11. A list of lame duck sessions since 1935: 12. But if Congress goes into a lame duck session , there's no certainty. 13. This change virtually eliminated the necessity of there being a lame duck session of Congress. 14. Congress suspended its session during the election period preceding 12 lame duck sessions since 1935. 15. Congress recessed on September 23 and convened for the lame duck session on November 27. 16. It isn't yet clear whether members would return for a lame duck session after the elections. 17. In either case, the post-election meeting of Congress would be considered a lame duck session . 18. The actions mean that Congress will hold its 10th lame duck session since the end of World War II. 19. Rare and generally undesirable for lawmakers, lame duck sessions have tended to be unpredictable, uncontrollable and acrimonious. 20. This removed the requirement for a lame duck session , but Congress still normally meets in December of election years.
