List of United States Congresses

This is a list of the several United States Congresses, since their beginning in 1789, including their beginnings, endings, and the dates of their individual sessions. Each elected bicameral Congress (of the two chambers of the Senate and the House of Representatives) lasts for two years and begins on January 3 of odd-numbered years.

Before the Twentieth Amendment to the United States Constitution (ratified January 23, 1933), which moved and fixed new Congressional dates, on which an American Congress began and ended, designated from the original provisions of the Constitution of 1787, was previously either March 3 or March 4, (in tandem then with dates of presidential inaugurations every fourth year which were moved by the same constitutional amendment to January 20).

## List of previous Congresses

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For assemblies under the Articles of Confederation, see Second Continental Congress and Congress of the Confederation.

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1st Congress | March 4, 1789  | 1st session  | March 4, 1789 – September 29, 1789  | March 3, 1791  | Pro-Administration | Pro-Administration
2nd session  | January 4, 1790 – August 12, 1790
3rd session  | December 6, 1790 – March 3, 1791
2nd Congress | March 4, 1791  | Special session  | March 4, 1791 – March 4, 1791  | March 3, 1793
1st session  | October 24, 1791 – May 8, 1792
2nd session  | November 5, 1792 – March 2, 1793
3rd Congress | March 4, 1793  | Special session  | March 4, 1793 – March 4, 1793  | March 3, 1795  | Anti-Administration
1st session  | December 2, 1793 – June 9, 1794
2nd session  | November 3, 1794 – March 3, 1795
4th Congress | March 4, 1795  | Special session  | June 8, 1795 – June 26, 1795  | March 3, 1797  | Federalist | Democratic-Republican
1st session  | December 7, 1795 – June 1, 1796
2nd session  | December 5, 1796 – March 3, 1797
5th Congress | March 4, 1797  | Special session  | March 4, 1797 – March 4, 1797  | March 3, 1799  | Federalist
1st session  | May 15, 1797 – July 10, 1797
2nd session  | November 13, 1797 – July 16, 1798
Special session  | July 17, 1798 – July 19, 1798
3rd session  | December 3, 1798 – March 3, 1799
6th Congress | March 4, 1799  | 1st session  | December 2, 1799 – May 14, 1800  | March 3, 1801
2nd session  | November 17, 1800 – March 3, 1801
7th Congress | March 4, 1801  | Special session  | March 4, 1801 – March 5, 1801  | March 3, 1803  | Democratic-Republican | Democratic-Republican
1st session  | December 7, 1801 – May 3, 1802
2nd session  | December 6, 1802 – March 3, 1803
8th Congress | March 4, 1803  | 1st session  | October 17, 1803 – March 27, 1804  | March 3, 1805
2nd session  | November 5, 1804 – March 3, 1805
9th Congress | March 4, 1805  | 1st session  | December 2, 1805 – April 21, 1806  | March 3, 1807
2nd session  | December 1, 1806 – March 3, 1807
10th Congress | March 4, 1807  | 1st session  | October 26, 1807 – April 25, 1808  | March 3, 1809
2nd session  | November 7, 1808 – March 3, 1809
11th Congress | March 4, 1809  | Special session  | March 4, 1809 – March 7, 1809  | March 3, 1811
1st session  | May 22, 1809 – June 28, 1809
2nd session  | November 27, 1809 – May 1, 1810
3rd session  | December 3, 1810 – March 3, 1811
12th Congress | March 4, 1811  | 1st session  | November 4, 1811 – July 6, 1812  | March 3, 1813
2nd session  | November 2, 1812 – March 3, 1813
13th Congress | March 4, 1813  | 1st session  | May 24, 1813 – August 2, 1813  | March 3, 1815
2nd session  | December 6, 1813 – April 18, 1814
3rd session  | September 19, 1814 – March 3, 1815
14th Congress | March 4, 1815  | 1st session  | December 4, 1815 – April 30, 1816  | March 3, 1817
2nd session  | December 2, 1816 – March 3, 1817
15th Congress | March 4, 1817  | Special session  | March 4, 1817 – March 6, 1817  | March 3, 1819
1st session  | December 1, 1817 – April 20, 1818
2nd session  | November 16, 1818 – March 3, 1819
16th Congress | March 4, 1819  | 1st session  | December 6, 1819 – May 15, 1820  | March 3, 1821
2nd session  | November 13, 1820 – March 3, 1821
17th Congress | March 4, 1821  | 1st session  | December 3, 1821 – May 8, 1822  | March 3, 1823
2nd session  | December 2, 1822 – March 3, 1823
18th Congress | March 4, 1823  | 1st session  | December 1, 1823 – May 27, 1824  | March 3, 1825
2nd session  | December 6, 1824 – March 3, 1825
19th Congress | March 4, 1825  | Special session  | March 4, 1825 – March 9, 1825  | March 3, 1827  | Jacksonian | Anti-Jacksonian
1st session  | December 5, 1825 – May 22, 1826
2nd session  | December 4, 1826 – March 3, 1827
