HJRES 345 99th Congress House Commemorations Music Schools Special months

A joint resolution to designate March 1986, as "Music in Our Schools Month".

Introduced: July 23, 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

Mar 19, 1986

Became Public Law No: 99-259.

Mar 19, 1986

Signed by President.

Mar 12, 1986

Measure Signed in Senate.

Mar 12, 1986

Presented to President.

Mar 11, 1986

Passed Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Voice Vote.

Mar 11, 1986

Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Voice Vote.

Mar 6, 1986

Committee on Judiciary. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.

Mar 6, 1986

Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 553.

Mar 6, 1986

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

Feb 27, 1986

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Feb 27, 1986

Passed House by Voice Vote.

Feb 27, 1986

Passed/agreed to in House: Passed House by Voice Vote.

Feb 27, 1986

Called up by House by Unanimous Consent.

Feb 27, 1986

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

Jul 26, 1985

Referred to Subcommittee on Census and Population.

Jul 23, 1985

Introduced in House

Jul 23, 1985

Referred to House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service.

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Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Designates March 1986 as Music In Our Schools Month.

What's happening now March 19, 1986

Became Public Law No: 99-259.

Related & companion bills 1

Bill text 1 version

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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

Wyden, Ron

Oregon · Feb 4, 1986

Rogers, Harold

Kentucky · Dec 20, 1985

Durbin, Richard J.

Illinois · Dec 19, 1985

Hoyer, Steny H.

Maryland · Oct 22, 1985

Kaptur, Marcy

Ohio · Oct 22, 1985

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