List of United States Congresses - List of Current Congresses

List of Current Congresses

Congress Began Session Session
opened		 Session
adjourned		 Ended
1st
Congress		 March 4, 1789 1 March 4, 1789 September 29, 1789 March 3/4, 1791
2 January 4, 1790 August 12, 1790
3 December 6, 1790 March 3, 1791
2nd
Congress		 March 4, 1791 Special March 4, 1791 March 4, 1791 March 3/4, 1793
1 October 24, 1791 May 8, 1792
2 November 5, 1792 March 2, 1793
3rd
Congress		 March 4, 1793 Special March 4, 1793 March 4, 1793 March 3/4, 1795
1 December 2, 1793 June 9, 1794
2 November 3, 1794 March 3, 1795
4th
Congress		 March 4, 1795 Special June 8, 1795 June 26, 1795 March 3/4, 1797
1 December 7, 1795 June 1, 1796
2 December 5, 1796 March 3, 1797
5th
Congress		 March 4, 1797 Special March 4, 1797 March 4, 1797 March 3/4, 1799
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
6th
Congress		 March 4, 1799 1 December 2, 1799 May 14, 1800 March 3/4, 1801
2 November 17, 1800 March 3, 1801
7th
Congress		 March 4, 1801 Special March 4, 1801 March 5, 1801 March 3/4, 1803
1 December 7, 1801 May 3, 1802
2 December 6, 1802 March 3, 1803
8th
Congress		 March 4, 1803 1 October 17, 1803 March 27, 1804 March 3/4, 1805
2 November 5, 1804 March 3, 1805
9th
Congress		 March 4, 1805 1 December 2, 1805 April 21, 1806 March 3/4, 1807
2 December 1, 1806 March 3, 1807
10th
Congress		 March 4, 1807 1 October 26, 1807 April 25, 1808 March 3/4, 1809
2 November 7, 1808 March 3, 1809
Congress Began Session Session
open		 Session
adjourned		 Ended
11th
Congress		 March 4, 1809 Special March 4, 1809 March 7, 1809 March 3/4, 1811
1 May 22, 1809 June 28, 1809
2 November 27, 1809 May 1, 1810
3 December 3, 1810 March 3, 1811
12th
Congress		 March 4, 1811 1 November 4, 1811 July 6, 1812 March 3/4, 1813
2 November 2, 1812 March 3, 1813
13th
Congress		 March 4, 1813 1 May 24, 1813 August 2, 1813 March 3/4, 1815
2 December 6, 1813 April 18, 1814
3 September 19, 1814 March 3, 1815
14th
Congress		 March 4, 1815 1 December 4, 1815 April 30, 1816 March 3/4, 1817
2 December 2, 1816 March 3, 1817
15th
Congress		 March 4, 1817 Special March 4, 1817 March 6, 1817 March 3/4, 1819
1 December 1, 1817 April 20, 1818
2 November 16, 1818 March 3, 1819
16th
Congress		 March 4, 1819 1 December 6, 1819 May 15, 1820 March 3/4, 1821
2 November 13, 1820 March 3, 1821
17th
Congress		 March 4, 1821 1 December 3, 1821 May 8, 1822 March 3/4, 1823
2 December 2, 1822 March 3, 1823
18th
Congress		 March 4, 1823 1 December 1, 1823 May 27, 1824 March 3/4, 1825
2 December 6, 1824 March 3, 1825
19th
Congress		 March 4, 1825 Special March 4, 1825 March 9, 1825 March 3/4, 1827
1 December 5, 1825 May 22, 1826
2 December 4, 1826 March 3, 1827
20th
Congress		 March 4, 1827 1 December 3, 1827 May 26, 1828 March 3/4, 1829
2 December 1, 1828 March 3, 1829
Congress Began Session Session
open		 Session
adjourned		 Ended
21st
Congress		 March 4, 1829 Special March 4, 1829 March 17, 1829 March 3/4, 1831
1 December 7, 1829 May 31, 1830
2 December 6, 1830 March 3, 1831
22nd
Congress		 March 4, 1831 1 December 5, 1831 July 16, 1832 March 3/4, 1833
2 December 3, 1832 March 2, 1833
23rd
Congress		 March 4, 1833 1 December 2, 1833 June 30, 1834 March 3/4, 1835
