This function gives the number of the Congress for a specified calendar year.
Arguments
- year
Either a number or a Date object.
Cannot be earlier than 1789, the year of the first Congress.
Value
A positive whole number.
Details
A new Congress begins in every odd-numbered year, starting in 1789.
For example, 2021-2022 was the 117th Congress.
Examples
congress_in_year(1800)
#> [1] 6
congress_in_year(2022)
#> [1] 117