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HJRES 138 100th Congress House

A joint resolution to authorize and request the President to issue annually a proclamation designating the third Sunday of August of each year as "National Senior Citizens Day".

Introduced: July 9, 1987 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 15 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Aug 17, 1988
Became Public Law No: 100-400.
Aug 17, 1988
Signed by President.
Aug 12, 1988
Presented to President.
Aug 11, 1988
Measure Signed in Senate.
Aug 8, 1988
Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote.
Aug 8, 1988
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote.
Aug 8, 1988
Senate Committee on Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent.
Aug 4, 1988
Received in the Senate and read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
Aug 2, 1988
Passed House (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Aug 2, 1988
Passed/agreed to in House: Passed House (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Aug 2, 1988
Called up by House by Unanimous Consent.
Aug 2, 1988
House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service Discharged by Unanimous Consent.
Feb 18, 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.

AmendmentSponsorPurposeStatusLatest action
HAMDT 843 – An amendment tnat designates the third Sunday in August, 1988 as "National Senior Citizens Day". Pending Aug 2, 1988
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 Latest action August 17, 1988

Became Public Law No: 100-400.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Authorizes and requests the President to designate annually the third Sunday of August as National Senior Citizens Day.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 10
All 10 Democratic 5 Republican 1
R
Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Jul 28, 1988
TAUZIN, W.
· Jul 27, 1988
BALLENGER, CASS
· Apr 25, 1988
 D
Hoyer, Steny H.
Maryland · Apr 18, 1988
 D
Wyden, Ron
Oregon · Apr 12, 1988
FROST, MARTIN
· Jul 9, 1987
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Jul 9, 1987
 D
Pelosi, Nancy
California · Jul 9, 1987
 D
Schumer, Charles E.
New York · Jun 25, 1987
LIPINSKI, WILLIAM
· Mar 4, 1987
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.J. Res. 138: A joint resolution to authorize and request the President to issue annually a proclamation designating the third Sunday of August of each year as "National Senior Citizens Day".. 100th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/100-HJRES-138/
MLA
"H.J. Res. 138: A joint resolution to authorize and request the President to issue annually a proclamation designating the third Sunday of August of each year as "National Senior Citizens Day".." 100th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/100-HJRES-138/.
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H.J. Res. 138, 100th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/100-HJRES-138/.
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[H.J. Res. 138: A joint resolution to authorize and request the President to issue annually a proclamation designating the third Sunday of August of each year as "National Senior Citizens Day".](https://openamerica.io/bill/100-HJRES-138/)
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