The State of The Union Address. He appears before a joint session of Congress (this means the Senate and the Representatives are there) to deliver this annual speech.
The President does not have the power to call a joint session of Congress. However, the President does have the authority to request a joint session, where both the House and Senate convene. Joint sessions are typically called for important events, such as the State of the Union address.
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.
He can ask for such a session whenever he thinks it is needed. But just like the Speaker of the House can't call the President and say "assemble your cabinet, I'd like to talk to them", the President can't actually "call a joint session". He sends a letter to the Speaker of the House and the Senate Majority Leader and REQUESTS a joint session. It still requires a concurrent resolution of both House and Senate.
Joint session
In July of 1990 there was a joint session of Congress called so that Nelson Mandela could address Congress. At the time Nelson was the Deputy President of the African National Congress.
The votes are counted in a joint session of Congress led by the President of the Senate, who is the U.S. Vice President, on January 6th following an election. After the votes are counted and any objections have been dealt with, the Vice President announces the winners of the presidential and vice-presidential elections.
in front of a joint session of congress in washington dc.
The President of the U. S.
The President has the authority to call a joint session of Congress, where both the House of Representatives and the Senate meet together. This is typically done for significant events, such as the State of the Union address.
The State of the Union address is typically delivered during a joint session of Congress. This means that both the House of Representatives and the Senate come together in the same session to hear the president's speech. It is a significant event in which the president discusses the administration's priorities and provides an update on the nation's status.
No. Last week was the first time.
When the House and Senate meet together, it is referred to as a "Joint Session of Congress."Any meeting of both House and Senate of the U.S. Congress is commonly called a "Joint Session" but there really are different type of meetings where the whole House and Senate get together: Joint Session, Joint Meeting, and Formal Joint Gatherings.Several examples of the Joint Session are mandated by the Constitution such as the State of the Union Address that the President is required to provide each year. Joint Sessionsalso include meeting to formally count the electoral votes following a presidential election. Joint Sessions may also be requested by the President. Two examples of such a Joint Session are President Roosevelt's speech after the attack on Pearl Harbor, and President Bush's speech after the attacks of 11 September 2001. A Joint Session of Congress requires concurrent resolutions from both the House and Senate to meet.Other combined meetings of the House and Senate are referred to as Joint Meetings. These occur with unanimous consent to recess and meet. Joint meetings are usually for the purpose of allowing U.S. officials other than the President or foreign dignitaries to address the entire Congress.Meetings of Congress for presidential inaugurations are a special case called formal joint gatherings, but may also be joint sessions if both houses are in session at the time.