joint resolution
nounDefinition of joint resolution
: a resolution passed by both houses of a legislative body that has the force of law when signed by or passed over the veto of the executive
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Mayor Ron Nirenberg read aloud a joint resolution of the International Charter for Compassion, Compassionate San Antonio and Sister Cities International. — Elaine Ayala, ExpressNews.com, "San Antonio joined Compassionate and Sister Cities in prayer and in tears," 13 Aug. 2019 The group has been meeting since fall 2017 and recently unveiled a joint resolution pledging to share data, discuss current practices and explore ways to mitigate the issue. — Paulina Pineda, azcentral, "East Valley cities join forces to tackle homelessness," 6 July 2019 The celebrations were originated by joint resolution 298 in the United States Senate, which was sponsored by Sen. Walter Dee Huddleston of Kentucky on May 17, 1984. — Kirby Adams, The Courier-Journal, "Here's the scoop on National Ice Cream Day deals and freebies in Louisville," 3 June 2019 On Friday, however, Mexican and U.S. diplomats drafted a joint resolution vowing to curb the unprecedented surge of families and unaccompanied children from El Salvador, Honduras and Guatemala heading to the U.S.-Mexico border. — CBS News, "Pompeo to discuss migrant deal with Mexico at press briefing," 10 June 2019 In the House, a bipartisan group of representatives filed a joint resolution to abolish the ability-to-pay rule. — Anjali Tsui, ProPublica, "How Payday Lenders Spent $1 Million at a Trump Resort — and Cashed In," 5 June 2019 The House and Senate passed a joint resolution to terminate the national emergency declaration, which Trump vetoed. — Jonathan Stevenson, The New York Review of Books, "A Different Kind of Emergency," 23 May 2019 The senators are introducing 22 separate joint resolutions of disapproval for each of the sales, setting up a possible confrontation with President Trump that could play out in coming months. — NBC News, "Trump faces bipartisan pushback over arms sales to Saudi Arabia, UAE," 5 June 2019 The joint resolution, which was introduced by Sens. — Jen Kirby, Vox, "Senate debates resolution to end US support for war in Yemen," 13 Dec. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'joint resolution.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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