Congressmen are never actually required to attend Congress. Only a quorum (50 percent plus 1) is required to vote. Additionally Congressmen get paid over three times the average annual US salary and only average 28 hours of work a week. This petition is to create a law that sets a minimum number of hours that Congressmen must be in session and a minimum number of hours that Congress must be in session in order to produce more productivity from the legislative branch.



