List of joint sessions of the United States Congress
Introduction As of July 2023, there have been 461 joint sessions and joint meetings of the United States Congress.
1780s  Congress Date Type Occasion Dignitary speaking1stApril 6, 1789Joint sessionCounting electoral votes for the 1789 presidential electionNoneApril 30, 1789Joint sessionInauguration of George Washington and church serviceGeorge Washington, President of the United StatesSamuel Provoost, Chaplain of the Senate
1790s  Congress Date Type Occasion Dignitary speaking1stJanuary 8, 1790Joint sessionState of the Union addressGeorge Washington, President of the United StatesDecember 8, 1790Joint sessionState of the Union addressGeorge Washington, President of the United States2ndOctober 25, 1791Joint sessionState of the Union addressGeorge Washington, President of the United StatesNovember 6, 1792Joint SessionState of the Union addressGeorge Washington, President of the United StatesFebruary 13, 1793Joint sessionCounting electoral votes for the 1792 presidential electionNone3rdMarch 4, 1793InaugurationInauguration of George WashingtonGeorge Washington, President of the United StatesDecember 3, 1793Joint sessionState of the Union addressGeorge Washington, President of the United StatesNovember 19, 1794Joint sessionState of the Union addressGeorge Washington, President of the United States4thDecember 8, 1795Joint sessionState of the Union addressGeorge Washington, President of the United StatesDecember 7, 1796Joint sessionState of the Union addressGeorge Washington, President of the United StatesFebruary 8, 1797Joint sessionCounting electoral votes for the 1796 presidential electionNone5thMarch 4, 1797InaugurationInauguration of John AdamsJohn Adams, President of the United StatesMay 16, 1797Joint sessionDiscussing relations with FranceJohn Adams, President of the United StatesNovember 23, 1797Joint sessionState of the Union addressJohn Adams, President of the United StatesDecember 8, 1798Joint sessionState of the Union addressJohn Adams, President of the United States6thDecember 3, 1799Joint sessionState of the Union addressJohn Adams, President of the United StatesDecember 26, 1799Joint sessionFuneral of George WashingtonHenry Lee III, U.S. Representative
1800s  Congress Date Type Occasion Dignitary speaking6thNovember 22, 1800Joint sessionState of the Union addressJohn Adams, President of the United StatesFebruary 11, 1801Joint sessionCounting electoral votes for the 1800 presidential electionNone7thMarch 4, 1801InaugurationInauguration of Thomas JeffersonThomas Jefferson, President of the United States8thFebruary 13, 1805Joint sessionCounting electoral votes for the 1804 presidential electionNone9thMarch 5, 1805InaugurationInauguration of Thomas JeffersonThomas Jefferson, President of the United States10thFebruary 8, 1809Joint sessionCounting electoral votes for the 1808 presidential electionNone11thMarch 4, 1809InaugurationInauguration of James MadisonJames Madison, President of the United States
1810s  Congress Date Type Occasion Dignitary speaking12thFebruary 10, 1813Joint sessionCounting electoral votes for the 1812 presidential electionNone13thMarch 4, 1813InaugurationInauguration of James MadisonJames Madison, President of the United States14thFebruary 12, 1817Joint sessionCounting electoral votes for the 1816 presidential electionNone15thMarch 4, 1817InaugurationInauguration of James MonroeJames Monroe, President of the United States
1820s  Congress Date Type Occasion Dignitary speaking16thFebruary 14, 1821Joint sessionCounting electoral votes for the 1820 presidential electionNone17thMarch 5, 1821InaugurationInauguration of James MonroeJames Monroe, President of the United States18thDecember 10, 1824House address (this was a speech to the House, but several Senators were present as guests of the House; not a joint meeting)Message from LafayetteHenry Clay, Speaker of the HouseGilbert du Motier, marquis de Lafayette, French GeneralFebruary 9, 1825Joint sessionCounting electoral votes for the 1824 presidential electionNone19thMarch 4, 1825InaugurationInauguration of John Quincy AdamsJohn Quincy Adams, President of the United States20thFebruary 11, 1829Joint sessionCounting electoral votes for the 1828 presidential electionNone21stMarch 4, 1829InaugurationInauguration of Andrew JacksonAndrew Jackson, President of the United States
1830s  Congress Date Type Occasion Dignitary speaking22ndFebruary 13, 1833Joint sessionCounting electoral votes for the 1832 presidential electionNone23rdMarch 4, 1833InaugurationInauguration of Andrew JacksonAndrew Jackson, President of the United StatesDecember 31, 1834Joint sessionEulogy of LafayetteJohn Quincy Adams, U.S. RepresentativeAlso attended by Andrew Jackson, President of the United States24thFebruary 8, 1837Joint sessionCounting electoral votes for the 1836 presidential electionNone25thMarch 4, 1837InaugurationInauguration of Martin Van BurenMartin Van Buren, President of the United States
1840s  Congress Date Type Occasion Dignitary speaking26thFebruary 10, 1841Joint sessionCounting electoral votes for the 1840 presidential electionNone27thMarch 4, 1841InaugurationInauguration of William Henry HarrisonWilliam Henry Harrison, President of the United States28thFebruary 12, 1845Joint sessionCounting electoral votes for the 1844 presidential electionNone29thMarch 4, 1845InaugurationInauguration of James K. PolkJames K. Polk, President of the United States30thFebruary 14, 1849Joint sessionCounting electoral votes for the 1848 presidential electionNone31stMarch 5, 1849InaugurationInauguration of Zachary TaylorZachary Taylor, President of the United States
1850s  Congress Date Type Occasion Dignitary speaking31stJuly 10, 1850Joint sessionInauguration of Millard FillmoreNone32ndJanuary 7, 1852Joint sessionFormer leader of revolutionary Hungary (1848-1849), Lajos Kossuth (in exile), appeals to US Congress to help Hungary and other nations in their struggle against European (neo-)absolutismLajos Kossuth32ndFebruary 9, 1853Joint sessionCounting electoral votes for the 1852 presidential electionNone33rdMarch 4, 1853InaugurationInauguration of Franklin PierceFranklin Pierce, President of the United States34thFebruary 11, 1857Joint sessionCounting electoral votes for the 1856 presidential electionNone35thMarch 4, 1857InaugurationInauguration of James BuchananJames Buchanan, President of the United States
