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| Congress | Session | Begin date | Adjourn date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 1st United States Congress -House of Representatives:During this congress, five House seats were added for North Carolina and one House seat was added for Rhode Island when they ratified the Constitution.-Senate:* President: John Adams * President pro tempore: John Langdon... |
1 | March 4, 1789 | September 29, 1789 |
| 2 | January 4, 1790 | August 12, 1790 | |
| 3 | December 6, 1790 | March 3, 1791 | |
| 2 2nd United States Congress -House of Representatives:During this congress, two new House seats were added for each of the new states of Vermont and Kentucky. -Leadership:-Senate:*President: John Adams *President pro tempore:** Richard Henry Lee... |
Special | March 4, 1791 | March 4, 1791 |
| 1 | October 24, 1791 | May 8, 1792 | |
| 2 | November 5, 1792 | March 2, 1793 | |
| 3 3rd United States Congress The Third United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives... |
Special | March 4, 1793 | March 4, 1793 |
| 1 | December 2, 1793 | June 9, 1794 | |
| 2 | November 3, 1794 | March 3, 1795 | |
| 4 4th United States Congress -House of Representatives:- Senate :* President: John Adams * President pro tempore:** Henry Tazewell , first elected December 7, 1795** Samuel Livermore , first elected May 6, 1796** William Bingham , first elected February 16, 1797... |
Special | June 8, 1795 | June 26, 1795 |
| 1 | December 7, 1795 | June 1, 1796 | |
| 2 | December 5, 1796 | March 3, 1797 | |
| 5 5th United States Congress The Fifth United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives... |
Special | March 4, 1797 | March 4, 1797 |
| 1 | May 15, 1797 | July 10, 1797 | |
| 2 | November 13, 1797 | July 16, 1798 | |
| Special | July 17, 1798 | July 19, 1798 | |
| 3 | December 3, 1798 | March 3, 1799 | |
| 6 6th United States Congress The Sixth United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met at Congress Hall in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and in Washington, D.C. from March 4, 1799... |
1 | December 2, 1799 | May 14, 1800 |
| 2 | November 17, 1800 | March 3, 1801 | |
| 7 7th United States Congress - House of Representatives :-Senate:* President: Aaron Burr * President pro tempore:** Abraham Baldwin , first elected December 7, 1801** Stephen R. Bradley , first elected December 14, 1802-House of Representatives:... |
Special | March 4, 1801 | March 5, 1801 |
| 1 | December 7, 1801 | May 3, 1802 | |
| 2 | December 6, 1802 | March 3, 1803 | |
| 8 8th United States Congress - Senate :* President: Aaron Burr * President pro tempore: John Brown , October 17, 1803 – February 26, 1804** Jesse Franklin , March 10, 1804 – November 4, 1804** Joseph Anderson , January 15, 1805 – December 1, 1805- House of Representatives :... |
1 | October 17, 1803 | March 27, 1804 |
| 2 | November 5, 1804 | March 3, 1805 | |
| 9 9th United States Congress - Senate :* President: George Clinton * President pro tempore: Samuel Smith - House of Representatives :* Speaker: Nathaniel Macon -Members:This list is arranged by chamber, then by state... |
1 | December 2, 1805 | April 21, 1806 |
| 2 | December 1, 1806 | March 3, 1807 | |
| 10 10th United States Congress - House of Representatives :- Senate :*President: George Clinton *President pro tempore: Samuel Smith , elected April 16, 1808** Stephen R. Bradley , elected December 28, 1808** John Milledge , elected January 30, 1809... |
1 | October 26, 1807 | April 25, 1808 |
| 2 | November 7, 1808 | March 3, 1809 | |
| 11 11th United States Congress - House of Representatives :-Leadership:- Senate :* President: George Clinton * President pro tempore:** John Milledge ** Andrew Gregg , elected June 26, 1809** John Gaillard , elected February 28, 1810... |
Special | March 4, 1809 | March 7, 1809 |
| 1 | May 22, 1809 | June 28, 1809 | |
| 2 | November 27, 1809 | May 1, 1810 | |
| 3 | December 3, 1810 | March 3, 1811 | |
| 12 12th United States Congress - House of Representatives :During this congress, one new House seat was added for the new state of Louisiana.- Senate :*President: George Clinton *President pro tempore: William H. Crawford -House of Representatives:*Speaker: Henry Clay... |
1 | November 4, 1811 | July 6, 1812 |
| 2 | November 2, 1812 | March 3, 1813 | |
| 13 13th United States Congress - Senate :* President: Elbridge Gerry , until November 23, 1814, thereafter vacant.* President pro tempore: Joseph B. Varnum , December 6, 1813 – February 3, 1814** John Gaillard , elected November 25, 1814- House of Representatives :... |
1 | May 24, 1813 | August 2, 1813 |
| 2 | December 6, 1813 | April 18, 1814 | |
| 3 | September 19, 1814 | March 3, 1815 | |
