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HJRES 300 99th Congress House Commemorations Anniversaries Social Welfare Special days Special weeks

A joint resolution designating August 14, 1985, as "Social Security Day", and the week of August 11, 1985, through August 17, 1985, as "Social Security Week".

Introduced: June 4, 1985 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 8 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Aug 1, 1985
Received in the Senate and read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
Aug 1, 1985
Passed House by Voice Vote.
Aug 1, 1985
Passed/agreed to in House: Passed House by Voice Vote.
Aug 1, 1985
Called up by House by Unanimous Consent.
Aug 1, 1985
House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service Discharged by Unanimous Consent.
Jun 12, 1985
Referred to Subcommittee on Census and Population.
Jun 4, 1985
Referred to House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service.
Jun 4, 1985
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Designates August 14, 1985, as Social Security Day and the week of August 11 through August 17, 1985, as Social Security Week.

Authorizes and requests the President to commemorate August 14, 1985, as the 50th anniversary of the Social Security Act.

What's happening now August 1, 1985

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

 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 6
All 6 Democratic 5 Republican 1
D
Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · Aug 1, 1985
 D
Hoyer, Steny H.
Maryland · Aug 1, 1985
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Aug 1, 1985
 D
Schumer, Charles E.
New York · Jun 20, 1985
 R
Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Jun 20, 1985
 D
Wyden, Ron
Oregon · Jun 20, 1985
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.J. Res. 300: A joint resolution designating August 14, 1985, as "Social Security Day", and the week of August 11, 1985, through August 17, 1985, as "Social Security Week".. 99th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HJRES-300/
MLA
"H.J. Res. 300: A joint resolution designating August 14, 1985, as "Social Security Day", and the week of August 11, 1985, through August 17, 1985, as "Social Security Week".." 99th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HJRES-300/.
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H.J. Res. 300, 99th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HJRES-300/.
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[H.J. Res. 300: A joint resolution designating August 14, 1985, as "Social Security Day", and the week of August 11, 1985, through August 17, 1985, as "Social Security Week".](https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HJRES-300/)
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