Sen. Mitch McConnell has been hospitalized for over three weeks with his office releasing minimal details about his condition or prognosis. Members of Congress are under no legal requirement to disclose health information or explain absences, which has sparked renewed debate about whether transparency standards should apply to elected officials so voters know their representatives' ability to serve. Some lawmakers are pushing for rules establishing baseline health disclosure requirements for candidates and procedures for handling extended unexplained absences, though no consensus exists yet on what those standards should be.