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HJRES 188 99th Congress House

A joint resolution to designate April, 1985 as "Fair Housing Month".

Introduced: March 26, 1985 See on congress.gov
Commemorations Housing discriminationSpecial months
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 Everywhere this bill has been 14 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 17, 1985
Indefinitely postponed by Senate by Unanimous Consent.
Apr 17, 1985
See S.J.Res 79.
Apr 15, 1985
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 80.
Apr 15, 1985
Senate vitiated previous passage.
Apr 2, 1985
Passed Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Voice Vote.
Apr 2, 1985
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Voice Vote.
Apr 1, 1985
Received in the Senate, read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 48.
Mar 28, 1985
Passed House by Voice Vote.
Mar 28, 1985
Passed/agreed to in House: Passed House by Voice Vote.
Mar 28, 1985
Called up by House by Unanimous Consent.
Mar 28, 1985
House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service Discharged by Unanimous Consent.
Mar 20, 1985
Referred to Subcommittee on Census and Population.
Mar 7, 1985
Referred to House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service.
Mar 7, 1985
Introduced in House
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 Latest action April 17, 1985

Indefinitely postponed by Senate by Unanimous Consent.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Designates the month of April 1985 as Fair Housing Month.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • SJRES 79 Identical bill A joint resolution to designate April, 1985, as "Fair Housing Month".
 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 11
All 11 Democratic 4 Republican 1
GEPHARDT, RICHARD
· Mar 28, 1985
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Mar 27, 1985
KLECZKA, GERALD
· Mar 27, 1985
 R
Rogers, Harold
Kentucky · Mar 27, 1985
FROST, MARTIN
· Mar 26, 1985
STENHOLM, CHARLES
· Mar 26, 1985
TAUZIN, W.
· Mar 26, 1985
 D
Wyden, Ron
Oregon · Mar 26, 1985
BEREUTER, DOUGLAS
· Mar 21, 1985
 D
Hoyer, Steny H.
Maryland · Mar 21, 1985
 D
Schumer, Charles E.
New York · Mar 21, 1985
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.J. Res. 188: A joint resolution to designate April, 1985 as "Fair Housing Month".. 99th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HJRES-188/
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"H.J. Res. 188: A joint resolution to designate April, 1985 as "Fair Housing Month".." 99th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HJRES-188/.
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H.J. Res. 188, 99th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HJRES-188/.
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