115th Congress, 1st Session – 2017 Published Schedules
The 2017 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 2017 Schedule is available as a 2-page PDF .
| Senate 2017 published schedule Senate Recess = “State Work Period” |
2017 Holidays & Special Events |
House 2017 published schedule House Recess = “Constituent Work Week” / “District Work Week/Period” |
| January 3 Senate Convenes | January 1 New Year’s Day January 16 |
January 3 House Convenes
January 20 Inauguration of the 45th President of the United States January 25 – 27 House and Senate Republican Joint Retreat |
| February 20 – 24 State Work Period |
February 6 February 20 February 21 (tentative) |
February 9 – 12 House Democratic Issues Conference February 20 – 24 District Work Week |
| March 16 – March 17 State Work Period
April 10 – April 21 State Work Period
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March 1 March 12 April 10 April 14 April 16 |
April 10 – 21 District Work Period |
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May 29 – June 2 State Work Period |
May 14 May 29 |
May 8 – 12 District Work Week May 30 – June 2 District Work Week |
| June 14 Flag Day June 18 |
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| July 3 – 7 State Work Period
July 31 – September 1 State Work Period |
July 4 Independence Day September 4 September 17 September 20 September 29 |
July 3 – 7 District Work Week
July 31 – September 1 District Work Period |
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October 9 – October 13 State Work Period November 20 – 24 State Work Period |
October 1 FY 2018 begins October 9 November 5 November 7 November 10 November 23 |
September 18 – 22 District Work Period October 16 – 20 District Work Period November 20 – 24 District Work Week |
| December 15 Target Senate Adjournment
December 18 – 29 State Work Period |
December 12 December 15 December 25 |
December 14 Target House Adjournment
December 18 – 29 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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