Congress in Context

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118th Congress (2023-2025)
January 3, 2023-January 3, 2025
First Administration of Joseph R. Biden Jr.
117th Congress (2021-2023)
January 3, 2021-January 3, 2023
First Administration of Joseph R. Biden Jr.
President
Joseph R. Biden Jr.
116th Congress (2019-2021)
Jan. 3, 2019-Jan. 3, 2021
First Administration of Donald J. Trump
115th Congress (2017-2019)
Jan. 3, 2017-Jan. 3, 2019
First Administration of Donald J. Trump
President
Donald J. Trump
114th Congress (2015-2016)
Jan. 3, 2015-Jan. 3, 2017
Second Administration of Barack H. Obama
113th Congress (2013-2014)
Jan. 3, 2013-Jan. 3, 2015
Second Administration of Barack H. Obama
112th Congress (2011-2012)
Jan. 5, 2011-Jan. 3, 2013
First Administration of Barack H. Obama
111th Congress (2009-2010)
Jan. 6, 2009-Dec. 29, 2010
First Administration of Barack H. Obama
President
Barack Obama
110th Congress (2007-2008)
Jan. 4, 2007-Jan. 3, 2009
Second Administration of George W. Bush
109th Congress (2005-2006)
Jan. 4, 2005-Dec. 8, 2006
Second Administration of George W. Bush
108th Congress (2003-2004)
Jan. 7, 2003-Dec. 8, 2004
First Administration of George W. Bush
107th Congress (2001-2002)
Jan. 7, 2001-Nov. 22, 2002
First Administration of George W. Bush
President
George W. Bush
106th Congress (1999-2000)
Jan. 6, 1999-Dec. 15, 2000
Second Administration of William J. Clinton
105th Congress (1997-1998)
Jan. 7, 1997-Dec. 19, 1998
Second Administration of William J. Clinton
104th Congress (1995-1996)
Jan.4, 1995-Oct. 4 1996
First Administration of William J. Clinton
103rd Congress (1993-1994)
Jan.4, 1993-Dec. 1, 1994
First Administration of William J. Clinton
President
William J Clinton
102nd Congress (1991-1992)
Jan.3, 1991-Oct. 9, 1992
Administration of George H. W. Bush
101st Congress (1989-1990)
Jan.4, 1993-Dec. 1, 1994
Administration of George H. W. Bush
President
George Bush Sr.
100th Congress (1987-1988)
Jan.6, 1987-Oct. 22, 1988
Second Administration of Ronald W. Reagan
99th Congress (1985-1987)
January 3, 1985 – January 3, 1987
Second Administration of Ronald W. Reagan
98th Congress (1983-1985)
January 3, 1983 – January 3, 1985
First Administration of Ronald W. Reagan
97th Congress (1981-1982)
Jan. 3, 1981-Jan. 3, 1983
First Administration of Ronald W. Reagan
President
Ronald Reagan
96th Congress (1979-1980)
Jan. 15, 1979-Dec. 16, 1980
Administration of Jimmy Carter
95th Congress (1977-1978)
Jan. 4, 1977-Oct. 15, 1978
Administration of Jimmy Carter
President
Jimmy Carter
94th Congress (1975-1976)
Jan. 14, 1975-Oct. 1, 1976
First Administration of Gerald R. Ford
93rd Congress (1973-1974)
Jan. 3, 1973-Dec. 20, 1974
Administration of Richard M. Nixon/Administration of Gerald R. Ford
President
Gerald R. Ford
92nd Congress (1971-1972)
Jan. 21, 1971-Oct. 18, 1972
First Administration of Richard M. Nixon
91st Congress (1969-1970)
Jan. 3, 1969-Jan. 2, 1971
First Administration of Richard M. Nixon
President
Richard Nixon
90th Congress (1967-1968)
Jan. 10, 1967-Oct. 14, 1968
