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HJRES 434 98th Congress House

A joint resolution to designate March 16 of every year as "Freedom of Information Day".

Introduced: February 8, 1984 See on congress.gov
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues CommemorationsFreedom of informationSpecial days
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 Everywhere this bill has been 8 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 12, 1984
Received in the Senate and read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
Mar 8, 1984
Passed House (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Mar 8, 1984
Passed/agreed to in House: Passed House (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Mar 8, 1984
Called up by House by Unanimous Consent.
Mar 8, 1984
House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service Discharged by Unanimous Consent.
Dec 12, 1983
Referred to Subcommittee on Census and Population.
Nov 17, 1983
Referred to House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service.
Nov 17, 1983
Introduced in House
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 Latest action March 12, 1984

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

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Designates March 16 of each year as Freedom of Information Day.

 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 11
All 11 Democratic 6
CRANE, PHILIP
· Feb 8, 1984
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Feb 8, 1984
 D
Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · Nov 17, 1983
FROST, MARTIN
· Nov 17, 1983
GEPHARDT, RICHARD
· Nov 17, 1983
 D
Hoyer, Steny H.
Maryland · Nov 17, 1983
 D
Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Nov 17, 1983
 D
Schumer, Charles E.
New York · Nov 17, 1983
STENHOLM, CHARLES
· Nov 17, 1983
TAUZIN, W.
· Nov 17, 1983
 D
Wyden, Ron
Oregon · Nov 17, 1983
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.J. Res. 434: A joint resolution to designate March 16 of every year as "Freedom of Information Day".. 98th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/98-HJRES-434/
MLA
"H.J. Res. 434: A joint resolution to designate March 16 of every year as "Freedom of Information Day".." 98th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/98-HJRES-434/.
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H.J. Res. 434, 98th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/98-HJRES-434/.
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[H.J. Res. 434: A joint resolution to designate March 16 of every year as "Freedom of Information Day".](https://openamerica.io/bill/98-HJRES-434/)
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