House Works 43 Fewer Days Than Senate as 1-to-3-Seat Majority Stalls Agenda
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Updated · POLITICO · Jun 3
House Works 43 Fewer Days Than Senate as 1-to-3-Seat Majority Stalls Agenda
1 articles · Updated · POLITICO · Jun 3
Summary
The House has now worked 43 fewer days than the Senate, with most rank-and-file members absent Tuesday as canceled votes and early departures continued.
A one-to-three-seat Republican majority has made floor management fragile since January 2025, while repeated legislative setbacks and defeats have left leaders with less business to bring up.
The Senate has kept a fuller schedule partly because it can process presidential nominees, and Republicans hold 53 seats there with Vice President JD Vance available to break ties.
The gap marks a sharp divergence from the last Congress, when the chambers were nearly even through this point—257 House days versus 260 Senate days.