Template:Infobox United States Congress

United States Congress
-1st ← → 1st
File:USCapitol.jpg United States Capitol
–
Members	senators representatives

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Usage

United States Congress
-1st ← → 1st
[[File:{{{image}}}|{{{image_size}}}|alt={{{image_alt}}}]] {{{imagename}}} ({{{imagedate}}})
{{{start}}} – {{{end}}}
Members	{{{senators}}} senators {{{reps}}} representatives {{{delegates}}} non-voting delegates
Senate majority	{{{s-majority}}}
Senate President	{{{vp}}}
House majority	{{{h-majority}}}
House Speaker	{{{speaker}}}
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}}}

Please note that all parameters are optional:

{{Infobox United States Congress
| ordinal        = 
| image          = 
| image_size     =
| image_alt      =
| imagename      = 
| imagedate      = 
| start          = 
| end            = 
| vp             = 
| pro tem        = 
| speaker        = 
| senators       = 
| reps           = 
| delegates      = 
| s-majority     = 
| h-majority     = 

| sessionnumber1 = 
| sessionstart1  = 
| sessionend1    = 
| sessionnumber2 = 
| sessionstart2  = 
| sessionend2    = 
| sessionnumber3 = 
| sessionstart3  = 
| sessionend3    = 
| sessionnumber4 = <!-- up to | sessionnumber8 = -->
| sessionstart4  = <!-- up to | sessionstart8 = -->
| sessionend4    = <!-- up to | sessionend8 = -->
}}

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.
image_size	Default is 220px.
image_alt	Alternate name for photo, per WP:ACCESS.
imagename	Alternate name for photo. The default is [[United States Capitol]].
imagedate	Date of the image (optional). Default is 2002.
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)
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
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). Goes up to sessionnumber8.
sessionstart4	First day of the fourth session (optional). Goes up to sessionstart8.
sessionend4	Last day of the fourth session (optional). Goes up to sessionend8.

Example

110th United States Congress
109th ← → 111th
File:Capitol Building Full View.jpg United States Capitol (2007)
January 3, 2007 – January 3, 2009
Members	100 senators 435 representatives 5 non-voting delegates
Senate majority	Democratic (coalition)
Senate President	Dick Cheney (R)
House majority	Democratic
House Speaker	Nancy Pelosi (D)
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
|image          = Capitol Building Full View.jpg
|imagedate      = 2007
|ordinal        = 110
|start          = January 3, 2007
|end            = January 3, 2009
|vp             = [[Dick 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
|h-majority     = [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
|s-majority     = [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] (coalition)
|sessionnumber1 = 1st
|sessionstart1  = January 4, 2007
|sessionend1    = December 19, 2007
|sessionnumber2 = 2nd
|sessionstart2  = January 3, 2008
|sessionend2    = January 3, 2009
}}

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