HJRES 85 99th Congress House Commemorations Cancer Skin diseases Special weeks

A joint resolution to designate the week of March 24, 1985, through March 30, 1985, as "National Skin Cancer Prevention and Detection Week".

Introduced: January 22, 1985 See on congress.gov

Everywhere this bill has been 14 steps

Introduced

In committee

Reported out

Passed House

Passed Senate

To President

Became law

Mar 22, 1985

Became Public Law No: 99-6.

Mar 22, 1985

Signed by President.

Mar 20, 1985

Presented to President.

Mar 19, 1985

Measure Signed in Senate.

Mar 18, 1985

Passed Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Voice Vote.

Mar 18, 1985

Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Voice Vote.

Mar 14, 1985

Received in the Senate and held at the desk by unanimous consent. Pending further disposition.

Mar 7, 1985

Passed House (Amended) by Voice Vote.

Mar 7, 1985

Passed/agreed to in House: Passed House (Amended) by Voice Vote.

Mar 7, 1985

Called up by House by Unanimous Consent.

Mar 7, 1985

House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service Discharged by Unanimous Consent.

Feb 28, 1985

Referred to Subcommittee on Census and Population.

Jan 22, 1985

Referred to House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service.

Jan 22, 1985

Introduced in House

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Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Designates the week of March 24 through March 30, 1985, as National Skin Cancer Prevention and Detection Week.

What's happening now March 22, 1985

Became Public Law No: 99-6.

Related & companion bills 1

Bill text 1 version

Public Law PDF

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

Committees of jurisdiction 2

Census and Population Subcommittee
House of Representatives · subcommittee of Post Office and Civil Service Committee
Post Office and Civil Service Committee
House of Representatives

Cosponsors 7

Rogers, Harold

Kentucky · Feb 28, 1985

Wyden, Ron

Oregon · Feb 27, 1985

Hoyer, Steny H.

Maryland · Feb 7, 1985

Schumer, Charles E.

New York · Feb 7, 1985

Smith, Christopher H.

New Jersey · Feb 7, 1985

Kaptur, Marcy

Ohio · Jan 24, 1985

Durbin, Richard J.

Illinois · Jan 22, 1985

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APA

U.S. Congress. (2026). H.J. Res. 85: A joint resolution to designate the week of March 24, 1985, through March 30, 1985, as "National Skin Cancer Prevention and Detection Week".. 99th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HJRES-85/

MLA

"H.J. Res. 85: A joint resolution to designate the week of March 24, 1985, through March 30, 1985, as "National Skin Cancer Prevention and Detection Week".." 99th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HJRES-85/.

Bluebook (legal)

H.J. Res. 85, 99th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HJRES-85/.

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[H.J. Res. 85: A joint resolution to designate the week of March 24, 1985, through March 30, 1985, as "National Skin Cancer Prevention and Detection Week".](https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HJRES-85/)