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HJRES 483 99th Congress House

A joint resolution to designate the first Friday of May each year as "National Teacher Appreciation Day".

Introduced: February 3, 1986 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 7 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 12, 1986
See S.J.Res.257.
Mar 12, 1986
Ordered to be Reported (Amended).
Mar 12, 1986
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Mar 12, 1986
Subcommittee on Census and Population Discharged.
Dec 18, 1985
Referred to Subcommittee on Census and Population.
Dec 12, 1985
Referred to House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service.
Dec 12, 1985
Introduced in House
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 Latest action March 12, 1986

See S.J.Res.257.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Designates the first Friday of May of each year, commencing with May 2, 1986, as National Teachers Appreciation Day.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • SJRES 257 Identical bill A joint resolution to designate the first Friday of May each year as "National Teacher Appreciation Day".
 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 6
All 6 Democratic 2 Republican 1
FROST, MARTIN
· Feb 26, 1986
 D
Hoyer, Steny H.
Maryland · Feb 3, 1986
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Feb 3, 1986
 R
Rogers, Harold
Kentucky · Feb 3, 1986
TAUZIN, W.
· Feb 3, 1986
GEPHARDT, RICHARD
· Dec 12, 1985
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.J. Res. 483: A joint resolution to designate the first Friday of May each year as "National Teacher Appreciation Day".. 99th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HJRES-483/
MLA
"H.J. Res. 483: A joint resolution to designate the first Friday of May each year as "National Teacher Appreciation Day".." 99th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HJRES-483/.
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H.J. Res. 483, 99th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HJRES-483/.
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[H.J. Res. 483: A joint resolution to designate the first Friday of May each year as "National Teacher Appreciation Day".](https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HJRES-483/)
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