HJRES 470 102th Congress House Health Birth defects Commemorations Special months

To designate the month of September 1992 as "National Spina Bifida Awareness Month".

Introduced: April 9, 1992 See on congress.gov

Everywhere this bill has been 16 steps

Introduced

In committee

Reported out

Passed House

Passed Senate

To President

Became law

Jun 30, 1992

Signed by President.

Jun 30, 1992

Became Public Law No: 102-309.

Jun 24, 1992

Presented to President.

Jun 15, 1992

Message on Senate action sent to the House.

Jun 11, 1992

Passed Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Voice Vote.

Jun 11, 1992

Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Voice Vote.

Jun 9, 1992

Received in the Senate, read twice.

Jun 5, 1992

Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

Jun 5, 1992

Committee on Post Office and Civil Service discharged.

Jun 5, 1992

On passage Passed without objection.

Jun 5, 1992

Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed without objection.

Jun 5, 1992

Mr. Sawyer asked unanimous consent to discharge from committee and consider.

Jun 5, 1992

Considered by unanimous consent.

Apr 15, 1992

Referred to the Subcommittee on Census and Population.

Apr 9, 1992

Referred to the House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service.

Apr 9, 1992

Introduced in House

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Designates September 1992 as National Spina Bifida Awareness Month.

What's happening now June 30, 1992

Became Public Law No: 102-309.

Bill text 6 versions

Considered and Passed House Formatted Text
Engrossed in House Formatted Text
Enrolled Bill Formatted Text
Introduced in House Formatted Text
Public Law PDF
Received in Senate Formatted Text

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Committees of jurisdiction 2

Census and Population Subcommittee
House of Representatives · subcommittee of Post Office and Civil Service Committee
Post Office and Civil Service Committee
House of Representatives

Cosponsors 7

Hoyer, Steny H.

Maryland · May 14, 1992

Mfume, Kweisi

Maryland · May 14, 1992

Kaptur, Marcy

Ohio · May 12, 1992

Norton, Eleanor Holmes

District of Columbia · May 12, 1992

Schumer, Charles E.

New York · May 6, 1992

Smith, Christopher H.

New Jersey · May 6, 1992

Pelosi, Nancy

California · May 4, 1992

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.J. Res. 470: To designate the month of September 1992 as "National Spina Bifida Awareness Month".. 102nd Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/102-HJRES-470/

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