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SJRES 54 103th Congress Senate

A joint resolution designating April 9, 1993, and April 9, 1994, as "National Former Prisoner of War Recognition Day".

Introduced: March 2, 1993 See on congress.gov
Armed Forces and National Security CommemorationsEx-prisoners of warSpecial days
 Everywhere this bill has been 25 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Aug 2, 1993
Became Public Law No: 103-60.
Aug 2, 1993
Signed by President.
Jul 28, 1993
Presented to President.
Jul 22, 1993
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Jul 21, 1993
Senate agreed to the House amendments by Voice Vote. (consideration: CR S9172)
Jul 21, 1993
Resolving differences -- Senate actions: Senate agreed to the House amendments by Voice Vote.(consideration: CR S9172)
Jul 14, 1993
Message on House action received in Senate and at desk: House amendment to Senate bill.
Jul 13, 1993
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Jul 13, 1993
The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.
Jul 13, 1993
On passage Passed without objection.
Jul 13, 1993
Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed without objection.
Jul 13, 1993
Considered by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR H4560-4561)
Jul 13, 1993
Ms. Byrne asked unanimous consent to discharge from committee and consider.
Jul 13, 1993
Committee on Post Office and Civil Service discharged.
Mar 29, 1993
Referred to the House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service.
Mar 29, 1993
Received in the House.
Mar 29, 1993
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Mar 26, 1993
Passed Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Voice Vote. (consideration: CR S3908)
Mar 26, 1993
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Voice Vote.(consideration: CR S3908)
Mar 25, 1993
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 51.
Mar 25, 1993
Committee on Judiciary. Reported to Senate by Senator Biden without amendment and with a preamble. Without written report.
Mar 25, 1993
Committee on Judiciary. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Mar 2, 1993
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
Mar 2, 1993
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S2234-2235)
Mar 2, 1993
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 197 – An amendment of a technical nature, deleting reference to a lapsed date designated by the resolution. Agreed to Jul 13, 1993
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 Latest action August 2, 1993

Became Public Law No: 103-60.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Designates April 9, 1994, as National Former Prisoner of War Recognition Day.

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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S.J. Res. 54: A joint resolution designating April 9, 1993, and April 9, 1994, as "National Former Prisoner of War Recognition Day".. 103rd Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/103-SJRES-54/
MLA
"S.J. Res. 54: A joint resolution designating April 9, 1993, and April 9, 1994, as "National Former Prisoner of War Recognition Day".." 103rd Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/103-SJRES-54/.
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S.J. Res. 54, 103rd Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/103-SJRES-54/.
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[S.J. Res. 54: A joint resolution designating April 9, 1993, and April 9, 1994, as "National Former Prisoner of War Recognition Day".](https://openamerica.io/bill/103-SJRES-54/)
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