20th Congress | March 4, 1827  | 1st session  | December 3, 1827 – May 26, 1828  | March 3, 1829  | Jacksonian
2nd session  | December 1, 1828 – March 3, 1829
21st Congress | March 4, 1829  | Special session  | March 4, 1829 – March 17, 1829  | March 3, 1831
1st session  | December 7, 1829 – May 31, 1830
2nd session  | December 6, 1830 – March 3, 1831
22nd Congress | March 4, 1831  | 1st session  | December 5, 1831 – July 16, 1832  | March 3, 1833
2nd session  | December 3, 1832 – March 2, 1833
23rd Congress | March 4, 1833  | 1st session  | December 2, 1833 – June 30, 1834  | March 3, 1835  | National Republican
2nd session  | December 1, 1834 – March 3, 1835
24th Congress | March 4, 1835  | 1st session  | December 7, 1835 – July 4, 1836  | March 3, 1837
2nd session  | December 5, 1836 – March 3, 1837
25th Congress | March 4, 1837  | Special session  | March 4, 1837 – March 10, 1837  | March 3, 1839  | Democratic | Democratic
1st session  | September 4, 1837 – October 16, 1837
2nd session  | December 4, 1837 – July 9, 1838
3rd session  | December 3, 1838 – March 3, 1839
26th Congress | March 4, 1839  | 1st session  | December 2, 1839 – July 21, 1840  | March 3, 1841
2nd session  | December 7, 1840 – March 3, 1841
27th Congress | March 4, 1841  | Special session  | March 4, 1841 – March 15, 1841  | March 3, 1843  | Whig | Whig
1st session  | May 31, 1841 – September 13, 1841
2nd session  | December 6, 1841 – August 31, 1842
3rd session  | December 5, 1842 – March 3, 1843
28th Congress | March 4, 1843  | 1st session  | December 4, 1843 – June 17, 1844  | March 3, 1845  | Democratic
2nd session  | December 2, 1844 – March 3, 1845
29th Congress | March 4, 1845  | Special session  | March 4, 1845 – March 20, 1845  | March 3, 1847  | Democratic
1st session  | December 1, 1845 – August 10, 1846
2nd session  | December 7, 1846 – March 3, 1847
30th Congress | March 4, 1847  | 1st session  | December 6, 1847 – August 14, 1848  | March 3, 1849  | Whig
2nd session  | December 4, 1848 – March 3, 1849
31st Congress | March 4, 1849  | Special session  | March 5, 1849 – March 23, 1849  | March 3, 1851  | Democratic
1st session  | December 3, 1849 – September 30, 1850
2nd session  | December 2, 1850 – March 3, 1851
32nd Congress | March 4, 1851  | Special session  | March 4, 1851 – March 13, 1851  | March 3, 1853
1st session  | December 1, 1851 – August 31, 1852
2nd session  | December 6, 1852 – March 3, 1853
33rd Congress | March 4, 1853  | Special session  | March 4, 1853 – April 11, 1853  | March 3, 1855
1st session  | December 5, 1853 – August 7, 1854
2nd session  | December 4, 1854 – March 3, 1855
34th Congress | March 4, 1855  | 1st session  | December 3, 1855 – August 18, 1856  | March 3, 1857  | Opposition
2nd session  | August 21, 1856 – August 30, 1856
3rd session  | December 1, 1856 – March 3, 1857
35th Congress | March 4, 1857  | Special session  | March 4, 1857 – March 14, 1857  | March 3, 1859  | Democratic
1st session  | December 7, 1857 – June 14, 1858
Special session  | June 15, 1858 – June 16, 1858
2nd session  | December 6, 1858 – March 3, 1859
36th Congress | March 4, 1859  | Special session  | March 4, 1859 – March 10, 1859  | March 3, 1861  | Republican
1st session  | December 5, 1859 – June 25, 1860
Special session  | June 26, 1860 – June 28, 1860
2nd session  | December 3, 1860 – March 3, 1861
Republican
37th Congress | March 4, 1861  | Special session  | March 4, 1861 – March 28, 1861  | March 3, 1863
1st session  | July 4, 1861 – August 6, 1861
2nd session  | December 2, 1861 – July 17, 1862
3rd session  | December 1, 1862 – March 3, 1863
38th Congress | March 4, 1863  | Special session  | March 4, 1863 – March 14, 1863  | March 3, 1865
1st session  | December 7, 1863 – July 4, 1864
2nd session  | December 5, 1864 – March 3, 1865
39th Congress | March 4, 1865  | Special session  | March 4, 1865 – March 11, 1865  | March 3, 1867
1st session  | December 4, 1865 – July 28, 1866
2nd session  | December 3, 1866 – March 3, 1867
40th Congress | March 4, 1867  | 1st session  | March 4, 1867 – December 1, 1867  | March 3, 1869
Special session  | April 1, 1867 – April 20, 1867
2nd session  | December 2, 1867 – November 10, 1868
3rd session  | December 7, 1868 – March 3, 1869
41st Congress | March 4, 1869  | 1st session  | March 4, 1869 – April 10, 1869  | March 3, 1871
Special session  | April 12, 1869 – April 22, 1869
2nd session  | December 6, 1869 – July 15, 1870
3rd session  | December 5, 1870 – March 3, 1871
42nd Congress | March 4, 1871  | 1st session  | March 4, 1871 – April 20, 1871  | March 3, 1873
Special session  | May 10, 1871 – May 27, 1871
2nd session  | December 4, 1871 – June 10, 1872
