There are 251 business/work days in 2024. The Senate will have worked 108 days and the House will have worked 92. The Senate have 143 days off and the House has 159 days off this year. I don’t believe that some of the occasional late night voting would total the days off. They should not be paid for campaign appearances. I think the Congress can schedule 2 or 3 sessions per year. Paid only for those sessions, the rest of the time reside in the state they represent. Paid per diem for hotel stays for sessions.
There are 251 business/work days in 2024. The Senate will have worked 108 days and the House will have worked 92. The Senate have 143 days off and the House has 159 days off this year. I don’t believe that some of the occasional late night voting would total the days off. They should not be paid for campaign appearances. I think the Congress can 2 or 3 sessions per year. Paid only for those sessions, the rest of the time reside in the state they represent.