| 14 14th United States Congress - Senate :* President: Vacant* President pro tempore: John Gaillard of South Carolina, first elected December 4, 1815- House of Representatives :* Speaker: Henry Clay of Kentucky-Members:This list is arranged by chamber, then by state... |
1 | December 4, 1815 | April 30, 1816 |
| 2 | December 2, 1816 | March 3, 1817 | |
| 15 15th United States Congress -Leadership:- Senate :* President: Daniel D. Tompkins * President pro tempore:** John Gaillard , elected March 4, 1817** James Barbour , elected February 15, 1819- House of Representatives :*Speaker: Henry Clay -Members:... |
Special | March 4, 1817 | March 6, 1817 |
| 1 | December 1, 1817 | April 20, 1818 | |
| 2 | November 16, 1818 | March 3, 1819 | |
| 16 16th United States Congress -House of Representatives:During this congress, one House seat was added for the new state of Alabama and one seat was reapportioned from Massachusetts to the new state of Maine. For the beginning of the next congress, six more seats from Massachusetts would be reapportioned to... |
1 | December 6, 1819 | May 15, 1820 |
| 2 | November 13, 1820 | March 3, 1821 | |
| 17 17th United States Congress The Seventeenth United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, D.C. from March 4, 1821 to March 3, 1823, during the fifth and sixth... |
1 | December 3, 1821 | May 8, 1822 |
| 2 | December 2, 1822 | March 3, 1823 | |
| 18 18th United States Congress The Eighteenth United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, D.C. from March 4, 1823 to March 3, 1825, during the seventh and eighth... |
1 | December 1, 1823 | May 27, 1824 |
| 2 | December 6, 1824 | March 3, 1825 | |
| 19 19th United States Congress -House of Representatives:-Leadership:- Senate :* President: John C. Calhoun * President pro tempore: John Gaillard , until December 4, 1825** Nathaniel Macon , from May 20, 1826- House of Representatives :* Speaker: John W. Taylor -Members:... |
Special | March 4, 1825 | March 9, 1825 |
| 1 | December 5, 1825 | May 22, 1826 | |
| 2 | December 4, 1826 | March 3, 1827 | |
| 20 20th United States Congress -House of Representatives:-Leadership:- Senate :* President: John C. Calhoun * President pro tempore: Samuel Smith - House of Representatives :* Speaker: Andrew Stevenson -Members:This list is arranged by chamber, then by state... |
1 | December 3, 1827 | May 26, 1828 |
| 2 | December 1, 1828 | March 3, 1829 | |
| 21 21st United States Congress -House of Representatives:-Leadership:- Senate :* President: John C. Calhoun * President pro tempore: Samuel Smith - House of Representatives :* Speaker: Andrew Stevenson -Members:This list is arranged by chamber, then by state... |
Special | March 4, 1829 | March 17, 1829 |
| 1 | December 7, 1829 | May 31, 1830 | |
| 2 | December 6, 1830 | March 3, 1831 | |
| 22 22nd United States Congress -House of Representatives:-Leadership:- Senate :* President:** John C. Calhoun , resigned December 28, 1832, thereafter vacant.* President pro tempore:** Samuel Smith , first elected December 5, 1831** Littleton W... |
1 | December 5, 1831 | July 16, 1832 |
| 2 | December 3, 1832 | March 2, 1833 | |
| 23 23rd United States Congress -House of Representatives:For the beginning of this congress, the size of the House was increased from 213 seats to 240 seats, following the 1830 United States Census .- Leadership :- Senate :* President: Martin Van Buren... |
1 | December 2, 1833 | June 30, 1834 |
| 2 | December 1, 1834 | March 3, 1835 | |
| 24 24th United States Congress -House of Representatives:During this congress one House seat was added for each of the new states of Arkansas and Michigan.-Leadership:- Senate :* President: Martin Van Buren * President pro tempore: William R. King - House of Representatives :... |
1 | December 7, 1835 | July 4, 1836 |
| 2 | December 5, 1836 | March 3, 1837 | |
| 25 25th United States Congress -House of Representatives:-Leadership:- Senate :* President: Richard Mentor Johnson * President pro tempore: William R. King - House of Representatives :* Speaker: James K. Polk -Members:This list is arranged by chamber, then by state... |
Special | March 4, 1837 | March 10, 1837 |
| 1 | September 4, 1837 | October 16, 1837 | |
| 2 | December 4, 1837 | July 9, 1838 | |
| 3 | December 3, 1838 | March 3, 1839 | |
| 26 26th United States Congress -House of Representatives:- Leadership :- Senate :*President: Richard M. Johnson *President pro tempore: William R. King - House of Representatives :*Speaker: Robert M.T. Hunter -Members:This list is arranged by chamber, then by state... |
1 | December 2, 1839 | July 21, 1840 |
| 2 | December 7, 1840 | March 3, 1841 | |
| 27 27th United States Congress The Twenty-seventh United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, D.C. from March 4, 1841 to March 3, 1843, during the one-month... |
Special | March 4, 1841 | March 15, 1841 |
| 1 | May 31, 1841 | September 13, 1841 | |
| 2 | December 6, 1841 | August 31, 1842 | |
