Congressional Directory for the 107th Congress (2001-2002), October 2002.
[Pages 512-526]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]
SESSIONS OF CONGRESS
[Closing date for this table was October 23, 2001.]
Meeting Dates of Congress: Pursuant to a resolution of the
Confederation Congress in 1788, the Constitution went into effect on
March 4, 1789. From then until the 20th amendment took effect in
January 1934, the term of each Congress began on March 4th of each
odd-numbered year; however, Article I, section 4, of the Constitution
provided that ``The Congress shall assemble at least once in every
Year, and such Meeting shall be on the first Monday in December,
unless they shall by law appoint a different day.'' The Congress
therefore convened regularly on the first Monday in December until
the 20th amendment became effective, which changed the beginning of
Congress's term as well as its convening date to January 3rd. So
prior to 1934, a new Congress typically would not convene for regular
business until 13 months after being elected. One effect of this was
that the last session of each Congress was a ``lame duck'' session.
After the 20th amendment, the time from the election to the beginning
of Congress's term as well as when it convened was reduced to two
months. Recognizing that the need might exist for Congress to meet
at times other than the regularly scheduled convening date, Article II,
section 3 of the Constitution provides that the President ``may, on
extraordinary occasions, convene both Houses, or either of them'';
hence these sessions occur only if convened by Presidential
proclamation. Except as noted, these are separately numbered sessions
of a Congress, and are marked by an E in the session column of the
table. Until the 20th amendment was adopted, there were also times
when special sessions of the Senate were convened, principally for
confirming Cabinet and other executive nominations, and occasionally
for the ratification of treaties or other executive business. These
Senate sessions were also called by Presidential proclamation (typically
by the outgoing President, although on occasion by incumbents as well)
and are marked by an S in the session column. Meeting Places of
Congress: Congress met for the first and second sessions of the
First Congress (1789 and 1790) in New York City. From the third
session of the First Congress through the first session of the Sixth
Congress (1790 to 1800), Philadelphia was the meeting place. Congress
has convened in Washington since the second session of the Sixth
Congress (1800).
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Date of Length ------------------------------------------ President pro tempore of the Senate Speaker of the House of
Congress Session Date of convening adjournment in days House of \3\ Representatives
\1\ Senate Representatives
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1st.......... 1 Mar. 4, 1789....... Sept. 29, 1789... 210 ................... ................... John Langdon, of New Hampshire....... Frederick A.C. Muhlenberg, of
Pennsylvania.
2 Jan. 4, 1790....... Aug. 12, 1790.... 221 ................... ................... ......do.............................
3 Dec. 6, 1790....... Mar. 3, 1791..... 88 ................... ................... ......do.............................
2d .......... S Mar. 4, 1791....... Mar. 4, 1791..... 1 ................... ................... ......do. .....................................
1 Oct. 24, 1791...... May 8, 1792...... 197 ................... ................... Richard Henry Lee, of Virginia....... Jonathan Trumbull, of Connecticut.
2 Nov. 5, 1792....... Mar. 2, 1793..... 119 ................... ................... John Langdon, of New Hampshire.
3d .......... S Mar. 4, 1793....... Mar. 4, 1793..... 1 ................... ................... ......do. .....................................
1 Dec. 2, 1793....... June 9, 1794..... 190 ................... ................... John Langdon, of New Hampshire; Ralph Frederick A.C. Muhlenberg, of
Izard, of South Carolina. Pennsylvania.
2 Nov. 3, 1794....... Mar. 3, 1795..... 121 ................... ................... Henry Tazewell, of Virginia.
4th.......... S June 8, 1795....... June 26, 1795.... 19 ................... ................... ......do.
1 Dec. 7, 1795....... June 1, 1796..... 177 ................... ................... Henry Tazewell, of Virginia; Samuel Jonathan Dayton, of New Jersey.
Livermore, of New Hampshire.
2 Dec. 5, 1796....... Mar. 3, 1797..... 89 ................... ................... William Bingham, of Pennsylvania.
5th.......... S Mar. 4, 1797....... Mar. 4, 1797..... 1
1-E May 15, 1797....... July 10, 1797.... 57 ................... ................... William Bradford, of Rhode Island.... Do.
S July 17, 1798...... July 19, 1798.... 3
2 Nov. 13, 1797...... July 16, 1798.... 246 ................... ................... Jacob Read, of South Carolina; .....................................
Theodore Sedgwick, of Massachusetts.
3 Dec. 3, 1798....... Mar. 3, 1799..... 91 ................... ................... John Laurance, of New York; James
Ross, of Pennsylvania.
6th.......... 1 Dec. 2, 1799....... May 14, 1800..... 164 ................... ................... Samuel Livermore, of New Hampshire; Theodore Sedgwick, of Massachusetts.
Uriah Tracy, of Connecticut.
2 Nov. 17, 1800...... Mar. 3, 1801..... 107 Dec. 23-Dec. 30, Dec. 23-Dec. 30, John E. Howard, of Maryland; James
1800. 1800. Hillhouse, of Connecticut.
7th.......... S Mar. 4, 1801....... Mar. 5, 1801..... 2
1 Dec. 7, 1801....... May 3, 1802...... 148 ................... ................... Abraham Baldwin, of Georgia.......... Nathaniel Macon, of North Carolina.
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2 Dec. 6, 1802....... Mar. 3, 1803..... 88 ................... ................... Stephen R. Bradley, of Vermont.
8th.......... 1-E Oct. 17, 1803...... Mar. 27, 1804.... 163 ................... ................... John Brown, of Kentucky; Jesse Do.
Franklin, of North Carolina.
2 Nov. 5, 1804....... Mar. 3, 1805..... 119 ................... ................... Joseph Anderson, of Tennessee.
9th.......... 1 Dec. 2, 1805....... Apr. 21, 1806.... 141 ................... ................... Samuel Smith, of Maryland............ Do.
2 Dec. 1, 1806....... Mar. 3, 1807..... 93 ................... ................... ......do.............................
10th......... 1-E Oct. 26, 1807...... Apr. 25, 1808.... 182 ................... ................... ......do............................. Joseph B. Varnum, of Massachusetts.
2 Nov. 7, 1808....... Mar. 3, 1809..... 117 ................... ................... Stephen R. Bradley, of Vermont; John
Milledge, of Georgia.
11th......... S Mar. 4, 1809....... Mar. 7, 1809..... 4
1 May 22, 1809....... June 28, 1809.... 38 ................... ................... Andrew Gregg, of Pennsylvania........ Do.
2 Nov. 27, 1809...... May 1, 1810...... 156 ................... ................... John Gaillard, of South Carolina.
3 Dec. 3, 1810....... Mar. 3, 1811..... 91 ................... ................... John Pope, of Kentucky.
12th......... 1-E Nov. 4, 1811....... July 6, 1812..... 245 ................... ................... William H. Crawford, of Georgia...... Henry Clay, of Kentucky.
2 Nov. 2, 1812....... Mar. 3, 1813..... 122 ................... ................... ......do.............................
13th......... 1 May 24, 1813....... Aug. 2, 1813..... 71 ................... ................... ......do............................. Do.\4\
2 Dec. 6, 1813....... Apr. 18, 1814.... 134 ................... ................... Joseph B. Varnum, of Massachusetts; Langdon Cheves, of South Carolina.\4\
John Gaillard, of South Carolina.
3-E Sept. 19, 1814..... Mar. 3, 1815..... 166 ................... ................... John Gaillard, of South Carolina.
14th......... 1 Dec. 4, 1815....... Apr. 30, 1816.... 148 ................... ................... ......do............................. Henry Clay, of Kentucky.
2 Dec. 2, 1816....... Mar. 3, 1817..... 92 ................... ................... ......do.............................
15th......... S Mar. 4, 1817....... Mar. 6, 1817..... 3 ................... ................... ......do.............................
1 Dec. 1, 1817....... Apr. 20, 1818.... 141 Dec. 24-Dec. 29, Dec. 24-Dec. 29, ......do............................. Do.
1817. 1817.
2 Nov. 16, 1818...... Mar. 3, 1819..... 108 ................... ................... James Barbour, of Virginia.
16th......... 1 Dec. 6, 1819....... May 15, 1820..... 162 ................... ................... James Barbour, of Virginia; John Do.\5\
Gaillard, of South Carolina.
2 Nov. 13, 1820...... Mar. 3, 1821..... 111 ................... ................... John Gaillard, of South Carolina..... John W. Taylor, of New York.\5\
17th......... 1 Dec. 3, 1821....... May 8, 1822...... 157 ................... ................... ......do............................. Philip P. Barbour, of Virginia.
2 Dec. 2, 1822....... Mar. 3, 1823..... 92 ................... ................... ......do.............................
18th......... 1 Dec. 1, 1823....... May 27, 1824..... 178 ................... ................... ......do............................. Henry Clay, of Kentucky.
