Title 22, Foreign Relations and IntercourseRelease 119-110
§7206 Congressional Procedures
Title 22 › CHAPTER 79 — TRADE SANCTIONS REFORM AND EXPORT ENHANCEMENT › § 7206
Summary
Reports named in 7202(a)(1) or 7204(1) must go to the proper committees in both the House and the Senate. Senate joint resolutions go to the Committee on Foreign Relations; House joint resolutions go to the Committee on International Relations. A referred joint resolution cannot be reported before the eighth session day after introduction.
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Title 22, §7206
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(a)Referral of report
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)Referral of joint resolution
(1)In general
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)Reporting date
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
Sep 22, 2026
Release point: 119-110