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United States Congress The United States Congress is the legislature of the federal government of the United States. It is bicameral, composed of a lower body, the House of Representatives, and an upper body, the Senate. It meets in the U.S. Capitol in Washing ...
es, including their beginnings, endings, and the dates of their sessions. Each Congress lasts for two years and begins on January 3 of odd years. Before the
Twentieth Amendment to the United States Constitution The Twentieth Amendment (Amendment XX) to the United States Constitution moved the beginning and ending of the terms of the President of the United States, president and Vice President of the United States, vice president from March4 to January ...
, which fixed Congressional dates, the dates on which a Congress ended was either March 3 or March 4.


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History of the United States Senate The United States Senate is the upper chamber of the United States Congress, which along with the United States House of Representatives—the lower chamber—comprises the legislative branch of the federal government of the United States. Lik ...
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Party divisions of United States Congresses Party divisions of United States Congresses have played a central role on the organization and operations of both chambers of the United States Congress—the Senate and the House of Representatives—since its establishment as the bicameral le ...
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Timeline of Washington, D.C. The following is a :Timelines of cities in the United States, timeline of the History of Washington, D.C., history of the city of Washington, D.C., U.S. 18th century * 1752 – February: First survey of Georgetown (Washington, D.C.), Georget ...


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