1860s  Congress Date Type Occasion Dignitary speaking36thFebruary 13, 1861Joint sessionCounting electoral votes for the 1860 presidential electionNone37thMarch 4, 1861InaugurationInauguration of Abraham LincolnAbraham Lincoln, President of the United StatesFebruary 22, 1862Joint sessionReading of Washington's Farewell AddressJohn Weiss Forney, Secretary of the Senate38thFebruary 8, 1865Joint sessionCounting electoral votes for the 1864 presidential electionNone39thMarch 4, 1865InaugurationInauguration of Abraham LincolnAbraham Lincoln, President of the United StatesFebruary 12, 1866Joint sessionMemorial for LincolnGeorge Bancroft, HistorianAlso attended by Andrew Johnson, President of the United States40thFebruary 10, 1869Joint sessionCounting electoral votes for the 1868 presidential electionNone41stMarch 4, 1869InaugurationInauguration of Ulysses S. GrantUlysses S. Grant, President of the United States
1870s  Congress Date Type Occasion Dignitary speaking42ndFebruary 12, 1873Joint sessionCounting electoral votes for the 1872 presidential electionNone43rdMarch 4, 1873InaugurationInauguration of Ulysses S. GrantUlysses S. Grant, President of the United StatesDecember 18, 1874Joint sessionReception of King KalākauaJames G. Blaine, Speaker of the HouseKalākaua, King of Hawaii44thFebruary 1, 1877Joint sessionCounting electoral votes for the 1876 presidential electionNoneFebruary 10, 1877Joint sessionCounting electoral votes for the 1876 presidential electionNoneFebruary 12, 1877Joint sessionCounting electoral votes for the 1876 presidential electionNoneFebruary 19, 1877Joint sessionCounting electoral votes for the 1876 presidential electionNoneFebruary 20, 1877Joint sessionCounting electoral votes for the 1876 presidential electionNoneFebruary 21, 1877Joint sessionCounting electoral votes for the 1876 presidential electionNoneFebruary 24, 1877Joint sessionCounting electoral votes for the 1876 presidential electionNoneFebruary 26, 1877Joint sessionCounting electoral votes for the 1876 presidential electionNoneFebruary 28, 1877Joint sessionCounting electoral votes for the 1876 presidential electionNoneMarch 1, 1877Joint sessionCounting electoral votes for the 1876 presidential electionNoneMarch 2, 1877Joint sessionCounting electoral votes for the 1876 presidential electionNone45thMarch 5, 1877InaugurationInauguration of Rutherford B. HayesRutherford B. Hayes, President of the United States
1880s  Congress Date Type Occasion Dignitary speaking46thFebruary 9, 1881Joint sessionCounting electoral votes for the 1880 presidential electionNone47thMarch 4, 1881InaugurationInauguration of James A. GarfieldJames A. Garfield, President of the United StatesFebruary 27, 1882Joint sessionMemorial to GarfieldJames G. Blaine, Former Secretary of StateAlso attended by Chester A. Arthur, President of the United States48thFebruary 11, 1885Joint sessionCount electoral votes for the 1884 presidential electionNoneFebruary 21, 1885Joint sessionCompletion of Washington MonumentJohn Davis Long, U.S. RepresentativeJohn W. Daniel, U.S. Representative-electAlso attended by Chester A. Arthur, President of the United States49thMarch 4, 1885InaugurationInauguration of Grover ClevelandGrover Cleveland, President of the United States50thFebruary 13, 1889Joint sessionCounting electoral votes for the 1888 presidential electionNone51stMarch 4, 1889InaugurationInauguration of Benjamin HarrisonBenjamin Harrison, President of the United StatesDecember 11, 1889Joint sessionCentennial of Washington's first inaugurationMelville Fuller, Chief Justice of the United StatesAlso attended by Benjamin Harrison, President of the United States
1890s  Congress Date Type Occasion Dignitary speaking52ndFebruary 8, 1893Joint sessionCounting electoral votes for the 1892 presidential electionNone53rdMarch 4, 1893InaugurationInauguration of Grover ClevelandGrover Cleveland, President of the United States54thFebruary 10, 1897Joint sessionCounting electoral votes for the 1896 presidential electionNone55thMarch 4, 1897InaugurationInauguration of William McKinleyWilliam McKinley, President of the United States
1900s  Congress Date Type Occasion Dignitary speaking56thDecember 12, 1900Joint meetingCentennial of Washington, D.C.James D. Richardson, U.S. RepresentativeSereno E. Payne, U.S. RepresentativeGeorge Frisbie Hoar, U.S. SenatorAlso attended by William McKinley, President of the United StatesFebruary 13, 1901Joint sessionCounting electoral votes for the 1900 presidential electionNone57thMarch 4, 1901InaugurationInauguration of William McKinleyWilliam McKinley, President of the United StatesFebruary 27, 1902Joint sessionMemorial to McKinleyJohn Hay, Secretary of StateAlso attended by Theodore Roosevelt, President of the United Statesand Prince Heinrich of Prussia58thFebruary 8, 1905Joint sessionCounting electoral votes for the 1904 presidential electionNone59thMarch 4, 1905InaugurationInauguration of Theodore RooseveltTheodore Roosevelt, President of the United States60thFebruary 10, 1909Joint sessionCounting electoral votes for the 1908 presidential electionNone61stMarch 4, 1909InaugurationInauguration of William Howard TaftWilliam Howard Taft, President of the United States
1910s  Congress Date Type Occasion Dignitary speaking62ndFebruary 12, 1913Joint sessionCounting electoral votes for the 1912 presidential electionNoneFebruary 15, 1913Joint sessionMemorial for James S. ShermanElihu Root, U.S. SenatorThomas S. Martin, U.S. SenatorJacob Harold Gallinger, U.S. SenatorJohn Thornton, U.S. SenatorHenry Cabot Lodge, U.S. SenatorJohn W. Kern, U.S. SenatorRobert M. La Follette, Sr., U.S. SenatorJohn Sharp Williams, U.S. SenatorCharles Curtis, U.S. SenatorAlbert B. Cummins, U.S. SenatorGeorge T. Oliver, U.S. SenatorJames Aloysius O'Gorman, U.S. SenatorChamp Clark, Speaker of the HouseWilliam Howard Taft, President of the United States63rdMarch 4, 1913InaugurationInauguration of Woodrow WilsonWoodrow Wilson, President of the United StatesApril 8, 1913Joint sessionTariff messageWoodrow Wilson, President of the United StatesJune 23, 1913Joint sessionCurrency and banking reform messageWoodrow Wilson, President of the United StatesAugust 27, 1913Joint sessionDiscussing Mexican affairsWoodrow