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HJRES 445 98th Congress House

A joint resolution to designate the month of April 1984, as "National Child Abuse Prevention Month".

Introduced: February 9, 1984 See on congress.gov
Social Welfare Child abuseCommemorationsSpecial months
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jan 30, 1984
Referred to Subcommittee on Census and Population.
Jan 24, 1984
Referred to House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service.
Jan 24, 1984
Introduced in House
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 Latest action January 30, 1984

Referred to Subcommittee on Census and Population.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Designates the month of April 1984 as National Child Abuse Prevention Month.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 11
All 11 Democratic 5 Republican 2
D
Schumer, Charles E.
New York · Feb 21, 1984
BEREUTER, DOUGLAS
· Feb 9, 1984
FROST, MARTIN
· Feb 9, 1984
 D
Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Feb 9, 1984
 R
Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Feb 9, 1984
 D
Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · Feb 7, 1984
STENHOLM, CHARLES
· Feb 7, 1984
 D
Hoyer, Steny H.
Maryland · Jan 31, 1984
LIPINSKI, WILLIAM
· Jan 31, 1984
 R
Rogers, Harold
Kentucky · Jan 31, 1984
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Jan 24, 1984
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.J. Res. 445: A joint resolution to designate the month of April 1984, as "National Child Abuse Prevention Month".. 98th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/98-HJRES-445/
MLA
"H.J. Res. 445: A joint resolution to designate the month of April 1984, as "National Child Abuse Prevention Month".." 98th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/98-HJRES-445/.
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H.J. Res. 445, 98th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/98-HJRES-445/.
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