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HJRES 653 99th Congress House

A joint resolution to designate the week of September 15, 1986, through September 21, 1986, as "National Historically Black Colleges Week".

Introduced: September 10, 1986 See on congress.gov
Commemorations Black collegesSpecial weeks
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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
Sep 25, 1986
See S.J.Res.357.
Jun 23, 1986
Referred to Subcommittee on Census and Population.
Jun 12, 1986
Referred to House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service.
Jun 12, 1986
Introduced in House
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 Latest action September 25, 1986

See S.J.Res.357.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Designates the week of September 15 through September 21, 1986, as National Historically Black Colleges Week.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • SJRES 357 Identical bill A joint resolution to designate the week of September 15, 1986, through September 21, 1986, as "National Historically B…
 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 2
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Hoyer, Steny H.
Maryland · Sep 10, 1986
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Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Sep 10, 1986
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.J. Res. 653: A joint resolution to designate the week of September 15, 1986, through September 21, 1986, as "National Historically Black Colleges Week".. 99th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HJRES-653/
MLA
"H.J. Res. 653: A joint resolution to designate the week of September 15, 1986, through September 21, 1986, as "National Historically Black Colleges Week".." 99th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HJRES-653/.
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H.J. Res. 653, 99th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HJRES-653/.
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[H.J. Res. 653: A joint resolution to designate the week of September 15, 1986, through September 21, 1986, as "National Historically Black Colleges Week".](https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HJRES-653/)
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