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HCONRES 43 101th Congress House International Affairs Anniversaries Bill of Rights Commemorations Democracy France Human rights Revolutions

Commemorating the bicentennial of Bastille Day.

Introduced: February 2, 1989 See on congress.gov
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Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
Feb 15, 1989
Referred to the Subcommittee on Census and Population.
Feb 14, 1989
Referred to the Subcommittee on Europe and the Middle East.
Feb 2, 1989
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Feb 2, 1989
Referred to the House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service.
Feb 2, 1989
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Extends regards to the people of France on the occasion of the bicentennial of Bastille Day.

Urges the people of the United States to observe the bicentennial on July 14, 1989.

Finds that France and the United States remain committed to the principles of the Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen and the Bill of Rights.

What's happening now February 15, 1989

Referred to the Subcommittee on Census and Population.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 7
All 7 Democratic 6 Republican 1
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Hoyer, Steny H.
Maryland · May 17, 1989
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Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · May 17, 1989
 D
Mfume, Kweisi
Maryland · May 17, 1989
 D
Neal, Richard E.
Massachusetts · May 17, 1989
 D
Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · May 17, 1989
 D
Pelosi, Nancy
California · May 17, 1989
 R
Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · May 17, 1989
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Con. Res. 43: Commemorating the bicentennial of Bastille Day.. 101st Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HCONRES-43/
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"H. Con. Res. 43: Commemorating the bicentennial of Bastille Day.." 101st Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HCONRES-43/.
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H. Con. Res. 43, 101st Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HCONRES-43/.
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