joint resolution
noun
: a resolution passed by both houses of a legislative body that has the force of law when signed by or passed over the veto of the executive
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The Article One Act would have terminated a national emergency after 30 days if Congress did not pass a joint resolution approving it.
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Jan Ellen Spiegel, Hartford Courant, 12 Feb. 2025
Steube will be introducing a joint resolution alongside Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., that will call on the NCAA to revoke eligibility of trans athletes who compete as women.
—Jackson Thompson, Fox News, 15 Jan. 2025
Amendments to the Constitution may be proposed either by Congress, through a joint resolution passed by a two-thirds vote, or by a convention called by Congress in response to an application from two-thirds of state legislatures.
—Ana Ceballos, Miami Herald, 21 Jan. 2025
Congress must agree to the reversals through joint resolutions of disapproval.
—James Matheson, Baltimore Sun, 30 Dec. 2024
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Jan Ellen Spiegel, Hartford Courant, 12 Feb. 2025
Steube will be introducing a joint resolution alongside Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., that will call on the NCAA to revoke eligibility of trans athletes who compete as women.
—Jackson Thompson, Fox News, 15 Jan. 2025
Amendments to the Constitution may be proposed either by Congress, through a joint resolution passed by a two-thirds vote, or by a convention called by Congress in response to an application from two-thirds of state legislatures.
—Ana Ceballos, Miami Herald, 21 Jan. 2025
Congress must agree to the reversals through joint resolutions of disapproval.
—James Matheson, Baltimore Sun, 30 Dec. 2024
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“Joint resolution.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/joint%20resolution. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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