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SJRES 59 98th Congress Senate Social Sciences and History Commemorations Judges Special days

A joint resolution to authorize and request the President to designate February 27, 1986, as "Hugo LaFayette Black Day".

Introduced: March 10, 1983 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 17 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 3, 1984
Became Public Law No: 98-335.
Jul 3, 1984
Signed by President.
Jun 28, 1984
Presented to President.
Jun 28, 1984
Measure Signed in Senate.
Jun 26, 1984
Passed House by Voice Vote.
Jun 26, 1984
Passed/agreed to in House: Passed House by Voice Vote.
Jun 26, 1984
Called up by House by Unanimous Consent.
Jun 26, 1984
House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service Discharged by Unanimous Consent.
Mar 5, 1984
Referred to Subcommittee on Census and Population.
Feb 29, 1984
Referred to House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service.
Feb 27, 1984
Passed Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Voice Vote.
Feb 27, 1984
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Voice Vote.
Feb 23, 1984
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 658.
Feb 23, 1984
Committee on Judiciary. Reported to Senate by Senator Thurmond without amendment and with a preamble. Without written report.
Feb 23, 1984
Committee on Judiciary. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Mar 10, 1983
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
Mar 10, 1983
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Authorizes and requests the President to designate February 27, 1986, as Hugo LaFayette Black Day.

What's happening now July 3, 1984

Became Public Law No: 98-335.

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  • HJRES 174 Identical bill A joint resolution to authorize and request the President to designate February 27, 1986, as "Hugo LaFayette Black Day".
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Republican 1
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Grassley, Chuck
Iowa · Nov 16, 1983
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S.J. Res. 59: A joint resolution to authorize and request the President to designate February 27, 1986, as "Hugo LaFayette Black Day".. 98th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/98-SJRES-59/
MLA
"S.J. Res. 59: A joint resolution to authorize and request the President to designate February 27, 1986, as "Hugo LaFayette Black Day".." 98th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/98-SJRES-59/.
Bluebook (legal)
S.J. Res. 59, 98th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/98-SJRES-59/.
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[S.J. Res. 59: A joint resolution to authorize and request the President to designate February 27, 1986, as "Hugo LaFayette Black Day".](https://openamerica.io/bill/98-SJRES-59/)
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