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==Information on Bills Enacted by the U.S. Congress==
In the United States, all in both chambers, a bill is a proposed piece of legislation to be considered by the legislature. All bills originating in the House of Representatives begin with "H.R." , and all bills originating from in the the Senate begin with an "S."  Joint . A joint resolution, is a legislative measure that requires approval by the Senate and the House and is forwarded on to the President for decision. Additionally, joint resolutions also have the same effect as bills, and are titled as "H. J. Res." or "S. J. Res." depending on whether they originated in the House or Senate, respectively. This means that two different bills can have There is no legal discrepancy between a joint resolution and a bill; both are executed in the same numbermanner. In the United States CongressConsequentially, a joint resolution is a legislative measure that requires approval by the Senate and bill may have the House and is presented to same number in the President for his approval or disapprovalarchives although technically different pieces of legislation. HoweverA simple resolution, joint resolutions is a legislative form used for matters that pertain to propose amendments an individual chamber of Congress; often to change the United States Constitution do not require the approval rules of the President. Generallychamber, there is no legal difference between or organize a joint resolution and debate for a related bill. Both The resolution must be passed, agreed to in exactly the same form, by both chambers chamber of Congressorigination. Finally, and then must — with one exception — be presented to the President and signed by him/her (or, re-passed in override of a presidential veto; or, remain unsigned for ten days while Congress is in session) to become a law. Laws laws enacted by virtue of a joint resolution are not distinguished from laws enacted by a bill, except only nominally in that they are designated as resolutions as opposed to acts. A simple resolution is used for matters that affect just one chamber of Congress, often to change the rules of the chamber to set the manner of debate for a related bill. It must be agreed to in the chamber in which it was introduced. It is not voted on in the other chamber and does not have the force of law.
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