Historical Materials: Congressional Time Line

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
One Hundred-eleventh Congress	2009-2011
One Hundred-twelfth Congress	2011-2013

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73rd Congress: March 9, 1933 - June 18, 1934

73rd Congress: March 9, 1933, to June 18, 1934

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