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SJRES 40 101th Congress Senate

A joint resolution to authorize the President to proclaim the last Friday of April 1989 as "National Arbor Day".

Introduced: February 7, 1989 See on congress.gov
Environmental Protection CommemorationsSpecial daysTrees
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 Everywhere this bill has been 11 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 9, 1989
Referred to the Subcommittee on Census and Population.
Mar 2, 1989
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Mar 2, 1989
Referred to the House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service.
Mar 2, 1989
Received in the House.
Feb 28, 1989
Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote.
Feb 28, 1989
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote.
Feb 23, 1989
Committee on Judiciary. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Feb 23, 1989
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 11.
Feb 23, 1989
Committee on Judiciary. Reported to Senate by Senator Biden without amendment. Without written report.
Jan 31, 1989
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
Jan 31, 1989
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action March 9, 1989

Referred to the Subcommittee on Census and Population.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Authorizes and requests the President to designate the last Friday of April 1989 as National Arbor Day.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HCONRES 23 Procedurally related To authorize the President to proclaim the last Friday of April each year as "National Arbor Day".
 Bill text 4 versions

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Republican 1
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Grassley, Chuck
Iowa · Feb 7, 1989
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S.J. Res. 40: A joint resolution to authorize the President to proclaim the last Friday of April 1989 as "National Arbor Day".. 101st Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/101-SJRES-40/
MLA
"S.J. Res. 40: A joint resolution to authorize the President to proclaim the last Friday of April 1989 as "National Arbor Day".." 101st Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/101-SJRES-40/.
Bluebook (legal)
S.J. Res. 40, 101st Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/101-SJRES-40/.
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[S.J. Res. 40: A joint resolution to authorize the President to proclaim the last Friday of April 1989 as "National Arbor Day".](https://openamerica.io/bill/101-SJRES-40/)
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