the tenn cogress can also refer to a particular meeting of the legislature . A Congress covers two years the current one the 116th congress 
 begain on january 3 2019 and will end on january 3 2021 the congress starts and ends on the third day of january of every odd rumbered year members of the senate are refenned to as senators members of the house of representatives are refened to as representatives  congresswomen or congressmen