2022 US Code
Title 3 - The President
Chapter 1 - Presidential Elections and Vacancies
Sec. 18 - Same; parliamentary procedure at joint session

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Citation 3 U.S.C. § 18 (2022)
Section Name §18. Same; parliamentary procedure at joint session
Section Text

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 Credit

(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.)


Editorial 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".

Publication Title United States Code, 2018 Edition, Supplement 4, Title 3 - THE PRESIDENT
Category Bills and Statutes
Collection United States Code
SuDoc Class Number Y 1.2/5:
Contained Within Title 3 - THE PRESIDENT
CHAPTER 1 - PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS AND VACANCIES
Sec. 18 - Same; parliamentary procedure at joint session
Contains section 18
Date 2022
Laws In Effect As Of Date January 5, 2023
Positive Law Yes
Disposition standard
Statutes at Large References 62 Stat. 676
68 Stat. 1227
136 Stat. 5240
Public Law References Public Law 117-328
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