Dates of Sessions of the Congress

Dates of Sessions of the Congress, 1789-present (present-1789)

For each Congress, the convene and adjourn date for each chamber is listed. For the purposes of this table, a "recess" is defined as a break in House or Senate proceedings of three days or more, excluding Sundays. According to Article I, section 5 of the U.S. Constitution, neither house may adjourn for more than three days without the consent of the other. On occasion, both chambers have held one or more pro forma sessions because of this constitutional obligation or for other purposes. Treated here as recesses, usually no business is conducted during these time periods. On this table, beginning in the 1990s, such pro forma sessions are indicated with a P.

Congress

Session

Begin Date

Adjourn Date

Recesses

Senate	House

Mar 4, 1789

Sep 29, 1789

Jan 4, 1790

Aug 12, 1790

Dec 6, 1790

Mar 3, 1791

Mar 4, 1791

Oct 24, 1791

May 8, 1792

Nov 5, 1792

Mar 2, 1793

Mar 4, 1793

Dec 2, 1793

Jun 9, 1794

Nov 3, 1794

Mar 3, 1795

Jun 8, 1795

Jun 26, 1795

Dec 7, 1795

Jun 1, 1796

Dec 5, 1796

Mar 3, 1797

Mar 4, 1797

May 15, 1797

Jul 10, 1797

Jul 17, 1798

Jul 19, 1798

Nov 13, 1797

Jul 16, 1798

Dec 3, 1798

Mar 3, 1799

Dec 2, 1799

May 14, 1800

Nov 17, 1800

Mar 3, 1801

Dec 23-Dec 30, 1800

Mar 4, 1801

Mar 5, 1801

Dec 7, 1801

May 3, 1802

Dec 6, 1802

Mar 3, 1803

Oct 17, 1803

Mar 27, 1804

Nov 5, 1804

Mar 3, 1805

Dec 2, 1805

Apr 21, 1806

Dec 1, 1806

Mar 3, 1807

Oct 26, 1807

Apr 25, 1808

Nov 7, 1808

Mar 3, 1809

Mar 4, 1809

Mar 7, 1809

May 22, 1809

Jun 28, 1809

Nov 27, 1809

May 1, 1810

Dec 3, 1810

Mar 3, 1811

Nov 4, 1811

Jul 6, 1812

Nov 2, 1812

Mar 3, 1813

May 24, 1813

Aug 2, 1813

Dec 6, 1813

Apr 18, 1814

Sep 19, 1814

Mar 3, 1815

Dec 4, 1815

Apr 30, 1816

Dec 2, 1816

Mar 3, 1817

Mar 4, 1817

Mar 6, 1817

Dec 1, 1817

Apr 20, 1818

Dec 24-Dec 29, 1817

Nov 16, 1818

Mar 3, 1819

Dec 6, 1819

May 15, 1820

Nov 13, 1820

Mar 3, 1821

Dec 3, 1821

May 8, 1822

Dec 2, 1822

Mar 3, 1823

Dec 1, 1823

May 27, 1824

Dec 6, 1824

Mar 3, 1825

Mar 4, 1825

Mar 9, 1825

Dec 5, 1825

May 22, 1826

Dec 4, 1826

Mar 3, 1827

Dec 3, 1827

May 26, 1828

Dec 1, 1828

Mar 3, 1829

Dec 24-Dec 29, 1828

Mar 4, 1829

Mar 17, 1829

Dec 7, 1829

May 31, 1830

Dec 6, 1830

Mar 3, 1831

Dec 5, 1831

Jul 16, 1832

Dec 3, 1832

Mar 2, 1833

Dec 2, 1833

Jun 30, 1834

Dec 1, 1834

Mar 3, 1835

Dec 7, 1835

Jul 4, 1836

Dec 5, 1836

Mar 3, 1837

Mar 4, 1837

Mar 10, 1837

Sep 4, 1837

Oct 16, 1837

Dec 4, 1837

Jul 9, 1838

Dec 3, 1838

Mar 3, 1839

Dec 2, 1839

Jul 21, 1840

Dec 7, 1840

Mar 3, 1841

Mar 4, 1841

Mar 15, 1841

May 31, 1841

Sep 13, 1841

Dec 6, 1841

Aug 31, 1842

Dec 5, 1842

Mar 3, 1843

Dec 4, 1843

Jun 17, 1844

Dec 2, 1844

Mar 3, 1845

Mar 4, 1851

Mar 20, 1845

Dec 1, 1845

Aug 10, 1846

Dec 7, 1846

Mar 3, 1847

Dec 6, 1847

Aug 14, 1848

Dec 4, 1848

Mar 3, 1849

Mar 5, 1849

Mar 23, 1849

Dec 3, 1849

Sep 30, 1850

Dec 2, 1850

Mar 3, 1851

Mar 4, 1851

Mar 13, 1851

Dec 1, 1851

Aug 31, 1852

Dec 6, 1852

Mar 3, 1853

Mar 4, 1853

Apr 11, 1853

Dec 5, 1853

Aug 7, 1854

Dec 4, 1854

Mar 3, 1855

Dec 3, 1855

Aug 18, 1856

Aug 21, 1856

Aug 30, 1856

Dec 1, 1856

Mar 3, 1857

Mar 4, 1857

Mar 14, 1857

Dec 7, 1857

Jun 14, 1858

Dec 23-Jan 4, 1858

Jun 15, 1858

Jun 16, 1858

Dec 6, 1858

Mar 3, 1859

Dec 23-Jan 4, 1859

Mar 4, 1859

Mar 10, 1859

Dec 5, 1859

Jun 25, 1860

Jun 26, 1860

Jun 28, 1860

Dec 3, 1860

Mar 3, 1861

Mar 4, 1861

Mar 28, 1861

Jul 4, 1861

Aug 6, 1861

Dec 2, 1861

Jul 17, 1862

Dec 1, 1862

Mar 3, 1863

Dec 23-Jan 5, 1863

Mar 4, 1863

Mar 14, 1863

Dec 7, 1863

Jul 4, 1864

Dec 23-Jan 5, 1864

Dec 23-Jan 4, 1864

Dec 5, 1864

Mar 3, 1865

Dec 22-Jan 5, 1865

Mar 4, 1865

Mar 11, 1865

Dec 4, 1865

Jul 28, 1866

Dec 6-Dec 11, 1865
Dec 21-Jan 5, 1866

Dec 3, 1866

Mar 3, 1867

Dec 20-Jan 3, 1867

Mar 4, 1867

Dec 1, 1867

Mar 30-Jul 3, 1867
Jul 20-Nov 21, 1867

Apr 1, 1867

Apr 20, 1867

Dec 2, 1867

Nov 10, 1868

Dec 20-Jan 6, 1868
Jul 27-Sep 21, 1868
Sep 21-Oct 16, 1868
Oct 16-Nov 10, 1868

   Dec 20-Jan 6, 1868
   Jul 27-Sep 21, 1868
   Sep 21-Oct 16, 1868
   Oct 16-Nov 10, 1868

