HJRES 60 98th Congress House International Affairs Commemorations Lithuania Sovereignty Special days

A joint resolution to direct the President to issue a proclamation designating February 16, 1983, as "Lithuanian Independence Day".

Introduced: January 6, 1983 See on congress.gov

Everywhere this bill has been 13 steps

Introduced

In committee

Reported out

Passed House

Passed Senate

To President

Became law

Feb 16, 1983

Became Public Law No: 98-2.

Feb 16, 1983

Signed by President.

Feb 10, 1983

Presented to President.

Feb 8, 1983

Measure Signed in Senate.

Feb 3, 1983

Received in the Senate, read twice, considered, read the third time, and passed without amendment and with a preamble by Voice Vote.

Feb 3, 1983

Passed/agreed to in Senate: Received in the Senate, read twice, considered, read the third time, and passed without amendment and with a preamble by Voice Vote.

Feb 2, 1983

Passed House by Voice Vote.

Feb 2, 1983

Passed/agreed to in House: Passed House by Voice Vote.

Feb 2, 1983

Called up by House by Unanimous Consent.

Feb 2, 1983

House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service Discharged by Unanimous Consent.

Feb 2, 1983

Referred to Subcommittee on Census and Population.

Jan 6, 1983

Referred to House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service.

Jan 6, 1983

Introduced in House

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Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Directs the President to designate February 16, 1983, as Lithuanian Independence Day.

What's happening now February 16, 1983

Became Public Law No: 98-2.

Related & companion bills 1

Bill text 1 version

Public Law PDF

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

Committees of jurisdiction 2

Census and Population Subcommittee
House of Representatives · subcommittee of Post Office and Civil Service Committee
Post Office and Civil Service Committee
House of Representatives

Cosponsors 4

Hoyer, Steny H.

Maryland · Feb 1, 1983

Kaptur, Marcy

Ohio · Feb 1, 1983

Smith, Christopher H.

New Jersey · Feb 1, 1983

Durbin, Richard J.

Illinois · Jan 6, 1983

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APA

U.S. Congress. (2026). H.J. Res. 60: A joint resolution to direct the President to issue a proclamation designating February 16, 1983, as "Lithuanian Independence Day".. 98th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/98-HJRES-60/

MLA

"H.J. Res. 60: A joint resolution to direct the President to issue a proclamation designating February 16, 1983, as "Lithuanian Independence Day".." 98th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/98-HJRES-60/.

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H.J. Res. 60, 98th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/98-HJRES-60/.

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