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On a legislative calendar, a "legislative day" is a day on which the Legislature actually meets. The Virginia General Assembly has six legislative days per week (Monday through Saturday), probably reflecting the desire to have a citizen legislature that accomplishes its business in a relatively short, intense annual session, after which the members return to their full-time employment.
Following the 2024 elections, the Republican Party retained its slim majority in the House, won the majority in the Senate, and upon Trump's second inauguration on January 20, 2025, will have an overall federal government trifecta for the first time since the 115th Congress in 2017, which was in session during Trump's first term.
This is a list of the several United States Congresses, since their beginning in 1789, including their beginnings, endings, and the dates of their individual sessions.. Each elected bicameral Congress (of the two chambers of the Senate and the House of Representatives) lasts for two years and begins on January 3 of odd-numbered y
The 119th Congress convenes with new members being sworn in. Republicans hold a narrow majority of 219-215 in the House. Factbox-Important dates to watch as Republicans take control in the US Congress
The following is a list of members of the United States House of Representatives from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. For chronological tables of members of both houses of the United States Congress from the state (through the present day), see United States congressional delegations from Pennsylvania. The list has been updated periodically ...
(The Center Square) – Three new Republicans from Pennsylvania swore in on Capitol Hill on Friday. U.S. Sen. Dave McCormick, and Reps. Robert Bresnahan Jr. and Ryan Mackenzie joined the 119th ...
The House Rules Committee held a Member Day on Sept. 19, where members proposed changes to the legislative process, including allowing bills to have two original sponsors, expediting the ...
Both houses adjourn on November 30 in even-numbered years, when the terms of all members of the House and half the members of the Senate expire. Neither body can adjourn for more than three days without the consent of the other. [5] The governor may call a special session in order to press for legislation on important issues. As of 2017, only ...