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HJRES 479 97th Congress House Armed Forces and National Security Commemorations Missing in action Prisoners of war Special days

A joint resolution to provide for the designation of July 9, 1982 and April 9, 1983 as "National P.O.W./M.I.A. Recognition Day".

Introduced: May 11, 1982 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 8 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 11, 1982
Referred to House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service.
May 11, 1982
Other Measure S.J.Res.160 Passed House in Lieu.
May 11, 1982
Laid on Table in House by Voice Vote.
May 11, 1982
Passed House by Voice Vote.
May 11, 1982
Passed/agreed to in House: Passed House by Voice Vote.
May 11, 1982
Called up by House by Unanimous Consent.
May 11, 1982
House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service Discharged by Unanimous Consent.
May 11, 1982
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Designates July 9, 1982, and April 9, 1983, as National P.O.W./M.I.A. Recognition Day.

What's happening now May 11, 1982

Referred to House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • SJRES 160 Related bill A joint resolution to provide for the designation of July 9, 1982, and April 9, 1983, as "National P.O.W.-M.I.A. Recogn…
 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 2 Republican 1
D
Hoyer, Steny H.
Maryland · May 11, 1982
 D
Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · May 11, 1982
 R
Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · May 11, 1982
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.J. Res. 479: A joint resolution to provide for the designation of July 9, 1982 and April 9, 1983 as "National P.O.W./M.I.A. Recognition Day".. 97th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/97-HJRES-479/
MLA
"H.J. Res. 479: A joint resolution to provide for the designation of July 9, 1982 and April 9, 1983 as "National P.O.W./M.I.A. Recognition Day".." 97th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/97-HJRES-479/.
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H.J. Res. 479, 97th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/97-HJRES-479/.
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[H.J. Res. 479: A joint resolution to provide for the designation of July 9, 1982 and April 9, 1983 as "National P.O.W./M.I.A. Recognition Day".](https://openamerica.io/bill/97-HJRES-479/)
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