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HJRES 639 100th Congress House

A joint resolution commemorating January 29, 1989, as "National Challenger Center Day" in honor of the crew of the space shuttle Challenger.

Introduced: September 7, 1988 See on congress.gov
Commemorations AstronauticsAstronautsEducational facilitiesScientific education
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Became law
Aug 23, 1988
Referred to Subcommittee on Census and Population.
Aug 11, 1988
Referred to House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service.
Aug 11, 1988
Introduced in House
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 Latest action August 23, 1988

Referred to Subcommittee on Census and Population.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Designates January 29, 1988, as National Challenger Center Day. (The Challenger Center is an institution offering children and teachers activities and information derived from American space research.)

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 2
D
Hoyer, Steny H.
Maryland · Oct 3, 1988
 D
Wyden, Ron
Oregon · Sep 7, 1988
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.J. Res. 639: A joint resolution commemorating January 29, 1989, as "National Challenger Center Day" in honor of the crew of the space shuttle Challenger.. 100th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/100-HJRES-639/
MLA
"H.J. Res. 639: A joint resolution commemorating January 29, 1989, as "National Challenger Center Day" in honor of the crew of the space shuttle Challenger.." 100th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/100-HJRES-639/.
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H.J. Res. 639, 100th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/100-HJRES-639/.
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[H.J. Res. 639: A joint resolution commemorating January 29, 1989, as "National Challenger Center Day" in honor of the crew of the space shuttle Challenger.](https://openamerica.io/bill/100-HJRES-639/)
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