Wilson, President of the United StatesDecember 2, 1913Joint sessionState of the Union addressWoodrow Wilson, President of the United StatesJanuary 20, 1914Joint sessionTrusts and monopolies messageWoodrow Wilson, President of the United StatesMarch 5, 1914Joint sessionPanama Canal tollsWoodrow Wilson, President of the United StatesApril 20, 1914Joint sessionDiscussing the Tampico AffairWoodrow Wilson, President of the United StatesSeptember 4, 1914Joint sessionWar tax messageWoodrow Wilson, President of the United StatesDecember 8, 1914Joint sessionState of the Union addressWoodrow Wilson, President of the United States64thDecember 7, 1915Joint sessionState of the Union addressWoodrow Wilson, President of the United StatesAugust 29, 1916Joint sessionDemands for railroad employees messageWoodrow Wilson, President of the United StatesDecember 5, 1916Joint sessionState of the Union addressWoodrow Wilson, President of the United StatesFebruary 3, 1917Joint sessionAnnouncing break of relations with GermanyWoodrow Wilson, President of the United StatesFebruary 14, 1917Joint sessionCounting electoral votes for the 1916 presidential electionNoneFebruary 26, 1917Joint sessionArming merchant shipsWoodrow Wilson, President of the United States65thMarch 5, 1917InaugurationInauguration of Woodrow WilsonWoodrow Wilson, President of the United StatesApril 2, 1917Joint sessionU.S. entry into World War IWoodrow Wilson, President of the United StatesDecember 4, 1917Joint sessionState of the Union address and war with Austria-HungaryWoodrow Wilson, President of the United StatesJanuary 4, 1918Joint sessionFederal operation of railwaysWoodrow Wilson, President of the United StatesJanuary 8, 1918Joint sessionFourteen Points speechWoodrow Wilson, President of the United StatesFebruary 11, 1918Joint sessionPeace messageWoodrow Wilson, President of the United StatesMay 27, 1918Joint sessionWar finance messageWoodrow Wilson, President of the United StatesNovember 11, 1918Joint sessionDiscussing Armistice with GermanyWoodrow Wilson, President of the United StatesDecember 2, 1918Joint sessionState of the Union addressWoodrow Wilson, President of the United StatesFebruary 9, 1919Joint sessionMemorial to Theodore RooseveltHenry Cabot Lodge, U.S. SenatorAlso attended by William Howard Taft, Former President of the United States66thAugust 8, 1919Joint sessionCost of living messageWoodrow Wilson, President of the United StatesSeptember 18, 1919Joint sessionAddressAlbert B. Cummins, President pro tempore of the SenateFrederick H. Gillett, Speaker of the HouseChamp Clark, U.S. RepresentativeJohn J. Pershing, General
1920s  Congress Date Type Occasion Dignitary speaking66thFebruary 9, 1921Joint sessionCounting electoral votes for the 1920 presidential electionNone67thMarch 4, 1921InaugurationInauguration of Warren G. HardingWarren G. Harding, President of the United StatesApril 12, 1921Joint sessionFederal problem messageWarren G. Harding, President of the United StatesDecember 6, 1921Joint sessionState of the Union addressWarren G. Harding, President of the United StatesFebruary 28, 1922Joint sessionMaintenance of the merchant marineWarren G. Harding, President of the United StatesAugust 18, 1922Joint sessionCoal and railroad messageWarren G. Harding, President of the United StatesNovember 21, 1922Joint sessionPromotion of the American Merchant MarineWarren G. Harding, President of the United StatesDecember 8, 1922Joint sessionState of the Union addressWarren G. Harding, President of the United StatesFebruary 7, 1923Joint sessionDiscussing the British debt to the United StatesWarren G. Harding, President of the United States68thDecember 6, 1923Joint sessionState of the Union addressCalvin Coolidge, President of the United StatesFebruary 27, 1924Joint sessionMemorial to Warren G. HardingCharles Evans Hughes, Secretary of StateAlso attended by Calvin Coolidge, President of the United StatesDecember 15, 1924Joint sessionMemorial to Woodrow WilsonEdwin Alderman, President of the University of VirginiaAlso attended by Calvin Coolidge, President of the United StatesFebruary 11, 1925Joint sessionCounting electoral votes for the 1924 presidential electionNone69thMarch 4, 1925InaugurationInauguration of Calvin CoolidgeCalvin Coolidge, President of the United StatesFebruary 22, 1927Joint sessionWashington's Birthday messageCalvin Coolidge, President of the United States70thFebruary 13, 1929Joint sessionCounting electoral votes for the 1928 presidential electionNone71stMarch 4, 1929InaugurationInauguration of Herbert HooverHerbert Hoover, President of the United States
1930s  Congress Date Type Occasion Dignitary speaking72ndFebruary 22, 1932Joint sessionBicentennial of George Washington's birthdayHerbert Hoover, President of the United StatesFebruary 6, 1933Joint meetingMemorial to Calvin CoolidgeArthur Prentice Rugg, Chief Justice of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial CourtAlso attended by Herbert Hoover, President of the United StatesFebruary 8, 1933Joint sessionCounting electoral votes for the 1932 presidential electionNone73rdMarch 4, 1933InaugurationInauguration of Franklin D. RooseveltFranklin D. Roosevelt, President of the United StatesJanuary 3, 1934Joint sessionState of the Union addressFranklin D. Roosevelt, President of the United StatesMay 20, 1934Joint session100th anniversary of Lafayette's deathAndré Lefebvre de La Boulaye, French ambassador to the United StatesFranklin D. Roosevelt, President of the United StatesAlso attended by Count de Chambrun, Great-grandson of Lafayette74thJanuary 4, 1935Joint sessionState of the Union addressFranklin D. Roosevelt, President of the United StatesMay 22, 1935Joint sessionVeto messageFranklin D. Roosevelt, President of the United StatesJanuary 3, 1936Joint sessionState of the Union addressFranklin D. Roosevelt, President of the United States75thJanuary 6, 1937Joint sessionCounting electoral votes for the 1936 presidential electionNoneJanuary 6, 1937Joint sessionState of the Union addressFranklin D. Roosevelt, President of the United StatesJanuary 20, 1937InaugurationInauguration of Franklin D. RooseveltFranklin D. Roosevelt, President of the United StatesJohn Nance Garner, Vice President of the United StatesJanuary 3, 1938Joint sessionState of the Union addressFranklin D. Roosevelt, President of the United States76thJanuary 4, 1939Joint sessionState of the Union addressFranklin D. Roosevelt, President of the United StatesMarch 4, 1939Joint sessionSesquicentennial of the 1st CongressFranklin D. Roosevelt, President of the United StatesJune 9, 1939Joint meetingReceptionGeorge VI, King of CanadaQueen Elizabeth, Queen consort of CanadaSeptember 21, 1939Joint sessionAmerican neutrality in World War IIFranklin D. Roosevelt, President of the United States