Dec 7, 1868

Mar 3, 1869

Dec 21-Jan 5, 1869

Mar 4, 1869

Apr 10, 1869

Apr 12, 1869

Apr 22, 1869

Dec 6, 1869

Jul 15, 1870

Dec 22-Jan 10, 1870

Dec 5, 1870

Mar 3, 1871

Dec 23-Jan 4, 1871

Mar 4, 1871

Apr 20, 1871

May 10, 1871

May 27, 1871

Dec 4, 1871

Jun 10, 1872

Dec 21-Jan 8, 1872

Dec 2, 1872

Mar 3, 1873

Dec 20-Jan 6, 1873

Mar 4, 1873

Mar 26, 1873

Dec 1, 1873

Jun 23, 1874

Dec 19-Jan 5, 1874

Dec 7, 1874

Mar 3, 1875

Dec 23-Jan 5, 1875

Mar 5, 1875

Mar 24, 1875

Dec 6, 1875

Aug 15, 1876

Dec 20-Jan 5, 1876

Dec 21-Jan 5, 1876

Dec 4, 1876

Mar 3, 1877

Mar 5, 1877

Mar 17, 1877

Oct 15, 1877

Dec 3, 1877

Jun 20, 1878

Dec 15-Jan 10, 1878

Dec 2, 1878

Mar 3, 1879

Dec 20-Jan 7, 1879

Mar 18, 1879

Jul 1, 1879

Dec 1, 1879

Jun 16, 1880

Dec 19-Jan 6, 1880

Dec 6, 1880

Mar 3, 1881

Dec 23-Jan 5, 1881

Oct 10, 1881

Oct 29, 1881

Mar 4, 1881

May 20, 1881

Dec 5, 1881

Aug 8, 1882

Dec 22-Jan 5, 1882

Dec 4, 1882

Mar 3, 1883

Dec 3, 1883

Jul 7, 1884

Dec 24-Jan 7, 1884

Dec 1, 1884

Mar 3, 1885

Dec 24-Jan 5, 1885

Mar 4, 1885

Apr 2, 1885

Dec 7, 1885

Aug 5, 1886

Dec 21-Jan 5, 1886

Dec 6, 1886

Mar 3, 1887

Dec 22-Jan 4, 1887

Dec 5, 1887

Oct 20, 1888

Dec 22-Jan 4, 1888

Dec 3, 1888

Mar 3, 1889

Dec 21-Jan 2, 1889

Mar 4, 1889

Apr 2, 1889

Dec 2, 1889

Oct 1, 1890

Dec 21-Jan 6, 1890

Dec 1, 1890

Mar 3, 1891

Dec 7, 1891

Aug 5, 1892

Dec 5, 1892

Mar 3, 1893

Dec 22-Jan 4, 1893

Mar 4, 1893

Apr 15, 1893

Aug 7, 1893

Nov 3, 1893

Dec 4, 1893

Aug 28, 1894

Dec 21-Jan 3, 1894

Dec 3, 1894

Mar 3, 1895

Dec 23-Jan 3, 1895

Dec 2, 1895

Jun 11, 1896

Dec 7, 1896

Mar 3, 1897

Dec 22-Jan 5, 1897

Mar 4, 1897

Mar 10, 1897

Mar 15, 1897

Jul 24, 1897

Dec 6, 1897

Jul 8, 1898

Dec 18-Jan 5, 1898

Dec 5, 1898

Mar 3, 1899

Dec 21-Jan 4, 1899

Dec 4, 1899

Jun 7, 1900

Dec 20-Jan 3, 1900

Dec 3, 1900

Mar 3, 1901

Dec 20-Jan 3, 1901

Dec 21-Jan 3, 1901

Mar 4, 1901

Mar 9, 1901

Dec 2, 1901

Jul 1, 1902

Dec 19-Jan 6, 1902

Dec 1, 1902

Mar 3, 1903

Dec 20-Jan 5, 1903

Mar 5, 1903

Mar 19, 1903

Nov 9, 1903

Dec 7, 1903

Apr 28, 1904

Dec 19-Jan 4, 1904

Dec 5, 1905

Mar 3, 1905

Dec 21-Jan 4, 1905

Mar 4, 1905

Mar 18, 1905

Dec 4, 1905

Jun 30, 1906

Dec 21-Jan 4, 1906

Dec 3, 1906

Mar 3, 1907

Dec 20-Jan 3, 1907

Dec 2, 1907

May 30, 1908

Dec 21-Jan 6, 1908

Dec 7, 1908

Mar 3, 1909

Dec 19-Jan 4, 1909

Mar 4, 1909

Mar 6, 1909

Mar 15, 1909

Aug 5, 1909

Dec 6, 1909

Jun 25, 1910

Dec 21-Jan 4, 1910

Dec 5, 1910

Mar 3, 1911

Dec 21-Jan 5, 1911

Apr 4, 1911

Aug 22, 1911

Dec 4, 1911

Aug 26, 1912

Dec 21-Jan 3, 1912

Dec 2, 1912

Mar 3, 1913

Dec 19-Jan 2, 1913

Mar 4, 1913

Mar 17, 1913

Apr 7, 1913

Dec 1, 1913

Oct 24, 1914

Dec 23-Jan 12, 1914

Dec 7, 1914

Mar 3, 1915

Dec 23-Dec 28, 1914

Dec 6, 1915

Sep 8, 1916

Dec 17-Jan 4, 1916

Dec 4, 1916

