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HJRES 539 99th Congress House

A joint resolution to designate April 1986 as "National Parkinson's Disease Awareness Month".

Introduced: March 5, 1986 See on congress.gov
Commemorations Nervous system diseasesSpecial months
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 4, 1986
Referred to Subcommittee on Census and Population.
Feb 27, 1986
Introduced in House
Feb 27, 1986
Referred to House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service.
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 Latest action March 4, 1986

Referred to Subcommittee on Census and Population.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Designates the month beginning April 1, 1986, as National Parkinson's Disease Awareness Month.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 3
D
Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Mar 12, 1986
 D
Hoyer, Steny H.
Maryland · Mar 5, 1986
 D
Wyden, Ron
Oregon · Mar 5, 1986
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.J. Res. 539: A joint resolution to designate April 1986 as "National Parkinson's Disease Awareness Month".. 99th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HJRES-539/
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"H.J. Res. 539: A joint resolution to designate April 1986 as "National Parkinson's Disease Awareness Month".." 99th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HJRES-539/.
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