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HJRES 216 99th Congress House

A joint resolution authorizing the President to designate the third week of June 1985 as "National Veterans' Health Care Awareness Week".

Introduced: June 4, 1985 See on congress.gov
Commemorations Special weeksVeterans' medical care
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 Everywhere this bill has been 8 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 24, 1985
Received in the Senate and read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
Jun 19, 1985
Passed House (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Jun 19, 1985
Passed/agreed to in House: Passed House (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Jun 19, 1985
Called up by House by Unanimous Consent.
Jun 19, 1985
House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service Discharged by Unanimous Consent.
Apr 3, 1985
Referred to Subcommittee on Census and Population.
Mar 27, 1985
Referred to House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service.
Mar 27, 1985
Introduced in House
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 Latest action June 24, 1985

Received in the Senate and read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Authorizes and requests the President to designate the third week of June 1985 as National Veterans' Health Care Awareness Week.

 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 8
All 8 Democratic 4
D
Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · Jun 12, 1985
GEPHARDT, RICHARD
· Jun 12, 1985
 D
Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Jun 12, 1985
TAUZIN, W.
· Jun 12, 1985
 D
Wyden, Ron
Oregon · Jun 12, 1985
FROST, MARTIN
· Jun 4, 1985
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Apr 23, 1985
KLECZKA, GERALD
· Apr 23, 1985
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.J. Res. 216: A joint resolution authorizing the President to designate the third week of June 1985 as "National Veterans' Health Care Awareness Week".. 99th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HJRES-216/
MLA
"H.J. Res. 216: A joint resolution authorizing the President to designate the third week of June 1985 as "National Veterans' Health Care Awareness Week".." 99th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HJRES-216/.
Bluebook (legal)
H.J. Res. 216, 99th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HJRES-216/.
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[H.J. Res. 216: A joint resolution authorizing the President to designate the third week of June 1985 as "National Veterans' Health Care Awareness Week".](https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HJRES-216/)
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