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HJRES 688 99th Congress House

A joint resolution to authorize and request the President to designate the month of December 1986, as "Made in America Month".

Introduced: August 8, 1986 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Oct 27, 1986
See S.J.Res.392.
Aug 14, 1986
Referred to Subcommittee on Census and Population.
Jul 29, 1986
Referred to House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service.
Jul 29, 1986
Introduced in House
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 Latest action October 27, 1986

See S.J.Res.392.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Authorizes and requests the President to designate December 1986 as Made in America Month.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • SJRES 392 Related bill A joint resolution to designate the month of December 1986 as "Made in America Month".
 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 1 Republican 1
FROST, MARTIN
· Sep 10, 1986
 R
Rogers, Harold
Kentucky · Sep 10, 1986
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Aug 8, 1986
LIPINSKI, WILLIAM
· Aug 8, 1986
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.J. Res. 688: A joint resolution to authorize and request the President to designate the month of December 1986, as "Made in America Month".. 99th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HJRES-688/
MLA
"H.J. Res. 688: A joint resolution to authorize and request the President to designate the month of December 1986, as "Made in America Month".." 99th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HJRES-688/.
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H.J. Res. 688, 99th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HJRES-688/.
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[H.J. Res. 688: A joint resolution to authorize and request the President to designate the month of December 1986, as "Made in America Month".](https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HJRES-688/)
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