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HJRES 421 100th Congress House Commemorations Digestive diseases Special months

A joint resolution designating May 1988 as "National Digestive Disease Awareness Month".

Introduced: December 10, 1987 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 15 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 3, 1988
Became Public Law No: 100-306.
May 3, 1988
Signed by President.
Apr 27, 1988
Presented to President.
Apr 27, 1988
Measure Signed in Senate.
Apr 25, 1988
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Apr 22, 1988
Passed Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Voice Vote.
Apr 22, 1988
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Voice Vote.
Apr 21, 1988
Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 629.
Apr 20, 1988
Passed House by Voice Vote.
Apr 20, 1988
Passed/agreed to in House: Passed House by Voice Vote.
Apr 20, 1988
Called up by House by Unanimous Consent.
Apr 20, 1988
House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service Discharged by Unanimous Consent.
Dec 14, 1987
Referred to Subcommittee on Census and Population.
Dec 10, 1987
Referred to House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service.
Dec 10, 1987
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Designates May 1988 as National Digestive Disease Awareness Month.

What's happening now May 3, 1988

Became Public Law No: 100-306.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 6
All 6 Democratic 6
D
Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · Apr 13, 1988
 D
Mfume, Kweisi
Maryland · Mar 16, 1988
 D
Hoyer, Steny H.
Maryland · Feb 23, 1988
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Feb 23, 1988
 D
Schumer, Charles E.
New York · Feb 23, 1988
 D
Wyden, Ron
Oregon · Feb 23, 1988
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.J. Res. 421: A joint resolution designating May 1988 as "National Digestive Disease Awareness Month".. 100th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/100-HJRES-421/
MLA
"H.J. Res. 421: A joint resolution designating May 1988 as "National Digestive Disease Awareness Month".." 100th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/100-HJRES-421/.
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H.J. Res. 421, 100th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/100-HJRES-421/.
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