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SJRES 121 97th Congress Senate

A joint resolution to provide for the designation of the year 1982 as the "Bicentennial Year of the American Bald Eagle" and the designation of June 20, 1982, as "National Bald Eagle Day".

Introduced: December 4, 1981 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 16 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Dec 29, 1981
Became Public Law No: 97-139.
Dec 29, 1981
Signed by President.
Dec 22, 1981
Presented to President.
Dec 22, 1981
Measure Signed in Senate.
Dec 16, 1981
Passed House by Voice Vote.
Dec 16, 1981
Passed/agreed to in House: Passed House by Voice Vote.
Dec 16, 1981
Called up by House by Unanimous Consent.
Dec 16, 1981
House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service Discharged by Unanimous Consent.
Dec 15, 1981
Referred to House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service.
Dec 15, 1981
Passed Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Voice Vote.
Dec 15, 1981
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Voice Vote.
Dec 8, 1981
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Regular Orders. Calendar No. 400.
Dec 8, 1981
Committee on Judiciary. Reported to Senate by Senator Thurmond favorably without amendment and with a preamble. Without written report.
Dec 8, 1981
Committee on Judiciary. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Nov 9, 1981
Read second time and referred to Senate Committee on Judiciary.
Nov 9, 1981
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action December 29, 1981

Became Public Law No: 97-139.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Requests the President to designate 1982 as Bicentennial Year of the American Bald Eagle and June 20, 1982, as National Bald Eagle Day.

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  • HJRES 352 Identical bill A joint resolution to provide for the designation of the year 1982 as the "Bicentennial Year of the American Bald Eagle…
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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Republican 1
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Grassley, Chuck
Iowa · Dec 4, 1981
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S.J. Res. 121: A joint resolution to provide for the designation of the year 1982 as the "Bicentennial Year of the American Bald Eagle" and the designation of June 20, 1982, as "National Bald Eagle Day".. 97th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/97-SJRES-121/
MLA
"S.J. Res. 121: A joint resolution to provide for the designation of the year 1982 as the "Bicentennial Year of the American Bald Eagle" and the designation of June 20, 1982, as "National Bald Eagle Day".." 97th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/97-SJRES-121/.
Bluebook (legal)
S.J. Res. 121, 97th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/97-SJRES-121/.
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[S.J. Res. 121: A joint resolution to provide for the designation of the year 1982 as the "Bicentennial Year of the American Bald Eagle" and the designation of June 20, 1982, as "National Bald Eagle Day".](https://openamerica.io/bill/97-SJRES-121/)
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