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S 1378 100th Congress Senate

A bill to provide for setting aside the first Thursday in May as the date on which the National Day of Prayer is celebrated.

Introduced: December 2, 1987 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 19 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 5, 1988
Became Public Law No: 100-307.
May 5, 1988
Signed by President.
May 4, 1988
Presented to President.
May 3, 1988
Measure Signed in Senate.
May 2, 1988
Passed House by Voice Vote.
May 2, 1988
Passed/agreed to in House: Passed House by Voice Vote.
May 2, 1988
Called up by House by Unanimous Consent.
May 2, 1988
House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service Discharged by Unanimous Consent.
Apr 27, 1988
Ordered to be Reported.
Apr 27, 1988
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Apr 25, 1988
Referred to House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service.
Apr 25, 1988
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Apr 22, 1988
Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote.
Apr 22, 1988
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote.
Apr 20, 1988
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 617.
Apr 20, 1988
Committee on Judiciary. Reported to Senate by Senator Byrd for Senator Biden without amendment. Without written report.
Apr 14, 1988
Committee on Judiciary. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Jun 17, 1987
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
Jun 17, 1987
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action May 5, 1988

Became Public Law No: 100-307.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends Federal law to direct the President to set aside and proclaim the first Thursday in May in each year as a National Day of Prayer. (Current law directs the President to set aside and proclaim a suitable day each year, other than a Sunday, for such purpose.)

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Republican 2
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McConnell, Mitch
Kentucky · Mar 2, 1988
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Grassley, Chuck
Iowa · Dec 2, 1987
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1378: A bill to provide for setting aside the first Thursday in May as the date on which the National Day of Prayer is celebrated.. 100th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/100-S-1378/
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