Years of the 1st through 108th Congresses (1789-2004)
Since 1934, the first session of a Congress convenes on January 3 of odd-numbered years and adjourns on January 3 the following odd-numbered year. For ease of use, this table lists the closing date of each Congress as an even-numbered year. For exact dates of sessions, consult the Congressional Directory, Sessions of Congress table.
| 1st |
|
1789-1790 |
37th |
|
1861-1862 |
73rd |
|
1933-1934 |
| 2nd |
|
1791-1792 |
38th |
|
1863-1864 |
74th |
|
1935-1936 |
| 3rd |
|
1793-1794 |
39th |
|
1865-1866 |
75th |
|
1937-1938 |
| 4th |
|
1795-1796 |
40th |
|
1867-1868 |
76th |
|
1939-1940 |
| 5th |
|
1797-1798 |
41st |
|
1869-1870 |
77th |
|
1941-1942 |
| 6th |
|
1799-1800 |
42nd |
|
1871-1872 |
78th |
|
1943-1944 |
| 7th |
|
1801-1802 |
43rd |
|
1873-1874 |
79th |
|
1945-1946 |
| 8th |
|
1803-1804 |
44th |
|
1875-1876 |
80th |
|
1947-1948 |
| 9th |
|
1805-1806 |
45th |
|
1877-1878 |
81st |
|
1949-1950 |
| 10th |
|
1807-1808 |
46th |
|
1879-1880 |
82nd |
|
1951-1952 |
| 11th |
|
1809-1810 |
47th |
|
1881-1882 |
83rd |
|
1953-1954 |
| 12th |
|
1811-1812 |
48th |
|
1883-1884 |
84th |
|
1955-1956 |
| 13th |
|
1813-1814 |
49th |
|
1885-1886 |
85th |
|
1957-1958 |
| 14th |
|
1815-1816 |
50th |
|
1887-1888 |
86th |
|
1959-1960 |
| 15th |
|
1817-1818 |
51st |
|
1889-1890 |
87th |
|
1961-1962 |
| 16th |
|
1819-1820 |
52nd |
|
1891-1892 |
88th |
|
1963-1964 |
| 17th |
|
1821-1822 |
53rd |
|
1893-1894 |
89th |
|
1965-1966 |
| 18th |
|
1823-1824 |
54th |
|
1895-1896 |
90th |
|
1967-1968 |
| 19th |
|
1825-1826 |
55th |
|
1897-1898 |
91st |
|
1969-1970 |
| 20th |
|
1827-1828 |
56th |
|
1899-1900 |
92nd |
|
1971-1972 |
| 21st |
|
1829-1830 |
57th |
|
1901-1902 |
93rd |
|
1973-1974 |
| 22nd |
|
1831-1832 |
58th |
|
1903-1904 |
94th |
|
1975-1976 |
| 23rd |
|
1833-1834 |
59th |
|
1905-1906 |
95th |
|
1977-1978 |
| 24th |
|
1835-1836 |
60th |
|
1907-1908 |
96th |
|
1979-1980 |
| 25th |
|
1837-1838 |
61st |
|
1909-1910 |
97th |
|
1981-1982 |
| 26th |
|
1839-1840 |
62nd |
|
1911-1912 |
98th |
|
1983-1984 |
| 27th |
|
1841-1842 |
63rd |
|
1913-1914 |
99th |
|
1985-1986 |
| 28th |
|
1843-1844 |
64th |
|
1915-1916 |
100th |
|
1987-1988 |
| 29th |
|
1845-1846 |
65th |
|
1917-1918 |
101st |
|
1989-1990 |
| 30th |
|
1847-1848 |
66th |
|
1919-1920 |
102nd |
|
1991-1992 |
| 31st |
|
1849-1850 |
67th |
|
1921-1922 |
103rd |
|
1993-1994 |
| 32nd |
|
1851-1852 |
68th |
|
1923-1924 |
104th |
|
1995-1996 |
| 33rd |
|
1853-1854 |
69th |
|
1925-1926 |
105th |
|
1997-1998 |
| 34th |
|
1855-1856 |
70th |
|
1927-1928 |
106th |
|
1999-2000 |
| 35th |
|
1857-1858 |
71st |
|
1929-1930 |
107th |
|
2001-2002 |
| 36th |
|
1859-1860 |
72nd |
|
1931-1932 |
108th |
|
2003-2004 |
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