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I think we have been overlooking the importance of the <period><mdash> at the end of each "break". Rather than try to explain, take a look at what I mean first:

===Section. X.x.===
Text after Section break.— (Rarely if ever Used)
: (a) Sub-Section.— (or plain paragraph ending with colon/semi-colon)
:: sub-text for Sub-Section.—
::: (1) Paragraph.—
:::: sub-text for Paragraph.—
::::: (A) Sub-Paragraph.—
:::::: sub-text for Sub-Paragraph.—
::::::: (i) Clause.—
:::::::: sub-text for Clause.—
::::::::: (I) Sub-Clause.—
:::::::::: sub-text for Sub-Clause.—
::::::::::: (aa).—
:::::::::::: sub-text for (aa).—

By sticking to the above format for non-newly-inserted text (i.e. NOT for use with line(s) opened and closed with `` ...NEW.´´. for example) not only does it improve readibility but makes it possible for easier 'transcriptions' either by future wiki-templates or external application. If the above is followed, it does not matter if the sub-text is present in the language or not; it's the number of indents that matter.

Any main line, and the sub-text that may or may not exist for it, can hopefully by moved seemlessly up or down the 'branch' (be it automated or by manual copy/cut and pasting) in short.

A Good Example of readability and use of the above method through the entire page.

68.237.233.52 14:45, 8 June 2009 (UTC)Reply

List of current Congresses

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This is a complete list of the Sessions and meetings of the United States Congress.

