Title 1 — General ProvisionsRelease 119-73not60
§102 Resolving Clause
Title 1 › Chapter 2— ACTS AND RESOLUTIONS; FORMALITIES OF ENACTMENT; REPEALS; SEALING OF INSTRUMENTS › § 102
Summary
Requires every joint resolution to begin with a fixed resolving clause. The clause must say the action is taken by both the Senate and the House of Representatives of the United States of America when they are assembled in Congress.
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Title 1, §102
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The resolving clause of all joint resolutions shall be in the following form: “Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled.”
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1 U.S.C. § 102
Title 1 — General Provisions
Last Updated
Apr 3, 2026
Release point: 119-73not60