2 Dec. 6, 1824....... Mar. 3, 1825..... 88 ................... ................... ......do.............................
19th......... S Mar. 4, 1825....... Mar, 9, 1825..... 6 ................... ................... ......do.............................
1 Dec. 5, 1825....... May 22, 1826..... 169 ................... ................... Nathaniel Macon, of North Carolina... John W. Taylor, of New York.
2 Dec. 4, 1826....... Mar. 3, 1827..... 90 ................... ................... ......do.............................
20th......... 1 Dec. 3, 1827....... May 26, 1828..... 175 ................... ................... Samuel Smith, of Maryland............ Andrew Stevenson, of Virginia.
2 Dec. 1, 1828....... Mar. 3, 1829..... 93 Dec. 24-Dec. 29, Dec. 24-Dec. 29, ......do.............................
1828. 1828.
21st......... S Mar. 4, 1829....... Mar. 17, 1829.... 14 ................... ................... ......do.............................
1 Dec. 7, 1829....... May 31, 1830..... 176 ................... ................... ......do............................. Do.
2 Dec. 6, 1830....... Mar. 3, 1831..... 88 ................... ................... ......do.............................
22d.......... 1 Dec. 5, 1831....... July 16, 1832.... 225 ................... ................... Littleton Waller Tazewell, of Do.
Virginia.
2 Dec. 3, 1832....... Mar. 2, 1833..... 91 ................... ................... Hugh Lawson White, of Tennessee.
23d.......... 1 Dec. 2, 1833....... June 30, 1834.... 211 ................... ................... Hugh Lawson White, of Tennessee; Do.\6\
George Poindexter, of Mississippi.
2 Dec. 1, 1834....... Mar. 3, 1835..... 93 ................... ................... John Tyler, of Virginia.............. John Bell, of Tennessee.\6\
24th......... 1 Dec. 7, 1835....... July 4, 1836..... 211 ................... ................... William R. King, of Alabama.......... James K. Polk, of Tennessee.
2 Dec. 5, 1836....... Mar. 3, 1837..... 89 ................... ................... ......do.............................
25th......... S Mar. 4, 1837....... Mar. 10, 1837.... 7 ................... ................... ......do.............................
1-E Sept. 4, 1837...... Oct. 16, 1837.... 43 ................... ................... ......do............................. Do.
2 Dec. 4, 1837....... July 9, 1838..... 218 ................... ................... ......do.............................
3 Dec. 3, 1838....... Mar. 3, 1839..... 91 ................... ................... ......do.............................
26th......... 1 Dec. 2, 1839....... July 21, 1840.... 233 ................... ................... ......do............................. Robert M.T. Hunter, of Virginia.
2 Dec. 7, 1840....... Mar. 3, 1841..... 87 ................... ................... ......do.............................
27th......... S Mar. 4, 1841....... Mar. 15, 1841.... 12 ................... ................... William R. King, of Alabama; Samuel
L. Southard, of New Jersey.
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1-E May 31, 1841....... Sept. 13, 1841... 106 ................... ................... Samuel L. Southard, of New Jersey.... John White, of Kentucky.
2 Dec. 6, 1841....... Aug. 31, 1842.... 269 ................... ................... Willie P. Mangum, of North Carolina.
3 Dec. 5, 1842....... Mar. 3, 1843..... 89 ................... ................... ......do.............................
28th......... 1 Dec. 4, 1843....... June 17, 1844.... 196 ................... ................... ......do............................. John W. Jones, of Virginia.
2 Dec. 2, 1844....... Mar. 3, 1845..... 92 ................... ................... ......do.............................
29th......... S Mar. 4, 1845....... Mar. 20, 1845.... 17
1 Dec. 1, 1845....... Aug. 10, 1846.... 253 ................... ................... Ambrose H. Sevier; David R. Atchison, John W. Davis, of Indiana.
of Missouri.
2 Dec. 7, 1846....... Mar. 3, 1847..... 87 ................... ................... David R. Atchison, of Missouri.
30th......... 1 Dec. 6, 1847....... Aug. 14, 1848.... 254 ................... ................... ......do............................. Robert C. Winthrop, of Massachusetts.
2 Dec. 4, 1848....... Mar. 3, 1849..... 90 ................... ................... ......do.............................
31st......... S Mar. 5, 1849....... Mar. 23, 1849.... 19 ................... ................... ......do.............................
1 Dec. 3, 1849....... Sept. 30, 1850... 302 ................... ................... William R. King, of Alabama.......... Howell Cobb, of Georgia.
2 Dec. 2, 1850....... Mar. 3, 1851..... 92 ................... ................... ......do.............................
32d.......... S Mar. 4, 1851....... Mar. 13, 1851.... 10
1 Dec. 1, 1851....... Aug. 31, 1852.... 275 ................... ................... ......do............................. Linn Boyd, of Kentucky.
2 Dec. 6, 1852....... Mar. 3, 1853..... 88 ................... ................... David R. Atchison, of Missouri.
33d.......... S Mar. 4, 1853....... Apr. 11, 1853.... 39 ................... ................... ......do.............................
1 Dec. 5, 1853....... Aug. 7, 1854..... 246 ................... ................... ......do............................. Do.
2 Dec. 4, 1854....... Mar. 3, 1855..... 90 ................... ................... Lewis Cass, of Michigan; Jesse D.
Bright, of Indiana.
34th......... 1 Dec. 3, 1855....... Aug. 18, 1856.... 260 ................... ................... Charles E. Stuart, of Michigan; Jesse Nathaniel P. Banks, of Massachusetts.
D. Bright, of Indiana.
2-E Aug. 21, 1856...... Aug. 30, 1856.... 10 ................... ................... Jesse D. Bright, of Indiana.
3 Dec. 1, 1856....... Mar. 3, 1857..... 93 ................... ................... James M. Mason, of Virginia.
35th......... S Mar. 4, 1857....... Mar. 14, 1857.... 11 ................... ................... James M. Mason, of Virginia; Thomas
J. Rusk, of Texas.
1 Dec. 7, 1857....... June 14, 1858.... 189 Dec. 23, 1857-Jan. Dec. 23, 1857-Jan. Benjamin Fitzpatrick, of Alabama..... James L. Orr, of South Carolina.
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4, 1858. 4, 1858.
S June 15, 1858...... June 16, 1858.... 2
2 Dec. 6, 1858....... Mar. 3, 1859..... 88 Dec. 23, 1858-Jan. Dec. 23, 1858-Jan. ......do.............................
4, 1859. 4, 1859.
36th......... S Mar. 4, 1859....... Mar. 10, 1859.... 7 ................... ................... ......do.............................
1 Dec. 5, 1859....... June 25, 1860.... 202 ................... ................... Benjamin Fitzpatrick, of Alabama; William Pennington, of New Jersey.
Jesse D. Bright, of Indiana.
S June 26, 1860...... June 28, 1860.... 3 ................... ................... Benjamin Fitzpatrick, of Alabama.
2 Dec. 3, 1860....... Mar. 3, 1861..... 93 ................... ................... Solomon Foot, of Vermont............. William Pennington, of New Jersey.
37th......... S Mar. 4, 1861....... Mar. 28, 1861.... 25 ................... ................... ......do.............................
1-E July 4, 1861....... Aug. 6, 1861..... 34 ................... ................... ......do............................. Galusha A. Grow, of Pennsylvania.
2 Dec. 2, 1861....... July 17, 1862.... 228 ................... ................... ......do.............................
3 Dec. 1, 1862....... Mar. 3, 1863..... 93 Dec. 23, 1862-Jan. Dec. 23, 1862-Jan. ......do.............................
5, 1863. 5, 1863.
38th......... S Mar. 4, 1863....... Mar. 14, 1863.... 11 ................... ................... ......do.............................
1 Dec. 7, 1863....... July 4, 1864..... 209 Dec. 23, 1863-Jan. Dec. 23, 1863-Jan. Solomon Foot, of Vermont; Daniel Schuyler Colfax, of Indiana.
5, 1864. 5, 1864. Clark, of New Hampshire.
2 Dec. 5, 1864....... Mar. 3, 1865..... 89 Dec. 22, 1864-Jan. Dec. 22, 1864-Jan. Daniel Clark, of New Hampshire.
5, 1865. 5, 1865.
39th......... S Mar. 4, 1865....... Mar. 11, 1865.... 8 ................... ................... Lafayette S. Foster, of Connecticut.
1 Dec. 4, 1865....... July 28, 1866.... 237 Dec. 6-Dec. 11, Dec. 6-Dec. 11, ......do............................. Do.
1865. 1865.
Dec. 21, 1865-Jan. Dec. 21, 1865-Jan.
5, 1866 5, 1866
2 Dec. 3, 1866....... Mar. 3, 1867..... 91 Dec. 20, 1866-Jan. Dec. 20, 1866-Jan. Benjamin F. Wade, of Ohio.
3, 1867. 3, 1867.
