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SJRES 273 98th Congress Senate

A joint resolution to designate the week of October 7, 1984, through October 13, 1984, as "Smokey Bear Week".

Introduced: April 26, 1984 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 19 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Oct 11, 1984
Became Public Law No: 98-467.
Oct 11, 1984
Signed by President.
Oct 10, 1984
Presented to President.
Oct 10, 1984
Measure Signed in Senate.
Oct 4, 1984
Senate agreed to the House amendments by Voice Vote.
Oct 4, 1984
Resolving differences -- Senate actions: Senate agreed to the House amendments by Voice Vote.
Oct 2, 1984
Passed House (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Oct 2, 1984
Passed/agreed to in House: Passed House (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Oct 2, 1984
Called up by House by Unanimous Consent.
Oct 2, 1984
House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service Discharged by Unanimous Consent.
May 9, 1984
Referred to House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service.
May 8, 1984
Passed Senate with an amendment and an amendment to the Title and with a preamble by Voice Vote.
May 8, 1984
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment and an amendment to the Title and with a preamble by Voice Vote.
May 8, 1984
Measure laid before Senate.
May 3, 1984
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 838.
May 3, 1984
Committee on Judiciary. Reported to Senate by Senator Thurmond without amendment and with a preamble. Without written report.
May 3, 1984
Committee on Judiciary. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Apr 12, 1984
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
Apr 12, 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 3,051 – To change the date of "Smokey Bear Week". Agreed to May 8, 1984
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 Latest action October 11, 1984

Became Public Law No: 98-467.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Designates the week of May 13 through May 19, 1984, as Smokey Bear Week.

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 Bill text 1 version

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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S.J. Res. 273: A joint resolution to designate the week of October 7, 1984, through October 13, 1984, as "Smokey Bear Week".. 98th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/98-SJRES-273/
MLA
"S.J. Res. 273: A joint resolution to designate the week of October 7, 1984, through October 13, 1984, as "Smokey Bear Week".." 98th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/98-SJRES-273/.
Bluebook (legal)
S.J. Res. 273, 98th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/98-SJRES-273/.
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[S.J. Res. 273: A joint resolution to designate the week of October 7, 1984, through October 13, 1984, as "Smokey Bear Week".](https://openamerica.io/bill/98-SJRES-273/)
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