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Recent Examples on the Web Uh, the general assembly has to propose it as a joint resolution and it must be adopted by three fifths of the members of both chambers. — Laura Johnston, cleveland, 18 May 2022 Federal spending would instead be required to gain approval of the Legislature by a joint resolution or a legislative rule, neither of which the governor can veto. — Molly Beck, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 24 Feb. 2022 Lawmakers can invalidate certain federal agency regulations if a joint resolution is approved by both houses of Congress and signed by the president, or if Congress overrides a presidential veto. — Kevin Freking, ajc, 8 Dec. 2021 During the first week of the 2022 legislative session, Republicans passed a joint resolution to abolish local mask requirements ordered by local leaders in Salt Lake and Summit counties. — Kim Bojórquez, The Salt Lake Tribune, 26 Jan. 2022 Lawmakers can invalidate certain federal agency regulations if a joint resolution is approved by both houses of Congress and signed by the president, or if Congress overrides a presidential veto. — Kevin Freking, ajc, 8 Dec. 2021 In January, after the D.C. Council voted in favor of a vaccine mandate for eligible public-school students, Ted Cruz, the Republican senator from Texas, introduced a joint resolution to block it. — Jessica Winter, The New Yorker, 7 Feb. 2022 The joint resolution passed through the House on Monday, also on a hastened unanimous vote, with its third reading waived. — Joe Sonka, The Courier-Journal, 14 Jan. 2022 The Senate Judiciary Committee passed a joint resolution on Jan. 5, directing Congress to propose an amendment to the Constitution fixing the number of Supreme Court justices at nine. — Kaitlin Lange, The Indianapolis Star, 10 Jan. 2022 See More

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“Joint resolution.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/joint%20resolution. Accessed 2 Jul. 2022.

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