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Dec 21, 2025
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How to calculate days in session from Congress.gov calendars for a given year (step‑by‑step)

Calculating "days in session" for a given year requires first choosing whether to count calendar days (actual dates the chamber met) or legislative/“legislative day” counts (parliamentary days that ca...

Feb 1, 2026
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Which 36 states ratified the Sixteenth Amendment and on what dates did each ratify?

, proposed by in 1909, was ratified by the legislatures of thirty-six states between 1909 and early 1913 and was proclaimed part of the Constitution in February 1913 . The official documentary record ...

Nov 9, 2025

Are there official House records or calendars listing each adjournment or recess called by Speaker Mike Johnson?

Speaker Mike Johnson’s specific adjournments and recesses are recorded in official congressional records—principally the House’s daily entries in the Congressional Record, the Clerk’s published Calend...

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