Note: All pro forma sessions held during these lame duck sessions are included in the date ranges on this table. Legislation delayed by Watergate investigation Lame Duck Sessions (1940-Present) When Congress is in session after a November election and before the beginning of the new Congress, it is known as a 'lame-duck session.' Prior to the adoption of the Twentieth Amendment to the Constitution (1933), new Congresses convened in December of odd-numbered years, allowing the post-election Congress to. Judge Porteous impeachment, New START treaty, appropriations, 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell,' and extension of tax cutsĭepartment of Homeland Security and appropriationsīudget, appropriations, and domestic legislation Iran sanctions, medical research and development, defense authorization, and appropriationsĭefense authorization, appropriations, nominations, and extension of tax cutsĭefense authorization, FISA extension, disaster appropriations, extension of tax cuts, and delay of budget sequestration Nominations, defense authorization, coronavirus stimulus, appropriationsĬoast Guard reauthorization, nominations, military assistance to Yemen, appropriations, farm bill, criminal justice reform, and furloughed agencies
Nominations, Respect for Marriage Act, railroad labor agreement, defense authorization, appropriations Since that time, Congress has met in lame-duck session to conclude urgent or unfinished business.įor more information on lame duck sessions, see Lame Duck Sessions of Congress, 1935-2016 (74th-114th Congresses) (pdf). The 1933 Amendment changed the convening date for a new Congress to January 3 of odd-numbered years, shortening the time between an election and the beginning of the next Congress to just two months. The Twentieth Amendment shortened the amount of time between the November election and when newly elected politicians took office. Twentieth Amendment Lame Duck to the U.S. When Congress is in session after a November election and before the beginning of the new Congress, it is known as a "lame-duck session." Prior to the adoption of the Twentieth Amendment to the Constitution (1933), new Congresses convened in December of odd-numbered years, allowing the post-election Congress to meet and pass legislation for more than a year. Sometimes, other politicians practically ignore the 'lame duck' official, making government very unproductive.
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