3 U.S.C. § 18

Same; parliamentary procedure at joint session

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).

( June 25, 1948, ch. 644 , 62 Stat. 676 ; Sept. 3, 1954, ch. 1263, § 3 , 68 Stat. 1227 ; Pub. L. 117–328, div. P, title I, § 110(b) , (c)(2), Dec. 29, 2022 , 136 Stat. 5240 .)