2 December 1, 1834 March 3, 1835
24th
Congress		 March 4, 1835 1 December 7, 1835 July 4, 1836 March 3/4, 1837
2 December 5, 1836 March 3, 1837
25th
Congress		 March 4, 1837 Special March 4, 1837 March 10, 1837 March 3/4, 1839
1 September 4, 1837 October 16, 1837
2 December 4, 1837 July 9, 1838
3 December 3, 1838 March 3, 1839
26th
Congress		 March 4, 1839 1 December 2, 1839 July 21, 1840 March 3/4, 1841
2 December 7, 1840 March 3, 1841
27th
Congress		 March 4, 1841 Special March 4, 1841 March 15, 1841 March 3/4, 1843
1 May 31, 1841 September 13, 1841
2 December 6, 1841 August 31, 1842
3 December 5, 1842 March 3, 1843
28th
Congress		 March 4, 1843 1 December 4, 1843 June 17, 1844 March 3/4, 1845
2 December 2, 1844 March 3, 1845
29th
Congress		 March 4, 1845 Special March 4, 1845 March 20, 1845 March 3/4, 1847
1 December 1, 1845 August 10, 1846
2 December 7, 1846 March 3, 1847
30th
Congress		 March 4, 1847 1 December 6, 1847 August 14, 1848 March 3/4, 1849
2 December 4, 1848 March 3, 1849
Congress Began Session Session
open		 Session
adjourned		 Ended
31st
Congress		 March 4, 1849 Special March 5, 1849 March 23, 1849 March 3/4, 1851
1 December 3, 1849 September 30, 1850
2 December 2, 1850 March 3, 1851
32nd
Congress		 March 4, 1851 Special March 4, 1851 March 13, 1851 March 3/4, 1853
1 December 1, 1851 August 31, 1852
2 December 6, 1852 March 3, 1853
33rd
Congress		 March 4, 1853 Special March 4, 1853 April 11, 1853 March 3/4, 1855
1 December 5, 1853 August 7, 1854
2 December 4, 1854 March 3, 1855
34th
Congress		 March 4, 1855 1 December 3, 1855 August 18, 1856 March 3/4, 1857
2 August 21, 1856 August 30, 1856
3 December 1, 1856 March 3, 1857
35th
Congress		 March 4, 1857 Special March 4, 1857 March 14, 1857 March 3/4, 1859
1 December 7, 1857 June 14, 1858
Special June 15, 1858 June 16, 1858
2 December 6, 1858 March 3, 1859
36th
Congress		 March 4, 1859 Special March 4, 1859 March 10, 1859 March 3/4, 1861
1 December 5, 1859 June 25, 1860
Special June 26, 1860 June 28, 1860
2 December 3, 1860 March 3, 1861
37th
Congress		 March 4, 1861 Special March 4, 1861 March 28, 1861 March 3/4, 1863
1 July 4, 1861 August 6, 1861
2 December 2, 1861 July 17, 1862
3 December 1, 1862 March 3, 1863
38th
Congress		 March 4, 1863 Special March 4, 1863 March 14, 1863 March 3/4, 1865
1 December 7, 1863 July 4, 1864
2 December 5, 1864 March 3, 1865
39th
Congress		 March 4, 1865 Special March 4, 1865 March 11, 1865 March 3/4, 1867
1 December 4, 1865 July 28, 1866
2 December 3, 1866 March 3, 1867
40th
Congress		 March 4, 1867 1 March 4, 1867 December 1, 1867 March 3/4, 1869
Special April 1, 1867 April 20, 1867
2 December 2, 1867 November 10, 1868
3 December 7, 1868 March 3, 1869
Congress Began Session Session
open		 Session
adjourned		 Ended
41st
Congress		 March 4, 1869 1 March 4, 1869 April 10, 1869 March 3/4, 1871
Special April 12, 1869 April 22, 1869
2 December 6, 1869 July 15, 1870
3 December 5, 1870 March 3, 1871
42nd
Congress		 March 4, 1871 1 March 4, 1871 April 20, 1871 March 3/4, 1873
Special May 10, 1871 May 27, 1871
2 December 4, 1871 June 10, 1872
3 December 2, 1872 March 3, 1873
43rd
Congress		 March 4, 1873 Special March 4, 1873 March 26, 1873 March 3/4, 1875
