Rep. Walter Jones Walter Beaman JonesExperts warn Georgia's new electronic voting machines vulnerable to potential intrusions, malfunctions Georgia restores 22,000 voter registrations after purge Stacey Abrams group files emergency motion to stop Georgia voting roll purge MORE (R-N.C.) is in hospice care, his wife Joe Anne Jones told NBC affiliate WITN Saturday.

His “health has declined after sustaining a broken hip last week” Jones' office said in a statement. “He is now in hospice care. The family asks for your prayers, and for their privacy to be respected during this difficult time.”

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The 75-year-old representative has not been able to attend votes on the House floor since September because of an undisclosed illness.

Jones underwent surgery for a broken hip on Jan. 15, per WITN.

He has served in Congress for 24 years.