← Ordinary Bills, joint sittings and private membersJoint sitting after a bicameral deadlockFind a topicSearchA qualifying deadlock permits a presidential joint-sitting notificationA joint-sitting notification stops separate House proceedings on the billA joint sitting passes a bill by a majority of members present and votingJoint-sitting amendments are limited by the stage of bicameral disagreementThe Speaker normally presides at a joint sittingDissolution after notification does not prevent the joint sitting