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SJRES 255 100th Congress Senate

A joint resolution to authorize and request the President to issue a proclamation designating April 24, through April 30, 1988 as "National Organ and Tissue Donor Awareness Week".

Introduced: February 17, 1988 See on congress.gov
Commemorations Donation of organs, tissues, etc.Special weeks
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 Everywhere this bill has been 19 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 30, 1988
Became Public Law No: 100-273.
Mar 30, 1988
Signed by President.
Mar 24, 1988
Presented to President.
Mar 24, 1988
Measure Signed in Senate.
Mar 22, 1988
Passed House by Voice Vote.
Mar 22, 1988
Passed/agreed to in House: Passed House by Voice Vote.
Mar 22, 1988
Called up by House by Unanimous Consent.
Mar 22, 1988
House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service Discharged by Unanimous Consent.
Mar 22, 1988
Subcommittee on Census and Population Discharged.
Mar 7, 1988
Referred to Subcommittee on Census and Population.
Mar 1, 1988
Referred to House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service.
Mar 1, 1988
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Feb 26, 1988
Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote.
Feb 26, 1988
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote.
Feb 24, 1988
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 557.
Feb 24, 1988
Committee on Judiciary. Reported to Senate by Senator Byrd for Senator Biden without amendment. Without written report.
Feb 23, 1988
Committee on Judiciary. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Feb 17, 1988
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
Feb 17, 1988
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action March 30, 1988

Became Public Law No: 100-273.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Authorizes and requests the President to designate April 24 through April 30, 1988, as National Organ and Tissue Donor Awareness Week.

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 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Republican 1
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Grassley, Chuck
Iowa · Feb 17, 1988
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S.J. Res. 255: A joint resolution to authorize and request the President to issue a proclamation designating April 24, through April 30, 1988 as "National Organ and Tissue Donor Awareness Week".. 100th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/100-SJRES-255/
MLA
"S.J. Res. 255: A joint resolution to authorize and request the President to issue a proclamation designating April 24, through April 30, 1988 as "National Organ and Tissue Donor Awareness Week".." 100th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/100-SJRES-255/.
Bluebook (legal)
S.J. Res. 255, 100th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/100-SJRES-255/.
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[S.J. Res. 255: A joint resolution to authorize and request the President to issue a proclamation designating April 24, through April 30, 1988 as "National Organ and Tissue Donor Awareness Week".](https://openamerica.io/bill/100-SJRES-255/)
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