1 December 1, 1873 June 23, 1874
2 December 7, 1874 March 3, 1875
44th
Congress		 March 4, 1875 Special March 5, 1875 March 24, 1875 March 3/4, 1877
1 December 6, 1875 August 15, 1876
2 December 4, 1876 March 3, 1877
45th
Congress		 March 4, 1877 Special March 5, 1877 March 17, 1877 March 3/4, 1879
1 October 15, 1877 December 3, 1877
2 December 3, 1877 June 20, 1878
3 December 2, 1878 March 3, 1879
46th
Congress		 March 4, 1879 1 March 18, 1879 July 1, 1879 March 3/4, 1881
2 December 1, 1879 June 16, 1880
3 December 6, 1880 March 3, 1881
47th
Congress		 March 4, 1881 Special March 4, 1881 May 20, 1881 March 3/4, 1883
Special October 10, 1881 October 29, 1881
1 December 5, 1881 August 8, 1882
2 December 4, 1882 March 3, 1883
48th
Congress		 March 4, 1883 1 December 3, 1883 July 7, 1884 March 3/4, 1885
2 December 1, 1884 March 3, 1885
49th
Congress		 March 4, 1885 Special March 4, 1885 April 2, 1885 March 3/4, 1887
1 December 7, 1885 August 5, 1886
2 December 6, 1886 March 3, 1887
50th
Congress		 March 4, 1887 1 December 5, 1887 October 20, 1888 March 3/4, 1889
2 December 3, 1888 March 3, 1889
Congress Began Session Session
open		 Session
adjourned		 Ended
51st
Congress		 March 4, 1889 Special March 4, 1889 April 2, 1889 March 3/4, 1891
1 December 2, 1889 October 1, 1890
2 December 1, 1890 March 3, 1891
52nd
Congress		 March 4, 1891 1 December 7, 1891 August 5, 1892 March 3/4, 1893
2 December 5, 1892 March 3, 1893
53rd
Congress		 March 4, 1893 Special March 4, 1893 April 15, 1893 March 3/4, 1895
1 August 7, 1893 November 3, 1893
2 December 4, 1893 August 28, 1894
3 December 3, 1894 March 3, 1895
54th
Congress		 March 4, 1895 1 December 2, 1895 June 11, 1896 March 3/4, 1897
2 December 7, 1896 March 3, 1897
55th
Congress		 March 4, 1897 Special March 4, 1897 March 10, 1897 March 3/4, 1899
1 March 15, 1897 July 24, 1897
2 December 6, 1897 July 8, 1898
3 December 5, 1898 March 3, 1899
56th
Congress		 March 4, 1899 1 December 4, 1899 June 7, 1900 March 3/4, 1901
2 December 3, 1900 March 3, 1901
57th
Congress		 March 4, 1901 Special March 4, 1901 March 9, 1901 March 3/4, 1903
1 December 2, 1901 July 1, 1902
2 December 1, 1902 March 3, 1903
58th
Congress		 March 4, 1903 Special March 5, 1903 March 19, 1903 March 3/4, 1905
1 November 9, 1903 December 7, 1903
2 December 7, 1903 April 28, 1904
3 December 5, 1905 March 3, 1905
59th
Congress		 March 4, 1905 Special March 4, 1905 March 18, 1905 March 3/4, 1907
1 December 4, 1905 June 30, 1906
2 December 3, 1906 March 3, 1907
60th
Congress		 March 4, 1907 1 December 2, 1907 May 30, 1908 March 3/4, 1909
2 December 7, 1908 March 3, 1909
Congress Began Session Session
open		 Session
adjourned		 Ended
61st
Congress		 March 4, 1909 Special March 4, 1909 March 6, 1909 March 3/4, 1911
1 March 15, 1909 August 5, 1909
2 December 6, 1909 June 25, 1910
3 December 5, 1910 March 3, 1911
62nd
Congress		 March 4, 1911 1 April 4, 1911 August 22, 1911 March 3/4, 1913
2 December 4, 1911 August 26, 1912
3 December 2, 1912 March 3, 1913
63rd
Congress		 March 4, 1913 Special March 4, 1913 March 17, 1913 March 3/4, 1915
1 April 7, 1913 December 1, 1913
2 December 1, 1913 October 24, 1914
3 December 7, 1914 March 3, 1915
64th
