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HJRES 142 103th Congress House

Designating the month of August as "National Lighthouse Month".

Introduced: June 14, 1993 See on congress.gov
Social Sciences and History CommemorationsLighthouses and lightshipsSpecial months
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Mar 9, 1993
Referred to the House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service.
Mar 9, 1993
Introduced in House
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 Latest action March 9, 1993

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

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Designates the month of August as National Lighthouse Month.

Declares that lighthouse grounds should be open to the general public.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 7
All 7 Democratic 2 Republican 1
D
Wyden, Ron
Oregon · Jul 29, 1993
CASTLE, MICHAEL
· Jul 20, 1993
 D
Reed, Jack
Rhode Island · Jun 14, 1993
 R
Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Jun 14, 1993
TAUZIN, W.
· Jun 14, 1993
Faleomavaega, Eni
· May 19, 1993
LIPINSKI, WILLIAM
· Apr 20, 1993
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.J. Res. 142: Designating the month of August as "National Lighthouse Month".. 103rd Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/103-HJRES-142/
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"H.J. Res. 142: Designating the month of August as "National Lighthouse Month".." 103rd Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/103-HJRES-142/.
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H.J. Res. 142, 103rd Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/103-HJRES-142/.
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