### Question
How is the term joint resolution defined?


### Answer
The term **joint resolution** is defined in *31 U.S.C. § 3101A* as the following:

> only a joint resolution—


(A)(i) for the certification described in subsection (a)(1), that is introduced on September 6, 7, 8, or 9, 2011 (or, if the Senate was not in session, the next calendar day on which the Senate is in session)

#### Citation:
  - *31 U.S.C. § 3101A*
  - Heading: **SUBTITLE III-FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT > CHAPTER 31-PUBLIC DEBT > SUBCHAPTER I-BORROWING AUTHORITY**

