Stacy`s Soapbox: 112th Congress, 1st Session

Monday, March 21, 2011

112th Congress, 1st Session - 2011 Published Schedules

Senate 2011 published schedule		2011 Holidays & Special Events	House 2011 published schedule
		January 1 New Year's Day
January 5 January 12-15	Senate Convenes Senate Democratic Retreat	January 5 112th Congress, First Session, convenes (pro-forma)	January 5 January 13-15	House Convenes House Republican Retreat
January 17 - 23	Senate Recess	January 17 Martin Luther King Jr. Day January 25 State of the Union (tentative)
January 17 - 23	Senate Recess	February 7 President's Budget submission* February 12 Lincoln's Birthday	January 31 - February 6	House Recess
February 21 - 27	President's Day Senate Recess	February 21 Presidents' Day	February 21 - 27	House Recess
March 21 - 27	Senate Recess	March 13 Daylight Savings Time begins (spring forward)	March 21 - 27	House Recess
April 18- May 1	Senate Recess	April 18 Passover begins at sundown April 22 Good Friday April 24 Easter	April 18- May 1 May 16 - 22	House Recess House Recess
May 30 - June 5	Senate Recess	May 30 Memorial Day	June 6 - 12	House Recess
		June 14 Flag Day
July 4 - 10	Senate Recess	July 4 Independence Day	June 27 - July 5 July 18 - 24	House Recess House Recess
August 8 - September 5 September 26 - October 2	Senate Recess Senate Recess	September 5 Labor Day September 28 Rosh Hashanah begins at sundown October 1 FY 2012 begins	August 8 - September 5 September 26 - October 2	House Recess House Recess
October 7 - 10 October 24 - 30	Senate Recess Senate Recess	October 7 Yom Kippur October 10 Columbus Day November 6 Daylight Savings Time ends (fall back) November 8 Election Day November 11 Veteran's Day observed November 24 Thanksgiving Day	October 17- 23 November 7- 13 November 21- 27	House Recess House Recess House Recess
TBD	Target Senate Adjournment	December 20 Hanukkah begins at sundown December 25 Christmas Day	December 8	Target House Adjournment

* 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," by Robert Keith, CRS Report for Congress RS20752, September 15, 2008 (6-page PDF ). Also see our course, The President's Budget.