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HJRES 137 100th Congress House

A joint resolution designating the Month of May as "National Asparagus Month".

Introduced: April 22, 1987 See on congress.gov
Commemorations Special monthsVegetables and vegetable trade
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 Everywhere this bill has been 18 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Nov 9, 1988
Became Public Law No: 100-643.
Nov 9, 1988
Signed by President.
Nov 3, 1988
Presented to President.
Nov 2, 1988
Measure Signed in Senate.
Oct 21, 1988
Passed Senate with an amendment and an amendment to the Title and with a preamble by Voice Vote.
Oct 21, 1988
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment and an amendment to the Title and with a preamble by Voice Vote.
Oct 21, 1988
Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent.
Oct 21, 1988
Senate Committee on Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent.
Oct 21, 1988
House Agreed to Senate Amendments by Voice Vote.
Oct 21, 1988
Resolving differences -- House actions: House Agreed to Senate Amendments by Voice Vote.
May 9, 1988
Received in the Senate and read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
May 5, 1988
Passed House by Voice Vote.
May 5, 1988
Passed/agreed to in House: Passed House by Voice Vote.
May 5, 1988
Called up by House by Unanimous Consent.
May 5, 1988
House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service Discharged by Unanimous Consent.
Feb 11, 1987
Referred to Subcommittee on Census and Population.
Feb 4, 1987
Referred to House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service.
Feb 4, 1987
Introduced in House
 Amendments to this bill 1

Amendments propose changes to this bill. Members vote on amendments separately before the final bill vote. An agreed amendment becomes part of the bill; a failed amendment does not.

1 agreed to

AmendmentSponsorPurposeStatusLatest action
SAMDT 3,769 – Of a technical nature. Agreed to Oct 21, 1988
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 Latest action November 9, 1988

Became Public Law No: 100-643.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Designates the month of May 1989, as National Asparagus Month.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • SJRES 309 Identical bill A joint resolution designating the month of May as "National Asparagus Month."
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Democratic 4 Republican 1
R
Rogers, Harold
Kentucky · May 2, 1988
 D
Pelosi, Nancy
California · Apr 19, 1988
 D
Hoyer, Steny H.
Maryland · Oct 5, 1987
 D
Mfume, Kweisi
Maryland · May 27, 1987
 D
Wyden, Ron
Oregon · Apr 22, 1987
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.J. Res. 137: A joint resolution designating the Month of May as "National Asparagus Month".. 100th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/100-HJRES-137/
MLA
"H.J. Res. 137: A joint resolution designating the Month of May as "National Asparagus Month".." 100th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/100-HJRES-137/.
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H.J. Res. 137, 100th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/100-HJRES-137/.
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