United States congressional resolutions
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United States congressional resolutions are formal, non-binding legislative measures through which Congress expresses positions, makes declarations, or addresses internal procedural matters without creating statutory law.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
legislative instrument
ⓘ
non-binding measure ⓘ parliamentary resolution ⓘ |
| appliesToChambers |
United States House of Representatives
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States Senate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| areNot | codified in the United States Code ⓘ |
| can |
affect public opinion
ⓘ
influence executive branch policy ⓘ signal congressional priorities ⓘ |
| creates | no statutory law ⓘ |
| doNot | create permanent statutory programs by themselves ⓘ |
| doNotRequire |
presentment to the President
ⓘ
presidential signature ⓘ |
| governedBy |
rules of the House of Representatives
ⓘ
rules of the Senate ⓘ |
| introducedBy |
United States Senator
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
member of the House of Representatives ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | federal legislative branch of the United States ⓘ |
| legalEffect | non-binding expression of congressional will ⓘ |
| mayBe |
considered under special rules in the House
ⓘ
considered under suspension of the rules ⓘ referred to committees ⓘ |
| mayBeNumberedAs |
H.Con.Res.
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
H.J.Res. NERFINISHED ⓘ H.Res. NERFINISHED ⓘ S.Con.Res. NERFINISHED ⓘ S.J.Res. NERFINISHED ⓘ S.Res. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mayExpress |
sense of Congress
ⓘ
sense of the House of Representatives ⓘ sense of the Senate ⓘ |
| purpose |
address internal procedural matters
ⓘ
express positions of Congress ⓘ make declarations ⓘ |
| recordedIn | Congressional Record NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subclass |
concurrent resolution
ⓘ
joint resolution ⓘ simple resolution ⓘ |
| subjectTo | congressional rules on debate and amendment ⓘ |
| usedBy | United States Congress NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
authorizing internal investigations
ⓘ
commemorations ⓘ condemnations ⓘ congratulatory statements ⓘ creating select or special committees ⓘ establishing or amending chamber rules ⓘ policy statements ⓘ providing for consideration of legislation ⓘ |
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