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HJRES 444 97th Congress House

A joint resolution to authorize and request the President to designate August 14, 1982, as "National Navajo Code Talkers Day".

Introduced: April 27, 1982 See on congress.gov
Native Americans CommemorationsMilitary communicationsSpecial days
 Everywhere this bill has been 14 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 28, 1982
Became Public Law No: 97-225.
Jul 28, 1982
Signed by President.
Jul 16, 1982
Presented to President.
Jul 15, 1982
Measure Signed in Senate.
Jul 13, 1982
Senate Committee on Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent.
Jul 13, 1982
Passed Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Voice Vote.
Jul 13, 1982
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Voice Vote.
May 21, 1982
Received in the Senate and read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
May 18, 1982
Passed House by Voice Vote.
May 18, 1982
Passed/agreed to in House: Passed House by Voice Vote.
May 18, 1982
Called up by House by Unanimous Consent.
May 18, 1982
House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service Discharged by Unanimous Consent.
Mar 18, 1982
Referred to House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service.
Mar 18, 1982
Introduced in House
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 Latest action July 28, 1982

Became Public Law No: 97-225.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Requests the President to designate August 14, 1982, as National Navajo Code Talkers Day.

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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.J. Res. 444: A joint resolution to authorize and request the President to designate August 14, 1982, as "National Navajo Code Talkers Day".. 97th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/97-HJRES-444/
MLA
"H.J. Res. 444: A joint resolution to authorize and request the President to designate August 14, 1982, as "National Navajo Code Talkers Day".." 97th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/97-HJRES-444/.
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H.J. Res. 444, 97th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/97-HJRES-444/.
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[H.J. Res. 444: A joint resolution to authorize and request the President to designate August 14, 1982, as "National Navajo Code Talkers Day".](https://openamerica.io/bill/97-HJRES-444/)
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