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HJRES 537 100th Congress House

A joint resolution designating the month of October 1988 as "Lupus Awareness Month".

Introduced: May 18, 1988 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Became law
Apr 29, 1988
Referred to Subcommittee on Census and Population.
Apr 13, 1988
Referred to House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service.
Apr 13, 1988
Introduced in House
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 Latest action April 29, 1988

Referred to Subcommittee on Census and Population.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Designates the month of October 1988 as Lupus Awareness Month.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 11
All 11 Democratic 4 Republican 1
KLECZKA, GERALD
· Sep 29, 1988
CRANE, PHILIP
· Sep 16, 1988
HOUGHTON, AMO
· Sep 16, 1988
 D
Pelosi, Nancy
California · Sep 16, 1988
TAUZIN, W.
· Jun 23, 1988
FROST, MARTIN
· Jun 8, 1988
 D
Mfume, Kweisi
Maryland · Jun 8, 1988
 R
Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Jun 8, 1988
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · May 18, 1988
 D
Hoyer, Steny H.
Maryland · Apr 21, 1988
LIPINSKI, WILLIAM
· Apr 21, 1988
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.J. Res. 537: A joint resolution designating the month of October 1988 as "Lupus Awareness Month".. 100th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/100-HJRES-537/
MLA
"H.J. Res. 537: A joint resolution designating the month of October 1988 as "Lupus Awareness Month".." 100th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/100-HJRES-537/.
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H.J. Res. 537, 100th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/100-HJRES-537/.
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