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 | This is a documentation subpage for Template:Infobox United States Congress. It may contain usage information, categories and other content that is not part of the original template page. |
 | This template uses Lua: |
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[1] | |
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]]
}}
Tracking category
- ↑ Legislative Activities, via clerk.house.gov. Accessed April 25, 2009. Archived Apri 29, 2009