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HJRES 346 101th Congress House

To designate October 29, 1989, as "Fire Safety at Home Day--Change Your Clock, Change Your Battery".

Introduced: September 13, 1989 See on congress.gov
Emergency Management CommemorationsFire preventionSmoke detectorsSpecial daysTime
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 5, 1989
Referred to the Subcommittee on Census and Population.
Jun 28, 1989
Referred to the House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service.
Jun 28, 1989
Introduced in House
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 Latest action July 5, 1989

Referred to the Subcommittee on Census and Population.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Designates October 29, 1989, as Fire Safety at Home Day: Change Your Clock, Change Your Battery. Directs the President to issue a proclamation to urge people to change the batteries in their smoke detectors when they reset their clocks from daylight savings time.

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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 12
All 12 Democratic 6 Republican 1
D
Mfume, Kweisi
Maryland · Oct 19, 1989
BALLENGER, CASS
· Oct 11, 1989
 D
Hoyer, Steny H.
Maryland · Oct 11, 1989
 R
Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Oct 11, 1989
 D
Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Oct 5, 1989
Faleomavaega, Eni
· Sep 13, 1989
FROST, MARTIN
· Sep 13, 1989
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Sep 13, 1989
LIPINSKI, WILLIAM
· Sep 13, 1989
 D
Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · Sep 13, 1989
 D
Pelosi, Nancy
California · Sep 13, 1989
TAUZIN, W.
· Sep 13, 1989
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.J. Res. 346: To designate October 29, 1989, as "Fire Safety at Home Day--Change Your Clock, Change Your Battery".. 101st Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HJRES-346/
MLA
"H.J. Res. 346: To designate October 29, 1989, as "Fire Safety at Home Day--Change Your Clock, Change Your Battery".." 101st Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HJRES-346/.
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H.J. Res. 346, 101st Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HJRES-346/.
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[H.J. Res. 346: To designate October 29, 1989, as "Fire Safety at Home Day--Change Your Clock, Change Your Battery".](https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HJRES-346/)
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