This graph shows the average hours in session per day in U.S. Congress from 1981 to 2016. During the 115th Congress of 2017-18, the Senate was in session for around 5.7 hours per day.
Average hours per day in session of the U.S. Congress from 1981 to 2018
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ProQuest. (December 5, 2019). Average hours per day in session of the U.S. Congress from 1981 to 2018 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 19, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/198568/average-hours-per-day-in-session-of-us-congress-since-1981/
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ProQuest. (2019). Average hours per day in session of the U.S. Congress from 1981 to 2018. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/198568/average-hours-per-day-in-session-of-us-congress-since-1981/
ProQuest. "Average Hours per Day in Session of The U.S. Congress from 1981 to 2018." Statista, Statista Inc., 5 Dec 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/198568/average-hours-per-day-in-session-of-us-congress-since-1981/
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