Mar 3, 1917

Dec 22-Jan 2, 1917

Mar 5, 1917

Mar 16, 1917

Apr 2, 1917

Oct 6, 1917

Dec 3, 1917

Nov 21, 1918

Dec 18-Jan 3, 1918

Dec 2, 1918

Mar 3, 1919

May 19, 1919

Nov 19, 1919

Jul 1-Jul 8, 1919

Dec 1, 1919

Jun 5, 1920

Dec 20-Jan 5, 1920

Dec 6, 1920

Mar 3, 1921

Mar 4, 1921

Mar 15, 1921

Apr 11, 1921

Nov 23, 1921

Dec 5, 1921

Sep 22, 1922

Dec 22-Jan 3, 1922

Nov 20, 1922

Dec 4, 1922

Mar 3, 1923

Dec 3, 1923

Jun 7, 1924

Dec 20-Jan 3, 1924

Dec 1, 1924

Mar 3, 1925

Dec 20-Dec 29, 1924

Mar 4, 1925

Mar 18, 1925

Dec 7, 1925

Jul 3, 1926

Dec 22-Jan 4, 1926

Dec 6, 1926

Mar 4, 1927

Dec 22-Jan 3, 1927

Dec 5, 1927

May 29, 1928

Dec 21-Jan 4, 1928

Dec 3, 1928

Mar 3, 1929

Dec 22-Jan 3, 1929

Mar 4, 1929

Mar 5, 1929

Apr 15, 1929

Nov 22, 1929

Jun 19-Aug 19, 1929

Jun 19-Sep 23, 1929

Dec 2, 1929

Jul 3, 1930

Dec 21-Jan 6, 1930

Jul 7, 1930

Jul 21, 1930

Dec 1, 1930

Mar 3, 1931

Dec 20-Jan 5, 1931

Dec 7, 1931

Jul 16, 1932

Dec 22-Jan 4, 1932

Dec 5, 1932

Mar 3, 1933

Mar 4, 1933

Mar 6, 1933

Mar 9, 1933

Jun 15, 1933

Jan 3, 1934

Jun 18, 1934

Jan 3, 1935

Aug 26, 1935

Jan 3, 1936

Jun 20, 1936

Jun 8-Jun 15, 1936

Jan 5, 1937

Aug 21, 1937

Nov 15, 1937

Dec 21, 1937

Jan 3, 1938

Jun 16, 1938

Jan 3, 1939

Aug 5, 1939

Sep 21, 1939

Nov 3, 1939

Jan 3, 1940

Jan 3, 1941

Jul 11-Jul 22, 1940

Jan 3, 1941

Jan 2, 1942

Jan 5, 1942

Dec 16, 1942

Jan 6, 1943

Dec 21, 1943

Jul 8-Sep 14, 1943

Jan 10, 1944

Dec 19, 1944

Apr 1-Apr 12, 1944
Jun 23-Aug 1, 1944
Sep 21-Nov 14, 1944

   Apr 1-Apr 12, 1944
   Jun 23-Aug 1, 1944
   Sep 21-Nov 14, 1944

Jan 3, 1945

Dec 21, 1945

Aug 1-Sep 5, 1945

Jul 21-Sep 5, 1945

Jan 14, 1946

Aug 2, 1946

Apr 18-Apr 30, 1946

Jan 3, 1947

Dec 19, 1947

Jul 27-Nov 17, 1947

Jan 6, 1948

Dec 31, 1948

Jun 20-Jul 26, 1948
Aug 7-Dec 31, 1948

Jan 3, 1949

Oct 19, 1949

Jan 3, 1950

Jan 2, 1951

Sep 23-Nov 27, 1950

Apr 6-Apr 18, 1950
Sep 23-Nov 27, 1950

Jan 3, 1951

Oct 20, 1951

Mar 22-Apr 2, 1951
Aug 23-Sep 12, 1951

Jan 8, 1952

Jul 7, 1952

Apr 10-Apr 22, 1952

Jan 3, 1953

Aug 3, 1953

Apr 2-Apr 13, 1953

Jan 6, 1954

Dec 2, 1954¹

Aug 20-Nov 8, 1954
Nov 18-Nov 29, 1954

Apr 15-Apr 24, 1954

Jan 5, 1955

Aug 2, 1955

Apr 4-Apr 13, 1955

Jan 3, 1956

Jul 27, 1956

Mar 29-Apr 9, 1956

Jan 3, 1957

Aug 30, 1957

Apr 18-Apr 29, 1957

Jan 7, 1958

Aug 24, 1958

Apr 3-Apr 14, 1958

Jan 7, 1959

Sep 15, 1959

Mar 26-Apr 7, 1959

Jan 6, 1960

Sep 1, 1960

Apr 14-Apr 18, 1960
May 27-May 31, 1960
Jul 3-Aug 8, 1960

   Apr 14-Apr 18, 1960
   May 27-May 31, 1960
   Jul 3-Aug 15, 1960

Jan 3, 1961

Sep 27, 1961

Mar 30-Apr 10, 1961

Jan 10, 1962

Oct 13, 1962

Apr 19-Apr 30, 1962

Jan 9, 1963

Dec 30, 1963

Apr 11-Apr 22, 1963

Jan 7, 1964

Oct 3, 1964

Jul 10-Jul 20, 1964
Aug 21-Aug 31, 1964

   Mar 26-Apr 6, 1964
   Jul 2-Jul 20, 1964
