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HJRES 50 99th Congress House

A joint resolution designating the week beginning March 3, 1985, as "Women's History Week".

Introduced: February 19, 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
Mar 8, 1985
Became Public Law No: 99-3.
Mar 8, 1985
Signed by President.
Mar 7, 1985
Presented to President.
Mar 7, 1985
Measure Signed in Senate.
Mar 6, 1985
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Voice Vote.
Mar 6, 1985
Passed Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Voice Vote.
Mar 5, 1985
Received in the Senate and ordered held at the desk pending further disposition.
Feb 28, 1985
Called up by House by Unanimous Consent.
Feb 28, 1985
Passed House by Voice Vote.
Feb 28, 1985
Passed/agreed to in House: Passed House by Voice Vote.
Feb 28, 1985
House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service Discharged by Unanimous Consent.
Feb 28, 1985
Referred to Subcommittee on Census and Population.
Jan 3, 1985
Introduced in House
Jan 3, 1985
Referred to House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service.
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 Latest action March 8, 1985

Became Public Law No: 99-3.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Designates the week beginning March 3, 1985, as Women's History Week.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 7
All 7 Democratic 6 Republican 1
D
Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · Feb 19, 1985
 D
Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Feb 19, 1985
 R
Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Feb 19, 1985
 D
Wyden, Ron
Oregon · Feb 19, 1985
 D
Hoyer, Steny H.
Maryland · Jan 3, 1985
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Jan 3, 1985
 D
Schumer, Charles E.
New York · Jan 3, 1985
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.J. Res. 50: A joint resolution designating the week beginning March 3, 1985, as "Women's History Week".. 99th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HJRES-50/
MLA
"H.J. Res. 50: A joint resolution designating the week beginning March 3, 1985, as "Women's History Week".." 99th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HJRES-50/.
Bluebook (legal)
H.J. Res. 50, 99th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HJRES-50/.
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[H.J. Res. 50: A joint resolution designating the week beginning March 3, 1985, as "Women's History Week".](https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HJRES-50/)
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