Making laws
joint resolution
A measure (H.J.Res. or S.J.Res.) that travels the same path as a bill and has the same force of law. Also the only vehicle for proposing a constitutional amendment.
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Legally, a joint resolution is a bill by another name: it must pass both chambers and go to the President, and it carries full force of law. By tradition it is used for narrow or temporary matters such as continuing resolutions. The one exception is a joint resolution proposing a constitutional amendment, which skips the President entirely and goes to the states once two-thirds of each chamber approves.
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