<Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> This article needs additional citations for verification . Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . Unsourced material may be challenged and removed . (December 2009) (Learn how and when to remove this template message) </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> This article needs additional citations for verification . Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . Unsourced material may be challenged and removed . (December 2009) (Learn how and when to remove this template message) </Td> </Tr> <P> In a legislature, a special session (also extraordinary session) is a period when the body convenes outside of the normal legislative session . 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 . Special sessions may also be called during an economic downturn in order to cut the budget . In other cases, a special session may be convened to address special topics, or emergencies such as war or natural disaster . </P> <P> 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 . The United Nations has both special sessions and emergency special sessions . </P>

When would an emergency session of congress be held
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