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HJRES 575 100th Congress House

A joint resolution to designate the week beginning November 21, 1988, through November 27, 1988, as "National Adoption Week of 1988".

Introduced: May 19, 1988 Introduced by: Smith, Christopher H. Republican · New Jersey See on congress.gov
Commemorations AdoptionSpecial weeks
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 Everywhere this bill has been 7 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Oct 21, 1988
Received in the Senate and read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
Oct 21, 1988
Passed House by Voice Vote.
Oct 21, 1988
Passed/agreed to in House: Passed House by Voice Vote.
Oct 21, 1988
House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service Discharged by Unanimous Consent.
May 23, 1988
Referred to Subcommittee on Census and Population.
May 19, 1988
Referred to House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service.
May 19, 1988
Introduced in House
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 Latest action October 21, 1988

Received in the Senate and read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Designates the week of November 21 through November 27, 1988, as National Adoption Week.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • SJRES 372 Identical bill A joint resolution to designate the week beginning November 21,1988, through November 27, 1988, as "National Adoption W…
 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 6
All 6 Democratic 4
TAUZIN, W.
· Sep 29, 1988
 D
Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Sep 7, 1988
 D
Wyden, Ron
Oregon · Sep 7, 1988
FROST, MARTIN
· May 19, 1988
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · May 19, 1988
 D
Schumer, Charles E.
New York · May 19, 1988
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.J. Res. 575: A joint resolution to designate the week beginning November 21, 1988, through November 27, 1988, as "National Adoption Week of 1988".. 100th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/100-HJRES-575/
MLA
"H.J. Res. 575: A joint resolution to designate the week beginning November 21, 1988, through November 27, 1988, as "National Adoption Week of 1988".." 100th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/100-HJRES-575/.
Bluebook (legal)
H.J. Res. 575, 100th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/100-HJRES-575/.
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[H.J. Res. 575: A joint resolution to designate the week beginning November 21, 1988, through November 27, 1988, as "National Adoption Week of 1988".](https://openamerica.io/bill/100-HJRES-575/)
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