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Uncle Jay explains when does Congress actually work?!

submitted by joedirt

1 decade 6 years 11 months 3 weeks ago

Don't forget Monday and Fridays are typically non-work days:

http://thomas.loc.gov/home/ds/h1101.html

From 2006:
The House of Representatives met for only 101 days in session during the second session of the 109th Congress. The Senate met for only 138 days in session during the second session of the 109th Congress. Thus the House set the record for the fewest days in session in one year since the end of World War II.

January 4 110th Congress, 1st Session convenes
January 15 Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
February 19 Presidents Day
February 19 - 23 Presidents Day District Work Period
March 11 Daylight Savings Time Begins
March 17 St. Patrick's Day
April 2 - April 13 Spring District Work Period
April 3 Passover
April 8 Easter
May 13 Mother's Day
May 28 Memorial Day
May 28 - June 1 Memorial Day District Work Period
June 14 Flag Day
June 17 Father's Day
July 2 - July 6 Independence Day District Work Period
July 4 Independence Day
August 6 - August 31 Summer District Work Period
September 3 Labor Day
September 13 Rosh Hashanah
September 22 Yom Kippur
October 8 Columbus Day
October 26 Target Adjournment
November 4 Daylight Savings Time Ends
November 6 Election Day
November 11 Veterans Day
November 22 Thanksgiving Day
December 5 Hanukkah
December 25 Christmas Day