§ 18.
Same; parliamentary procedure at joint session
While the two Houses shall be in session as provided in this chapter, the President of the Senate shall have power to preserve order; and no debate shall be allowed and no question shall be put by the presiding officer except to either House on a motion to withdraw under section 15(d)(2)(C)(i).
Source
(June 25, 1948, ch. 644, 62 Stat. 676; Sept. 3, 1954, ch. 1263, § 3, 68 Stat. 1227; Pub. L. 117–328, div. P, title I, § 110(b), (c)(2),Dec. 29, 2022
, 136 Stat. 5240.)Notes
Editorial Notes
Amendments
2022—Pub. L. 117–328, § 110(c)(2), substituted “session” for “meeting” in section catchline and text.
Pub. L. 117–328, § 110(b), inserted “under section 15(d)(2)(C)(i)” after “motion to withdraw”.
1954—Act
Sept. 3, 1954
, substituted “chapter” for “subchapter”.