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HJRES 479 101th Congress House Social Sciences and History Black history Black women Civil War Commemorations Slavery Special days

To designate March 10, 1990 as "Harriet Tubman Day".

Introduced: February 21, 1990 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Became law
Feb 26, 1990
Referred to the Subcommittee on Census and Population.
Feb 21, 1990
Referred to the House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service.
Feb 21, 1990
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Designates March 10, 1990, as Harriet Tubman Day.

What's happening now February 26, 1990

Referred to the Subcommittee on Census and Population.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • SJRES 257 Identical bill A joint resolution to designate March 10, 1990, as "Harriet Tubman Day".
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 9
All 9 Democratic 9
D
Hoyer, Steny H.
Maryland · Mar 7, 1990
 D
Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · Mar 7, 1990
 D
Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · Mar 1, 1990
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Mar 1, 1990
 D
Pelosi, Nancy
California · Mar 1, 1990
 D
Schumer, Charles E.
New York · Mar 1, 1990
 D
Neal, Richard E.
Massachusetts · Feb 27, 1990
 D
Wyden, Ron
Oregon · Feb 27, 1990
 D
Mfume, Kweisi
Maryland · Feb 21, 1990
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.J. Res. 479: To designate March 10, 1990 as "Harriet Tubman Day".. 101st Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HJRES-479/
MLA
"H.J. Res. 479: To designate March 10, 1990 as "Harriet Tubman Day".." 101st Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HJRES-479/.
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H.J. Res. 479, 101st Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HJRES-479/.
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