   Aug 21-Aug 31, 1964

Jan 4, 1965

Oct 23, 1965

Jan 10, 1966

Oct 22, 1966

Apr 7-Apr 13, 1966
Jun 30-Jul 11, 1966

Apr 7-Apr 18, 1966
Jun 30-Jul 11, 1966

Jan 10, 1967

Dec 15, 1967

Mar 23-Apr 3, 1967
Jun 29-Jul 10, 1967
Aug 31-Sep 11, 1967
Nov 22-Nov 27, 1967

   Mar 23-Apr 3, 1967
   Jun 29-Jul 10, 1967
   Aug 31-Sep 11, 1967
   Nov 22-Nov 27, 1967

Jan 15, 1968

Oct 14, 1968

Apr 11-Apr 17, 1968
May 29-Jun 3, 1968
Jun 3-Jul 8, 1968
Aug 2-Sep 4, 1968

   Apr 11-Apr 22, 1968
   May 29-Jun 3, 1968
   Jul 3-Jul 8, 1968
   Aug 2-Sep 4, 1968

Jan 3, 1969

Dec 23, 1969

Feb 7-Feb 17, 1969
Apr 3-Apr 14, 1969
Jul 2-Jul 7, 1969
Aug 13-Sep 3, 1969
Nov 26-Dec 1, 1969

   Feb 7-Feb 17, 1969
   Apr 3-Apr 14, 1969
   May 28-Jun 2, 1969
   Jul 2-Jul 7, 1969
   Aug 13-Sep 3, 1969
   Nov 6-Nov 12, 1969
   Nov 26-Dec 1, 1969

Jan 19, 1970

Jan 2, 1971

Feb 10-Feb 16, 1970
Mar 26-Mar 31, 1970
Sep 2-Sep 8, 1970
Oct 14-Nov 16, 1970
Nov 25-Nov 30, 1970
Dec 22-28, 1970

   Feb 10-Feb 16, 1970
   Mar 26-Mar 31, 1970
   May 27-Jun 1, 1970
   Jul 1-Jul 6, 1970
   Aug 14-Sep 9, 1970
   Oct 14-Nov 16, 1970
   Nov 25-Nov 30, 1970
   Dec 22-Dec 29, 1970

Jan 21, 1971

Dec 17, 1971

Feb 11-Feb 17, 1971
Apr 7-Apr 14, 1971
May 26-Jun 1, 1971
Jun 30-Jul 6, 1971
Aug 6-Sep 8, 1971
Oct 21-Oct 26, 1971
Nov 24-Nov 29, 1971

   Feb 10-Feb 17, 1971
   Apr 7-Apr 19, 1971
   May 27-Jun 1, 1971
   Jun 1-Jul 6, 1971
   Aug 6-Sep 8, 1971
   Oct 7-Oct 12, 1971
   Oct 21-Oct 26, 1971
   Nov 19-Nov 29, 1971

Jan 18, 1972

Oct 18, 1972

Feb 9-Feb 14, 1972
Mar 30-Apr 4, 1972
May 25-May 30, 1972
Jun 30-Jul 17, 1972
Aug 18-Sep 5, 1972

   Feb 9-Feb 16, 1972
   Mar 29-Apr 10, 1972
   May 24-May 30, 1972
   Jun 30-Jul 17, 1972
   Aug 18-Sep 5, 1972

Jan 3, 1973

Dec 22, 1973

Feb 8-Feb 15, 1973
Apr 18-Apr 30, 1973
May 23-May 29, 1973
Jun 30-Jul 9, 1973
Aug 3-Sep 5, 1973
Oct 18-Oct 23, 1973
Nov 21-Nov 26, 1973

   Feb 8-Feb 19, 1973
   Apr 19-Apr 30, 1973
   May 24-May 29, 1973
   Jun 30-Jul 10, 1973
   Aug 3-Sep 5, 1973
   Oct 4-Oct 9, 1973
   Oct 18-Oct 23, 1973
   Nov 15-Nov 26, 1973

Jan 21, 1974

Dec 20, 1974

Feb 8-Feb 18, 1974
Mar 13-Mar 19, 1974
Apr 11-Apr 22, 1974
May 23-May 28, 1974
Aug 22-Sep 4, 1974
Oct 17-Nov 18, 1974
Nov 26-Dec 2, 1974

   Feb 7-Feb 13, 1974
   Apr 11-Apr 22, 1974
   May 23-May 28, 1974
   Aug 22-Sep 11, 1974
   Oct 17-Nov 18, 1974
   Nov 26-Dec 3, 1974

Jan 14, 1975

Dec 19, 1975

Mar 26-Apr 7, 1975
May 22-Jun 2, 1975
Jun 27-Jul 7, 1975
Aug 1-Sep 3, 1975
Oct 9-Oct 20, 1975
Oct 23-Oct 28, 1975
Nov 20-Dec 1, 1975

   Mar 26-Apr 7, 1975
   May 22-Jun 2, 1975
   Jun 26-Jul 8, 1975
   Aug 1-Sep 3, 1975
   Oct 9-Oct 20, 1975
   Oct 23-Oct 28, 1975
   Nov 20-Dec 1, 1975

Jan 19, 1976

Oct 1, 1976

Feb 6-Feb 16, 1976
Apr 14-Apr 26, 1976
May 28-Jun 2, 1976
Jul 2-Jul 19, 1976
Aug 10-Aug 23, 1976
Sep 1-Sep 7, 1976