1940s  Congress Date Type Occasion Dignitary speaking76thJanuary 3, 1940Joint sessionState of the Union addressFranklin D. Roosevelt, President of the United StatesMay 16, 1940Joint sessionDiscussing national defenseFranklin D. Roosevelt, President of the United States77thJanuary 6, 1941Joint sessionCounting electoral votes for the 1940 presidential electionNoneJanuary 6, 1941Joint sessionState of the Union addressFranklin D. Roosevelt, President of the United StatesJanuary 20, 1941Joint sessionInauguration of Franklin D. RooseveltFranklin D. Roosevelt, President of the United StatesHenry A. Wallace, Vice President of the United StatesDecember 8, 1941Joint sessionCalling for war with JapanFranklin D. Roosevelt, President of the United StatesDecember 26, 1941Joint meetingAddress (Transcript)Winston Churchill, Prime Minister of the United KingdomJanuary 6, 1942Joint sessionState of the Union addressFranklin D. Roosevelt, President of the United States78thJanuary 7, 1943Joint sessionState of the Union addressFranklin D. Roosevelt, President of the United StatesFebruary 18, 1943Joint sessionAddressSoong Mei-ling, First Lady of the Republic of ChinaMay 19, 1943Joint meetingAddressWinston Churchill, Prime Minister of the United KingdomNovember 18, 1943Joint meetingMoscow ConferenceCordell Hull, Secretary of State79thJanuary 6, 1945Joint sessionCounting electoral votes for the 1944 presidential electionNoneJanuary 6, 1945Joint sessionState of the Union addressRoosevelt was not present, so his address was read before CongressJanuary 20, 1945InaugurationInauguration of Franklin D. RooseveltFranklin D. Roosevelt, President of the United StatesHarry S. Truman, Vice President of the United StatesMarch 1, 1945Joint sessionYalta ConferenceFranklin D. Roosevelt, President of the United StatesApril 16, 1945Joint sessionProsecution of the WarHarry S. Truman, President of the United StatesMay 21, 1945Joint sessionBestowal of the Medal of Honor on Jake W. LindseyGeorge Marshall, Chief of Staff of the ArmyHarry S. Truman, President of the United StatesJune 18, 1945Joint meetingAddressDwight D. Eisenhower, Supreme Commander of the Allied Expeditionary ForceOctober 5, 1945Joint meetingAddressChester W. Nimitz, Commander-in-Chief, Pacific FleetOctober 23, 1945Joint sessionUniversal military training messageHarry S. Truman, President of the United StatesNovember 13, 1945Joint meetingAddressClement Attlee, Prime Minister of the United KingdomMay 25, 1946Joint sessionRailroad strike messageHarry S. Truman, President of the United StatesJuly 1, 1946Joint sessionMemorial to Franklin D. RooseveltJohn Winant, U.S. representative to UNESCOAlso attended by Harry S. Truman, President of the United Statesand Eleanor Roosevelt, Former First Lady of the United States80thJanuary 6, 1947Joint sessionState of the Union addressHarry S. Truman, President of the United StatesMarch 12, 1947Joint sessionAid to Greece and Turkey (Truman Doctrine)Harry S. Truman, President of the United StatesMay 1, 1947Joint meetingAddressMiguel Alemán Valdés, President of MexicoNovember 17, 1947Joint sessionAid to Europe (Marshall Plan)Harry S. Truman, President of the United StatesJanuary 7, 1948Joint sessionState of the Union addressHarry S. Truman, President of the United StatesMarch 17, 1948Joint sessionNational security and conditions in EuropeHarry S. Truman, President of the United StatesApril 19, 1948Joint session50th anniversary of the liberation of CubaHarry S. Truman, President of the United StatesGuillermo Belt, Cuban ambassador to the United StatesJuly 27, 1948Joint sessionInflation, housing, and civil rightsHarry S. Truman, President of the United States81stJanuary 5, 1949Joint sessionState of the Union addressHarry S. Truman, President of the United StatesJanuary 6, 1949Joint sessionCounting electoral votes for the 1948 presidential electionNoneJanuary 20, 1949Joint sessionInauguration of Harry S. TrumanHarry S. Truman, President of the United StatesAlben W. Barkley, Vice President of the United StatesMay 19, 1949Joint meetingAddressEurico Gaspar Dutra, President of Brazil
1950s  Congress Date Type Occasion Dignitary speaking81stJanuary 4, 1950Joint sessionState of the Union addressHarry S. Truman, President of the United StatesMay 31, 1950Joint meetingAddressDean Acheson, Secretary of State82ndJanuary 8, 1951Joint sessionState of the Union addressHarry S. Truman, President of the United StatesFebruary 1, 1951Joint meetingNATODwight D. Eisenhower, General of the ArmyApril 2, 1951Joint meetingAddressVincent Auriol, President of FranceApril 19, 1951Joint meetingAddressDouglas MacArthur, General of the ArmyJune 21, 1951Joint meetingAddressGalo Plaza, President of EcuadorSeptember 24, 1951Joint meetingAddressAlcide de Gasperi, Prime Minister of ItalyJanuary 9, 1952Joint sessionState of the Union addressHarry S. Truman, President of the United StatesJanuary 17, 1952Joint meetingAddressWinston Churchill, Prime Minister of the United KingdomApril 3, 1952Joint meetingAddressJuliana, Queen of the NetherlandsMay 22, 1952Joint meetingKorean WarMatthew Ridgway, GeneralJune 10, 1952Joint sessionSteel industry disputeHarry S. Truman, President of the United States83rdJanuary 6, 1953Joint sessionCounting electoral votes for the 1952 presidential electionNoneJanuary 20, 1953Joint sessionInauguration of Dwight D. EisenhowerDwight D. Eisenhower, President of the United StatesRichard Nixon, Vice President of the United StatesFebruary 2, 1953Joint sessionState of the Union addressDwight D. Eisenhower, President of the United StatesJanuary 7, 1954Joint sessionState of the Union addressDwight D. Eisenhower, President of the United StatesJanuary 29, 1954Joint meetingAddressCelal Bayar, President of TurkeyMay 4, 1954Joint meetingAddressVincent Massey, Governor General of CanadaMay 28, 1954Joint