HJRES 555 99th Congress House

A joint resolution to designate the week beginning November 24, 1986, as "National Family Caregivers Week".

Introduced: September 25, 1986 See on congress.gov

Commemorations FamiliesSocial WelfareSpecial weeks

Everywhere this bill has been 14 steps

Introduced

In committee

Reported out

Passed House

Passed Senate

To President

Became law

Oct 16, 1986

Became Public Law No: 99-477.

Oct 16, 1986

Signed by President.

Oct 8, 1986

Presented to President.

Oct 8, 1986

Measure Signed in Senate.

Oct 3, 1986

Passed Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Voice Vote.

Oct 3, 1986

Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Voice Vote.

Oct 2, 1986

Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 1070.

Oct 1, 1986

Passed House by Voice Vote.

Oct 1, 1986

Passed/agreed to in House: Passed House by Voice Vote.

Oct 1, 1986

Called up by House by Unanimous Consent.

Oct 1, 1986

House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service Discharged by Unanimous Consent.

Mar 11, 1986

Referred to Subcommittee on Census and Population.

Mar 6, 1986

Referred to House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service.

Mar 6, 1986

Introduced in House

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Latest action October 16, 1986

Became Public Law No: 99-477.

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Designates the week beginning November 24, 1986, as National Family Caregivers Week.

Related & companion bills 2

Bill text 1 version

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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

Committees of jurisdiction 2

Census and Population Subcommittee
House of Representatives · subcommittee of Post Office and Civil Service Committee
Post Office and Civil Service Committee
House of Representatives

Cosponsors 7

Hoyer, Steny H.

Maryland · Sep 30, 1986

Kaptur, Marcy

Ohio · Sep 25, 1986

Schumer, Charles E.

New York · Sep 25, 1986

Wyden, Ron

Oregon · Sep 25, 1986

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APA

U.S. Congress. (2026). H.J. Res. 555: A joint resolution to designate the week beginning November 24, 1986, as "National Family Caregivers Week".. 99th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HJRES-555/

MLA

"H.J. Res. 555: A joint resolution to designate the week beginning November 24, 1986, as "National Family Caregivers Week".." 99th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HJRES-555/.

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H.J. Res. 555, 99th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HJRES-555/.

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