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SJRES 42 97th Congress Senate Arts, Culture, Religion Clergy Commemorations Special days

A joint resolution designating the third Sunday in September as "National Ministers Day".

Introduced: March 3, 1981 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 9 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Aug 3, 1981
Referred to Subcommittee on Census and Population.
Jul 20, 1981
Referred to House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service.
Jul 17, 1981
Passed Senate with an amendment and an amendment to the Title by Voice Vote.
Jul 17, 1981
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment and an amendment to the Title by Voice Vote.
Jul 14, 1981
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Regular Orders. Calendar No. 196.
Jul 14, 1981
Committee on Judiciary. Reported to Senate by Senator Thurmond favorably with an amendment and an amendment to the title. Without written report.
Jul 14, 1981
Committee on Judiciary. Ordered to be reported with an amendment favorably.
Mar 3, 1981
Read second time and referred to Senate Committee on Judiciary.
Mar 3, 1981
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Requests the President to designate the third Sunday in September as "National Ministers Day."

What's happening now August 3, 1981

Referred to Subcommittee on Census and Population.

 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Republican 1
R
Grassley, Chuck
Iowa · Jul 14, 1981
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S.J. Res. 42: A joint resolution designating the third Sunday in September as "National Ministers Day".. 97th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/97-SJRES-42/
MLA
"S.J. Res. 42: A joint resolution designating the third Sunday in September as "National Ministers Day".." 97th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/97-SJRES-42/.
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S.J. Res. 42, 97th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/97-SJRES-42/.
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[S.J. Res. 42: A joint resolution designating the third Sunday in September as "National Ministers Day".](https://openamerica.io/bill/97-SJRES-42/)
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