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HJRES 51 102th Congress House Health Commemorations Social Welfare Special months

Designating May 1991 as "Older Americans Month".

Introduced: January 3, 1991 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Became law
Mar 13, 1991
Referred to the Subcommittee on Census and Population.
Jan 3, 1991
Referred to the House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service.
Jan 3, 1991
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Authorizes and requests the President to designate May 1991 as Older Americans Month.

What's happening now March 13, 1991

Referred to the Subcommittee on Census and Population.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • SJRES 149 Identical bill A joint resolution to designate May, 1991, as "Older Americans Month".
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 8
All 8 Democratic 6 Republican 1 Independent 1
D
Schumer, Charles E.
New York · May 6, 1991
 R
Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · May 6, 1991
 D
Mfume, Kweisi
Maryland · Apr 11, 1991
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Apr 11, 1991
 I
Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Mar 6, 1991
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Jan 18, 1991
 D
Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · Jan 18, 1991
 D
Wyden, Ron
Oregon · Jan 18, 1991
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.J. Res. 51: Designating May 1991 as "Older Americans Month".. 102nd Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/102-HJRES-51/
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"H.J. Res. 51: Designating May 1991 as "Older Americans Month".." 102nd Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/102-HJRES-51/.
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