Presidents have exercised this power 46 times to recall only the Senate and 28 times to recall both Chambers of Congress, most recently by Harry Truman in 1948. This power exists for urgent or extraordinary situations that require congressional action when Congress is adjourned. In the United States of America, Article II, Section 3 of the United States Constitution gives the President of the United States the power to "on extraordinary occasions, convene both Houses or either of them." The United Nations has both special sessions and emergency special sessions. Who calls a special session varies – by vote of the legislature during regular session, by the executive, or by the legislature's speaker or presiding officer. In other cases, a special session may be convened to address special topics, or emergencies such as war or natural disaster. Special sessions may also be called during an economic downturn in order to cut the budget. This most frequently occurs in order to complete unfinished tasks for the year (often delayed by conflict between political parties), such as outlining the government's budget for the next fiscal year, biennium, or other period. In a legislature, a special session (also extraordinary session) is a period when the body convenes outside of the normal legislative session. JSTOR ( December 2009) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message).Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Madden also pointed out Abbott has said he’s hoping to bring lawmakers back to hash out school choice and school vouchers bills.This article needs additional citations for verification. If the House and Senate cannot come to an agreement on the property tax and border security bills, they could have another session focused on those. However, Patrick on Tuesday questioned the legitimacy of Speaker Dade Phelan’s move to adjourn and suggested it is possible for the lower chamber to return even after gaveling out sine die. He said both chambers have to approve the other’s move to adjourn sine die before ending a session. Dan Patrick and senators have expressed concerns with HB 1 and HB 2 - the property tax relief and human smuggling bills - saying they do not plan to pass those bills as written. The Senate cannot amend House bills or pass its own bills without the House in session to approve the measures. State of Texas: ‘I will not step back,’ Abbott and Patrick clash over property tax plans Once the House adjourned the first special session sine die - or indefinitely - after passing the property tax bill and border security bill Abbott approved, it left the Senate with few options. While both the House and Senate operate as separate entities, both chambers have to pass the same legislation before it can head to the governor’s desk to become law. The Texas Senate has not passed the House version, and senators were still meeting as of June 7. The Texas House adjourned indefinitely on the evening of May 30 on the first day of the special session after passing the two bills Abbott called on lawmakers to pass. Why is another special session likely this year? As KXAN’s Monica Madden explained on Wednesday, both the Senate and House would have to adjourn or the first session run of time before Abbott can call a second session. In Texas, one special session is limited to a maximum of 30 days. “I will call special session after special session after special session until a solution is reached,” Gov. AUSTIN (KXAN) – As top Republicans in Texas show no signs of compromising over property taxes, one of the charges in the legislature’s first special session this year, lawmakers appear poised to return for yet another special session - or more, if needed.
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