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HJRES 201 100th Congress House

A joint resolution to designate April 1987 as "Fair Housing Month".

Introduced: April 8, 1987 See on congress.gov
Commemorations Housing discriminationSpecial months
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 Everywhere this bill has been 8 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 5, 1987
Received in the Senate and read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
May 4, 1987
House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service Discharged by Unanimous Consent.
May 4, 1987
Passed House (Amended) by Voice Vote.
May 4, 1987
Passed/agreed to in House: Passed House (Amended) by Voice Vote.
May 4, 1987
Called up by House by Unanimous Consent.
Mar 25, 1987
Referred to Subcommittee on Census and Population.
Mar 24, 1987
Referred to House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service.
Mar 24, 1987
Introduced in House
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 Latest action May 5, 1987

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

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Authorizes and requests the President to designate the month of April as Fair Housing Month.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • SJRES 107 Identical bill A joint resolution to designate April 1987, as "Fair Housing Month".
  • SJRES 143 Identical bill A joint resolution to designate April 1988, as "Fair Housing Month".
 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 12
All 12 Democratic 7 Republican 1
LIPINSKI, WILLIAM
· Apr 28, 1987
FROST, MARTIN
· Apr 22, 1987
 D
Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · Apr 21, 1987
GEPHARDT, RICHARD
· Apr 21, 1987
 R
Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Apr 9, 1987
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Apr 8, 1987
 D
Hoyer, Steny H.
Maryland · Apr 6, 1987
 D
Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Mar 31, 1987
 D
Mfume, Kweisi
Maryland · Mar 31, 1987
 D
Schumer, Charles E.
New York · Mar 31, 1987
TAUZIN, W.
· Mar 31, 1987
 D
Wyden, Ron
Oregon · Mar 31, 1987
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.J. Res. 201: A joint resolution to designate April 1987 as "Fair Housing Month".. 100th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/100-HJRES-201/
MLA
"H.J. Res. 201: A joint resolution to designate April 1987 as "Fair Housing Month".." 100th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/100-HJRES-201/.
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H.J. Res. 201, 100th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/100-HJRES-201/.
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