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HJRES 21 99th Congress House Commemorations Black history Special months

A joint resolution to provide for the designation of the month of February 1985 as "National Black History Month".

Introduced: January 3, 1985 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Feb 28, 1985
Referred to Subcommittee on Census and Population.
Jan 3, 1985
Referred to House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service.
Jan 3, 1985
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Designates the month of February 1985 as National Black History Month.

What's happening now February 28, 1985

Referred to Subcommittee on Census and Population.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 6
All 6 Democratic 5 Republican 1
D
Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · Feb 27, 1985
 D
Hoyer, Steny H.
Maryland · Feb 27, 1985
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Feb 27, 1985
 D
Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Feb 27, 1985
 R
Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Feb 27, 1985
 D
Wyden, Ron
Oregon · Feb 27, 1985
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.J. Res. 21: A joint resolution to provide for the designation of the month of February 1985 as "National Black History Month".. 99th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HJRES-21/
MLA
"H.J. Res. 21: A joint resolution to provide for the designation of the month of February 1985 as "National Black History Month".." 99th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HJRES-21/.
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H.J. Res. 21, 99th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HJRES-21/.
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[H.J. Res. 21: A joint resolution to provide for the designation of the month of February 1985 as "National Black History Month".](https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HJRES-21/)
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