Years of the 1st through 112th Congresses (1789-2012)
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
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