List of United States Congresses

This is a complete list of the Sessions and meetings of the United States Congress.

List of current Congresses

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

Future scheduled Congresses

• 113th United States Congress: 2013–2015
• 114th United States Congress: 2015–2017
• 115th United States Congress: 2017–2019
• 116th United States Congress: 2019–2021

External links

• Dates of Sessions of the Congress, present-1789 (1789-present)
• Sessions of Congress with Corresponding Debate Record Volume Numbers (1789 - Current)