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U.S. Congress Session Dates — 26th-50th Congresses

Congress	Session	Date of Session
26th	1st	Dec. 2, 1839 — July 21, 1840
	2nd	Dec. 7, 1840 — Mar. 3, 1841
27th	1st	May 31, 1841 — Sept. 13, 1841
	2nd	Dec. 6, 1841 — Aug. 31, 1842
	3rd	Dec. 5, 1842 — Mar. 3, 1843
28th	1st	Dec. 4, 1843 — June 17, 1844
	2nd	Dec. 2, 1844 — Mar. 3, 1845
29th	1st	Dec. 1, 1845 — Aug. 10, 1846
	2nd	Dec. 7, 1846 — Mar. 3, 1847
30th	1st	Dec. 6, 1847 — Aug. 14, 1848
	2nd	Dec. 4, 1848 — Mar. 3, 1849
31st	1st	Dec. 3, 1849 — Sept. 30, 1850
	2nd	Dec. 2, 1850 — Mar. 3, 1851
32nd	1st	Dec. 1, 1851 — Aug. 31, 1852
	2nd	Dec. 6, 1852 — Mar. 3, 1853
33rd	1st	Dec. 5, 1853 — Aug. 7, 1854
	2nd	Dec. 4, 1854 — Mar. 3, 1855
34th	1st	Dec. 3, 1855 — Aug. 18, 1856
	2nd	Aug. 21, 1856 — Aug. 30, 1856
	3rd	Dec. 1, 1856 — Mar. 3, 1857
35th	1st	Dec. 7, 1857 — June 14, 1858
	2nd	Dec. 6, 1858 — Mar. 3, 1859
36th	1st	Dec. 5, 1859 — June 25, 1860
	2nd	Dec. 3, 1860 — Mar. 3, 1861
37th	1st	July 4, 1861 — Aug. 6, 1861
	2nd	Dec. 2, 1861 — July 17, 1862
	3rd	Dec. 1, 1862 — Mar. 3, 1863
38th	1st	Dec. 7, 1863 — July 4, 1864
	2nd	Dec. 5, 1864 — Mar. 3, 1865
39th	1st	Dec. 4, 1865 — July 28, 1866
	2nd	Dec. 3, 1866 — Mar. 3, 1867
40th	1st	Mar. 4, 1867 — Dec. 2, 1867
	2nd	Dec. 2, 1867 — Nov. 10, 1868
	3rd	Dec. 7, 1868 — Mar. 3, 1869
41st	1st	Mar. 4, 1869 — Apr. 10, 1869
	2nd	Dec. 6, 1869 — July 15, 1870
	3rd	Dec. 5, 1870 — Mar. 3, 1871
42nd	1st	Mar. 4, 1871 — Apr. 20, 1871
	2nd	Dec. 4, 1871 — June 10, 1872
	3rd	Dec. 2, 1872 — Mar. 3, 1873
43rd	1st	Dec. 1, 1873 — June 23, 1874
	2nd	Dec. 7, 1874 — Mar. 3, 1875
44th	1st	Dec. 6, 1875 — Aug. 15, 1876
	2nd	Dec. 4, 1876 — Mar. 3, 1877
45th	1st	Oct. 15, 1877 — Dec. 3, 1877
	2nd	Dec. 3, 1877 — June 20, 1878
	3rd	Dec. 2, 1878 — Mar. 3, 1879
46th	1st	Mar. 18, 1879 — July 1, 1879
	2nd	Dec. 1, 1879 — June 16, 1880
	3rd	Dec. 6, 1880 — Mar. 3, 1881
47th	1st	Dec. 5, 1881 — Aug. 8, 1882
	2nd	Dec. 4, 1882 — Mar. 3, 1883
48th	1st	Dec. 3, 1883 — July 7, 1884
	2nd	Dec. 1, 1884 — Mar. 3, 1885
49th	1st	Dec. 7, 1885 — Aug. 5, 1886
	2nd	Dec. 6, 1886 — Mar. 3, 1887
50th	1st	Dec. 5, 1887 — Oct. 20, 1888
	2nd	Dec. 3, 1888 — Mar. 3, 1889

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