   Feb 11-Feb 16, 1976
   Apr 14-Apr 26, 1976
   May 27-Jun 1, 1976
   Jul 2-Jul 19, 1976
   Aug 10-Aug 23, 1976
   Sep 2-Sep 8, 1976

Jan 4, 1977

Dec 15, 1977

Feb 11-Feb 21, 1977
Apr 7-Apr 18, 1977
May 27-Jun 6, 1977
Jul 1-Jul 11, 1977
Aug 6-Sep 7, 1977

   Feb 6-Feb 16, 1977
   Apr 6-Apr 18, 1977
   May 26-Jun 1, 1977
   Jun 30-Jul 11, 1977
   Aug 5-Sep 7, 1977
   Oct 6-Oct 11, 1977

Jan 19, 1978

Oct 15, 1978

Feb 10-Feb 20, 1978
Mar 23-Apr 3, 1978
May 26-Jun 5, 1978
Jun 29-Jul 10, 1978
Aug 25-Sep 6, 1978

   Feb 9-Feb 14, 1978
   Mar 22-Apr 3, 1978
   May 25-May 31, 1978
   Jun 29-Jul 10, 1978
   Aug 17-Sep 6, 1978

Jan 15, 1979

Jan 3, 1980²

Feb 9-Feb 19, 1979
Apr 10-Apr 23, 1979
May 24-Jun 4, 1979
Jun 27-Jul 9, 1979
Aug 3-Sep 5, 1979
Nov 20-Nov 26, 1979

   Feb 8-Feb 13, 1979
   Apr 10-Apr 23, 1979
   May 24-May 30, 1979
   Jun 29-Jul 9, 1979
   Aug 2-Sep 5, 1979

Jan 3, 1980

Dec 16, 1980

Apr 3-Apr 15, 1980
May 22-May 28, 1980
Jul 2-Jul 21, 1980
Aug 6-Aug 18, 1980
Aug 27-Sep 3, 1980
Oct 1-Nov 12, 1980
Nov 25-Dec 1, 1980

   Feb 13-Feb 19, 1980
   Apr 2-Apr 15, 1980
   May 22-May 28, 1980
   Jul 2-Jul 21, 1980
   Aug 1-Aug 18, 1980
   Aug 28-Sep 3, 1980
   Oct 2-Nov 12, 1980
   Nov 21-Dec 1, 1980

Jan 5, 1981

Dec 16, 1981

Feb 6-Feb 16, 1981
Apr 10-Apr 27, 1981
Jun 25-Jul 8, 1981
Aug 3-Sep 9, 1981
Oct 7-Oct 14, 1981
Nov 24-Nov 30, 1981

   Feb 6-Feb 17, 1981
   Apr 10-Apr 27, 1981
   Jun 26-Jul 8, 1981
   Aug 4-Sep 9, 1981
   Oct 7-Oct 13, 1981
   Nov 23-Nov 30, 1981

Jan 25, 1982

Dec 23, 1982

Feb 11-Feb 22, 1982
Apr 1-Apr 13, 1982
May 27-Jun 8, 1982
Jul 1-Jul 12, 1982
Aug 20-Sep 8, 1982
Oct 1-Nov 29, 1982

   Feb 10-Feb 22, 1982
   Apr 6-Apr 20, 1982
   May 27-Jun 2, 1982
   Jul 1-Jul 12, 1982
   Aug 20-Sep 8, 1982
   Oct 1-Nov 29, 1982

Jan 3, 1983

Nov 18, 1983

Jan 3-Jan 25, 1983
Feb 3-Feb 14, 1983
Mar 24-Apr 5, 1983
May 26-Jun 6, 1983
Jun 29-Jul 11, 1983
Aug 4-Sep 12, 1983
Oct 7-Oct 17, 1983

   Jan 6-Jan 25, 1983
   Feb 17-Feb 22, 1983
   Mar 24-Apr 5, 1983
   May 26-Jun 1, 1983
   Jun 30-Jul 11, 1983
   Aug 4-Sep 12, 1983
   Oct 6-Oct 17, 1983

Jan 23, 1984

Oct 12, 1984

Feb 9-Feb 20, 1984
Apr 12-Apr 24, 1984
May 24-May 31, 1984
Jun 29-Jul 23, 1984
Aug 10-Sep 5, 1984

   Feb 9-Feb 21, 1984
   Apr 12-Apr 24, 1984
   May 24-May 30, 1984
   Jun 29-Jul 23, 1984
   Aug 10-Sep 5, 1984

Jan 3, 1985

Dec 20, 1985

Jan 7-Jan 21, 1985
Feb 7-Feb 18, 1985
Apr 4-Apr 15, 1985
May 9-May 14, 1985
May 24-Jun 3, 1985
Jun 27-Jul 8, 1985
Aug 1-Sep 9, 1985
Nov 23-Dec 2, 1985

   Jan 3-Jan 21, 1985
   Feb 7-Feb 19, 1985
   Mar 7-Mar 19, 1985
   Apr 4-Apr 15, 1985
   May 23-Jun 3, 1985
   Jun 27-Jul 8, 1985
   Aug 1-Sep 4, 1985
   Nov 21-Dec 2, 1985

Jan 21, 1986

Oct 18, 1986

Feb 7-Feb 17, 1986
Mar 27-Apr 8, 1986
May 21-Jun 2, 1986
Jun 26-Jul 7, 1986
Aug 15-Sep 8, 1986

   Feb 6-Feb 18, 1986
   Mar 25-Apr 8, 1986
   May 22-Jun 3, 1986
   Jun 26-Jul 14, 1986
   Aug 16-Sep 8, 1986

100

Jan 6, 1987

Dec 22, 1987

Jan 6-Jan 12, 1987
Feb 5-Feb 16, 1987
Apr 10-Apr 21, 1987
May 21-May 27, 1987
Jul 1-Jul 7, 1987
Aug 7-Sep 9, 1987
Nov 20-Nov 30, 1987

