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2 plain-English definitions of the agencies, programs, laws and procedures that come up in bills and votes.
AI-AssistedWritten with AI from official sources. The official record always prevails. How we use AI.- Joint Committee on TaxationJCT
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A committee of House and Senate members whose nonpartisan staff estimate how tax legislation would change federal revenue.
- Joint Resolution
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A measure, labeled H.J.Res. or S.J.Res., that becomes law like a bill when both chambers pass it and the president signs it. Joint resolutions are also used to propose constitutional amendments, which go to the states instead of the president.
In Bills:H.J.Res. 140H.J.Res. 142