Congress		 March 4, 1915 1 December 6, 1915 September 8, 1916 March 3/4, 1917
2 December 4, 1916 March 3, 1917
65th
Congress		 March 4, 1917 Special March 5, 1917 March 16, 1917 March 3/4, 1919
1 April 2, 1917 October 6, 1917
2 December 3, 1917 November 21, 1918
3 December 2, 1918 March 3, 1919
66th
Congress		 March 4, 1919 1 May 19, 1919 November 19, 1919 March 3/4, 1921
2 December 1, 1919 June 5, 1920
3 December 6, 1920 March 3, 1921
67th
Congress		 March 4, 1921 Special March 4, 1921 March 15, 1921 March 3/4, 1923
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
68th
Congress		 March 4, 1923 1 December 3, 1923 June 7, 1924 March 3/4, 1925
2 December 1, 1924 March 3, 1925
69th
Congress		 March 4, 1925 Special March 4, 1925 March 18, 1925 March 3/4, 1927
1 December 7, 1925 July 3, 1926
2 December 6, 1926 March 4, 1927
70th
Congress		 March 4, 1927 1 December 5, 1927 May 29, 1928 March 3/4, 1929
2 December 3, 1928 March 3, 1929
Congress Began Session Session
open		 Session
adjourned		 Ended
71st
Congress		 March 4, 1929 Special March 4, 1929 March 5, 1929 March 3/4, 1931
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
72nd
Congress		 March 4, 1931 1 December 7, 1931 July 16, 1932 March 3/4, 1933
2 December 5, 1932 March 3, 1933
73rd
Congress		 March 4, 1933 Special March 4, 1933 March 6, 1933 January 3, 1935
1 March 9, 1933 June 15, 1933
2 January 3, 1934 June 18, 1934
74th
Congress		 January 3, 1935 1 January 3, 1935 August 26, 1935 January 3, 1937
2 January 3, 1936 June 20, 1936
75th
Congress		 January 3, 1937 1 January 5, 1937 August 21, 1937 January 3, 1939
2 November 15, 1937 December 21, 1937
3 January 3, 1938 June 16, 1938
76th
Congress		 January 3, 1939 1 January 3, 1939 August 5, 1939 January 3, 1941
2 September 21, 1939 November 3, 1939
3 January 3, 1940 January 3, 1941
77th
Congress		 January 3, 1941 1 January 3, 1941 January 2, 1942 January 3, 1943
2 January 5, 1942 December 16, 1942
78th
Congress		 January 3, 1943 1 January 6, 1943 December 21, 1943 January 3, 1945
2 January 10, 1944 December 19, 1944
79th
Congress		 January 3, 1945 1 January 3, 1945 December 21, 1945 January 3, 1947
2 January 14, 1946 August 2, 1946
80th
Congress		 January 3, 1947 1 January 3, 1947 December 19, 1947 January 3, 1949
2 January 6, 1948 December 31, 1948
Congress Began Session Session
open		 Session
adjourned		 Ended
81st
Congress		 January 3, 1949 1 January 3, 1949 October 19, 1949 January 3, 1951
2 January 3, 1950 January 2, 1951
82nd
Congress		 January 3, 1951 1 January 3, 1951 October 20, 1951 January 3, 1953
2 January 8, 1952 July 7, 1952
83rd
Congress		 January 3, 1953 1 January 3, 1953 August 3, 1953 January 3, 1955
2 January 6, 1954 December 2, 1954
84th
Congress		 January 3, 1955 1 January 5, 1955 August 2, 1955 January 3, 1957
2 January 3, 1956 July 27, 1956
85th
Congress		 January 3, 1957 1 January 3, 1957 August 30, 1957 January 3, 1959
2 January 7, 1958 August 24, 1958
86th
Congress		 January 3, 1959 1 January 7, 1959 September 15, 1959 January 3, 1961
2 January 6, 1960 September 1, 1960
87th
Congress		 January 3, 1961 1 January 3, 1961 September 27, 1961 January 3, 1963
2 January 10, 1962 October 13, 1962
88th