Second Administration of Lyndon B. Johnson
89th Congress (1965-1966)
Jan. 4, 1965-Oct. 22, 1966
Second Administration of Lyndon B. Johnson
President
Lyndon B. Johnson
88th Congress (1963-1964)
Jan. 9, 1963-Oct. 3, 1964
Second Administration of John F. Kennedy/First Administration of Lyndon B. Johnson
87th Congress (1961-1962)
Jan. 3, 1961-Oct. 13, 1962
First Administration of John F. Kennedy
President
John F. Kennedy
86th Congress (1959-1960)
Jan. 7, 1959-Sept. 1, 1960
Second Administration of Dwight D. (“Ike”) Eisenhower
85th Congress (1957-1958)
Jan. 3, 1957-Aug. 4, 1958
Second Administration of Dwight D. (“Ike”) Eisenhower
84th Congress (1955-1956)
Jan. 5, 1955-July 27, 1956
First Administration of Dwight D. (“Ike”) Eisenhower
83rd Congress (1953-1954)
Jan. 3, 1953-Dec. 2, 1954
First Administration of Dwight D. (“Ike”) Eisenhower
President
Dwight D. Eisenhower
82nd Congress (1951-1952)
Jan. 3, 1951-July 7, 1952
Second Administration of Harry S. Truman
81st Congress (1949-1950)
Jan. 3, 1949-Jan. 2, 1951
Second Administration of Harry S. Truman
80th Congress (1947-1948)
Jan. 3, 1947-Dec. 31, 1948
First Administration of Harry S. Truman
79th Congress (1945-1946)
Jan. 3, 1945-Aug. 2, 1946
Fourth Administration of Franklin D. Roosevelt/ First Administration of Harry S. Truman
President
Harry S. Truman
78th Congress (1943-1944)
Jan. 6, 1943-Dec. 19, 1944
Third Administration of Franklin D. Roosevelt
77th Congress (1941-1942)
Jan. 3, 1941-Dec. 16, 1942
Third Administration of Franklin D. Roosevelt
76th Congress (1939-1940)
Jan. 3, 1939 – Jan. 3, 1941
Second Administration of Franklin D. Roosevelt
75th Congress (1937-1938)
Jan. 5, 1937-June 16, 1938
Second Administration of Franklin D. Roosevelt
74th Congress (1935-1937)
Jan. 3, 1935-June 20, 1936
First Administration of Franklin D. Roosevelt
73rd Congress (1933-1935)
Mar.9, 1933 – June 18, 1934
First Administration of Franklin D. Roosevelt
President
Franklin D. Roosevelt
72nd Congress (1931-1933)
Dec. 7, 1931 - Mar. 3, 1933
Administration of Herbert Hoover
71st Congress (1929-1931)
Apr. 15, 1929-Mar. 3, 1931
Administration of Herbert Hoover
President
Herbert Hoover
70th Congress (1927-1929)
Dec. 5, 1927-Mar. 3, 1929
Second Administration of Calvin Coolidge
69th Congress (1925-1927)
March 4, 1925 – March 4, 1927
Second Administration of Calvin Coolidge
68th Congress (1923-1925)
March 4, 1923 – March 4, 1925
First Administration of Calvin Coolidge
President
Calvin Coolidge
67th Congress (1921-1923)
March 4, 1921 – March 4, 1923
Administration of Warren G. Harding
President
Warren G. Harding
66th Congress (1919-1921)
May 19, 1919 - March 3, 1921
Administration of Thomas Woodrow Wilson
65th Congress (1917-1919)
March 4, 1917- March 4, 1919
Second Administration of Woodrow Wilson
64th Congress (1915-1917)
March 4, 1915- March 3, 1917
First Administration of Thomas Woodrow Wilson
63rd Congress (1913-1915)
April 7, 1913 – March 3, 1915
First Administration of Thomas Woodrow Wilson
President
Woodrow Wilson
62nd Congress (1911-1913)