Congress Session Begin date Adjourn date
1 1 1789-03-04 1789-09-29
2 1790-01-04 1790-08-12
3 1790-12-06 1791-03-03
2 Special 1791-03-04 1791-03-04
1 1791-10-24 1792-05-08
2 1792-11-05 1793-03-02
3 Special 1793-03-04 1793-03-04
1 1793-12-02 1794-06-09
2 1794-11-03 1795-03-03
4 Special 1795-06-08 1795-06-26
1 1795-12-07 1796-06-01
2 1796-12-05 1797-03-03
5 Special 1797-03-04 1797-03-04
1 1797-05-15 1797-07-10
2 1797-11-13 1798-07-16
Special 1798-07-17 1798-07-19
3 1798-12-03 1799-03-03
6 1 1799-12-02 1800-05-14
2 1800-11-17 1801-03-03
7 Special 1801-03-04 1801-03-05
1 1801-12-07 1802-05-03
2 1802-12-06 1803-03-03
8 1 1803-10-17 1804-03-27
2 1804-11-05 1805-03-03
9 1 1805-12-02 1806-04-21
2 1806-12-01 1807-03-03
10 1 1807-10-26 1808-04-25
2 1808-11-07 1809-03-03
11 Special 1809-03-04 1809-03-07
1 1809-05-22 1809-06-28
2 1809-11-27 1810-05-01
3 1810-12-03 1811-03-03
12 1 1811-11-04 1812-07-06
2 1812-11-02 1813-03-03
13 1 1813-05-24 1813-08-02
2 1813-12-06 1814-04-18
3 1814-09-19 1815-03-03
14 1 1815-12-04 1816-04-30
2 1816-12-02 1817-03-03
15 Special 1817-03-04 1817-03-06
1 1817-12-01 1818-04-20
2 1818-11-16 1819-03-03
16 1 1819-12-06 1820-05-15
2 1820-11-13 1821-03-03
17 1 1821-12-03 1822-05-08
2 1822-12-02 1823-03-03
18 1 1823-12-01 1824-05-27
2 1824-12-06 1825-03-03
19 Special 1825-03-04 1825-03-09
1 1825-12-05 1826-05-22
2 1826-12-04 1827-03-03
20 1 1827-12-03 1828-05-26
2 1828-12-01 1829-03-03
21 Special 1829-03-04 1829-03-17
1 1829-12-07 1830-05-31
2 1830-12-06 1831-03-03
22 1 1831-12-05 1832-07-16
2 1832-12-03 1833-03-02
23 1 1833-12-02 1834-06-30
2 1834-12-01 1835-03-03
24 1 1835-12-07 1836-07-04
2 1836-12-05 1837-03-03
25 Special 1837-03-04 1837-03-10
1 1837-09-04 1837-10-16
2 1837-12-04 1838-07-09
3 1838-12-03 1839-03-03
26 1 1839-12-02 1840-07-21
2 1840-12-07 1841-03-03
27 Special 1841-03-04 1841-03-15
1 1841-05-31 1841-09-13
2 1841-12-06 1842-08-31
3 1842-12-05 1843-03-03
28 1 1843-12-04 1844-06-17
2 1844-12-02 1845-03-03
29 Special 1845-03-04 1845-03-20
1 1845-12-01 1846-08-10
2 1846-12-07 1847-03-03
30 1 1847-12-06 1848-08-14
2 1848-12-04 1849-03-03
31 Special 1849-03-05 1849-03-23
1 1849-12-03 1850-09-30
2 1850-12-02 1851-03-03
32 Special 1851-03-04 1851-03-13
1 1851-12-01 1852-08-31
2 1852-12-06 1853-03-03
33 Special 1853-03-04 1853-04-11
1 1853-12-05 1854-08-07
2 1854-12-04 1855-03-03
34 1 1855-12-03 1856-08-18
2 1856-08-21 1856-08-30
3 1856-12-01 1857-03-03
35 Special 1857-03-04 1857-03-14
1 1857-12-07 1858-06-14
Special 1858-06-15 1858-06-16
2 1858-12-06 1859-03-03
36 Special 1859-03-04 1859-03-10
1 1859-12-05 1860-06-25
Special 1860-06-26 1860-06-28
2 1860-12-03 1861-03-03
37 Special 1861-03-04 1861-03-28
1 1861-07-04 1861-08-06
2 1861-12-02 1862-07-17
3 1862-12-01 1863-03-03
38 Special 1863-03-04 1863-03-14
1 1863-12-07 1864-07-04
2 1864-12-05 1865-03-03
39 Special 1865-03-04 1865-03-11
1 1865-12-04 1866-07-28
2 1866-12-03 1867-03-03
40 1 1867-03-04 1867-12-01
Special 1867-04-01 1867-04-20
2 1867-12-02 1868-11-10
3 1868-12-07 1869-03-03
41 1 1869-03-04 1869-04-10
Special 1869-04-12 1869-04-22
2 1869-12-06 1870-07-15
3 1870-12-05 1871-03-03
42 1 1871-03-04 1871-04-20
Special 1871-05-10 1871-05-27
2 1871-12-04 1872-06-10
3 1872-12-02 1873-03-03
43 Special 1873-03-04 1873-03-26
1 1873-12-01 1874-06-23
2 1874-12-07 1875-03-03
44 Special 1875-03-05 1875-03-24
1 1875-12-06 1876-08-15
2 1876-12-04 1877-03-03
45 Special 1877-03-05 1877-03-17
1 1877-10-15 1877-12-03
2 1877-12-03 1878-06-20
3 1878-12-02 1879-03-03
46 1 1879-03-18 1879-07-01
2 1879-12-01 1880-06-16
3 1880-12-06 1881-03-03
47 Special 1881-03-04 1881-05-20
Special 1881-10-10 1881-10-29
1 1881-12-05 1882-08-08
2 1882-12-04 1883-03-03
48 1 1883-12-03 1884-07-07
2 1884-12-01 1885-03-03
49 Special 1885-03-04 1885-04-02
1 1885-12-07 1886-08-05
2 1886-12-06 1887-03-03
50 1 1887-12-05 1888-10-20
2 1888-12-03 1889-03-03
51 Special 1889-03-04 1889-04-02
1 1889-12-02 1890-10-01
2 1890-12-01 1891-03-03
52 1 1891-12-07 1892-08-05
2 1892-12-05 1893-03-03
53 Special 1893-03-04 1893-04-15
1 1893-08-07 1893-11-03
2 1893-12-04 1894-08-28
3 1894-12-03 1895-03-03
54 1 1895-12-02 1896-06-11
2 1896-12-07 1897-03-03
55 Special 1897-03-04 1897-03-10
1 1897-03-15 1897-07-24
2 1897-12-06 1898-07-08
3 1898-12-05 1899-03-03
56 1 1899-12-04 1900-06-07
2 1900-12-03 1901-03-03
57 Special 1901-03-04 1901-03-09
