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HJRES 195 99th Congress House

A joint resolution designating May 1985 as "Older Americans Month".

Introduced: March 19, 1985 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
May 14, 1985
Became Public Law No: 99-34.
May 14, 1985
Signed by President.
May 6, 1985
Presented to President.
May 6, 1985
Measure Signed in Senate.
May 3, 1985
Passed Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Voice Vote.
May 3, 1985
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Voice Vote.
May 2, 1985
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 106.
May 2, 1985
Committee on Judiciary. Reported to Senate by Senator Thurmond without amendment and with a preamble. Without written report.
May 2, 1985
Committee on Judiciary. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Apr 16, 1985
Received in the Senate and read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
Apr 4, 1985
Passed House by Voice Vote.
Apr 4, 1985
Passed/agreed to in House: Passed House by Voice Vote.
Apr 4, 1985
Called up by House by Unanimous Consent.
Apr 4, 1985
House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service Discharged by Unanimous Consent.
Mar 28, 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
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 Latest action May 14, 1985

Became Public Law No: 99-34.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Directs the President to designate May 1985 as Older Americans Month.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • SJRES 107 Identical bill A joint resolution to designate the month of May, 1985 as "Older Americans Month".
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 12
All 12 Democratic 4 Republican 2
BEREUTER, DOUGLAS
· Mar 19, 1985
 D
Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · Mar 19, 1985
FROST, MARTIN
· Mar 19, 1985
GEPHARDT, RICHARD
· Mar 19, 1985
 D
Hoyer, Steny H.
Maryland · Mar 19, 1985
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Mar 19, 1985
LIPINSKI, WILLIAM
· Mar 19, 1985
 R
Rogers, Harold
Kentucky · Mar 19, 1985
 D
Schumer, Charles E.
New York · Mar 19, 1985
 R
Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Mar 19, 1985
STENHOLM, CHARLES
· Mar 19, 1985
TAUZIN, W.
· Mar 19, 1985
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.J. Res. 195: A joint resolution designating May 1985 as "Older Americans Month".. 99th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HJRES-195/
MLA
"H.J. Res. 195: A joint resolution designating May 1985 as "Older Americans Month".." 99th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HJRES-195/.
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H.J. Res. 195, 99th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HJRES-195/.
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