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SJRES 253 98th Congress Senate

A joint resolution to authorize and request the President to designate September 16, 1984 as "Ethnic American Day".

Introduced: March 2, 1984 See on congress.gov
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues CommemorationsMinoritiesSpecial days
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 Everywhere this bill has been 9 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Sep 10, 1984
Referred to House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service.
Sep 6, 1984
Passed Senate with an amendment and an amendment to the Title and with a preamble by Voice Vote.
Sep 6, 1984
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment and an amendment to the Title and with a preamble by Voice Vote.
Sep 6, 1984
Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent.
Aug 9, 1984
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 1116.
Aug 9, 1984
Committee on Judiciary. Reported to Senate by Senator Thurmond without amendment and with a preamble. Without written report.
Aug 9, 1984
Committee on Judiciary. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Mar 2, 1984
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
Mar 2, 1984
Introduced in Senate
 Amendments to this bill 1

Amendments propose changes to this bill. Members vote on amendments separately before the final bill vote. An agreed amendment becomes part of the bill; a failed amendment does not.

1 agreed to

AmendmentSponsorPurposeStatusLatest action
SAMDT 3,753 – To change the date from September 16 to September 30, 1984. Agreed to Sep 6, 1984
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 Latest action September 10, 1984

Referred to House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Authorizes and requests the President to designate September 16, 1984, as Ethnic American Day.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HJRES 535 Identical bill A joint resolution to authorize and request the President to designate September 16, 1984, as "Ethnic American Day".
 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Republican 1
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Grassley, Chuck
Iowa · Jun 29, 1984
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S.J. Res. 253: A joint resolution to authorize and request the President to designate September 16, 1984 as "Ethnic American Day".. 98th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/98-SJRES-253/
MLA
"S.J. Res. 253: A joint resolution to authorize and request the President to designate September 16, 1984 as "Ethnic American Day".." 98th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/98-SJRES-253/.
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S.J. Res. 253, 98th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/98-SJRES-253/.
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[S.J. Res. 253: A joint resolution to authorize and request the President to designate September 16, 1984 as "Ethnic American Day".](https://openamerica.io/bill/98-SJRES-253/)
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