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Many references to Congress or Congressional publications cite the Congress number rather than the date. This table provides a handy reference to link dates with the number of the Congress.

First Congress

1789-91

Second Congress

1791-93

Third Congress

1793-95

Fourth Congress

1795-97

Fifth Congress

1797-99

Sixth Congress

1799-1801

Seventh Congress

1801-03

Eighth Congress

1803-05

Ninth Congress

1805-07

Tenth Congress

1807-09

Eleventh Congress

1809-11

Twelfth Congress

1811-13

Thirteenth Congress

1813-15

Fourteenth Congress

1815-17

Fifteenth Congress

1817-19

Sixteenth Congress

1819-21

Seventeenth Congress

1821-23

Eighteenth Congress

1823-25

Nineteenth Congress

1825-27

Twentieth Congress

1827-29

Twenty-first Congress

1829-31

Twenty-second Congress

1831-33

Twenty-third Congress

1833-35

Twenty-fourth Congress

1835-37

Twenty-fifth Congress

1837-39

Twenty-sixth Congress

1839-41

Twenty-seventh Congress

1841-43

Twenty-eighth Congress

1843-45

Twenty-ninth Congress

1845-47

Thirtieth Congress

1847-49

Thirty-first Congress

1849-51

Thirty-second Congress

1851-53

Thirty-third Congress

1853-55

Thirty-fourth Congress

1855-57

Thirty-fifth Congress

1857-59

Thirty-sixth Congress

1859-61

Thirty-seventh Congress

1861-63

Thirty-eighth Congress

1863-65

Thirty-ninth Congress

1865-67

Fortieth Congress

1867-69

Forty-first Congress

1869-71

Forty-second Congress

1871-73

Forty-third Congress

1873-75

Forty-fourth Congress

1875-77

Forty-fifth Congress

1877-79

Forty-sixth Congress

1879-81

Forty-seventh Congress

1881-83

Forty-eighth Congress

1883-85

Forty-ninth Congress

1885-87

Fiftieth Congress

1887-89

Fifty-first Congress

1889-91

Fifty-second Congress

1891-93

Fifty-third Congress

1893-95

Fifty-fourth Congress

1895-97

Fifty-fifth Congress

1897-99

Fifty-sixth Congress

1899-1901

Fifty-seventh Congress

1901-03

Fifty-eighth Congress

1903-05

Fifty-ninth Congress

1905-07

Sixtieth Congress

1907-09

Sixty-first Congress

1909-11

Sixty-second Congress

1911-13

Sixty-third Congress

1913-15

Sixty-fourth Congress

1915-17

Sixty-fifth Congress

1917-19

Sixty-sixth Congress

1919-21

Sixty-seventh Congress

1921-23

Sixty-eighth Congress

1923-25

Sixty-ninth Congress

1925-27

Seventieth Congress

1927-29

Seventy-first Congress

1929-31

Seventy-second Congress

1931-33

Seventy-third Congress

1933-35

Seventy-fourth Congress

1935-37

Seventy-fifth Congress

1937-39

Seventy-sixth Congress

1939-41

Seventy-seventh Congress

1941-43

Seventy-eighth Congress

1943-45

Seventy-ninth Congress

1945-47

Eightieth Congress

1947-49

Eighty-first Congress

1949-51

Eighty-second Congress

1951-53

Eighty-third Congress

1953-55

Eighty-fourth Congress

.1955-57

Eighty-fifth Congress

1957-59

Eighty-sixth Congress

1959-61

Eighty-seventh Congress

1961-63

Eighty-eighth Congress

1963-65

Eighty-ninth Congress

1965-67

Ninetieth Congress

1967-69

Ninety-first Congress

1969-71

Ninety-second Congress

1971-73

Ninety-third Congress

1973-75

Ninety-fourth Congress

1975-77

Ninety-fifth Congress

1977-79

Ninety-sixth Congress

1979-81

Ninety-seventh Congress

1981-83

Ninety-eighth Congress

1983-85

Ninety-ninth Congress

1985-87

One Hundredth Congress

1987-89

One Hundred-first Congress

1989-91

One Hundred-second Congress

1991-93

One Hundred-third Congress

1993-95

One Hundred-fourth Congress

1995-97

One Hundred-fifth Congress

1997-99

One Hundred-sixth Congress

1999-2001

One Hundred-seventh Congress

2001-03

One Hundred-eighth Congress 2003-05
One Hundred-ninth Congress 2005-07
One Hundred-tenth Congress 2007-09


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