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HJRES 247 98th Congress House

A joint resolution to designate April 24, 1984, as "National Day of Remembrance of Man's Inhumanity to Man".

Introduced: February 22, 1984 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 7 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Sep 12, 1984
Received in the Senate and read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
Sep 10, 1984
Passed House (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Sep 10, 1984
Passed/agreed to in House: Passed House (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Sep 10, 1984
Called up by House Under Suspension of Rules.
May 2, 1983
Referred to Subcommittee on Census and Population.
Apr 21, 1983
Referred to House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service.
Apr 21, 1983
Introduced in House
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 Latest action September 12, 1984

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

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Designates April 24, 1984, as National Day of Remembrance of Man's Inhumanity to Man.

 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 11
All 11 Democratic 6 Republican 1
FROST, MARTIN
· Apr 10, 1984
GEPHARDT, RICHARD
· Apr 10, 1984
 D
Schumer, Charles E.
New York · Apr 10, 1984
 D
Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · Mar 29, 1984
 D
Hoyer, Steny H.
Maryland · Mar 29, 1984
 R
Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Mar 29, 1984
STENHOLM, CHARLES
· Mar 29, 1984
CRANE, PHILIP
· Mar 14, 1984
 D
Wyden, Ron
Oregon · Mar 14, 1984
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Feb 22, 1984
 D
Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Sep 21, 1983
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.J. Res. 247: A joint resolution to designate April 24, 1984, as "National Day of Remembrance of Man's Inhumanity to Man".. 98th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/98-HJRES-247/
MLA
"H.J. Res. 247: A joint resolution to designate April 24, 1984, as "National Day of Remembrance of Man's Inhumanity to Man".." 98th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/98-HJRES-247/.
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H.J. Res. 247, 98th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/98-HJRES-247/.
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[H.J. Res. 247: A joint resolution to designate April 24, 1984, as "National Day of Remembrance of Man's Inhumanity to Man".](https://openamerica.io/bill/98-HJRES-247/)
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