3rd session  | December 2, 1872 – March 3, 1873
43rd Congress | March 4, 1873  | Special session  | March 4, 1873 – March 26, 1873  | March 3, 1875
1st session  | December 1, 1873 – June 23, 1874
2nd session  | December 7, 1874 – March 3, 1875
44th Congress | March 4, 1875  | Special session  | March 5, 1875 – March 24, 1875  | March 3, 1877  | Democratic
1st session  | December 6, 1875 – August 15, 1876
2nd session  | December 4, 1876 – March 3, 1877
45th Congress | March 4, 1877  | Special session  | March 5, 1877 – March 17, 1877  | March 3, 1879
1st session  | October 15, 1877 – December 3, 1877
2nd session  | December 3, 1877 – June 20, 1878
3rd session  | December 2, 1878 – March 3, 1879
46th Congress | March 4, 1879  | 1st session  | March 18, 1879 – July 1, 1879  | March 3, 1881  | Democratic
2nd session  | December 1, 1879 – June 16, 1880
3rd session  | December 6, 1880 – March 3, 1881
47th Congress | March 4, 1881  | Special session  | March 4, 1881 – May 20, 1881  | March 3, 1883  | Republican | Republican
Special session  | October 10, 1881 – October 29, 1881  | Split
1st session  | December 5, 1881 – August 8, 1882
2nd session  | December 4, 1882 – March 3, 1883
48th Congress | March 4, 1883  | 1st session  | December 3, 1883 – July 7, 1884  | March 3, 1885  | Republican | Democratic
2nd session  | December 1, 1884 – March 3, 1885
49th Congress | March 4, 1885  | Special session  | March 4, 1885 – April 2, 1885  | March 3, 1887
1st session  | December 7, 1885 – August 5, 1886
2nd session  | December 6, 1886 – March 3, 1887
50th Congress | March 4, 1887  | 1st session  | December 5, 1887 – October 20, 1888  | March 3, 1889
2nd session  | December 3, 1888 – March 3, 1889
51st Congress | March 4, 1889  | Special session  | March 4, 1889 – April 2, 1889  | March 3, 1891  | Republican
1st session  | December 2, 1889 – October 1, 1890
2nd session  | December 1, 1890 – March 3, 1891
52nd Congress | March 4, 1891  | 1st session  | December 7, 1891 – August 5, 1892  | March 3, 1893  | Democratic
2nd session  | December 5, 1892 – March 3, 1893
53rd Congress | March 4, 1893  | Special session  | March 4, 1893 – April 15, 1893  | March 3, 1895  | Democratic
1st session  | August 7, 1893 – November 3, 1893
2nd session  | December 4, 1893 – August 28, 1894
3rd session  | December 3, 1894 – March 3, 1895
54th Congress | March 4, 1895  | 1st session  | December 2, 1895 – June 11, 1896  | March 3, 1897  | Republican | Republican
2nd session  | December 7, 1896 – March 3, 1897
55th Congress | March 4, 1897  | Special session  | March 4, 1897 – March 10, 1897  | March 3, 1899
1st session  | March 15, 1897 – July 24, 1897
2nd session  | December 6, 1897 – July 8, 1898
3rd session  | December 5, 1898 – March 3, 1899
56th Congress | March 4, 1899  | 1st session  | December 4, 1899 – June 7, 1900  | March 3, 1901
2nd session  | December 3, 1900 – March 3, 1901
57th Congress | March 4, 1901  | Special session  | March 4, 1901 – March 9, 1901  | March 3, 1903
1st session  | December 2, 1901 – July 1, 1902
2nd session  | December 1, 1902 – March 3, 1903
58th Congress | March 4, 1903  | Special session  | March 5, 1903 – March 19, 1903  | March 3, 1905
1st session  | November 9, 1903 – December 7, 1903
2nd session  | December 7, 1903 – April 28, 1904
3rd session  | December 5, 1904 – March 3, 1905
59th Congress | March 4, 1905  | Special session  | March 4, 1905 – March 18, 1905  | March 3, 1907
1st session  | December 4, 1905 – June 30, 1906
2nd session  | December 3, 1906 – March 3, 1907
60th Congress | March 4, 1907  | 1st session  | December 2, 1907 – May 30, 1908  | March 3, 1909
2nd session  | December 7, 1908 – March 3, 1909
61st Congress | March 4, 1909  | Special session  | March 4, 1909 – March 6, 1909  | March 3, 1911
1st session  | March 15, 1909 – August 5, 1909
2nd session  | December 6, 1909 – June 25, 1910
3rd session  | December 5, 1910 – March 3, 1911
62nd Congress | March 4, 1911  | 1st session  | April 4, 1911 – August 22, 1911  | March 3, 1913  | Democratic
2nd session  | December 4, 1911 – August 26, 1912
3rd session  | December 2, 1912 – March 3, 1913
63rd Congress | March 4, 1913  | Special session  | March 4, 1913 – March 17, 1913  | March 3, 1915  | Democratic
1st session  | April 7, 1913 – December 1, 1913
2nd session  | December 1, 1913 – October 24, 1914
3rd session  | December 7, 1914 – March 3, 1915
64th Congress | March 4, 1915  | 1st session  | December 6, 1915 – September 8, 1916  | March 3, 1917
2nd session  | December 4, 1916 – March 3, 1917
65th Congress | March 4, 1917  | Special session  | March 5, 1917 – March 16, 1917  | March 3, 1919  | Coalition

