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HJRES 308 99th Congress House

A joint resolution designating the week beginning on October 20, 1985, as "Benign Essential Blepharospasm Awareness Week".

Introduced: July 11, 1985 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 17 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Oct 30, 1985
Became Public Law No: 99-137.
Oct 30, 1985
Signed by President.
Oct 30, 1985
Presented to President.
Oct 29, 1985
Measure Signed in Senate.
Oct 25, 1985
Passed Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Voice Vote.
Oct 25, 1985
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Voice Vote.
Oct 24, 1985
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 365.
Oct 24, 1985
Committee on Judiciary. Reported to Senate by Senator Thurmond without amendment and with a preamble. Without written report.
Oct 24, 1985
Committee on Judiciary. Ordered to be reported in lieu of S.J.RES. 210 without amendment favorably.
Oct 21, 1985
Received in the Senate and read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
Oct 17, 1985
Passed House by Voice Vote.
Oct 17, 1985
Passed/agreed to in House: Passed House by Voice Vote.
Oct 17, 1985
Called up by House by Unanimous Consent.
Oct 17, 1985
House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service Discharged by Unanimous Consent.
Jun 12, 1985
Referred to Subcommittee on Census and Population.
Jun 6, 1985
Referred to House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service.
Jun 6, 1985
Introduced in House
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 Latest action October 30, 1985

Became Public Law No: 99-137.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Designates the week beginning on October 20, 1985, as Benign Essential Blepharospasm Awareness Week.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • SJRES 210 Identical bill A joint resolution designating the week beginning October 20, 1985 as "Benign Essential Blepharospasm Awareness Week."
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 9
All 9 Democratic 4 Republican 1
FROST, MARTIN
· Oct 9, 1985
 D
Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Oct 9, 1985
STENHOLM, CHARLES
· Oct 9, 1985
 D
Wyden, Ron
Oregon · Oct 9, 1985
BEREUTER, DOUGLAS
· Sep 9, 1985
KLECZKA, GERALD
· Sep 9, 1985
 R
Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Aug 1, 1985
 D
Hoyer, Steny H.
Maryland · Jul 23, 1985
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Jul 11, 1985
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.J. Res. 308: A joint resolution designating the week beginning on October 20, 1985, as "Benign Essential Blepharospasm Awareness Week".. 99th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HJRES-308/
MLA
"H.J. Res. 308: A joint resolution designating the week beginning on October 20, 1985, as "Benign Essential Blepharospasm Awareness Week".." 99th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HJRES-308/.
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H.J. Res. 308, 99th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HJRES-308/.
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[H.J. Res. 308: A joint resolution designating the week beginning on October 20, 1985, as "Benign Essential Blepharospasm Awareness Week".](https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HJRES-308/)
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