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HJRES 400 101th Congress House International Affairs Americans in foreign countries Anniversaries Hostages International agencies Lebanon Special days United Nations

Designating October 27, 1989, as "National Hostage Awareness Day".

Introduced: September 12, 1989 See on congress.gov
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Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Oct 23, 1989
Became Public Law No: 101-122.
Oct 23, 1989
Signed by President.
Oct 13, 1989
Presented to President.
Oct 12, 1989
Measure Signed in Senate.
Oct 10, 1989
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Oct 5, 1989
Passed Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Voice Vote.
Oct 5, 1989
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Voice Vote.
Oct 3, 1989
Received in the Senate, read twice.
Sep 28, 1989
Subcommittee on Census and Population Discharged.
Sep 28, 1989
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Sep 28, 1989
On passage Passed without objection.
Sep 28, 1989
Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed without objection.
Sep 28, 1989
Considered by unanimous consent.
Sep 28, 1989
Mr. Sawyer asked unanimous consent to discharge from committee and consider.
Sep 28, 1989
Committee on Foreign Affairs discharged.
Sep 28, 1989
Committee on Post Office and Civil Service discharged.
Sep 20, 1989
Referred to the Subcommittee on Census and Population.
Sep 12, 1989
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Sep 12, 1989
Referred to the House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service.
Sep 12, 1989
Introduced in House
 Amendments to this bill 1

1 agreed to

AmendmentSponsorPurposeStatusLatest action
HAMDT 266 — An amendment expressing the sense of Congress that all nations and international agencies should work to secu… Agreed to Sep 28, 1989
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Designates October 27, 1989, as National Hostage Awareness Day in recognition of the 42d birthday of Terry Anderson and his fifth year in captivity.

States that efforts should be made to have such date declared International Hostage Day by the United Nations.

States that all Federal and international agencies should increase efforts to secure the release of the remaining hostages in Lebanon.

Calls for prayer on such date for the release of all U.S. and foreign hostages in Lebanon.

What's happening now October 23, 1989

Became Public Law No: 101-122.

 Bill text 5 versions

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Democratic 4 Republican 1
D
Pelosi, Nancy
California · Sep 18, 1989
 R
Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Sep 18, 1989
 D
Hoyer, Steny H.
Maryland · Sep 14, 1989
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Sep 14, 1989
 D
Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · Sep 12, 1989
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.J. Res. 400: Designating October 27, 1989, as "National Hostage Awareness Day".. 101st Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HJRES-400/
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"H.J. Res. 400: Designating October 27, 1989, as "National Hostage Awareness Day".." 101st Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HJRES-400/.
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