HJRES 655 98th Congress House International Affairs Commemorations Lithuania Sovereignty Special days

A joint resolution designating February 16, 1985, as "Lithuanian Independence Day".

Introduced: October 3, 1984 See on congress.gov

Everywhere this bill has been 12 steps

Introduced

In committee

Reported out

Passed House

Passed Senate

To President

Became law

Oct 19, 1984

Became Public Law No: 98-539.

Oct 19, 1984

Signed by President.

Oct 11, 1984

Presented to President.

Oct 10, 1984

Measure Signed in Senate.

Oct 5, 1984

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

Oct 5, 1984

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.

Oct 5, 1984

Passed House by Voice Vote.

Oct 5, 1984

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

Oct 5, 1984

Called up by House by Unanimous Consent.

Oct 5, 1984

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

Oct 3, 1984

Referred to House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service.

Oct 3, 1984

Introduced in House

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Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Directs the President to designate February 16, 1985, as Lithuanian Independence Day.

What's happening now October 19, 1984

Became Public Law No: 98-539.

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Committees of jurisdiction 1

Post Office and Civil Service Committee
House of Representatives

Cosponsors 2

Durbin, Richard J.

Illinois · Oct 4, 1984

Kaptur, Marcy

Ohio · Oct 4, 1984

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APA

U.S. Congress. (2026). H.J. Res. 655: A joint resolution designating February 16, 1985, as "Lithuanian Independence Day".. 98th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/98-HJRES-655/

MLA

"H.J. Res. 655: A joint resolution designating February 16, 1985, as "Lithuanian Independence Day".." 98th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/98-HJRES-655/.

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H.J. Res. 655, 98th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/98-HJRES-655/.

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