   Jan 8-Jan 20, 1987
   Feb 11-Feb 18, 1987
   Apr 9-Apr 21, 1987
   May 21-May 27, 1987
   Jul 1-Jul 7, 1987
   Jul 15-Jul 20, 1987
   Aug 7-Sep 9, 1987

Jan 25, 1988

Oct 22, 1988

Feb 4-Feb 15, 1988
Mar 4-Mar 14, 1988
Mar 31-Apr 11, 1988
Apr 29-May 9, 1988
May 27-Jun 6, 1988
Jun 29-Jul 6, 1988
Jul 14-Jul 25, 1988
Aug 11-Sep 7, 1988

   Nov 10-Nov 16, 1987
   Nov 20-Nov 30, 1987
   Feb 9-Feb 16, 1988
   Mar 31-Apr 11, 1988
   May 26-Jun 1, 1988
   Jun 30-Jul 7, 1988
   Jul 14-Jul 26, 1988
   Aug 11-Sep 7, 1988

101

Jan 3, 1989

Nov 22, 1989

Jan 4-Jan 20, 1989
Jan 20-Jan 25, 1989
Feb 9-Feb 21, 1989
Mar 17-Apr 4, 1989
Apr 19-May 1, 1989
May 18-May 31, 1989
Jul 23-Jul 11, 1989
Aug 4-Sep 6, 1989

   Jan 4-Jan 19, 1989
   Feb 9-Feb 21, 1989
   Mar 23-Apr 3, 1989
   Apr 18-Apr 25, 1989
   May 25-May 31, 1989
   Jun 29-Jul 10, 1989
   Aug 5-Sep 6, 1989

Jan 23, 1990

Oct 28, 1990³

Feb 8-Feb 20, 1990
Mar 9-Mar 20, 1990
Apr 5-Apr 18, 1990
May 24-Jun 5, 1990
Jun 28-Jul 10, 1990
Aug 4-Sep 10, 1990

   Feb 7-Feb 20, 1990
   Apr 4-Apr 18, 1990
   May 25-May 5, 1990
   Jul 28-Jul 10, 1990
   Aug 4-Sep 5, 1990

102

Jan 3, 1991

Jan 3, 1992

Feb 7-Feb 19, 1991
Mar 22-Apr 9, 1991
Apr 25-May 6, 1991
May 24-Jun 3, 1991
Jun 28-Jul 8, 1991
Aug 2-Sep 10, 1991
Nov 27-Jan 3, 1992

   Feb 6-Feb 19, 1991
   Mar 22-Apr 9, 1991
   May 23-May 29, 1991
   Jun 27-Jul 9, 1991
   Aug 2-Sep 11, 1991
   Nov 27-Jan 3, 1992

Jan 3, 1992

Oct 9, 1992

Jan 3-Jan 21, 1992
Feb 7-Feb 18, 1992^p
Apr 10-Apr 28, 1992
May 21-Jun 1, 1992
Jul 2-Jul 20, 1992
Aug 12-Sep 8, 1992

   Jan 3-Jan 22, 1992
   Apr 10-Apr 28, 1992
   May 21-May 26, 1992
   Jul 2-Jul 7, 1992
   Jul 9-Jul 21, 1992
   Aug 12-Sep 9, 1992

103

Jan 5, 1993

Nov 26, 1993

Jan 7-Jan 20, 1993
Feb 4-Feb 16, 1993
Feb 18-Feb 24, 1993^p
Apr 7-Apr 19, 1993
May 28-Jun 7, 1993
Jul 1-Jul 13, 1993
Aug 7-Sep 7, 1993
Oct 7-Oct 13, 1993
Nov 11-Nov 16, 1993

   Jan 6-Jan 20, 1993
   Feb 27-Feb 2, 1993
   Feb 4-Feb 16, 1993
   Apr 7-Apr 19, 1993
   May 27-Jun 8, 1993
   Jul 1-Jul 13, 1993
   Aug 6-Sep 8, 1993
   Sep 15-Sep 21, 1993
   Oct 7-Oct 12, 1993
   Nov 10-Nov 15, 1993

Jan 25, 1994

Dec 1, 1994

Feb 11-Feb 22, 1994
Mar 26-Apr 11, 1994
May 25-Jun 7, 1994
Jul 1-Jul 11, 1994
Aug 25-Sep 12, 1994
Oct 8-Nov 30, 1994

   Jan 26-Feb 1, 1994
   Feb 11-Feb 22, 1994
   Mar 24-Apr 12, 1994
   May 26-Jun 8, 1994
   Jun 30-Jul 12, 1994
   Aug 26-Sep 12, 1994
   Oct 8-Nov 29, 1994

104

Jan 4, 1995

Jan 3, 1996

Feb 16-Feb 22, 1995
Apr 7-Apr 24, 1995
May 26-Jun 5, 1995
Jun 30-Jul 10, 1995
Aug 11-Sep 5, 1995
Sep 29-Oct 10, 1995
Nov 20-Nov 27, 1995

   Feb 16-Feb 21, 1995
   Mar 16-Mar 21, 1995
   Apr 7-May 1, 1995
   May 3-May 9, 1995
   May 25-Jun 6, 1995
   Jun 30-Jul 10, 1995
   Aug 4-Sep 6, 1995
   Sep 29-Oct 6, 1995
   Nov 20-Nov 28, 1995

Jan 3, 1996

Oct 4, 1996

Jan 10-Jan 22, 1996
Feb 1-Feb 6, 1996^p
Feb 7-Feb 20, 1996^p
Feb 29-Mar 5, 1996^p
Mar 29-Apr 15, 1996
May 24-Jun 3, 1996
Jun 28-Jul 8, 1996
Aug 2-Sep 3, 1996

   Jan 9-Jan 22, 1996
   Feb 1-Feb 27, 1996^p
   Mar 29-Apr 15, 1996
   May 23-May 29, 1996
   Jun 28-Jul 8, 1996
   Aug 2-Sep 4, 1996

