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quorum
The Constitution of the United States says that 2/3 of the Congressmen need to be present to do business. That means that 67 Senators and 291 House of Representatives need to be present during sessions.
Quorum is required for a legislative body to take official action. It is defined as the minimum number of members of an assembly or society that must be present at any of its meetings to make the proceedings of that meeting valid.
Typically a quorum is more than half of the members. By-laws often state that a quorum must be present to legally conduct business or hold a meeting. Most often a quorum will be a majority, anything over 50%, however, the organization by-laws may state some other percentage to be a quorum.
Congress must have a 'quorum'. That means that at least half of the members must be present. That would be 50 in the Senate and 219 in the House.
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The Constitution of the United States says that 2/3 of the Congressmen need to be present to do business. That means that 67 Senators and 291 House of Representatives need to be present during sessions.
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Each house must have at least 2/3 present.
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Quorum
Having a "quorum" requires a majority of members to be present before any voting can take place. If only 2 legislative voters were present, think of the things that could get passed, and everyone else would have to live with those decisions. In some organizations, a quorum represents a certain percentage (perhaps 10%) of total members.
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More than half of the Senators must be present.