40th......... 1 Mar. 4, 1867....... Dec. 1, 1867..... 273 Mar. 30-July 3, Mar. 30-July 3, ......do............................. Do.\7\
1867. 1867.
July 20-Nov. 21, July 20-Nov. 21,
1867 1867
S Apr. 1, 1867....... Apr. 20, 1867.... 20
2 Dec. 2, 1867....... Nov. 10, 1868.... 345 Dec. 20, 1867-Jan. Dec. 20, 1867-Jan.
6, 1868. 6, 1868
July 27-Sept. 21, July 27-Sept. 21,
1868 1868
Sept. 21-Oct. 16, Sept. 21-Oct. 16,
1868 1868
Oct. 16-Nov. 10, Oct. 16-Nov. 10,
1868 1868
3 Dec. 7, 1868....... Mar. 3, 1869..... 87 Dec. 21, 1868-Jan. Dec. 21, 1868-Jan. ......do............................. Theodore M. Pomeroy, of New York.\7\
5, 1869. 5, 1869.
41st......... 1 Mar. 4, 1869....... Apr. 10, 1869.... 38 ................... ................... Henry B. Anthony, of Rhode Island.... James G. Blaine, of Maine.
S Apr. 12, 1869...... Apr. 22, 1869.... 11
2 Dec. 6, 1869....... July 15, 1870.... 222 Dec. 22, 1869-Jan. Dec. 22, 1869-Jan. ......do.............................
10, 1870. 10, 1870.
3 Dec. 5, 1870....... Mar. 3, 1871..... 89 Dec. 23, 1870-Jan. Dec. 22, 1870-Jan. ......do.............................
4, 1871. 4, 1871.
42d.......... 1 Mar. 4, 1871....... Apr. 20, 1871.... 48 ................... ................... ......do............................. Do.
S May 10, 1871....... May 27, 1871..... 18 ................... ................... ......do.............................
2 Dec. 4, 1871....... June 10, 1872.... 190 Dec. 21, 1871-Jan. Dec. 21, 1871-Jan. ......do.............................
8, 1872. 8, 1872.
3 Dec. 2, 1872....... Mar. 3, 1873..... 92 Dec. 20, 1872-Jan. Dec. 20, 1872-Jan. ......do.............................
6, 1873. 6, 1873.
43d.......... S Mar. 4, 1873....... Mar. 26, 1873.... 23 ................... ................... Matthew H. Carpenter, of Wisconsin. .....................................
1 Dec. 1, 1873....... June 23, 1874.... 204 Dec. 19, 1873-Jan. Dec. 19, 1873-Jan. ......do............................. Do.
5, 1874. 5, 1874.
2 Dec. 7, 1874....... Mar. 3, 1875..... 87 Dec. 23, 1874-Jan. Dec. 23, 1874-Jan. Matthew H. Carpenter, of Wisconsin;
5, 1875. 5, 1875. Henry B. Anthony, of Rhode Island.
44th......... S Mar. 5, 1875....... Mar. 24, 1875.... 20 ................... ................... Thomas W. Ferry, of Michigan.
1 Dec. 6, 1875....... Aug. 15, 1876.... 254 Dec. 20, 1875-Jan. Dec. 21, 1875-Jan. ......do............................. Michael C. Kerr, of Indiana.\8\
5, 1876. 5, 1876.
2 Dec. 4, 1876....... Mar. 3, 1877..... 90 ................... ................... ......do............................. Samuel J. Randall, of
Pennsylvania.\8\
45th......... S Mar. 5, 1877....... Mar. 17, 1877.... 13 ................... ................... ......do.............................
1-E Oct. 15, 1877...... Dec. 3, 1877..... 50 ................... ................... ......do............................. Do.
2 Dec. 3, 1877....... June 20, 1878.... 200 Dec. 15, 1877-Jan. Dec. 15, 1877-Jan. ......do.............................
10, 1878. 10, 1878.
3 Dec. 2, 1878....... Mar. 3, 1879..... 92 Dec. 20, 1878-Jan. Dec. 20, 1878-Jan. ......do.............................
7, 1879. 7, 1879.
46th......... 1-E Mar. 18, 1879...... July 1, 1879..... 106 ................... ................... Allen G. Thurman, of Ohio............ Do.
2 Dec. 1, 1879....... June 16, 1880.... 199 Dec. 19, 1879-Jan. Dec. 19, 1879-Jan. ......do.............................
6, 1880. 6, 1880.
3 Dec. 6, 1880....... Mar. 3, 1881..... 88 Dec. 23, 1880-Jan. Dec. 23, 1880-Jan. ......do.............................
5, 1881. 5, 1881.
47th......... S Mar. 4, 1881....... May. 20, 1881.... 78
S Oct. 10, 1881...... Oct. 29, 1881.... 20 ................... ................... Thomas F. Bayard, of Delaware; David
Davis, of Illinois.
1 Dec. 5, 1881....... Aug. 8, 1882..... 247 Dec. 22, 1881-Jan. Dec. 22, 1881-Jan. David Davis, of Illinois............. J. Warren Keifer, of Ohio.
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5, 1882. 5, 1882.
2 Dec. 4, 1882....... Mar. 3, 1883..... 90 ................... ................... George F. Edmunds, of Vermont.
48th......... 1 Dec. 3, 1883....... July 7, 1884..... 218 Dec. 24, 1883-Jan. Dec. 24, 1883-Jan. ......do............................. John G. Carlisle, of Kentucky.
7, 1884. 7, 1884.
2 Dec. 1, 1884....... Mar. 3, 1885..... 93 Dec. 24, 1884-Jan. Dec. 24, 1884-Jan. ......do.............................
5, 1885. 5, 1885.
49th......... S Mar. 4, 1885....... Apr. 2, 1885..... 30
1 Dec. 7, 1885....... Aug. 5, 1886..... 242 Dec. 21, 1885-Jan. Dec. 21, 1885-Jan. John Sherman, of Ohio................ Do.
5, 1886. 5, 1886.
2 Dec. 6, 1886....... Mar. 3, 1887..... 88 Dec. 22, 1886-Jan. Dec. 22, 1886-Jan. John J. Ingalls, of Kansas.
4, 1887. 4, 1887.
50th......... 1 Dec. 5, 1887....... Oct. 20, 1888.... 321 Dec. 22, 1887-Jan. Dec. 22, 1887-Jan. ......do............................. Do.
4, 1888. 4, 1888.
2 Dec. 3, 1888....... Mar. 3, 1889..... 91 Dec. 21, 1888-Jan. Dec. 21, 1888-Jan. ......do.............................
2, 1889. 2, 1889.
51st......... S Mar. 4, 1889....... Apr. 2, 1889..... 30 ................... ................... ......do.............................
1 Dec. 2, 1889....... Oct. 1, 1890..... 304 Dec. 21, 1889-Jan. Dec. 21, 1889-Jan. ......do............................. Thomas B. Reed, of Maine.
6, 1890. 6, 1890.
2 Dec. 1, 1890....... Mar. 3, 1891..... 93 ................... ................... Charles F. Manderson, of Nebraska.
52d.......... 1 Dec. 7, 1891....... Aug. 5, 1892..... 251 ................... ................... ......do............................. Charles F. Crisp, of Georgia.
2 Dec. 5, 1892....... Mar. 3, 1893..... 89 Dec. 22, 1892-Jan. Dec. 22, 1892-Jan. ......do.............................
4, 1893. 4, 1893.
53d.......... S Mar. 4, 1893....... Apr. 15, 1893.... 43 ................... ................... Charles F. Manderson, of Nebraska;
Isham G. Harris, of Tennessee.
1-E Aug. 7, 1893....... Nov. 3, 1893..... 89 ................... ................... Isham G. Harris, of Tennessee........ Do.
2 Dec. 4, 1893....... Aug. 28, 1894.... 268 ................... Dec. 21, 1893-Jan. ......do.............................
3, 1894.
3 Dec. 3, 1894....... Mar. 3, 1895..... 97 ................... Dec. 23, 1894-Jan. Matt W. Ransom, of North Carolina;
3, 1895. Isham G. Harris, of Tennessee.
54th......... 1 Dec. 2, 1895....... June 11, 1896.... 193 ................... ................... William P. Frye, of Maine............ Thomas B. Reed, of Maine.
2 Dec. 7, 1896....... Mar. 3, 1897..... 87 Dec. 22, 1896-Jan. Dec. 22, 1896-Jan. ......do.............................
5, 1897. 5, 1897.
55th......... S Mar. 4, 1897....... Mar. 10, 1897.... 11 ................... ................... ......do.............................
1-E Mar. 15, 1897...... July 24, 1897.... 131 ................... ................... ......do............................. Do.
2 Dec. 6, 1897....... July 8, 1898..... 215 Dec. 18, 1897-Jan. Dec. 18, 1897-Jan. ......do.............................
5, 1898. 5, 1898.