| 3 | December 5, 1842 | March 3, 1843 | |
| 28 28th United States Congress -House of Representatives:Following the 1840 United States Census, Congress reapportioned the House to include 223 seats . During this congress, one House seat was added for the new state of Florida .- Senate :*President: Vacant... |
1 | December 4, 1843 | June 17, 1844 |
| 2 | December 2, 1844 | March 3, 1845 | |
| 29 29th United States Congress -House of Representatives:During this congress, two House seats were added for each of the new states of Texas and Iowa.-Leadership:-Senate:* President: George M. Dallas * President pro tempore: Willie P. Mangum... |
Special | March 4, 1845 | March 20, 1845 |
| 1 | December 1, 1845 | August 10, 1846 | |
| 2 | December 7, 1846 | March 3, 1847 | |
| 30 30th United States Congress The Thirtieth United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, D.C. from March 4, 1847 to March 3, 1849, during the last two years of... |
1 | December 6, 1847 | August 14, 1848 |
| 2 | December 4, 1848 | March 3, 1849 | |
| 31 31st United States Congress The Thirty-first United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, D.C. from March 4, 1849 to March 3, 1851, during the last 17 months... |
Special | March 5, 1849 | March 23, 1849 |
| 1 | December 3, 1849 | September 30, 1850 | |
| 2 | December 2, 1850 | March 3, 1851 | |
| 32 32nd United States Congress The Thirty-second United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, D.C. from March 4, 1851 to March 3, 1853, during the third and... |
Special | March 4, 1851 | March 13, 1851 |
| 1 | December 1, 1851 | August 31, 1852 | |
| 2 | December 6, 1852 | March 3, 1853 | |
| 33 33rd United States Congress The Thirty-third United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, D.C. from March 4, 1853 to March 3, 1855, during the first two years... |
Special | March 4, 1853 | April 11, 1853 |
| 1 | December 5, 1853 | August 7, 1854 | |
| 2 | December 4, 1854 | March 3, 1855 | |
| 34 34th United States Congress The Thirty-fourth United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, D.C. from March 4, 1855 to March 4, 1857, during the last two years... |
1 | December 3, 1855 | August 18, 1856 |
| 2 | August 21, 1856 | August 30, 1856 | |
| 3 | December 1, 1856 | March 3, 1857 | |
| 35 35th United States Congress The 35th United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, D.C. from March 4, 1857 to March 3, 1859, during the first two years of James... |
Special | March 4, 1857 | March 14, 1857 |
| 1 | December 7, 1857 | June 14, 1858 | |
| Special | June 15, 1858 | June 16, 1858 | |
| 2 | December 6, 1858 | March 3, 1859 | |
| 36 36th United States Congress The Thirty-sixth United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, D.C. from March 4, 1859 to March 4, 1861, during the third and fourth... |
Special | March 4, 1859 | March 10, 1859 |
| 1 | December 5, 1859 | June 25, 1860 | |
| Special | June 26, 1860 | June 28, 1860 | |
| 2 | December 3, 1860 | March 3, 1861 | |
| 37 37th United States Congress The Thirty-seventh United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, D.C. from March 4, 1861 to March 4, 1863, during the first two... |
Special | March 4, 1861 | March 28, 1861 |
| 1 | July 4, 1861 | August 6, 1861 | |
| 2 | December 2, 1861 | July 17, 1862 | |
| 3 | December 1, 1862 | March 3, 1863 | |
| 38 38th United States Congress -House of Representatives:Before this Congress, the 1860 United States Census and resulting reapportionment changed the size of the House to 241 members... |
Special | March 4, 1863 | March 14, 1863 |
| 1 | December 7, 1863 | July 4, 1864 | |
| 2 | December 5, 1864 | March 3, 1865 | |
| 39 39th United States Congress The Thirty-ninth United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, D.C. from March 4, 1865 to March 4, 1867, during the first month of... |
Special | March 4, 1865 | March 11, 1865 |
| 1 | December 4, 1865 | July 28, 1866 | |
| 2 | December 3, 1866 | March 3, 1867 | |
| 40 40th United States Congress The Fortieth United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, D.C. from March 4, 1867 to March 4, 1869, during the third and fourth... |
1 | March 4, 1867 | December 1, 1867 |
| Special | April 1, 1867 | April 20, 1867 | |
| 2 | December 2, 1867 | November 10, 1868 | |
| 3 | December 7, 1868 | March 3, 1869 | |
| 41 41st United States Congress -House of Representatives:- Senate :* President : Schuyler Colfax* President pro tempore: Henry B. Anthony - House of Representatives :* Speaker: James G. Blaine -Members:This list is arranged by chamber, then by state... |
1 | March 4, 1869 | April 10, 1869 |
| Special | April 12, 1869 | April 22, 1869 | |
| 2 | December 6, 1869 | July 15, 1870 | |
| 3 | December 5, 1870 | March 3, 1871 | |
| 42 42nd United States Congress The Forty-second United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, D.C. from March 4, 1871 to March 3, 1873, during the third and fourth... |
