Note: House and Senate schedules may vary by a day
January
Thursday, Jan. 1: New Year’s Day (federal holiday)
Tuesday, Jan. 6: 114th Congress convenes
Monday, January 12: College football championship game: Alabama, Oregon, Florida State, Ohio State
Monday, Jan. 19: Martin Luther King, Jr. Day (federal holiday)
January ?: President’s State of the Union address
February
Sunday, Feb. 1: Pro-football Superbowl in Arizona
Early February: Potential timing for Administration presentation of Fiscal Year 2016 budget
Saturday, Feb 14: Valentine’s Day
Friday, Feb. 13 – Monday, Feb. 23: Senate and House recess
Monday, February 16: Presidents Day, also known as Washington’s birthday (federal holiday)Thursday, February 19: Chinese New Year
Sunday, February 22: 87th Annual Academy Awards ceremony in Los Angeles
Friday, February 27: Continuing Resolution for Department of Homeland Security expires
March
March: Deadline for a political framework agreement for Iran’s Nuclear talks
Thursday, March 5 – Monday, March 16: House recess
Sunday, March 8: Daylight Saving Time starts
Tuesday, March 17: St. Patrick’s Day
Tuesday, March 17: Israeli election
Tuesday, March 17 – Monday, April 6: NCAA collegiate basketball championship (for betting pools)
Friday, March 27 – Monday, April 13: House and Senate recess
April
Friday, April 3: Passover begins at sundown
Sunday, April 5: Easter
Sunday, April 5: Major League baseball season begins
Thursday, April 16: Emancipation Day (Washington, DC holiday)
May
Friday, May 1 – Tuesday, May 12: House recess
Saturday, May 2: Kentucky Derby thoroughbred horse race
Thursday, May 7: United Kingdom elections
Sunday, May 10: Mothers’ Day
Friday, May 22 – Monday, June 1: Senate and House recess
Monday, May 25: Memorial Day (federal holiday)
June
Thursday, June 18: Ramadan begins in North America at sundown
Sunday, June 21: Fathers’ Day
Friday, June 26 – Tuesday, July 7: House and Senate recess
Tuesday, June 30: deadline for final agreement for Iran’s nuclear talks, including annexes.
July
Saturday, July 4: Independence Day (Friday, July 3 federal holiday)
Tuesday, July 14: 86th Major League baseball all-star game
Friday, July 17: Eid al-Fitr (end of Ramadan)
Friday, July 31 – Tuesday, September 8: House summer recess
August
Friday, August 7 – Tuesday, September 8: Senate summer recess
September
Monday, Sept. 7: Labor Day (federal holiday)
Tuesday, Sept. 8: House and Senate reconvene
Sunday, Sept. 13-15: Rosh Hashanah begins at sundown
Tuesday, Sept. 22: Yom Kippur begins at Sundown
Friday, Sept. 18 – Monday, Sept. 28: House recess
October
Thursday, Oct. 1: Fiscal Year 2016 begins
Thursday, Oct. 9 – Monday, Oct. 19: Senate and House recess
Monday, Oct. 12: Columbus Day (federal holiday)
Saturday, Oct 31: Halloween
November
Sunday, Nov 1: Daylight Savings Time ends
Tuesday, Nov. 3: U.S. Election Day – gubernatorial elections in Kentucky, Louisiana, and Mississippi.
Thursday, Nov. 5 – Monday, Nov. 16: House recess
Wednesday, Nov. 11: Veterans Day (federal holiday)
Friday, Nov. 20 – Monday, Nov. 30: Senate and House recess
Thursday, Nov. 26: Thanksgiving Day (federal holiday)
December
Sunday, Dec. 6: Hanukkah begins at Sundown
Friday, Dec. 18 – end of year: Senate and House recess
Friday, Dec. 25: Christmas Day (federal holiday)
Saturday, Dec 26: Kwanzaa begins
Thursday, Dec. 31: New Year’s Eve
Note: Deadlines, due dates and schedules, particularly for Congress and the Executive Branch, should be considered flexible.
