Template:Infobox United States Congress

United States Congress
-1st ← → 1st
United States Capitol (2002)
–
Members	senators members of the House

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Usage

United States Congress
-1st ← → 1st
[[File:{{{image}}}|{{{image_size}}}|alt={{{image_alt}}}]] {{{imagename}}} ({{{imagedate}}})
{{{start}}} – {{{end}}}
Senate President	{{{vp}}}
Senate President pro tem	{{{pro tem}}}
House Speaker	{{{speaker}}}
Members	{{{senators}}} senators {{{reps}}} members of the House {{{delegates}}} non-voting delegates
Senate Majority	{{{s-majority}}}
House Majority	{{{h-majority}}}
Sessions
{{{sessionnumber1}}}: {{{sessionstart1}}} – {{{sessionend1}}} {{{sessionnumber2}}}: {{{sessionstart2}}} – {{{sessionend2}}} {{{sessionnumber3}}}: {{{sessionstart3}}} – {{{sessionend3}}} {{{sessionnumber4}}}: {{{sessionstart4}}} – {{{sessionend4}}} {{{sessionnumber5}}}: {{{sessionstart5}}} – {{{sessionend5}}} {{{sessionnumber6}}}: {{{sessionstart6}}} – {{{sessionend6}}} {{{sessionnumber7}}}: {{{sessionstart7}}} – {{{sessionend7}}} {{{sessionnumber8}}}: {{{sessionstart8}}} – {{{sessionend8}}}

{{Infobox United States Congress
| ordinal        = 
| image          = (optional)
| imagename      = (optional)
| imagedate      = (optional)
| start          = 
| end            = 

| sessionnumber1 = 
| sessionstart1  = 
| sessionend1    = 
| sessionnumber2 = (optional)
| sessionstart2  = (optional)
| sessionend2    = (optional)
| sessionnumber3 = (optional)
| sessionstart3  = (optional)
| sessionend3    = (optional)
| sessionnumber4 = (optional)
| sessionstart4  = (optional)
| sessionend4    = (optional) (up to eight sessions)

| vp             = 
| pro tem        = 
| speaker        = 
| senators       = 
| reps           = 
| delegates      = (optional)
| s-majority     = 
| h-majority     = 
}}

Parameters

ordinal	Number of the Congress
number	Deprecated, use "ordinal" Ordinal number of the Congress, i.e, "1st" in 1st United States Congress
previous	Deprecated, use "ordinal" Ordinal number of the previous Congress
next	Deprecated, use "ordinal" Ordinal number of the next Congress
image	File name of image (optional). The default is a recent photo of the U.S. Capitol.
imagename	Date of the image (optional). The default is [[United States Capitol]].
imagedate	Date of the image (optional).
start	First possible day of the Congress (not necessarily the first day of the first session)
end	Last possible day of the Congress (not necessarily the last day of the last session)
sessionnumber1	Type of session (1st or Special)
sessionstart1	First day of the first session
sessionend1	Last day of the first session (i.e., day the last house adjourned sine die)
sessionnumber2	Type of session for the second session (optional)
sessionstart2	First day of the second session (optional)
sessionend2	Last day of the second session (optional)
sessionnumber3	Type of session for the third session (optional)
sessionstart3	First day of the third session (optional)
sessionend3	Last day of the third session (optional)
sessionnumber4	Type of session for the fourth session (optional)
sessionstart4	First day of the fourth session (optional)
sessionend4	Last day of the fourth session (optional)
vp	President of the Senate (Vice President of the United States)
pro tem	President pro tempore of the Senate
speaker	Speaker of the House
senators	Total number of seats in the Senate, with no vacancies
reps	Total number of seats in the House, with no vacancies
delegates	Same for delegates (whatever called) from territories, etc. (optional)
s-majority	Majority party in the Senate
h-majority	Majority party in the House

Example

109th United States Congress
108th ← → 110th
United States Capitol (2002)
January 3, 2007 – January 3, 2009
Senate President	Richard Cheney (R)
Senate President pro tem	Robert Byrd (D)
House Speaker	Nancy Pelosi (D)
Members	100 senators 435 members of the House 5 non-voting delegates
Senate Majority	Democratic Party (coalition)
House Majority	Democratic Party
Sessions
1st: January 4, 2007 – December 19, 2007 2nd: January 3, 2008 – January 3, 2009

Here's an example using information for the 110th United States Congress:

{{Infobox United States Congress
| ordinal        = 109
| start          = January 3, 2007
| end            = January 3, 2009

| sessionnumber1 = 1st
| sessionstart1  = January 4, 2007
| sessionend1    = December 19, 2007
| sessionnumber2 = 2nd
| sessionstart2  = January 3, 2008
| sessionend2    = January 3, 2009<ref>[http://clerk.house.gov/floorsummary/floor.html?day=20090103&today=20090425 Legislative Activities], via clerk.house.gov. Accessed April 25, 2009.  [https://web.archive.org/web/20110610234712/http://clerk.house.gov/floorsummary/floor.html?day=20090103&today=20090425 Archived] Apri 29, 2009</ref>

| vp             = [[Richard Cheney]] ([[Republican Party (United States)|R]])
| pro tem        = [[Robert Byrd]] ([[Democratic Party (United States)|D]])
| speaker        = [[Nancy Pelosi]] ([[Democratic Party (United States)|D]])
| senators       = 100
| reps           = 435
| delegates      = 5
| s-majority     = [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic Party]] (coalition)
| h-majority     = [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic Party]]
}}

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