 | This is a documentation subpage for Template:Infobox United States Congress. It may contain usage information, categories and other content that is not part of the original template page. |
 | This template uses Lua: |
Usage edit
| United States Congress | |
|---|---|
-1st ← → 1st | |
| [[File:{{{image}}}|{{{image_size}}}|alt={{{image_alt}}}]] {{{imagename}}} ({{{imagedate}}}) | |
{{{start}}} – {{{end}}} | |
| Members | {{{senators}}} senators {{{reps}}} representatives {{{delegates}}} non-voting delegates |
| Senate majority | {{{s-majority}}} |
| Senate President | {{{vp}}} |
| House majority | {{{h-majority}}} |
| House Speaker | {{{speaker}}} |
| Sessions | |
| {{{sessionnumber1}}}: {{{sessionstart1}}} – {{{sessionend1}}} {{{sessionnumber2}}}: {{{sessionstart2}}} – {{{sessionend2}}} {{{sessionnumber3}}}: {{{sessionstart3}}} – {{{sessionend3}}} {{{sessionnumber4}}}: {{{sessionstart4}}} – {{{sessionend4}}} {{{sessionnumber5}}}: {{{sessionstart5}}} – {{{sessionend5}}} {{{sessionnumber6}}}: {{{sessionstart6}}} – {{{sessionend6}}} {{{sessionnumber7}}}: {{{sessionstart7}}} – {{{sessionend7}}} {{{sessionnumber8}}}: {{{sessionstart8}}} – {{{sessionend8}}} | |
Please note that all parameters are optional:
{{Infobox United States Congress
| ordinal =
| image =
| image_size =
| image_alt =
| imagename =
| imagedate =
| start =
| end =
| vp =
| pro tem =
| speaker =
| senators =
| reps =
| delegates =
| s-majority =
| h-majority =
| sessionnumber1 =
| sessionstart1 =
| sessionend1 =
| sessionnumber2 =
| sessionstart2 =
| sessionend2 =
| sessionnumber3 =
| sessionstart3 =
| sessionend3 =
| sessionnumber4 = <!-- up to | sessionnumber8 = -->
| sessionstart4 = <!-- up to | sessionstart8 = -->
| sessionend4 = <!-- up to | sessionend8 = -->
}}
Parameters edit
| ordinal | Number of the Congress |
| number | Deprecated, use "ordinal" Ordinal number of the Congress, i.e, "1st" in 1st United States Congress |
| previous | Deprecated, use "ordinal" Ordinal number of the previous Congress |
| next | Deprecated, use "ordinal" Ordinal number of the next Congress |
| image | File name of image (optional). The default is a recent photo of the U.S. Capitol. |
| image_size | Default is 220px. |
| image_alt | Alternate name for photo, per WP:ACCESS. |
| imagename | Alternate name for photo. The default is [[United States Capitol]]. |
| imagedate | Date of the image (optional). Default is 2002. |
| start | First possible day of the Congress (not necessarily the first day of the first session) |
| end | Last possible day of the Congress (not necessarily the last day of the last session) |
| vp | President of the Senate (Vice President of the United States) |
| pro tem | President pro tempore of the Senate |
| speaker | Speaker of the House |
| senators | Total number of seats in the Senate, with no vacancies |
| reps | Total number of seats in the House, with no vacancies |
| delegates | Same for delegates (whatever called) from territories, etc. (optional) |
| s-majority | Majority party in the Senate |
| h-majority | Majority party in the House |
| sessionnumber1 | Type of session (1st or Special) |
| sessionstart1 | First day of the first session |
| sessionend1 | Last day of the first session (i.e., day the last house adjourned sine die) |
| sessionnumber2 | Type of session for the second session (optional) |
| sessionstart2 | First day of the second session (optional) |
| sessionend2 | Last day of the second session (optional) |
| sessionnumber3 | Type of session for the third session (optional) |
| sessionstart3 | First day of the third session (optional) |
| sessionend3 | Last day of the third session (optional) |
| sessionnumber4 | Type of session for the fourth session (optional). Goes up to sessionnumber8. |
| sessionstart4 | First day of the fourth session (optional). Goes up to sessionstart8. |
| sessionend4 | Last day of the fourth session (optional). Goes up to sessionend8. |
Example edit
| 110th United States Congress | |
|---|---|
109th ← → 111th | |
 United States Capitol (2007) | |
January 3, 2007 – January 3, 2009 | |
| Members | 100 senators 435 representatives 5 non-voting delegates |
| Senate majority | Democratic (coalition) |
| Senate President | Dick Cheney (R) |
| House majority | Democratic |
| House Speaker | Nancy Pelosi (D) |
| Sessions | |
| 1st: January 4, 2007 – December 19, 2007 2nd: January 3, 2008 – January 3, 2009 | |
Here's an example using information for the 110th United States Congress:
{{Infobox United States Congress
|image = Capitol Building Full View.jpg
|imagedate = 2007
|ordinal = 110
|start = January 3, 2007
|end = January 3, 2009
|vp = [[Dick Cheney]] ([[Republican Party (United States)|R]])
|pro tem = [[Robert Byrd]] ([[Democratic Party (United States)|D]])
|speaker = [[Nancy Pelosi]] ([[Democratic Party (United States)|D]])
|senators = 100
|reps = 435
|delegates = 5
|h-majority = [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
|s-majority = [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] (coalition)
|sessionnumber1 = 1st
|sessionstart1 = January 4, 2007
|sessionend1 = December 19, 2007
|sessionnumber2 = 2nd
|sessionstart2 = January 3, 2008
|sessionend2 = January 3, 2009
}}
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