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SJRES 164 101th Congress Senate

A joint resolution designating 1990 as the "International Year of Bible Reading".

Introduced: July 12, 1989 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 25 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Dec 7, 1989
Became Public Law No: 101-209.
Dec 7, 1989
Signed by President.
Nov 30, 1989
Presented to President.
Nov 29, 1989
Measure Signed in Senate.
Nov 21, 1989
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Nov 20, 1989
Message on House action received in Senate and held at desk: House amendments to Senate bill.
Nov 20, 1989
Senate agreed to House amendments by Voice Vote.
Nov 20, 1989
Resolving differences -- Senate actions: Senate agreed to House amendments by Voice Vote.
Nov 20, 1989
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Nov 20, 1989
On passage Passed without objection.
Nov 20, 1989
Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed without objection.
Nov 20, 1989
Considered by unanimous consent.
Nov 20, 1989
Mr. Sawyer asked unanimous consent to discharge from committee and consider.
Nov 20, 1989
Committee on Post Office and Civil Service discharged.
Nov 1, 1989
Referred to the Subcommittee on Census and Population.
Oct 23, 1989
Referred to the House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service.
Oct 23, 1989
Received in the House.
Oct 23, 1989
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Oct 20, 1989
Passed Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Voice Vote.
Oct 20, 1989
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Voice Vote.
Oct 18, 1989
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 303.
Oct 18, 1989
Committee on Judiciary. Reported to Senate by Senator Biden without amendment and with a preamble. Without written report.
Oct 17, 1989
Committee on Judiciary. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Jun 22, 1989
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
Jun 22, 1989
Introduced in Senate
 Amendments to this bill 2

Amendments propose changes to this bill. Members vote on amendments separately before the final bill vote. An agreed amendment becomes part of the bill; a failed amendment does not.

2 agreed to

AmendmentSponsorPurposeStatusLatest action
HAMDT 362 – Page 1, in the 1st whereas clause beginning on that page, strike ", the Word of God,". Agreed to Nov 20, 1989
HAMDT 360 – – Agreed to Nov 20, 1989
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 Latest action December 7, 1989

Became Public Law No: 101-209.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Designates 1990 as the International Year of Bible Reading.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HJRES 275 Identical bill Designating 1990 as the "International Year of Bible Reading".
 Bill text 6 versions

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 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Republican 1
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Grassley, Chuck
Iowa · Jul 12, 1989
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S.J. Res. 164: A joint resolution designating 1990 as the "International Year of Bible Reading".. 101st Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/101-SJRES-164/
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"S.J. Res. 164: A joint resolution designating 1990 as the "International Year of Bible Reading".." 101st Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/101-SJRES-164/.
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S.J. Res. 164, 101st Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/101-SJRES-164/.
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