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HJRES 295 99th Congress House

A joint resolution to designate July 16, 1985 as "National Atomic Veterans Day".

Introduced: June 26, 1985 See on congress.gov
Commemorations Armed Forces and National SecurityRadioactive falloutSpecial days
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 Everywhere this bill has been 9 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 16, 1985
Indefinitely postponed by Senate by Voice Vote.
Jul 15, 1985
Received in the Senate, read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 230.
Jul 11, 1985
House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service Discharged by Unanimous Consent.
Jul 11, 1985
Passed House by Voice Vote.
Jul 11, 1985
Passed/agreed to in House: Passed House by Voice Vote.
Jul 11, 1985
Called up by House by Unanimous Consent.
May 29, 1985
Referred to Subcommittee on Census and Population.
May 22, 1985
Referred to House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service.
May 22, 1985
Introduced in House
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 Latest action July 16, 1985

Indefinitely postponed by Senate by Voice Vote.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Authorizes and requests the President to designate July 16, 1985, as National Atomic Veterans Day.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 11
All 11 Democratic 5 Republican 1
D
Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · Jul 10, 1985
LIPINSKI, WILLIAM
· Jul 10, 1985
 D
Schumer, Charles E.
New York · Jul 10, 1985
STENHOLM, CHARLES
· Jul 10, 1985
TAUZIN, W.
· Jul 10, 1985
FROST, MARTIN
· Jun 26, 1985
 D
Hoyer, Steny H.
Maryland · Jun 26, 1985
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Jun 26, 1985
KLECZKA, GERALD
· Jun 26, 1985
 D
Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Jun 26, 1985
 R
Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Jun 26, 1985
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.J. Res. 295: A joint resolution to designate July 16, 1985 as "National Atomic Veterans Day".. 99th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HJRES-295/
MLA
"H.J. Res. 295: A joint resolution to designate July 16, 1985 as "National Atomic Veterans Day".." 99th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HJRES-295/.
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H.J. Res. 295, 99th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HJRES-295/.
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