Senate Democrats Unveil 2014 Schedule
Senate Democrats on Thursday circulated their tentative work schedule for 2014, kicking off the second session of the 113th Congress on Jan. 6.
According to the schedule obtained by #WGDB, the Senate plans to have its first state work period the week of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, after the Jan. 15 expiration date of the current stopgap spending bill. The second break comes Presidents Day week in February.
The 2014 schedule appears below:
Convene – Jan. 6, 2014
Jan. 20 – 24 State Work Period (Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday Jan. 20)
Feb. 17 – 21 State Work Period (Presidents’ Day Feb. 17)
March 17-21 State Work Period
April 14 – 25 State Work Period (Passover begins April 15; Good Friday April 18; Easter April 20)
May 26 – May 30 State Work Period (Memorial Day May 26)
June 30 – July 4 State Work Period (Independence Day July 4)
Aug. 4 – Sept. 5 State Work Period (Labor Day Sept. 1)
Target adjournment – TBD