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SJRES 24 100th Congress Senate

A joint resolution to designate January 28, 1987, as "National Challenger Center Day" to honor the crew of the space shuttle Challenger.

Introduced: January 21, 1987 See on congress.gov
Commemorations AstronauticsAstronautsEducational facilitiesScientific education
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 Everywhere this bill has been 13 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jan 28, 1987
Became Public Law No: 100-3.
Jan 28, 1987
Signed by President.
Jan 28, 1987
Presented to President.
Jan 28, 1987
Measure Signed in Senate.
Jan 27, 1987
Passed House by Voice Vote.
Jan 27, 1987
Passed/agreed to in House: Passed House by Voice Vote.
Jan 27, 1987
Called up by House by Unanimous Consent.
Jan 27, 1987
House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service Discharged by Unanimous Consent.
Jan 22, 1987
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Jan 22, 1987
Referred to House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service.
Jan 21, 1987
Introduced in the Senate, read twice, considered, read the third time, and passed without amendment and with a preamble by Voice Vote.
Jan 21, 1987
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Introduced in the Senate, read twice, considered, read the third time, and passed without amendment and with a preamble by Voice Vote.
Jan 21, 1987
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action January 28, 1987

Became Public Law No: 100-3.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Designates January 28, 1987, as National Challenger Center Day. (The Challenger Center is an institution offering children and teachers activities and information derived from American space research.)

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HJRES 89 Identical bill A joint resolution commemorating January 28, 1987, as National Challenger Center Day in honor of the crew of the space …
 Bill text 1 version

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 Cosponsors 1
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Grassley, Chuck
Iowa · Jan 21, 1987
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S.J. Res. 24: A joint resolution to designate January 28, 1987, as "National Challenger Center Day" to honor the crew of the space shuttle Challenger.. 100th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/100-SJRES-24/
MLA
"S.J. Res. 24: A joint resolution to designate January 28, 1987, as "National Challenger Center Day" to honor the crew of the space shuttle Challenger.." 100th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/100-SJRES-24/.
Bluebook (legal)
S.J. Res. 24, 100th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/100-SJRES-24/.
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[S.J. Res. 24: A joint resolution to designate January 28, 1987, as "National Challenger Center Day" to honor the crew of the space shuttle Challenger.](https://openamerica.io/bill/100-SJRES-24/)
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