HJRES 182 97th Congress House Armed Forces and National Security Commemorations Special days Vietnamese Conflict

A joint resolution to designate April 26, 1981, as "National Recognition Day for Veterans of the Vietnam Era".

Introduced: February 23, 1981 See on congress.gov

Everywhere this bill has been 15 steps

Introduced

In committee

Reported out

Passed House

Passed Senate

To President

Became law

Apr 14, 1981

Became Public Law No: 97-9.

Apr 14, 1981

Signed by President.

Apr 2, 1981

Presented to President.

Apr 1, 1981

Measure Signed in Senate.

Mar 31, 1981

Passed Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Voice Vote.

Mar 31, 1981

Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Voice Vote.

Mar 30, 1981

Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Regular Orders. Calendar No. 43.

Mar 30, 1981

Received in the Senate.

Mar 26, 1981

Passed House (Amended) by Yea-Nay Vote: 391 - 0 (Record Vote No: 20).

Mar 26, 1981

Passed/agreed to in House: Passed House (Amended) by Yea-Nay Vote: 391 - 0 (Record Vote No: 20).

Mar 26, 1981

Called up by House by Unanimous Consent.

Mar 26, 1981

House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service Discharged by Unanimous Consent.

Feb 25, 1981

Referred to Subcommittee on Census and Population.

Feb 23, 1981

Referred to House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service.

Feb 23, 1981

Introduced in House

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.

Amendment	Sponsor	Purpose	Status	Latest action
HAMDT 3	–	An amendment to the preamble to add the following phrase: "WHEREAS the more than 2.5 million Americans who an…	Pending	–

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Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Requests the President to designate April 26, 1981, as "National Recognition Day for Veterans of the Vietnam Era."

What's happening now April 14, 1981

Became Public Law No: 97-9.

Related & companion bills 3

Bill text 1 version

Public Law PDF

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

Committees of jurisdiction 2

Census and Population Subcommittee
House of Representatives · subcommittee of Post Office and Civil Service Committee
Post Office and Civil Service Committee
House of Representatives

Cosponsors 2

Schumer, Charles E.

New York · Mar 17, 1981

Wyden, Ron

Oregon · Mar 17, 1981

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APA

U.S. Congress. (2026). H.J. Res. 182: A joint resolution to designate April 26, 1981, as "National Recognition Day for Veterans of the Vietnam Era".. 97th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/97-HJRES-182/

MLA

"H.J. Res. 182: A joint resolution to designate April 26, 1981, as "National Recognition Day for Veterans of the Vietnam Era".." 97th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/97-HJRES-182/.

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H.J. Res. 182, 97th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/97-HJRES-182/.

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