | January 24, 1903 | ||
| March 22, 1902 | January 25, 1903 | ||
| March 29, 1902 | January 31, 1903 | ||
| April 5, 1902 | February 1, 1903 | ||
| April 12, 1902 | February 7, 1903 | ||
| April 19, 1902 | February 8, 1903 | ||
| April 26, 1902 | February 14, 1903 | ||
| May 3, 1902 | February 21, 1903 | ||
| May 10, 1902 | February 22, 1903 | ||
| May 17, 1902 | |||
| June 7, 1902 | |||
| June 14, 1902 | |||
| June 21, 1902 | |||
| June 28, 1902 | |||
| June 29, 1902 | |||
| 58th (1903-1905) | December 5, 1903 | December 19, 1903 | January 14, 1905 |
| January 23, 1904 | January 21, 1905 | ||
| January 30, 1904 | January 28, 1905 | ||
| February 20, 1904 | February 4, 1905 | ||
| February 27, 1904 | February 11, 1905 | ||
| March 5, 1904 | February 12, 1905 | ||
| March 12, 1904 | February 18, 1905 | ||
| March 26, 1904 | February 19, 1905 | ||
| April 2, 1904 | February 25, 1905 | ||
| April 9, 1904 | February 26, 1905 | ||
| April 10, 1904 | |||
| April 16, 1904 | |||
| April 23, 1904 | |||
| April 24, 1904 | |||
| 59th (1905-1907) | December 16, 1905 | December 15, 1906 | |
| January 6, 1906 | January 19, 1907 | ||
| January 13, 1906 | January 20, 1907 | ||
| January 20, 1906 | January 26, 1907 | ||
| January 27, 1906 | February 2, 1907 | ||
| February 3, 1906 | February 9, 1907 | ||
| February 24, 1906 | February 10, 1907 | ||
| March 24, 1906 | February 16, 1907 | ||
| March 31, 1906 | February 17, 1907 | ||
| April 7, 1906 | February 23, 1907 | ||
| April 14, 1906 | February 24, 1907 | ||
| April 15,1906 | March 2, 1907 | ||
| April 21, 1906 | |||
| April 22,1906 | |||
| April 28, 1906 | |||
| April 29, 1906 | |||
| May 5, 1906 | |||
| May 19, 1906 | |||
| June 2, 1906 | |||
| June 16, 1906 | |||
| June 23, 1906 |
* Congressional leaders discontinued the use of third sessions by the end of the 1930s. The ratification of the 20th Amendment in 1933, provided for Congress to assemble on or about the third day of January rather than the traditional March start date. Third sessions, which generally had run from December to March, no longer were necessary.