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HJRES 359 97th Congress House Armed Forces and National Security Commemorations Disabled Special weeks

A joint resolution authorizing and requesting the President to proclaim "National Disabled Veterans Week".

Introduced: November 10, 1981 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Became law
Nov 17, 1981
Referred to Subcommittee on Census and Population.
Nov 10, 1981
Referred to House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service.
Nov 10, 1981
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Requests the President to designate the week of November 7, 1982, through November 13, 1982, as "National Disabled Veterans Week."

What's happening now November 17, 1981

Referred to Subcommittee on Census and Population.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 6
All 6 Democratic 4 Republican 2
D
Wyden, Ron
Oregon · May 13, 1982
 D
Hoyer, Steny H.
Maryland · May 5, 1982
 R
Rogers, Harold
Kentucky · Dec 9, 1981
 D
Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Nov 16, 1981
 D
Schumer, Charles E.
New York · Nov 16, 1981
 R
Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Nov 16, 1981
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.J. Res. 359: A joint resolution authorizing and requesting the President to proclaim "National Disabled Veterans Week".. 97th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/97-HJRES-359/
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"H.J. Res. 359: A joint resolution authorizing and requesting the President to proclaim "National Disabled Veterans Week".." 97th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/97-HJRES-359/.
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H.J. Res. 359, 97th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/97-HJRES-359/.
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