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HJRES 649 100th Congress House

A joint resolution designating October 15, 1988, as "National Fire Fighters Day".

Introduced: October 12, 1988 See on congress.gov
Commemorations Fire fightersSpecial days
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 Everywhere this bill has been 12 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Nov 10, 1988
Became Public Law No: 100-651.
Nov 10, 1988
Signed by President.
Nov 1, 1988
Presented to President.
Oct 28, 1988
Measure Signed in Senate.
Oct 21, 1988
Received in the Senate, read twice, considered, read the third time, and passed without amendment and with a preamble by Voice Vote.
Oct 21, 1988
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Received in the Senate, read twice, considered, read the third time, and passed without amendment and with a preamble by Voice Vote.
Oct 21, 1988
Passed House (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Oct 21, 1988
Passed/agreed to in House: Passed House (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Oct 21, 1988
Called up by House by Unanimous Consent.
Oct 21, 1988
House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service Discharged by Unanimous Consent.
Sep 9, 1988
Referred to House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service.
Sep 9, 1988
Introduced in House
 Amendments to this bill 1

Amendments propose changes to this bill. Members vote on amendments separately before the final bill vote. An agreed amendment becomes part of the bill; a failed amendment does not.

AmendmentSponsorPurposeStatusLatest action
HAMDT 954 – An amendment in the nature of a substitute. Pending Oct 21, 1988
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 Latest action November 10, 1988

Became Public Law No: 100-651.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Designates October 15, 1988, as National Fire Fighters Day.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • SJRES 388 Identical bill A joint resolution designating October 15, 1988, as "National Fire Fighters Day".
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 7
All 7 Democratic 2 Republican 1
D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Oct 12, 1988
 D
Hoyer, Steny H.
Maryland · Oct 4, 1988
 R
Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Oct 4, 1988
BALLENGER, CASS
· Sep 27, 1988
FROST, MARTIN
· Sep 27, 1988
TAUZIN, W.
· Sep 27, 1988
STENHOLM, CHARLES
· Sep 16, 1988
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.J. Res. 649: A joint resolution designating October 15, 1988, as "National Fire Fighters Day".. 100th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/100-HJRES-649/
MLA
"H.J. Res. 649: A joint resolution designating October 15, 1988, as "National Fire Fighters Day".." 100th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/100-HJRES-649/.
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H.J. Res. 649, 100th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/100-HJRES-649/.
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