HJRES 224 100th Congress House Commemorations Eye diseases Special weeks

A joint resolution designating the week of September 14, 1987, through September 20, 1987, as "Benign Essential Blepharospasm Awareness Week".

Introduced: April 1, 1987 See on congress.gov

Everywhere this bill has been 15 steps

Introduced

In committee

Reported out

Passed House

Passed Senate

To President

Became law

Sep 28, 1987

Became Public Law No: 100-116.

Sep 28, 1987

Signed by President.

Sep 23, 1987

Presented to President.

Sep 22, 1987

Measure Signed in Senate.

Sep 21, 1987

Message on Senate action sent to the House.

Sep 18, 1987

Passed Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Voice Vote.

Sep 18, 1987

Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Voice Vote.

Sep 16, 1987

Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 313.

Sep 15, 1987

Passed House (Amended) by Voice Vote.

Sep 15, 1987

Passed/agreed to in House: Passed House (Amended) by Voice Vote.

Sep 15, 1987

Called up by House by Unanimous Consent.

Sep 15, 1987

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

Apr 7, 1987

Referred to Subcommittee on Census and Population.

Apr 1, 1987

Referred to House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service.

Apr 1, 1987

Introduced in House

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Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Designates the week of September 14 through September 20, 1987, as Benign Essential Blepharospasm Awareness Week.

What's happening now September 28, 1987

Became Public Law No: 100-116.

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 4

Pelosi, Nancy

California · Sep 14, 1987

Markey, Edward J.

Massachusetts · Aug 7, 1987

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APA

U.S. Congress. (2026). H.J. Res. 224: A joint resolution designating the week of September 14, 1987, through September 20, 1987, as "Benign Essential Blepharospasm Awareness Week".. 100th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/100-HJRES-224/

MLA

"H.J. Res. 224: A joint resolution designating the week of September 14, 1987, through September 20, 1987, as "Benign Essential Blepharospasm Awareness Week".." 100th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/100-HJRES-224/.

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H.J. Res. 224, 100th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/100-HJRES-224/.

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[H.J. Res. 224: A joint resolution designating the week of September 14, 1987, through September 20, 1987, as "Benign Essential Blepharospasm Awareness Week".](https://openamerica.io/bill/100-HJRES-224/)