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HJRES 406 97th Congress House

A joint resolution to authorize the President to issue a proclamation designating the week beginning on November 21, 1982, as "National Family Week".

Introduced: August 4, 1982 See on congress.gov
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Feb 10, 1982
Referred to House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service.
Feb 10, 1982
Introduced in House
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 Latest action February 10, 1982

Referred to House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Requests the President to designate the week beginning on November 21, 1982, as National Family Week.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 1 Republican 1
D
Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Aug 4, 1982
 R
Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Aug 4, 1982
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.J. Res. 406: A joint resolution to authorize the President to issue a proclamation designating the week beginning on November 21, 1982, as "National Family Week".. 97th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/97-HJRES-406/
MLA
"H.J. Res. 406: A joint resolution to authorize the President to issue a proclamation designating the week beginning on November 21, 1982, as "National Family Week".." 97th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/97-HJRES-406/.
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H.J. Res. 406, 97th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/97-HJRES-406/.
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[H.J. Res. 406: A joint resolution to authorize the President to issue a proclamation designating the week beginning on November 21, 1982, as "National Family Week".](https://openamerica.io/bill/97-HJRES-406/)
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