1 | March 4, 1871 | April 20, 1871 |
| Special | May 10, 1871 | May 27, 1871 | |
| 2 | December 4, 1871 | June 10, 1872 | |
| 3 | December 2, 1872 | March 3, 1873 | |
| 43 43rd United States Congress The Forty-third United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, D.C. from March 4, 1873 to March 4, 1875, during the fifth and sixth... |
Special | March 4, 1873 | March 26, 1873 |
| 1 | December 1, 1873 | June 23, 1874 | |
| 2 | December 7, 1874 | March 3, 1875 | |
| 44 44th United States Congress The Forty-fourth United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, D.C. from March 4, 1875 to March 4, 1877, during the seventh and... |
Special | March 5, 1875 | March 24, 1875 |
| 1 | December 6, 1875 | August 15, 1876 | |
| 2 | December 4, 1876 | March 3, 1877 | |
| 45 45th United States Congress -House of Representatives:-Leadership:-Senate:*President: William A. Wheeler *President pro tempore: Thomas W. Ferry -House of Representatives:*Speaker: Samuel J. Randall -Members:This list is arranged by chamber, then by state... |
Special | March 5, 1877 | March 17, 1877 |
| 1 | October 15, 1877 | December 3, 1877 | |
| 2 | December 3, 1877 | June 20, 1878 | |
| 3 | December 2, 1878 | March 3, 1879 | |
| 46 46th United States Congress The Forty-sixth United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, D.C. from March 4, 1879 to March 4, 1881, during the last two years of... |
1 | March 18, 1879 | July 1, 1879 |
| 2 | December 1, 1879 | June 16, 1880 | |
| 3 | December 6, 1880 | March 3, 1881 | |
| 47 47th United States Congress The Forty-seventh United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, D.C. from March 4, 1881 to March 4, 1883, during the administration... |
Special | March 4, 1881 | May 20, 1881 |
| Special | October 10, 1881 | October 29, 1881 | |
| 1 | December 5, 1881 | August 8, 1882 | |
| 2 | December 4, 1882 | March 3, 1883 | |
| 48 48th United States Congress The Forty-eighth United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, D.C. from March 4, 1883 to March 4, 1885, during the last two years... |
1 | December 3, 1883 | July 7, 1884 |
| 2 | December 1, 1884 | March 3, 1885 | |
| 49 49th United States Congress The Forty-ninth United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, D.C. from March 4, 1885 to March 4, 1887, during the first two years... |
Special | March 4, 1885 | April 2, 1885 |
| 1 | December 7, 1885 | August 5, 1886 | |
| 2 | December 6, 1886 | March 3, 1887 | |
| 50 50th United States Congress The Fiftieth United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, D.C. from March 4, 1887 to March 4, 1889, during the third and fourth... |
1 | December 5, 1887 | October 20, 1888 |
| 2 | December 3, 1888 | March 3, 1889 | |
| 51 51st United States Congress The Fifty-first United States Congress, referred to by some critics as the Billion Dollar Congress, was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, D.C... |
Special | March 4, 1889 | April 2, 1889 |
| 1 | December 2, 1889 | October 1, 1890 | |
| 2 | December 1, 1890 | March 3, 1891 | |
| 52 52nd United States Congress The Fifty-second United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, D.C... |
1 | December 7, 1891 | August 5, 1892 |
| 2 | December 5, 1892 | March 3, 1893 | |
| 53 53rd United States Congress The Fifty-third United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, D.C. from March 4, 1893 to March 4, 1895, during the fifth and sixth... |
Special | March 4, 1893 | April 15, 1893 |
| 1 | August 7, 1893 | November 3, 1893 | |
| 2 | December 4, 1893 | August 28, 1894 | |
| 3 | December 3, 1894 | March 3, 1895 | |
| 54 54th United States Congress - House of Representatives :-Leadership:- Senate :* President: Adlai E. Stevenson * President pro tempore: William P. Frye - Majority leadership :* Republican Conference Chairman: John Sherman- Minority leadership :... |
1 | December 2, 1895 | June 11, 1896 |
| 2 | December 7, 1896 | March 3, 1897 | |
| 55 55th United States Congress -House of Representatives:* Republican: 206 * Democratic: 124* Populist: 22* Silver Republican: 3* Silver: 1* Independent Republican: 1TOTAL members: 357-Leadership:-Senate:* President: Garret Hobart * President pro tempore: William P... |
Special | March 4, 1897 | March 10, 1897 |
| 1 | March 15, 1897 | July 24, 1897 | |
| 2 | December 6, 1897 | July 8, 1898 | |
| 3 | December 5, 1898 | March 3, 1899 | |
| 56 56th United States Congress -House of Representatives:- Leadership :- Senate :* President: Garret Hobart , until November 21, 1899 , vacant thereafter.* President pro tempore: William P. Frye * Democratic Caucus Chairman: James K. Jones... |
1 | December 4, 1899 | June 7, 1900 |
| 2 | December 3, 1900 | March 3, 1901 | |
