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SJRES 224 99th Congress Senate

A joint resolution to designate November 30, 1985 as "National Mark Twain Day".

Introduced: October 30, 1985 See on congress.gov
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Nov 14, 1985
Committee on Judiciary. For further action see H.J.Res. 259.
Oct 22, 1985
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
Oct 22, 1985
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action November 14, 1985

Committee on Judiciary. For further action see H.J.Res. 259.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Designates November 30, 1985, as National Mark Twain Day.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HJRES 259 Related bill A joint resolution to designate November 30, 1985, as "National Mark Twain Day".
 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 1
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Grassley, Chuck
Iowa · Oct 30, 1985
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S.J. Res. 224: A joint resolution to designate November 30, 1985 as "National Mark Twain Day".. 99th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/99-SJRES-224/
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"S.J. Res. 224: A joint resolution to designate November 30, 1985 as "National Mark Twain Day".." 99th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/99-SJRES-224/.
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S.J. Res. 224, 99th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/99-SJRES-224/.
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