Congress		 January 3, 1963 1 January 9, 1963 December 30, 1963 January 3, 1965
2 January 7, 1964 October 3, 1964
89th
Congress		 January 3, 1965 1 January 4, 1965 October 23, 1965 January 3, 1967
2 January 10, 1966 October 22, 1966
90th
Congress		 January 3, 1967 1 January 10, 1967 December 15, 1967 January 3, 1969
2 January 15, 1968 October 14, 1968
Congress Began Session Session
open		 Session
adjourned		 Ended
91st
Congress		 January 3, 1969 1 January 3, 1969 December 23, 1969 January 3, 1971
2 January 19, 1970 January 2, 1971
92nd
Congress		 January 3, 1971 1 January 21, 1971 December 17, 1971 January 3, 1973
2 January 18, 1972 October 18, 1972
93rd
Congress		 January 3, 1973 1 January 3, 1973 December 22, 1973 January 3, 1975
2 January 21, 1974 December 20, 1974
94th
Congress		 January 3, 1975 1 January 14, 1975 December 19, 1975 January 3, 1977
2 January 19, 1976 October 1, 1976
95th
Congress		 January 3, 1977 1 January 4, 1977 December 15, 1977 January 3, 1979
2 January 19, 1978 October 15, 1978
96th
Congress		 January 3, 1979 1 January 15, 1979 January 3, 1980 January 3, 1981
2 January 3, 1980 December 16, 1980
97th
Congress		 January 3, 1981 1 January 5, 1981 December 16, 1981 January 3, 1983
2 January 25, 1982 December 23, 1982
98th
Congress		 January 3, 1983 1 January 3, 1983 November 18, 1983 January 3, 1985
2 January 23, 1984 October 12, 1984
99th
Congress		 January 3, 1985 1 January 3, 1985 December 20, 1985 January 3, 1987
2 January 21, 1986 October 18, 1986
100th
Congress		 January 3, 1987 1 January 6, 1987 December 22, 1987 January 3, 1989
2 January 25, 1988 October 22, 1988
Congress Began Session Session
open		 Session
adjourned		 Ended
101st
Congress		 January 3, 1989 1 January 3, 1989 November 22, 1989 January 3, 1991
2 January 23, 1990 October 28, 1990
102nd
Congress		 January 3, 1991 1 January 3, 1991 January 3, 1992 January 3, 1993
2 January 3, 1992 October 9, 1992
103rd
Congress		 January 3, 1993 1 January 5, 1993 November 26, 1993 January 3, 1995
2 January 25, 1994 December 1, 1994
104th
Congress		 January 3, 1995 1 January 4, 1995 January 3, 1996 January 3, 1997
2 January 3, 1996 October 4, 1996
105th
Congress		 January 3, 1997 1 January 7, 1997 November 13, 1997 January 3, 1999
2 January 27, 1998 December 19, 1998
106th
Congress		 January 3, 1999 1 January 6, 1999 November 22, 1999 January 3, 2001
2 January 24, 2000 December 15, 2000
107th
Congress		 January 3, 2001 1 January 3, 2001 December 20, 2001 January 3, 2003
2 January 23, 2002 November 22, 2002
108th
Congress		 January 3, 2003 1 January 7, 2003 December 9, 2003 January 3, 2005
2 January 20, 2004 December 8, 2004
109th
Congress		 January 3, 2005 1 January 4, 2005 December 22, 2005 January 3, 2007
2 January 3, 2006 December 9, 2006
110th
Congress		 January 3, 2007 1 January 4, 2007 December 19, 2007 January 3, 2009
2 January 3, 2008 January 3, 2009
Congress Began Session Session
open		 Session
adjourned		 Ended
111th
Congress		 January 3, 2009 1 January 6, 2009 December 24, 2009 January 3, 2011
2 January 5, 2010 December 22, 2010
112th
Congress		 January 3, 2011 1 January 5, 2011 January 3, 2012 January 3, 2013
2 January 3, 2012 TBD

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