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1st session  | April 2, 1917 – October 6, 1917
2nd session  | December 3, 1917 – November 21, 1918
3rd session  | December 2, 1918 – March 3, 1919
66th Congress | March 4, 1919  | 1st session  | May 19, 1919 – November 19, 1919  | March 3, 1921  | Republican | Republican
2nd session  | December 1, 1919 – June 5, 1920
3rd session  | December 6, 1920 – March 3, 1921
67th Congress | March 4, 1921  | Special session  | March 4, 1921 – March 15, 1921  | March 3, 1923
1st session  | April 11, 1921 – November 23, 1921
2nd session  | December 5, 1921 – September 22, 1922
3rd session  | November 20, 1922 – December 4, 1922
4th session  | December 4, 1922 – March 3, 1923
68th Congress | March 4, 1923  | 1st session  | December 3, 1923 – June 7, 1924  | March 3, 1925
2nd session  | December 1, 1924 – March 3, 1925
69th Congress | March 4, 1925  | Special session  | March 4, 1925 – March 18, 1925  | March 3, 1927
1st session  | December 7, 1925 – July 3, 1926
2nd session  | December 6, 1926 – March 4, 1927
70th Congress | March 4, 1927  | 1st session  | December 5, 1927 – May 29, 1928  | March 3, 1929
2nd session  | December 3, 1928 – March 3, 1929
71st Congress | March 4, 1929  | Special session  | March 4, 1929 – March 5, 1929  | March 3, 1931
1st session  | April 15, 1929 – November 22, 1929
2nd session  | December 2, 1929 – July 3, 1930
Special session  | July 7, 1930 – July 21, 1930
3rd session  | December 1, 1930 – March 3, 1931
72nd Congress | March 4, 1931  | 1st session  | December 7, 1931 – July 16, 1932  | March 3, 1933  | Democratic
2nd session  | December 5, 1932 – March 3, 1933
73rd Congress | March 4, 1933  | Special session  | March 4, 1933 – March 6, 1933  | January 3, 1935  | Democratic
1st session  | March 9, 1933 – June 15, 1933
2nd session  | January 3, 1934 – June 18, 1934
74th Congress | January 3, 1935  | 1st session  | January 3, 1935 – August 26, 1935  | January 3, 1937
2nd session  | January 3, 1936 – June 20, 1936
75th Congress | January 3, 1937  | 1st session  | January 5, 1937 – August 21, 1937  | January 3, 1939
2nd session  | November 15, 1937 – December 21, 1937
3rd session  | January 3, 1938 – June 16, 1938
76th Congress | January 3, 1939  | 1st session  | January 3, 1939 – August 5, 1939  | January 3, 1941
2nd session  | September 21, 1939 – November 3, 1939
3rd session  | January 3, 1940 – January 3, 1941
77th Congress | January 3, 1941  | 1st session  | January 3, 1941 – January 2, 1942  | January 3, 1943
2nd session  | January 5, 1942 – December 16, 1942
78th Congress | January 3, 1943  | 1st session  | January 6, 1943 – December 21, 1943  | January 3, 1945
2nd session  | January 10, 1944 – December 19, 1944
79th Congress | January 3, 1945  | 1st session  | January 3, 1945 – December 21, 1945  | January 3, 1947
2nd session  | January 14, 1946 – August 2, 1946
80th Congress | January 3, 1947  | 1st session  | January 3, 1947 – December 19, 1947  | January 3, 1949  | Republican | Republican
2nd session  | January 6, 1948 – December 31, 1948
81st Congress | January 3, 1949  | 1st session  | January 3, 1949 – October 19, 1949  | January 3, 1951  | Democratic | Democratic
2nd session  | January 3, 1950 – January 2, 1951
82nd Congress | January 3, 1951  | 1st session  | January 3, 1951 – October 20, 1951  | January 3, 1953
2nd session  | January 8, 1952 – July 7, 1952
83rd Congress | January 3, 1953  | 1st session  | January 3, 1953 – August 3, 1953  | January 3, 1955  | Republican | Republican
2nd session  | January 6, 1954 – December 2, 1954
84th Congress | January 3, 1955  | 1st session  | January 5, 1955 – August 2, 1955  | January 3, 1957  | Democratic | Democratic
2nd session  | January 3, 1956 – July 27, 1956
85th Congress | January 3, 1957  | 1st session  | January 3, 1957 – August 30, 1957  | January 3, 1959
2nd session  | January 7, 1958 – August 24, 1958
86th Congress | January 3, 1959  | 1st session  | January 7, 1959 – September 15, 1959  | January 3, 1961
2nd session  | January 6, 1960 – September 1, 1960
87th Congress | January 3, 1961  | 1st session  | January 3, 1961 – September 27, 1961  | January 3, 1963
2nd session  | January 10, 1962 – October 13, 1962
88th Congress | January 3, 1963  | 1st session  | January 9, 1963 – December 30, 1963  | January 3, 1965
2nd session  | January 7, 1964 – October 3, 1964
89th Congress | January 3, 1965  | 1st session  | January 4, 1965 – October 23, 1965  | January 3, 1967
2nd session  | January 10, 1966 – October 22, 1966
90th Congress | January 3, 1967  | 1st session  | January 10, 1967 – December 15, 1967  | January 3, 1969