Apr. 4, 1911 – Mar. 3, 1913
Administration of William Howard Taft
61st Congress (1909-1911)
Mar. 15, 1909 - Mar. 2, 1911
Administration of William Howard Taft
President
William Howard Taft
60th Congress (1907-1909)
Mar. 4, 1907-Mar. 4, 1909
Second Administration of Theodore Roosevelt
59th Congress (1905-1907)
Dec. 4, 1905 – Mar. 3, 1907
Second Administration of Theodore Roosevelt
58th Congress (1903-1905)
November 9, 1903 – March 3, 1905
First Administration of Theodore Roosevelt
57th Congress (1901-1903)
Dec. 2, 1901 – Mar. 3, 1903
Second Administration of William McKinley/First Administration of Theodore Roosevelt*
President
Theodore Roosevelt
56th Congress (1899-1901)
Dec. 4, 1899 - Mar. 3, 1901
First Administration of William McKinley
55th Congress (1897-1899)
Mar. 4, 1897 – Mar. 4, 1899
Administration of William McKinley
President
William McKinley
54th Congress (1895-1897)
Dec. 2, 1895 – Mar. 4, 1897
Second Administration of Grover Cleveland
53rd Congress (1893-1895)
Aug. 7, 1893 - Mar. 3, 1895
Second Administration of Grover Cleveland
President
Grover Cleveland
52nd Congress (1891-1893)
Dec. 7, 1891-Mar. 3, 1893
Administration of Benjamin Harrison
51st Congress (1889-1891)
Dec. 2, 1889-Mar. 3, 1891
Administration of Benjamin Harrison
President
Benjamin Harrison
50th Congress (1887-1889)
Dec. 2, 1887-Mar. 3, 1889
First Administration of Grover Cleveland
49th Congress (1885-1887)
Dec. 7, 1885 - Mar. 3, 1887
First Administration of Grover Cleveland
President
Grover Cleveland
48th Congress (1883-1885)
Mar. 4, 1883 - Mar. 4, 1885
Administration of Chester A. Arthur
47th Congress (1881-1883)
Dec. 5, 1881-Mar. 3, 1883
First Administration of James A. Garfield/First Administration of Chester A. Arthur
President
Chester A. Arthur
46th Congress (1879-1881)
Mar. 18, 1879–Mar. 3, 1881
Administration of Rutherford B. Hayes
45th Congress (1877-1879)
Oct. 15, 1877-Mar. 3, 1879
Administration of Rutherford B. Hayes
President
Rutherford B. Hayes
44th Congress (1875-1877)
Dec. 6, 1875-Mar. 3, 1877
Second Administration of Ulysses S. Grant
43rd Congress (1873-1875)
Dec. 1, 1873-Mar. 3, 1875
Second Administration of Ulysses S. Grant
42nd Congress (1871-1873)
March, 4 1871-March 3, 1873
First Administration of Ulysses S. Grant
41st Congress (1869-1871)
March 4, 1869-March 3, 1871
First Administration of Ulysses S. Grant
President
Ulysses S. Grant
40th Congress (1867-1869)
March 4, 1867-March 3, 1869
First Administration of Andrew Johnson
39th Congress (1865-1867)
Dec. 4, 1865-Mar. 3, 1867
Administration of Andrew Johnson
President
Andrew Johnson
38th Congress (1863-1865)
Dec. 7, 1863-Mar. 3, 1865
First Administration of Abraham Lincoln
37th Congress (1861-1863)
July 4, 1861-Mar. 3, 1863
Administration of Abraham Lincoln
President
Abraham Lincoln
36th Congress (1859-1861)
Dec. 5, 1859-Mar. 3, 1861
Administration of James Buchanan
35th Congress (1857-1859)
Dec. 7, 1857-Mar. 3, 1859
Administration of James Buchanan
President
James Buchanan
34th Congress (1855-1857)
Dec. 3, 1855 – Mar. 3, 1857
