All Topics  
Joint resolution

 

 
   Email Print
   Bookmark   Link
 

 

Joint resolution
 
 
  Topics Joint resolution Topic Home

In the United States Congress, a joint resolution is a legislative measure that requires approval by the Senate
United States Senate

The United States Senate is the upper house of the Bicameralism United States Congress, the lower house being the United States House of Representatives....
 and the House
United States House of Representatives

The United States House of Representatives, commonly referred to as "the House", is one of the bicameralism of the United States Congress; the other is the United States Senate....
 and is presented to the President for his approval or disapproval, in exactly the same case as a bill.

There is no legal difference between a "joint resolution
Resolution (law)

A resolution is a written motion adopted by a deliberative body. The substance of the resolution can be anything that can normally be proposed as a motion....
" and a bill. Both must be passed, in exactly the same form, by both Houses of Congress, and both must be presented to the President and signed by him, repassed over his veto
Veto

A veto, Latin for "I forbid", is used to denote that a certain party has the right to stop unilaterally a piece of legislation. In practice, the veto can be absolute or limited ...
, or remain unsigned for ten days while Congress is in session to become a Law.






Discussion
Ask a question about 'Joint resolution'
Start a new discussion about 'Joint resolution'
Answer questions from other users
Full Discussion Forum



Encyclopedia


In the United States Congress, a joint resolution is a legislative measure that requires approval by the Senate
United States Senate

The United States Senate is the upper house of the Bicameralism United States Congress, the lower house being the United States House of Representatives....
 and the House
United States House of Representatives

The United States House of Representatives, commonly referred to as "the House", is one of the bicameralism of the United States Congress; the other is the United States Senate....
 and is presented to the President for his approval or disapproval, in exactly the same case as a bill.

There is no legal difference between a "joint resolution
Resolution (law)

A resolution is a written motion adopted by a deliberative body. The substance of the resolution can be anything that can normally be proposed as a motion....
" and a bill. Both must be passed, in exactly the same form, by both Houses of Congress, and both must be presented to the President and signed by him, repassed over his veto
Veto

A veto, Latin for "I forbid", is used to denote that a certain party has the right to stop unilaterally a piece of legislation. In practice, the veto can be absolute or limited ...
, or remain unsigned for ten days while Congress is in session to become a Law. Laws enacted by virtue of a "joint resolution" are not distinguished from laws enacted by a bill.

Joint resolutions are generally used to authorize small appropriations, to enact continuing resolution
Continuing resolution

A continuing resolution is a type of appropriations legislation used by the United States Congress to fund government agencies if a formal appropriations bill has not been signed into law by the end of the Congressional fiscal year....
s that provide for government expenditures in the absence of an overall appropriations law, to create commissions or other bodies, or to extend legislation already drafted. They have also been used to annex both of the formerly independent nations (a republic
Republic

A republic is a state or country that is not led by a hereditary monarch but in which the people have an impact on its government. The word originates from the Latin term res publica....
 and a kingdom) that were admitted as States, Texas
Texas

Texas is a U.S. state located in the South Central United States, nicknamed the Lone Star State. Texas is the second largest U.S. state in both area and population, spanning , and with a growing population of 24.3 million residents....
 and Hawaii
Hawaii

File:Pahoehoe and Aa flows at Hawaii.jpgThe State of Hawaii is a U.S. state in the United States, located on an archipelago in the central Pacific Ocean southwest of the continental United States, southeast of Japan, and northeast of Australia....
 respectively, without a treaty
Treaty

A Treaty is an agreement under international law entered into by actors in international law, namely states and international organizations. A Treaty may also be known as: agreement, protocol, covenant, convention, exchange of letters, etc....
.

Joint resolutions are also used by the Congress to propose Amendments to the Constitution of the United States. These joint resolutions are not distinguished by bill number, but they do not follow the process outlined in the cases of a bill. Article V of the Constitution requires the Congress to present any proposed Amendment to the Constitution for ratification as a part of the Constitution directly to the States, bypassing Presidential approval or disapproval.

See also

  • Concurrent resolution
    Concurrent resolution

    In the United States, a concurrent resolution is a legislative measure passed by both the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives....