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SJRES 254 99th Congress Senate

A joint resolution to designate the year of 1987 as the "National Year of Thanksgiving".

Introduced: December 19, 1985 See on congress.gov
Commemorations Special yearsThanksgiving Day
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 Everywhere this bill has been 17 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 25, 1986
Became Public Law No: 99-265.
Mar 25, 1986
Signed by President.
Mar 18, 1986
Presented to President.
Mar 18, 1986
Measure Signed in Senate.
Mar 13, 1986
Passed House by Voice Vote.
Mar 13, 1986
Passed/agreed to in House: Passed House by Voice Vote.
Mar 13, 1986
Called up by House by Unanimous Consent.
Mar 13, 1986
House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service Discharged by Unanimous Consent.
Feb 24, 1986
Referred to Subcommittee on Census and Population.
Feb 6, 1986
Referred to House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service.
Feb 4, 1986
Passed Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Voice Vote.
Feb 4, 1986
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Voice Vote.
Jan 30, 1986
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 504.
Jan 30, 1986
Committee on Judiciary. Reported to Senate by Senator Thurmond without amendment and with a preamble. Without written report.
Jan 30, 1986
Committee on Judiciary. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Dec 19, 1985
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
Dec 19, 1985
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action March 25, 1986

Became Public Law No: 99-265.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Designates 1987 as the Year of Thanksgiving.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HJRES 398 Related bill A joint resolution to designate 1987 as the "Year of Thanksgiving".
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Republican 1
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Grassley, Chuck
Iowa · Dec 19, 1985
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S.J. Res. 254: A joint resolution to designate the year of 1987 as the "National Year of Thanksgiving".. 99th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/99-SJRES-254/
MLA
"S.J. Res. 254: A joint resolution to designate the year of 1987 as the "National Year of Thanksgiving".." 99th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/99-SJRES-254/.
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S.J. Res. 254, 99th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/99-SJRES-254/.
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[S.J. Res. 254: A joint resolution to designate the year of 1987 as the "National Year of Thanksgiving".](https://openamerica.io/bill/99-SJRES-254/)
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