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The 117th United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, composed of the Senate and the House of Representatives.

The 117th Congress convened on January 3, 2021, and concluded on January 3, 2023.

The House was scheduled to meet for 160 days in 2021 and 112 days in 2022.[1][2][3][3][4]

The Senate was scheduled to meet for 158 days in 2021 and 171 days in 2022.[2][3][5]

From 2001 to 2021, the Senate spent an average of 164 days in session each year, and the House spent an average of 149 days in session.[6]Between 2001 and 2021, the highest number of days the House spent in session was 193 (in 2017 and 2019), and the lowest was 104 in 2006. Between 2001 and 2021, the highest number of days the Senate spent in session was 195 in 2017 and the lowest was 133 in 2004.

Calendar days in session

The following charts show the number of days that the U.S. Congress was in session from 2001 to 2022.[7][8]

The charts show the numbers in terms of calendar days rather than legislative days. A legislative day "begins after an adjournment and ends with an adjournment" and so can last longer than 24 hours.[9]

The calendars for the first and second sessions of the 117th Congress appear below.[10][11]

2022

January

Week 1

  • Senate: January 3-7
  • House: Not in session

Week 2

  • Senate: January 10-14
  • House: January 10-13

Week 3

  • Senate: Not in session
  • House: January 18-21

Week 4

  • Senate: January 24-28
  • House: Not in session

February

Week 1

  • Senate: January 31-February 4
  • House: February 1-4

Week 2

  • Senate: February 7-11
  • House: February 7-9

Week 3

  • Senate: February 14-18
  • House: February 15-17

Week 4

  • Senate: Not in session
  • House: Not in session

March

Week 1

  • Senate: February 28-March 4
  • House: February 28-March 3

Week 2

  • Senate: March 7-11
  • House: March 7-10

Week 3

  • Senate: March 14-18
  • House: March 15-18

Week 4

  • Senate: March 21-25
  • House: Not in session

Week 5

  • Senate: March 28-April 1
  • House: March 28-April 1

April

Week 1

  • Senate: April 4-8
  • House: April 4-7

Week 2

  • Senate: Not in session
  • House: Not in session

Week 3

  • Senate: Not in session
  • House: Not in session

Week 4

  • Senate: April 25-29
  • House: April 26-29

May

Week 1

  • Senate: May 2-6
  • House: Not in session

Week 2

  • Senate: May 9-13
  • House: May 10-13

Week 3

  • Senate: May 16-20
  • House: May 16-19

Week 4

  • Senate: May 23-27
  • House: May 24-26

June

Week 1

  • Senate: Not in session
  • House: Not in session

Week 2

  • Senate: June 6-10
  • House: June 7-10

Week 3

  • Senate: June 13-17
  • House: June 13-16

Week 4

  • Senate: June 21-24
  • House: June 21-24

Week 5

  • Senate: Not in session
  • House: June 28-30

July

Week 1

  • Senate: Not in session
  • House: Not in session

Week 2

  • Senate: July 11-15
  • House: July 12-15

Week 3

  • Senate: July 18-22
  • House: July 18-21

Week 4

  • Senate: July 25-29
  • House: July 26-29

August

Week 1

  • Senate: Not in session
  • House: Not in session

Week 2

  • Senate: Not in session
  • House: Not in session

Week 3

  • Senate: Not in session
  • House: Not in session

Week 4

  • Senate: Not in session
  • House: Not in session

