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HJRES 606 99th Congress House Commemorations Jews Special weeks

A joint resolution to authorize and request the President to issue a proclamation designating May 11 through May 18, 1986, as "Jewish Heritage Week".

Introduced: April 21, 1986 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 1, 1986
Referred to Subcommittee on Census and Population.
May 1, 1986
See S.J.Res.275.
Apr 21, 1986
Referred to House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service.
Apr 21, 1986
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Authorizes and requests the President to designate May 11 through May 18, 1986, as Jewish Heritage Week.

What's happening now May 1, 1986

Referred to Subcommittee on Census and Population.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • SJRES 275 Related bill A joint resolution designating May 11 through May 17, 1986, as "Jewish Heritage Week".
  • HJRES 553 Identical bill A joint resolution to authorize and request the President to issue a proclamation designating May 11, through May 18, 1…
 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 3
D
Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · Apr 28, 1986
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Apr 21, 1986
 D
Wyden, Ron
Oregon · Apr 21, 1986
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.J. Res. 606: A joint resolution to authorize and request the President to issue a proclamation designating May 11 through May 18, 1986, as "Jewish Heritage Week".. 99th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HJRES-606/
MLA
"H.J. Res. 606: A joint resolution to authorize and request the President to issue a proclamation designating May 11 through May 18, 1986, as "Jewish Heritage Week".." 99th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HJRES-606/.
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H.J. Res. 606, 99th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HJRES-606/.
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[H.J. Res. 606: A joint resolution to authorize and request the President to issue a proclamation designating May 11 through May 18, 1986, as "Jewish Heritage Week".](https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HJRES-606/)
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