3 Dec. 5, 1898....... Mar. 3, 1899..... 89 Dec. 21, 1898-Jan. Dec. 21, 1898-Jan. ......do.............................
4, 1899. 4, 1899.
56th......... 1 Dec. 4, 1899....... June 7, 1900..... 186 Dec. 20, 1899-Jan. Dec. 20, 1899-Jan. ......do............................. David B. Henderson, of Iowa.
3, 1900. 3, 1900.
2 Dec. 3, 1900....... Mar. 3, 1901..... 91 Dec. 20, 1900-Jan. Dec. 21, 1900-Jan. ......do.............................
3, 1901. 3, 1901.
57th......... S Mar. 4, 1901....... Mar. 9, 1901..... 6 ................... ................... ......do.............................
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1 Dec. 2, 1901....... July 1, 1902..... 212 Dec. 19, 1901-Jan. Dec. 19, 1901-Jan. ......do............................. Do.
6, 1902. 6, 1902.
2 Dec. 1, 1902....... Mar. 3, 1903..... 93 Dec. 20, 1902-Jan. Dec. 20, 1902-Jan. ......do.............................
5, 1903. 5, 1903.
58th......... S Mar. 5, 1903....... Mar. 19, 1903.... 15 ................... ................... ......do.............................
1-E Nov. 9, 1903....... Dec. 7, 1903..... 29 ................... ................... ......do............................. Joseph G. Cannon, of Illinois.
2 Dec. 7, 1903....... Apr. 28, 1904.... 144 Dec. 19, 1903-Jan. Dec. 19, 1903-Jan. ......do.............................
4, 1904. 4, 1904.
3 Dec. 5, 1904....... Mar. 3, 1905..... 89 Dec. 21, 1904-Jan. Dec. 21, 1904-Jan. ......do.............................
4, 1905. 4, 1905.
59th......... S Mar. 4, 1905....... Mar. 18, 1905.... 15 ................... ................... ......do.............................
1 Dec. 4, 1905....... June 30, 1906.... 209 Dec. 21, 1905-Jan. Dec. 21, 1905-Jan. ......do............................. Do.
4, 1906. 4, 1906.
2 Dec. 3, 1906....... Mar. 3, 1907..... 91 Dec. 20, 1906-Jan. Dec. 20, 1906-Jan. ......do.............................
3, 1907. 3, 1907.
60th......... 1 Dec. 2, 1907....... May 30, 1908..... 181 Dec. 21, 1907-Jan. Dec. 21, 1907-Jan. ......do............................. Do.
6, 1908. 6, 1908.
2 Dec. 7, 1908....... Mar. 3, 1909..... 87 Dec. 19, 1908-Jan. Dec. 19, 1908-Jan. ......do.............................
4, 1909. 4, 1909.
61st......... S Mar. 4, 1909....... Mar. 6, 1909..... 3 ................... ................... ......do.............................
1-E Mar. 15, 1909...... Aug. 5, 1909..... 144 ................... ................... ......do............................. Do.
2 Dec. 6, 1909....... June 25, 1910.... 202 Dec. 21, 1909-Jan. Dec. 21, 1909-Jan. ......do.............................
4, 1910. 4, 1910.
3 Dec. 5, 1910....... Mar. 3, 1911..... 89 Dec. 21, 1910-Jan. Dec. 21, 1910-Jan. ......do.............................
5, 1911. 5, 1911.
62d.......... 1-E Apr. 4, 1911....... Aug. 22, 1911.... 141 ................... ................... ......do.\9\......................... Champ Clark, of Missouri.
2 Dec. 4, 1911....... Aug. 26, 1912.... 267 Dec. 21, 1911-Jan. Dec. 21, 1911-Jan. Charles Curtis, of Kansas; Augustus
3, 1912. 3, 1912. O. Bacon, of Georgia; Jacob H.
Gallinger, of New Hampshire; Henry
Cabot Lodge, of Massachusetts; Frank
B. Brandegee, of Connecticut.
3 Dec. 2, 1912....... Mar. 3, 1913..... 92 Dec. 19, 1912-Jan. Dec. 19, 1912-Jan. Augustus O. Bacon, of Georgia; Jacob
2, 1913. 2, 1913. H. Gallinger, of New Hampshire.
63d.......... S Mar. 4, 1913....... Mar. 17, 1913.... 14 ................... ................... James P. Clarke, of Arkansas. .....................................
1-E Apr. 7, 1913....... Dec. 1, 1913..... 239 ................... ................... ......do............................. Do.
2 Dec. 1, 1913....... Oct. 24, 1914.... 328 Dec. 23, 1913-Jan. Dec. 23, 1913-Jan. ......do.............................
12, 1914. 12, 1914.
3 Dec. 7, 1914....... Mar. 3, 1915..... 87 Dec. 23-Dec. 28, Dec. 23-Dec. 28, ......do.............................
1914. 1914.
64th......... 1 Dec. 6, 1915....... Sept. 8, 1916.... 278 Dec. 17, 1915-Jan. Dec. 17, 1915-Jan. ......do \10\........................ Do.
4, 1916. 4, 1916.
2 Dec. 4, 1916....... Mar. 3, 1917..... 90 Dec. 22, 1916-Jan. Dec. 22, 1916-Jan. Willard Saulsbury, of Delaware \10\.. Champ Clark, of Missouri.
2, 1917. 2, 1917.
65th......... S Mar. 5, 1917....... Mar. 16, 1917.... 12 ................... ................... ......do.............................
1-E Apr. 2, 1917....... Oct. 6, 1917..... 188 ................... ................... ......do............................. Do.
2 Dec. 3, 1917....... Nov. 21, 1918.... 354 Dec. 18, 1917-Jan. Dec. 18, 1917-Jan. ......do.............................
3, 1918. 3, 1918.
3 Dec. 2, 1918....... Mar. 3, 1919..... 92 ................... ................... ......do.............................
66th......... 1-E May 19, 1919....... Nov. 19, 1919.... 185 July 1-July 8, 1919 July 1-July 8, 1919 Albert B. Cummins, of Iowa........... Frederick H. Gillett, of
Massachusetts.
2 Dec. 1, 1919....... June 5, 1920..... 188 Dec. 20, 1919-Jan. Dec. 20, 1919-Jan. ......do.............................
5, 1920. 5, 1920.
3 Dec. 6, 1920....... Mar. 3, 1921..... 88 ................... ................... ......do.............................
67th......... S Mar. 4, 1921....... Mar. 15, 1921.... 12 ................... ................... ......do.............................
1-E Apr. 11, 1921...... Nov. 23, 1921.... 227 Aug. 24-Sept. 21, Aug. 24-Sept. 21, ......do............................. Do.
1921. 1921.
2 Dec. 5, 1921....... Sept. 22, 1922... 292 Dec. 22, 1921-Jan. Dec. 22, 1921-Jan. ......do.............................
3, 1922. 3, 1922.
3-E Nov. 20, 1922...... Dec. 4, 1922..... 15 ................... ................... ......do.............................
4 Dec. 4, 1922....... Mar. 3, 1923..... 90 ................... ................... ......do.............................
68th......... 1 Dec. 3, 1923....... June 7, 1924..... 188 Dec. 20, 1923-Jan. Dec. 20, 1923-Jan. ......do............................. Do.
3, 1924. 3, 1924.
2 Dec. 1, 1924....... Mar. 3, 1925..... 93 Dec. 20-Dec. 29, Dec. 20-Dec. 29, ......do.............................
1924. 1924.
69th......... S Mar. 4, 1925....... Mar. 18, 1925.... 15 ................... ................... Albert B. Cummins, of Iowa; George H.
Moses, of New Hampshire.
1 Dec. 7, 1925....... July 3, 1926..... 209 Dec. 22, 1925-Jan. Dec. 22, 1925-Jan. ......do............................. Nicholas Longworth, of Ohio.
4, 1926. 4, 1926.
2 Dec. 6, 1926....... Mar. 4, 1927..... 88 Dec. 22, 1926-Jan. Dec. 22, 1926-Jan. ......do.............................
3, 1927. 3, 1927.
70th......... 1 Dec. 5, 1927....... May 29, 1928..... 177 Dec. 21, 1927-Jan. Dec. 21, 1927-Jan. ......do............................. Do.
4, 1928. 4, 1928.
2 Dec. 3, 1928....... Mar. 3, 1929..... 91 Dec. 22, 1928-Jan. Dec. 22, 1928-Jan. ......do.............................
3, 1929. 3, 1929.
71st......... S Mar. 4, 1929....... Mar. 5, 1929..... 2 ................... ................... ......do.............................
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1-E Apr. 15, 1929...... Nov. 22, 1929.... 222 June 19-Aug. 19, June 19-Sept. 23, ......do............................. Do.
1929. 1929.
2 Dec. 2, 1929....... July 3, 1930..... 214 Dec. 21, 1929-Jan. Dec. 21, 1929-Jan. ......do.............................
6, 1930. 6, 1930.
