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Code · U.S. Code · Title 3 - THE PRESIDENT · CHAPTER 1— PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS AND VACANCIES · § 18

§ 18. Same; parliamentary procedure at joint session

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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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  • June 25, 1948, ch. 644
  • 62 Stat. 676
  • Sept. 3, 1954, ch. 1263, § 3
  • 68 Stat. 1227
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§ 18
Same; parliamentary procedure at joint session
ActJune 25, 1948, ch. 644
Stat.62 Stat. 676
ActSept. 3, 1954, ch. 1263, § 3
Stat.68 Stat. 1227
Stat.136 Stat. 5240
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