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HJRES 289 99th Congress House Commemorations Railroad employees Railroad retirement plans Special days

A joint resolution to designate August 29, 1985, as "Railroad Retirement Day".

Introduced: May 21, 1985 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Passed Senate
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Became law
May 29, 1985
Referred to Subcommittee on Census and Population.
May 21, 1985
Referred to House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service.
May 21, 1985
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Designates August 29, 1985, as Railroad Retirement Day.

What's happening now May 29, 1985

Referred to Subcommittee on Census and Population.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 2 Republican 1
D
Hoyer, Steny H.
Maryland · Aug 1, 1985
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Jul 31, 1985
 R
Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Jul 31, 1985
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.J. Res. 289: A joint resolution to designate August 29, 1985, as "Railroad Retirement Day".. 99th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HJRES-289/
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"H.J. Res. 289: A joint resolution to designate August 29, 1985, as "Railroad Retirement Day".." 99th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HJRES-289/.
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H.J. Res. 289, 99th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HJRES-289/.
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