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joint resolution of Congress

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A quick definition of joint resolution of Congress:

A joint resolution of Congress is a type of proposal that needs to be approved by both the Senate and the House of Representatives. It is similar to a bill and is sent to the President for signature into law. Joint resolutions are identified by the letters "S.J.Res." or "H.J.Res." followed by a number. If a joint resolution is used to propose a change to the U.S. Constitution, it requires a two-thirds affirmative vote in each house and does not need the President's signature. Instead, it becomes effective when ratified by three-quarters of the states.

A more thorough explanation:

A Joint Resolution of Congress is a type of legislative measure that requires the approval of both the Senate and the House of Representatives. It is one of four principal forms of proposals introduced in Congress, along with bills, concurrent resolutions, and simple resolutions.

Joint resolutions are submitted to the President for signature into law, just like bills, with one exception: proposals to amend the U.S. Constitution. Joint resolutions that are used to propose constitutional amendments require a two-thirds affirmative vote in each house but are not submitted to the President. Instead, they become effective when ratified by three-quarters of the states.

Joint resolutions originating in the Senate are designated by the letters "S.J.Res." followed by a number, while those introduced in the House of Representatives are designated "H.J.Res." followed by a number.

For example, in 2019, Congress passed a joint resolution to terminate the national emergency declared by President Trump in order to secure funding for a border wall. This joint resolution was introduced in the House of Representatives as H.J.Res. 46 and in the Senate as S.J.Res. 10. It required a two-thirds majority vote in both chambers to pass, and it was ultimately vetoed by the President.

Another example of a joint resolution is the 26th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, which lowered the voting age from 21 to 18. This joint resolution was introduced in Congress in 1971 and required a two-thirds majority vote in both the Senate and the House of Representatives. It was then sent to the states for ratification and was ultimately ratified by three-quarters of the states, becoming the 26th Amendment to the Constitution.

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GreyCeaselessMammoth
10:44
egypt! wa usratik mineyn?
indian people are also vitamin d deficient lolol
cumsock
10:44
i want a burgerrrrrrrrrr cheesy burger double patty bacon pickles
10:44
i am vitamin d deficient lol
PuppyBot
10:44
no pickles
JumpySubsequentDolphin
10:45
@GreyCeaselessMammoth: I LOVE EGYPTIAN ARABIC IT KILLS ME
JumpySubsequentDolphin
10:45
im palestinian
shaquilleoatmeal
10:45
@lilypadfrog: lmao, i get vo2 testing done at a lab and they offer it so i just do it. Also wtf havent u gotten a physical in so long?!
GreyCeaselessMammoth
10:45
JUMPYYYY we're neighbors!!
cumsock
10:45
what if ur irish and u are pale enough to reflect light does that mean ur deficient
@GreyCeaselessMammoth: i eat mostly whole foods now on my day to day and its the best
PuppyBot
10:45
maybe. i also burn. so i dont get how im deficient
GreyCeaselessMammoth
10:46
well i'm white but my stepdad is egyptian so i've been there a bunch and raised in a multi-gen egyptian household
10:47
Bio Chemistry is odd, some ppl just cannot absorb certain nutrients/vits. Like some calcium deficient ppl actually loose more calcium when they increase intake.
10:48
also some ppl are hyper sensitive to hormones/vit/nutrients.
JumpySubsequentDolphin
10:48
@GreyCeaselessMammoth: love my masris
JumpySubsequentDolphin
10:48
@PuppyBot: I burn bad i don’t get it either
cumsock
10:49
i burn worse
shaquilleoatmeal
10:49
deficiencies are one thing, what scares me the most is if i ever became antibiotic resistant
GreyCeaselessMammoth
10:50
i'm going again to egypt this summer, i think it'll be my last time for a while, at least until after law school
PuppyBot
10:50
i wonder if renard is going to get me that snowglobe from paris
GreyCeaselessMammoth
10:50
@JumpySubsequentDolphin: my cousins wife is palestinian, their wedding was so cool. it was neat learning about the palestinian wedding traditions
PuppyBot
10:50
prob not :/
10:51
I tan super well, its a wild blessing being eastern european and doesnt make much sense
10:51
@Mostlylegal: same. During end of summer i am darker than some black ppl
JumpySubsequentDolphin
10:51
@GreyCeaselessMammoth: hehe my brother’s wife is Egyptian. but omg I love palestinian weddings. did they have a zaffeh/dabke group perform
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I used to get called hispanic a lot, same for my mom
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o well we all the same race
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