On September 9, 2009, President Barack Obama addressed a joint session of Congress, attended by members of both the House of Representatives and the Senate. Obama outlined his legislative goals for health care reform.

To understand what the risks and benefits that forum held for Obama, some questions need to be answered. How unusual is it for both legislative chambers of the United States government to meet? How often do they do so to hear an address by a sitting President? And what are the typical subjects of those addresses?

What is a Joint Session of Congress?

According to the Office of the Clerk of the House of Representatives, a joint session of Congress occurs upon the adoption, by both the House and Senate, of a concurrent resolution. It is more formal than ajoint meeting, which occurs when the both legislative houses adopt a unanimous consent agreement to recess and meet. In the last 200 years, joint sessions have almost always been held in the Hall of the House.

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