House Democrat wants reckoning after Mitch McConnell, Tom Kean Jr. absences
Summary
A bill is being proposed to require members of Congress to provide more information when they miss votes for a long time. The bill aims to increase transparency about lawmakers’ absences without forcing them to share private medical details.Key Facts
- Rep. Tom Kean Jr. missed nearly four months of House votes due to hospitalization for depression.
- Sen. Mitch McConnell was hospitalized for weeks after a fall and pneumonia but gave limited public details.
- Both faced criticism for not being transparent about their health-related absences.
- Rep. Ritchie Torres is drafting the "Duty of Transparency Act" to make lawmakers file a disclosure when absent for three weeks.
- The disclosure would include if they can work remotely, expected absence length, and a contact person, but not medical details.
- Disclosures must be filed within five days after knowing about the absence or after three weeks of missed votes.
- If a member is unable to file, their chief of staff or a designated person can do it.
- The disclosures would be posted online within 48 hours and updated every 30 days.
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