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HJRES 473 98th Congress House Health Commemorations Eye care Special months

A joint resolution to authorize and request the President to designate the month of January as "National Eye Health Care Month".

Introduced: February 8, 1984 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Became law
Feb 22, 1984
Referred to Subcommittee on Census and Population.
Feb 8, 1984
Referred to House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service.
Feb 8, 1984
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Authorizes and requests the President to designate the month of January as National Eye Health Care Month.

What's happening now February 22, 1984

Referred to Subcommittee on Census and Population.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 1 Republican 1
D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Apr 5, 1984
 R
Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Mar 6, 1984
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.J. Res. 473: A joint resolution to authorize and request the President to designate the month of January as "National Eye Health Care Month".. 98th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/98-HJRES-473/
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"H.J. Res. 473: A joint resolution to authorize and request the President to designate the month of January as "National Eye Health Care Month".." 98th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/98-HJRES-473/.
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H.J. Res. 473, 98th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/98-HJRES-473/.
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[H.J. Res. 473: A joint resolution to authorize and request the President to designate the month of January as "National Eye Health Care Month".](https://openamerica.io/bill/98-HJRES-473/)
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