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SJRES 273 99th Congress Senate Commemorations Disabled Special weeks

A joint resolution to designate the week of March 9, 1986, as "National Developmental Disabilities Awareness Week".

Introduced: February 7, 1986 See on congress.gov
This bill died when the 99th Congress ended
It never became law before the 99th Congress (1985–1986) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 9 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 19, 1986
Referred to Subcommittee on Census and Population.
Mar 12, 1986
Referred to House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service.
Mar 11, 1986
Passed Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Voice Vote.
Mar 11, 1986
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Voice Vote.
Mar 6, 1986
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 549.
Mar 6, 1986
Committee on Judiciary. Reported to Senate by Senator Thurmond without amendment and with a preamble. Without written report.
Mar 6, 1986
Committee on Judiciary. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Feb 7, 1986
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
Feb 7, 1986
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Designates the week of March 9 through March 15, 1986, as National Developmental Disabilities Awareness Week.

What's happening now March 19, 1986

Referred to Subcommittee on Census and Population.

 Committees of jurisdiction 3
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S.J. Res. 273: A joint resolution to designate the week of March 9, 1986, as "National Developmental Disabilities Awareness Week".. 99th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/99-SJRES-273/
MLA
"S.J. Res. 273: A joint resolution to designate the week of March 9, 1986, as "National Developmental Disabilities Awareness Week".." 99th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/99-SJRES-273/.
Bluebook (legal)
S.J. Res. 273, 99th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/99-SJRES-273/.
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[S.J. Res. 273: A joint resolution to designate the week of March 9, 1986, as "National Developmental Disabilities Awareness Week".](https://openamerica.io/bill/99-SJRES-273/)
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