S July 7, 1930....... July 21, 1930.... 15 ................... ................... ......do.............................
3 Dec. 1, 1930....... Mar. 3, 1931..... 93 Dec. 20, 1930-Jan. Dec. 20, 1930-Jan. George H. Moses, of New Hampshire.
5, 1931. 5, 1931.
72d.......... 1 Dec. 7, 1931....... July 16, 1932.... 223 Dec. 22, 1931-Jan. Dec. 22, 1931-Jan. ......do............................. John N. Garner, of Texas.
4, 1932. 4, 1932.
2 Dec. 5, 1932....... Mar. 3, 1933..... 89 ................... ................... ......do.............................
73d.......... S Mar. 4, 1933....... Mar. 6, 1933..... 3 ................... ................... ......do.............................
1-E Mar. 9, 1933....... June 15, 1933.... 99 ................... ................... Key Pittman, of Nevada............... Henry T. Rainey, of Illinois.
2 Jan. 3, 1934....... June 18, 1934.... 167 ................... ................... ......do.............................
74th......... 1 Jan. 3, 1935....... Aug. 26, 1935.... 236 ................... ................... ......do............................. Joseph W. Byrns, of Tennessee.\11\
2 Jan. 3, 1936....... June 20, 1936.... 170 June 8-June 15, June 8-June 15, ......do............................. William B. Bankhead, of Alabama.\11\
1936. 1936.
75th......... 1 Jan. 5, 1937....... Aug. 21, 1937.... 229 ................... ................... ......do............................. Do.
2-E Nov. 15, 1937...... Dec. 21, 1937.... 37 ................... ................... ......do.............................
3 Jan. 3, 1938....... June 16, 1938.... 165 ................... ................... ......do.............................
76th......... 1 Jan. 3, 1939....... Aug. 5, 1939..... 215 ................... ................... ......do............................. Do.\12\
2-E Sept. 21, 1939..... Nov. 3, 1939..... 44 ................... ................... ......do.............................
3 Jan. 3, 1940....... Jan. 3, 1941..... 366 July 11-July 22, July 11-July 22, Key Pittman, of Nevada; \13\ William Sam Rayburn, of Texas.\12\
1940. 1940. H. King, of Utah.\13\
77th......... 1 Jan. 3, 1941....... Jan. 2, 1942..... 365 ................... ................... Pat Harrison, of Mississippi;\14\ Do.
Carter Glass, of Virginia.\14\
2 Jan. 5, 1942....... Dec. 16, 1942.... 346 ................... ................... Carter Glass, of Virginia.
78th......... 1 Jan. 6, 1943....... Dec. 21, 1943.... 350 July 8-Sept. 14, July 8-Sept. 14, ......do............................. Do.
1943. 1943.
2 Jan. 10, 1944...... Dec. 19, 1944.... 345 Apr. 1-Apr. 12, Apr. 1-Apr. 12, ......do.............................
1944. 1944.
June 23-Aug. 1, June 23-Aug. 1,
1944 1944
Sept. 21-Nov. 14, Sept. 21-Nov. 14,
1944 1944
79th......... 1 Jan. 3, 1945....... Dec. 21, 1945.... 353 Aug. 1-Sept. 5, July 21-Sept. 5, Kenneth McKellar, of Tennessee....... Do.
1945. 1945.
2 Jan. 14, 1946...... Aug. 2, 1946..... 201 ................... Apr. 18-Apr. 30, ......do.............................
1946.
80th......... \15\ 1 Jan. 3, 1947....... Dec. 19, 1947.... 351 July 27-Nov. 17, July 27-Nov. 17, Arthur H. Vandenberg, of Michigan.... Joseph W. Martin, Jr., of
1947. 1947. Massachusetts.
\15\ 2 Jan. 6, 1948....... Dec. 31, 1948.... 361 June 20-July 26, June 20-July 26, ......do.............................
1948. 1948.
Aug. 7-Dec. 31, Aug. 7-Dec. 31,
1948 1948
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81st......... 1 Jan. 3, 1949....... Oct. 19, 1949.... 290 ................... ................... Kenneth McKellar, of Tennessee....... Sam Rayburn, of Texas.
2 Jan. 3, 1950....... Jan. 2, 1951..... 365 Sept. 23-Nov. 27- Apr. 6-Apr. 18, ......do.............................
1950. 1950.
Sept. 23-Nov. 27,
1950
82d.......... 1 Jan. 3, 1951....... Oct. 20, 1951.... 291 ................... Mar. 22-Apr. 2, ......do............................. Do.
1951.
Aug. 23-Sept. 12,
1951
2 Jan. 8, 1952....... July 7, 1952..... 182 ................... Apr. 10-Apr. 22, ......do.............................
1952.
83d.......... 1 Jan. 3, 1953....... Aug. 3, 1953..... 213 ................... Apr. 2-Apr. 13, Styles Bridges, of New Hampshire..... Joseph W. Martin, Jr., of
1953. Massachusetts.
2 Jan. 6, 1954....... Dec. 2, 1954..... 331 Aug. 20-Nov. 8, Apr. 15-Apr. 22, ......do.............................
1954. 1954.
Nov. 18-Nov. 29, Adjourned sine die
1954 Aug. 20, 1954
84th......... 1 Jan. 5, 1955....... Aug. 2, 1955..... 210 Apr. 4-Apr. 13, Apr. 4-Apr. 13, Walter F. George, of Georgia......... Sam Rayburn, of Texas.
1955. 1955.
2 Jan. 3, 1956....... July 27, 1956.... 207 Mar. 29-Apr. 9, Mar. 29-Apr. 9, ......do.............................
1956. 1956.
85th......... 1 Jan. 3, 1957....... Aug. 30, 1957.... 239 Apr. 18-Apr. 29, Apr. 18-Apr. 29, Carl Hayden, of Arizona.............. Do.
1957. 1957.
2 Jan. 7, 1958....... Aug. 24, 1958.... 230 Apr. 3-Apr. 14, Apr. 3-Apr. 14, ......do.............................
1958. 1958.
86th......... 1 Jan. 7, 1959....... Sept. 15, 1959... 252 Mar. 26-Apr. 7, Mar. 26-Apr. 7, ......do............................. Do.
1959. 1959.
2 Jan. 6, 1960....... Sept. 1, 1960.... 240 Apr. 14-Apr. 18, Apr. 14-Apr. 18, ......do.............................
1960. 1960.
May 27-May 31, 1960 May 27-May 31, 1960
July 3-Aug. 8, 1960 July 3-Aug. 15,
1960
87th......... 1 Jan. 3, 1961....... Sept. 27, 1961... 268 ................... Mar. 30-Apr. 10, ......do............................. Do.\16\
1961.
2 Jan. 10, 1962...... Oct. 13, 1962.... 277 ................... Apr. 19-Apr. 30, ......do............................. John W. McCormack, of
1962. Massachusetts.\16\
88th......... 1 Jan. 9, 1963....... Dec. 30, 1963.... 356 ................... Apr. 11-Apr. 22, ......do............................. Do.
1963.
2 Jan. 7, 1964....... Oct. 3, 1964..... 270 July 10-July 20, Mar. 26-Apr. 6, ......do.............................
1964. 1964.
Aug. 21-Aug. 31, July 2-July 20,
1964 1964
Aug. 21-Aug. 31,
1964
89th......... 1 Jan. 4, 1965....... Oct. 23, 1965.... 293 ................... ................... ......do............................. Do.
2 Jan. 10, 1966...... Oct. 22, 1966.... 286 Apr. 7-Apr. 13, Apr. 7-Apr. 18, ......do.............................
1966. 1966.
June 30-July 11, June 30-July 11,
1966 1966
90th......... 1 Jan. 10, 1967...... Dec. 15, 1967.... 340 Mar. 23-Apr. 3, Mar. 23-Apr. 3, ......do............................. Do.
1967. 1967.
June 29-July 10, June 29-July 10,
1967 1967
Aug. 31-Sept. 11, Aug. 31-Sept. 11,
1967 1967
Nov. 22-Nov. 27, Nov. 22-Nov. 27,
1967 1967
2 Jan. 15, 1968...... Oct. 14, 1968.... 274 Apr. 11-Apr. 17, Apr. 11-Apr. 22, ......do.............................
1968. 1968.
May 29-June 3, 1968 May 29-June 3, 1968
June 3-July 8, 1968 June 3-July 8, 1968
Aug. 2-Sept. 4, Aug. 2-Sept. 4,
1968 1968
91st......... 1 Jan. 3, 1969....... Dec. 23, 1969.... 355 Feb. 7-Feb. 17, Feb. 7-Feb. 17, Richard B. Russell, of Georgia....... John W. McCormack, of Massachusetts.
1969. 1969.
