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SJRES 287 100th Congress Senate

A joint resolution designating May 1988 as "Older Americans Month".

Introduced: March 31, 1988 See on congress.gov
Commemorations Social WelfareSpecial months
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 Everywhere this bill has been 9 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 2, 1988
Referred to Subcommittee on Census and Population.
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 21, 1988
Passed Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Voice Vote.
Apr 21, 1988
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Voice Vote.
Apr 20, 1988
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 618.
Apr 20, 1988
Senate Committee on Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent.
Mar 31, 1988
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
Mar 31, 1988
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action May 2, 1988

Referred to Subcommittee on Census and Population.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Directs the President to designate the month of May 1988 as Older Americans Month.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HJRES 508 Identical bill A joint resolution designating May 1988 as "Older Americans Month".
 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Republican 1
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Grassley, Chuck
Iowa · Mar 31, 1988
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S.J. Res. 287: A joint resolution designating May 1988 as "Older Americans Month".. 100th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/100-SJRES-287/
MLA
"S.J. Res. 287: A joint resolution designating May 1988 as "Older Americans Month".." 100th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/100-SJRES-287/.
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S.J. Res. 287, 100th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/100-SJRES-287/.
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