HJRES 174 101th Congress House Health Brain Commemorations Special years

To designate the decade beginning January 1, 1990, as the "Decade of the Brain".

Introduced: March 8, 1989 See on congress.gov

Everywhere this bill has been 18 steps

Introduced

In committee

Reported out

Passed House

Passed Senate

To President

Became law

Jul 25, 1989

Became Public Law No: 101-58.

Jul 25, 1989

Signed by President.

Jul 18, 1989

Presented to President.

Jul 17, 1989

Measure Signed in Senate.

Jul 17, 1989

Message on Senate action sent to the House.

Jul 13, 1989

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

Jul 13, 1989

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

Jul 13, 1989

Senate Committee on Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent.

Jul 11, 1989

Received in the Senate and read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Jun 29, 1989

Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

Jun 29, 1989

On passage Passed without objection.

Jun 29, 1989

Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed without objection.

Jun 29, 1989

Considered by unanimous consent.

Jun 29, 1989

Mr. Sawyer asked unanimous consent to discharge from committee and consider.

Jun 29, 1989

Committee on Post Office and Civil Service discharged.

Mar 29, 1989

Referred to the Subcommittee on Census and Population.

Mar 8, 1989

Referred to the House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service.

Mar 8, 1989

Introduced in House

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Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Designates the decade beginning January 1, 1990, as the Decade of the Brain.

What's happening now July 25, 1989

Became Public Law No: 101-58.

Related & companion bills 1

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Committees of jurisdiction 3

Census and Population Subcommittee
House of Representatives · subcommittee of Post Office and Civil Service Committee
Post Office and Civil Service Committee
House of Representatives
Judiciary Committee
Senate

Cosponsors 7

Hoyer, Steny H.

Maryland · May 15, 1989

Neal, Richard E.

Massachusetts · May 3, 1989

Markey, Edward J.

Massachusetts · Apr 13, 1989

Durbin, Richard J.

Illinois · Mar 8, 1989

Kaptur, Marcy

Ohio · Mar 8, 1989

Pelosi, Nancy

California · Mar 8, 1989

Smith, Christopher H.

New Jersey · Mar 8, 1989

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APA

U.S. Congress. (2026). H.J. Res. 174: To designate the decade beginning January 1, 1990, as the "Decade of the Brain".. 101st Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HJRES-174/

MLA

"H.J. Res. 174: To designate the decade beginning January 1, 1990, as the "Decade of the Brain".." 101st Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HJRES-174/.

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H.J. Res. 174, 101st Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HJRES-174/.

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