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HJRES 508 100th Congress House

A joint resolution designating May 1988 as "Older Americans Month".

Introduced: April 12, 1988 See on congress.gov
Commemorations Social WelfareSpecial months
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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 6, 1988
Became Public Law No: 100-310.
May 6, 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. 630.
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.
Mar 29, 1988
Referred to Subcommittee on Census and Population.
Mar 17, 1988
Referred to House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service.
Mar 17, 1988
Introduced in House
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 Latest action May 6, 1988

Became Public Law No: 100-310.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Directs the President to designate the month of May 1988 as Older Americans Month.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • SJRES 287 Identical bill A joint resolution designating May 1988 as "Older Americans Month".
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 6
All 6 Democratic 4 Republican 2
D
Hoyer, Steny H.
Maryland · Apr 12, 1988
 R
Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Apr 12, 1988
 D
Wyden, Ron
Oregon · Apr 12, 1988
 R
Rogers, Harold
Kentucky · Mar 30, 1988
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Mar 28, 1988
 D
Schumer, Charles E.
New York · Mar 28, 1988
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.J. Res. 508: A joint resolution designating May 1988 as "Older Americans Month".. 100th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/100-HJRES-508/
MLA
"H.J. Res. 508: A joint resolution designating May 1988 as "Older Americans Month".." 100th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/100-HJRES-508/.
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H.J. Res. 508, 100th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/100-HJRES-508/.
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