| 57 57th United States Congress -House of Representatives:*Democratic: 151*Republican: 200 *Populist: 5*Silver : 1TOTAL members: 357-Leadership:-Senate:* President: Theodore Roosevelt , until September 14, 1901, vacant thereafter.... |
Special | March 4, 1901 | March 9, 1901 |
| 1 | December 2, 1901 | July 1, 1902 | |
| 2 | December 1, 1902 | March 3, 1903 | |
| 58 58th United States Congress - House of Representatives :* Republican : 209 * Democratic : 176* Silver Republican : 1TOTAL members: 386-Senate:* President: Vacant* President pro tempore: William P. Frye -Members:... |
Special | March 5, 1903 | March 19, 1903 |
| 1 | November 9, 1903 | December 7, 1903 | |
| 2 | December 7, 1903 | April 28, 1904 | |
| 3 | December 5, 1905 | March 3, 1905 | |
| 59 59th United States Congress The Fifty-ninth United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, composed of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, DC from March 4, 1905 to March 4, 1907, during the fifth and sixth... |
Special | March 4, 1905 | March 18, 1905 |
| 1 | December 4, 1905 | June 30, 1906 | |
| 2 | December 3, 1906 | March 3, 1907 | |
| 60 60th United States Congress The Sixtieth United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, composed of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, DC from March 4, 1907 to March 4, 1909, during the last two years of... |
1 | December 2, 1907 | May 30, 1908 |
| 2 | December 7, 1908 | March 3, 1909 | |
| 61 61st United States Congress The Sixty-first United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, composed of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, DC from March 4, 1909 to March 4, 1911, during the first two years of... |
Special | March 4, 1909 | March 6, 1909 |
| 1 | March 15, 1909 | August 5, 1909 | |
| 2 | December 6, 1909 | June 25, 1910 | |
| 3 | December 5, 1910 | March 3, 1911 | |
| 62 62nd United States Congress - House of Representatives :* Democratic : 230 * Republican : 162* Socialist : 1* Independent : 1TOTAL members: 394-Senate:* President: James S... |
1 | April 4, 1911 | August 22, 1911 |
| 2 | December 4, 1911 | August 26, 1912 | |
| 3 | December 2, 1912 | March 3, 1913 | |
| 63 63rd United States Congress - House of Representatives:*Democratic : 291 *Republican : 134*Progressive : 9*Independent : 1TOTAL members: 435-Senate:*President of the Senate: Thomas R. Marshall*President pro tempore: James P. Clarke-Senate:... |
Special | March 4, 1913 | March 17, 1913 |
| 1 | April 7, 1913 | December 1, 1913 | |
| 2 | December 1, 1913 | October 24, 1914 | |
| 3 | December 7, 1914 | March 3, 1915 | |
| 64 64th United States Congress The Sixty-fourth United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, composed of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, DC from March 4, 1915 to March 4, 1917, during the third and fourth... |
1 | December 6, 1915 | September 8, 1916 |
| 2 | December 4, 1916 | March 3, 1917 | |
| 65 65th United States Congress The Sixty-fifth United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, composed of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, DC from March 4, 1917 to March 4, 1919, during the fourth and fifth... |
Special | March 5, 1917 | March 16, 1917 |
| 1 | April 2, 1917 | October 6, 1917 | |
| 2 | December 3, 1917 | November 21, 1918 | |
| 3 | December 2, 1918 | March 3, 1919 | |
| 66 66th United States Congress The Sixty-sixth United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, comprising the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, DC from March 4, 1919 to March 4, 1921, during the last two years of... |
1 | May 19, 1919 | November 19, 1919 |
| 2 | December 1, 1919 | June 5, 1920 | |
| 3 | December 6, 1920 | March 3, 1921 | |
| 67 67th United States Congress The Sixty-seventh United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, D.C. from March 4, 1921 to March 4, 1923, during the first two years... |
Special | March 4, 1921 | March 15, 1921 |
| 1 | April 11, 1921 | November 23, 1921 | |
| 2 | December 5, 1921 | September 22, 1922 | |
| 3 | November 20, 1922 | December 4, 1922 | |
| 4 | December 4, 1922 | March 3, 1923 | |
| 68 68th United States Congress The Sixty-eighth United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, D.C. from March 4, 1923 to March 4, 1925, during the last months of... |
1 | December 3, 1923 | June 7, 1924 |
| 2 | December 1, 1924 | March 3, 1925 | |
| 69 69th United States Congress The Sixty-ninth United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, D.C. from March 4, 1925 to March 4, 1927, during the third and fourth... |
Special | March 4, 1925 | March 18, 1925 |
| 1 | December 7, 1925 | July 3, 1926 | |
| 2 | December 6, 1926 | March 4, 1927 | |
| 70 70th United States Congress The Seventieth United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, D.C. from March 4, 1927 to March 3, 1929, during the last two years of... |
