concurrent resolution
noun
: a resolution passed by both houses of a legislative body that lacks the force of law
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The House and Senate adopted a concurrent resolution last week that set Jan. 6 as the day Congress would certify the election, in accordance with the Electoral Count Act, which lawmakers passed and Biden enacted in 2022 following the Capitol riot.
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Mychael Schnell, The Hill, 6 Jan. 2025
There were no measures on Wednesday's calendar that would allow Republicans to insert some of those strategies into an existing House concurrent resolution.
—Mary Jo Pitzl, The Arizona Republic, 17 Apr. 2024
This year, Beshear vetoed six Senate bills, 14 House bills and one House concurrent resolution.
—Rebecca Grapevine, The Courier-Journal, 29 Mar. 2024
Arizona law allows for electronic voting systems, concurrent resolution doesn't change that The post in question is from Convention of States, a Facebook page and website with a history of publishing misleading posts.
—Brieanna J. Frank, USA TODAY, 1 June 2023
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Mychael Schnell, The Hill, 6 Jan. 2025
There were no measures on Wednesday's calendar that would allow Republicans to insert some of those strategies into an existing House concurrent resolution.
—Mary Jo Pitzl, The Arizona Republic, 17 Apr. 2024
This year, Beshear vetoed six Senate bills, 14 House bills and one House concurrent resolution.
—Rebecca Grapevine, The Courier-Journal, 29 Mar. 2024
Arizona law allows for electronic voting systems, concurrent resolution doesn't change that The post in question is from Convention of States, a Facebook page and website with a history of publishing misleading posts.
—Brieanna J. Frank, USA TODAY, 1 June 2023
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“Concurrent resolution.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/concurrent%20resolution. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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