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HJRES 397 99th Congress House Commemorations Officer personnel Special days World War II

A joint resolution to designate November 11, 1985, as George S. Patton Day.

Introduced: September 26, 1985 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Became law
Oct 18, 1985
Referred to Subcommittee on Census and Population.
Sep 26, 1985
Referred to House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service.
Sep 26, 1985
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Designates November 11, 1985, as George S. Patton Day.

What's happening now October 18, 1985

Referred to Subcommittee on Census and Population.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 2 Republican 1
R
Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Oct 28, 1985
 D
Wyden, Ron
Oregon · Oct 28, 1985
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Oct 23, 1985
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.J. Res. 397: A joint resolution to designate November 11, 1985, as George S. Patton Day.. 99th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HJRES-397/
MLA
"H.J. Res. 397: A joint resolution to designate November 11, 1985, as George S. Patton Day.." 99th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HJRES-397/.
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H.J. Res. 397, 99th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HJRES-397/.
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