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SJRES 302 100th Congress Senate

A joint resolution to designate October 1988 as "National Down Syndrome Month."

Introduced: April 25, 1988 See on congress.gov
Commemorations Down's syndromeSpecial months
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 Everywhere this bill has been 17 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Nov 3, 1988
Became Public Law No: 100-601.
Nov 3, 1988
Signed by President.
Oct 28, 1988
Presented to President.
Oct 28, 1988
Measure Signed in Senate.
Oct 21, 1988
Passed House (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Oct 21, 1988
Passed/agreed to in House: Passed House (Amended) 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. 815.
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 25, 1988
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
Apr 25, 1988
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action November 3, 1988

Became Public Law No: 100-601.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Designates October 1988 as National Down Syndrome Month.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HJRES 557 Identical bill A joint resolution to designate October 1988 as "National Down Syndrome Month".
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Republican 1
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Grassley, Chuck
Iowa · May 13, 1988
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S.J. Res. 302: A joint resolution to designate October 1988 as "National Down Syndrome Month.". 100th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/100-SJRES-302/
MLA
"S.J. Res. 302: A joint resolution to designate October 1988 as "National Down Syndrome Month."." 100th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/100-SJRES-302/.
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S.J. Res. 302, 100th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/100-SJRES-302/.
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