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HJRES 377 100th Congress House

A joint resolution designating March 27, 1988, as "National Black American Inventors Day".

Introduced: November 3, 1987 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 10 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 28, 1988
Indefinitely postponed by Senate by Voice Vote.
Mar 22, 1988
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 592.
Mar 21, 1988
Received in the Senate.
Mar 17, 1988
Passed House by Voice Vote.
Mar 17, 1988
Passed/agreed to in House: Passed House by Voice Vote.
Mar 17, 1988
Called up by House by Unanimous Consent.
Mar 17, 1988
House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service Discharged by Unanimous Consent.
Oct 19, 1987
Referred to Subcommittee on Census and Population.
Oct 15, 1987
Referred to House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service.
Oct 15, 1987
Introduced in House
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 Latest action March 28, 1988

Indefinitely postponed by Senate by Voice Vote.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Designates March 27, 1988, as National Black American Inventors Day.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 8
All 8 Democratic 6
D
Schumer, Charles E.
New York · Nov 10, 1987
FROST, MARTIN
· Nov 3, 1987
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Nov 3, 1987
KLECZKA, GERALD
· Nov 3, 1987
 D
Pelosi, Nancy
California · Nov 3, 1987
 D
Wyden, Ron
Oregon · Nov 3, 1987
 D
Hoyer, Steny H.
Maryland · Oct 27, 1987
 D
Mfume, Kweisi
Maryland · Oct 20, 1987
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.J. Res. 377: A joint resolution designating March 27, 1988, as "National Black American Inventors Day".. 100th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/100-HJRES-377/
MLA
"H.J. Res. 377: A joint resolution designating March 27, 1988, as "National Black American Inventors Day".." 100th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/100-HJRES-377/.
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H.J. Res. 377, 100th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/100-HJRES-377/.
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[H.J. Res. 377: A joint resolution designating March 27, 1988, as "National Black American Inventors Day".](https://openamerica.io/bill/100-HJRES-377/)
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