title: Congress (disambiguation)
text: # Congress (disambiguation)
  
  Congress is a formal meeting of the representatives of different nations, constituent states, independent organizations (such as trade unions and political parties), or groups.
  
  Congress may also refer to:
  
  ## National legislatures
  
  * Congress of Paraguay
  * Congress of the Confederation, the national legislature of the United States 1781–1789
  * Congress of the Dominican Republic
  * Congress of the French Parliament, the name of a joint sitting of the national legislature of France
  * Congress of the Federated States of Micronesia
  * Congress of the Philippines
  * Congress of the Republic of Guatemala
  * Congress of the Republic of Peru
  * Congress of the Portuguese Republic, 1910-1926
  * Congress of the Republic of Texas, 1836–1848
  * Congress of the Union, Mexico
  * United States Congress, the national legislature of the United States since 1789
     * United States House of Representatives, often incorrectly called "congress"
  * Congress of the Republic of Venezuela
  
  ## Arts, entertainment, and media
  
  * Congress (solitaire), a card game
  * "Congress", an instrumental track on Casualties of Retail, a 2005 album by Enter the Haggis
  * The Congress (1988 film), a 1988 documentary film directed by Ken Burns
  * The Congress (2013 film), a 2013 action/animation film
  * "The Congress" (short story), a 1971 Argentinian essay by Jorge Luis Borges
  
  ## Places
  
  * Congress, Arizona, a census-designated place in Yavapai County
  * Congress, Ohio, a village in Wayne County
  * Congress, Saskatchewan, a hamlet in Canada
  * Congress Avenue (Florida), a road in Palm Beach County
  * Congress Avenue Historic District, an area of downtown Austin, Texas, along Congress Avenue
  
  ## Political groups
  
  * Indian National Congress, a political party in India
  * Congress (A), a political party mainly active in Kerala, India until 1982
  * Congress (Dolo), a 2003 political group in Arunachal Pradesh, India
  * Congress (Secular), a political party in Kerala, India
  
  ## Other uses
  
  * Richard Congress, an Ohio politician
  * USS Congress, various ships of the U.S. Navy
  