1. United States
2. Ore.
3. Letter

Subject: Proposed Legislation: Mandatory FMLA Standards and Operational Continuity for Absent Members I am writing to urge you to draft and sponsor federal legislation establishing strict operational continuity rules and formal leave requirements for memb ers of Congress experiencing prolonged medical absences. Therefore, I ask that you introduce a bill establishing the following parameters: usiness stalls. issing votes for more than two weeks due to injury or illness—the p ublic is effectively left without representation, and legislative b When a legislator is incapacitated for an extended window—such as m Mandatory Leave Invocation: Any member of Congress incapacitated by injury or illness for a period exceeding two consecutive weeks must formally request medical leave under structured guidelines analogous to standard professional leave. forfeiture of voting privileges. If an elected official cannot execute the core functions of their office, the seat must be treated as operationally vaca nt to allow for swift succession or special election protocols, rather than leaving constituents unrepresented. Strict Accountability & Job Abandonment: Failure to formally request leave within the designated window must result in immediate removal from office and Elected office is a public trust and a functional role, not a lifetime sinecure immune to the basic operational realities of the workplace. The legislati ve branch must hold itself to at least the same standard of accountability expected of everyday citizens. I look forward to your response regarding your willingness to champion this crucial reform for institutional integrity.