when does congress meet usual
The First Meeting. The first Congress that met after the Constitution was in effect convened March 4, 1789. Article 1, Section 4 of the Constitution set the original meeting on the first Monday in December, unless Congress passed a law to meet at another time, which it did on many occasions. In 1933, the 10th Amendment to the Constitution changed the meeting date to January 3, unless Congress passes a law to change the date.