HJRES 247
101th Congress
House
Armed Forces and National Security
Battleships
Commemorations
Naval personnel
Special days
Designating May 29, 1989, as the "National Day of Remembrance for the Victims of the USS IOWA".
Everywhere this bill has been
17 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 25, 1989
Signed by President.
May 25, 1989
Became Public Law No: 101-35.
May 16, 1989
Presented to President.
May 15, 1989
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
May 15, 1989
Measure Signed in Senate.
May 11, 1989
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Voice Vote.
May 11, 1989
Passed Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Voice Vote.
May 10, 1989
Received in the Senate, read twice.
May 9, 1989
On passage Passed without objection.
May 9, 1989
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
May 9, 1989
Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed without objection.
May 9, 1989
Considered by unanimous consent.
May 9, 1989
Mr. Sawyer asked unanimous consent to discharge from committee and consider.
May 9, 1989
Committee on Post Office and Civil Service discharged.
May 2, 1989
Referred to the Subcommittee on Census and Population.
Apr 25, 1989
Referred to the House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service.
Apr 25, 1989
Introduced in House
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Plain-English summary
Designates May 29, 1989, as the National Day of Remembrance for the Victims of the U.S.S. Iowa.
What's happening now
Became Public Law No: 101-35.
Related & companion bills
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Bill text
6 versions
- Considered and Passed House Formatted Text
- Engrossed in House Formatted Text
- Enrolled Bill Formatted Text
- Introduced in House Formatted Text
- Public Law PDF
- Received in Senate Formatted Text
Committees of jurisdiction
2
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.J. Res. 247: Designating May 29, 1989, as the "National Day of Remembrance for the Victims of the USS IOWA".. 101st Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HJRES-247/
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H.J. Res. 247, 101st Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HJRES-247/.
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