meetingAddressHaile Selassie I, Emperor of EthiopiaJuly 28, 1954Joint meetingAddressSyngman Rhee, President of South Korea84thJanuary 6, 1955Joint sessionState of the Union addressDwight D. Eisenhower, President of the United StatesJanuary 27, 1955Joint meetingAddressPaul Magloire, President of HaitiFebruary 29, 1956Joint meetingAddressGiovanni Gronchi, President of the Italian RepublicMay 17, 1956Joint meetingAddressSukarno, President of Indonesia85thJanuary 5, 1957Joint sessionMiddle East messageDwight D. Eisenhower, President of the United StatesJanuary 7, 1957Joint sessionCounting electoral votes for the 1956 presidential electionNoneJanuary 10, 1957Joint sessionState of the Union addressDwight D. Eisenhower, President of the United StatesJanuary 21, 1957Joint sessionInauguration of Dwight D. EisenhowerDwight D. Eisenhower, President of the United StatesRichard Nixon, Vice President of the United StatesMay 9, 1957Joint meetingAddressNgo Dinh Diem, President of South VietnamJanuary 9, 1958Joint sessionState of the Union addressDwight D. Eisenhower, President of the United StatesJune 5, 1958Joint meetingAddressTheodor Heuss, President of West GermanyJune 18, 1958Joint meetingAddressCarlos P. Garcia, President of the Philippines86thJanuary 9, 1959Joint sessionState of the Union addressDwight D. Eisenhower, President of the United StatesJanuary 21, 1959Joint meetingAddressArturo Frondizi, President of ArgentinaFebruary 12, 1959Joint sessionSesquicentennial of Abraham Lincoln's birthdayFredric March, ActorCarl Sandburg, PoetMarch 11, 1959Joint meetingAddressJosé María Lemus, President of El SalvadorMarch 18, 1959Joint meetingAddressSeán T. O'Kelly, President of IrelandMay 12, 1959Joint meetingAddressBaudouin, King of the Belgians
1960s  Congress Date Type Occasion Dignitary speaking86thJanuary 7, 1960Joint sessionState of the Union addressDwight D. Eisenhower, President of the United StatesApril 6, 1960Joint meetingAddressAlberto Lleras Camargo, President of ColombiaApril 25, 1960Joint meetingAddressCharles de Gaulle, President of FranceApril 28, 1960Joint meetingAddressMahendra, King of NepalJune 29, 1960Joint meetingAddressBhumibol Adulyadej, King of Thailand87thJanuary 6, 1961Joint sessionCounting electoral votes for the 1960 presidential electionNoneJanuary 20, 1961Joint sessionInauguration of John F. KennedyJohn F. Kennedy, President of the United StatesLyndon B. Johnson, Vice President of the United StatesJanuary 30, 1961Joint sessionState of the Union addressJohn F. Kennedy, President of the United StatesMay 4, 1961Joint meetingAddressHabib Bourguiba, President of TunisiaMay 25, 1961Joint sessionPressing for foreign aid, defense, and space explorationJohn F. Kennedy, President of the United StatesJuly 12, 1961Joint meetingAddressAyub Khan, President of PakistanSeptember 21, 1961Joint meetingAddressManuel Prado Ugarteche, President of PeruJanuary 11, 1962Joint sessionState of the Union addressJohn F. Kennedy, President of the United StatesFebruary 26, 1962Joint meetingFlight of Mercury-Atlas 6John Glenn, AstronautApril 4, 1962Joint meetingAddressJoão Goulart, President of BrazilApril 12, 1962Joint meetingAddressMohammad Reza Pahlavi, Shahanshah and Aryamehr of Iran88thJanuary 14, 1963Joint sessionState of the Union addressJohn F. Kennedy, President of the United StatesMay 21, 1963Joint meetingFlight of Mercury-Atlas 9Gordon Cooper, AstronautNovember 27, 1963Joint sessionAssumption of the PresidencyLyndon B. Johnson, President of the United StatesJanuary 8, 1964Joint sessionState of the Union addressLyndon B. Johnson, President of the United StatesJanuary 15, 1964Joint meetingAddressAntonio Segni, President of the Italian RepublicMay 28, 1964Joint meetingAddressÉamon de Valera, President of Ireland89thJanuary 4, 1965Joint sessionState of the Union addressLyndon B. Johnson, President of the United StatesJanuary 6, 1965Joint sessionCounting electoral votes for the 1964 presidential electionNoneJanuary 20, 1965Joint sessionInauguration of Lyndon B. JohnsonLyndon B. Johnson, President of the United StatesHubert Humphrey, Vice President of the United StatesMarch 15, 1965Joint sessionVoting rightsLyndon B. Johnson, President of the United StatesSeptember 14, 1965Joint meetingFlight of Gemini 5Gordon Cooper, AstronautPete Conrad, AstronautJanuary 12, 1966Joint sessionState of the Union addressLyndon B. Johnson, President of the United StatesSeptember 15, 1966Joint meetingAddressFerdinand Marcos, President of the Philippines90thJanuary 10, 1967Joint sessionState of the Union addressLyndon B. Johnson, President of the United StatesApril 28, 1967Joint meetingVietnam WarWilliam Westmoreland, GeneralOctober 27, 1967Joint meetingAddressGustavo Díaz Ordaz, President of MexicoJanuary 17, 1968Joint sessionState of the Union addressLyndon B. Johnson, President of the United States91stJanuary 6, 1969Joint sessionCounting electoral votes for the 1968 presidential electionNoneJanuary 9, 1969Joint meetingFlight of Apollo 8Frank Borman, AstronautJim Lovell, AstronautWilliam Anders, AstronautJanuary 14, 1969Joint sessionState of the Union addressLyndon B. Johnson, President of the United StatesJanuary 20, 1969Joint sessionInauguration of Richard NixonRichard Nixon, President of the United StatesSpiro Agnew, Vice President of the United StatesSeptember 16, 1969Joint meetingFlight of Apollo 11Neil Armstrong, AstronautEdwin Aldrin, AstronautMichael Collins, Astronaut
