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HJRES 173 98th Congress House Water Resources Development Commemorations Harbors Special weeks

A joint resolution to authorize and request the President of the United States to issue a proclamation designating the seven-day period commencing October 2, 1983 as National Port Week.

Introduced: March 3, 1983 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
Jul 11, 1983
Received in the Senate and read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
Jun 30, 1983
Passed House by Voice Vote.
Jun 30, 1983
Passed/agreed to in House: Passed House by Voice Vote.
Jun 30, 1983
Called up by House by Unanimous Consent.
Jun 30, 1983
House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service Discharged by Unanimous Consent.
Mar 9, 1983
Referred to Subcommittee on Census and Population.
Mar 3, 1983
Referred to House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service.
Mar 3, 1983
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Authorizes and requests the President to designate the week of October 2, 1983, as National Port Week.

What's happening now July 11, 1983

Received in the Senate and read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Democratic 4 Republican 1
D
Hoyer, Steny H.
Maryland · Jun 23, 1983
 R
Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Jun 23, 1983
 D
Wyden, Ron
Oregon · Jun 23, 1983
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · May 18, 1983
 D
Schumer, Charles E.
New York · May 18, 1983
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.J. Res. 173: A joint resolution to authorize and request the President of the United States to issue a proclamation designating the seven-day period commencing October 2, 1983 as National Port Week.. 98th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/98-HJRES-173/
MLA
"H.J. Res. 173: A joint resolution to authorize and request the President of the United States to issue a proclamation designating the seven-day period commencing October 2, 1983 as National Port Week.." 98th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/98-HJRES-173/.
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H.J. Res. 173, 98th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/98-HJRES-173/.
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[H.J. Res. 173: A joint resolution to authorize and request the President of the United States to issue a proclamation designating the seven-day period commencing October 2, 1983 as National Port Week.](https://openamerica.io/bill/98-HJRES-173/)
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