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HJRES 460 100th Congress House

A joint resolution to authorize and request the President to issue a proclamation designating April 24, 1988, through April 30, 1988 as "National Organ Tissue Donor Awareness Week".

Introduced: February 17, 1988 See on congress.gov
Commemorations Donation of organs, tissues, etc.Special weeks
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Passed Senate
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Became law
Feb 22, 1988
Referred to Subcommittee on Census and Population.
Feb 17, 1988
Referred to House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service.
Feb 17, 1988
Introduced in House
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 Latest action February 22, 1988

Referred to Subcommittee on Census and Population.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Authorizes and requests the President to designate April 24 through April 30, 1988, as National Organ and Tissue Donor Awareness Week.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • SJRES 255 Identical bill A joint resolution to authorize and request the President to issue a proclamation designating April 24, through April 3…
 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Democratic 5
D
Mfume, Kweisi
Maryland · Mar 17, 1988
 D
Hoyer, Steny H.
Maryland · Mar 15, 1988
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Mar 15, 1988
 D
Schumer, Charles E.
New York · Mar 15, 1988
 D
Wyden, Ron
Oregon · Feb 17, 1988
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.J. Res. 460: A joint resolution to authorize and request the President to issue a proclamation designating April 24, 1988, through April 30, 1988 as "National Organ Tissue Donor Awareness Week".. 100th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/100-HJRES-460/
MLA
"H.J. Res. 460: A joint resolution to authorize and request the President to issue a proclamation designating April 24, 1988, through April 30, 1988 as "National Organ Tissue Donor Awareness Week".." 100th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/100-HJRES-460/.
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H.J. Res. 460, 100th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/100-HJRES-460/.
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[H.J. Res. 460: A joint resolution to authorize and request the President to issue a proclamation designating April 24, 1988, through April 30, 1988 as "National Organ Tissue Donor Awareness Week".](https://openamerica.io/bill/100-HJRES-460/)
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