As the midterm elections loom and Republicans are at risk of losing at least one chamber, President Trump is pushing hard to pass his legislative agenda these next few months. Most notably the SAVE America Act.
Every single year, both the House and the Senate leave for the month of August for this yearly tradition known as "August Recess." The House left at the end of July and the Senate is set to leave at the end of the week.
Given that Members of Congress will typically arrive in Washington DC around Monday afternoon the earliest and they usually fly back to their respective states by Thursday afternoon, they come to work an average of three days a week.
In addition to getting August Recess and showing up to work less days a week than the average American, Congress also gets the month of October
