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HJRES 714 99th Congress House

A joint resolution to authorize and request the President of the United States to issue a proclamation designating the week beginning October 5, 1986 as "National Port Week".

Introduced: August 15, 1986 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Became law
Aug 22, 1986
Referred to Subcommittee on Census and Population.
Aug 15, 1986
Referred to House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service.
Aug 15, 1986
Introduced in House
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 Latest action August 22, 1986

Referred to Subcommittee on Census and Population.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Authorizes and requests the President to designate the week beginning October 5, 1986, as National Port Week.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 2
D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Oct 8, 1986
 D
Schumer, Charles E.
New York · Oct 8, 1986
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.J. Res. 714: A joint resolution to authorize and request the President of the United States to issue a proclamation designating the week beginning October 5, 1986 as "National Port Week".. 99th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HJRES-714/
MLA
"H.J. Res. 714: A joint resolution to authorize and request the President of the United States to issue a proclamation designating the week beginning October 5, 1986 as "National Port Week".." 99th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HJRES-714/.
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H.J. Res. 714, 99th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HJRES-714/.
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[H.J. Res. 714: A joint resolution to authorize and request the President of the United States to issue a proclamation designating the week beginning October 5, 1986 as "National Port Week".](https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HJRES-714/)
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