SJRES 261
100th Congress
Senate
Commemorations
Alzheimer's disease
Special months
A joint resolution designating the month of November 1988 as "National Alzheimer's Disease Month".
Everywhere this bill has been
17 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Nov 5, 1988
Became Public Law No: 100-620.
Nov 5, 1988
Signed by President.
Oct 28, 1988
Presented to President.
Oct 28, 1988
Measure Signed in Senate.
Oct 21, 1988
Passed House by Voice Vote.
Oct 21, 1988
Passed/agreed to in House: Passed House 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.
Aug 1, 1988
Referred to House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service.
Aug 1, 1988
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Jul 26, 1988
Passed Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Voice Vote.
Jul 26, 1988
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Voice Vote.
Jul 25, 1988
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 806.
Jul 25, 1988
Committee on Judiciary. Reported to Senate by Senator Byrd for Senator Biden without amendment and with a preamble. Without written report.
Jul 14, 1988
Committee on Judiciary. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Feb 18, 1988
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
Feb 18, 1988
Introduced in Senate
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Plain-English summary
Designates the month of November 1988 as National Alzheimer's Disease Month.
What's happening now
Became Public Law No: 100-620.
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Bill text
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Committees of jurisdiction
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Cosponsors
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S.J. Res. 261: A joint resolution designating the month of November 1988 as "National Alzheimer's Disease Month".. 100th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/100-SJRES-261/
"S.J. Res. 261: A joint resolution designating the month of November 1988 as "National Alzheimer's Disease Month".." 100th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/100-SJRES-261/.
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