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The Senate is scheduled to be in session for a whopping 179 days in 2025 compared to just 136 for the House.

Gasp! The Senate is working 5 days a week!

The 2025 Senate calendar is finally here — and it’s heavy on Friday workdays and light on recesses. You can view it here.

The Senate is scheduled to be in session for a whopping 179 days in 2025 compared to just 136 for the House. The Senate will have been in session for only 102 days in 2024. And the number of in-session days next year will surpass that of each year of the previous GOP Senate majority, from 2017 to 2020.

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