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HJRES 556 99th Congress House Commemorations Nutrition and the aged Special weeks Volunteer workers in social service

A joint resolution declaring the week of March 16-22, 1986, as "National Congregate and Meals on Wheels Week".

Introduced: March 10, 1986 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 21, 1986
Referred to Subcommittee on Census and Population.
Mar 10, 1986
Referred to House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service.
Mar 10, 1986
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Designates the week beginning on March 16, 1986, as National Congregate and Meals on Wheels Week.

What's happening now March 21, 1986

Referred to Subcommittee on Census and Population.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 3
D
Hoyer, Steny H.
Maryland · Mar 13, 1986
 D
Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Mar 10, 1986
 D
Schumer, Charles E.
New York · Mar 10, 1986
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.J. Res. 556: A joint resolution declaring the week of March 16-22, 1986, as "National Congregate and Meals on Wheels Week".. 99th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HJRES-556/
MLA
"H.J. Res. 556: A joint resolution declaring the week of March 16-22, 1986, as "National Congregate and Meals on Wheels Week".." 99th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HJRES-556/.
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H.J. Res. 556, 99th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HJRES-556/.
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[H.J. Res. 556: A joint resolution declaring the week of March 16-22, 1986, as "National Congregate and Meals on Wheels Week".](https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HJRES-556/)
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