90th to 99th Congresses (1967–1987)
January 10, 1967 to October 18, 1986
| Congress and Year | Session | Beginning Date | Adjournment Date1 | Calendar Days2 | Legislative Days | House Recesses |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 90th (1967–1969) | 1 | Jan. 10, 1967 | Dec. 15, 1967 | 188 | 188 | Mar. 24-Apr. 2, 1967 Jun. 30-Jul. 9, 1967 Sept. 1-10, 1967 Nov. 23-26, 1967 |
| 2 | Jan. 15, 1968 | Oct. 14, 1968 | 138 | 138 |
Apr. 12-21, 1968 May 30-Jun. 2, 1968 Jul. 4-7, 1968 Aug. 3-Sept. 3, 1968 | |
| 91st (1969–1971) | 1 | Jan. 3, 1969 | Dec. 23, 1969 | 186 | 186 |
Feb. 8-16, 1969 Apr. 4-13, 1969 May 29-Jun. 1, 1969 Jul. 3-6, 1969 Aug. 14-Sept. 2, 1969 Nov. 7-11, 1969 Nov. 27-30, 1969 |
| 2 | Jan. 19, 1970 | Jan. 2, 1971 | 163 | 163 | Feb. 11-15, 1970 Mar. 27-30, 1970 May 28-31, 1970 Jul. 2-5, 1970 Aug. 15-Sept. 8, 1970 Oct. 15-Nov. 15, 1970 Nov. 26-29, 1970 Dec. 23-28, 1970 | |
| 92nd (1971–1973) | 1 | Jan. 21, 1971 | Dec. 17, 1971 | 163 | 163 |
Feb. 11-16, 1971 Apr. 8-18, 1971 May 28-31, 1971 Jul. 2-5, 1971 Aug. 7-Sept. 7, 1971 Oct. 8-11, 1971 Oct. 22-25, 1971 Nov. 20-28, 1971 |
| 2 | Jan. 18, 1972 | Oct. 18, 1972 | 135 | 135 |
Feb. 10-15, 1972 Mar. 30-Apr. 9, 1972 May 25-29, 1972 Jul. 1-16, 1972 Aug. 19-Sept. 4, 1972 | |
| 93rd (1973–1975) | 1 | Jan. 3, 1973 | Dec. 22, 1973 | 175 | 175 | Feb. 9-18, 1973 Apr. 20-29, 1973 May 25-28, 1973 July 1-9, 1973 Aug. 4-Sept. 4, 1973 Oct. 5-8, 1973 Oct. 19-22, 1973 Nov. 16-25, 1973 |
| 2 | Jan. 21, 1974 | Dec. 20, 1974 | 159 | 158 |
Feb. 8-12, 1974 Apr. 12-21, 1974 May 24-27, 1974 Jul. 4-8, 1974; Aug. 23-Sept. 10, 1974 Oct. 18-Nov. 17, 1974 Nov. 27-Dec. 2, 1974 | |
| 94th (1975–1977) | 1 | Jan. 14, 1975 | Dec. 19, 1975 | 173 | 173 | Mar. 27-Apr. 6, 1975 May 23-Jun. 1, 1975 Jun. 27-Jul. 7, 1975 Aug. 2-Sept. 2, 1975 Oct. 10-19, 1975 Oct. 24-27, 1975 Nov. 21-30, 1975 |
| 2 | Jan. 19, 1976 | Oct. 1, 1976 | 138 | 138 | Feb. 12-15, 1976 Apr. 15-25, 1976 May 28-31, 1976 July 3-18, 1976 Aug. 11-22, 1976 Sept. 3-7, 1976 | |
| 95th (1977–1979) | 1 | Jan. 4, 1977 | Dec. 15, 1977 | 174 | 174 |
Feb. 10-15, 1977 Apr. 7-17, 1977 May 27-31, 1977 July 1-10, 1977 Aug. 6-Sept. 6, 1977 Oct. 7-10, 1977 |
| 2 | Jan. 19, 1978 | Oct. 15, 1978 | 150 | 149 | Feb. 10-13, 1978 Mar. 23-Apr. 2, 1978 May 26-30, 1978 Jun. 30-Jul. 9, 1978 Aug. 18-Sept. 5, 1978 | |
| 96th (1979–1981) | 1 | Jan. 15, 1979 | Jan. 3, 1980 | 173 | 173 |
Feb. 9-12, 1979 Apr. 11-22, 1979 May 25-29, 1979 Jun. 30-Jul. 8, 1979 Aug. 3-Sept. 4, 1979 Nov. 21-25, 1979 |
| 2 | Jan. 3, 1980 | Dec. 16, 1980 | 153 | 152 | Jan. 18-21, 1980; Feb. 14-18, 1980 Apr. 3-14, 1980 May 23-27, 1980 Jul. 3-20, 1980 Aug. 2-17, 1980 Aug. 29-Sept. 2, 1980 Oct. 3-Nov. 11, 1980 Nov. 22-30, 1980 | |
| 97th (1981–1983) | 1 | Jan. 5, 1981 | Dec. 16, 1981 | 163 | 161 |
Feb. 7-16, 1981 Apr. 11-26, 1981 May 22-26, 1981; Jun. 27-Jul. 7, 1981 Aug. 5-Sept. 8, 1981 Oct. 8-12, 1981 Nov. 24-29, 1981 |
| 2 | Jan. 25, 1982 | Dec. 21, 1982 | 142 | 137 | Feb. 11-21, 1982 Apr. 7-19, 1982 May 29-Jun. 1, 1982 Jul. 2-11, 1982 Aug. 21-Sept. 7, 1982 Oct. 3-Nov. 28, 1982 | |
| 98th (1983–1985) | 1 | Jan. 3, 1983 | Nov. 18, 1983 | 146 | 144 |
Jan. 7-24, 1983 Feb. 18-21, 1983 Mar. 25-Apr. 4, 1983 May 27-31, 1983 Jul. 1-10, 1983 Aug. 5-Sept. 11, 1983 Oct. 7-Oct. 16, 1983 |
| 2 | Jan. 23, 1984 | Oct. 12, 1984 | 121 | 120 |
Feb. 10-20, 1984 Apr. 13-23, 1984 May 25-29, 1984 Jun. 30-Jul. 22, 1984 Aug. 11-Sept. 4, 1984 | |
| 99th (1985–1987) | 1 | Jan. 3, 1985 | Dec. 20, 1985 | 152 | 150 |
Jan. 8-20, 1985 Feb. 8-18, 1985 Mar. 8-18, 1985 Apr. 5-14, 1985 May 24-Jun. 2, 1985 Jun. 28-Jul. 7, 1985 Aug. 2-Sept. 3, 1985 Nov. 22-Dec. 1, 1985 |
| 2 | Jan. 21, 1986 | Oct. 18, 1986 | 130 | 129 | Feb. 7-17, 1986 Mar. 25-Apr. 7, 1986 May 23-Jun. 2, 1986 Jun. 27-Jul. 13, 1986 Aug. 17-Sept. 7, 1986 |
Footnotes
1The adjournment date is consistently referred to as the last calendar date of the session, regardless of the legislative day.
2"Calendar days" is defined as the total number of calendar days from the convening date to adjournment date that Congress met during that session. “Legislative days” indicates the total days Congress recorded as a working parliamentary day.