1970s  Congress Date Type Occasion Dignitary speaking91stJanuary 22, 1970Joint sessionState of the Union addressRichard Nixon, President of the United StatesFebruary 25, 1970Joint meetingAddressGeorges Pompidou, President of FranceJune 3, 1970Joint meetingAddressRafael Caldera, President of VenezuelaSeptember 22, 1970Joint meetingReport on prisoners of warFrank Borman, Representative to the President on Prisoners of War92ndJanuary 22, 1971Joint sessionState of the Union addressRichard Nixon, President of the United StatesSeptember 9, 1971Joint sessionEconomic policyRichard Nixon, President of the United StatesSeptember 9, 1971Joint meetingFlight of Apollo 15David Scott, AstronautJames Irwin, AstronautAlfred Worden, AstronautJanuary 20, 1972Joint sessionState of the Union addressRichard Nixon, President of the United StatesJune 1, 1972Joint sessionEuropean trip reportRichard Nixon, President of the United StatesJune 15, 1972Joint meetingAddressLuis Echeverría, President of Mexico93rdJanuary 6, 1973Joint sessionCounting electoral votes for the 1972 presidential electionNoneJanuary 20, 1973InaugurationInauguration of Richard NixonRichard Nixon, President of the United StatesSpiro Agnew, Vice President of the United StatesDecember 6, 1973Joint meetingSwearing in of Gerald Ford as Vice PresidentGerald Ford, Vice President of the United StatesAlso attended by Richard Nixon, President of the United StatesJanuary 30, 1974Joint sessionState of the Union addressRichard Nixon, President of the United StatesAugust 12, 1974Joint sessionAssumption of the PresidencyGerald Ford, President of the United StatesOctober 8, 1974Joint sessionDiscussing the economyGerald Ford, President of the United States94thJanuary 15, 1975Joint sessionState of the Union addressGerald Ford, President of the United StatesApril 10, 1975Joint sessionState of the World messageGerald Ford, President of the United StatesJune 17, 1975Joint meetingAddressWalter Scheel, President of West GermanyNovember 5, 1975Joint meetingAddressAnwar El Sadat, President of EgyptJanuary 19, 1976Joint sessionState of the Union addressGerald Ford, President of the United StatesJanuary 28, 1976Joint meetingAddressYitzhak Rabin, Prime Minister of IsraelMarch 17, 1976Joint meetingAddressLiam Cosgrave, Taoiseach of IrelandMay 18, 1976Joint meetingAddressValéry Giscard d'Estaing, President of FranceJune 2, 1976Joint meetingAddressJuan Carlos I, King of SpainSeptember 23, 1976Joint meetingAddressWilliam R. Tolbert, Jr., President of Liberia95thJanuary 6, 1977Joint sessionCounting electoral votes for the 1976 presidential electionNoneJanuary 12, 1977Joint sessionState of the Union addressGerald Ford, President of the United StatesJanuary 20, 1977InaugurationInauguration of Jimmy CarterJimmy Carter, President of the United StatesWalter Mondale, Vice President of the United StatesFebruary 22, 1977Joint meetingAddressPierre Trudeau, Prime Minister of CanadaApril 20, 1977Joint sessionDiscussing energyJimmy Carter, President of the United StatesJanuary 19, 1978Joint sessionState of the Union addressJimmy Carter, President of the United StatesSeptember 18, 1978Joint sessionMiddle East peace agreementsAttended by Anwar El Sadat, President of EgyptAnd Menachem Begin, Prime Minister of Israel96thJanuary 23, 1979Joint sessionState of the Union addressJimmy Carter, President of the United StatesJune 18, 1979Joint sessionSALT IIJimmy Carter, President of the United States
1980s  Congress Date Type Occasion Dignitary speaking96thJanuary 23, 1980Joint sessionState of the Union addressJimmy Carter, President of the United States97thJanuary 6, 1981Joint sessionCounting electoral votes for the 1980 presidential electionNoneJanuary 20, 1981Joint sessionInauguration of Ronald ReaganRonald Reagan, President of the United StatesGeorge H. W. Bush, Vice President of the United StatesFebruary 18, 1981Joint sessionEconomic recoveryRonald Reagan, President of the United StatesApril 28, 1981Joint sessionEconomic recovery and inflationRonald Reagan, President of the United StatesJanuary 26, 1982Joint sessionState of the Union addressRonald Reagan, President of the United StatesJanuary 28, 1982Joint meetingCentennial of Franklin D. Roosevelt's birthdayArthur M. Schlesinger, Jr., HistorianJennings Randolph, U.S. SenatorClaude Pepper, U.S. RepresentativeW. Averell Harriman, Former Governor of New YorkJames Roosevelt, Former U.S. Representative and son of Franklin D. RooseveltApril 21, 1982Joint meetingAddressBeatrix, Queen of the Netherlands98thJanuary 25, 1983Joint sessionState of the Union addressRonald Reagan, President of the United StatesApril 27, 1983Joint sessionCentral AmericaRonald Reagan, President of the United StatesOctober 5, 1983Joint meetingAddressKarl Carstens, President of West GermanyJanuary 25, 1984Joint sessionState of the Union addressRonald Reagan, President of the United StatesMarch 15, 1984Joint meetingAddressGarret FitzGerald, Taoiseach of IrelandMarch 22, 1984Joint meetingAddressFrançois Mitterrand, President of FranceMay 8, 1984Joint meetingCentennial of Harry S. Truman's birthdayIke Skelton, U.S. RepresentativeAlan Wheat, U.S. RepresentativeStuart Symington, Former U.S. SenatorMargaret Truman, Daughter of Harry S. TrumanMark Hatfield, U.S. SenatorMay 16, 1984Joint meetingAddressMiguel de la Madrid, President of Mexico99thJanuary 7, 1985Joint sessionCounting electoral votes for the 1984 presidential electionNoneJanuary 21, 1985InaugurationInauguration of Ronald ReaganRonald Reagan, President of the United StatesGeorge H. W. Bush, Vice President of the United StatesFebruary 6, 1985Joint sessionState of the Union addressRonald Reagan, President of the United StatesFebruary 20, 1985Joint meetingAddressMargaret Thatcher, Prime Minister of the United KingdomMarch 6, 1985Joint meetingAddressBettino Craxi, Prime Minister of ItalyMarch 20, 1985Joint meetingAddressRaúl Alfonsín, President of ArgentinaJune 13, 1985Joint meetingAddressRajiv Gandhi, Prime Minister of IndiaOctober 9, 1985Joint meetingAddressLee Kuan Yew, Prime Minister of SingaporeNovember 21, 1985Joint sessionGeneva SummitRonald Reagan, President of the United StatesFebruary 4, 1986Joint sessionState of the Union addressRonald Reagan, President of the United StatesSeptember 11, 1986Joint meetingAddressJosé Sarney, President of BrazilSeptember 18, 1986Joint meetingAddressCorazon Aquino, President of the Philippines100thJanuary 27, 1987Joint sessionState of the Union addressRonald Reagan, President of the United StatesNovember 10, 1987Joint meetingAddressChaim Herzog, President of IsraelJanuary 25, 1988Joint sessionState of the Union addressRonald Reagan, President of the United StatesApril 27, 1988Joint meetingAddressBrian Mulroney, Prime Minister of CanadaJune 23, 1988Joint meetingAddressBob Hawke, Prime Minister of Australia101stJanuary 4, 1989Joint sessionCounting electoral votes for the 1988 presidential electionNoneJanuary 20, 1989InaugurationInauguration of George H. W. BushGeorge H. W. Bush, President of the United StatesDan Quayle, Vice President of the United StatesFebruary 9, 1989Joint sessionBuilding a Better AmericaGeorge H. W. Bush, President of the United StatesMarch 2, 1989Joint meetingBicentennial of the 1st CongressRobert Byrd, President pro tempore of the SenateHoward Nemerov, Poet LaureateDavid McCullough, HistorianAnthony M. Frank, Postmaster GeneralNicholas F. Brady, Secretary of the TreasuryJune 7, 1989Joint meetingAddressBenazir Bhutto, Prime Minister of PakistanOctober 4, 1989Joint meetingAddressCarlos Salinas de Gortari, President of MexicoOctober 18, 1989Joint meetingAddressRoh Tae-woo, President of South KoreaNovember 15, 1989Joint meetingAddressLech Wałęsa, Chairman of Solidarity
