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HJRES 537 97th Congress House

A joint resolution to authorize and request the President of the United States to issue a proclamation designating the first week in October for the calendar years 1982, 1983, and 1984 as "National…

Official title: A joint resolution to authorize and request the President of the United States to issue a proclamation designating the first week in October for the calendar y… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: A joint resolution to authorize and request the President of the United States to issue a proclamation designating the first week in October for the calendar years 1982, 1983, and 1984 as "National Port Week".

Introduced: September 28, 1982 See on congress.gov
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Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Oct 1, 1982
Received in the Senate and read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
Sep 30, 1982
Passed House by Voice Vote.
Sep 30, 1982
Passed/agreed to in House: Passed House by Voice Vote.
Sep 30, 1982
Called up by House by Unanimous Consent.
Sep 30, 1982
House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service Discharged by Unanimous Consent.
Jul 15, 1982
Referred to House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service.
Jul 15, 1982
Introduced in House
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 Latest action October 1, 1982

Received in the Senate and read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Requests the President to designate the first week in October of 1982, 1983, and 1984 as National Port Week.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 7
All 7 Democratic 4 Republican 1
D
Schumer, Charles E.
New York · Sep 28, 1982
 R
Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Sep 28, 1982
GEPHARDT, RICHARD
· Sep 15, 1982
 D
Hoyer, Steny H.
Maryland · Sep 15, 1982
 D
Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Sep 15, 1982
 D
Wyden, Ron
Oregon · Sep 15, 1982
TAUZIN, W.
· Jul 15, 1982
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.J. Res. 537: A joint resolution to authorize and request the President of the United States to issue a proclamation designating the first week in October for the calendar years 1982, 1983, and 1984 as "National Port Week".. 97th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/97-HJRES-537/
MLA
"H.J. Res. 537: A joint resolution to authorize and request the President of the United States to issue a proclamation designating the first week in October for the calendar years 1982, 1983, and 1984 as "National Port Week".." 97th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/97-HJRES-537/.
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H.J. Res. 537, 97th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/97-HJRES-537/.
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[H.J. Res. 537: A joint resolution to authorize and request the President of the United States to issue a proclamation designating the first week in October for the calendar years 1982, 1983, and 1984 as "National Port Week".](https://openamerica.io/bill/97-HJRES-537/)
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