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The Twentieth Amendment (Amendment XX) to the United States Constitution moved the beginning and ending of the terms of the president and vice president from March 4 to January 20, and of members of Congress from March 4 to January 3. It also has provisions that determine what is to be done when there is no president-elect. The Twentieth ...
This lame duck session was the first time since passage of the 20th Amendment that only one chamber returned to session after an election. The Senate select committee submitted its censure resolution on November 9, 1954.
Lame duck politicians result from term limits, planned retirement, or electoral losses, and are especially noticeable where political systems build in a delay between the announcement of results and the taking of office by election winners. Even at the local level, politicians who do not seek re-election can lose credibility and influence.
HJR Q, which passed the House with bipartisan support during the previous term, is intended to prevent the exploitation of lame duck sessions, when lawmakers on their way out will sometimes pass ...
In the 1930s, Congress passed a constitutional amendment that moved Inauguration Day to January 20, to allow for a speedier process between presidents and their successors. Related: Smartest US ...
Congress is currently in a lame duck session, with a continuing resolution set to expire on Dec. 20, 2024, and Republicans should resist any attempts to do anything more than a short-term CR that ...
The 20th Amendment to the Constitution, adopted in 1933, moved the beginning and ending of the terms of the president and vice president from March 4 to January 20, thereby also shortening the transition period. After the election, an outgoing president is commonly referred to as a lame-duck president. A transition can also arise intra-term if ...
A lame-duck legislative session occurs following an election when retiring and defeated lawmakers use their final days in power to act before the newly elected group of lawmakers replaces them.