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Joint Resolution
The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution which was passed by Congress in 1964.
The "resolution" authorized the President to use whatever force he wished to protect US interests.
July 2, 1776 is when congress adopts resolution of independence.
Joint Resolution
Resolution passed by both HOUSE OF REPRESENTAVES and SENATE(Congress)
A joint resolution of Congress has the force of law if signed by the president. This can be passed by a simple majority in both houses.
President John Tyler is the president who submitted a resolution to Congress for the annexation of Texas in his last days in office. The resolution was passed by Congress on February 28, 1845.
On July 2,1776 , the continental Congress considered Lee's resolution again. this time the resolution passed, and the colonies considered themselves independent.
Richard Henry Lee introduced the resolution for independence to the second Continental Congress. It was call the Lee Resolution and introduced on June 7, 1776.
John Dickinson, a Founding Father, called for a resolution in the Second Continental Congress for Independence from Britain.
Patrick Henry