by Misty Severi
The Senate is scheduled to spend more time on Capitol Hill than the House of Representatives next year, according to the new legislative calendar it released on Thursday.
House Majority Leader Steve Scalise released the lower chamber’s legislative calendar for next year on Wednesday, which schedules lawmakers to be in the nation’s capital for 34 weeks. The regular work-week will last four days, primarily from Monday through Thursday.
Incoming Senate Majority Leader John Thune told senators on Thursday to “get ready to work.” Republicans will control the House, Senate, and White House next year.
The Senate is set to work 179 days in Washington, D.C., next year, while the House is scheduled to work 136, per Punchbowl News. The number is also higher than the 104 work days on Capitol Hill the chamber had this year.
The Senate work week is also scheduled to consist of all five regular business days, instead of the four in the House.
The upper chamber is scheduled to work for 10 consecutive weeks when they return from the winter break, and the latest batch of senators are sworn in. The first break will come up in March. The Senate will still have its August recess, where lawmakers return to their home states.
The Senate is also scheduled to take two weeks off in April and November, and one week in March, May, July, September, October, and December.
The busy schedule will give the Senate time to work on passing President-elect Donald Trump’s agenda, including vetting and confirming his Cabinet nominees.
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Misty Severi is an evening news reporter for Just The News. You can follow her on X for more coverage.