105

Jan 7, 1997

Nov 13, 1997

Jan 9-Jan 21, 1997
Feb 13-Feb 24, 1997
Mar 21-Apr 7, 1997
May 23-Jun 2, 1997^p
Jun 27-Jul 7, 1997
Jul 31-Sep 2, 1997
Oct 9-Oct 20, 1997

   Jan 9-Jan 20, 1997
   Jan 21-Feb 4, 1997
   Feb 13-Feb 25, 1997
   Mar 21-Apr 8, 1997
   Jun 26-Jul 8, 1997
   Aug 1-Sep 3, 1997
   Oct 9-Oct 21, 1997

Jan 27, 1998

Dec 19, 1998⁴

Feb 13-Feb 23, 1998
Apr 3-Apr 20, 1998
May 22-Jun 1, 1998
Jun 26-Jun 6, 1998
Jul 31-Aug 31, 1998

   Jan 28-Feb 3, 1998
   Feb 5-Feb 11, 1998
   Feb 12-Feb 24, 1998
   Apr 1-Apr 21, 1998
   May 22-Jun 3, 1998
   Jun 25-Jul 14, 1998
   Aug 7-Sep 9, 1998
   Oct 21-Dec 17, 1998

106

Jan 6, 1999

Nov 22, 1999

Feb 12-Feb 22, 1999
Mar 25-Apr 12, 1999
May 27-Jun 7, 1999
Jul 1-Jul 12, 1999
Aug 5-Sep 8, 1999

   Jan 6-Jan 19, 1999
   Jan 19-Feb 2, 1999
   Feb 12-Feb 23, 1999
   Mar 25-Apr 12, 1999
   May 27-Jun 7, 1999
   Jul 1-Jul 12, 1999
   Aug 6-Sep 8, 1999

Jan 24, 2000

Dec 15, 2000

Feb 10-Feb 22, 2000
Mar 9-Mar 20, 2000
Apr 13-Apr 25, 2000
May 25-Jun 6, 2000
Jun 30-Jul 10, 2000
Jul 27-Sep 5, 2000
Nov 2-Nov 14, 2000
Nov 14-Dec 5, 2000

   Feb 16-Feb 29, 2000
   Apr 13-May 2, 2000
   May 25-Jun 6, 2000
   Jun 30-Jul 10, 2000
   Jul 27-Sep 6, 2000
   Nov 3-Nov 13, 2000
   Nov 14-Dec 4, 2000

107

Jan 3, 2001

Dec 20, 2001

Jan 8-Jan 20, 2001
Feb 15-Feb 26, 2001
Apr 6-Apr 23, 2001
May 26-Jun 5, 2001
Jun 29-Jul 9, 2001
Aug 3-Sep 4, 2001
Oct 18-Oct 23, 2001
Nov 16-Nov 27, 2001

   Jan 6-Jan 20, 2001
   Jan 20-Jan 30, 2001
   Jan 31-Feb 6, 2001
   Feb 14-Feb 26, 2001
   Apr 4-Apr 24, 2001
   May 26-Jun 5, 2001
   Jun 28-Jul 10, 2001
   Aug 2-Sep 6, 2001
   Oct 17-Oct 23, 2001
   Nov 19-Nov 27, 2001

Jan 23, 2002

Nov 22, 2002

Jan 29-Feb 4, 2002
Feb 15-Feb 25, 2002
Mar 22-Apr 8, 2002
May 23-Jun 3, 2002
Jun 28-Jul 8, 2002
Aug 1-Sep 3, 2002
Oct 17-Nov 12, 2002^p

   Jan 29-Feb 4, 2002
   Feb 14-Feb 26, 2002
   Mar 20-Apr 9, 2002
   May 24-Jun 4, 2002
   Jun 28-Jul 8, 2002
   Jul 27-Sep 4, 2002

108

Jan 7, 2003

Dec 9, 2003

Feb 14-Feb 24, 2003
Apr 11-Apr 29, 2003
May 23-Jun 2, 2003
Jun 27-Jul 7, 2003
Aug 1-Sep 2, 2003
Oct 3-Oct 14, 2003
Nov 25-Dec 9, 2003

   Jan 8-Jan 27, 2003
   Feb 13-Feb 25, 2003
   Apr 12-Apr 29, 2003
   May 23-Jun 2, 2003
   Jun 26-Jul 7, 2003
   Jul 25-Sep 3, 2003
   Nov 21-Dec 8, 2003

Jan 20, 2004

Dec 8, 2004

Feb 12-Feb 23, 2004
Mar 12-Mar 22, 2004
Apr 8-Apr 19, 2004
May 21-Jun 1, 2004
Jun 9-Jun 14, 2004
Jun 25-Jul 6, 2004
Jul 22-Sep 7, 2004
Oct 11-Nov 16, 2004
Nov 24-Dec 7, 2004

   Feb 11-Feb 24, 2004
   Apr 2-Apr 20, 2004
   May 20-Jun 1, 2004
   Jun 9-Jun 14, 2004
   Jun 25-Jul 6, 2004
   Jul 22-Sep 7, 2004
   Oct 9-Nov 16, 2004
   Nov 24-Dec 6, 2004

109

Jan 4, 2005

Dec 22, 2005

Jan 6-Jan 20, 2005
Jan 26-Jan 31, 2005
Feb 18-Feb 28, 2005
Mar 20-Apr 4, 2005
Apr 29-May 9, 2005
May 26-Jun 6, 2005
Jul 1-Jul 11, 2005
Jul 29-Sep 1, 2005
Sep 1-Sep 6, 2005
Oct 7-Oct 17, 2005
Nov 18-Dec 12, 2005