1 | December 5, 1927 | May 29, 1928 |
| 2 | December 3, 1928 | March 3, 1929 | |
| 71 71st United States Congress The Seventy-first United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, D.C. from March 4, 1929 to March 4, 1931, during the first two years... |
Special | March 4, 1929 | March 5, 1929 |
| 1 | April 15, 1929 | November 22, 1929 | |
| 2 | December 2, 1929 | July 3, 1930 | |
| Special | July 7, 1930 | July 21, 1930 | |
| 3 | December 1, 1930 | March 3, 1931 | |
| 72 72nd United States Congress The Seventy-second United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, D.C. from March 4, 1931 to March 4, 1933, during the last two years... |
1 | December 7, 1931 | July 16, 1932 |
| 2 | December 5, 1932 | March 3, 1933 | |
| 73 73rd United States Congress The Seventy-third United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, composed of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, DC from March 4, 1933 to January 3, 1935, during the first two years... |
Special | March 4, 1933 | March 6, 1933 |
| 1 | March 9, 1933 | June 15, 1933 | |
| 2 | January 3, 1934 | June 18, 1934 | |
| 74 74th United States Congress -House:Also 2 Delegates, 3 Resident Commissioners-Senate:*President of the Senate: John N. Garner *President pro tempore: Key Pittman -Majority leadership:*Majority leader: Joseph T. Robinson... |
1 | January 3, 1935 | August 26, 1935 |
| 2 | January 3, 1936 | June 20, 1936 | |
| 75 75th United States Congress The Seventy-fifth United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, composed of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, DC from January 3, 1937 to January 3, 1939, during the first two years... |
1 | January 5, 1937 | August 21, 1937 |
| 2 | November 15, 1937 | December 21, 1937 | |
| 3 | January 3, 1938 | June 16, 1938 | |
| 76 76th United States Congress The Seventy-sixth United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, composed of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, DC from January 3, 1939 to January 3, 1941, during the seventh and... |
1 | January 3, 1939 | August 5, 1939 |
| 2 | September 21, 1939 | November 3, 1939 | |
| 3 | January 3, 1940 | January 3, 1941 | |
| 77 77th United States Congress -Major events:* December 7, 1941: Attack on Pearl Harbor* December 8, 1941: Joint Session of Congress met to hear President Roosevelt deliver his "Day of Infamy" speech... |
1 | January 3, 1941 | January 2, 1942 |
| 2 | January 5, 1942 | December 16, 1942 | |
| 78 78th United States Congress The Seventy-eighth United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, composed of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, DC from January 3, 1943 to January 3, 1945, during the last two years... |
1 | January 6, 1943 | December 21, 1943 |
| 2 | January 10, 1944 | December 19, 1944 | |
| 79 79th United States Congress The Seventy-ninth United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, composed of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, DC from January 3, 1945 to January 3, 1947, during the last months of... |
1 | January 3, 1945 | December 21, 1945 |
| 2 | January 14, 1946 | August 2, 1946 | |
| 80 80th United States Congress The Eightieth United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, composed of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, DC from January 3, 1947 to January 3, 1949, during the third and fourth... |
1 | January 3, 1947 | December 19, 1947 |
| 2 | January 6, 1948 | December 31, 1948 | |
| 81 81st United States Congress The Eighty-first United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, composed of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives... |
1 | January 3, 1949 | October 19, 1949 |
| 2 | January 3, 1950 | January 2, 1951 | |
| 82 82nd United States Congress The Eighty-second United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, composed of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, DC from January 3, 1951 to January 3, 1953, during the last two years... |
1 | January 3, 1951 | October 20, 1951 |
| 2 | January 8, 1952 | July 7, 1952 | |
| 83 83rd United States Congress The Eighty-third United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, composed of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, DC from January 3, 1953 to January 3, 1955, during the first two years... |
1 | January 3, 1953 | August 3, 1953 |
| 2 | January 6, 1954 | December 2, 1954 | |
| 84 84th United States Congress The Eighty-fourth United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, composed of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, DC from January 3, 1955 to January 3, 1957, during the third and... |
1 | January 5, 1955 | August 2, 1955 |
| 2 | January 3, 1956 | July 27, 1956 | |