2nd session  | January 15, 1968 – October 14, 1968
91st Congress | January 3, 1969  | 1st session  | January 3, 1969 – December 23, 1969  | January 3, 1971
2nd session  | January 19, 1970 – January 2, 1971
92nd Congress | January 3, 1971  | 1st session  | January 21, 1971 – December 17, 1971  | January 3, 1973
2nd session  | January 18, 1972 – October 18, 1972
93rd Congress | January 3, 1973  | 1st session  | January 3, 1973 – December 22, 1973  | January 3, 1975
2nd session  | January 21, 1974 – December 20, 1974
94th Congress | January 3, 1975  | 1st session  | January 14, 1975 – December 19, 1975  | January 3, 1977
2nd session  | January 19, 1976 – October 1, 1976
95th Congress | January 3, 1977  | 1st session  | January 4, 1977 – December 15, 1977  | January 3, 1979
2nd session  | January 19, 1978 – October 15, 1978
96th Congress | January 3, 1979  | 1st session  | January 15, 1979 – January 3, 1980  | January 3, 1981
2nd session  | January 3, 1980 – December 16, 1980
97th Congress | January 3, 1981  | 1st session  | January 5, 1981 – December 16, 1981  | January 3, 1983  | Republican
2nd session  | January 25, 1982 – December 23, 1982
98th Congress | January 3, 1983  | 1st session  | January 3, 1983 – November 18, 1983  | January 3, 1985
2nd session  | January 23, 1984 – October 12, 1984
99th Congress | January 3, 1985  | 1st session  | January 3, 1985 – December 20, 1985  | January 3, 1987
2nd session  | January 21, 1986 – October 18, 1986
100th Congress | January 3, 1987  | 1st session  | January 6, 1987 – December 22, 1987  | January 3, 1989  | Democratic
2nd session  | January 25, 1988 – October 22, 1988
101st Congress | January 3, 1989  | 1st session  | January 3, 1989 – November 22, 1989  | January 3, 1991
2nd session  | January 23, 1990 – October 28, 1990
102nd Congress | January 3, 1991  | 1st session  | January 3, 1991 – January 3, 1992  | January 3, 1993
2nd session  | January 3, 1992 – October 9, 1992
103rd Congress | January 3, 1993  | 1st session  | January 5, 1993 – November 26, 1993  | January 3, 1995
2nd session  | January 25, 1994 – December 1, 1994
104th Congress | January 3, 1995  | 1st session  | January 4, 1995 – January 3, 1996  | January 3, 1997  | Republican | Republican
2nd session  | January 3, 1996 – October 4, 1996
105th Congress | January 3, 1997  | 1st session  | January 7, 1997 – November 13, 1997  | January 3, 1999
2nd session  | January 27, 1998 – December 19, 1998
106th Congress | January 3, 1999  | 1st session  | January 6, 1999 – November 22, 1999  | January 3, 2001
2nd session  | January 24, 2000 – December 15, 2000
107th Congress | January 3, 2001  | 1st session  | January 3, 2001 – December 20, 2001  | January 3, 2003  | Democratic
Republican
Democratic
2nd session  | January 23, 2002 – November 22, 2002
108th Congress | January 3, 2003  | 1st session  | January 7, 2003 – December 9, 2003  | January 3, 2005  | Republican
2nd session  | January 20, 2004 – December 8, 2004
109th Congress | January 3, 2005  | 1st session  | January 4, 2005 – December 22, 2005  | January 3, 2007
2nd session  | January 3, 2006 – December 9, 2006
110th Congress | January 3, 2007  | 1st session  | January 4, 2007 – December 19, 2007  | January 3, 2009  | Democratic | Democratic
2nd session  | January 3, 2008 – January 3, 2009
111th Congress | January 3, 2009  | 1st session  | January 6, 2009 – December 24, 2009  | January 3, 2011
2nd session  | January 5, 2010 – December 22, 2010
112th Congress | January 3, 2011  | 1st session  | January 5, 2011 – January 3, 2012  | January 3, 2013  | Republican
2nd session  | January 3, 2012 – January 3, 2013
113th Congress | January 3, 2013  | 1st session  | January 3, 2013 – December 26, 2013  | January 3, 2015
2nd session  | January 3, 2014 – December 16, 2014
114th Congress | January 3, 2015  | 1st session  | January 6, 2015 – December 18, 2015  | January 3, 2017  | Republican
2nd session  | January 4, 2016 – January 3, 2017
115th Congress | January 3, 2017  | 1st session  | January 3, 2017 – January 3, 2018  | January 3, 2019
2nd session  | January 3, 2018 – January 3, 2019
116th Congress | January 3, 2019  | 1st session  | January 3, 2019 – January 3, 2020  | January 3, 2021  | Democratic
2nd session  | January 3, 2020 – January 3, 2021
117th Congress | January 3, 2021  | 1st session  | January 3, 2021 – January 3, 2022  | January 3, 2023
Democratic
2nd session  | January 3, 2022 – January 3, 2023
118th Congress | January 3, 2023  | 1st session  | January 3, 2023 – January 3, 2024  | January 3, 2025  | Republican
2nd session  | January 3, 2024 – January 3, 2025

