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A lame-duck session of Congress in the United States occurs whenever one Congress meets after its successor is elected, but before the successor's term begins.
Congress has held 23 lame duck sessions following the passage of the 20th Amendment. And since 2000, both chambers have convened after every election without fail for increasingly lengthy lame duck sessions.
The lame duck amendment is the popular name for the 20th amendment to the Constitution, passed in 1933. It required newly-elected presidents to take office on January 20 following their November election. Congressional members must take office on January 3 of the year following their elections.
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 ...
With the US Congress about enter a "lame duck" session, the BBC's Katie Connolly explores the history and meaning of the term.
In politics, a lame duck or outgoing politician is an elected official whose successor has already been elected or will be soon. [1] An outgoing politician is often seen as having less influence with other politicians due to their limited time left in office.
Some lame-duck presidents and lawmakers managed to pack in major, sometimes stinging initiatives during their final weeks in office.
