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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By a vote of 51-48, the #Senate passed S. J. Res. 37, a joint resolution terminating the national emergency declared to impose duties on articles imported from Canada.
GOP Senators Collins, McConnell, Murkowski, and Paul voted in favor.
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Jason D. Greenblatt, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Apr. 2025
Presidential tariffs would sunset after 60 days if Congress doesn’t pass a joint resolution in support, under the Grassley-Cantwell bill, and Congress would be able to stop a president’s tariffs at any time with a resolution of disapproval.
—Elizabeth Crisp, The Hill, 3 Apr. 2025
Republicans in 2021 introduced a joint resolution that would have put a measure on ballot asking voters to place a ban on drugs in the state constitution, according to previous Statesman reporting.
—Carolyn Komatsoulis, Idaho Statesman, 19 Mar. 2025
Congress could still approve a joint resolution to terminate the president's national emergency.
—John Parkinson, ABC News, 13 Mar. 2025
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Jason D. Greenblatt, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Apr. 2025
Presidential tariffs would sunset after 60 days if Congress doesn’t pass a joint resolution in support, under the Grassley-Cantwell bill, and Congress would be able to stop a president’s tariffs at any time with a resolution of disapproval.
—Elizabeth Crisp, The Hill, 3 Apr. 2025
Republicans in 2021 introduced a joint resolution that would have put a measure on ballot asking voters to place a ban on drugs in the state constitution, according to previous Statesman reporting.
—Carolyn Komatsoulis, Idaho Statesman, 19 Mar. 2025
Congress could still approve a joint resolution to terminate the president's national emergency.
—John Parkinson, ABC News, 13 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for joint resolution
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“Joint resolution.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/joint%20resolution. Accessed 14 Apr. 2025.
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