SJRES 63 100th Congress Senate Commemorations Afghanistan International Affairs Special days

A joint resolution to designate March 21, 1987 as "Afghanistan Day".

Introduced: February 23, 1987 See on congress.gov

Everywhere this bill has been 13 steps

Introduced

In committee

Reported out

Passed House

Passed Senate

To President

Became law

Mar 27, 1987

Signed by President.

Mar 27, 1987

Became Public Law No: 100-16.

Mar 19, 1987

Measure Signed in Senate.

Mar 19, 1987

Passed House by Voice Vote.

Mar 19, 1987

Passed/agreed to in House: Passed House by Voice Vote.

Mar 19, 1987

Presented to President.

Mar 19, 1987

Called up by House by Unanimous Consent.

Mar 18, 1987

Message on Senate action sent to the House.

Mar 17, 1987

Passed Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Voice Vote.

Mar 17, 1987

Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Voice Vote.

Mar 17, 1987

Senate Committee on Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent.

Feb 23, 1987

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Feb 23, 1987

Introduced in Senate

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Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Authorizes and requests the President to designate March 21, 1987, as Afghanistan Day.

What's happening now March 27, 1987

Became Public Law No: 100-16.

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Bill text 1 version

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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

Committees of jurisdiction 1

Judiciary Committee
Senate

Cosponsors 2

Grassley, Chuck

Iowa · Mar 13, 1987

McConnell, Mitch

Kentucky · Feb 23, 1987

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APA

U.S. Congress. (2026). S.J. Res. 63: A joint resolution to designate March 21, 1987 as "Afghanistan Day".. 100th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/100-SJRES-63/

MLA

"S.J. Res. 63: A joint resolution to designate March 21, 1987 as "Afghanistan Day".." 100th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/100-SJRES-63/.

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S.J. Res. 63, 100th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/100-SJRES-63/.

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