HJRES 424 99th Congress House

A joint resolution to designate the year of 1986 as the "Year of the Flag".

Introduced: November 4, 1985 See on congress.gov

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Everywhere this bill has been 14 steps

Introduced

In committee

Reported out

Passed House

Passed Senate

To President

Became law

Dec 19, 1985

Became Public Law No: 99-193.

Dec 19, 1985

Signed by President.

Dec 11, 1985

Presented to President.

Dec 10, 1985

Measure Signed in Senate.

Dec 5, 1985

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

Dec 5, 1985

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

Dec 5, 1985

Received in the Senate and read twice and held at the desk. By order of the Senate of December 4, 1985.

Dec 3, 1985

Passed House by Voice Vote.

Dec 3, 1985

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

Dec 3, 1985

Called up by House by Unanimous Consent.

Dec 3, 1985

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

Oct 28, 1985

Referred to Subcommittee on Census and Population.

Oct 22, 1985

Referred to House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service.

Oct 22, 1985

Introduced in House

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Latest action December 19, 1985

Became Public Law No: 99-193.

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Designates 1986 as the Year of the Flag.

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Committees of jurisdiction 2

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

Cosponsors 3

Rogers, Harold

Kentucky · Nov 4, 1985

Schumer, Charles E.

New York · Nov 4, 1985

Smith, Christopher H.

New Jersey · Oct 31, 1985

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APA

U.S. Congress. (2026). H.J. Res. 424: A joint resolution to designate the year of 1986 as the "Year of the Flag".. 99th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HJRES-424/

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"H.J. Res. 424: A joint resolution to designate the year of 1986 as the "Year of the Flag".." 99th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HJRES-424/.

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