## Current Congress

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119th Congress | January 3, 2025  | 1st session  | January 3, 2025 – present  | January 3, 2027  | Republican | Republican
2nd session  | TBD

## Next Congresses

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120th Congress  | January 3, 2027  | 1st session  | January 3, 2027 | January 3, 2029  | TBD | TBD
2nd session  | TBD
121st Congress  | January 3, 2029  | 1st session  | TBD | January 3, 2031
2nd session  | TBD
122nd Congress  | January 3, 2031  | 1st session  | TBD | January 3, 2033
2nd session  | TBD
123rd Congress  | January 3, 2033  | 1st session  | TBD | January 3, 2035
2nd session  | TBD
124th Congress  | January 3, 2035  | 1st session  | TBD | January 3, 2037
2nd session  | TBD
125th Congress  | January 3, 2037  | 1st session  | TBD | January 3, 2039
2nd session  | TBD

## See also

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* History of the United States Senate
* Party divisions of United States Congresses
* Timeline of Washington, D.C.

## External links

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* "Dates of Sessions of the Congress, (1789-present)". United States Senate – via Senate.gov.
* "Days in Session of the U.S. Congress". Library of Congress – via Congress.gov.
* "Past Days in Session of the U.S. Congress". Library of Congress – via Congress.gov.
* "U.S. Congressional Calendars". Library of Congress – via Congress.gov.

