115th Congress, 2nd Session – 2018 Published Schedules
The 2018 Schedule: 
available as a 2-page PDF 
and is online at TCNPS.com or CongressSchedules.com
This information is included with the course materials for Congressional Dynamics and the Legislative Process, Congressional Operations Briefing – Capitol Hill Workshop, and Advanced Legislative Procedure.
The House and Senate schedules below are adopted from the schedules published by the House (PDF) and by the Senate.
In the House, a “House Recess” is also called a “District Work Week” or “Constituent Work Week,” when House members return to their home districts to meet with constituents. In the Senate, these home state visits are called “State Work Periods” and take place during “Senate recesses.”
Also see
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Capitol Switchboard: 202-224-3121
For federal holidays, see OPM.
The 2018 Schedule is available as a 2-page PDF .
| Senate 2018 published schedule Senate Recess = “State Work Period” |
2018 Holidays & Special Events |
House 2018 published schedule House Recess = “Constituent Work Week” / “District Work Week/Period” |
| January 3 Senate Convenes | January 1 New Year’s Day January 15 January 30 |
January 3 House Convenes (pro forma)
January 22 – 26 District Work Week January 31 – February 2 House and Senate Republican Joint Retreat |
| February 26 – April 6 State Work Period |
February 5 February 14 February 19 |
February 7 – 9 House Democratic Issues Conference February 19 – 23 District Work Week |
| March 26 – April 6 State Work Period
April 30 – May 4 State Work Period
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March 11 March 30 March 30 April 1 |
March 26 – April 9 District Work Period April 30 – May 4 District Work Week |
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May 28 – June 1 State Work Period |
May 13 May 28 |
May 28 – June 1 District Work Week |
| June 17 Flag Day June 17 |
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| July 2 – 6 State Work Period
August 6 – September 3 State Work Period |
July 4 Independence Day September 3 September 9 September 17 September 18 |
July 2 – 6 District Work Week
July 31 – September 3 District Work Period September 17 – 21 District Work Period |
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October 29 – November 12 State Work Period November 19 – 23 State Work Period |
October 1 FY 2019 begins October 8 November 4 November 6 November 12 November 22 |
October 15 – November 12 District Work Period November 19 – 23 District Work Week |
| December 14 Target Senate Adjournment
December 17 – 31 State Work Period |
December 2 December 15 December 25 |
December 13 Target House Adjournment
December 17 – 28 District Work Period |
Sources: US Senate, House Majority Leader
* The president is required by law (31 USC 1105) to submit his annual budget proposal to Congress by the first Monday in February. In a new administration, the president typically submits a placeholder document and fills in the details some weeks later. See “Submission of the President’s Budget in Transition Years,” CRS Report RS20752, May 17, 2012 (17-page PDF). Also see our course, The President’s Budget.
Sources: US Senate, US House of Representatives, and Federal Holidays from OPM.
This page is available online at TCNPS.com or CongressSchedules.com
URL: TCNPS.com
CongressSchedules.com
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