Apr. 3-Apr. 14, Apr. 3-Apr. 14,
1969 1969
July 2-July 7, 1969 May 28-June 2, 1969
Aug. 13-Sept. 3, July 2-July 7, 1969
1969 Aug. 13-Sept. 3,
Nov. 26-Dec. 1, 1969
1969 Nov. 6-Nov. 12,
1969
Nov. 26-Dec. 1,
1969
2 Jan. 19, 1970...... Jan. 2, 1971..... 349 Feb. 10-Feb. 16, Feb. 10-Feb. 16, ......do.............................
1970. 1970.
Mar. 26-Mar. 31, Mar. 26-Mar. 31,
1970 1970
Sept. 2-Sept. 8, May 27-June 1, 1970
1970 July 1-July 6, 1970
Oct. 14-Nov. 16, Aug. 14-Sept. 9,
1970 1970
Nov. 25-Nov. 30, Oct. 14-Nov. 16,
1970 1970
Dec. 22-Dec. 28, Nov. 25-Nov. 30,
1970 1970
Dec. 22-Dec. 29,
1970
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92d.......... 1 Jan. 21, 1971...... Dec. 17, 1971.... 331 Feb. 11-Feb. 17, Feb. 10-Feb. 17, Richard B. Russell, of Georgia; \17\ Carl B. Albert, of Oklahoma.
1971. 1971. Allen J. Ellender, of Louisiana.\17\
Apr. 7-Apr. 14, Apr. 7-Apr. 19,
1971 1971
May 26-June 1, 1971 May 27-June 1, 1971
June 30-July 6, July 1-July 6, 1971
1971 Aug. 6-Sept. 8,
Aug. 6-Sept. 8, 1971
1971 Oct. 7-Oct. 12,
Oct. 21-Oct. 26, 1971
1971 Oct. 21-Oct. 26,
Nov. 24-Nov. 29, 1971
1971 Nov. 19-Nov. 29,
1971
2 Jan. 18, 1972...... Oct. 18, 1972.... 275 Feb. 9-Feb. 14, Feb. 9-Feb. 16, Allen J. Ellender, of Louisiana;\18\
1972. 1972. James O. Eastland, of
Mar. 30-Apr. 4, Mar. 29-Apr. 10, Mississippi.\18\
1972 1972
May 25-May 30, 1972 May 24-May 30, 1972
June 30-July 17, June 30-July 17,
1972 1972
Aug. 18-Sept. 5, Aug. 18-Sept. 5,
1972 1972
93d.......... 1 Jan. 3, 1973....... Dec. 22, 1973.... 354 Feb. 8-Feb. 15, Feb. 8-Feb. 19, ......do............................. Do.
1973. 1973.
Apr. 18-Apr. 30, Apr. 19-Apr. 30,
1973 1973
May 23-May 29, 1973 May 24-May 29, 1973
June 30-July 9, June 30-July 10,
1973 1973
Aug. 3-Sept. 5, Aug. 3-Sept. 5,
1973 1973
Oct. 18-Oct. 23, Oct. 4-Oct. 9, 1973
1973 Oct. 18-Oct. 23,
Nov. 21-Nov. 26, 1973
1973 Nov. 15-Nov. 26,
1973
2 Jan. 21, 1974...... Dec. 20, 1974.... 334 Feb. 8-Feb. 18, Feb. 7-Feb. 13, ......do.............................
1974. 1974.
Mar. 13-Mar. 19, Apr. 11-Apr. 22,
1974 1974
Apr. 11-Apr. 22, May 23-May 28, 1974
1974 Aug. 22-Sept. 11,
May 23-May 28, 1974 1974
Aug. 22-Sept. 4, Oct. 17-Nov. 18,
1974 1974
Oct. 17-Nov. 18, Nov. 26-Dec. 3,
1974 1974
Nov. 26-Dec. 2,
1974
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94th......... 1 Jan. 14, 1975...... Dec. 19, 1975.... 340 Mar. 26-Apr. 7, Mar. 26-Apr. 7, ......do............................. Do.
1975. 1975.
May 22-June 2, 1975 May 22-June 2, 1975
June 27-July 7, June 26-July 8,
1975 1975
Aug. 1-Sept. 3, Aug. 1-Sept. 3,
1975 1975
Oct. 9-Oct. 20, Oct. 9-Oct. 20,
1975 1975
Oct. 23-Oct. 28, Oct. 23-Oct. 28,
1975 1975
Nov. 20-Dec. 1, Nov. 20-Dec. 1,
1975 1975
2 Jan. 19, 1976...... Oct. 1, 1976..... 257 Feb. 6-Feb. 16, Feb. 11-Feb. 16, ......do.............................
1976. 1976.
Apr. 14-Apr. 26, Apr. 14-Apr. 26,
1976 1976
May 28-June 2, 1976 May 27-June 1, 1976
July 2-July 19, July 2-July 19,
1976 1976
Aug. 10-Aug. 23, Aug. 10-Aug. 23,
1976 1976
Sept. 1-Sept. 7, Sept. 2-Sept. 8,
1976 1976
95th......... 1 Jan. 4, 1977....... Dec. 15, 1977.... 346 Feb. 11-Feb. 21, Feb. 9-Feb. 16, ......do............................. Thomas P. O'Neill, Jr., of
1977. 1977. Massachusetts.
Apr. 7-Apr. 18, Apr. 6-Apr. 18,
1977 1977
May 27-June 6, 1977 May 26-June 1, 1977
July 1-July 11, June 30-July 11,
1977 1977
Aug. 6-Sept. 7, Aug. 5-Sept. 7,
1977 1977
Oct. 6-Oct. 11,
1977
2 Jan. 19, 1978...... Oct. 15, 1978.... 270 Feb. 10-Feb. 20, Feb. 9-Feb. 14, ......do.............................
1978. 1978.
Mar. 23-Apr. 3, Mar. 22-Apr. 3,
1978 1978
May 26-June 5, 1978 May 25-May 31, 1978
June 29-July 10, June 29-July 10,
1978 1978
Aug. 25-Sept. 6, Aug. 17-Sept. 6,
1978 1978
96th......... 1 Jan. 15, 1979...... Jan. 3, 1980..... 354 Feb. 9-Feb. 19, Feb. 8-Feb. 13, Warren G. Magnuson, of Washington.... Do.
1979. 1979.
Apr. 10-Apr. 23, Apr. 10-Apr. 23,
1979 1979
May 24-June 4, 1979 May 24-May 30, 1979
June 27-July 9, June 29-July 9,
1979 1979
Aug. 3-Sept. 5, Aug. 2-Sept. 5,
1979 1979
Nov. 20-Nov. 26, Nov. 20-Nov. 26,
1979 1979
Adjourned sine die,
Dec. 20, 1979
2 Jan. 3, 1980....... Dec. 16, 1980.... 349 Apr. 3-Apr. 15, Feb. 13-Feb. 19, Warren G. Magnuson, of Washington;
1980. 1980. Milton Young, of North Dakota;\19\
May 22-May 28, 1980 Apr. 2-Apr. 15, Warren G. Magnuson, of
July 2-July 21, 1980 Washington.\19\
1980 May 22-May 28, 1980
Aug. 6-Aug. 18, July 2-July 21,
1980 1980
Aug. 27-Sept. 3, Aug. 1-Aug. 18,
1980 1980
Oct. 1-Nov. 12, Aug. 28-Sept. 3,
1980 1980
Nov. 25-Dec. 1, Oct. 2-Nov. 12,
1980 1980
Nov. 21-Dec. 1,
1980
97th......... 1 Jan. 5, 1981....... Dec. 16, 1981.... 347 Feb. 6-Feb. 16, Feb. 6-Feb. 17, Strom Thurmond, of South Carolina.... Do.
1981. 1981.
Apr. 10-Apr. 27, Apr. 10-Apr. 27,
1981 1981
June 25-July 8, June 26-July 8,
1981 1981
Aug. 3-Sept. 9, Aug. 4-Sept. 9,
1981 1981
Oct. 7-Oct. 14, Oct. 7-Oct. 13,
1981 1981
Nov. 24-Nov. 30, Nov. 23-Nov. 30,
1981 1981
2 Jan. 25, 1982...... Dec. 23, 1982.... 333 Feb. 11-Feb. 22, Feb. 10-Feb. 22, ......do............................. Thomas P. O'Neill, Jr., of
1982. 1982. Massachusetts.
Apr. 1-Apr. 13, Apr. 6-Apr. 20,
1982 1982
May 27-June 8, 1982 May 27-June 2, 1982
July 1-July 12, July 1-July 12,
1982 1982
Aug. 20-Sept. 8, Aug. 20-Sept. 8,
1982 1982
Oct. 1-Nov. 29, Oct. 1-Nov. 29,
1982 1982
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98th......... 1 Jan. 3, 1983....... Nov. 18, 1983.... 320 Jan. 3-Jan. 25, Jan. 6-Jan. 25, Strom Thurmond, of South Carolina.... Thomas P. O'Neill, Jr., of
1983. 1983. Massachusetts.
