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HJRES 518 100th Congress House

A joint resolution designating the week of September 25, 1988 as "Religious Freedom Week".

Introduced: May 17, 1988 See on congress.gov
Commemorations Religious libertySpecial weeks
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 Everywhere this bill has been 14 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Sep 26, 1988
Became Public Law No: 100-444.
Sep 26, 1988
Signed by President.
Sep 23, 1988
Presented to President.
Sep 22, 1988
Measure Signed in Senate.
Sep 20, 1988
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Sep 19, 1988
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Received in the Senate, read twice, considered, read the third time, and passed without amendment and with a preamble by Voice Vote.
Sep 19, 1988
Received in the Senate, read twice, considered, read the third time, and passed without amendment and with a preamble by Voice Vote.
Sep 16, 1988
Passed House (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Sep 16, 1988
Passed/agreed to in House: Passed House (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Sep 16, 1988
Called up by House by Unanimous Consent.
Sep 16, 1988
House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service Discharged by Unanimous Consent.
Mar 29, 1988
Referred to Subcommittee on Census and Population.
Mar 24, 1988
Referred to House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service.
Mar 24, 1988
Introduced in House
 Amendments to this bill 1

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AmendmentSponsorPurposeStatusLatest action
HAMDT 896 – To make technical amendments to the preamble. Pending Sep 16, 1988
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 Latest action September 26, 1988

Became Public Law No: 100-444.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Designates the week of September 25, 1988, as Religious Freedom Week.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • SJRES 361 Identical bill A joint resolution designating the week of September 25, 1988, as "Religious Freedom Week".
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 12
All 12 Democratic 6 Republican 1
D
Hoyer, Steny H.
Maryland · Sep 14, 1988
 D
Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Sep 14, 1988
 D
Mfume, Kweisi
Maryland · Sep 14, 1988
TAUZIN, W.
· Sep 14, 1988
 D
Wyden, Ron
Oregon · Sep 14, 1988
CRANE, PHILIP
· May 17, 1988
FROST, MARTIN
· May 17, 1988
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · May 17, 1988
KLECZKA, GERALD
· May 17, 1988
 D
Pelosi, Nancy
California · May 17, 1988
 R
Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · May 17, 1988
LIPINSKI, WILLIAM
· Mar 24, 1988
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.J. Res. 518: A joint resolution designating the week of September 25, 1988 as "Religious Freedom Week".. 100th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/100-HJRES-518/
MLA
"H.J. Res. 518: A joint resolution designating the week of September 25, 1988 as "Religious Freedom Week".." 100th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/100-HJRES-518/.
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H.J. Res. 518, 100th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/100-HJRES-518/.
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[H.J. Res. 518: A joint resolution designating the week of September 25, 1988 as "Religious Freedom Week".](https://openamerica.io/bill/100-HJRES-518/)
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