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HJRES 547 99th Congress House

A joint resolution to designate August 1986 as "Polish American Heritage Month".

Introduced: March 5, 1986 See on congress.gov
Commemorations Polish AmericansSpecial months
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 Everywhere this bill has been 17 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Oct 8, 1986
Became Public Law No: 99-453.
Oct 8, 1986
Signed by President.
Oct 1, 1986
Presented to President.
Sep 30, 1986
Measure Signed in Senate.
Sep 24, 1986
Passed Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Voice Vote.
Sep 24, 1986
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Voice Vote.
Sep 19, 1986
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 930.
Sep 19, 1986
Committee on Judiciary. Reported to Senate by Senator Thurmond without amendment and with a preamble. Without written report.
Sep 19, 1986
Committee on Judiciary. Ordered to be reported in lieu of S.J.RES. 404 without amendment favorably.
Jul 28, 1986
Received in the Senate and read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
Jul 24, 1986
Passed House (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Jul 24, 1986
Passed/agreed to in House: Passed House (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Jul 24, 1986
Called up by House by Unanimous Consent.
Jul 24, 1986
House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service Discharged by Unanimous Consent.
Mar 10, 1986
Referred to Subcommittee on Census and Population.
Mar 5, 1986
Referred to House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service.
Mar 5, 1986
Introduced in House
 Amendments to this bill 1

Amendments propose changes to this bill. Members vote on amendments separately before the final bill vote. An agreed amendment becomes part of the bill; a failed amendment does not.

AmendmentSponsorPurposeStatusLatest action
HAMDT 1,004 – An amendment to change the designated month to October 1986. Pending Jul 24, 1986
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 Latest action October 8, 1986

Became Public Law No: 99-453.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Designates August 1986 as Polish American Heritage Month.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • SJRES 404 Related bill A joint resolution to designate October 1986 as "Polish American Heritage Month".
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 10
All 10 Democratic 4 Republican 1
CRANE, PHILIP
· Jul 15, 1986
GEPHARDT, RICHARD
· Jul 15, 1986
 R
Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Jul 15, 1986
 D
Schumer, Charles E.
New York · Jun 24, 1986
 D
Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · May 1, 1986
 D
Hoyer, Steny H.
Maryland · May 1, 1986
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · May 1, 1986
TAUZIN, W.
· May 1, 1986
KLECZKA, GERALD
· Mar 5, 1986
LIPINSKI, WILLIAM
· Mar 5, 1986
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.J. Res. 547: A joint resolution to designate August 1986 as "Polish American Heritage Month".. 99th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HJRES-547/
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"H.J. Res. 547: A joint resolution to designate August 1986 as "Polish American Heritage Month".." 99th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HJRES-547/.
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