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SJRES 40 102th Congress Senate

A joint resolution to designate the period commencing September 8, 1991, and ending on September 14, 1991, as "National Historically Black Colleges Week".

Introduced: May 22, 1991 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 23 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Aug 6, 1991
Became Public Law No: 102-80.
Aug 6, 1991
Signed by President.
Aug 1, 1991
Presented to President.
Jul 31, 1991
Measure Signed in Senate.
Jul 25, 1991
Senate agreed to the House amendments by Voice Vote.
Jul 25, 1991
Resolving differences -- Senate actions: Senate agreed to the House amendments by Voice Vote.
Jul 25, 1991
Message on House action received in Senate and held at desk: House amendments to Senate bill.
Jul 24, 1991
Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed without objection.
Jul 24, 1991
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Jul 24, 1991
The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.
Jul 24, 1991
On passage Passed without objection.
Jul 24, 1991
Considered by unanimous consent.
Jul 24, 1991
Committee on Post Office and Civil Service discharged.
Jul 24, 1991
Mr. Sawyer asked unanimous consent to discharge from committee and consider.
Jul 9, 1991
Referred to the Subcommittee on Census and Population.
Jun 27, 1991
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Jun 27, 1991
Referred to the House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service.
Jun 27, 1991
Received in the House.
Jun 26, 1991
Passed Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Voice Vote.
Jun 26, 1991
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Voice Vote.
Jun 26, 1991
Senate Committee on Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent.
Jan 15, 1991
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
Jan 15, 1991
Introduced in Senate
 Amendments to this bill 1

Amendments propose changes to this bill. Members vote on amendments separately before the final bill vote. An agreed amendment becomes part of the bill; a failed amendment does not.

1 agreed to

AmendmentSponsorPurposeStatusLatest action
HAMDT 278 – Amendments designate the weeks beginning September 8, 1991, and September 6, 1992, each as " National Histori… Agreed to Jul 24, 1991
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 Latest action August 6, 1991

Became Public Law No: 102-80.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Designates September 8 through 14, 1991, and September 6 through 12, 1992, each as National Historically Black Colleges Week.

 Related & companion bills 1
 Bill text 7 versions

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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S.J. Res. 40: A joint resolution to designate the period commencing September 8, 1991, and ending on September 14, 1991, as "National Historically Black Colleges Week".. 102nd Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/102-SJRES-40/
MLA
"S.J. Res. 40: A joint resolution to designate the period commencing September 8, 1991, and ending on September 14, 1991, as "National Historically Black Colleges Week".." 102nd Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/102-SJRES-40/.
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S.J. Res. 40, 102nd Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/102-SJRES-40/.
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[S.J. Res. 40: A joint resolution to designate the period commencing September 8, 1991, and ending on September 14, 1991, as "National Historically Black Colleges Week".](https://openamerica.io/bill/102-SJRES-40/)
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