List of United States Congresses


This is a list of the United States Congresses, including their beginnings, endings, and the dates of their sessions. Each Congress lasts for two years and begins on January 3 of odd years.
Before the Twentieth Amendment to the United States Constitution, which fixed Congressional dates, the dates on which a Congress ended was either March 3 or March 4.

List of previous Congresses

1st through 10th

11th through 20th

21st through 30th

31st through 40th

41st through 50th

51st through 60th

61st through 70th

71st through 80th

81st through 90th

91st through 100th

101st through 110th

111th through 115th

Current Congress

CongressCongress beganSessionSession datesCongress ends
January 3, 20191st sessionJanuary 3, 2019 – January 3, 2020January 3, 2021
January 3, 20192nd sessionJanuary 3, 2020 – presentJanuary 3, 2021

Next Congress

CongressCongress beginsSessionSession datesCongress ends
January 3, 20211st sessionJanuary 3, 2021 – TBDJanuary 3, 2023
January 3, 20212nd sessionTBD – January 3, 2023January 3, 2023