Title 22 — Foreign Relations and IntercourseRelease 119-73
§7206 Congressional procedures
Title 22 › Chapter CHAPTER 79— - TRADE SANCTIONS REFORM AND EXPORT ENHANCEMENT › § 7206
Summary
Send those reports to the proper committees in both the House and the Senate. Joint resolutions in the Senate go to the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations; those in the House go to the House Committee on International Relations and cannot be reported before the eighth session day.
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Title 22, §7206
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(a)A report described in section 7202(a)(1) or 7204(1) of this title shall be referred to the appropriate committee or committees of the House of Representatives and to the appropriate committee or committees of the Senate.
(b)(1)A joint resolution introduced in the Senate shall be referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations, and a joint resolution introduced in the House of Representatives shall be referred to the Committee on International Relations.
(2)A joint resolution referred to in paragraph (1) may not be reported before the eighth session day of Congress after the introduction of the joint resolution.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Change of Name
Committee on International Relations of House of Representatives changed to Committee on Foreign Affairs of House of Representatives by House Resolution No. 6, One Hundred Tenth Congress, Jan. 5, 2007.
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Citation
22 U.S.C. § 7206
Title 22 — Foreign Relations and Intercourse
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73