A joint resolution to designate March 11, through March 17, 1990, as "Deaf Awareness Week".
Everywhere this bill has been
22 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 13, 1990
Became Public Law No: 101-251.
Mar 13, 1990
Signed by President.
Mar 8, 1990
Presented to President.
Mar 7, 1990
Measure Signed in Senate.
Mar 7, 1990
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Mar 7, 1990
On passage Passed without objection.
Mar 7, 1990
Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed without objection.
Mar 7, 1990
Considered by unanimous consent.
Mar 7, 1990
Committee on Post Office and Civil Service discharged.
Mar 7, 1990
Mr. Sawyer asked unanimous consent to discharge from committee and consider.
Mar 7, 1990
Subcommittee on Census and Population Discharged.
Mar 5, 1990
Referred to the Subcommittee on Census and Population.
Feb 27, 1990
Referred to the House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service.
Feb 27, 1990
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Feb 27, 1990
Received in the House.
Feb 26, 1990
Passed Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Voice Vote.
Feb 26, 1990
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Voice Vote.
Feb 22, 1990
Committee on Judiciary. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Feb 22, 1990
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 447.
Feb 22, 1990
Committee on Judiciary. Reported to Senate by Senator Biden without amendment and with a preamble. Without written report.
Nov 16, 1989
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
Nov 16, 1989
Introduced in Senate
Ask about this bill
Have a question about what this bill does? Ask in plain English; the answer is drawn from the bill's actual text and official record, and it'll tell you when something isn't in the text rather than guess.
Plain-English summary
Designates March 11 through March 17, 1990, as Deaf Awareness Week.
What's happening now
Became Public Law No: 101-251.
Related & companion bills
1
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
Cite this page
U.S. Congress. (2026). S.J. Res. 227: A joint resolution to designate March 11, through March 17, 1990, as "Deaf Awareness Week".. 101st Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/101-SJRES-227/
"S.J. Res. 227: A joint resolution to designate March 11, through March 17, 1990, as "Deaf Awareness Week".." 101st Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/101-SJRES-227/.
S.J. Res. 227, 101st Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/101-SJRES-227/.
[S.J. Res. 227: A joint resolution to designate March 11, through March 17, 1990, as "Deaf Awareness Week".](https://openamerica.io/bill/101-SJRES-227/)