How to Use concurrent resolution in a Sentence

concurrent resolution

noun
  • Both the Senate and the House of Representatives must pass a concurrent resolution before any joint session can occur.
    National Geographic, 25 Jan. 2019
  • An Act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to titles II and V of the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2018.
    Theo Francis, WSJ, 12 Apr. 2018
  • The law allows the Legislature to terminate an emergency at any time through a concurrent resolution.
    Andy Davis, Arkansas Online, 24 Feb. 2021
  • However, a joint resolution would need a veto-proof majority in the House and Senate, which is not needed for a concurrent resolution.
    Grace Segers, CBS News, 10 Jan. 2020
  • That determination would be the work of lawmakers and the governor, who would have to memorialize these findings in a concurrent resolution.
    Brian Maffly, The Salt Lake Tribune, 9 Feb. 2022
  • The measure, which passed in the Senate on Monday and in the House on Tuesday, was purposely introduced as a joint resolution, which requires the president’s signature, rather than a concurrent resolution, which does not.
    Margaret Hartmann, Daily Intelligencer, 13 Sep. 2017
  • If the House approves the concurrent resolution, the task force will consist of lawmakers from both bodies, activists, law enforcement and defense bar representatives, academics and youth leaders.
    Washington Examiner, 15 June 2020
  • The Senate Education Committee voted unanimously to send to the full Senate a concurrent resolution to form the interim committee that would meet over the summer.
    USA TODAY, 12 Feb. 2020
  • Lawmakers could have terminated the public health emergency by approving a concurrent resolution.
    Rachel Herzog, Arkansas Online, 4 Aug. 2021

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