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HJRES 420 98th Congress House Health Commemorations Congressional tributes Donation of organs, tissues, etc. Transplantation of organs, tissues, etc.

A joint resolution honoring Chad Knutson whose remarkably unselfish decision to donate his organs at his death made possible multiple life and sight-saving transplant operations.

Introduced: November 14, 1983 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 8 steps
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Aug 9, 1984
Received in the Senate and read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
Aug 8, 1984
Passed House by Unanimous Consent.
Aug 8, 1984
Passed/agreed to in House: Passed House by Unanimous Consent.
Aug 8, 1984
Called up by House by Unanimous Consent.
Aug 8, 1984
House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service Discharged by Unanimous Consent.
Nov 28, 1983
Referred to Subcommittee on Census and Population.
Nov 14, 1983
Referred to House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service.
Nov 14, 1983
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Pays tribute to Chad Knutson and his parents for his decision to donate his organs at his death which made possible multiple transplant operations.

What's happening now August 9, 1984

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

 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 3 Republican 1
D
Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Jun 27, 1984
 D
Hoyer, Steny H.
Maryland · May 10, 1984
 D
Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · May 3, 1984
 R
Rogers, Harold
Kentucky · May 3, 1984
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.J. Res. 420: A joint resolution honoring Chad Knutson whose remarkably unselfish decision to donate his organs at his death made possible multiple life and sight-saving transplant operations.. 98th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/98-HJRES-420/
MLA
"H.J. Res. 420: A joint resolution honoring Chad Knutson whose remarkably unselfish decision to donate his organs at his death made possible multiple life and sight-saving transplant operations.." 98th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/98-HJRES-420/.
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H.J. Res. 420, 98th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/98-HJRES-420/.
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[H.J. Res. 420: A joint resolution honoring Chad Knutson whose remarkably unselfish decision to donate his organs at his death made possible multiple life and sight-saving transplant operations.](https://openamerica.io/bill/98-HJRES-420/)
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