{"data":{"id":"us/3-u.s.c.-18","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"3 U.S.C. § 18","heading":"Same; parliamentary procedure at joint session","body":"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).","path":["Title 3—THE PRESIDENT","CHAPTER 1—PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS AND VACANCIES"],"source_url":"https://uscode.house.gov/download/releasepoints/us/pl/119/103/xml_usc03@119-103.zip","current_through":"Public Law 119-103 (09/02/2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-10T05:55:27Z","sha256":"d1e37a06e7d7fea453ea6259018e7de33506f50fc8962e78a89595aa49ce4f01","source_id":"us","stale":false,"prev":"us/3-u.s.c.-17","next":"us/3-u.s.c.-19"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}