SJRES 177
101th Congress
Senate
Emergency Management
Commemorations
Fire prevention
Smoke detectors
Special days
Time
A joint resolution designating October 29, 1989, as "Fire Safety At Home-Change Your Clock, Change Your Battery Day".
Everywhere this bill has been
22 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Oct 30, 1989
Signed by President.
Oct 30, 1989
Became Public Law No: 101-135.
Oct 25, 1989
Presented to President.
Oct 25, 1989
Measure Signed in Senate.
Oct 24, 1989
Considered by unanimous consent.
Oct 24, 1989
Mr. Sawyer asked unanimous consent to discharge from committee and consider.
Oct 24, 1989
Committee on Post Office and Civil Service discharged.
Oct 24, 1989
Referred to the Subcommittee on Census and Population.
Oct 24, 1989
Subcommittee on Census and Population Discharged.
Oct 24, 1989
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Oct 24, 1989
On passage Passed without objection.
Oct 24, 1989
Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed without objection.
Oct 23, 1989
Received in the House.
Oct 23, 1989
Referred to the House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service.
Oct 23, 1989
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Oct 20, 1989
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Voice Vote.
Oct 20, 1989
Passed Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Voice Vote.
Oct 18, 1989
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 304.
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.
Jul 14, 1989
Introduced in Senate
Jul 14, 1989
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
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Plain-English summary
Designates October 29, 1989, as Fire Safety at Home--Change Your Clock, and Change Your Battery Day. 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.
What's happening now
Became Public Law No: 101-135.
Bill text
6 versions
- Engrossed in Senate Formatted Text
- Enrolled Bill Formatted Text
- Introduced in Senate Formatted Text
- Public Law PDF
- Referred in House Formatted Text
- Reported to Senate Formatted Text
Committees of jurisdiction
3
Cosponsors
1
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S.J. Res. 177: A joint resolution designating October 29, 1989, as "Fire Safety At Home-Change Your Clock, Change Your Battery Day".. 101st Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/101-SJRES-177/
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