September

Week 1

  • Senate: September 6-9
  • House: September 6-8

Week 2

  • Senate: September 12-16
  • House: September 13-16

Week 3

  • Senate: September 19-23
  • House: September 19-22

Week 4

  • Senate: September 27-30
  • House: September 28-30

October

Week 1

  • Senate: Not in session
  • House: Not in session

Week 2

  • Senate: October 11-14
  • House: Not in session

Week 3

  • Senate: October 17-21
  • House: Not in session

Week 4

  • Senate: Not in session
  • House: Not in session

November

Week 1

  • Senate: Not in session
  • House: Not in session

Week 2

  • Senate: November 9-10
  • House: Not in session

Week 3

  • Senate: November 14-18
  • House: November 14-18

Week 4

  • Senate: Not in session
  • House: Not in session

Week 5

  • Senate: November 28-December 2
  • House: November 29-December 2

December

Week 1

  • Senate: December 5-9
  • House: December 5-8

Week 2

  • Senate: December 12-16
  • House: December 12-15

Week 3

  • Senate: December 19-21
  • House: December 15 last votes

Week 4

  • Senate: Not in session
  • House: Not in session

2021

January

Week 1

  • Senate: January 3, 6, 8[12]
  • House: January 3-6
  • Note: The House cancelled its votes for January 7 and 8.[13]

Week 2

  • Senate: Not in session[14]
  • House: Not in session[15]

Week 3

  • Senate: January 19-22[16]
  • House: January 19, 21[17]

Week 4

  • Senate: January 25-28[18]
  • House: January 25, 28[19]

February

Week 1

  • Senate: February 1-4[20]
  • House: February 1-5

Week 2

  • Senate: February 8-13[21]
  • House: February 8, 11[22]

Week 3

  • Senate: Not in session[23]
  • House: Not in session[24]

Week 4

  • Senate: February 22-25[25]
  • House: February 22-26[26]

March

Week 1

  • Senate: March 1-5
  • House: March 1-3[27]

Week 2

  • Senate: March 9-11[28]
  • House: March 8-12

Week 3

  • Senate: March 15-19
  • House: March 16-19

Week 4

  • Senate: March 22-26
  • House: March 22-26[29]

April

Week 1

  • Senate: Not in session
  • House: Not in session

Week 2

  • Senate: Not in session
  • House: Not in session

Week 3

  • Senate: April 12-16
  • House: April 13-16

Week 4

  • Senate: April 19-23
  • House: April 19-22

Week 5

  • Senate: April 26-30
  • House: April 26-30

May

Week 1

  • Senate: Not in session
  • House: May 3-7

Week 2

  • Senate: May 10-14
  • House: May 11-14

Week 3

  • Senate: May 17-21
  • House: May 17-20

Week 4

  • Senate: May 24-28
  • House: May 24-28

June

Week 1

  • Senate: Not in session
  • House: Not in session

Week 2

  • Senate: June 7-11
  • House: June 7-11

Week 3

  • Senate: June 14-18
  • House: June 14-17

Week 4

  • Senate: June 21-25
  • House: June 22-25

Week 5

  • Senate: Not in session
  • House: June 28-30

July

Week 1

  • Senate: Not in session
  • House: July 1

Week 2

  • Senate: Not in session
  • House: Not in session

Week 3

  • Senate: July 12-16
  • House: July 12-16

Week 4

  • Senate: July 19-23
  • House: July 19-22

Week 5

  • Senate: July 26-30
  • House: July 26-30

August

Week 1

  • Senate: August 2-6
  • House: Not in session

Week 2

  • Senate: Not in session
  • House: Not in session

Week 3

  • Senate: Not in session
  • House: Not in session

Week 4

  • Senate: Not in session
  • House: August 23-24[30]

