HJRES 588 97th Congress House Education Commemorations Preschool education Special months

A joint resolution to provide for the designation of the month of October, 1982, as "Head Start Awareness Month".

Introduced: August 19, 1982 Introduced by: Rogers, Harold Republican · Kentucky See on congress.gov

Everywhere this bill has been 13 steps

Introduced

In committee

Reported out

Passed House

Passed Senate

To President

Became law

Oct 14, 1982

Became Public Law No: 97-315.

Oct 14, 1982

Signed by President.

Oct 4, 1982

Presented to President.

Oct 4, 1982

Measure Signed in Senate.

Oct 1, 1982

Passed Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Voice Vote.

Oct 1, 1982

Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Voice Vote.

Sep 29, 1982

Received in the Senate and ordered held at the desk until the close of business September 30, 1982.

Sep 29, 1982

Passed House by Voice Vote.

Sep 29, 1982

Passed/agreed to in House: Passed House by Voice Vote.

Sep 29, 1982

Called up by House by Unanimous Consent.

Sep 29, 1982

House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service Discharged by Unanimous Consent.

Aug 19, 1982

Referred to House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service.

Aug 19, 1982

Introduced in House

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Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Designates October 1982 as Head Start Awareness Month.

What's happening now October 14, 1982

Became Public Law No: 97-315.

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Committees of jurisdiction 1

Post Office and Civil Service Committee
House of Representatives

Cosponsors 4

Hoyer, Steny H.

Maryland · Sep 28, 1982

Markey, Edward J.

Massachusetts · Sep 28, 1982

Smith, Christopher H.

New Jersey · Sep 28, 1982

Wyden, Ron

Oregon · Sep 28, 1982

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.J. Res. 588: A joint resolution to provide for the designation of the month of October, 1982, as "Head Start Awareness Month".. 97th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/97-HJRES-588/

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"H.J. Res. 588: A joint resolution to provide for the designation of the month of October, 1982, as "Head Start Awareness Month".." 97th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/97-HJRES-588/.

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H.J. Res. 588, 97th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/97-HJRES-588/.

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