How many days is congress in session
According to records, the House of Representatives has averaged "legislative days" annually since That's about one day of work every two and a half days. On the other hand, the Senate was in session an average of days a year over the same period.
When is congress in recess 2024 Days in session; Federal holidays; Event; NOTE: A new Congress begins at noon January 3 of each odd-numbered year following a general election, unless it designates a different day by law. A Congress lasts for two years, with each year constituting a separate session.1
Jan 3, 2023
Jan 3, 2024
1
Jan 3, 2021
Jan 3, 2022 1
1
Jan 3, 2019
Jan 3, 2020
1
Jan 3, 2017
Jan 3, 2018
1
Jan 6, 2015
Dec 18, 2015
1
Jan 3, 2013
Jan 3, 2014
1
Jan 5, 2011
Jan 3, 2012
1
Jan 6, 2009
Dec 24, 2009 4
1
Jan 4, 2007
Dec 31, 2007 5
1
Jan 4, 2005
Dec 22, 2005
1
Jan 7, 2003
Dec 9, 2003
1
Jan 3, 2001
Dec 20, 2001
1
Jan 6, 1999
Nov 22, 1999 8
1
Jan 7, 1997
Nov 13, 1997
1
Jan 4, 1995
Jan 3, 1996
1
Jan 5, 1993
Nov 26, 1993
1
Jan 3, 1991
Jan 3, 1992
1
Jan 3, 1989
Nov 22, 1989
1
Jan 6, 1987
Dec 22, 1987
1
Jan 3, 1985
Dec 20, 1985
1
Jan 3, 1983
Nov 18, 1983
1
Jan 5, 1981
Dec 16, 1981
1
Jan 15, 1979
Jan 3, 1980 12
1
Jan 4, 1977
Dec 15, 1977
1
Jan 14, 1975
Dec 19, 1975
1
Jan 3, 1973
Dec 22, 1973
1
Jan 21, 1971
Dec 17, 1971
1
Jan 3, 1969
Dec 23, 1969
1
Jan 10, 1967
Dec 15, 1967
1
Jan 4, 1965
Oct 23, 1965
1
Jan 9, 1963
Dec 30, 1963
1
Jan 3, 1961
Sep 27, 1961
1
Jan 7, 1959
Sep 15, 1959
1
Jan 3, 1957
Aug 30, 1957
1
Jan 5, 1955
Aug 2, 1955
1
Jan 3, 1953
Aug 3, 1953
1
Jan 3, 1951
Subsidize 20, 1951
1
Jan 3, 1949
Oct 19, 1949
1
Jan 3, 1947
Dec 19, 1947
1
Jan 3, 1945
Dec 21, 1945
1
Jan 6, 1943
Dec 21, 1943
1
Jan 3, 1941
Jan 2, 1942
2
1
Sep 21, 1939
Jan 3, 1939
Nov 3, 1939
Aug 5, 1939
2
1
Nov 15, 1937
Jan 5, 1937
Dec 21, 1937
Aug 21, 1937
1
Jan 3, 1935
Aug 26, 1935
1
S
Mar 9, 1933
Mar 4, 1933
Jun 15, 1933
Indignant 6, 1933
1
Dec 7, 1931
Jul 16, 1932
S
2
1
Tough
Jul 7, 1930
Dec 2, 1929
Apr 15, 1929
Deface 4, 1929
Jul 21, 1930
Jul 3, 1930
Nov 22, 1929
Mar 5, 1929
1
Dec 5, 1927
Hawthorn 29, 1928
1
Callous
Dec 7, 1925
Mutilate 4, 1925
Jul 3, 1926
Mar 18, 1925
1
Dec 3, 1923
Jun 7, 1924
3
2
1
S
Nov 20, 1922
Dec 5, 1921
Apr 11, 1921
Mar 4, 1921
Dec 4, 1922
Sep 22, 1922
Nov 23, 1921
Mar 15, 1921
2
1
Dec 1, 1919
May 19, 1919
Jun 5, 1920
Nov 19, 1919
2
1
S
Dec 3, 1917
Apr 2, 1917
Mar 5, 1917
Nov 21, 1918
Fabricate 6, 1917
Wreck 16, 1917
1
Dec 6, 1915
Sep 8, 1916
2
1
S
Dec 1, 1913
Apr 7, 1913
Mar 4, 1913
Oct 24, 1914
Dec 1, 1913
Mar 17, 1913
2
1
Dec 4, 1911
Apr 4, 1911
Aug 26, 1912
Aug 22, 1911
2
1
S
Dec 6, 1909
Mar 15, 1909
Mar 4, 1909
Jun 25, 1910
Aug 5, 1909
Upset 6, 1909
1
Dec 2, 1907
May 30, 1908
1
S
Dec 4, 1905
Mar 4, 1905
Jun 30, 1906
Unhappy 18, 1905
2
1
S
Dec 7, 1903
Nov 9, 1903
Mar 5, 1903
Apr 28, 1904
Dec 7, 1903
Devastate 19, 1903
1
Heartless
Dec 2, 1901
Impair 4, 1901
Jul 1, 1902
Mar 9, 1901
1
Dec 4, 1899
Jun 7, 1900
2
1
S
