Rep. Steve Scalise, the House majority leader next year, is setting an ambitious goal: The 2023 legislative calendar he released Wednesday envisions the chamber adjourning for the final time next year on Dec. 14.
The House would return Jan. 3 and be in session for a total of 117 days. But not a single one in August, with Scalise proposing the chamber’s annual summer recess to begin when the House adjourns on Friday, July 28 and run until Tuesday, Sept. 12.
The chamber would be in session 13 days in January, one of its busiest months. October and February would be the second-slowest, behind August, with eight legislative days planned.
