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Is it mandatory for all members of congress to attend a joint session of congress called by the president?
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∙ 12y ago
No- Congressmen do not have to attend. In fact, it is not unusual for opponents of the president to miss these session as a protest.
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When an unscheduled session of congress is called by the president it is called what?
When an unscheduled session is called by the President it is called a special session. Special sessions may be convened to address special topics, or emergencies such as war or natural disaster.
Which session of Congress is in session?
The first session in 2011 of the meeting of the 112th Congress. Congress has two session each year unless the president calls Congress into an additional special session. Every two years, new members are elected in November and a new meeting of those elected takes office the following January. Elections for the 112th Congress were held in November 2010 and the first meeting of the 112th Congress began in January 2011.
Who was the president of the fifth session of Indian natonal congress?
Wyomeshchandra Banerji was the president of 1st session of the congress in mumbai in 1885.
When can the President prorogue a session of Congress?
The president has the power to prorogue a session of congress. This can happen only if two houses cannot agree on a date for adjournment.
What session of congress is in?
The 111th Congress. Members of the new 112th Congress elected in the November 2010 general election will begin session in January 2011.
A session of congress when both member of both houses meet together?
Joint session
What would you call a session when the president calls congress to meet outside its usual time?
Such would be a special session or perhaps a called session of Congress.
Does each session of Congress has a set number of days in which it is in session?
until it's members die
What is special about the Congress Session of 1924 in Belgaum?
This was the only session in which Mahatma Gandhi was the President
Who becomes president of the US if both the president and vice president and cabinet members die?
The Speaker of the House and the President Pro Tempore of the Senate are next in line after the Vice President. Then come the 15 cabinet members. When the President addresses a joint session of Congress, one of the cabinet members always stays away in a safe location.
Can congress summon the president to the capitol for a special session?
yes. they can.
What happens with a bill that has been passed by the congress but the congress is in still in session - what does the president do?
Once Congress has passed a bill, the President has 10 days to sign it, and it becomes law, or veto it, and send it back to Congress.If the President does not sign or veto the bill in 10 days, it becomes law without the Presidents signature, if Congress is in session. If the President does not sign or veto it in 10 days, and Congress is NOT in session, it is vetoed, called a pocket veto.
