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HJRES 588 99th Congress House

A joint resolution commemorating January 28, 1987 as a National Day of Excellence in honor of the crew of the space shuttle Challenger.

Introduced: June 5, 1986 See on congress.gov
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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 16, 1986
Became Public Law No: 99-478.
Oct 16, 1986
Signed by President.
Oct 8, 1986
Presented to President.
Oct 7, 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
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 1061.
Oct 2, 1986
Committee on Judiciary. Reported to Senate by Senator Thurmond without amendment and with a preamble. Without written report.
Oct 2, 1986
Committee on Judiciary. Ordered to be reported in lieu of S.J.RES. 420 without amendment favorably.
Sep 22, 1986
Received in the Senate and read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
Sep 18, 1986
Passed House by Voice Vote.
Sep 18, 1986
Passed/agreed to in House: Passed House by Voice Vote.
Sep 18, 1986
Called up by House by Unanimous Consent.
Sep 18, 1986
House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service Discharged by Unanimous Consent.
Apr 22, 1986
Referred to Subcommittee on Census and Population.
Apr 9, 1986
Referred to House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service.
Apr 9, 1986
Introduced in House
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 Latest action October 16, 1986

Became Public Law No: 99-478.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Designates January 28, 1987, as a National Day of Excellence in honor of the space shuttle Challenger crew.

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 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 1
FROST, MARTIN
· Jun 5, 1986
LIPINSKI, WILLIAM
· Jun 5, 1986
 D
Schumer, Charles E.
New York · Jun 5, 1986
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.J. Res. 588: A joint resolution commemorating January 28, 1987 as a National Day of Excellence in honor of the crew of the space shuttle Challenger.. 99th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HJRES-588/
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"H.J. Res. 588: A joint resolution commemorating January 28, 1987 as a National Day of Excellence in honor of the crew of the space shuttle Challenger.." 99th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HJRES-588/.
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H.J. Res. 588, 99th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HJRES-588/.
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