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United States congresses (and year convened)

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* 1 (1789)
* 2 (1791)
* 3 (1793)
* 4 (1795)
* 5 (1797)
* 6 (1799)
* 7 (1801)
* 8 (1803)
* 9 (1805)
* 10 (1807)

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* 58 (1903)
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* 60 (1907)

* 61 (1909)
* 62 (1911)
* 63 (1913)
* 64 (1915)
* 65 (1917)
* 66 (1919)
* 67 (1921)
* 68 (1923)
* 69 (1925)
* 70 (1927)

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* 74 (1935)
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* 90 (1967)

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* 94 (1975)
* 95 (1977)
* 96 (1979)
* 97 (1981)
* 98 (1983)
* 99 (1985)
* 100 (1987)

* 101 (1989)
* 102 (1991)
* 103 (1993)
* 104 (1995)
* 105 (1997)
* 106 (1999)
* 107 (2001)
* 108 (2003)
* 109 (2005)
* 110 (2007)

* 111 (2009)
* 112 (2011)
* 113 (2013)
* 114 (2015)
* 115 (2017)
* 116 (2019)
* 117 (2021)
* 118 (2023)
* 119 (2025)
* 120 (2027)

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United States Congress

* House of Representatives
* Senate
* Joint session
* (118th → 119th → 120th)
* Lists of United States Congress

Members and leaders

| Membership|

| Members|

* By length of service
* By shortness of service
* Youngest members
* Non-voting members
* Unseated members

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Senate|

* Members
* seniority
* Dean
* Former
* Expelled or censured
* Classes
* Born outside the U.S.
* Resigned
* Appointed
* Switched parties

House|

* Members
* seniority
* Dean
* Former
* Expelled, censured, and reprimanded
* Served a single term
* Lost re-election in a primary
* Switched parties
* Elected but did not serve

New members|

* 90th (1967)
* 91st (1969)
* 92nd (1971)
* 93rd (1973)
* 94th (1975)
* 95th (1977)
* 96th (1979)
* 97th (1981)
* 98th (1983)
* 99th (1985)
* 100th (1987)
* 101st (1989)
* 102nd (1991)
* 103rd (1993)
* 104th (1995)
* 105th (1997)
* 106th (1999)
* 107th (2001)
* 108th (2003)
* 109th (2005)
* 110th (2007)
* 111th (2009)
* 112th (2011)
* 113th (2013)
* 114th (2015)
* 115th (2017)
* 116th (2019)
* 117th (2021)
* 118th (2023)
* 119th (2025)

Leaders|

| Senate|

* President
* list
* President pro tempore
* list
* Leaders
* Democratic Caucus
* Chair
* Secretary
* Policy Committee Chair
* Republican Conference
* Chair
* Vice-Chair
* Policy Committee Chair

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House|

* Speaker
* list
* Leaders
* Bipartisan Legal Advisory Group
* Democratic Caucus
* Republican Conference

Districts|

* List
* Apportionment
* Gerrymandering

Groups|

| Congressional caucus|

* Caucuses of the United States Congress

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Ethnic and racial|

* African-American members
* Senate
* House
* Black Caucus
* Arab and Middle Eastern members
* Asian Pacific American members
* Asian Pacific American Caucus
* Hispanic and Latino members
* list
* Hispanic Caucus
* Hispanic Conference
* Jewish members
* Jewish Caucus
* Native American members

Gender and sexual identity|

* LGBT members
* Equality Caucus
* Women
* Senate
* House
* Issues Caucus
* current House

Occupation|

* Physicians

Religion|

* Buddhist members
* Hindu members
* Jewish members
* Mormon (LDS) members
* Muslim members
* Quaker members
* Sikh members

Related|

* By length of service historically
* Current members by wealth
* From multiple states
* Died in office
* 1790–1899
* 1900–1949
* 1950–1999
* 2000–present
* Killed or wounded in office
* Party switchers
* Slave owners

Powers, privileges, procedure, committees, history, media

| Powers|

* Article I
* Copyright
* Commerce (Dormant)
* Contempt of Congress
* Declaration of war
* Impeachment
* Inquiries
* Trial
* Naturalization
* "Necessary and Proper"
* Power of enforcement
* Taxing/spending

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Privileges|

* Salaries
* Franking
* Immunity

Procedure|

* Act of Congress
* list
* Appropriation bill
* Bill
* Budget process
* Censure
* Closed sessions
* House
* Senate
* Cloture
* Concurrent resolution
* Continuing resolution
* Dear Colleague letter
* Discharge petition
* Enrolled bill
* Expulsion
* Joint resolution
* Joint session
* list
* Lame-duck session
* Magic minute
* Majority of the majority (Hastert Rule)
* Multiple referral
* House procedures
* Quorum call
* Reconciliation
* Rider
* Saxbe fix
* Sponsorship
* Suspension of the rules
* Unanimous consent
* Veto
* Line-item veto
* Pocket veto

Senate-specific|

* Advice and consent
* Blue slip (U.S. Senate)
* Classes
* Executive communication
* Executive session
* Filibuster
* Jefferson's Manual
* Senate Journal
* Morning business
* Nuclear option
* Presiding Officer
* Recess appointment
* Reconciliation
* Riddick's Senate Procedure
* Senate hold
* Senatorial courtesy
* Seniority
* Standing Rules
* Tie-breaking votes
* Traditions
* Treaty Clause