| 85 85th United States Congress The Eighty-fifth United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, composed of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, DC from January 3, 1957 to January 3, 1959, during the fifth and sixth... |
1 | January 3, 1957 | August 30, 1957 |
| 2 | January 7, 1958 | August 24, 1958 | |
| 86 86th United States Congress The Eighty-sixth United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, composed of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, DC from January 3, 1959 to January 3, 1961, during the last two years... |
1 | January 7, 1959 | September 15, 1959 |
| 2 | January 6, 1960 | September 1, 1960 | |
| 87 87th United States Congress -House of Representatives :-Senate:* President: Richard Nixon , until January 20, 1961** Lyndon Johnson , from January 20, 1961* President pro tempore: Carl Hayden -House of Representatives:... |
1 | January 3, 1961 | September 27, 1961 |
| 2 | January 10, 1962 | October 13, 1962 | |
| 88 88th United States Congress The Eighty-eighth United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, composed of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, DC from January 3, 1963 to January 3, 1965, during the last year of... |
1 | January 9, 1963 | December 30, 1963 |
| 2 | January 7, 1964 | October 3, 1964 | |
| 89 89th United States Congress -House of Representatives:- Senate :* President of the Senate: Hubert Humphrey , starting January 20, 1965* President pro tempore: Carl Hayden - Majority leadership :* Majority Leader and Democratic Conference Chairman: Mike Mansfield... |
1 | January 4, 1965 | October 23, 1965 |
| 2 | January 10, 1966 | October 22, 1966 | |
| 90 90th United States Congress The Ninetieth United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, composed of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, DC from January 3, 1967 to January 3, 1969, during the last two years of... |
1 | January 10, 1967 | December 15, 1967 |
| 2 | January 15, 1968 | October 14, 1968 | |
| 91 91st United States Congress The Ninety-first United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, composed of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, DC from January 3, 1969 to January 3, 1971, during the first two years... |
1 | January 3, 1969 | December 23, 1969 |
| 2 | January 19, 1970 | January 2, 1971 | |
| 92 92nd United States Congress The Ninety-second United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, composed of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives... |
1 | January 21, 1971 | December 17, 1971 |
| 2 | January 18, 1972 | October 18, 1972 | |
| 93 93rd United States Congress The Ninety-third United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, composed of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, DC from January 3, 1973 to January 3, 1975, during the end of Richard... |
1 | January 3, 1973 | December 22, 1973 |
| 2 | January 21, 1974 | December 20, 1974 | |
| 94 94th United States Congress The Ninety-fourth United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, composed of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, DC from January 3, 1975 to January 3, 1977, during the administration... |
1 | January 14, 1975 | December 19, 1975 |
| 2 | January 19, 1976 | October 1, 1976 | |
| 95 95th United States Congress The Ninety-fifth United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, composed of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, DC from January 3, 1977 to January 3, 1979, during the first two years... |
1 | January 4, 1977 | December 15, 1977 |
| 2 | January 19, 1978 | October 15, 1978 | |
| 96 96th United States Congress The Ninety-sixth United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, composed of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, DC from January 3, 1979 to January 3, 1981, during the last two years... |
1 | January 15, 1979 | January 3, 1980 |
| 2 | January 3, 1980 | December 16, 1980 | |
| 97 97th United States Congress The Ninety-seventh United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, composed of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, DC from January 3, 1981 to January 3, 1983, during the final weeks of... |
1 | January 5, 1981 | December 16, 1981 |
| 2 | January 25, 1982 | December 23, 1982 | |
| 98 98th United States Congress The Ninety-eighth United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, composed of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, DC from January 3, 1983 to January 3, 1985, during the third and... |
1 | January 3, 1983 | November 18, 1983 |
| 2 | January 23, 1984 | October 12, 1984 | |
| 99 99th United States Congress The Ninety-ninth United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, composed of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, DC from January 3, 1985 to January 3, 1987, during the fifth and sixth... |
