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HCONRES 279 105th Congress House

To honor the ExploraVision Awards Program and to encourage more students to participate in this innovative national student science competition.

Introduced: September 29, 1998 See on congress.gov
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Passed Senate
Jun 15, 1998
Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Youth and Families.
Jun 5, 1998
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1051)
May 21, 1998
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
May 21, 1998
Introduced in House
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 Latest action June 15, 1998

Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Youth and Families.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Honors the ExploraVision Awards Program as an innovative national student science competition for its outstanding contribution to science education.

Awards a certificate of appreciation to the Toshiba Corporation and the National Science Teachers Association for their dedication to such Program.

Authorizes and requests the President to issue a proclamation calling upon the people of the United States to support the goals of such Program.

Directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to transmit copies of this resolution: (1) to specified Federal officials, to promote understanding of such Program among Federal and related agencies engaged in science education; and (2) to State Governors, governors of specified territories, and the mayor of the District of Columbia, to encourage more students to participate in such Program.

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FROST, MARTIN
· Sep 29, 1998
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Lofgren, Zoe
California · Sep 29, 1998
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Con. Res. 279: To honor the ExploraVision Awards Program and to encourage more students to participate in this innovative national student science competition.. 105th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HCONRES-279/
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"H. Con. Res. 279: To honor the ExploraVision Awards Program and to encourage more students to participate in this innovative national student science competition.." 105th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HCONRES-279/.
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