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HJRES 398 103th Congress House Families Commemorations Parents Special days

To establish the fourth Sunday of July as "Parents' Day".

Introduced: August 5, 1994 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 15 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Oct 14, 1994
Became Public Law No: 103-362.
Oct 14, 1994
Signed by President.
Oct 7, 1994
Presented to President.
Oct 5, 1994
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Oct 4, 1994
Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote. (consideration: CR S14073)
Oct 4, 1994
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote.(consideration: CR S14073)
Sep 30, 1994
Received in the Senate, read twice.
Sep 30, 1994
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Sep 30, 1994
On passage Passed without objection.
Sep 30, 1994
Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed without objection.
Sep 30, 1994
Mrs. Byrne asked unanimous consent to discharge from committee and consider.
Sep 30, 1994
Considered by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR H10435)
Sep 30, 1994
Committee on Post Office and Civil Service discharged.
Aug 5, 1994
Referred to the House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service.
Aug 5, 1994
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Establishes the fourth Sunday of every July as Parents' Day.

What's happening now October 14, 1994

Became Public Law No: 103-362.

 Bill text 6 versions

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 17
All 17 Democratic 12 Republican 4
D
Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Sep 29, 1994
 D
Clyburn, James E.
South Carolina · Sep 29, 1994
 R
Crapo, Mike
Idaho · Sep 29, 1994
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Sep 29, 1994
 D
Schumer, Charles E.
New York · Sep 29, 1994
 D
Scott, Robert C. "Bobby"
Virginia · Sep 29, 1994
 D
Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · Sep 29, 1994
CASTLE, MICHAEL
· Sep 28, 1994
 D
Fields, Cleo
Louisiana · Sep 28, 1994
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Sep 28, 1994
 R
Calvert, Ken
California · Sep 23, 1994
 D
Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Sep 23, 1994
 D
Mfume, Kweisi
Maryland · Sep 23, 1994
 D
Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · Sep 23, 1994
 R
Rogers, Harold
Kentucky · Sep 23, 1994
 R
Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Sep 21, 1994
 D
Hoyer, Steny H.
Maryland · Sep 19, 1994
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.J. Res. 398: To establish the fourth Sunday of July as "Parents' Day".. 103rd Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/103-HJRES-398/
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"H.J. Res. 398: To establish the fourth Sunday of July as "Parents' Day".." 103rd Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/103-HJRES-398/.
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H.J. Res. 398, 103rd Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/103-HJRES-398/.
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