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SJRES 22 99th Congress Senate Commemorations Mental retardation Special months

A joint resolution designating March 1985 as "National Mental Retardation Awareness Month".

Introduced: January 22, 1985 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 9 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 4, 1985
Referred to Subcommittee on Census and Population.
Apr 1, 1985
Referred to House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service.
Mar 28, 1985
Passed Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Voice Vote.
Mar 28, 1985
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Voice Vote.
Mar 26, 1985
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 22.
Mar 26, 1985
Committee on Judiciary. Reported to Senate by Senator Thurmond without amendment and with a preamble. Without written report.
Mar 21, 1985
Committee on Judiciary. Approved for reporting without amendment favorably.
Jan 22, 1985
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
Jan 22, 1985
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Directs the President to designate March 1985 as National Mental Retardation Awareness Month.

What's happening now April 4, 1985

Referred to Subcommittee on Census and Population.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HJRES 108 Identical bill A joint resolution designating March 1985 as "National Mental Retardation Awareness Month".
 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Republican 1
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Grassley, Chuck
Iowa · Jan 31, 1985
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S.J. Res. 22: A joint resolution designating March 1985 as "National Mental Retardation Awareness Month".. 99th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/99-SJRES-22/
MLA
"S.J. Res. 22: A joint resolution designating March 1985 as "National Mental Retardation Awareness Month".." 99th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/99-SJRES-22/.
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S.J. Res. 22, 99th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/99-SJRES-22/.
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[S.J. Res. 22: A joint resolution designating March 1985 as "National Mental Retardation Awareness Month".](https://openamerica.io/bill/99-SJRES-22/)
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