1990s  Congress Date Type Occasion Dignitary speaking101stJanuary 31, 1990Joint sessionState of the Union addressGeorge H. W. Bush, President of the United StatesFebruary 21, 1990Joint meetingAddressVáclav Havel, President of CzechoslovakiaMarch 7, 1990Joint meetingAddressGiulio Andreotti, Prime Minister of ItalyMarch 27, 1990Joint meetingCentennial of Dwight D. Eisenhower's birthdayBob Dole, U.S. SenatorWalter Cronkite, Broadcast journalistWinston Churchill, Member of British Parliament and grandson of Winston ChurchillClark Clifford, Former Secretary of DefenseJames D. Robinson III, Chairman of  Eisenhower Centennial FoundationArnold Palmer, Professional golferJohn Eisenhower, Former Ambassador to Belgium and son of Dwight D. EisenhowerBeverly Byron, U.S. RepresentativeWilliam F. Goodling, U.S. RepresentativePat Roberts, U.S. RepresentativeJune 26, 1990Joint meetingAddressNelson Mandela, Deputy President of the African National CongressSeptember 11, 1990Joint sessionInvasion of KuwaitGeorge H. W. Bush, President of the United States102ndJanuary 29, 1991Joint sessionState of the Union addressGeorge H. W. Bush, President of the United StatesMarch 6, 1991Joint sessionEnd of the Gulf WarGeorge H. W. Bush, President of the United StatesApril 16, 1991Joint meetingAddressVioleta Chamorro, President of NicaraguaMay 16, 1991Joint meetingAddressHer Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Also attended by His Royal Highness Prince Philip, Duke of EdinburghNovember 14, 1991Joint meetingAddressCarlos Menem, President of ArgentinaJanuary 28, 1992Joint sessionState of the Union addressGeorge H. W. Bush, President of the United StatesApril 30, 1992Joint meetingAddressRichard von Weizsäcker, President of GermanyJune 17, 1992Joint meetingAddressBoris Yeltsin, President of Russia103rdJanuary 6, 1993Joint sessionCounting electoral votes for the 1992 presidential electionNoneJanuary 20, 1993InaugurationInauguration of Bill ClintonBill Clinton, President of the United StatesAl Gore, Vice President of the United StatesFebruary 17, 1993Joint sessionEconomic addressBill Clinton, President of the United StatesSeptember 22, 1993Joint sessionHealth care reformBill Clinton, President of the United StatesJanuary 25, 1994Joint sessionState of the Union addressBill Clinton, President of the United StatesMay 18, 1994Joint meetingAddressP. V. Narasimha Rao, Prime Minister of IndiaJuly 26, 1994Joint meetingAddressesHussein, King of JordanYitzhak Rabin, Prime Minister of IsraelOctober 6, 1994Joint meetingAddressNelson Mandela, President of South Africa104thJanuary 24, 1995Joint sessionState of the Union addressBill Clinton, President of the United StatesJuly 26, 1995Joint meetingAddressKim Young-sam, President of South KoreaOctober 11, 1995Joint meetingClose of the Commemoration of the 50th Anniversary of World War IINewt Gingrich, Speaker of the HouseAl Gore, Vice President of the United StatesStrom Thurmond, President pro tempore of the SenateHenry Hyde, U.S. RepresentativeGillespie V. Montgomery, U.S. RepresentativeDaniel Inouye, U.S. SenatorBob Dole, U.S. SenatorRobert H. Michel, Former U.S. RepresentativeLouis H. Wilson, Jr., Former Commandant of the Marine CorpsDecember 12, 1995Joint meetingAddressShimon Peres, Prime Minister of IsraelJanuary 23, 1996Joint sessionState of the Union AddressBill Clinton, President of the United StatesFebruary 1, 1996Joint meetingAddressJacques Chirac, President of FranceJuly 10, 1996Joint meetingAddressBenjamin Netanyahu, Prime Minister of IsraelSeptember 11, 1996Joint meetingAddressJohn Bruton, Taoiseach of Ireland105thJanuary 9, 1997Joint sessionCounting electoral votes for the 1996 presidential electionNoneJanuary 20, 1997InaugurationInauguration of Bill ClintonBill Clinton, President of the United StatesAl Gore, Vice President of the United StatesFebruary 4, 1997Joint sessionState of the Union addressBill Clinton, President of the United StatesFebruary 27, 1997Joint meetingAddressEduardo Frei Ruiz-Tagle, President of ChileJanuary 27, 1998Joint sessionState of the Union addressBill Clinton, President of the United StatesJune 10, 1998Joint meetingAddressKim Dae-jung, President of South KoreaJuly 15, 1998Joint meetingAddressEmil Constantinescu, President of Romania106thJanuary 19, 1999Joint sessionState of the Union addressBill Clinton, President of the United States
2000s  Congress Date Type Occasion Dignitary speaking106thJanuary 27, 2000Joint sessionState of the Union addressBill Clinton, President of the United StatesSeptember 14, 2000Joint meetingAddressAtal Bihari Vajpayee, Prime Minister of India107thJanuary 6, 2001Joint sessionCounting electoral votes for the 2000 presidential electionNoneJanuary 20, 2001InaugurationInauguration of George W. BushGeorge W. Bush, President of the United StatesDick Cheney, Vice President of the United StatesFebruary 27, 2001Joint sessionBudget messageGeorge W. Bush, President of the United StatesSeptember 6, 2001Joint meetingAddressVicente Fox, President of MexicoSeptember 20, 2001Joint sessionAnnouncing the War on TerrorismGeorge W. Bush, President of the United StatesJanuary 29, 2002Joint sessionState of the Union addressGeorge W. Bush, President of the United StatesJune 12, 2002†Joint meetingAddressJohn Howard, Prime Minister of Australia108thJanuary 28, 2003Joint sessionState of the Union addressGeorge W. Bush, President of the United StatesJuly 17, 2003Joint meetingAddressTony Blair, Prime Minister of the United KingdomJanuary 20, 2004Joint sessionState of the Union addressGeorge W. Bush, President of the United StatesFebruary 4, 2004Joint meetingAddressJosé María Aznar, Prime Minister of SpainJune 15, 2004Joint meetingAddressHamid Karzai, President of the Afghan Transitional AdministrationSeptember 23, 2004Joint meetingAddressAyad