90th to 99th Congresses
January 10, 1967 to October 18, 1986
| Congress and Year | Session | Beginning Date | Adjournment Date1 | Calendar Days2 | Legislative Days | House Recesses |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 90th (1967–1969) | 1 | Jan. 10, 1967 | Dec. 15, 1967 | 340 | Mar. 23-Apr. 3, 1967 June 29-July 10, 1967 Aug. 31-Sept. 11, 1967 Nov. 22-27, 1967 | |
| 2 | Jan. 15, 1968 | Oct. 14, 1968 | 274 |
Apr. 11-22, 1968 May 29-June 3, 1968 July 3-8, 1968 Aug. 2-Sept. 4, 1968 | ||
| 91st (1969–1971) | 1 | Jan. 3, 1969 | Dec. 23, 1969 | 355 |
Feb. 7-17, 1969 Apr. 3-14, 1969 May28-June 2, 1969 July 2-July7, 1969 Aug. 13-Sept. 3, 1969 Nov. 6-12, 1969 Nov. 26-Dec. 1, 1969 | |
| 2 | Jan. 19, 1970 | Jan. 2, 1971 | 349 | Feb. 10-16, 1970 Mar. 26-31, 1970 May 27-June 1, 1970 July 1-6, 1970 Aug. 14-Sept. 9, 1970 Oct. 14-Nov. 16, 1970 Nov. 25-30, 1970 Dec. 22-29, 1970 | ||
| 92nd (1971–1973) | 1 | Jan. 21, 1971 | Dec. 17, 1971 | 331 |
Feb. 10-Feb 17, 1971 Apr. 7-19, 1971 May 27-June 1, 1971 July 1-6, 1971 Aug. 6-Sept. 8, 1971 Oct. 7-12, 1971 Oct. 21-26, 1971 Nov. 19-29, 1971 | |
| 2 | Jan. 18, 1972 | Oct. 18, 1972 | 275 |
Feb. 9-16, 1972 Mar. 30-Apr. 9, 1972 May 24-30, 1972 June 30-July 17, 1972 Aug. 18-Sept. 5, 1972 | ||
| 93rd (1973–1975) | 1 | Jan. 3, 1973 | Dec. 22, 1973 | 354 | Feb. 8-19, 1973 Apr. 19-30, 1973 May 24-29, 1973 June 30-July 10, 1973 Aug. 3-Sept. 5, 1973 Oct. 4-9, 1973 Oct. 18-23, 1973 Nov. 15-26, 1973 | |
| 2 | Jan. 21, 1974 | Dec. 20, 1974 | 346 |
Feb. 7-13, 1974 Apr. 11-22, 1974 May 23-28, 1974 Aug. 22-Sep.11, 1974 Oct. 17-Nov. 18, 1974 Nov. 26-Dec. 3, 1974 | ||
| 94th (1975–1977) | 1 | Jan. 14, 1975 | Dec. 19, 1975 | 340 | Mar. 26-Apr. 7, 1975 May 22-June 2, 1975 June 26-July 8, 1975 Aug. 1-Sep. 3, 1975 Oct. 9-20, 1975 Oct. 23-28, 1975 Nov. 20-Dec. 1, 1975 | |
| 2 | Jan. 19, 1976 | Oct. 1, 1976 | 257 | Feb. 11-16, 1976 Apr. 14-26, 1976 May 27-June 1, 1976 July 2-19, 1976 Aug. 10-23, 1976 Sept. 2-8, 1976 | ||
| 95th (1977–1979) | 1 | Jan. 4, 1977 | Dec. 15, 1977 | 346 |
Feb. 9-16, 1977 Apr. 6-18, 1977 May 26-June 1, 1977 June 30-July 11, 1977 Aug. 5-Sept. 7, 1977 Oct. 6-11, 1977 | |
| 2 | Jan. 19, 1978 | Oct. 15, 1978 | 271 | Feb. 9-14, 1978 Mar. 22-Apr. 3, 1978 May 25-May 31, 1978 June 29-July 10, 1978 Aug. 17-Sept. 6, 1978 | ||
| 96th (1979–1981) | 1 | Jan. 15, 1979 | Jan. 3, 1980 | 354 |
Feb. 8-Feb. 13, 1979 Apr. 10-23, 1979 May 24-30, 1979 June 29-July 9, 1979 Aug. 2-Sept. 5, 1979 Nov. 20-26, 1979 | |
| Jan. 3, 1980 | Dec. 16, 1980 | 349 | Feb. 13-19, 1980 Apr. 2-15, 1980 May 22-28, 1980 July 2-21, 1980 Aug. 1-18, 1980 Aug. 28-Sept. 3, 1980 Oct. 2-Nov. 12, 1980 Nov. 21-Dec. 1, 1980 | |||
| 97th (1981–1983) | 1 | Jan. 5, 1981 | Dec. 16, 1981 | 346 |
Feb. 6-17, 1981 Apr. 10-27, 1981 June 26-July 8, 1981 Aug. 4-Sept. 9, 1981 Oct. 7-13, 1981 Nov. 23-30, 1981 | |
| 2 | Jan. 25, 1982 | Dec. 23, 1982 | 333 | Feb. 10-22, 1982 Apr. 6-20, 1982 May 27-June 2, 1982 July 1-12, 1982 Aug. 20-Sept. 8, 1982 Oct. 1-Nov. 29, 1982 | ||
| 98th (1983–1985) | 1 | Jan. 3, 1983 | Nov. 18, 1983 | 320 |
Jan. 6-25, 1983 Feb. 17-22, 1983 Mar. 24-Apr. 5, 1983 May 26-June 1, 1983 June 30-July 11, 1983 Aug. 4-Sept. 12, 1983 Oct. 6-Oct. 17, 1983 | |
| 2 | Jan. 23, 1984 | Oct. 12, 1984 | 264 |
Feb. 9-21, 1984 Apr. 12-24, 1984 May 24-30, 1984 June 29-July 23, 1984 Aug. 10-Sept. 5, 1984 | ||
| 99th (1985–1987) | 1 | Jan. 3, 1985 | Dec. 20, 1985 | 352 |
Jan. 3-21, 1985 Feb. 7-19, 1985 Mar. 7-19, 1985 Apr. 4-15, 1985 May 23-June 3, 1985 June 27-July 8, 1985 Aug. 1-Sept. 4, 1985 Nov. 21-Dec. 2, 1985 | |
| 2 | Jan. 21, 1986 | Oct. 18, 1986 | 279 | Feb. 6-18, 1986 Mar. 25-Apr. 8, 1986 May 22-June 3, 1986 June 26-July 14, 1986 Aug. 16-Sept. 8, 1986 |
Footnotes
1The adjournment date is consistently referred to as the last calendar date of the session, regardless of the legislative day.
2"Calendar days" is defined as the total number of calendar days from the convening date to adjournment date that Congress met during that session. “Legislative days” indicates the total days Congress recorded as a working parliamentary day.