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National Y2K Test Day Act

Introduced: April 15, 1999 See on congress.gov
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Apr 22, 1999
Referred to the Subcommittee on Technology.
Apr 15, 1999
Referred to the House Committee on Science.
Apr 15, 1999
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
National Y2K Test Day Act - Requires that all Federal agencies that have responsibilities with respect to health, safety, payments to individuals, delivery of services to consumers, and national defense issues participate, and all State, local, or private agencies or organizations having responsibilities with respect to those issues be encouraged to participate in: (1) a National Y2K Test Day on July 1, 1999, to test the readiness of mission critical computer systems in those areas for January 1, 2000, and to provide advance notice of problems that may occur on such day with such computer systems, with the interoperation of such computer systems, or both; and (2) a Y2K Disclosure Day on August 16, 1999, to disclose the readiness of such computer systems in those areas for January 1, 2000, and to disclose advance notice of problems that may occur on such day with such computer systems, with the interoperation of such computer systems, or both.
What's happening now April 22, 1999

Referred to the Subcommittee on Technology.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 2
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Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · Apr 15, 1999
 D
Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · Apr 15, 1999
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1447: National Y2K Test Day Act. 106th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-1447/
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"H.R. 1447: National Y2K Test Day Act." 106th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-1447/.
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H.R. 1447, 106th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-1447/.
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