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SJRES 189 97th Congress Senate

A joint resolution to authorize and request the President to designate May 25, 1982, as "Missing Children Day."

Introduced: April 21, 1982 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 8 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 6, 1982
Referred to House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service.
May 5, 1982
Passed Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Voice Vote.
May 5, 1982
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Voice Vote.
Apr 29, 1982
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Regular Orders. Calendar No. 528.
Apr 29, 1982
Committee on Judiciary. Reported to Senate by Senator Thurmond without amendment and with a preamble. Without written report.
Apr 29, 1982
Committee on Judiciary. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Apr 21, 1982
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
Apr 21, 1982
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action May 6, 1982

Referred to House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Requests the President to designate May 25, 1982, as Missing Children Day.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HJRES 463 Identical bill A joint resolution to authorize and request the President to designate May 25, 1982, as "Missing Children's Day".
 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Republican 1
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Grassley, Chuck
Iowa · Apr 21, 1982
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S.J. Res. 189: A joint resolution to authorize and request the President to designate May 25, 1982, as "Missing Children Day.". 97th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/97-SJRES-189/
MLA
"S.J. Res. 189: A joint resolution to authorize and request the President to designate May 25, 1982, as "Missing Children Day."." 97th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/97-SJRES-189/.
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S.J. Res. 189, 97th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/97-SJRES-189/.
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[S.J. Res. 189: A joint resolution to authorize and request the President to designate May 25, 1982, as "Missing Children Day."](https://openamerica.io/bill/97-SJRES-189/)
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