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SJRES 298 100th Congress Senate Commemorations Libraries Special months

A joint resolution designating September 1988 as "National Library Card Sign-Up Month".

Introduced: April 18, 1988 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 9 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
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. 814.
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.
Apr 18, 1988
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
Apr 18, 1988
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Designates September 1988 as National Library Card Sign-Up Month.

What's happening now August 1, 1988

Referred to House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HJRES 549 Identical bill A joint resolution designating September 1988 as "National Library Card Sign-up Month".
 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Republican 1
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Grassley, Chuck
Iowa · Apr 22, 1988
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S.J. Res. 298: A joint resolution designating September 1988 as "National Library Card Sign-Up Month".. 100th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/100-SJRES-298/
MLA
"S.J. Res. 298: A joint resolution designating September 1988 as "National Library Card Sign-Up Month".." 100th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/100-SJRES-298/.
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S.J. Res. 298, 100th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/100-SJRES-298/.
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[S.J. Res. 298: A joint resolution designating September 1988 as "National Library Card Sign-Up Month".](https://openamerica.io/bill/100-SJRES-298/)
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