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HJRES 192 99th Congress House

A joint resolution to designate April 24, 1985, as "National Day of Remembrance of Man's Inhumanity to Man".

Introduced: March 20, 1985 See on congress.gov
Commemorations ArmeniansGenocideSpecial daysTurkey
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 Everywhere this bill has been 19 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Dec 12, 1985
Considered by House Unfinished Business.
Dec 12, 1985
The Clerk Reported Committee Amendments.
Dec 12, 1985
Called up by House by Rule.
Dec 12, 1985
Rule Passed House.
Dec 3, 1985
Rules Committee Resolution H.Res.328 Reported to House.
Dec 3, 1985
Rule Granted Providing an Open Rule with 1 Hour of Debate.
Jul 9, 1985
Placed on House Calendar No: 41.
Jul 9, 1985
Reported to House (Amended) by House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service. Report No: 99-193.
Jun 26, 1985
Ordered to be Reported (Amended).
Jun 26, 1985
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Jun 4, 1985
Failed to Receive 2/3's Vote to Suspend and Pass by Yea-Nay Vote: 233 - 180 (Record Vote No: 133).
Jun 4, 1985
Failed of passage/not agreed to in House: Failed to Receive 2/3's Vote to Suspend and Pass by Yea-Nay Vote: 233 - 180 (Record Vote No: 133).
Jun 4, 1985
Called up by House Under Suspension of Rules.
May 8, 1985
Ordered to be Reported (Amended).
May 8, 1985
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
May 8, 1985
Subcommittee on Census and Population Discharged.
Mar 20, 1985
Referred to Subcommittee on Census and Population.
Mar 19, 1985
Referred to House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service.
Mar 19, 1985
Introduced in House
 Amendments to this bill 4

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 failed 3 pending / other

AmendmentSponsorPurposeStatusLatest action
HAMDT 703 – An amendment to strike "Turkish" from the phrase "Ottoman Turkish Empire" in the citation of the government t… Failed Dec 16, 1985
HAMDT 702 – An amendment to the Ford (MI) amendment to strike reference to the Ottoman Empire. Withdrawn Dec 16, 1985
HAMDT 701 – CLERK read an amendment of the Post Office and Civil Service Committee. Pending Dec 12, 1985
HAMDT 700 – CLERK read an amendment of the Post Office and Civil Service Committee. Pending Dec 12, 1985
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 Latest action December 12, 1985

Considered by House Unfinished Business.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Designates April 24, 1985, as National Day of Remembrance of Man's Inhumanity to Man (especially for remembering the Armenian genocide in Turkey).

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HRES 328 Procedurally related A resolution providing for the consideration of the joint resolution (H.J.Res. 192) to designate April 24, 1985, as "Na…
 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 12
All 12 Democratic 6 Republican 1
D
Schumer, Charles E.
New York · Apr 23, 1985
GEPHARDT, RICHARD
· Apr 22, 1985
KLECZKA, GERALD
· Apr 22, 1985
 D
Wyden, Ron
Oregon · Apr 22, 1985
 D
Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · Apr 17, 1985
LIPINSKI, WILLIAM
· Apr 17, 1985
 R
Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Apr 17, 1985
STENHOLM, CHARLES
· Apr 17, 1985
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Mar 26, 1985
FROST, MARTIN
· Mar 20, 1985
 D
Hoyer, Steny H.
Maryland · Mar 20, 1985
 D
Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Mar 20, 1985
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.J. Res. 192: A joint resolution to designate April 24, 1985, as "National Day of Remembrance of Man's Inhumanity to Man".. 99th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HJRES-192/
MLA
"H.J. Res. 192: A joint resolution to designate April 24, 1985, as "National Day of Remembrance of Man's Inhumanity to Man".." 99th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HJRES-192/.
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H.J. Res. 192, 99th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HJRES-192/.
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