Feb. 3-Feb. 14, Feb. 17-Feb. 22,
1983 1983
Mar. 24-Apr. 5, Mar. 24-Apr. 5,
1983 1983
May 26-June 6, 1983 May 26-June 1, 1983
June 29-July 11, June 30-July 11,
1983 1983
Aug. 4-Sept. 12, Aug. 4-Sept. 12,
1983 1983
Oct. 7-Oct. 17, Oct. 6-Oct. 17,
1983 1983
2 Jan. 23, 1984...... Oct. 12, 1984.... 264 Feb. 9-Feb. 20, Feb. 9-Feb. 21, ......do.............................
1984. 1984.
Apr. 12-Apr. 24, Apr. 12-Apr. 24,
1984 1984
May 24-May 31, 1984 May 24-May 30, 1984
June 29-July 23, June 29-July 23,
1984 1984
Aug. 10-Sept. 5, Aug. 10-Sept. 5,
1984 1984
99th......... 1 Jan. 3, 1985....... Dec. 20, 1985.... 352 Jan. 7-Jan. 21, Jan. 3-Jan. 21, ......do............................. Do.
1985. 1985.
Feb. 7-Feb. 18, Feb. 7-Feb. 19,
1985 1985
Apr. 4-Apr. 15, Mar. 7-Mar. 19,
1985 1985
May 9-May 14, 1985 Apr. 4-Apr. 15,
May 24-June 3, 1985 1985
June 27-July 8, May 23-June 3, 1985
1985 June 27-July 8,
Aug. 1-Sept. 9, 1985
1985 Aug. 1-Sept. 4,
Nov. 23-Dec. 2, 1985
1985 Nov. 21-Dec. 2,
1985
2 Jan. 21, 1986...... Oct. 18, 1986.... 278 Feb. 7-Feb. 17, Feb. 6-Feb. 18, ......do.............................
1986. 1986.
Mar. 27-Apr. 8, Mar. 25-Apr. 8,
1986 1986
May 21-June 2, 1986 May 22-June 3, 1986
June 26-July 7, June 26-July 14,
1986 1986
Aug. 15-Sept. 8, Aug. 16-Sept. 8,
1986 1986
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100th ....... 1 Jan. 6, 1987....... Dec. 22, 1987.... 351 Jan. 6-Jan. 12, Jan. 8-Jan. 20, John C. Stennis, of Mississippi...... James C. Wright, Jr., of Texas.
1987. 1987.
Feb. 5-Feb. 16, Feb. 11-Feb. 18,
1987 1987
Apr. 10-Apr. 21, Apr. 9-Apr. 21,
1987 1987
May 21-May 27, 1987 May 21-May 27, 1987
July 1-July 7, 1987 July 1-July 7, 1987
Aug. 7-Sept. 9, July 15-July 20,
1987 1987
Nov. 20-Nov. 30, Aug. 7-Sept. 9,
1987 1987
Nov. 10-Nov. 16,
1987
Nov. 20-Nov. 30,
1987
2 Jan. 25, 1988...... Oct. 22, 1988.... 272 Feb. 4-Feb. 15, Feb. 9-Feb. 16, ......do.............................
1988. 1988.
Mar. 4- Mar. 14, Mar. 31-Apr. 11,
1988 1988
Mar. 31-Apr. 11, May 26-June 1, 1988
1988 June 30-July 7,
Apr. 29-May 9, 1988 1988
May 27-June 6, 1988 July 14-July 26,
June 29-July 6, 1988
1988 Aug. 11-Sept.
July 14-July 25, 7,1988
1988
Aug. 11-Sept. 7,
1988
101st........ 1 Jan. 3, 1989....... Nov. 22, 1989.... 324 Jan. 4-Jan. 20, Jan. 4-Jan. 19, Robert C. Byrd, of West Virginia..... James C. Wright, Jr., of Texas;\20\
1989. 1989. Thomas S. Foley, of Washington.\20\
Jan. 20-Jan. 25, Feb. 9-Feb. 21,
1989 1989
Feb. 9-Feb. 21, Mar. 23-Apr. 3,
1989 1989
Mar. 17-Apr. 4, Apr. 18-Apr. 25,
1989 1989
Apr. 19-May 1, 1989 May 25-May 31, 1989
May 18-May 31, 1989 June 29-July 10,
June 23-July 11, 1989
1989 Aug. 5-Sept. 6,
Aug. 4-Sept. 6, 1989
1989
2 Jan. 23, 1990...... Oct. 28, 1990.... 260 Feb. 8-Feb. 20, Feb. 7-Feb. 20, ......do.............................
1990. 1990.
Mar. 9-Mar. 20, Apr. 4-Apr. 18,
1990 1990
Apr. 5-Apr. 18, May 25-June 5, 1990
1990 June 28-July 10,
May 24-June 5, 1990 1990
June 28-July 10, Aug. 4-Sept. 5,
1990 1990
Aug. 4-Sept. 10,
1990
102d......... 1 Jan. 3, 1991....... Jan. 3, 1992..... 366 Feb. 7-Feb. 19, Feb. 6-Feb. 19, ......do............................. Thomas S. Foley, of Washington.
1991. 1991.
Mar. 22-Apr. 9, Mar. 22-Apr. 9,
1991 1991
Apr. 25-May 6, 1991 May 23-May 29, 1991
May 24-June 3, 1991 June 27-July 9,
June 28-July 8, 1991
1991 Aug. 2-Sept. 11,
Aug. 2-Sept. 10, 1991
1991 Nov. 27, 1991-Jan.
Nov. 27, 1991-Jan. 3, 1992
3, 1992
2 Jan. 3, 1992....... Oct. 9, 1992..... 281 Jan. 3-Jan. 21, Jan. 3-Jan. 22, ......do.............................
1992. 1992.
Feb. 7-Feb. 18, Apr. 10-Apr. 28,
1992 1992
Apr. 10-Apr. 28, May 21-May 26, 1992
1992 July 2-July 7, 1992
May 21-June 1, 1992 July 9-July 21,
July 2-July 20, 1992
1992 Aug. 12-Sept. 9,
Aug. 12-Sept. 8, 1992
1992
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103d......... 1 Jan. 5, 1993....... Nov. 26, 1993.... 326 Jan. 7-Jan. 20, Jan. 6-Jan. 20, Robert C. Byrd, of West Virginia..... Thomas S. Foley, of Washington.
1993. 1993.
Feb. 4-Feb. 16, Jan. 27-Feb. 2,
1993 1993
Apr. 7-Apr. 19, Feb. 4-Feb. 16,
1993 1993
May 28-June 7, 1993 Apr. 7-Apr. 19,
July 1-July 13, 1993
1993 May 27-June 8, 1993
Aug. 7-Sept. 7, July 1-July 13,
1993 1993
Oct. 7-Oct. 13, Aug. 6-Sept. 8,
1993 1993
Nov. 11-Nov. 16, Sept. 15-Sept. 21,
1993 1993
Oct. 7-Oct. 12,
1993
Nov. 10-Nov. 15,
1993
2 Jan. 25, 1994...... Dec. 1, 1994..... 311 Feb. 11-Feb. 22, Jan. 26-Feb. 1, ......do.............................
1994. 1994.
Mar. 26-Apr. 11, Feb. 11-Feb. 22,
1994 1994
May 25-June 7, 1994 Mar. 24-Apr. 12,
July 1-July 11, 1994
1994 May 26-June 8, 1994
Aug. 25-Sept. 12, June 30-July 12,
1994 1994
Oct. 8-Nov. 30, Aug. 26-Sept. 12,
1994 1994
Oct. 8-Nov. 29,
1994
104th ....... 1 Jan. 4, 1995....... Jan. 3, 1996..... 365 Feb. 16-Feb. 22, Feb. 16-Feb. 21, Strom Thurmond, of South Carolina.... Newt Gingrich, of Georgia.
1995. 1995.
Apr. 7-Apr. 24, Mar. 16-Mar. 21,
1995 1995
May 26-June 5, 1995 Apr. 7-May 1, 1995
June 30-July 10, May 3-May 9, 1995
1995 May 25-June 6, 1995
Aug. 11-Sept. 5, June 30-July 10,
1995 1995
Sept. 29-Oct. 10, Aug. 4-Sept. 6,
1995 1995
Nov. 20-Nov. 27, Sept. 29-Oct. 6,
1995 1995
Nov. 20-Nov. 28,
1995
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2 Jan. 3, 1996....... Oct. 4, 1996..... 276 Jan. 10-Jan. 22, Jan. 9-Jan. 22, ......do. .....................................
1996. 1996.
Mar. 29-Apr. 15, Mar. 29-Apr. 15,
1996 1996
May 24-June 3, 1996 May 23-May 29, 1996
June 28-July 8, June 28-July 8,
1996 1996
Aug. 2-Sept. 3, Aug. 2-Sept. 4,
1996 1996
105th ....... 1 Jan. 7, 1997....... Nov. 13, 1997.... 311 Jan. 9-Jan. 21, Jan. 9-Jan. 20, ......do............................. Do.
