115th CONGRESS, 2nd SESSION OFFICIALLY CONVENES, Jan 3, 2018, Washington, DC

The 2nd session of the 115th Congress will formally convene on January 3, 2018. (Every Congress lasts for two years. Each of the years is a session.)

House:  According to the House Republican Cloakroom, the House will meet in pro forma sessions only during the first week of January 2018.  On January 3 at 11:00 am it will formally adjourn the 1st session of the 115th Congress, and at 12:00 pm will formally convene the 2nd session, but those are pro forma sessions only.  No legislative business is scheduled for the first week of January.

Senate:   According to the Senate Democrats website, the Senate will meet at 12:00 pm on January 3 and new Senators will be sworn in. (That presumably refers to Senator-elect Doug Jones, D-Alabama).  At 5:00 pm, the Senate will consider the nomination of John Rood to be Under Secretary of Defense for Policy, with a vote at 5:30 pm ET.  The schedule for the remainder of the week is not posted on there or the website of the Senate itself.