How to Use concurrent resolution in a Sentence

concurrent resolution

noun
  • The measure, known as a concurrent resolution, will not go to the president's desk and doesn't carry the force of law.
    — Zachary Schermele, USA Today, 23 June 2026
  • The concurrent resolution states that the designation would be effective for ten years and can be renewed.
    — Dallas News, 8 Feb. 2023
  • The concurrent resolution passed with a 285-98 vote.
    — Meredith Kile, PEOPLE, 21 Nov. 2025
  • Four Republicans voted in favor of the concurrent resolution, which is symbolic and does not carry the force of law.
    — Jennifer Jacobs, CBS News, 24 June 2026
  • Even if the Senate follows suit, a concurrent resolution does not carry the weight of law and is not presented to the president or subject to veto.
    — Lauren Peller, ABC News, 3 June 2026
  • The measure is a concurrent resolution, which is an expression of the Legislature’s opinion without the force of law.
    — Meghan O’Brien, States Newsroom, 30 Jan. 2026
  • The law allows the Legislature to terminate an emergency at any time through a concurrent resolution.
    — Andy Davis, Arkansas Online, 24 Feb. 2021
  • That determination would be the work of lawmakers and the governor, who would have to memorialize these findings in a concurrent resolution.
    — Brian Maffly, The Salt Lake Tribune, 9 Feb. 2022
  • Both the Senate and the House of Representatives must pass a concurrent resolution before any joint session can occur.
    — National Geographic, 25 Jan. 2019
  • However, a joint resolution would need a veto-proof majority in the House and Senate, which is not needed for a concurrent resolution.
    — Grace Segers, CBS News, 10 Jan. 2020
  • Lawmakers could have terminated the public health emergency by approving a concurrent resolution.
    — Rachel Herzog, Arkansas Online, 4 Aug. 2021
  • If the House approves the concurrent resolution, the task force will consist of lawmakers from both bodies, activists, law enforcement and defense bar representatives, academics and youth leaders.
    — Washington Examiner, 15 June 2020
  • If a concurrent resolution to terminate the public health emergency is introduced, lawmakers will consider the resolution.
    — Stephen Simpson, Arkansas Online, 3 Aug. 2021
  • But the June 3 concurrent resolution in the House of Representatives, which is now headed for the Senate, signaled a different direction.
    — Andreas Kluth, Mercury News, 12 June 2026
  • An Act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to titles II and V of the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2018.
    — Theo Francis, WSJ, 12 Apr. 2018
  • The Senate Education Committee voted unanimously to send to the full Senate a concurrent resolution to form the interim committee that would meet over the summer.
    — USA TODAY, 12 Feb. 2020
  • The measure, which passed in the Senate on Monday and in the House on Tuesday, was purposely introduced as a joint resolution, which requires the president’s signature, rather than a concurrent resolution, which does not.
    — Margaret Hartmann, Daily Intelligencer, 13 Sep. 2017
  • Arizona law allows for electronic voting systems, concurrent resolution doesn't change that The post in question is from Convention of States, a Facebook page and website with a history of publishing misleading posts.
    — Brieanna J. Frank, USA TODAY, 1 June 2023
  • The same four Republicans who supported Tuesday's concurrent resolution voted to advance Kaine's war powers measure last month, while three GOP members' absences tipped the scales in Democrats' favor.
    — Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 23 June 2026

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