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SJRES 297 99th Congress Senate

A joint resolution to designate the week of April 20, 1986 as "Crime Victims Week".

Introduced: March 18, 1986 See on congress.gov
Commemorations Special weeksVictims of crimes
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 Everywhere this bill has been 9 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 28, 1986
Referred to Subcommittee on Census and Population.
Mar 25, 1986
Referred to House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service.
Mar 21, 1986
Passed Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Voice Vote.
Mar 21, 1986
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Voice Vote.
Mar 20, 1986
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 569.
Mar 20, 1986
Committee on Judiciary. Reported to Senate by Senator Thurmond without amendment and with a preamble. Without written report.
Mar 20, 1986
Committee on Judiciary. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Mar 18, 1986
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
Mar 18, 1986
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action March 28, 1986

Referred to Subcommittee on Census and Population.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Designates the week of April 20, 1986, as Crime Victims Week.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HJRES 570 Related bill A joint resolution to designate the week of April 20, 1986, as "Crime Victims Week".
 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Republican 1
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McConnell, Mitch
Kentucky · Mar 18, 1986
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S.J. Res. 297: A joint resolution to designate the week of April 20, 1986 as "Crime Victims Week".. 99th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/99-SJRES-297/
MLA
"S.J. Res. 297: A joint resolution to designate the week of April 20, 1986 as "Crime Victims Week".." 99th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/99-SJRES-297/.
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S.J. Res. 297, 99th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/99-SJRES-297/.
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[S.J. Res. 297: A joint resolution to designate the week of April 20, 1986 as "Crime Victims Week".](https://openamerica.io/bill/99-SJRES-297/)
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