1 1901-12-02 1902-07-01
2 1902-12-01 1903-03-03
58 Special 1903-03-05 1903-03-19
1 1903-11-09 1903-12-07
2 1903-12-07 1904-04-28
3 1905-12-05 1905-03-03
59 Special 1905-03-04 1905-03-18
1 1905-12-04 1906-06-30
2 1906-12-03 1907-03-03
60 1 1907-12-02 1908-05-30
2 1908-12-07 1909-03-03
61 Special 1909-03-04 1909-03-06
1 1909-03-15 1909-08-05
2 1909-12-06 1910-06-25
3 1910-12-05 1911-03-03
62 1 1911-04-04 1911-08-22
2 1911-12-04 1912-08-26
3 1912-12-02 1913-03-03
63 Special 1913-03-04 1913-03-17
1 1913-04-07 1913-12-01
2 1913-12-01 1914-10-24
3 1914-12-07 1915-03-03
64 1 1915-12-06 1916-09-08
2 1916-12-04 1917-03-03
65 Special 1917-03-05 1917-03-16
1 1917-04-02 1917-10-06
2 1917-12-03 1918-11-21
3 1918-12-02 1919-03-03
66 1 1919-05-19 1919-11-19
2 1919-12-01 1920-06-05
3 1920-12-06 1921-03-03
67 Special 1921-03-04 1921-03-15
1 1921-04-11 1921-11-23
2 1921-12-05 1922-09-22
3 1922-11-20 1922-12-04
4 1922-12-04 1923-03-03
68 1 1923-12-03 1924-06-07
2 1924-12-01 1925-03-03
69 Special 1925-03-04 1925-03-18
1 1925-12-07 1926-07-03
2 1926-12-06 1927-03-04
70 1 1927-12-05 1928-05-29
2 1928-12-03 1929-03-03
71 Special 1929-03-04 1929-03-05
1 1929-04-15 1929-11-22
2 1929-12-02 1930-07-03
Special 1930-07-07 1930-07-21
3 1930-12-01 1931-03-03
72 1 1931-12-07 1932-07-16
2 1932-12-05 1933-03-03
73 Special 1933-03-04 1933-03-06
1 1933-03-09 1933-06-15
2 1934-01-03 1934-06-18
74 1 1935-01-03 1935-08-26
2 1936-01-03 1936-06-20
75 1 1937-01-05 1937-08-21
2 1937-11-15 1937-12-21
3 1938-01-03 1938-06-16
76 1 1939-01-03 1939-08-05
2 1939-09-21 1939-11-03
3 1940-01-03 1941-01-03
77 1 1941-01-03 1942-01-02
2 1942-01-05 1942-12-16
78 1 1943-01-06 1943-12-21
2 1944-01-10 1944-12-19
79 1 1945-01-03 1945-12-21
2 1946-01-14 1946-08-02
80 1 1947-01-03 1947-12-19
2 1948-01-06 1948-12-31
81 1 1949-01-03 1949-10-19
2 1950-01-03 1951-01-02
82 1 1951-01-03 1951-10-20
2 1952-01-08 1952-07-07
83 1 1953-01-03 1953-08-03
2 1954-01-06 1954-12-02
84 1 1955-01-05 1955-08-02
2 1956-01-03 1956-07-27
85 1 1957-01-03 1957-08-30
2 1958-01-07 1958-08-24
86 1 1959-01-07 1959-09-15
2 1960-01-06 1960-09-01
87 1 1961-01-03 1961-09-27
2 1962-01-10 1962-10-13
88 1 1963-01-09 1963-12-30
2 1964-01-07 1964-10-03
89 1 1965-01-04 1965-10-23
2 1966-01-10 1966-10-22
90 1 1967-01-10 1967-12-15
2 1968-01-15 1968-10-14
91 1 1969-01-03 1969-12-23
2 1970-01-19 1971-01-02
92 1 1971-01-21 1971-12-17
2 1972-01-18 1972-10-18
93 1 1973-01-03 1973-12-22
2 1974-01-21 1974-12-20
94 1 1975-01-14 1975-12-19
2 1976-01-19 1976-10-01
95 1 1977-01-04 1977-12-15
2 1978-01-19 1978-10-15
96 1 1979-01-15 1980-01-03
2 1980-01-03 1980-12-16
97 1 1981-01-05 1981-12-16
2 1982-01-25 1982-12-23
98 1 1983-01-03 1983-11-18
2 1984-01-23 1984-10-12
99 1 1985-01-03 1985-12-20
2 1986-01-21 1986-10-18
100 1 1987-01-06 1987-12-22
2 1988-01-25 1988-10-22
101 1 1989-01-03 1989-11-22
2 1990-01-23 1990-10-28
102 1 1991-01-03 1992-01-03
2 1992-01-03 1992-10-09
103 1 1993-01-05 1993-11-26
2 1994-01-25 1994-12-01
104 1 1995-01-04 1996-01-03
2 1996-01-03 1996-10-04
105 1 1997-01-07 1997-11-13
2 1998-01-27 1998-12-19
106 1 1999-01-06 1999-11-22
2 2000-01-24 2000-12-15
107 1 2001-01-03 2001-12-20
2 2002-01-23 2002-11-22
108 1 2003-01-07 2003-12-09
2 2004-01-20 2004-12-08
109 1 2005-01-04 2005-12-22
2 2006-01-03 2006-12-09
110 1 2007-01-04 2007-12-19
2 2008-01-03 2009-01-03
111 1 2009-01-06 TBD
2 TBD TBD

Future scheduled Congresses

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  • 112th United States Congress: 2011–2013
  • 113th United States Congress: 2013–2015
  • 114th United States Congress: 2015–2017
  • 115th United States Congress: 2017–2019
  • 116th United States Congress: 2019–2021
  • 117th United States Congress: 2021–2023
  • 118th United States Congress: 2023–2025
  • 119th United States Congress: 2025–2027
  • 120th United States Congress: 2027–2029
  • 121st United States Congress: 2029–2031
  • 122nd United States Congress: 2031–2033
  • 123rd United States Congress: 2033–2035
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Is this still the preferred style or should I add acts according to the most recent style?

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Plus, do we not use Sources for Acts anymore? I'm gonna just do it the regular way, at least for now. -- FPTI (talk) 04:16, 26 May 2024 (UTC)Reply