![President Biden delivering his State of the Union address to Congress (© Patrick Semansky/AP) President Biden delivering his State of the Union address to Congress (© Patrick Semansky/AP)](https://share.america.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/state_of_the_union_sotu_AP23039084775995-1068x712.jpg)
The three branches of the federal government come together at the U.S. Capitol every year (except a president’s first year in office) to hear the president deliver the State of the Union address. That speech to a joint session of Congress allows the president to lay out an agenda for the coming year.
President Biden’s third State of the Union address is scheduled for March 7. Take a look at where the president will make his remarks and where all the major players in Washington — including the first lady, Supreme Court justices, the Cabinet and media — will sit to listen to him.
![Graphic showing where people sit for State of the Union speech (State Dept./J. Maruszewski) Graphic showing where people sit for State of the Union speech (State Dept./J. Maruszewski)](https://share.america.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/SOTU_Seating_2024.jpg)
An earlier version of this story was published February 3, 2023.