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SJRES 37 98th Congress Senate Social Sciences and History Commemorations History Special weeks Women

A joint resolution providing that the week containing March 8, 1983, shall be designated as "Women's History Week".

Introduced: February 17, 1983 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 16 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 8, 1983
Became Public Law No: 98-3.
Mar 8, 1983
Signed by President.
Mar 7, 1983
Presented to President.
Mar 7, 1983
Measure Signed in Senate.
Mar 3, 1983
Passed House by Unanimous Consent.
Mar 3, 1983
Passed/agreed to in House: Passed House by Unanimous Consent.
Mar 3, 1983
Called up by House by Unanimous Consent.
Mar 3, 1983
House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service Discharged by Unanimous Consent.
Mar 3, 1983
Referred to House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service.
Mar 2, 1983
Passed Senate with an amendment and an amendment to the Title and with a preamble by Voice Vote.
Mar 2, 1983
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment and an amendment to the Title and with a preamble by Voice Vote.
Feb 28, 1983
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Regular Orders. Calendar No. 28.
Feb 28, 1983
Committee on Judiciary. Reported to Senate by Senator Thurmond with an amendment and an amendment to the title and with a preamble. Without written report.
Feb 22, 1983
Committee on Judiciary. Ordered to be reported with an amendment favorably.
Feb 17, 1983
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
Feb 17, 1983
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Designates the week containing March 8, 1983, 1984, and 1985, as Women's History Week.

What's happening now March 8, 1983

Became Public Law No: 98-3.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HJRES 70 Related bill A joint resolution designating the week beginning March 6, 1983, as "Women's History Week".
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Republican 1
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Grassley, Chuck
Iowa · Feb 17, 1983
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S.J. Res. 37: A joint resolution providing that the week containing March 8, 1983, shall be designated as "Women's History Week".. 98th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/98-SJRES-37/
MLA
"S.J. Res. 37: A joint resolution providing that the week containing March 8, 1983, shall be designated as "Women's History Week".." 98th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/98-SJRES-37/.
Bluebook (legal)
S.J. Res. 37, 98th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/98-SJRES-37/.
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[S.J. Res. 37: A joint resolution providing that the week containing March 8, 1983, shall be designated as "Women's History Week".](https://openamerica.io/bill/98-SJRES-37/)
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