HJRES 580
99th Congress
House
Commemorations
Freedom of information
Legislation
Special weeks
A joint resolution to designate the week beginning September 7, 1986 as "National Freedom of Information Act Awareness Week".
Everywhere this bill has been
14 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Sep 16, 1986
Became Public Law No: 99-414.
Sep 16, 1986
Signed by President.
Sep 15, 1986
Presented to President.
Sep 12, 1986
Measure Signed in Senate.
Sep 10, 1986
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Voice Vote.
Sep 10, 1986
Senate Committee on Judiciary discharged.
Sep 10, 1986
Passed Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Voice Vote.
Jun 12, 1986
Received in the Senate and read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
Jun 11, 1986
House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service Discharged by Unanimous Consent.
Jun 11, 1986
Passed/agreed to in House: Passed House by Voice Vote.
Jun 11, 1986
Called up by House by Unanimous Consent.
Jun 11, 1986
Passed House by Voice Vote.
Mar 25, 1986
Introduced in House
Mar 25, 1986
Referred to House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service.
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Plain-English summary
Designates the week beginning September 7, 1986, as National Freedom of Information Act Awareness Week.
What's happening now
Became Public Law No: 99-414.
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.J. Res. 580: A joint resolution to designate the week beginning September 7, 1986 as "National Freedom of Information Act Awareness Week".. 99th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HJRES-580/
"H.J. Res. 580: A joint resolution to designate the week beginning September 7, 1986 as "National Freedom of Information Act Awareness Week".." 99th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HJRES-580/.
H.J. Res. 580, 99th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HJRES-580/.
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