1 | January 3, 1985 | December 20, 1985 |
| 2 | January 21, 1986 | October 18, 1986 | |
| 100 100th United States Congress -House of Representatives:- Senate :* President: George H.W. Bush * President pro tempore: John Stennis - Majority leadership :* Majority Leader, Democratic Conference Chairman, and Democratic Policy Committee Chairman: Robert Byrd... |
1 | January 6, 1987 | December 22, 1987 |
| 2 | January 25, 1988 | October 22, 1988 | |
| 101 101st United States Congress The One Hundred First United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, composed of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, DC from January 3, 1989 to January 3, 1991, during the first two... |
1 | January 3, 1989 | November 22, 1989 |
| 2 | January 23, 1990 | October 28, 1990 | |
| 102 102nd United States Congress -House of Representatives:- Senate :* President:Dan Quayle * President pro tempore: Robert Byrd - Majority leadership :* Majority Leader: George Mitchell* Majority Whip: Wendell Ford- Minority leadership :... |
1 | January 3, 1991 | January 3, 1992 |
| 2 | January 3, 1992 | October 9, 1992 | |
| 103 103rd United States Congress - House of Representatives :- Leadership :- Senate :* President: Dan Quayle , until January 20, 1993** Al Gore , from January 20, 1993* President pro tempore: Robert Byrd - Majority leadership :* Majority Leader: George Mitchell... |
1 | January 5, 1993 | November 26, 1993 |
| 2 | January 25, 1994 | December 1, 1994 | |
| 104 104th United States Congress The One Hundred Fourth United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, composed of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, DC from January 3, 1995 to January 3, 1997, during the third and... |
1 | January 4, 1995 | January 3, 1996 |
| 2 | January 3, 1996 | October 4, 1996 | |
| 105 105th United States Congress The One Hundred Fifth United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, composed of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, DC from January 3, 1997 to January 3, 1999, during the fifth and... |
1 | January 7, 1997 | November 13, 1997 |
| 2 | January 27, 1998 | December 19, 1998 | |
| 106 106th United States Congress The One Hundred Sixth United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, composed of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, DC from January 3, 1999 to January 3, 2001, during the last two... |
1 | January 6, 1999 | November 22, 1999 |
| 2 | January 24, 2000 | December 15, 2000 | |
| 107 107th United States Congress The One Hundred Seventh United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, composed of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, D.C. from January 3, 2001 to January 3, 2003, during the final... |
1 | January 3, 2001 | December 20, 2001 |
| 2 | January 23, 2002 | November 22, 2002 | |
| 108 108th United States Congress The One Hundred Eighth United States Congress was the legislative branch of the United States federal government, composed of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives from January 3, 2003 to January 3, 2005, during the third and fourth years of George W. Bush's... |
1 | January 7, 2003 | December 9, 2003 |
| 2 | January 20, 2004 | December 8, 2004 | |
| 109 109th United States Congress The One Hundred Ninth United States Congress was the legislative branch of the United States, composed of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives, from January 3, 2005 to January 3, 2007, during the fifth and sixth years of George W. Bush's presidency. House members... |
1 | January 4, 2005 | December 22, 2005 |
| 2 | January 3, 2006 | December 9, 2006 | |
| 110 110th United States Congress The One Hundred Tenth United States Congress was the meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, between January 3, 2007, and January 3, 2009, during the last two years of the second term of President George W. Bush. It was composed of the Senate and the House of... |
1 | January 4, 2007 | December 19, 2007 |
| 2 | January 3, 2008 | January 3, 2009 | |
| 111 111th United States Congress The One Hundred Eleventh United States Congress was the meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government from January 3, 2009 until January 3, 2011. It began during the last two weeks of the George W. Bush administration, with the remainder spanning the first two years of... |
1 | January 6, 2009 | December 24, 2009 |
| 2 | January 5, 2010 | December 22, 2010 | |
| 112 112th United States Congress The One Hundred Twelfth United States Congress is the current meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, composed of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It convened in Washington, D.C. on January 3, 2011, and will end on January... |
1 | January 5, 2011 | TBD |
| 2 | TBD | TBD | |
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