Allawi, Interim Prime Minister of Iraq109thJanuary 6, 2005Joint sessionCounting electoral votes for the 2004 presidential electionNoneJanuary 20, 2005InaugurationInauguration of George W. BushGeorge W. Bush, President of the United StatesDick Cheney, Vice President of the United StatesFebruary 2, 2005Joint sessionState of the Union addressGeorge W. Bush, President of the United StatesApril 6, 2005Joint meetingAddressViktor Yushchenko, President of UkraineJuly 19, 2005Joint meetingAddressManmohan Singh, Prime Minister of IndiaJanuary 31, 2006Joint sessionState of the Union addressGeorge W. Bush, President of the United StatesMarch 1, 2006Joint meetingAddressSilvio Berlusconi, Prime Minister of ItalyMarch 15, 2006Joint meetingAddressEllen Johnson Sirleaf, President of LiberiaMay 24, 2006Joint meetingAddressEhud Olmert, Prime Minister of IsraelJune 7, 2006Joint meetingAddressVaira Vīķe-Freiberga, President of LatviaJuly 26, 2006Joint meetingAddressNouri al-Maliki, Prime Minister of Iraq110thJanuary 23, 2007Joint sessionState of the Union addressGeorge W. Bush, President of the United StatesMarch 7, 2007Joint meetingAddressAbdullah II, King of JordanNovember 7, 2007Joint meetingAddressNicolas Sarkozy, President of FranceJanuary 28, 2008Joint sessionState of the Union addressGeorge W. Bush, President of the United StatesApril 30, 2008Joint meetingAddressBertie Ahern, Taoiseach of Ireland111thJanuary 8, 2009Joint sessionCounting electoral votes for the 2008 presidential electionNoneJanuary 20, 2009InaugurationInauguration of Barack ObamaBarack Obama, President of the United StatesJoe Biden, Vice President of the United StatesFebruary 24, 2009Joint sessionEconomic addressBarack Obama, President of the United StatesMarch 4, 2009Joint meetingAddressGordon Brown, Prime Minister of the United KingdomSeptember 9, 2009Joint sessionHealth care reformBarack Obama, President of the United StatesNovember 3, 2009Joint meetingAddressAngela Merkel, Chancellor of Germany†John Howard's address before the Joint Meeting of Congress in 2002 was originally scheduled for September 12, 2001, but was interrupted by the September 11 attacks. He was already in Washington when the attacks occurred, and sat in on the September 12 session of the House of Representatives.
2010s  Congress Date Type Occasion Dignitary speaking111thJanuary 27, 2010Joint sessionState of the Union addressBarack Obama, President of the United StatesMay 20, 2010Joint meetingAddressFelipe Calderón, President of Mexico112thJanuary 25, 2011Joint sessionState of the Union addressBarack Obama, President of the United StatesMarch 9, 2011Joint meetingAddressJulia Gillard, Prime Minister of AustraliaMay 24, 2011Joint meetingAddressBenjamin Netanyahu, Prime Minister of IsraelSeptember 8, 2011Joint sessionAmerican LaborBarack Obama, President of the United StatesOctober 13, 2011Joint meetingAddressLee Myung-bak, President of South KoreaJanuary 24, 2012Joint sessionState of the Union addressBarack Obama, President of the United States113thJanuary 4, 2013Joint sessionCounting electoral votes for the 2012 presidential electionNoneJanuary 21, 2013InaugurationInauguration of Barack ObamaBarack Obama, President of the United StatesJoe Biden, Vice President of the United StatesFebruary 12, 2013Joint sessionState of the Union addressBarack Obama, President of the United StatesMay 8, 2013Joint meetingAddressPark Geun-hye, President of South KoreaJanuary 28, 2014Joint sessionState of the Union addressBarack Obama, President of the United StatesSeptember 18, 2014Joint meetingAddressPetro Poroshenko, President of Ukraine114thJanuary 20, 2015Joint sessionState of the Union addressBarack Obama, President of the United StatesMarch 3, 2015Joint meeting AddressBenjamin Netanyahu, Prime Minister of IsraelMarch 25, 2015Joint meeting AddressAshraf Ghani, President of AfghanistanApril 29, 2015Joint meetingAddressShinzo Abe, Prime Minister of JapanSeptember 24, 2015Joint meetingAddressPope Francis, Bishop of Rome and Sovereign of the Vatican CityJanuary 12, 2016Joint sessionState of the Union addressBarack Obama, President of the United StatesJune 8, 2016Joint meetingAddressNarendra Modi, Prime Minister of India115thJanuary 6, 2017Joint sessionCounting electoral votes for the 2016 presidential electionNoneJanuary 20, 2017InaugurationInauguration of Donald TrumpDonald Trump, President of the United StatesMike Pence, Vice President of the United StatesFebruary 28, 2017Joint sessionAddressDonald Trump, President of the United StatesJanuary 30, 2018 Joint sessionState of the Union addressDonald Trump, President of the United StatesApril 25, 2018Joint meetingAddressEmmanuel Macron, President of France116thFebruary 5, 2019Joint sessionState of the Union addressDonald Trump, President of the United StatesApril 3, 2019Joint meetingAddressJens Stoltenberg, Secretary General of NATO
2020s  Congress Date Type Occasion Dignitary speaking 116th February 4, 2020 Joint session State of the Union address Donald Trump, President of the United States 117th January 6–7, 2021 Joint session Counting electoral votes for the 2020 presidential election None January 20, 2021 Inauguration Inauguration of Joe Biden Joe Biden, President of the United StatesKamala Harris, Vice President of the United States April 28, 2021 Joint session Address Joe Biden, President of the United States March 1, 2022 Joint session State of the Union address Joe Biden, President of the United States March 16, 2022 Joint meeting Virtual addressVolodymyr Zelenskyy, President of Ukraine May 17, 2022 Joint meeting AddressKyriakos Mitsotakis, Prime Minister of Greece July 20, 2022 Joint meeting AddressOlena Zelenska, First Lady of Ukraine December 21, 2022 Joint meeting AddressVolodymyr Zelenskyy, President of Ukraine 118th February 7, 2023 Joint session State of the Union address Joe Biden, President of the United States April 27, 2023 Joint meeting Address Yoon Suk-yeol, President of the Republic of Korea June 22, 2023 Joint meeting Address Narendra Modi, Prime Minister of India July 19, 2023 Joint meeting Address Isaac Herzog, President of Israel
See also *List of people who have addressed both houses of the Parliament of the United Kingdom*List of United States Congresses
References
External links * Joint Meetings, Joint Sessions, & Inaugurations