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HJRES 286 101th Congress House Health Birth defects Commemorations Special months

To designate the month of October 1989 as "National Spina Bifida Month".

Introduced: May 31, 1989 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Passed Senate
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Became law
Jun 14, 1989
Referred to the Subcommittee on Census and Population.
May 31, 1989
Introduced in House
May 31, 1989
Referred to the House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service.
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Designates the month of October 1989 as National Spina Bifida Month.

What's happening now June 14, 1989

Referred to the Subcommittee on Census and Population.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • SJRES 210 Identical bill A joint resolution to designate the month of October 1989 as "National Spina Bifida Month"
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 7
All 7 Democratic 5 Republican 2
D
Schumer, Charles E.
New York · Oct 23, 1989
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Oct 16, 1989
 D
Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · Oct 16, 1989
 R
Rogers, Harold
Kentucky · Oct 16, 1989
 D
Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Oct 11, 1989
 R
Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Oct 11, 1989
 D
Pelosi, Nancy
California · Sep 26, 1989
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.J. Res. 286: To designate the month of October 1989 as "National Spina Bifida Month".. 101st Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HJRES-286/
MLA
"H.J. Res. 286: To designate the month of October 1989 as "National Spina Bifida Month".." 101st Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HJRES-286/.
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H.J. Res. 286, 101st Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HJRES-286/.
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