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Concurrent Resolution |
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An action of Congress passed in the form of an enactment of one house, with the other house in agreement, which expresses the ideas of Congress on a particular subject. A concurrent resolution does not have the legal impact of a joint resolution, which has the force of official legislative action. It is more commonly employed as a method of expressing an opinion on some question. Commendations to victorious sports teams and statespersons and petitions from state legislatures to Congress or the president are examples of concurrent resolutions. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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The Iowa Democrat recently introduced in the Senate Concurrent Resolution 93, which calls for the redeployment of U. Runner signed on as a co-author of Senate Concurrent Resolution 123 by Sen. MoveOn has failed to support House Concurrent Resolution 35, introduced by Representative Lynn Woolsey, Democrat of California, and initially sponsored by more than two dozen members of the House of Representatives, "expressing the sense of Congress that the President should develop and implement a plan to begin the immediate withdrawal of United States Armed Forces from Iraq. |
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