Years of the 1st through 115th Congresses (1789-2018)

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.

1	^st	1789-1790
2	^nd	1791-1792
3	^rd	1793-1794
4	^th	1795-1796
5	^th	1797-1798
6	^th	1799-1800
7	^th	1801-1802
8	^th	1803-1804
9	^th	1805-1806
10	^th	1807-1808
11	^th	1809-1810
12	^th	1811-1812
13	^th	1813-1814
14	^th	1815-1816
15	^th	1817-1818
16	^th	1819-1820
17	^th	1821-1822
18	^th	1823-1824
19	^th	1825-1826
20	^th	1827-1828
21	^st	1829-1830
22	^nd	1831-1832
23	^rd	1833-1834
24	^th	1835-1836
25	^th	1837-1838
26	^th	1839-1840
27	^th	1841-1842
28	^th	1843-1844
29	^th	1845-1846
30	^th	1847-1848
31	^st	1849-1850
32	^nd	1851-1852
33	^rd	1853-1854
34	^th	1855-1856
35	^th	1857-1858
36	^th	1859-1860
37	^th	1861-1862
38	^th	1863-1864
39	^th	1865-1866

40	^th	1867-1868
41	^st	1869-1870
42	^nd	1871-1872
43	^rd	1873-1874
44	^th	1875-1876
45	^th	1877-1878
46	^th	1879-1880
47	^th	1881-1882
48	^th	1883-1884
49	^th	1885-1886
50	^th	1887-1888
51	^st	1889-1890
52	^nd	1891-1892
53	^rd	1893-1894
54	^th	1895-1896
55	^th	1897-1898
56	^th	1899-1900
57	^th	1901-1902
58	^th	1903-1904
59	^th	1905-1906
60	^th	1907-1908
61	^st	1909-1910
62	^nd	1911-1912
63	^rd	1913-1914
64	^th	1915-1916
65	^th	1917-1918
66	^th	1919-1920
67	^th	1921-1922
68	^th	1923-1924
69	^th	1925-1926
70	^th	1927-1928
71	^st	1929-1930
72	^nd	1931-1932
73	^rd	1933-1934
74	^th	1935-1936
75	^th	1937-1938
76	^th	1939-1940
77	^th	1941-1942
78	^th	1943-1944

79	^th	1945-1946
80	^th	1947-1948
81	^st	1949-1950
82	^nd	1951-1952
83	^rd	1953-1954
84	^th	1955-1956
85	^th	1957-1958
86	^th	1959-1960
87	^th	1961-1962
88	^th	1963-1964
89	^th	1965-1966
90	^th	1967-1968
91	^st	1969-1970
92	^nd	1971-1972
93	^rd	1973-1974
94	^th	1975-1976
95	^th	1977-1978
96	^th	1979-1980
97	^th	1981-1982
98	^th	1983-1984
99	^th	1985-1986
100	^th	1987-1988
101	^st	1989-1990
102	^nd	1991-1992
103	^rd	1993-1994
104	^th	1995-1996
105	^th	1997-1998
106	^th	1999-2000
107	^th	2001-2002
108	^th	2003-2004
109	^th	2005-2006
110	^th	2007-2008
111	^th	2009-2010
112	^th	2011-2012
113	^th	2013-2014
114	^th	2015-2016
115	^th	2017-2018