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Years and Session Dates of the U.S. Congress

A complete guide to the Sessions of Congress which includes the beginning and ending dates, recesses, number of days in the session, the name of the Speaker of the House and the President Pro Tem of the Senate, may be found online by searching the Congressional Directory. Type in the search term "sessions" and select the result "Sessions of Congress".

Years Congress

Dates

2007-2008 110th Congress Session 1:  January 4, 2007 - December 31, 2007
Session 2: January 3, 2008 - TBD
2005-2006 109th Congress Session 1:  January 4, 2005 - December 22, 2005
Session 2:  January 3, 2006 - December 8, 2006
2003-2004 108th Congress Session 1:  January 7, 2003 - December 9, 2003
Session 2: January 20, 2004 - December 8, 2004
2001-2002 107th Congress Session 1:  January 3, 2001 - December 20, 2001
Session 2:  January 23, 2002 - November 22, 2002
1999-2000 106th Congress Session 1:  January 6, 1999 - November 22, 1999
Session 2:  January 24, 2000 - December 15, 2000
1997-1998 105th Congress Session 1:  January 7, 1997 -  November 13, 1997
Session 2:  January 27, 1998 - December 19, 1998
1995-1996 104th Congress Session 1:  January 4, 1995 -  January 3, 1996
Session 2:  January 3, 1996 - October 4, 1996
1993-1994 103rd Congress Session 1:  January 5, 1993 -  November 26, 1993
Session 2:  January 25, 1994 - December 1, 1994
1991-1992 102nd Congress Session 1:  January 3, 1991 -  January 3, 1992
Session 2:  January 3, 1992 - October 9, 1992
1989-1990 101st Congress Session 1:  January 3, 1989 -  November 22, 1989
Session 2:  January 23, 1990 - October 28, 1990
1987-1988 100th Congress Session 1:  January 6, 1987 -  December 22, 1987
Session 2:  January 25, 1988 - October 22, 1988
1985-1986 99th Congress Session 1:  January 3, 1985 -  December 20, 1985
Session 2:  January 21, 1986 - October 18, 1986
1983-1984 98th Congress Session 1:  January 3, 1983 -  November 18, 1983
Session 2:  January 23, 1984 - October 12, 1984
1981-1982 97th Congress Session 1:  January 5, 1981 -  December 16, 1981
Session 2:  January 25, 1982 - December 23, 1982