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SJRES 61 100th Congress Senate Commemorations Jews Special weeks

A joint resolution to authorize and request the President to issue a proclamation designating May 3 through May 10, 1987, as "Jewish Heritage Week".

Introduced: February 19, 1987 See on congress.gov
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Became law
Apr 8, 1987
Committee on Judiciary. Committee consideration held.
Feb 19, 1987
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
Feb 19, 1987
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Authorizes and requests the President to designate May 3 through May 10, 1987, as Jewish Heritage Week.

What's happening now April 8, 1987

Committee on Judiciary. Committee consideration held.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HJRES 67 Identical bill A joint resolution to authorize and request the President to issue a proclamation designating May 3-10, 1987 as "Jewish…
 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Republican 1
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Grassley, Chuck
Iowa · Apr 23, 1987
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S.J. Res. 61: A joint resolution to authorize and request the President to issue a proclamation designating May 3 through May 10, 1987, as "Jewish Heritage Week".. 100th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/100-SJRES-61/
MLA
"S.J. Res. 61: A joint resolution to authorize and request the President to issue a proclamation designating May 3 through May 10, 1987, as "Jewish Heritage Week".." 100th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/100-SJRES-61/.
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S.J. Res. 61, 100th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/100-SJRES-61/.
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[S.J. Res. 61: A joint resolution to authorize and request the President to issue a proclamation designating May 3 through May 10, 1987, as "Jewish Heritage Week".](https://openamerica.io/bill/100-SJRES-61/)
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