Editing Concurrent resolution (section)

==United States Congress==
In the [[United States Congress]], a concurrent resolution is a resolution passed by both the [[United States House of Representatives|House of Representatives]] and the [[United States Senate|Senate]] but is not presented to the [[President of the United States|President]] for signature and does not have the force of law. In contrast, [[joint resolution]]s and [[Bill (proposed law)|bills]] are presented to the President and, once signed or [[Veto override|approved over a veto]], are [[enactment of a bill|enacted]] and have the force of law.

Concurrent resolutions are generally used to address the sentiments of both chambers or to deal with issues or matters affecting both houses. Examples of concurrent resolutions include:
*providing for a recess or adjournment of more than three days during the session of Congress. (This is required by [[Article One of the United States Constitution|Article I, Section 5]] of the [[United States Constitution]], "Neither House, during the session of Congress, shall, without the consent of the other, adjourn for more than three days, nor to any other place than that in which the two Houses shall be sitting.")
*permitting the use of the [[United States Capitol rotunda|Capitol rotunda]], which is under the control of both houses.
*providing for a [[Joint session of the United States Congress|joint session of Congress]], normally to hear a message from the President, such as the [[State of the Union address]].
*correcting the [[Enrolled bill doctrine|enrollment]] of a bill that has already passed both houses.
*asking the President to return a bill that has been presented to him, before he has signed or [[veto#United States|vetoed the bill]].
*launching the [[United States budget process|budget process]].
*creating a temporary [[Joint committee (legislative)|joint committee]].

Before the [[Supreme Court of the United States]] ended the practice in its decision in ''[[Immigration and Naturalization Service v. Chadha]]'' 462 U.S. 919 (1983), concurrent resolutions were sometimes used to override executive actions via a mechanism known as the [[Legislative veto in the United States|legislative veto]].

If ''both'' houses of Congress were to [[censure]] a President (which has never happened, though both the House and Senate have done so individually) the action would, according to [[parliamentary procedure]], be in the form of a concurrent resolution, as a joint resolution requires the President's signature or veto and has the power of law. A concurrent resolution does not have the power of law, nor does it require action by the executive to take force.

Concurrent resolutions originating in the Senate are abbreviated '''S.Con.Res.''' and those originating in the House are abbreviated '''H.Con.Res.'''