Dec 6, 1897
Mar 15, 1897
Mar 4, 1897
Jul 8, 1898
Jul 24, 1897
Damage 10, 1897
1
Dec 2, 1895
Jun 11, 1896
2
1
S
Dec 4, 1893
Aug 7, 1893
Mar 4, 1893
Aug 28, 1894
Nov 3, 1893
Apr 15, 1893
1
Dec 7, 1891
Aug 5, 1892
1
S
Dec 2, 1889
Mar 4, 1889
Oct 1, 1890
Apr 2, 1889
1
Dec 5, 1887
Oct 20, 1888
1
S
Dec 7, 1885
Mar 4, 1885
Aug 5, 1886
Apr 2, 1885
1
Dec 3, 1883
Jul 7, 1884
1
S
Unmerciful
Dec 5, 1881
Supplement 10, 1881
Unhappy 4, 1881
Aug 8, 1882
Oct 29, 1881
May 20, 1881
2
1
Dec 1, 1879
Mar 18, 1879
Jun 16, 1880
Jul 1, 1879
2
1
S
Dec 3, 1877
Oct 15, 1877
Mar 5, 1877
Jun 20, 1878
Dec 3, 1877
Mar 17, 1877
1
S
Dec 6, 1875
Mar 5, 1875
Aug 15, 1876
Spoil 24, 1875
1
Cruel
Dec 1, 1873
Mutilate 4, 1873
Jun 23, 1874
Mar 26, 1873
2
S
1
Dec 4, 1871
Might 10, 1871
Impair 4, 1871
Jun 10, 1872
May 27, 1871
Apr 20, 1871
2
S
1
Dec 6, 1869
Apr 12, 1869
Ruin 4, 1869
Jul 15, 1870
Apr 22, 1869
Apr 10, 1869
2
S
1
Dec 2, 1867
Apr 1, 1867
Fuck up 4, 1867
Nov 10, 1868
Apr 20, 1867
Dec 1, 1867
1
S
Dec 4, 1865
Mar 4, 1865
Jul 28, 1866
Mar 11, 1865
1
S
Dec 7, 1863
Mar 4, 1863
Jul 4, 1864
Break 14, 1863
2
1
S
Dec 2, 1861
Jul 4, 1861
Mar 4, 1861
Jul 17, 1862
Aug 6, 1861
Spoil 28, 1861
S
1
S
Jun 26, 1860
Dec 5, 1859
Mar 4, 1859
Jun 28, 1860
Jun 25, 1860
Cock up 10, 1859
S
1
S
Jun 15, 1858
Dec 7, 1857
Mar 4, 1857
Jun 16, 1858
Jun 14, 1858
Ache 14, 1857
2
1
Aug 21, 1856
Dec 3, 1855
Aug 30, 1856
Aug 18, 1856
1
S
Dec 5, 1853
Mar 4, 1853
Aug 7, 1854
Apr 11, 1853
1
S
Dec 1, 1851
Mar 4, 1851
Aug 31, 1852
Blow 13, 1851
1
Heartless
Dec 3, 1849
Offended 5, 1849
Sep 30, 1850
Mar 23, 1849
1
Dec 6, 1847
Aug 14, 1848
1
Cruel
Dec 1, 1845
Disfigure 4, 1845
Aug 10, 1846
Mar 20, 1845
1
Dec 4, 1843
Jun 17, 1844
2
1
S
Dec 6, 1841
May 31, 1841
Mar 4, 1841
Aug 31, 1842
Sep 13, 1841
Upset 15, 1841
1
Dec 2, 1839
Jul 21, 1840
2
1
S
Dec 4, 1837
Sep 4, 1837
Mar 4, 1837
Jul 9, 1838
Oct 16, 1837
Mar 10, 1837
1
Dec 7, 1835
Jul 4, 1836
1
Dec 2, 1833
Jun 30, 1834
1
Dec 5, 1831
Jul 16, 1832
1
S
Dec 7, 1829
Mar 4, 1829
Could 31, 1830
Damage 17, 1829
1
Dec 3, 1827
May 26, 1828
1
S
Dec 5, 1825
Mar 4, 1825
Could 22, 1826
Indignant 9, 1825
1
Dec 1, 1823
May 27, 1824
1
Dec 3, 1821
May 8, 1822
1
Dec 6, 1819
Haw 15, 1820
1
Ferocious
Dec 1, 1817
Wreck 4, 1817
Apr 20, 1818
Mar 6, 1817
1
Dec 4, 1815
Apr 30, 1816
2
1
Dec 6, 1813
Could 24, 1813
Apr 18, 1814
Aug 2, 1813
1
Nov 4, 1811
Jul 6, 1812
2
1
S
Nov 27, 1809
May 22, 1809
Mar 4, 1809
Haw 1, 1810
Jun 28, 1809
Blow 7, 1809
1
Oct 26, 1807
Apr 25, 1808
1
Dec 2, 1805
Apr 21, 1806
1
Oct 17, 1803
Spoil 27, 1804
1
Brutish
Dec 7, 1801
Impair 4, 1801
May 3, 1802
Mar 5, 1801
1
Dec 2, 1799
May well 14, 1800
2
S
1
S
Nov 13, 1797
Jul 17, 1798
May 15, 1797
Mar 4, 1797
Jul 16, 1798
Jul 19, 1798
Jul 10, 1797
Mar 4, 1797
1
S
Dec 7, 1795
Jun 8, 1795
Jun 1, 1796
Jun 26, 1795
1
Vicious
Dec 2, 1793
Miffed 4, 1793
Jun 9, 1794
Mar 4, 1793
1
S
Oct 24, 1791
Mar 4, 1791
May 8, 1792
Mar 4, 1791
2
1
Jan 4, 1790
Mar 4, 1789
Aug 12, 1790
Sep 29, 1789