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HJRES 409 99th Congress House

A joint resolution to direct the President to issue a proclamation designating February 16, 1986, as "Lithuanian Independence Day".

Introduced: December 4, 1985 See on congress.gov
Commemorations LithuaniaSovereigntySpecial days
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 Everywhere this bill has been 17 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 10, 1986
Became Public Law No: 99-256.
Mar 10, 1986
Signed by President.
Mar 3, 1986
Presented to President.
Feb 28, 1986
Measure Signed in Senate.
Feb 27, 1986
Passed Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Voice Vote.
Feb 27, 1986
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Voice Vote.
Feb 20, 1986
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 515.
Feb 20, 1986
Committee on Judiciary. Reported to Senate by Senator Thurmond without amendment and with a preamble. Without written report.
Feb 20, 1986
Committee on Judiciary. Ordered to be reported in lieu of S.J.RES. 259 without amendment favorably.
Dec 12, 1985
Received in the Senate and read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
Dec 12, 1985
Passed House by Voice Vote.
Dec 12, 1985
Passed/agreed to in House: Passed House by Voice Vote.
Dec 12, 1985
Called up by House by Unanimous Consent.
Dec 12, 1985
House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service Discharged by Unanimous Consent.
Oct 7, 1985
Referred to Subcommittee on Census and Population.
Oct 3, 1985
Referred to House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service.
Oct 3, 1985
Introduced in House
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 Latest action March 10, 1986

Became Public Law No: 99-256.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Directs the President to designate February 16, 1986, as Lithuanian Independence Day.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • SJRES 259 Identical bill A joint resolution designating February 16, 1986, as "Lithuanian Independence Day".
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 11
All 11 Democratic 4 Republican 1
CRANE, PHILIP
· Dec 4, 1985
 D
Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · Dec 4, 1985
FROST, MARTIN
· Dec 4, 1985
GEPHARDT, RICHARD
· Dec 4, 1985
 D
Hoyer, Steny H.
Maryland · Dec 4, 1985
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Dec 4, 1985
LIPINSKI, WILLIAM
· Dec 4, 1985
 D
Schumer, Charles E.
New York · Dec 4, 1985
 R
Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Dec 4, 1985
STENHOLM, CHARLES
· Dec 4, 1985
TAUZIN, W.
· Dec 4, 1985
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.J. Res. 409: A joint resolution to direct the President to issue a proclamation designating February 16, 1986, as "Lithuanian Independence Day".. 99th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HJRES-409/
MLA
"H.J. Res. 409: A joint resolution to direct the President to issue a proclamation designating February 16, 1986, as "Lithuanian Independence Day".." 99th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HJRES-409/.
Bluebook (legal)
H.J. Res. 409, 99th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HJRES-409/.
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[H.J. Res. 409: A joint resolution to direct the President to issue a proclamation designating February 16, 1986, as "Lithuanian Independence Day".](https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HJRES-409/)
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