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Title 3 - The President
Chapter 1 - Presidential Elections and Vacancies
Sec. 18 - Same; parliamentary procedure at joint session
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3 U.S.C. § 18 (2022) |
§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). |
(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.) |
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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". |
United States Code, 2018 Edition, Supplement 4, Title 3 - THE PRESIDENT |
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Title 3 - THE PRESIDENT CHAPTER 1 - PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS AND VACANCIES Sec. 18 - Same; parliamentary procedure at joint session |
section 18 |
2022 |
January 5, 2023 |
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62 Stat. 676 68 Stat. 1227 136 Stat. 5240 |
Public Law 117-328 |
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