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HJRES 145 100th Congress House Commemorations Disabled Nursing homes Social Welfare Special days

A joint resolution to authorize "National Shut-In Day".

Introduced: February 10, 1987 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 9 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 7, 1988
Received in the Senate and read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
Jun 3, 1988
Passed House (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Jun 3, 1988
Passed/agreed to in House: Passed House (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Jun 3, 1988
The Clerk Reported Committee Amendments.
Jun 3, 1988
Called up by House by Unanimous Consent.
Jun 3, 1988
House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service Discharged by Unanimous Consent.
Feb 18, 1987
Referred to Subcommittee on Census and Population.
Feb 10, 1987
Referred to House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service.
Feb 10, 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 737 – An amendment to designate June 5, 1988 as "National Shut-In Day". Pending Jun 3, 1988
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Authorizes and requests the President to designate the first Sunday in June of each year as National Shut-In Day.

What's happening now June 7, 1988

Received in the Senate and read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 2
D
Wyden, Ron
Oregon · Mar 22, 1988
 D
Hoyer, Steny H.
Maryland · Apr 23, 1987
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.J. Res. 145: A joint resolution to authorize "National Shut-In Day".. 100th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/100-HJRES-145/
MLA
"H.J. Res. 145: A joint resolution to authorize "National Shut-In Day".." 100th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/100-HJRES-145/.
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H.J. Res. 145, 100th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/100-HJRES-145/.
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