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HJRES 568 99th Congress House Commemorations Down's syndrome Special months

A joint resolution to designate October 1986 as "National Down Syndrome Month".

Introduced: March 13, 1986 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 11, 1986
See S.J.Res.321.
Mar 21, 1986
Referred to Subcommittee on Census and Population.
Mar 13, 1986
Referred to House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service.
Mar 13, 1986
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Designates the month of October 1986 as National Down Syndrome Month.

What's happening now June 11, 1986

See S.J.Res.321.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • SJRES 321 Related bill A joint resolution to designate October 1986 as "National Down Syndrome Month".
 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Democratic 5
D
Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Jul 23, 1986
 D
Wyden, Ron
Oregon · Jul 23, 1986
 D
Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · May 20, 1986
 D
Hoyer, Steny H.
Maryland · May 20, 1986
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · May 20, 1986
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.J. Res. 568: A joint resolution to designate October 1986 as "National Down Syndrome Month".. 99th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HJRES-568/
MLA
"H.J. Res. 568: A joint resolution to designate October 1986 as "National Down Syndrome Month".." 99th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HJRES-568/.
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H.J. Res. 568, 99th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HJRES-568/.
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