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HJRES 635 99th Congress House

A joint resolution to designate the school year of September 1986 through May 1987 as "National Year of the Teacher" and January 28, 1987, as "National Teacher Appreciation Day".

Introduced: May 14, 1986 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 14 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Oct 16, 1986
Signed by President.
Oct 16, 1986
Became Public Law No: 99-480.
Oct 8, 1986
Presented to President.
Oct 8, 1986
Measure Signed in Senate.
Oct 3, 1986
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Voice Vote.
Oct 3, 1986
Passed Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Voice Vote.
Oct 2, 1986
Received in the Senate, read twice.
Oct 1, 1986
Called up by House by Unanimous Consent.
Oct 1, 1986
Passed House by Voice Vote.
Oct 1, 1986
Passed/agreed to in House: Passed House by Voice Vote.
Oct 1, 1986
House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service Discharged by Unanimous Consent.
May 30, 1986
Referred to Subcommittee on Census and Population.
May 14, 1986
Referred to House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service.
May 14, 1986
Introduced in House
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 Latest action October 16, 1986

Became Public Law No: 99-480.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Designates the school year of September 1986 through May 1987 as National Year of the Teacher and January 28, 1987, as National Teacher Appreciation Day.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 2 Republican 1
D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · May 14, 1986
 D
Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · May 14, 1986
 R
Rogers, Harold
Kentucky · May 14, 1986
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.J. Res. 635: A joint resolution to designate the school year of September 1986 through May 1987 as "National Year of the Teacher" and January 28, 1987, as "National Teacher Appreciation Day".. 99th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HJRES-635/
MLA
"H.J. Res. 635: A joint resolution to designate the school year of September 1986 through May 1987 as "National Year of the Teacher" and January 28, 1987, as "National Teacher Appreciation Day".." 99th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HJRES-635/.
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H.J. Res. 635, 99th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HJRES-635/.
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[H.J. Res. 635: A joint resolution to designate the school year of September 1986 through May 1987 as "National Year of the Teacher" and January 28, 1987, as "National Teacher Appreciation Day".](https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HJRES-635/)
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