Senators may be working right up until Christmas, but they will get to spend much of January away from the Capitol.
Under a 2023 Senate legislative calendar released Tuesday by Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer, D-N.Y., the Senate will convene Jan. 3 for the 118th Congress, but the bulk of activity will wait until Monday, Jan. 23, when the Senate will begin its first work period of the year.
Senate veterans will recognize many of the recess periods, including weeks for holidays including Presidents Day and two weeks for the overlapping period of Easter and Passover.
