HJRES 322 99th Congress House Commemorations Special months Special weeks Sudden infant death syndrome

A joint resolution to provide for the designation of the week beginning October 6, 1985, as "National Sudden Infant Death Syndrome Awareness Week".

Introduced: June 20, 1985 See on congress.gov

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: 99-138.

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

Committee on Judiciary. Ordered to be reported in lieu of S.J.RES. 211 without amendment favorably.

Oct 24, 1985

Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 366.

Oct 24, 1985

Committee on Judiciary. Reported to Senate by Senator Thurmond without amendment and with a preamble. Without written report.

Oct 10, 1985

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

Oct 9, 1985

Passed House (Amended) by Voice Vote.

Oct 9, 1985

Passed/agreed to in House: Passed House (Amended) by Voice Vote.

Oct 9, 1985

Called up by House by Unanimous Consent.

Oct 9, 1985

House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service Discharged by Unanimous Consent.

Jun 26, 1985

Referred to Subcommittee on Census and Population.

Jun 20, 1985

Referred to House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service.

Jun 20, 1985

Introduced in House

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Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Designates the week beginning October 6, 1985, as National Sudden Infant Death Syndrome Awareness Week.

What's happening now October 30, 1985

Became Public Law No: 99-138.

Related & companion bills 1

Bill text 1 version

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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

Committees of jurisdiction 3

Census and Population Subcommittee
House of Representatives · subcommittee of Post Office and Civil Service Committee
Post Office and Civil Service Committee
House of Representatives
Judiciary Committee
Senate

Cosponsors 5

Kaptur, Marcy

Ohio · Jul 26, 1985

Markey, Edward J.

Massachusetts · Jul 26, 1985

Schumer, Charles E.

New York · Jul 26, 1985

Wyden, Ron

Oregon · Jul 26, 1985

Hoyer, Steny H.

Maryland · Jun 20, 1985

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APA

U.S. Congress. (2026). H.J. Res. 322: A joint resolution to provide for the designation of the week beginning October 6, 1985, as "National Sudden Infant Death Syndrome Awareness Week".. 99th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HJRES-322/

MLA

"H.J. Res. 322: A joint resolution to provide for the designation of the week beginning October 6, 1985, as "National Sudden Infant Death Syndrome Awareness Week".." 99th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HJRES-322/.

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H.J. Res. 322, 99th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HJRES-322/.

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