114th Congress, 2nd Session – 2016 Published Schedules
The 2016 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 2016 Schedule is available as a 2-page PDF .
| Senate 2016 published schedule Senate Recess = “State Work Period” |
2016 Holidays & Special Events |
House 2016 published schedule House Recess = “Constituent Work Week” / “District Work Week/Period” |
| January 11 Senate Convenes | January 1 New Year’s Day January 12 January 18 |
January 5 House Convenes
January 13 – 15 House Republican Retreat January 19 – 22 House District Work Period January 27 – 29 House Democratic Retreat |
| February 15 – 19 State Work Period |
February 1 February 10 February 15 |
February 16 – 19 District Work Week |
| March 21 – April 1 State Work Period
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March 13 March 25 March 27 April 22 |
March 7 – 11 District Work Week
March 28 – April 8 District Work Period |
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May 2 – 6 State Work Period May 30 – June 3 State Work Period |
May 8 May 30 |
May 2 – 6 District Work Week May 31 – June 3 District Work Week |
| June 14 Flag Day June 19 |
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| July 1 – 8 State Work Period
July 18 – September 5 State Work Period |
July 4 Independence Day July 18 – 21 July 25 – 28 September 5 September 16 |
June 27 – July 1 District Work Week
July 18 – September 2 District Work Period |
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October 10 – November 11 State Work Period November 21 – 25 State Work Period |
October 1 FY 2017 begins October 2 October 10 October 11 November 6 November 8 November 11 November 24 |
October 3 – November 10 District Work Period November 21 – 25 District Work Week |
| December 16 Target Senate Adjournment
December 19 – 30 State Work Period |
December 15 Bill of Rights Day December 24 December 25 |
December 16 Target House Adjournment
December 19 – 30 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. 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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