Week 5

  • Senate: Not in session
  • House: August 31

September

Week 1

  • Senate: Not in session
  • House: September 1-2

Week 2

  • Senate: Not in session
  • House: September 9-10

Week 3

  • Senate: September 13-15
  • House: September 13-14

Week 4

  • Senate: September 20-24
  • House: September 20-24

Week 5

  • Senate: September 27-30
  • House: September 27-30

October

Week 1

  • Senate: October 1
  • House: October 1

Week 2

  • Senate: October 4-8
  • House: October 4-8

Week 3

  • Senate: Not in session
  • House: October 12-15

Week 4

  • Senate: October 18-22
  • House: October 19-22

Week 5

  • Senate: October 25-29
  • House: October 25-28

November

Week 1

  • Senate: November 1-5
  • House: November 1-5

Week 2

  • Senate: Not in session
  • House: November 8-10

Week 3

  • Senate: November 15-19
  • House: November 15-18

Week 4

  • Senate: Not in session
  • House: Not in session

Week 5

  • Senate: November 29-20
  • House: November 30

December

Week 1

  • Senate: December 1-3
  • House: December 1-3

Week 2

  • Senate: December 6-10
  • House: December 6-10

Week 3

  • Senate: Not in session
  • House: Not in session

Week 4

  • Senate: Not in session
  • House: Not in session

Week 5

  • Senate: Not in session
  • House: Not in session


See also

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Roll Call, "2021 Congressional Calendar," accessed January 8, 2021
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Roll Call, "2020 Congressional Calendar," accessed January 8, 2021
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Roll Call, "2019 Congressional Calendar," accessed January 8, 2021
  4. ↑ Roll Call, "House unveils 2022 calendar," accessed December 21, 2021
  5. ↑ Roll Call, "Senate releases 2022 calendar," accessed December 21, 2021
  6. ↑ Congress "Past days in session," accessed December 21, 2021
  7. ↑ History, Art, & Archives United States House of Representatives, "List of all Sessions," accessed February 10, 2021
  8. ↑ Congress.gov, "Past Days in Session of the U.S. Congress," accessed February 11, 2021
  9. ↑ History, Art, & Archives United States House of Representatives, "Saturday & Sunday Legislative Days," accessed February 11, 20201
  10. ↑ Senate, "Tentative 2022 Legislative Schedule," accessed December 21, 2021
  11. ↑ Majority Leader, "Calendar 2021," accessed December 21, 2021
  12. ↑ Congress, "Days in Session of the U.S. Congress: 117th Congress, 1st Session," accessed March 19, 2021
  13. ↑ Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, "January 2021," accessed January 8, 2021
  14. ↑ Congress, "Days in Session of the U.S. Congress: 117th Congress, 1st Session," accessed March 19, 2021
  15. ↑ Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, "January 2021," accessed January 8, 2021
  16. ↑ Congress, "Days in Session of the U.S. Congress: 117th Congress, 1st Session," accessed March 19, 2021
  17. ↑ Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, "January 2021," accessed January 8, 2021
  18. ↑ Congress, "Days in Session of the U.S. Congress: 117th Congress, 1st Session," accessed March 19, 2021
  19. ↑ Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, "January 2021," accessed January 8, 2021
  20. ↑ Congress, "Days in Session of the U.S. Congress: 117th Congress, 1st Session," accessed March 19, 2021
  21. ↑ Congress, "Days in Session of the U.S. Congress: 117th Congress, 1st Session," accessed March 19, 2021
  22. ↑ Congress, "Days in Session of the U.S. Congress: 117th Congress, 1st Session," accessed March 19, 2021
  23. ↑ Congress, "Days in Session of the U.S. Congress: 117th Congress, 1st Session," accessed March 19, 2021
  24. ↑ Congress, "Days in Session of the U.S. Congress: 117th Congress, 1st Session," accessed March 19, 2021
  25. ↑ Congress, "Days in Session of the U.S. Congress: 117th Congress, 1st Session," accessed March 19, 2021
  26. ↑ Congress, "Days in Session of the U.S. Congress: 117th Congress, 1st Session," accessed March 19, 2021
  27. ↑ Steny Hoyer: Majority Leader, "March 2021," accessed March 5, 2021
  28. ↑ Congress, "Days in Session of the U.S. Congress: 117th Congress, 1st Session," accessed March 12, 2021
  29. ↑ Steny Hoyer: Majority Leader, "March 2021," accessed March 26, 2021
  30. ↑ Steny Hoyer Majority Leader, "August 2021," accessed August 20, 2021
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