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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In order for the Senate to conduct business there must be at least 51 senators present. For the House to conduct business there needs to be 218 members present.
In order to conduct business on the congressional level, there needs to be 218 members of congress present. This is known as a quorum.
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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.
The full membership of the United States Congress considers a bill after it has been examined by a member or committee of Congress. Members of Congress present bills they support to the entire Congress for discussion and approval.
The Province of Georgia was the only colony not present at the First Continental Congress.