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HJRES 388 98th Congress House

A joint resolution to provide for the designation of July 20, 1984 as "National P.O.W./M.I.A. Recognition Day".

Introduced: April 5, 1984 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
Apr 13, 1984
See S.J.Res.171.
Oct 26, 1983
Referred to Subcommittee on Census and Population.
Oct 19, 1983
Introduced in House
Sep 20, 1983
Referred to House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service.
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 Latest action April 13, 1984

See S.J.Res.171.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Designates July 20, 1984, as National P.O.W./M.I.A. Recognition Day.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • SJRES 171 Related bill A joint resolution to provide for the designation of July 20, 1984, as "National P.O.W./M.I.A. Recognition Day".
 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 6
All 6 Democratic 1 Republican 1
CRANE, PHILIP
· Apr 5, 1984
FROST, MARTIN
· Apr 5, 1984
 D
Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Apr 5, 1984
 R
Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Apr 5, 1984
LIPINSKI, WILLIAM
· Jan 24, 1984
TAUZIN, W.
· Nov 10, 1983
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.J. Res. 388: A joint resolution to provide for the designation of July 20, 1984 as "National P.O.W./M.I.A. Recognition Day".. 98th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/98-HJRES-388/
MLA
"H.J. Res. 388: A joint resolution to provide for the designation of July 20, 1984 as "National P.O.W./M.I.A. Recognition Day".." 98th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/98-HJRES-388/.
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H.J. Res. 388, 98th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/98-HJRES-388/.
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[H.J. Res. 388: A joint resolution to provide for the designation of July 20, 1984 as "National P.O.W./M.I.A. Recognition Day".](https://openamerica.io/bill/98-HJRES-388/)
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