House History

Saturday and Sunday Legislative Days

Scope of Congress

1st to 19th | 20th to 39th | 40th to 59th | 60th to 79th | 80th to 99th | 100th to Current | List of All Weekend Legislative Days

80th to 99th Congresses (January 3, 1947 to October 18, 1986)

Terms of Congress Saturday and Sunday Legislative Days1
80th Congress 1st Session 2nd Session 3rd Session2
  July 19, 1947 June 12, 1948  
  July 26, 1947 June 19, 1948  
    August 7, 1948  
81st Congress 1st Session 2nd Session 3rd Session
  April 9, 1949 March 4, 1950  
    May 6, 1950  
    August 26, 1950  
    September 23, 1950  
82nd Congress 1st Session 2nd Session 3rd Session
  June 30, 1951 June 28, 1952  
  October 20, 1951 July 5, 1952  
83rd Congress 1st Session 2nd Session 3rd Session
  January 3, 1953    
  June 27, 1953    
  August 1, 1953    
84th Congress 1st Session 2nd Session 3rd Session
  July 30, 1955 July 7, 1956  
    July 21, 1956  
85th Congress 1st Session 2nd Session 3rd Session
  1/5/1957 August 23, 1958  
86th Congress 1st Session 2nd Session 3rd Session
  September 5, 1959 June 25, 1960  
  September 12, 1959 July 2, 1960  
87th Congress 1st Session 2nd Session 3rd Session
  September 16, 1961 June 30, 1962  
    October 6, 1962  
    October 13, 1962  
88th Congress 1st Session 2nd Session 3rd Session
  December 14, 1963 February 1, 1964  
  December 21, 1963 August 8, 1964  
    October 3, 1964  
89th Congress 1st Session 2nd Session 3rd Session
    October 22, 1966  
90th Congress 1st Session 2nd Session 3rd Session
    October 12, 1968  
91st Congress 1st Session 2nd Session 3rd Session
  December 20, 1969 December 19, 1970  
    January 2, 1971  
92nd Congress 1st Session 2nd Session 3rd Session
    October 14, 1972  
93rd Congress 1st Session 2nd Session 3rd Session
  January 9, 1973    
  June 30, 1973    
94th Congress 1st Session 2nd Session 3rd Session
  March 22, 1975    
95th Congress 1st Session 2nd Session 3rd Session
    October 14, 1978  
96th Congress 1st Session 2nd Session 3rd Session
    December 13, 1980  
97th Congress 1st Session 2nd Session 3rd Session
    December 18, 1982  
    December 19,1982  
98th Congress 1st Session 2nd Session 3rd Session
       
99th Congress 1st Session 2nd Session 3rd Session
    October 18, 1986  

Footnotes:
1. Sunday sessions are marked in bold.
2. Congressional leaders discontinued the use of third sessions by the end of the 1930s. The ratification of the 20th Amendment in 1933, provided for Congress to assemble on or about the third day of January rather than the traditional March start date. Third sessions, which generally had run from December to March, no longer were necessary.
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