---
kind: "section"
citation: "2 U.S.C. § 27"
title: "2"
title_heading: "The Congress"
number: "27"
heading: "Change of place of meeting"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/2/27"
units:
  - "Chapter 2 — Organization of Congress"
---

# §27. Change of place of meeting


Whenever Congress is about to convene, and from the prevalence of contagious sickness, or the existence of other circumstances, it would, in the opinion of the President, be hazardous to the lives or health of the [members](/usc/2/4556.md?p=2) to meet at the seat of Government, the President is authorized, by proclamation, to convene Congress at such other place as he may judge proper.


## Source credit

(R.S. § 34.)

## Notes

### Editorial Notes

### Codification

R.S. § 34 derived from act Apr. 3, 1794, ch. 17, 1 Stat. 353.