1 U.S.C. § 102 : General Provisions — Acts And Resolutions; Formalities Of Enactment; Repeals; Sealing Of Instruments — Resolving Clause Date: 27 Apr 2016 TEXT PDF The resolving clause of all joint resolutions shall be in the following form: “Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled.” (July 30, 1947, ch. 388, 61 Stat. 634.)