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SJRES 38 97th Congress Senate

A joint resolution to provide for designation of the first Friday of March as "Teacher Day, United States of America".

Introduced: February 26, 1981 See on congress.gov
Education CommemorationsSpecial daysTeachers
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It never became law before the 97th Congress (1981–1982) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 8 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 13, 1981
Referred to Subcommittee on Census and Population.
Mar 11, 1981
Referred to House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service.
Mar 5, 1981
Passed Senate with amendments and an amendment to the Title and an amendment to the preamble by Voice Vote.
Mar 5, 1981
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with amendments and an amendment to the Title and an amendment to the preamble by Voice Vote.
Mar 5, 1981
Considered by Senate.
Mar 5, 1981
Senate Committee on Judiciary discharged by Voice Vote.
Feb 26, 1981
Read second time and referred to Senate Committee on Judiciary.
Feb 26, 1981
Introduced in Senate
 Amendments to this bill 2

Amendments propose changes to this bill. Members vote on amendments separately before the final bill vote. An agreed amendment becomes part of the bill; a failed amendment does not.

2 agreed to

AmendmentSponsorPurposeStatusLatest action
SUAMDT 7 – To amend the preamble. Agreed to Mar 5, 1981
SUAMDT 6 – To change the date from the first Friday of March to March 6, 1981. Agreed to Mar 5, 1981
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 Latest action March 13, 1981

Referred to Subcommittee on Census and Population.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Requests the President to designate the first Friday of March as "Teacher Day, United States of America."

 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Republican 1
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Grassley, Chuck
Iowa · Feb 26, 1981
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S.J. Res. 38: A joint resolution to provide for designation of the first Friday of March as "Teacher Day, United States of America".. 97th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/97-SJRES-38/
MLA
"S.J. Res. 38: A joint resolution to provide for designation of the first Friday of March as "Teacher Day, United States of America".." 97th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/97-SJRES-38/.
Bluebook (legal)
S.J. Res. 38, 97th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/97-SJRES-38/.
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[S.J. Res. 38: A joint resolution to provide for designation of the first Friday of March as "Teacher Day, United States of America".](https://openamerica.io/bill/97-SJRES-38/)
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