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On December 18, 1874, Kalākaua was the first person in history received by the United States Congress in a joint meeting. This differs from a joint session of Congress, which requires the adoption of a concurrent resolution. Joint meetings of Congress are rare, and another one was not called until the 1900 Centennial of the Capital City. [29]
Harry S. Truman, Vice President of the United States March 1, 1945 Joint session Yalta Conference: Franklin D. Roosevelt, President of the United States April 16, 1945 Joint session Prosecution of the War Harry S. Truman, President of the United States May 21, 1945 Joint session Bestowal of the Medal of Honor on Jake W. Lindsey
January 3, 2025, 12 p.m. EST: Congress convenes. Members-elect of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives are sworn in. Mike Johnson is re-elected House speaker. [2] January 6, 2025: Joint session to count electoral votes and certify the 2024 United States presidential election.
At 8:06 p.m. Vice President Pence gavels the Senate back into session. "Today was a dark day in the history of the United States Capitol," he says. The House returns at 9:09 p.m.
Winston Churchill's first address to the U.S. Congress was a 30-minute World War II-era radio-broadcast speech made in the chamber of the United States Senate on December 26, 1941. The prime minister of the United Kingdom addressed a joint meeting of the bicameral legislature of the United States about the state of the UK–U.S. alliance and ...
Joe Biden, Xi Jinping, Markwayne Mullin, Sean O'Brien, Teamsters, Covid vaccine, government shutdown, Mike Johnson, Matthew Perry, Las Vegas beating death, I-10 Los Angeles
The joint session was designated a National Special Security Event due to an ongoing security threat to Congress that began with the storming of the Capitol in January 2021. [1] Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, face covering requirements and social distancing were used to protect attendees, and members of Congress were not allowed to ...
Full video of the speech as published by the White House View from the Executive Gallery of the House Chamber. Barack Obama, the 44th president of the United States, addressed a joint session of the United States Congress on Tuesday, February 24, 2009. It was his first public address before a joint session.