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HJRES 64 100th Congress House Commemorations Black history Special months

A joint resolution to provide for the designation of the month of February of each year as "National Black History Month".

Introduced: January 7, 1987 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Became law
Feb 9, 1987
Referred to Subcommittee on Census and Population.
Jan 7, 1987
Referred to House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service.
Jan 7, 1987
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Designates the month of February in each year as National Black History Month.

What's happening now February 9, 1987

Referred to Subcommittee on Census and Population.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 3
D
Hoyer, Steny H.
Maryland · Feb 4, 1987
 D
Mfume, Kweisi
Maryland · Feb 4, 1987
 D
Wyden, Ron
Oregon · Feb 4, 1987
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.J. Res. 64: A joint resolution to provide for the designation of the month of February of each year as "National Black History Month".. 100th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/100-HJRES-64/
MLA
"H.J. Res. 64: A joint resolution to provide for the designation of the month of February of each year as "National Black History Month".." 100th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/100-HJRES-64/.
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H.J. Res. 64, 100th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/100-HJRES-64/.
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[H.J. Res. 64: A joint resolution to provide for the designation of the month of February of each year as "National Black History Month".](https://openamerica.io/bill/100-HJRES-64/)
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