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Which US members can be sued for statements made while attending a session?
No member of the Senate or the House or Representatives may be sued for any statements made during session. The reason for this is to prevent intimdation from any opposition or a possibly hostile Judiciary.
Do the US Senate and House of Representatives still open each daily session with prayer?
As of August 2014, Congress does open every session with a prayer. The prayer is given the by Chaplain of the United States Senate.
What is senate rules x file?
Its when the House or the Senate places a bill that will go no further in the process, so its placed on the "X-files" This does not mean that the bill is dead it just means that for the session being, the bill is going no further, it can be reinstuated on the next regular or special session.
What kind of session can the president call?
Yes, the President has the power to call Congress back into session after they have voted to adjourn in order to consider some pressing matter. He can also call just the Senate back to consider a treaty of appointment he makes. This power is granted under Article II, Section 3, clause 2. The constitution says that the president can convene congress under extraordinary circumstances for as long as he sees fit. Special sessions were called fairly often before the Senate and House began meeting for most of the year, but has only occurred four times since the 20th Amendment was ratified. The 20th Amendment calls for the first session of Congress to begin on January 3 each year. In recent years, the Senate and House have been authorized to call their own special sessions after Congress adjourns.
Whats the upper house of congress?
The House of Representatives is the lower house. The Senate is the upper house.
How do you know if the House of Representives or Senate is in session?
You can find out by going to the appraise website to tell you, you can go to wh.com their are alot of ways you can find out how the house of senate is out.
Who holds one regular session each year house or senate?
Both, House of Representatives and Senate
A member of congress is immune from this when the house or senate is in session and when he is going to or returning from house or senate meetings?
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What is it called when the house and the senate meet?
Joint session
What did the House and the Senate do at the open of each session?
PRAY
When the Senate and House of Representatives meet together it is called a what?
joint session
A member of Congress is immune from this when the House and Senate is in session and when he is going to or returning from House or Senate meetings?
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What is is called when the house and the senate meet together?
Joint session
When the senate and the house of representatives meet its called a?
joint session
What is it called when the House and the Senate meet together?
Joint session
When the house and the senate meet together it is called?
Joint session
A member of Congress is immune from this when the House and Senate is in session and when he is going to or returning from the House or Senate meetings?
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