# Plain Language Summary: Joint Session of Congress for Presidential Message

This is a simple procedural bill that allows Congress to hold a joint session—meaning both the House of Representatives and the Senate meet together in one room—so the President can deliver a message to them. That's it. There's no policy change, no new laws being created, and no impact on your daily life.

Joint sessions happen fairly regularly for important presidential addresses, most famously the State of the Union speech that happens every year. This particular bill is just the formal authorization needed to make that joint session happen. Without it, the two chambers would need to operate separately. Think of it as Congress scheduling a meeting with the President and making it official through legislation.

You won't notice any difference in your life whether this bill passes or not. It's purely an internal congressional procedure. The only people it affects are members of Congress and the President's staff, who need this formal authorization to coordinate the logistics of bringing everyone together in the House chamber for the President's remarks.

Providing for a joint session of Congress to receive a message from the President.

Scalise, Steve

 <p>This concurrent resolution provides for a joint session of Congress on February 7, 2023, to receive a message from the President.</p>