HJRES 638 100th Congress House Commemorations Arab Americans Special days

A joint resolution designating December 15, 1988, as "National Arab American Day".

Introduced: August 10, 1988 See on congress.gov

Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps

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Passed Senate

To President

Became law

Aug 23, 1988

Referred to Subcommittee on Census and Population.

Aug 10, 1988

Referred to House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service.

Aug 10, 1988

Introduced in House

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Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Designates December 15, 1988, as National Arab American Day.

What's happening now August 23, 1988

Referred to Subcommittee on Census and Population.

Committees of jurisdiction 2

Census and Population Subcommittee
House of Representatives · subcommittee of Post Office and Civil Service Committee
Post Office and Civil Service Committee
House of Representatives

Cosponsors 1

Kaptur, Marcy

Ohio · Sep 8, 1988

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APA

U.S. Congress. (2026). H.J. Res. 638: A joint resolution designating December 15, 1988, as "National Arab American Day".. 100th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/100-HJRES-638/

MLA

"H.J. Res. 638: A joint resolution designating December 15, 1988, as "National Arab American Day".." 100th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/100-HJRES-638/.

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H.J. Res. 638, 100th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/100-HJRES-638/.

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