Committees|

* Chairman and ranking member
* Of the Whole
* Conference
* Discharge petition
* Hearings
* Markup
* Oversight
* List (Joint)
* List (House)
* List (Senate)
* Select and special
* Standing
* Subcommittees

Items|

* Gavels
* Mace of the House
* Seal of the Senate

History|

* House history
* memoirs
* speaker elections
* Senate history
* election disputes
* memoirs
* Continental Congress
* Federal Hall (1789–1790)
* Congress Hall (1790–1800)
* Old Brick Capitol (1815–1819)
* Biographical Directory
* Divided government
* Party divisions

Media|

* C-SPAN
* Congressional Quarterly
* The Hill
* Politico
* Roll Call

Capitol Complex (Capitol Hill)

| Legislative
offices|

* Congressional staff
* Gov. Accountability Office (GAO)
* Comptroller General
* Architect of the Capitol
* Cap. Police
* Board
* Cap. Guide Service
* Congr. Budget Office (CBO)
* Congr. Workplace Rights (OCWR)
* Library of Congress
* Gov. Publishing Office (GPO)
* Technology Assessment

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Offices|

| Senate|

* Curator
* Historical
* Library

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House|

* Congr. Ethics
* Emergency Planning, Preparedness, and Operations
* Interparliamentary Affairs
* Law Revision Counsel
* Legislative Counsel
* Library

Employees|

| Senate|

* Secretary
* Chaplain
* Curator
* Historian
* Librarian
* Pages
* Parliamentarian
* Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper

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House|

* Chaplain
* Chief Administrative Officer
* Clerk
* Doorkeeper
* Floor Operations
* Floor Services Chief
* Historian
* Pages
* Board
* Parliamentarian
* Postmaster
* Reading Clerk
* Sergeant at Arms

Library of
Congress|

* Congressional Research Service
* reports
* Copyright Office
* Register of Copyrights
* Law Library
* Poet Laureate
* THOMAS
* Adams Building
* Jefferson Building
* Madison Building

Gov.
Publishing Office|

* Public Printer
* Congressional Pictorial Directory
* Congressional Record
* Official Congressional Directory
* U.S. Gov. Manual
* Serial Set
* Statutes at Large
* United States Code

Capitol Building|

* List of artwork at the United States Capitol complex
* List of portraits in the United States House of Representatives collection (A-J)
* Brumidi Corridors
* Congressional Prayer Room
* Crypt
* Dome
* Statue of Freedom
* Rotunda
* Hall of Columns
* Statuary Hall
* Visitor Center
* The Apotheosis of Washington
* Statue of Freedom
* Declaration of Independence painting
* Scene at the Signing of the Constitution of the United States
* Apotheosis of Democracy
* Progress of Civilization Pediment
* First Reading of the Emancipation Proclamation of President Lincoln
* Surrender of General Burgoyne
* Surrender of Lord Cornwallis
* George Washington and the Revolutionary War Door
* Revolutionary War Door
* Columbus Doors
* Washington at Princeton
* Westward the Course of Empire Takes Its Way
* VP's Room
* VP Bust Collection

Office
buildings|

| Senate|

* Dirksen
* Hart
* Mountains and Clouds
* Russell

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House|

* Building Commission
* office lottery
* Cannon
* Ford
* Longworth
* O'Neill
* Rayburn

Other
facilities|

* Botanic Garden
* Health and Fitness Facility
* House Recording Studio
* Senate chamber
* Old Senate Chamber
* Old Supreme Court Chamber
* Power Plant
* Webster Page Residence
* Subway

Related|

* Capitol Hill
* United States Capitol cornerstone laying

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Lists of past legislatures of the United States

National legislature|

* United States Congress

State legislatures|

* Alabama
* Alaska
* Arizona
* Arkansas
* California
* Colorado
* Connecticut
* Delaware
* Florida
* Georgia
* Hawaii
* Idaho
* Illinois
* Indiana
* Iowa
* Kansas
* Kentucky
* Louisiana
* Maine
* Maryland
* Massachusetts
* Michigan
* Minnesota
* Mississippi
* Missouri
* Montana
* Nebraska
* Nevada
* New Hampshire
* New Jersey
* New Mexico
* New York
* North Carolina
* North Dakota
* Ohio
* Oklahoma
* Oregon
* Pennsylvania
* Rhode Island
* South Carolina
* South Dakota
* Tennessee
* Texas
* Utah
* Vermont
* Virginia
* Washington
* West Virginia
* Wisconsin
* Wyoming

Other legislatures|

* District of Columbia
* American Samoa
* Guam
* Northern Mariana Islands
* Puerto Rico
* U.S. Virgin Islands

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