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HJRES 544 99th Congress House

A joint resolution to designate May 7, 1986, as National Barrier Awareness Day.

Introduced: April 15, 1986 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 15 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 7, 1986
Became Public Law No: 99-291.
May 7, 1986
Signed by President.
May 7, 1986
Presented to President.
May 6, 1986
Measure Signed in Senate.
May 2, 1986
Passed Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Voice Vote.
May 2, 1986
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Voice Vote.
May 2, 1986
Senate Committee on Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent.
Apr 23, 1986
Received in the Senate and read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
Apr 22, 1986
Passed House by Voice Vote.
Apr 22, 1986
Passed/agreed to in House: Passed House by Voice Vote.
Apr 22, 1986
Called up by House by Unanimous Consent.
Apr 22, 1986
House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service Discharged by Unanimous Consent.
Mar 4, 1986
Referred to Subcommittee on Census and Population.
Feb 27, 1986
Referred to House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service.
Feb 27, 1986
Introduced in House
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 Latest action May 7, 1986

Became Public Law No: 99-291.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Designates May 7, 1986, as National Barrier Awareness Day.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • SJRES 330 Identical bill A joint resolution to designate May 7, 1986, as National Barrier Awareness Day.
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Democratic 2 Republican 1
R
Rogers, Harold
Kentucky · Apr 17, 1986
STENHOLM, CHARLES
· Apr 17, 1986
TAUZIN, W.
· Apr 17, 1986
 D
Hoyer, Steny H.
Maryland · Apr 15, 1986
 D
Schumer, Charles E.
New York · Feb 27, 1986
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.J. Res. 544: A joint resolution to designate May 7, 1986, as National Barrier Awareness Day.. 99th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HJRES-544/
MLA
"H.J. Res. 544: A joint resolution to designate May 7, 1986, as National Barrier Awareness Day.." 99th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HJRES-544/.
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H.J. Res. 544, 99th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HJRES-544/.
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