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HJRES 487 97th Congress House Arts, Culture, Religion Bible Commemorations Special years

A joint resolution authorizing and requesting the President to proclaim 1983 as the "Year of the Bible".

Introduced: May 13, 1982 See on congress.gov
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May 13, 1982
Referred to House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service.
May 13, 1982
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Requests the President to designate 1983 as Year of the Bible.

What's happening now May 13, 1982

Referred to House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • SJRES 165 Identical bill A joint resolution authorizing and requesting the President to proclaim 1983 as the "Year of the Bible".
 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Republican 2
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Rogers, Harold
Kentucky · Aug 17, 1982
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Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Aug 17, 1982
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.J. Res. 487: A joint resolution authorizing and requesting the President to proclaim 1983 as the "Year of the Bible".. 97th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/97-HJRES-487/
MLA
"H.J. Res. 487: A joint resolution authorizing and requesting the President to proclaim 1983 as the "Year of the Bible".." 97th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/97-HJRES-487/.
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H.J. Res. 487, 97th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/97-HJRES-487/.
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[H.J. Res. 487: A joint resolution authorizing and requesting the President to proclaim 1983 as the "Year of the Bible".](https://openamerica.io/bill/97-HJRES-487/)
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