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SJRES 206 100th Congress Senate Commemorations Ex-Members of Congress Members of Congress (Senate) Spanish Americans (U.S.) Special days

A joint resolution to declare Dennis Chavez Day.

Introduced: October 20, 1987 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 17 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 6, 1988
Became Public Law No: 100-282.
Apr 6, 1988
Signed by President.
Mar 31, 1988
Presented to President.
Mar 31, 1988
Measure Signed in Senate.
Mar 30, 1988
Passed House by Voice Vote.
Mar 30, 1988
Passed/agreed to in House: Passed House by Voice Vote.
Mar 30, 1988
Called up by House by Unanimous Consent.
Mar 30, 1988
House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service Discharged by Unanimous Consent.
Feb 22, 1988
Referred to House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service.
Feb 22, 1988
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Feb 17, 1988
Passed Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Voice Vote.
Feb 17, 1988
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Voice Vote.
Feb 16, 1988
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 529.
Feb 16, 1988
Committee on Judiciary. Reported to Senate by Senator Byrd for Senator Biden without amendment and with a preamble. Without written report.
Feb 4, 1988
Committee on Judiciary. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Oct 20, 1987
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
Oct 20, 1987
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Designates April 8, 1988, as Dennis Chavez Day in recognition of the first American-born, Hispanic person elected to the Senate.

What's happening now April 6, 1988

Became Public Law No: 100-282.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Republican 1
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McConnell, Mitch
Kentucky · Feb 2, 1988
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S.J. Res. 206: A joint resolution to declare Dennis Chavez Day.. 100th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/100-SJRES-206/
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"S.J. Res. 206: A joint resolution to declare Dennis Chavez Day.." 100th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/100-SJRES-206/.
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S.J. Res. 206, 100th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/100-SJRES-206/.
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