SJRES 16 97th Congress Senate International Affairs Commemorations Hostages Special days

A joint resolution designating January 29, 1981, as "A Day of Thanksgiving to honor our safely returned hostages."

Introduced: January 22, 1981 See on congress.gov

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Introduced

In committee

Reported out

Passed House

Passed Senate

To President

Became law

Jan 26, 1981

Became Public Law No: 97-1.

Jan 26, 1981

Signed by President.

Jan 23, 1981

Presented to President.

Jan 23, 1981

Measure Signed in Senate.

Jan 23, 1981

Passed House by Voice Vote.

Jan 23, 1981

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

Jan 23, 1981

Called up by House by Unanimous Consent.

Jan 22, 1981

Introduced in the Senate, read twice, considered, read the third time, and passed without amendment and with a preamble by Voice Vote.

Jan 22, 1981

Passed/agreed to in Senate: Introduced in the Senate, read twice, considered, read the third time, and passed without amendment and with a preamble by Voice Vote.

Jan 22, 1981

Introduced in Senate

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Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Designates January 29, 1981, as "A Day of Thanksgiving To Honor Our Safely Returned Hostages."

What's happening now January 26, 1981

Became Public Law No: 97-1.

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Cosponsors 1

Grassley, Chuck

Iowa · Jan 22, 1981

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APA

U.S. Congress. (2026). S.J. Res. 16: A joint resolution designating January 29, 1981, as "A Day of Thanksgiving to honor our safely returned hostages.". 97th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/97-SJRES-16/

MLA

"S.J. Res. 16: A joint resolution designating January 29, 1981, as "A Day of Thanksgiving to honor our safely returned hostages."." 97th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/97-SJRES-16/.

Bluebook (legal)

S.J. Res. 16, 97th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/97-SJRES-16/.

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[S.J. Res. 16: A joint resolution designating January 29, 1981, as "A Day of Thanksgiving to honor our safely returned hostages."](https://openamerica.io/bill/97-SJRES-16/)