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JOINT RESOLUTION - A resolution both chambers pass that makes a statement on a public issue, makes a request of the Governor or a government office, or establishes a task force. With certain exceptions, Joint Resolutions do not have the effect of law.
By the joint resolution of congress of March 1, 1845, congress gave consent that the republic of Texas might be erected into a new state, to be called the state of Texas, with a republican form of government to be adopted by the people.
A constitutional amendment usually starts as a joint resolution in Congress. To take effect, an amendment must be passed by a two-thirds vote of both the House and the Senate, and then get approval from three-quarters of state legislatures.
Definition - Noun
: a resolution passed by both houses of a legislative body that lacks the force of law
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The act of 1862, generally known as the Confiscation Act, and the joint resolution of the same day explanatory thereof, must be considered together.
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