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HJRES 172 97th Congress House Health Commemorations Medical laboratories Special weeks

A joint resolution to authorize and request the President to proclaim the second week in April of each year as "National Medical Laboratory Week".

Introduced: February 5, 1981 See on congress.gov
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Feb 11, 1981
Referred to Subcommittee on Census and Population.
Feb 5, 1981
Referred to House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service.
Feb 5, 1981
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Requests the President to designate the second week of April of each year as "National Medical Laboratory Week."

What's happening now February 11, 1981

Referred to Subcommittee on Census and Population.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Republican 1
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Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · May 19, 1982
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.J. Res. 172: A joint resolution to authorize and request the President to proclaim the second week in April of each year as "National Medical Laboratory Week".. 97th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/97-HJRES-172/
MLA
"H.J. Res. 172: A joint resolution to authorize and request the President to proclaim the second week in April of each year as "National Medical Laboratory Week".." 97th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/97-HJRES-172/.
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H.J. Res. 172, 97th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/97-HJRES-172/.
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[H.J. Res. 172: A joint resolution to authorize and request the President to proclaim the second week in April of each year as "National Medical Laboratory Week".](https://openamerica.io/bill/97-HJRES-172/)
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