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SJRES 372 100th Congress Senate Commemorations Adoption Special weeks

A joint resolution to designate the week beginning November 21,1988, through November 27, 1988, as "National Adoption Week".

Introduced: September 7, 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
Oct 12, 1988
Referred to House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service.
Oct 12, 1988
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Oct 7, 1988
Passed Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Voice Vote.
Oct 7, 1988
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Voice Vote.
Oct 5, 1988
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 1090.
Oct 5, 1988
Committee on Judiciary. Reported to Senate by Senator Biden without amendment and with a preamble. Without written report.
Oct 5, 1988
Committee on Judiciary. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Sep 7, 1988
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
Sep 7, 1988
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Designates the week of November 21 through November 27, 1988, as National Adoption Week.

What's happening now October 12, 1988

Referred to House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service.

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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S.J. Res. 372: A joint resolution to designate the week beginning November 21,1988, through November 27, 1988, as "National Adoption Week".. 100th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/100-SJRES-372/
MLA
"S.J. Res. 372: A joint resolution to designate the week beginning November 21,1988, through November 27, 1988, as "National Adoption Week".." 100th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/100-SJRES-372/.
Bluebook (legal)
S.J. Res. 372, 100th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/100-SJRES-372/.
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[S.J. Res. 372: A joint resolution to designate the week beginning November 21,1988, through November 27, 1988, as "National Adoption Week".](https://openamerica.io/bill/100-SJRES-372/)
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