1997. 1997.
Feb. 13-Feb. 24, Jan. 21-Feb. 4,
1997 1997
Mar. 21-Apr. 7, Feb. 13-Feb. 25,
1997 1997
June 27-July 7, Mar. 21-Apr. 8,
1997 1997
July 31-Sept. 2, June 26-July 8,
1997 1997
Oct. 9-Oct. 20, Aug. 1-Sept. 3,
1997 1997
Oct. 9-Oct. 21,
1997
2 Jan. 27, 1998...... Dec. 19, 1998.... 327 Feb. 13-Feb. 23, Jan. 28-Feb. 3, ......do.
1998. 1998.
Apr. 3-Apr. 20, Feb. 5-Feb. 11,
1998 1998
May 22-June 1, 1998 Feb. 12-Feb. 24,
June 26-July 6, 1998
1998 Apr. 1-Apr. 21,
July 31-Aug. 31, 1998
1998 May 22-June 3, 1998
Adjourned sine die, June 25-July 14,
Oct. 21, 1998. 1998
Aug. 7-Sept. 9,
1998
Oct. 21-Dec. 17,
1998
106th ....... 1 Jan. 6, 1999....... Nov. 22, 1999.... 321 Feb. 12-Feb. 22, Jan. 6-Jan. 19, ......do............................. J. Dennis Hastert, of Illinois.
1999. 1999.
Mar. 25-Apr. 12, Jan. 19-Feb. 2,
1999 1999
May 27-June 7, 1999 Feb. 12-Feb. 23,
July 1-July 12, 1999
1999 Mar. 25-Apr. 12,
Aug. 5-Sept. 8, 1999
1999 May 27-June 7, 1999
July 1-July 12,
1999
Aug. 6-Sept. 8,
1999
2 Jan. 24, 2000...... Dec. 15, 2000.... 326 Feb. 10-Feb. 22, Feb. 16-Feb. 29, ......do.
2000. 2000.
Mar. 9-Mar. 20, Apr. 13-May 2, 2000
2000 May 25-June 6, 2000
Apr. 13-Apr. 25, June 30-July 10,
2000 2000
May 25-June 6, 2000 July 27-Sept. 6,
June 30-July 10, 2000
2000 Nov. 3-Nov. 13,
July 27-Sept. 5, 2000
2000 Nov. 14-Dec. 4,
Nov. 2-Nov. 14, 2000
2000
Nov. 14-Dec. 5,
2000
107th ....... 1 Jan. 3, 2001....... ................. ........ Jan. 8-Jan. 20, Jan. 6-Jan. 20, Robert C. Byrd, of West Virginia; Do.
2001. 2001. \21\ Strom Thurmond, of South
Feb. 15-Feb. 26, Jan. 20-Jan 30, Carolina; \21\ Robert C. Byrd, of
2001 2001 West Virginia.\21\
Apr. 6-Apr. 23, Jan. 31-Feb. 6,
2001 2001
May 26-June 5, 2001 Feb. 14-Feb. 26,
2001
June 29-July 9, Apr. 4-Apr. 24,
2001 2001
Aug. 3-Sept. 4, May 26-June 5, 2001
2001 June 28-July 10,
Oct. 18-Oct. 23, 2001
2001 Aug. 2-Sept. 5,
2001
Oct. 17-Oct. 23,
2001
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\1\ For the purposes of this table, a session's ``length in days'' is defined as the total number of calendar days from the convening date to the adjournment date, inclusive. It does not mean
the actual number of days that Congress met during that session.
\2\ For the purposes of this table, a ``recess'' is defined as any period of three or more complete days--excluding Sundays--when either the House of Representatives or the Senate is not in
session. As listed, the recess periods also are inclusive of days only partially in the recess, i.e., the day (or days) when the House and Senate each adjourn to begin the recess, as well as
the day (or days) when each body reconvenes at the end of the recess.
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\3\ The election and role of the President pro tempore has evolved considerably over the Senate's history. ``Pro tempore is Latin for `for the time being'; thus, the post was conceived as a
temporary presiding officer. In the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, the Senate frequently elected several Presidents pro tempore during a single session. Since Vice Presidents presided
routinely, the Senate thought it necessary to choose a President pro tempore only for the limited periods when the Vice President might be ill or otherwise absent.'' Since no provision was
in place (until the 25th amendment was adopted in 1967) for replacing the Vice President if he died or resigned from office, or if he assumed the Presidency, the President pro tempore would
continue under such circumstances to fill the duties of the chair until the next Vice President was elected. Since Mar. 12, 1890, however, Presidents pro tempore have served until ``the
Senate otherwise ordered.'' Since 1949, while still elected, the position has gone to the most senior member of the majority party (see footnote 19 for a minority party exception). To gain a
more complete understanding of this position, see Robert C. Byrd's The Senate 1789-1989: Addresses on the History of the United States Senate, vol. 2, ch. 6 ``The President Pro Tempore,''
pp. 167-183, from which the quotes in this footnote are taken. Also, a complete listing of the dates of election of the Presidents pro tempore is in vol. 4 of the Byrd series (The Senate
1789-1989: Historical Statistics, 1789-1992), table 6-2, pp. 647-653.
\4\ Henry Clay resigned as Speaker on Jan. 19, 1814. He was succeeded by Langdon Cheves who was elected on that same day.
\5\ Henry Clay resigned as Speaker on Oct. 28, 1820, after the sine die adjournment of the first session of the 16th Congress. He was succeeded by John W. Taylor who was elected at the
beginning of the second session.
\6\ Andrew Stevenson resigned as Speaker on June 2, 1834. He was succeeded by John Bell who was elected on that same day.
\7\ Speaker Schuyler Colfax resigned as Speaker on the last day of the 40th Congress, Mar. 3, 1869, in preparation for becoming Vice President of the United States on the following day.
Theodore M. Pomeroy was elected Speaker on Mar. 3, and served for only that one day.
\8\ Speaker Michael C. Kerr died on Aug. 19, 1876, after the sine die adjournment of the first session of the 44th Congress. Samuel J. Randall was elected Speaker at the beginning of the
second session.
\9\ William P. Frye resigned as President pro tempore on Apr. 27, 1911.
\10\ President pro tempore James P. Clarke died on Oct. 1, 1916, after the sine die adjournment of the first session of the 64th Congress. Willard Saulsbury was elected President pro tempore
during the second session.
\11\ Speaker Joseph W. Byrns died on June 4, 1936. He was succeeded by William B. Bankhead who was elected Speaker on that same day.
\12\ Speaker William B. Bankhead died on Sept. 15, 1940. He was succeeded by Sam Rayburn who was elected Speaker on that same day.
\13\ President pro tempore Key Pittman died on Nov. 10, 1940. He was succeeded by William H. King who was elected President pro tempore on Nov. 19, 1940.
\14\ President pro tempore Pat Harrison died on June 22, 1941. He was succeeded by Carter Glass who was elected President pro tempore on July 10, 1941.
\15\ President Harry S. Truman called the Congress into extraordinary session twice, both times during the 80th Congress. Each time Congress had essentially wrapped up its business for the
year, but for technical reasons had not adjourned sine die, so in each case the extraordinary session is considered an extension of the regularly numbered session rather than a separately
numbered one. The dates of these extraordinary sessions were Nov. 17 to Dec. 19, 1947, and July 26 to Aug. 7, 1948.
\16\ Speaker Sam Rayburn died on Nov. 16, 1961, after the sine die adjournment of the first session of the 87th Congress. John W. McCormack was elected Speaker at the beginning of the second
session.
\17\ President pro tempore Richard B. Russell died on Jan. 21, 1971. He was succeeded by Allen J. Ellender who was elected to that position on Jan. 22, 1971.
\18\ President pro tempore Allen J. Ellender died on July 27, 1972. He was succeeded by James O. Eastland who was elected President pro tempore on July 28, 1972.
\19\ Milton Young was elected President pro tempore for one day, Dec. 5, 1980, which was at the end of his 36-year career in the Senate. He was Republican, which was the minority party at that
time. Warren G. Magnuson resumed the position of President pro tempore on Dec. 6, 1980.
\20\ James C. Wright, Jr., resigned as Speaker on June 6, 1989. He was succeeded by Thomas S. Foley who was elected on that same day.
\21\ The 2000 election resulted in an even split in the Senate between Republicans and Democrats. From the date the 107th Congress convened on Jan. 3, 2001, until Inauguration Day on Jan. 20,
2001, Vice President Albert Gore tipped the scale to a Democratic majority, hence Robert C. Byrd served as President pro tempore during this brief period. When Vice President Richard B.
Cheney took office on Jan. 20, the Republicans became the majority party, and Strom Thurmond was elected President pro tempore. On June 6, 2001, Republican Senator James Jeffords became an
Independent, creating a Democratic majority, and Robert C. Byrd was elected President pro tempore on that day.