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H.J.Res. 402 (98th): A joint resolution declaring that the requirements of section 4(a)(1) of the War Powers Resolution became operative on October 25, 1983, when United States Armed Forces were introduced into Grenada.

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Introduced
Oct 26, 1983
98th Congress (1983–1984)
Status
Died in a previous Congress

This resolution was introduced in a previous session of Congress and was passed by the House on November 1, 1983 but was never passed by the Senate.

Sponsor

Clement Zablocki

Representative for Wisconsin's 4th congressional district

Democrat

Cosponsors

26 Cosponsors (23 Democrats, 3 Republicans)

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History

Oct 26, 1983
 
Introduced

Bills and resolutions are referred to committees which debate the bill before possibly sending it on to the whole chamber.

Oct 27, 1983
 
Ordered Reported

A committee has voted to issue a report to the full chamber recommending that the bill be considered further. Only about 1 in 4 bills are reported out of committee.

Nov 1, 1983
 
Passed House (Senate next)

The resolution was passed in a vote in the House. It goes to the Senate next.

H.J.Res. 402 (98th) 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 H.J.Res. 402. This is the one from the 98th Congress.

This joint resolution was introduced in the 98th Congress, which met from Jan 3, 1983 to Oct 12, 1984. Legislation not passed by the end of a Congress is cleared from the books.

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