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HJRES 540 100th Congress House

A joint resolution to provide for the designation of September 15, 1988, as "National Drug Abuse Resistance Education Day".

Introduced: August 10, 1988 See on congress.gov
Commemorations Drug abuseDrug abuse preventionDrugs and youthSpecial days
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 29, 1988
Referred to Subcommittee on Census and Population.
Apr 14, 1988
Referred to House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service.
Apr 14, 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 September 15, 1988, as National Drug Abuse Resistance Education Day.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 14
All 14 Democratic 7 Republican 1
D
Mfume, Kweisi
Maryland · Sep 7, 1988
CRANE, PHILIP
· Aug 11, 1988
 D
Hoyer, Steny H.
Maryland · Aug 11, 1988
TAUZIN, W.
· Aug 11, 1988
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Aug 10, 1988
LIPINSKI, WILLIAM
· Aug 10, 1988
 R
Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Aug 10, 1988
BALLENGER, CASS
· Aug 9, 1988
 D
Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · Aug 9, 1988
GEPHARDT, RICHARD
· Aug 9, 1988
 D
Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Aug 9, 1988
 D
Schumer, Charles E.
New York · Aug 9, 1988
 D
Pelosi, Nancy
California · Jun 29, 1988
FROST, MARTIN
· May 11, 1988
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.J. Res. 540: A joint resolution to provide for the designation of September 15, 1988, as "National Drug Abuse Resistance Education Day".. 100th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/100-HJRES-540/
MLA
"H.J. Res. 540: A joint resolution to provide for the designation of September 15, 1988, as "National Drug Abuse Resistance Education Day".." 100th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/100-HJRES-540/.
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H.J. Res. 540, 100th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/100-HJRES-540/.
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[H.J. Res. 540: A joint resolution to provide for the designation of September 15, 1988, as "National Drug Abuse Resistance Education Day".](https://openamerica.io/bill/100-HJRES-540/)
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