HJRES 119 100th Congress House

A joint resolution designating the week of April 19, 1987, through April 25, 1987, as "National Minority Cancer Awareness Week".

Introduced: March 30, 1987 See on congress.gov

Commemorations CancerMinoritiesSpecial weeks

Everywhere this bill has been 14 steps

Introduced

In committee

Reported out

Passed House

Passed Senate

To President

Became law

Apr 21, 1987

Became Public Law No: 100-27.

Apr 21, 1987

Signed by President.

Apr 15, 1987

Presented to President.

Apr 14, 1987

Measure Signed in Senate.

Apr 10, 1987

Message on Senate action sent to the House.

Apr 9, 1987

Received in the Senate, read twice, considered, read the third time, and passed without amendment and with a preamble by Voice Vote.

Apr 9, 1987

Passed/agreed to in Senate: Received in the Senate, read twice, considered, read the third time, and passed without amendment and with a preamble by Voice Vote.

Apr 8, 1987

Passed House by Voice Vote.

Apr 8, 1987

Passed/agreed to in House: Passed House by Voice Vote.

Apr 8, 1987

Called up by House by Unanimous Consent.

Apr 8, 1987

House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service Discharged by Unanimous Consent.

Feb 11, 1987

Referred to Subcommittee on Census and Population.

Jan 29, 1987

Referred to House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service.

Jan 29, 1987

Introduced in House

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Latest action April 21, 1987

Became Public Law No: 100-27.

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Designates the week of April 19 through April 25, 1987, as National Minority Cancer Awareness Week.

Related & companion bills 1

Bill text 1 version

Public Law PDF

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

Committees of jurisdiction 2

Census and Population Subcommittee
House of Representatives · subcommittee of Post Office and Civil Service Committee
Post Office and Civil Service Committee
House of Representatives

Cosponsors 2

Hoyer, Steny H.

Maryland · Mar 30, 1987

Mfume, Kweisi

Maryland · Mar 4, 1987

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APA

U.S. Congress. (2026). H.J. Res. 119: A joint resolution designating the week of April 19, 1987, through April 25, 1987, as "National Minority Cancer Awareness Week".. 100th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/100-HJRES-119/

MLA

"H.J. Res. 119: A joint resolution designating the week of April 19, 1987, through April 25, 1987, as "National Minority Cancer Awareness Week".." 100th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/100-HJRES-119/.

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H.J. Res. 119, 100th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/100-HJRES-119/.

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[H.J. Res. 119: A joint resolution designating the week of April 19, 1987, through April 25, 1987, as "National Minority Cancer Awareness Week".](https://openamerica.io/bill/100-HJRES-119/)