Administration of Franklin Pierce
33rd Congress (1853-1855)
Dec. 5, 1853-Mar. 3, 1855
Administration of Franklin Pierce
President
Franklin Pierce
32nd Congress (1851-1853)
Dec. 1, 1851-Mar. 3, 1853
Administration of Millard Fillmore
31st Congress (1849-1851)
Dec. 3, 1849-Mar. 3, 1851
Administration of Zachary Taylor/Administration of Millard Fillmore
President
Millard Fillmore
30th Congress (1847-1849)
Dec. 6, 1847-Mar. 3, 1849
Administration of James K. Polk
29th Congress (1845-1847)
Dec. 1, 1845 – Mar. 3, 1847
Administration of James K. Polk
President
James Knox Polk
28th Congress (1843-1845)
Dec. 4, 1843-Mar. 3, 1845
Administration of John Tyler
27th Congress (1841-1843)
Mar. 31, 1841-Mar. 3, 1843
Administration of William Henry Harrison/Administration of John Tyler
John Tyler
26th Congress (1839-1841)
Dec. 2, 1839 – Mar. 3, 1841
Administration of Martin Van Buren
25th Congress (1837-1839)
Sep. 4, 1837 – Mar. 3, 1839
Administration of Martin Van Buren
President
Martin Van Buren
24th Congress (1835-1837)
Mar. 4, 1835 - Mar. 4, 1837
Second Administration of Andrew Jackson
23rd Congress (1833-1835)
Dec. 2, 1833-Mar. 3, 1835
Second Administration of Andrew Jackson
22nd Congress (1831-1833)
Dec. 5, 1831-Mar. 2, 1833
First Administration of Andrew Jackson
21st Congress (1829-1831)
Dec. 7, 1829-Mar. 3, 1831
First Administration of Andrew Jackson
President
Andrew Jackson
20th Congress (1827-1829)
Dec. 3, 1827-Mar. 3, 1829
Administration of John Quincy Adams
19th Congress (1825-1827)
Dec. 5, 1825-Mar. 3, 1827
Administration of John Quincy Adams
President
Quincy Adams
18th Congress (1823-1825)
Dec. 1, 1823-Mar. 3, 1825
Second Administration of James Monroe
17th Congress (1821-1823)
Dec. 3, 1821-Mar. 3, 1823
Second Administration of James Monroe
16th Congress (1819-1821)
Dec. 6, 1819-Mar. 3, 1821
First Administration of James Monroe
15th Congress (1817-1819)
Mar. 4, 1817 – Mar. 4, 1819
First Administration of James Monroe
President
James Monroe
14th Congress (1815-1816)
Dec. 4, 1815-Mar. 3, 1817
Second Administration of James Madison
13th Congress (1813-1815)
May 24, 1813-Mar. 3, 1815
Second Administration of James Madison
12th Congress (1811-1813)
Nov. 4, 1811-Mar. 3, 1813
First Administration of James Madison
11th Congress (1809-1811)
May 22, 1809-Mar. 3, 1811
First Administration of James Madison
President
James Madison
10th Congress (1807-1809)
Oct. 26, 1807-Mar. 3, 1809
Second Administration of Thomas Jefferson
9th Congress (1805-1807)
Dec. 2, 1805-Mar. 3, 1807
Second Administration of Thomas Jefferson
7th to 8th Congress (1801-1805)
Dec. 7, 1801 – Mar. 3, 1803; Oct. 13, 1803 – Mar. 3, 1805
First Administration of Thomas Jefferson
President
Thomas Jefferson
5th to 6th Congress (1797-1801)
May 15, 1797 – Mar. 3, 1799; Dec. 2, 1799 – Mar. 3, 1801
Administration of John Adams
President
John Adams
1st to 4th Congress (1789-1797)
Mar. 4, 1789 – Mar. 3, 1791; Oct. 24, 1791 – Mar. 2, 1793
Dec. 2, 1793 – Mar. 3, 1795; Dec. 7, 1795 – Mar. 3, 1797
Administrations of George Washington
President
George Washington