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SJRES 59 100th Congress Senate

A joint resolution to designate the month of May 1987 as "National Foster Care Month".

Introduced: June 16, 1987 See on congress.gov
Commemorations Foster home careSpecial months
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 Everywhere this bill has been 19 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 10, 1988
Became Public Law No: 100-314.
May 10, 1988
Signed by President.
May 4, 1988
Presented to President.
May 4, 1988
Measure Signed in Senate.
Apr 28, 1988
Passed House by Voice Vote.
Apr 28, 1988
Passed/agreed to in House: Passed House by Voice Vote.
Apr 28, 1988
Called up by House by Unanimous Consent.
Apr 28, 1988
House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service Discharged by Unanimous Consent.
Apr 28, 1988
Subcommittee on Census and Population Discharged.
Mar 7, 1988
Referred to Subcommittee on Census and Population.
Mar 1, 1988
Referred to House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service.
Mar 1, 1988
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Feb 26, 1988
Passed Senate with an amendment and an amendment to the Title and with a preamble by Voice Vote.
Feb 26, 1988
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment and an amendment to the Title and with a preamble by Voice Vote.
Feb 24, 1988
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 561.
Feb 24, 1988
Committee on Judiciary. Reported to Senate by Senator Byrd for Senator Biden with an amendment and an amendment to the title and with a preamble. Without written report.
Feb 23, 1988
Committee on Judiciary. Ordered to be reported with an amendment favorably.
Feb 19, 1987
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
Feb 19, 1987
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action May 10, 1988

Became Public Law No: 100-314.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Designates the month of May 1987 as National Foster Care Month.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Republican 1
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Grassley, Chuck
Iowa · Jun 16, 1987
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S.J. Res. 59: A joint resolution to designate the month of May 1987 as "National Foster Care Month".. 100th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/100-SJRES-59/
MLA
"S.J. Res. 59: A joint resolution to designate the month of May 1987 as "National Foster Care Month".." 100th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/100-SJRES-59/.
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S.J. Res. 59, 100th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/100-SJRES-59/.
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[S.J. Res. 59: A joint resolution to designate the month of May 1987 as "National Foster Care Month".](https://openamerica.io/bill/100-SJRES-59/)
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