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HJRES 105 98th Congress House Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues Black colleges Commemorations Special days

A joint resolution to designate September 21, 1983, as "National Historically Black Colleges Day".

Introduced: January 27, 1983 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Aug 4, 1983
See S.J.Res.85.
Feb 3, 1983
Referred to Subcommittee on Census and Population.
Jan 27, 1983
Referred to House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service.
Jan 27, 1983
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Designates September 21, 1983, as National Historically Black Colleges Day.

What's happening now August 4, 1983

See S.J.Res.85.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • SJRES 85 Identical bill A joint resolution to designate September 21, 1983, as "National Historically Black Colleges Day".
 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 3 Republican 1
D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Jul 13, 1983
 R
Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Jul 13, 1983
 D
Wyden, Ron
Oregon · Apr 14, 1983
 D
Hoyer, Steny H.
Maryland · Feb 15, 1983
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.J. Res. 105: A joint resolution to designate September 21, 1983, as "National Historically Black Colleges Day".. 98th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/98-HJRES-105/
MLA
"H.J. Res. 105: A joint resolution to designate September 21, 1983, as "National Historically Black Colleges Day".." 98th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/98-HJRES-105/.
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H.J. Res. 105, 98th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/98-HJRES-105/.
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[H.J. Res. 105: A joint resolution to designate September 21, 1983, as "National Historically Black Colleges Day".](https://openamerica.io/bill/98-HJRES-105/)
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