   Jan 6-Jan 20, 2005
   Jan 20-Jan 25, 2005
   Jan 26-Feb 1, 2005
   Feb 2-Feb 8, 2005
   Feb 17-Mar 1, 2005
   Mar 21-Apr 5, 2005
   May 26-Jun 7, 2005
   Jun 30-Jul 11, 2005
   Jul 29-Sep 2, 2005
   Oct 7-Oct 17, 2005
   Nov 18-Dec 6, 2005

Jan 3, 2006

Dec 9, 2006⁵

Jan 3-Jan 18, 2006
Feb 17-Feb 27, 2006
Mar 16-Mar 27, 2006
Apr 7-Apr 24, 2006
May 26-Jun 5, 2006
Jun 29-Jul 10, 2006
Aug 3-Sep 5, 2006
Sep 29-Nov 9, 2006
Nov 16-Dec 5, 2006

   Jan 3-Jan 31, 2006
   Feb 1-Feb 7, 2006
   Feb 16-Feb 27, 2006
   Mar 16-Mar 28, 2006
   Apr 6-Apr 25, 2006
   May 25-Jun 6, 2006
   Jun 29-Jul 10, 2006
   Aug 2-Sep 7, 2006
   Sep 29-Nov 13, 2006
   Nov 15-Dec 5, 2006

110

Jan 4, 2007

Dec 31, 2007⁶

Feb 17-Feb 26, 2007
Mar 29-Apr 10, 2007
May 25-Jun 4, 2007
Jun 29-Jul 9, 2007
Aug 3-Sep 4, 2007
Oct 5-Oct 15, 2007
Nov 16-Dec 3, 2007^p
Dec 19-Dec 31, 2007^p

   Jan 24-Jan 29, 2007
   Jan 31-Feb 5, 2007
   Feb 16-Feb 27, 2007
   Mar 30-Apr 16, 2007
   May 24-Jun 5, 2007
   Jun 28-Jul 10, 2007
   Aug 4-Sep 4, 2007
   Nov 15-Dec 4, 2007

Jan 3, 2008

Jan 3, 2009⁷

Jan 3-Jan 22, 2008^p
Feb 14-Feb 26, 2008^p
Mar 13-Mar 31, 2008^p
May 22-Jun 2, 2008^p
Jun 27-Jul 7, 2008^p
Aug 1-Sep 8, 2008^p
Oct 2-Nov 17, 2008^p
Nov 20-Dec 8, 2008^p
Dec 11-Jan 2, 2009^p

   Jan 3-Jan 15, 2008
   Jan 29-Feb 6, 2008
   Mar 14-Mar 31, 2008
   May 22-Jun 3, 2008
   Jun 26-Jul 8, 2008
   Aug 1-Sep 8, 2008
   Oct 3-Nov 19, 2008
   Nov 20-Dec 9, 2008
   Dec 10-Jan 3, 2009

111

Jan 6, 2009

Dec 24, 2009⁸

Feb 13-Feb 23, 2009
Apr 2-Apr 20, 2009
May 21-Jun 1, 2009
Jun 25-Jul 6, 2009
Aug 7-Sep 8, 2009^p
Oct 8-Oct 13, 2009^p
Nov 10-Nov 16, 2009
Nov 21-Nov 30, 2009

   Feb 13-Feb 23, 2009
   Apr 2-Apr 21, 2009
   May 21-Jun 2, 2009
   Jun 26-Jul 7, 2009
   Jul 31-Sep 8, 2009
   Nov 6-Nov 16, 2009
   Nov 19-Dec 1, 2009

Jan 5, 2010

Dec 22, 2010

Jan 5-Jan 20, 2010^p
Feb 11-Feb 22, 2010
Mar 26-Apr 12, 2010
May 28-Jun 7, 2010
Jun 30-Jul 12, 2010
Aug 5-Aug 12, 2010
Aug 12-Sep 13, 2010
Sep 29-Nov 15, 2010^p
Nov 19-Nov 29, 2010

   Jan 5-Jan 12, 2010
   Feb 9-Feb 22, 2010
   Mar 25-Apr 13, 2010
   May 28-Jun 8, 2010
   Jul 1-Jul 13, 2010
   Jul 30-Aug 9, 2010
   Aug 10-Sep 14, 2010
   Sep 29-Nov 15, 2010
   Nov 18-Nov 29, 2010

112

Jan 5, 2011

Jan 3, 2012

Jan 5-Jan 25, 2011
Feb 17-Feb 28, 2011
Mar 17-Mar 28, 2011
Apr 14-May 2, 2011
May 26-Jun 6, 2011^p
Aug 2-Sep 6, 2011^p
Sep 26-Oct 3, 2011^p
Oct 20-Oct 31, 2011^p
Nov 18-Nov 28, 2011^p
Dec 17-Jan 3, 2012^p

   Jan 12-Jan 18, 2011
   Jan 26-Feb 8, 2011
   Feb 18-Feb 28, 2011
   Mar 17-Mar 29, 2011
   Apr 15-May 2, 2011
   May 13-May 23, 2011
   Jun 24-Jul 5, 2011^p
   Aug 1-Sep 6, 2011^p
   Sep 23-Oct 3, 2011^p
   Oct 14-Oct 24, 2011^p
   Nov 4-Nov 14, 2011^p
   Nov 18-Nov 29, 2011^p
   Dec 20-Jan 3, 2012^p

Jan 3, 2012

Jan 3-Jan 23, 2012^p

Jan 3-Jan 17, 2012^p

1. House adjourned sine die Aug 20, 1954

2. Senate adjourned sine die Dec 20, 1979

3. Senate adjourned 2:17 a.m. Oct 28

4. Senate adjourned sine die Oct 21, 1998.

5. Senate adjourned 4:39 a.m. Dec 9; House adjourned 3:17 a.m. Dec 9

6. House adjourned sine die Dec 19, 2007

7. Senate adjourned sine die on January 2, 2009.

8. House adjourned Dec 23, 2009

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