Sponsor and status
116th Congress (2019–2021)
Provisions of this resolution were incorporated into other resolutions which were enacted.
This resolution was enacted as:
2 Cosponsors (1 Republican, 1 Democrat)
Position statements
History
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May 11, 2020
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Introduced
Bills and resolutions are referred to committees which debate the bill before possibly sending it on to the whole chamber. |
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May 20, 2020
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Passed Senate (House next)
The resolution was passed in a vote in the Senate. It goes to the House next. The vote was by Unanimous Consent so no record of individual votes was made. |
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Jul 30, 2020
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Identical Bill —
Passed House (Senate next)
This activity took place on a related bill, H.J.Res. 87 (116th), possibly in lieu of similar activity on S.J.Res. 72 (116th). |
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Sep 10, 2020
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Identical Bill —
Passed Senate
This activity took place on a related bill, H.J.Res. 87 (116th), possibly in lieu of similar activity on S.J.Res. 72 (116th). |
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Oct 2, 2020
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Identical Bill —
Enacted — Signed by the President
This activity took place on a related bill, H.J.Res. 87 (116th), possibly in lieu of similar activity on S.J.Res. 72 (116th). |
S.J.Res. 72 (116th) was a joint resolution in the United States Congress.
A joint resolution is often used in the same manner as a bill. If passed by both the House and Senate in identical form and signed by the President, it becomes a law. Joint resolutions are also used to propose amendments to the Constitution.
Resolutions numbers restart every two years. That means there are other resolutions with the number S.J.Res. 72. This is the one from the 116th Congress.
This joint resolution was introduced in the 116th Congress, which met from Jan 3, 2019 to Jan 3, 2021. Legislation not passed by the end of a Congress is cleared from the books.
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