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HJRES 274 100th Congress House

A joint resolution to designate the week beginning November 22, 1987, through November 28, 1987, as "National Adoption Week".

Introduced: May 11, 1987 Introduced by: Smith, Christopher H. Republican · New Jersey See on congress.gov
Commemorations AdoptionSpecial weeks
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 Everywhere this bill has been 8 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Oct 21, 1987
Received in the Senate and read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
Oct 20, 1987
Passed House by Voice Vote.
Oct 20, 1987
Passed/agreed to in House: Passed House by Voice Vote.
Oct 20, 1987
Called up by House by Unanimous Consent.
Oct 20, 1987
House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service Discharged by Unanimous Consent.
May 13, 1987
Referred to Subcommittee on Census and Population.
May 11, 1987
Referred to House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service.
May 11, 1987
Introduced in House
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 Latest action October 21, 1987

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

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Designates the week of November 22 through November 28, 1987, as National Adoption Week.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • SJRES 97 Identical bill A joint resolution to designate the week beginning November 22, 1987, as "National Adoption Week".
 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 3
D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Oct 7, 1987
 D
Mfume, Kweisi
Maryland · Jul 1, 1987
 D
Schumer, Charles E.
New York · Jul 1, 1987
FROST, MARTIN
· May 11, 1987
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.J. Res. 274: A joint resolution to designate the week beginning November 22, 1987, through November 28, 1987, as "National Adoption Week".. 100th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/100-HJRES-274/
MLA
"H.J. Res. 274: A joint resolution to designate the week beginning November 22, 1987, through November 28, 1987, as "National Adoption Week".." 100th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/100-HJRES-274/.
Bluebook (legal)
H.J. Res. 274, 100th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/100-HJRES-274/.
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[H.J. Res. 274: A joint resolution to designate the week beginning November 22, 1987, through November 28, 1987, as "National Adoption Week".](https://openamerica.io/bill/100-HJRES-274/)
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